WO2022130989A1 - リチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー及びその利用 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a binder for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode, a composition for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode mixture layer, and a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode.
- the lithium ion secondary battery As a secondary battery, various power storage devices such as a nickel hydrogen secondary battery, a lithium ion secondary battery, and an electric double layer capacitor have been put into practical use. Among them, the lithium ion secondary battery is used in a wide range of applications in that it has a high energy density and a battery capacity. Further, in recent years, as a positive electrode active material, a lithium sulfur secondary battery using a sulfur-based active material instead of a transition metal oxide such as lithium cobalt oxide used in a lithium ion secondary battery has been attracting attention.
- a lithium-sulfur secondary battery basically has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte, like a lithium-ion battery, and charges and discharges by moving lithium ions between both electrodes via the electrolyte.
- Sulfur used as a positive electrode active material for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery has an extremely high theoretical capacity density of 1672 mAh / g, and the lithium-sulfur secondary battery is expected as a high-capacity battery.
- the lithium-sulfur secondary battery sulfur is converted by a stepwise reduction reaction at the time of discharge, and the lithium polysulfide (LiSx) produced by this is easily eluted into the electrolytic solution. Therefore, the lithium-sulfur secondary battery has a problem that the cycle characteristic is low and the life is short. Another factor that causes the lithium-sulfur secondary battery to have a short life is that sulfur has a large volume change during charging and discharging, and the battery capacity decreases due to peeling and falling off of the electrode mixture layer as it is used repeatedly. Can be mentioned.
- Patent Document 1 describes the polymerization of a polymerizable monomer having a polar functional group (one or more selected from a nitrogen-containing functional group, an alkylene oxide group, a hydroxy group and an alkoxysilyl group) that interacts with a positive electrode active material.
- Acrylic binders for positive lithium sulfur secondary batteries, including units, are disclosed.
- Patent Document 2 describes a polymerization unit of a first polymerizable monomer having a polar functional group (one or more selected from the group consisting of an amide group, a nitrile group and an alkylene oxide group) that interacts with a positive electrode active material.
- Patent Document 3 contains lithium sulfur containing an acrylic monomer polymerization unit in an amount of 30% by weight or more, and an acrylic polymer containing a non-acrylic monomer polymerization unit and a redox monomer polymerization unit.
- a binder for producing a positive electrode of a secondary battery is disclosed.
- the positive electrode of a lithium-sulfur secondary battery is generally coated with a composition (hereinafter, also referred to as “electrode slurry”) for forming an electrode mixture layer containing a sulfur active material, a binder, a medium, and the like on the surface of a current collector. It is made by working and removing the medium.
- a composition hereinafter, also referred to as “electrode slurry”
- water can be preferably used from the viewpoint of reducing the environmental load. According to the studies by the inventors, when water is used as a medium, sulfur is difficult to disperse in the electrode slurry due to the hydrophobicity of sulfur, and sulfur is present as agglomerates in the electrode slurry. In that case, roughness and pinholes of the coating film were generated, and there was a problem in terms of coatability.
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- the sulfur active material can be dispersed well, and a coating film without roughness or pinholes can be produced.
- the binders disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 can also impart good cycle characteristics, but the above-mentioned problems of coatability and productivity have hardly been examined, and improvement is required. Was there. Further, in the binders disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the sulfur active material tends to settle when the electrode slurry is stored for a long period of time, and it is necessary to improve the settling stability.
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is the coatability of the electrode slurry even when the solid content concentration of the composition for the electrode mixture layer (electrode slurry) is high.
- Binder for lithium sulfur secondary battery electrode which can improve the productivity of the secondary battery electrode by increasing its drying efficiency and can greatly improve the settling stability of the electrode slurry. Is to provide.
- a composition for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode mixture layer obtained by using the above binder and a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode are also provided.
- the carboxyl group-containing polymer contains a structural unit derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a water solubility of a specific value or less. Even when the solid content concentration of the composition for the electrode mixture layer (electrode slurry) is high, the coatability is good and the drying efficiency is improved to improve the productivity of the secondary battery electrode.
- the present invention has been completed by finding that it is possible to significantly improve the sedimentation stability of the electrode slurry.
- the carboxyl group-containing polymer is a structural unit derived from the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (A) and a single amount classified into the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) (however, (A)). Includes structural units derived from) (excluding the body)
- the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) is a binder for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode having a solubility of 10 g or less in 100 g of water at 20 ° C.
- the carboxyl group-containing polymer contains 1.0% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less of the structural units derived from the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) with respect to all the structural units [1].
- Binder for lithium sulfur secondary battery electrode according to. [3] The carboxyl group-containing polymer contains 50% by mass or more and 99.9% by mass or less of the structural units derived from the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (A) with respect to all the structural units.
- the crosslinked polymer or a salt thereof is neutralized to a degree of neutralization of 80 to 100 mol%, and then the particle size measured in an aqueous medium is 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 7.0 ⁇ m or less in terms of volume-based median diameter.
- a composition for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode mixture layer which comprises the binder for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode according to any one of [1] to [9], an active material, and water.
- a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode comprising a mixture layer formed from the composition for the secondary battery electrode mixture layer according to [10] or [11] on the surface of the current collector.
- the binder for an electrode of a lithium sulfur secondary battery of the present invention even when the solid content concentration of the composition for an electrode mixture layer (electrode slurry) is high, the electrode slurry is dried while ensuring coatability. Since the efficiency can be improved, the productivity can be improved, and the settling stability of the electrode slurry can be significantly improved, a lithium sulfur secondary battery exhibiting excellent cycle characteristics can be obtained.
- the binder for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode of the present invention contains a carboxyl group-containing polymer or a salt thereof, and can be mixed with an active material and water to form a composition for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode mixture layer. can do. It is preferable that the above composition is an electrode slurry in a slurry state that can be applied to the surface of the current collector from the viewpoint of achieving the effect of the present invention, but it is prepared as a wet powder state and applied to the surface of the current collector. It may be possible to cope with the press processing of.
- the lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode of the present invention can be obtained by forming an electrode mixture layer formed from the above composition on the surface of a current collector such as a copper foil or an aluminum foil.
- (meth) acrylic means acrylic and / or methacrylic
- (meth) acrylate means acrylate and / or methacrylate
- (meth) acryloyl group means an acryloyl group and / or a methacryloyl group.
- the binder of the present invention contains a carboxyl group-containing polymer (hereinafter, also referred to as “the present polymer”) or a salt thereof, and the carboxyl group-containing polymer is an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (A). Derived from the structural unit derived from the above and the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) having a solubility in 100 g of water at 20 ° C. (excluding the monomer classified in (A)). Includes structural units.
- Structural unit of carboxyl group-containing polymer ⁇ Structural unit derived from ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (A)> This polymer has a structural unit derived from the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (A) (hereinafter, also referred to as “component (a)”) and contains an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer.
- the monomer component can be introduced into the polymer by precipitation polymerization or dispersion polymerization.
- the present polymer has a carboxyl group due to having such a structural unit, the adhesiveness to the current collector is improved, and the lithium ion desolvation effect and the ionic conductivity are excellent, so that the resistance is small. An electrode having excellent high rate characteristics can be obtained. Further, when the present polymer is a crosslinked polymer, water swelling property is imparted, so that the sedimentation stability of the active material or the like in the present composition can be enhanced.
- the component (a) can be introduced into the present polymer, for example, by polymerizing a monomer containing an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (A).
- Examples of the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer include (meth) acrylic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid; and (meth) acrylamide hexane acid and (meth) acrylamide dodecanoic acid.
- (Partial) Examples thereof include alkali neutralized products, and one of these may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination.
- a compound having an acryloyl group as a polymerizable functional group is preferable, and acrylic acid is particularly preferable in that a polymer having a long primary chain length can be obtained due to a high polymerization rate and the binder has a good binding force. be.
- acrylic acid is used as the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, a polymer having a high carboxyl group content can be obtained.
- the content of the component (a) in the present polymer is not particularly limited, but can be, for example, 50% by mass or more and 99.0% by mass or less with respect to all the structural units of the present polymer.
- the lower limit is, for example, 55% by mass or more, for example, 60% by mass or more, and for example, 65% by mass or more.
- the lower limit is 50% by mass or more, the sedimentation stability of the present composition is good and a higher binding force can be obtained, which is preferable, and it may be 60% by mass or more, or 70% by mass or more. It may be 75% by mass or more.
- the upper limit is, for example, 99.0% by mass or less, for example 98% by mass or less, for example 96% by mass or less, for example 94% by mass or less, and for example 92% by mass or less. Yes, for example 90% by mass or less, and for example 85% by mass or less.
- the range of the content of the component (a) may be a range in which such a lower limit and an upper limit are appropriately combined.
- the sedimentation stability of the electrode slurry can be improved, and a firm and well-integrated electrode mixture layer can be obtained.
- the water solubility is preferably 8 g or less, more preferably 6 g or less, further preferably 4 g or less, further preferably 2 g or less, still more preferably 1 g or less, and 0. 5.5 g or less is even more preferable.
- Examples of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) include alkyl (meth) acrylates, aromatic (meth) acrylates, styrenes, and aliphatic conjugated diene-based monomers.
- alkyl (meth) acrylates and aromatic (meth) acrylates are preferable, and alkyl (meth) acrylates are particularly preferable, and among alkyl (meth) acrylates, the number of carbon atoms is 4 or more, because the electrode slurry is excellent in sedimentation stability.
- Alkyl (meth) acrylates having an alkyl group of are preferred.
- alkyl (meth) acrylate examples include an aliphatic alkyl (meth) acrylate and an alicyclic alkyl (meth) acrylate.
- alkyl (meth) acrylate examples include methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, n-butyl (meth) acrylate, isobutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl (meth) acrylate and the like.
- Examples of the alicyclic alkyl (meth) acrylate include cyclopentyl (meth) acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, methylcyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, t-butylcyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, cyclodecyl (meth) acrylate, and cyclododecyl (.
- Examples thereof include meta) acrylate, isobornyl (meth) acrylate, adamantyl (meth) acrylate, dicyclopentenyl (meth) acrylate, dicyclopentenyloxyethyl (meth) acrylate, dicyclopentanyl (meth) acrylate, and the like.
