IP Library Granted Patent US 10,573,883
Granted Patent B2
US 10,573,883 · App. 15/841,548 · Granted Feb 25, 2020

Electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, and lithium ion secondary battery

Inventors: Hidetoshi Tamura (Kanagawa, JP); Yuji Tanjo (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Envision AESC Japan Ltd.
H01M4/133H01M4/0404H01M4/131H01M4/364H01M4/625H01M10/052H01M10/0525H01M4/623Y02T10/7011
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Patent No.
US 10,573,883
App. No.
15/841,548
Granted
Feb 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery which includes an electrode current collector where an electrode active material mixture for a lithium ion secondary battery is disposed. The electrode active material mixture for a lithium ion secondary battery includes an electrode active material, a conductive agent containing carbon black, and a binder, and a maximum particle diameter (D Max_C ) of the carbon black is smaller than a maximum particle diameter (D Max_E ) of the electrode active material.

Claims (29)

1. An electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising an electrode current collector where an electrode active material mixture for a lithium ion secondary battery is disposed to form an electrode active material layer, wherein

the electrode active material mixture for a lithium ion secondary battery includes an electrode active material, a conductive agent containing carbon black, and a binder; and

the electrode active material layer does not have a linear mark; and

a maximum particle diameter (D Max_C ) of the carbon black is smaller than a maximum particle diameter (D Max_E ) of the electrode active material.

2. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the conductive agent contains graphite.

3. A lithium ion secondary battery comprising a power generating element and a package, wherein

the power generating element includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution and is disposed in the package; and

at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is the electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 .

4. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein maximum particle diameters of the electrode active material, the graphite, and the carbon black satisfy a relation of the electrode active material (D Max_E )>the graphite (D Max_G )>the carbon black (D Max_C ).

5. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode active material is a positive electrode active material comprising lithium nickel composite oxide.

6. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein the lithium nickel composite includes oxide spinel lithium manganate or lithium manganite.

7. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein the binder comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), polyanilines, polythiophenes, polyacetylenes, polypyrroles, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), butadiene rubber (BR), chloroprene rubber (CR), isoprene rubber (IR), acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), xanthan gum, guar gum, and pectin.

8. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon black comprises acetylene black or Ketjen black.

9. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode active material is a positive electrode active material comprising lithium nickel composite oxide.

10. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 9 , wherein the lithium nickel composite includes oxide spinel lithium manganate or lithium manganite.

11. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 9 , wherein the binder comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), polyanilines, polythiophenes, polyacetylenes, polypyrroles, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), butadiene rubber (BR), chloroprene rubber (CR), isoprene rubber (IR), acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), xanthan gum, guar gum, and pectin.

12. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode comprises positive and negative electrode material layers.

13. An electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising an electrode current collector where an electrode active material mixture for a lithium ion secondary battery is disposed to form an electrode active material layer, wherein

the electrode active material mixture for a lithium ion secondary battery includes an electrode active material, a conductive agent containing carbon black, and a binder;

the electrode active material layer does not have a groove; and

a maximum particle diameter (D Max_C ) of the carbon black is smaller than a maximum particle diameter (D Max_E ) of the electrode active material.

14. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein the conductive agent contains graphite.

15. A lithium ion secondary battery comprising a power generating element and a package, wherein

the power generating element includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution and is disposed in the package; and

at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is the electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 13 .

16. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein maximum particle diameters of the electrode active material, the graphite, and the carbon black satisfy a relation of the electrode active material (D Max_E )>the graphite (D Max_G )>the carbon black (D Max_C ).

17. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein the carbon black comprises acetylene black or Ketjen black.

18. The electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein the electrode comprises positive and negative electrode material layers.

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 Dec 14, 2017
From: TAMURA, HIDETOSHI; TANJO, YUJI
To: AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044395/0576 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-252982 · Dec 27, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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