Abstract:
A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing, with excellent productivity, an anode active material having the composition of a mica group mineral. The object is attained by providing a method for producing a vitreous anode active material, comprising steps of: a heat treatment step of heat treating a raw material mixture having a composition that is capable of forming a mica group mineral, at a heat treatment temperature that is higher than or equal to the melting temperature of the raw material mixture, and thereby forming a raw material melt; and a cooling step of cooling the raw material melt and thereby vitrifying the raw material melt.
Abstract:
A silicate negative electrode material comprising a smectite wherein, when the smectite is measured with a powder x-ray diffractometer, a peak is found in a case where 2θ is in a range from 7.45° to 9.18°.