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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seiji Yoshimura, Hirakata, JP;
Taeko Ota, Osaka, JP;
Shin Fujitani, Hirakata, JP;
Nobuhiro Nishiguchi, Sumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/024 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/024 ;
Abstract
A lithium battery comprising a positive electrode comprising a positive-electrode active material of boron-containing lithium-manganese complex oxide, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a solute and a solvent, the positive-electrode active material is the boron-containing lithium-manganese complex oxide having a boron-to-manganese atomic ratio (B/Mn) in the range of 0.01 to 0.20 and a predischarge mean manganese valence of not less than 3.80