IP Library Granted Patent US 8,685,562
Granted Patent B2
US 8,685,562 · App. 13/397,197 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

Nonaqueous electrolytic solution and nonaqueous electrolyte battery

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Patent No.
US 8,685,562
App. No.
13/397,197
Granted
Apr 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a battery that is low in gas generation, has a large capacity, and is excellent in storage characteristics and cycle characteristics. The solution contains an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent dissolving the electrolyte, 0.001 vol % to 5 vol % of a compound represented by Formula (1), and further contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of cyclic carbonate compounds having carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds, cyclic carbonate compounds having fluorine atoms, monofluorophosphates, and difluorophosphates. In Formula (1), R 1 to R 3 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by a halogen atom; and n is an integer of 0 to 6.

Claims (31)

1. A nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising:

an electrolyte;

a nonaqueous solvent;

at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (a), (b), (c) and (d):

(a) 0.01 wt % to 8 wt % of a cyclic carbonate compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond,

(b) 0.01 wt % to 20 wt % of a cyclic carbonate compound having a fluorine atom,

(c) a monofluorophosphate, and

(d) a difluorophosphate,

wherein, if both the cyclic carbonate compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond and the cyclic carbonate compound having a fluorine atom are present, then a total amount of the cyclic carbonate compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond and the cyclic carbonate compound having a fluorine atom is at most 20 wt %, and

wherein, if the monofluorophosphate, the difluorophosphate, or both, are present, then a total amount of the monofluorophosphate and the difluorophosphate is 0.001 wt % to 5 wt %; and

the nonaqueous electrolytic solution further comprises 0.001 vol % to 5 vol % of a compound of Formula (1),

wherein R 1 to R 3 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, the alkyl group optionally substituted by a halogen atom; and n is an integer of 0 to 6.

2. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl group of Formula (1) has 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

3. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising (i) the nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 2 , and (ii) negative and positive electrodes that can absorb and desorb lithium ions.

4. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 2 , wherein R 1 to R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a methyl group, an ethyl group, a n-propyl group, an i-propyl group, a n-butyl group, an i-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, a cyclopentyl group, and a cyclohexyl group.

5. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising (i) the nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 4 , and (ii) negative and positive electrodes that can absorb and desorb lithium ions.

6. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , comprising at least one cyclic carbonate compound (a) having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, selected from the group consisting of vinylene carbonate, vinyl ethylene carbonate, 4-methyl-4-vinyl ethylene carbonate, and 4,5-divinyl ethylene carbonate.

7. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising (i) the nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 6 , and (ii) negative and positive electrodes that can absorb and desorb lithium ions.

8. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 6 , wherein the cyclic carbonate compound (a) having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond is vinylene carbonate.

9. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising (i) the nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 8 , and (ii) negative and positive electrodes that can absorb and desorb lithium ions.

10. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , comprising at least one cyclic carbonate compound (b) having a fluorine atom, selected from the group consisting of fluoroethylene carbonate, 4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, and 4-fluoro-5-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one.

11. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , comprising 0.01 to 20 wt % of the cyclic carbonate compound (b) having a fluorine atom.

12. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , wherein the compound of Formula (1) is selected from the group consisting of triethyl phosphonoformate, triethyl phosphonoacetate, and triethyl-3-phosphonopropionate.

13. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising (i) the nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 12 , and (ii) negative and positive electrodes that can absorb and desorb lithium ions.

14. A nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising (i) the nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , and (ii) negative and positive electrodes that can absorb and desorb lithium ions.

15. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , comprising 0.001 vol % to 3 vol % of the compound of Formula (1).

16. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , comprising 0.001 vol % to 2 vol % of the compound of Formula (1).

17. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , comprising 0.001 vol % to 1 vol % of the compound of Formula (1).

18. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , comprising 0.001 vol % to 0.8 vol % of the compound of Formula (1).

19. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , comprising 0.01 wt % to 4 wt % of the cyclic carbonate compound (a) having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond.

20. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution according to claim 1 , comprising 0.01 wt % to 3 wt % of the cyclic carbonate compound (a) having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond.

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