WO2024004877A1 - 電極積層体の製造方法、電気化学素子およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electrode laminate that can prevent the occurrence of short circuits during assembly of an electrochemical device, an electrochemical device using the electrode laminate manufactured by the manufacturing method, and a method for manufacturing the same, and The present invention relates to an electrochemical element with reduced variation.
- lithium batteries that can meet this demand, especially lithium ion batteries, use lithium-containing composite oxides such as lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2 ) and lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO 2 ) as the positive electrode active material, and as the negative electrode active material.
- lithium-containing composite oxides such as lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2 ) and lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO 2 )
- Graphite or the like is used, and an organic electrolyte containing an organic solvent and a lithium salt is used as the non-aqueous electrolyte.
- lithium ion batteries With the further development of equipment to which lithium ion batteries can be applied, there is a need for lithium ion batteries to have a longer lifespan, higher capacity, and higher energy density. The reliability of lithium-ion batteries is also in high demand.
- the organic electrolyte used in lithium-ion batteries contains an organic solvent, which is a flammable substance, there is a possibility that the organic electrolyte will generate abnormal heat if an abnormal situation such as a short circuit occurs in the battery. There is.
- the recent trend towards higher energy densities in lithium ion batteries and an increase in the amount of organic solvents in organic electrolytes there is a demand for even greater reliability in lithium ion batteries.
- All-solid-state lithium batteries that do not use organic solvents are also being considered.
- All-solid-state batteries use molded solid electrolytes that do not use organic solvents instead of conventional organic solvent-based electrolytes, and are highly safe because there is no risk of abnormal heat generation of the solid electrolytes.
- all-solid-state batteries are not only highly safe, but also highly reliable, highly environmentally resistant, and have a long lifespan, so they can continue to contribute to the development of society while also contributing to safety and security. It is expected to be a maintenance-free battery.
- SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- Goal 11 Inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and human settlements
- Goal 12 contribute to the achievement of Goal 12 (ensure sustainable production and consumption patterns).
- batteries such as all-solid-state batteries
- flat-shaped batteries called coin-shaped batteries, button-shaped batteries, etc.
- Such a flat battery uses an exterior body formed by interposing a gasket between an exterior can and a sealed can, and caulking the open end of the exterior can inward.
- the outer can and sealed can are usually used as conductive paths from the inside of the battery to the outside. By bringing the pellet-shaped electrode into contact with the conductive path, the outer can and the sealed can each function as a pair of electrode terminals.
- the degree of contact between the pellet electrode and the conduction path in each battery varies due to variations in the stacked thickness of the pellet electrode and variations in the dimensions of the outer can.
- the internal resistance of the battery increases and its variation increases, a problem arises in that the dispersion of the discharge load characteristics of the battery also increases.
- Patent Document 1 discloses that a graphite molded body is formed between a laminate in which a positive electrode, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode are laminated, and the inner bottom surface of an outer can or the inner bottom surface of a sealed can.
- a flat all-solid-state battery that maintains good contact with the electrode laminate and the battery container and ensures excellent conductivity by arranging a conductive porous member having the following properties.
- Patent Document 1 when a porous graphite molded sheet is disposed between the electrode laminate and the battery container, the pressing force of the sheet causes the electrode laminate and the battery container to Although the state of conduction can be improved, there is still room for further study in order to achieve better conductive connections, including the material of the current collector, and to reduce variations in internal resistance among individual batteries.
- the distance between the end of the porous sheet (the side facing the counter electrode) and the counter electrode becomes closer, making the above problem more likely to occur.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an electrochemical element with low internal resistance and reduced variation thereof.
- Another object of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an electrode laminate that can prevent short circuits during assembly of an electrochemical device, an electrochemical device using the electrode laminate manufactured by the manufacturing method, and manufacturing thereof. The purpose is to provide a method.
- a first aspect of the present invention provides an electrode stack including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an isolation layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electrode stack in which the electrode stack is sealed.
- at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the electrode stack has a current collector on a surface opposite to the isolation layer; and is electrically connected to a porous metal layer disposed on the surface of the current collector, and has a pressing means for pressing the electrode laminate against the porous metal layer, and the exterior body
- the electrochemical element is characterized in that it has a conductive path leading to the porous metal layer, and the conductive path is connected to the porous metal layer.
- a second aspect of the present invention includes a method for manufacturing an electrode stack having a first electrode, a second electrode, and an isolation layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
- At least one of the second electrodes has an electrode mixture layer and a sheet-like current collector disposed on the surface of the electrode mixture layer, and compresses the porous base material in the thickness direction. forming the sheet-like current collector, where the thickness of the porous base material before compression is s, and the thickness of the portion of the porous base material facing the electrode mixture layer after compression is t. and the amount of compression of the porous base material is adjusted so that st ⁇ a+b is satisfied, where the thickness of the electrode mixture layer is a, and the thickness of the isolation layer is b.
- a method of manufacturing an electrode laminate is included.
- a second aspect of the present invention includes an exterior body and an electrode laminate sealed inside the exterior body, and the electrode laminate is manufactured by the method for manufacturing an electrode laminate of the present invention. It also includes an electrochemical device characterized in that it has been produced.
- a second aspect of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electrochemical element having an outer package and an electrode stack sealed inside the outer package, wherein the electrode stack includes a main body. Also included is a method of manufacturing an electrochemical device characterized by using an electrode laminate manufactured by the method of manufacturing an electrode laminate of the invention.
- a sheet-like material formed by compressing a porous base material in the thickness direction is provided on the surface of at least one electrode of an electrode laminate used for assembling an electrochemical device.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of an electrochemical device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part schematically showing an example of an electrode laminate manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of an electrochemical element of the present invention having an electrode laminate manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of an electrochemical device according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- the electrochemical device 10 shown in FIG. 1 has an electrode laminate 20 having a first electrode 21, a second electrode 22, and an isolation layer 23 interposed between these electrodes. 60 and a lid body 70.
- External terminals 80 and 90 are provided on the lower surface of the outer container 60 in the figure for electrical connection to equipment to which the electrochemical element 10 is applied. Further, the external terminal 80 is electrically connected to the first electrode 21 in the electrode stack 20 through a conduction path 81. Further, the external terminal 90 is electrically connected to the second electrode 22 in the electrode stack 20 through the lead 40 and the conduction path 91.
- the first electrode 21 constituting the electrode laminate 20 includes an electrode mixture layer (molded electrode mixture) 211 and a current collector 212 .
- the second electrode 22 constituting the electrode stack 20 includes an electrode mixture layer (molded body of electrode mixture) 221 and a current collector 222 .
- the laminated electrode body 20 has a solid electrolyte layer as the isolation layer 23, for example, only the laminated electrode body 20 is enclosed within the exterior body.
- the laminated electrode body 20 has a separator as the isolation layer 23, an electrolyte (not shown) is sealed together with the laminated electrode body 20 in the exterior body.
- the porous metal layer 30 is disposed on the surface of the current collector 212 of the first electrode 21 (the surface opposite to the electrode mixture layer 211), and the first electrode 21
- the porous metal layer 30 is electrically connected to the porous metal layer 30 by contacting the porous metal layer 30.