- One of the above may be used alone, or two or more of them may be used in combination.
- aromatic (meth) acrylate examples include phenyl (meth) acrylate, phenylmethyl (meth) acrylate, phenylethyl (meth) acrylate, phenoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, and the like, and one of them is used alone. It may be used in combination, or two or more kinds may be used in combination.
- styrenes examples include styrene, ⁇ -methylstyrene, ⁇ -methylstyrene, vinylxylene, vinylnaphthalene, o-methylstyrene, m-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, o-ethylstyrene, m-ethylstyrene, and the like.
- p-Ethylstyrene pn-butylstyrene, p-isobutylstyrene, pt-butylstyrene, o-methoxystyrene, m-methoxystyrene, p-methoxystyrene, o-chloromethylstyrene, p-chloromethylstyrene , O-chlorostyrene, p-chlorostyrene, o-hydroxystyrene, m-hydroxystyrene, p-hydroxystyrene, divinylbenzene and the like, and one of them may be used alone or 2 You may use a combination of seeds or more.
- Examples of the aliphatic conjugated diene-based monomer include 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, and 2-chloro-1,3 in addition to 1,3-butadiene.
- -Butadiene and the like can be mentioned, and one of these may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination.
- the content of the component (b) in the present polymer is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 1% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less with respect to all the structural units of the present polymer.
- the lower limit is, for example, 1% by mass or more, for example, 3% by mass or more, for example, 5% by mass or more, and for example, 10% by mass or more.
- the sedimentation stability of the electrode slurry is good, which is preferable.
- the upper limit is, for example, 50% by mass or less, for example, 40% by mass or less, for example, 30% by mass or less, and for example, 25% by mass or less.
- the range of the content of the component (b) may be a range in which such a lower limit and an upper limit are appropriately combined.
- this polymer contains other ethylenically unsaturated monomers copolymerizable with these (however, monomers classified into (A) and (B)). It can include structural units derived from (excluding) (hereinafter, also referred to as “component (c)”).
- component (c) is a structural unit derived from a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group other than the component (a) and the component (b), and is, for example, other than a carboxyl group such as a sulfonic acid group and a phosphoric acid group.
- Examples thereof include a structural unit derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an anionic group of the above, a nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer, or the like.
- These structural units are an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an anionic group other than a carboxyl group such as a sulfonic acid group and a phosphoric acid group, or a monomer containing a nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer. Can be introduced by copolymerizing.
- the ratio of the component (c) can be 0% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less with respect to all the structural units of the present polymer.
- the ratio of the component (c) may be 1% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less, 3% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less, and 5% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less. It may be 10% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less.
- the range of the content of the component (c) may be a range in which such a lower limit and an upper limit are appropriately combined.
- the affinity for the electrolytic solution is improved, so that the effect of improving the lithium ion conductivity can be expected.
- component (c) among the above-mentioned components, structural units derived from nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers are preferable from the viewpoint of obtaining an electrode having good bending resistance, and nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers are preferable.
- the monomer include (meth) acrylamide and its derivatives, hydroxyl group-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and the like.
- Examples of the (meth) acrylamide derivative include N-alkyl (meth) acrylamide compounds such as isopropyl (meth) acrylamide and t-butyl (meth) acrylamide; Nn-butoxymethyl (meth) acrylamide and N-isobutoxymethyl.
- N-alkoxyalkyl (meth) acrylamide compounds such as (meth) acrylamide; N, N-dialkyl (meth) acrylamide compounds such as dimethyl (meth) acrylamide and diethyl (meth) acrylamide, and one of them is used. It may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- hydroxyl group-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer examples include 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate and 4-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, and one of them is used.
- the seeds may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers examples include alkoxyalkyl (meth) acrylates such as 2-methoxyethyl acrylate and 2-ethoxyethyl acrylate, and one of them is used alone. It may be used in combination, or two or more kinds may be used in combination.
- the present polymer or a salt thereof preferably contains a structural unit derived from a hydroxyl group-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer from the viewpoint of improving the cycle characteristics of the obtained lithium sulfur secondary battery, and the structural unit is preferably 1 mass by mass. % Or more and 30% by mass or less are preferable, 3% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less are more preferable, and 5% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less are further preferable. Such a range may be a range in which such a lower limit and an upper limit are appropriately combined.
- a compound having an acryloyl group is preferable in that a polymer having a long primary chain length can be obtained due to its high polymerization rate and the binder has a good binding force.
- the present polymer may be a salt.
- the type of salt is not particularly limited, but alkali metal salts such as lithium salt, sodium salt and potassium salt; alkaline earth metal salts such as magnesium salt, calcium salt and barium salt; other metal salts such as aluminum salt; ammonium. Examples thereof include salts and organic amine salts. Among these, alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts are preferable, and alkali metal salts are more preferable, from the viewpoint that adverse effects on battery characteristics are unlikely to occur. Further, from the viewpoint of obtaining a battery having low resistance, a lithium salt is particularly preferable.
- This crosslinked polymer ⁇ Preferable embodiment of this polymer>
- the composition for the electrode mixture layer containing the binder containing the polymer ensures good coatability of the electrode slurry even at a high solid content concentration, and at the same time, the electrode slurry.
- a polymer having a crosslinked structure (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “this crosslinked polymer”) is preferable because it has excellent sedimentation stability and can further exhibit good binding performance.
- the cross-linking method in the cross-linked polymer is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include the following methods.
- crosslinkable monomer examples include a polyfunctional polymerizable monomer having two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups, a monomer having a self-crosslinkable crosslinkable functional group such as a hydrolyzable silyl group, and the like. Can be mentioned.
- the polyfunctional polymerizable monomer is a compound having two or more polymerizable functional groups such as a (meth) acryloyl group and an alkenyl group in the molecule, and is a polyfunctional (meth) acryloyl compound, a polyfunctional alkenyl compound, ( Meta) Examples thereof include compounds having both an acryloyl group and an alkenyl group. These compounds may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among these, a polyfunctional alkenyl compound is preferable because a uniform crosslinked structure can be easily obtained, and a polyfunctional allyl ether compound having two or more allyl ether groups in the molecule is particularly preferable.
- Examples of the polyfunctional (meth) acryloyl compound include ethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, propylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, 1,6-hexanediol di (meth) acrylate, polyethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, and polypropylene glycol.
- Di (meth) acrylates of dihydric alcohols such as di (meth) acrylates; trimethylol propantri (meth) acrylates, tri (meth) acrylates of trimethylol propaneethylene oxide modified products, glycerin tri (meth) acrylates, pentaerythritols.
- Tri (meth) acrylates of trivalent or higher polyhydric alcohols such as tri (meth) acrylates and pentaerythritol tetra (meth) acrylates, poly (meth) acrylates such as tetra (meth) acrylates; methylenebisacrylamide, hydroxyethylenebisacrylamide. And the like, bisamides and the like can be mentioned.
- polyfunctional alkenyl compound examples include polyfunctional allyl ether compounds such as trimethylolpropanediallyl ether, trimethylolpropanetriallyl ether, pentaerythritol diallyl ether, pentaerythritol triallyl ether, tetraallyloxyetane, and polyallyl saccharose; Polyfunctional allyl compounds such as phthalate; polyfunctional vinyl compounds such as divinylbenzene and the like can be mentioned.
- polyfunctional allyl ether compounds such as trimethylolpropanediallyl ether, trimethylolpropanetriallyl ether, pentaerythritol diallyl ether, pentaerythritol triallyl ether, tetraallyloxyetane, and polyallyl saccharose
- Polyfunctional allyl compounds such as phthalate
- polyfunctional vinyl compounds such as divinylbenzene and the like can be mentioned.
- Examples of compounds having both (meth) acryloyl group and alkenyl group include (meth) allyl acrylate, (meth) isopropenyl acrylate, (meth) butenyl acrylate, (meth) pentenyl acrylate, (meth). 2- (2-Vinyloxyethoxy) ethyl acrylate and the like can be mentioned.
- the above-mentioned monomer having a crosslinkable functional group include a hydrolyzable silyl group-containing vinyl monomer, N-methylol (meth) acrylamide, N-methoxyalkyl (meth) acrylamide and the like. Can be mentioned. These compounds can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the hydrolyzable silyl group-containing vinyl monomer is not particularly limited as long as it is a vinyl monomer having at least one hydrolyzable silyl group.
- vinyl silanes such as vinyl trimethoxysilane, vinyl triethoxysilane, vinylmethyldimethoxysilane, vinyldimethylmethoxysilanen; silyls such as trimethoxysilylpropyl acrylate, triethoxysilylpropyl acrylate, methyldimethoxysilylpropyl acrylate and the like.
- Group-containing acrylic acid esters silyl group-containing methacrylic acid esters such as trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate, triethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate, methyldimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate, dimethylmethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate; trimethoxysilylpropyl vinyl ether and the like.
- Cyril group-containing vinyl ethers examples thereof include silyl group-containing vinyl esters such as trimethoxysilyl undecanoate vinyl.
- the amount of the crosslinkable monomer used is the total amount of the monomers other than the crosslinkable monomer (non-crosslinkable monomer). On the other hand, it is preferably 0.01 to 5 mol%, more preferably 0.05 to 2.0 mol%, further preferably 0.1 to 2.0 mol%, and 0.1. It is more preferably to 1.0 mol%, and even more preferably 0.2 to 0.6 mol%. Such a range may be a range in which such a lower limit and an upper limit are appropriately combined.
- the amount of the crosslinkable monomer used is 0.1 mol% or more, it is preferable in that the binding property and the sedimentation stability of the electrode slurry are better. When it is 2.0 mol% or less, it is preferable in that the binding property is good.
- the crosslinked polymer when the crosslinked polymer does not exist as a mass (secondary aggregate) having a large particle size and is well dispersed as water-swelling particles having an appropriate particle size, the crosslinked polymer is concerned.
- a binder containing a polymer is preferable because it can exhibit good binding performance.
- the crosslinked polymer of the present invention or a salt thereof has a particle size (water-swelling particle size) when a crosslinked polymer having a degree of neutralization based on a carboxyl group of 80 to 100 mol% is dispersed in water.
