IP Library Granted Patent US 12,633,532
Granted Patent B2
US 12,633,532 · App. 17/787,779 · Granted May 19, 2026

Lithium metal composite oxide, positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, positive electrode for lithium secondary battery, and lithium secondary battery

Inventors: Marie Takemoto (Niihama, JP); Daisuke Nagao (Niihama, JP)
Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
H01M4/525H01M4/505H01M2004/021H01M2004/028H01M10/0525
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,633,532
App. No.
17/787,779
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a lithium metal composite oxide represented by the composition formula (I), the lithium metal composite oxide satisfies requirements (1) to (3): (1) a ratio (I 1 /I 2 ) of an integral intensity I 1 of a diffraction peak in a range of 2θ=36.7±1° with respect to an integral intensity I 2 of a diffraction peak in a range of 2θ=64.9±1° in a powder X-ray diffraction measurement for the lithium metal composite oxide using Cu-Kα ray is 2.0 or more; (2) a BET specific surface area is 0.7 m 2 /g or less; and (3) a 10% cumulative volume particle size D 10 is 5 μm or more.

Claims (16)

1 . A lithium metal composite oxide represented by the following composition formula (I), the lithium metal composite oxide satisfies requirements (1) to (3):

Li[Li x (Ni 1-y-z-w) Co y Mn z M w ) 1-x ]O 2   (I)

wherein M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of P, Fe, Cu, Ti, Mg, Al, W, B, Mo, Nb, Zn, Sn, Zr, Ga and V, and −0.1≤x≤0.2, 0≤y≤0.4, 0≤z≤0.4 and 0≤w≤0.1 are satisfied;

(1) a ratio (I 1 /I 2 ) of an integral intensity I 1 of a diffraction peak in a range of 2θ=36.7±1° with respect to an integral intensity I 2 of a diffraction peak in a range of 2θ=64.9±1° in a powder X-ray diffraction measurement for the lithium metal composite oxide using Cu-Kα ray is 2.0 or more;

(2) a BET specific surface area is 0.7 m 2 /g or less; and

(3) a 10% cumulative volume particle size D 10 is 5 μm or more, and

wherein the lithium metal composite oxide that satisfies the requirements (1) to (3) has been washed with a washing liquid containing water.

2 . The lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 1 ,

wherein a ratio (D 50 /average primary particle diameter) of a 50% cumulative volume particle size D 50 with respect to an average primary particle diameter is 2.0 or less.

3 . The lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 1 ,

wherein an average primary particle diameter is 4.5 μm or more.

4 . The lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 1 ,

wherein y is 0.5 times or more and 5 times or less of z in the composition formula (I).

5 . A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which comprises the lithium metal composite oxide of claim 1 .

6 . A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery, which comprises the positive electrode active material of claim 5 .

7 . A lithium secondary battery comprising the positive electrode of claim 6 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2025
From: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
To: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073507/0032 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2022
From: TAKEMOTO, MARIE; NAGAO, DAISUKE
To: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060564/0794 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-231325 · Dec 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230069426A1 · Mar 2, 2023
References Cited (47)
US 20110027652A1 · Morigaki · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 20130032753A1 · Yamamoto et al. · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 20130140488A1 · Sotowa et al. · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 20130157137A1 · Fukushima · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 20150380737A1 · Kawasato et al. · 2015 [cited by applicant]
US 20160293950A1 · Kamata et al. · 2016 [cited by applicant]
US 20170125808A1 · Blangero et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 20180190982A1 · Fujino et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20190020020A1 · Zhou et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20190051900A1 · Yamaguchi et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20190296347A1 · Sakai · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20190330072A1 · Imanari et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20190334170A1 · Takamori et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20210098776A1 · Kageura et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20220052337A1 · Nagao · 2022 [cited by applicant]
US 20220059831A1 · Nagao · 2022 [cited by applicant]
US 20220059834A1 · Kuroda · 2022 [cited by applicant]
CN 101978533A · 2011 [cited by applicant]
CN 103069621A · 2013 [cited by applicant]
CN 103081191A · 2013 [cited by applicant]
CN 106463724A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
CN 107851787A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 110072816A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 110192297A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
JP 2009266736A · 2009 [cited by applicant]
JP 2010165644A · 2010 [cited by applicant]
JP 2011181367A · 2011 [cited by applicant]
JP 2011198759A · 2011 [cited by applicant]
JP 2015003838A · 2015 [cited by applicant]
JP 2015099646A · 2015 [cited by applicant]
JP 2015197978A · 2015 [cited by applicant]
JP 2016026981A · 2016 [cited by applicant]
JP 2017525089A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
JP 2018138513A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
JP 2019021626A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
JP 2019172530A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
JP 6600066B1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
JP 2020100541A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
JP 2020102327A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
WO 2015189740A1 · 2015 [cited by applicant]
WO 2017204164A1 · 2017 [cited by applicant]
“Difference Between Average and Mean” https://byjus.com/maths/difference-between-average-and-mean/ (Year: 2025). [cited by examiner]
Song Shunlin et al., “Preparation and characterization of ultrafine LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 powder by freeze-drying technique” Functional Materials, No. 3, pp. 449-452, Mar. 31, 2008. [cited by applicant]
M.M . Storm et al. “Capillary based Li-air batteries for in situsynchrotron X-ray powder diffraction studies”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 3, 6th, pp. 3113-3119, Mar. 11, 2015. [cited by applicant]
Chinese Office Action issued in corresponding Chinese Patent Application No. 202080088588.4, dated Jul. 24, 2023, with English translation. [cited by applicant]
International Search Report issued in corresponding International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2020/047907, dated Mar. 9, 2021, with English translation. [cited by applicant]
Japanese Notice of Reasons for Refusal issued in corresponding Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-231325, dated Sep. 13, 2022, with English translation. [cited by applicant]