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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Toyonaka, JP;
Hiroshi Nakajima, Hirakata, JP;
Nobumichi Nishida, Tokushima, JP;
Hiroshi Watanabe, Sumoto, JP;
Shin Fujitani, Hirakata, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 ;
Abstract
A rechargeable lithium battery is disclosed having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive or negative electrode contains, as its active material, an Li—Ti complex oxide having a spinel crystal structure and represented by the compositional formula Li M Ti O , wherein M is at least one element selected from V, Nb, Mo and P and x satisfies the relationship 0<x≦0.45.