IP Library Granted Patent US 12689061
Granted Patent B2
US 12689061 · App. 17/950,430 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Synergistic additives for high volume lithium ion batteries

Inventors: Hongli Dai (Los Altos, CA); Jongho Jeon (Cupertino, CA); Libo Hu (Sunnyvale, CA); Mingfu He (Lemont, IL); Qian Liu (Lemont, IL); Zhengcheng Zhang (Lemont, IL)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H01M10/0567H01M4/0404H01M10/0525H01M10/0568H01M10/0569H01M50/46H01M2300/0028H01M2300/0051
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Patent No.
US 12689061
App. No.
17/950,430
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure relates generally to battery cells, and more particularly, electrolyte additives for use in lithium ion battery cells.

Claims (7)

1 . A battery cell comprising:

a cathode comprising a cathode active material disposed on a cathode current collector;

an anode comprising an anode active material disposed on an anode current collector, the anode oriented towards the cathode such that the anode active material faces the cathode active material;

a separator disposed between the cathode active material and the anode active material; and

an electrolyte fluid comprising 0.6-0.8 wt % lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB), 2.0-3.0 wt % propane sultone (PS), 1.3-1.6 wt % pro-1-ene-1, 3-sultone (PES), 0.4-0.6 wt % methylene methanedisulfonate (MMDS), 0.4-0.6 wt % tris(trimethylsilyl)borate (TMSB), 6.0-8.0 wt % fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), 1.5-2.5 wt % succinonitrile (SN), 2.5-3.5 wt % 1,3,6-hexanetricarbonitrile (HTCN), LiPF 6 , ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), propyl propionate (PP), and ethyl propionate (EP).

2 . The battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte fluid comprises 0.7 wt % LiDFOB, 2.5 wt % PS, 1.5 wt % PES, 0.5 wt % MMDS, 0.5 wt % TMSB, 7.0 wt % FEC, 2.0 wt % SN, and 3.0 wt % HTCN of the total electrolyte fluid.

3 . The battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the LiPF 6 is from 0.8 M to 1.6 M.