IP Library Granted Patent US 12,424,656
Granted Patent B2
US 12,424,656 · App. 17/763,676 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Solid electrolyte, and electrode mixture, solid electrolyte layer and solid-state battery, each using same

Inventors: Yuji Hoshi (Ageo, JP); Hideaki Matsushima (Ageo, JP); Teruaki Yagi (Ageo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
H01M10/0562H01M10/0525H01M2300/008
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Patent No.
US 12,424,656
App. No.
17/763,676
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid electrolyte includes: (compound A) a compound that has a crystal phase having an argyrodite-type crystal structure and that is represented by Li a PS b X c , where X is at least one elemental halogen, a represents a number of 3.0 or more and 6.0 or less, b represents a number of 3.5 or more and 4.8 or less, and c represents a number of 0.1 or more and 3.0 or less; and (compound B) a compound that is represented by LiX, where X is as defined above. The compound B has a crystallite size of 60 nm or less. The solid electrolyte according to the present invention preferably exhibits a lithium ion conductivity at 25° C. of 4.0 mS/cm or more.

Claims (19)

1. A solid electrolyte comprising:

a compound A that comprises a crystal phase having an argyrodite-type crystal structure and that is represented by Li a PS b X c , where X is at least one elemental halogen, a represents a number of 3.0 or more and 6.0 or less, b represents a number of 3.5 or more and 4.8 or less, and c represents a number of 0.1 or more and 3.0 or less; and

a compound B that is represented by LiX, where X is as defined above,

wherein the compound B has a crystallite size of 10 nm or more and 60 nm or less.

2. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the solid electrolyte exhibits a lithium ion conductivity at 25° C. of 4.0 mS/cm or more.

3. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the compound A has a crystallite size of 100 nm or less.

4. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the compound B is represented by LiCl y Br z , where y and z are numbers that satisfy y+z=1.

5. An electrode material mixture comprising:

the solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ; and

an active material.

6. A solid electrolyte layer comprising the solid electrolyte according to claim 1 .

7. A solid-state battery comprising the solid electrolyte according to claim 1 .

8. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the solid electrolyte has a 10 th percentile volume-weighted particle size, D 10 , of 1.0 μm or less.

9. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the solid electrolyte has a 95 th percentile volume-weighted particle size, D 95 , of 8.0 μm or less.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 31, 2026
From: MITSUI MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY, LIMITED
To: MITSUI KINZOKU COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 075357/0342 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2022
From: HOSHI, YUJI; MATSUSHIMA, HIDEAKI; YAGI, TERUAKI
To: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059696/0164 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-196776 · Oct 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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