IP Library Granted Patent US 12,512,470
Granted Patent B2
US 12,512,470 · App. 17/792,371 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Mixed powder for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries, mixed paste for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries, electrode and all-solid-state lithium-ion battery

Inventors: Takuya Kadowaki (Niihama, JP); Jun-ichi Kageura (Niihama, JP); Chikara Murakami (Niihama, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
H01M4/525H01M4/505H01M10/0525H01M10/0562H01M2004/021H01M2004/028H01M2300/0071
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Patent No.
US 12,512,470
App. No.
17/792,371
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery, which is composed of a positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery and a solid electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery is composed of particles containing crystals of a lithium metal composite oxide, and the lithium metal composite oxide has a layered structure and contains at least Li and a transition metal, wherein the positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery has a particle diameter distribution that satisfies the following Formula (1), and wherein the solid electrolyte has a particle diameter distribution that satisfies the following Formula (2): ( D 90− D 10)/ D 50≤1.5  (1) ( D 90− D 10)/ D 50≤2.0  (2).

Claims (48)

1 . A mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery comprising a positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery and a solid electrolyte,

wherein the positive electrode active material comprises particles containing crystals of a lithium metal composite oxide, and the lithium metal composite oxide has a layered structure and contains at least Li and a transition metal,

wherein the solid electrolyte is an oxide-based solid electrolyte, and the oxide-based solid electrolyte is a Li—B—O compound,

wherein the positive electrode active material has a particle diameter distribution that satisfies the following Formula (1), and

wherein the solid electrolyte has a particle diameter distribution that satisfies the following Formula (2):

( D 90− D 10)/ D 50≤1.5  (1)

( D 90− D 10)/ D 50≤2.0  (2).

2 . The mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein a volume ratio between the positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery and the solid electrolyte is 50:50 to 95:5, and

wherein a ratio between D50 of the positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery and D50 of the solid electrolyte ((D50 of positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery)/(D50 of solid electrolyte)) is 0.1 or more and 10 or less.

3 . The mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein the solid electrolyte has a D50 of 10 μm or less and a D90 of 15 μm or less.

4 . The mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein the solid electrolyte has a melting point of 900° C. or lower.

5 . The mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein the transition metal is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Ti, Fe, V and W.

6 . The mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 5 ,

wherein the lithium metal composite oxide is represented by the following Formula (A):

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

where, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cu, Ti, Mg, Al, W, B, Mo, Nb, Zn, Sn, Zr, Ga and V, and −0.10≤x≤0.30, 0≤y≤0.40, 0≤z≤0.40, 0≤w≤0.10, and 0<y+z+w are satisfied.

7 . The mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 6 ,

wherein, in Formula (A), 1−y−z−w≥0.50 and y≤0.30 are satisfied.

8 . The mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein the positive electrode active material particles are composed of primary particles, secondary particles which are aggregates of the primary particles, and single particles that exist independently of the primary particles and the secondary particles, and

wherein the amount of the single particles in the positive electrode active material particles is 20% or more.

9 . A mixed paste for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery comprising the mixed powder according to claim 1 and an organic binder at a mass ratio of 10:90 to 90:10.

10 . An electrode comprising the mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 .

11 . An electrode comprising the mixed paste for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 9 .

12 . The electrode according to claim 10 , further comprising another solid electrolyte.

13 . An all-solid-state lithium-ion battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode,

wherein the solid electrolyte layer contains a first solid electrolyte,

wherein the positive electrode has a positive electrode active material layer in contact with the solid electrolyte layer and a current collector on which the positive electrode active material layer is laminated, and

wherein the positive electrode active material layer contains the mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 .

14 . The all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 13 ,

wherein the positive electrode active material layer contains the mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery and a second solid electrolyte.

15 . The all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 14 ,

wherein the first solid electrolyte and the second solid electrolyte are the same substance.

16 . The all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 13 ,

wherein the first solid electrolyte has an amorphous structure.

17 . The all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 13 ,

wherein the first solid electrolyte is an oxide-based solid electrolyte.

18 . The electrode according to claim 11 , further comprising another solid electrolyte.

19 . The all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 14 ,

wherein the first solid electrolyte has an amorphous structure.

20 . The all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 14 ,

wherein the first solid electrolyte is an oxide-based solid electrolyte.

21 . The mixed powder for an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 ,

wherein the Li—B—O compound includes Li 3 BO 3 , Li 2 B 4 O 7 , and LiBO 2 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2026
From: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 075397/0841 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2022
From: KADOWAKI, TAKUYA; KAGEURA, JUN-ICHI; MURAKAMI, CHIKARA
To: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060539/0954 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-006336 · Jan 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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