Composite positive electrode material for lithium ion battery and battery using the same
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a composite positive electrode material for a lithium ion battery, which is particularly excellent in high-rate discharge characteristics in a battery, and also provides a slurry, positive electrode and battery using the composite positive electrode material. The composite positive electrode material for a lithium ion battery contains: a positive electrode active material (a); a conductive material (b) having a primary particle diameter of 10 to 100 nm and/or a fibrous conductive material (c) having a fiber diameter of 1 nm to 1 μm; and a conductive material (d) having an aspect ratio of 2 to 50.
1. A composite positive electrode material for a lithium ion battery comprising:
a positive electrode active material (a);
a conductive material (b) having a primary particle diameter of 10 to 100 nm;
a fibrous conductive material (c) having a fiber diameter of 1 nm to 1 μm; and
a conductive material (d) having an aspect ratio of 2 to 50, wherein
the composite positive electrode material for a lithium ion battery is obtained by mixing the conductive material (d) with a composition containing the positive electrode active material (a), the conductive material (b) and the conductive material (c), the composition obtained by dispersing the positive electrode active material (a), the conductive material (b) and the conductive material (c) in a solvent to a state where the positive electrode active material (a), the conductive material (b) and the conductive material (c) are forcibly dispersed, and then agglutinating the positive electrode active material (a), the conductive material (b) and the conductive material (c);
the composite positive electrode material includes a structure where composite particles obtained by sticking the conductive material (b) and the conductive material (c) to the surface of at least one positive electrode active material (a) are formed and the conductive material (d) is interposed between the composite particles, and
the conductive material (c) is different from the conductive material (d).
2. The composite positive electrode material for a lithium ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein composite particles are formed by sticking the conductive material (b) to the surface of the positive electrode active material (a) in a state of having a coating ratio of 5 to 80%.
3. The composite positive electrode material for a lithium ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive material (b) and/or the conductive material (c) have autoagglutination in the solvent.
4. A slurry for positive electrodes for a lithium ion battery comprising:
the composite positive electrode material for a lithium ion battery according to claim 1 ; and
a binder.
5. A positive electrode for a lithium ion battery comprising:
the composite positive electrode material for a lithium ion battery according to claim 1 ; and
a binder.
6. A lithium ion battery comprising a positive electrode comprising:
the composite positive electrode material for a lithium ion battery according to claim 1 ; and
a binder.