- the volume-based median diameter is preferably in the range of 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 7.0 ⁇ m or less.
- the particle size is in the range of 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 7.0 ⁇ m or less, the composition for the electrode mixture layer is uniformly present in a suitable size in the composition for the electrode mixture layer, so that the composition for the electrode mixture layer is highly stable. It is possible to exhibit excellent binding properties. If the particle size exceeds 7.0 ⁇ m, the binding property may be insufficient as described above.
- the lower limit of the particle size may be 0.2 ⁇ m or more, 0.3 ⁇ m or more, 0.4 ⁇ m or more, 0.5 ⁇ m or more, and 0.6 ⁇ m. It may be more than or equal to 0.7 ⁇ m or more, and may be 0.8 ⁇ m or more.
- the upper limit of the particle size may be 6.0 ⁇ m or less, 5.0 ⁇ m or less, 4.0 ⁇ m or less, 3.0 ⁇ m or less, 2.5 ⁇ m or less. It may be present, and may be 2.0 ⁇ m or less.
- the range of the particle size can be set by appropriately combining the above lower limit value and upper limit value.
- the water-swelling particle size can be measured by the method described in the examples of the present specification.
- the crosslinked polymer is unneutralized or has a neutralization degree of less than 80 mol%, it is neutralized to a neutralization degree of 80 to 100 mol% with an alkali metal hydroxide or the like, and the particle size when dispersed in water is measured. do it.
- the crosslinked polymer or a salt thereof often exists as agglomerated particles in which primary particles are associated and aggregated in the state of powder or solution (dispersion liquid).
- the particle size when dispersed in water is in the above range, the crosslinked polymer or a salt thereof has extremely excellent dispersibility, and is neutralized to a neutralization degree of 80 to 100 mol% to be water.
- the agglomerated particles are disintegrated, and even if it is a dispersion of almost primary particles or a secondary agglomerate, a stable dispersed state is formed in which the particle size is in the range of 0.1 to 7.0 ⁇ m. It is a thing.
- the particle size distribution which is the value obtained by dividing the volume average particle size of the water-swelling particle size by the number average particle size, is preferably 2.0 or less, more preferably 1.5, from the viewpoint of bondability and coatability. It is less than or equal to, more preferably 1.4 or less, and even more preferably 1.3 or less.
- the lower limit of the particle size distribution is usually 1.0.
- the particle size (dry particle size) of the crosslinked polymer of the present invention or a salt thereof at the time of drying is preferably in the range of 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 2.0 ⁇ m or less in terms of volume-based median diameter.
- the more preferable range of the particle size is 0.2 ⁇ m or more and 1.0 ⁇ m or less, and the more preferable range is 0.3 ⁇ m or more and 0.7 ⁇ m or less.
- the crosslinked polymer or a salt thereof contains an acid group such as a carboxyl group derived from an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer so that the neutralization degree is 20 to 100 mol% in the composition for the electrode mixture layer. It is preferably neutralized and used as a salt embodiment.
- the degree of neutralization is more preferably 50 to 100 mol%, further preferably 60 to 95 mol%. When the degree of neutralization is 20 mol% or more, the water swelling property is good and the dispersion stabilizing effect is easily obtained, which is preferable.
- the degree of neutralization can be calculated by calculation from the charged values of a monomer having an acid group such as a carboxyl group and a neutralizing agent used for neutralization.
- the crosslinked polymer has a three-dimensional crosslinked structure and exists as a microgel in a medium such as water.
- a three-dimensional crosslinked polymer is insoluble in a solvent, so its molecular weight cannot be measured. Similarly, it is usually difficult to measure and quantify the primary chain length of crosslinked polymers.
- Method for producing the present polymer or a salt thereof It is possible to use a known polymerization method such as solution polymerization, precipitation polymerization, suspension polymerization and emulsification polymerization for the present polymer, but in terms of productivity. Precipitation polymerization and suspension polymerization (reverse phase suspension polymerization) are preferable. Heterogeneous polymerization methods such as precipitation polymerization, suspension polymerization, and emulsion polymerization are preferable, and the precipitation polymerization method is more preferable, because better performance can be obtained in terms of binding property and the like.
- Precipitation polymerization is a method for producing a polymer by carrying out a polymerization reaction in a solvent that dissolves an unsaturated monomer as a raw material but does not substantially dissolve the polymer to be produced.
- the polymer particles become larger due to aggregation and growth, and a dispersion liquid of the polymer particles in which the primary particles of several tens of nm to several hundred nm are secondarily aggregated to several ⁇ m to several tens of ⁇ m can be obtained.
- Dispersion stabilizers can also be used to control the particle size of the polymer. Specific examples of the dispersion stabilizer include a macromonomer type dispersion stabilizer and a nonionic surfactant.
- the secondary aggregation can also be suppressed by selecting a dispersion stabilizer, a polymerization solvent, or the like. In general, precipitation polymerization that suppresses secondary aggregation is also called dispersion polymerization.
- a solvent selected from water, various organic solvents, etc. can be used as the polymerization solvent in consideration of the type of the monomer used. In order to obtain a polymer having a longer primary chain length, it is preferable to use a solvent having a small chain transfer constant.
- the polymerization solvent examples include water-soluble solvents such as methanol, t-butyl alcohol, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, acetonitrile and tetrahydrofuran, as well as benzene, ethyl acetate, dichloroethane, n-hexane, cyclohexane and n-heptane.
- water-soluble solvent refers to a solvent having a solubility in water at 20 ° C. of more than 10 g / 100 ml.
- the formation of coarse particles and adhesion to the reactor are small and the polymerization stability is good, and the precipitated polymer fine particles are difficult to secondary agglomerate (or even if secondary agglomeration occurs, they dissolve in the aqueous medium.
- Methylethylketone and acetonitrile are preferable because they are easy to operate), a polymer having a small chain transfer constant and a large degree of polymerization (primary chain length) can be obtained, and the operation is easy during the step neutralization described later. ..
- a highly polar solvent preferably include water and methanol.
- the amount of the highly polar solvent used is preferably 0.05 to 20.0% by mass, more preferably 0.1 to 10.0% by mass, still more preferably 0.1 to 5% by mass based on the total mass of the medium. It is 0.0% by mass, more preferably 0.1 to 1.0% by mass.
- the polymerization rate is improved when a highly polar solvent is added, and it becomes easy to obtain a polymer having a long primary chain length.
- a highly polar solvent water is particularly preferable because it has a large effect of improving the polymerization rate.
- a structural unit derived from the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (A) and a monomer component containing the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) are polymerized. It is preferable to include a polymerization step.
- the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (A) from which the component (a) is derived is 50% by mass or more and 99.0% by mass or less, and the ethylenically unsaturated monomer from which the component (b) is derived.
- a polymerization step 50% by mass or more and 99.0% by mass or less of the structural unit (component (a)) derived from the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (A) is introduced into the present polymer, and the polymer is ethylenically.
- the structural unit (component (b)) derived from the unsaturated monomer (B) is introduced in an amount of 1.0% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less.
- the amount of the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer (A) used is, for example, 50% by mass or more and 99.0% by mass or less, and for example, 60% by mass or more and 96% by mass or less, and for example. It is 65% by mass or more and 93% by mass or less, and for example, 70% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less.
- the amount of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) used is, for example, 1.0% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, and for example, 3% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less, and for example, 5% by mass. % Or more and 35% by mass or less, and for example, 8% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less, and for example, 10% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less.
- This polymer can contain a structural unit ((c) component) derived from another ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable with the component (a) and the component (b).
- the other ethylenically unsaturated monomer from which the component (c) is derived include an ethylenically unsaturated monomer compound having an anionic group other than a carboxyl group such as a sulfonic acid group and a phosphoric acid group, and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer compound.
- Non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomers and the like Specific examples of the compound include a monomer compound into which the above-mentioned component (c) can be introduced.
- the other ethylenically unsaturated monomer may contain 0% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, or 1% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less, or 3% by mass, based on the total amount of the monomer components. It may be 30% by mass or less, 5% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less, or 10% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less.
- the monomer component polymerized in the polymerization step may contain a crosslinkable monomer.
- a crosslinkable monomer as described above, it has a polyfunctional polymerizable monomer having two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups and a self-crosslinkable crosslinkable functional group such as a hydrolyzable silyl group. Examples thereof include monomers, and the amount of the crosslinkable monomer used is as described above.
- the monomer concentration at the time of polymerization is preferably high from the viewpoint of obtaining a polymer having a longer primary chain length.
- the monomer concentration at the start of polymerization is generally in the range of about 2 to 40% by mass, preferably in the range of 5 to 40% by mass.
- the "monomer concentration" indicates the monomer concentration in the reaction solution at the time when the polymerization is started.
- the present polymer may be produced by carrying out a polymerization reaction in the presence of a basic compound.
- the monomer concentration may be 13.0% by mass or more, preferably 15.0% by mass or more, more preferably 17.0% by mass or more, still more preferably 19.0% by mass or more. It is more preferably 20.0% by mass or more.
- the monomer concentration is still preferably 22.0% by mass or more, and even more preferably 25.0% by mass or more.
- the higher the monomer concentration during polymerization the higher the molecular weight, and the longer the primary chain length can be produced. Further, the polymer having a long primary chain length tends to be incorporated into the three-dimensional crosslinked structure, so that the sol fraction tends to be reduced.
- the upper limit of the monomer concentration varies depending on the type of monomer and solvent used, the polymerization method, various polymerization conditions, etc., but if the heat of the polymerization reaction can be removed, the precipitation polymerization is as described above. It is about 40%, about 50% for suspension polymerization, and about 70% for emulsion polymerization.
- the above-mentioned base compound is a so-called alkaline compound, and either an inorganic base compound or an organic base compound may be used.
- an inorganic base compound By carrying out the polymerization reaction in the presence of a basic compound, the polymerization reaction can be stably carried out even under high monomer concentration conditions such as exceeding 13.0% by mass. Further, the polymer obtained by polymerizing at such a high monomer concentration has a high molecular weight (because the primary chain length is long), and therefore has excellent binding properties.
- the inorganic base compound include alkali metal hydroxides such as lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, alkaline earth metal hydroxides such as calcium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, and alkalis such as sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate.
