WO2023153393A1 - 二次電池用正極材料 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a positive electrode material for secondary batteries.
- the separator melts due to Joule heat due to the short-circuit current, forming a larger short-circuited portion.
- the short-circuit portion expands and the short-circuit current increases, the battery temperature rises at an accelerated rate. As the energy density of the secondary battery increases, Joule heat due to short-circuit current increases.
- Patent Document 1 describes a composite oxide containing lithium and nickel as main components having a layered crystal structure, and having the general formula: Li a Ni 1-bc M1 b M2 c O 2 , 0.95 ⁇ a ⁇ 1.05, 0 .01 ⁇ b ⁇ 0.10, 0.10 ⁇ c ⁇ 0.20 (where M1 is one or more selected from Al, B, Y, Ce, Ti, Sn, V, Ta, Nb, W, Mo and M2 is one or more elements selected from Co, Mn, and Fe).
- Patent Document 1 According to Patent Document 1, according to the positive electrode active material, the thermal stability in the charged state is improved, and Joule heat generation due to short-circuit current is suppressed even under the condition that the battery has an internal short circuit, and safety can be easily ensured. It is said that it will be
- Patent Document 1 when controlling the conductivity of the powder compact as in Patent Document 1, the battery as a whole becomes highly resistant, leading to a decrease in battery performance. Furthermore, Patent Document 1 is a countermeasure specialized for composite oxides containing lithium and nickel as main components, and lacks versatility.
- One object of the present disclosure is to provide a positive electrode material that can maintain a high resistance even in a heat-generating environment such as a short circuit, regardless of the type and characteristics of the positive electrode active material.
- One aspect of the present disclosure includes secondary particles that are aggregates of a plurality of primary particles, the plurality of primary particles each including a first metal oxide that is a positive electrode active material, and the plurality of primary particles are First primary particles arranged on the surface of the secondary particles, second primary particles arranged inside the secondary particles and in contact with the first primary particles, and inside the secondary particles third primary particles disposed and not in contact with the first primary particles, and further comprising a second metal oxide having a different composition than the first metal oxide, wherein the second metal oxide is , at least attached to the surfaces of the first primary particles and the second primary particles, and the second metal oxide is not attached to the surface of the third primary particles, or the The positive electrode material for a secondary battery, wherein the amount of the second metal oxide adhering to the surface of the third primary particles is less than the amount of the second metal oxide adhering to the surface of the second primary particles .
- FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing an internal structure of a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a main part of a positive electrode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an enlarged main part of the positive electrode shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing an internal structure of a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a main part of a positive electrode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an enlarged main part of the positive electrode shown in FIG. 2;
- a positive electrode material for a secondary battery contains secondary particles that are aggregates of a plurality of primary particles.
- the plurality of primary particles each contain a first metal oxide that is a positive electrode active material.
- the positive electrode active material is typically a lithium-containing transition metal oxide, but is not particularly limited.
- the positive electrode material further includes a second metal oxide with a different composition than the first metal oxide.
- the second metal oxide does not have to be a positive electrode active material that exhibits electrochemical capacity like the first metal oxide. That is, the second metal oxide may be substantially electrochemically inert.
- the second metal oxide may be an oxide that maintains a higher resistance than the first metal oxide under a heat generating environment such as a short circuit. The second metal oxide has a role of improving the safety of the secondary battery.
- the plurality of primary particles comprises: first primary particles disposed on the surface of the secondary particles; second primary particles disposed within the secondary particles and in contact with the first primary particles; and third primary particles disposed internally and not in contact with the first primary particles.
- the primary particles that are even slightly exposed on the surface of the secondary particles are the first primary particles.
- the first primary particles constitute the outermost surface of the secondary particles.
- the second primary particles are closest to the first primary particles and exist inside the outermost surface of the secondary particles.
- the third primary particles are not in contact with the first primary particles and exist inside the secondary particles relative to the second primary particles.
- the secondary particles may have primary particles further inside than the third primary particles.
- the second metal oxide adheres to at least the surfaces of the first primary particles and the second primary particles. Since the second primary particles are not exposed on the surfaces of the secondary particles, the second metal oxide adhering to the surfaces of the second primary particles is the first primary particles and the second primary particles. It can be said that it exists at the interface of The second metal oxide is not attached to the surface of the third primary particles, or the amount of the second metal oxide attached to the surface of the third primary particles is less than the amount of the second metal oxide adhering to the When the second metal oxide does not adhere to the surface of the third primary particles, the second metal oxide exists at the interface between the first primary particles and the second primary particles, while the second metal oxide It does not exist at the interface between the primary particles and the third primary particles. In this way, the second metal oxide does not cover all the surfaces of the primary particles, but is unevenly distributed so as to selectively cover part of the surfaces of the secondary particles. Moreover, the second metal oxide does not cover only the outermost surface of the secondary particles.
- the primary particles in all the secondary particles of the positive electrode material are coated with the second metal oxide, the electronic conductivity and ionic conductivity in the secondary particles are impaired.
- the second metal oxide is unevenly distributed on the surface side of the secondary particles, so that the electronic conductivity and ionic conductivity are not impaired. (For example, when current concentrates in a short-circuited portion and heat is generated), the safety can be improved.
- the resistance may decrease.
- the second metal oxide not only to the surfaces of the first primary particles but also to the surfaces of the second primary particles, it is possible to suppress the decrease in resistance due to the expansion of the first primary particles, It is also possible to suppress a decrease in resistance due to expansion of the second primary particles. Since the surface side of the secondary particles is susceptible to heat generation and the expansion of the primary particles increases, the second metal oxide adheres to both the surface of the first primary particles and the surface of the second primary particles. condition is preferred.
- the amount of the second metal oxide attached to the surfaces of the first primary particles is larger than the amount of the second metal oxide attached to the surfaces of the second primary particles.
- the suppression of the resistance decrease of the primary particles (first metal oxide) by the second metal oxide means, for example, compensating for the resistance decrease of the first metal oxide by increasing the resistance of the second metal oxide. It can also be said.
- the reaction resistance of the third primary particles is relatively high, normal battery reactions tend to be hindered when the second metal oxide adheres to them.
