阅读说明：本技术 非水电解质二次电池、负极合材层的评价方法和非水电解质二次电池的制造方法 (Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, method for evaluating negative electrode material layer, and method for manufacturing nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery ) 是由 大泽良辅 谷口明宏 井上薫 于 2019-07-19 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及非水电解质二次电池、负极合材层的评价方法和非水电解质二次电池的制造方法。非水电解质二次电池至少包含负极合材层。负极合材层包含负极活性物质、导电材料和粘合剂。负极活性物质包含氧化硅材料和石墨材料。负极合材层具有3.5m<Sup>2</Sup>/g以上且5.0m<Sup>2</Sup>/g以下的BET比表面积。在负极合材层的伸长率为横轴、负极合材层的电阻为纵轴的正交坐标系中,屈服点(Cp)的伸长率为12％以上。(The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a method for evaluating a negative electrode material layer, and a method for manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery packContaining a negative electrode binder layer. The negative electrode mix layer contains a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder. The negative electrode active material contains a silicon oxide material and a graphite material. The anode composite layer had a thickness of 3.5m 2 More than g and 5.0m 2 BET specific surface area of,/g or less. The elongation of the yield point (Cp) is 12% or more in an orthogonal coordinate system in which the elongation of the negative electrode material layer is the horizontal axis and the resistance of the negative electrode material layer is the vertical axis.)

1. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising at least a negative electrode binder layer,

the negative electrode mixture layer contains a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder,

the negative electrode active material contains a silicon oxide material and a graphite material,

the above negative electrode composite material layer has a thickness of 3.5m²More than g and 5.0m²A BET specific surface area of not more than g,

the negative electrode composite layer was stretched by 1% successively in directions orthogonal to the thickness direction thereof, and the electric resistance of the negative electrode composite layer was measured each time,

when the measurement point group is plotted in an orthogonal coordinate system in which the elongation of the negative electrode material layer is the horizontal axis and the resistance of the negative electrode material layer is the vertical axis,

the elongation at yield point in the above-mentioned measurement point group is 12% or more.

2. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the binder has a larger mass part than the conductive material.

3. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the binder is contained by 3 parts by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the negative electrode active material.

4. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to any of claim 1 to 3, wherein the binder contains carboxymethyl cellulose and styrene-butadiene rubber.

5. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of any of claims 1-4, wherein the conductive material comprises carbon nanotubes and graphene.

6. A method for evaluating a negative electrode binder layer, comprising at least:

preparing a negative electrode binder layer, and

evaluating the negative electrode alloy layer;

the negative electrode mixture layer contains a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder,

the negative electrode active material contains a silicon oxide material and a graphite material,

the negative electrode composite layer was stretched by 1% successively in directions orthogonal to the thickness direction thereof, and the electric resistance of the negative electrode composite layer was measured each time,

drawing a measurement point group in an orthogonal coordinate system in which the elongation of the negative electrode material layer is the horizontal axis and the resistance of the negative electrode material layer is the vertical axis,

the negative electrode material layer is evaluated based on the magnitude of the elongation at the yield point in the measurement point group.

7. A method for manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising at least:

evaluating the negative electrode binder layer by the evaluation method of the negative electrode binder layer according to claim 6, and

manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including at least the negative electrode mixture layer;

the elongation at the yield point of the negative electrode material layer is 12% or more,

the above negative electrode composite material layer has a thickness of 3.5m²More than g and 5.0m²BET specific surface area of,/g or less.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a method for evaluating a negative electrode composite material layer, and a method for manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery.

Background

Japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2017-199657 discloses a negative electrode composite layer comprising a silicon oxide material, a graphite material, a conductive material, and a binder.

Disclosure of Invention

In general, the main component of the negative electrode mixture layer is a negative electrode active material. Conventionally, a graphite material has been used as a negative electrode active material. In recent years, silicon oxide materials have also been studied as negative electrode active materials. Silicon oxide materials can have a large specific capacity compared to graphite materials. By using a mixture of a silicon oxide material and a graphite material, an increase in battery capacity can be expected as compared with the use of a graphite material alone.

However, the volume change of the silicon oxide material tends to be large in association with charge and discharge. Therefore, in the mixed system of the silicon oxide material and the graphite material, the distance between the silicon oxide material and the graphite material changes greatly every charge and discharge. It is considered that in the initial anode composite layer, a conductive path is formed between the silicon oxide material and the graphite material. However, as the distance between the silicon oxide material and the graphite material becomes large, the conductive path is stretched. Thereby, the conductive path may disappear. It is considered that capacity deterioration is promoted due to disappearance of the conductive path. That is, charge-discharge cycle characteristics are considered to be degraded.

