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Positive electrode active material and method of producing the same and nonaqueous electrolyte battery having positive electrode containing positive electrode active material

US7964118B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 2006
Grant dateJun 21, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides an olivine-type positive electrode active material that is an inexpensive and very safe positive electrode active material that also exhibits excellent battery properties even at high energy densities. The present invention also provides a method of producing this olivine-type positive electrode active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte battery that has a positive electrode that contains this olivine-type positive electrode active material. The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material that comprises an olivine-type lithium manganese phosphate compound represented by the following general formula (1)LixMnyMaPO4  (1)(in the formula, 0<x<2, 0<y<1, 0<a<1, and M is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Fe, Zn, Cu, Ti, Sn, Zr, V, and Al) and that has a particle diameter of 10 to 500 nm.

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