Embodiment
Below, embodiments of the present invention are described.
In the present embodiment, it is the spherical or elliptoid material of 10 μ m~30 μ m that graphite A can use the average grain diameter of primary particle.This be because, if spherical or elliptoid shape, compare with general flaky graphite, (when press molding is handled) particle just is difficult to orientation during extruding, favourable to high rate flash-over characteristic and low-temperature characteristics etc., specific area diminishes, and with the reactivity reduction of organic electrolyte, thereby cycle characteristics improves.
Wherein, even the primary particle of graphite A is not spherical completely or ellipticity, also can have near spherical or near elliptoid shape, also can be that the surface of using among the embodiment 1 as described later has concavo-convex particle (with reference to Fig. 1).In addition, graphite A also can contain spherical primary particle and elliptoid primary particle both sides.
The average grain diameter of primary particle fix on 10 μ m~30 μ m be because, if less than 10 μ m, uprise with the reactivity of organic electrolyte, cycle characteristics can descend, in addition, if greater than 30 μ m, then the dispersion stabilization of negative pole coating descends, productivity ratio descends, and generates concavo-convex and the damage dividing plate in negative terminal surface, becomes the reason of internal short-circuit.
In addition, graphite A is, the axial crystallite size of c must be less than 100nm, 60~90nm preferably.If the such crystallite of size, just can suppress the reaction with organic electrolyte, and the raising cycle characteristics.
In addition, the axial crystallite size of the c of graphite A is meant, according to (002) diffracted ray that the X-ray diffraction device " RAD-RC " that uses Rigaku Denki Co., Ltd to produce is measured, uses and learns the value that the method for shaking is calculated.
And then graphite A must be that tap density is more than or equal to 1.0g/cm
3, 1.1~1.3g/cm preferably
3If have such tap density, decline, the high-energy-densityization that just can suppress to be coated with film density can pay off.
Wherein, the tap density of graphite A is meant according to Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS K1469), at 150cm
3Graduated cylinder in add 100cm
3Sample is measured sample weight, highly rap graduated cylinder 30 times from 5cm after, measure the sample volume, from these measured values, with A=W/V (A: tap density, W: sample weight (g), V: the sample volume (cm after rapping
3)) value calculated.
Among such graphite A, preferably Biao Mian at least a portion is by the composite graphite of non-graphite carbon covering.Its reason is that it is high strength that non-graphite carbon is compared with graphite, is difficult for producing the warpage that causes because of extruding, also can keep described advantage after electrode processing.In addition, because non-graphite carbon, graphite can directly not contact with organic electrolyte, and the reaction of graphite surface and nonaqueous electrolytic solution is suppressed, and can also obtain the effect that cycle characteristics further improves.
As such graphite A, the R value (R=I of the Raman spectrum when preferably exciting with the argon laser of 5145
1350/ I
1580) (I
1350Be 1350cm
-1Neighbouring raman scattering intensity, I
1580Be 1580cm
-1Near raman scattering intensity) more than or equal to 0.4, especially preferably 0.5~3.0.If above-mentioned R value will be insufficient by the covering of non-graphite carbon less than 0.4, be easy to generate the warpage that causes because of extruding, and the reaction of graphite surface and organic electrolyte can not get suppressing, and is difficult to pay off in the improvement of cycle characteristics.
Wherein, above-mentioned R value is to use the raman spectroscopy of the argon laser of 5145 , mensuration 1580cm
-1Near peak intensity I
1580With 1350cm
-1Near peak intensity I
1350, from its strength ratio (I
1350/ I
1580) obtain.
In addition, graphite A is, the axial ratio (maximum gauge of primary particle is divided by the value of minimum diameter) of preferred primary particle is more than or equal to 1.2, and preferably smaller or equal to 3.The preferred axes ratio is because the contact between graphite particle will improve like this, follows the increase of the contact resistance of charge and discharge cycles to be inhibited more than or equal to 1.2.More preferably axial ratio is more than or equal to 1.5.In addition, if axial ratio is greater than 3, when preparation negative pole coating, graphite particle is destroyed easily, the new graphite particle surface that produces may cause the cycle characteristics variation with the reaction of organic electrolyte, for fear of this situation, preferred axes than smaller or equal to 3, be more preferably less than and equal 2.5.
