Bronze-type titanium oxide compound containing potassium, method of manufacturing the same, and lithium-ion secondary battery using the same
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorsKenji Higashi, Hiroshi Okumura
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Abstract
In a titanium oxide compound according to the present invention, the titanium oxide compound is obtained by eluating potassium of potassium tetratitanate expressed by a general formula K2Ti4O9 and performing thermal processing, and, in an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the potassium tetratitanate obtained by using a Cu—Kα ray source, between a peak intensity Ia of a (200) plane, a peak intensity Ic of a (004) plane and a peak intensity Ib of a (31-3) plane, a relationship of Ia>Ib>Ic is satisfied.
Claims7
A bronze-type titanium oxide in which potassium tetratitanate expressed by a general formula K2Ti4O9 is obtained by converting a mixture of a titanium compound and a potassium compound into potassium dititanate expressed by a general formula K2Ti2O5 by burning processing, then eluting a part of potassium ions of the potassium dititanate to change a composition thereof and thereafter performing thermal processing, and which is obtained by eluting potassium of the obtained potassium tetratitanate and performing thermal processing,
- wherein, in an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the potassium tetratitanate obtained by using a Cu—Kα ray source, between a peak intensity Ia of a (200) plane, a peak intensity Ic of a (004) plane and a peak intensity Ib of a (31-3) plane, a relationship of Ia>Ib>Ic and a relationship of 5.0>Ia/Ic>2.0 are satisfied, and
- a concentration of potassium in the bronze-type titanium oxide is equal to or more than 0.1 mass percent but equal to or less than 2.0 mass percent.
A method of manufacturing a bronze-type titanium oxide, the method comprising:
- a step of converting a mixture of a titanium compound and a potassium compound into potassium dititanate expressed by a general formula K2Ti2O5 by burning processing;
- a step of obtaining, by subjecting the potassium dititanate to potassium removal processing and burning processing, potassium tetratitanate in which, in an X-ray diffraction spectrum obtained by using a Cu—Kα ray source, between a peak intensity Ia of a (200) plane, a peak intensity Ic of a (004) plane and a peak intensity Ib of a (31-3) plane, a relationship of Ia>Ib>Ic and a relationship of 5.0>Ia/Ic>2.0 are satisfied;
- a step of obtaining a hydrated tetratitanate compound by subjecting the potassium tetratitanate to proton exchange processing;
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- a step of obtaining the bronze-type titanium oxide having a concentration of potassium equal to or more than 0.1 mass percent but equal to or less than 2.0 mass percent by subjecting the hydrated tetratitanate compound to thermal processing at temperatures of 300° C. to 550° C.
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