Anode active material for all-solid-state battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025132338-A1
Application number	US-202418987954-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 19, 2024
Priority date	Apr 27, 2023
Publication date	Apr 24, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed are an anode active material for an all-solid-state battery in which a lithophilic material is deposited inside and on particles.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An anode active material for an all-solid-state battery, comprising:
a particle comprising a plurality of flake carbon fragments overlapped in multiple layers; a first material loaded in a space between the plurality of the flake carbon fragments and having lithiophilic property; and a second material applied onto at least a portion of a surface of the particle and having lithiophilic property, wherein lithium ions (Li + ) react with the second material to form an outer lithium alloy, and the lithium ions (Li + ) diffuse into the anode active material and react with the first material to form an inner lithium alloy.

2 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the particle is formed in a spherical shape, an elliptical shape, or a rod shape.

3 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein a shortest distance between one flake carbon fragment and the adjacent flake carbon fragment is about 10 nm to 100 nm.

4 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the first material occupies about 80% or greater of the space between the plurality of the flake carbon fragments.

5 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises: one or more selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), zinc (Zn), bismuth (Bi), tin (Sn), indium (In), antimony (Sb), lead (Pb), silicon (Si), and germanium (Ge), or an alloy thereof with lithium.

6 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises silicon (Si) or an alloy of silicon (Si) and lithium, and the first material is amorphous.

7 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the second material covers about 90% or greater of the surface of the particles.

8 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the second material is about 20 nm to 1,000 nm.

9 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), zinc (Zn), bismuth (Bi), tin (Sn), indium (In), antimony (Sb), lead (Pb), silicon (Si), and germanium (Ge), or an alloy thereof with lithium.

10 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises silicon (Si) or an alloy of silicon (Si) and lithium, and the second material is amorphous.

11 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein an average particle diameter (D50) of the anode active material is about 1 μm to 20 μm.

12 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the anode active material comprises an amount of about 40 wt % to 90 wt % of the particles and an amount of about 10 wt % to 60 wt % of a sum of the first material and the second material, the wt % is based on the total weight of the anode active material.

13 . The anode active material of claim 1 , wherein a specific surface area of the anode active material is about 0.5 m 2 /g to 4 m 2 /g.

14 . An anode active material for an all-solid-state battery, comprising:
a secondary particle comprising a plurality of primary particles overlapped in multiple layers and spheroidized, wherein each of the primary particles comprises a flake carbon fragment and a coating part applied onto a surface of the flake carbon fragment and comprising a lithiophilic material, wherein lithium ions (Li + ) react with the coating part to form an outer lithium alloy and an inner lithium alloy.

15 . The anode active material of claim 14 , wherein a shortest distance between one flake carbon fragment and the adjacent flake carbon fragment is about 10 nm to 100 nm.

16 . The anode active material of claim 14 , wherein the coating part comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), zinc (Zn), bismuth (Bi), tin (Sn), indium (In), antimony (Sb), lead (Pb), silicon (Si), and germanium (Ge), or an alloy thereof with lithium.

17 . The anode active material of claim 14 , wherein the coating part covers about 90% or greater of the surface of the flake carbon fragment.

18 . The anode active material of claim 14 , wherein a thickness of the coating part is about 20 nm to 1,000 nm.

19 . The anode active material of claim 14 , wherein the anode active material comprises an amount of about 40 wt % to 90 wt % of the plurality of the flake carbon fragments and an amount of about 10 wt % to 60 wt % of the coating part, the wt % is based on the total weight of the anode active material.

20 . The anode active material of claim 14 , wherein a specific surface area of the anode active material is about 0.5 m 2 /g to 4 m 2 /g.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Lee Yoon Kwang
• Kim Yun Sung
• Im Ga Hyeon
• Lee Kyu Joon
• Min Hong Seok
• Lee Sang Heon

Classifications

• H01M2004/027

  Negative electrodes · CPC title

• H01M2004/021

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

• H01M4/386

  Silicon or alloys based on silicon · CPC title

• H01M4/366 Primary

  as layered products · CPC title

• H01M4/625

  Carbon or graphite · CPC title