IP Library Granted Patent US 12,431,533
Granted Patent B2
US 12,431,533 · App. 17/765,022 · Granted Sep 30, 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)
Assignee: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
H01M10/0562C01B25/14C01P2002/85C01P2004/64C01P2006/12C01P2006/40H01M2300/008
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Patent No.
US 12,431,533
App. No.
17/765,022
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid electrolyte: (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 25 nm or more. The solid electrolyte preferably has a BET specific surface area of 14.0 m 2 /g or less.

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 25 nm or more.

2. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the solid electrolyte has a BET specific surface area of 14.0 m 2 /g or less.

3. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the compound B has a crystallite size of 70 nm or less.

4. 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.

5. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the compound A has a crystallite size of 50 nm or more.

6. 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.

7. An electrode material mixture comprising:

the solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ; and

an active material.

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

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

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 14, 2025
From: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
To: MITSUI KINZOKU COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 073574/0634 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2022
From: HOSHI, YUJI; MATSUSHIMA, HIDEAKI
To: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059544/0462 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-196778 · Oct 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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