Lithium ion secondary battery
A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide as a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode containing, as a negative electrode active material, an active material in which introduction and release of lithium ions take place at a potential of 1.2 V or higher relative to a lithium potential; a separator inserted between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an electrolytic solution, wherein a capacity ratio of a negative electrode capacity of the negative electrode to a positive electrode capacity of the positive electrode (negative electrode capacity/positive electrode capacity) is 1 or lower, and the electrolytic solution contains dimethyl carbonate as a non-aqueous solvent at a content ratio of higher than 70% by volume with respect to a total amount of the non-aqueous solvent.
1. A lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:
a positive electrode comprising a spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide as a positive electrode active material;
a negative electrode comprising, as a negative electrode active material, an active material in which introduction and release of lithium ions take place at a potential of 1.2 V or higher relative to a lithium potential;
a separator inserted between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and
an electrolytic solution, wherein:
a capacity ratio of a negative electrode capacity of the negative electrode to a positive electrode capacity of the positive electrode (negative electrode capacity/positive electrode capacity) is from 0.6 to less than 1, and
the electrolytic solution comprises a non-aqueous solvent comprising lithium hexafluorophosphate and dimethyl carbonate, wherein a content ratio of dimethyl carbonate is 83% by volume or higher with respect to a total amount of the non-aqueous solvent.
2. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide comprises a compound represented by LiNi X Mn 2-X O 4 , wherein 0.3<X<0.7.
3. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide has a BET specific surface area of less than 2.9 m 2 /g.
4. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide has a BET specific surface area of 0.05 m 2 /g or larger.
5. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein particles of the spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide have a median diameter D50 of from 0.5 μm to 100 μm.
6. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode active material, in which introduction and release of lithium ions take place at a potential of 1.2 V or higher relative to the lithium potential, has a BET specific surface area of less than 40 m 2 /g.
7. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode active material, in which introduction and release of lithium ions take place at a potential of 1.2 V or higher relative to the lithium potential, has a BET specific surface area of 0.1 m 2 /g or larger.
8. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein particles of the negative electrode active material, in which introduction and release of lithium ions take place at a potential of 1.2 V or higher relative to the lithium potential, have a median diameter D50 of from 0.5 μm to 100 μm.
9. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a content ratio of propylene carbonate is 0% by volume with respect to a total amount of the non-aqueous solvent.
10. A lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:
a positive electrode comprising a spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide as a positive electrode active material;
a negative electrode comprising a lithium-titanium composite oxide as a negative electrode active material;
a separator inserted between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and
an electrolytic solution, wherein:
a capacity ratio of a negative electrode capacity of the negative electrode to a positive electrode capacity of the positive electrode (negative electrode capacity/positive electrode capacity) is from 0.6 to less than 1, and
the electrolytic solution comprises a non-aqueous solvent comprising lithium hexafluorophosphate and dimethyl carbonate, wherein a content ratio of dimethyl carbonate is 83% by volume or higher with respect to a total amount of the non-aqueous solvent.
11. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein a content ratio of propylene carbonate is 0% by volume with respect to a total amount of the non-aqueous solvent.
12. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide comprises a compound represented by LiNi X Mn 2-X O 4 , wherein 0.3<X<0.7.
13. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide has a BET specific surface area of less than 2.9 m 2 /g.
14. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide has a BET specific surface area of 0.05 m 2 /g or larger.
15. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein particles of the spinel-type lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide have a median diameter D50 of from 0.5 μm to 100 μm.
16. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the lithium-titanium composite oxide has a BET specific surface area of less than 40 m 2 /g.
17. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the lithium-titanium composite oxide has a BET specific surface area of 0.1 m 2 /g or larger.
18. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein particles of the lithium-titanium composite oxide have a median diameter D50 of from 0.5 μm to 100 μm.
19. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the content ratio of dimethyl carbonate is 85% by volume or higher with respect to a total amount of the non-aqueous solvent.
20. The lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the content ratio of dimethyl carbonate is 85% by volume or higher with respect to a total amount of the non-aqueous solvent.