By adding a large amount of conductive material to the negative electrode mixture layer, it is expected that many conductive paths are formed. By having many conductive paths, it is expected that the conductive paths will not easily disappear during charge and discharge cycles. However, it is considered that the specific surface area of the negative electrode binder layer increases due to the large amount of the conductive material contained in the negative electrode binder layer. Due to the increase in specific surface area, the decomposition reaction of the nonaqueous electrolyte tends to be promoted at the time of high-temperature storage. That is, the high-temperature storage characteristics tend to be lowered.

The purpose of the present disclosure is to improve charge-discharge cycle characteristics and suppress a decrease in high-temperature storage characteristics in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which a negative electrode material layer contains a silicon oxide material and a graphite material.

The technical configuration and operational effects of the present disclosure will be described below. However, the mechanism of action of the present disclosure encompasses presumption. The correctness of the mechanism of action should not limit the scope of the claims.

[1]The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes at least a negative electrode composite material layer. The negative electrode mix layer contains a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder. The negative electrode active material contains a silicon oxide material and a graphite material. The anode composite layer had a thickness of 3.5m²More than g and 5.0m²The negative electrode composite material layer is stretched by 1% successively in directions orthogonal to the thickness direction thereof, the resistance of the negative electrode composite material layer is measured each time, and when a measurement point group is plotted in an orthogonal coordinate system in which the elongation of the negative electrode composite material layer is the horizontal axis and the resistance of the negative electrode composite material layer is the vertical axis, the elongation of the yield point in the measurement point group is 12% or more.

The yield point represents an -side measurement point where the elongation is small when the difference in resistance between 2 adjacent measurement points exceeds 0.1 Ω.

Fig. 1 is an orthogonal coordinate system in which the elongation of the negative electrode binder layer is the horizontal axis and the resistance of the negative electrode binder layer is the vertical axis, in the present disclosure, the change in the resistance of the negative electrode binder layer with respect to the elongation of the negative electrode binder layer is measured, and as the elongation of the negative electrode binder layer increases, the resistance of the negative electrode binder layer also increases, which is considered to be because the conductive path between the negative electrode active materials gradually disappears inside the negative electrode binder layer due to the negative electrode binder layer being stretched, and when the elongation of the negative electrode binder layer becomes equal to or greater than , the resistance sharply increases.

The elongation at yield point is considered to represent the strength of the conductive path to elongation. It is considered that the larger the elongation at the yield point, the more difficult the conductive path becomes to disappear. The elongation at the yield point becomes 12% or more, and thus the conductive path can have resistance (withstand) to stretching accompanying the volume change of the silicon oxide material. That is, even in a mixed system of a silicon oxide material and a graphite material, it is considered that a conductive path is likely to be continued during charge and discharge cycles. Therefore, improvement of charge-discharge cycle characteristics can be expected.

The elongation at the yield point can be adjusted by, for example, the composition of the negative electrode composite layer or the like. However, the composition of the negative electrode binder layer was adjusted so that the BET specific surface area of the negative electrode binder layer became 3.5m²More than g and 5.0m²The ratio of the carbon atoms to the carbon atoms is less than g. At a BET specific surface area of less than 3.5m²In the case of/g, the elongation at yield point is hardly 12% or more. This is thought to be due to insufficient conductive paths. At a BET specific surface area of more than 5.0m²In the case of/g, the decomposition reaction of the nonaqueous electrolyte may be accelerated during high-temperature storage. That is, the high-temperature storage characteristics may be degraded.

As described above, in the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present disclosure, it is expected that the charge-discharge cycle specificity is improved and the degradation of the high-temperature storage characteristics is suppressed.

[2] The adhesive may have a greater mass part than the conductive material.

Since the binder is more than the conductive material, the increase in BET specific surface area accompanying the addition of the conductive material tends to be suppressed, it is considered that this is because portions of the conductive material are covered with the binder.

[3] The binder may be contained by, for example, 3 parts by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the negative electrode active material.

[4] The binder may comprise, for example, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR).

[5] The conductive material may include, for example, Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene.

The graphene is in the form of a sheet. The graphene is expected to form a conductive path so as to bridge the particles (negative electrode active material). The CNTs have a fine tubular shape. CNTs are expected to adhere to the particle surface and to become the contact point between the particle and graphene. By combining CNTs with graphene, it is expected that a highly elongated conductive path is formed. That is, the elongation at the yield point is expected to be large.

