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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Hiroaki Tanizaki, Miyagi, JP;
Atsuo Omaru, Fukushima, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Tanizaki, Miyagi, JP;
Atsuo Omaru, Fukushima, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a battery with a higher capacity and superior charge-discharge cycle characteristics. A cathode contained in a package can and an anode contained in a package cup are laminated with a separator in between. The separator is impregnated with an electrolyte solution formed by dissolving lithium salt in a solvent. The anode comprises a tin-containing material including metallic tin and an intermetallic compound including tin in the same particle. A higher capacity and superior charge-discharge cycles can be obtained by the tin-containing material.