Abstract:
A secondary battery capable of safely improving a battery performance is provided. An electrolyte with which a separator 13 is impregnated contains an alkyl sulfone and a low-polar solvent (a solvent having a relative permittivity of 20 or less) together with an aluminum salt. The alkyl sulfone facilitates the redox reaction of aluminum, and further reduces the reactivity of the electrolyte. Additionally, the low-polar solvent suppresses the block of the redox reaction of aluminum. In charge and discharge, it becomes easy to electrochemically efficiently precipitate and dissolve aluminum, and further to inhibit the corrosion of a metallic exterior package member or the like.
Abstract:
A magnesium battery (10) is constituted of a negative electrode (1), a positive electrode (2) and an electrolyte (3). The negative electrode (1) is formed of metallic magnesium and can also be formed of an alloy. The positive electrode (2) is composed of a positive electrode active material, for example, a metal oxide, graphite fluoride ((CF) n ) or the like, etc. The electrolytic solution (3) is, for example, a magnesium ion-containing nonaqueous electrolytic solution prepared by dissolving magnesium(II) chloride (MgCl 2 ) and dimethylaluminum chloride ((CH 3 ) 2 AlCl) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) In the case of dissolving and depositing magnesium by using this electrolytic solution, the following reaction proceeds in the normal direction or reverse direction. According to this, there are provided a magnesium ion-containing nonaqueous electrolytic solution having a high oxidation potential and capable of sufficiently bringing out excellent characteristics of metallic magnesium as a negative electrode active material and a method for manufacturing the same, and an electrochemical device with high performances using this electrolytic solution.
Abstract:
A nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing magnesium ions which shows excellent electrochemical characteristics and which can be manufactured in a general manufacturing environment such as a dry room, and an electrochemical device using the same are provided. A Mg battery has a positive-electrode can 1, a positive-electrode pellet 2 made of a positive-electrode active material or the like, a positive electrode 11 composed of a metallic net supporting body 3, a negative-electrode cup 4, a negative electrode 12 made of a negative-electrode active material 5, and a separator 6 impregnated with an electrolytic solution 7 and disposed between the positive-electrode pellet and the negative-electrode active material. Metal Mg, an alkyl trifluoromethanesulfonate, a quaternary ammonium salt or/and a 1,3-alkylmethylimidazolium salt, more preferably, an aluminum halide are added to an ether system organic solvent and are then heated, and thereafter, more preferably, a trifluoroborane-ether complex salt is added thereto, thereby preparing the electrolytic solution. By adopting a structure that copper contacts the positive-electrode active material, the electrochemical device can be given a large discharge capacity.
Abstract:
The invention provides a high-capacity positive electrode active material capable of sufficiently exploiting the excellent characteristics of magnesium metal or the like as a negative electrode active material, such as high energy capacity; a method for producing the same; and an electrochemical device using the positive electrode active material. A positive electrode 11 includes a positive electrode can 1, a positive pole pellet 2 having a positive electrode active material and the like, and a metal mesh support 3. A negative electrode 12 includes a negative electrode cap 4 and a negative electrode active material 5 such as magnesium metal. The positive electrode pellet 2 and the negative electrode active material 5 are disposed so as to sandwich a separator 6, and an electrolyte 7 is injected into the separator 6. The positive electrode active material, which provides the feature of the invention, is synthesized by a step of reacting a permanganate, such as potassium permanganate, with hydrochloric acid preferably having a concentration of 3 to 4 mol/I to produce a precipitate, and a step of filtering the precipitate, thoroughly washing the filtered precipitate with water, and then subjecting the washed precipitate to heat treatment preferably at a temperature of 300 to 400°C for not less than 2 hours, thereby giving a manganese oxide.
Abstract:
An alkaline battery suitably applied to a primary battery or a secondary battery as a power supply for an electronic apparatus. An alkaline battery excellent in heavy-load discharge characteristics and cycle characteristics. An alkaline battery (100) which uses an anode mixture (3) containing beta-type nickel oxyhydroxide as an anode active material, a cathode mixture (5) containing zinc as a main cathode active material, and an alkaline aqueous solution as an electrolyte, wherein the anode mixture (3) consists of beta-type nickel oxyhydroxide, graphite powder, potassium hydroxide aqueous solution that are mixed in a specified proportion by weight. The beta-type nickel oxyhydroxide is prepared by chemical oxidation, has an almost spherical particle shape, and has an average particle sized of 5-50 μm.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent contact between a positive electrode and a negative electrode caused by contraction of a separator in temperature rise in a battery. SOLUTION: For the separator, a surface layer containing polymer particles having a melting point lower than that of a separator material is formed on a surface thereof. The surface layer is formed by applying slurry comprising, for instance, a binder, a solvent and polymer particles to the separator, phase-separating it by making it pass through a poor solvent of the binder and a solvent affinity bath of the solvent, and thereafter drying it. A material high in affinity to the separator material is preferable for the polymer particles used in this case, and the average particle diameter thereof is preferably set not larger than 5.0 μm in order to prevent the degradation of volume efficiency and a load characteristic of the battery caused by excessive increase of thickness of the surface layer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a current control mechanism which can be miniaturized into a foil. SOLUTION: Connecting plates 9a and 9b are arranged opposite to each other. In the gap between the opposite connecting plates, an insulating sheet 8a made of an insulating material is arranged at the inner circumferential side, and an insulating sheet 8b is arranged at the outer circumferential side. Solder 7 serving as a conductive member melting at a given temperature is arranged to be sandwiched between the insulating sheets 8a and 8b in the gap between the opposite connecting plates. The solder 7 is made of a material that can hardly be alloyed with a conductive member contained in at least either of the connecting plates 9a and 9b. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery improved in a discharge capacity at a constant output. SOLUTION: A battery element 20 has a winding structure in which a positive electrode 21 and a negative electrode 22 are wound as laminated holding a separator 23 between them. The positive electrode 21 contains iron sulfide as a positive electrode active material, and the negative electrode 22 contains lithium metal or lithium alloy as a negative electrode active material. A ratio R of a discharge capacity per unit area of the positive electrode 21 to a discharge capacity per unit area of the negative electrode 22 (a discharge capacity per unit area of the positive electrode 21/a discharge capacity per unit area of the negative electrode 22) is larger than 1 and 1.4 or less, and lowering of a discharge voltage of the positive electrode 21 is inhibited at the end stage of electric discharge. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT