CARBON MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF

• US 20150255793A1
• Filed: 09/25/2013
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Showa Denko KK
• Original Assignee: Showa Denko KK
• Inventors: Wakizaka, Yasuaki, Sotowa, Chiaki, Terashima, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US14/431,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20150255793A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 43/003 characterised by the choice of material
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/3468 Batteries, accumulators or fuel cells battery cases B29L2031/7146
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 32/20 Graphite
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 32/205 Preparation
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 32/21 After-treatment
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2004/021 Physical characteristics, e.g. porosity, surface area
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2004/027 Negative electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/133 Electrodes based on carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 4/587 for inserting or intercalating light metals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A carbon material for negative electrodes in lithium ion secondary battery, wherein a specific surface area is not less than 1.5 m²/g and not more than 6.5 m²/g, a tap density is not less than 0.5 g/cm³ and not more than 1.3 g/cm³, a Raman R value is not less than 0.1 and not more than 0.4, no diffraction peak is present in a range of diffraction angle of 42.7° to 43.7° in X-ray diffraction analysis, d₀₀₂ is not more than 0.337 nm, and at most one peak is present in a range of not less than 500° C. and less than 1000° C. in thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A carbon material for negative electrode in lithium ion secondary battery, wherein

the carbon material has a specific surface area of not less than 1.5 m²/g and not more than 6.5 m²/g, a tap density of not less than 0.5 g/cm³ and not more than 1.3 g/cm³, a Raman R value of not less than 0.1 and not more than 0.4, and d₀₀₂ of not more than 0.337 nm, in which no diffraction peak is present in a range of diffraction angle of 42.7°

to 43.7°

in X-ray diffraction analysis of the carbon material, and at most one peak is present in a range of not less than 500°

C. and less than 1000°

C. in thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis of the carbon material.

14. The carbon material according to claim 13, which has a 50% particle diameter (D50) in a volumetric cumulative particle size distribution by the laser diffraction method of not less than 1 μ

m and not more than 50 μ

m.

15. The carbon material according to claim 13, which provides a battery comprising a negative electrode, in which the negative electrode comprises a formed layer, wherein the ratio T500/T10 of the thickness T500 of the formed layer at the end of discharge in the 500th cycle when and if the battery is subjected to 500 cycles of charge-discharge at 1 C to the thickness T10 of the formed layer at the end of discharge in the 10th cycle is not less than 1.0 and not more than 1.30, when and if the battery is subjected to 10 cycles of charge-discharge at 1 C.

16. A method for manufacturing the carbon material according to claim 13, the method comprising applying impact compression force to a granular graphite using a mechanical rotary machine to perform surface modification.

17. The method for manufacturing the carbon material according to claim 16, wherein the ratio of an apparent density after performing the surface modification to an apparent density before performing the surface modification is less than 1.1.

18. The method for manufacturing the carbon material according to claim 16, wherein the granular graphite is an artificial graphite subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of not less than 2400°

C. and not more than 3600°

C.

19. The method for manufacturing the carbon material according to claim 16, wherein the granular graphite is an artificial graphite synthesized from coke or pitch.

20. The method of manufacturing the carbon material according to claim 16, wherein the granular graphite is an artificial graphite synthesized by heat treating particles obtained by pulverizing calcined coke.

21. A paste for electrode, wherein the paste comprises the carbon material according to claim 13 and a binder.

22. An electrode comprising a formed layer, wherein the formed layer comprises the carbon material according to claim 13 and a binder.

23. A battery comprising the electrode according to claim 22.

26. An electrode comprising a formed layer, wherein the formed layer comprises the carbon material according to claim 14 and a binder.

27. A battery comprising the electrode according to claim 26.

28. An electrode comprising a formed layer, wherein the formed layer comprises the carbon material according to claim 15 and a binder.

29. A battery comprising the electrode according to claim 28.

30. A paste for electrode, wherein the paste comprises the carbon material according to claim 14 and a binder.

31. A paste for electrode, wherein the paste comprises the carbon material according to claim 15 and a binder.

24. An electrode comprising a formed layer, wherein a ratio T500/T10 of the thickness T500 of the formed layer at the end of discharge in the 500th cycle to the thickness T10 of the formed layer at the end of discharge in the 10th cycle is not less than 1.0 and not more than 1.30, when and if a battery comprising the electrode is subjected to 500 cycles of charge-discharge at 1 C.

25. A battery comprising the electrode according to claim 24.