- Examples thereof include metal carbonates, and one or more of these can be used.
- Examples of the organic base compound include ammonia and an organic amine compound, and one or more of these can be used. Among them, an organic amine compound is preferable from the viewpoint of polymerization stability and binding property of a binder containing the obtained crosslinked polymer or a salt thereof.
- organic amine compound examples include monomethylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, monoethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, monobutylamine, dibutylamine, tributylamine, monohexylamine, dihexylamine, trihexylamine, trioctylamine and tridodecylamine.
- N-alkyl substituted amines such as: monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, propanolamine, dimethylethanolamine and (alkyl) alkanolamines such as N, N-dimethylethanolamine; pyridine, piperidine, piperazine, 1,8- Cyclic amines such as bis (dimethylamino) naphthalene, morpholin and diazabicycloundecene (DBU); diethylenetriamine, N, N-dimethylbenzylamine and the like, one or more of these can be used. ..
- the C / N value is preferably 3 or more, more preferably 5 or more, still more preferably 10 or more, and even more preferably 20 or more.
- the amount of the basic compound used is preferably in the range of 0.001 mol% or more and 4.0 mol% or less with respect to the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer. When the amount of the basic compound used is in this range, the polymerization reaction can be smoothly carried out.
- the amount used may be 0.05 mol% or more and 4.0 mol% or less, 0.1 mol% or more and 4.0 mol% or less, and 0.1 mol% or more and 3.0 mol. % Or less, and may be 0.1 mol% or more and 2.0 mol% or less.
- the amount of the base compound used represents the molar concentration of the base compound used for the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, and does not mean the degree of neutralization. That is, the valence of the base compound used is not considered.
- polymerization initiator known polymerization initiators such as azo compounds, organic peroxides, and inorganic peroxides can be used, but the polymerization initiator is not particularly limited.
- the conditions of use can be adjusted by known methods such as heat initiation, redox initiation with a reducing agent, and UV initiation so that the amount of radicals generated is appropriate.
- heat initiation heat initiation
- redox initiation with a reducing agent
- UV initiation UV initiation
- Examples of the azo compound include 2,2'-azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), 2,2'-azobis (N-butyl-2-methylpropionamide), and 2- (tert-butylazo). -2-cyanopropane, 2,2'-azobis (2,4,4-trimethylpentane), 2,2'-azobis (2-methylpropane), etc., one or more of these. Can be used.
- organic peroxide examples include 2,2-bis (4,4-di-t-butylperoxycyclohexyl) propane (manufactured by Nichiyu Co., Ltd., trade name "Pertetra A”) and 1,1-di (2,1-di (4,4-di-t-butylperoxycyclohexyl)).
- NHP t-hexyl peroxypivalate
- perhexyl PV t-hexyl peroxypivalate
- perbutyl PV t-butyl peroxypivalate
- inorganic peroxide examples include potassium persulfate, sodium persulfate, ammonium persulfate and the like.
- potassium persulfate sodium persulfate
- sodium persulfate sodium persulfate
- ammonium persulfate and the like.
- sodium sulfite, sodium thiosulfate, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, ascorbic acid, sulfurous acid gas (SO 2 ), ferrous sulfate and the like can be used as the reducing agent.
- the preferable amount of the polymerization initiator to be used is, for example, 0.001 to 2 parts by mass and, for example, 0.005 to 1 part by mass, when the total amount of the monomer components to be used is 100 parts by mass. Further, for example, it is 0.01 to 0.1 parts by mass.
- the amount of the polymerization initiator used is 0.001 part by mass or more, the polymerization reaction can be stably carried out, and when it is 2 parts by mass or less, a polymer having a long primary chain length can be easily obtained.
- the polymerization temperature is preferably 0 to 100 ° C., more preferably 20 to 80 ° C., the polymerization temperature may be constant, or the polymerization reaction, although it depends on the type and concentration of the monomer used. It may change over a period of time.
- the present polymer dispersion obtained through the polymerization step can be obtained in a powder state by performing decompression and / or heat treatment in the drying step and distilling off the solvent.
- the polymerization step is followed by a solid-liquid separation step such as centrifugation and filtration, and water.
- a cleaning step using the same solvent as methanol or a polymerization solvent.
- step neutralization the solvent may be removed in the drying step.
- an alkaline compound is added when preparing the electrode slurry to neutralize the polymer (hereinafter, also referred to as “post-neutralization”). You may say).
- post-neutralization an alkaline compound is added when preparing the electrode slurry to neutralize the polymer.
- composition for lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode mixture layer of the present invention contains the binder, active material and water containing the present polymer or a salt thereof.
- active material a sulfur element or a sulfur-based compound can be used as the positive electrode active material, and a lithium metal or a lithium alloy can be used as the negative electrode active material.
- the binder according to the present invention exhibits the effect of the present invention particularly for the production of a positive electrode, but may be used for the production of a negative electrode.
- the above-mentioned sulfur element or sulfur-based compound may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the lithium metal or lithium alloy used as the negative electrode active material is a substance capable of reversibly storing or releasing lithium ions, and a substance capable of reversibly forming a lithium-containing compound by reacting with lithium ions.
- Examples of the substance capable of reversibly occluding or releasing lithium ions include crystalline carbon, amorphous carbon, and a mixture thereof.
- Examples of the substance capable of reversibly forming a lithium-containing compound by reacting with the lithium ion include tin oxide and silicone.
- the lithium alloy may be, for example, an alloy of lithium and an alloy of "a metal selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, cesium, francium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, aluminum and tin". good.
- the amount of the present polymer or a salt thereof used in the composition for the electrode mixture layer of the present invention is, for example, 0.1% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less with respect to the total amount of the active material.
- the amount used is, for example, 0.2% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less, for example, 0.3% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less, and for example, 0.4% by mass or more and 5% by mass or less. .. If the amount of the present polymer and its salt used is less than 0.1% by mass, sufficient binding properties may not be obtained. In addition, the dispersion stability of the active material or the like may be insufficient, and the uniformity of the formed mixture layer may decrease.
- the composition for the electrode mixture layer becomes highly viscous and the coatability to the current collector may be deteriorated.
- the obtained mixture layer may have bumps or irregularities, which may adversely affect the electrode characteristics.
- the amount of the present polymer and its salt used is within the above range, a composition having excellent sedimentation stability can be obtained, and a mixture layer having extremely high adhesion to the current collector can be obtained. As a result, the durability of the battery is improved. Further, the present polymer and its salt show sufficiently high binding property to the active material even in a small amount (for example, 5% by mass or less) and have a carboxy anion, so that the interfacial resistance is small and the high rate characteristics are obtained. Excellent electrodes are obtained.
- sulfur elements or sulfur compounds have low electrical conductivity, they are generally used with the addition of a conductive auxiliary agent.
- the conductive auxiliary agent include carbon-based materials such as carbon black, carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, graphite fine powder, and carbon fibers, and among these, carbon black, carbon nanotubes, and carbon can be easily obtained from the viewpoint of obtaining excellent conductivity. Fiber is preferred. Further, as the carbon black, Ketjen black and acetylene black are preferable.
- the conductive auxiliary agent one of the above may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination.
- the amount of the conductive auxiliary agent used can be, for example, 0.2 to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the active material from the viewpoint of achieving both conductivity and energy density, and for example, 0. It can be 2 to 10 parts by mass.
- the positive electrode active material a material having a surface coating with a carbon-based material having conductivity may be used.
- the amount of the active material used is, for example, in the range of 10 to 75% by mass with respect to the total amount of the composition. If the amount of the active material used is 10% by mass or more, migration of the binder or the like can be suppressed. Further, since it is advantageous in terms of the drying cost of the medium, the amount of the active material used is preferably 30% by mass or more, more preferably 40% by mass or more, and further preferably 50% by mass or more. .. On the other hand, if it is 75% by mass or less, the fluidity and coatability of the composition can be ensured, and a uniform mixture layer can be formed.
- the composition for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode mixture layer uses water as a medium. Further, for the purpose of adjusting the properties and dryness of the composition, lower alcohols such as methanol and ethanol, carbonates such as ethylene carbonate, ketones such as acetone, and water-soluble substances such as tetrahydrofuran and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone. It may be a mixed solvent with a sex organic solvent.
- the proportion of water in the mixing medium is, for example, 50% by mass or more, and for example, 70% by mass or more.
- the solid content concentration is not limited to about 50% by mass, and the medium containing water in the entire composition is not limited.
- the content can be, for example, in the range of 25 to 90% by mass, and for example, 35 to 70% by mass, from the viewpoints of coatability of the electrode slurry, energy cost required for drying, and productivity. It can also be, for example, 45-70% by mass.
- the binder of the present invention may consist only of the present polymer or a salt thereof, but other binders such as styrene / butadiene-based latex (SBR), acrylic-based latex and polyvinylidene fluoride-based latex may be used.
- a binder component may be used in combination.
- the amount used may be, for example, 0.1 to 5 parts by mass or less, and for example, 0.1 to 2 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the active material. It can be less than or equal to parts, and can be, for example, 0.1 to 1 part by mass or less.
- styrene / butadiene latex is preferable because it has an excellent balance between binding property and bending resistance.
- the styrene / butadiene latex is a copolymer having a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl monomer such as styrene and a structural unit derived from an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer such as 1,3-butadiene. Shows an aqueous dispersion.
- aromatic vinyl monomer include ⁇ -methylstyrene, vinyltoluene, divinylbenzene and the like in addition to styrene, and one or more of these can be used.
- the structural unit derived from the aromatic vinyl monomer in the copolymer can be, for example, in the range of 20 to 60% by mass, and for example, 30 to 50, mainly from the viewpoint of binding property. It can be in the range of% by mass.
- Examples of the aliphatic conjugated diene-based monomer include 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, and 2-chloro-1,3-in addition to 1,3-butadiene. Butadiene and the like can be mentioned, and one or more of these can be used.
- the structural unit derived from the aliphatic conjugated diene-based monomer in the copolymer is, for example, 30 to 70% by mass in that the binding property of the binder and the flexibility of the obtained electrode are good. It can be in the range of 40 to 60% by mass, for example.