- the porous metal layer Since the porous metal layer has pores and is made of metal, it can be easily plastically deformed by applying force in the thickness direction. Therefore, when forming an electrochemical element, by inserting the electrode laminate into the exterior body so as to press the electrode laminate against the porous metal layer (the metal porous body that constitutes the porous metal layer), the porous metal layer is By compressing and deforming one of the first and second electrodes constituting the electrode stack, it is possible to make good contact with the current collector, and when manufacturing a large number of electrochemical devices, individual The degree of conduction between the porous metal layer and the electrode stack in the electrochemical device can be made uniform. In the first aspect of the present invention, these effects make it possible to provide an electrochemical element with low internal resistance and reduced variation in individual internal resistances.
- the porous metal layer in the first aspect of the present invention may be made of a porous material that does not adversely affect the characteristics of the electrochemical element within the electrochemical element, but may not be plastically deformed. Since it is relatively easy, it is preferable to use a foamed metal porous body (such as "Celmet (registered trademark)” manufactured by Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.).
- the thickness of the porous metal layer in the electrochemical element is preferably 100 ⁇ m or more, and more preferably 150 ⁇ m or more, from the viewpoint of ensuring its effect better.
- the upper limit of the thickness of the porous metal layer within the electrochemical element is preferably 1500 ⁇ m or less.
- the thickness is preferably 1000 ⁇ m or less.
- the thickness of the porous metal layer is determined by the maximum value of the width in the thickness direction in an image obtained by observing a cross section in the thickness direction with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) at a magnification of 50 to 1000 times. Each value was determined using these methods).
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- the porous metal layer is preferably a porous metal layer compressed in the thickness direction, and the thickness is equal to the thickness of the metal porous layer used to form the porous metal layer. It is preferably 90% or less, more preferably 80% or less, of the thickness of the porous body (such as the above-mentioned foamed metal porous body). Therefore, the thickness of the metal porous body (such as the above-mentioned foamed metal porous body) used to constitute the porous metal layer is preferably 150 to 1000 ⁇ m.
- the porosity of the metal porous body (such as the above-mentioned foamed metal porous body) used to constitute the porous body metal layer makes plastic deformation by pressing the electrode laminate easier.
- it is preferably 99.5% or less, more preferably 99% or less, and 98. It is more preferably 5% or less, and from the viewpoint of ensuring sufficient strength for use, it is preferably 80% or more, more preferably 90% or more, and even more preferably 95% or more. .
- a porous metal layer 30 is disposed on the surface of the current collector 212 of the first electrode 21 opposite to the electrode mixture layer 211;
- a lead 40 made of metal foil or the like is arranged on the surface of the current collector 222 of the two electrodes 22 on the side opposite to the electrode mixture layer 221 for electrically connecting the second electrode 22 and the conduction path 91.
- a porous metal layer may be disposed between the current collector 221 of the second electrode 22 and the lead 40.
- a pressing means 50 having the function of pressing the electrode stack 20 against the porous metal layer 30 is provided between the leads 40 and the lid 70.
- this pressing means 50 is provided, the current collector 212 of the first electrode 21 constituting the electrode stack 20 is pressed against the porous metal layer 30 by the pressing force, so that the porous metal layer 30 is The current collector 212 can be brought into better contact with the porous metal layer 30 while being plastically deformed better. Therefore, the effect of lowering the internal resistance of the electrochemical element and suppressing individual variations is further improved by the pressing means that presses the electrode stack against the porous metal layer.
- Examples of the pressing means include spacers made of rubber sheets, elastic bodies such as springs (plate springs, etc.), and the like.
- the first electrode and the second electrode At least one of the electrodes is configured to have an electrode mixture layer and a sheet-like current collector disposed on the surface of the electrode mixture layer, and the porous base material is compressed in the thickness direction.
- the sheet-like current collector is formed.
- the thickness of the porous base material before compression is s
- the thickness of the porous base material after compression of the portion facing the electrode mixture layer is t
- the thickness of the electrode mixture layer is a
- the amount of compression of the porous base material is adjusted so that st ⁇ a+b is satisfied, where b is the thickness of the isolation layer.
- FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of essential parts schematically showing an example of an electrode laminate manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention.
- the electrode stack shown in FIG. 2 includes a first electrode having an electrode mixture layer 111 and a sheet-like current collector 112, a second electrode having an electrode mixture layer 121, and a first electrode and a second electrode. and an isolation layer 130 interposed therebetween.
- the sheet-like current collector 112 is formed by compressing a porous base material in the thickness direction (downward in the figure) to a thickness of t.
- the portion of the layer 111 not facing the lower surface) is not compressed, and the thickness of that portion remains the same as the original thickness s of the porous base material.
- a short circuit occurs when the tip of the uncompressed portion of the current collector 112 reaches the electrode mixture layer 121 of the second electrode.
- the amount of compression of the porous base material is adjusted so that the difference "s-t" with the subsequent thickness t is smaller than the sum "a + b" of the thickness a of the electrode mixture layer 111 and the thickness b of the isolation layer 130.
- An electrode laminate is manufactured.
- the electrode mixture when compressing the porous base material in the thickness direction, a part of the base material is buried in the electrode mixture layer, and the electrode mixture enters the pores of the formed sheet-like current collector.
- the electrode mixture existing in the pores of the sheet-like current collector is excluded, and the electrode mixture existing between the sheet-like current collector and the isolation layer is removed.
- the thickness of the electrode mixture layer is a for the agent portion.
- one of the first electrode and the second electrode has the above-mentioned configuration, that is, the electrode mixture layer and the electrode mixture layer are arranged on the surface of the electrode mixture layer. It is sufficient that the sheet-like current collector has a porous base material compressed in the thickness direction, and both the first electrode and the second electrode have the above-mentioned sheet-like current collector. It may be configured as follows.
- the current collector when providing a sheet-like current collector formed by compressing a porous base material in the thickness direction on the surface of the electrode mixture layer of the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively, the current collector In order to prevent the electrodes from coming into contact with each other and causing a short circuit, the amount of compression of the porous base material is adjusted so that the value of s-t is smaller than a for at least one electrode, and the sheet-like current collector is It is desirable to form.
- An electrochemical device includes an exterior body and an electrode laminate of the present invention sealed inside the exterior body, and the electrode laminate is manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention. This is the manufactured electrode laminate.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of the electrochemical element of the present invention having an electrode laminate manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention.
- an electrode stack 140 including a first electrode 110, a second electrode 120, and an isolation layer 130 interposed between these electrodes has a metal outer can 150 and a metal outer can 150.
- the sealing can 160 is enclosed in an exterior body formed of a resin gasket 170 interposed therebetween.
- the sealing can 160 is fitted into the opening of the outer can 150 via the gasket 170, and the open end of the outer can 150 is tightened inward, so that the gasket 170 comes into contact with the sealing can 160.
- the opening of the outer can 150 is sealed, so that the inside of the element has a hermetically sealed structure.
