Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140162122 | COLLECTOR AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE CELL, ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR, LITHIUM ION CAPACITOR, OR ELECTRICITY STORAGE COMPONENT USING SAME - An object of the present invention is to improve an adhesion between the surface of a conductive resin layer and an active material, which are provided to a current collector. Another object of the present invention is to improve a high rate characteristics or electrode lifetime of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electrical double layer capacitor, a lithium ion capacitor and the like which uses the current collector. A current collector prepared by forming a resin layer possessing conductivity on a conductive substrate, is provided. A surface roughness Ra of the resin layer possessing conductivity is 0.1 μm or higher and 1.0 μm or lower. In addition, when a coating thickness of the resin layer possessing conductivity is taken as t [μm] and the average angle of inclination of the resin layer surface is taken as θa [degree], (⅓)t+0.5≦θa≦(⅓)t+10 is met. | 06-12-2014 |
20140170488 | COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE CELL, AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE COMPONENT - An object of the present invention is to provide a current collector which can decrease the internal resistance of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, be used suitably for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery and the like or for an electrical storage device such as a lithium ion capacitor and the like, and improve high rate characteristics. According to the present invention, a current collector which is structured by forming a resin layer possessing conductivity on at least one side of a conductive substrate is provided. The resin layer contains a chitosan-based resin and a conductive material, and the water contact angle of the surface of the resin layer measured by θ/2 method in a thermostatic chamber at 23° C. is 5 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less. In addition, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device which use the current collector are provided. | 06-19-2014 |
20140178766 | COLLECTOR AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE CELL, ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR, LITHIUM ION CAPACITOR, OR ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE USING SAME - Provided is a technique to confirm the performance of the conductive resin layer of a current collector without actually preparing an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, an electrical double layer capacitor, a lithium ion capacitor, or an electrical storage device, and to confirm the performance of the conductive resin layer easily with high accuracy by a non-destructive test. A current collector includes a conductive substrate and a resin layer possessing conductivity, the resin layer being formed on at least one side of the conductive substrate. The resin layer possessing conductivity contains a resin and a conductive material containing carbon as a main component. When the color tone of the surface of the resin layer possessing conductivity is specified with L*a*b* color system, L* is 60 or lower, a* is −1.0 to 1.0, and b* is −1.0 to 3.0. | 06-26-2014 |
20140255788 | COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a current collector which includes an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, with high electrical conductivity and high strength after a drying process performed after application of an active material. According to the present invention, provided is a current collector including a conductive substrate and a resin layer provided on one side or both sides of the conductive substrate, wherein: the conductive substrate is an aluminum alloy foil containing 0.03 to 1.0 mass % (hereinafter mass % is referred to as %) of Fe, 0.01 to 0.3% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.2% of Cu, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, an aluminum alloy foil after a final cold rolling having a tensile strength of 180 MPa or higher, a 0.2% yield strength of 160 MPa or higher, and an electrical conductivity of 58% IACS or higher; an aluminum alloy foil after performing a heat treatment at 120° C. for 24 hours, at 140° C. for 3 hours, or at 160° C. for 15 minutes after the final cold rolling having a tensile strength of 170 MPa or higher, and a 0.2% yield strength of 150 MPa or higher; the resin layer includes a resin containing an acryl-based resin, a soluble nitrocellulose-based resin or a chitosan-based resin, and a conductive material; and a water contact angle of the resin layer surface measured by θ/2 method in a thermostatic chamber at 23° C. is 30 degrees or more and 105 degrees or less when the resin is the acryl-based resin, 100 degrees of more and 110 degrees or less when the resin is the soluble nitrocellulose-based resin, and 20 degrees or more and 50 degrees or less when the resin is the chitosan-based resin. | 09-11-2014 |
20140315094 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE, AND NITROCELLULOSE RESIN MATERIAL - A current collector which is suitable for discharging and charging at a large current density is provided. The present invention provides a current collector including a conductive substrate and a conductive resin layer provided on one side or both sides of the conductive substrate. The conductive resin layer contains a soluble nitrocellulose-based resin and a conductive material. | 10-23-2014 |
20140315095 | COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - A current collector with improved electrochemical stability having a conductive resin layer formed thereon is provided. The current collector | 10-23-2014 |
20150050559 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE COMPONENT - The present invention relates to current collectors, electrode structures, non-aqueous electrolyte batteries, and electrical storage devices (electrical double layer capacitors, lithium ion capacitors, and the like) that are capable to realize superior battery characteristics by suitably forming an active material layer by using an aqueous solvent. A current collector having a resin layer on at least one side of a conductive substrate, the resin layer being formed by a composition for current collector including an acryl-based resin containing acrylic acid ester and acryl amide or derivatives thereof as a main component; melamine or derivatives thereof; and carbon particles, is provided. | 02-19-2015 |
