Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery comprising chelating agent and lithium secondary battery using the same
View Patent ↗Disclosed herein is an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries comprising: a chelating agent, which forms complexes with transition metal ions in the battery, and at the same time does not react and coordinate with lithium ions; a non-aqueous solvent; and an electrolyte salt, as well as a lithium secondary battery comprising the electrolyte. The chelating agent, which is contained in the electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries, can suppress a side reaction in which transition metal ions are reduced and deposited as transition metals on the anode. Also, the chelating agent can suppress internal short-circuits in the battery and the resulting voltage drop of the battery and a reduction in the safety and performance of the battery, which can occur when transition metals are deposited on the anode.
1. An electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries comprising: a chelating agent, which forms complexes with transition metal ions in the battery, and at the same time does not react and coordinate with lithium ions; a non-aqueous solvent; and an electrolyte salt,
wherein the chelating agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of NTA (nitrilotriacetic acid), DCTA (trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic acid), DTPA (diethylene-triamine pentaacetic acid), and EGTA (ethylene glycol bis(2-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid),
wherein the chelating agent is contained in an amount of 2 to 200 mM relative to the electrolyte.
2. The electrolyte of claim 1 , wherein the complexes are insoluble in the electrolyte.
3. A lithium secondary battery comprising an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries, wherein the electrolyte comprises: a chelating agent, which forms complexes with transition metal ions in the battery, and at the same time does not react and coordinate with lithium ions; a non-aqueous solvent; and an electrolyte salt,
wherein the chelating agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of NTA (nitrilotriacetic acid), DCTA (trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic acid), DTPA (diethylene-triamine pentaacetic acid), and EGTA (ethylene glycol bis(2-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid),
wherein the chelating agent is contained in an amount of 2 to 200 mM relative to the electrolyte.
4. The lithium secondary battery of claim 3 , wherein the complexes are insoluble in the electrolyte.