IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,942,621
Granted Patent B2
US 11,942,621 · App. 16/644,295 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Positive electrode coating liquid, positive electrode precursor, and nonaqueous lithium electric storage element

Inventors: Kazuteru Umetsu (Tokyo, JP); Keita Kusuzaka (Tokyo, JP); Yuichiro Hirakawa (Tokyo, JP); Nobuhiro Okada (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
H01M4/131H01M4/133H01M4/1391H01M4/505H01M4/66H01M2004/028
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Patent No.
US 11,942,621
App. No.
16/644,295
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a positive electrode precursor having a positive electrode active material layer, wherein the mass proportion A 1 of a carbon material in the positive electrode active material layer accounts for 15-65 mass %, the mass proportion A 2 of a lithium transition metal oxide in the positive electrode active material layer accounts for 5-35 mass %, the mass proportion A 3 of an alkali metal compound in the positive electrode active material layer accounts for 10-50 mass %, A 2 /A 1 is 0.10-2.00, A 1 /A 3 is 0.50-3.00, and the positive electrode active material layer has a peel strength of 0.02-3.00 N/cm.

Claims (23)

1. A positive electrode precursor having a current collector and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein

the positive electrode active material layer comprises all of a carbon material, lithium transition metal oxide, and an alkali metal compound, a weight proportion A 1 of the carbon material in the positive electrode active material layer accounts for 50% by weight or greater and 65% by weight or less, a weight proportion A 2 of the lithium transition metal oxide in the positive electrode active material layer accounts for 10% by weight or greater and 30% by weight or less, a weight proportion A 3 of the alkali metal compound in the positive electrode active material layer accounts for 24.6% by weight or greater and 50% by weight or less,

A 2 /A 1 is 0.19 or greater and 1.10 or less, A 1 /A 3 is 0.65 or greater and 2.88 or less, and the positive electrode active material layer has a peel strength of 0.02 N/cm or greater and 3.00 N/cm or less,

the carbon material in the positive electrode active material layer is activated carbon material, and

the alkali metal compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate, and potassium carbonate.

2. The positive electrode precursor according to claim 1 , wherein the expression 0.20≤B 1 ≤10.00 is satisfied, where a specific surface area per unit area measured by a BET method per one side of the positive electrode precursor is B 1 (m 2 /cm 2 ).

3. The positive electrode precursor according to claim 1 , wherein in oxygen mapping obtained by scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) on a surface of the positive electrode precursor, the expressions 25.0≤C 1 ≤76.0 and 0.80≤C 1 /A 3 ≤2.40 are satisfied, where an area of oxygen mapping binarized based on an average value of luminance values is C 1 %.

4. The positive electrode precursor according to claim 1 , wherein in oxygen mapping obtained by scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) on a cross section of the positive electrode precursor processed by a broad ion beam (BIB), the expressions 25.0≤C 2 ≤76.0 and 0.80≤C 2 /A 3 ≤2.40 are satisfied, where an area of oxygen mapping binarized based on an average value of luminance values is C 2 %.

5. The positive electrode precursor according to claim 1 , wherein the expressions 0.10≤D 1 ≤5.00 and 0.20≤E 1 ≤10.00 are satisfied, where a mesopore volume per unit area due to pores with a diameter of 20 Å or greater and 500 Å or less calculated by a BJH method per one side of the positive electrode precursor is D 1 (μL/cm 2 ), and a micropore volume per unit area due to pores with a diameter of less than 20 Å calculated by a MP method is E 1 (μL/cm 2 ).

6. The positive electrode precursor according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium transition metal oxide is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of layered-based lithium transition metal oxide, spinel-based lithium transition metal oxide, and olivine-based lithium transition metal oxide.

7. The positive electrode precursor according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium transition metal oxide is at least one selected from the group consisting of Li x Ni a Co b Al (1-a-b) O 2 , wherein, in the formula, a and b satisfy the expressions 0.2<a<0.97 and 0.2<b<0.97, Li x Ni c Co d Mn (1-c-d) O 2 , wherein, in the formula, c and d satisfy the expressions 0.2<c<0.97 and 0.2<d<0.97, Li x CoO 2 , Li x Mn 2 O 4 , or Li x FePO 4 , wherein, in the formulae, x satisfies the expression 0≤x≤1, Li x MnPO 4 , wherein, in the formula, x satisfies the expression 0≤x≤1, and Li z V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 , wherein, in the formula, z satisfies the expression 0≤z≤3.

8. A positive electrode coating liquid comprising all solid contents containing a carbon material, lithium transition metal oxide, and an alkali metal compound in a dispersion solvent, wherein

a weight proportion X 1 of the carbon material accounts for 50.1% by weight or greater and 65% by weight or less, a weight proportion X 2 of the lithium transition metal oxide accounts for 10% by weight or greater and 30% by weight or less, a weight proportion X 3 of the alkali metal compound accounts for 24.6% by weight or greater and 50% by weight or less, with respect to a total solid content in the positive electrode coating liquid,

X 2 /X 1 is 0.19 or greater and 1.10 or less, X 1 /X 3 is 0.65 or greater and 2.88 or less, and TI 2 /TI 1 is 0.50 or greater and 1.20 or less, where a thixotropy index value of the positive electrode coating liquid is TI 1 and a thixotropy index value after the electrode coating liquid has been allowed to stand for 24 hours following measurement of TI 1 is TI 2 ,

the carbon material in the positive electrode active material layer is activated carbon material, and

the alkali metal compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate, and potassium carbonate.

9. The positive electrode coating liquid according to claim 8 , wherein ηb 2 /ηb 1 is 0.40 or greater and 1.30 or less, where a viscosity of the positive electrode coating liquid is ηb 1 and a viscosity after the positive electrode coating liquid has been allowed to stand for 24 hours following measurement of ηb 1 is ηb 2 .

10. A hybrid Lithium Ion Capacitor (LIC) and Lithium Ion Battery (LIB) system, comprising:

the positive electrode precursor according to claim 1 ,

a negative electrode,

a separator, and

a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing lithium ions.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the positive electrode precursor operates as a positive electrode in both the Lithium Ion Capacitor and in the Lithium Ion Battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2020
From: UMETSU, KAZUTERU; KUSUZAKA, KEITA; HIRAKAWA, YUICHIRO; OKADA, NOBUHIRO
To: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 052013/0738 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2017-219289 · Nov 14, 2017 · national
JP 2017-219302 · Nov 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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