- the electrode stack 140 has a solid electrolyte layer as the isolation layer 130, for example, only the electrode stack 140 is enclosed within the exterior body.
- an electrolyte (not shown) is sealed together with the electrode stack 140 in the exterior body.
- the first electrode 110 includes an electrode mixture layer 111 and a sheet-like current collector 112 formed by compressing a porous base material in the thickness direction.
- the second electrode 120 includes an electrode mixture layer 121 and a sheet-like current collector 122 formed by compressing a porous base material in the thickness direction.
- the electrochemical device 100 shown in FIG. 2 represents a state in which the porous base material is assembled without displacement during compression in the thickness direction, and the entire porous base material is compressed and the first electrode Both the sheet-like current collector 112 in 110 and the sheet-like current collector 122 in the second electrode 120 are well formed.
- a metal outer can 150 forms a conduction path on the first electrode 110 side, and a sheet-like current collector 112 exposed on the surface of the first electrode 110.
- the first electrode 110 and the outer can 150 (the conductive path formed by the outer can 150) are electrically connected to each other by the contact between the end portion and the inner surface of the outer can 150.
- the outer surface of the outer can 150 serves as an external terminal for electrically connecting the electrochemical element and external equipment.
- a metal sealing can 160 forms a conduction path on the second electrode 120 side, and a sheet-like current collector exposed on the surface of the second electrode 120
- the second electrode 120 and the sealing can 160 are electrically connected to each other by the contact between the end portion of the electrode 122 and the inner surface of the sealing can 160.
- the outer surface of the sealing can 160 serves as an external terminal for electrically connecting the electrochemical element and external equipment.
- the electrochemical element includes a battery, a capacitor, and the like.
- the electrochemical element when it is a battery, it includes a primary battery and a secondary battery, and also includes a solid electrolyte layer interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. (all-solid-state battery), a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte containing a solvent (a non-aqueous electrolyte, an aqueous electrolyte, and a gel electrolyte obtained by gelling these electrolytes).
- This includes batteries with batteries (other than all-solid-state batteries).
- the electrochemical element when the electrochemical element is a capacitor, electric double layer capacitors, lithium ion capacitors, etc. are included.
- the electrode stack includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an isolation layer interposed between them.
- the first electrode and the second electrode may be, for example, an electrode made of a molded body of an electrode mixture containing an electrode active material or the like, or an electrode formed by applying this molded body to the surface of a current collector.
- an electrode having a structure as an agent layer is an example of this.
- At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes the electrode mixture layer and the sheet-like current collector disposed on the surface thereof. have.
- the electrochemical device in which the electrode stack is used is a battery or a lithium ion capacitor
- one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a positive electrode
- the other is a negative electrode
- electrodes having the same configuration can be used as the first electrode and the second electrode.
- the molded body of the positive electrode mixture will be referred to as the "molded body of the positive electrode mixture”
- the electrode mixture layer of the positive electrode will be referred to as the "positive electrode mixture layer”.
- the electrode mixture constituting this that is, the positive electrode mixture, contains a positive electrode active material, etc. .
- the same positive electrode active material as used in conventionally known nonaqueous electrolyte primary batteries, alkaline batteries, manganese batteries, etc. can be used.
- manganese dioxide, lithium-containing manganese oxide for example, LiMn 3 O 6 , or a crystal structure that has the same crystal structure as manganese dioxide ( ⁇ type, ⁇ type, or a structure in which ⁇ type and ⁇ type are mixed)] and a Li content of 3.5% by mass or less, preferably 2% by mass or less, more preferably 1.5% by mass or less, particularly preferably 1% by mass or less
- Li a Ti Lithium-containing composite oxide such as 5/3 O 4 (4/3 ⁇ a ⁇ 7/3)
- vanadium oxide niobium oxide
- titanium oxide; sulfide such as iron disulfide; fluorinated graphite; Ag 2 Silver sulfides such as S; nickel oxides such as NiO2 , and the like.
- the electrode is the positive electrode of a secondary battery
- the same positive electrode active material used in conventionally known non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, alkaline secondary batteries, etc. is used.
- can Li 1-x M r Mn 2-r O 4 (where M is Li, Na, K, B, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Fe, Co , Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, Sn, Sb, In, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Y, Ru and Rh, and 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1,0 ⁇ r ⁇ 1), a spinel-type lithium manganese composite oxide, Li r Mn (1-s-t) Ni s M t O (2-u) F v (where M is Co, Mg, Al , B, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, Zr, Mo, Sn, Ca, Sr and W, and 0 ⁇ r ⁇ 1.2, 0 ⁇ s ⁇ 0.5, 0 ⁇ t ⁇ 0.5, u
- Olivine type composite oxide Li 2 -x M 1-r N r P 2 O 7 (However, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn and Co, and N is Al, Mg, Ti, Zr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, Nb, Mo , Sn, Sb, V, and Ba, at least one element selected from the group consisting of 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2, 0 ⁇ r ⁇ 0.5), pyrophosphoric acid compound, nickel hydroxide, oxidized Examples include silver, and one type of these may be used alone, or two or more types may be used in combination.
- the average particle diameter of the positive electrode active material is preferably 1 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 2 ⁇ m or more, and preferably 10 ⁇ m or less, More preferably, it is 8 ⁇ m or less.
- the positive electrode active material may be primary particles or secondary particles obtained by agglomerating primary particles.
- the average particle diameter of various particles (positive electrode active material, solid electrolyte, etc.) referred to in this specification is measured using a particle size distribution measuring device (such as Microtrac particle size distribution measuring device "HRA9320" manufactured by Nikkiso Co., Ltd.). It means the value of the 50% diameter (D 50 ) of the volume-based integrated fraction when calculating the integrated volume from .
- a particle size distribution measuring device such as Microtrac particle size distribution measuring device "HRA9320” manufactured by Nikkiso Co., Ltd.
- the positive electrode active material preferably has a reaction suppression layer on its surface for suppressing reaction with the solid electrolyte contained in the positive electrode.
- a reaction suppression layer is provided on the surface of the positive electrode active material to suppress the reaction with the solid electrolyte, and by preventing direct contact between the positive electrode active material and the solid electrolyte, the formed body of the positive electrode mixture due to oxidation of the solid electrolyte ( (positive electrode mixture layer) can be suppressed from decreasing in ionic conductivity.
- the reaction suppression layer may be made of a material that has ionic conductivity and can suppress the reaction between the positive electrode active material and the solid electrolyte.
- materials that can constitute the reaction suppression layer include, for example, oxides containing Li and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb, P, B, Si, Ge, Ti, and Zr;
- Nb-containing oxides such as LiNbO 3 , Li 3 PO 4 , Li 3 BO 3 , Li 4 SiO 4 , Li 4 GeO 4 , LiTiO 3 , LiZrO 3 , Li 2 WO 4 and the like.
- the reaction suppression layer may contain only one type of these oxides, or may contain two or more types of these oxides, and may further contain multiple types of these oxides in a composite compound. may be formed.