[6] The method for evaluating the negative electrode mixture layer includes at least the following (a) and (b).

(a) A negative electrode mix layer is prepared.

(b) The negative electrode composite layer was evaluated.

The negative electrode mix layer contains a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder. The negative electrode active material contains a silicon oxide material and a graphite material.

The negative electrode composite layer was successively stretched by 1% in directions orthogonal to the thickness direction thereof, and the resistance of the negative electrode composite layer was measured each time.

The yield point represents an -side measurement point where the elongation is small when the difference in resistance between 2 adjacent measurement points exceeds 0.1 Ω.

According to the method for evaluating a negative electrode mixture layer of the present disclosure, it is possible to evaluate how much resistance the conductive path has against stretching accompanying a volume change of the silicon oxide material.

[7] The method for manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes at least the following (A) and (B).

(A) The negative electrode binder layer was evaluated by the method for evaluating a negative electrode binder layer described in [6 ].

(B) A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including at least a negative electrode composite material layer is manufactured.

The elongation at the yield point of the negative electrode material layer is 12% or more. The anode composite layer had a thickness of 3.5m²More than g and 5.0m²BET specific surface area of,/g or less.

According to the method for manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present disclosure, it is expected that charge-discharge cycle specificity is improved and degradation of high-temperature storage characteristics is suppressed.

The above and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of the present disclosure, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an orthogonal coordinate system in which the elongation of the negative electrode material layer is the horizontal axis and the resistance of the negative electrode material layer is the vertical axis.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an example showing the configuration of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an example showing the structure of the electrode group according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an example showing the structure of the negative electrode of the present embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a sample piece.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of an example showing the structure of the positive electrode of the present embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of the method for evaluating the negative electrode binder layer according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of the method for manufacturing the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present embodiment.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure (referred to as "the present embodiments" in the present specification) will be described. However, the following description does not limit the claims.

< nonaqueous electrolyte Secondary Battery >

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an example showing the configuration of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present embodiment.

The battery 100 is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The battery 100 includes a case 101. The housing 101 is sealed. The case 101 is a square (flat rectangular parallelepiped). However, the housing 101 may be cylindrical, for example. The case 101 may be made of an aluminum (Al) alloy, for example. The case 101 may be, for example, a pouch made of an aluminum laminate film. That is, the battery 100 may be a laminate battery.

The case 101 includes a container 102 and a lid 103, the lid 103 is joined to the container 102 by laser welding, for example, the lid 103 is provided with a positive electrode terminal 91 and a negative electrode terminal 92, the lid 103 may be further provided with a liquid inlet, a gas discharge valve, a Current Interrupt Device (CID), and the like, and the case 101 accommodates the electrode group 50 and a nonaqueous electrolyte (not shown).

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an example showing the structure of the electrode group according to the present embodiment.

The electrode group 50 is a wound type, the electrode group 50 is formed by stacking the positive electrode 10, the separator (separator) 30, the negative electrode 20, and the separator 30 in this order and further winding them in a swirl shape .

The electrode group 50 may be a laminated (stacked) type, that is, the electrode group 50 may be formed by alternately laminating or more sheets of the positive electrode 10 and the negative electrode 20, respectively, the separator 30 is disposed in each space of the positive electrode 10 and the negative electrode 20, respectively.

Negative electrode

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an example showing the structure of the negative electrode of the present embodiment.

The negative electrode 20 is in the form of a sheet, the negative electrode 20 includes at least a negative electrode binder layer 22, that is, the battery 100 includes at least the negative electrode binder layer 22, the negative electrode 20 may further include , for example, a negative electrode current collector 21.

The negative electrode current collector 21 may be, for example, a copper (Cu) foil. The negative electrode current collector 21 may have a thickness of 5 μm or more and 50 μm or less, for example. The portion of the negative electrode current collector 21 protruding from the negative electrode composite layer 22 in the x-axis direction of fig. 4 can be used for connection with the negative electrode terminal 92 (fig. 2).

Negative electrode Material layer

The negative electrode material layer 22 may be disposed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector 21. The negative electrode mixture layer 22 can be formed by applying a coating material containing a negative electrode active material or the like to the surface of the negative electrode current collector 21, for example. The negative electrode mixture layer 22 may be disposed on only one surface of the negative electrode current collector 21. The negative electrode material layer 22 may be disposed on both the front and back surfaces of the negative electrode current collector 21. The negative electrode material layer 22 may have a thickness of 10 μm or more and 200 μm or less, for example.

