WO2023037756A1 - 正極材料、正極および電池 - Google Patents
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- Patent Document 1 describes a method of manufacturing a composite active material by coating a positive electrode active material with an oxide solid electrolyte and further coating it with a sulfide solid electrolyte.
- the safety of batteries can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a positive electrode material according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a positive electrode material according to a modification.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a battery according to Embodiment 2.
- the positive electrode material according to the first aspect of the present disclosure is a positive electrode active material; a first solid electrolyte; a second solid electrolyte; with the first solid electrolyte contains Li, Ti, M, and X; M is at least one selected from the group consisting of metal elements and metalloid elements other than Li and Ti, X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; A ratio of the volume of the first solid electrolyte to the total volume of the first solid electrolyte and the second solid electrolyte is 4% or more and 50% or less.
- the heat generation of the battery is suppressed, so the safety of the battery can be improved.
- the ratio may be 4.8% or more. According to such a configuration, heat generation of the battery is further suppressed.
- the ratio may be 45% or less. According to such a configuration, heat generation of the battery is further suppressed.
- the ratio may be 41.2% or less. According to such a configuration, heat generation of the battery is further suppressed.
- the second solid electrolyte may contain Li and S.
- a sulfide solid electrolyte has high ionic conductivity and can improve the charge-discharge efficiency of a battery.
- sulfide solid electrolytes may be inferior in oxidation resistance.
- M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Al, Y, and Zr may contain
- the halide solid electrolyte exhibits high ionic conductivity when M contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Al, Y, and Zr.
- M may contain aluminum.
- the halide solid electrolyte exhibits high ionic conductivity.
- the first solid electrolyte may be represented by the following compositional formula (1), ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ and ⁇ may each independently be a value greater than zero.
- the halide solid electrolyte represented by the compositional formula (1) is used in a battery, the charge/discharge efficiency of the battery can be improved.
- the positive electrode material according to any one of the first to eighth aspects may include a coating layer that covers at least part of the surface of the positive electrode active material. According to such a configuration, it is possible to improve the charging and discharging efficiency of the battery.
- the coating layer may contain an oxide solid electrolyte having lithium ion conductivity.
- oxide solid electrolyte By using the oxide solid electrolyte as the coating layer, the charge/discharge efficiency of the battery can be further improved.
- a positive electrode according to the twelfth aspect of the present disclosure includes the positive electrode material according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects. With such a configuration, the heat generation of the battery is suppressed, so the safety of the battery can be improved.
- a battery according to the thirteenth aspect of the present disclosure includes the positive electrode of the twelfth aspect. According to the present disclosure, the heat generation of the battery is suppressed, so the safety of the battery can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a positive electrode material according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. The cathode material 10 has a cathode active material 100 , a first solid electrolyte 101 and a second solid electrolyte 102 .
- “Semimetallic elements” include B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, and Te.
- Metallic element means all elements contained in Groups 1 to 12 of the periodic table, except hydrogen, and B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te, C, N, P, O, S, and Se. Including all elements contained in Groups 13 to 16, except That is, the metal element is a group of elements that can become a cation when forming an inorganic compound with a halogen element.
- the first solid electrolyte 101 can be a solid electrolyte containing halogen, a so-called halide solid electrolyte.
- Halide solid electrolytes have excellent oxidation resistance. Therefore, by including the first solid electrolyte 101 in the positive electrode material 10, oxidation of the second solid electrolyte 102 can be suppressed. Thereby, the heat generation of the battery using the positive electrode material 10 is suppressed, and the safety of the battery using the positive electrode material 10 can be improved.
- the above ratio V1/Vt is too low, the suppression of the oxidation reaction between the positive electrode active material 100 and the second solid electrolyte 102 by the first solid electrolyte 101 is insufficient, and the above effects may not be sufficiently obtained. There is If the above ratio V1/Vt is too high, there is concern that the positive electrode material 10 may have insufficient electronic conductivity or insufficient ionic conductivity.
- the ratio V1/Vt may be 4.8% or more.
- the ratio V1/Vt may be 45% or less, or 41.2% or less.
- the total volume Vt of the first solid electrolyte 101 and the second solid electrolyte 102 is the sum of the volume V1 of the first solid electrolyte 101 and the volume V2 of the second solid electrolyte 102.
- the volume V1 of the first solid electrolyte 101 is the total volume of the first solid electrolyte 101 in the positive electrode material 10 powder.
- the volume V2 of the second solid electrolyte 102 is the total volume of the second solid electrolyte 102 in the positive electrode material 10 powder. That is, the above ratio V1/Vt is a value obtained from a certain amount of powder of the positive electrode material 10 as a whole.
- the above ratio V1/Vt can be calculated from the charged amount of materials, and can also be calculated by the method described below. That is, a cross section of a positive electrode using the positive electrode material 10 is observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM-EDX) to obtain a two-dimensional mapping image of elements.
- the measurement conditions of the scanning electron microscope for acquiring the two-dimensional mapping image are, for example, a magnification of 1000 times to 3000 times and an acceleration voltage of 5 kV.
- a two-dimensional mapping image is acquired at a resolution of 1280 ⁇ 960.
