Electrode assembly and battery
An electrode assembly includes a composite body which includes an active material layer containing an active material constituted by a transition metal oxide, a solid electrolyte layer (solid electrolyte portion) containing a solid electrolyte, and a multiple oxide molded body (multiple oxide portion) containing at least one of a metal multiple oxide represented by the following general formula (1): Ln 2 Li 0.5 M 0.5 O 4 (wherein Ln represents a lanthanoid, and M represents a transition metal) and a derivative thereof, and a current collector which is provided on one face (one of the faces) of the composite body by being bonded to the active material layer, wherein in the composite body, the multiple oxide molded body, the active material layer, and the solid electrolyte layer are formed in contact with each other in this order from the side of the one face of the composite body.
1. An electrode assembly, comprising:
a composite body which includes an active material portion, a solid electrolyte portion, and a multiple oxide portion; and
a current collector which is bonded to the composite body, wherein
the active material portion contains an active material constituted by a transition metal oxide,
the solid electrolyte portion contains a solid electrolyte having ion conductivity,
the multiple oxide portion contains at least one of a metal multiple oxide represented by the following formula (1) and a derivative thereof, and
in the composite body, the active material portion is formed between and in contact with the multiple oxide portion and the solid electrolyte portion:
Ln 2 Li 0.5 M 0.5 O 4 (1)
wherein Ln represents a lanthanoid, and M represents a transition metal.
2. The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the active material portion is formed in the form of a layer so as to cover the multiple oxide portion.
3. The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the multiple oxide portion includes a plurality of communication holes therein, and
the active material portion covers the surfaces of the plurality of communication holes.
4. The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the surface of a face of the composite body to which another electrode for constituting a battery is bonded is the solid electrolyte portion.
5. The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the electron conductivity of the multiple oxide portion is higher than the electron conductivity of the active material portion.
6. The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the transition metal oxide contains lithium and at least one element selected from cobalt, manganese, and nickel.
7. The electrode assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte has a garnet-type crystal structure or a quasi-garnet-type crystal structure.
8. A battery, comprising:
the electrode assembly according to claim 1 , and
an electrode provided on a face of the composite body to which another electrode is bonded.
9. A battery, comprising:
the electrode assembly according to claim 2 , and
an electrode provided on a face of the composite body to which another electrode is bonded.
10. A battery, comprising:
the electrode assembly according to claim 3 , and
an electrode provided on a face of the composite body to which another electrode is bonded.
11. A battery, comprising:
the electrode assembly according to claim 4 , and
an electrode provided on a face of the composite body to which another electrode is bonded.
12. A battery, comprising:
the electrode assembly according to claim 5 , and
an electrode provided on a face of the composite body to which another electrode is bonded.
13. A battery, comprising:
the electrode assembly according to claim 6 , and
an electrode provided on a face of the composite body to which another electrode is bonded.
14. A battery, comprising:
the electrode assembly according to claim 7 , and
an electrode provided on a face of the composite body to which another electrode is bonded.