< elongation at yield Point >

The elongation at yield point of the negative electrode mixture layer 22 of the present embodiment is 12% or more. When the elongation at yield point is 12% or more, improvement of charge-discharge cycle characteristics can be expected. This is believed to be due to the fact that the conductive path between the silicon oxide material and the graphite material does not easily disappear.

The elongation at yield point is determined by the following procedure.

A polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film was prepared. The PET film had a thickness of 50 μm. The PET film may be, for example, a product name "lolo miller (ルミラー)" manufactured by toki (imperial レ) corporation. A PET film having the same quality as that of the film can be prepared.

A double-sided tape may be prepared, for example, under the product name "ナイスタック" manufactured by nippon japanese (ニチバン) corporation, and a double-sided tape of the same quality as the double-sided tape may be prepared, the double-sided tape includes a 1 st adhesive surface and a 2 nd adhesive surface, the 2 nd adhesive surface being the surface opposite to the 1 st adhesive surface, the 1 st adhesive surface being bonded to the PET film, the 2 nd adhesive surface being bonded to the surface of the negative electrode material layer 22, the negative electrode material layer 22 and the PET film are peeled off from the negative electrode current collector 21, and a sample sheet raw product (raw material before cutting) is obtained.

A tensile tester was prepared. The tensile testing machine may be a universal testing machine. The universal tester is a tester capable of performing tests other than the tensile test (for example, a compression test). The tensile testing machine may be, for example, a tensile compression testing machine (product name "テクノグラフ") manufactured by meibeama (ミネベアミツミ) ltd. A tensile tester having a function equivalent to that of the above-described tensile tester may be used.

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a sample piece.

The sample sheet 200 includes a PET film 201, a double-sided tape 202, and a negative electrode binder layer 22. In the sample piece 200, 20mm at both ends in the longitudinal direction (z-axis direction in fig. 5) is fixed to chucks (positioning jigs) of the tensile testing machine. The length of the portion of the negative electrode composite material layer 22 not fixed to the chuck was 100 mm.

The sample sheet 200 was stretched in directions orthogonal to the thickness direction of the negative electrode laminate layer 22, the thickness direction being the y-axis direction of fig. 5, and directions orthogonal to the thickness direction being the z-axis direction of fig. 5, it is explained that "orthogonal" means substantially orthogonal, "orthogonal" means not only geometrically perfect orthogonal, but the stretching direction may be deviated from directions orthogonal to the thickness direction by, for example, about ± 10 °.

The stretching behavior was carried out at room temperature (20 ℃ C.. + -. 5 ℃ C.). The drawing speed was 5 mm/min. The stretching behavior was temporarily stopped at the time when the negative electrode binder layer 22 was stretched by 1mm (i.e., at the time when the elongation of the negative electrode binder layer 22 became 1%). Note that the tensile load is not constant. It is considered that the larger the elongation becomes, the larger the tensile load becomes.

After the stretching behavior was stopped, the resistance of the negative electrode composite layer 22 was measured in a room temperature environment. The resistance was measured by a four-terminal method. For example, a resistance measuring apparatus provided with the four-probe head 300 is suitable. For example, the resistance can be measured by series "ロレスタ" manufactured by mitsubishi ケミカルアナリテック, ltd. The resistance may be measured by a resistance measuring device equivalent thereto. The resistance was measured at least 3 times. An arithmetic mean of at least 3 times was used.

After the resistance measurement, the stretching operation was started again. The stretching operation was temporarily stopped at the time when the negative electrode mixture layer 22 had accumulated 2mm of elongation (i.e., the time when the elongation of the negative electrode mixture layer 22 had accumulated 2%). After the stretching operation was stopped, the resistance was measured.

Thereafter, the stretching operation and the measurement of the electric resistance were repeated in the same manner as described above. That is, the negative electrode binder layer 22 was stretched 1% by one, and the electric resistance of the negative electrode binder layer 22 was measured each time.

The measurement results are plotted on an orthogonal coordinate system (fig. 1) in which the elongation of the negative electrode composite layer 22 is the horizontal axis and the resistance of the negative electrode composite layer 22 is the vertical axis, thereby obtaining a measurement point group, a broken line can be drawn by connecting the measurement points with a straight line, a yield point (Cp) is specified in the measurement point group, the yield point (Cp) represents a -side measurement point where the elongation is small when the difference in resistance between 2 adjacent measurement points exceeds 0.1 Ω, and a yield point with the smallest elongation is used when a plurality of yield points are confirmed in the measurement point group.

The elongation at yield point was measured in at least 3 test pieces, respectively. The arithmetic mean of at least 3 coupons was used.

