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Granted Patent B2
US 10,833,316 · App. 15/813,218 · Granted Nov 10, 2020

Battery

Inventors: Hirotetsu Suzuki (Osaka, JP); Ryuichi Natsui (Osaka, JP); Nobuhiko Hojo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H01M4/1315C01G45/006C01G51/006C01G53/006H01M4/485H01M4/505H01M4/525H01M4/582H01M10/052H01M10/0525H01M10/0566H01M10/0567H01M10/0568H01M10/0569C01P2002/76C01P2006/40H01M2004/028H01M2220/30
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Patent No.
US 10,833,316
App. No.
15/813,218
Granted
Nov 10, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a battery including: a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte solution containing a nonaqueous solvent. The positive electrode active material contains a compound represented by composition formula (1) below and having a crystal structure belonging to space group FM3-M: Li x Me y O α F β . (1) Here, Me is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and C. x, y, α, and β satisfy the following conditions: 1.7≤x≤2.2, 0.8≤y≤1.3, 1≤α≤2.5, and 0.5≤β≤2, respectively. The nonaqueous solvent includes at least one solvent selected from hydrofluoroethers, phosphazenes, phosphates, and perfluoropolyethers.

Claims (35)

1. A battery comprising:

a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material;

a negative electrode; and

an electrolyte solution containing a nonaqueous solvent,

wherein the positive electrode active material contains a compound represented by composition formula (1) below and having a crystal structure belonging to space group FM-3M:

Li x Me y O α F β   (1)

wherein Me is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr,

wherein x, y, α, and β satisfy the following conditions:

1.7≤ x≤ 2.2,

0.8≤ y≤ 1.3,

1≤α≤2.5, and

0.5≤β≤2,respectively,

wherein the positive electrode active material satisfies x+y=α+β=3, and

wherein the nonaqueous solvent comprises at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of hydrofluoroethers, phosphazenes, phosphates, and perfluoropolyethers.

2. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the volume fraction of the at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of the hydrofluoroethers, the phosphazenes, the phosphates, and the perfluoropolyethers with respect to the total volume of the nonaqueous solvent is from 5% to 80% inclusive.

3. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the volume fraction of the at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of the hydrofluoroethers, the phosphazenes, the phosphates, and the perfluoropolyethers with respect to the total volume of the nonaqueous solvent is from 50% to 80% inclusive.

4. The battery according to claim 2 , wherein the volume fraction of the at least one solvent selected from the hydrofluoroethers, the phosphazenes, the phosphates, and the perfluoropolyethers with respect to the total volume of the nonaqueous solvent is from 5% to 30% inclusive.

5. The battery according to claim 4 , wherein the nonaqueous solvent further comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of carbonates, esters, ethers, and nitriles.

6. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the volume fraction of the at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of the hydrofluoroethers, the phosphazenes, the phosphates, and the perfluoropolyethers with respect to the total volume of the nonaqueous solvent is 100%.

7. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrofluoroether comprises a compound represented by formula (2) below:

R 1 —O—R 2   (2)

wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent an aromatic group, an unsaturated aliphatic group, or a saturated aliphatic group; wherein at least one hydrogen atom in each of the aromatic group, the unsaturated aliphatic group, and the saturated aliphatic group is replaced by fluorine; and wherein each of the unsaturated aliphatic group and the saturated aliphatic group is linear or cyclic.

8. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the phosphazene comprises a cyclotriphosphazene compound represented by formula (3) below:

wherein R 3 to R 8 each independently represent a halogen atom, an aromatic group, an unsaturated aliphatic group, or a saturated aliphatic group, and each of the unsaturated aliphatic group and the saturated aliphatic group is linear or cyclic.

9. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the phosphate comprises a compound represented by formula (4) below:

wherein R 9 to R 11 each independently represent an aromatic group, an unsaturated aliphatic group, or a saturated aliphatic group, and each of the unsaturated aliphatic group and the saturated aliphatic group is linear or cyclic.

10. The battery according to claim 9 , wherein R 9 to R 11 in formula (4) are each a trifluoroethyl group.

11. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the perfluoropolyether comprises a compound represented by formula (5) below:

R 12 —O—(C n F 2n —O—) p —(C m F 2m —O—) q -R 12   (5)

wherein R 12 is one selected from the group consisting of C x F 2x+1 , CF 2 —COO—C x H 2x+1 , and CH 2 —O—C x H 2x+1 ; n and m are each independently an integer of 1 to 3; and p and q are the numbers of repeating units and are each independently an integer of 1 to 23.

12. The battery according to claim 11 , wherein, in formula (5), R 12 is CF 3 ; n=3; and m=1.

13. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte solution further contains a lithium salt, and

wherein the lithium salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of LiBF 4 , LiPF 6 , LiN(SO 2 CF 3 ) 2 , LiN(SO 2 F) 2 , LiN(SO 2 CF 2 CF 3 ) 2 , and Li[N—(SO 2 F)—(SO 2 CF 3 )].

14. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material contains the compound represented by composition formula (1) in an amount of 90% by weight or more.

15. The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by composition formula (1) is Li 2 MnO 2 F, Li 2 MnO 2.5 F 0.5 , or Li 2 MnO 1.5 F 1.5 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2018
From: SUZUKI, HIROTETSU; NATSUI, RYUICHI; HOJO, NOBUHIKO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044810/0337 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-182650 · Sep 16, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016003956 · Aug 30, 2016
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