IP Library Granted Patent US 12695085
Granted Patent B2
US 12695085 · App. 18/074,809 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Composite cathode for solid-state battery

Inventors: Hong-Zheng Lai (Hsinchu City, TW); Chih-Ching Chang (Hsinchu City, TW); Tseng-Lung Chang (Hsinchu City, TW)
Assignees: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.; SolidEdge Solution Inc.
H01M4/366H01M4/13H01M4/62H01M10/0525H01M10/0562H01M2004/021H01M2004/028H01M2300/0071
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Patent No.
US 12695085
App. No.
18/074,809
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides a composite cathode for a solid-state battery, which includes a composite layer and a solid electrolyte layer. The composite layer includes a cathode sheet, an interface layer and an ion conductor. The interface layer is disposed on the cathode sheet. The ion conductor is disposed between the cathode sheet and the interface layer, or dispersed in the cathode sheet and the interface layer. The solid electrolyte layer is disposed on the composite layer.

Claims (28)

1 . A composite cathode for a solid-state battery, comprising:

a composite layer, comprising:

a cathode sheet;

an interface layer, disposed on the cathode sheet; and

an ion conductor, disposed between the cathode sheet and the interface layer, or dispersed in the cathode sheet and the interface layer, wherein the ion conductor comprises an ionic liquid, which comprises 1-ethyl-2,3-trimethyleneimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, N-methyl-N-propylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, N-butyl-N-methyl pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-N-cyanoamide, 1,2-dimethyl-3-propylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, or a combination thereof; and

a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the interface layer of the composite layer.

2 . The composite cathode of claim 1 , wherein the interface layer comprises a plasticized polymer, an adhesive polymer and a lithium salt.

3 . The composite cathode of claim 2 , wherein the plasticized polymer comprises poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polymethylacrylate (PMA), poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), or a combination thereof.

4 . The composite cathode of claim 2 , wherein the adhesive polymer comprises polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), poly(vinylidene fluoride)-co-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polylactic acid (PLA), polyethylene glycol (PEG), or a combination thereof.

5 . The composite cathode of claim 2 , wherein the lithium salt comprises lithium fluoride (LiF), lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI), lithium bis(pentafluoroethanesulfonyl)imide (LiBETI), lithium bis(oxalato)borate (LiBOB), or a combination thereof.

6 . The composite cathode of claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte layer comprises a plasticized polymer, an adhesive polymer, a lithium salt and a solid electrolyte, and a weight ratio of the lithium salt, the adhesive polymer, the plasticized polymer and the solid electrolyte is 16-25:26-34:5-20:10-40.

7 . The composite cathode of claim 6 , wherein the solid electrolyte comprises Li 7-(3x-y-3z) Ga x Al y Fe z La 3 Zr 2 O 12 , Li 7 La 3 Zr (2-a-b-o-d-e) Ta a Nb b Gd c Te d W e O 12 , Li 7 La (3-m-n) Ce m Sr n Zr 2 O 12 , Li 1.4 Al 0.4 Ti 1.6 (PO 4 ) 3 , or a combination thereof, wherein a, b, c, d and e are each independently from 0.20 to 0.60, and m and n are each independently from 0.10 to 0.50, and x, y and z are each independently from 0.10 to 0.40.

8 . The composite cathode of claim 6 , wherein the plasticized polymer comprises poly(methyl methacrylate), polymethylacrylate, poly(acrylic acid), or a combination thereof.

9 . The composite cathode of claim 6 , wherein the adhesive polymer comprises polyvinylidene difluoride, poly(vinylidene fluoride)-co-hexafluoropropylene, polyvinyl alcohol, polylactic acid, polyethylene glycol, or a combination thereof.

10 . The composite cathode of claim 6 , wherein the lithium salt comprises lithium fluoride, lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, lithium bis(pentafluoroethanesulfonyl)imide, lithium bis(oxalato)borate, or a combination thereof.

11 . The composite cathode of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the cathode sheet is in a range from 1 μm to 500 μm.

12 . The composite cathode of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the interface layer is in a range from 0.1 μm to 1 μm.

13 . The composite cathode of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the solid electrolyte layer is in a range from 1 μm to 50 μm.

14 . The composite cathode of claim 1 , wherein when the ion conductor is disposed between the cathode sheet and the interface layer, the ion conductor has a thickness in a range from 0.1 m to 1 μm.

15 . The composite cathode of claim 1 , wherein when the ion conductor is dispersed in the cathode sheet and the interface layer, the ion conductor has a concentration in a range from 0.01 M to 10 M.

16 . A solid-state battery, comprising:

a composite cathode comprising:

a composite layer, comprising:

a cathode sheet;

an interface layer, disposed on the cathode sheet; and

an ion conductor, disposed between the cathode sheet and the interface layer, or dispersed in the cathode sheet and the interface layer, wherein the ion conductor comprises an ionic liquid, which comprises 1-ethyl-2,3-trimethyleneimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyllimide, N-methyl-N-propylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, N-butyl-N-methyl pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-N-cyanoamide, 1,2-dimethyl-3-propylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, or a combination thereof; and

a solid electrolyte layer disposed on the interface layer of the composite layer; and

an anode disposed on the solid electrolyte layer of the composite cathode and electrically connected to the composite cathode by a circuit.