IP Library Granted Patent US 9,711,292
Granted Patent B2
US 9,711,292 · App. 14/178,535 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Method of manufacturing positive electrode active material for lithium ion battery

Inventors: Takuya Miwa (Kanagawa, JP); Kuniharu Nomoto (Saitama, JP); Nobuhiro Inoue (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., LTD.
H01G9/042H01M4/5825H01M4/625H01M10/04B82Y30/00H01M4/622Y10T29/417Y10T29/49115
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Patent No.
US 9,711,292
App. No.
14/178,535
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

At least one of an aqueous solution A containing lithium, an aqueous solution B containing iron, manganese, cobalt, or nickel, and an aqueous solution C containing a phosphoric acid includes graphene oxide. The aqueous solution A is dripped into the aqueous solution C, so that a mixed solution E including a precipitate D is prepared. The mixed solution E is dripped into the aqueous solution B, so that a mixed solution G including a precipitate F is prepared. The mixed solution G is subjected to heat treatment in a pressurized atmosphere, so that a mixed solution H is prepared, and the mixed solution H is then filtered. Thus, particles of a compound containing lithium and oxygen which have a small size are obtained.

Claims (45)

1. A method of manufacturing an active material particle, comprising the steps of:

preparing a first mixed solution comprising lithium and oxygen;

preparing a second mixed solution comprising a metal and oxygen; and

obtaining a particle of a compound comprising lithium, the metal and oxygen by mixing together the first mixed solution and the second mixed solution,

wherein each of the first mixed solution and the second mixed solution comprises graphene oxide.

2. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the metal is one of iron, manganese, cobalt and nickel.

3. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 1 , wherein the first mixed solution comprises a phosphoric acid.

4. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 1 , wherein the first mixed solution comprises silicon.

5. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the particle is obtained by subjecting the second mixed solution to a heat treatment in

an atmosphere of 0.1 MPa to 4.0 MPa.

6. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 1 , wherein the compound has a size of 30 nm to 250 nm.

7. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 1 , wherein the particle comprises iron.

8. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 1 , wherein the particle comprises manganese.

9. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 1 , wherein the particle comprises cobalt.

10. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 1 , wherein the particle comprises nickel.

11. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

performing a heat treatment of the particle.

12. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 11 , wherein the heat treatment is a drying treatment.

13. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 3 , wherein the particle comprises any one of LiNiPO 4 , LiCoPO 4 , LiMnPO 4 and LiFePO 4 .

14. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 4 , wherein the particle comprises at least any one of Li 2 MnSiO 4 and Li 2 FeSiO 4 .

15. The method of manufacturing an active material particle according to claim 5 , wherein the particle comprises graphene oxide.

16. A method of manufacturing an active material particle, comprising the steps of:

preparing a first mixed solution comprising lithium and oxygen;

preparing a second mixed solution comprising a metal and oxygen; and

obtaining a particle of a compound comprising lithium, the metal and oxygen by mixing together the first mixed solution and the second mixed solution,

wherein each of the first mixed solution and the second mixed solution comprises graphene oxide, and

wherein the particle is obtained by subjecting the second mixed solution to a heat treatment in an atmosphere of 0.1 MPa to 4.0 MPa.

17. A method of manufacturing an active material particle, comprising the steps of:

preparing a first mixed solution comprising lithium and oxygen;

preparing a second mixed solution comprising a metal and oxygen; and

obtaining a particle of a compound comprising lithium, the metal and oxygen by mixing together the first mixed solution and the second mixed solution,

wherein each of the first mixed solution and the second mixed solution comprises graphene oxide,

wherein the first mixed solution comprises a phosphoric acid,

wherein the particle comprises any one of LiNiPO 4 , LiCoPO 4 , LiMnPO 4 and LiFePO 4 , and

wherein the particle is obtained by subjecting the second mixed solution to a heat treatment in an atmosphere of 0.1 MPa to 4.0 MPa.

18. A method of manufacturing an active material particle, comprising the steps of:

preparing a first mixed solution comprising lithium and oxygen;

preparing a second mixed solution comprising a metal and oxygen; and

obtaining a particle of a compound comprising lithium, the metal and oxygen by mixing together the first mixed solution and the second mixed solution,

wherein each of the first mixed solution and the second mixed solution comprises graphene oxide,

wherein the first mixed solution comprises silicon,

wherein the particle comprises at least any one of Li 2 MnSiO 4 and Li 2 FeSiO 4 , and

wherein the particle is obtained by subjecting the second mixed solution to a heat treatment in an atmosphere of 0.1 MPa to 4.0 MPa.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-186340 · Aug 29, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13923428 · Jun 21, 2013
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