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Granted Patent B2
US 12,646,744 · App. 17/924,422 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Solid electrolyte production method

Inventors: Hiroaki Yamada (Chiba, JP); Yusuke Iseki (Chiba, JP); Fumio Yamakawa (Ichihara, JP); Masao Aida (Ichihara, JP); Shinji Tanaka (Ichihara, JP)
Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
H01M10/0562C01B25/14C01P2002/54C01P2002/72C01P2002/82C01P2006/40H01M2300/0068
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Patent No.
US 12,646,744
App. No.
17/924,422
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method of producing a solid electrolyte having high ionic conductivity using a liquid phase method, including a first step of mixing two or more compounds satisfying (1) and a complexing agent 1 satisfying (2), and a second step of further mixing in a complexing agent 2 satisfying (3) after the first step. (1) A compound containing one or more selected from a group consisting of a lithium element, a sulfur element, a phosphorus element and a halogen element. (2) A complexing agent capable of forming a complex containing Li 3 PS 4 and a halogen element. (3) A complexing agent other than the complexing agent 1, capable of forming a complex containing Li 3 PS 4 .

Claims (20)

1 . A method of producing a solid electrolyte comprising a lithium element, a sulfur element, a phosphorus element and a halogen element, said method comprising a first step of mixing two or more compounds satisfying (1) and a complexing agent 1 satisfying (2), and a second step of further mixing in a complexing agent 2 satisfying (3) after the first step:

(1) a compound containing one or more selected from the group consisting of a lithium element, a sulfur element, a phosphorus element and a halogen element;

(2) a complexing agent 1 capable of forming a complex containing Li 3 PS 4 and a halogen element, wherein the complexing agent 1 contains a nitrogen element;

(3) a complexing agent 2 other than the complexing agent 1, capable of forming a complex containing Li 3 PS 4 , wherein the complexing agent 2 contains an oxygen element; and

wherein said two or more compounds satisfying (1), taken together, comprise all of a lithium element, a sulfur element, a phosphorus element and a halogen element.

2 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the complexing agent 1 has two or more amino groups.

3 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the complexing agent 2 has one or more groups selected from a group consisting of an ether group and an ester group.

4 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the complexing agent 1 is tetramethylethylenediamine.

5 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the complexing agent 2 is tetrahydrofuran.

6 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the complexing agent 2 is dimethoxyethane.

7 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the complexing agent 1 is added in an amount with a molar ratio of 0.1 or more and 2.0 or less with respect to a total molar amount of Li atoms contained in two or more compounds satisfying (1).

8 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the complexing agent 2 is added in an amount with a molar ratio of 1.0 or more and 5.0 or less with respect to a total molar amount of Li 3 PS 4 that can be produced from two or more compounds satisfying (1).

9 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein a compound satisfying (1) contains lithium halide.

10 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein a compound satisfying (1) contains a single halogen.

11 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the halogen element is a bromine element and an iodine element.

12 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein a compound satisfying (1) includes lithium sulfide and diphosphorus pentasulfide.

13 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein a compound satisfying (1) includes Li 3 PS 4 .

14 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein pulverization mixing is not performed in the first step.

15 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte contains a thio-LISICON Region II-type crystal structure.

16 . The method of producing a solid electrolyte according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte does not have diffraction peaks at 2θ=17.5° and 26.1° in an X-ray diffractometry using a CuKα ray.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2022
From: YAMADA, HIROAKI; ISEKI, YUSUKE; YAMAKAWA, FUMIO; AIDA, MASAO; TANAKA, SHINJI
To: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2020-084793 · May 13, 2020 · national
JP 2020-091347 · May 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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