Modified silicon particles for silicon-carbon composite electrodes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11548991-B2
Application number	US-202117172955-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2021
Priority date	Jun 3, 2019
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

Methods of forming a composite material film can include providing a mixture comprising a precursor and silane-treated silicon particles. The methods can also include pyrolysing the mixture to convert the precursor into one or more carbon phases to form the composite material film with the silicon particles distributed throughout the composite material film.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of forming a composite material film, the method comprising:
providing a mixture comprising a precursor and silane-treated silicon particles; and
pyrolysing the mixture to convert the precursor into one or more carbon phases to form the composite material film with the silicon particles distributed throughout the composite material film;
wherein said silane-treated silicon particles comprise silicon oxide surfaces reacted with one or more organosilanes; and
wherein the one or more organosilanes comprise one or more aminoalkyl functional groups.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more organosilanes comprise 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, or 2,2-dimethoxy-1,6-diaza-2-silacyclooctane.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the precursor comprises polyimide.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixture comprises the one or more organosilanes.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composite material film comprises the silicon particles at about 50% to about 99% by weight.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composite material film is electrochemically active.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more types of carbon phases is a continuous phase that holds the composite material film.

8. A method of forming a battery electrode, wherein the electrode comprises the composite material film of claim 1 .

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the electrode is an anode.

10. A method of forming a composite material film, the method comprising:
providing a mixture comprising a precursor and silane-treated silicon particles; and
pyrolysing the mixture to convert the precursor into one or more carbon phases to form the composite material film with the silicon particles distributed throughout the composite material film;
wherein said silane-treated silicon particles comprise silicon oxide surfaces reacted with one or more organosilanes; and
wherein the one or more organosilanes comprise an epoxide linker.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the epoxide linker comprises 5,6-epoxyhexyltriethoxysilane.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the precursor comprises a phenolic resin.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the mixture comprises the one or more organosilanes.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the composite material film comprises the silicon particles at about 50% to about 99% by weight.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the composite material film is electrochemically active.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the one or more types of carbon phases is a continuous phase that holds the composite material film.

17. A method of forming a battery electrode, wherein the electrode comprises the composite material film of claim 10 .

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the electrode is an anode.

19. A method of forming a composite material film, the method comprising:
providing a mixture comprising a precursor and silane-treated silicon particles; and
pyrolysing the mixture to convert the precursor into one or more carbon phases to form the composite material film with the silicon particles distributed throughout the composite material film;
wherein said silane-treated silicon particles comprise silicon oxide surfaces reacted with one or more organosilanes; and
wherein the one or more organosilanes comprise an aromatic functional group.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the one or more organosilanes comprise benzyltriethoxysilane.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the precursor comprises polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

22. The method of claim 19 , wherein the mixture comprises the one or more organosilanes.

23. The method of claim 19 , wherein the composite material film comprises the silicon particles at about 50% to about 99% by weight.

24. The method of claim 19 , wherein the composite material film is electrochemically active.

25. The method of claim 19 , wherein at least one of the one or more types of carbon phases is a continuous phase that holds the composite material film.

26. A method of forming a battery electrode, wherein the electrode comprises the composite material film of claim 19 .

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the electrode is an anode.

Assignees

• Enevate Corp

Inventors

• Browne Ian Russell
• Ji Liwen
• Kamath Rahul R
• Chhorng Monika

Classifications

• C08K9/06

  with silicon-containing compounds · CPC title

• H01M4/13

  Electrodes for accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte, e.g. for lithium-accumulators; Processes of manufacture thereof · CPC title

• C08K2003/023

  Silicon · CPC title

• H01M4/386 Primary

  Silicon or alloys based on silicon · CPC title

• C08J2379/08

  Polyimides; Polyester-imides; Polyamide-imides; Polyamide acids or similar polyimide precursors · CPC title