Patent ID: 11990606

Abstract:
A negative electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, including: lithium silicate composite particles including a lithium silicate phase and silicon particles dispersed in the lithium silicate phase, the lithium silicate phase being an oxide phase including Li, Si, O, and M, where M is an element other than the following elements: Group 1 elements of alkali metals, Group 16 elements of oxygen group, Group 18 elements of rare gas, and Si. An amount of each element relative to a total amount of Li, Si and M in the lithium silicate phase is 3 to 55 mol % for Li, 25 mol % or more for Si, and 3 to 50 mol % for M. A carbon material is present inside the lithium silicate composite particles; and an area ratio of the carbon material occupying a cross section of the composite particles is 0.008 to 6%.