- these oxides it is preferable to use Nb-containing oxides, and it is more preferable to use LiNbO 3 .
- the reaction suppression layer is preferably present on the surface in an amount of 0.1 to 1.0 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the positive electrode active material. Within this range, the reaction between the positive electrode active material and the solid electrolyte can be suppressed well.
- Examples of methods for forming a reaction suppression layer on the surface of the positive electrode active material include a sol-gel method, a mechanofusion method, a CVD method, a PVD method, and an ALD method.
- the content of the positive electrode active material in the positive electrode mixture is preferably 60 to 98% by mass from the viewpoint of increasing the energy density of the electrochemical element.
- the positive electrode mixture can contain a conductive additive.
- a conductive additive include carbon materials such as graphite (natural graphite, artificial graphite), graphene, carbon black, carbon nanofibers, and carbon nanotubes. Note that, for example, when Ag 2 S is used as the active material, conductive Ag is generated during the discharge reaction, so it is not necessary to include a conductive aid.
- the content is preferably 1.0 parts by mass or more, and 7.0 parts by mass when the content of the positive electrode active material is 100 parts by mass. It is preferably at most 6.5 parts by mass, more preferably at most 6.5 parts by mass.
- the positive electrode mixture can contain a binder.
- a binder include fluororesins such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).
- PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
- the content is preferably 15% by mass or less, and preferably 0.5% by mass or more.
- the content is preferably 0.5% by mass or less, and preferably 0.3% by mass or less. More preferably, the content is 0% by mass (that is, no binder is contained).
- the electrochemical element is an all-solid-state battery (all-solid primary battery, all-solid secondary battery)
- the positive electrode mixture contains a solid electrolyte
- the solid electrolyte contained in the positive electrode mixture is not particularly limited as long as it has lithium ion conductivity, and includes, for example, a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, a hydride-based solid electrolyte, a halide-based solid electrolyte, and an oxide-based solid electrolyte. etc. can be used.
- sulfide-based solid electrolytes include particles such as Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 , Li 2 S-SiS 2 , Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 -GeS 2 , and Li 2 S-B 2 S 3 -based glass.
- the thio-LISICON type which has recently attracted attention as having high Li ion conductivity [Li 10 GeP 2 S 12 , Li 9.54 Si 1.74 P 1.44 S 11.7 Cl 0 .3, etc., Li 12-12a-b+c+6d-e M 1 3+a-b-c-d M 2 b M 3 c M 4 d M 5 12-e X e (However, M 1 is Si, Ge or Sn, M2 is P or V, M3 is Al, Ga, Y or Sb, M4 is Zn, Ca, or Ba, M5 is S or either S and O, and X is F, Cl, Br or I, 0 ⁇ a ⁇ 3, 0 ⁇ b+c+d ⁇ 3, 0 ⁇ e ⁇ 3] or those having an argyrodite crystal structure can also be used.
- Examples of the hydride solid electrolyte include LiBH 4 and a solid solution of LiBH 4 and the following alkali metal compound (for example, one in which the molar ratio of LiBH 4 to the alkali metal compound is 1:1 to 20:1). Can be mentioned.
- Examples of the alkali metal compounds in the solid solution include lithium halides (LiI, LiBr, LiF, LiCl, etc.), rubidium halides (RbI, RbBr, RbF, RbCl, etc.), and cesium halides (CsI, CsBr, CsF, CsCl, etc.). , lithium amide, rubidium amide, and cesium amide.
- oxide-based solid electrolytes examples include garnet type Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 , NASICON type Li 1+O Al 1+O Ti 2-O (PO 4 ) 3 , Li 1+p Al 1+p Ge 2-p (PO 4 ) 3 , perovskite-type Li 3q La 2/3-q TiO 3 and the like.
- sulfide-based solid electrolytes are preferred because they have high lithium ion conductivity, sulfide-based solid electrolytes containing Li and P are more preferred, and sulfide-based solid electrolytes having an argyrodite crystal structure are preferred. , is more preferable because it has higher lithium ion conductivity and higher chemical stability.
- sulfide-based solid electrolyte having an argyrodite crystal structure for example, those represented by the following general compositional formula (1) or the following general compositional formula (2), such as Li 6 PS 5 Cl, are particularly preferable.
- the average particle diameter of the solid electrolyte is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 0.2 ⁇ m or more from the viewpoint of reducing grain boundary resistance. From the viewpoint of forming a contact interface, the thickness is preferably 10 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the content of the solid electrolyte in the positive electrode mixture is determined when the content of the positive electrode active material is 100 parts by mass, from the viewpoint of further increasing the ionic conductivity within the positive electrode and further improving the output characteristics of the electrochemical element. , preferably 10 parts by mass or more, more preferably 15 parts by mass or more. However, if the amount of solid electrolyte in the positive electrode mixture is too large, the amount of other components may decrease, and the effects of these components may be reduced. Therefore, the content of the solid electrolyte in the positive electrode mixture is preferably 65 parts by mass or less, more preferably 60 parts by mass or less, when the content of the positive electrode active material is 100 parts by mass.
- the electrode mixture constituting this that is, the negative electrode mixture, contains a negative electrode active material, etc.
- the molded body of the negative electrode mixture will be referred to as a "molded body of negative electrode mixture”
- the electrode mixture layer of the negative electrode will be referred to as a "negative electrode mixture layer”.
- negative electrode active materials include carbon materials such as graphite, lithium titanium oxides (lithium titanate, etc.), simple substances, compounds (oxides, etc.) containing elements such as Si and Sn, and alloys thereof. Furthermore, lithium metal and lithium alloys (lithium-aluminum alloy, lithium-indium alloy, etc.) can also be used as the negative electrode active material.
- the content of the negative electrode active material in the negative electrode mixture is preferably 40 to 99% by mass from the viewpoint of increasing the energy density of the battery.
- a conductive additive can be contained in the negative electrode mixture. Specific examples thereof include the same conductive additives as those exemplified above as those that can be included in the positive electrode mixture.
- the content of the conductive additive in the negative electrode mixture is preferably 10 to 30 parts by mass, when the content of the negative electrode active material is 100 parts by mass.
- the negative electrode mixture can contain a binder.
- a binder Specific examples thereof include the same binders as those exemplified above as those that can be included in the positive electrode mixture. Note that, for example, when a sulfide-based solid electrolyte is contained in the negative electrode mixture (described later), it is possible to form a negative electrode mixture molded body (negative electrode mixture layer) without using a binder. If good moldability can be ensured, the negative electrode mixture does not need to contain a binder.
- a binder When a binder is required in the negative electrode mixture, its content is preferably 15% by mass or less, and preferably 0.5% by mass or more. On the other hand, in the case where moldability can be obtained without the need for a binder in the negative electrode mixture, the content thereof is preferably 0.5% by mass or less, and preferably 0.3% by mass or less. More preferably, the content is 0% by mass (that is, no binder is contained).
- the negative electrode mixture contains a solid electrolyte.
- a solid electrolyte Specific examples thereof include the same solid electrolytes as those exemplified above as those that can be included in the positive electrode mixture.
