IP Library Granted Patent US 9,337,479
Granted Patent B2
US 9,337,479 · App. 13/992,521 · Granted May 10, 2016

Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

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Patent No.
US 9,337,479
App. No.
13/992,521
Granted
May 10, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

[Problem] To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery exhibiting superior stability characteristics and having charge/discharge characteristics exhibiting a high-rate discharge stroke, even when a lithium-nickel-cobalt manganate and a spinel-type lithium manganate are used as the positive electrode active material. [Solution] A mixture having a specific ratio of a tungsten- and zirconium-modified lithium-nickel-cobalt manganate and a spinel-type lithium manganate is used as the positive electrode active material. Furthermore, a nonaqueous electrolyte having a specific ratio of the content of dimethyl carbonate and the content of a cyclic carbonate is used.

Claims (14)

1. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising:

a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing a lithium ion;

a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing a lithium ion; and

a nonaqueous electrolyte including a nonaqueous solvent and a solute,

the positive electrode active material containing

lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese oxide represented by Li a (Ni b Co c Mn d ) (1-x-y) W x Zr y O 2 (where 0.9≦a≦1.2, 0.3≦b≦0.6, 0.1≦c≦0.7, 0≦d≦0.4, b+c+d=1, 0.001≦x≦0.05, and 0.001≦y≦0.05) and

spinel lithium manganese oxide represented by Li e Mn 2-f M1 f O 4 (where M1 is at least one element selected from B, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Ni, Al, Nb, Mo, W, Y, and Rh, 0.9≦e≦1.2, and 0≦f≦0.1)

in a proportion of 60:40 to 90:10 (mass ratio),

the nonaqueous electrolyte including cyclic carbonate and chain carbonate as the nonaqueous solvent,

a content proportion of the cyclic carbonate being 10% by mass or greater and 40% by mass or less of the nonaqueous electrolyte, and

a content proportion of dimethyl carbonate included in the chain carbonate being 25% by mass or greater and 100% by mass or less.

2. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese oxide is represented by Li a (Ni b Co c Mn d ) (1-x-y-z) W x Zr y M2 z O 2 (where M2 is at least one element selected from Ti, Nb, Mo, Zn, Al, Sn, Mg, Ca, and Sr, 0.9≦a≦1.2, 0.3≦b≦0.6, 0.1≦c≦0.7, 0≦d≦0.4, b+c+d=1, 0.001≦x≦0.05, 0.001≦y≦0.05, and 0.001≦z≦0.05).

3. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material includes the lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese oxide and the spinel lithium manganese oxide in a proportion of 60:40 to 80:20 (mass ratio).

4. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the positive electrode active material includes lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese oxide and spinel lithium manganese oxide in a proportion of 60:40 to 80:20 (mass ratio).

Assignments (1)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 29, 2023
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.
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