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公开(公告)号:US20240429381A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-26
申请号:US18692527
申请日:2022-09-09
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Jo SAITO , Atsushi KAWATSUKI , Yohei MOMMA , Shuhei YOSHITOMI , Kenta NAKANISHI , Tetsuya KAKEHATA
IPC: H01M4/525 , C01G51/00 , H01M10/0525 , H01M10/0569
Abstract: A method for forming a positive electrode active material that can be used for a lithium ion battery having excellent discharge characteristics even in a low-temperature environment is provided. The method includes a first step in which lithium cobalt oxide with a median diameter (D50) of less than or equal to 10 μm is heated at a temperature higher than or equal to 700° C. and lower than or equal to 1000° C. for longer than or equal to 1 hour and shorter than or equal to 5 hours, a second step in which a first mixture is formed by mixing a fluorine source and a magnesium source to the lithium cobalt oxide subjected to the first step, a third step in which the first mixture is heated at a temperature higher than or equal to 800° C. and lower than or equal to 1100° C. for longer than or equal to 1 hour and shorter than or equal to 10 hours, a fourth step in which a second mixture is formed by mixing a nickel source and an aluminum source to the first mixture subjected to the third step, and a fifth step in which the second mixture is heated at a temperature higher than or equal to 800° C. and lower than or equal to 950° C. for longer than or equal to 1 hour and shorter than or equal to 5 hours.
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公开(公告)号:US20230014507A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-19
申请号:US17782835
申请日:2020-12-01
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yohei MOMMA , Jo SAITO , Teruaki OCHIAI , Mayumi MIKAMI
Abstract: To provide a method of forming a positive electrode active material with high productivity. To provide a manufacturing apparatus capable of forming a positive electrode active material with high productivity. Provided is a method of forming a positive electrode active material including lithium, a transition metal, oxygen, and fluorine. An adhesion preventing step is performed during heating of an object. Examples of the adhesion preventing step include stirring by rotating a furnace during the heating, stirring by vibrating a container containing an object during the heating, and crushing performed between the plurality of heating steps. By these manufacturing methods, a positive electrode active material having favorable distribution of an additive at the surface portion can be formed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240030429A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-25
申请号:US18251776
申请日:2021-10-28
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Shunpei YAMAZAKI , Ryo ARASAWA , Shunichi ITO , Shiori SAGA , Yohei MOMMA , Jo SAITO , Kunihiko SUZUKI , Teppei OGUNI , Yuji IWAKI , Kanta ABE
IPC: H01M4/525 , H01M4/46 , H01M10/0525
CPC classification number: H01M4/525 , H01M4/463 , H01M4/466 , H01M10/0525 , H01M2004/028
Abstract: A positive electrode active material in which the number of defects that cause deterioration is small or progress of the defect is suppressed is provided. The positive electrode active material is used for a secondary battery. The positive electrode active material contains lithium cobalt oxide containing an additive element. After a cycle test is performed on a cell that uses the positive electrode active material for a positive electrode and a lithium electrode as a counter electrode, the positive electrode active material includes a defect and contains at least the same element as the additive element in a region in the vicinity of the defect. The additive element is contained also in a surface portion of the positive electrode active material.
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公开(公告)号:US20220260643A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-18
申请号:US17612323
申请日:2020-05-15
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Jo SAITO , Mayumi MIKAMI
IPC: G01R31/389 , G01R31/367 , B60L58/12 , B60L7/18 , B60L3/00
Abstract: An electric automobile incorporating a secondary battery has a disadvantage such as a difficulty in knowing the remaining capacity accurately and in predicting the time when the remaining capacity becomes zero because of deterioration of the secondary battery. The internal resistance is estimated with high accuracy even when the secondary battery deteriorates. Data used for learning or estimation is a data group (also referred to as data with regenerative charging) that is limited to data acquired within a certain time range around the end of regenerative charging. Such data within the limited range is extracted, used for learning, and subjected to the estimation. Thus, a value of the internal resistance can be output with high accuracy, specifically, with a mean error rate of 1% or less.
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公开(公告)号:US20220190332A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-16
申请号:US17442195
申请日:2020-03-23
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yohei MOMMA , Teruaki OCHIAI , Mayumi MIKAMI , Jo SAITO , Masahiro TAKAHASHI
Abstract: A method for forming a positive electrode active material of a lithium ion secondary battery is provided. In the method for forming a positive electrode active material, a first container that includes a mixture of lithium oxide, fluoride, and a magnesium compound and fluoride that is outside the first container are provided in a heating furnace, and the heating furnace is heated at a temperature higher than or equal to a temperature at which the fluoride is volatilized or sublimated. It is further preferable that the fluoride be lithium fluoride and the magnesium compound be magnesium fluoride.
