IP Library Granted Patent US 10,164,240
Granted Patent B2
US 10,164,240 · App. 14/983,857 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Composite anode active material, anode including the composite anode active material, and lithium secondary battery including the anode

Inventors: Gyusung Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Heechul Jung (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jinsoo Mun (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
H01M4/134H01M4/364H01M4/366H01M4/386H01M4/582H01M4/583H01M4/625H01M4/628H01M10/052H01M2004/027H01M2220/20H01M2220/30Y02E60/122
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Patent No.
US 10,164,240
App. No.
14/983,857
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composite anode active material includes a silicon-based material, a metal fluoride, and a carbon-based material. The metal fluoride may be a compound represented by the following formula: MFx, where M is at least one selected from magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), barium (Ba) and bismuth (Bi), and 0<x≤4.

Claims (50)

1. A composite anode active material comprising:

a silicon-based material;

a metal fluoride; and

a carbon-based material

wherein the silicone-based material, the metal fluoride and the carbon-based material bind directly to one another wherein the metal fluoride is a compound represented by the following formula: MFx, wherein M is at least one selected from magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), barium (Ba) and bismuth (Bi); and 0<x≤4.

2. The composite anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the metal fluoride is at least one selected from aluminum fluoride (AlF 3 ), magnesium fluoride (MgF 2 ), and copper fluoride (CuF 2 ).

3. The composite anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the carbon-based material is at least one selected from carbon nanotubes, graphite, graphene, carbon black, and a polymer carbonized product.

4. The composite anode active material of claim 1 , wherein an amount of the metal fluoride is in a range of about 1 part to about 70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composite anode active material.

5. The composite anode active material of claim 1 , wherein an amount of the carbon-based material is in a range of about 1 part to about 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composite anode active material.

6. The composite anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the composite anode active material has a structure comprising:

a core comprising the silicon-based material; and

a coating layer on at least a part of the core,

wherein the coating layer comprises the metal fluoride and the carbon-based material.

7. The composite anode active material of claim 6 , wherein the coating layer has a single-layer or multi-layer structure.

8. The composite anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the composite anode active material has a structure comprising:

a core comprising the silicon-based material; and

a coating layer on at least a part of the core,

wherein the coating layer comprises:

a first coating layer on the core; and

a second coating layer on the first coating layer,

wherein

the first coating layer comprises one of the metal fluoride and the carbon-based material, and

the second coating layer comprises the other of the metal fluoride and the carbon-based material.

9. The composite anode active material of claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of the mixing weight ratio of the silicone-based material and metal fluoride is 1:1.42 to 1:1.71.

10. The composite anode active material of claim 1 , wherein an amount of the metal fluoride is in a range of about 50 part to about 60 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composite anode active material.

11. An anode comprising a composite anode active material on a current collector,

wherein the composite anode active material comprises:

a silicon-based material;

a metal fluoride; and

a carbon-based material,

wherein the silicone-based material, the metal fluoride and the carbon-based material bind directly to one another wherein the metal fluoride is a compound represented by the following formula: MFx, wherein M is at least one selected from magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), barium (Ba) and bismuth (Bi); and 0<x≤4.

12. The anode of claim 11 , wherein the metal fluoride is at least one selected from aluminum fluoride (AlF 3 ), magnesium fluoride (MgF 2 ), and copper fluoride (CuF 2 ).

13. The anode of claim 11 , wherein the carbon-based material is at least one selected from carbon nanotubes, graphite, graphene, carbon black and a polymer carbonized product.

14. The anode of claim 11 , wherein an amount of the metal fluoride is in a range of about 1 part to about 70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composite anode active material.

15. The anode of claim 11 , wherein an amount of the carbon-based material is in a range of about 1 part to about 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composite anode active material.

16. The anode of claim 11 , wherein the composite anode active material comprises:

a core comprising the silicon-based material; and

a coating layer on at least a part of the core,

wherein the coating layer comprises the metal fluoride and the carbon-based material.

17. The anode of claim 16 , wherein the coating layer has a single-layer or multi-layer structure.

18. The anode of claim 11 , wherein the composite anode active material has a structure comprising:

a core comprising the silicon-based material; and

a coating layer on at least a part of the core,

wherein the coating layer comprises:

a first coating layer on the core; and

a second coating layer on the first coating layer,

wherein

the first coating layer comprises one of the metal fluoride and the carbon-based material, and

the second coating layer comprises the other of the metal fluoride and the carbon-based material.

19. A lithium secondary battery comprising the anode of claim 11 .

Assignments (3)
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 Nov 15, 2018
From: KIM, GYUSUNG; JUNG, HEECHUL; MUN, JINSOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047508/0467 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2016
From: KIM, GYUSUNG; JUNG, HEECHUL; MUN, JINSOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038029/0167 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0195959 · Dec 31, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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