Ion conductor, and positive electrode, solid electrolyte, and lithium battery each including the ion conductor, and method of preparing the ion conductor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023142448-A1
Application number	US-202318152213-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 10, 2023
Priority date	Dec 2, 2019
Publication date	May 11, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A lithium battery includes: a positive electrode having a positive active material; a negative electrode including lithium metal; and a solid electrolyte disposed therebetween. The solid electrolyte contains at least one oxide represented by Li4±xM1-x′M′x′O4 (Formula 1), Li4-yM″O4-yA′y (Formula 2), or Li4+4zM′″1-zO4 (Formula 3), wherein and 0≤x23 1 and 0≤x′≤1, M is a Group 4 element, and M′ is an element of Group 2, 3, 5, 12, or 13, a vacancy, or a combination thereof, with the proviso that when M is Zr, then x≠0, x′≠0 and M′ is Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Cd, Hg, Cn, Ga, In, TI, an element of Group 3 or 5, or a combination thereof; 0≤y≤1, M″ is a Group 4 element, and A′ includes at least one halogen, with the proviso that when M″ is Zr, then y≠0; and 0<z<1, and M′″ is a Group 4 element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A lithium battery comprising:
a positive electrode comprising a positive active material; a negative electrode comprising lithium metal; and a solid electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the solid electrolyte comprises at least one oxide represented by Formulae 1 to 3
Li 4±x M 1-x′ M′ x′ O 4   Formula 1

wherein in Formula 1,
0≤x≤1 and 0≤x′≤1,
M is a Group 4 element, and
M′ is an element of Group 2, an element of Group 3, an element of Group 5, an element of Group 12, an element of Group 13, a vacancy, or a combination thereof,
with the proviso that when M is Zr, then x≠ 0 , x′≠ 0 and M′is Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Cd, Hg, Cn, Ga, In, TI, an element of Group 3, an element of Group 5, or a combination thereof;
Li 4-y M″O 4-y A′ y   Formula 2

wherein in Formula 2,
0≤y≤1,
M″ is a Group 4 element, and
A′ includes at least one halogen,
with the proviso that when M″ is Zr, then y≠0;
Li 4+4z M′″ 1-z O 4   Formula 3

wherein in Formula 3,
0<z<1, and
M′″ is a Group 4 element.

2 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein any of M, M″, and M′″ are Zr, Hf, or a combination thereof.

3 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein M′ is Y, Al, Ta, Mg, Zn, or a combination thereof.

4 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein x and x′ are each independently from 0 to about 0.5.

5 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein x and x′ are each independently from greater than 0 to about 0.5.

6 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein y is from 0 to about 0.5.

7 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein y is from greater than 0 to about 0.5.

8 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein z is from 0 to about 0.5.

9 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein z is from greater than 0 to about 0.5.

10 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein the oxide is Li 4.2 Zr 0.8 Y 0.2 O 4 , Li 3.8 Zr 0.8 Ta 0.2 O 4 , Li 3.9 ZrF 0.1 O 3.9 , Li 3.8 ZrF 0.2 O 3.8 , Li 3.5 ZrF 0.5 O 3.5 , Li 3.9 ZrCl 0.1 O 3.9 , Li 3.8 ZrCl 0.2 O 3.8 , Li 3.5 ZrCl 0.5 O 3.5 , Li 4 HfO 4 , Li 4.2 Hf 0.8 Y 0.2 O 4 , Li 4.2 Hf 0.8 Al 0.2 O 4 , Li 3.8 Hf 0.8 Ta 0.2 O 4 , Li 4.2 Hf 0.9 Mg 0.1 O 4 , Li 4.2 Hf 0.9 Zn 0.1 O 4 , Li 3.9 HfF 0.1 O 3.9 , Li 3.8 HfF 0.2 O 3.8 , Li 3.5 HfF 0.5 O 3.5 , Li 3.9 HfCl 0.1 O 3.9 , Li 3.8 HfCl 0.2 O 3.8 , Li 3.5 HfCl 0.5 O 3.5 , Li 4.4 Zr 0.9 O 4 , Li 4.4 Hf 0.9 O 4 , or a combination thereof.

11 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein the oxide has an ionic conductivity of about 2×10 −7 mS/cm or more at about 60° C.

12 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein the oxide is a solid ion conductor.

13 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte further comprises Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 , Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 -LiX wherein X is a halogen, Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 -Li 2 O, Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 -Li 2 O-LiI, Li 2 S-SiS 2 , Li 2 S-SiS 2 -LiI, Li 2 S-SiS 2 -LiBr, Li 2 S-SiS 2 -LiCl, Li 2 S-SiS 2 -B 2 S 3 -LiI, Li 2 S-SiS 2 -P 2 S 5 -LiI, Li 2 S-B 2 S 3 , Li 2 S-P 2 S 5 -Z m S n wherein m and n are positive numbers, respectively, and Z is Ge, Zn, or Ga, Li 2 S-GeS 2 , Li 2 S-SiS 2 -Li 3 PO 4 , Li 2 S-SiS 2 -Li p MO q wherein p and q are positive numbers, respectively, and M is P, Si, Ge, B, Al, Ga, or In, Li x M′ y PS z A w wherein x, y, z, and w are from 0 to 6, M′ is Ge, Sn, or Si, and A is F, Cl, Br, or I, Li 1+x Ti 2-x Al(PO 4 ) 3 wherein 0≤x≤4, Li 1+x+y Al x Ti 2-x Si y P 3-y O 12 wherein 0<x<2 and 0≤y<3, BaTiO 3 , Pb(Zr a Ti 1-a )O 3 wherein 0≤a≤1, Pb 1-x La x Zr 1-y Ti y O 3 wherein 0≤x<1 and 0≤y<1, Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 -PbTiO 3 , HfO 2 , SrTiO 3 , SnO 2 , CeO 2 , Na 2 O, MgO, NiO, CaO, BaO, ZnO, ZrO 2 , Y 2 O 3 , Al 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , SiO 2 , Li 3 PO 4 , Li x Ti y (PO 4 ) 3 wherein 0<x<2 and 0<y<3, Li x Al y Ti z (PO 4 ) 3 wherein 0<x<2, 0<y<1, and 0<z<3, Li 1+x+y (Al a Ga 1-a ) x (Ti b Ge 1-b ) 2-x Si y P 3-y O 12 wherein 0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1, 0≤a≤1, and 0≤b≤1, Li x La y TiO 3 wherein 0<x<2 and 0<y<3, Li 2 O, LiAlO 2 , a Li 2 O-Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 -P 2 O 5 -TiO 2 -GeO 2 ceramic, a Li 3+x La 3 M 2 O 12 ceramic wherein M is Te, Nb, or Zr, or a combination thereof.

14 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte is in a form of a single layer or multiple layers.

15 . The lithium battery of claim 1 , wherein the lithium battery is a lithium metal battery, a lithium-air battery, or a lithium-sulfur battery.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ma Sangbok
• Seo Donghwa

Classifications

• H01M4/1391

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

• H01M4/505

  of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy · CPC title

• C04B2235/3244

  Zirconium oxides, zirconates, hafnium oxides, hafnates, or oxide-forming salts thereof · CPC title

• H01M4/0471

  involving thermal treatment, e.g. firing, sintering, backing particulate active material, thermal decomposition, pyrolysis · CPC title

• H01M4/131 Primary

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