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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuo Nakanishi, Annaka, JP;
Kazuyuki Matsumura, Annaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/13 (2010.01); H01M 4/36 (2006.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 4/48 (2010.01); C01B 33/18 (2006.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/366 (2013.01); C01B 33/18 (2013.01); H01M 4/13 (2013.01); H01M 4/386 (2013.01); H01M 4/483 (2013.01); C01P 2004/32 (2013.01); C01P 2004/51 (2013.01); C01P 2004/62 (2013.01); C01P 2004/64 (2013.01); H01M 2004/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active material comprising silica-attached particles in the form of host particles of silicon or silicon compound having spherical silica nano-particles attached to surfaces thereof is suited for use in nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. The spherical silica nano-particles have an average particle size of 5-1000 nm, a particle size distribution D/Dof up to 3, and an average circularity of 0.8-1. The active material has high fluidity and exhibits improved cycle performance when used in nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries.