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Electrode composite body, method of manufacturing electrode composite body, and lithium battery Download PDF

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US20160359191A1
US20160359191A1 US15/161,958 US201615161958A US2016359191A1 US 20160359191 A1 US20160359191 A1 US 20160359191A1 US 201615161958 A US201615161958 A US 201615161958A US 2016359191 A1 US2016359191 A1 US 2016359191A1
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  • Several aspects of the present invention relate to an electrode composite body, a method of manufacturing the electrode composite body, and a lithium battery.
  • a battery such as a lithium battery (including a primary battery and a secondary battery) has been used.
  • the lithium battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer that is provided between layers of the positive electrode and the negative electrode and mediates lithium ion conduction therebetween.
  • An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to provide an electrode composite body capable of realizing a lithium secondary battery exhibiting a stable charge and discharge cycle when being applied to the lithium secondary battery, a method of manufacturing an electrode composite body which is capable of manufacturing the electrode composite body, and a lithium battery that includes the electrode composite body and exhibits the stable charge and discharge cycle.
  • An electrode composite body includes: an active material molded body including active material particles which include a lithium composite oxide and have a particle shape, and a communication hole that is provided between the active material particles; a first solid electrolyte layer that is provided on a surface of the active material molded body, and includes a first inorganic solid electrolyte; and a second solid electrolyte layer that is provided on the surface of the active material molded body, and includes a second inorganic solid electrolyte of which a composition is different from a composition of the first inorganic solid electrolyte, and which contains boron as a constituent element and is amorphous.
  • an electrode composite body which is capable of realizing a lithium secondary battery exhibiting a stable charge and discharge cycle when being applied to the lithium secondary battery, is obtained.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte is amorphous, structure uniformity of the second solid electrolyte layer is enhanced. Accordingly, for example, even in a case where the second solid electrolyte layer itself is repetitively subjected to extension and contraction in accordance with charge and discharge of the lithium secondary battery or a variation in temperature, or receives a stress in accordance with extension and contraction of the periphery thereof, the second solid electrolyte layer is less likely to mechanically deteriorate. According to this, it is possible to further enhance reliability of the lithium secondary battery.
  • the lithium composite oxide is LiCoO 2 .
  • the active material particles allow charge migration between the active material particles and the second inorganic solid electrolyte to be more smoothly performed. According to this, a lithium secondary battery including the lithium composite oxide can realize a more stable charge and discharge cycle.
  • the first inorganic solid electrolyte is Li 7 ⁇ x La 3 (Zr 2 ⁇ x , M x ) O 12 .
  • M represents at least one kind of element selected from Nb, Sc, Ti, V, Y, Hf, Ta, Al, Si, Ga, Ge, Sn, and Sb, and X represents a real number of 0 to 2.
  • a first inorganic solid electrolyte in which an unintended reaction with the second inorganic solid electrolyte is hardly caused to occur, is obtained.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte is lithium borate.
  • a second inorganic solid electrolyte which is less likely to be affected by moisture and has relatively high charge mobility, is obtained.
  • an electrode composition body which is capable of realizing a lithium secondary battery in which additional stabilization of a charge and discharge cycle is attained, is obtained.
  • a method of manufacturing an electrode composite body includes: supplying a solution of a first inorganic solid electrolyte to come into contact with an active material molded body including active material particles which include a lithium composite oxide and have a particle shape, and a communication hole that is provided between the active material particles so as to impregnate the solution into the communication hole; heating the active material molded body that is impregnated with the solution; supplying a solid material of a second inorganic solid electrolyte, of which a composition is different from a composition of the first inorganic solid electrolyte and contains boron as a constituent element, to come into contact with the active material molded body; melting the solid material of the second inorganic solid electrolyte, and impregnating the resultant molten material of the second inorganic solid electrolyte into the communication hole; and solidifying the molten material to be amorphous.
  • a method of manufacturing an electrode composite body includes: supplying a solid material of a first inorganic solid electrolyte and a solid material of a second inorganic solid electrolyte, of which a melting point is lower than a melting point of the first inorganic solid electrolyte and which contains boron as a constituent element, to come into contact with an active material molded body including active material particles which include a lithium composite oxide and have a particle shape, and a communication hole that is provided between the active material particles; melting the solid material of the second inorganic solid electrolyte, and impregnating the resultant molten material of the second inorganic solid electrolyte into the communication hole in combination with the solid material of the first inorganic solid electrolyte; and solidifying the molten material to be amorphous.
  • a lithium battery according to yet another aspect of the invention includes: the electrode composite body according to the aspect; a current collector that is provided on one surface of the electrode composite body to come into contact with the active material molded body; and an electrode that is provided on the other surface of the electrode composite body to come into contact with the first solid electrolyte layer or the second solid electrolyte layer.
  • the lithium battery further includes a third solid electrolyte layer that is provided between the electrode composite body and the electrode, includes a third inorganic solid electrolyte that contains boron as a constituent element and is amorphous, and is formed through a vapor phase film formation.
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating a lithium secondary battery to which a first embodiment of a lithium battery according to the invention is applied.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B are views illustrating a method of manufacturing the lithium secondary battery illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B are views illustrating a method of manufacturing the lithium secondary battery illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B are views illustrating a method of manufacturing the lithium secondary battery illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B are views illustrating a method of manufacturing the lithium secondary battery illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B are views illustrating a method of manufacturing the lithium secondary battery illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIGS. 7A and 7B are views illustrating a method of manufacturing the lithium secondary battery illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B are views illustrating a method of manufacturing the lithium secondary battery illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 9 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating a second embodiment of a lithium secondary battery that is manufactured by applying the method of manufacturing a lithium battery according to the invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating a third embodiment of a lithium secondary battery that is manufactured by applying the method of manufacturing a lithium battery according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the lithium secondary battery 100 .
  • the lithium secondary battery 100 includes a stacked body 10 , and an electrode 20 that is joined to the stacked body 10 .
  • the lithium secondary battery 100 is a so-called all-solid type lithium (ion) secondary battery.
  • the stacked body 10 includes a current collector 1 , an active material molded body 2 , a first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and a second solid electrolyte layer 5 .
  • a configuration provided with the active material molded body 2 , the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 is referred to as an electrode composite body 4 .
  • the electrode composite body 4 is located between a current collector 1 and the electrode 20 , and a pair of opposite surfaces 4 a and 4 b are joined to the current collector 1 and the electrode 20 , respectively. Accordingly, the stacked body 10 has a configuration in which the current collector 1 and the electrode composite body 4 are stacked.
  • the current collector 1 is an electrode that extracts a current generated through a battery reaction, and is provided on one surface 4 a of the electrode composite body 4 to come into contact with the active material molded body 2 that is exposed from the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 .
  • the current collector 1 functions as a positive electrode in a case where the active material molded body 2 is constituted by a positive electrode active material, and functions as a negative electrode in a case where the active material molded body 2 is constituted by a negative electrode active material.
  • examples of a formation material (constituent material) of the current collector 1 include one kind of metal (elementary metal substance) that is selected from the group consisting of copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg), titanium (Ti), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), aluminum (Al), germanium (Ge), indium (In), gold (Au), platinum (Pt), silver (Ag), and palladium (Pd), an alloy including two or more kinds of metal elements selected from the group, and the like.
  • metal elementary metal substance
  • the shape of the current collector 1 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a sheet shape, a foil shape, a network shape, and the like.
  • a joining surface of the current collector 1 with the electrode composite body 4 may be flat, or unevenness may be formed on the joining surface. In this case, it is preferable that the joining surface is formed so that a contact area with the electrode composite body 4 becomes the maximum.
  • the active material molded body 2 is a porous molded body which includes particle-like active material particles 21 that contains an active material as a formation material, and which is formed in such a manner that a plurality of the active material particles 21 are three-dimensionally connected.
  • the active material molded body 2 which is the porous molded body, has a plurality of pores.
  • a vacancy in the plurality of pores is a void of the active material molded body 2 .
  • Portions, which communicate with each other in a network shape at the inside of the active material molded body 2 form a communication hole.
  • the first solid electrolyte layer 3 enters the communication hole, it is possible to secure a wide contact area between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 .
  • the second solid electrolyte layer 5 is provided to bury a void that is not buried by the first solid electrolyte layer 3 .
  • a gap between the active material particles 21 and granular bodies 31 is buried with the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 contributes to enhancement of charge mobility between the active material particles 21 and the granular bodies 31 .
  • stabilization of a charge and discharge cycle is attained.
  • the current collector 1 may function as a positive electrode or a negative electrode by appropriately selecting a kind of an active material formation material of the active material particles 21 .
  • the current collector 1 is set as a positive electrode
  • a formation material of the active material particles 21 for example, a known lithium composite oxide may be preferably used as a positive electrode active material.
  • the “lithium composite oxide” represents an oxide which essentially includes lithium, and includes two or more kinds of metal ions as a whole, and in which existence of oxo acid ions is not recognized.
  • lithium composite oxide examples include LiCoO 2 , LiNiO 2 , LiMn 2 O 4 , Li 2 Mn 2 O 3 , LiFePO 4 , Li 2 FeP 2 O 7 , LiMnPO 4 , LiFeBO 3 , Li 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 , Li 2 CUO 2 , LiFeF 3 , Li 2 FeSiO 4 , Li 2 MnSiO 4 , and the like.
  • a solid-solution in which a part of atoms in a crystal of the lithium composite oxide is substituted with other transition metals, typical metals, alkali metals, alkali rare-earth elements, lanthanoids, chalcogenides, halogens, and the like, is included in the lithium composite oxide, and this solid-solution can also be used as the positive electrode active material.
  • LiCoO 2 is preferably used as the lithium composite oxide.
  • This active material allows charge migration to be more smoothly performed between the active material and a second inorganic solid electrolyte that contains boron as a constituent element. According to this, the lithium secondary battery 100 , which includes the active material, can realize a more stable charge and discharge cycle.
  • the current collector 1 is set as a negative electrode
  • a lithium composite oxide such as Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 and Li 2 Ti 3 O 7 can be used as a negative electrode active material.
  • An average particle size of the active material particles 21 is preferably 300 nm to 5 ⁇ m, more preferably 450 nm to 3 ⁇ m, and still more preferably 500 nm to 1 ⁇ m.
  • the active material having the average particle size it is possible to set a porosity of the active material molded body 2 , which is obtained, in a preferable range. According to this, it is easy to increase a surface area of the active material molded body 2 on an inner side of the pores, and it is easy to increase a contact area between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 . Accordingly, it is easy to allow the lithium battery using the stacked body 10 to have high capacity.
  • the porosity can be measured from (1) the volume (apparent volume) of the active material molded body 2 including the pores which is obtained from external dimensions of the active material molded body 2 , (2) the mass of the active material molded body 2 , and (3) the density of an active material that constitutes the active material molded body 2 on the basis of the following expression (I).
  • Porosity (%) [1 ⁇ mass of active material molded body/((apparent volume) ⁇ (density of active material))] ⁇ 100 (I)
  • the porosity is 10% to 50%, and more preferably 30% to 50%.
  • the active material molded body 2 has the porosity described above, it is easy to increase a surface area of the active material molded body 2 on an inner side of the pores, and it is easy to increase a contact area between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 . Accordingly, it is easy to allow the lithium battery using the stacked body 10 to have high capacity.
  • a radius of the pores in the active material molded body that is formed is likely to be as small as several nm in accordance with the kind of the formation material of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and thus it is difficult to impregnate a liquid material including a precursor of the first inorganic solid electrolyte into the pores. As a result, there is a concern that it is difficult to form the first solid electrolyte layer 3 that comes into contact with a surface on an inner side of the pores.
  • the average particle size of the active material particles 21 is greater than the above-described upper limit, a specific surface area that is a surface area per unit mass of the active material molded body 2 that is formed decreases, and thus there is a concern that the contact area between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 may decrease. According to this, there is a concern that a sufficient output may not be obtained in the lithium secondary battery 100 .
  • an ion diffusion distance from the inside of the active material particles 21 to the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is lengthened, and thus there is a concern that it is difficult for the lithium composite oxide in the vicinity of the center of the active material particles 21 to contribute to the function of the battery.
  • the average particle size of the active material particles 21 can be measured by obtaining a median diameter by using a light-scattering type particle size distribution measuring device (nano track UPA-EX250, manufactured by Nikkiso Co., Ltd.) after dispersing the active material particles 21 in n-octanol to have a concentration in a range of 0.1% by mass to 10% by mass.
  • a light-scattering type particle size distribution measuring device nano track UPA-EX250, manufactured by Nikkiso Co., Ltd.
  • the porosity of the active material molded body 2 can be controlled by using a pore forming material, which is composed of a particle-like organic material, in a process of forming the active material molded body 2 .
  • a first inorganic solid electrolyte is set as a formation material (constituent material) of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is provided to come into contact with the surface, which includes a surface of the active material molded body 2 on an inner side of the pores (voids), of the active material molded body 2 .
  • Examples of the first inorganic solid electrolyte include oxides, sulfides, halides, and nitrides such as SiO 2 —P 2 O 5 —Li 2 O, SiO 2 —P 2 O 5 —LiCl, Li 2 O—LiCl—B 2 O 3 , Li 3.4 V 0.6 Si 0.4 O 4 , Li 14 ZnGe 4 O 16 , Li 3.6 V 0.4 Ge 0.6 O 4 , Li 1.3 Ti 1.7 Al 0.3 (PO 4 ) 3 , Li 2.88 PO 3.73 N 0.14 , LiNbO 3 , Li 0.35 La 0.55 TiO 3 , Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 , Li 6.8 La 3 Zr 1.8 Nb 0.2 O 12 , Li 2 S—SiS 2 , Li 2 S—SiS 2 —LiI, Li 2 S—SiS 2 —P 2 S 5 , LiPON, Li 3 N, LiI, LiI—CaI 2 , LiI
  • the first inorganic solid electrolyte may be crystalline or amorphous.
  • a solid-solution in which a part of atoms of the compositions is substituted with other transition metals, typical metals, alkali metals, alkali rare-earth elements, lanthanoids, chalcogenides, halogens, and the like, can be used as the first inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • the first inorganic solid electrolyte particularly, an electrolyte that does not contain boron as a constituent element is preferably used, and a lithium composite oxide that contains La and Zr as the constituent element is more preferably used.
  • a lithium composite oxide expressed by the following Formula (II) can be exemplified.
  • M represents at least one kind of element selected from Nb, Sc, Ti, V, Y, Hf, Ta, Al, Si, Ga, Ge, Sn, and Sb, and X represents a real number of 0 to 2.
  • M is at least one kind of element among niobium (Nb) and tantalum (Ta). According to this, it is possible to further raise lithium ion conductivity of the first inorganic solid electrolyte that is obtained, and it is possible to further enhance the mechanical strength of the first inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • X that is, a substitution rate of the metal M is preferably 1 to 2, and more preferably 1.4 to 2.
  • X is too small, there is a concern that the above-described function may not be sufficiently exhibited in the first inorganic solid electrolyte in accordance with the kind of the metal M.
  • the lithium composite oxide illustrated in Formula (II) may have any crystal structure such as cubic and tetragonal, but it is preferable that the lithium composite oxide has a cubic garnet type crystal structure. According to this, an additional improvement in the ion conductivity of the first inorganic solid electrolyte is attained.
  • Li 6.8 La 3 Zr 1.8 Nb 0.2 O 12 is more preferably used.
  • the first inorganic solid electrolyte as described above exists in combination with a second inorganic solid electrolyte containing boron as a constituent element, an unintended reaction with the second inorganic solid electrolyte is hardly caused to occur. Accordingly, when using the first inorganic solid electrolyte as described above, it is possible to further raise the charge mobility between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 .
