Nonaqueous electrolyte cell and positive electrode for same
View Patent ↗A positive electrode having a positive-electrode active material and used for a nonaqueous electrolyte cell is provided. The positive electrode includes a coating, wherein the coating contains at least one first compound for which a binding-energy peak in a phosphorus 2p spectrum obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is in the range of 132 to 135 eV.
1. A positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material and being used for a nonaqueous electrolyte cell, the positive electrode comprising:
a coating, wherein:
the coating contains at least one first compound for which a binding-energy peak in a phosphorus 2p spectrum obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is in the range of 132 to 135 eV, the first compound being selected from the group consisting of: Li 2 HPO 3 , Li 3 PO 3 , LiH 2 PO 3 , LiH 2 PO 2 , Li 2 HPO 2 and Li 3 PO 2 ,
the positive electrode includes a positive-electrode active material layer containing the positive-electrode material, and
the coating is disposed on a surface of the positive-electrode active material layer or on surfaces of particles of the positive-electrode active material.
2. The positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte cell according to claim 1 , wherein the coating further contains at least one second compound for which a binding-energy peak in a phosphorus 2p spectrum obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is in the range of 135 to 138 eV, the second compound being selected from the group consisting of: Li 2 PO 3 F and LiPO 2 F 2 .
3. The positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte cell according to claim 1 , wherein the positive-electrode active material is a lithium composite oxide.
4. A nonaqueous electrolyte cell comprising:
a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material;
a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material;
a nonaqueous electrolyte containing an electrolyte salt; and
a housing accommodating the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein:
the positive electrode includes a coating, the coating containing at least one first compound for which a binding-energy peak in a phosphorus 2p spectrum obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is in the range of 132 to 135 eV, the first compound being selected from the group consisting of: Li 2 HPO 3 , Li 3 PO 3 , LiH 2 PO 3 , LiH 2 PO 2 , Li 2 HPO 2 and Li 3 PO 2 ,
the positive electrode includes a positive-electrode active material layer containing the positive-electrode material, and
the coating is disposed on a surface of the positive-electrode active material layer or on surfaces of particles of the positive-electrode active material, and
the electrolyte salt contains lithium hexafluorophosphate.
5. The nonaqueous electrolyte cell according to claim 4 , wherein when the electrolyte salt is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the electrolyte salt shows Lewis acid properties.
6. The nonaqueous electrolyte cell according to claim 4 , wherein the electrolyte salt is lithium hexafluorophosphate.
7. The nonaqueous electrolyte cell according to claim 4 , wherein the coating further contains at least one second compound for which a binding-energy peak in a phosphorus 2p spectrum obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is in the range of 135 to 138 eV, the second compound being selected from the group consisting of: Li 2 PO and LiPO 2 F 2 .
8. The nonaqueous electrolyte cell according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one second compound is formed by reaction of the first compound and the electrolyte salt.
9. The nonaqueous electrolyte cell according to claim 4 , wherein the housing is formed of a can having a prismatic shape or is a laminate film.
10. The positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte cell according to claim 1 , wherein the first compound is selected from the group consisting of Li 2 HPO 3 and LiH 2 PO 2 .
11. The nonaqueous electrolyte cell according to claim 4 , wherein the first compound is selected from the group consisting of Li 2 HPO 3 and LiH 2 PO 2 .
12. A positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material and being used for a nonaqueous electrolyte cell, the positive electrode comprising:
a coating,
wherein the coating contains at least one first compound for which a binding-energy peak in a phosphorus 2p spectrum obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is in the range of 132 to 135 eV, the first compound being selected from the group consisting of: Li 2 HPO 3 and LiH 2 PO 2 .
13. A nonaqueous electrolyte cell comprising:
a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material;
a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material;
a nonaqueous electrolyte containing an electrolyte salt; and
a housing accommodating the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the nonaqueous electrolyte,
wherein the positive electrode includes a coating, the coating containing at least one first compound for which a binding-energy peak in a phosphorus 2p spectrum obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is in the range of 132 to 135 eV, the first compound being selected from the group consisting of: Li 2 HPO 3 and LiH 2 PO 2 .