IP Library Granted Patent US 10,276,867
Granted Patent B2
US 10,276,867 · App. 15/512,990 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

5V-class spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide

Inventors: Tetsuya Mitsumoto (Takehara, JP); Kyohei Yamaguchi (Takehara, JP); Toshikazu Matsuyama (Takehara, JP); Hideaki Matsushima (Takehara, JP); Shinya Kagei (Takehara, JP)
Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,276,867
App. No.
15/512,990
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a new 5 V-class spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide capable of achieving both the expansion of a high potential capacity region and the suppression of gas generation. Proposed is the spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide comprising Li, Mn, O and two or more other elements, and having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more at a metal Li reference potential, wherein a peak is present in a range of 14.0 to 16.5° at 2θ, in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured by a powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD) using CuKα1 ray.

Claims (48)

1. A spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide, comprising

Li, Mn, O and two or more other elements,

and having an operating potential of 4.5 V or more at a metal Li reference potential,

wherein, in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured by a powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD) using CuKα1 ray,

a peak is present in a range of 14.0 to 16.5° at 2θ.

2. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one element from the “two or more other elements” according to claim 1 is selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Fe, and

another element is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb.

3. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 2 , wherein

the spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (1): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c M1 b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M1 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Fe, M2 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 1.20, and c is 0.001 to 0.400).

4. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 2 , wherein

the spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (2): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c Ni b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M2 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 0.70, and c is 0.001 to 0.400).

5. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 2 , wherein

the spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (2): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c Ni b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M2 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Y, and Zr, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 0.70, and c is 0.001 to 0.400).

6. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 2 , wherein,

in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured by a powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD) using CuKα1 ray,

a ratio of a peak intensity of the peak that is the highest in the peaks present in a range of 14.0 to 16.5° at 2θ with respect to a peak intensity of the peak that is the highest in the peaks present in a range of 18 to 19° at 2θ is more than 0.05%.

7. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 2 , wherein

a tap density is 1.2 g/cm 3 or more.

8. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein

the spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (1): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c M1 b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M1 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Fe, M2 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 1.20, and c is 0.001 to 0.400).

9. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 8 , wherein,

in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured by a powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD) using CuKα1 ray,

a ratio of a peak intensity of the peak that is the highest in the peaks present in a range of 14.0 to 16.5° at 2θ with respect to a peak intensity of the peak that is the highest in the peaks present in a range of 18 to 19° at 2θ is more than 0.05%.

10. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 8 , wherein

a tap density is 1.2 g/cm 3 or more.

11. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein

the spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (2): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c Ni b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M2 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Mg, Ti, Al, Ba, Cr, W, Mo, Y, Zr and Nb, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 0.70, and c is 0.001 to 0.400).

12. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 11 , wherein,

in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured by a powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD) using CuKα1 ray,

a ratio of a peak intensity of the peak that is the highest in the peaks present in a range of 14.0 to 16.5° at 2θ with respect to a peak intensity of the peak that is the highest in the peaks present in a range of 18 to 19° at 2θ is more than 0.05%.

13. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein

the spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide is represented by formula (2): Li[Li a Mn 2-a-b-c Ni b M2 c ]O 4-δ (wherein M2 represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Y, and Zr, a is 0.00 to 0.20, b is 0.20 to 0.70, and c is 0.001 to 0.400).

14. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 13 , wherein,

in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured by a powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD) using CuKα1 ray,

a ratio of a peak intensity of the peak that is the highest in the peaks present in a range of 14.0 to 16.5° at 2θ with respect to a peak intensity of the peak that is the highest in the peaks present in a range of 18 to 19° at 2θ is more than 0.05%.

15. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein,

in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured by a powder X-ray diffractometer (XRD) using CuKα1 ray,

a ratio of a peak intensity of the peak that is the highest in the peaks present in a range of 14.0 to 16.5° at 2θ with respect to a peak intensity of the peak that is the highest in the peaks present in a range of 18 to 19° at 2θ is more than 0.05%.

16. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein

a tap density is 1.2 g/cm 3 or more.

17. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein

an average primary particle size is more than 0.5 μm.

18. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein

a specific surface area (SSA) is 1.5 m 2 /g or less.

19. The spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 , wherein

a crystallite size is 100 nm or more.

20. A lithium secondary battery having the spinel-type lithium-manganese-containing composite oxide according to claim 1 as a positive electrode active material.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 31, 2026
From: MITSUI MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY, LIMITED
To: MITSUI KINZOKU COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 075357/0342 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2017
From: MITSUMOTO, TETSUYA; YAMAGUCHI, KYOHEI; MATSUYAMA, TOSHIKAZU; MATSUSHIMA, HIDEAKI; KAGEI, SHINYA
To: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041664/0298 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-093290 · Apr 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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