- solid electrolytes it is preferable to use sulfide-based solid electrolytes because they have high lithium ion conductivity and have the ability to improve the formability of the negative electrode mixture. It is more preferable to use a sulfide-based solid electrolyte having the above general composition formula (1) or the above general composition formula (2).
- the average particle diameter of the solid electrolyte related to the negative electrode mixture is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 0.2 ⁇ m or more, and 10 ⁇ m or less for the same reason as the positive electrode mixture. It is preferably 5 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 5 ⁇ m or less.
- the content of the solid electrolyte in the negative electrode mixture is determined when the content of the negative electrode active material is 100 parts by mass, from the viewpoint of further increasing the ionic conductivity within the negative electrode and further improving the output characteristics of the electrochemical element. , preferably 30 parts by mass or more, more preferably 35 parts by mass or more. However, if the amount of solid electrolyte in the negative electrode mixture is too large, the amounts of other components may decrease, and the effects of these components may be reduced. Therefore, the content of the solid electrolyte in the negative electrode mixture is preferably 130 parts by mass or less, more preferably 110 parts by mass or less, when the content of the negative electrode active material is 100 parts by mass.
- the thickness of the molded body of the electrode mixture is preferably 500 to 3000 ⁇ m.
- the current collector when the first electrode and the second electrode have a current collector, the current collector includes metal foil, punched metal, net, expanded metal, foamed metal; carbon sheet; etc. can be used.
- a foamed metal porous body such as "Celmet (registered trademark)” manufactured by Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- the surface of the molded body of the electrode mixture is relatively rough, but the surface of the current collector made of a foamed metal porous body is also relatively rough. It is presumed that this is because a part of the surface penetrates inside from the surface of the electrode mixture molded body due to the roughness, resulting in a larger contact area.
- the thickness of the current collector is preferably 30 to 100 ⁇ m.
- one of the first electrode and the second electrode used as a negative electrode may include a negative electrode such as a lithium sheet or a lithium alloy sheet. It is also possible to use sheets of metal that function as active materials.
- the porous base material for forming the sheet-like current collector has a conductive material with a high porosity that is easily compressible. It is preferable to use a foamed metal porous body. Specific examples of the foamed metal porous body include "Celmet (registered trademark)" manufactured by Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Further, woven fabrics or nonwoven fabrics made of carbon fibers can also be preferably used.
- the thickness of such a porous base material before being used for an electrode (electrode laminate) (thickness before being compressed) is preferably 0.1 mm or more, and preferably 0.3 mm or more. is more preferable, particularly preferably 0.5 mm or more, on the other hand, it is preferably 3 mm or less, more preferably 2 mm or less, and particularly preferably 1.5 mm or less.
- the porosity of the porous base material before being compressed is set so that the porous base material and the electrode mixture layer can be easily integrated in the process of pressurizing the porous base material and the electrode mixture layer.
- it is preferably 80% or more, more preferably 90% or more, and particularly preferably 95% or more.
- the porosity is preferably 99.5% or less, more preferably 99% or less, and 98.5% or less. It is particularly preferable to do so.
- the thickness of the sheet-like current collector is preferably 10 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 20 ⁇ m or more, and 30 ⁇ m or more. is particularly preferable; on the other hand, it is preferably 300 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 200 ⁇ m or less, and particularly preferably 100 ⁇ m or less.
- the thickness of the electrode mixture layer is preferably 0.2 mm or more, more preferably 0.5 mm or more, particularly preferably 0.7 mm or more, and on the other hand, 2 mm or less It is preferably 1.7 mm or less, more preferably 1.5 mm or less, and particularly preferably 1.5 mm or less.
- At least a portion of the compressed sheet-like current collector may be embedded within the electrode mixture layer and may be integrated with the electrode mixture layer.
- the other electrode may include, for example, an electrode consisting only of a molded body of the electrode mixture (such as pellets) or a molded body of the electrode mixture (such as a pellet).
- negative electrode active materials such as lithium sheets, lithium alloy sheets, etc.
- a functional sheet of metal if the electrochemical device is a battery and the electrode is its negative electrode, etc. can be used.
- the current collector consists of only . That is, when the porous base material is compressed in the thickness direction during the manufacture of the electrode laminate described later, the pores at the ends of the porous base material are crushed and disappear, leaving only the porous base material as the electrode. It is desirable that it be exposed to the surface. However, some of the pores at the end of the porous base material may not be crushed and may be filled with the electrode mixture, as long as the contact resistance with the conduction path is not significantly affected. A part of the electrode mixture may be exposed on the surface of the electrode along with the ends of the porous base material.
- the area ratio of the mixture is preferably 50% or less in plan view, more preferably 25% or less, even more preferably 15% or less, and particularly preferably 10% or less.
- the thickness of the electrode mixture layer are the area where the sheet-like current collector can be seen and the thickness of the electrode mixture layer, respectively, in an image obtained by observing a cross section in the thickness direction of the electrode at a magnification of 50 to 1000 times using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). , is determined by the maximum value of the width in the thickness direction of the area where the electrode mixture can be confirmed (excluding the area overlapping with the area where the sheet-like current collector can be confirmed) (Each value in the examples described below is (obtained using these methods)
- the first electrode and the second electrode are made of an electrode mixture having the same composition as the positive electrode mixture described above, except that activated carbon is used as the active material. It can have a molded body (electrode mixture layer) of an electrode mixture formed by.
- one of the first electrode and the second electrode has the same configuration as the first electrode and the second electrode in the electric double layer capacitor. can be used as the positive electrode, and the other electrode can be used as the negative electrode with the same structure as the negative electrode in the battery.
- an isolation layer is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
- a solid electrolyte layer is provided as an isolation layer. use.
- solid electrolyte constituting the solid electrolyte layer include the same solid electrolytes as those exemplified above as those that can be included in the positive electrode mixture.
- solid electrolytes it is preferable to use sulfide-based solid electrolytes because they have high lithium ion conductivity and have a function of improving formability. It is more preferable to use a solid electrolyte, and it is even more preferable to use one represented by the general composition formula (1) or the general composition formula (2).
- the solid electrolyte layer may have a porous material such as a resin nonwoven fabric as a support.
- the thickness of the solid electrolyte layer is preferably 10 to 200 ⁇ m.
- a separator is used as an isolation layer interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode.
- the separator should be one that has sufficient strength and can hold a large amount of electrolyte, and from this point of view, polyethylene, polypropylene, or ethylene-propylene copolymer with a thickness of 10 to 50 ⁇ m and an aperture ratio of 30 to 70% is recommended. Microporous films and nonwoven fabrics containing coalescence are preferred.
- the electrode laminate may, for example, use a first electrode and/or a second electrode formed by a molded body of an electrode mixture obtained by pressure molding an electrode mixture, or a molded body of the electrode mixture described above.
- a solid electrolyte constituting the solid electrolyte layer may be put into a mold, pressure-molded to form a temporary molded body, and a first electrode (or second electrode) may be placed on one side of the temporary molded body of the solid electrolyte.
