IP Library Patent Application 15500959
Patent Application
App. No. 15/500,959

METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM ION BATTERY

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15/500,959
Abstract

A method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery comprising heat-treating a negative electrode active material layer that is placed on a negative electrode current collector and includes a carbon material as a negative electrode active material and a binder until dry, and placing the layer under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere.

Claims (60)

1 . A method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery comprising

heat-treating a negative electrode active material layer that is placed on a negative electrode current collector and includes a carbon material as a negative electrode active material and a binder until dry, and

placing the layer under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere.

2 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 1 , comprising

a drying step of drying the negative electrode active material layer by the heat treatment, and

a hydrogen treatment step of placing the dried negative electrode active material layer under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere.

3 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 2 , wherein the drying step is conducted under an inert gas atmosphere.

4 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 2 , wherein the hydrogen-containing atmosphere is a mixed gas comprising hydrogen gas and an inert gas.

5 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 2 , wherein

the temperature of the heat treatment is 80° C. or more and 200° C. or less, and

the treatment temperature in the hydrogen treatment step is 200° C. or less.

6 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 2 , wherein the drying step and the hydrogen treatment step are conducted sequentially in the same drying furnace.

7 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 2 , wherein

the drying step is conducted under an inert gas atmosphere,

the hydrogen-containing atmosphere is a mixed gas comprising hydrogen gas and an inert gas, and

the drying step and the hydrogen treatment step are conducted sequentially in the same drying furnace.

8 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 1 , comprising a dry hydrogen treatment step of drying the negative electrode active material layer by the heat treatment in a state that the layer is placed under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere.

9 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 8 , wherein the hydrogen-containing atmosphere is a mixed gas comprising hydrogen gas and an inert gas.

10 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 8 , wherein the temperature of the heat treatment is 80° C. or more and 200° C. or less.

11 . A method for producing a lithium ion battery comprising an electrode assembly including a negative electrode that contains a carbon material as a negative electrode active material, a positive electrode, and a separator, a package, and an electrolytic solution,

wherein the electrode assembly placed in the package is heat-treated until dry and placed under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere.

12 . The method for producing a lithium ion battery according to claim 11 , comprising

a drying step of drying the electrode assembly placed in the package by the heat treatment,

a hydrogen treatment step of placing the dried electrode assembly placed in the package under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere, and

a solution injection step of injecting the electrolytic solution in the package in this order.

13 . The method for producing a lithium ion battery according to claim 12 , wherein the drying step is conducted under an inert gas atmosphere.

14 . The method for producing a lithium ion battery according to claim 12 , wherein the hydrogen-containing atmosphere is a mixed gas comprising hydrogen gas and an inert gas.

15 . The method for producing a lithium ion battery according to claim 12 , wherein

the temperature of the heat treatment is 80° C. or more and 200° C. or less, and

the treatment temperature in the hydrogen treatment step is 200° C. or less.

16 . The method for producing a lithium ion battery according to claim 12 , wherein the drying step and the hydrogen treatment step are conducted sequentially in the same drying furnace.

17 . The method for producing a lithium ion battery according to claim 12 , wherein

the drying step is conducted under an inert gas atmosphere,

the hydrogen-containing atmosphere is a mixed gas comprising hydrogen gas and an inert gas, and

the drying step and the hydrogen treatment step are conducted sequentially in the same drying furnace.

18 . The method for producing a lithium ion battery according to claim 11 , comprising

a dry hydrogen treatment step of drying the electrode assembly placed in the package by the heat treatment in a state that the assembly is placed under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere, and

a solution injection step of injecting the electrolytic solution in the package in this order.

19 . The method for producing a lithium ion battery according to claim 18 , wherein the temperature of the heat treatment is 80° C. or more and 200° C. or less.

20 . The method for producing a lithium ion battery according to claim 18 , wherein the hydrogen-containing atmosphere is a mixed gas comprising hydrogen gas and an inert gas.

21 . A method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery comprising

placing a negative electrode slurry including a carbon material as a negative electrode active material, a binder, and a solvent on a negative electrode current collector,

heat-treating the negative electrode slurry on the negative electrode current collector until dry, and

placing the slurry under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere.

22 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 21 , comprising

a drying step of drying the negative electrode slurry on the negative electrode current collector by the heat treatment to remove the solvent to thereby form a negative electrode active material layer, and

a hydrogen treatment step of placing the negative electrode active material layer under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere.

23 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 22 , wherein the drying step is conducted under an inert gas atmosphere.

24 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 22 , wherein the hydrogen-containing atmosphere is a mixed gas comprising hydrogen gas and an inert gas.

25 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 22 , wherein

the temperature of the heat treatment is 80° C. or more and 200° C. or less, and

the treatment temperature in the hydrogen treatment step is 200° C. or less.

26 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 22 , wherein the drying step and the hydrogen treatment step are conducted sequentially in the same drying furnace.

27 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 22 , wherein

the drying step is conducted under an inert gas atmosphere,

the hydrogen-containing atmosphere is a mixed gas comprising hydrogen gas and an inert gas, and

the drying step and the hydrogen treatment step are conducted sequentially in the same drying furnace.

28 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 21 , comprising a dry hydrogen treatment step of drying the negative electrode slurry on the negative electrode current collector by the heat treatment in a state that the slurry is placed under a hydrogen-containing atmosphere to remove the solvent to thereby form a negative electrode active material layer.

29 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 28 , wherein the temperature of the heat treatment is 80° C. or more and 200° C. or less.

30 . The method for producing a negative electrode for a lithium ion battery according to claim 28 , wherein the hydrogen-containing atmosphere is a mixed gas comprising hydrogen gas and an inert gas.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 21, 2019
From: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
To: ENVISION AESC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 049547/0265 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2017
From: HAYASHI, TOMOHIKO; FUKATSU, KIMIYOSHI
To: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 041147/0523 →