Abstract: A positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries includes a lithium composite metal compound containing secondary particles that are aggregates of primary particles which are capable of being doped or dedoped with lithium ions and satisfies all of specific requirements (1) to (4).

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery, in which the positive electrode active material precursor is represented by the following composition formula (I), a ratio (?/?) between a half width ? of a peak that is present within a range of a diffraction angle 2?=19.2±1° and a half width ? of a peak that is present within a range of 2?=38.5±1° is equal to or greater than 0.9 in powder X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuK? beam: NixCoyMnzMw(OH)2??(I) [0.7?x<1.0, 0<y?0.20, 0?z?0.20, 0?w?0.1, and x+y+z+w=1 are satisfied, and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zr, V, Nb, Cr, Mo, W, Fe, Ru, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Si, Sn, P, and Bi].

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles capable of being doped and undoped with lithium ions, said positive electrode active material having: an ?-NaFeO2 type crystal structure represented by formula: Li[Lix(NiaCobMncMd)1-x]O2 (I), wherein 0?x?0.1, 0.7<a<1, 0<b<0.2, 0?c<0.2, 0<d<0.1, a+b+c+d=1, and M is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Ti, Mg, Al, Zr, Ca, Sc, V, Cr, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In and Sn; and a crystallite size ?/crystallite size ? ratio (?/?) of 1.60 to 2.40, wherein the crystallite size ? is within a peak region of 2?=18.7±1° and the crystallite size ? is within a peak region of 2?=44.4±1°, each determined by a powder X-ray diffraction measurement using Cu-K? radiation.

Abstract: A lithium metal composite oxide powder including: secondary particles that are aggregates of primary particles, and single particles that are present independently of the secondary particles, wherein the lithium metal composite oxide is represented by composition formula (I), and the single particles have an average crushing strength exceeding 80 MPa: Li[Lix(Ni(1-y-z-w)CoyMnzMw)1-x]O2??(I) wherein M is one or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cu, Ti, Mg, Al, W, B, Mo, Nb, Zn, Sn, Zr, Ga, La and V, ?0.1?x?0.2, 0?y?0.4, 0?z?0.4, and 0?w?0.1.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a positive electrode active material usable for a lithium ion battery capable of high charge/discharge cycle performance and high discharge capacity. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a layered structure and comprises at least nickel, cobalt and manganese. Further, the positive electrode active material satisfies requirements (1) to (3) below: (1) a primary particle size of 0.1 ?m to 1 ?m, and a 50% cumulative particle size D50 of 1 ?m to 10 ?m, (2) a ratio (D90/D10) of volume-based 90% cumulative particle size D50 to volume-based 10% cumulative particle size D10 of 2 to 6, and (3) a lithium carbonate content in a residual alkali on particle surfaces of 0.1% by mass to 0.8% by mass as measured by neutralization titration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, comprising a powder of a lithium metal composite oxide represented by formula (1) below: Li[Lix(Ni(1?y?z?w)CoyMnzMw)1?x]O2 (1) (wherein M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cu, Ti, Mg, Al, W, B, Mo, Nb, Zn, Sn, Zr, Ga and V, ?0.1?x?0.2, 0<y?0.4, 0<z?0.4, 0?w?0.1, 0.25<y+z+w), wherein the powder of lithium metal composite oxide includes primary particles and secondary particles that are aggregates of the primary particles, a BET specific surface area of the positive electrode active material for the lithium secondary battery is 1 m2/g or more and 3 m2/g or less, and an average crushing strength of the secondary particles is 10 MPa or more and 100 MPa or less.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary cell, having a layered structure and comprising at least nickel, cobalt and manganese, the positive electrode active material satisfying requirements (1), (2) and (3) below: (1) a composition represented by a composition formula: Li[Lix(Ni?Co?Mn?M?)1-x]O2, wherein 0?x?0.10, 0.30<??0.34, 0.30<??0.34, 0.32??<0.40, 0???0.10, ?<?, ?+?+?+?=1, M represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cu, Ti, Mg, Al, W, Zn, Sn, Zr, Ga and V; (2) a secondary particle diameter of 2 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less; and (3) a maximum peak value in a pore diameter range of 90 nm to 150 nm in a pore diameter distribution determined by mercury porosimetry.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material, which has a crystallite size ?/crystallite size ? ratio (?/?) of 1 to 1.75 or less, wherein the crystallite size ? is within a peak region of 2?=18.7±1° and the crystallite size ? is within a peak region of 2?=44.6±1°, each determined by a powder X-ray diffraction measurement using Cu-K? ray, and has a composition represented by formula (I) below: Li[Lix(NiaCobMncMd)1-x]O2??(I) wherein 0?x?0.2, 0.3<a<0.7, 0<b<0.4, 0<c<0.4, 0?d<0.1, a+b+c+d=1, and M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Ti, Mg, Al and Zr.