- the two-dimensional mapping image of the element is analyzed, and the volume of the positive electrode active material 100 and the volume of the first solid electrolyte 101 are obtained from the number of pixels of the element contained in each of the positive electrode active material 100, the first solid electrolyte 101, and the second solid electrolyte 102.
- V1 and the volume V2 of the second solid electrolyte 102 can be specified.
- the volume ratio of the first solid electrolyte 101 to the volume of the positive electrode active material 100 is, for example, 2% or more and 17% or less. By appropriately adjusting the above ratio, the reaction between oxygen released from the positive electrode active material and the solid electrolyte can be suppressed.
- the above ratio may be 3% or more and 7% or less.
- first solid electrolyte 101 and the positive electrode active material 100 may be in contact with each other.
- second solid electrolyte 102 and the positive electrode active material 100 may be in contact with each other.
- first solid electrolyte 101 and second solid electrolyte 102 may be in contact with each other.
- Cathode material 10 may include a plurality of particles of cathode active material 100 .
- the positive electrode material 10 may contain a plurality of particles of the first solid electrolyte 101 and a plurality of particles of the second solid electrolyte 102 .
- the cathode material 10 can be a mixture of a plurality of particles of the cathode active material 100 , a plurality of particles of the first solid electrolyte 101 and a plurality of particles of the second solid electrolyte 102 .
- the ratio "v1:100-v1" between the volume of the positive electrode active material 100 and the volume of the solid electrolyte may satisfy 30 ⁇ v1 ⁇ 95.
- 30 ⁇ v1 the energy density of the battery is sufficiently ensured.
- v1 ⁇ 95 the battery can operate at high power.
- “Volume of solid electrolyte” is the total volume of first solid electrolyte 101 and second solid electrolyte 102 .
- the positive electrode active material 100 includes a material that has the property of intercalating and deintercalating metal ions (eg, lithium ions).
- metal ions eg, lithium ions
- As the positive electrode active material 100 lithium-containing transition metal oxides, transition metal fluorides, polyanion materials, fluorinated polyanion materials, transition metal sulfides, transition metal oxysulfides, transition metal oxynitrides, and the like can be used.
- a lithium-containing transition metal oxide when a lithium-containing transition metal oxide is used as the positive electrode active material 100, the manufacturing cost of the battery can be reduced and the average discharge voltage can be increased.
- Lithium-containing transition metal oxides include Li(NiCoAl)O 2 , Li(NiCoMn)O 2 and LiCoO 2 .
- the median diameter of the positive electrode active material 100 may be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 100 ⁇ m or less.
- the median diameter of the positive electrode active material 100 is 0.1 ⁇ m or more, the positive electrode active material 100, the first solid electrolyte 101, and the second solid electrolyte 102 can form a good dispersion state. As a result, the charge/discharge characteristics of the battery are improved.
- the median diameter of the positive electrode active material 100 is 100 ⁇ m or less, the diffusion rate of lithium inside the positive electrode active material 100 is sufficiently ensured. Therefore, the battery can operate at high output.
- the median diameter of the positive electrode active material 100 may be larger than the median diameter of the first solid electrolyte 101 . Thereby, the positive electrode active material 100 and the first solid electrolyte 101 can form a good dispersed state.
- the median diameter of the positive electrode active material 100 may be larger than the median diameter of the second solid electrolyte 102 . Thereby, the positive electrode active material 100 and the second solid electrolyte 102 can form a good dispersed state.
- volume diameter means the particle diameter when the cumulative volume in the volume-based particle size distribution is equal to 50%.
- the volume-based particle size distribution is measured by, for example, a laser diffraction measurement device or an image analysis device.
- the first solid electrolyte 101 has ionic conductivity.
- the ionic conductivity is typically lithium ion conductivity.
- the positive electrode material 10 may contain unavoidable impurities such as starting materials, by-products, and decomposition products used when synthesizing the first solid electrolyte 101 .
- the mass ratio of the inevitable impurities to the mass of the entire first solid electrolyte 101 may be 5% or less, 3% or less, 1% or less, or 0.5% or less. may be
- the first solid electrolyte 101 is a material containing Li, Ti, M, and X. M and X are as described above. Such materials have good ionic conductivity and oxidation resistance. Therefore, the positive electrode material 10 having the first solid electrolyte 101 improves the charge/discharge efficiency of the battery and the thermal stability of the battery.
- M may contain at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Al, Y, and Zr. With such a configuration, the halide solid electrolyte exhibits high ionic conductivity.
- M may be Al.
- a halide solid electrolyte as the first solid electrolyte 101 is represented, for example, by the following compositional formula (1).
- composition formula (1) ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ and ⁇ are each independently a value greater than 0. Li ⁇ Ti ⁇ M ⁇ X ⁇ Formula (1)
- the halide solid electrolyte represented by the compositional formula (1) has higher ionic conductivity than a halide solid electrolyte such as LiI, which consists only of Li and a halogen element. Therefore, when the halide solid electrolyte represented by the compositional formula (1) is used in a battery, the charge/discharge characteristics of the battery can be improved.
- the halide solid electrolyte may consist essentially of Li, Ti, Al and X.
- the halide solid electrolyte consists essentially of Li, Ti, Al and X means that Li, Ti, Al and X means that the total molar ratio (ie, molar fraction) of the amount of substances is 90% or more. As an example, the molar ratio (ie, mole fraction) may be 95% or greater.
