IP Library Granted Patent US 12,334,497
Granted Patent B2
US 12,334,497 · App. 17/765,492 · Granted Jun 17, 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 12,334,497
App. No.
17/765,492
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid electrolyte contains 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. The proportion of the crystal phase with an argyrodite-type structure relative to all crystal phases constituting the solid electrolyte is 97.0 wt % or more. The compound has a lattice strain of less than 0.10%. The solid electrolyte preferably exhibits a lithium ion conductivity of 4.0 mS/cm or more.

Claims (10)

1. A solid electrolyte comprising:

a compound 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,

wherein the proportion of the crystal phase having an argyrodite-type crystal structure relative to all crystal phases constituting the solid electrolyte is 97 wt % or more, and

the compound has a lattice strain of 0.04% or more and less than 0.10%.

2. The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte exhibits a lithium ion conductivity of 4.0 mS/cm or more.

3. An electrode material mixture comprising:

the solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ; and

an active material.

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

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

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 31, 2022
From: HOSHI, YUJI; MATSUSHIMA, HIDEAKI; YAGI, TERUAKI
To: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059455/0299 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-196780 · Oct 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220416292A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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