NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY

1 . A negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery, the negative electrode material comprising composite particles, each of the composite particles having a structure in which a plurality of flat graphite particles are stacked, wherein:

the composite particles have a particle size distribution D90/D10 of from 2.0 to 5.0; or

the plurality of flat graphite particles have a particle size distribution D90/D10 of from 2.0 to 4.4.

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3 . The negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the composite particles have a particle size distribution D90/D10 of from 2.0 to 5.0.

4 . The negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the composite particles have a specific surface area of from 0.5 m 2 /g to 2.8 m 2 /g as measured by nitrogen adsorption measurement at 77 K.

5 . The negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the composite particles have a degree of graphitization of from 93.0% to 98.0% as measured by an X-ray diffraction method.

6 . The negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the graphite particles have a ratio of peak intensities (P1/P2) of a diffraction peak (P1) of a (101) plane of a rhombohedral structure to a diffraction peak (P2) of a (101) plane of a hexagonal structure in an X-ray diffraction pattern by a CuKα ray, of 0.15 or less.

7 . The negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein:

low-crystalline carbon is disposed on at least a part of a surface of the composite particles, and

the composite particles at which low-crystalline carbon is disposed have an R value of 0.50 or less as measured by Raman spectroscopy.

8 . The negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein:

low-crystalline carbon is not disposed on a surface of the composite particles, and

the composite particles at which low-crystalline carbon is not disposed have an R value of 0.20 or less as measured by Raman spectroscopy.

9 . The negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein an oil absorption of the composite particles is from 15 mL/100 g to 45 mL/100 g.

10 . The negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the composite particles have a springback amount of 40% or more, the springback amount being obtained by compressing the composite particles until the composite particles have a density of 1.8 g/cm 3 , releasing pressure therefrom, and dividing, by the density of 1.8 g/cm 3 , an absolute value of a difference between the density of 1.8 g/cm 3 and a density of the composite particles after releasing the pressure.

11 . A negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery, the negative electrode comprising:

a negative electrode material layer comprising the negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 ; and

a current collector.

12 . A lithium-ion secondary battery, comprising:

the negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 11 ;

a positive electrode; and

an electrolytic solution.

13 . A method of producing a negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery, the method comprising:

classifying a plurality of flat graphitizable aggregates and removing at least one selected from the group consisting of fine particles and coarse particles;

mixing a classified plurality of flat graphitizable aggregates with a binder to obtain a mixture;

processing the mixture to produce secondary particles, each of the secondary particles having a structure in which the plurality of flat graphitizable aggregates are stacked;

graphitizing the secondary particles to obtain composite particles, each of the composite particles having a structure in which a plurality of flat graphite particles are stacked; and

classifying the composite particles and removing at least one selected from the group consisting of fine particles and coarse particles.

14 . The method of producing a negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein the negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery is a negative electrode material comprising composite particles, each of the composite particles having a structure in which a plurality of flat graphite particles are stacked, wherein:

the composite particles have a particle size distribution D90/D10 of from 2.0 to 5.0: or

the plurality of flat graphite particles have a particle size distribution D90/D10 of from 2.0 to 4.4.

15 . The method of producing a negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein the flat graphitizable aggregates have a particle size distribution D90/D10 of from 2.0 to 4.4.

16 . The method of producing a negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein the secondary particles to be subjected to graphitization have a bulk density of from 0.4 g/cm 3 to 1.0 g/cm 3 .

17 . The method of producing a negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein the processing of the mixture comprises heating the mixture to volatilize a volatile component of the binder.

18 . The method of producing a negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 17 , wherein the heating comprises depressurizing an atmosphere.