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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Naofumi Shinya, Echizen, JP;
Takehisa Minowa, Echizen, JP;
Assignee:
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 4/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A negative electrode material is provided for lithium ion batteries offering a high capacity and a long cycle life. It is an alloy material consisting essentially of Si, Al, M1, and M2 wherein M1 is a transition metal, and M2 is a metal element of Groups 4 and 5, and having an Si—Al-M1-M2 alloy phase constituting fine crystal grains and an Si phase precipitating along crystal grain boundaries to form a network.