Solid electrolyte material and battery using the same

1. A solid electrolyte material consisting essentially of Li, M, O, and X, wherein:

M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta,

X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I,

the solid electrolyte material includes Nb, and

a total amount of Li, M, O, and X to a total amount of all elements constituting the solid electrolyte material is equal to or greater than 95%.

2. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br.

3. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein X includes Cl.

4. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte material has a first crystalline phase, the first crystalline phase corresponding to a peak in an X-ray diffraction pattern of the solid electrolyte material obtained by an X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu-Kcx, radiation, the peak existing in at least one of a first range or a second range, the first range being a range of a diffraction angle 2θ of greater than or equal to 12.9° and less than or equal to 14.1°, and the second range being a range of the diffraction angle 2θ of greater than or equal to 24.0° and less than or equal to 25.8°.

5. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 4 , wherein the peak exists in both the first range and the second range.

6. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 4 , wherein the solid electrolyte material further has a second crystalline phase, the second crystalline phase being different from the first crystalline phase.

7. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein a molar ratio Li/M is greater than or equal to 1.0 and less than or equal to 2.0.

8. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein a molar ratio O/X is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 0.25.

9. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte material has a third crystalline phase, the third crystalline phase corresponding to a peak in the X-ray diffraction pattern of the solid electrolyte material obtained by the X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu-Kcx, radiation, the peak existing in a third range, and the third range being a range of a diffraction angle 2θ of greater than or equal to 12.3° and less than or equal to 15.3°.

10. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 9 , wherein the solid electrolyte material further has a fourth crystalline phase, the fourth crystalline phase being different from the third crystalline phase.

11. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte material is represented by composition formula (1) below,

Li x MO y X (5+x−2y)   (1)

wherein the following relationships are satisfied:

0.1<x<7.0, and

0.4<y<1.9.

12. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 11 , wherein the following relationships are satisfied:

0.2≤x≤6.0, and

0.5≤y≤1.8.

13. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 12 , wherein a relationship of 0.5≤x≤2.0 is satisfied.

14. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 13 , wherein a relationship of 0.9≤x≤1.1 is satisfied.

15. A battery comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode; and

an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein

at least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer includes the solid electrolyte material according to claim 1 .

16. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte material consists of Li, M, O, and X.

17. The solid electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte material consists of Li, Nb, O, and Cl.