Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
View Patent ↗A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a negative electrode active material including a carbon material, and a silicon-containing material in which Si particles are dispersed in a lithium ion conductive phase. The negative electrode material mixture layer having a thickness T 0 includes a first region on the negative electrode surface side having a thickness of T 1 , and a second region on the negative electrode current collector side, and the ratio T 1 /T 0 is 1/20 to 19/20. The ratio of a mass ratio M S1 of the silicon-containing material in the first region to a mass ratio M S2 of the silicon-containing material in the second region is not less than 0 and less than 1. An open circuit potential of the negative electrode in a fully charged condition is higher than 0 mV and 70 mV or lower relative to lithium metal.
1. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising:
a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte,
the negative electrode including a negative electrode material mixture layer containing a negative electrode active material, and a negative electrode current collector supporting the negative electrode material mixture layer, wherein
the negative electrode active material includes a carbon material and a silicon-containing material,
the silicon-containing material includes a lithium ion conductive phase, and silicon particles dispersed in the lithium ion conductive phase,
the lithium ion conductive phase is a silicate phase and/or a carbon phase,
the silicate phase contains at least one selected from the group consisting of alkali metal elements and Group 2 elements,
the negative electrode material mixture layer has a thickness T 0 , and includes a first region on the negative electrode surface side having a thickness of T 1 , and a second region other than the first region on the negative electrode current collector side,
a ratio: T 1 /T 0 of the thickness T 1 of the first region to the thickness T 0 of the negative electrode material mixture layer is not less than 1/20 and not greater than 19/20,
a ratio: M s1 /M s2 of a mass ratio M s1 of the silicon-containing material in the first region to a mass ratio M s2 of the silicon-containing material in the second region is not less than 0 and less than 1, and
an open circuit potential of the negative electrode in a fully charged condition is higher than 0 mV and 70 mV or lower relative to lithium metal.
2. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the M s1 /M s2 is not less than 0 and not greater than ⅓.
3. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first region contains the carbon material and does not contain the silicon-containing material.
4. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the T 1 /T 0 is not less than 1/20 and not greater than 6/20.
5. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein
the negative electrode material mixture layer further contains a negative electrode auxiliary material, and
a ratio: M A1 /M A2 of a mass ratio M A1 of the negative electrode auxiliary material in the first region to a mass ratio M A2 of the negative electrode auxiliary material in the second region is less than 1.
6. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein the M A1 /M A2 is not less than ⅓ and less than 1.
7. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein
the mass ratio M A1 of the negative electrode auxiliary material in the first region is 1.0 mass % or more and 1.4 mass % or less, and
the mass ratio M A2 of the negative electrode auxiliary material in the second region is 2.6 mass % or more and 3.0 mass % or less.
8. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein in the second region, a mass ratio of the silicon-containing material to the carbon material is not less than 1/99 and not greater than 10/90.
9. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the open circuit potential of the negative electrode in a fully charged condition is 40 mV or higher and 60 mV or lower relative to lithium metal.
10. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio: Cn/Cp of a capacity Cn of the of the negative electrode to a capacity Cp of the positive electrode is greater than 0 and less than 1.