IP Library Granted Patent US 8,673,171
Granted Patent B2
US 8,673,171 · App. 13/546,023 · Granted Mar 18, 2014

Cathode for secondary battery

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Patent No.
US 8,673,171
App. No.
13/546,023
Granted
Mar 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a cathode for secondary batteries comprising a compound having a transition metal layer containing lithium as at least one compound selected from the following formula 1: (1−x)Li(Li y M 1-y-z Ma z )O 2-b A b *xLi 3 PO 4 (1) wherein M is an element stable for a six-coordination structure, which is at least one selected from transition metals that belong to first and second period elements; Ma is a metal or non-metal element stable for a six-coordination structure; A is at least one selected from the group consisting of halogen, sulfur, chalcogenide compounds and nitrogen; 0<x<0.1; 0<y<0.3; 0≦z<0.2; and 0≦b<0.1.

Claims (19)

1. A cathode for secondary batteries comprising a compound having a transition metal layer containing lithium as at least one compound selected from the following formula 1:

(1−x)Li(Li y M 1-y-z Ma z )O 2-b A b *xLi 3 PO 4   formula (1)

wherein M has a composition of the following formula 2:

Ni a Mn b Co c   formula (2),

Ma is a metal or non-metal element stable for a six-coordination structure;

A is at least one selected from the group consisting of halogen, sulfur, chalcogenide compounds and nitrogen;

0<x<0.1;

0<y<0.3;

0≦z<0.2;

0≦b<0.1;

0.10<a<0.85;

0.10<b<0.85;

0<c<0.5;

and

b>c.

2. The cathode for secondary batteries according to claim 1 , wherein x satisfies the condition of 0<x≦0.05.

3. The cathode for secondary batteries according to claim 1 , wherein y satisfies the condition of 0.01≦y≦0.2.

4. A lithium secondary battery comprising the cathode according to claim 1 .

5. A middle or large battery pack comprising the lithium secondary battery according to claim 4 as a unit battery.

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 Jan 24, 2013
From: CHANG, SUNG-KYUN; LIM, JINHYUNG; LEE, DONGHUN; PARK, HONG KYU; PARK, SU-MIN
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 029686/0057 →