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App. No. 11/596,373

Lithium Ion Secondary Battery and Method for Producing the Same

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11/596,373
Abstract

A lithium ion secondary battery includes: a positive electrode including a positive electrode substrate, and a positive electrode material mixture layer carried on the positive electrode substrate; a negative electrode including a negative electrode substrate, and a negative electrode material mixture layer carried on the negative electrode substrate; a separator; a non-aqueous electrolyte including a non-aqueous solvent that contains a carbonic ester, and a solute dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent; and a porous film bonded to a surface of at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The porous film includes an inorganic filler and a film binder, and the solubility parameter of the film binder is different from the solubility parameter of the non-aqueous solvent by 1 or more.

Claims (24)

1 . A lithium ion secondary battery comprising:

a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode substrate, and a positive electrode material mixture layer carried on said positive electrode substrate;

a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode substrate, and a negative electrode material mixture layer carried on said negative electrode substrate;

a separator;

a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a non-aqueous solvent that contains a carbonic ester, and a solute dissolved in said non-aqueous solvent; and

a porous film bonded to a surface of at least one of said positive electrode and said negative electrode;

wherein said porous film comprises an inorganic filler and a film binder, and

the solubility parameter of said film binder is different from the solubility parameter of said non-aqueous solvent by 1 or more.

2 . The lithium ion secondary battery in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said film binder comprises a cured thermo-cross-linkable resin.

3 . The lithium ion secondary battery in accordance with claim 2 , wherein said thermo-cross-linkable resin is of single-liquid-type.

4 . The lithium ion secondary battery in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said non-aqueous solvent containing a carbonic ester has a solubility parameter from 11.5 to 14.

5 . A method for producing a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising the steps of:

mixing an electrode material that comprises an electrode active material and an electrode binder with an electrode formative dispersion medium, to prepare an electrode material mixture slurry;

applying said electrode material mixture slurry onto an electrode substrate, and drying said applied slurry, to form an electrode material mixture layer;

dissolving a solute into a non-aqueous solvent containing a carbonic ester to prepare a non-aqueous electrolyte;

mixing a film forming material that comprises an inorganic filler and a film binder with a film formative dispersion medium to prepare a porous film paste;

applying said porous film paste to a surface of said electrode material mixture layer, and drying said applied paste, to form a porous film; and

fabricating a battery by using the electrode with said porous film and said non-aqueous electrolyte;

wherein the solubility parameter of said film binder is different from the solubility parameter of said non-aqueous solvent by 1 or more.

6 . The method for producing the lithium ion secondary battery in accordance with claim 5 , wherein said film binder comprises a thermo-cross-linkable resin.

7 . The method for producing the lithium ion secondary battery in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said thermo-cross-linkable resin is of single-liquid-type.

8 . The method for producing the lithium ion secondary battery in accordance with claim 5 , wherein said non-aqueous solvent containing a carbonic ester has a solubility parameter from 11.5 to 14.

9 . The method for producing the lithium ion secondary battery in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the solubility parameter of said electrode formative dispersion medium is different from the solubility parameter of said non-aqueous solvent by 1 or more.

10 . The method for producing the lithium ion secondary battery in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the solubility parameter of said film formative dispersion medium is different from the solubility parameter of said non-aqueous solvent by 1 or more.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 18, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021852/0030 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2008
From: OHATA, TSUMORU; NAKAJIMA, JUNJI; INOUE, KAORU; NAKAMURA, EITARO
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.; ZEON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020545/0994 →