IP Library Granted Patent US 9,893,351
Granted Patent B2
US 9,893,351 · App. 14/976,139 · Granted Feb 13, 2018

Battery, negative electrode active material, and electric tool

Inventors: Takakazu Hirose (Fukushima, JP); Kenichi Kawase (Fukushima, JP); Takashi Fujinaga (Fukushima, JP); Isao Koizumi (Fukushima, JP); Toshio Nishi (Fukushima, JP)
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,893,351
App. No.
14/976,139
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery is provided including a positive electrode; a negative electrode including a first negative electrode active material; and an electrolytic solution, wherein the first negative electrode active material includes a core portion having a core portion surface, wherein the core portion has a median diameter of 0.3 μm to 20 μm, and a covering portion that covers at least part of the core portion surface, wherein the covering portion comprises at least Si, O and at least of one element M1 selected from Li, carbon (C), Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ge, Zr, Mo, Ag, Sn, Ba, W, Ta, Na, and K.

Claims (43)

1. A battery comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode including a first negative electrode active material; and

an electrolytic solution,

wherein the first negative electrode active material includes:

a core portion having a core portion surface, wherein the core portion has a median diameter of 0.3 μm to 20 μm, and

a covering portion that covers at least part of the core portion surface,

wherein the covering portion comprises at least Si, 0 and at least of one element M1 selected from Li, carbon (C), Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ge, Zr, Mo, Ag, Sn, Ba, W, Ta, Na, and K, and

wherein the covering portion has a gap.

2. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the covering portion covers from 30% to 100% of the core portion surface.

3. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the covering portion has a thickness of 1 nm to 10,000 nm.

4. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the covering portion has a multilayer structure.

5. The battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first negative electrode active material includes a conductive portion that covers at least part of the covering portion surface, and wherein the conductive portion has a lower electrical resistance than any one of the core portion and the covering portion.

6. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode further includes a second negative electrode active material.

7. The battery according to claim 6 , wherein the second negative electrode active material includes a carbon material.

8. The battery according to claim 7 , wherein the core portion includes carbon.

9. The battery according to claim 8 , wherein the element M1 includes carbon.

10. The battery according to claim 9 , wherein the positive electrode includes

Lithium cobalt oxide.

11. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein an atomic ratio y (O/Si) of O to Si in the covering portion is 0.5≦y≦1.8.

12. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the core portion includes at least one of Si and Sn.

13. An electric tool comprising:

a battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, and an electrolytic solution; and

a moving part configured to be powered by the battery,

wherein the negative electrode active material includes:

a core portion having a core portion surface, wherein the core portion has a median diameter of 0.3 μm to 20 μm, and

a covering portion that covers at least part of the core portion surface,

wherein the covering portion comprises at least Si, O and at least of one element M1 selected from Li, carbon (C), Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ge, Zr, Mo, Ag, Sn, Ba, W, Ta, Na, and K, and

wherein the covering portion has a gap.

14. A negative electrode active material comprising:

a core portion having a core portion surface, wherein the core portion has a median diameter of 0.3 μm to 20 μm, and

a covering portion that covers at least a part of the core portion surface,

wherein the covering portion comprises at least Si and O and at least of one element M1 selected from Li, carbon (C), Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ge, Zr, Mo, Ag, Sn, Ba, W, Ta, Na, and K, and

wherein the covering portion has a gap.

15. The negative electrode active material according to claim 14 , wherein the covering portion covers from 30% to 100% of the core portion surface.

16. The negative electrode active materia according to claim 14 , wherein the covering portion has a thickness of 1 nm to 10,000 nm.

17. The negative electrode active material according to claim 14 , wherein the covering portion has a multilayer structure.

18. The negative electrode active material according to claim 14 , further comprising a conductive portion that covers at least part of the covering portion surface, wherein the conductive portion has a lower electrical resistance than any one of the core portion and the covering portion.

19. The negative electrode active material according to claim 14 , wherein the element M1 includes carbon.

20. The negative electrode active material according to claim 14 , wherein an atomic ratio y (O/Si) of O to Si is 0.5≦y≦1.8.

21. The negative electrode active material according to claim 14 , wherein the core portion includes at least one of Si and Sn.

22. The negative electrode active material according to claim 14 , wherein the core portion includes carbon.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO.
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044894/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044894/0461 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2016
From: HIROSE, TAKAKAZU; KAWASE, KENICHI; FUJINAGA, TAKASHI; KOIZUMI, ISAO; NISHI, TOSHIO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037869/0948 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-141005 · Jun 24, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14726811 · Jun 1, 2015
Continuation 13526133 · Jun 18, 2012
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