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US 12,555,769 · App. 17/783,502 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

Inventors: Akihiro Katogi (Tokushima, JP); Noriko Sugii (Tokushima, JP); Takamitsu Tashita (Tokushima, JP); Fumikazu Mizukoshi (Osaka, JP); Mai Yokoi (Tokushima, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.
H01M4/133H01M4/131H01M4/70H01M10/0587H01M50/469H01M2004/021H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 12,555,769
App. No.
17/783,502
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A negative electrode comprises a negative electrode collector, a first negative electrode mixture layer that is provided on the surface of the negative electrode collector, and a second negative electrode mixture layer that faces the positive electrode; the first negative electrode mixture layer and the second negative electrode mixture layer contain graphite particles; the ratio of the void fraction (S2) among the graphite particles in the second negative electrode mixture layer to the void fraction (S1) among the graphite particles in the first negative electrode mixture layer, namely S2/S1 is from 1.1 to 2.0; the ratio of the packing density (D2) of the second negative electrode mixture layer to the packing density (D1) of the first negative electrode mixture layer, namely D2/D1 is from 0.9 to 1.1; and the separator has a thickness of 10 μm or less, while having a porosity of from 25% to 45%.

Claims (13)

1 . A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising:

an electrode assembly including a positive electrode and a negative electrode facing each other with a porous separator interposed therebetween;

a non-aqueous electrolyte; and

an exterior body that houses the electrode assembly and the non-aqueous electrolyte; wherein

the negative electrode has a negative electrode current collector, a first negative electrode mixture layer provided on a surface of the negative electrode current collector, and a second negative electrode mixture layer facing the positive electrode with the separator being interposed therebetween,

the first negative electrode mixture layer and the second negative electrode mixture layer each include graphite particles,

an average particle size of the graphite particles included in the first negative electrode mixture layer is identical to an average particle size of the graphite particles included in the second negative electrode mixture layer,

an internal porosity of the graphite particles included in the first negative electrode mixture layer is higher than an internal porosity of the graphite particles included in the second negative electrode mixture layer,

a ratio (S2/S1) of a rate of voids between the graphite particles in the second negative electrode mixture layer (S2) to a rate of voids between the graphite particles in the first negative electrode mixture layer (S1) is 1.1 to 2.0,

a ratio (D2/D1) of a packing density of the second negative electrode mixture layer (D2) to a packing density of the first negative electrode mixture layer (D1) is 0.9 to 1.1, and

the separator has a thickness of 10 μm or less and a degree of porosity of 25% to 45%.

2 . The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the packing density of the first negative electrode mixture layer (D1) and the packing density of the second negative electrode mixture layer (D2) are 1.3 g/cm 3 0 to 2.0 g/cm 3 .

3 . The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein at least any one of the group consisting of the first negative electrode mixture layer and the second negative electrode mixture layer includes a Si material.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2023
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063632/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2022
From: KATOGI, AKIHIRO; SUGII, NORIKO; TASHITA, TAKAMITSU; MIZUKOSHI, FUMIKAZU; YOKOI, MAI
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061846/0192 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-225072 · Dec 13, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230018422A1 · Jan 19, 2023
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