- the styrene / butadiene-based latex includes nitrile group-containing monomers such as (meth) acrylonitrile and (meth) as other monomers in order to further improve the performance such as binding property.
- nitrile group-containing monomers such as (meth) acrylonitrile and (meth) as other monomers in order to further improve the performance such as binding property.
- a carboxyl group-containing monomer such as acrylic acid, itanconic acid, and maleic acid
- an ester group-containing monomer such as methyl (meth) acrylate
- the structural unit derived from the other monomer in the copolymer can be, for example, in the range of 0 to 30% by mass, or can be, for example, in the range of 0 to 20% by mass.
- the composition for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode mixture layer of the present invention contains the above-mentioned active material, water and a binder as essential constituents, and can be obtained by mixing the respective components using known means. Be done.
- the mixing method of each component is not particularly limited, and a known method can be adopted. However, after dry blending the powder components such as the active material, the conductive auxiliary agent and the present polymer particles which are binders, water is used.
- a method of mixing with a dispersion medium such as the above and dispersing and kneading is preferable.
- a known mixer such as a planetary mixer, a thin film swirl mixer, or a self-revolving mixer can be used, but a thin film swirl mixer is used because a good dispersion state can be obtained in a short time. It is preferable to do this.
- a thin film swirl mixer it is preferable to pre-disperse in advance with a stirrer such as a disper.
- the viscosity of the slurry can be, for example, in the range of 500 to 10,000 mPa ⁇ s.
- the upper limit of the viscosity is preferably 7,000 mPa ⁇ s or less, more preferably 6,000 mPa ⁇ s or less, and further preferably 5,000 mPa ⁇ s or less. It is more preferably 4,000 mPa ⁇ s or less, and even more preferably 3,000 mPa ⁇ s or less.
- the slurry viscosity can be measured by the method described in Examples under the condition of a liquid temperature of 25 ° C.
- the composition for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode mixture layer is obtained in a wet powder state, it is kneaded to a uniform state without uneven concentration by using a Henschel mixer, a blender, a planetary mixer, a twin-screw kneader or the like. It is preferable to do so.
- the electrode for lithium sulfur secondary battery of the present invention is a mixture layer formed from the composition for the electrode mixture layer on the surface of a current collector such as copper or aluminum. It is prepared for.
- the mixture layer is formed by applying the composition for an electrode combination layer of the present invention to the surface of a current collector and then drying and removing a medium such as water.
- the method for applying the composition for the electrode mixture layer is not particularly limited, and known methods such as a doctor blade method, a dip method, a roll coating method, a comma coating method, a curtain coating method, a gravure coating method and an extrusion method can be used. Can be adopted.
- the drying can be performed by a known method such as blowing warm air, reducing the pressure, (far) infrared rays, and irradiating microwaves.
- the mixture layer obtained after drying is subjected to a compression treatment by a die press, a roll press or the like. By compressing, the active material and the binder are brought into close contact with each other, and the strength of the mixture layer and the adhesion to the current collector can be improved.
- the thickness of the mixture layer can be adjusted to, for example, about 30 to 80% before compression, and the thickness of the mixture layer after compression is generally about 4 to 200 ⁇ m.
- a lithium-sulfur secondary battery By providing the electrode for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery of the present invention with a separator and an electrolytic solution, a lithium-sulfur secondary battery can be manufactured.
- the electrolytic solution may be in the form of a liquid, may be in the form of a gel, or may be a solid electrolyte such as a polymer electrolyte.
- the separator is arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery, and plays a role of preventing a short circuit due to contact between the two electrodes and holding an electrolytic solution to ensure ionic conductivity.
- the separator is preferably a film-like insulating microporous film having good ion permeability and mechanical strength.
- polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene and the like can be used.
- the electrolytic solution a known one that is generally used depending on the type of the active material can be used.
- the electrolytic solutions it is more preferable to use a non-aqueous electrolytic solution.
- a non-aqueous electrolytic solution an organic electrolytic solution used in a conventional electrochemical device may be used, or an ionic liquid electrolytic solution may be used.
- known polymer electrolytes such as polyethylene oxide, polyacrylic nitrile, and polymethyl methacrylate may be used.
- the organic electrolyte solution contains an electrolyte salt that serves as an ion carrier, and is composed of the electrolyte salt and an organic solvent that dissolves the electrolyte salt.
- Examples of the electrolyte salt include group 1 elemental metal salts and group 2 elemental metal salts.
- Typical Group 1 elemental metal salts include, for example, lithium salts, sodium salts, potassium salts, and Group 2 elemental metal salts include, for example, magnesium salts, calcium salts and the like.
- anion of the electrolyte salt examples include BF 4- , NO 3- , PF 6- , SbF 6- , CH 3 CH 2 OSO 3- , CH 3 CO 2- , or; CF 3 CO 2- , CF 3 SO 3- , (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 N- [ bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (TFSI)], (FSO 2 ) 2 N- [ bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide (FSI)], (CF 3 SO) 2 ) Examples thereof include fluoroalkyl group - containing anions such as 3C- .
- electrolyte salts include LiClO 4 , LiAsF 6 , LiPF 6 , LiPF 4 , LiBF 4 , LiB (C 6 H 5 ) 4 , LiCl, LiBr, CH 3 SO 3 Li, LiFSI, LiTFSI, CF 3 SO.
- lithium salts such as 3 Li.
- LiFSI is more preferable.
- organic solvent examples include ethers, ketones, lactones, nitriles, amines, amides, sulfur compounds, chlorinated hydrocarbons, esters, carbonates, phosphoric acid ester compounds, and sulforane compounds. , Nitro compounds and the like.
- organic solvent include ethers such as tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrachloride, 1,4-dioxane, anisole, 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME), and ketones such as 4-methyl-2-pentanone.
- lactones such as ⁇ -butyrolactone, nitriles such as acetonitrile, propionitrile, butyronitrile, valeronitrile, benzonitrile, chlorinated hydrocarbons such as 1,2-dichloroethane, esters such as methyl formate, ethylene carbonate (EC). ), Carbonates such as propylene carbonate (PC), dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate (DEM), amides such as dimethylformamide and dimethylthioformamide, phosphate ester compounds such as trimethylphosphate and triethyl phosphate, dimethylsulfoxide sulfolane. , 3-Methyl-sulfolane and other sulforane compounds can be mentioned. These may be used alone or as a mixed solvent.
- nitriles such as acetonitrile, propionitrile, butyronitrile, valeronitrile, benzonitrile
- chlorinated hydrocarbons such as 1,2-
- the following electrolytic solutions can also be used as the organic electrolytic solution.
- DOL 1,3-dioxolane
- EC EC
- PC ethylmethylsulphon
- EMS ethylmethylsulphon
- the "ionic liquid" in the above ionic liquid electrolyte means a salt that exists as a liquid at 100 ° C. or lower.
- Examples of the cation of the ionic liquid include imidazolium, pyridinium, pyrrolidinium, piperidinium, tetraalkylammonium, pyrazolium, tetraalkylphosphonium and the like.
- the lithium-sulfur secondary battery is obtained by forming a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate partitioned by a separator into a spiral or laminated structure and storing them in a case or the like.
- the electrode slurry containing the binder for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode disclosed in the present specification is excellent in coatability and sedimentation stability, and therefore has excellent bonding with the electrode material in the mixture layer. It is expected to show good adhesion and good adhesion to the current collector. Therefore, it is expected that the lithium-sulfur secondary battery provided with the electrodes obtained by using the above binder can secure good integrity and show good durability (cycle characteristics) even after repeated charging and discharging. , Suitable for in-vehicle secondary batteries and the like.
- the particle size distribution of the hydrogel was measured with a laser diffraction / scattering particle size distribution meter (Microtrac MT-3300EXII, manufactured by Microtrac Bell) using ion-exchanged water as a dispersion medium.
- a laser diffraction / scattering particle size distribution meter Microtrac MT-3300EXII, manufactured by Microtrac Bell
- the measured particle size distribution shape became stable after a few minutes.
- the particle size distribution is measured, and the volume-based median diameter (D50) as a representative value of the particle size and the particle size distribution represented by (volume-based average particle size) / (number-based average particle size).
- the obtained polymerization reaction solution was centrifuged to settle the polymer particles, and then the supernatant was removed. Then, after redispersing the precipitate in acetonitrile having the same weight as the polymerization reaction solution, the washing operation of precipitating the polymer particles by centrifugation and removing the supernatant was repeated twice.
- the precipitate was recovered and dried under reduced pressure at 80 ° C. for 3 hours to remove volatile components to obtain a powder of the crosslinked polymer salt R-1. Since the crosslinked polymer salt R-1 has hygroscopicity, it was sealed and stored in a container having a water vapor barrier property.
- the particle size in the aqueous medium was 1.4 ⁇ m.
- Example 1 An electrode using the carboxyl group-containing polymer salt R-1 was prepared and evaluated. The specific procedure and evaluation method are shown below.
- this dispersion is performed for 15 seconds under the condition of a peripheral speed of 20 m / sec using a thin film swirl mixer (FM-56-30 manufactured by Primix).
- An electrode slurry for the positive electrode was prepared.
- the amount of water added as the diluting solvent was appropriately adjusted so that the viscosity of the electrode slurry was about 1,000 to 10,000 mPa ⁇ s at a shear rate of 60 s -1 .
- the slurry viscosity of the electrode slurry using each carboxyl group-containing polymer salt as a binder was measured.
- ⁇ Viscosity measurement of electrode slurry For the positive electrode mixture slurry obtained above, a shear rate of 60 s -1 at 25 ° C. using a Leometer (Physica MCR301) manufactured by Anton Pearl Co., Ltd. on a CP25-5 cone plate (diameter 25 mm, cone angle 5 °). When the slurry viscosity of was measured, it was 3,600 mPa ⁇ s.
- Electrode slurry was applied onto an aluminum foil having a thickness of 20 ⁇ m using a variable applicator, and dried in a ventilation dryer at 70 ° C. ⁇ overnight to form a mixture layer. Then, the mixture layer was rolled so that the thickness was 80 ⁇ 5 ⁇ m and the packing density was 1.10 ⁇ 0.10 g / cm 3 , to obtain a positive electrode plate.