  • the first inorganic solid electrolyte which is a constituent material of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , is generated by baking (heating) a precursor of the first inorganic solid electrolyte. During the baking, the first inorganic solid electrolyte that is generated constitutes the granular bodies 31 each of which is composed of a secondary particle that is formed through granulation of primary particles. According to this, the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is provided to come into contact with the surface, which includes a surface of the active material molded body 2 on an inner side of the pores, of the active material molded body 2 . When considering that the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is configured as an aggregate of the granular bodies 31 , as is the case with the active material molded body 2 , the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is also configured as a porous body.
  • the ion conductivity of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 S/cm or greater, and more preferably 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 S/cm or greater.
  • ions which are included in the first solid electrolyte layer 3 at a position distant from the surface of the active material molded body 2 , also reach the surface of the active material molded body 2 , and can contribute to a battery reaction in the active material molded body 2 . According to this, a utilization rate of the active material in the active material molded body 2 is improved, and thus it is possible to increase the capacity.
  • the “ion conductivity of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 ” represents “total ion conductivity” that is the sum of “bulk conductivity” of the above-described inorganic solid electrolyte that constitutes the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and “grain boundary ion conductivity” that is conductivity between crystal particles in a case where the inorganic solid electrolyte is crystalline.
  • the ion conductivity of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 can be measured as follows. First, solid electrolyte powders are press-molded into a tablet shape at 624 MPa, and the resultant press-molded body is sintered in an atmospheric atmosphere at 700° C. for 8 hours. Then, a platinum electrode having a diameter of 0.5 cm and a thickness of 100 nm is formed on both surfaces of the press-molded body through sputtering, and the press-molded body is set as an object to be inspected. Then, the ion conductivity is measured by an AC impedance method. As a measurement device, for example, an impedance analyzer (manufactured by Solartron, model number: SI1260) is used.
  • an impedance analyzer manufactured by Solartron, model number: SI1260
  • a second inorganic solid electrolyte is set as a formation material (constituent material) of the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , and as is the case with the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , the second solid electrolyte layer 5 is provided to come into contact with the surface, which includes a surface of the active material molded body 2 on an inner side of the pores (voids), of the active material molded body 2 .
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte is a solid electrolyte that is capable of conducting lithium ions.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte has a composition different from that of the first inorganic solid electrolyte, and is an inorganic solid electrolyte (hereinafter, also referred to simply as “boron-containing electrolyte”) that contains boron as a constituent element.
  • boron-containing electrolyte inorganic solid electrolyte that contains boron as a constituent element.
  • the above-described second inorganic solid electrolyte is less likely to be affected by moisture in comparison to a SiO-based electrolyte, and thus it is possible to further enhance long-term stability of the second solid electrolyte layer 5 .
  • the lithium secondary battery 100 which is obtained, has higher reliability.
  • examples of the second inorganic solid electrolyte include a boron-containing electrolyte.
  • a lithium composite oxide such as lithium borate that contains boron as a constituent element is used.
  • Li 2 B 2 O 4 (LiBO 2 ) Li 2 B 4 O 7 , LiB 5 O 8 , and Li 2 B 2 O 5 are used.
  • Li 3 BO 3 is used.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte is less likely to be affected by moisture, and has relatively high charge mobility. According to this, when using the second inorganic solid electrolyte as described above, ion conductivity in the electrode composite body 4 is enhanced. As a result, in the lithium secondary battery 100 that is obtained, reliability is high over a long period of time, and additional stabilization in the charge and discharge cycle is attained.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte is an amorphous solid electrolyte.
  • the second solid electrolyte layer 5 that includes the above-described second inorganic solid electrolyte, since the second inorganic solid electrolyte is amorphous, structural uniformity becomes high. According to this, for example, even in a case where the second solid electrolyte layer 5 itself is repetitively subjected to extension and contraction in accordance with charge and discharge of the lithium secondary battery 100 or a variation in temperature, or receives a stress in accordance with extension and contraction of the periphery thereof, the second solid electrolyte layer 5 is less likely to mechanically deteriorate.
  • the deficient portion is buried with the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , and thus it is possible to compensate a reduction in charge migration at the deficient portion. As a result, it is possible to further enhance the reliability of the lithium secondary battery 100 .
  • a composition which is capable of being amorphous when being molted and solidified, is selected for the second inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte is amorphous in accordance with whether or not a peak derived from a crystal is recognized in crystal structure analysis by using X-ray diffraction (XRD).
  • XRD X-ray diffraction
  • the second solid electrolyte layer 5 may further include other solid electrolytes, for example, an inorganic solid electrolyte (hereinafter, also referred to simply as “silicon-containing electrolyte), which contains silicon as a constituent element, as necessary.
  • silicon-containing electrolyte an inorganic solid electrolyte
  • a lithium composite oxide which contains silicon as a constituent element, may be exemplified, and one or both of Li 2 SiO 3 and Li 6 SiO 5 are preferably used.
  • the silicon-containing electrolyte is included in a content rate less than that of the boron-containing electrolyte. According to this, the effect, which is exhibited by the above-described boron-containing electrolyte, can be necessarily and sufficiently exhibited.
  • the amount of the second solid electrolyte layer 5 is preferably 20% by volume or greater on the basis of the volume of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and more preferably 30% by volume or greater.
  • a ratio between the volume of the second solid electrolyte layer 5 and the volume of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is set in the above-described range, balance between an operation driven by the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and an effect driven by the second solid electrolyte layer 5 becomes optimized. As a result, it is possible to attain additional high capacity and high output of the lithium secondary battery 100 while attaining additional stability of the charge and discharge cycle.
  • an organic material such as a binder for joining of active materials and a conductive auxiliary agent for securement of conductivity of the active material molded body 2 maybe included in the stacked body 10 .
  • the molding is performed without using the binder, the conductive auxiliary agent, and the like, and the active material molded body 2 is constituted by almost an inorganic material.
  • amass reduction rate when heating the electrode composite body 4 at 400° C. for 30 minutes is set to 5% by mass or less.
  • the mass reduction rate is 3% by mass or less, more preferably 1% by mass or less, and still more preferably a range in which the mass reduction is not observed, or an error range. Since the electrode composite body 4 has this mass reduction rate, a material such as a solvent and absorbed water which are evaporated under predetermined heating conditions, and an organic material that is combusted or oxidized, and is vaporized under predetermined heating conditions is included in the electrode composite body 4 only by 5% by mass or less on the basis of the entirety of the configuration.
  • the mass reduction rate of the electrode composite body 4 can be calculated as follows by using a thermogravimetry-differential thermal analyzer (TG-DTA). First, the electrode composite body 4 is heated under predetermined heating conditions, the mass of the electrode composite body 4 after heating under the predetermined heating conditions is measured, and the mass reduction rate is calculated from a ratio between the mass before heating and the mass after heating.
  • TG-DTA thermogravimetry-differential thermal analyzer
  • a communication hole in which a plurality of pores communicate with each other at the inside of the active material molded body 2 in a network shape, and a solid portion of the active material molded body 2 also forms a network structure.
  • LiCoO 2 that is a positive electrode active material has anisotropy in electron conductivity of a crystal. According to this, when forming an active material molded body by using LiCoO 2 as a formation material, in a configuration, in which pores extend in a specific direction, similar to a case where pores are formed through machining, it is considered that electron conduction is less likely to occur at the inside depending on a direction of a crystal which exhibits electron conductivity.
  • the active material molded body 2 when the pores communicate with each other in a network shape, and the solid portion of the active material molded body 2 has the network structure, it is possible to form a continuous surface, which is electrochemically active, without depending on the anisotropy in the electron conductivity or ion conductivity of a crystal. According to this, it is possible to secure relatively satisfactory electron conductivity without depending on the kind of an active material that is used.
