IP Library Granted Patent US 9,293,236
Granted Patent B2
US 9,293,236 · App. 14/318,727 · Granted Mar 22, 2016

Lithium—manganese composite oxide, secondary battery, and electric device

Inventors: Takahiro Kawakami (Kanagawa, JP); Shuhei Yoshitomi (Kanagawa, JP); Teruaki Ochiai (Kanagawa, JP); Yumiko Saito (Kanagawa, JP); Yohei Momma (Kanagawa, JP); Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Mayumi Mikami (Kanagawa, JP); Shunsuke Adachi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SEMIDONCONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
H01B1/08H01M4/362H01M4/505H01M4/525H01M10/052H01M2004/028H01M2220/30
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Patent No.
US 9,293,236
App. No.
14/318,727
Granted
Mar 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The amount of lithium ions that can be received and released in and from a positive electrode active material is increased, and high capacity and high energy density of a secondary battery are achieved. Provided is a lithium-manganese composite oxide represented by Li x Mn y M z O w , where M is a metal element other than Li and Mn, or Si or P, and y, z, and w satisfy 0≦x/(y+z)<2, y>0, z>0, 0.26≦(y+z)/w<0.5, and 0.2<z/y<1.2. The lithium manganese composite oxide has high structural stability and high capacity.

Claims (33)

1. A lithium-manganese composite oxide represented by Li x Mn y Ni z O w ,

wherein y, z and ware each greater than zero and satisfy 0.26≦(y+z)/w<0.5,

wherein the lithium-manganese composite oxide comprises a layered rock-salt crystal structure and a spinel crystal structure, and

wherein x is greater than or equal to zero, and x, y and z satisfy 1.4≦x/(y+z)≦1.64 and 0.2<z/y<1.2.

2. A lithium-ion secondary battery comprising the lithium-manganese composite oxide according to claim 1 as a positive electrode active material.

3. An electric device comprising the lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 2 .

4. A lithium-manganese composite oxide represented by Li x Mn y Ni z O w ,

wherein x is greater than or equal to zero,

wherein y, z, and w are each greater than zero,

wherein x, y, z, and w satisfy 1.4≦x/(y+z)≦1.64, 0.26≦(y+z)/w<0.5 and 0.2<z/y<1.2,

wherein the lithium-manganese composite oxide comprises a layered rock-salt crystal structure and a spinel crystal structure,

wherein the layered rock-salt crystal structure belongs to a space group C12/m1, and

wherein the layered rock-salt crystal structure, the sum of A(Mn) 2b and A(Ni) 2b is greater than or equal to 40%,

wherein A(Mn) 2b is an occupancy of Mn at the 2b site, and

wherein A(Ni) 2b is an occupancy of Ni at the 2b site,

wherein in the layered rock-salt crystal structure, the sum of A(Mn) 2c+4h and A(Ni) 2c+4h is greater than or equal to 0.2%,

wherein A(Mn) 2c-4h is an occupancy of Mn at a 2c site and an occupancy of Mn at a 4h site, represented by Formula (1),

wherein A(Ni) 2c+4h is an occupancy of Ni at the 2c site and an occupancy of Ni at the 4h site, represented by Formula (2),

wherein A(Mn) 2c is the occupancy of Mn at the 2c site, A(Ni) 2c is the occupancy of Ni at the 2c site, A(Mn) 4h is the occupancy of Mn at the 4h site, and A(Ni) 4h is the occupancy of Ni at the 4h site,

A(Mn) 2c+4h =[A(Mn) 2c ×1+A(Mn) 4h ×2]÷(1+2)  Formula (1)

A(Ni) 2c+4h =[A(Ni) 2c ×1+A(Ni) 4h ×2]÷(1+2)  Formula (2).

5. A lithium-ion secondary battery comprising the lithium-manganese composite oxide according to claim 4 as a positive electrode active material.

6. An electric device comprising the lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 5 .

7. A lithium-manganese composite oxide represented by Li x Mn y Ni z O w ,

wherein x is greater than or equal to zero,

wherein y, z, and w are each greater than zero,

wherein x, y, z, and w satisfy 1.4≦x/(y+z)≦1.64, 0.26≦(y+z)/w<0.5 and 0.2<z/y<1.2,

wherein the lithium-manganese composite oxide comprises a layered rock-salt crystal structure and a spinel crystal structure, and

wherein the layered rock-salt crystal structure belongs to a space group C12/m1, and

wherein in the layered rock-salt crystal structure, an a-axis lattice constant is larger than or equal to 0.494 nm and a b-axis lattice constant is larger than or equal to 0.856 nm.

8. The lithium-manganese composite oxide according to claim 7 , wherein a c-axis lattice constant of the layered rock-salt crystal structure is larger than or equal to 0.5021 nm.

9. A lithium-ion secondary battery comprising the lithium-manganese composite oxide according to claim 7 as a positive electrode active material.

10. An electric device comprising the lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 9 .

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT TO ADD OMITTED INVENTOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 033512 FRAME: 0372. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 29, 2014
From: KAWAKAMI, TAKAHIRO; YOSHITOMI, SHUHEI; OCHIAI, TERUAKI; SAITO, YUMIKO; MOMMA, YOHEI; SEO, SATOSHI; MIKAMI, MAYUMI; ADACHI, SHUNSUKE
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033836/0447 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2014
From: KAWAKAMI, TAKAHIRO; YOSHITOMI, SHUHEI; OCHIAI, TERUAKI; SAITO, YUMIKO; MOMMA, YOHEI; SEO, SATOSHI; MIKAMI, MAYUMI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033512/0372 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-147170 · Jul 15, 2013 · national
JP 2013-198871 · Sep 25, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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