US12170367B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12170367-B2 |
| Application number | US-202017606648-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | Sep 26, 2019 |
| Publication date | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2024 |
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A method of preparing a positive electrode active material precursor for a secondary battery includes preparing a positive electrode active material precursor by a co-precipitation reaction while adding a transition metal-containing solution containing transition metal cations, a basic solution, and an ammonium solution to a batch-type reactor, wherein a molar ratio of ammonium ions contained in the ammonium solution to the transition metal cations contained in the transition metal-containing solution added to the batch-type reactor is 0.5 or less, and a pH in the batch-type reactor is maintained at 11.2 or less.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of preparing a positive electrode active material precursor for a secondary battery, the method comprising: preparing a positive electrode active material precursor by a co-precipitation reaction while adding a transition metal-containing solution containing transition metal cations, a basic solution, and an ammonium solution to a batch-type reactor, wherein a molar ratio of ammonium ions contained in the ammonium solution to the transition metal cations contained in the transition metal-containing solution added to the batch-type reactor is 0.5 or less, wherein a pH in the batch-type reactor is maintained at 11.2 or less, and wherein particle nucleation and particle growth are performed without changing the pH in the batch-type reactor during the co-precipitation reaction. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of the ammonium ions contained in the ammonium solution to the transition metal cations contained in the transition metal-containing solution added to the batch-type reactor is in a range of 0.1 to 0.5. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pH in the batch-type reactor is maintained at 10.8 to 11.2. 4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, during the co-precipitation reaction, a stirring speed in a particle nucleation step is in a range of 600 rpm to 800 rpm, and a stirring speed in a particle growth step is in a range of 200 rpm to 400 rpm. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material precursor has an aspect ratio of a primary particle of less than 0.5. 6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material precursor has an average particle diameter (D 50 ) of a secondary particle of 4 μm to 20 μm and has a specific surface area of 9 m 2 /g or more. 7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the specific surface area is from 9 m 2 /g to 13 m 2 /g. 8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material precursor is represented by Formula 1: [Ni x Co y Mn z M 1 w ](OH) 2 [Formula 1] wherein, in Formula 1, M 1 comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of zirconium (Zr), boron (B), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), chromium (Cr), niobium (Nb), aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), lanthanum (La), titanium (Ti), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), cerium (Ce), fluorine (F), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), and yttrium (Y), 0.8≤x<1, 0<y≤0.1, 0<z≤0.1, 0≤w≤0.1, and x+y+z+w=1. 9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of the ammonium ions to the transition metal cations is from 0.2 to 0.35. 10. A method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, comprising: mixing the positive electrode active material precursor for a secondary battery, which is prepared according to claim 1 , with a lithium source and sintering the mixture to form a lithium transition metal oxide.
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