Battery
Provided is a battery in which the internal resistance is further decreased. The present disclosure provides a battery, comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The electrolyte layer includes a first solid electrolyte material. The first solid electrolyte material includes Li, M, and X, and does not include sulfur. M is at least one selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than Li. X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material and a sulfide solid electrolyte.
1. A battery, comprising:
a positive electrode;
a negative electrode; and
an electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein:
the first electrolyte layer includes a first solid electrolyte material,
the first solid electrolyte material is a compound represented by Li a Me b Y c X 6 , where
a+mb+3 c =6, a≤0 and c≤0
are satisfied, m is a valence of Me, and Me includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Sc, Al, Ga, Bi, Zr, Hf, Ti, Sn, Ta, and Nb,
X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I, and
the negative electrode includes negative electrode active material particles and particles of a first sulfide solid electrolyte comprising lithium sulfide and phosphorus sulfide, which are in contact with each other.
2. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the first solid electrolyte material is at least one selected from the group consisting of Li 2.5 Y 0.5 Zr 0.5 Cl 6 , Li 3 YCl 6 , and Li 3 YBr 6 .
3. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the sulfide solid electrolyte is Li 2 S—P 2 S 5 .
4. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the negative electrode active material includes graphite.
5. The battery according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second electrolyte layer,
wherein
the second electrolyte layer is provided between the negative electrode and the electrolyte layer; and
the second electrolyte layer includes a second sulfide solid electrolyte comprising lithium sulfide and phosphorus sulfide, which is a same or different from the first sulfide solid electrolyte.
6. The battery according to claim 5 , wherein
the second sulfide solid electrolyte is Li 2 S—P 2 S 5 .