CONDUCTIVE AUXILIARY AGENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

To provide a carbon material-containing conductive auxiliary agent capable of improving the characteristics of various batteries, particularly lithium ion batteries, and a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: A method for producing a conductive auxiliary agent includes a step of baking a nitrogen-coordinated metal complex or a porous metal complex at a temperature of 700 to 1200°C in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to make a carbon material. Also provided is a method for producing slurry for coating lithium ion battery electrodes and a method for producing electrodes for lithium ion batteries, which include the above step. Moreover, a conductive auxiliary agent is provided containing a carbon material having a nitrogen content of 0.1 to 30.0 mass% and a specific surface area of 180 m2/g to 800 m2/g.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】各種電池、特にリチウムイオン電池の特性を改善し得る炭素材料含有導電助剤及びその製造方法を提供すること。【解決手段】窒素配位金属錯体又は多孔性金属錯体を、非酸化性雰囲気下、７００℃以上１２００℃以下の温度で焼成して炭素材料とする工程を含む、導電助剤の製造方法、並びに、これら工程を含む、リチウムイオン電池電極塗布用スラリーの製造方法及びリチウムイオン電池用電極の製造方法。窒素含有率が０．１質量％以上３０．０質量％以下で、かつ比表面積が１８０ｍ２／ｇ以上８００ｍ２／ｇ以下である炭素材料を含有する、導電助剤。【選択図】なし