- the halide solid electrolyte may consist of Li, Ti, Al and X only.
- the ratio of the amount of Li substance to the total amount of Ti and Al is 1.12 or more and 5.07 or less. There may be.
- a halide solid electrolyte as the first solid electrolyte 101 may be represented by the following compositional formula (2).
- composition formula (2) 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1 and 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 1.5 are satisfied.
- a halide solid electrolyte having such a composition has high ionic conductivity.
- composition formula (2) 0.1 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.7 may be satisfied.
- the upper and lower limits of the range of x in the composition formula (2) are 0.1, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.67, 0.7, 0.8, and It can be defined by any combination of values selected from 0.9.
- the halide solid electrolyte may be crystalline or amorphous.
- the halide solid electrolyte When the shape of the halide solid electrolyte is, for example, particulate (eg, spherical), the halide solid electrolyte may have a median diameter of 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 100 ⁇ m or less.
- the halide solid electrolyte may be a solid electrolyte that does not contain sulfur. In this case, generation of sulfur-containing gas such as hydrogen sulfide gas from the solid electrolyte can be avoided.
- a solid electrolyte containing no sulfur means a solid electrolyte represented by a composition formula containing no elemental sulfur. Therefore, a solid electrolyte containing a very small amount of sulfur, for example a solid electrolyte having a sulfur content of 0.1% by mass or less, belongs to the solid electrolyte containing no sulfur.
- the halide solid electrolyte may further contain oxygen as an anion other than the halogen element.
- a halide solid electrolyte can be produced, for example, by the following method.
- a method for producing the halide solid electrolyte represented by the compositional formula (1) will be exemplified.
- the mechanochemical milling method is used to react the raw material powders with each other to obtain a reactant.
- the reactants may be fired in vacuum or in an inert atmosphere.
- raw material powders may be mixed and pulverized and then fired in a vacuum or in an inert atmosphere to obtain a reactant. Firing is performed, for example, under conditions of 100° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower for 1 hour or longer.
- the raw material powder may be fired in a sealed container such as a quartz tube in order to suppress compositional changes that may occur during firing. A halide solid electrolyte is obtained through these steps.
- composition of the crystal phase (that is, the crystal structure) of the halide solid electrolyte can be adjusted and determined by the reaction method and reaction conditions between the raw material powders.
- the second solid electrolyte 102 may contain at least one selected from the group consisting of halide solid electrolytes, sulfide solid electrolytes, oxide solid electrolytes, polymer solid electrolytes, and complex hydride solid electrolytes.
- An oxide solid electrolyte is a solid electrolyte containing oxygen.
- the oxide solid electrolyte may further contain anions other than sulfur and halogen elements as anions other than oxygen.
- oxide solid electrolytes examples include NASICON solid electrolytes typified by LiTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 and element-substituted products thereof, (LaLi)TiO 3 -based perovskite solid electrolytes, Li 14 ZnGe 4 O 16 , Li LISICON solid electrolytes typified by 4 SiO 4 , LiGeO 4 and elemental substitutions thereof, garnet type solid electrolytes typified by Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 and elemental substitutions thereof, Li 3 PO 4 and its N Glass or glass-ceramics obtained by adding materials such as Li 2 SO 4 and Li 2 CO 3 to base materials containing Li—BO compounds such as substitutes, LiBO 2 and Li 3 BO 3 may be used.
- a compound of a polymer compound and a lithium salt can be used.
- the polymer compound may have an ethylene oxide structure.
- a polymer compound having an ethylene oxide structure can contain a large amount of lithium salt. Therefore, the ionic conductivity can be further increased.
- Lithium salts include LiPF6 , LiBF4 , LiSbF6, LiAsF6 , LiSO3CF3 , LiN ( SO2F )2, LiN(SO2CF3)2 , LiN ( SO2C2F5 ) 2 , LiN ( SO2CF3 ) ( SO2C4F9 ), LiC( SO2CF3 ) 3 etc. are mentioned .
- One lithium salt selected from these may be used alone, or a mixture of two or more lithium salts selected from these may be used.
- the second solid electrolyte 102 may contain Li and S.
- the second solid electrolyte 102 may contain a sulfide solid electrolyte.
- a sulfide solid electrolyte has high ionic conductivity and can improve the charge-discharge efficiency of a battery.
- sulfide solid electrolytes may be inferior in oxidation resistance.
- Examples of sulfide solid electrolytes include Li 2 SP 2 S 5 , Li 2 S—SiS 2 , Li 2 S—B 2 S 3 , Li 2 S—GeS 2 , Li 3.25 Ge 0.25 P 0.75 S 4 , Li 10 GeP 2 S 12 and the like can be used.
- LiX, Li2O , MOq , LipMOq , etc. may be added to these.
- X in “LiX” is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I.
- the element M in “MO q " and “Li p MO q " is at least one selected from the group consisting of P, Si, Ge, B, Al, Ga, In, Fe, and Zn.
- p and q in "MO q " and "Li p MO q " are each independently natural numbers.
- the second solid electrolyte 102 may have lithium ion conductivity higher than the lithium ion conductivity of the first solid electrolyte 101 .
