IP Library Granted Patent US 11,283,073
Granted Patent B2
US 11,283,073 · App. 16/616,127 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, positive electrode for lithium secondary battery, and lithium secondary battery

Inventors: Jun-ichi Kageura (Niihama, JP); Yusuke Maeda (Fukui, JP)
Assignees: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED; TANAKA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
H01M4/525H01M4/505H01M10/0525H01M2004/027H01M2004/028
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,283,073
App. No.
16/616,127
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes secondary particles which are aggregates of primary particles that are capable of being doped and dedoped with lithium ions, in which the secondary particles have a total specific surface area of pores having a pore radius of 10 nm or more and 50 nm or less of 0.27 m 2 /g or more and 0.90 m 2 /g or less in a pore distribution measured by a mercury porosimetry method.

Claims (34)

1. A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising:

secondary particles which are aggregates of primary particles that are capable of being doped and dedoped with lithium ions, wherein

the secondary particles have a total specific surface area of pores having a pore radius of 10 nm or more and 50 nm or less of 0.27 m 2 /g or more and 0.90 m 2 /g or less in the pore distribution measured by a mercury porosimetry method.

2. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the secondary particles include a lithium-containing metal composite oxide whose compositional formula is represented by the following formula (I)

Li[Li x (Ni (1-y-z-w) Co y Mn z M w ) 1-x ]O 2   (I)

(in the formula (I), −0.1≤x≤0.2, 0<y≤0.4, 0≤z≤0.4, 0≤w≤0.1, M is one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Ti, Zr, Ge, Fe, Cu, Cr, V, W, Mo, Sc, Y, Nb, La, Ta, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, and Sn.)

3. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein

a content of lithium carbonate contained in a residual alkali salt on a surface of the secondary particles measured by neutralization titration is 0.3% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the secondary particles, and a content of lithium hydroxide contained in the residual alkali salt on the surface of the secondary particles measured by neutralization titration is 0.3% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the secondary particles.

4. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein

a tap density is 2.3 g/cc or more.

5. The positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein

an average secondary particle diameter is 5 μm or more and 20 μm or less.

6. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein, in the pore distribution measured by mercury porosimetry method, a pore specific volume of pores having a pore radius of 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less is 0.005 cm 3 /g or less.

7. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

a content of lithium carbonate contained in a residual alkali salt on a surface of the secondary particles measured by neutralization titration is 0.3% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the secondary particles, and a content of lithium hydroxide contained in the residual alkali salt on the surface of the secondary particles measured by neutralization titration is 0.3% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the secondary particles.

8. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein

a tap density is 2.3 g/cc or more.

9. The positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein

an average secondary particle diameter is 5 μm or more and 20 μm or less.

10. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein, in the pore distribution measured by mercury porosimetry method, a pore specific volume of pores having a pore radius of 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less is 0.005 cm 3 /g or less.

11. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

a tap density is 2.3 g/cc or more.

12. The positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery according to claim 11 , wherein

an average secondary particle diameter is 5 μm or more and 20 μm or less.

13. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 11 , wherein, in the pore distribution measured by mercury porosimetry method, a pore specific volume of pores having a pore radius of 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less is 0.005 cm 3 /g or less.

14. The positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an average secondary particle diameter is 5 μm or more and 20 μm or less.

15. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 14 , wherein, in the pore distribution measured by mercury porosimetry method, a pore specific volume of pores having a pore radius of 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less is 0.005 cm 3 /g or less.

16. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein, in the pore distribution measured by mercury porosimetry method, a pore specific volume of pores having a pore radius of 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less is 0.005 cm 3 /g or less.

17. A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery including the positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 .

18. A lithium secondary battery including the positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 17 .

19. A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery including the positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 2 .

20. A lithium secondary battery including the positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 19 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2025
From: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED; TANAKA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073576/0040 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: KAGEURA, JUN-ICHI; MAEDA, YUSUKE
To: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED; TANAKA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051089/0001 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2017-108483 · May 31, 2017 · national
JP JP2017-193112 · Oct 2, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200083532A1 · Mar 12, 2020