The larger the elongation at yield point, the more the improvement of the charge-discharge cycle characteristics can be expected. The elongation at the yield point may be 13% or more, for example. The upper limit of the elongation at yield point should not be particularly limited. The elongation at yield point may be 14% or less, for example.

< BET specific surface area >

The negative electrode binder layer 22 of the present embodiment has a thickness of 3.5m²More than g and 5.0m²BET specific surface area of,/g or less. At a BET specific surface area of less than 3.5m²In the case of/g, the elongation at yield point is hardly 12% or more. This is thought to be due to insufficient conductive paths. At a BET specific surface area of more than 5.0m²In the case of/g, the decomposition reaction of the nonaqueous electrolyte may be accelerated during high-temperature storage. That is, the high-temperature storage characteristics may be degraded.

The BET specific surface area indicates a specific surface area measured by a BET multipoint method, and can be measured by a method based on "JIS 6217-7: 2013", a negative electrode mix layer 22 having a predetermined planar size (length 10mm × width 2mm) is used as a sample sheet, the sample sheet can be cut out from the negative electrode 20, and in the case where the negative electrode mix layer 22 is disposed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector 21, bodies of the negative electrode mix layer 22 and the negative electrode current collector 21 are regarded as sample sheets, a normal specific surface area measuring apparatus can be used for the measurement, the adsorbed gas is nitrogen, the BET specific surface area is measured at least 3 times, and an arithmetic average of at least 3 times is adopted.

< composition of negative electrode Binder layer >

The negative electrode mixture layer 22 contains a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder. For example, the elongation at yield point and the BET specific surface area may be adjusted by the composition of the anode composite layer 22.

(negative electrode active Material)

The negative electrode active material contains a silicon oxide material and a graphite material. The volume change of the silicon oxide material tends to be large in association with charge and discharge. That is, the silicon oxide material expands greatly due to an alloying reaction with lithium (Li) ions, and contracts greatly due to a dealloying reaction with Li ions.

The silicon oxide material is typically a group of particles (powder). The silicon oxide material may have a D50 of 1 μm or more and 30 μm or less, for example. "D50" represents a particle diameter at which the cumulative particle volume from the microparticle side becomes 50% of the total particle volume in the volume-based particle size distribution. D50 can be measured by, for example, a laser diffraction particle size distribution measuring apparatus. The silicon oxide material may have a D50 of 1 μm or more and less than 10 μm, for example.

The silicon oxide material represents a compound containing silicon (Si) and oxygen (O) as essential components. The silicon oxide material can be represented by, for example, the following formula (I):

SiO_x…(I)

(wherein x is 0 < x < 2.)

In the above formula (I), "x" represents the ratio of the atomic concentration of O to the atomic concentration of Si. x can be measured by, for example, Auger electron spectroscopy, glow discharge mass spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma luminescence analysis, or the like. x can be measured at least 3 times. An arithmetic mean of at least 3 times may be used.

In the formula (I), x may satisfy, for example, 0.5. ltoreq. x.ltoreq.1.5. x can, for example, satisfy 0.8 ≦ x ≦ 1.2. The silicon oxide material may be a compound consisting essentially of Si and O. The silicon oxide material may contain elements other than Si and O in a trace amount. "minute amount" means, for example, an amount of 1 mol% or less. The element contained in a trace amount may be, for example, an element that is inevitably mixed in during synthesis of a silicon oxide material.

The graphite material occludes Li ions and emits Li ions. The graphitic material is typically a population of particles. The graphite material may have D50 of 1 μm or more and 30 μm or less, for example. The graphite material may have a greater D50 than the silicon oxide material, for example. The graphite material may have D50 of 10 μm or more and 20 μm or less, for example.

The graphite material may include, for example, at least kinds selected from graphite, graphitizable carbon, and graphitizable-less carbon, the graphite may be, for example, natural graphite, the graphite may be, for example, artificial graphite, the graphite material may further include, for example, amorphous carbon or the like as long as it includes the graphite crystal and the graphite-like crystal.

The silicon oxide material and the graphite material satisfy, for example, a "silicon oxide material: the silicon material is in a relation of 1: 99-99: 1 ". The silicon oxide material and the graphite material satisfy, for example, a "silicon oxide material: the silicon material is in a relation of 1: 99-50: 50 ″. The silicon oxide material and the graphite material satisfy, for example, a "silicon oxide material: the silicon material is 1: 99-20: 80 ″. The silicon oxide material and the graphite material satisfy, for example, a "silicon oxide material: the silicon material is in a relation of 5: 99-10: 90 ".

