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Granted Patent B2
US 9,300,011 · App. 12/891,242 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Solid state electrolyte layer, electrode active material layer, all solid state lithium battery, manufacturing method for solid state electrolyte layer, and manufacturing method for electrode active material layer

Inventors: Shigenori Hama (Susono, JP); Koji Kawamoto (Miyoshi, JP); Satoshi Wakasugi (Gotenba, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H01M10/0562H01M10/052H01M10/0565H01M2300/0068H01M2300/0082H01M2300/0091Y02E60/122Y02P70/54
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Patent No.
US 9,300,011
App. No.
12/891,242
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid state electrolyte layer includes a sulfide solid state electrolyte material that is manufactured from a raw material composition containing Li 2 S and P 2 S 5 and is substantially free of bridging sulfur, and a hydrophobic polymer for binding the sulfide solid state electrolyte material.

Claims (53)

1. A solid state electrolyte layer comprising:

a sulfide solid state electrolyte material that is manufactured from a raw material composition containing Li 2 S and P 2 S 5 and includes no more than 10 mol % of a bridging sulfur of an S 3 P—S—PS 3 unit; and

a hydrophobic polymer for binding the sulfide solid state electrolyte material.

2. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic polymer is a hydrocarbon-based polymer.

3. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 2 , wherein the hydrocarbon-based polymer is a styrene-butadiene rubber or a styrene-ethylene-butadiene rubber.

4. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a mole number of the P 2 S 5 to a mole number of the Li 2 S in the raw material composition is no smaller than 11/39 and no larger than 14/36.

5. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein the sulfide solid state electrolyte material is a sulfide glass.

6. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein the sulfide solid state electrolyte material is a crystallized sulfide glass.

7. An all solid state lithium battery comprising:

a positive electrode active material layer;

a negative electrode active material layer; and

the solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , which is formed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer.

8. A method for manufacturing a solid state electrolyte layer, comprising:

mixing a sulfide solid state electrolyte material that is manufactured by amorphizing a raw material composition containing Li 2 S and P 2 S 5 and includes no more than 10 mol % of a bridging sulfur of an S 3 P—S—PS 3 unit with a hydrophobic polymer in a solvent to prepare a solid state electrolyte layer forming slurry; and

coating a substrate with the solid state electrolyte layer forming slurry to form a solid state electrolyte layer forming coated film,

wherein a ratio of mole number of the P 2 S 5 to a mole number of the Li 2 S in the raw material composition is no smaller than 11/39 and no larger than 14/36, and

mechanical milling is performed with a zirconia pot and zirconia balls to obtain the sulfide solid state electrolyte material.

9. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a mole number of the P 2 S 5 to a mole number of the Li 2 S in the raw material composition is from 75:25 to 78:22.

10. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein

the hydrophobic polymer is free of a hydrophilic group, and the hydrophobic polymer is at least one selected from the group consisting of styrene-ethylene-butadiene, butyl rubber, isoprene rubber, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, olefin-based and non-diene-based elastomer, and fluorine-based and non-diene-based elastomer.

11. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 10 , wherein

a content of the hydrophobic polymer in the solid state electrolyte layer is from 0.01% to 30% by weight.

12. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein

the solid state electrolyte layer does not include unreacted Li 2 S.

13. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein

a content of the sulfide solid state electrolyte material in the electrode active material layer is 90% by weight or more.

14. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 13 , wherein

the content of the sulfide solid state electrolyte material content in the electrode active material layer is 95% by weight or more.

15. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein

a number average molecular weight of the hydrophobic polymer is from 1,000 to 700,000.

16. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 15 , wherein

the number average molecular weight of the hydrophobic polymer is from 10,000 to 100,000.

17. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 16 , wherein

the number average molecular weight of the hydrophobic polymer is from 30,000 to 80,000.

18. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein

a content of the hydrophobic polymer in the solid state electrolyte layer is from 0.01% to 30% by weight.

19. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 18 , wherein

the content of the hydrophobic polymer in the solid state electrolyte layer is from 0.1% to 10% by weight.

20. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of the solid state electrolyte layer is from 0.1 μm to 1000 μm.

21. The solid state electrolyte layer according to claim 20 , wherein

the thickness of the solid state electrolyte layer is from 0.1 μm to 300 μm.

22. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

the hydrophobic polymer is free of a hydrophilic group, and the hydrophobic polymer is at least one selected from the group consisting of styrene-ethylene-butadiene, butyl rubber, isoprene rubber, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, olefin-based and non-diene-based elastomer, and fluorine-based and non-diene-based elastomer.

23. The method according to claim 22 , wherein

a content of the hydrophobic polymer in the solid state electrolyte layer is from 0.01% to 30% by weight.

24. A solid state electrolyte layer comprising:

a sulfide solid state electrolyte material that is manufactured from a raw material composition containing Li 2 S and P 2 S 5 and includes no more than 10 mol % of a bridging sulfur of an S 3 P—S—PS 3 unit; and

a hydrophobic polymer for binding the sulfide solid state electrolyte material,

wherein

the hydrophobic polymer is free of a hydrophilic group,

the hydrophobic polymer is at least one selected from the group consisting of styrene-ethylene-butadiene, butyl rubber, isoprene rubber, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, olefin-based and non-diene-based elastomer, and fluorine-based and non-diene-based elastomer, and

a content of the hydrophobic polymer in the solid state electrolyte layer is from 0.01% to 30% by weight.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2010
From: HAMA, SHIGENORI; KAWAMOTO, KOJI; WAKASUGI, SATOSHI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 025046/0534 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-225231 · Sep 29, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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