McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising a lithium-containing composite oxide, wherein the composite oxide is represented by the general formula: LizCo1-x-yMgxMyO2, the element M included in the general formula is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, Sr, Mn, Ni and Ca, the values x, y and z included in the general formula satisfy: (i) 0≦z≦1.03; (ii) 0.005≦x≦0.1; and (iii) 0.001≦y≦0.03, the composite oxide has a crystal structure attributed to a hexagonal system in an overcharged state having a potential over 4.25 V relative to metallic Li, and a maximum value of an oxygen generation peak in a gas chromatograph mass spectrometry measurement of the composite oxide in the overcharged state is in the range of 330 to 370° C.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
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Hiroshi Masatoshi
Yoshizawa Nagayama