A battery capable of improving cycle characteristics is provided. An anode contains Si as an element. Where the Li insertion amount per unit area when the anode is fully charged is A, the Li amount capable of being electronically inserted per unit area of the anode is B, and the maximum utilization ratio C % is (A/B)×100, the maximum utilization ratio C % is in the range from 35% to 85%. The surface roughness Ra value of the anode current collector is 0.2 μm or more.
1. A lithium ion battery comprising:
a cathode;
an anode; and
an electrolyte,
wherein,
the anode includes an anode current collector and an anode active material layer on the anode current collector, and
said anode active material layer includes oxygen (O) and silicon (Si),
said anode current collector has a surface roughness Ra value of 0.2 μm or more,
said anode active material layer is alloyed with said anode current collector at least in part of the interface with the anode current collector,
when said anode is fully charged a lithium (Li) insertion amount per unit area is A,
a lithium amount capable of being electrochemically inserted per unit area of the anode is B, and
the maximum utilization ratio C % of said anode is (A/B)×100, the maximum utilization ratio C % is in the range from 40 to 80.
2. The lithium ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein an oxygen content in the anode active material layer is 3 atomic % or more.
3. The lithium ion battery according to claim 2 , wherein at least part of oxygen contained in the anode material layer is bonded to silicon.
4. The lithium ion battery according to claim 2 , wherein said anode active material layer includes a first layer having an oxygen content, and
at least one second layer on said first layer having an oxygen content greater than the oxygen content of said first layer.
5. The lithium ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte contains an ester carbonate derivative having halogen atom.
6. The lithium ion battery according to claim 4 wherein said anode active material layer includes a plurality of layers where said first layer alternates with at least one second layer.