In the present embodiment, the content of graphite A is, with respect to the total weight of graphite A and graphite B described later, and preferred 10 weight %~90 weight %, preferred especially 20 weight %~80 weight %.If less than 10 weight %, the effect of the raising cycle characteristics that is caused by mixing will diminish, and if greater than 90 weight %, then the manufacturing leeway of coating preparation condition and press molding treatment conditions will narrow down, the worry that has manufacturing cost to rise.
In the present embodiment, graphite B must be that the average grain diameter of primary particle is the graphite particle of the flat of 1 μ m~10 μ m, and preferably this primary particle is gathered or is combined into its oriented surface dispersion, forms the offspring of average grain diameter 10 μ m~30 μ m.Coating has the graphite B of such offspring structure and the compo of graphite A on collector body, the extruding of dry back, then, graphite B contacts owing to freely changing shape between the graphite A of primary particle, so can form the good electrical conductivity passage, become big with the contact area of the big graphite A of particle diameter, descend with the contact resistance of graphite A.Therefore, the large current characteristic at initial stage improves, and makes big contribution to improving active material utilization and cycle characteristics.
If the average grain diameter of the primary particle of graphite B diminishes, because graphite B self capacity diminishes, will diminish as the electrode capacity of battery, so the average grain diameter of the primary particle of graphite B is decided to be more than or equal to 1 μ m, be preferably greater than and equal on the 2 μ m, more preferably greater than equaling 4 μ m.In addition, if it is big that the average grain diameter of the primary particle of graphite B becomes, then be difficult to the negative pole densification, it is difficult that high capacity just becomes, in addition, owing to tail off with the contact point of graphite A, the effect that descends with the contact resistance of graphite A just diminishes, and the effect that causes cycle characteristics to improve reduces, so be decided to be smaller or equal to 10 μ m, preferably smaller or equal to 8 μ m, be more preferably less than and equal 7 μ m.
In addition, graphite B must be more than or equal to 100nm, 105~150nm preferably at the axial crystallite size of c.If the crystallite of such size, the negative electrode active material that has high power capacity owing to conduct is worked, so, can obtain high-capacity electrode.
Wherein, the axial crystallite size of the c of graphite B is meant, according to (002) diffracted ray that the X-ray diffraction device " RAD-RC " that uses Rigaku Denki Co., Ltd to produce is measured, uses and learns the value that the method for shaking is calculated.
In addition, the axial ratio of the preferred primary particle of graphite B (maximum gauge of plate face is divided by the value of thickness of slab) is more than or equal to 1.5, and preferably smaller or equal to 5.Be preferably greater than equal 1.5 be because, identical during with graphite A, the contact between graphite particle improves, and follows the increase of the contact resistance of circulation to be suppressed.In addition, be that graphite particle is destroyed and cause the cycle characteristics variation in order to prevent to prepare negative pole coating preferably smaller or equal to 5.
In the present embodiment, above-mentioned graphite A and graphite B, preferably one of them side is a native graphite, more preferably both sides are native graphite.Native graphite cheapness and capacity height can be made the high electrode of cost performance thus.
In the present embodiment, the an amount of cooperation has the spherical or elliptoid graphite A of above-mentioned specified particle diameter and proterties and the graphite B with flat of same specified particle diameter and proterties, in the presence of adhesive and suitable solvent such as water, they are mixed and prepare coating, after this coating of coating and drying on the suitable collector bodies such as Copper Foil, push (press molding processing) with roller etc., make negative electrode for lithium secondary battery.
In the present embodiment, the adhesive that uses during as the above-mentioned negative pole of manufacturing, the mixture of preferred water-base resin (resin) and rubber resin with the character of in water, dissolving or disperseing.Because water-base resin can help the dispersion of graphite, electrode expansion and contraction that rubber resin then has when preventing because of charge and discharge cycles cause the effect of filming and peeling off from collector body.