- the second solid electrolyte 102 may contain unavoidable impurities such as starting materials, by-products, and decomposition products used when synthesizing the second solid electrolyte 102 . This also applies to the first solid electrolyte 101 .
- the positive electrode material 10 includes a first solid electrolyte 101 and a second solid electrolyte 102 as solid electrolytes.
- the cathode material 10 may contain the first solid electrolyte 101 as a main component, or may contain the second solid electrolyte 102 as a main component.
- a "main component” means the component contained most in mass ratio.
- the positive electrode material 10 may contain only the first solid electrolyte 101 and the second solid electrolyte 102 as solid electrolytes. "Containing only the first solid electrolyte 101 and the second solid electrolyte 102" means that materials other than the first solid electrolyte 101 and the second solid electrolyte 102 are not intentionally added except for inevitable impurities. .
- raw materials for the first solid electrolyte, materials for the second solid electrolyte, by-products generated when manufacturing the first solid electrolyte, and by-products generated when manufacturing the second solid electrolyte are included in the inevitable impurities.
- the positive electrode material 10 may contain a binder for the purpose of improving adhesion between particles.
- a binder is used to improve the binding properties of the material forming the positive electrode.
- Binders include polyvinylidene fluoride, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, aramid resin, polyamide, polyimide, polyamideimide, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylic acid, polyacrylic acid methyl ester, polyacrylic acid ethyl ester, poly Acrylate hexyl ester, polymethacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid methyl ester, polymethacrylic acid ethyl ester, polymethacrylic acid hexyl ester, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyether, polycarbonate, polyether sulfone, polyether ketone, polyether Ether ketone, polyphenylene sulfide, hexafluoropolypropylene
- tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether, vinylidene fluoride, chlorotrifluoroethylene, ethylene, propylene, butadiene, styrene, pentafluoropropylene, fluoromethyl vinyl ether, acrylic acid ester, acrylic acid , and hexadiene may also be used.
- One selected from these may be used alone, or two or more may be used in combination.
- the binder may be an elastomer because it has excellent binding properties. Elastomers are polymers that have rubber elasticity.
- the elastomer used as the binder may be a thermoplastic elastomer or a thermosetting elastomer.
- the binder may contain a thermoplastic elastomer.
- thermoplastic elastomers styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS), styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene (SEPS), styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene (SEEPS), butylene rubber (BR), isoprene rubber (IR) , chloroprene rubber (CR), acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), styrene-butylene rubber (SBR), styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS), styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS), hydrogenated isoprene rubber (HIR), hydrogenated Butyl rubber (HIIR), hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR), hydrogenated styrene-butylene rubber (HSBR), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and
- the positive electrode material 10 may contain a conductive aid for the purpose of increasing electronic conductivity.
- conductive aids include graphites such as natural graphite or artificial graphite, carbon blacks such as acetylene black and Ketjen black, conductive fibers such as carbon fiber or metal fiber, carbon fluoride, and metal powder such as aluminum.
- conductive whiskers such as zinc oxide or potassium titanate, conductive metal oxides such as titanium oxide, conductive polymer compounds such as polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene, and the like. Cost reduction can be achieved when a carbon conductive aid is used.
- the positive electrode material 10 is obtained by mixing the positive electrode active material 100, the first solid electrolyte 101 and the second solid electrolyte 102 together.
- a method for mixing the positive electrode active material 100, the first solid electrolyte 101, and the second solid electrolyte 102 is not particularly limited.
- the positive electrode active material 100, the first solid electrolyte 101, and the second solid electrolyte 102 may be mixed using a tool such as a mortar, and the positive electrode active material 100 and the first solid electrolyte 101 are mixed using a mixing device such as a ball mill. It may be mixed with the second solid electrolyte 102 .
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a positive electrode material 20 according to a modification.
- Cathode material 20 has coating active material 110 , first solid electrolyte 101 , and second solid electrolyte 102 .
- Coating active material 110 has positive electrode active material 100 and coating layer 103 .
- a coating layer 103 is provided on the surface of the positive electrode active material 100 .
- the coating layer 103 is positioned, for example, between the positive electrode active material 100 and the first solid electrolyte 101 and between the positive electrode active material 100 and the second solid electrolyte 102 .
- the coating layer 103 covers at least part of the surface of the positive electrode active material 100 .
- the coating layer 103 may cover only part of the surface of the positive electrode active material 100 , or may cover the surface of the positive electrode active material 100 uniformly.
- the positive electrode active material 100 and the coating layer 103 constitute the coating active material 110 .
- the first solid electrolyte 101 is in contact with the positive electrode active material 100 via the coating layer 103, for example.
- the second solid electrolyte 102 is in contact with the positive electrode active material 100 via the coating layer 103, for example.
- the coating layer 103 is in direct contact with the positive electrode active material 100, for example.
- the coating layer 103 may contain a material with low electronic conductivity such as an oxide material or an oxide solid electrolyte.
- oxide materials include SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , B 2 O 3 , Nb 2 O 5 , WO 3 and ZrO 2 .
- oxide solid electrolytes include Li—Nb—O compounds such as LiNbO 3 , Li—B—O compounds such as LiBO 2 and Li 3 BO 3 , Li—Al—O compounds such as LiAlO 2 , Li 4 SiO 4 and the like.