  • the electrode composite body 4 since the electrode composite body 4 has the above-described configuration, the addition amount of the binder or the conductive auxiliary agent which is included in the electrode composite body 4 is suppressed, and a capacity density per unit volume of the stacked body 10 is further improved in comparison to a case of using the binder or the conductive auxiliary agent.
  • the first solid electrolyte layer 3 also comes into contact with a surface of the porous active material molded body 2 on an inner side of the pores. According to this, a contact area between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 further increases in comparison to a case where the active material molded body 2 is not a porous body, or a case where the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is not formed inside the pores, and thus it is possible to reduce interfacial impedance. Accordingly, satisfactory charge migration is possible at an interface between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 .
  • the lithium secondary battery 100 including the stacked body 10 capacity per unit volume is further improved and higher output is attained in comparison to other lithium secondary batteries which do not include the stacked body 10 .
  • the stacked body 10 of this embodiment with regard to the inside of the pores of the porous active material molded body 2 , at least a part of the voids, which are not buried in the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , is buried with the second solid electrolyte layer 5 . According to this, it is possible to enhance charge migration between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 by the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , and it is also possible to enhance charge migration in the first solid electrolyte layer 3 . As a result, it is possible to attain additional high capacity and high output of the lithium secondary battery 100 .
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte which is included in the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , is less likely to be affected by moisture, and has excellent mechanical characteristics derived from an amorphous structure. According to this, in the electrode composite body 4 , high charge mobility is retained over a long period of time, and thus it is possible to secure long-term reliability of the lithium secondary battery 100 .
  • the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 are exposed from the one surface 4 a, and one or both of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 are exposed from the other surface 4 b.
  • the current collector 1 is joined to the one surface 4 a, and the electrode 20 is joined to the other surface 4 b.
  • the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 also function as a short-circuit prevention layer that prevents short-circuit from occurring in the lithium secondary battery 100 .
  • the electrode 20 is provided on the other surface 4 b of the electrode composite body 4 , which is opposite to the current collector 1 , to come into contact with the first solid electrolyte layer 3 or the second solid electrolyte layer 5 without coming into contact with the active material molded body 2 .
  • the electrode 20 functions as a negative electrode in a case where the active material molded body 2 is constituted by a positive electrode active material, and functions as a positive electrode in a case where the active material molded body 2 is constituted by a negative electrode active material.
  • the electrode 20 As a formation material (constituent material) of the electrode 20 , in a case where the electrode 20 is a negative electrode, for example, lithium (Li) can be exemplified, and in a case where the electrode 20 is a positive electrode, for example, aluminum (Al) can be exemplified.
  • lithium Li
  • Al aluminum
  • the thickness of the electrode 20 is preferably 1 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m, and more preferably 20 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m.
  • FIG. 2A to FIG. 8B are views illustrating the method of manufacturing the lithium secondary battery illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B are views illustrating a first method of manufacturing the active material molded body 2 .
  • the plurality of active material particles 21 having a particle shape are heated to three-dimensionally connect the plurality of active material particles 21 to each other, thereby obtaining the active material molded body 2 that is constituted by a porous body.
  • the active material molded body 2 is obtained as follows. A mixture of the plurality of active material particles 21 is compressed and molded by using a mold F having a space corresponding to a shape of the active material molded body 2 to be formed (refer to FIG. 2A ), and the compression-molded body that is obtained is subjected to a heat treatment (refer to FIG. 2B ).
  • the heating treatment is performed at a treatment temperature that is equal to or higher than 850° C. and is lower than the melting point of the lithium composite oxide that is used. According to this, it is possible to reliably obtain a molded body in which the active material particles 21 are sintered and integrated with each other.
  • resistivity of the active material molded body 2 can be preferably set to 700 ⁇ /m or less. According to this, the lithium secondary battery 100 , which is obtained, can have a sufficient output.
  • the treatment temperature is higher than the melting point of the lithium composite oxide, lithium ions excessively vaporize from the inside of a crystal of the lithium composite oxide, and the electron conductivity of the lithium composite oxide deteriorates, and thus there is a concern that the capacity of the electrode composite body 4 , which is obtained, may decrease.
  • the treatment temperature is equal to or higher than 850° C. and lower than the melting point of the lithium composite oxide to obtain an appropriate output and appropriate capacity, more preferably 875° C. to 1000° C., and still more preferably 900° C. to 920° C.
  • the heat treatment of this process is performed for 5 minutes to 36 hours, and more preferably 4 hours to 14 hours.
  • LiCoO 2 can be appropriately used as the formation material of the active material particles 21 . According to this, the above-described effect can be more significantly exhibited. That is, it is possible to more reliably obtain the active material molded body 2 in which the active material particles 21 are sintered and integrated with each other.
  • a plurality of the pores of the active material molded body 2 are configured as a communication hole in which the plurality of pores communicate with each other in a network shape on an inner side of the active material molded body 2 .
  • an organic polymer compound such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) may be added to the formation material, which is used to form the active material particles 21 , as a binder.
  • PVdF polyvinylidene fluoride
  • PVA polyvinyl alcohol
  • the binder is combusted or oxidized in the heat treatment of the process, and thus the amount of the binder is reduced.
  • a particle-shaped pore forming material in which a polymer or a carbon powder is used as a formation material, is preferably added to the above-described formation material, which is used, as a mold of the pores during compacting molding.
  • the pore forming material is mixed in, it is easy to control the porosity of the active material molded body 2 .
  • the pore forming material is decomposed and removed through combustion or oxidation during the heat treatment, and the amount of the pore forming material is reduced in the active material molded body 2 that is obtained.
  • An average particle size of the pore forming material is preferably 0.5 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m.
  • the pore forming material includes particles (first particles) in which a material having deliquescence is used as a formation material.
  • first particles When the first particles deliquesce, water, which occurs at the periphery of the first particles, functions as a binder for joining of the particle-shaped lithium composite oxide, and thus it is possible to maintain a shape from compression molding of the lithium composite oxide having a particle shape to the heat treatment. According to this, it is possible to obtain the active material molded body without addition of another binder or while reducing the amount of the binder that is added, and it is possible to easily realize the electrode composite body with high capacity.
  • Examples of the first particles include particles in which polyacrylic acid is used as a formation material.
  • the pore forming material further includes particles (second particles) in which a material having no deliquescence is used as a formation material.
  • the pore forming material including the second particles is easy to handle.
  • the porosity of the active material molded body may deviate from a desired setting value depending on the amount of moisture at the periphery of the pore forming material, but when the second particles, which do not deliquesce, are simultaneously included as the pore forming material, it is possible to suppress the deviation in the porosity.
  • the active material molded body 2 may be obtained by using a method in which slurry that contains the active material particles 21 is heated in addition to the method in which the active material particles 21 are compressed and molded, and the resultant molded body is heated as described above.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B are views illustrating the second method of manufacturing the active material molded body 2 .
  • the second method includes a preparation process of preparing slurry that contains the active material particles 21 , and a drying process of heating the slurry to obtain the active material molded body 2 .
  • a preparation process of preparing slurry that contains the active material particles 21 and a drying process of heating the slurry to obtain the active material molded body 2 .
  • a binder is dissolved in a solvent, and the active material particles 21 are dispersed in the resultant mixture to prepare slurry 26 .
  • a dispersing agent such as oleylamine may be included in the slurry 26 .
  • a mold F 2 which includes a lower portion F 21 having a concave portion F 25 , and a lid portion F 22 , is prepared, and the slurry 26 is supplied dropwise to the concave portion F 25 of the lower portion F 21 , and then the lower portion F 21 is covered with the lid portion F 22 (refer to FIGS. 3A and 3B ).
  • the total amount of the active material particles 21 contained in the slurry 26 is preferably 10% by mass to 60% by mass, and more preferably 30% by mass to 50% by mass. According to this, as described later, the active material molded body 2 having a preferable porosity is obtained.
