IP Library Granted Patent US 7,736,808
Granted Patent B2
US 7,736,808 · App. 12/162,876 · Granted Jun 15, 2010

Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

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Patent No.
US 7,736,808
App. No.
12/162,876
Granted
Jun 15, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode material mixture, a negative electrode including a negative electrode material mixture, and a non-aqueous electrolyte including a non-aqueous solvent and a first lithium salt and a second lithium salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent. The negative electrode material mixture includes a material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and carbon nanofibers. The material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions has a ratio A/B of a volume A in a charged state to a volume B in a discharged state of 1.2 or more. The first lithium salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of LiBF 4 and LiB(C 2 O 4 ) 2 . The second lithium salt is a salt other than the first lithium salt. The first lithium salt is included in the non-aqueous electrolyte at a weight ratio of 10 −4 or more relative to the carbon nanofibers. The first lithium salt included in the non-aqueous electrolyte has a concentration of 0.05 mol/dm 3 or less.

Claims (10)

1. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including: a positive electrode including a positive electrode material mixture; a negative electrode including a negative electrode material mixture; and a non-aqueous electrolyte including a non-aqueous solvent, and a first lithium salt and a second lithium salt dissolved in said non-aqueous solvent, wherein

said negative electrode material mixture includes a material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and carbon nanofibers,

said material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions has a ratio A/B of a volume A in a charged state to a volume B in a discharged state of 1.2 or more,

said first lithium salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of LiBF 4 and LiB(C 2 O 4 ) 2 ,

said second lithium salt is a salt other than said first lithium salt,

said first lithium salt is included in said non-aqueous electrolyte at a weight ratio of 10 −4 or more relative to said carbon nanofibers, and

said first lithium salt included in said non-aqueous electrolyte has a concentration of 0.05 mol/dm 3 or less.

2. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said carbon nanofibers are carried on a surface of said material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and a catalyst for promoting a growth of said carbon nanofibers is also carried on the surface of said material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions.

3. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery in accordance with claim 2 , wherein a ratio of said carbon nanofibers to a total of said carbon nanofibers, said material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and said catalyst is 10 to 50% by weight.

4. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si and Sn.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 6, 2009
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022363/0306 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2008
From: TAKEZAWA, HIDEHARU
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021587/0074 →