- the third primary particles by hardly covering the third primary particles with the second metal oxide, sufficient electronic conductivity and ionic conductivity in the secondary particles necessary for the battery reaction are ensured.
- the reactivity of the secondary particles as a whole is made uniform, and deterioration of the positive electrode is also suppressed.
- the positive electrode material according to the present disclosure it is possible to achieve both excellent safety and battery performance in a heat generating environment such as when a secondary battery is short-circuited.
- the second metal oxide may also be attached to the surface of the third primary particles, but from the viewpoint of ensuring high electronic conductivity and ionic conductivity in the secondary particles, the surface of the third primary particles It is desired that the amount of the second metal oxide adhering to the surface of the second primary particles is less than the amount of the second metal oxide adhering to the surface of the second primary particles.
- a method for measuring the amount of the second metal oxide adhering to the first primary particles, the second primary particles, and the third primary particles is, for example, after obtaining a cross section of the positive electrode using a cross section polisher (CP).
- CP cross section polisher
- SEM-EDX scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- TEM-EDX transmission electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- Ten first, second, and third primary particles are selected from the cross-sectional image, and a region having a thickness of 10 nm from the surface along the surface is defined as a near-surface region.
- the area of the region where the second metal oxide is detected is quantified by the ratio per unit cross-sectional area of the primary particles (hereinafter referred to as “ratio S”).
- ratio S the ratio per unit cross-sectional area of the primary particles
- S1 be the ratio S in the near-surface region of the first primary particles
- S2 be the ratio S in the near-surface region of the second primary particles
- S3 be the ratio S in the near-surface region of the third primary particles.
- the adhesion amount of the second metal oxide can be compared using, for example, the integrated value of the EDX detection intensity in each region.
- the adhesion amount of the second metal oxide can be compared, for example, using the detection intensity of the metal element contained in the second metal oxide.
- the adhesion amount of the second metal oxide satisfies S2>S3, and the ratio of S3 to S2: S3/S2 is preferably 0 or more and 0.2 or less, and is 0 or more and 0.1 or less. is more preferable. Moreover, it is preferable that S1 ⁇ S2>S3, and more preferably that S1>S2>S3. S2 is preferably 3% or more of S1, more preferably 15% or more. S2 is preferably 30% or less of S1, more preferably 25% or less. When S2 is not too small with respect to S1, it is possible to sufficiently obtain the effect of suppressing heat generation due to a short circuit or the like by the second metal oxide.
- S2 is not too much with respect to S1
- S3 is 5% or less of S1.
- the second metal oxide does not adhere to the surfaces of the third primary particles.
- the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer supported by the positive electrode current collector.
- the positive electrode active material layer includes the positive electrode active material described above.
- the positive electrode current collector is composed of a sheet-like conductive material.
- the positive electrode current collector non-porous conductive substrates (metal foil, etc.) and porous conductive substrates (mesh, net, punching sheet, etc.) are used.
- materials for the positive electrode current collector include stainless steel, aluminum, aluminum alloys, and titanium.
- the thickness of the positive electrode current collector is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 1 to 50 ⁇ m, and may be 5 to 30 ⁇ m.
- the positive electrode active material layer is carried on one or both surfaces of the positive electrode current collector.
- the positive electrode active material layer is usually a positive electrode material mixture layer made of a positive electrode material mixture, and is layered or film-like disposed on the positive electrode current collector.
- the positive electrode mixture contains particles of a positive electrode active material as an essential component, and may contain a binder, a thickener, a conductive agent, and the like as optional components.
- the positive electrode active material layer can be formed, for example, by applying a positive electrode slurry in which a positive electrode mixture is dispersed in a dispersion medium to the surface of the positive electrode current collector and drying the slurry. The dried coating film may be rolled if necessary.
- the thickness of the positive electrode active material layer is not particularly limited.
- a plurality of layers having different compositions may form one positive electrode active material layer.
- two or more layers containing active material particles having different average particle sizes may be laminated, or two or more layers having different types of positive electrode active materials or different compositions of positive electrode active materials may be laminated.
- the composite oxide N contains Ni and may contain at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn and Al. Co, Mn and Al contribute to stabilization of the crystal structure of the composite oxide N.
- x1 which indicates the atomic ratio of Co, is, for example, 0.1 or less (0 ⁇ x1 ⁇ 0.1), may be 0.08 or less, may be 0.05 or less, or may be 0.01 or less. When x1 is 0, the case where Co is below the detection limit is included.
- x2 which indicates the atomic ratio of Mn, is, for example, 0.1 or less (0 ⁇ x2 ⁇ 0.1), may be 0.08 or less, may be 0.05 or less, or may be 0.03 or less. x2 may be 0.01 or more, or 0.03 or more.
- y which indicates the atomic ratio of Al, is, for example, 0.1 or less (0 ⁇ y ⁇ 0.1), may be 0.08 or less, may be 0.05 or less, or may be 0.03 or less. y may be 0.01 or more, or 0.03 or more.
- z which indicates the atomic ratio of the element Me, is, for example, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.10, may be 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.05, or may be 0.001 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.01.
- the element Me may be at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Nb, Mo, W, Fe, Zn, B, Si, Mg, Ca, Sr, Sc and Y.
- An element such as Ti contained in a trace amount in the first metal oxide as the element Me is an element constituting the first metal oxide, and does not act as a resistance component like the second metal oxide. .
- the average particle size of the secondary particles of the positive electrode active material is, for example, 3 ⁇ m or more and 30 ⁇ m or less, and may be 5 ⁇ m or more and 25 ⁇ m or less.
- the average particle size of the primary particles of the positive electrode active material is, for example, 50 nm or more and 2 ⁇ m or less.
- the average particle diameter of the secondary particles is the median diameter (D 50 ) at which the cumulative volume is 50% in the volume-based particle size distribution obtained by a laser diffraction particle size distribution analyzer.
- the active material particles may be separated and recovered from the positive electrode.
- "LA-750" manufactured by HORIBA, Ltd. can be used as the measuring device.
- the average particle size of the secondary particles and the primary particles may be measured from a cross section in the thickness direction obtained by simultaneously cutting the positive electrode mixture layer and the positive electrode current collector.
