NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising amorphous carbon as a main agent of a negative electrode active material and having high energy density, less degradation of capacity during storage in a charged state, and excellent in cycle life characteristics is provided. The negative electrode active material comprises a mixture of easily graphitizable carbon, less graphitizable carbon, and graphite, the mixture comprising composite particles having a structure where less graphitizable carbon is deposited to the surface of particles of easily graphitizable carbon and graphite. Particularly, it is preferred that the ratio of the less graphitizable carbon content relative to the total weight of the mixture is from 0.5 to 7%, the ratio of graphite content relative to the total weight of the mixture is from 5 to 20% in which the less graphitizable carbon is present at the surface of particles of easily graphitizable carbon by a mechanochemical treatment.
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7 . A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode using a transition composite metal oxide containing lithium as a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode using a carbon material as a negative electrode active material in which the positive electrode and the negative electrode are dipped in a non-aqueous electrolyte, and the carbon material contains easily graphitizable carbon and less graphitizable carbon and graphite, wherein
easily graphitizable carbon and less graphitizable carbon form a composite particle, and the composite particle has a structure in which the particle of less graphitizable carbon is deposited to the surface of the easily graphitizable carbon particle.
8 . A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 7 wherein,
the carbon material contains 5 mass % or more of graphite, and the ratio of the weight of less graphitizable carbon to the weight of easily easy graphitizable carbon is 10% or less.
9 . A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 7 wherein,
the carbon material contains 0.5 mass parts or more of less graphitizable carbon and 2.0 mass parts or less of graphite.
10 . A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 8 wherein,
the carbon material contains 0.5 mass parts or more of less graphitizable carbon and 2.0 mass parts or less of graphite.
11 . A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 7 wherein,
the blending ratio of less graphitizable carbon is from 0.5 to 7 mass % and the blending ratio of graphite is from 5 to 20 mass % based on the total weight of easily graphitizable carbon, less graphitizable carbon, and graphite in the carbon material.
12 . A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 7 wherein,
the composite particles are integrated by a mechanochemical treatment.
13 . A method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which includes mixing easily graphitizable carbon and less graphitizable carbon and integrating them by applying a mechanochemical treatment, to prepare composite particles preparing a dispersion solution by mixing the composite particles and graphite, and adding a solvent, and
coating the surface of a conductive material with the dispersion solution and drying the coated dispersion solution.