  • examples of the binder include a cellulose-based binder, an acryl-based binder, a polyvinyl alcohol-based binder, a polyvinyl butyral-based binder, and the like in addition to polycarbonate, and these maybe used alone or in a combination of two or more kinds thereof.
  • the solvent for example, an aprotic solvent is preferable. According to this, it is possible to reduce deterioration of the active material particles 21 due to contact with the solvent.
  • aprotic solvent examples include butanol, ethanol, propanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, toluene, xylene, and the like, and a single solvent or a mixed solvent thereof can be used as the solvent.
  • the slurry 26 which contains the active material particles 21 , is heated to dry the slurry 26 and to sinter the active material particles 21 which are contained in the slurry 26 , thereby obtaining the active material molded body 2 .
  • a heating temperature during heating of the slurry 26 is set to the same conditions during the heat treatment of the compression-molded body as described above.
  • heating of the slurry 26 is performed in a multi-stage in which a temperature condition rises step by step. Specifically, it is preferable that after drying to room temperature, a temperature is raised from room temperature to 300° C. for 2 hours, the temperature is raised to 350° C. for 0.5 hours, the temperature is raised to 1000° C. for 2 hours, and then the concave portion F 25 is covered with the lid portion F 22 , and baking is performed at 1000° C. for 8 hours. When the temperature is raised under the conditions, it is possible to reliably bake out the binder that is included in the solvent.
  • the active material molded body 2 it is also possible to obtain the active material molded body 2 .
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B , and FIGS. 5A and 5B are views of illustrating a first method of manufacturing the electrode composite body 4 .
  • a liquid substance 3 X which includes a precursor of the first inorganic solid electrolyte, is applied to the surface, which includes a surface of the active material molded body 2 on an inner side of the pores, of the active material molded body 2 so as to impregnate the active material molded body 2 with the liquid substance 3 X (refer to FIG. 4A ).
  • the active material molded body 2 is baked to convert the precursor to the first inorganic solid electrolyte, thereby forming the first solid electrolyte layer 3 (refer to FIG. 4B ).
  • the liquid substance 3 X may include a solvent, in which the precursor is soluble, in addition to the precursor.
  • the solvent may be appropriately removed before baking. It is possible to employ a method selected from typically known methods such as heating, decompression, and blowing, or a method in which two or more kinds of the methods are combined for removal of the solvent.
  • the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is formed through application of the liquid substance 3 X having flowability, the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is also formed on a surface of the fine active material molded body 2 on an inner side of the pores. According to this, it is easy to increase a contact area between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and a current density at the interface between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is reduced. As a result, it is possible to attain high output of the lithium secondary battery 100 .
  • the first inorganic solid electrolyte is generated by baking (heating) the precursor of the first inorganic solid electrolyte as described later, and during the baking, at least apart of the first inorganic solid electrolyte that is generated forms the granular bodies 31 each of which is composed of a secondary particle that is formed through granulation of primary particles. Accordingly, at least a part of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is also formed inside the pores (voids) of the fine active material molded body 2 , and is provided as an aggregate of the granular bodies 31 . According to this, as is the case with the active material molded body 2 , at least a part of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is also formed as a porous body. Accordingly, the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is formed to fill the voids of the active material molded body 2 , but a part of the voids also remains even after the filling.
  • Examples of the precursor of the first inorganic solid electrolyte include the following (A), (B), and (C).
  • composition having a metal alkoxide that includes metal atoms of the first inorganic solid electrolyte in a ratio according to a compositional formula of the first inorganic solid electrolyte is a composition having a metal alkoxide that includes metal atoms of the first inorganic solid electrolyte in a ratio according to a compositional formula of the first inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • (C) A dispersed solution in which fine particles of the first inorganic solid electrolyte, or fine particle sol including metal atoms of the first inorganic solid electrolyte in a ratio according to a compositional formula of the first inorganic solid electrolyte is dispersed in a solvent or (A) or (B).
  • the salt that is included in (A) includes a metal complex.
  • (B) is a precursor in a case of forming the first inorganic solid electrolyte by using a so-called sol-gel method.
  • the granular bodies 31 are generated through a reaction of the precursor.
  • a dispersion medium is removed to generate the granular bodies 31 .
  • the precursor of the first inorganic solid electrolyte is baked under an atmospheric atmosphere at a temperature lower than the temperature during the heat treatment to obtain the active material molded body 2 .
  • a baking temperature is preferably set to a temperature range of 300° C. to 800° C. According to this, the first inorganic solid electrolyte is generated from the precursor through the baking, and thus the first solid electrolyte layer 3 is formed.
  • the baking may be performed through one heat treatment, or may be performed by dividing the heat treatment into a first heat treatment in which the precursor is deposited on the surface of the porous body, and a second heat treatment in which heating is performed under a temperature condition that is equal to or higher than a treatment temperature in the first heat treatment and equal to or lower than 800° C.
  • a first heat treatment in which the precursor is deposited on the surface of the porous body
  • a second heat treatment in which heating is performed under a temperature condition that is equal to or higher than a treatment temperature in the first heat treatment and equal to or lower than 800° C.
  • a powder 5 X (solid material) of the second inorganic solid electrolyte is supplied to the surface of the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 .
  • the powder 5 X may be supplied in a state of having flowability as a powder, or maybe supplied in a state of being solidified in a sheet shape, a block shape, or the like (for example, a cube-sugar state).
  • a position to which the powder 5 X is supplied is not particularly limited as long as the powder 5 X comes into contact with the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 at the position, and the powder 5 X maybe supplied to an upper surface, a lateral surface, or the entirety of surfaces.
  • an average particle size of the powder 5 X is 0.5 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m, and more preferably 1 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m.
  • the average particle size of the powder 5 X is set in the above-described range, when heating the powder 5 X, it is possible to uniformly melt the entirety of the powder 5 X in a short period of time. According to this, it is possible to impregnate the resultant molten material to the every corner inside the pores of the active material molded body 2 .
  • the average particle size of the powder 5 X is obtained as a particle size at 50% from a small diameter side on the basis of the mass in a particle size distribution obtained by a laser diffraction method.
  • the powder 5 X is heated. According to this, the powder 5 X is melted, and a molten material of the second inorganic solid electrolyte is generated.
  • the molten material of the second inorganic solid electrolyte is impregnated into the pores of the active material molded body 2 , that is, the voids which are not buried with the first solid electrolyte layer 3 . That is, the molten material of the second inorganic solid electrolyte is in a liquid state, and has excellent flowability that is specific to a liquid. According to this, it is also possible to efficiently impregnate the molten material into narrow voids.
  • the molten material, which is impregnated into the voids, is solidified, and thus the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , which fills the pores of the active material molded body 2 at a relatively high filling factor, is obtained. As a result, it is possible to attain high capacity and high output of the lithium secondary battery 100 .
  • the second solid electrolyte layer 5 can more closely fill the pores of the active material molded body 2 , and can contribute to realization of a more stable charge and discharge cycle.
  • a heating temperature for the powder 5 X maybe equal to or higher than the melting point of the second inorganic solid electrolyte, and is preferably lower than 800° C. According to this, it is possible to prevent mutual diffusion from occurring between the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 . As a result, it is possible to suppress deterioration of characteristics of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 .
  • the heating temperature for the powder 5 X may be 650° C. to 750° C.
  • a heating time for the powder 5 X is not particularly limited as long as the entirety of powder 5 X can be melted, and as an example, the heating time is 1 minute to 2 hours, and preferably 3 minutes to 1 hour.
  • the molten material of the powder 5 X is solidified. According to this, the molten material becomes a solid and becomes amorphous at the inside of the pores of the active material molded body 2 . As a result, the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , which is amorphous, is formed (refer to FIG. 5B ).
  • the solidification of the molten material may be performed by a method in which the molten material is left as is (natural heat radiation), or a method of compulsorily radiating heat of the molten material.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte after solidification is likely to be amorphous.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte can be made to be amorphous through adjustment of the heat radiation rate.