Water-base resin has for example celluosic resins such as polyvinylpyrrolidone, Hydrin, polyvinyl pyridine, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, polyethers resins such as polyethylene glycol oxide, polyethylene glycol.Rubber resin has for example latex, butyl rubber, fluorubber, styrene butadiene rubbers, ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer, polybutadiene, ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer (EPDM) etc.Prevailing is the combination of carboxymethyl cellulose and styrene butadiene ribber.
In the negative electrode for lithium secondary battery of making like this, because graphite A has high strength, so be difficult to take place because of pushing the change of shape of generation, graphite B is at when extruding changes shape and contacting between the primary particle of graphite A freely, so, it is high more that negative pole is coated with film density, can bring into play the mixed effect of graphite A and graphite B more more effectively.Negative pole after the extruding is coated with film density and is preferably greater than and equals 1.4g/cm
3, more preferably greater than equaling 1.5g/cm
3But if density is too high, even the combination of graphite A and graphite B, utilance also can descend, so preferably smaller or equal to 1.9g/cm
3, be more preferably less than and equal 1.8g/cm
3
In the present embodiment, use above-mentioned negative electrode for lithium secondary battery, across dividing plates such as microporous polyethylene films, this negative pole and use LiCoO pack in battery case
2, LiNiO
2, LiMn
2O
4At the positive pole of lithium-contained composite oxide, it is infused in the non-polar solvens such as ethylene carbonate or methyl ethyl carbonate and is dissolved with LiPF as positive active material
6Deng the aqueous nonaqueous electrolyte of solute, seal, thereby can make the lithium secondary battery of different shapes such as tubular, square, pancake, coin shape.
In the above-mentioned lithium secondary battery of the negative electrode for lithium secondary battery that uses present embodiment, if in nonaqueous electrolyte, add vinylene carbonate, can obtain more stable cycle characteristics, be preferred therefore.The addition of vinylene carbonate, with respect to nonaqueous electrolyte weight, be preferably greater than equal 0.5 weight %, more preferably greater than equaling 1 weight %, further be preferably greater than to equal 2 weight %.And, if too much, just have the tendency that storage characteristics descends, thus preferably smaller or equal to 6 weight %, be more preferably less than and equal 5 weight %, further preferably smaller or equal to 4 weight %.
Like this, in the present embodiment, be used as the negative electrode active material formed by material with carbon element by the graphite B that is used in combination spherical or elliptoid graphite A and has a flat of same specified particle diameter and proterties, can provide the negative electrode for lithium secondary battery of high power capacity and cycle characteristics excellence and use its lithium secondary battery with specified particle diameter and proterties.
Below, as embodiments of the invention, record embodiment 1~6, record simultaneously is used for and its comparative example 1~3 relatively, more specifically describes the present invention.But the present invention has more than and is limited to these embodiment.
(embodiment 1)
As graphite A, using the axial crystallite size of c is the face interval d of 88.5nm, (002) face
002=0.3357nm, be that the R value of 17 μ m, Raman spectrum is 1.670, tap density is 1.19g/cm by the average grain diameter of the primary particle of SEM
3, specific area is 3.12m
2/ g, in its surface coverage the graphite A1 of the non-graphite carbon that form by sintering pitch of 3~4 weight %.Fig. 1 represents the outward appearance of this graphite A1 by SEM.As shown in Figure 1, graphite A1 contains at least near elliptoid primary particle.
As graphite B, using the axial crystallite size of c is the face interval d of 116nm, (002) face
002=0.3362nm, be that the average grain diameter of the primary particle of 19 μ m, flat is that 1~9 μ m, tap density are 0.59g/cm by the average grain diameter of the offspring of SEM
3, specific area is 4.40m
2The graphite of/g.Fig. 2 represents the outward appearance of this graphite B by SEM.As shown in Figure 2, graphite B is the primary particle set of flat and formed offspring.
