IP Library Granted Patent US 10,147,949
Granted Patent B2
US 10,147,949 · App. 14/966,332 · Granted Dec 4, 2018

Negative electrode material for lithium ion battery

Inventors: Sohei Suga (Zama, JP); Koichi Shinohara (Zama, JP); Kenji Ohara (Zama, JP); Toshihiro Horiuchi (Zama, JP); Masanori Aoyagi (Zama, JP); Junko Nishiyama (Zama, JP)
Assignee: Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
H01M4/587H01M4/364H01M10/0525H01M4/505H01M4/525H01M2004/027H01M2220/20Y02E60/122
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Patent No.
US 10,147,949
App. No.
14/966,332
Granted
Dec 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A negative electrode material for a lithium ion battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes graphite particles and amorphous carbon particles. The graphite particles have a median diameter (D50) A of 8.0 μm or more and 11.0 μm or less. A ratio A/B of the median diameter A (μm) to a median diameter (D50) B (μm) of the amorphous carbon particles satisfies a relation of 1.1<(A/B)≤2.75.

Claims (15)

1. A negative electrode material for a lithium ion battery, comprising graphite particles and amorphous carbon particles, wherein:

the graphite particles have a median diameter (D50) of 8.0 μm or more and 9.5 μm or less;

the amorphous carbon particle has a median diameter (D50) of 4.5 μm or more and 7.0 μm or less; and

a ratio of the graphite particles to the amorphous carbon particles by weight is between 70/30 and 95/5.

2. The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein a lattice plane spacing d 002 between (002) planes of the graphite particles according to an X-ray diffraction method is 0.3368 nm or more and 0.3380 nm or less.

3. A lithium ion battery comprising:

a negative electrode including the negative electrode material according to claim 1 as a negative electrode active material; and

a positive electrode including a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide as a positive electrode active material.

4. The lithium ion battery according to claim 3 , wherein the lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide has a median diameter (D50) of 4.5 μm or more and 7.5 μm or less and a specific surface area of 0.6 m 2 /g or more and 1.1 m 2 /g or less.

5. The lithium ion battery according to claim 3 , wherein:

a ratio of the median diameter (μm) of the graphite particle to a battery capacity (Ah) is 1.3 to 2.5 μm/Ah;

a ratio of the specific surface area (m 2 /g) of the graphite particle to the battery capacity (Ah) is 0.35 to 0.75 (m 2 /g·Ah);

a ratio of a median diameter (μm) of the amorphous carbon particle to the battery capacity (Ah) is 0.7 to 1.6 μm/Ah; and

a ratio of the specific surface area (m 2 /g) of the amorphous carbon particle to the battery capacity (Ah) is 0.75 to 1.70 (m 2 /g·Ah).

6. The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the graphite particles to the amorphous carbon particles by weight is 80/20.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2024
From: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, AS SECURITY AGENT
To: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.; ENVISION AESC ENERGY DEVICES LTD
Reel/Frame 067043/0578 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Jul 2, 2019
From: ENVISION AESC JAPAN, LTD.
To: SUMITOMO MITUSI BANKING CORPORATION, AS SECURITY AGENT
Reel/Frame 049649/0943 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 20, 2019
From: AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION
To: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
Reel/Frame 049543/0375 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2015
From: SUGA, SOHEI; SHINOHARA, KOICHI; OHARA, KENJI; HORIUCHI, TOSHIHIRO; AOYAGI, MASANORI; NISHIYAMA, JUNKO
To: AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037271/0199 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-256330 · Dec 18, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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