IP Library Patent Application 17922822
Patent Application
App. No. 17/922,822

LITHIUM-METAL COMPOSITE OXIDE, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY

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Abstract

A lithium metal composite oxide having a layered structure, containing at least Li, Ni, and an element X, in which the element X is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Ti, Zr, Ge, Fe, Cu, Cr, V, W, Mo, Sc, Y, Nb, La, Ta, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, and Sn, L/D 50 that is a ratio of an average primary particle diameter L to a 50% cumulative volume particle size D 50 is 0.3 to 1.5, and, in powder X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray, a crystallite diameter A calculated from a diffraction peak within a range of 2θ=44.5±1° is 700 Å or less.

Claims (45)

1 . A lithium metal composite oxide having a layered structure, comprising:

at least Li, Ni, and an element X,

wherein the element X is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Ti, Zr, Ge, Fe, Cu, Cr, V, W, Mo, Sc, Y, Nb, La, Ta, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, and Sn,

L/D 50 that is a ratio of an average primary particle diameter L to a 50% cumulative volume particle size D 50 is 0.3 to 1.5, and

in powder X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray, a crystallite diameter A calculated from a diffraction peak within a range of 2θ=44.5±1° is 700 Å or less.

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

wherein L/D 10 that is a ratio of the average primary particle diameter L to a 10% cumulative volume particle size D 10 is 0.6 to 3.

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

wherein the average primary particle diameter L is 1 to 10 μm.

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

wherein the 50% cumulative volume particle size D 50 is 2 to 25 μm.

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

wherein a BET specific surface area is 0.3 to 1.9 m 2 /g.

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

wherein, in the powder X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray, when a crystallite diameter calculated from a diffraction peak within a range of 2θ=18.5±1° is indicated by B, B/A that is a ratio of the crystallite diameter B to the crystallite diameter A is 1.3 to 1.78.

7 . The lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 6 ,

wherein the crystallite diameter B is 1300 Å or less.

8 . The lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 1 that is represented by a composition formula (I),

Li[Li x (Ni (1-y-z-w) Co y Mn z X1 w ) 1-x ]O 2   (I)

in the formula (I), X1 represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Ti, Zr, Ge, Fe, Cu, Cr, V, W, Mo, Sc, Y, Nb, La, Ta, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, and Sn, and −0.1≤x≤0.2, 0≤y≤0.4, 0≤z≤0.4, 0≤w≤0.1, and 0<y+z+w are satisfied.

9 . The lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 8 ,

wherein x in the composition formula (I) satisfies 0<x≤0.2.

10 . The lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 8 ,

wherein the composition formula (I) satisfies 0<y+z+w≤0.3.

11 . A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, comprising:

the lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 1 .

12 . A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery, comprising:

the positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 11 .

13 . A lithium secondary battery comprising:

the positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 12 .

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

wherein the average primary particle diameter L is 1 to 10 μm.

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

wherein the 50% cumulative volume particle size D 50 is 2 to 25 μm.

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

wherein a BET specific surface area is 0.3 to 1.9 m 2 /g.

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

wherein, in the powder X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα ray, when a crystallite diameter calculated from a diffraction peak within a range of 2θ=18.5±1° is indicated by B, B/A that is a ratio of the crystallite diameter B to the crystallite diameter A is 1.3 to 1.78.

18 . The lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 17 ,

wherein the crystallite diameter B is 1300 Å or less.

19 . The lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 2 that is represented by a composition formula (I),

Li[Li x (Ni (1-y-z-w) Co y Mn z X1 w ) 1-x ]O 2   (I)

in the formula (I), X1 represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Ti, Zr, Ge, Fe, Cu, Cr, V, W, Mo, Sc, Y, Nb, La, Ta, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, and Sn, and −0.1≤x≤0.2, 0≤y≤0.4, 0≤z≤0.4, 0≤w≤0.1, and 0<y+z+w are satisfied.

20 . The lithium metal composite oxide according to claim 19 ,

wherein x in the composition formula (I) satisfies 0<x≤0.2.

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 Nov 10, 2022
From: NAGAO, DAISUKE
To: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061714/0989 →