- the oxide material may be one selected from these or a mixture of two or more.
- the coating layer 103 may contain a solid electrolyte having lithium ion conductivity.
- Coating layer 103 typically contains an oxide solid electrolyte having lithium ion conductivity.
- the oxide solid electrolyte has high ionic conductivity and excellent high potential stability. By including the oxide solid electrolyte in the coating layer 103, the charging and discharging efficiency of the battery can be further improved.
- the coating layer 103 may be made of a material containing Nb.
- the coating layer 103 typically contains lithium niobate (LiNbO 3 ). According to such a configuration, it is possible to further improve the charging and discharging efficiency of the battery.
- As the oxide solid electrolyte contained in the coating layer 103 it is also possible to use the materials described above.
- the thickness of the coating layer 103 is, for example, 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less. When the thickness of coating layer 103 is appropriately adjusted, contact between positive electrode active material 100 and first solid electrolyte 101 and contact between positive electrode active material 100 and second solid electrolyte 102 can be sufficiently suppressed.
- the thickness of the coating layer 103 can be specified by thinning the coated active material 110 by a method such as ion milling and observing the cross section of the coated active material 110 with a transmission electron microscope. An average value of thicknesses measured at a plurality of arbitrary positions (for example, 5 points) can be regarded as the thickness of the coating layer 103 .
- the coated active material 110 can be manufactured by the following method.
- the coating layer 103 is formed on the surface of the positive electrode active material 100 .
- a method for forming the coating layer 103 is not particularly limited. Methods for forming the coating layer 103 include a liquid phase coating method and a vapor phase coating method.
- a precursor solution of the material forming the coating layer 103 is applied to the surface of the positive electrode active material 100 .
- the precursor solution can be a mixed solution (sol solution) of a solvent, lithium alkoxide and niobium alkoxide.
- Lithium alkoxides include lithium ethoxide.
- Niobium alkoxides include niobium ethoxide.
- Solvents are, for example, alcohols such as ethanol. The amounts of lithium alkoxide and niobium alkoxide are adjusted according to the target composition of the coating layer 103 . Water may be added to the precursor solution, if desired.
- the precursor solution may be acidic or alkaline.
- the method of applying the precursor solution to the surface of the positive electrode active material 100 is not particularly limited.
- the precursor solution can be applied to the surface of the cathode active material 100 using a tumbling fluidized granulation coating apparatus.
- the precursor solution can be sprayed onto the positive electrode active material 100 while rolling and flowing the positive electrode active material 100 to apply the precursor solution to the surface of the positive electrode active material 100 . .
- a precursor film is formed on the surface of the positive electrode active material 100 .
- the positive electrode active material 100 coated with the precursor coating is heat-treated. The heat treatment promotes gelation of the precursor coating and forms the coating layer 103 .
- the vapor phase coating method includes a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method, a vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method, a thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, a plasma chemical vapor deposition method, and the like.
- PLD pulsed laser deposition
- CVD thermal chemical vapor deposition
- a plasma chemical vapor deposition method and the like.
- an ion-conducting material as a target is irradiated with a high-energy pulse laser (eg, KrF excimer laser, wavelength: 248 nm) to deposit sublimated ion-conducting material on the surface of the positive electrode active material 100 .
- a high-energy pulse laser eg, KrF excimer laser, wavelength: 248 nm
- high-density sintered LiNbO 3 is used as a target.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a battery according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. Battery 200 includes positive electrode 201 , separator layer 202 and negative electrode 203 .
- a separator layer 202 is arranged between the positive electrode 201 and the negative electrode 203 .
- Positive electrode 201 includes at least one of positive electrode material 10 and positive electrode material 20 described in the first embodiment. With such a configuration, the heat generation of the battery is suppressed, so the safety of the battery 200 can be improved.
- each of the positive electrode 201 and the negative electrode 203 may be 10 ⁇ m or more and 500 ⁇ m or less. When the thickness of the positive electrode 201 and the negative electrode 203 is 10 ⁇ m or more, sufficient energy density of the battery can be ensured. When the thickness of the positive electrode 201 and the negative electrode 203 is 500 ⁇ m or less, the battery 200 can operate at high output.
- the thickness of the separator layer 202 may be 1 ⁇ m or more and 300 ⁇ m or less. When the thickness of the separator layer 202 is 1 ⁇ m or more, the positive electrode 201 and the negative electrode 203 can be separated more reliably. When the separator layer 202 has a thickness of 300 ⁇ m or less, the battery 200 can operate at high output.
- the negative electrode 203 contains, as a negative electrode active material, a material that has the property of absorbing and releasing metal ions (for example, lithium ions).
- Metal materials, carbon materials, oxides, nitrides, tin compounds, silicon compounds, etc. can be used as negative electrode active materials.
- the metal material may be a single metal.
- the metallic material may be an alloy.
- metal materials include lithium metal and lithium alloys.
- Examples of carbon materials include natural graphite, coke, ungraphitized carbon, carbon fiber, spherical carbon, artificial graphite, and amorphous carbon. From the viewpoint of capacity density, silicon (Si), tin (Sn), silicon compounds, tin compounds, etc. can be preferably used.
- the median diameter of the particles of the negative electrode active material may be 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 100 ⁇ m or less.
