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Active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, method for manufacturing active material, electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

US9219275B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 2012
Grant dateDec 22, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/70
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a lithium transition metal composite oxide which has an α-NaFeO2-type crystal structure, is represented by the compositional formula Li1+αMe1−αO2 (Me is a transition metal element containing Mn, Ni and Co; and 0<α<1) and satisfies the requirement of 1.250 ≦(1+α)/(1−α)≦1.425. The half-width of a diffraction peak at 2θ=18.6°±1° is 0.20° to 0.27° and/or the half-width of a diffraction peak at 2θ=44.1°±1° is 0.26° to 0.39° in X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα radiation. The lithium transition metal composite oxide is observed as a single phase indexed a hexagonal crystal (space group R3-m) on the X-ray diffraction patterns when electrochemically oxidized to a potential of 5.0 V (vs. Li/Li+).

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