- the cross section may be formed using CP.
- the positive electrode mixture layer may be filled with a thermosetting resin and cured.
- a scanning electron micrograph (hereinafter referred to as an SEM image) of the cross section is taken.
- the SEM image is taken so that 10 or more positive electrode active material particles (secondary particles) are observed.
- circle-equivalent cross-sectional diameters of 10 or more positive electrode active material particles (secondary particles) are obtained, and the average value thereof is obtained as the average particle diameter.
- the equivalent circle diameter refers to the diameter of a circle having the same area as the cross-sectional area of a particle (the area of a particle observed in the cross section of the positive electrode mixture layer).
- the second metal oxide attached to the primary particles can maintain high electrical resistance in a heat-generating environment such as a short circuit. and Nb. These oxides of metal elements may be used singly or in combination of two or more.
- the second metal oxide typically differs in composition from the first metal oxide and may differ in crystal structure from the first metal oxide.
- the amount of the metal element contained in the second metal oxide may be 0.03 mol% or more and 10 mol% or less with respect to the total amount of metal elements excluding Li in the first metal oxide, or 0 It may be 0.05 mol % or more and 1 mol % or less.
- the second metal oxide preferably contains titanium with a valence of 3 or less.
- the stoichiometric amount of oxygen in titanium dioxide is 2 moles per mole of titanium, while oxides with titanium having a valence of 3 or less are designated TiO x (where x is less than 2). For example, 1.500 ⁇ x ⁇ 1.999.
- TiO x can be produced by oxidizing a Ti compound under appropriate conditions in an atmosphere of 100° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower, for example, about 150° C. or 150° C. or lower.
- TiO x may be crystalline or amorphous. Titanium oxides have different temperature dependences of electrical resistance depending on the valence of titanium.
- a titanium oxide containing a plurality of types of titanium with different valences has smaller temperature dependence of electric resistance than a titanium oxide containing only titanium with a single valence.
- This tendency is not limited to titanium, and is the same for any of the metal oxides exemplified.
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy XPS
- XANES X-ray absorption edge structure
- EELS electron energy loss spectroscopy
- the electrochemical device is disassembled, the electrodes are taken out, and a thin piece sample (thickness of about 100 nm) of the active material layer for observation with a transmission electron microscope (TEM) is obtained. Active material particles in the sample are observed by TEM.
- the active material particles are subjected to elemental mapping by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDS analysis) to confirm the presence of the second metal oxide on the surfaces of the active material particles.
- TEM-EDS analysis energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- Methods for attaching the second metal oxide to the surface of the positive electrode active material include, for example, a solid phase synthesis method, a liquid phase synthesis method, a chemical vapor deposition method (CVD method), an atomic layer deposition method (ALD method), and a physical layer deposition method (ALD method).
- a vapor deposition method (PVD method) and the like can be mentioned.
- the ALD method is preferable in that the second metal oxide can be attached to the positive electrode active material in the positive electrode active material layer at a relatively low temperature.
- the second metal oxide can be attached to the positive electrode active material in an atmosphere of 200° C. or lower (for example, 150° C. or lower).
- the constituent components of the positive electrode mixture are suppressed from being denatured by heat.
- the second metal oxide may adhere to the positive electrode active material (secondary particles) before being blended with the positive electrode mixture.
- the desired secondary particles may be granulated using the primary particles to which the second metal oxide is adhered and the primary particles to which the second metal oxide is not adhered.
- the positive electrode active material layer may be formed by applying a positive electrode slurry containing the positive electrode active material to which the second metal oxide is attached in advance to the current collector.
- the thickness of the film containing the second metal oxide formed so as to adhere to at least part of the surface of the second primary particles is preferably 30 nm or less, more preferably 10 nm or less.
- FIGS. show only two active material particles 30 having coatings 37 containing the second metal oxide.
- the thickness of the positive electrode active material layer is TA
- a straight line drawn to an arbitrary position within the region from the position of 0.25 TA to the position of 0.75 TA from the surface of the positive electrode current collector of the positive electrode active material layer is partially drawn.
- 10 active material particles (secondary particles) 30 having a maximum diameter of 5 ⁇ m or more are selected.
- An average value of the thicknesses at the maximum of 20 points is obtained. After calculating this average value, data different from the obtained average value by 20% or more are excluded, and the average value is calculated again. This corrected average value is taken as the thickness T of the coating.
- Binder As the binder for the positive electrode, for example, a resin material is used.
- binders include fluorine resins, polyolefin resins, polyamide resins, polyimide resins, acrylic resins, and vinyl resins.
- the binder may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the negative electrode includes, for example, a negative electrode current collector and may include a negative electrode active material layer.
- the negative electrode active material layer is supported on one or both surfaces of the negative electrode current collector.
- Non-porous conductive substrates metal foil, etc.
- porous conductive substrates mesh, net, punching sheet, etc.
- materials for the negative electrode current collector include stainless steel, nickel, nickel alloys, copper, and copper alloys.
- the negative electrode active material layer may be a negative electrode mixture layer composed of a negative electrode mixture.
- the negative electrode mixture layer is layered or film-shaped.
- the negative electrode mixture contains particles of a negative electrode active material as an essential component, and may contain a binder, a conductive agent, a thickener, and the like as optional components. Also, a lithium metal foil or a lithium alloy foil may be attached to the negative electrode current collector as the negative electrode active material layer.
- the negative electrode mixture layer can be formed, for example, by applying a negative electrode slurry in which a negative electrode mixture containing particles of a negative electrode active material, a binder, etc. is dispersed in a dispersion medium on the surface of the negative electrode current collector and drying the slurry. .
- the dried coating film may be rolled if necessary.
- Binder for example, styrene-butadiene rubber can be used, but it is not particularly limited.
- conductive agent examples include carbon nanotubes (CNT), carbon fibers other than CNT, and conductive particles (eg, carbon black and graphite).
- thickeners examples include carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and modified products thereof (including salts such as Na salts), cellulose derivatives such as methyl cellulose (cellulose ethers, etc.); polymer cellulose having a vinyl acetate unit such as polyvinyl alcohol; compound; polyether (polyalkylene oxide such as polyethylene oxide, etc.), and the like.
