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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Masaki Kato, Toyota, JP;
Koji Takahata, Nisshin, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A negative electrode that enables resistance of a battery to be lowered is provided. The negative electrode disclosed herein includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mixture supported by the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode mixture contains a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode current collector is made of copper or a copper alloy. A surface of the negative electrode current collector is coated by chromium. A coating amount A of chromium with respect to the negative electrode current collector is 5 μg/dmor more and 60 μg/dmor less. Blackness B of the negative electrode mixture is 3 or higher and 30 or lower. The coating amount A and the blackness B satisfy 60≤A×B≤900. The blackness B is a value obtained according to the disclosed method.