Abstract: A lithium metal composite oxide powder includes primary particles; and secondary particles formed by aggregation of the primary particles, in which the lithium metal composite oxide powder is represented by Composition Formula (1), and the lithium metal composite oxide powder satisfies all of requirements (A), (B), and (C).

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries includes a lithium composite metal compound containing secondary particles that are aggregates of primary particles which are capable of being doped or dedoped with lithium ions and satisfies all of specific requirements (1) to (4)

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery, in which the positive electrode active material precursor is represented by the following composition formula (I), a ratio (?/?) between a half width ? of a peak that is present within a range of a diffraction angle 2?=19.2±1° and a half width ? of a peak that is present within a range of 2?=38.5±1° is equal to or greater than 0.9 in powder X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuK? beam: NixCoyMnzMw(OH)2??(I) [0.7?x<1.0, 0<y?0.20, 0?z?0.20, 0?w?0.1, and x+y+z+w=1 are satisfied, and M is one or more selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zr, V, Nb, Cr, Mo, W, Fe, Ru, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Si, Sn, P, and Bi].

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material which is useful for a lithium secondary battery having a battery resistance lower than that of the conventional positive electrode active material below freezing point. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery contains at least one element selected from a group consisting of nickel, cobalt and manganese, the positive electrode active material having a layered structure and satisfying all of the following requirements (1) to (3): (1) a primary particle size is 0.1 ?m to 1 ?m and a secondary particle size is 1 ?m to 10 ?m; (2) in an X-ray powder diffraction measurement using CuK? radiation, a crystallite size in the peak within 2?=18.7±1° is 100 ? to 1200 ? and a crystallite size in the peak within 2?=44.6±1° is 100 ? to 700 ?; and (3) in a pore distribution obtained by a mercury intrusion method, a pore peak exists in a range where the pore size is 10 nm to 200 nm and a pore volume in the said range is 0.01 cm3/g to 0.05 cm3/g.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary cell, having a layered structure and comprising at least nickel, cobalt and manganese, the positive electrode active material satisfying requirements (1), (2) and (3) below: (1) a composition represented by a composition formula: Li[Lix(Ni?Co?Mn?M?)1-x]O2, wherein 0?x?0.10, 0.30<??0.34, 0.30<??0.34, 0.32??<0.40, 0???0.10, ?<?, ?+?+?+?=1, M represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cu, Ti, Mg, Al, W, Zn, Sn, Zr, Ga and V; (2) a secondary particle diameter of 2 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less; and (3) a maximum peak value in a pore diameter range of 90 nm to 150 nm in a pore diameter distribution determined by mercury porosimetry.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles capable of being doped and undoped with lithium ions, said positive electrode active material having: an ?-NaFeO2 type crystal structure represented by formula: Li[Lix(NiaCobMncMd)1-x]O2 (I), wherein 0?x?0.1, 0.7<a<1, 0<b<0.2, 0?c<0.2, 0<d<0.1, a+b+c+d=1, and M is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Ti, Mg, Al, Zr, Ca, Sc, V, Cr, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In and Sn; and a crystallite size ?/crystallite size ? ratio (?/?) of 1.60 to 2.40, wherein the crystallite size ? is within a peak region of 2?=18.7±1° and the crystallite size ? is within a peak region of 2?=44.4±1°, each determined by a powder X-ray diffraction measurement using Cu-K? radiation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a lithium mixed metal oxide, a lithium mixed metal oxide and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The method includes a step of calcining a mixture of one or more compounds of M wherein M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt and manganese, and a lithium compound, in the presence of one or more inactive fluxes selected from the group consisting of a fluoride of A, a chloride of A, a carbonate of A, a sulfate of A, a nitrate of A, a phosphate of A, a hydroxide of A, a molybdate of A and a tungstate of A, wherein A is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Mg, Sr and Ba. The lithium mixed metal oxide contains nickel, cobalt and manganese, has a BET specific surface area of from 3 m2/g to 15 m2/g, and has an average particle diameter within a range of 0.1 ?m or more to less than 1 ?m, the diameter determined by a laser diffraction scattering method.