Cathode, lithium-air battery comprising the same, and method of preparing the cathode

US11764364B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11764364-B2
Application numberUS-202117153271-A
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Filing dateJan 20, 2021
Priority dateFeb 4, 2020
Publication dateSep 19, 2023
Grant dateSep 19, 2023

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A cathode configured to use oxygen as a cathode active material includes: a porous film including a metal oxide, where a porosity of the porous film is about 50 volume percent to about 95 volume percent, based on a total volume of the porous film, and an amount of an organic component in the porous film is 0 to about 2 weight percent, based on a total weight of the porous film.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cathode configured to use oxygen as a cathode active material, the cathode comprising: a porous film comprising a metal oxide, wherein a porosity of the porous film is about 50 volume percent to about 95 volume percent, based on a total volume of the porous film, and an amount of an organic component in the porous film is 0 weight percent to about 2 weight percent, based on a total weight of the porous film, wherein a loading level of the porous film is about 4 milligrams per square centimeter to about 10 milligrams per square centimeter, and wherein the porous film is a self-standing film. 2. The cathode of claim 1 , wherein the metal oxide comprises a lithium-containing metal oxide. 3. The cathode of claim 1 , wherein the porous film is an inorganic film. 4. The cathode of claim 1 , wherein a size of pores included in the porous film is from about 1 nanometer to about 1 micrometer. 5. The cathode of claim 2 , wherein the lithium-containing metal oxide is a crystalline lithium ion conductor. 6. The cathode of claim 2 , wherein the lithium-containing metal oxide is a crystalline electronic conductor. 7. The cathode of claim 2 , wherein the lithium-containing metal oxide is a mixed conductor. 8. The cathode of claim 2 , wherein the lithium-containing metal oxide comprises at least one of a perovskite compound or a spinel compound. 9. The cathode of claim 2 , wherein the lithium-containing metal oxide comprises a perovskite compound represented by Formula 1: Li x A y G z O 3−δ   Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, A and G are each independently at least one of a Group 2 to a Group 16 element, and 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0<x+y≤1, 0<z≤1.5, is an oxygen vacancy content, and 0≤ ≤1.5. 10. The cathode of claim 9 , wherein A is at least one of H, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Sr, Ba, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, or Er, G is at least one of Ti, Pd, Pb, Fe, Ir, Co, Rh, Mn, Cr, Ru, Re, Sn, V, Ge, W, Zr, Ti, Mo, Hf, U, Nb, Th, Ta, Bi, Ca, Sr, Ba, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Mg, Al, Si, Sc, Zn, Ga, Rb, Ag, Cd, In, Sb, Pt, Au, or Pb, and 0.2<x≤0.7, 0<y≤0.7, 0<x+y<1, 0<z≤1.2, and 0≤ ≤1.2. 11. The cathode of claim 9 , wherein A is at least one of La, Ce, Pr, Gd, Ca, Sr, or Ba, M is at least one of Ti, Mn, Ni, Ru, Cr, Co, Ir, Fe, Pd, Pb, Rh, Sn, V, Re, Ge, W, Zr, Mo, Nb, Ta, Hf, or Bi, and 0.2<x≤0.5, 0.4<y≤0.7, 0<x+y<1, 0.8<z≤1.2, and 0≤ ≤1.0. 12. The cathode of claim 9 , wherein the perovskite compound comprises at least one of Li 0.34 La 0.55 TiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 MnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 NiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 CrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 CoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 IrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 RuO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 FeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 PdO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 PbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 RhO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 SnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 VO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 ReO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 GeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 WO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 ZrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 MoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 NbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 TaO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 HfO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 La 0.55 BiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 TiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 MnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 NiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 CrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 CoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 IrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 RuO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 FeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 PdO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 PbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 RhO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 SnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 VO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 ReO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 GeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 WO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 ZrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 MoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 NbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 TaO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 HfO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.10 La 0.63 BiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 TiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 MnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 NiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 CrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 CoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 IrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 RuO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 FeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 PdO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 PbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 RhO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 SnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 VO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 ReO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 GeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 WO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 ZrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 MoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 NbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 TaO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 HfO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.20 La 0.60 BiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 TiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 MnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 NiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 CrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 CoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 IrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 RuO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 FeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 PdO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 PbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 RhO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 SnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 VO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 ReO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 GeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 WO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 ZrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 MoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 NbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 TaO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 HfO 3−δ (0≤δ≤1.0), Li 0.30 La 0.57 BiO 3−δ (0≤δ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 TiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 MnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 NiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 CrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 CoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 IrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 RuO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 FeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 PdO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 PbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 RhO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 SnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 VO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 ReO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 GeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 WO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 ZrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 MoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 NbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 TaO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 HfO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.40 La 0.53 BiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 TiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 MnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 NiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 CrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 CoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 IrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 RuO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 FeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 PdO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 PbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 RhO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 SnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La0.52VO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 ReO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 GeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 WO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 ZrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 MoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 NbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 TaO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 HfO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.45 La 0.52 BiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 TiO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 MnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 NiO 3−δ (0≤δ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 CrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 CoO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 IrO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 RuO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 FeO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 PdO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 PbO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 RhO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 SnO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.34 Ce 0.55 VO 3−δ (0≤ ≤1.0), Li 0.

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  • H01M4/8642Primary

    Gradient in composition · CPC title

  • H01M4/8605Primary

    Porous electrodes · CPC title

  • H01M4/8621Primary

    containing only metallic or ceramic material, e.g. made by sintering or sputtering · CPC title

  • consisting of more than one material, e.g. consisting of composites · CPC title

  • Coating with slurry or ink · CPC title

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A cathode configured to use oxygen as a cathode active material includes: a porous film including a metal oxide, where a porosity of the porous film is about 50 volume percent to about 95 volume percent, based on a total volume of the porous film, and an amount of an organic component in the porous film is 0 to about 2 weight percent, based on a total weight of the porous film.
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Primary CPC classification H01M4/8642. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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