IP Library Patent Application 17923277
Patent Application
App. No. 17/923,277

SOLID ELECTROLYTE, ELECTRODE MIXTURE AND BATTERY

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17/923,277
Abstract

A solid electrolyte contains at least elemental lithium (Li), elemental phosphorus (P), elemental sulfur (S), elemental halogen (X), and elemental oxygen (O), and has a crystalline phase with an argyrodite-type crystal structure. In the solid electrolyte, the molar ratio of the elemental halogen (X) to the elemental phosphorus (P), X/P, is more than 1.0 and less than 2.4, and the molar ratio of the elemental oxygen (O) to the elemental phosphorus (P), O/P, is more than 0 and less than 0.5. In an X-ray diffraction pattern, the solid electrolyte exhibits: peak A in the range of 2θ=21.6° to 22.6°, peak B in the range of 2θ=22.7° to 23.7°; and peak C in the range of 2θ=35.8° to 36.8°, the X-ray diffraction pattern being obtained by an X-ray diffractometer (XRD) using CuKα1 radiation.

Claims (25)

1 . A solid electrolyte comprising at least elemental lithium (Li), elemental phosphorus (P), elemental sulfur (S), elemental halogen (X), and elemental oxygen (O), wherein the solid electrolyte has a crystalline phase with an argyrodite-type crystal structure,

a molar ratio of the elemental halogen (X) to the elemental phosphorus (P), X/P, is more than 1.0 and less than 2.4,

a molar ratio of the elemental oxygen (O) to the elemental phosphorus (P), O/P, is more than 0 and less than 0.5, and

in an X-ray diffraction pattern, the solid electrolyte exhibits:

peak A in a range of 2θ=21.6° to 22.6°;

peak B in a range of 2θ=22.7° to 23.7°; and

peak C in a range of 2θ=35.8° to 36.8°,

the X-ray diffraction pattern being obtained by an X-ray diffractometer using CuKα1 radiation.

2 . The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the solid electrolyte exhibits peak M in a range of 2θ=24.2° to 26.2° in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by an X-ray diffractometer using CuKα1 radiation, and

a ratio of I A to I M , I A /I M , is more than 0 and less than 0.03, wherein I A represents an intensity of the peak A and I M represents an intensity of the peak M.

3 . The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the solid electrolyte exhibits peak M in a range of 2θ=24.2° to 26.2° in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by an X-ray diffractometer using CuKα1 radiation, and

a ratio of I B to I M , I B /I M , is more than 0 and 0.025 or less, wherein I B represents an intensity of the peak B and I M represents an intensity of the peak M.

4 . The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein the solid electrolyte exhibits peak M in a range of 2θ=24.2° to 26.2° in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by an X-ray diffractometer using CuKα1 radiation, and

a ratio of I C to I M , I C /I M , is more than 0 and 0.012 or less, wherein I C represents an intensity of the peak C and I M represents an intensity of the peak M.

5 . The solid electrolyte according to claim 1 ,

wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern, the solid electrolyte exhibits:

peak D in a range of 2θ=32.0° to 35.3°; and

peak M in a range of 2θ=24.2° to 26.2°

the X-ray diffraction pattern being obtained by an X-ray diffractometer using CuKα1 radiation, and

a ratio of I D to I M , I D /I M , is less than 0.21, wherein I D represents an intensity of the peak D and I M represents an intensity of the peak M.

6 . An electrode material mixture comprising the solid electrolyte according to claim 1 and an active material.

7 . A battery comprising a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, wherein the battery contains the solid electrolyte according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 14, 2025
From: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
To: MITSUI KINZOKU COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 073574/0634 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2022
From: ITO, TAKAHIRO
To: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061658/0752 →