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material, which has a crystallite size ?/crystallite size ? ratio (?/?) of 1 to 1.75 or less, wherein the crystallite size ? is within a peak region of 2?=18.7±1° and the crystallite size ? is within a peak region of 2?=44.6±1°, each determined by a powder X-ray diffraction measurement using Cu-K? ray, and has a composition represented by formula (I) below: Li[Lix(NiaCobMncMd)1-x]O2??(I) wherein 0?x?0.2, 0.3<a<0.7, 0<b<0.4, 0<c<0.4, 0?d<0.1, a+b+c+d=1, and M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Ti, Mg, Al and Zr.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a positive electrode active material usable for a lithium ion battery capable of high charge/discharge cycle performance and high discharge capacity. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a layered structure and comprises at least nickel, cobalt and manganese. Further, the positive electrode active material satisfies requirements (1) to (3) below: (1) a primary particle size of 0.1 ?m to 1 ?m, and a 50% cumulative particle size D50 of 1 ?m to 10 ?m, (2) a ratio (D90/D10) of volume-based 90% cumulative particle size D50 to volume-based 10% cumulative particle size D10 of 2 to 6, and (3) a lithium carbonate content in a residual alkali on particle surfaces of 0.1% by mass to 0.8% by mass as measured by neutralization titration.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material which is useful for a lithium secondary battery having a battery resistance lower than that of the conventional positive electrode active material below freezing point. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery contains at least one element selected from a group consisting of nickel, cobalt and manganese, the positive electrode active material having a layered structure and satisfying all of the following requirements (1) to (3): (1) a primary particle size is 0.1 ?m to 1 ?m and a secondary particle size is 1 ?m to 10 ?m; (2) in an X-ray powder diffraction measurement using CuK? radiation, a crystallite size in the peak within 2?=18.7±1° is 100 ? to 1200 ? and a crystallite size in the peak within 2?=44.6±1° is 100 ? to 700 ?; and (3) in a pore distribution obtained by a mercury intrusion method, a pore peak exists in a range where the pore size is 10 nm to 200 nm and a pore volume in the said range is 0.01 cm3/g to 0.05 cm3/g.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing an active material for a nonaqueous secondary battery, including firing an adherend in which a compound containing an element A (at least one element selected from among B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Mg and transition metal elements) is adhered to a particle surface of a material capable of being doped and dedoped with lithium ions, in a water-containing atmosphere so that weight increasing rate of the adherend is in a range of 0.1% by weight or more and 5.0% by weight or less, and firing the adherend.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium composite metal oxide containing Li and at least one transition metal element, wherein at least one lithium composite metal oxide particle constituting the lithium composite metal oxide has both hexagonal and monoclinic crystal structures. Further, the present invention also provides a lithium composite metal oxide containing Li, Ni and M (where, M represents one or more kinds of transition metal elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co and Fe), having a diffraction peak (diffraction peak A) at an angle 2? in a range from 20° to 23° in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern of a lithium composite metal oxide which is obtained by powder X-ray diffraction measurement made in the condition that CuK? is used as a radiation source and the measurement range of diffraction angle 2? is in a range from 10° to 90°.