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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Atsuo Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Guohua LI, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideto Azuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery employing a positive electrode active material containing a compound represented by the general formula LiMPO, where 0<x≦2 and 0.8≦y≦1.2, with M containing a 3d transition metal, where LiMPOencompasses that with the grain size not larger than 10 μm. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has superior cyclic characteristics and a high capacity.