- the constituent electrode mixture is charged and pressure molded to integrate the solid electrolyte and the temporary molded body of the first electrode (or the second electrode), and then the second electrode is formed on the other side of the temporary molded body of the solid electrolyte.
- the electrode laminate can also be manufactured by adding an electrode mixture constituting the first electrode (or the first electrode) and performing pressure molding.
- a current collector is placed on one side of the electrode mixture put into the mold, and this is pressure-molded to form the current collector.
- a first electrode and a second electrode can be formed.
- the solid electrolyte is put into a mold and press-molded.
- the surface pressure of pressure molding in the first step is preferably 30 to 120 MPa, for example.
- one electrode mixture is placed on the solid electrolyte that was pressure molded in the first step, and the electrode mixture is pressure molded together with the solid electrolyte to form a solid electrolyte layer and electrode mixture. Forming a stack of layers.
- the surface pressure of pressure molding in the second step is preferably 30 to 500 MPa, for example.
- the mold is reversed and another electrode mixture is placed on the opposite side of the solid electrolyte layer from the electrode mixture layer, and the electrode mixture and solid electrolyte layer are separated by pressurization in the third step. Further, pressure molding is performed to obtain an electrode laminate.
- the surface pressure during pressurization in the third step is preferably, for example, 800 MPa or more, more preferably 1000 MPa or more, particularly preferably 1200 MPa or more, in order to sufficiently increase the density of the electrode mixture layer. .
- the upper limit value of the surface pressure during pressurization in the third step is not particularly defined, but in a general pressurizing device, the upper limit value is usually about 2000 MPa.
- the laminated electrode laminate and porous base material are pressed in the thickness direction to compress the porous base material, thereby forming a sheet-like aggregate on the surface of the electrode mixture layer of one electrode.
- An electrode laminate in which an electric body is arranged can be obtained.
- the porous base material is compressed in the thickness direction, but the degree of compression is determined from the viewpoint of ensuring more secure contact with the electrode mixture layer.
- the thickness of the porous substrate is preferably 30% or less, more preferably 20% or less, and particularly preferably 10% or less of the thickness of the porous base material before compression.
- the lower limit of the thickness of the sheet-like current collector after compression is determined within the range that satisfies s ⁇ t ⁇ a+b, but specifically, the thickness of the sheet-like current collector after compression is It is preferably 1% or more of the thickness of the previous porous base material, and more preferably 2% or more.
- an electrode laminate having a separator When manufacturing an electrode laminate having a separator, two electrodes obtained by applying pressure as described above can be prepared, and these can be arranged on both sides of the separator to form an electrode laminate. By laminating the laminate with a porous base material and applying pressure in the thickness direction, an electrode laminate having a sheet-like current collector disposed on the surface can be obtained.
- the electrode placed on one side of the separator may be an electrode other than the electrode with the above configuration (such as an electrode made of only a molded electrode mixture without a current collector, or an electrode using metal foil etc. as the current collector). It is also possible to do this.
- the exterior body of the electrochemical element has a conduction path leading from the inside of the exterior body to the outside, and the porous metal base material on the surface of the electrode of the electrode laminate is connected to the conduction path.
- Any structure may be used as long as it can bring the electrode into contact with the conductive path, and for example, a case consisting of an outer container and a lid as shown in FIG. 1 can be used.
- an exterior container made of ceramics or resin can be used.
- the lid body can be made of ceramics, resin, or metal (such as an iron-based alloy such as an iron-nickel alloy or an iron-nickel-cobalt alloy).
- the conductive paths connecting the external terminals and the electrodes of the electrode laminate and the external terminals are made of metals such as manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, molybdenum, silver, palladium, tungsten, platinum, gold, etc. It can be composed of an alloy containing.
- the outer container and the lid can be sealed together by bonding them together with adhesive, or if a metal lid is used, the lid side of the side wall of the recess of the outer container can be sealed with metal (iron-nickel alloy). or an iron-based alloy such as an iron-nickel-cobalt alloy), and the cover can be sealed by welding it to the lid.
- metal iron-nickel alloy
- iron-based alloy such as an iron-nickel-cobalt alloy
- the exterior body of the electrochemical element for example, a case consisting of an exterior can and a sealed can as shown in FIG. 3 is used. That is, an electrochemical element having such a case as an exterior body is coin-shaped (button-shaped).
- the exterior can and the sealed can may be caulked and sealed via a gasket, or the exterior can and the sealed can may be sealed.
- An example is one in which the can is bonded with a resin.
- Stainless steel can be used for the outer can and sealing can.
- polypropylene, nylon, etc. can be used as the gasket material, and if heat resistance is required due to the use of electrochemical devices, tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkoxyethylene copolymer (PFA) can be used.
- PFA tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkoxyethylene copolymer
- the melting point of fluororesins such as polyphenylene ether (PPE), polysulfone (PSF), polyarylate (PAR), polyether sulfone (PES), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), and polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is 240°C. It is also possible to use heat-resistant resins that exceed the above range.
- a glass hermetic seal can also be used to seal the electrochemical element.
- the exterior body of the electrochemical element has a conduction path leading from the inside of the exterior body to the outside, and the sheet-like current collector on the surface of the electrode of the electrode laminate is connected to the
- the case is not limited to one having an outer can and a sealed can, as long as it has a structure that allows the electrode and the conductive path to be electrically connected by contacting with the conductive path.
- a case in which a conductive path made of metals such as platinum, silver, palladium, copper, nickel, cobalt, or their alloys is provided so as to penetrate through the constituent materials (an outer container and a lid as shown in Figure 1). (such as a case having a
- the shape of the exterior body of the electrochemical element in plan view may be circular or polygonal such as a quadrilateral (square or rectangle).
- an electrolyte is used, as described above.
- a liquid electrolyte (non-aqueous electrolyte or aqueous electrolyte) having a non-aqueous solvent or an aqueous solvent is usually used as the electrolyte.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte used is one in which an electrolyte salt such as a lithium salt is dissolved in an organic solvent.
- the organic solvent is not particularly limited, but includes, for example, chain esters such as dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, and methyl propyl carbonate; dielectric solvents such as ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, and vinylene carbonate.
- chain esters such as dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, and methyl propyl carbonate
- dielectric solvents such as ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, and vinylene carbonate.
- a mixed solvent of a chain ester and a cyclic ester; etc., and a mixed solvent of a chain ester and a cyclic ester are particularly suitable.
- electrolyte salts to be dissolved in an organic solvent in preparing a nonaqueous electrolyte include LiPF 6 , LiBF 4 , LiAsF 6 , LiSbF 6 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , when the electrochemical device is a battery or a lithium ion capacitor.
- LiC 4 F 9 SO 3 , LiCF 3 CO 2 , Li 2 C 2 F 4 (SO 3 ) 2 , LiC n F 2n+1 SO 3 (n ⁇ 2), LiN (RfSO 2 ) (Rf'SO 2 ), LiC ( RfSO 2 ) 3 , LiN(RfOSO 2 ) 2 [here, Rf and Rf' are fluoroalkyl groups], and the like may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- (C 2 H 5 ) 4 NBF 4 , (C 2 H 5 ) 4 PBF 4 , etc. are used as the electrolyte salt related to the non-aqueous electrolyte when the electrochemical device is an electric double layer capacitor.