The negative electrode active material may be composed substantially of a silicon oxide material and a graphite material, and the negative electrode active material may further include steps of other negative electrode active materials as long as the silicon oxide material and the graphite material are included, for example, silicon, a silicon-based alloy, tin oxide, a tin-based alloy, lithium titanate, and the like are considered as other negative electrode active materials, and the other negative electrode active materials may be included in an amount of, for example, 1 mass% or more and 50 mass% or less with respect to the entire negative electrode active material.

(conductive Material)

The conductive material means a material that forms a conductive path within the negative electrode binder layer 22. The conductive material may be, for example, CNT, graphene, carbon black, or the like. The carbon black may be, for example, Acetylene Black (AB), furnace black, pyrolytic carbon black, or the like. The negative electrode binder layer 22 may contain 1 conductive material alone. The negative electrode binder layer 22 may include 2 or more conductive materials.

The conductive material may comprise, for example, at least selected from CNT and graphene, the conductive material may comprise, for example, CNT and graphene, by coexistence of CNT and graphene in the anode composite layer 22, a strong elongated conductive path may be expected to be formed.

The CNTs have a fine tubular shape. The CNTs may have an average diameter of 0.4nm or more and 40nm or less, for example. The CNTs may have an average length of 10nm or more and 15 μm or less, for example. The average diameter and average length may each be an average of, for example, 10 CNTs. The diameter and the length can be measured by, for example, a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) or the like.

The graphene is in the form of a sheet. The graphene may have a D50 of 2 μm or more and 20 μm or less, for example. The graphene may be composed of, for example, 1-layer graphene sheets. The graphene may be formed by stacking, for example, 2 or more and 30 or less graphene sheets. The graphene may have an aspect ratio of 150 or more and 700 or less, for example. The aspect ratio here represents a value obtained by dividing D50 by the average thickness. The average thickness may be, for example, an average of 10 graphenes. The thickness of the graphene can be measured by an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), for example.

The more the conductive material is, the more the yield point elongation tends to become large. However, the BET specific surface area of the negative electrode binder layer 22 tends to be easily increased as the conductive material is increased. As described above, from the viewpoint of high-temperature storage characteristics, the BET specific surface area needs to be 5.0m²The ratio of the carbon atoms to the carbon atoms is less than g. The conductive material may be contained, for example, in an amount of 1 part by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the negative electrode active material. The conductive material may be contained, for example, by 1 part by mass or more and less than 3 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the negative electrode active material. The conductive material may be contained, for example, 2 parts by mass or more and less than 3 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the negative electrode active material.

(Binder)

The binder is a material that binds the constituent elements of the negative electrode binder layer 22. The binder may be, for example, CMC, SBR, polyacrylic acid (PAA), polyacrylate, polyimide, or the like. The negative electrode binder layer 22 may include 1 binder alone. The negative electrode binder layer 22 may include 2 or more binders.

The binder may comprise, for example, CMC and SBR. The BET specific surface area of the negative electrode composite layer 22 tends to be easily made smaller by the combination of CMC and SBR. The binder may consist essentially of CMC and SBR.

The adhesive may have a greater mass part than the conductive material. By the binder being more than the conductive material, an increase in BET specific surface area accompanying the addition of the conductive material tends to be suppressed. The binder may be contained by, for example, 1 part by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the negative electrode active material. The binder may be contained by, for example, 3 parts by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the negative electrode active material.

Positive electrode

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of an example showing the structure of the positive electrode of the present embodiment.

The positive electrode 10 is in the form of a sheet, the positive electrode 10 includes at least a positive electrode mixture layer 12, and the positive electrode 10 may further include positive electrode current collectors 11, for example.

The positive electrode current collector 11 is, for example, Al foil. The positive electrode current collector 11 may have a thickness of 5 μm or more and 50 μm or less, for example. The portion of the positive electrode collector 11 protruding from the positive electrode composite layer 12 in the x-axis direction of fig. 6 can be used for connection with the positive electrode terminal 91 (fig. 2).

The positive electrode material layer 12 may be disposed on the surface of the positive electrode current collector 11. The positive electrode mixture layer 12 can be formed by applying a coating material containing a positive electrode active material or the like to the surface of the positive electrode current collector 11, for example. The positive electrode mixture layer 12 may be disposed only on one surface of the positive electrode current collector 11. The positive electrode material layer 12 may be disposed on both the front and back surfaces of the positive electrode current collector 11. The positive electrode material layer 12 may have a thickness of 10 μm or more and 200 μm or less, for example.