- CMC carboxymethyl cellulose
- modified products thereof including salts such as Na salts
- cellulose derivatives such as methyl cellulose (cellulose ethers, etc.)
- polymer cellulose having a vinyl acetate unit such as polyvinyl alcohol
- compound compound
- polyether polyalkylene oxide such as polyethylene oxide, etc.
- a separator is interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode.
- the separator has high ion permeability and moderate mechanical strength and insulation. Examples of separators include microporous thin films, woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics, and the like. Polyolefin such as polypropylene or polyethylene is used as the material of the separator.
- the separator may have a heat-resistant insulating layer on at least one surface layer.
- the heat-resistant insulating layer may contain an inorganic oxide filler as a main component (for example, 80% by mass or more), or may contain a heat-resistant resin as a main component (for example, 40% by mass or more).
- a polyamide resin such as an aromatic polyamide (aramid), a polyimide resin, a polyamideimide resin, or the like may be used as the heat-resistant resin.
- the electrolyte may be a liquid electrolyte (electrolytic solution), a gel electrolyte, or a solid electrolyte.
- a liquid electrolyte (electrolytic solution) for example, a lithium ion conductive non-aqueous electrolyte is used.
- a non-aqueous electrolyte includes, for example, a non-aqueous solvent and a lithium salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent.
- the lithium salt concentration in the non-aqueous electrolyte is, for example, 0.5 mol/L or more and 2 mol/L or less.
- the non-aqueous electrolyte may contain known additives.
- a gel electrolyte contains a lithium salt and a matrix polymer, or a lithium salt, a non-aqueous solvent and a matrix polymer.
- the matrix polymer for example, a polymer material that gels by absorbing a non-aqueous solvent is used.
- polymer materials include fluorine resins, acrylic resins, polyether resins, and polyethylene oxide.
- the solid electrolyte may be an inorganic solid electrolyte.
- the inorganic solid electrolyte for example, a known material (for example, an oxide-based solid electrolyte, a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, a halide-based solid electrolyte, etc.) is used for all-solid-state lithium ion secondary batteries.
- non-aqueous solvent for example, cyclic carbonate, chain carbonate, cyclic carboxylate, and the like are used.
- Cyclic carbonates include propylene carbonate (PC), ethylene carbonate (EC), fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) and the like.
- Chain carbonates include diethyl carbonate (DEC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and the like.
- Cyclic carboxylic acid esters include ⁇ -butyrolactone (GBL) and ⁇ -valerolactone (GVL).
- the non-aqueous solvent may be used singly or in combination of two or more.
- Lithium salts include, for example, lithium salts of chlorine-containing acids ( LiClO4 , LiAlCl4 , LiB10Cl10 , etc.), lithium salts of fluorine-containing acids ( LiPF6 , LiBF4 , LiSbF6 , LiAsF6 , LiCF3SO3 ) . , LiCF3CO2 , etc.
- LiN( SO2F ) 2 lithium salts of fluorine - containing acid imides (LiN( SO2F ) 2 , LiN ( CF3SO2 ) 2 , LiN( CF3SO2 ) ( C4F9SO2 ) , LiN ( C2F5SO2 ) 2 , etc.), lithium halides (LiCl, LiBr, LiI, etc.).
- Lithium salts may be used singly or in combination of two or more.
- ⁇ Structure of secondary battery> As an example of the structure of a lithium ion secondary battery, there is a structure in which an electrode group formed by winding a positive electrode and a negative electrode with a separator interposed therebetween is accommodated in an outer package together with a non-aqueous electrolyte.
- an electrode group formed by winding a positive electrode and a negative electrode with a separator interposed therebetween is accommodated in an outer package together with a non-aqueous electrolyte.
- a laminated electrode group in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are laminated with a separator interposed therebetween may be used.
- the shape of the battery is also not limited, and may be, for example, cylindrical, square, coin, button, laminate, or the like.
- FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a cylindrical non-aqueous secondary battery 10 that is an example of the present embodiment.
- the present disclosure is not limited to the following configurations.
- the secondary battery 10 includes an electrode group 18, an electrolytic solution (not shown), and a bottomed cylindrical battery can 22 that accommodates them.
- a sealing member 11 is crimped and fixed to the opening of the battery can 22 via a gasket 21 . The inside of the battery is thereby sealed.
- the sealing body 11 includes a valve body 12 , a metal plate 13 , and an annular insulating member 14 interposed between the valve body 12 and the metal plate 13 .
- the valve body 12 and the metal plate 13 are connected to each other at their respective centers.
- a positive electrode lead 15 a led out from the positive electrode plate 15 is connected to the metal plate 13 . Therefore, the valve body 12 functions as a positive external terminal.
- a negative lead 16 a led out from the negative plate 16 is connected to the inner surface of the bottom of the battery can 22 .
- An annular groove 22 a is formed near the open end of the battery can 22 .
- a first insulating plate 23 is arranged between one end face of the electrode group 18 and the annular groove portion 22a.
- a second insulating plate 24 is arranged between the other end face of the electrode group 18 and the bottom of the battery can 22 .
- the electrode group 18 is formed by winding the positive electrode plate 15 and the negative electrode plate 16 with the separator 17 interposed therebetween.
- a positive electrode for a secondary battery having the positive electrode material according to the present disclosure is produced as follows. A method for manufacturing a positive electrode in which the second metal oxide is attached to at least part of the surfaces of the first primary particles and the second primary particles will be described.
- the dispersion medium is not particularly limited, but examples thereof include water, alcohols such as ethanol, ethers such as tetrahydrofuran, amides such as dimethylformamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), and mixed solvents thereof. .
- step 2 Next, the active material particles supported on the positive electrode current collector, ie, the precursor layer, are exposed to a gas phase containing the metal element M. As a result, a coating containing the oxide of the metal element M (second metal oxide) is formed on at least part of the surface of the active material particles.
- the density of the positive electrode active material of the precursor layer is preferably 2.2 g/cm 3 or more and 3.2 g/cm 3 or less, and 2.5 g/cm 3 or more and 3.0 g. /cm 3 or less is more preferable.