- the rate of change in the supernatant solid content concentration was determined by the following formula, and the sedimentation stability was evaluated by the following criteria (pass level: B evaluation or higher).
- the rate of change (%) in the supernatant solid content concentration was 14.3%, which was a B rating.
- Rate of change in supernatant solid content concentration (%) 100- (supernatant solid content concentration after standing for 1 week) / (supernatant solid content concentration immediately after preparation) x 100
- Example 2 An electrode slurry was prepared by performing the same operation as in Example 1 except that the carboxyl group-containing polymer salt used as the binder was used as shown in Table 2, and a positive electrode electrode plate was obtained. In addition, the slurry viscosity, coatability and sedimentation stability were evaluated. The results are shown in Table 2.
- the composition for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode mixture layer (electrode slurry) containing the binder for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode of the present invention has coatability and sedimentation stability. It was excellent in sex. Among these, focusing on the solubility of the monomer (B) in 100 g of water at 20 ° C., when the solubility is 2 g or less (Examples 2 to 4), the sedimentation stability of the electrode slurry is further excellent. rice field.
- the electrode slurry containing the binder for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery electrode of the present invention is excellent in coatability and sedimentation stability, it has excellent bondability with the electrode material and excellent current collector in the electrode mixture layer. It is expected to show adhesiveness. Therefore, it is expected that the lithium-sulfur secondary battery provided with the electrodes obtained by using the above binder can secure good integrity and show good durability (cycle characteristics) even after repeated charging and discharging. , It is expected to contribute to increasing the capacity of in-vehicle secondary batteries and the like.
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特許文献1には、正極活物質と相互作用する極性官能基(窒素含有官能基、アルキレンオキシド基、ヒドロキシ基及びアルコキシシリル基のうち選択される1種以上)を有する重合性単量体の重合単位を含む、リチウム硫黄二次電池正極用アクリルバインダーが開示されている。
特許文献2には、正極活物質と相互作用する極性官能基(アミド基、ニトリル基及びアルキレンオキシド基からなる群から選択される1種以上)を有する第1重合性単量体の重合単位、並びに、架橋性官能基(アミド基、ニトリル基及びアルキレンオキシド基からなる群から選択される1種以上)を有する第2重合性単量体の重合単位を含む、リチウム硫黄二次電池の正極用アクリルバインダーが開示されている。
特許文献3には、アクリル系単量体重合単位を30重量%以上、並びに、非アクリル系単量体重合単位及び酸化還元性単量体重合単位を含むアクリル系高分子を含有する、リチウム硫黄二次電池の正極製造用バインダーが開示されている。
発明者らの検討によれば、水を媒体として用いた場合、硫黄が疎水性であることに起因して、電極スラリー中に硫黄が分散しにくく、電極スラリー中に、硫黄が凝集体として存在した場合は、塗膜のざらつきやピンホールが発生し、塗工性の点で問題があった。
さらに、特許文献1~3に開示されるバインダーは、電極スラリーを長期保管した際に、硫黄活物質が沈降しやすく、沈降安定性の点でも改善が必要であった。
〔1〕カルボキシル基含有重合体又はその塩を含有するリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダーであって、
前記カルボキシル基含有重合体は、エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体(A)に由来する構造単位、及び、エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)(但し、(A)に分類される単量体を除く。)に由来する構造単位を含み、
前記エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)は、20℃における水100gに対する溶解度が10g以下である、リチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
〔2〕前記カルボキシル基含有重合体は、その全構造単位に対し、前記エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)に由来する構造単位を1.0質量%以上50質量%以下含む、〔1〕に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
〔3〕前記カルボキシル基含有重合体は、その全構造単位に対し、前記エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体(A)に由来する構造単位を50質量%以上99.9質量%以下含む、〔1〕又は〔2〕に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
〔4〕前記カルボキシル基含有重合体は、架橋重合体である、〔1〕~〔3〕のいずれか一に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
〔5〕前記架橋重合体は、非架橋性単量体及び架橋性単量体を含む単量体組成物を重合して得られる架橋重合体である、〔4〕に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
〔6〕前記架橋性単量体の使用量は、前記非架橋性単量体の総量に対して0.1モル%以上2.0モル%以下である、〔5〕に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
〔7〕前記架橋性単量体は、分子内に2個以上のアリルエーテル基を有する化合物を含む、〔5〕又は〔6〕に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
〔8〕前記架橋重合体又はその塩は、中和度80~100モル%に中和された後、水媒体中で測定した粒子径が、体積基準メジアン径で0.1μm以上7.0μm以下である、〔4〕~〔7〕のいずれか一に記載の二次電池電極用バインダー。
〔9〕リチウム硫黄二次電池の正極製造用に用いられる、〔1〕~〔8〕のいずれか一に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
〔10〕〔1〕~〔9〕のいずれか一に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー、活物質及び水を含む、リチウム硫黄二次電池電極合剤層用組成物。
〔11〕前記活物質が硫黄元素又は硫黄系化合物を含む、〔10〕に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極合剤層用組成物。
〔12〕集電体表面に、〔10〕又は〔11〕に記載の二次電池電極合剤層用組成物から形成される合剤層を備える、リチウム硫黄二次電池電極。
なお、本明細書において、「(メタ)アクリル」とは、アクリル及び/又はメタクリルを意味し、「(メタ)アクリレート」とは、アクリレート及び/又はメタクリレートを意味する。また、「(メタ)アクリロイル基」とは、アクリロイル基及び/又はメタクリロイル基を意味する。
本発明のバインダーは、カルボキシル基含有重合体(以下、「本重合体」ともいう。)又はその塩を含み、当該カルボキシル基含有重合体は、エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体(A)に由来する構造単位、及び、20℃における水100gに対する溶解度が10g以下であるエチレン性不飽和単量体(B)(但し、(A)に分類される単量体を除く。)に由来する構造単位を含む。
<エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体(A)に由来する構造単位>
本重合体は、エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体(A)に由来する構造単位(以下、「(a)成分」ともいう。)を有し、エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体を含む単量体成分を沈殿重合若しくは分散重合することにより重合体に導入することができる。本重合体が、係る構造単位を有することによりカルボキシル基を有することで、集電体への接着性が向上するとともに、リチウムイオンの脱溶媒和効果及びイオン伝導性に優れるため、抵抗が小さく、ハイレート特性に優れた電極が得られる。また、本重合体が架橋重合体である場合、水膨潤性が付与されるため、本組成物中における活物質等の沈降安定性を高めることができる。
上記(a)成分は、例えば、エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体(A)を含む単量体を重合することにより、本重合体に導入することができる。その他にも、(メタ)アクリル酸エステル単量体を(共)重合した後、加水分解することによっても得られる。また、(メタ)アクリルアミド及び(メタ)アクリロニトリル等を重合した後、強アルカリで処理する方法であってもよいし、水酸基を有する重合体に酸無水物を反応させる方法であってもよい。
