Battery

Abstract

A battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte. The positive electrode active material contains a compound which has a crystal structure belonging to the space group FM3-M and which is represented by the following formula: Li x Me y O α F β   (1) where Me is one or more selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V and Cr and the conditions 1.7≤x≤2.2, 0.8≤y≤1.3, 1≤α≤2.5, and 0.5≤β≤2 are satisfied.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A battery comprising:
 a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material;   a negative electrode; and   a solid electrolyte,   wherein the positive electrode active material contains a compound which has a crystal structure belonging to the space group FM3-M and which is represented by the following formula:
   Li x Me y O α F β   (1)
 
   where Me is one or more selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V and Cr and the conditions 1.7≤x≤2.2, 0.8≤y≤1.3, 1≤α≤2.5, and 0.5≤β≤2 are satisfied.   
     
     
         2 . The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material having the property of storing and releasing lithium ions or metallic lithium and the solid electrolyte is a lithium ion-conducting solid electrolyte. 
     
     
         3 . The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte is a sulfide solid electrolyte. 
     
     
         4 . The battery according to  claim 3 , wherein the solid electrolyte is Li2S—P2S5. 
     
     
         5 . The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein particles of the positive electrode active material are coated with an oxide solid electrolyte. 
     
     
         6 . The battery according to  claim 5 , wherein the oxide solid electrolyte is LiNbO3.