Rechargeable lithium battery comprising substituted lithium titanate electrodes
US6372384B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A rechargeable lithium battery is disclosed having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive or negative electrode contains, as its active material, an Li—Ti complex oxide having a spinel crystal structure and represented by the compositional formula Li4MxTi5−xO12, wherein M is at least one element selected from V, Nb, Mo and P and x satisfies the relationship 0<x≦0.45.
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