Battery including beta-delithiated layered nickle oxide electrochemically active cathode material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11901553-B2
Application number	US-202217698670-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2022
Priority date	Mar 28, 2014
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

The invention is directed towards a battery. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator between the cathode and the anode, and an electrolyte. The cathode includes a conductive additive and an electrochemically active cathode material. The electrochemically active cathode material includes a beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide. The beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide has a chemical formula. The chemical formula is Li x A y Ni 1+a−z M z O 2 ·nH 2 O where x is from about 0.02 to about 0.20; y is from about 0.03 to about 0.20; a is from about 0 to about 0.2; z is from about 0 to about 0.2; and n is from about 0 to about 1. Within the chemical formula, A is an alkali metal. The alkali metal includes potassium, rubidium, cesium, and any combination thereof. Within the chemical formula, M comprises an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a non-transition metal, and any combination thereof. The anode includes an electrochemically active anode material. The electrochemically active anode material includes zinc, zinc alloy, and any combination thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A primary battery comprising:
a cathode comprising an electrochemically active cathode material, the electrochemically active cathode material comprising a beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide and the cathode having an initial porosity at the time of manufacture of the cathode in a range of about 20% to about 40%;
an anode;
a separator between the cathode and the anode;
an aqueous electrolyte comprising a hydroxide; and
the beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide comprising a chemical formula, the chemical formula comprising Li x A y Ni 1+a−z M z O 2 ·nH 2 O wherein:
x is from about 0.02 to about 0.20;
y is from about 0.03 to about 0.20;
a is from about 0 to about 0.2;
z is from about 0 to about 0.2;
n is from about 0 to about 1;
A comprising an alkali metal comprising potassium, rubidium, cesium, and any combination thereof; and
M comprising an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a non-transition metal, and any combination thereof.

2. The battery of claim 1 , further comprising an additional electrochemically active cathode material selected from the group consisting of manganese oxide, manganese dioxide, electrolytic manganese dioxide, chemical manganese dioxide, high power electrolytic manganese dioxide, lambda manganese dioxide, gamma manganese dioxide, beta manganese dioxide, silver oxide, nickel oxide, nickel oxyhydroxide, copper oxide, copper iodate, bismuth oxide, and combinations thereof.

3. The battery of claim 1 , wherein y is from about 0.08 to about 0.13.

4. The battery of claim 1 , wherein A comprises potassium.

5. The battery of claim 4 , wherein y is from about 0.08 to about 0.13.

6. The battery of claim 1 , wherein a is from about 0.09 to about 0.10.

7. The battery of claim 1 , the beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide comprising a gravimetric capacity of greater than about 350 mAh/g.

8. The battery of claim 1 , the beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide comprising a gravimetric capacity from about 350 mAh/g to about 400 mAh/g.

9. The battery of claim 1 , wherein x is from about 0.03 to about 0.12.

10. The battery of claim 1 , wherein the beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide comprises water such that n is greater than 0.

11. The battery of claim 1 , comprising an open circuit voltage of from about 1.7 volts to about 1.8 volts.

12. The battery of claim 1 , wherein the anode comprises an electrochemically active anode material, the electrochemically active anode material comprising zinc, zinc alloy, or any combination thereof.

13. The battery of claim 1 , further comprising:
a housing, the housing comprising an outer surface; and
a label, the label comprising a voltage tester;
wherein the label is affixed to the outer surface of the housing.

Assignees

• Duracell Us Operations Inc

Inventors

• Anglin David Lloyd
• Nelson Jennifer Anne
• Christian Paul Albert
• Richards Thomas C

Classifications

• H01M4/525 Primary

  of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy · CPC title

• H01M4/06 Primary

  Electrodes for primary cells · CPC title

• H01M4/131

  Electrodes based on mixed oxides or hydroxides, or on mixtures of oxides or hydroxides, e.g. LiCoOx · CPC title

• H01M4/244

  Zinc electrodes · CPC title

• H01M4/32

  Nickel oxide or hydroxide electrodes · CPC title