IP Library Patent Application 16081510
Patent Application
App. No. 16/081,510

POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY

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16/081,510
Abstract

A positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention includes a collector for a positive electrode and a positive electrode active material layer provided on the collector for a positive electrode. The positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material, a conductive auxiliary agent, and a binder, the conductive auxiliary agent includes flake-shaped graphite having an average thickness of 0.5 μm or less, and, when an average particle diameter of the positive electrode active material is represented by D 50 , the average particle diameter of the flake-shaped graphite is equal to or more than (3× active material D 50 /5) and equal to or less than (9× active material D 50 /10).

Claims (24)

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

a collector for a positive electrode; and

a positive electrode active material layer provided on the collector for a positive electrode,

wherein the positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material, a conductive auxiliary agent, and a binder,

the conductive auxiliary agent includes flake-shaped graphite having an average thickness of 0.5 μm or less, and

when an average particle diameter of the positive electrode active material is represented by active material D 50 , the average particle diameter of the flake-shaped graphite is equal to or more than (3× active material D 50 /5) and equal to or less than (9× active material D 50 /10).

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

wherein the conductive auxiliary agent further includes carbon black having an average particle diameter of primary particles being equal to or more than 5 nm and equal to or less than 500 nm.

3 . The positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein the positive electrode active material includes a lithium complex oxide.

4 . The positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 3 ,

wherein the lithium complex oxide includes a lithium nickel complex oxide having a lamellar crystal structure.

5 . The positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 3 ,

wherein the lithium complex oxide includes a compound represented by Formula (1),

Li a Ni 1-x M x O 2   (1)

(in the formula, M represents at least one selected from Li, Co, Mn, Mg, and Al, 0<a≤1, 0<x<0.7).

6 . The positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein a density of the positive electrode active material layer is equal to or more than 3.30 g/cm 3 .

7 . The positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein an average particle diameter (D 50 ) of the positive electrode active material is equal to or more than 0.5 μm and equal to or less than 20 μm.

8 . A lithium-ion secondary battery comprising:

the positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 ;

a negative electrode; and

a non-aqueous electrolytic solution.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 1, 2019
From: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
To: ENVISION AESC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 049638/0005 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2018
From: FUJISAWA, AI
To: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 046769/0988 →