IP Library Granted Patent US 10,388,955
Granted Patent B2
US 10,388,955 · App. 15/626,507 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Negative electrode for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery

Inventors: Ippei Waki (Zama, JP); Yuji Tanjo (Zama, JP)
Assignee: Envision AESC Japan Ltd.
H01M4/583C01B32/20H01M4/133H01M4/587H01M4/621H01M4/622H01M4/625H01M10/0525H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 10,388,955
App. No.
15/626,507
Granted
Aug 20, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery includes: a negative electrode current collector ( 11 ); and a negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, which is disposed on the negative electrode current collector and contains a carbon material and an aqueous binder. The carbon material is a graphite particle having a covering layer containing amorphous carbon by 5 wt % or less relative to a total weight of the carbon material.

Claims (47)

1. A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:

a negative electrode current collector; and

a negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, which is disposed on the negative electrode current collector and contains a carbon material, an aqueous binder, and a conductive agent,

wherein the carbon material is a graphite particle having a covering layer containing amorphous carbon by 5 wt % or less relative to a total weight of the carbon material;

wherein the graphite particle has an uneven and irregular surface;

wherein the negative electrode active material has from 4 wt % to 7 wt % of the aqueous binder relative to the total weight of the negative electrode active material; and

wherein is the only carbon particle in the carbon material is the graphite particle.

2. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the aqueous binder comprises at least one material selected from styrene butadiene rubber, carboxymethyl cellulose, and a mixture thereof.

3. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the graphite particle comprises a particle of natural graphite.

4. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the aqueous binder comprises at least one material selected from a group consisting of butadiene rubber (BR), chloroprene rubber (CR), isoprene rubber (IR), and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR).

5. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the aqueous binder comprises polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).

6. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the aqueous binder comprises at least one material selected from a group consisting of xanthan gum, guar gum, and pectin.

7. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the aqueous binder comprises polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and/or polyvinyl fluoride (PVF).

8. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the aqueous binder comprises at least one conductive polymer selected from the group consisting of polyanilines, polythiophenes, polyacetylenes, and polypyrroles.

9. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive agent is selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, carbon black, activated carbon, mesoporous carbon, fullerenes, and carbon nanotube.

10. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one additive selected from the group consisting of thickener, dispersant, and stabilizer.

11. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the graphite particle is in contact with an adjacent graphite particle at a plurality of points.

12. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon material consists of the graphite particle.

13. A lithium ion secondary battery comprising a power generating element inside a package, the power generating element comprising:

a positive electrode;

the negative electrode according to claim 1 ;

a separator; and

an electrolyte solution.

14. A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:

a negative electrode current collector; and

a negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, which is disposed on the negative electrode current collector and contains a carbon material, an aqueous binder, and a conductive agent,

wherein the carbon material is a graphite particle having a covering layer containing amorphous carbon by 5 wt % or less relative to a total weight of the carbon material;

wherein the graphite particle is in contact with an adjacent graphite particle at a plurality of points;

wherein the negative electrode active material has from 4 wt % to 7 wt % of the aqueous binder relative to the total weight of the negative electrode active material; and

wherein is the only carbon particle in the carbon material is the graphite particle.

15. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 14 , wherein the aqueous binder comprises at least one material selected from styrene butadiene rubber, carboxymethyl cellulose, and a mixture thereof.

16. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 14 , wherein the graphite particle comprises is a particle of natural graphite.

17. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 14 , wherein the aqueous binder comprises at least one material selected from a group consisting of butadiene rubber (BR), chloroprene rubber (CR), isoprene rubber (IR), and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR).

18. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 14 , wherein the carbon material consists of the graphite particle.

19. A lithium ion secondary battery comprising a power generating element inside a package, the power generating element comprising:

a positive electrode;

the negative electrode according to claim 14 ;

a separator; and

an electrolyte solution.

20. A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:

a negative electrode current collector; and

a negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, which is disposed on the negative electrode current collector and contains a carbon material, an aqueous binder, and a conductive agent,

wherein the carbon material is a graphite particle having a covering layer containing amorphous carbon by 5 wt % or less relative to a total weight of the carbon material; and

wherein the graphite particle has an uneven and irregular shape;

wherein the negative electrode active material has from 4 wt % to 7 wt % of the aqueous binder relative to the total weight of the negative electrode active material; and

wherein is the only carbon particle in the carbon material is the graphite particle.

21. The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 20 , wherein the carbon material consists of the graphite particle.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 1, 2019
From: AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION
To: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
Reel/Frame 049638/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2017
From: WAKI, IPPEI; TANJO, YUJI
To: AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042896/0085 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-128899 · Jun 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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