- the negative electrode 203 may contain other materials such as a solid electrolyte.
- a solid electrolyte the material described in Embodiment 1 can be used.
- Example 1 [Production of first solid electrolyte]
- These were pulverized in a mortar and mixed to obtain a mixture.
- the mixed powder was milled using a planetary ball mill for 12 hours at 500 rpm.
- a powder of a halide solid electrolyte was obtained as the first solid electrolyte of Example 1.
- the halide solid electrolyte of Example 1 had a composition represented by Li2.5Ti0.5Al0.5F6 (hereinafter referred to as "LTAF").
- NCA Powder of Li(NiCoAl)O 2
- a coating layer made of LiNbO 3 was then formed on the surface of the NCA.
- a tumbling flow granulation coating apparatus (FD-MP-01E, manufactured by Powrex) was used for the treatment for forming the coating layer of LiNbO 3 on the surface of the NCA.
- the input amount of NCA, the stirring rotation speed, and the feeding rate of the coating solution were 1 kg, 400 rpm, and 6.59 g/min, respectively.
- the charging amount of the coating solution was adjusted so that the film thickness of LiNbO 3 was 10 nm.
- the input amount of the coating solution was calculated using the specific surface area of the positive electrode active material and the density of LiNbO 3 .
- a series of steps using a tumbling fluidized bed granulation coating apparatus was carried out in a dry atmosphere with a dew point of -30°C or less.
- the obtained powder was placed in an alumina crucible and heat-treated at 300° C. for 1 hour in an air atmosphere.
- the heat-treated powder was re-pulverized in an agate mortar.
- an NCA having a coating layer of LiNbO 3 was obtained as the coated active material of Example 1.
- the covering layer was made of lithium niobate (LiNbO 3 ).
- An NCA having a coating layer of LiNbO 3 is hereinafter referred to as "Nb-NCA".
- Example 2 A positive electrode material of Example 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the volume ratio of LTAF and LPS was changed to 17.6:82.4.
- Example 3 A positive electrode material of Example 3 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the volume ratio of LTAF and LPS was changed to 41.2:58.8.
- the ratio V1/Vt of the volume V1 of the first solid electrolyte (LTAF) and the second solid electrolyte (LPS) to the total volume Vt of the first solid electrolyte (LTAF) and the second solid electrolyte (LPS) is expressed as a percentage, It was as shown in Table 1.
- the cathode material was weighed to contain 14 mg of Nb-NCA.
- LPS and a positive electrode material were laminated in this order in an insulating outer cylinder.
- the resulting laminate was pressure molded at a pressure of 720 MPa.
- metallic lithium was arranged so as to be in contact with the LPS layer, and pressure molding was performed again at a pressure of 40 MPa.
- stainless steel current collectors were arranged above and below the laminate.
- a current collecting lead was attached to each current collector.
- the inside of the outer cylinder was isolated from the outside atmosphere by sealing the outer cylinder with an insulating ferrule. Batteries of Examples 1 to 3 and Reference Example 1 were produced through the above steps.
- a surface pressure of 150 MPa was applied to the battery by restraining the battery from above and below with four bolts.
- the charged battery was disassembled in an argon glove box, and only the positive electrode material was taken out. 2 mg of cathode material was placed in a stainless steel closed pan. As a result, thermal analysis samples of Examples 1 to 3 and Reference Example 1 were obtained.
- thermal analysis Using the thermal analysis samples of Examples 1 to 3 and Reference Example 1, thermal analysis was performed under the following conditions.
- oxidation of the sulfide solid electrolyte mainly occurs when the sulfide solid electrolyte comes into contact with the positive electrode active material and electrons are extracted from the sulfide solid electrolyte. Therefore, according to the technology of the present disclosure, the effect of suppressing oxidation of the sulfide solid electrolyte can be obtained even when an active material other than NCA is used.
- the technology of the present disclosure is useful, for example, for all-solid lithium secondary batteries.
