US4725422A
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Electrode material
Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1987-04-08
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Granted: 1988-02-16
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Expires: 2007-04-08
Abstract
Abstract An electrode material made of a carbonaceous material that is obtained by the pyrolysis of an organic compound capable of forming the graphite structure is disclosed. This carbonaceous material is such that the spacing of (002) planes, d002, is at least 3.37 ANGSTROM and thecrystallite size in the direction of c axis, Lc, is not more than 220 ANGSTROM , as determined by X-ray wide-angle diffractiometry, and the line width DELTA Hpp between peaks in the first differential of the absorption spectrum of electron spin resonance is at least 10 gauss. The electrode material made of such carbonaceous material is capable of providing a stable secondary battery that produces high electromotive force and which has high energy density.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsutaka Miyabayashi
- 👤 Akira Itsubo
- 👤 Yoshitomo Nakano
- 👤 Masami Takahashi
- 👤 Mituru Ueda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:03
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/58; H01M4/583; H01M4/587; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/52; C04B35/524; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M4/86; H01M4/96; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
An electrode material which is a carbonaceous material obtained by pyrolyzing an organic compound capable of forming a graphite structure, said carbonaceous material having a pseudographite structure such that the spacing of (002) planes, d002, is at least 3.41 Å and not more than 3.70 Å and the crystallite size in the direction of a c axis, Lc, is at least 7.0 Å and not more than 70 Å, as determined by X-ray wide-angle diffractiometry, and the line width ΔHpp between peaks in the first differential of the absorption spectrum of electron spin resonance is at least 10 gauss; and wherein the distance a 0 , which is twice the spacing of the 110 planes, d 110, is at least 2.37 Å and not more than 2.47 Å; and further wherein the crystallite size in the direction of an axis, La, ranges from 10 to 80 Å.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
An electrode material which is a carbonaceous material obtained by pyrolyzing an organic compound capable of forming a graphite structure, said carbonaceous material having a pseudographite structure such that the spacing of (002) planes, d002, is at least 3.41 Å and not more than 3.70 Å and the crystallite size in the direction of a c axis, Lc, is at least 7.0 Å and not more than 70 Å, as determined by X-ray wide-angle diffractiometry, and the line width ΔHpp between peaks in the first differential of the absorption spectrum of electron spin resonance is at least 10 gauss; and wherein the distance a 0 , which is twice the spacing of the 110 planes, d 110, is at least 2.37 Å and not more than 2.47 Å; and further wherein the crystallite size in the direction of an axis, La, ranges from 10 to 80 Å.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrode material according to claim 1, wherein the line width (ΔHpp) between peaks in the first differential of the absorption spectrum is at least 12 gauss.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The electrode material according to claim 1, wherein said carbonaceous material is obtained by pyrolyzing said organic compound at between 300° and 3,000° C. and for a period ranging from 10 minutes to 20 hours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electrode material according to claim 1, wherein said organic compound capable of forming the graphite structure is at least one member selected from the group consisting of condensed polycyclic hydrocarbon compounds and polycyclic heterocyclic compounds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The electrode material according to claim 4, wherein said organic compound capable of forming the graphite structure is least one member selected from the group consisting of tetracarboxylic acid diimide substituted compounds of benzene, naphthalene, isoquinoline, phthalazine, perylene, terylene, pyrene, chrysene or coronene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
The electrode material according to claim 1, wherein said organic compound capable of forming the graphite structure is (A) or the reaction product of (A) and (B): (A) a linear high-molecular weight novolak resin obtained by polycondensing an aldehyde compound with a mono-substituted phenol having a substituent on the ortho- or para-position in the presence of an acidic catalyst; (B) a curing agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrode material according to claim 6, wherein said linear high-molecular weight novolak resin has a number average molecular weight of at least 1,000.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The electrode material according to claim 1, wherein said organic compound capable of forming the graphite structure is at least one member selected from the group consisting of poly(α-haloacrylonitrile), poly(α-haloacrylonitrile), poly(halodicyanoethylene), poly(cyanoacetylene) and poly(dicyanoacetylene), the pyrolyzed carbonaceous material having a H/C atomic ratio of 0.010-0.55.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electrode material according to claim 1, wherein said organic compound capable of forming the graphite structure is polyphenylene or poly(substituted phenylene).
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