Battery and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract

A battery capable of improving ionic conduction is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and a solid electrolyte layer. One or more of the cathode, the anode, and the solid electrolyte layer includes a solid electrolyte binder.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A battery, comprising:
 a cathode;   an anode; and   a solid electrolyte layer,
 wherein at least one of the cathode, the anode, or the solid electrolyte layer includes a first solid electrolyte binder and a second solid electrolyte binder, 
 wherein the first solid electrolyte binder has a first glass transition temperature and the second solid electrolyte binder has a second glass transition temperature, and 
 wherein at least one of the first solid electrolyte binder or the second solid electrolyte binder comprises at least one Li x MO y  bond, where M is a glass-forming element, and x and y have values based on the glass-forming element. 
   
     
     
         2 . The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first solid electrolyte binder and the second solid electrolyte binder includes at least one of oxygen (O), sulfur (S), lithium (Li), and a halogen element. 
     
     
         3 . The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first solid electrolyte binder and the second solid electrolyte binder is glassy. 
     
     
         4 . The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein the glass-forming element is at least one of germanium (Ge), arsenic (As), tellurium (Te), gallium (Ga), titanium (Ti), bismuth (Bi), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), niobium (Nb), or vanadium (V). 
     
     
         5 . The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first solid electrolyte binder and the second solid electrolyte binder is configured to flow into at least one gap between an active material by capillarity based on a heating of at least one of the first solid electrolyte binder and the second solid electrolyte binder at a temperature equal to or higher than the first glass transition temperature or the second glass transition temperature. 
     
     
         6 . The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte layer includes a crystalline solid electrolyte. 
     
     
         7 . The battery according to  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the cathode or the anode includes the crystalline solid electrolyte. 
     
     
         8 . The battery according to  claim 6 , wherein the crystalline solid electrolyte includes a sulfide or an oxide. 
     
     
         9 . The battery according to  claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte layer includes a polymer material. 
     
     
         10 . The battery according to  claim 9 , wherein the polymer material includes polyethylene oxide. 
     
     
         11 . An electronic apparatus, comprising:
 a battery that includes:
 a cathode; 
 an anode; and 
 a solid electrolyte layer,
 wherein at least one of the cathode, the anode, or the solid electrolyte layer includes a first solid electrolyte binder and a second solid electrolyte binder, 
 wherein the first solid electrolyte binder has a first glass transition temperature and the second solid electrolyte binder has a second glass transition temperature, and 
 wherein at least one of the first solid electrolyte binder or the second solid electrolyte binder comprises at least one Li x MO y  bond, where M is a glass-forming element, and x and y have values based on the glass-forming element. 
 
   
     
     
         12 . An electric vehicle, comprising:
 a battery that includes:
 a cathode; 
 an anode; and 
 a solid electrolyte layer,
 wherein at least one of the cathode, the anode, or the solid electrolyte layer includes a first solid electrolyte binder and a second solid electrolyte binder, 
 wherein the first solid electrolyte binder has a first glass transition temperature and the second solid electrolyte binder has a second glass transition temperature, and 
 wherein at least one of the first solid electrolyte binder or the second solid electrolyte binder comprises at least one Li x MO y  bond, where M is a glass-forming element, and x and y have values based on the glass-forming element.