Composite conductive material having excellent dispersibility, slurry for forming lithium secondary battery electrode using the same, and lithium secondary battery

US11837376B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11837376-B2
Application numberUS-202017116558-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 9, 2020
Priority dateJun 8, 2017
Publication dateDec 5, 2023
Grant dateDec 5, 2023

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A method for producing a composite conductive material having excellent dispersibility is provided. The method includes supporting a catalyst on surfaces of carbon particles; heat treating the catalyst in a helium or hydrogen atmosphere such that the catalyst penetrate the surfaces of the carbon particles and are impregnated beneath the surfaces of the carbon particles at a contact point between the carbon particles and the impregnated catalyst; and heating the carbon particles having the impregnated catalyst disposed therein in the presence of a source gas to grow carbon nanofibers from the impregnated catalyst to form a composite conductive material, wherein the source gas contains a carbon source, and wherein the carbon nanofibers extend from the contact point to above the surfaces of the carbon particles.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for producing a composite conductive material, comprising: (S1) supporting catalyst particles on surfaces of spherical carbon particles; (S2) heat treating the catalyst particles in a helium or hydrogen atmosphere such that the catalyst particles penetrate the surfaces of the spherical carbon particles and are impregnated beneath the surfaces of the spherical carbon particles at a contact point between the spherical carbon particles and the impregnated catalyst particles; (S3) heating the spherical carbon particles having the impregnated catalyst particles in the presence of a source gas to grow carbon nanofibers from the impregnated catalyst particles to form the composite conductive material, wherein the source gas contains a carbon source, and wherein the carbon nanofibers extend from the contact point to above the surfaces of the spherical carbon particles, and oxidizing the spherical carbon particles prior to supporting the catalyst particles on the spherical carbon particles in step (S1). 2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: heat treating the carbon nanofibers in an inert atmosphere. 3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in step (S3), the carbon nanofibers are grown in 15 minutes or less. 4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon source is one or a mixture of two or more selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, methane, ethane, ethylene, ethanol, acetylene, propane, propylene, butane, butadiene, pentane, pentene, and cyclopentadiene. 5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the catalyst particles are not removed from the composite conductive material after formation of the carbon nanofibers. 6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon nanofibers have a shape selected from the group consisting of a platelet shape, a herringbone shape, and a tubular shape.

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  • H01B1/04Primary

    mainly consisting of carbon-silicon compounds, carbon or silicon · CPC title

  • Cobalt · CPC title

  • Impregnation · CPC title

  • Heat treatment {(B01J37/0009, B01J37/0018 take precedence)} · CPC title

  • Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites · CPC title

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What does patent US11837376B2 cover?
A method for producing a composite conductive material having excellent dispersibility is provided. The method includes supporting a catalyst on surfaces of carbon particles; heat treating the catalyst in a helium or hydrogen atmosphere such that the catalyst penetrate the surfaces of the carbon particles and are impregnated beneath the surfaces of the carbon particles at a contact point betwee…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Chemical Ltd, Lg Energy Solution Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01B1/04. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 05 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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