Primary lithium battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11489205-B2
Application number	US-202016874795-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2020
Priority date	Nov 15, 2017
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a primary lithium battery comprising a reactive solid cathode, a liquid electrolyte, a separator, and a lithium anode. The liquid electrolyte is ionic conductive and is configured to undergo a series coupling reaction after solid phase reaction of the reactive solid cathode and the lithium anode. The liquid electrolyte comprises a solvent and an electrolyte salt, and a concentration of the electrolyte salt in the liquid electrolyte is 0.1-3 mol/L. The solvent comprises a sulfite ester type compound and an organic solvent, and a concentration of the sulfite ester type compound in the organic solvent is 5 wt % to 90 wt %.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A primary lithium battery based on a solid-liquid phase series coupling reaction mode comprising:
a reactive solid cathode,
a liquid electrolyte,
a separator, and
a lithium anode, wherein:
the liquid electrolyte is ionic conductive and is configured to undergo a series coupling reaction after solid phase reaction of the reactive solid cathode and the lithium anode,
the liquid electrolyte comprises a solvent and an electrolyte salt,
a concentration of the electrolyte salt in the liquid electrolyte is 0.1-3 mol/L,
the solvent consists of a sulfite ester type compound and an organic solvent,
the organic solvent is at least one of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, methyl ethyl carbonate, methyl propyl carbonate, butylene carbonate, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, sulfolane, or dimethyl sulfoxide,
a concentration of the sulfite ester type compound in the organic solvent is from 5 wt % to 90 wt %,
a reduction potential of the sulfite ester type compound is lower than a reduction potential of the reactive solid cathode,
a structural formula of the sulfite ester type compound is as follows:

R is selected from hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, an alkyl group comprising a general formula of —C x H 2x+1 , or an olefin group comprising a general formula of —CH═C x H 2x , wherein x is an integer selected from 1 to 5, and
R′ is selected from hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, an alkyl group comprising a general formula of —C x H 2x+1 , or an olefin group comprising a general formula of —CH═C x H 2x , wherein x is an integer selected from 1 to 5.

2. The primary lithium battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte salt is at least one of lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium tetrafluoroborate, lithium bis (oxalato) borate, lithium difluoro (oxalato) borate, lithium hexafluoroarsenate (V), or lithium perchlorate.

3. The primary lithium battery according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the reactive solid cathode is selected from metal, non-metal fluoride, or metal oxide.

4. The primary lithium battery according to claim 3 , wherein:
the non-metal fluoride comprises carbon fluoride, and
the metal oxide comprises manganese dioxide.

5. The primary lithium battery according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the lithium anode is metallic lithium or an alloy of metallic lithium.

6. The primary lithium battery according to claim 1 , wherein the separator is a polymer separator, a composite polymer separator, or an inorganic material separator.

7. The primary lithium battery according to claim 6 , wherein:
the polymer separator comprises a polypropylene separator or a polyethylene separator,
the composite polymer separator comprises a composite polypropylene separator coated with an inorganic modification layer or an organic modification layer, a composite polyethylene separator coated with an inorganic modification layer or an organic modification layer, a composite polypropylene separator uncoated, or a composite polyethylene separator uncoated, and
the inorganic material separator comprises a glass fiber separator.

8. A primary lithium battery, comprising:
a reactive solid cathode,
a liquid electrolyte,
a separator, and
a lithium anode, wherein:
the liquid electrolyte comprises a solvent and an electrolyte salt,
a concentration of the electrolyte salt in the liquid electrolyte is 0.1-3 mol/L,
the solvent consists of a sulfite ester type compound and an organic solvent,
a concentration of the sulfite ester type compound in the organic solvent is 5 wt % to 90 wt %,
the organic solvent is at least one of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, methyl ethyl carbonate, methyl propyl carbonate, butylene carbonate, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, sulfolane, or dimethyl sulfoxide,
a reduction potential of the sulfite ester type compound is lower than a reduction potential of the reactive solid cathode,
a structural formula of the sulfite ester type compound is as follows:

R is selected from hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, an alkyl group comprising a general formula of —C x H 2x+1 , or an olefin group comprising a general formula of —CH═C x H 2x , wherein x is an integer selected from 1 to 5,
R′ is selected from hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, an alkyl group comprising a general formula of —C x H 2x+1 , or an olefin group comprising a general formula of —CH═C x H 2x , wherein x is an integer selected from 1 to 5, and
when a voltage of the primary lithium battery is in a range of 3.2 V-2.4 V, an active material of the reactive solid cathode firsts participates in a discharge reaction, and when the voltage of the primary lithium battery drops below 2.4 V, the sulfite ester type compound in the liquid electrolyte also participates in the discharge reaction by acting as a liquid electrode.

9. The primary lithium battery according to claim 8 , wherein:
the electrolyte salt is at least one of lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium tetrafluoroborate, lithium bis (oxalato) borate, lithium difluoro (oxalato) borate, lithium hexafluoroarsenate (V), or lithium perchlorate.

10. The primary lithium battery according to claim 8 , wherein a material of the reactive solid cathode is selected from metal, non-metal fluoride, or metal oxide.

11. The primary lithium battery according to claim 10 , wherein:
the non-metal fluoride comprises carbon fluoride, and
the metal oxide comprises manganese dioxide.

12. The primary lithium battery according to claim 8 , wherein a material of the lithium anode is metallic lithium or an alloy of metallic lithium.

Assignees

• Univ Xiamen

Inventors

• Yang Yong
• Xu Liangfan
• Li Yixiao
• Gao Jun
• He Huajin

Classifications

• H01M50/451

  comprising layers of only organic material and layers containing inorganic material · CPC title

• H01M50/417

  Polyolefins · CPC title

• H01M50/437

  Glass · CPC title

• H01M4/505

  of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy · CPC title

• H01M6/168 Primary

  by additives · CPC title