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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Yosuke Hosoya, Fukushima, JP;
Yoshikatsu Yamamoto, Fukushima, JP;
Inventors:
Yosuke Hosoya, Fukushima, JP;
Yoshikatsu Yamamoto, Fukushima, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 (2010.01); H01M 4/62 (2010.01); H01M 4/02 (2010.01); H01M 10/05 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A positive active material is composed of particles of a compound oxide of lithium and a transition metal. This compound oxide has a layered structure. A coating layer of an inorganic compound and a carbonaceous material is formed on at least part of each surface of the particles. The inorganic compound is a lithium compound. The weight ratio of the inorganic compound to the carbonaceous material ranges between 99:1 and 60:40. The weight ratio of the particles to the coating layers ranges between 98:2 and 70:30.