IP Library Granted Patent US 9,225,003
Granted Patent B2
US 9,225,003 · App. 13/913,650 · Granted Dec 29, 2015

Method for manufacturing storage battery electrode, storage battery electrode, storage battery, and electronic device

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Patent No.
US 9,225,003
App. No.
13/913,650
Granted
Dec 29, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a method for forming a storage battery electrode including an active material layer with high density in which the proportion of conductive additive is low and the proportion of the active material is high. To provide a storage battery having a higher capacity per unit volume of an electrode with the use of a storage battery electrode formed by the formation method. A method for forming a storage battery electrode includes the steps of forming a mixture including an active material, graphene oxide, and a binder; providing a mixture over a current collector; and immersing the mixture provided over the current collector in a polar solvent containing a reducer, so that the graphene oxide is reduced.

Claims (42)

1. A method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, comprising the steps of:

forming a mixture comprising an active material, graphene oxide, and a binder;

providing the mixture over a current collector;

drying the mixture to form an active material layer over the current collector;

consolidating the active material layer by a compression method; and

reducing the graphene oxide to form a graphene over the current collector in a polar solvent comprising a reducer after the step of consolidating the active material layer.

2. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 1 , wherein the reducer comprises at least one of ascorbic acid, hydrazine, dimethyl hydrazine, hydroquinone, tetra butyl ammonium bromide, NaBH 4 , LiA 1 H 4 , ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and N,N-diethylhydroxylamine.

3. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 1 , wherein the polar solvent comprises at least one of water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, and dimethyl sulfoxide.

4. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 1 , wherein the active material comprises lithium.

5. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 1 , wherein the step of reducing the graphene oxide is performed at higher than or equal to room temperature and lower than or equal to 150° C.

6. A storage battery comprising the storage battery electrode manufactured by the method according to claim 1 .

7. An electronic device comprising the storage battery according to claim 6 .

8. A method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, comprising the steps of:

forming a mixture comprising an active material, graphene oxide, and a binder;

providing the mixture over a current collector;

drying the mixture to form an active material layer over the current collector;

consolidating the active material layer by a compression method; and

reducing the graphene oxide to form a graphene over the current collector by immersing the active material layer in a polar solvent comprising a reducer after the step of consolidating the active material layer.

9. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 8 , wherein the reducer comprises at least one of ascorbic acid, hydrazine, dimethyl hydrazine, hydroquinone, tetra butyl ammonium bromide, NaBH 4 , LiA 1 H 4 , ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and N,N-diethylhydroxylamine.

10. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 8 , wherein the polar solvent comprises at least one of water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, and dimethyl sulfoxide.

11. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 8 , wherein the active material comprises lithium.

12. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 8 , wherein the step of reducing the graphene oxide is performed at higher than or equal to room temperature and lower than or equal to 150° C.

13. A storage battery comprising the storage battery electrode manufactured by the method according to claim 8 .

14. An electronic device comprising the storage battery according to claim 13 .

15. A method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, comprising the steps of:

forming a mixture comprising an active material, graphene oxide, and a binder;

providing the mixture over a current collector;

drying the mixture to form an active material layer over the current collector;

consolidating the active material layer by a roll press method or a flat plate press method; and

reducing the graphene oxide to form a graphene over the current collector by immersing the active material layer in a polar solvent comprising a reducer after the step of consolidating the active material layer.

16. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 15 , wherein the reducer comprises at least one of ascorbic acid, hydrazine, dimethyl hydrazine, hydroquinone, tetra butyl ammonium bromide, NaBH 4 , LiA 1 H 4 , ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and N,N-diethylhydroxylamine.

17. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 15 , wherein the polar solvent comprises at least one of water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, and dimethyl sulfoxide.

18. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 15 , wherein the active material comprises lithium.

19. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 15 , wherein the step of reducing the graphene oxide is performed at higher than or equal to room temperature and lower than or equal to 150° C.

20. A storage battery comprising the storage battery electrode manufactured by the method according to claim 15 .

21. An electronic device comprising the storage battery according to claim 20 .

22. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 1 , wherein the graphene comprises oxygen after the step of reducing the graphene oxide.

23. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 22 , wherein a proportion of the oxygen is higher than or equal to 2 at.% and lower than or equal to 20 at.% in the graphene.

24. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 8 , wherein the graphene comprises oxygen after the step of reducing the graphene oxide.

25. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 24 , wherein a proportion of the oxygen is higher than or equal to 2 at.% and lower than or equal to 20 at.% in the graphene.

26. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 15 , wherein the graphene comprises oxygen after the step of reducing the graphene oxide.

27. The method for manufacturing a storage battery electrode, according to claim 26 , wherein a proportion of the oxygen is higher than or equal to 2 at.% and lower than or equal to 20 at.% in the graphene.

Assignments (2)
U.S. PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (FOR NON-U.S. GRANTORS) Recorded Sep 9, 2014
From: CONVERSANT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC.
To: CPPIB CREDIT INVESTMENTS INC., AS LENDER; ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS LENDER
Reel/Frame 033706/0367 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2013
From: YUKAWA, MIKIO
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030577/0997 →