With the material of the mixed of 30 this graphite of weight % A1,70 weight % graphite B as negative electrode active material.The negative electrode active material 98 weight % of 2 kinds of graphite of this mixing, as carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) the 1 weight % and styrene butadiene ribber (SBR) the 1 weight % of adhesive, mix with water, prepare negative pole coating.(thickness: behind this negative pole coating of two sided coatings 10 μ m), dry water as solvent pushes with roller being used as the Copper Foil of negative electrode collector.Being coated with film density is 1.50g/cm
3Then, severing, body is drawn in welding, makes banded negative pole.
In addition, at the LiCoO of 90 weight % as positive active material
2, in the carbon black and the Kynoar of 5 weight % of 5 weight % as conductive agent, mix N-N-methyl-2-2-pyrrolidone N-(NMP) as solvent as adhesive, prepare positive electrode coating.
(thickness: behind this positive electrode coating of two sided coatings 15 μ m), dry NMP as solvent pushes with roller at the aluminium foil as positive electrode collector.Then, body is drawn in severing, welding, makes strip-shaped positive electrode.
Then, above-mentioned strip-shaped positive electrode and banded negative pole, across microporosity polyethylene film as the thick 20 μ m of dividing plate, be wound into swirl shape, form the electrode coiling body, this coiling body be filled to wide 34.0mm as battery case, the aluminum of thick 4.0mm, high 50.0mm has in the outer tinning of bottom tube-like.The anodal collector plate of above-mentioned anodal process is welded in positive terminal, and above-mentioned negative pole is welded in negative terminal through the negative pole collector plate.
In addition, as aqueous nonaqueous electrolyte, prepare in mixed solvent, with 1.2 moles/dm with 1: 2 mixed ethylene carbonate (EC) of volume ratio and methyl ethyl carbonate (MEC)
3Ratio dissolving LiPF
6, and then interpolation is the vinylene carbonate (VC) of 3.0 weight % with respect to nonaqueous electrolyte weight.Then, outside above-mentioned, inject this aqueous nonaqueous electrolyte in the tinning, nonaqueous electrolyte is fully soaked into after, seal, make square lithium secondary battery.
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 represent the lithium secondary battery that this is square, and Fig. 3 is that part longitudinal section, Fig. 4 of above-mentioned battery is vertical view.
Among two figure, the 1st, positive pole, the 2nd, negative pole, the 3rd, dividing plate, the 4th, battery case, the 5th, insulator, the 6th, electrode coiling body, the 7th, positive pole draw body, the 8th, and negative pole draws body, the 9th, cover plate, the 10th, insulating package, the 11st, terminal, the 12nd, insulator, the 13rd, corbel back slab.
(embodiment 2)
Except with the material of the mixed of 70 weight % graphite A1,30 weight % graphite B as the negative electrode active material, carry out similarly to Example 1, make square lithium secondary battery.The density that negative pole is filmed is 1.50g/cm
3
(embodiment 3)
Except with the material of the mixed of 50 weight % graphite A1,50 weight % graphite B as the negative electrode active material, carry out similarly to Example 1, make square lithium secondary battery.The density that negative pole is filmed is 1.51g/cm
3
(embodiment 4)
Except with the material of the mixed of 90 weight % graphite A1,10 weight % graphite B as the negative electrode active material, carry out similarly to Example 1, make square lithium secondary battery.The density that negative pole is filmed is 1.52g/cm
3
(embodiment 5)
Except with the material of the mixed of 10 weight % graphite A1,90 weight % graphite B as the negative electrode active material, carry out similarly to Example 1, make square lithium secondary battery.The density that negative pole is filmed is 1.48g/cm
3
(comparative example 1)
Except only using graphite B as the negative electrode active material, carry out similarly to Example 1, make square lithium secondary battery.The density that negative pole is filmed is 1.50g/cm
3
(comparative example 2)
Except only using graphite A1 as the negative electrode active material, carry out similarly to Example 1, make square lithium secondary battery.The density that negative pole is filmed is 1.50g/cm
3
(embodiment 6)
As graphite A, using the axial crystallite size of c is the face interval d of 88.5nm, (002) face
002=0.3357nm, be that the R value of 17 μ m, Raman spectrum is 0.112, tap density is 1.20g/cm by the average grain diameter of the primary particle of SEM
3, specific area is 3.45m
2/ g, sintering pitch does not cover the graphite A2 of non-graphite carbon on its surface.Except with the material of the mixed of 30 this graphite of weight % A2,70 weight % graphite B as the negative electrode active material, carry out similarly to Example 1, make square lithium secondary battery.The density that negative pole is filmed is 1.50g/cm
3
(comparative example 3)
Except only using graphite A2 as the negative electrode active material, carry out similarly to Example 6, make square lithium secondary battery.The density that negative pole is filmed is 1.51g/cm
3
Performance for each lithium secondary battery of investigating the foregoing description 1~6 and comparative example 1~3,20 ℃, with constant current discharge, the final discharging voltage 3.0V of the constant-current constant-voltage of 800mA4.2V charging 2.5 hours, 800mA, carry out cyclic test in this condition.And, the discharge capacity after 400 circulations divided by the value of discharge capacity of the 1st circulation as the capacity sustainment rate.These results are as shown in table 1.And then, about the battery of embodiment 1,2,6 and comparative example 1,2, represent the result of above-mentioned cyclic test at Fig. 5.
