Lithium-ion secondary battery
A lithium-ion secondary battery including a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte, in which the lithium-ion secondary battery includes inorganic phosphate particles, and the cathode includes cathode active material particles which include central particles made of Li x A y M z PO 4 (0≤x≤1.1, 0.8≤y≤1.1, and 0≤z≤0.2; here, A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, Co, and Ni, and M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Co, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, and rare earth elements) and a carbonaceous film that coats surfaces of the central particles.
1. A lithium-ion secondary battery comprising:
a cathode;
an anode; and
an electrolyte,
wherein the cathode includes coated cathode active material particles which include
central particles made of Li x A y M z PO 4 (0≤x≤1.1, 0.8≤y≤1.1, and 0≤z≤0.2; here, A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, Co, and Ni, and M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Co; Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In; Si, Ge, and rare earth elements)
a carbonaceous film that coats surfaces of the central particles; and
the cathode consists of composite particles in which the coated cathode active material particles are attached to surfaces of lithium phosphate particles, wherein
either the central particles are in contact with the lithium phosphate particles, or
the carbonaceous film coating the central particles is in contact with the lithium phosphate particles, or
both the central particles and the carbonaceous film coating the central particles are in contact with the lithium phosphate particles.
2. The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein an average primary particle diameter of the coated cathode active material particles is 10 nm or more and 700 nm or less, and an average primary particle diameter of the lithium phosphate particles is 0.5 μm or more and 75 μm or less.
3. The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein a content of the lithium phosphate particles in the cathode is 0.1 parts by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the coated cathode active material particles.
4. The lithium-ion secondary battery according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lithium phosphate particles are represented by Li α P β O γ (0<α≤3, 0<β≤2, 0<γ≤4, 0.5≤α/β≤3.5).