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US 8,021,790 · App. 12/282,149 · Granted Sep 20, 2011

Battery structure and lithium secondary battery using the same

Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,021,790
App. No.
12/282,149
Granted
Sep 20, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery structure includes a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer disposed in that order, wherein the solid electrolyte layer has a chemical composition, excluding incidental impurities, represented by the formula aLi·bX·cS·dY, where X is at least one element of phosphorus (P) and boron (B), Y is at least one element of oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N), the sum of a, b, c, and d is 1, a is 0.20 to 0.52, b is 0.10 to 0.20, c is 0.30 to 0.55, and d is 0 to 0.30. The solid electrolyte layer includes a portion A in contact with the negative electrode layer and a portion B in contact with the positive electrode layer, and d in the portion A is larger than d in the portion B. A lithium secondary battery includes the battery structure.

Claims (12)

1. A battery structure comprising a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer disposed in that order, wherein the solid electrolyte layer has a chemical composition, excluding incidental impurities, represented by the formula aLi·bX·cS·dY, where X is at least one element of phosphorus (P) and boron (B), Y is at least one element of oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N), the sum of a, b, c, and d is 1, a is 0.20 to 0.52, b is 0.10 to 0.20, c is 0.30 to 0.55, and d is 0 to 0.30; the solid electrolyte layer includes a portion A in contact with the negative electrode layer and a portion B in contact with the positive electrode layer; and d in the portion A is larger than d in the portion B.

2. The battery structure according to claim 1 , wherein d is in a range of 0.03 to 0.30 in the portion A and in a range of 0 to 0.25 in the portion B.

3. The battery structure according to claim 1 , wherein d has a functional gradient in each of the portions A and B and/or between the portions.

4. A battery structure comprising a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer disposed in that order, wherein the solid electrolyte layer has a chemical composition, excluding incidental impurities, represented by the formula aLi·bX·cS·dY, where X is at least one element of phosphorus (P) and boron (B), Y is at least one element of oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N), the sum of a, b, c, and d is 1, a is 0.20 to 0.52, b is 0.10 to 0.20, c is 0.30 to 0.55, and d is 0 to 0.30; the solid electrolyte layer includes a portion A in contact with the negative electrode layer, a portion B in contact with the positive electrode layer, and a portion C that is not in contact with either of the positive and negative electrodes; and d in each of the portion A and the portion B is larger than d in the portion C.

5. The battery structure according to claim 4 , wherein d in the portion A is larger than d in the portion B.

6. The battery structure according to claim 5 , wherein d is in a range of 0.03 to 0.30 in the portion A and in a range of 0 to 0.25 in the portion B.

7. The battery structure according to claim 4 , wherein d has a functional gradient in each of the portions A, B, and C and/or between the portions.

8. A lithium secondary battery comprising the battery structure according to claim 1 .

9. The battery structure according to claim 2 , wherein d has a functional gradient in each of the portions A and B and/or between the portions.

10. The battery structure according to claim 5 , wherein d has a functional gradient in each of the portions A, B, and C and/or between the portions.

11. The battery structure according to claim 6 , wherein d has a functional gradient in each of the portions A, B, and C and/or between the portions.

12. A lithium secondary battery comprising the battery structure according to claim 4 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2008
From: OTA, NOBUHIRO
To: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021497/0465 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-336484 · Dec 14, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090029265A1 · Jan 29, 2009