Non-aqueous electrolyte battery and negative electrode, and method for manufacturing the same

1. A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer provided on a negative electrode collector; and

a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein

the negative electrode active material layer contains a carbon material with a true density of less than 1.70 g/cm 3 , an alloy or compound of a metal element or semi-metal element capable of forming an alloy with lithium, a polyvinylidene fluoride-containing binder and a nano ceramic particle having a primary particle size of not more than 100 nm; and

the binder and the nano ceramic particle are complexed.

2. The non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1 , wherein the nano ceramic particle is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , ZrO 2 , MgO, TiO 2 and Na 2 O.

3. The non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the nano ceramic particle is from 1 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the binder.

4. The non-aqueous electrolyte battery according to claim 1 , wherein the nano ceramic particle has a primary particle size of not more than 20 nm.

5. A method for manufacturing a non-aqueous electrolyte battery including a non-aqueous electrolyte as well as a positive electrode and a negative electrode, which comprises the steps of:

(1) mixing a polyvinylidene fluoride-containing binder, a nano ceramic particle having a primary particle size of not more than 100 nm and a solvent and thereafter, further adding and mixing a negative electrode active material including a carbon material with a true density of less than 1.70 g/cm 3 , and an alloy or compound of a metal element or semi-metal element capable of forming an alloy with lithium to prepare a negative electrode mixture coating solution; and

(2) coating the negative electrode mixture coating solution on a negative electrode collector and drying it to manufacture a negative electrode.

6. A negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material layer provided on a negative electrode collector, wherein

the negative electrode active material contains a carbon material with a true density of less than 1.70 g/cm 3 , an alloy or compound of a metal element or semi-metal element capable of forming an alloy with lithium, a polyvinylidene fluoride-containing binder and a nano ceramic particle having a primary particle size of not more than 100 nm; and

the binder and the nano ceramic particle are complexed.

7. The negative electrode according to claim 6 , wherein the nano ceramic particle is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , ZrO 2 , MgO, TiO 2 and Na 2 O.

8. The negative electrode according to claim 6 , wherein the content of the nano ceramic particle is from 1 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the binder.

9. The negative electrode according to claim 6 , wherein the nano ceramic particle has a primary particle size of not more than 20 nm.

10. A method for manufacturing a negative electrode comprising the steps of:

(1) mixing a polyvinylidene fluoride-containing binder, a nano ceramic particle having a primary particle size of not more than 100 nm and a solvent and thereafter, further adding and mixing a negative electrode active material including a carbon material with a true density of less than 1.70 g/cm 3 , an alloy or compound of a metal element or semi-metal element capable of forming an alloy with lithium to prepare a negative electrode mixture coating solution; and

(2) coating the negative electrode mixture coating solution on a negative electrode collector and drying it.