Additive for electrolyte solution, non-aqueous electrolyte solution including the additive and lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte solution

1. A lithium secondary battery comprising:

a cathode including a cathode active material, wherein the cathode active material is selected from the group consisting of a manganese spinel active material, a lithium metal oxide or a mixture thereof;

an anode including an anode active material, wherein the anode active material is a carbon-based material;

a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode; and

an electrolyte solution comprising a lithium salt having an oxalato complex as an anion, tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphate (TMSP), and an additive,

wherein the lithium salt is lithium tetrafluoro(oxalato) phosphate (LiTFOP),

wherein the tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphate (TMSP) is present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.3% by weight based on a total amount of the electrolyte solution, and

wherein the additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfate compound and a sultone compound.

2. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the lithium salt is included in an amount of 0.2 to 2% by weight based on a total amount of the electrolyte solution.

3. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphate (TMSP) is present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.2% by weight based on a total amount of the electrolyte solution.

4. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte solution further comprises:

a non-aqueous organic solvent; and

a second lithium salt different than the lithium salt.

5. The lithium secondary battery of claim 4 , wherein the second lithium salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of LiPF 6 , LiBF 4 , LiSbF 6 , LiAsF 6 , LiClO 4 , LiN(C 2 F 5 SO 2 ) 2 , LiN(CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 , CF 3 SO 3 Li, LiC(CF 3 SO 2 ) 3 and LiC 4 BO 8 .

6. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the sulfate compound is ethylene sulfate and the sultone compound is 1,3-propane sultone.

7. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the lithium metal oxide is at least one selected from the group consisting of a lithium-manganese oxide, a lithium-nickel-manganese oxide, a lithium-manganese-cobalt oxide and a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide.

8. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , further comprising a carbonate compound as a second additive.

9. The lithium secondary battery of claim 8 , wherein the carbonate compound is at least one selected from a group consisting of vinylene carbonate and vinyl ethylene carbonate.

10. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the carbon-based material is selected from the group consisting of crystalline carbon, amorphous carbon, a carbon complex, or combinations thereof.

11. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the battery has a capacity retention of at least 20% after 1,000 cycles, wherein the capacity retention for each cycle was obtained by charging the battery at a temperature of 45° C. with a constant current of 1 C to a voltage of 4.2 V, and then discharging the battery to 3 V at the constant current.

12. A lithium secondary battery comprising:

a cathode including a cathode active material, wherein the cathode active material is selected from the group consisting of a manganese spinel active material, a lithium metal oxide or a mixture thereof;

an anode including an anode active material, wherein the anode active material is a carbon-based material;

a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode; and

an electrolyte solution comprising a lithium salt having an oxalate complex as an anion, tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphate (TMSP), and an additive,

wherein the lithium salt is lithium tetrafluoro(oxalate) phosphate (LiTFOP),

wherein the tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphate (TMSP) is present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.3% by weight based on a total amount of the electrolyte solution, and

wherein the additive is the combination of a sulfate compound, a sultone compound, and a carbonate compound.

13. The lithium secondary battery of claim 12 , wherein the tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphate (TMSP) is present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.2% by weight based on a total amount of the electrolyte solution.

14. The lithium secondary battery of claim 12 , wherein the sulfate compound is ethylene sulfate, the sultone compound is 1,3-propane sultone, and the carbonate compound is vinylene carbonate or vinyl ethylene carbonate.

15. The lithium secondary battery of claim 12 , wherein the sulfate compound is ethylene sulfate, the sultone compound is 1,3-propane sultone, and the carbonate compound is at least one selected from a group consisting of vinylene carbonate and vinyl ethylene carbonate.

16. The lithium secondary battery of claim 12 , wherein the carbon-based material is selected from the group consisting of crystalline carbon, amorphous carbon, a carbon complex, or combinations thereof.

17. The lithium secondary battery of claim 12 , wherein the battery has a capacity retention of at least 20% after 1,000 cycles, wherein the capacity retention for each cycle was obtained by charging the battery at a temperature of 45° C. with a constant current of 1 C to a voltage of 4.2 V, and then discharging the battery to 3 V at the constant current.