IP Library Granted Patent US 9,812,705
Granted Patent B2
US 9,812,705 · App. 14/063,424 · Granted Nov 7, 2017

Negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising the same

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Patent No.
US 9,812,705
App. No.
14/063,424
Granted
Nov 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a negative electrode active material comprising (a) a core including one or more non-carbon-based materials selected from the group consisting of silicon, nickel, germanium, and titanium, and (b) an organic polymer coating layer formed of a polymer compound having a content of a fluorine component of 50 wt % or more on a surface of the core.

Claims (63)

1. A negative electrode active material slurry comprising a negative electrode active material, a binder, and a solvent,

wherein the negative electrode active material comprises:

(a) a core including one or more non-carbon-based materials selected from the group consisting of silicon, nickel, germanium, and titanium; and

(b) a fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer formed uniformly on an entire surface of the core,

wherein a thickness of the fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer is in a range of 50 nm to 100 nm;

wherein the fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer comprises (a) an epoxy compound containing a fluorine component, (b) an acrylate-based compound containing a fluorine component, or (c) a silane-based compound containing a fluorine component;

wherein (a) the epoxy compound containing a fluorine component comprises a compound expressed as the following Chemical Formula 1:

(b) the acrylate-based compound containing a fluorine component comprises a compound expressed as the following Chemical Formula 2:

wherein R is a hydrogen or an alkyl group having carbon number of 1 to 2, n is an integer of 1 or 2, and m is 0 or an integer between 1 and 12; and

(c) the silane-based compound containing a fluorine component comprises a compound expressed as the following Chemical Formula 3:

CF 3 —(CF 2 ) o —(CH 2 ) p —SiCl 3   Chemical Formula 3

wherein o is an integer between 1 and 12, and p is an integer of 1 or 2.

2. The negative electrode active material slurry of claim 1 , wherein the non-carbon-based material is a single phase of silicon, nickel, germanium, or titanium, or an alloy phase thereof.

3. The negative electrode active material slurry of claim 1 , wherein the non-carbon-based material is in a form of a nanotube.

4. The negative electrode active material slurry of claim 1 , wherein the organic polymer coating layer is formed of a polymer compound having a content of a fluorine component of 50 wt % or more.

5. The negative electrode active material slurry of claim 4 , wherein the organic polymer coating layer is formed of a polymer compound having a content of a fluorine component ranging from 50 wt % to 95 wt %.

6. The negative electrode active material slurry of claim 1 , wherein the acrylate-based compound containing a fluorine component is 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate, 2-(perfluorohexyl)ethyl methacrylate, 2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl methacrylate, 2-(perfluorodecyl)ethyl methacrylate, or 2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl acrylate.

7. The negative electrode active material slurry of claim 1 , wherein the silane-based compound containing a fluorine component is trichloro(1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyl)silane or perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane.

8. The negative electrode active material slurry of claim 1 , wherein the fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer is formed of a single layer or a multilayer.

9. The negative electrode active material slurry of claim 1 , wherein the fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer is formed by using a chemical vapor deposition method, a solvent evaporation method, a coprecipitation method, a precipitation method, a sol-gel method, an adsorption filtration method, or a sputtering method.

10. A lithium secondary battery comprising:

(i) a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material;

(ii) a negative electrode prepared by coating a current collector with the negative electrode active material slurry of claim 1 ;

(iii) a separator; and

(iv) an electrolyte,

wherein the negative electrode includes a negative active material comprising:

(a) a core including one or more non-carbon-based materials selected from the group consisting of silicon, nickel, germanium, and titanium; and

(b) a fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer formed uniformly on an entire surface of the core, wherein a thickness of the fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer is in a range of 50 nm to 100 nm

wherein the fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer comprises (a) an epoxy compound containing a fluorine component, (b) an acrylate-based compound containing a fluorine component, or (c) a silane-based compound containing a fluorine component;

wherein (a) the epoxy compound containing a fluorine component comprises a compound expressed as the following Chemical Formula 1:

(b) the acrylate-based compound containing a fluorine component comprises a compound expressed as the following Chemical Formula 2:

wherein R is a hydrogen or an alkyl group having carbon number of 1 to 2, n is an integer of 1 or 2, and m is 0 or an integer between 1 and 12; and

(c) the silane-based compound containing a fluorine component comprises a compound expressed as the following Chemical Formula 3:

CF 3 —(CF 2 ) o —(CH 2 ) p —SiCl 3   Chemical Formula 3

wherein o is an integer between 1 and 12, and p is an integer of 1 or 2.

11. A negative electrode active material slurry comprising a negative electrode active material, a binder, and a solvent,

wherein the negative electrode active material comprises:

(a) a core including one or more non-carbon-based materials selected from the group consisting of silicon, nickel, germanium, and titanium; and

(b) a fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer formed uniformly on an entire surface of the core,

wherein a thickness of the fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer is in a range of 50 nm to 100 nm;

wherein the fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer comprises at least one of (b) an acrylate-based compound containing a fluorine component, or (c) a silane-based compound containing a fluorine component;

wherein

(b) the acrylate-based compound containing a fluorine component comprises a compound expressed as the following Chemical Formula 2:

wherein R is a hydrogen or an alkyl group having carbon number of 1 to 2, n is an integer of 1 or 2, and m is 0 or an integer between 1 and 12, and

(c) the silane-based compound containing a fluorine component comprises a compound expressed as the following Chemical Formula 3:

CF 3 —(CF 2 ) o —(CH 2 ) p —SiCl 3   Chemical Formula 3

wherein o is an integer between 1 and 12, and p is an integer of 1 or 2.

12. A lithium secondary battery comprising:

(i) a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material;

(ii) a negative electrode prepared by coating a current collector with the negative electrode active material slurry of claim 11 ;

(iii) a separator; and

(iv) an electrolyte,

wherein the negative electrode includes a negative active material comprises:

(a) a core including one or more non-carbon-based materials selected from the group consisting of silicon, nickel, germanium, and titanium; and

(b) a fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer formed uniformly on an entire surface of the core,

wherein a thickness of the fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer is in a range of 50 nm to 100 nm;

wherein the fluorine containing organic polymer coating layer comprises at least one of (b) an acrylate-based compound containing a fluorine component, or (c) a silane-based compound containing a fluorine component;

wherein

(b) the acrylate-based compound containing a fluorine component comprises a compound expressed as the following Chemical Formula 2:

wherein R is a hydrogen or an alkyl group having carbon number of 1 to 2, n is an integer of 1 or 2, and m is 0 or an integer between 1 and 12, and

(c) the silane-based compound containing a fluorine component comprises a compound expressed as the following Chemical Formula 3:

CF 3 —(CF 2 ) o —(CH 2 ) p —SiCl 3   Chemical Formula 3

wherein o is an integer between 1 and 12, and p is an integer of 1 or 2.

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 Nov 6, 2014
From: KANG, YOON AH; KIM, JE YOUNG; LEE, YONG JU; LIM, JIN HYONG; JEONG, HOON; KIM, KI HWAN
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 034116/0385 →