IP Library Granted Patent US 12671093
Granted Patent B2
US 12671093 · App. 18/030,268 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Negative electrode including coating layer and ion transport layer, and lithium secondary battery including the same

Inventors: Jung Pil Lee (Daejeon, KR); Sung Ju Cho (Daejeon, KR); Sul Cham Kim (Daejeon, KR); Hyea Eun Han (Daejeon, KR); Hoe Jin Hah (Daejeon, KR); Sang Jun Park (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
H01M4/667H01M4/626H01M4/661H01M10/0525H01M50/583H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 12671093
App. No.
18/030,268
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A negative electrode for all-solid-state battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector formed of an electrically conductive metal material, a coating layer formed on one surface or opposite surfaces of the negative electrode current collector, the coating layer including a lithiophilic material, and an ion transport layer formed on the coating layer, the ion transport layer including amorphous carbon configured to allow lithium ions to move therethrough.

Claims (30)

1 . A negative electrode for all-solid-state batteries, the negative electrode comprising:

a negative electrode current collector formed of an electrically conductive metal material;

a lithiophilic material dispersed on a surface or opposite surfaces of the negative electrode current collector; and

an ion transport layer on the lithiophilic material, the ion transport layer comprising amorphous carbon configured to allow lithium ions to move therethrough,

wherein the lithiophilic material is disposed such that at least a part of the negative electrode current collector is exposed.

2 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the ion transport layer further comprises a binder.

3 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode current collector does not comprise a negative electrode mixture layer formed thereon.

4 . The negative electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the lithiophilic material is one or more of a metal comprising Au, Ag, Pt, Zn, Si, or Mg, or a metal oxide comprising CuO, ZnO, CoO, or MnO.

5 . A lithium secondary battery comprising the negative electrode according to claim 1 , a solid electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode.

6 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 5 ,

wherein lithium (Li) plating occurs on the lithiophilic material.

7 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein lithium electrodeposition occurs on one surface of the ion transport layer of the negative electrode that faces the negative electrode current collector.

8 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein the lithium secondary battery includes a mono-cell in which the lithiophilic material and the ion transport layer are formed only on the first surface among first and second surfaces of the negative electrode current collector, and the positive electrode is disposed on the first surface.

9 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the lithiophilic material is formed on the negative electrode current collector, and the ion transport layer is formed on the lithiophilic material.

10 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein the lithium secondary battery includes a bi-cell in which the lithiophilic material and the ion transport layer are formed on each of first and second surfaces of the negative electrode current collector, and the positive electrode comprises a first positive electrode and a second positive electrode disposed respectively on the first surface and the second surface.

11 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the lithiophilic material is formed on the negative electrode current collector, and the ion transport layer is formed on the lithiophilic material.

12 . A lithium secondary battery comprising the negative electrode according to claim 2 , a solid electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode.

13 . A lithium secondary battery comprising the negative electrode according to claim 3 , a solid electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode.

14 . A lithium secondary battery comprising the negative electrode according to claim 4 , a solid electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode.

15 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 13 ,

wherein lithium (Li) plating occurs on the lithiophilic material.

16 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein lithium electrodeposition occurs on one surface of the ion transport layer of the negative electrode that faces the negative electrode current collector.

17 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 13 ,

wherein the lithium secondary battery includes a mono-cell in which the lithiophilic material and the ion transport layer are formed only on the first surface among first and second surfaces of the negative electrode current collector, and the positive electrode is disposed on the first surface.

18 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 17 ,

wherein the lithiophilic material is formed on the negative electrode current collector, and the ion transport layer is formed on the lithiophilic material.

19 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 13 ,

wherein the lithium secondary battery includes a bi-cell in which the lithiophilic material and the ion transport layer are formed on each of first and second surfaces of the negative electrode current collector, and the positive electrode comprises a first positive electrode and a second positive electrode disposed respectively on the first surface and the second surface.

20 . The lithium secondary battery according to claim 19 ,

Wherein the lithiophilic material is formed on the negative electrode current collector, and the ion transport layer is formed on the lithiophilic material.