Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Ltd.

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.

Kazuomi Ryoshi

Kensaku Mori

Hiroko Oshita

Motoaki Saruwatari

Hiroyuki Toya

Mitsuru Yamauchi

Koji Yamaji

Toshiyuki Osako

Taira Aida

Jiro Okada

Atsushi Fukui

Hiroki Nagai

Katsuya Kase

Shin Imaizumi

Yasutaka Kamata

Kenji Ikeuchi

Koichiro Maki

Shuhei Nakakura

Kazuhiko Tsuchioka

Yoshihiro Otsuka

Yoshihiko Nakao

Masafumi Yoshida

Satoshi Matsumoto

Jun Yokoyama

Kikoo Uekusa

Ryozo Ushio

Masanori Takagi

Takahiro Toma

Yasumasa Hattori

Norimichi Yonesato

Tai Ito

Shoji Futaki

Takahiro Ogawa

Yoshiyuki Matsuura

Shuzo Ozawa

Shuuzou Ozawa

Oshita Hiroko

A nickel manganese cobalt composite hydroxide, which is a precursor of a positive electrode active material, and which is composed of secondary particles to which primary particles containing a nickel, a manganese, and a cobalt are aggregated, or composed of the primary particles and the secondary particles, wherein a sodium content contained in the nickel manganese cobalt composite hydroxide is less than 0.0005% by mass. Also, a ratio of an average particle size of a lithium nickel manganese cobalt composite oxide divided by an average particle size of the nickel manganese cobalt composite hydroxide, which is a precursor, is 0.95 to 1.05, and further, when observing 100 or more particles of the lithium nickel manganese cobalt composite oxide selected randomly by a scanning electron microscope, a number that an aggregation of secondary particles is observed is 5% or less with respect to a total number of observed secondary particles.

Nickel manganese cobalt composite hydroxide, method for producing nickel manganese cobalt composite hydroxide, lithium nickel manganese cobalt composite oxide, and lithium ion secondary battery

A nickel manganese cobalt composite hydroxide, which is a precursor of a positive electrode active material and is composed of secondary particles to which primary particles containing a nickel, manganese, and cobalt are aggregated, or composed of the primary and secondary particles, wherein a sodium content contained in the nickel manganese cobalt composite hydroxide is less than 0.0005% by mass, and a void ratio of particles is more than 50% to 80%. Also, a ratio of an average particle size of a lithium nickel manganese cobalt composite oxide divided by an average particle size of the nickel manganese cobalt composite hydroxide, which is a precursor, is 0.95 to 1.05, and further, when observing 100 or more particles selected randomly by a scanning electron microscope, a number that an aggregation of secondary particles is observed is 5% or less with respect to a total number of observed secondary particles.

The present invention provides a composite oxide that can achieve a high low-temperature output characteristic, a method for manufacturing the same, and a positive electrode active material in which the generation of soluble lithium is suppressed and a problem of gelation is not caused during the paste preparation. A positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, including a lithium-metal composite oxide powder including a secondary particle configured by aggregating primary particles containing lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt, or a lithium-metal composite oxide powder including both the primary particles and the secondary particle, wherein the secondary particle has a hollow structure inside as a main inside structure, the slurry pH is 11.5 or less, the soluble lithium content rate is 0.5 [% by mass] or less, the specific surface area is 2.0 to 3.0 [m/g], and the porosity is 20 to 50 [%].

Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery positive electrode active material and method for producing same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which uses positive electrode active material

The present invention provides a composite oxide that can achieve a high low-temperature output characteristic, a method for manufacturing the same, and a positive electrode active material in which the generation of soluble lithium is suppressed and a problem of gelation is not caused during the paste preparation. A positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, including a lithium-metal composite oxide powder including a secondary particle configured by aggregating primary particles containing lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt, or a lithium-metal composite oxide powder including both the primary particles and the secondary particle, wherein the secondary particle has a hollow structure inside as a main inside structure, the slurry pH is 11.5 or less, the soluble lithium content rate is 0.5[% by mass] or less, the specific surface area is 2.0 to 3.0 [m/g], and the porosity is 20 to 50 [%].

Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery positive electrode active material and method for producing same, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which uses positive electrode active material

A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a lithium metal composite oxide. The lithium metal composite oxide includes lithium (Li), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and element M (M) in a mass ratio of Li:Ni:Co:M=1+a:1−x−y:x:y (wherein −0.05≤a≤0.50, 0≤x≤0.35, 0≤y≤0.35, and the element M is at least one element selected from Mg, Ca, Al, Si, Fe, Cr, Mn, V, Mo, W, Nb, Ti, Zr, and Ta), wherein when a line analysis is performed with STEM-EELS from a surface of a particle of the lithium metal composite oxide to a center of the particle in a cross-section of the particle during charging at 4.3 V (vs. Li/Li), a thickness of an oxygen release layer, in which an intensity ratio of a peak near 530 eV (1st) to a peak near 545 eV (2nd) at an O-K edge is 0.9 or less, is 200 nm or less.

Positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary battery, method of manufacturing positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary battery, and lithium ion secondary battery

The positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery contains a lithium-nickel composite oxide represented by a general formula: LiNiCoMO(where 0.01≤x≤0.35, 0≤y≤0.10, 0.95≤a≤1.10, and 0≤α≤0.2; and M is at least one element selected from Mn, V, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, and Al) and a boron compound. At least part of the boron compound is present on the surface of the lithium-nickel composite oxide in the form of LiBOand LiBO, and a mass ratio (LiBO/LiBO) between LiBOand LiBOis at least 0.005 and up to 10. Boron is contained in an amount of at least 0.011% by mass and up to 0.6% by mass relative to the entire amount of the positive electrode active material.

Positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, method for producing the same, positive electrode mixture paste for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

An object is to provide a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that can suppress gelation of a positive electrode mixture paste and can improve stability when a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is manufactured. A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a hexagonal layered crystal structure, is represented by general formula (1): LiNiCoMnMBO, and includes a lithium-metal composite oxide containing a secondary particle with a plurality of aggregated primary particles and a lithium-boron compound present on at least a part of surfaces of the primary particles. The amount of lithium hydroxide that elutes when the positive electrode active material is dispersed in water, measured by a neutralization titration method, is 0.01% by mass or more and 0.5% by mass or less with respect to the entire positive electrode active material.

Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for producing the same, positive electrode mixture paste for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

Provided is a precursor of a positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which allows a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery to have excellent battery characteristics. A manganese composite hydroxide is obtained by adjusting the pH value of an aqueous solution for nucleation containing cobalt and/or manganese to 7.5 to 11.1 on the basis of a liquid temperature of 25° C. to form plate-shaped crystal nuclei, and adjusting the pH value of a slurry for particle growth containing the plate-shaped crystal nuclei to 10.5 to 12.5 on the basis of a liquid temperature of 25° C., and supplying a mixed aqueous solution including a metal compound containing at least manganese to the slurry, thereby performing particle growth of the plate-shaped crystal nuclei.

Manganese composite hydroxide and process for producing same, positive electrode active material and process for producing same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

A positive electrode active material precursor for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided that includes a nickel-cobalt-manganese carbonate composite represented by general formula NiCoMnMCO(where x+y+z+t=1, 0.05≤x≤0.3, 0.1≤y≤0.4, 0.55≤z≤0.8, 0≤t≤0.1, and M denotes at least one additional element selected from a group consisting of Mg, Ca, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, and W) and a hydrogen-containing functional group. The ratio H/Me of the amount of hydrogen H to the amount of metal components Me included in the positive electrode active material precursor is less than 1.60. The positive electrode active material further includes a secondary particle formed by a plurality of primary particles that have been aggregated.

Positive electrode active material precursor for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for manufacturing positive electrode active material precursor for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

The nickel-containing composite hydroxide disclosed herein contain secondary particles, which are formed from an aggregation of numerous primary particles, which have an average particle size of the primary particles is 0.01 μm to 0.40 μm. These secondary particles have a spherical or ellipsoidal shape, an average particle size of 20 μm to 50 μm, and a BET value of 12 m/g to 50 m/g after being roasted in air for 2 hours at 800° C.

Nickel-containing composite hydroxide and production process thereof

The positive electrode active material is for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, suppressing deterioration of battery characteristics due to exposure to the atmosphere and having excellent battery capacity. A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a lithium-nickel composite oxide represented by general formula (1): LiNiCoMO(in which 0.05≤x≤0.35, 0≤y≤0.10, 0.95≤a≤1.10, 0≤a≤0.2, and M represents at least one element selected from Mn, V, Mg, Mo, Nb, Ti, W, and Al) and LiBO. At least a part of a surface of the lithium-nickel composite oxide is coated with LiBO. The content of boron in the positive electrode active material is 0.001% by mass or more and 0.2% by mass or less with respect to the entire positive electrode active material.

Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for producing the same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for producing the same

The present invention provides a method of evaluating a characteristic of a positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, including a lithium-metal composite oxide powder including a secondary particle configured by aggregating primary particles containing lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt, or a lithium-metal composite oxide powder including both the primary particles and the secondary particle. The secondary particle has a porous internal structure. The characteristic being evaluated is a slurry pH, a soluble lithium content rate, or a porosity.

Method for evaluating a characteristic of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery positive electrode active material

The present invention provides a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt composite oxide in which the reactivity between a lithium raw material and a metal composite hydroxide is improved so that a high low-temperature output characteristic can be achieved, a method for manufacturing the composite oxide, and a positive electrode active material and the like without causing a problem of gelation during the paste preparation. A positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, including a lithium-metal composite oxide powder including a secondary particle configured by aggregating primary particles containing lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt, or a lithium-metal composite oxide powder including both the primary particles and the secondary particle. The secondary particle has a solid structure inside as a main inside structure, the slurry pH is 11.5 or less, the soluble lithium content rate is 0.5 [% by mass] or less, and the specific surface area is 1.0 to 2.0 [m/g].

Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery positive electrode active material, method for producing same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which uses positive electrode active material

Provided is a positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries for making high capacity and high output compatible, non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, to which the positive electrode active material is adopted, and a production method for a positive electrode active material in which the positive electrode active material can be easily produced even on an industrial scale. A positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, comprising: primary particles of a lithium nickel composite oxide represented by at least General Formula: LiNiCoMO(0.95&#x2264;z&#x2264;1.03, 0&#x3c;x&#x2264;0.20, 0&#x3c;y&#x2264;0.10, x+y&#x2264;0.20, and M is at least one type of element selected from Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Nb, Zr, and Mo); and secondary particles configured by aggregating the primary particles, wherein an LiAl compound is provided on surfaces of the primary particles.

Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, production method therefor, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries using said positive electrode active material

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Kazuomi Ryoshi