Positive electrode material for lithium ion secondary battery
A positive electrode material which is used in a positive electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery disclosed here includes a positive electrode active material including a compound capable of storing and releasing lithium ions, a first coating material disposed on at least a part of the surface of the positive electrode active material, and a second coating material disposed on at least a part of the surface of the positive electrode active material. The positive electrode material is characterized in that the first coating material contains a nickel oxide having a rock salt structure, and the second coating material contains a titanium oxide.
1. A positive electrode material for a positive electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:
a positive electrode active material including a compound capable of storing and releasing lithium ions;
a first coating material disposed on at least a part of a surface of the positive electrode active material; and
a second coating material disposed on at least a part of the surface of the positive electrode active material,
wherein
the first coating material includes a nickel oxide having a rock salt structure,
the nickel oxide is a nickel oxide represented by the formulae NiO and Ni 1−δ O, wherein δ is a real number satisfying 0<δ<1,
the second coating material includes a titanium oxide, and
the titanium oxide includes at least one titanium oxide of the titanium oxides (1) and (2) below:
(1) a titanium oxide represented by TiO 2 or Ti n O 2n−1 , wherein n is an integer of 3 or more, and
(2) a composite oxide containing Li and Ti.
2. The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the second coating material is formed on the disposed first coating material on at least a part of the surface of the positive electrode active material.
3. The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the first coating material has an average thickness of 0.4 nm or more and 55 nm or less based on an electron microscope observation.
4. The positive electrode material according to claim 2 , wherein the first coating material has an average thickness of 0.4 nm or more and 55 nm or less based on an electron microscope observation.
5. The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , with respect to 100% by weight of the total amount of the positive electrode active material, the total amount of Ti in the second coating material is an amount corresponding to 0.005% by weight or more and 6% by weight or less.