  • the electrode composite body 4 including the active material molded body 2 , the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 is obtained.
  • FIGS. 6A and 6B are views illustrating a second method of manufacturing the electrode composite body 4 .
  • description will be mainly given of a difference from the first method, and description of the same configuration will not be repeated.
  • a powder 3 Y (solid material) of the first inorganic solid electrolyte, and a powder 5 X (solid material) of the second inorganic solid electrolyte are supplied to the surface of the active material molded body 2 .
  • the powder 3 Y and the powder 5 X may be respectively supplied in a state of having flowability as a powder, or may be respectively supplied in a state of being solidified in a sheet shape, a block shape, or the like.
  • a position to which the powder 3 Y and the powder 5 X are supplied is not particularly limited as long as the powder 3 Y and the powder 5 X come into contact with the active material molded body 2 at the position, and the powder 3 Y and the powder 5 X may be supplied to an upper surface, a lateral surface, or the entirety of surfaces.
  • the powder 5 X is heated. According to this, the powder 5 X is melted, and a molten material of the second inorganic solid electrolyte is generated.
  • the molten material of the second inorganic solid electrolyte is impregnated into the pores of the active material molded body 2 . That is, the molten material of the second inorganic solid electrolyte is in a liquid state, and has excellent flowability that is specific to a liquid. According to this, it is also possible to efficiently impregnate the molten material into narrow pores.
  • the molten material, which is impregnated into the pores, is solidified, and thus the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , which fills the pores of the active material molded body 2 at a relatively high filling factor, is obtained.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte an electrolyte having the melting point lower than that of the first inorganic solid electrolyte is selected. Since the second inorganic solid electrolyte is selected, when heating and melting the powder 5 X, it is possible to prevent the powder 3 Y from being melted by appropriately setting a heating temperature.
  • a heating temperature for the powder 5 X is set to be equal to or higher than the melting point of the second inorganic solid electrolyte, and is lower than the melting point of the first inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte is an inorganic solid electrolyte that contains boron as a constituent element. Although slightly different depending on the entire composition, when containing boron as a constituent element, the melting point of the solid electrolyte can be lowered. Accordingly, in this embodiment, since the boron-containing electrolyte is used as the second inorganic solid electrolyte, it is easy to make the melting point of the second inorganic solid electrolyte to be lower than the melting point of the first inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • the boron-containing electrolyte since the boron-containing electrolyte is used, it is possible to realize the second inorganic solid electrolyte having the melting point lower than that of the first inorganic solid electrolyte without making a sacrifice of characteristics of the solid electrolyte such as lithium ion conductivity and insulating properties, and thus it is possible to enhance a filling factor with an electrolyte while maintaining charge mobility in the electrode composite body 4 .
  • the molten material of the powder 5 X is impregnated, and thus it is possible to minimize a decrease in volume during solidification, for example, in comparison to a method of impregnating a dispersed solution obtained by dispersing the powder 5 X in a dispersing medium and the like.
  • a material such as the dispersing medium to be removed is not included, and thus a decrease in volume during solidification is suppressed.
  • the second solid electrolyte layer 5 can more closely fill the pores of the active material molded body 2 , and can contribute to realization of a more stable charge and discharge cycle.
  • the powder 3 Y and the powder 5 X are supplied to the same position, and thus the powder 3 Y is trapped by the powder 5 X that is melted. According to this, a liquid molten material, in which the powder 3 Y is dispersed, is obtained.
  • the molten material which includes the powder 3 Y as described above, is in a liquid state as a whole while maintaining characteristics as a powder by the powder 3 Y.
  • a molten material of the powder 5 X can be allowed to enter the pores of the active material molded body 2 while being accompanied with the powder 3 Y. According to this, it is possible to transfer the powder 3 Y into the pores of the active material molded body 2 by using flowability of the molten material of the powder 5 X as a driving force.
  • an average particle size of the powder 3 Y is preferably 0.5 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m, and more preferably 1 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m.
  • the average particle size of the powder 3 Y is set in the range, it is possible to efficiently allow the powder 3 Y to penetrate into the pores of the active material molded body 2 . According to this, it is possible to impregnate the powder 3 Y to the every corner inside the active material molded body 2 .
  • the average particle size of the powder 3 Y is obtained as a particle size at 50% from a small diameter side on the basis of the mass in a particle size distribution obtained by a laser diffraction method.
  • the molten material of the powder 5 X is solidified. According to this, the molten material becomes a solid and becomes amorphous at the inside of the pores of the active material molded body 2 . As a result, the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , which is amorphous, is formed (refer to FIG. 6B ).
  • the solidification of the molten material may be performed by a method in which the molten material is left as is (natural heat radiation), or a method of compulsorily radiating heat of the molten material.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte after solidification is likely to be amorphous.
  • the second inorganic solid electrolyte can be made to be amorphous through adjustment of the heat radiation rate.
  • the electrode composite body 4 including the active material molded body 2 , the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 is obtained.
  • LLZNb is generated in a LBO flux.
  • the active material molded body 2 is impregnated with the resultant solution that is obtained.
  • the solution is dried, and thus the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 are formed, thereby obtaining the electrode composite body 4 .
  • the electrode composite body 4 may be compressed to be molded again as necessary.
  • Examples of a method of compressing the electrode composite body 4 include a method in which the electrode composite body 4 is accommodated in a space provided to a mold F that is used in the above-described process, and in this state, the volume of the space is shrunk as illustrated in FIG. 7A .
  • the active material molded body 2 includes voids, but the voids are filled with the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 .
  • voids which are not filled, may partially exist.
  • the granular bodies 31 come into contact with each other in a point contact manner, and the active material particles 21 and the granular bodies 31 also come into contact with each other in a point contact manner.
  • the above-described point contact may cause a decrease in lithium ion conductivity at a point contact portion, and thus high output of the lithium secondary battery 100 may deteriorate.
  • the electrode composite body 4 is compressed to be molded again, thereby shrinking voids which remain inside the electrode composite body 4 .
  • the granular bodies 31 are harder than the active material particles 21 , and thus when compressing the electrode composite body 4 , the active material particles 21 slide against each other, and thus the electrode composite body 4 is molded again. According to this, the voids are shrunk, and the granular bodies 31 with a void interposed therebetween come into contact with each other, or the active material particles and the granular bodies 31 with a void interposed therebetween come into contact with each other. In addition, a portion in which the contact occurs already contributes to an increase in a contact area. As a result, the lithium ion conductivity between the active material particles 21 and the granular bodies 31 , and between the granular bodies 31 becomes excellent, and thus additional high output of the lithium secondary battery 100 is attained.
  • a pressure for compressing the electrode composite body 4 is preferably 10 N/mm 2 to 1000 N/mm 2 , more preferably 50 N/mm 2 to 500 N/mm 2 , and still more preferably 100 N/mm 2 to 400 N/mm 2 .
  • the pressure is lower than the lower limit, there is a concern that shrinkage of the voids maybe difficult.
  • the pressure is higher than the upper limit, there is a concern that the electrode composite body 4 may be broken.
  • the time taken for compression of the electrode composite body 4 is preferably 1 second to 600 seconds, more preferably 30 seconds to 600 seconds, and still more preferably 30 seconds to 180 seconds.
  • the time taken for the compression of the electrode composite body 4 is shorter than the lower limit, it is difficult to uniformly compress the electrode composite body 4 , and there is a concern that it is difficult to enlarge a contact area between the granular bodies 31 over the entirety of the electrode composite body 4 .
  • the time taken for the compression is longer than the upper limit, time, which is necessary for this process, is unnecessarily lengthened, and thus there is a concern that a decrease in manufacturing efficiency may be caused.
