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EP0370684A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batter and method of producing the same

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1989-11-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-11-15
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Abstract

Abstract A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which comprises a composite oxide consisting of manganese and lithium as an active material of a positive electrode (6) wherein crystal having tetragonal sublattice, of which lattice constants of a and c axes are respectively within 4.8 to 5.1 Å and 2.83 to 2.87 Å, is contained. In the aforementioned non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, cycle-capacity characteristic is stable.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nobuo Eda
  • 👤 Akiyoshi Morita
  • 👤 Akira Ota
  • 👤 Takashi Hino

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 16:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/13; H01M4/131; H01M4/139; H01M4/1391; H01M4/36; H01M4/48; H01M4/485; H01M4/50; H01M4/505; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 66 words
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery com­prising: a negative electrode using a light metal as an active material: a non-aqueous electrolyte: and a positive electrode com­prised of a composite oxide consisting of mangnese and lithium: said composite oxide of positive electrode containing crystals having tetragonal sublattice of which lattice constants of a and c axes are within 4.8 to 5.1 Å and 2.83 to 2.87 Å, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 66 words
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery com­prising: a negative electrode using a light metal as an active material: a non-aqueous electrolyte: and a positive electrode com­prised of a composite oxide consisting of mangnese and lithium: said composite oxide of positive electrode containing crystals having tetragonal sublattice of which lattice constants of a and c axes are within 4.8 to 5.1 Å and 2.83 to 2.87 Å, respectively.
Claim 3
Independent Claim 85 words
A method of producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery by utilizing a negative electrode using a light metal as an active material, a non-aqueous electrolyte and a positive electrode comprising a composite oxide which consists of manganese and lithium wherein crystal having tetragonal sublattice, of which lattice constants of a and c axes are respectively within 4.8 to 5.1 Å and 2.83 to 2.87 Å, is contained, said composite oxide being obtained by electrochemical reduction of managnese dioxide in the non-aqueous electrolyte containing lithium salt.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 85 words
A method of producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery by utilizing a negative electrode using a light metal as an active material, a non-aqueous electrolyte and a positive electrode comprising a composite oxide which consists of manganese and lithium wherein crystal having tetragonal sublattice, of which lattice constants of a and c axes are respectively within 4.8 to 5.1 Å and 2.83 to 2.87 Å, is contained, said composite oxide being obtained by electrochemical reduction of managnese dioxide in the non-aqueous electrolyte containing lithium salt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to Claim 2, wherein said manga­nese dioxide is obtained by the electrolysis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
A method according to Claim 2, wherein said manga­nese dioxide is obtained by the chemical synthesis.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 85 words
A method of producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery by utilizing a negative electrode using a light metal as an active material, a non-aqueous electrolyte and a positive electrode comprising a composite oxide which consists of manganese and lithium wherein crystal having tetragonal sublattice, of which lattice constants of a and c axes are respectively within 4.8 to 5.1 Å and 2.83 to 2.87 Å, is contained, said composite oxide being obtained by burning the mixture of manganese dioxide and lithium com­pound in the air.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 85 words
A method of producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery by utilizing a negative electrode using a light metal as an active material, a non-aqueous electrolyte and a positive electrode comprising a composite oxide which consists of manganese and lithium wherein crystal having tetragonal sublattice, of which lattice constants of a and c axes are respectively within 4.8 to 5.1 Å and 2.83 to 2.87 Å, is contained, said composite oxide being obtained by burning the mixture of manganese dioxide and lithium com­pound in the air.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 13 words
A method according to Claim 5, wherein said lithium compound is lithium nitrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 13 words
A method according to Claim 5, wherein said lithium compound is lithium hydroxide.

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