- the concentration of the electrolyte salt in the electrolytic solution is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.3 mol/l or more, more preferably 0.4 mol/l or more, and 1.7 mol/l or less.
- the amount is preferably 1.5 mol/l or less, and more preferably 1.5 mol/l or less.
- the aqueous electrolyte includes an alkaline aqueous solution (alkaline electrolyte) consisting of an aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide such as potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide, and an aqueous solution with a pH in the range of 3 to 12. etc. are used.
- alkaline electrolyte consisting of an aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide such as potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide, and an aqueous solution with a pH in the range of 3 to 12. etc. are used.
- the concentration of the alkali metal hydroxide in the alkaline electrolyte can be, for example, 25 to 40% by mass.
- examples of aqueous solutions with a pH in the range of 3 to 12 include chlorides such as sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, ammonium chloride, and zinc chloride; hydroxides (hydroxides) of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals; Sodium oxide, potassium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, etc.), acetates (sodium acetate, potassium acetate, magnesium acetate, etc.), nitrates (sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, etc.), sulfates (sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, magnesium sulfate) ), phosphates (sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, etc.), borates (sodium borate, potassium borate, magnesium borate, etc.), citrates (sodium citrate, potassium citrate) , magnesium citrate, etc.), glutamates (sodium glutacetate
- the electrolyte of the electrochemical element may be a gel-like electrolyte obtained by gelling the electrolytic solution with a gelling agent made of a polymer or the like.
- Example 1 Lithium titanate (Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 , negative electrode active material) with an average particle size of 2 ⁇ m, sulfide-based solid electrolyte (Li 6 PS 5 Cl) with an average particle size of 0.7 ⁇ m, and graphene (conductive additive) ) were mixed at a mass ratio of 50:41:9 to prepare a negative electrode mixture.
- LiCoO 2 positive electrode active material
- LiNbO 3 coating layer of LiNbO 3 formed on the surface
- Li 6 PS 5 Cl sulfide-based solid electrolyte
- sulfide-based solid electrolyte (Li 6 PS 5 Cl) powder with an average particle size of 0.7 ⁇ m is placed in a powder molding mold, and pressure molding is performed using a press machine to temporarily form the solid electrolyte layer. formed a layer. Furthermore, the negative electrode mixture was placed on the upper surface of the temporary molded layer of the solid electrolyte layer, and pressure molding was performed, and a temporary formed layer of the negative electrode was further formed on the temporary molded layer of the solid electrolyte layer.
- the positive electrode mixture is placed on the upper surface of the solid electrolyte layer in the mold (opposite to the surface having the negative electrode), and pressure molding is performed. Then, a temporary molded layer of the positive electrode was formed.
- the positive electrode is placed at the bottom of the recess of the outer container, which has a cross-sectional structure similar to that shown in Fig. 1, with the part of the side wall of the recess on the lid side made of iron-nickel-cobalt alloy, and the other part made of ceramics. Then, the same nickel foam metal porous body as that used for the negative electrode was cut into a diameter of 7.25 mm, and the electrode laminate was placed thereon with the positive electrode facing downward. After placing the remaining current collector on the negative electrode of the electrode laminate, a lead (Ni foil) was placed, and a rubber sheet (spacer) with a thickness of 400 ⁇ m was placed on top of the lead (Ni foil).
- An all-solid-state secondary battery was obtained by sealing the exterior body consisting of the battery and the battery.
- the rubber sheet serving as a spacer is compressed in the thickness direction, and as a result, the electrode laminate presses against the porous metal layer composed of the porous metal foam.
- the thickness of the porous metal layer in the all-solid-state secondary battery was 200 ⁇ m.
- An electrode laminate consisting only of a positive electrode, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode was produced by the same pressure molding method without using a nickel foam metal porous body as a current collector, and the bottom of the concave portion of the same outer container as in the example was prepared.
- a graphite sheet (thickness: 200 ⁇ m) cut into a diameter of 7.25 mm is placed in the top of the electrode stack, and the electrode stack is placed on top of the graphite sheet with the positive electrode facing downward.
- a lead and a rubber sheet (spacer) were placed thereon and sealed in the same manner as in the example to produce an all-solid-state secondary battery.
- the all-solid-state battery of Example 1 in which a porous metal layer was placed on the bottom of the concave container, had a low internal resistance value and was stable with small variations in value.
- the battery of Comparative Example 1 in which a metal foil was placed on the bottom of the concave container instead of the porous metal layer, and the battery of Comparative Example 2, in which a graphite sheet was used as the current collector, were better than the battery of Example 1.
- the internal resistance value was also high, and the variation in value was large.
- the batteries of Comparative Example 1 had large variations, and some of them could not be energized and their internal resistance could not be measured, so Table 1 shows average values and standard deviations excluding these.
- Example 2 Lithium titanate (Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 , negative electrode active material) with an average particle diameter of 2 ⁇ m, sulfide-based solid electrolyte (Li 6 PS 5 Cl) with an average particle diameter of 0.7 ⁇ m, and graphene (conductive additive) ) were mixed at a mass ratio of 50:41:9 to prepare a negative electrode mixture.
- LiCoO 2 positive electrode active material
- LiNbO 3 coating layer of LiNbO 3 formed on the surface
- Li 6 PS 5 Cl sulfide-based solid electrolyte
- sulfide-based solid electrolyte (Li 6 PS 5 Cl) powder with an average particle size of 0.7 ⁇ m was placed in a powder molding mold, and pressure molded using a press machine at a surface pressure of 70 MPa to form a solid. A temporary layer of the electrolyte layer was formed. Furthermore, the negative electrode mixture was placed on the upper surface of the temporary molded layer of the solid electrolyte layer, and pressure molding was performed at a surface pressure of 50 MPa. Formed.
- the positive electrode mixture is placed on the upper surface of the solid electrolyte layer in the mold (the side opposite to the surface having the negative electrode), and pressure molding is performed at a surface pressure of 1400 MPa, An electrode laminate was obtained in which the thicknesses of the positive electrode, solid electrolyte layer, and negative electrode were 0.8 mm, 0.35 mm, and 1.4 mm, respectively.
- the open end of the outer can was caulked inward to seal, thereby producing a flat all-solid-state battery.
- the electrode laminate was placed such that the negative electrode was located on the flexible graphite sheet side (sealed can side) and the positive electrode was located on the foamed metal porous body side (exterior can side).
- the battery was assembled so that the porous metal foam was in a shifted position with respect to the electrode laminate.
- the foamed metal porous body was compressed in the thickness direction, and a positive electrode having a sheet-like current collector was formed on the surface of the positive electrode mixture layer.
