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Lithium secondary battery having negative electrode of carbon material which bears metals
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1997-06-05
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Granted: 2000-02-29
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Expires: 2017-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A lithium secondary battery having a high energy density, a long life, a low cost, an improved safety and a high output density uses a high crystalline carbon or an amorphous carbon bearing fine particles of a metal which forms an alloy with lithium, and a metal which does not form any alloy with lithium, in the range of 5-10% by weight, as a material for the negative electrode thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiji Takeuchi
- 👤 Hidetoshi Honbo
- 👤 Yasushi Muranaka
- 👤 Shuko Yamauchi
- 👤 Masanori Yoshikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:24
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/13; H01M4/133; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M10/0525; H01M4/36; H01M4/362; H01M4/38; H01M4/48; H01M4/50; H01M4/505; H01M4/58; H01M4/583; H01M4/587; H01M4/62; H01M4/624; H01M4/626; H01M10/058; H01M10/0587; H01M2004/026; H01M2004/027; H01M4/131; H01M4/139; H01M4/1391; H01M4/1393; H01M4/52; H01M4/525; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A lithium secondary battery based on an intercalation-deintercalation reaction of lithium ions comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolysis solution, wherein said negative electrode is composed of a collector holding carbon particles, and said carbon particles bear one of the following component (a) and component (b): (a) both a metal which forms an alloy with lithium and a metal which does not form any alloy with lithium, and (b) an alloy of a metal which forms an alloy with lithium and a metal which does not form any alloy with lithium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A lithium secondary battery based on an intercalation-deintercalation reaction of lithium ions comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolysis solution, wherein said negative electrode is composed of a collector holding carbon particles, and said carbon particles bear one of the following component (a) and component (b): (a) both a metal which forms an alloy with lithium and a metal which does not form any alloy with lithium, and (b) an alloy of a metal which forms an alloy with lithium and a metal which does not form any alloy with lithium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A lithium secondary battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said metal which forms an alloy with lithium and said metal which does not form any alloy with lithium has a particle diameter equal to or less than 1000 Å.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A lithium secondary battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein a ratio by weight of said metal which forms an alloy with lithium to said metal which does not form any alloy with lithium is in the range of 1:9˜9:1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A lithium secondary battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal, which forms an alloy with lithium, forms an alloy with lithium by an atomic ratio equal to or less than seven metallic atoms per one lithium atom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
A lithium secondary battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said metal which forms an alloy with lithium and said metal which does not form any alloy with lithium has a particle diameter equal to or less than 1000 Å, and said metal which forms an alloy with lithium forms an alloy by an atomic ratio equal to or less than seven metallic atoms per one lithium atom.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A lithium secondary battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said carbon particles of said negative electrode are made of a graphite group carbon material, or an amorphous group carbon material, and the metals borne by said carbon particles contain Cu and at least one element selected from a group consisting of Al, Ag, and Sn.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A lithium secondary battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said positive electrode contains a transition metallic oxide containing Mn.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
166 words
A lithium secondary battery as claimed in claim 7, wherein a composition of said transition metallic oxide containing Mn is expressed by one of the following formulas: LiMn 2 O 4 , Li 1+x Mn 2-x O 4-z , Li x Mn y M 1-y O 2 0<x≦1.3, 0≦y<1, M: at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Si, Ge, Ga, Fe, Cu, Co, Mg, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Ni, Ag, Sn, Li x Mn 2-y M y O 4-z (0<X≦1.3, 0≦y<2, 0≦z<2 M: at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Si, Ge, Ga, Fe, Cu, Co, Mg, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Ni, Ag, Sn, and secondary transition metallic elements, Li x Mn 2-y M y O 4-z (0<X≦1.3, 0≦y<0.1, 0≦z<2 M: at least one of B, Mg, and Ca), Li x Mn 2-y M y O 4-z (0<X≦1.3, 0≦z<2 M: at least one of Al, Si, Ge, Ga, Fe, Cu, Co, Ti, V, Cr, and Ni).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electric vehicle provided with a driving motor, the power source of which is the lithium secondary battery claimed in claim 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A home electronic apparatus, a home electric apparatus, and a portable apparatus provided with the lithium secondary battery claimed in claim 1 as a driving power source.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A personal computer, a portable information terminal, a portable electronic apparatus, and a small scale home power storage apparatus provided with the lithium secondary battery claimed in claim 1 as a power source.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A motorcycle provided with a driving motor, of which power source is the lithium secondary battery claimed in claim 1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A lithium secondary battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein the average particle diameter of the carbon particles is at most 50 μm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A lithium secondary battery as claimed in claim 13, wherein the average particle diameter of the carbon particles is in the range of 1-20 μm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
A lithium secondary battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein said carbon particles bear up to 30% by weight of one of component (a) and component (b), to the total weight of the carbon particles and said one of component (a) and component (b).
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