Electrolyte additive, electrolyte for batteries including electrolyte additive, and secondary battery including electrolyte

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023178806-A1
Application number	US-202118011148-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 28, 2021
Priority date	Jun 26, 2020
Publication date	Jun 8, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electrolyte additive including a compound containing a substituent represented by Chemical Formula 1, an electrolyte including the electrolyte additive, and a secondary battery including the electrolyte. Chemical Formula 1:In Chemical Formula 1, P and O are phosphorus and oxygen, respectively; A is a bond or oxygen; Q is oxygen or an unshared electron pair; R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkoxyalkyl group, a fluoroalkyl, or a cyclic sulfate; optionally, R1 or R2 is connected to R3 or R4 to form a double bond or a ring; n is an integer from 0 to 3; and * is a binding position.

First claim

1 . An electrolyte additive comprising a compound containing a substituent represented by Chemical Formula 1 below:

wherein P and O are phosphorus and oxygen respectively; A is a bond or oxygen; Q is oxygen or an unshared electron pair; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are each independently hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkoxyalkyl group, a fluoroalkyl, or

optionally, R 1 or R 2 is connected to R 3 or R 4 to form a double bond or a ring; n is an integer from 0 to 3; and * is a binding position.

2 . The electrolyte additive according to claim 1 , wherein the compound comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Chemical Formulas 2 to 32 below:

wherein, in Chemical Formulas 2 to 32, lines are bonds; a point where one bond meets another bond is carbon when an element is not indicated separately; and hydrogens which number satisfies a valence of the carbon are omitted.

3 . An electrolyte for batteries comprising an organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an electrolyte additive,
wherein the electrolyte additive comprises a compound containing a substituent represented by Chemical Formula 1 below:

wherein P and O are phosphorus and oxygen, respectively; A is a bond or oxygen; Q is oxygen or an unshared electron pair; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are each independently hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkoxyalkyl group, a fluoroalkyl, or

optionally, R 1 or R 2 is connected to R 3 or R 4 to form a double bond or a ring; n is an integer from 0 to 3; and * is a binding position.

4 . The electrolyte according to claim 3 , wherein, based on 100% by weight in total of the electrolyte, the compound is comprised in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight.

5 . The electrolyte according to claim 3 , wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, n is 1 or 2, and Q is an unshared electron pair.

6 . The electrolyte according to claim 3 , wherein the organic solvent comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of ethylene carbonate (EC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), ethylmethyl carbonate (EMC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), propylene carbonate (PC), dipropyl carbonate (DPC), butylene carbonate, methylpropyl carbonate, and ethylpropyl carbonate.

7 . The electrolyte according to claim 3 , wherein the lithium salt comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of LiPF 6 , LiF 4 , LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO 4 , LiB 10 Cl 10 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiCF 3 CO 2 , LiAsF 6 , LiSbF 6 , LiAlCl 4 , CH 3 SO 3 Li, CF 3 SO 3 Li, and (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 NLi.

8 . The electrolyte according to claim 3 , wherein the electrolyte comprises a metal phosphate compound.

9 . The electrolyte according to claim 3 , wherein the metal phosphate compound comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of lithium difluoro(bisoxalato) phosphate, lithium tetrafluoro oxalato phosphate, lithium difluorophosphate, and lithium trioxalato phosphate.

10 . A secondary battery comprising a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator interposed between the negative and positive electrodes, and an electrolyte,
wherein the electrolyte is the electrolyte according to claim 3 .

11 . The secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the secondary battery has an HPPC charge resistance value of 500 mΩ or less at 25° C.

12 . The secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the secondary battery has a recovery capacity of 580 mAh or more at 45° C.

13 . The secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the secondary battery has a lifespan maintenance efficiency of 80% or more at 45° C.

14 . The secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the secondary battery is a battery for automobiles.

Assignees

• Soulbrain Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Ji Young
• Kim Min Goo
• Lee Sang Ho
• Kang Wan Chul
• Yun Jong Chul
• Lim Hyeong Kyu
• Han Ji Seong
• Jang Min Jung

Classifications

• H01M10/0567 Primary

  characterised by the additives · CPC title

• H01M2300/004

  Three solvents · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/0569

  characterised by the solvents · CPC title

• H01M10/052

  Li-accumulators · CPC title