Abstract:
A battery with a high battery voltage at charging and improved energy density is provided. A cathode (12) and an anode (14) are laminated with a separator (15) sandwiched therebetween which is impregnated with an electrolyte. The cathode (12) has a cathode active material including a lithium composite oxide which contains lithium, at least either cobalt or nickel, and oxygen. The battery voltage at charging is 4.25 V or more. The total amount of lithium carbonate and lithium sulphate in the cathode (12) to the cathode active material is 1.0 wt% or less, a concentration of protic impurities in the electrolyte, which is converted to a mass ratio of protons to the electrolyte, is 20 ppm or less, or moisture content in the electrolyte is 20 ppm mass ratio or less to the electrolyte. This inhibits metal eluting from the lithium composite oxide even at high voltages.
Abstract:
Gas generation in a battery is suppressed, and high safety is realized. The battery is composed of a positive electrode in which a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material is formed on a positive electrode collector, a negative electrode in which a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material is formed on a negative electrode collector, a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte impregnated in the separator; and includes a heteropoly acid and/or heteropoly acid compound as an additive at least in one of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, and the electrolyte.
Abstract:
A secondary cell having a high energy density and improved charging/discharging characteristics is disclosed. A stack of a positive electrode (13), a negative electrode (15), and a separator (16) between the electrodes are accommodated in a can (11) which is filled with an electrolytic solution (17). The negative electrode (15) contains a negative electrode material that can occlude/release lithium ions, and metallic lithium is deposited on the negative electrode (15) when the open circuit voltage is lower than the overcharge voltage. Namely, in the initial period of charging, lithium ions are absorbed in the negative electrode material, and from a point of time during charging, metallic lithium is deposited on the negative electrode material. The deposition capacity of metallic lithium is preferably 0.05 to 3.0 times of the charge capacity of the negative electrode material. Thereby, high energy density and satisfactory cycle characteristics are achieved.
Abstract:
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which, using Li x MO (where M is at least one of transition metals, preferably Co or Ni, and 0.05 & X & 1.10) as a positive electrode active material, the charge and discharge of the battery are performed by doping and dedoping lithium. The battery is provided with a means for shutting off current, which operates with the increase of the pressure of the inside of the battery. The means for shutting off current is operated surely by adding lithium carbonate to the positive electrode active material and by covering a part of the surface of the positive electrode with lithium carbonate. The quantity of lithium carbonate is 0.5-15 wt %, and the specific surface area is preferably 0.1 m /g or more.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a solvent for cell electrolyte comprising a carbamate represented by the following formula ¢1!; (see fig. I) wherein R1, R2 and R3 independently represent a linear or branched alkyl group. cell electrolyte and non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising the solvent. The solvent can provide batteries showing high withstand voltage and excellent charge/discharge efficiency.
Abstract:
A carbonate compound of formula (I): R CH2-O-CO-O-CH2R (I) wherein: R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms; and R is an alkyl group having no hydrogen atom at the alpha -position thereof or an alkyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms and having no hydrogen atom at the alpha -position thereof; with the proviso that R is not identical to R .>
Abstract:
A carbonate compound of formula (I): R CH2-O-CO-O-CH2R (I) wherein: R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms; and R is an alkyl group having no hydrogen atom at the alpha -position thereof or an alkyl group substituted with one or more halogen atoms and having no hydrogen atom at the alpha -position thereof; with the proviso that R is not identical to R .>
Abstract:
A solvent for cell electrolyte comprising a carbamate of formula (I): wherein R , R and R independently represent linear or branched alkyl groups may be used in batteries showing high withstand voltage and excellent charge/discharge efficiency.