本重合体は、20℃における水100gに対する溶解度(以下。単に「水溶解度」ともいう。)が10g以下であるエチレン性不飽和単量体(B)(但し、(A)に分類される単量体を除く。)に由来する構造単位(以下、「(b)成分」ともいう。)を有する。
本重合体が(b)成分を有することにより、電極材料と強い相互作用を奏することができ、活物質に対して良好な結着性を発揮することができる。これにより、電極スラリーの沈降安定性を良好にすることができるとともに、堅固で一体性の良好な電極合剤層を得ることができる。
ここで、上記水溶解度は、電極スラリーの沈降安定性に優れる点で、8g以下が好ましく、6g以下がより好ましく、4g以下がさらに好ましく、2g以下が一層好ましく、1g以下がより一層好ましく、0.5g以下がさらに一層好ましい。
これらの中でも、電極スラリーの沈降安定性に優れる点で、アルキル(メタ)アクリレート、芳香族(メタ)アクリレートが好ましく、アルキル(メタ)アクリレートが特に好ましく、アルキル(メタ)アクリレートの中でも炭素数4以上のアルキル基を有するアルキル(メタ)アクリレートが好ましい。
脂肪族アルキル(メタ)アクリレートとしては、例えば、メチル(メタ)アクリレート、エチル(メタ)アクリレート、n-ブチル(メタ)アクリレート、イソブチル(メタ)アクリレート、2-エチルヘキシル(メタ)アクリレート等が挙げられ、脂環式アルキル(メタ)アクリレートとしては、例えば、シクロペンチル(メタ)アクリレート、シクロヘキシル(メタ)アクリレート、メチルシクロヘキシル(メタ)アクリレート、t-ブチルシクロヘキシル(メタ)アクリレート、シクロデシル(メタ)アクリレート、シクロドデシル(メタ)アクリレート、イソボルニル(メタ)アクリレート、アダマンチル(メタ)アクリレート、ジシクロペンテニル(メタ)アクリレート、ジシクロペンテニルオキシエチル(メタ)アクリレート、ジシクロペンタニル(メタ)アクリレート等が挙げられ、これらの内の1種を単独で使用してもよいし、2種以上を組み合わせて使用してもよい。
本重合体は、(a)成分及び(b)成分以外に、これらと共重合可能な他のエチレン性不飽和単量体(但し、(A)及び(B)に分類される単量体を除く。)に由来する構造単位(以下、「(c)成分」ともいう。)を含むことができる。(c)成分としては、(a)成分及び(b)成分以外のエチレン性不飽和基を有する単量体に由来する構造単位であり、例えば、スルホン酸基及びリン酸基等のカルボキシル基以外のアニオン性基を有するエチレン性不飽和単量体、又は、非イオン性のエチレン性不飽和単量体等に由来する構造単位が挙げられる。
これらの構造単位は、スルホン酸基及びリン酸基等のカルボキシル基以外のアニオン性基を有するエチレン性不飽和単量体、又は、非イオン性のエチレン性不飽和単量体を含む単量体を共重合することにより導入することができる。
<本重合体の好ましい態様>
本発明のカルボキシル基含有重合体は、当該重合体を含むバインダーを含有する電極合剤層用組成物が、高い固形分濃度においても良好な電極スラリーの塗工性を確保するとともに、電極スラリーの沈降安定性に優れ、良好な結着性能をより一層発揮できる点から、架橋構造を有する重合体(以下、単に「本架橋重合体」ともいう。)であることが好ましい。架橋重合体における架橋方法は特に制限されるものではなく、例えば以下の方法による態様が例示される。
1)架橋性単量体の共重合
2)ラジカル重合時のポリマー鎖への連鎖移動を利用
3)反応性官能基を有する重合体を合成後、必要に応じて架橋剤を添加して後架橋
重合体が架橋構造を有することにより、当該重合体又はその塩を含むバインダーは、優れた結着力を有することができる。上記の内でも、操作が簡便であり、架橋の程度を制御し易い点から架橋性単量体の共重合による方法が好ましい。
<架橋性単量体>
架橋性単量体としては、2個以上の重合性不飽和基を有する多官能重合性単量体、及び加水分解性シリル基等の自己架橋可能な架橋性官能基を有する単量体等が挙げられる。
電極合剤層用組成物において、架橋重合体が大粒径の塊(二次凝集体)として存在することなく、適度な粒径を有する水膨潤粒子として良好に分散している場合、当該架橋重合体を含むバインダーが良好な結着性能を発揮し得るため好ましい。
なお、上記水膨潤粒子径は、本明細書実施例に記載の方法により測定することができる。
架橋重合体は、三次元架橋構造を有し、水などの媒体中でミクロゲルとして存在するものである。一般的に、このような三次元架橋重合体は溶媒に不溶であるため、その分子量を測定することはできない。同様に、架橋重合体の一次鎖長を測定し、定量することも、通常は困難である。
本重合体は、溶液重合、沈殿重合、懸濁重合、乳化重合等の公知の重合方法を使用することが可能であるが、生産性の点で沈殿重合及び懸濁重合(逆相懸濁重合)が好ましい。結着性等に関してより良好な性能が得られる点で、沈殿重合、懸濁重合、乳化重合等の不均一系の重合法が好ましく、中でも沈殿重合法がより好ましい。
沈殿重合は、原料である不飽和単量体を溶解するが、生成する重合体を実質溶解しない溶媒中で重合反応を行うことにより重合体を製造する方法である。重合の進行とともにポリマー粒子は凝集及び成長により大きくなり、数十nm~数百nmの一次粒子が数μm~数十μmに二次凝集したポリマー粒子の分散液が得られる。ポリマーの粒子サイズを制御するために分散安定剤を使用することもできる。
具体的な分散安定剤としては、マクロモノマー型分散安定剤、ノニオン性界面活性剤等が挙げられる。 なお、分散安定剤や重合溶剤等を選定することにより上記二次凝集を抑制することもできる。一般に、二次凝集を抑制した沈殿重合は、分散重合とも呼ばれる。
上記の内、粗大粒子の生成や反応器への付着が小さく重合安定性が良好であること、析出した重合体微粒子が二次凝集しにくい(若しくは二次凝集が生じても水媒体中で解れやすい)こと、連鎖移動定数が小さく重合度(一次鎖長)の大きい重合体が得られること、及び後述する工程中和の際に操作が容易であること等の点で、メチルエチルケトン及びアセトニトリルが好ましい。
上記重合工程により、本重合体には、エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体(A)に由来する構造単位((a)成分)が50質量%以上99.0質量%以下導入され、エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)に由来する構造単位((b)成分)が1.0質量%以上50質量%以下導入される。
エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体(A)の使用量は、また例えば、50質量%以上99.0質量%以下であり、また例えば、60質量%以上96質量%以下であり、また例えば、65質量%以上93質量%以下であり、また例えば、70質量%以上90質量%以下である。
エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)の使用量は、また例えば、1.0質量%以上50質量%以下であり、また例えば、3質量%以上40質量%以下であり、また例えば、5質量%以上35質量%以下であり、また例えば、8質量%以上30質量%以下であり、また例えば、10質量%以上30質量%以下である。
なお、本明細書において「単量体濃度」とは、重合を開始する時点における反応液中の単量体濃度を示す。
無機塩基化合物としては、水酸化リチウム、水酸化ナトリウム、水酸化カリウム等のアルカリ金属水酸化物、水酸化カルシウム、水酸化マグネシウム等のアルカリ土類金属水酸化物、炭酸ナトリウム、炭酸カリウム等のアルカリ金属炭酸塩などが挙げられ、これらの内の1種又は2種以上を用いることができる。
有機塩基化合物としては、アンモニア及び有機アミン化合物が挙げられ、これらの内の1種又は2種以上を用いることができる。中でも、重合安定性及び得られる架橋重合体又はその塩を含むバインダーの結着性の観点から、有機アミン化合物が好ましい。
これらの内でも、長鎖アルキル基を有する疎水性アミンを用いた場合、より大きな静電反発及び立体反発が得られることから、単量体濃度の高い場合であっても重合安定性を確保しやすい点で好ましい。具体的には、有機アミン化合物に存在する窒素原子数に対する炭素原子数の比で表される値(C/N)が高い程、立体反発効果による重合安定化効果が高い。上記C/Nの値は、好ましくは3以上であり、より好ましくは5以上であり、さらに好ましくは10以上であり、一層好ましくは20以上である。
なお、本明細書では、塩基化合物の使用量は、エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体に対して用いた塩基化合物のモル濃度を表したものであり、中和度を意味するものではない。すなわち、用いる塩基化合物の価数は考慮しない。
また、レドックス開始の場合、亜硫酸ナトリウム、チオ硫酸ナトリウム、ナトリウムホルムアルデヒドスルホキシレート、アスコルビン酸、亜硫酸ガス(SO2)、硫酸第一鉄等を還元剤として用いることができる。
本発明のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極合剤層用組成物は、上記本重合体又はその塩を含有するバインダー、活物質及び水を含む。
上記活物質には、正極活物質としては、硫黄元素又は硫黄系化合物を用いることができ、負極活物質としては、リチウム金属又はリチウム合金を用いることができる。本発明に係るバインダーは、特に、正極製造用として本発明の効果を奏するが、負極製造用として使用してもよい。
前記リチウムイオンを可逆的に吸蔵又は放出できる物質としては、結晶質炭素、非晶質炭素又はこれらの混合物等が挙げられる。
前記リチウムイオンと反応して可逆的にリチウム含有化合物を形成できる物質は、酸化スズ、シリコーン等が挙げられる。
前記リチウム合金は、例えば、リチウム、並びに、「ナトリウム、カリウム、セシウム、フランシウム、ベリリウム、マグネシウム、カルシウム、ストロンチウム、バリウム、ラジウム、アルミニウム及びスズからなる群から選択される金属」の合金であってもよい。
上記共重合体中における上記その他の単量体に由来する構造単位は、例えば、0~30質量%の範囲とすることができ、また例えば、0~20質量%の範囲とすることができる。
本発明のリチウム硫黄二次電池用電極は、銅又はアルミニウム等の集電体表面に上記電極合剤層用組成物から形成される合剤層を備えてなるものである。合剤層は、集電体の表面に本発明の電極合剤層用組成物を塗工した後、水等の媒体を乾燥除去することにより形成される。電極合剤層用組成物を塗工する方法は特に限定されず、ドクターブレード法、ディップ法、ロールコート法、コンマコート法、カーテンコート法、グラビアコート法及びエクストルージョン法などの公知の方法を採用することができる。また、上記乾燥は、温風吹付け、減圧、(遠)赤外線、マイクロ波照射等の公知の方法により行うことができる。
通常、乾燥後に得られた合剤層には、金型プレス及びロールプレス等による圧縮処理が施される。圧縮することにより活物質及びバインダーを密着させ、合剤層の強度及び集電体への密着性を向上させることができる。圧縮により合剤層の厚みを、例えば、圧縮前の30~80%程度に調整することができ、圧縮後の合剤層の厚みは4~200μm程度が一般的である。
セパレータは電池の正極及び負極間に配され、両極の接触による短絡の防止や電解液を保持してイオン導電性を確保する役割を担う。セパレータにはフィルム状の絶縁性微多孔膜であって、良好なイオン透過性及び機械的強度を有するものが好ましい。具体的な素材としては、ポリエチレン及びポリプロピレン等のポリオレフィン、ポリテトラフルオロエチレン等を使用することができる。
電解液の中でも、非水系電解液を用いることがより好ましい。非水系電解液としては、従来の電気化学デバイスに用いられる有機系電解液を用いてもよいし、イオン液体電解液を用いてもよい。また、ポリエチレンオキシド、 ポリアクリルニトリル、ポリメチルメタクリレート等の公知のポリマー電解質を用いてもよい。
代表的な1族元素金属塩としては、例えば、リチウム塩、ナトリウム塩、カリウム塩、2族元素金属塩としては、例えば、マグネシウム塩、カルシウム塩等が挙げられる。
上記電解質塩のアニオンとしては、例えば、BF4 -、NO3 -、PF6 -、SbF6 -、CH3CH2OSO3 -、CH3CO2 -、又は;CF3CO2 -、CF3SO3 -、(CF3SO2)2N-[ビス(トリフルオロメチルスルフォニル)イミド(TFSI)]、(FSO2)2N-[ビス(フルオロスルフォニル)イミド(FSI)]、(CF3SO2)3C-等のフルオロアルキル基含有アニオン等が挙げられる。
