Non-aqueous electrolytic secondary battery
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell is provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein said positive electrode comprises sulfur and said non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a room-temperature molten salt having a melting point of 60° C. or less.
1. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein said positive electrode comprises elemental sulfur as an active material and said non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a room-temperature molten salt having a melting point of 60° C. or less,
wherein said room-temperature molten salt having the melting point of 60° C. or less in the non-aqueous electrolyte solution is a quaternary ammonium salt.
2. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said negative electrode comprises material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium.
3. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said negative electrode comprises carbon material or silicon material.
4. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said quaternary ammonium salt is at least one of trimethylpropylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethyloctylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylallylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylhexylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide, trimethylallylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide, trimethylpropylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide, tetraethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide, and triethylmethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide.
5. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises 50% by volume or more of the room-temperature molten salt having the melting point of 60° C. or less as a solvent thereof.
6. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises the room-temperature molten salt having the melting point of 60° C. or less and a lithium salt.
7. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 1 , wherein conductive agent is added to said positive electrode.
8. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a room-temperature molten salt having a melting point of 60° C. or less and sulfur reduction product; and wherein said positive electrode comprises elemental sulfur as an active material.
9. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said negative electrode comprises material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium.
10. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said negative electrode comprises carbon material or silicon material.
11. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said room-temperature molten salt having the melting point of 60° C. or less in the non-aqueous electrolyte solution is a quaternary ammonium salt.
12. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 11 , wherein said quaternary ammonium salt is at least one of trimethylpropylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethyloctylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylallylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylhexylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) trimethylallylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide, trimethylpropylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide, tetraethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide, and triethylmethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide.
13. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said sulfur reduction product is elemental sulfur reduced in the room-temperature molten salt having the melting point of 60° C. or less.
14. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein said positive electrode comprises elemental sulfur as an active material and said non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a room-temperature molten salt having a melting point of 60° C. or less and at least one solvent selected from cyclic ether, chain ether, and carbonate fluoride;
wherein said room-temperature molten salt having the melting point of 60° C. or less in the non-aqueous electrolyte solution is a quaternary ammonium salt.
15. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said negative electrode comprises material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium.
16. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said negative electrode comprises carbon material or silicon material.
17. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 16 , wherein said non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises 50% by volume or more of the room-temperature molten salt having the melting point of 60° C. or less as a solvent thereof.
18. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said quaternary ammonium salt is at least one of trimethylpropylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethyloctylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylallylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylhexylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide,trimethylallylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide, trimethylpropylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide, tetraethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide, and triethylmethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)acetamide.
19. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said cyclic ether is at least one of 1,3-dioxolane, 4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, propylene oxide, 1,2-butylene oxide, 1,4-dioxane, 1,3,5-trioxane, furan, 2-methylfuran, 1,8-cineol, and crown ether, said chain ether is at least one of 1,2-dimethoxyethane, diethyl ether, dipropyl ether, diisopropyl ether, dibuthyf ether, dihexyl ether, ethylvinyl ether, buthylvinyl ether, methyiphenyl ether, ethyiphenyl ether, buthylphenyl ether, pentyiphenyl ether, methoxy toluene, benzylethyl ether, diphenyl ether, dibenzyl ether, o-dimethoxy benzene, 1,2-diethoxyethane, 1,2-dibutoxyethane, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, diethylene glycol dibuthyl ether, 1,1-dimethoxy methane, 1,1-diethoxy ethane, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether, and tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether, and said carbonate fluoride is at least one of trifluoropropylene carbonate and fluoroethylene carbonate.
20. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein said positive electrode comprises only elemental sulfur as an active material and said non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a quaternary ammonium salt and a lithium salt.
21. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell as claimed in claim 20 , wherein said quaternary ammonium salt is at least one of trimethylpropylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethyloctylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylallylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylhexylammonium.bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, trimethylethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) acetamide, trimethylallylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) acetamide, trimethylpropylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) acetamide, tetraethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) acetamide, triethylmethylammonium.2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) acetamide, tetramethylammonium.tetrafluoroborate, tetramethylammonium.hexafluorophosphate, tetraethylammonium.tetrafluoroborate, and tetraethylammonium.hexafluorophosphate.