Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrode body which comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator that is arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, while comprising a heat-resistant layer and a base material layer; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode having a positive electrode mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material and resin-coated particles obtained by coating metal-based particles with a resin that melts at a temperature from 100° C. to 150° C.; the metal-based particles contain at least either metal or metal compound particles, which are dissolved in the nonaqueous electrolyte at 4.3 V (vs. Li/Li + ) or less; the metal-based particles have an average particle diameter of more than 1 μm; the content of the resin-coated particles is 0.5%-10% by mass relative to the total amount of the positive electrode mixture layer; and the heat-resistant layer contains a filler and a binder.
1. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising:
an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, the separator comprising a heat-resistant layer and a substrate layer that are disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and
a non-aqueous electrolyte,
wherein the positive electrode comprises a positive electrode mixture layer that contains a positive electrode active material and resin-coated particles including metal-based particles coated with a resin that melts at 100° C. to 150° C.,
wherein the metal-based particles comprise at least either of metal particles and metal compound particles that elute into the non-aqueous electrolyte at 4.3 V (vs. Li/Li + ) or less,
wherein the metal-based particles have an average particle size of greater than 1 μm, and the content of the resin-coated particles is from 0.5% by mass to less than 10% by mass relative to the total amount of the positive electrode mixture layer, and
wherein the heat-resistant layer contains a filler and a binder.
2. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the metal-based particles have an average particle size of from 5 μm to 50 μm.
3. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the resin that covers the metal-based particles has a thickness of from 0.05 μm to 10 μm.
4. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the metal-based particles comprise metal particles of at least one of Cu, Sn, and Zn.