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US 12,525,642 · App. 17/902,599 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Positive electrode material, and battery

Inventors: Yoshimasa Nakama (Osaka, JP); Masashi Sakaida (Hyogo, JP); Izuru Sasaki (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H01M10/0562H01M4/131H01M4/505H01M4/525H01M10/0568H01M2004/028H01M2300/0025H01M2300/008
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Patent No.
US 12,525,642
App. No.
17/902,599
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A positive electrode material of the present disclosure includes: a positive electrode active material; and a first solid electrolyte material coating at least partially a surface of the positive electrode active material, wherein the first solid electrolyte material includes Li, Ti, M1, and F, and the M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Al, Y, and Zr.

Claims (71)

1 . A positive electrode material comprising:

a positive electrode active material; and

a first solid electrolyte material coating at least partially a surface of the positive electrode active material, wherein

the first solid electrolyte material includes Li, Ti, M1, and F,

the M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Al, Y, and Zr, and

the first solid electrolyte material satisfies the following a), b), or c):

a) the first solid electrolyte material includes a material represented by the following composition formula (1),

Li 6−(4−2x1)b1 (Ti 1−x1 M1 x1 ) b1 F 6   Formula (1)

where 0<x1<1 and 0<b1≤3 are satisfied,

b) the first solid electrolyte material includes a material represented by the following composition formula (2),

Li 6−(4−x2)b2 (Ti 1−x2 M1 x2 ) b2 F 6   Formula (2)

where 0<x2<1 and 0<b2≤1.5 are satisfied, or

c) the first solid electrolyte material includes Li 3 Ti 0.5 Zr 0.5 F 7 .

2 . The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein

the first solid electrolyte material satisfies the a), and

the M1 includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg and Ca.

3 . The positive electrode material according to claim 2 , wherein

the first solid electrolyte material includes Li 3 Ti 0.5 Mg 0.5 F 6 .

4 . The positive electrode material according to claim 2 , wherein

the first solid electrolyte material includes Li 3 Ti 0.5 Ca 0.5 F 6 .

5 . The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein

the first solid electrolyte material satisfies the b), and

the M1 includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al and Y.

6 . The positive electrode material according to claim 5 , wherein

the first solid electrolyte material includes Li 2.6 Ti 0.4 Al 0.6 F 6 .

7 . The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein

the first solid electrolyte material satisfies the a) or b), and

the M1 includes Al and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg and Zr.

8 . The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , further comprising

a second electrolyte material that is a material different from the first solid electrolyte material.

9 . The positive electrode material according to claim 8 , wherein

the second electrolyte material is represented by the following composition formula (5),

Li α M2 β X γ   Formula (5)

where α, β, and γ are each a value greater than 0,

the M2 includes at least one of a metalloid element and a metal element other than Li, and

the X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.

10 . The positive electrode material according to claim 9 , wherein

the M2 includes Y.

11 . The positive electrode material according to claim 9 , wherein

the composition formula (5) satisfies:

2.5≤α≤3;

1≤β≤1.1; and

γ=6.

12 . The positive electrode material according to claim 8 , wherein

the second electrolyte material includes a sulfide solid electrolyte.

13 . The positive electrode material according to claim 12 , wherein

the sulfide solid electrolyte includes lithium sulfide and phosphorus sulfide.

14 . The positive electrode material according to claim 12 , wherein

the sulfide solid electrolyte is Li 2 S—P 2 S 5 .

15 . The positive electrode material according to claim 8 , wherein

the second electrolyte material is an electrolyte solution including a lithium salt and a solvent.

16 . The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein

the positive electrode active material includes lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide.

17 . The positive electrode material according to claim 8 , wherein

the first solid electrolyte material is provided between the positive electrode active material and the second electrolyte material.

18 . A battery comprising:

a positive electrode including the positive electrode material according to claim 1 ;

a negative electrode; and

an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

19 . The battery according to claim 18 , wherein

the positive electrode material further includes a second electrolyte material that is a material different from the first solid electrolyte material, and

the electrolyte layer includes a material that is the same as the first solid electrolyte material or the same as the second electrolyte material.

20 . The battery according to claim 19 , wherein

the electrolyte layer includes the material that is the same as the first solid electrolyte material.

21 . The battery according to claim 18 , wherein

the electrolyte layer includes a first electrolyte layer and a second electrolyte layer, and

the first electrolyte layer is in contact with the positive electrode, and the second electrolyte layer is in contact with the negative electrode.

22 . The battery according to claim 21 , wherein

the first electrolyte layer includes a material that is the same as the first solid electrolyte material.

23 . The battery according to claim 21 , wherein

the second electrolyte layer includes a material that is different from the first solid electrolyte material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: NAKAMA, YOSHIMASA; SAKAIDA, MASASHI; SASAKI, IZURU
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062164/0157 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-048461 · Mar 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021010207 · Mar 12, 2021
Related Publication 20220416296A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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