上記電解質塩の具体例としては、LiClO4、LiAsF6、LiPF6、LiPF4、LiBF4、LiB(C6H5)4、LiCl、LiBr、CH3SO3Li、LiFSI、LiTFSI、CF3SO3Li等のリチウム塩等が挙げられる。これらの中でも、LiFSIがより好ましい。
上記有機溶媒の具体例としては、テトラヒドロフラン、2-メチルテトラヒドロフラン、1,4-ジオキサン、アニソール、1,2-ジメトキシエタン(DME)等のエーテル類、4-メチル-2-ペンタノン等のケトン類、γ-ブチロラクトン等のラクトン類、アセトニトリル、プロピオニトリル、ブチロニトリル、バレロニトリル、ベンゾニトリル等のニトリル類、1,2-ジクロロエタン等の塩素化炭化水素類、ギ酸メチル等のエステル類、エチレンカーボネート(EC)、プロピレンカーボネート(PC)、ジメチルカーボネート、ジエチルカーボネート(DEM)等のカーボネート類、ジメチルホルムアミド、ジメチルチオホルムアミド等のアミド類、リン酸トリメチル、リン酸トリエチル等のリン酸エステル系化合物、ジメチルスルホキシドスルホラン、3-メチル-スルホラン等のスルホラン系化合物等が挙げられる。これらを単独で使用してもよいし、混合溶媒として使用することもできる。
上記イオン液体のカチオンとしては、例えば、イミダゾリウム、ピリジニウム、ピロリジニウム、ピペリジニウム、テトラアルキルアンモニウム、ピラゾリウム、又はテトラアルキルホスホニウム等が挙げられる。
以下の例において、カルボキシル基含有重合体(塩)についての評価は、以下の方法により実施した。
カルボキシル基含有重合体塩の粉末0.25g、及びイオン交換水49.75gを100ccの容器に量りとり、自転/公転式攪拌機(シンキー社製、あわとり練太郎AR-250)にセットした。次いで、撹拌(自転速度2000rpm/公転速度800rpm、7分)、さらに脱泡(自転速度2200rpm/公転速度60rpm、1分)処理を行い架橋重合体塩が水に膨潤した状態のハイドロゲルを作製した。
次に、イオン交換水を分散媒とするレーザー回折/散乱式粒度分布計(マイクロトラックベル社製、マイクロトラックMT-3300EXII)にて上記ハイドロゲルの粒度分布測定を行った。ハイドロゲルに対し、過剰量の分散媒を循環しているところに、適切な散乱光強度が得られる量のハイドロゲルを投入したところ、数分後に、測定される粒度分布形状が安定した。安定を確認次第、粒度分布測定を行い、粒子径の代表値としての体積基準メジアン径(D50)、及び、(体積基準平均粒子径)/(個数基準平均粒子径)で表される粒子径分布を得た。
(製造例1:カルボキシル基含有重合体塩R-1の製造)
重合には、攪拌翼、温度計、還流冷却器及び窒素導入管を備えた反応器を用いた。
反応器内にアセトニトリル567部、アクリル酸(以下、「AA」ともいう。)80.0部、メチルアクリレート(水溶解度:6g/水100g、以下、「MA」ともいう。)20.0部、トリメチロールプロパンジアリルエーテル(大阪ソーダ社製、商品名「ネオアリルT-20」)0.9部及び上記AAに対して1.0モル%に相当するトリエチルアミンを仕込んだ。反応器内を十分に窒素置換した後、加温して内温を55℃まで昇温した。内温が55℃で安定したことを確認した後、重合開始剤として2,2’-アゾビス(2,4-ジメチルバレロニトリル)(富士フイルム和光純薬社製、商品名「V-65」)0.040部を添加したところ、反応液に白濁が認められたため、この点を重合開始点とした。なお、単量体濃度は15.0%と算出された。重合開始点から12時間経過した時点で反応液の冷却を開始し、内温が25℃まで低下した後、水酸化リチウム・一水和物(以下、「LiOH・H2O」ともいう)の粉末41.9部を添加した。添加後室温下12時間撹拌を継続して、架橋重合体塩R-1(Li塩、中和度90モル%)の粒子が媒体に分散したスラリー状の重合反応液を得た。重合開始から12時間経過した時点のAAおよびMAの反応率はそれぞれ97.6%、96.9%と算出された。
各原料の仕込み量を表1に記載の通りとした以外は製造例1と同様の操作を行い、カルボキシル基含有重合体塩R-2~R-15を含む重合反応液を得た。いずれの重合反応液も、重合開始点から12時間経過した時点でのAA、エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)及び他の単量体の反応率は90%以上であった。なお、エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)及びそ他の単量体の水溶解度を表1に示す。
次いで、各重合反応液について製造例1と同様の操作を行い、粉末状のカルボキシル基含有重合体塩R-2~R-15を得た。各カルボキシル基含有重合体塩は、水蒸気バリア性を有する容器に密封保管した。
得られた各重合体塩について、製造例1と同様に物性値を測定した。結果を表1に示す。
・AA:アクリル酸
・MA:メチルアクリレート
・EA:エチルアクリレート
・BA:n-ブチルアクリレート
・PEA:フェノキシエチルアクリレート(大阪有機化学工業社製、商品名「ビスコート#192」)
・HEA:2-ヒドロキシエチルアクリレート
・DMAAm:N,N-ジメチルアクリルアミド
・T-20:トリメチロールプロパンジアリルエーテル(大阪ソーダ社製、商品名「ネオアリルT-20」)
・TEA:トリエチルアミン
・AcN:アセトニトリル
・V-65:2,2’-アゾビス(2,4-ジメチルバレロニトリル)(富士フイルム和光純薬社製、商品名「V-65」)
・LiOH・H2O:水酸化リチウム・一水和物
・Na2CO3:炭酸ナトリウム
・K2CO3:炭酸カリウム
カルボキシル基含有重合体塩R-1を用いた電極を作製し、その評価を行った。具体的な手順及び評価方法等について以下に示す。
正極活物質として硫黄(Sigma Aldrich社製、コロイド状硫黄粉末)を用いた。導電助剤としてアセチレンブラック(デンカ社製 DENKA BLACK Li-400)を用いた。
電極スラリーを塗工できる固形分濃度となるように、水を希釈溶媒として、硫黄:アセチレンブラック:R-1=100:5:3.2(固形分)の質量比で予めよく混合した後、イオン交換水を加えてディスパーで予備分散を行った後、薄膜旋回式ミキサー(プライミクス社製、FM-56-30)を用いて周速度20m/秒の条件で本分散を15秒間行うことにより、正極用の電極スラリーを調製した。
ここで、希釈溶媒である水の添加量は、電極スラリーの粘度がせん断速度60s-1において、1,000~10,000mPa・s程度になるよう適宜調整して添加した。各カルボキシル基含有重合体塩をバインダーとして用いた電極スラリーについて、そのスラリー粘度を測定した。
上記で得られた正極合剤スラリーについて、アントンパール社製レオメーター(Physica MCR301)を用い、CP25-5のコーンプレート(直径25mm、コーン角度5°)にて、25℃におけるせん断速度60s-1のスラリー粘度を測定したところ、3,600mPa・sであった。
次いで、可変式アプリケーターを用いて、厚さ20μmのアルミ箔上に上記電極スラリーを塗布し、通風乾燥機内で70℃×1晩の乾燥を行うことにより合剤層を形成した。その後、合剤層の厚みが80±5μm、充填密度が1.10±0.10g/cm3になるよう圧延し、正極極板を得た。
上記で得られた電極スラリーについて、アルミ箔に塗布、乾燥後、合剤層の外観を目視により観察することにより、以下の判定基準(合格レベル:B評価以上)により塗工性を評価した結果、B評価であった。
B:表面に筋ムラ、ブツ等の外観異常がわずかに認められる。
C:表面に筋ムラ、ブツ等の外観異常が顕著に認められる。
上記で得られた電極スラリーの作製直後の上澄み固形分濃度、及び、当該電極スラリーを25℃で1週間静置した後の上澄み固形分濃度を測定した。
ここで、固形分濃度の測定方法について以下に記載する。
固形分濃度(質量%)=(W1-B)/(W0-B)×100
上澄み固形分濃度の変化率(%)=100-(1週間静置後の上澄み固形分濃度)/(作製直後の上澄み固形分濃度)×100
A:上澄み固形分濃度の変化率が10%未満
B:上澄み固形分濃度の変化率が10%以上20%未満
C:上澄み固形分濃度の変化率が20%以上
なお、電極スラリー中の活物質が沈降すると、上澄み固形分の活物質濃度の低下するため、上記の上澄み固形分濃度の変化率が大きくなる。
バインダーとして使用するカルボキシル基含有重合体塩を表2の通り用いた以外は、実施例1と同様の操作を行うことにより電極スラリーを調製し、正極極板を得た。また、スラリー粘度、塗工性及び沈降安定性を評価した。結果を表2に示す。
これらに対して、エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)に由来する構造単位を含まない重合体塩を用いた場合(比較例1~3)、実施例と比較すると、当該重合体塩を含む電極スラリーの塗工性及び沈降安定性が著しく劣る結果であった。
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- カルボキシル基含有重合体又はその塩を含有するリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダーであって、
前記カルボキシル基含有重合体は、エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体(A)に由来する構造単位、及び、エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)(但し、(A)に分類される単量体を除く。)に由来する構造単位を含み、
前記エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)は、20℃における水100gに対する溶解度が10g以下である、リチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。 - 前記カルボキシル基含有重合体は、その全構造単位に対し、前記エチレン性不飽和単量体(B)に由来する構造単位を1.0質量%以上50質量%以下含む、請求項1に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
- 前記カルボキシル基含有重合体は、その全構造単位に対し、前記エチレン性不飽和カルボン酸単量体(A)に由来する構造単位を50質量%以上99.9質量%以下含む、請求項1又は2に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
- 前記カルボキシル基含有重合体は、架橋重合体である、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
- 前記架橋重合体は、非架橋性単量体及び架橋性単量体を含む単量体組成物を重合して得られる架橋重合体である、請求項4に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
- 前記架橋性単量体の使用量は、前記非架橋性単量体の総量に対して0.1モル%以上2.0モル%以下である、請求項5に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
- 前記架橋性単量体は、分子内に2個以上のアリルエーテル基を有する化合物を含む、請求項5又は6に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
- 前記架橋重合体又はその塩は、中和度80~100モル%に中和された後、水媒体中で測定した粒子径が、体積基準メジアン径で0.1μm以上7.0μm以下である、請求項4~7のいずれか1項に記載の二次電池電極用バインダー。
- リチウム硫黄二次電池の正極製造用に用いられる、請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー。
- 請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極用バインダー、活物質及び水を含む、リチウム硫黄二次電池電極合剤層用組成物。
- 前記活物質が硫黄元素又は硫黄系化合物を含む、請求項10に記載のリチウム硫黄二次電池電極合剤層用組成物。
- 集電体表面に、請求項10又は11に記載の二次電池電極合剤層用組成物から形成される合剤層を備える、リチウム硫黄二次電池電極。
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