- vapor phase methods examples include CVD, ALD, and PVD.
- the ALD method is preferable in that an oxide film can be formed at a relatively low temperature.
- a film containing a second metal oxide can be formed in an atmosphere of 200° C. or lower (for example, 150° C. or lower).
- a vaporized precursor (raw material gas) and an oxidant are alternately supplied to a reaction chamber in which an object (here, a precursor layer) is placed. Thereby, a film containing the second metal oxide is formed on the surface of the secondary particles.
- the self-limiting action works, so the metal element M is deposited on the surface of the object in units of atomic layers.
- the second metal oxide is removed according to the number of cycles in which one cycle is supply of source gas (pulse) ⁇ exhaust of source gas (purge) ⁇ supply of oxidant (pulse) ⁇ exhaust of oxidant (purge).
- the overall thickness of the containing coating is controlled.
- the precursor is an organometallic compound containing the metal element M.
- organometallic compounds conventionally used in the ALD method can be used as precursors.
- precursors containing Ti include, for example, bis(t-butylcyclopentadienyl)titanium (IV) dichloride (C 18 H 26 Cl2 Ti), tetrakis(dimethylamino)titanium ( IV) ([(CH3) 2N ]4Ti, TDMAT), tetrakis(diethylamino)titanium(IV) ([(C2H5)2N ] 4Ti ) , tetrakis (ethylmethylamino)titanium(IV) (Ti[N(C 2 H 5 )(CH 3 )] 4 ), titanium (IV) (diisopropoxide-bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionate (Ti [OCC( CH3 ) 3CHCOC ( CH3 ) 3 ] 2 ( OC3H7 ) 2 ), titanium tetrachloride ( TiC
- the source gas may contain multiple types of precursors. Different types of precursors may be supplied to the reaction chamber simultaneously or sequentially. Alternatively, the type of precursor contained in the source gas may be changed for each cycle.
- the oxidizing agent As the oxidizing agent, the oxidizing agent conventionally used in the ALD method can be used.
- oxidizing agents include water, oxygen, and ozone.
- the oxidant may be supplied to the reaction chamber as an oxidant-based plasma.
- Conditions for the ALD method are not particularly limited as long as a film containing the second metal oxide is formed.
- the temperature of the atmosphere containing the precursor or oxidizing agent may be 10° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower (for example, 150° C. or lower), may be 25° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower, or may be 100° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower, It may be 120° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower (for example, 150° C. or lower).
- the pressure in the reaction chamber during treatment may be 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 Pa or more and 1 ⁇ 10 5 Pa or less, and may be 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 Pa or more and 1 ⁇ 10 4 Pa or less.
- the temperature of the atmosphere containing the precursor or oxidizing agent in the reaction chamber is 10° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower (for example, 120° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower), and the pressure in the reaction chamber during treatment is 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 Pa or higher and 1 ⁇ 10
- the source gas pulse time may be 0.01 seconds or more, and may be 0.05 seconds or more.
- the source gas pulse time may be 5 seconds or less, or may be 3 seconds or less.
- the carrying step (step 1) may be carried out.
- a first positive electrode material mixture layer containing active material particles having a coating containing a second metal oxide is arranged in proximity to a positive electrode current collector, and an active material not having a coating containing a second metal oxide.
- a positive electrode active material layer may be formed by arranging a second positive electrode mixture layer containing particles on the first positive electrode mixture layer.
- a film forming step (step 2) may be further performed.
- a precursor layer that is, a positive electrode active material layer
- a coating containing the second metal oxide is formed on the surface of the active material particles
- the rolling conditions are not particularly limited, and may be appropriately set so that the positive electrode active material layer has a predetermined thickness or density.
- the density of the positive electrode active material of the positive electrode active material layer is, for example, preferably 2.5 g/cm 3 or more and 4.0 g/cm 3 or less, and may be 3.3 g/cm 3 or more and 3.7 g/cm 3 or less.
- a positive electrode for a secondary battery having the positive electrode material according to the present disclosure can also be obtained by applying a positive electrode slurry containing to the surface of a positive electrode current collector.
- Particles of the positive electrode active material coated with a film containing the second metal oxide can be obtained by solid phase synthesis, liquid phase synthesis, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), physical vapor deposition. It can be produced by a phase growth method (PVD method) or the like. Further, primary particles of the first metal oxide to which the second metal oxide is attached and primary particles of the first metal oxide to which the second metal oxide is not attached are prepared, and The second metal oxide is formed by forming a core with aggregates of primary particles of the first metal oxide that are not separated, and arranging the primary particles of the first metal oxide to which the second metal oxide is attached around the core. It is also possible to obtain particles of a positive electrode active material on which a film containing is formed.
- the positive electrode active material (first metal oxide) constituting the active material particles (secondary particles) contains a composite oxide N (LiNi 0.85 Co 0.10 Al 0.05 O 2 ) was used.
- the median diameter D1 in the volume-based particle size distribution of the active material particles measured by a laser diffraction scattering method was 13 ⁇ m.
- An aluminum foil having a thickness of 15 ⁇ m was prepared as a positive electrode current collector.
- a slurry was prepared.
- step 1 Carrying step (step 1) The positive electrode slurry was applied to the surface of an aluminum foil serving as a positive electrode current collector, and the coating film was dried to form precursor layers of positive electrode active material layers on both sides of the aluminum foil.
- step 2 A laminate (positive electrode precursor) of the positive electrode current collector and the precursor layer is placed in a predetermined reaction chamber, and the active layer in the precursor layer is coated with a coating containing the second metal oxide by ALD according to the following procedure. The surface of the substance particles was coated so as to partially cover the surface of the second primary particles.
- Tetrakis(dimethylamino)titanium (IV) (TDMAT), which is a precursor that serves as a supply source of Ti, was vaporized and supplied to the reaction chamber containing the positive electrode precursor.
- the pulse time was 0.1 seconds.
- the temperature of the atmosphere containing the precursor in the reaction chamber was controlled to 150°C, and the pressure was controlled to 260Pa. After 30 seconds, excess precursor was purged with nitrogen gas assuming that the surface of the positive electrode precursor was covered with a monomolecular layer of precursor.
