IP Library Granted Patent US 9,997,769
Granted Patent B2
US 9,997,769 · App. 14/765,510 · Granted Jun 12, 2018

Graphite power for negative electrode active material of lithium-ion secondary battery

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Patent No.
US 9,997,769
App. No.
14/765,510
Granted
Jun 12, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A graphite powder, preferably including scale-like particles, which satisfies the following formulae (1) and (2), wherein e(0.5) represents the initial charge-discharge efficiency of a coin cell fabricated from an electrode (work electrode) produced by compressing an electrode material employing graphite powder as an active material under a pressure of 0.5 t/cm 2 , a lithium metal counter electrode, a separator and an electrolytic solution; and e(3) represents the initial charge-discharge efficiency of a coin cell fabricated from an electrode (work electrode) produced by compressing an electrode material employing graphite powder as an active material under a pressure of 3 t/cm 2 , a lithium metal counter electrode, a separator and an electrolytic solution: e (3)(%)− e (0.5)(%)≥1,  formula (1): e (3)(%)>85.  formula (2): Also disclosed is a method of producing the graphite powder; a graphite material for a battery electrode; an electrode for a lithium ion; and a lithium-ion secondary battery.

Claims (5)

1. A graphite powder, wherein the total pore volume by the nitrogen gas adsorption method is 8.0 μl/g to 20.0 μl/g, the particles of which are scale-like particles, and a peak ratio (x) of a rhombohedral structure in the graphite powder obtained by the expression x=P2/(P1+P2) is 0.05 or less,

wherein P1 is an actually measured peak strength of a hexagonal structure (100) plane measured by powder X-ray diffraction, and P2 is an actually measured peak strength of a rhombohedral structure (101) plane measured by powder X-ray diffraction.

2. The graphite powder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a thickness of a crystal in the direction of C-axis (Lc) is 50 nm or more and 1,000 nm or less.

3. The graphite powder as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the thickness of the crystal in the direction of C-axis (Lc) is 90 nm or more and 1,000 nm or less.

4. The graphite powder as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the particles of which consist of uncoated scale-like particles.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066599/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064082/0513 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2015
From: WAKIZAKA, YASUAKI; KAMIJO, YUICHI; KONO, DAISUKE; SATO, YOSHIKUNI
To: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
Reel/Frame 036661/0863 →