IP Library Granted Patent US 9,112,238
Granted Patent B2
US 9,112,238 · App. 11/684,880 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Anode and battery

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Patent No.
US 9,112,238
App. No.
11/684,880
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An anode capable of preventing expansion of an anode active material layer and a battery using it are provided. The anode includes an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer containing silicon (Si) as an element, wherein the anode active material layer therein contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a fluoride of an alkali metal and a fluoride of an alkali earth metal.

Claims (59)

1. An anode comprising:

an anode current collector; and

an anode active material layer,

wherein,

the anode active material layer contains -silicon and a fluoride of an alkali metal where a content of fluoride is in an amount from 1 atomic % to 40 atomic %, inclusive, as a total abundance of the alkali metal and fluorine,

the anode active material layer has a plurality of active material particles, and

the anode active material layer contains oxygen in an amount from 3 atomic % to 15 atomic % inclusive.

2. The anode according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoride includes at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium fluoride, sodium fluoride, and potassium fluoride.

3. The anode according to claim 1 , wherein:

the anode active material layer has an active material particle containing silicon, and at least part of the active material particle contains the fluoride in the particle.

4. The anode according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of the anode active material layer is formed by vapor-phase deposition method.

5. The anode according to claim 1 , wherein the anode active material layer is alloyed with the anode current collector at least in part.

6. The anode according to claim 1 , wherein:

the anode active material layer contains oxygen, and has a lamination structure in which a first layer and a second layer with different contents of oxygen are alternately layered,

the second layer has the content of oxygen larger than the content of oxygen of the first layer, and at least one or more second layers exist between the first layers and

a silicon content in the second layer is between about 90 atomic % and about 70 atomic % inclusive.

7. The anode according to claim 1 , wherein the anode active material layer further contains at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), and titanium (Ti) as an element.

8. The anode according to claim 7 , wherein a content of the metal element in the anode active material layer is from 0.5 atomic % to 30 atomic %.

9. The anode according to claim 1 , wherein a surface roughness of the anode current collector is 0.1 μm or more in units of an Ra value.

10. The anode according to claim 1 wherein the active material particles form a plurality of secondary particles, and each secondary particle is separated by a groove.

11. An anode comprising:

an anode current collector; and

an anode active material layer,

wherein,

the anode includes an anode current collector and an anode active material layer,

the anode active material layer contains silicon and a fluoride of an alkali earth metal, where a content of the fluoride of the alkali earth metal in the anode active material layer is within the range from 0.5 atomic % to 30 atomic %, inclusive, as a total abundance of the alkali earth metal and fluorine,

the anode active material layer has a plurality of active material particles, and

the anode active material layer contains oxygen in an amount from 3 atomic % to 15 atomic % inclusive.

12. The anode according to claim 11 , wherein the fluoride includes at least one selected from the group consisting of magnesium fluoride, calcium fluoride, strontium fluoride, and barium fluoride.

13. The anode according to claim 11 , wherein:

the anode active material layer has an active material particle containing silicon and at least part of the active material particle contains the fluoride in the particle.

14. The anode according to claim 11 , wherein at least part of the anode active material layer is formed by vapor-phase deposition method.

15. The anode according to claim 11 , wherein the anode active material layer is alloyed with the anode current collector at least in part.

16. The anode according to claim 11 , wherein:

the anode active material layer contains oxygen as an element, and has a lamination structure in which a first layer and a second layer with different contents of oxygen are alternately layered,

the second layer has the content of oxygen larger than the content of oxygen of the first layer, and at least one or more second layers exist between the first layers, and

a silicon content in the second layer is between about 90 atomic % and about 70 atomic % inclusive.

17. The anode according to claim 11 , wherein the anode active material layer further contains at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), and titanium (Ti) as an element.

18. The anode according to claim 17 , wherein a content of the metal element in the anode active material layer is from 0.5 atomic % to 30 atomic %.

19. The anode according to claim 11 , wherein a surface roughness of the anode current collector is 0.1 μm or more in units of an Ra value.

20. The anode according to claim 11 wherein the active material particles form a plurality of secondary particles, and each secondary particle is separated by a groove.

21. A battery comprising:

a cathode;

an anode;

and an electrolyte,

wherein,

the anode includes an anode current collector and an anode active material layer,

the anode active material layer contains silicon and a fluoride of an alkali earth metal, where a content of the fluoride of the alkali earth metal in the anode active material layer is within the range from 0.5 atomic % to 30 atomic %, inclusive, as a total abundance of the alkali earth metal and fluorine,

the anode active material layer has a plurality of active material particles, and

the anode active material layer contains oxygen in an amount from 3 atomic % to 15 atomic % inclusive.

22. A battery comprising:

a cathode;

an anode;

and an electrolyte,

wherein,

the anode includes an anode current collector and an anode active material layer,

the anode active material layer contains silicon and a flouride of an alkali metal where a content of fluoride is in an amount from 1 atomic % to 40 atomic %, inclusive, as a total abundance of the alkali metal and fluorine

the anode active material layer has a plurality of active material particles, and

the anode active material layer contains oxygen in an amount from 3 atomic % to 15 atomic % inclusive.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2018
From: TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045103/0835 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2018
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD
Reel/Frame 045104/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2007
From: HIROSE, TAKAKAZU; KONISHIIKE, ISAMU; KAWASE, KENICHI; IWAMA, MASAYUKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019010/0701 →