IP Library Granted Patent US 9,553,338
Granted Patent B2
US 9,553,338 · App. 14/419,504 · Granted Jan 24, 2017

Lithium secondary battery

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Patent No.
US 9,553,338
App. No.
14/419,504
Granted
Jan 24, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery including a cathode, an anode, a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. An ionomer is included in at least one element selected from the group consisting of the cathode, the anode, the separator, and the non-aqueous electrolyte.

Claims (23)

1. A lithium secondary battery comprising a cathode, an anode, a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte,

wherein an ionomer represented by the following Formula 1 is comprised in the cathode, or the anode:

wherein A and B are independently H, F, CH 3 , CF 3 or CF 2 H,

a molar ratio of —CF—O—(CF 2 ) 2 —SO 3 − Li + :—CF 2 — is 10 to 90:10 to 90, and

k is an integer of at least 1.

2. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the ionomer represented by the above Formula 1 is from 240 to 200,000.

3. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the ionomer represented by the above Formula 1 plays the role of a lithium ion source.

4. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the cathode comprises the ionomer represented by the above Formula 1 in a composition of the cathode, a coating component of a cathode active material, or a coating component of the cathode.

5. The lithium secondary battery of claim 4 , wherein an amount of the ionomer represented by the above Formula 1 is from 0.01 to 20 wt % based on a total amount of a mixture of the cathode.

6. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the anode comprises the ionomer represented by the above Formula 1 in a composition of the anode, a coating component of an anode active material, or a coating component of the anode.

7. The lithium secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein an amount of the ionomer represented by the above Formula 1 is from 0.01 to 20 wt % based on a total amount of a mixture of the anode.

8. The lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte comprises an electrolyte salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent.

9. The lithium secondary battery of claim 8 , wherein the electrolyte salt comprises a combination of (i) at least one cation selected from the group consisting of Li + , Na + and K + and (ii) at least one anion selected from the group consisting of PF 6 − , BF 4 − , Cl − , Br − , I − , ClO 4 − , AsF 6 − , CH 3 CO 2 − , CF 3 SO 3 − , N(CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 − and C(CF 2 SO 2 ) 3 − .

10. The lithium secondary battery of claim 8 , wherein the non-aqueous organic solvent comprises at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of a cyclic carbonate compound, a linear carbonate compound, a lactone, an ether compound, an ester compound, sulfoxide, a lactam and a ketone.

11. The lithium secondary battery of claim 10 , wherein

the cyclic carbonate compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), butylenes carbonate (BC) and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC),

the linear carbonate compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of diethyl carbonate (DEC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), dipropyl carbonate (DPC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) and methyl propyl carbonate (MPC),

the lactone comprises gamma butyrolactone,

the ether compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of dibutyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane and 1,2-diethoxyethane,

the ester compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of methyl formate, ethyl formate, propyl formate, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, methyl propionate, ethyl propionate, butyl propionate and methyl pivalate,

the sulfoxide comprises dimethylsulfoxide,

the lactam comprises N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), and

the ketone comprises polymethyl vinyl ketone.

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 Feb 4, 2015
From: AHN, KYOUNG HO; OH, JEONG WOO; KIM, MIN JUNG; YANG, DOO KYUNG; LEE, CHUL HAENG; JUNG, YI JIN
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 034886/0345 →