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公开(公告)号:US20220181619A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-09
申请号:US17601250
申请日:2020-03-30
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yohei MOMMA , Teruaki OCHIAI , Mayumi MIKAMI , Kazuhito MACHIKAWA , Jo SAITO
Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material that achieves improvement in load resistance such as rate performance and output resistance when used as a positive electrode active material in a lithium-ion secondary battery, achieves improvement in powder properties, has a short manufacturing cycle time, and is low in cost. The positive electrode active material is manufactured by a first step of forming a first mixture by separately pulverizing a compound containing one or more elements selected from magnesium, calcium, zirconium, lanthanum, and barium; a compound containing halogen and an alkali metal; and a fluoride containing one or more metals selected from nickel, aluminum, manganese, titanium, vanadium, iron, and chromium, and then mixing them with metal oxide powder; and a second step of performing heating at a temperature higher than or equal to 700° C. and lower than or equal to 950° C.
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公开(公告)号:US20240145687A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-02
申请号:US18549274
申请日:2022-03-01
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Jo SAITO , Yohei MOMMA , Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI , Nao KUROSAWA , Kunihiko SUZUKI
IPC: H01M4/36 , H01M4/525 , H01M4/583 , H01M4/88 , H01M10/0525 , H01M10/0562
CPC classification number: H01M4/366 , H01M4/525 , H01M4/583 , H01M4/8882 , H01M10/0525 , H01M10/0562 , H01M2004/028
Abstract: A novel positive electrode active material, a novel positive electrode, and a novel lithium-ion secondary battery are to be provided. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material that includes a composite oxide containing lithium and cobalt. The positive electrode active material includes barium, magnesium, and aluminum in a surface portion. When being analyzed, the surface portion preferably includes a region where a first point of the highest barium concentration and a second point of the highest magnesium concentration exist closer to the surface than a third point of the highest aluminum concentration does.
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公开(公告)号:US20230307628A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-28
申请号:US18017893
申请日:2021-07-28
Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Jo SAITO , Yohei MOMMA , Teruaki OCHIAI , Yusuke YOSHITANI , Kanta ABE , Kazuki TANEMURA , Shunpei YAMAZAKI
CPC classification number: H01M4/525 , H01M4/0471 , H01M4/505 , H01M4/625 , H01M2004/028
Abstract: A positive electrode active material having a crystal structure that is unlikely to be broken by repeated charging and discharging is provided. A positive electrode active material with high charge and discharge capacity is provided. A projection is provided on the surface of the positive electrode active material. The projection preferably contains zirconium and yttrium and is a rectangular solid. The projection preferably has a crystal structure that is tetragonal, cubic, or a mixture of two phases, tetragonal and cubic. In the positive electrode active material, the transition metal is one or two or more selected from cobalt, nickel, and manganese, and the additive elements are at least two or more selected from magnesium, fluorine, aluminum, zirconium, and yttrium.
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公开(公告)号:US20230052866A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-16
申请号:US17788844
申请日:2020-12-15
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Mayumi MIKAMI , Jo SAITO , Teruaki OCHIAI , Yohei MOMMA , Yoshimi NAKASHIMA , Yoshiharu ASADA , Kazuki TANEMURA
IPC: H01M4/525 , H01M10/0525 , H01M4/36
Abstract: A positive electrode active material having a crystal structure that is unlikely to be broken by repeated charging and discharging is provided. A positive electrode active material with high charge and discharge capacity is provided. A positive electrode active material including lithium, cobalt, nickel, magnesium, and oxygen, in which the a-axis lattice constant of an outermost surface layer of the positive electrode active material is larger than the a-axis lattice constant of an inner portion and in which the c-axis lattice constant of the outermost surface layer is larger than the c-axis lattice constant of the inner portion. A rate of change between the a-axis lattice constant of the outermost surface layer and the a-axis lattice constant of the inner portion is preferably larger than 0 and less than or equal to 0.12, and a rate of change between the c-axis lattice constant of the outermost surface layer and the c-axis lattice constant of the inner portion is preferably larger than 0 and less than or equal to 0.18.
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公开(公告)号:US20220371906A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-24
申请号:US17621792
申请日:2020-06-16
Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Inventor: Kazuhei NARITA , Jo SAITO , Yohei MOMMA , Teruaki OCHIAI , Mayumi MIKAMI
Abstract: A positive electrode active material that has high capacity and excellent charge and discharge cycle performance for a secondary battery is provided. The positive electrode active material includes a group of particles including a first group of particles and a second group of particles. The group of particles includes lithium, cobalt, nickel, aluminum, magnesium, oxygen, and fluorine. When the number of cobalt atoms included in the group of particles is taken as 100, the number of nickel atoms is greater than or equal to 0.05 and less than or equal to 2, the number of aluminum atoms is greater than or equal to 0.05 and less than or equal to 2, and the number of magnesium atoms is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 6. When particle size distribution in the group of particles is measured by a laser diffraction and scattering method, the first group of particles has a first peak and the second group of particles has a second peak; the first peak has a local maximum value at longer than or equal to 2 μm and shorter than or equal to 4 μm, and the second peak has a local maximum value at longer than or equal to 9 μm and shorter than or equal to 25 μm.
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