Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery employing the same
An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, the electrolyte including: a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an organic fluorinated ether compound represented by Formula 1: CF 3 —R 1 —O—CF 2 —CHF—(CH 2 ) n —CF 3 Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, R 1 is a C1-C10 alkylene group, a C3-C10 cycloalkylene group, a C1-C10 fluorinated alkylene group, or a C3-C10 fluorinated cycloalkylene group; and n is an integer of 0 to 10.
1. An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, the electrolyte comprising:
a lithium salt;
an organic solvent, and
an organic fluorinated ether compound represented by Formulae 1, 3, 6 to 8, and 10-11:
CF 3 —R 1 —O—CF 2 —CHF—(CH 2 ) n —CF 3 Formula 1
wherein, in Formula 1,
R 1 is a C1-C10 alkylene group, a C3-C10 cycloalkylene group, a C1-C10 fluorinated alkylene group, or a C3-C10 fluorinated cycloalkylene group; and
n is an integer of 2 to 10,
CF 3 —CHF—CH 2 —O—CF 2 —CHF—CF 3 Formula 3
CF 3 —CHF—CH 2 —O—CF 2 —CHF—CH 2 —CF 3 Formula 6
CF 3 —CHF—CHF—O—CF 2 —CHF—CH 2 —CF 3 Formula 7
CF 3 —CHF—CF 2 —O—CF 2 —CHF—CH 2 —CF 3 Formula 8
CF 3 —CF 2 —CHF—O—CF 2 —CHF—CH 2 —CF 3 Formula 10
CF 3 —CF 2 —CF 2 —O—CF 2 —CHF—CH 2 —CF 3 . Formula 11
2. The electrolyte of claim 1 , wherein the organic fluorinated ether compound has a boiling point of about 60° C. to about 200° C.
3. The electrolyte of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the organic fluorinated ether compound is from about 5 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight based on a total weight of the electrolyte.
4. The electrolyte of claim 1 , wherein an anion of the lithium salt comprises F − , Cl − , Br − , I − , NO 3 − , N(CN) 2 − , BF 4 − , ClO 4 − , PF 6 − , (CF 3 ) 2 PF 4 − , (CF 3 ) 3 PF 3 − , (CF 3 ) 4 PF 2 − , (CF 3 ) 5 PF − , (CF 3 ) 6 P − , CF 3 SO 3 − , CF 3 CF 2 SO 3 − , (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 N − , (FSO 2 ) 2 N − , CF 3 CF 2 (CF 3 ) 2 CO − , (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 CH − , (SF 5 ) 3 C − , (CF 3 SO 2 ) 3 C − , CF 3 (CF 2 ) 7 SO 3 − , CF 3 CO 2 − , CH 3 CO 2 − , SCN − , (CF 3 CF 2 SO 2 ) 2 N − , or a combination thereof.
5. The electrolyte of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the lithium salt may be from about 0.6 moles per liter to about 2.0 moles per liter.
6. The electrolyte of claim 1 , wherein the organic solvent comprises an ether solvent, an ester solvent, an amide solvent, a linear carbonate solvent, a cyclic carbonate solvent, or a combination thereof.
7. The electrolyte of claim 6 , wherein the ether solvent comprises dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, dipropyl ether, methylethyl ether, methyl propyl ether, ethyl propyl ether, or a combination thereof.
8. The electrolyte of claim 6 , wherein the ester solvent comprises methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, methyl propionate, ethyl propionate, propyl propionate, γ-butyrolactone, γ-valerolactone, γ-caprolactone, σ-valerolactone, ε-caprolactone, or a combination thereof.
9. The electrolyte of claim 6 , wherein the amide solvent comprises N,N-dimethylformamide, N, N-dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, or a combination thereof.
10. The electrolyte of claim 6 , wherein the linear carbonate solvent comprises dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dipropyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, methyl propyl carbonate, ethyl propyl carbonate, a halide thereof, or a combination thereof.
11. The electrolyte of claim 6 , wherein the cyclic carbonate solvent comprises ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, 1,2-butylene carbonate, 2,3-butylene carbonate, 1,2-pentylene carbonate, 2,3-pentylene carbonate, vinylene carbonate, a halide thereof, or a combination thereof.
12. The electrolyte of claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte further comprises an additive to form a solid electrolyte interface membrane, the additive comprising vinylene carbonate, vinyl ethylene carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, a cyclic sulfite, a saturated sultone, an unsaturated sultone, an acyclic sulfone, or a combination thereof.
13. The electrolyte of claim 12 , wherein the cyclic sulfite is ethylene sulfite, methyl ethylene sulfite, ethyl ethylene sulfite, 4,5-dimethyl ethylene sulfite, 4,5-diethyl ethylene sulfite, propylene sulfite, 4,5-dimethyl propylene sulfite, 4,5-diethyl propylene sulfite, 4,6-dimethyl propylene sulfite, 4,6-diethyl propylene sulfite, 1,3-butylene glycol sulfite, or a combination thereof.
14. The electrolyte of claim 12 ,
wherein the saturated sultone is 1,3-propane sultone, 1,4-butane sultone, or a combination thereof, and
wherein the unsaturated sultone is ethene sultone, 1,3-propene sultone, 1,4-butene sultone, 1-methyl-1,3-propene sultone, or a combination thereof.
15. The electrolyte of claim 12 , wherein the acyclic sulfone is divinyl sulfone, dimethyl sulfone, diethyl sulfone, methylethyl sulfone, methylvinyl sulfone, or a combination thereof.
16. The electrolyte of claim 12 , wherein an amount of the additive to form a solid electrolyte interface membrane is from about 0.01 parts by weight to about 10 parts by weight based on a total weight of the electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery.
17. A lithium secondary battery comprising:
a cathode;
an anode; and
the electrolyte according to claim 1 , disposed between the cathode and the anode.
18. The lithium secondary battery of claim 17 , further comprising a film disposed on a surface of the anode, wherein the film comprises an organic fluorinated ether compound represented by Formula 1.