Negative electrode and lithium-sulfur battery comprising same

US2022376253A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2022376253-A1
Application numberUS-202117772102-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJul 23, 2021
Priority dateJul 24, 2020
Publication dateNov 24, 2022
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A negative electrode and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising the same are provided. The negative electrode comprises a negative electrode current collector and a protective layer which is disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and contains graphene.

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1 . A negative electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery, the negative electrode comprising a negative electrode current collector and a protective layer, wherein the protective layer is disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and contains graphene. 2 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the protective layer includes monolayer graphene or multilayer graphene. 3 . The negative electrode according to claim 2 , wherein the multilayer graphene has 2 to 100 layers. 4 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the graphene has a ratio of 2D peak and G peak of 0.2 to 2.0 in a Raman spectrum. 5 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the graphene has a ratio of D peak and G peak of 0.01 to 0.6 in a Raman spectrum. 6 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the protective layer has a thickness of 0.1 to 50 nm. 7 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the protective layer is impermeable to lithium polysulfide. 8 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the protective layer is formed by a chemical vapor deposition. 9 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode current collector comprises at least one selected from the group of nickel, copper, stainless steel, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, zinc, molybdenum, tungsten, silver, gold, ruthenium, platinum, iridium, aluminum, tin, bismuth, and antimony. 10 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode current collector is in the form of film, sheet, foil, mesh, net, porous body, foam, or nonwoven fabric. 11 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode further comprises a negative electrode active material layer on the protective layer. 12 . The negative electrode according to claim 11 , wherein the negative electrode active material layer comprises lithium metal or lithium alloy. 13 . The negative electrode according to claim 11 , wherein the negative electrode active material layer comprises a lithium metal thin film. 14 . A lithium-sulfur battery comprising a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material; the negative electrode according to claim 1 ; and an electrolyte. 15 . The lithium-sulfur battery according to claim 14 , wherein the positive electrode active material comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of inorganic sulfur, Li 2 S n where n≥1, a disulfide compound, an organic sulfur compound and a carbon-sulfur polymer (C 2 S x ) n where x=2.5 to 50 and n≥2.

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  • Inhibitors, e.g. gassing inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors · CPC title

  • Processes of manufacture in general · CPC title

  • H01M4/134Primary

    Electrodes based on metals, Si or alloys · CPC title

  • Selection of materials · CPC title

  • Negative electrodes · CPC title

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What does patent US2022376253A1 cover?
A negative electrode and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising the same are provided. The negative electrode comprises a negative electrode current collector and a protective layer which is disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and contains graphene.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Energy Solution Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M4/134. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Nov 24 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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