- an oxidizing agent H 2 O
- the pulse time was 0.015 seconds.
- the temperature of the atmosphere containing the oxidizing agent was controlled at 150° C., and the pressure was controlled at 260 Pa. After 30 seconds, excess oxidant was purged with nitrogen gas.
- an oxide film containing Ti was formed as a film containing the second metal oxide.
- the oxide coating on the surface of secondary particles was analyzed by TEM.
- the average thickness of the oxide coating was 3 nm.
- the x of the oxide TiO x was 1.7.
- the peak of the inner shell 1s spectrum of surface-contaminated carbon was determined to be 284.6 eV, and the spectrum of the oxygen 1s orbit was used after charge correction.
- the peaks centered at 530.4 eV and 530.8 eV correspond to tetravalent titanium and trivalent titanium, respectively, and the average titanium valence was calculated using the area ratio. .
- a non-aqueous electrolyte was prepared by dissolving LiPF 6 at a concentration of 1.0 mol/L in a mixed solvent containing ethylene carbonate (EC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) at a volume ratio of 3:7.
- EC ethylene carbonate
- DEC diethyl carbonate
- a tab was attached to each electrode, and an electrode group was produced by spirally winding the positive electrode and the negative electrode with the separator interposed therebetween so that the tab was located at the outermost periphery. After inserting the electrode group into an outer package made of an aluminum laminate film and vacuum drying at 105° C. for 2 hours, an electrolytic solution was injected and the opening of the outer package was sealed to obtain a secondary battery A1.
- the average thickness of the oxide film on the surface of the secondary particles was 3 nm.
- the x of the oxide TiO x was 1.91.
- S1:S2:S3 was 100:5:0.
- a positive electrode and a secondary battery B2 were produced in the same manner as in Example 1, except that titanium isopropoxide was used as a precursor to supply Ti in the film forming step (step 2), and the number of cycles was set to 200.
- the average thickness of the oxide film on the surface of the secondary particles was 3 nm.
- the x of the oxide TiO x was 1.999. Also, the second metal oxide adhered only to the surfaces of the secondary particles, and no adhesion to the second primary particles and the third primary particles was observed.
- DCIR (4.2-V)/I The ratio (%) of the DCIR of each battery was obtained when the DCIR of the battery B1 was set to 100.
- battery A1 and battery A2 are compared with battery B1 in which a film containing the second metal oxide is not formed and battery B2 in which the second metal oxide is attached only to the surface of the secondary particles. After that, the battery surface temperature decreased significantly. This is probably because the electrical resistance of the active material particles is maintained even after heat generation by attaching the second metal oxide to the surfaces of the first primary particles and the second primary particles.
- Battery B2 although the second metal oxide was adhered to the surface of the secondary particles, the average thickness of the oxide film was extremely thin at 3 nm, and the increase in the battery surface temperature after the short circuit could not be suppressed. Conceivable.
- the average thickness of the coating containing the second metal oxide on the surface of the secondary particles was 3 nm as in Battery B2, but the second metal oxide was also applied to the surfaces of the second primary particles. Due to the adhesion, the battery surface temperature after short-circuiting decreased significantly.
