IP Library Granted Patent US 10,505,225
Granted Patent B2
US 10,505,225 · App. 14/982,873 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery employing the same

Inventors: Jinah Seo (Cheongju-si, KR); Dongyoung Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Hosang Park (Seoul, KR); Yoonsok Kang (Yongin-si, KR); Jungjoo Cho (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
H01M10/0567H01M10/052H01M10/0568H01M10/0569H01M2300/0025
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Patent No.
US 10,505,225
App. No.
14/982,873
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

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: R 1 —O—CF 2 —CHF—R 2   Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, R 1 is a C3-C10 alkyl group or a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, and R 2 is fluorine, a C1-C10 alkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C1-C10 fluorinated alkyl group, or a C3-C10 fluorinated cycloalkyl group.

Claims (42)

1. An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, the electrolyte comprising:

a lithium salt;

an organic solvent, and

an organic fluorinated ether selected from compounds represented by Formulae 1 and 8 to 10:

R 1 —O—CF 2 —CHF—R 2   Formula 1

wherein, in Formula 1,

R 1 is a C3-C10 alkyl group or a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group; and

R 2 is a C1-C10 alkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, or a C3-C10 fluorinated cycloalkyl group

CH 3 —CH 2 —CH 2 —O—CF 2 —CHF—CH 2 —CH 3   Formula 8

CH 3 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —O—CF 2 —CHF—CH 2 —CH 3   Formula 9

CH 3 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —O—CF 2 —CHF—CH 2 —CH 3   Formula 10.

2. The electrolyte of claim 1 , wherein the organic fluorinated ether compound has a boiling point of about 60° C. or greater.

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 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.

6. 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.

7. The electrolyte of claim 5 , 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 5 , 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 5 , wherein the amide solvent comprises N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, or a combination thereof.

10. The electrolyte of claim 5 , 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 5 , 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 6 , 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.

13. The electrolyte of claim 6 , wherein the saturated sultone is 1,3-propane sultone, 1,4-butane sultone, or a combination thereof.

14. The electrolyte of claim 6 , 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 6 , wherein the acyclic sulfone is divinyl sulfone, dimethyl sulfone, diethyl sulfone, methylethyl sulfone, methylvinyl sulfone, or a combination thereof.

16. The electrolyte of claim 6 , 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. The electrolyte of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the lithium salt is from about 0.6 moles per liter to about 2.0 moles per liter.

18. A lithium secondary battery comprising:

a cathode;

an anode;

and the electrolyte according to claim 1 , disposed between the cathode and the anode.

19. The lithium secondary battery of claim 18 , further comprising a film disposed on a surface of the anode, wherein the film is derived from an organic fluorinated ether compound represented by Formula 1 and 8 to 10.

20. An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, the electrolyte comprising:

a lithium salt;

an organic solvent,

an additive to form a solid electrolyte interface membrane, the additive comprising a cyclic sulfite, an acyclic sulfone, or a combination thereof, and

an organic fluorinated ether compound represented by Formula 7:

CH 3 —CH 2 —CH 2 —O—CF 2 —CHF—CH 3   Formula 7.

21. A lithium secondary battery comprising:

a cathode;

an anode; and

the electrolyte according to claim 20 , disposed between the cathode and the anode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2019
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051366/0480 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2016
From: SEO, JINAH; KIM, DONGYOUNG; PARK, HOSANG; KANG, YOONSOK; CHO, JUNGJOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038454/0646 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0194330 · Dec 30, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160190650A1 · Jun 30, 2016