Lithium secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12261263-B2
Application number	US-202218276557-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2022
Priority date	Jul 21, 2021
Publication date	Mar 25, 2025
Grant date	Mar 25, 2025

Abstract

A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer having a positive electrode active material containing an overlithiated manganese-based oxide represented by Formula 1 below, and the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer having a silicon-based negative electrode active material,

Li a Ni b Co c Mn d M e O 2   [Formula 1]
wherein, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Co, W, Mg, V, Ti, Zn, Ga, In, Ru, Nb, Sn, Sr, and Zr, and 1<a, 0≤b≤0.5, 0≤c≤0.1, 0.5≤d<1.0, and 0≤e≤0.2, and. Preferably, in the Formula 1, 1.1≤a≤1.5, 0.1≤b≤0.4, 0≤c≤0.05, 0.5≤d≤0.80, and 0≤e≤0.1.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte,
wherein the positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active material layer comprising a positive electrode active material comprising an overlithiated manganese-based oxide represented by Formula 1 below, and
the negative electrode comprises a negative electrode active material layer comprising a silicon-based negative electrode active material,
Li a Ni b Co c Mn d M e O 2   [Formula 1]

wherein, 1<a, 0≤b≤0.5, 0≤c≤0.08, 0.5≤d<1.0, and 0≤e≤0.2, and M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Co, W, Mg, V, Ti, Zn, Ga, In, Ru, Nb, Sn, Sr, and Zr,
wherein the positive electrode has an electrode density of 2.5 g/cc to 3.8 g/cc.

2. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein in the Formula 1, 1.1≤a≤1.5, 0.1≤b≤0.4, 0≤c≤0.05, 0.5≤d≤0.80, and 0≤e≤0.1.

3. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the overlithiated manganese-based oxide is represented by Formula 2 below:
X Li 2 MnO 3 ·(1−X)Li[Ni 1-y-z-w Mn y Co z M w ]O 2   [Formula 2]

wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Co, W, Mg, V, Ti, Zn, Ga, In, Ru, Nb, Sn, Sr, and Zr, and 0.2≤X≤0.5, 0.4≤y<1, 0≤z≤0.08, and 0≤w≤0.2.

4. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material has an average particle diameter D50 of 2 μm to 10 μm.

5. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material has a BET specific surface area of 1 m 2 /g to 10 m 2 /g.

6. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein
the positive electrode has an initial irreversible capacity of 5% to 70%.

7. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the silicon-based negative electrode active material has an initial efficiency of 60% to 95%.

8. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode active material layer further comprises a conductive material and a binder,
wherein the conductive material comprises a single-walled carbon nanotube.

9. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the silicon-based negative electrode active material has an average particle diameter D 50 of 3 μm to 8 μm.

10. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode active material layer has a porosity of 20% to 70%.

11. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode active material is a mixture of silicon oxide and a carbon-based negative electrode active material, and
wherein the lithium secondary battery has an N/P ratio of 100% to 150%.

12. The lithium secondary battery of claim 11 , wherein the negative electrode has a multi-layer structure comprising two or more negative electrode active material layers.

13. The lithium secondary battery of claim 11 , wherein the negative electrode comprises a negative electrode collector, a first negative electrode active material layer disposed on the negative electrode collector, and a second negative electrode active material layer disposed on the first negative electrode active material layer, and
wherein the second negative electrode active material layer has a higher content of conductive material than the first negative electrode active material layer.

14. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode active material is made of Si, and
wherein the lithium secondary battery has an N/P ratio of 150% to 300%.

15. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the lithium secondary battery has an energy density of 500 Wh/L or greater, and requires 20 minutes or less to charge up to 80% state of charge (SOC).

Assignees

• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Park Byung Chun
• Kwon Yo Han
• Kim Je Young
• Kim Seok Koo
• Jung Wang Mo
• Lee Yong Ju
• Lee Chul Haeng

Classifications

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M2004/021

  Physical characteristics, e.g. porosity, surface area · CPC title

• H01M4/587

  for inserting or intercalating light metals · CPC title

• H01M4/386

  Silicon or alloys based on silicon · CPC title

• H01M4/483

  for non-aqueous cells (H01M4/485 takes precedence) · CPC title