- battery A1 in which the film was formed at 150°C, had a lower surface temperature than battery A2, in which the film was formed at 200°C. It is presumed that a sufficient coating was formed on the second primary particles inside the secondary particles by forming the coating at a low temperature.
- Comparative Example 2 titanium isopropoxide was used as a precursor to supply Ti, and a positive electrode in which the second metal oxide adhered only to the surfaces of the secondary particles was produced. Not all the examples using the do are comparative examples. Whether or not the second metal oxide adheres to the first primary particles, the second primary particles and the third primary particles depends on the type of precursor and the temperature and pressure during ALD. That is, even when titanium isopropoxide is used as a precursor, it is possible to adjust S1:S2:S3 to 100:20:0, for example, by adjusting the temperature and pressure during ALD.
- a positive electrode for a secondary battery according to the present disclosure and a secondary battery including the same are useful as main power sources for mobile communication devices, portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, and the like.
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Description
正極は、正極集電体と、正極集電体に担持された正極活物質層とを備える。正極活物質層は、既述の正極活物質を備える。
正極集電体は、シート状の導電性材料で構成される。正極集電体としては、無孔の導電性基板(金属箔など)、多孔性の導電性基板(メッシュ、ネット、パンチングシートなど)が使用される。正極集電体の材質としては、例えば、ステンレス鋼、アルミニウム、アルミニウム合金、チタンなどが例示できる。正極集電体の厚みは、特に限定されないが、例えば、1~50μmであり、5~30μmであってもよい。
正極活物質層は、正極集電体の一方または両方の表面に担持されている。正極活物質層は、通常、正極合剤で構成された正極合剤層であり、正極集電体上に配置された層状もしくはフィルム状である。正極合剤は、正極活物質の粒子を必須成分として含み、任意成分として、結着剤、増粘剤、導電剤などを含み得る。正極活物質層は、例えば、正極合剤を分散媒に分散させた正極スラリーを、正極集電体の表面に塗布し、乾燥させることにより形成できる。乾燥後の塗膜を、必要により圧延してもよい。
正極活物質である第1金属酸化物は、典型的には、リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物を含む。高容量化の観点から、少なくとも遷移金属としてNiを含むリチウムニッケル複合酸化物(複合酸化物N)を含んでもよい。複合酸化物Nは、LiとNiとを含み、層状岩塩型の結晶構造を有するリチウム含有遷移金属酸化物であってよい。正極活物質に占める複合酸化物Nの割合は、例えば、50質量%以上であり、80質量%以上でもよく、90質量%以上でもよい。
一次粒子に付着させる第2金属酸化物は、短絡時等の発熱環境下で高い電気抵抗を維持できる点で、Li、Si、Al、Ti、Cr、Zn、Mg、Ge、Ga、Sn、TaおよびNbからなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の金属元素を含むことが好ましい。これらの金属元素の酸化物は、1種を単独で用いてもよく、2種以上を組み合わせて用いてもよい。第2金属酸化物は、通常、第1金属酸化物とは組成が異なり、第1金属酸化物と結晶構造が異なってもよい。
正極の結着剤としては、例えば、樹脂材料が用いられる。結着剤としては、例えば、フッ素樹脂、ポリオレフィン樹脂、ポリアミド樹脂、ポリイミド樹脂、アクリル樹脂、ビニル樹脂などが挙げられる。結着剤は、1種を単独で用いてもよく、2種以上を組み合わせて用いてもよい。
導電剤としては、カーボンナノチューブ(CNT)、CNT以外の炭素繊維、導電性粒子(例えば、カーボンブラック、黒鉛)などが挙げられる。
負極は、例えば、負極集電体を含み、負極活物質層を含んでもよい。負極活物質層は、負極集電体の一方または両方の表面に担持されている。
負極集電体としては、無孔の導電性基板(金属箔など)、多孔性の導電性基板(メッシュ、ネット、パンチングシートなど)が使用される。負極集電体の材質としては、ステンレス鋼、ニッケル、ニッケル合金、銅、銅合金などが例示できる。
負極活物質層は、負極合剤で構成された負極合剤層であってもよい。負極合剤層は、層状もしくはフィルム状である。負極合剤は、負極活物質の粒子を必須成分として含み、任意成分として結着剤、導電剤、増粘剤などを含み得る。また、リチウム金属箔あるいはリチウム合金箔を負極活物質層として負極集電体に貼り付けてもよい。
負極活物質は、電気化学的にリチウムイオンを吸蔵および放出する材料、リチウム金属、リチウム合金などを含む。電気化学的にリチウムイオンを吸蔵および放出する材料としては、炭素材料、合金系材料などが用いられる。炭素材料としては、例えば、黒鉛、易黒鉛化炭素(ソフトカーボン)、難黒鉛化炭素(ハードカーボン)などが例示できる。中でも、充放電の安定性に優れ、不可逆容量も少ない黒鉛が好ましい。合金系材料としては、リチウムと合金形成可能な金属を少なくとも1種類含むものが挙げられ、具体的には、ケイ素、スズ、ケイ素合金、スズ合金、ケイ素化合物、スズ化合物などが挙げられる。
結着剤としては、例えば、スチレンーブタジエンゴムを用いることができるが、特に限定されない。
導電剤としては、カーボンナノチューブ(CNT)、CNT以外の炭素繊維、導電性粒子(例えば、カーボンブラック、黒鉛)などが挙げられる。
増粘剤としては、例えば、カルボキシメチルセルロース(CMC)およびその変性体(Na塩などの塩も含む)、メチルセルロースなどのセルロース誘導体(セルロースエーテルなど);ポリビニルアルコールなどの酢酸ビニルユニットを有するポリマーのケン化物;ポリエーテル(ポリエチレンオキサイドなどのポリアルキレンオキサイドなど)などが挙げられる。
セパレータは、正極と負極との間に介在する。セパレータは、イオン透過度が高く、適度な機械的強度および絶縁性を備えている。セパレータとしては、微多孔薄膜、織布、不織布などが挙げられる。セパレータの材質には、例えばポリプロピレン、ポリエチレンなどのポリオレフィンが用いられる。セパレータは、少なくとも一方の表層部に耐熱絶縁層を有してもよい。耐熱絶縁層は、無機酸化物フィラーを主成分(例えば80質量%以上)として含んでもよく、耐熱性樹脂を主成分(例えば40質量%以上)として含んでもよい。耐熱性樹脂には、芳香族ポリアミド(アラミド)などのポリアミド樹脂、ポリイミド樹脂、ポリアミドイミド樹脂などを用いてもよい。
電解質は、液状電解質(電解液)でもよく、ゲル状電解質でもよく、固体電解質でもよい。液状電解質(電解液)としては、例えば、リチウムイオン伝導性の非水電解質が用いられる。非水電解質は、例えば、非水溶媒と、非水溶媒に溶解したリチウム塩を含む。非水電解質におけるリチウム塩の濃度は、例えば、0.5mol/L以上2mol/L以下である。非水電解質は、公知の添加剤を含有してもよい。