  • the electrode composite body 4 it is preferable to heat the electrode composite body 4 during compression of the electrode composite body 4 . According to this, a connection force, which connects the active material particles 21 which form the active material molded body 2 , is reduced. Accordingly, it is possible to allow the active material particles 21 to reliably slide against each other, and thus it is possible to reliably shrink voids which remain in the electrode composite body 4 .
  • a temperature of heating the electrode composite body 4 is preferably lower than a temperature during the heat treatment for obtaining the active material molded body 2 under the atmospheric atmosphere. Specifically, the temperature is more preferably in a range of 300° C. to 700° C. According to this, at an interface between the active material molded body 2 and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , an interface between the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , and an interface between the active material molded body 2 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , it is possible to suppress generation of a by-product, which is electrochemically inactive, due to the occurrence of a solid phase reaction by mutual diffusion of elements which respectively constitute the active material molded body 2 , the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 .
  • the heat treatment time in each of the heat treatments is set to 5 minutes to 36 hours, and more preferably 4 hours to 14 hours.
  • the heating of the electrode composite body 4 may be performed simultaneously with the compression of the electrode composite body 4 , II) the heating may be performed prior to the compression of the electrode composite body 4 , or III) the heating may be performed after the compression of the electrode composite body 4 .
  • I), II), and III) may be performed in combination, and a combination of I) and II) is more preferable. According to this, it is possible to allow the active material particles 21 to reliably slide against each other without generating a crack and the like at a connection portion at which the active material particles 21 are connected to each other, and thus it is possible to shrink voids which remain in the electrode composite body 4 .
  • the one surface 4 a of the electrode composite body 4 is ground and polished to expose the active material molded body 2 , the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 from the one surface 4 a (refer to FIG. 7B ).
  • the active material molded body 2 when forming the electrode composite body 4 , the active material molded body 2 , the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 are exposed from the one surface 4 a.
  • the grinding and polishing with respect to the one surface 4 a of the electrode composite body 4 may be omitted, that is, this process may be omitted.
  • this process may be performed prior to the compression of the electrode composite body 4 .
  • the current collector 1 is joined to the one surface 4 a of the electrode composite body 4 .
  • the stacked body 10 including the active material molded body 2 , the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , the second solid electrolyte layer 5 , and the current collector 1 is formed.
  • the joining of the current collector 1 may be performed by joining the current collector 1 , which is formed as a separate member, to the one surface 4 a of the electrode composite body 4 , or may be performed by forming a film of a formation material of the current collector 1 to the one surface 4 a of the electrode composite body 4 to form the current collector 1 on the one surface 4 a of the electrode composite body 4 .
  • PVD physical vapor deposition
  • CVD chemical vapor deposition
  • the electrode composite body 4 and the stacked body 10 are obtained.
  • the electrode composite body 4 maybe joined to the current collector 1 to manufacture the stacked body 10 .
  • the lithium secondary battery 100 is formed by using the stacked body 10 .
  • the stacked body 10 is a structure capable of being used as one electrode of a battery, and thus it is possible to form the battery by joining the other electrode structure to the electrode composite body 4 that is included in the stacked body 10 .
  • the lithium secondary battery 100 is formed through the following processes.
  • the other surface 4 b can be flat by grinding and polishing the other surface 4 b of the electrode composite body 4 , and thus it is possible to enhance adhesiveness between the other surface 4 b and the electrode 20 .
  • an electrode 20 which is the other electrode structure, is joined to the other surface 4 b of the electrode composite body 4 .
  • the joining of the electrode 20 may be performed by joining the electrode 20 , which is formed as a separate body, to the other surface 4 b of the electrode composite body 4 , or by forming a film of a formation material of the electrode 20 on the other surface 4 b of the electrode composite body 4 to form the electrode 20 on the other surface 4 b of the electrode composite body 4 .
  • the same method as in the method of forming the current collector 1 can be used.
  • the lithium secondary battery 100 is manufactured through the above-described processes.
  • FIG. 9 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a lithium secondary battery according to a second embodiment.
  • a third solid electrolyte layer 6 is provided between the electrode composite body 4 and the electrode 20 .
  • the third solid electrolyte layer 6 which is constituted by a third inorganic solid electrolyte and is formed through a vapor phase film formation, is formed between the electrode composite body 4 and the electrode 20 .
  • the third solid electrolyte layer 6 When the third solid electrolyte layer 6 is provided, it is possible to prevent the current collector 1 and the electrode 20 from being short-circuited due to contact between the active material molded body 2 and the electrode 20 . Accordingly, even in a case where the active material molded body 2 is exposed from the other surface 4 b of the electrode composite body 4 , the third solid electrolyte layer 6 functions as a short-circuit prevention layer (insulating layer) capable of preventing short-circuit between the current collector 1 and the electrode 20 . Accordingly, it is possible to stabilize the charge and discharge cycle over a longer period of time.
  • insulating layer insulating layer
  • the third inorganic solid electrolyte may be a solid electrolyte capable of conducting lithium ions.
  • a composition of the third inorganic solid electrolyte may be the same as or different from the composition of the first inorganic solid electrolyte or the composition of the second inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • the third inorganic solid electrolyte is an inorganic solid electrolyte (boron-containing electrolyte) such as Li 2 B 2 O 4 and Li 3 BO 3 which contain boron as a constituent element, and more preferably Li 2 B 2 O 4 (Li 2 O—B 2 O 3 ).
  • the third inorganic solid electrolyte is less likely to be affected by moisture, and thus it is possible to further enhance the long-term stability of the third solid electrolyte layer 6 . As a result, the lithium secondary battery 100 , which is obtained, has higher reliability.
  • the third inorganic solid electrolyte is less likely to be reduced with a potential of a negative electrode, and thus it is possible to suppress reduction of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 or the second solid electrolyte layer 5 . According to this, deterioration of the first solid electrolyte layer 3 or the second solid electrolyte layer 5 is suppressed, and thus it is possible to suppress a decrease in charge and discharge efficiency of the lithium secondary battery 100 .
  • the third solid electrolyte layer 6 is formed, for example, by a vapor phase film formation method such as a sputtering method and a vacuum deposition method. According to the vapor phase film formation method, it is possible to form the third solid electrolyte layer 6 that is denser in comparison to an electrolyte layer formed by other methods. According to this, the above-described effect, which is exhibited by the third solid electrolyte layer 6 , becomes more significant.
  • the third inorganic solid electrolyte may be crystalline or amorphous, but it is preferable that the third inorganic solid electrolyte is amorphous.
  • the third inorganic solid electrolyte, which is amorphous, hardly includes a grain boundary, and thus structure uniformity is high.
  • the third solid electrolyte layer 6 is less likely to deteriorate. Accordingly, it is possible to further enhance the long-term stability of the third solid electrolyte layer 6 .
  • the third inorganic solid electrolyte which is amorphous, is useful when considering that a decrease in lithium ion conductivity along with a grain boundary is less likely to occur. That is, it is possible to further enhance the reliability without making a sacrifice of the capacity or output of the lithium secondary battery 100 .
  • the vapor phase film formation method it is easy to densely forma film of the third inorganic solid electrolyte with high degree of amorphousness, and thus the vapor phase film formation method is useful as a method of forming the third solid electrolyte layer 6 .
  • an average thickness of the third solid electrolyte layer 6 is preferably 1 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m, and more preferably 2 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m. When the thickness is set, the third solid electrolyte layer 6 , which has characteristics of both lithium ion conductivity and lithium reduction resistance, is obtained.
  • the same effect as in the first embodiment is obtained.
  • lithium secondary battery having a structure different from that of the first embodiment and the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a lithium secondary battery according to a third embodiment.
  • an electrode composite body 4 B having a configuration different from that of the electrode composite body 4 is provided between the current collector 1 and the electrode 20 to come into contact with the current collector 1 and the electrode 20 .
  • the electrode composite body 4 B includes an active material molded body 2 B including the active material particles 21 and noble metal particles 22 , the first solid electrolyte layer 3 , and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 .
