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POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY

Publication EP3633774A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

Inventors

KAGEURA, Jun-ichi, MAEDA, Yusuke

Abstract

A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes secondary particles which are aggregates of primary particles that are capable of being doped and dedoped with lithium ions, in which the secondary particles have a total specific surface area of pores having a pore radius of 10 nm or more and 50 nm or less of 0.27 m<sup>2</sup>/g or more and 0.90 m<sup>2</sup>/g or less in a pore distribution measured by a mercury porosimetry method.

IPC Classifications

H01M 4/525 20100101AFI20210114BHEP H01M 4/36 20060101ALI20210114BHEP H01M 4/505 20100101ALI20210114BHEP H01M 4/131 20100101ALI20210114BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR