IP Library Granted Patent US 7,759,006
Granted Patent B2
US 7,759,006 · App. 11/181,045 · Granted Jul 20, 2010

Electrode active material for lithium secondary battery

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Patent No.
US 7,759,006
App. No.
11/181,045
Granted
Jul 20, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a compound represented by the following formula 1. A lithium secondary battery using the same compound as electrode active material, preferably as cathode active material, is also disclosed. LiMP 1-x A x O 4   [Formula 1] wherein M is a transition metal, A is an element having an oxidation number of +4 or less and 0<x<1. The electrode active material comprising a compound represented by the formula of LiMP 1-x A x O 4 shows excellent conductivity and charge/discharge capacity compared to LiMPO 4 .

Claims (14)

1. A compound represented by the following formula 1:

LiMP 1-x A x O 4   [Formula 1]

wherein M is Fe or Mn having an oxidation number of +2 to +3, A is an element having an oxidation number of +3 to +4, wherein A substituting for P is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti(4+), Al(3+), B(3+), Zr(4+), Sn(4+), Pb(4+) and Ge(4+), and 0<x<1, at least a fraction of M having a multi-valent oxidized state, resulting in an increase in conductivity compared to its single-valent oxidized state.

2. An electrode active material comprising a compound of the following formula 1 according to claim 1 :

LiMP 1-x A x O 4   [Formula 1]

wherein M is Fe or Mn having an oxidation number of +2 to +3, A is an element having an oxidation number of +3 to +4 wherein A substituting for P is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti(4+), Al(3+), B(3+), Zr(4+), Sn(4+), Pb(4+) and Ge(4+), and 0<x<1, at least a fraction of M having a multi-valent oxidized state, resulting in an increase in conductivity compared to its single-valent oxidized state.

3. A lithium secondary battery using an electrode active material comprising a compound of the following formula 1 according to claim 1 :

LiMP 1-x A x O 4   [Formula 1]

wherein M is Fe or Mn having an oxidation number of +2 to +3, A is an element having an oxidation number of +3 to +4 wherein A substituting for P is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti(4+), Al(3+), B(3+), Zr(4+), Sn(4+), Pb(4+) and Ge(4+), and 0<x<1, at least a fraction of M having a multi-valent oxidized state, resulting in an increase in conductivity compared to its single-valent oxidized state.

4. A compound represented by the following formula 1:

LiMP 1-x A x O 4   [Formula 1]

wherein M is Fe or Mn having an oxidation number of +2 to +3, A is an element having an oxidation number of +3 to +4, wherein A substituting for P is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti(4+), Al(3+), B(3+), Zr(4+), Sn(4+), V(4+), Pb(4+) and Ge(4+), and 0<x≦0.02, at least a fraction of M having a multi-valent oxidized state, resulting in an increase in conductivity compared to its single-valent oxidized state.

5. An electrode active material comprising a compound of formula 1 according to claim 4 .

6. A lithium secondary battery using an electrode active material comprising a compound of formula 1 according to claim 4 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058295/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2005
From: CHANG, SUNG KYUN; CHO, JEONG JU
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 016787/0184 →