In addition, particularly, also carry out and above-mentioned same cyclic test at 0 ℃ to each lithium secondary battery of embodiment 1,2 and comparative example 1,2, each discharge capacity in the time of 0 ℃ during divided by 20 ℃ each discharge capacity and obtain the capacity sustainment rate.These results as shown in Figure 6.
Table 1
| The discharge capacity (mAh) of 1 circulation | The discharge capacity (mAh) of 400 circulations | Capacity sustainment rate (%) |
Embodiment 1 | 791 | 696 | 87.99 |
Embodiment 2 | 796 | 689 | 86.56 |
Embodiment 3 | 789 | 691 | 87.58 |
Embodiment 4 | 795 | 685 | 86.16 |
Embodiment 5 | 791 | 687 | 86.85 |
Comparative example 1 | 797 | 681 | 85.45 |
Comparative example 2 | 790 | - | - |
Embodiment 6 | 782 | 671 | 85.80 |
Comparative example 3 | 775 | - | - |
From the result of above-mentioned table 1 and Fig. 5 as can be known, drop to 50% discharge capacity of the 1st circulation and end test at 30 circulation times with respect to the lithium secondary battery of the comparative example 2 that only uses graphite A1, each lithium secondary battery of embodiment 1~5 that use has mixed the negative pole of graphite A1 and graphite B is, even after 400 circulations, also keep the discharge capacity more than 85% of the 1st circulation, cycle characteristics obtains tremendous raising.And, compare with the lithium secondary battery of the comparative example 1 that only uses graphite B, also can know to access the above cycle characteristics of equal extent.
In addition, even use the lithium secondary battery of the embodiment 6 of the negative pole mixed the graphite A2 that do not cover non-graphite carbon and graphite B, also same as described above, compare with the lithium secondary battery of the comparative example 3 that only uses graphite A2, cycle characteristics improves greatly, can see significant effect.In addition, can know also with the contrast of embodiment 1 that by covering with non-graphite carbon, it is big that the discharge capacity of the 1st circulation becomes by this embodiment 6.
Then, from the result of above-mentioned Fig. 6 as can be known, use has mixed the lithium secondary battery of embodiment 1,2 of the negative pole of graphite A1 and graphite B, compare with the lithium secondary battery of the comparative example 1 that only uses graphite B, the tremendous raising of cycle characteristics in the time of 0 ℃, compare with the lithium secondary battery of the comparative example 2 that only uses graphite A1, also can obtain the cycle characteristics of equal extent.
From the result of above Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and table 1 as can be known,, constitute negative pole, can obtain the negative electrode for lithium secondary battery of cycle characteristics, low-temperature characteristics excellence by admixed graphite A and graphite B according to the present invention.
The reason that can access above-mentioned excellent effect according to the present invention is inferred to be, because the graphite B that uses distortion when extruding, make between the graphite A, the conductivity of graphite A and graphite B and active material and Copper Foil improves, and then based on being covered by non-graphite carbon, the reaction of graphite surface and nonaqueous electrolyte is suppressed.