Composite solid electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and method for preparing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025167291-A1
Application number	US-202318835004-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 31, 2023
Priority date	May 31, 2022
Publication date	May 22, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a composite solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a preparation method thereof.

First claim

1 . A method for preparing a composite solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, comprising the steps of:
(S1) preparing a first composite by forming a hydrogel of a first polymer from a solution including the first polymer having a cross-linkable functional group in its (side chain) and a ceramic compound; (S2) preparing a ceramic ion conductor by sintering the first composite; and (S3) preparing a second composite by immersing the ceramic ion conductor in a solution including a second polymer and a lithium salt and drying it.

2 . The method for preparing the composite solid electrolyte for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrogel of the first polymer comprises a cross-linked structure between the first polymer and the ceramic compound.

3 . The method for preparing the composite solid electrolyte for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the cross-linked structure comprises:
(a) a cross-linkage between cross-linkable functional groups, and (b) a cross-linkage between the cross-linkable functional group and the ceramic compound.

4 . The method for preparing the composite solid electrolyte for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the cross-linkage (a) between cross-linkable functional groups comprises a hydrogen bond, and the cross-linkage (b) between the cross-linkable functional group and the ceramic compound comprises a linkage by Lewis acid-base interaction.

5 . The method for preparing the composite solid electrolyte for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the cross-linked structure is formed by freezing and thawing the solution including the first polymer and the ceramic compound.

6 . The method for preparing the composite solid electrolyte for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the cross-linked structure is formed by adding a chemical cross-linker to the solution including the first polymer and the ceramic compound.

7 . The method for preparing the composite solid electrolyte for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein the freezing is performed at −30° C. to −10° C.

8 . The method for preparing the composite solid electrolyte for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein the thawing is performed at 15° C. to 35° C.

9 . The method for preparing the composite solid electrolyte for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the cross-linkable functional group comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, and an amide group.

10 . The method for preparing the composite solid electrolyte for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first polymer having the cross-linkable functional group comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), gelatin, methylcellulose, agar, dextran, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(acryl amide), starch-carboxymethyl cellulose, hyaluronic acid-methylcellulose, chitosan, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), and amino-terminated polyethylene glycol (amino-terminated PEG).

11 . A composite solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, comprising
a ceramic ion conductor including a ceramic compound; a second polymer; and a lithium salt.

12 . The composite solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 11 , wherein the ceramic compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium-lanthanum-zirconium oxide based compound (LLZO), lithium-silicon-titanium phosphate based compound (LSTP), lithium-lanthanum-titanium oxide based compound (LLTO), lithium-aluminum-titanium phosphate based compound (LATP), lithium-aluminum-germanium phosphate based compound (LAGP) and lithium-lanthanum-zirconium-titanium oxide based (LLZTO) compounds.

13 . The composite solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 11 , wherein the second polymer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyethylene oxide (PEO), polyacrylate, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), PSTFSI, polyurethane, nylon, poly(dimethylsiloxane), gelatin, methylcellulose, agar, dextran, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(acryl amide), poly(acrylic acid), starch-carboxymethyl cellulose, hyaluronic acid-methylcellulose, chitosan, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and amino-terminated polyethylene glycol (amino-terminated PEG).

14 . The composite solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 11 , wherein the lithium salt comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 NLi (Lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulphonyl)imide, LiTFSI), (FSO 2 ) 2 NLi (Lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, LiFSI), LiNO 3 , LiOH, LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO 4 , LiBF 4 , LiB 10 Cl 10 , LiPF 6 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiCF 3 CO 2 , LiAsF 6 , LiSbF 6 , LiAlCl 4 , CH 3 SO 3 Li, CF 3 SO 3 Li, LiSCN and LiC(CF 3 SO 2 ) 3 .

15 . The composite solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 11 , wherein a molar ratio of lithium ([Li]) in the lithium salt to a molar concentration ([G]) of the second polymer is 0.1 to 0.5.

16 . The composite solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 11 , wherein the composite solid electrolyte is in a form of a free-standing film.

17 . The composite solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 11 , wherein an ionic conductivity of the composite solid electrolyte is 1.0×10 −5 S/cm or more.

18 . An all-solid-state battery, comprising
the composite solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 11 .

Assignees

• Lg Energy Solution Ltd

Inventors

• Nam Sunghyun
• Han Hyeaeun
• Lee Jung Pil
• Kim Dong Kyu

Classifications

• H01M10/0565

  Polymeric materials, e.g. gel-type or solid-type · CPC title

• H01M2300/0082

  Organic polymers · CPC title

• H01M2300/0088

  Composites · CPC title

• H01M2300/0077

  based on zirconium oxide · CPC title

• H01M10/052 Primary

  Li-accumulators · CPC title