Fluoride ion battery having cathod active material layer and anode active material layer generated via self-forming reaction of solid electrolyte layer
A fluoride ion battery in which occurrence of short circuit is inhibited by providing a fluoride ion battery including: an electrode layer that includes a first metal element or a carbon element and is capable of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than those of the first metal element or of the carbon element; and an anode current collector, in this order; and an anode active material layer is not present between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector; and the solid electrolyte layer comprises: on the anode current collector side surface, a short circuit inhibiting part containing the solid electrolyte; a Ce compound containing a Ce element, a S element, and a F element; and an electron conductive material.
1. A fluoride ion battery comprising:
an electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and an anode current collector disposed in this order, wherein
the electrode layer includes a first metal element or a carbon element and is capable of fluorination and defluorination;
the solid electrolyte layer contains a solid electrolyte including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than those of the first metal element or of the carbon element;
a cathode active material layer containing a fluoride of the first metal element or the carbon element is present on the anode current collector side surface of the electrode layer between the electrode layer and the solid electrolyte layer;
an anode active material layer containing: a Ce compound containing a simple substance of the second metal element, a Ce element, a S element and a F element; and an electron conductive material, is present on the anode current collector side surface of the solid electrolyte layer between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector,
wherein the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer are generated via a self-forming reaction of the solid electrolyte layer, wherein the self-forming reaction of the solid electrolyte layer occurs during charging of the fluoride ion battery.
2. The fluoride ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first metal element is at least one selected from the group consisting of Pb, Cu, Sn, In, Bi, Sb, Ni, Co, La, Ce, Mn, V, Fe, Cr, Nb, Ti, and Zn.
3. The fluoride ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the second metal element is at least one selected from the group consisting of La, Ba, Pb, Sn, Ca, and Ce.
4. The fluoride ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte is at least one selected from the group consisting of La 1-x Ba x F 3-x , Pb 2-x Sn x F 4 , Ca 2-x Ba x F 4 , and Ce 1-x Ba x F 3-x where 0≤x≤2.