The positive electrode material layer 12 contains at least a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material is typically a particle group. The positive electrode active material may have D50 of 1 μm or more and 30 μm or less, for example. The positive electrode active material is not particularly limited. The positive electrode active material may be, for example, lithium cobaltate (LiCoO)₂) Lithium nickelate (LiNiO)₂) Lithium manganate (e.g. LiMnO)₂、LiMn₂O₄Etc.), lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (e.g., LiNi)_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3O₂、LiNi_0.5Co_0.2Mn_0.3O₂Etc.), lithium nickel cobalt aluminates (e.g., LiNi)_0.82Co_0.15Al_0.03O₂Etc.), lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO)₄) And the like. The positive electrode mixture layer 12 may contain 1 kind of positive electrode active material alone. The positive electrode mixture layer 12 may contain 2 or more kinds of positive electrode active materials.

The positive electrode material layer 12 may further include a conductive material, the conductive material is not particularly limited, the conductive material may be, for example, carbon black or the like, and the conductive material may be included by, for example, 1 part by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the positive electrode active material.

The positive electrode material layer 12 may further include a binder, the binder is not particularly limited, the binder may be polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF) or the like, and the binder may be included by 1 part by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the positive electrode active material.

Separating body

Battery 100 can also include separator 30. The separator 30 is disposed between the positive electrode 10 and the negative electrode 20. The positive electrode 10 and the negative electrode 20 are separated from each other by a separator 30. The separator 30 is a porous film. The separator 30 is electrically insulating. The separator 30 may have a thickness of 5 μm or more and 50 μm or less, for example.

The separator 30 may be made of polyolefin, for example. The separator 30 may be made of Polyethylene (PE), for example. The separator 30 may be made of polypropylene (PP), for example. The separator 30 may have a single-layer structure, for example. The separator 30 may be composed of a porous film made of PE, for example. The separator 30 may have a multi-layer structure. The separator 30 can be formed by stacking a PP porous film, a PE porous film, and a PP porous film in this order, for example. The separator 30 may include a heat resistant film on its surface. The heat-resistant film contains a heat-resistant material. The heat-resistant material may be, for example, alumina, boehmite, titania, silica, polyimide, or the like.

Note that the separator 30 may be substantially unnecessary in the case where the nonaqueous electrolyte (described later) is a solid (for example, in the case where the battery 100 is an all-solid battery).

Non-aqueous electrolyte

The battery 100 includes a nonaqueous electrolyte, the nonaqueous electrolyte is a Li ion conductor, the nonaqueous electrolyte may be, for example, a liquid, the nonaqueous electrolyte may be, for example, a gel, the nonaqueous electrolyte may be, for example, a solid, in the case where the nonaqueous electrolyte is a liquid, the nonaqueous electrolyte may be, for example, an electrolytic solution, an ionic liquid, or the like, and in this specification, the electrolytic solution is explained as example of the nonaqueous electrolyte.

The electrolyte contains at least a Li salt and a solvent. The Li salt is dissolved in the solvent. The concentration of the Li salt may be, for example, 0.5mol/L to 2mol/L (0.5M to 2M). The Li salt may be, for example, LiPF₆、LiBF₄、LiN(FSO₂)₂、LiN(CF₃SO₂)₂And the like. The electrolyte may contain 1 lithium salt alone. The electrolyte may contain 2 or more lithium salts。

The solvent is aprotic. The solvent may be, for example, a mixture of cyclic carbonates and chain carbonates. The mixing ratio may be, for example, "cyclic carbonate: the chain carbonate is 1:9 to 5:5 (volume ratio) ".

The cyclic carbonate may be, for example, Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Propylene Carbonate (PC), Butylene Carbonate (BC), fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), or the like. The solvent may comprise 1 cyclic carbonate alone. The solvent may contain 2 or more cyclic carbonates.

Examples of the chain carbonate include dimethyl carbonate (DMC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC), and diethyl carbonate (DEC). The solvent may contain 1 chain carbonate alone. The solvent may contain 2 or more kinds of chain carbonates.

The solvent may include, for example, a lactone, a cyclic ether, a chain ether, a carboxylic acid ester, and the like. The lactone may be, for example, gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), delta-valerolactone, or the like. Examples of cyclic ethers are Tetrahydrofuran (THF), 1, 3-dioxolane, 1, 4-bis

Alkanes, and the like. The chain ether may be, for example, 1, 2-Dimethoxyethane (DME). The carboxylic acid ester may be, for example, Methyl Formate (MF), Methyl Acetate (MA), Methyl Propionate (MP), or the like.