- the sealed battery was disassembled and the thickness of the sheet-like current collector facing the positive electrode mixture layer after compression was found to be 0.1 mm, and the thickness of the porous base material before compression was 1.2 mm. ): 1.1 mm was smaller than the sum of the thickness of the positive electrode mixture layer (0.8 mm) and the thickness of the solid electrolyte layer (0.35 mm): 1.15 mm.
- electrode laminates were prepared in which the thicknesses of the positive electrode, solid electrolyte layer, and negative electrode were 0.7 mm, 0.3 mm, and 1.2 mm, respectively, and four of the flexible graphite sheets were stacked on the negative electrode side.
- a flat all-solid-state battery was produced in the same manner as the battery described above, except that the porous base material was replaced with a foamed metal porous body having a thickness of 1.4 mm before compression.
- the sealed battery was disassembled and the thickness of the sheet-like current collector facing the positive electrode mixture layer after compression was found to be 0.12 mm, and the thickness of the porous base material before compression was 1.4 mm. ): 1.28 mm was larger than the sum of the thickness of the positive electrode mixture layer (0.7 mm) and the thickness of the solid electrolyte layer (0.3 mm): 1 mm.
- the electrochemical device of the present invention can be applied to the same uses as conventionally known electrochemical devices.
- the electrode laminate manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention can constitute the electrochemical element of the second aspect of the present invention.
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電極積層体は、第1電極と、第2電極と、それらの間に介在する隔離層とを有している。
本発明の第1の態様において、電気化学素子の外装体は、外装体の内部から外部に通じる導通経路を有し、前記電極積層体の電極の表面の前記多孔質金属基材を前記導通経路と接触させて、前記電極と前記導通経路とを導通させ得る構造のものであればよく、例えば、図1に示すような外装容器と蓋体とを有するケースからなるものを使用することができる。このような外装体において、外装容器は、セラミックスや樹脂で構成されるものが使用できる。また、蓋体は、セラミックスや樹脂、金属(鉄-ニッケル合金や、鉄-ニッケル-コバルト合金などの鉄基合金など)で構成されるものが使用できる。
ッケル-コバルト合金などの鉄基合金など)で構成しておき、これと蓋体とを溶接することで封止することもできる。
隔離層としてセパレータを有する電極積層体を備えた電気化学素子の場合、前記の通り、電解質を使用する。電解質には通常、非水系の溶媒または水系の溶媒を有する液状電解質(非水電解液または水系電解液)が用いられる。そして、その非水電解液としては有機溶媒にリチウム塩などの電解質塩を溶解させたものが用いられる。その有機溶媒としては、特に限定されることはないが、例えば、ジメチルカーボネート、ジエチルカーボネート、エチルメチルカーボネート、メチルプロピルカーボネートなどの鎖状エステル;エチレンカーボネート、プロピレンカーボネート、ブチレンカーボネート、ビニレンカーボネートなどの誘電率の高い環状エステル;鎖状エステルと環状エステルとの混合溶媒;などが挙げられ、特に鎖状エステルを主溶媒とした環状エステルとの混合溶媒が適している。
平均粒子径が2μmのチタン酸リチウム(Li4Ti5O12、負極活物質)と、平均粒子径が0.7μmの硫化物系固体電解質(Li6PS5Cl)と、グラフェン(導電助剤)とを、質量比が50:41:9となる割合で混合して負極合剤を調製した。
外装容器の凹部の底に入れるニッケル製の発泡金属多孔質体を、ニッケル製の箔(厚み:200μm)に変更した以外は、実施例と同様に全固体二次電池を作製した。
集電体にニッケル製の発泡金属多孔質体を用いずに、正極、固体電解質層、負極のみからなる電極積層体を同様の加圧成形で作製し、実施例と同じ外装容器の凹部の底に、直径7.25mmに切断した黒鉛シート(厚み:200μm)を入れ、その上に前記電極積層体を正極を下側にして配置し、さらに同じように切断した黒鉛シートを前記電極積層体の負極の上に載せた後、実施例と同様にリードとゴムシート(スペーサー)を載せ、封止して全固体二次電池を作製した。
平均粒子径が2μmのチタン酸リチウム(Li4Ti5O12、負極活物質)と、平均粒子径が0.7μmの硫化物系固体電解質(Li6PS5Cl)と、グラフェン(導電助剤)とを、質量比が50:41:9となる割合で混合して負極合剤を調製した。
20 電極積層体
21 第1電極
211 電極合剤層(電極合剤の成形体)
212 集電体
22 第2電極
221 電極合剤層(電極合剤の成形体)
222 集電体
23 隔離層
30 多孔質体金属層
40 リード
50 押圧手段(スペーサー)
80、90 外部端子
81、91 導通経路
100 電気化学素子
110 第1電極
111 電極合剤層
112 シート状の集電体
120 第2電極
121 電極合剤層
122 シート状の集電体
130 隔離層
140 電極積層体
150 外装缶
160 封口缶
170 ガスケット
Claims (8)
- 第1電極、第2電極、および前記第1電極と前記第2電極との間に介在する隔離層を有する電極積層体と、前記電極積層体が内部に封止された外装体とを備えた電気化学素子であって、
前記電極積層体の、前記第1電極および前記第2電極のうちの少なくとも一方の電極は、前記隔離層とは反対側の表面に集電体を有し、かつ前記集電体の表面に配置された多孔質体金属層と導通しており、
前記電極積層体を前記多孔質体金属層に押圧する押圧手段を有し、
前記外装体は、内部から外部に通じる導通経路を有し、前記導通経路が前記多孔質体金属層と導通していることを特徴とする電気化学素子。 - 前記多孔質体金属層は、発泡状金属多孔質体により構成されている請求項1に記載の電気化学素子。
- 前記隔離層が固体電解質層である請求項1に記載の電気化学素子。
- 第1電極と、第2電極と、それらの間に介在する隔離層とを有する電極積層体を製造する方法であって、
前記第1電極および前記第2電極のうちの少なくとも一方の電極は、電極合剤層と前記電極合剤層の表面に配置されたシート状の集電体とを有し、
多孔質基材を厚み方向に圧縮して前記シート状の集電体を形成する工程を有し、
前記多孔質基材の圧縮前の厚みをsとし、前記多孔質基材の電極合剤層と対向する部分の圧縮後の厚みをtとし、前記電極合剤層の厚みをaとし、前記隔離層の厚みをbとしたときに、s-t<a+bを満たすように前記多孔質基材の圧縮量を調整することを特徴とする電極積層体の製造方法。 - 前記多孔質基材として、発泡状金属多孔質体を使用する請求項4に記載の電極積層体の製造方法。
- 前記隔離層が、固体電解質層である請求項4に記載の電極積層体の製造方法。
- 外装体と、前記外装体の内部に封止された電極積層体とを有し、
前記電極積層体は、請求項4~6のいずれかに記載の電極積層体の製造方法によって製造された電極積層体であることを特徴とする電気化学素子。 - 外装体と、前記外装体の内部に封止された電極積層体とを有する電気化学素子を製造する方法であって、
前記電極積層体として、請求項4~6のいずれかに記載の電極積層体の製造方法によって製造された電極積層体を使用することを特徴とする電気化学素子の製造方法。
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