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正極活物質と、
第1固体電解質と、
第2固体電解質と、
を備え、
前記第1固体電解質は、Li、Ti、M、およびXを含み、
Mは、LiおよびTi以外の金属元素および半金属元素からなる群より選択される少なくとも1つであり、
Xは、F、Cl、Br、およびIからなる群より選択される少なくとも1つであり、
前記第1固体電解質と前記第2固体電解質との合計体積に対する前記第1固体電解質の体積の比率が4%以上、かつ、50%以下である、
正極材料を提供する。
固体電解質を用いた電池は安全であると認識されている。しかし、常にそうであるとは限らない。例えば、固体電解質を用いた電池の充放電を繰り返すと、正極活物質から酸素が発生することがある。発生した酸素は、固体電解質を酸化させ、電池の温度を上昇させる。その結果、電池の容器が劣化および破損したり、電池の動作不良を引き起こしたりする可能性がある。したがって、固体電解質を用いた電池の発熱を抑制するのに適した技術が望まれている。
本開示の第1態様に係る正極材料は、
正極活物質と、
第1固体電解質と、
第2固体電解質と、
を備え、
前記第1固体電解質は、Li、Ti、M、およびXを含み、
Mは、LiおよびTi以外の金属元素および半金属元素からなる群より選択される少なくとも1つであり、
Xは、F、Cl、Br、およびIからなる群より選択される少なくとも1つであり、
前記第1固体電解質と前記第2固体電解質との合計体積に対する前記第1固体電解質の体積の比率が4%以上、かつ、50%以下である。
LiαTiβMγXδ・・・式(1)
図1は、実施の形態1に係る正極材料の概略構成を示す断面図である。正極材料10は、正極活物質100、第1固体電解質101、および第2固体電解質102を有する。
正極活物質100は、金属イオン(例えば、リチウムイオン)を吸蔵および放出する特性を有する材料を含む。正極活物質100として、リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物、遷移金属フッ化物、ポリアニオン材料、フッ素化ポリアニオン材料、遷移金属硫化物、遷移金属オキシ硫化物、遷移金属オキシ窒化物などが使用されうる。特に、正極活物質100として、リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物を用いた場合には、電池の製造コストを安くでき、平均放電電圧を高めることができる。リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物としては、Li(NiCoAl)O2、Li(NiCoMn)O2、LiCoO2などが挙げられる。
第1固体電解質101は、イオン伝導性を有する。イオン伝導性は、典型的には、リチウムイオン伝導性である。正極材料10は、第1固体電解質101を合成する際に用いられる出発原料、副生成物、分解生成物などの不可避的な不純物を含んでいてもよい。第1固体電解質101の全体の質量に対する不可避不純物の質量の比率は、5%以下であってもよく、3%以下であってもよく、1%以下であってもよく、0.5%以下であってもよい。
LiαTiβMγXδ・・・式(1)
ハロゲン化物固体電解質は、例えば下記の方法により製造されうる。ここでは、組成式(1)で表されるハロゲン化物固体電解質の製造方法について例示する。
第2固体電解質102は、ハロゲン化物固体電解質、硫化物固体電解質、酸化物固体電解質、高分子固体電解質、および錯体水素化物固体電解質からなる群より選択される少なくとも1つを含んでいてもよい。
正極材料10には、粒子同士の密着性を向上する目的で、結着剤が含まれていてもよい。結着剤は、正極を構成する材料の結着性を向上するために用いられる。結着剤としては、ポリフッ化ビニリデン、ポリテトラフルオロエチレン、ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン、アラミド樹脂、ポリアミド、ポリイミド、ポリアミドイミド、ポリアクリルニトリル、ポリアクリル酸、ポリアクリル酸メチルエステル、ポリアクリル酸エチルエステル、ポリアクリル酸ヘキシルエステル、ポリメタクリル酸、ポリメタクリル酸メチルエステル、ポリメタクリル酸エチルエステル、ポリメタクリル酸ヘキシルエステル、ポリ酢酸ビニル、ポリビニルピロリドン、ポリエーテル、ポリカーボネート、ポリエーテルサルフォン、ポリエーテルケトン、ポリエーテルエーテルケトン、ポリフェニレンサルファイド、ヘキサフルオロポリプロピレン、スチレンブタジエンゴム、カルボキシメチルセルロース、エチルセルロースなどが挙げられる。また、テトラフルオロエチレン、ヘキサフルオロエチレン、ヘキサフルオロプロピレン、パーフルオロアルキルビニルエーテル、フッ化ビニリデン、クロロトリフルオロエチレン、エチレン、プロピレン、ブタジエン、スチレン、ペンタフルオロプロピレン、フルオロメチルビニルエーテル、アクリル酸エステル、アクリル酸、およびヘキサジエンからなる群より選択される2つ以上のモノマーの共重合体も使用されうる。これらから選択される1つが単独で使用されてもよく、2つ以上が組み合わされて使用されてもよい。
正極材料10は、正極活物質100と第1固体電解質101と第2固体電解質102とを混合することによって得られる。正極活物質100と第1固体電解質101と第2固体電解質102とを混合する方法は特に限定されない。乳鉢などの器具を用いて正極活物質100と第1固体電解質101と第2固体電解質102とを混合してもよく、ボールミルなどの混合装置を用いて正極活物質100と第1固体電解質101と第2固体電解質102とを混合してもよい。
図2は、変形例に係る正極材料20の概略構成を示す断面図である。正極材料20は、被覆活物質110、第1固体電解質101、および第2固体電解質102を有する。被覆活物質110は、正極活物質100および被覆層103を有する。
被覆活物質110は、下記の方法によって製造されうる。
図3は、実施の形態2に係る電池の概略構成を示す断面図である。電池200は、正極201、セパレータ層202、および負極203を含む。セパレータ層202は、正極201と負極203との間に配置されている。正極201は、実施の形態1で説明した正極材料10および正極材料20の少なくとも1つを含む。このような構成によれば、電池の発熱が抑制されるので、電池200の安全性を向上させることができる。