The electrolyte solution may contain various additives in addition to the Li salt and the solvent, and the electrolyte solution may contain, for example, additives of 0.005mol/L or more and 0.5mol/L or less.

The gas generating agent may be, for example, Cyclohexylbenzene (CHB), Biphenyl (BP), or the like. The SEI film-forming agent may be, for example, Vinylene Carbonate (VC), Vinyl Ethylene Carbonate (VEC), LiB (C)₂O₄)₂、LiPO₂F₂Propane Sultone (PS), Ethylene Sulfite (ES), and the like. The flame retardant may be, for example, a phosphate ester, a phosphazene, or the like.

< method for evaluating negative electrode Binder layer >

Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of the method for evaluating the negative electrode binder layer according to the present embodiment.

The method for evaluating the negative electrode binder layer of the present embodiment includes at least "(a) preparation of the negative electrode binder layer" and "(b) evaluation of the negative electrode binder layer". According to the method for evaluating the negative electrode mixture layer of the present embodiment, it is possible to evaluate how much resistance the conductive path has against stretching due to a change in volume of the silicon oxide material.

(a) preparation of negative electrode mixture layer

The method of evaluating the negative electrode binder layer of the present embodiment includes preparing the negative electrode binder layer 22. The details of the negative electrode binder layer 22 are as described above. That is, the anode composite layer 22 contains an anode active material, a conductive material, and a binder. The negative electrode active material contains a silicon oxide material and a graphite material. The negative electrode binder layer 22 can be prepared by a conventionally known method.

Evaluation of negative electrode Material layer (b)

The method of evaluating the negative electrode binder layer of the present embodiment includes evaluating the negative electrode binder layer 22. The evaluation sequence was as described above.

That is, the negative electrode material mixture layer 22 was successively stretched by 1% in directions orthogonal to the thickness direction thereof, and the electric resistance of the negative electrode material mixture layer 22 was measured each time.

The measurement point group is plotted in an orthogonal coordinate system (fig. 1) in which the horizontal axis represents the elongation of the negative electrode material layer 22 and the vertical axis represents the resistance of the negative electrode material layer 22.

The negative electrode material layer 22 was evaluated according to the magnitude of the elongation at the yield point in the measurement point group.

The yield point represents an -side measurement point where the elongation is small when the difference in resistance between 2 adjacent measurement points exceeds 0.1 Ω.

The magnitude of the elongation at the yield point is believed to be indicative of the strength of the conductive path to elongation. For example, it is considered that the anode composite layer 22 (anode 20) can be selected according to the magnitude of the elongation of the yield point.

The BET specific surface area of the negative electrode alloy layer 22 may be further determined in addition to the elongation at yield point, that is, the negative electrode may be evaluated based on the elongation at yield point and the BET specific surface areaA composite layer 22. For example, whether the BET specific surface area is 3.5m or not can be evaluated²More than g and 5.0m²Within a range of,/g or less.

< method for producing nonaqueous electrolyte Secondary Battery >

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of the method for manufacturing the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present embodiment. The method for manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present embodiment includes at least "(a) evaluation of a negative electrode mixture layer" and "(B) manufacture of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery".

Evaluation of negative electrode Material layer (A)

The method of manufacturing the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present embodiment includes evaluating the negative electrode binder layer 22 by the method of evaluating the negative electrode binder layer of the present embodiment. The details of the method for evaluating the negative electrode binder layer according to the present embodiment are as described above.

(B) production of nonaqueous electrolyte Secondary Battery

The method of manufacturing the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present embodiment includes manufacturing the battery 100 including at least the negative electrode mix layer 22. The details of the battery 100 are as described above. Battery 100 can be manufactured by a conventionally known method.

The elongation at the yield point of the negative electrode material layer 22 is 12% or more. The anode composite layer had a thickness of 3.5m²More than g and 5.0m²BET specific surface area of,/g or less. That is, in the above "(A) evaluation of negative electrode mixture layer", the elongation at yield point was selected to be 12% or more and the BET specific surface area was selected to be 3.5m²More than g and 5.0m²A negative electrode binder layer (22) of not more than g. The negative electrode composite layer 22 is selected for use in the battery 100.

Therefore, according to the method for manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present embodiment, it is considered that the battery 100 can be manufactured so that the charge-discharge cycle characteristics are improved and the high-temperature storage characteristics are suppressed. For example, the selection may be performed on the electrode raw product (the negative electrode 20 before cutting). The negative electrode composite material layer 22 (negative electrode 20) can be cut out from the selected electrode raw product for the battery 100.