Method of manufacturing paste for manufacturing of negative electrode, method of manufacturing negative electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, negative electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, and lithium ion secondary battery

1. A method of manufacturing paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery which contains a graphite material, a conductive auxiliary agent, a thickening agent, and a water-based binder, comprising:

a process (A) of dry-mixing the graphite material and the conductive auxiliary agent to prepare a mixture containing the graphite material and the conductive auxiliary agent;

a process (B) of adding an aqueous solution, which contains the thickening agent, to the mixture, and wet-mixing the resultant mixture to prepare a paste precursor; and

a process (C) of adding an aqueous emulsion solution, which contains the water-based binder, to the paste precursor, and additionally wet-mixing the resultant mixture to prepare the paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode,

wherein a thixotropy index value, which is defined as a ratio of viscosity at a shear rate of 20.4 s −1 to viscosity at a shear rate of 2.04 s −1 at 20° C. and is measured by a B-type viscometer, of the paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode is adjusted to 2.5 or greater,

wherein the process (B) of manufacturing the paste precursor includes a process of adjusting a solid content concentration Y to satisfy a condition of −X/2+71.0≤Y≤−X/2+75.5 in a state in which a specific surface area (m 2 /g) of the graphite material in accordance with a nitrogen adsorption BET method is set as X, and a solid content concentration (weight %) of the paste precursor is set as Y,

wherein the water-based binder includes a styrene butadiene rubber,

wherein in the graphite material, a graphite powder is set as a core material, and at least a part of a surface of the graphite powder is coated with a carbon material that has crystallinity lower than crystallinity of the graphite powder, and

wherein, when a total amount of a solid content of the paste for manufacturing a negative electrode is set to 100 parts by mass, an amount of the graphite material that is used is equal to or more than 94 parts by mass and equal to or less than 98.9 parts by mass, an amount of the conductive auxiliary agent that is used is equal to or more than 0.1 parts by mass and equal to or less than 2.0 parts by mass, an amount of the thickening agent that is used is equal to or more than 0.5 parts by mass and equal to or less than 2.0 parts by mass, and an amount of the water-based binder that is used is equal to or more than 0.5 parts by mass and equal to or less than 3.0 parts by mass.

2. The method of manufacturing paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode according to claim 1 ,

wherein the dry-mixing in the process (A) is performed by using a planetary motion type mixer.

3. The method of manufacturing paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode according to claim 2 ,

wherein the wet-mixing in the process (B) and the process (C) is performed by using the planetary motion type mixer.

4. The method of manufacturing paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode according to claim 1 ,

wherein the specific surface area (X) of the graphite material is equal to or more than 1.0 m 2 /g and equal to or less than 6.0 m 2 /g.

5. A method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery which contains a graphite material, a conductive auxiliary agent, a thickening agent, and a water-based binder, comprising:

a process of preparing paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode by the method of manufacturing paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode according to claim 1 ; and

a process of forming a negative electrode by using the paste for manufacturing of a negative electrode which is obtained.

6. A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery which is obtained by the method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 5 .

7. A lithium ion secondary battery, comprising at least:

the negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 6 ;

an electrolyte; and

a positive electrode.