All-solid-state battery with varied binder concentration
View Patent ↗An all-solid-state battery includes a positive-electrode current collector, a positive electrode layer, a negative-electrode current collector, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer. The positive electrode layer is formed on the positive-electrode current collector and includes a positive-electrode material mixture layer which includes at least a positive-electrode active material and a binder. The negative electrode layer is formed on the negative-electrode current collector and includes a negative-electrode material mixture layer which includes at least a negative-electrode active material and a binder. The solid electrolyte layer is disposed between the positive-electrode material mixture layer and the negative-electrode material mixture layer, and includes at least a solid electrolyte having ion conductivity.
1. An all-solid-state battery comprising:
a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer, wherein
the positive electrode layer includes a positive-electrode current collector and a positive-electrode material mixture layer formed on the positive-electrode current collector, wherein the positive-electrode material mixture layer includes at least a positive-electrode active material and a binder, and a concentration of the binder in proximity to the positive-electrode current collector is equal to or greater than 10 times a concentration of the binder in proximity to the solid electrolyte layer;
the negative electrode layer includes a negative-electrode current collector and a negative-electrode material mixture layer formed on the negative-electrode current collector, wherein the negative-electrode material mixture layer includes at least a negative-electrode active material and a binder, and a concentration of the binder in proximity to the negative-electrode current collector is equal to or greater than 10 times a concentration of the binder in proximity to the solid electrolyte layer; and
the solid electrolyte layer is disposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer and includes at least a solid electrolyte having ion conductivity;
concentration of a solvent included in at least one layer selected from the group consisting of the positive-electrode material mixture layer, the negative-electrode material mixture layer, and the solid electrolyte layer is equal to or smaller than 50 ppm;
wherein the positive-electrode material mixture layer includes a conductive assistant both in proximity to the positive-electrode current collector and in proximity to the solid electrolyte layer, and a concentration of the conductive assistant in proximity to the positive-electrode current collector is equal to or greater than 10 times a concentration of the conductive assistant in proximity to the solid electrolyte layer, and
wherein the negative-electrode material mixture layer includes a conductive assistant both in proximity to the negative-electrode current collector and in proximity to the solid electrolyte layer, and a concentration of the conductive assistant in proximity to the negative-electrode current collector is equal to or greater than 8 times a concentration of the conductive assistant in proximity to the solid electrolyte layer.