リチウムイオン二次電池の構造の一例としては、正極および負極がセパレータを介して巻回されてなる電極群が非水電解質と共に外装体に収容された構造が挙げられる。ただし、これに限られず、他の形態の電極群が適用されてもよい。例えば、正極と負極とがセパレータを介して積層された積層型の電極群でもよい。電池の形態も限定されず、例えば、円筒型、角型、コイン型、ボタン型、ラミネート型などであればよい。
本開示に係る正極材料を有する二次電池用正極は、以下のようにして製造される。第2金属酸化物が第1の一次粒子と第2の一次粒子の表面の少なくとも一部に付着している正極の製造方法について説明する。
前駆体層は、正極合剤の構成成分を分散媒に分散させた正極スラリーを、正極集電体の表面に塗布し、乾燥させることにより形成できる。正極合剤は、必須成分として、正極活物質の二次粒子を含み、任意成分として、結着剤、増粘剤などを含み得る。
次に、正極集電体に担持された活物質粒子、すなわち前駆体層を、金属元素Mを含む気相に曝す。これにより、活物質粒子の表面の少なくとも一部に、金属元素Mの酸化物(第2金属酸化物)を含む被膜が形成される。第2金属酸化物を含む被膜を形成するとき、前駆体層の正極活物質の密度は2.2g/cm3以上3.2g/cm3以下が好ましく、2.5g/cm3以上3.0g/cm3以下がより好ましい。
第2金属酸化物を含む被膜が活物質粒子の表面に形成された前駆体層(すなわち、正極活物質層)を圧延してもよい。圧延の条件は特に限定されず、正極活物質層が所定の厚みあるいは密度になるように適宜設定すればよい。正極活物質層の正極活物質の密度は、例えば2.5g/cm3以上4.0g/cm3以下が好ましく、3.3g/cm3以上3.7g/cm3以下でもよい。
[正極の作製]
活物質粒子(二次粒子)を構成する正極活物質(第1金属酸化物)には、層状岩塩型の結晶構造を有し、かつリチウムとNiとを含む複合酸化物N(LiNi0.85Co0.10Al0.05O2)を用いた。レーザー回折散乱法により測定した活物質粒子の体積基準の粒度分布におけるメディアン径D1は、13μmであった。正極集電体として、厚さ15μmのアルミニウム箔を準備した。
正極集電体であるアルミニウム箔の表面に正極スラリーを塗布し、塗膜を乾燥し、アルミニウム箔の両面に正極活物質層の前駆体層を形成した。
正極集電体と前駆体層との積層体(正極前駆体)を所定の反応室に収容し、ALD法により、下記手順に従って、第2金属酸化物を含む被膜で、前駆体層内の活物質粒子の表面を、第2の一次粒子の表面の一部が覆われるように被覆した。
次に、活物質粒子の表面に第2金属酸化物を含む被膜を形成した前駆体層(すなわち正極活物質層)を圧延して、圧延後の正極活物質層の正極活物質の密度を3.6g/cm3となるように調整した。圧延後の正極全体の厚みは160μmであった。
負極活物質である黒鉛と、カルボキシメチルセルロースナトリウム(CMC-Na)と、スチレン-ブタジエンゴム(SBR)とを、96:2:2の質量比で含む負極合剤に水を添加して攪拌し、負極スラリーを調製した。次に、負極集電体である銅箔の表面に負極スラリーを塗布し、塗膜を乾燥させた後、圧延して、銅箔の両面に負極活物質層を形成した。負極活物質層の負極活物質の密度は1.6g/cm3となるように調整した。負極全体の厚みは170μmであった。
エチレンカーボネート(EC)とジエチルカーボネート(DEC)とを3:7の体積比で含む混合溶媒にLiPF6を1.0mol/L濃度で溶解させて非水電解質を調製した。
各電極にタブをそれぞれ取り付け、タブが最外周部に位置するように、セパレータを介して正極および負極を渦巻き状に巻回することにより電極群を作製した。電極群をアルミニウムラミネートフィルム製の外装体内に挿入し、105℃で2時間真空乾燥した後、電解液を注入し、外装体の開口部を封止して二次電池A1を得た。
被膜形成工程(工程2)において、反応室の温度を200℃にした以外、実施例1と同様にして正極と二次電池A2を作製し、評価した。二次粒子の表面における酸化物被膜の平均の厚みは3nmであった。酸化物TiOxのxは1.91であった。また、S1:S2:S3は、100:5:0であった。
酸化物被膜の形成を行わなかったこと以外、実施例1と同様にして正極と二次電池B1を作製した。
被膜形成工程(工程2)において、Tiの供給源となるプリカーサとしてチタンイソプロポキシドを用い、サイクル数を200サイクルとした以外、実施例1と同様にして正極と二次電池B2を作製した。二次粒子の表面における酸化物被膜の平均の厚みは3nmであった。酸化物TiOxのxは1.999であった。また、第2金属酸化物は、二次粒子の表面にのみ付着し、第2の一次粒子および第3の一次粒子への付着は観察されなかった。
実施例および比較例で得られた二次電池について、下記のようにして、直流内部抵抗(DCIR)および釘刺し試験の評価を行った。結果を表1に示す。
25℃の環境下で、0.3Cの定電流で電池電圧が4.2Vになるまで電池を充電し、その後、0.5Cの定電流で放電し、30秒後の電池電圧を測定した。30秒後の電池電圧をV、電流値をIとし、下記の式からDCIRを計算した。
DCIR = (4.2-V)/I
電池B1のDCIRを100としたときの各電池のDCIRの比率(%)を求めた。
(a)25℃の環境下で、0.3Cの定電流で電池電圧が4.2Vになるまで電池を充電し、その後、引き続き、電流値が0.05Cになるまで定電圧充電した。
11 封口体
12 弁体
13 金属板
14 絶縁部材
15 正極板
15a 正極リード
16 負極板
16a 負極リード
17 セパレータ
18 電極群
21 ガスケット
22 電池缶
22a 溝部
23 第1絶縁板
24 第2絶縁板
31 正極集電体
32 正極活物質層
30 酸化物被膜を有する活物質粒子
33 活物質粒子
37 酸化物被膜
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- 複数の一次粒子の凝集体である二次粒子を含み、
前記複数の一次粒子は、それぞれ正極活物質である第1金属酸化物を含み、
前記複数の一次粒子は、前記二次粒子の表面に配置される第1の一次粒子と、
前記二次粒子の内部に配置され、前記第1の一次粒子と接触する第2の一次粒子と、
前記二次粒子の内部に配置され、前記第1の一次粒子と接触しない第3の一次粒子と、を含み、
更に、前記第1金属酸化物とは異なる組成の第2金属酸化物を含み、
前記第2金属酸化物は、少なくとも、前記第1の一次粒子および前記第2の一次粒子の表面に付着しており、
前記第3の一次粒子の表面には前記第2金属酸化物が付着していないか、または、前記第3の一次粒子の表面に付着する前記第2金属酸化物の量が、前記第2の一次粒子の表面に付着する前記第2金属酸化物の量よりも少ない、二次電池用正極材料。 - 前記第3の一次粒子の表面に前記第2金属酸化物が付着していない、請求項1に記載の二次電池用正極材料。
- 前記第2金属酸化物が、Li、Si、Al、Ti、Cr、Zn、Mg、Ge、Ga、Sn、TaおよびNbからなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の金属元素を含む、請求項1または2に記載の二次電池用正極材料。
- 前記第2金属酸化物が、TiOx(xは2未満)で表される、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の二次電池用正極材料。
- 前記第2金属酸化物が、前記二次粒子の表面の少なくとも一部を被覆する被膜を形成している、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の二次電池用正極材料。
- 前記被膜の厚みが、30nm以下である、請求項5に記載の二次電池用正極材料。
- 前記被膜の厚みが、10nm以下である、請求項5または6に記載の二次電池用正極材料。
- 前記第1金属酸化物は、リチウム含有遷移金属酸化物であり、
前記第2金属酸化物に含まれる金属元素の量が、前記第1金属酸化物に含まれるLiを除く金属元素の総量に対して0.03モル%以上10モル%以下である、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の二次電池用正極材料。
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