  • the electrode composite body 4 B includes the active material molded body 2 B, which includes the active material particles 21 and the noble metal particles 22 which include a noble metal having a melting point of 1000° C. or higher and have a particle shape, instead of the active material molded body 2 that is provided to the electrode composite body 4 in the first embodiment.
  • the noble metal particles 22 have a particle shape, and adhere to the surface of the plurality of active material particles 21 which are connected to each other, or are interposed between the active material particles 21 .
  • delivery of electrons between the plurality of active material particles 21 , and delivery of lithium ions between the active material particles 21 , and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 are performed through the noble metal particles 22 , and thus the delivery of the electrons and the delivery of the lithium ions can be smoothly performed.
  • the delivery of electrons between the plurality of active material particles 21 , and the delivery of lithium ions between the active material particles 21 , and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 are performed stably maintained over a long period of time.
  • the lithium secondary battery 100 B can stably maintain high output and high capacity over a long period of time.
  • the noble metal particles 22 contain a noble metal having a melting point of 1000° C. or higher as a formation material (constituent material).
  • examples of the noble metal having a melting point of 1000° C. or higher include gold (Au; melting point: 1061° C.), platinum (Pt; melting point: 1768° C.), palladium (Pd; melting point: 1554° C.), rhodium (Rh; melting point: 1964° C.), iridium (Ir; melting point: 2466° C.), and ruthenium (Ru; melting point: 2334° C.), and osmium (Os; melting point: 3033° C.).
  • gold Au
  • Pt platinum
  • Pt melting point: 1768° C.
  • palladium Pd
  • Rh rhodium
  • Rh iridium
  • Ru ruthenium
  • Os osmium
  • the above-described noble metals can be easily treated at a relatively low price, and are excellent in conductivity of lithium ions and electrons. According to this, when the noble metals are used as a constituent material of the noble metal particles 22 , the delivery of electrons between the plurality of active material particles 21 , and the delivery of lithium ions between the active material particles 21 , and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 can be smoothly performed, and can be stably maintained over a long period of time.
  • an average particle size of the noble metal particles 22 is 0.1 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m, and more preferably 0.1 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m.
  • the average particle size of the noble metal particles 22 can be measured by using the same method as in the measurement of the average particle size of the active material particles 21 .
  • the content rate of the noble metal particles 22 in the active material molded body 2 B is 0.1% by mass to 10% by mass, and more preferably 1% by mass to 10% by mass.
  • the average particle size and the content rate of the noble metal particles 22 are set in the above-described ranges, it is possible to allow the noble metal particles 22 to adhere to the surface of the active material particles 21 in a more reliable manner, or it is possible to allow the noble metal particles 22 to be interposed between the active material particles 21 .
  • the delivery of electrons between the plurality of active material particles 21 , and the delivery of lithium ions between the active material particles 21 , and the first solid electrolyte layer 3 and the second solid electrolyte layer 5 can be smoothly performed, and can be stably maintained over a long period of time.
  • the active material molded body 2 B can be manufactured by adding the noble metal particles 22 in combination with the active material particles 21 in the above-described method of manufacturing the lithium secondary battery.
  • the lithium secondary battery 100 B of the third embodiment it is possible to obtain the same effect as in the first embodiment.
  • an arbitrary configuration may be added to the electrode composite body according to the invention and the lithium battery according to the invention.
  • one or more arbitrary processes may be added to the method of manufacturing the electrode composite body according to the invention.
  • the lithium battery according to the invention may have a configuration in which two or more configurations of the lithium batteries of the respective embodiments are combined in an arbitrary manner.
  • ⁇ 2> 80 mg of the resultant mixed powder was put into a dice having a diameter of 11 mm ⁇ and was compressed to mold a disc-shaped pallet.
  • the molded pallet was sintered by performing a heat treatment in an alumina crucible in which the LCO powder was placed on the bottom at 1000° C. for 8 hours. During the heat treatment, a temperature raising rate was set to 3° C./minute, and a temperature lowering rate was set to 3° C./minute up to 500° C. to prepare a porous active material molded body. The thickness of the active material molded body that was obtained was approximately 300 ⁇ m.
  • the precursor solution was impregnated to the active material molded body that was obtained in the process ⁇ 2>, and drying was performed at 60° C. Then, heating was performed at 200° C. to deposit the precursor of LLZNb onto the active material molded body.
  • the operations from the impregnation of the precursor solution to the active material molded body to heating at 200° C. were repeated before the mass of the precursor that was deposited onto the active material molded body reached 15 mg that was a setting amount.
  • the precursor in the setting amount was deposited onto the active material molded body, and the entirety thereof was heated at 700° C. and was baked, thereby obtaining a composite body in which the first solid electrolyte layer was formed on the surface of the disc-shaped active material molded body.
  • Li 3 BO 3 (hereinafter, referred to as “LBO”) powder, which was the second inorganic solid electrolyte, was loaded on the surface of the composite body that was obtained.
  • the molten material was solidified through rapid cooling in accordance with compulsory heat radiation. According to this, the molten material became amorphous to form the second solid electrolyte layer, thereby obtaining the electrode composite body.
  • polishing on a positive electrode side was performed until the active material molded body was exposed from a polished surface in order for the active material molded body and an electrode to come into electrical contact with each other.
  • polishing was also performed on a negative electrode side in consideration of packaging into a battery case.
  • Soken Chemical&Engineering Co., Ltd. LiCoO 2 , ethylene carbonate (manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.), and dimethyl carbonate (Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.), and by drying and solidifying the liquid composition.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained through the above described processes.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a third solid electrolyte layer constituted by Li 3 BO 3 (hereinafter, referred to as “LBO”), which is the third inorganic solid electrolyte, was formed instead of the lithium-resistant layer.
  • LBO liquid electrolyte layer constituted by Li 3 BO 3
  • the third solid electrolyte layer was prepared by a sputtering method, and LBO was amorphous.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2 except that Li 6.6 La 3 Zr 1.6 Nb 0.4 O 12 was used instead of LLZNb.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2 except that Li 6.0 La 3 Zr 1.0 Nb 1.0 O 12 was used instead of LLZNb.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2 except that Li 2 B 4 O 7 was used instead of LBO.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2 except that LiB 5 O 8 was used instead of LBO.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2 except that Li 0.35 La 0.55 TiO 3 (hereinafter, referred to as “LLT”) was used instead of LLZNb that is the first inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • LLT Li 0.35 La 0.55 TiO 3
  • the active material molded body, on which the mixed powder was loaded was heated at 700° C. for 10 minutes. According to this, the LBO powder in the mixed powder was melted, and the molten material was impregnated into the composite body.
  • the molten material was solidified through natural heat radiation. According to this, the molten material became amorphous to form the second solid electrolyte layer and the first solid electrolyte layer, thereby obtaining an electrode composite body.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that formation of the second solid electrolyte layer was omitted.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained in the same manner as in Example 8 except that formation of the second solid electrolyte layer was omitted.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that amorphous Li 2 SiO 3 was used instead of LBO that is the second inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • a lithium secondary battery was obtained in the same manner as in Example 8 except that amorphous Li 2 SiO 3 was used instead of LBO that is the second inorganic solid electrolyte.
  • the charge and discharge characteristics were measured by using a multi-channel charge and discharge evaluation apparatus (HJ1001SD8, manufactured by Hokuto Denko Corp.). The measurement was performed under conditions of a current density of 0.1 mA/cm, a constant current-constant voltage operation in which a charge upper limit voltage was set to 4.2 V, and a constant current operation in which a discharge lower limit voltage was set to 3.0 V.
  • HJ1001SD8 manufactured by Hokuto Denko Corp.
  • the second solid electrolyte layer which includes the second inorganic solid electrolyte that contains boron as a constituent element and is amorphous, is formed, and thus filling factor of the pores in the active material molded body is improved, and thus an electrical interface increases. As a result, improvement in the charge mobility is attained, and durability of the electrode composite body is improved.

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