IP Library Granted Patent US 9,413,010
Granted Patent B2
US 9,413,010 · App. 13/636,811 · Granted Aug 9, 2016

Lithium secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 9,413,010
App. No.
13/636,811
Granted
Aug 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a lithium secondary battery in which negative-electrode active material particles containing silicon and/or a silicon alloy are used and which prevents the occurrence of breakage of a binder itself and peel-off of the binder at the interfaces with the negative-electrode active material and the negative-electrode current collector and has a high energy density and an excellent cycle characteristic. The lithium secondary battery includes: a negative electrode in which a negative-electrode active material layer including negative-electrode active material particles containing silicon and/or a silicon alloy and a binder is formed on a surface of electrically conductive metal foil serving as a negative-electrode current collector; a positive electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the binder contains a polyimide resin including a crosslinked structure formed by imidization of a hexavalent or higher-valent carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof with a diamine.

Claims (17)

1. A lithium secondary battery including: a negative electrode in which a negative-electrode active material layer including negative-electrode active material particles containing silicon and/or a silicon alloy and a binder is formed on a surface of electrically conductive metal foil serving as a negative-electrode current collector; a positive electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte,

wherein the binder comprises a polyimide resin comprising a crosslinked structure formed by imidization of an anhydride represented by Chem. 1 below with a diamine represented by Chem. 2 below;

wherein the crosslinked structure comprises a structure represented by Chem. 3 below;

and

wherein the polyimide resin comprising the crosslinked structure comprises a linear chain structure represented by Chem. 6 below and/or Chem. 7 below and formed by imidization of a tetracarboxylic dianhydride represented by Chem. 4 below and/or Chem. 5 below with the diamine represented by Chem. 2 above:

2. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein in the polyimide resin, the ratio between the total amount of substance of the crosslinked structure represented by Chem. 3 above and the total amount of substance of the linear chain structure represented by Chem. 6 above and/or Chem. 7 above (crosslinked structure to linear chain structure) is 5:95 to 15:85.

3. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the polyimide resin further comprises a crosslinked structure formed by imidization of a trivalent or higher-valent amine.

4. A lithium secondary battery including: a negative electrode in which a negative-electrode active material layer including negative-electrode active material particles containing silicon and/or a silicon alloy and a binder is formed on a surface of electrically conductive metal foil serving as a negative-electrode current collector; a positive electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein

the binder comprises a polyimide resin which comprises a crosslinked structure and comprises a linear chain structure, where the linear chain structure is formed by imidization of a tetracarboxylic acid or a dianhydride thereof with a diamine, wherein

the crosslinked structure is formed by imidization of an anhydride of a hexavalent or higher valent carboxy acid with a diamine, wherein the anhydride of the hexavalent or higher-valent carboxylic acid comprises an anhydride represented by Chem. 1 below, the diamine comprises a diamine represented by Chem. 2 below, and the crosslinked structure comprises a structure represented by Chem. 3 below

5. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein the polyimide resin further includes a crosslinked structure formed by imidization of a trivalent or higher-valent amine.

6. A lithium secondary battery including: a negative electrode in which a negative-electrode active material layer including negative-electrode active material particles containing silicon and/or a silicon alloy and a binder is formed on a surface of electrically conductive metal foil serving as a negative-electrode current collector; a positive electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein

the binder comprises a polyimide resin comprising a crosslinked structure formed by imidization of an anhydride represented by Chem. 1 below with a m-phenylenediamine, and

the anhydride of the hexavalent or higher-valent carboxylic acid comprises an anhydride represented by Chem. 1 below, and the crosslinked structure comprises a structure represented by Chem. 3 below and

wherein the polyimide resin comprising the crosslinked structure comprises a linear chain structure represented by Chem. 6 below and/or Chem. 7 below and formed by imidization of a tetracarboxylic dianhydride represented by Chem. 4 below and/or Chem. 5 below:

7. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 6 , wherein in the polyimide resin, the ratio between the total amount of substance of the crosslinked structure represented by Chem. 3 above and the total amount of substance of the linear chain structure represented by Chem. 6 above and/or Chem. 7 above (crosslinked structure to linear chain structure) is 5:95 to 15:85.

8. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 6 , wherein the polyimide resin further comprising a crosslinked structure formed by imidization of a trivalent or higher-valent amine.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 29, 2023
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064745/0405 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2012
From: FUKUI, ATSUSHI; SUNANO, TAIZO; KAMINO, MARUO
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029012/0844 →