[第1固体電解質の作製]
露点-60℃以下のアルゴングローブボックス内で、原料粉末であるLiF、TiF4、およびAlF3をLiF:TiF4:AlF3=2.5:0.5:0.5のモル比で秤量した。これらを乳鉢で粉砕して混合して混合物を得た。混合粉は、遊星型ボールミルを用い、12時間、500rpmの条件でミリング処理した。これにより、実施例1の第1固体電解質として、ハロゲン化物固体電解質の粉末を得た。実施例1のハロゲン化物固体電解質は、Li2.5Ti0.5Al0.5F6(以下、「LTAF」と記載する)により表される組成を有していた。
アルゴングローブボックス内で、5.95gのエトキシリチウム(高純度化学社製)と36.43gのペンタエトキシニオブ(高純度化学社製)とを500mLの超脱水エタノール(和光純薬社製)に溶解して被覆溶液を作製した。
露点-60℃以下のアルゴングローブボックス内で、原料粉末であるLi2SとP2S5とを、モル比でLi2S:P2S5=75:25となるように秤量した。これらを乳鉢で粉砕および混合して混合物を得た。その後、遊星型ボールミル(フリッチュ社製,P-7型)を用い、10時間、510rpmの条件で混合物をミリング処理した。これにより、ガラス状の固体電解質を得た。ガラス状の固体電解質について、不活性雰囲気中、270℃、2時間の条件で熱処理した。これにより、実施例1の第2固体電解質として、ガラスセラミックス状の硫化物固体電解質であるLi2S-P2S5(以下、「LPS」と記載する)を得た。
アルゴングローブボックス内で、Nb-NCAと固体電解質の体積比率が70:30、第1固体電解質(LTAF)と第2固体電解質(LPS)の体積比率が4.8:95.2となるように、実施例1の被覆活物質、第1固体電解質および第2固体電解質を秤量した。これらをメノウ乳鉢で混合することで、実施例1の正極材料を作製した。Nb-NCAと固体電解質との体積比率において、「固体電解質」は、第1固体電解質(LTAF)および第2固体電解質(LPS)の合計体積を意味する。
LTAFとLPSの体積比率を17.6:82.4に変更したことを除き、実施例1と同じ方法で実施例2の正極材料を得た。
LTAFとLPSの体積比率を41.2:58.8に変更したことを除き、実施例1と同じ方法で実施例3の正極材料を得た。
固体電解質としてLPSのみを用いたことを除き、実施例1と同じ方法で参考例1の正極材料を得た。
14mgのNb-NCAが含まれるように正極材料を秤量した。絶縁性を有する外筒の中にLPSと正極材料とをこの順に積層した。得られた積層体を720MPaの圧力で加圧成形した。次に、LPS層に接するように金属リチウムを配置し、再度40MPaの圧力にて加圧成形した。これにより、正極、セパレータ層および負極からなる積層体を作製した。次に、積層体の上下にステンレス鋼製の集電体を配置した。各集電体に集電リードを取り付けた。次に、絶縁性フェルールを用いて外筒を密閉することで外筒の内部を外気雰囲気から遮断した。以上の工程を経て、実施例1から3および参考例1の電池を作製した。4本のボルトで電池を上下から拘束することで、電池に面圧150MPaの圧力を印加した。
電池を25℃の恒温槽に配置した。電池の理論容量に対して0.05Cレート(20時間率)となる電流値147μAで電圧4.3Vに達するまで電池を定電流充電した。電流値2.9μAに到達するまで4.3Vで定電圧充電を行った。
実施例1から3および参考例1の熱分析サンプルを用いて、以下の条件で熱分析を実施した。
表1に示すように、正極材料におけるハロゲン化物固体電解質の体積比率が増加するにつれて、電池の発熱が抑制された。これは、正極活物質から放出される酸素と硫化物固体電解質との反応が抑制されたことで、固体電解質が酸化されにくくなったことが原因と推測される。これにより、電池の安全性が向上することが示唆された。
100 正極活物質
101 第1固体電解質
102 第2固体電解質
103 被覆層
110 被覆活物質
200 電池
201 正極
202 セパレータ層
203 負極
Claims (13)
- 正極活物質と、
第1固体電解質と、
第2固体電解質と、
を備え、
前記第1固体電解質は、Li、Ti、M、およびXを含み、
Mは、LiおよびTi以外の金属元素および半金属元素からなる群より選択される少なくとも1つであり、
Xは、F、Cl、Br、およびIからなる群より選択される少なくとも1つであり、
前記第1固体電解質と前記第2固体電解質との合計体積に対する前記第1固体電解質の体積の比率が4%以上、かつ、50%以下である、
正極材料。 - 前記比率が4.8%以上である、
請求項1に記載の正極材料。 - 前記比率が45%以下である、
請求項1または2に記載の正極材料。 - 前記比率が41.2%以下である、
請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の正極材料。 - 前記第2固体電解質は、LiおよびSを含む、
請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の正極材料。 - Mは、Ca、Mg、Al、Y、およびZrからなる群より選択される少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の正極材料。 - Mは、アルミニウムを含む、
請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の正極材料。 - 前記第1固体電解質は、下記の組成式(1)により表され、
LiαTiβMγXδ・・・式(1)
ここで、α、β、γおよびδは、それぞれ独立して、0より大きい値である、
請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載の正極材料。 - 前記正極活物質の表面の少なくとも一部を被覆する被覆層を備えた、
請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の正極材料。 - 前記被覆層がリチウムイオン伝導性を有する酸化物固体電解質を含む、
請求項9に記載の正極材料。 - 前記被覆層がニオブ酸リチウムを含む、
請求項9または10に記載の正極材料。 - 請求項1から11のいずれか1項に記載の正極材料を備えた、正極。
- 請求項12に記載の正極を備えた、電池。
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