IP Library Granted Patent US 9,793,544
Granted Patent B2
US 9,793,544 · App. 14/939,608 · Granted Oct 17, 2017

Method of manufacturing positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary battery, positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary battery, positive electrode for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery

Inventors: Kazuyo Yamamoto (Tokyo, JP); Ryuuta Yamaya (Tokyo, JP); Akinori Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
H01M4/5825C01B25/45H01M4/131C01P2004/45C01P2004/60H01M10/0525
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Patent No.
US 9,793,544
App. No.
14/939,608
Granted
Oct 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing the positive electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a first step of mixing Li 3 PO 4 , LiOH, H 3 PO 4 , an Fe source, a Mn source, and an M source to prepare raw material slurry, and a second step of subjecting the raw material slurry to a reaction under a high temperature and a high pressure. In the first step, mixing amounts of Li and P are set to 3.00≦Li/(Fe+Mn+M)≦3.10 and 1.00≦P/(Fe+Mn+M)≦1.10, mixing amounts of LiOH and H 3 PO 4 are set to 0<LiOH/(Fe+Mn+M)<0.40 and 0<H 3 PO 4 /(Fe+Mn+M)<0.15, the amount of Li 3 PO 4 , LiOH, H 3 PO 4 , the Fe source, the Mn source and the M source in the raw material slurry is set to 0.5 to 1.5 mol/L in terms of LiFe x Mn 1-x-y M y PO 4 , and pH of the raw material slurry is set to 4.0 to 5.5.

Claims (27)

1. A positive electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:

aggregated particles in which LiFe x Mn 1-x-y M y PO 4 particles are aggregated, wherein relationships of 0.05≦x≦1.0 and 0≦y≦0.14 are satisfied, and M represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Co, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, and a rare-earth element, and a surface of the LiFe x Mn 1-x-y M y PO 4 particles is coated with a carbonaceous film,

wherein

a specific magnetization quantity of the positive electrode material, which is measured under the conditions of room temperature, an excitation frequency of 80 Hz and at an applied magnetic field of 5 kOe, is 0.39 to 0.63 emu/g,

I(020)/I(200) of the positive electrode material is 3.14 to 5.00 wherein the I(020)/I(200) is a ratio of X-ray intensity I(020) of a (020) face in which a diffraction angle 2θ is in the vicinity of 29° in an X-ray diffraction pattern to X-ray intensity I(200) of a (200) face in which a diffraction angle 2θ is in the vicinity of 17° in an X-ray diffraction pattern,

a specific surface area of the positive electrode material is 10.3 to 19.3 m 2 /g,

an average primary particle diameter of the primary particles of the positive electrode active material is 0.01 to 20 μm, and

the average secondary particle diameter of the aggregated particle is 0.5 to 100 μm,

the thickness of the carbonaceous film is 0.1 to 20 nm, and

the amount of carbon in the positive electrode material is 0.5 to 5.0% by mass.

2. A positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:

a positive electrode current collector; and

a positive electrode mixture layer that is formed on the positive electrode current collector,

wherein the positive electrode mixture layer contains the positive electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 .

3. A lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:

the positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 2 .

4. The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the carbonaceous film is formed of thin film-shaped carbon.

5. The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the aggregated particles are secondary particles, a surface of primary particles which are the LiFe x Mn 1-x-y M y PO 4 particles is covered with thin film-shaped carbon, and carbon is interposed between the primary particles.

6. The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the LiFe x Mn 1-x-y M y PO 4 particles are LiFePO 4 particles.

7. A method of manufacturing the positive electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , comprising:

a first step of mixing Li 3 PO 4 , LiOH, H 3 PO 4 , an Fe source, a Mn source and an M source, wherein M represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Co, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, and a rare-earth element, to prepare raw material slurry; and

a second step of subjecting the raw material slurry to a reaction under a high temperature and a high pressure,

wherein in the first step,

mixing amounts of Li and P satisfy relationships of 3.00≦Li/(Fe+Mn+M)≦3.10 and 1.00≦P/(Fe+Mn+M)≦1.10, respectively,

mixing amounts of LiOH and H 3 PO 4 satisfy relationships of 0<LiOH/(Fe+Mn+M)<0.40 and 0<H 3 PO 4 /(Fe+Mn+M)<0.15, respectively,

the amount of Li 3 PO 4 , LiOH, H 3 PO 4 , the Fe source, the Mn source, and the M source in the raw material slurry is 0.5 to 1.5 mol/L in terms of LiFe x Mn 1-x-y M y PO 4 , wherein 0.05≦x≦1.0, and 0≦y≦0.14, and

the pH of the raw material slurry is 4.0 to 5.5.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
To: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060256/0348 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2016
From: YAMAMOTO, KAZUO; YAMAYA, RYUUTA; YAMAZAKI, AKINORI
To: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037969/0635 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-017133 · Jan 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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