Solid-state battery electrolyte layers
To provide a solid-state battery allowing the yield of the solid-state battery to be improved and further the durability of the solid-state battery to be improved. A solid-state battery ( 10 ) includes a positive electrode layer ( 3 ) containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode layer ( 2 ) containing a negative electrode active material, and a solid electrolyte ( 1 ) interposed between the positive electrode layer ( 3 ) and the negative electrode layer ( 2 ). The solid electrolyte ( 1 ) includes a positive electrode-side electrode layer ( 1 a ) in contact with the positive electrode layer ( 3 ) and a negative electrode-side electrolyte layer ( 1 b ) in contact with the negative electrode layer ( 2 ). In the solid electrolyte ( 1 ), an area S SE2 of the positive electrode side of the positive electrode-side electrolyte layer ( 1 a ) differs from an area S SE1 off the negative electrode side of the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer ( 1 b ).
1. A solid-state battery, comprising:
a positive electrode layer containing a positive electrode active material;
a negative electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material; and
a solid electrolyte interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer,
the solid electrolyte comprising: a positive electrode-side electrolyte layer in contact with the positive electrode layer; and a negative electrode-side electrolyte layer in contact with the negative electrode layer,
wherein, in the solid electrolyte, an area S SE2 of a positive electrode layer side of the positive electrode-side electrolyte layer differs from an area S SE1 of a negative electrode layer side of the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer,
wherein the area S SE1 of the negative electrode layer side of the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer is larger than the area S SE2 of the positive electrode layer side of the positive electrode-side electrolyte layer, and
wherein a ratio (S SE1 :S SE2 ) of the area S SE1 of the negative electrode layer side of the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer to the area S SE2 of the positive electrode layer side of the positive electrode-side electrolyte layer is 1.002:1 to 1.5:1.
2. The solid-state battery according to claim 1 , wherein the area S SE1 of the negative electrode side of the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer is larger than the area S SE2 of the positive electrode side of the positive electrode-side electrolyte layer.
3. The solid-state battery according to claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer is smaller than that of the positive electrode-side electrolyte layer.
4. The solid-state battery according to claim 3 , wherein the thickness of the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer is 50 nm or more.
5. The solid-state battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein an intermediate electrolyte layer is included between the positive electrode-side electrolyte layer and the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer, and
wherein an area of the positive electrode layer side of the intermediate electrolyte layer and an area of the negative electrode layer side of the intermediate electrolyte layer are respectively larger than the area S SE2 and the area S SE1 .
6. The solid-state battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein ends of at least one layer constituting the solid electrolyte are chamfered.
7. The solid-state battery according to claim 2 ,
wherein an intermediate electrolyte layer is included between the positive electrode-side electrolyte layer and the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer, and
wherein an area of the positive electrode layer side of the intermediate electrolyte layer and an area of the negative electrode layer side of the intermediate electrolyte layer are respectively larger than the area S SE2 and the area S SE1 .
8. The solid-state battery according to claim 2 ,
wherein ends of at least one layer constituting the solid electrolyte are chamfered.
9. The solid-state battery according to claim 3 ,
wherein an intermediate electrolyte layer is included between the positive electrode-side electrolyte layer and the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer, and
wherein an area of the positive electrode layer side of the intermediate electrolyte layer and an area of the negative electrode layer side of the intermediate electrolyte layer are respectively larger than the area S SE2 and the area S SE1 .
10. The solid-state battery according to claim 3 ,
wherein ends of at least one layer constituting the solid electrolyte are chamfered.
11. The solid-state battery according to claim 4 ,
wherein an intermediate electrolyte layer is included between the positive electrode-side electrolyte layer and the negative electrode-side electrolyte layer, and
wherein an area of the positive electrode layer side of the intermediate electrolyte layer and an area of the negative electrode layer side of the intermediate electrolyte layer are respectively larger than the area S SE2 and the area S SE1 .
12. The solid-state battery according to claim 4 ,
wherein ends of at least one layer constituting the solid electrolyte are chamfered.
13. The solid-state battery according to claim 5 ,
wherein ends of at least one layer constituting the solid electrolyte are chamfered.