20150064569 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE COMPONENT - A current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device capable of achieving superior shut down function, are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector | 03-05-2015 |
20150118553 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURRENT COLLECTOR - Current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device having superior shut down function are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector having a resin layer on at least one side of a conductive substrate is provided. Here, thermoplastic resin particles substantially free of a conductive agent are dispersed in a thermosetting resin base material containing the conductive agent to structure the resin layer; a value of mass ratio given by (thermoplastic resin particles)/(conductive agent) is 0.3 to 1.5; and a value given by (average thickness of conductive agent)/(average thickness of thermoplastic resin particles) is 0.3 to 4.0. | 04-30-2015 |
20150125757 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURRENT COLLECTOR - A current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device capable of providing superior shut down function are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector having a resin layer on at least one side of a conductive substrate, wherein: the resin layer has a thermoplastic resin dispersed in a thermosetting resin base material, the thermoplastic resin encapsuling a conductive agent; a value given by (average thickness of the conductive agent)/(average thickness of the thermoplastic resin) is 0.5 to 3; the conductive agent is formulated so that a value of volume % given by (conductive agent)/(conductive agent+thermoplastic resin) is 10 to 50%; and formulation ratio of the thermoplastic resin is 10 to 65%, is provided. | 05-07-2015 |
20150214551 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOIL, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, OR ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - The present invention provides a current collector foil; and an electrode structure, lithium secondary battery or an electrical double layer capacitor using the current collector foil, which can achieve superior high rate characteristics. Provided is a current collector foil for forming thereon an active material layer containing active material particles, wherein: the current collector foil is provided with a roughened portion; a cross sectional curve of the roughened portion has a box counting dimension of 1.1 or higher; and an average length of waviness motif AW of the cross-sectional curve of the roughened portion is longer than twice of D | 07-30-2015 |
20150221449 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - Provided is a current collector which can secure safety by certainly exhibiting the PTC function when used for an electrode structure of an electrical storage device such as non-aqueous electrolyte batteries, electrical double layer capacitors, lithium ion capacitors, and the like. Here, the current collector shall also be capable of being used for high-speed charge/discharge, having long life, being high in safety, and having excellent productivity. According to the present invention, a current collector | 08-06-2015 |
20150221452 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE, SECONDARY CELL, AND CAPACITOR - Provided are a current collector which has an excellent high-rate property and exerts a sufficient safety function when employed in a secondary battery or a capacitor, as well as an electrode, a secondary battery or a capacitor in which said current collector is employed. According to the invention, a current collector is provided which comprises: metal foil; and a conductive layer with a film thickness of 0.1 μm to 10 μm formed on a surface of said metal foil. Here, said conductive layer includes a conductive material and a binder material. A melting point of said binder material is 80° C. to 150° C. Further, said binder material shows, in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in a range from room temperature to 200° C., one or more endothermic peaks in the heating-up process. In a case where said binder material shows two or more endothermic peaks, each difference between said peaks is 15° C. or more. Moreover, said binder material shows one or more exothermic peaks in the cooling-down process. In a case where said binder material shows only one exothermic peak, said exothermic peak falls within a range of 50 to 120° C., and a width at half maximum of said exothermic peak is 10° C. or less. On the other hand, in a case where said binder material shows two or more exothermic peaks, a maximum exothermic peak among said exothermic peaks falls within a range of 50 to 120° C., and a width at half maximum of said exothermic peak is 10° C. or less. | 08-06-2015 |
20150280241 | COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, CONDUCTIVE FILLER, AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - The present invention provides a current collector having a conductive layer which is excellent in adhesion strength and can exhibit a PTC function for stably contributing to safety, when used for an electrode structure for non-aqueous electrolyte batteries or for electrical storage devices. A current collector, including a metal foil and a conductive layer formed on at least one side of the metal foil, the conductive layer being formed partially or entirely on the surface of the metal foil; is provided. Here, the conductive layer contains core shell particles including core particles | 10-01-2015 |
20150294802 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - Provided is a current collector which has a PTC layer having room for thermal expansion at elevated temperature while securing sufficient conductivity at normal temperature. According to the invention, a current collector comprising a conductive base material, and a resin layer formed on at least one surface of the conductive base material is provided. The resin layer contains an organic resin and conductive particles. A deposition amount of the resin layer on the conductive base material is 0.5 to 20 g/m | 10-15-2015 |