IP Library Granted Patent US 10,581,073
Granted Patent B2
US 10,581,073 · App. 15/513,056 · Granted Mar 3, 2020

Secondary battery including high-capacity negative electrode and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Kyoung Ho Kim (Daejeon, KR); Chae Ah Kim (Daejeon, KR); Jooyong Song (Daejeon, KR); Hye Youn Lee (Daejeon, KR); Hoe Jin Hah (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
H01M4/386H01M4/0461H01M4/1391H01M4/1393H01M4/1395H01M4/485H01M4/5825H01M4/66H01M4/667H01M10/04C01B33/00C01D15/00H01M4/364H01M4/5835H01M10/056H01M10/0525
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Patent No.
US 10,581,073
App. No.
15/513,056
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a secondary battery comprising a negative electrode composed of two or more negative electrode plates and a method of manufacturing the secondary battery, wherein each of the negative electrode plates includes a lithium by-product layer formed through pre-lithiation reaction on a negative electrode current collector coated with a negative electrode active material, wherein an inorganic substance layer is formed on a negative electrode tab that is extended from an end at one side of the negative electrode current collector and is composed of an active material-non-coated portion not coated with the negative electrode active material, and negative electrode tabs of the negative electrode plates are electrically connected with one negative electrode lead to form a negative electrode terminal.

Claims (23)

1. A secondary battery, comprising a negative electrode composed of two or more negative electrode plates,

wherein each of the negative electrode plates comprises a lithium by-product layer formed through pre-lithiation reaction on a negative electrode current collector coated with a negative electrode active material,

wherein an inorganic substance layer is formed on a negative electrode tab that is extended from an end at one side of the negative electrode current collector and is composed of an active material-non-coated portion not coated with the negative electrode active material, and

negative electrode tabs of the negative electrode plates are electrically connected with one negative electrode lead to form a negative electrode terminal, wherein the inorganic substance is one or more selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 TiO 2 Al 2 O 3 , ZrO 2 , SnO 2 , CeO 2 , MgO, CaO, ZnO, Y 2 O 3 , Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 (PZT), Pb 1-x La x Zr 1-y TiyO 3 (PLZT) where 0<x<1 and 0<y<1, Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 —PbTiO 3 (PMN—PT), BaTiO 3 , hafnia(HfO 2 ), SrTiO 3 , and a mixture of two or more thereof.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode active material is one or more selected from the group consisting of silicon (Si), an alloy of silicon, SiB 4 , SiB 6 , Mg 2 Si, Ni 2 Si, TiSi 2 , MoSi 2 , CoSi 2 , NiSi 2 , CaSi 2 , CrSi 2 , Cu 5 Si, FeSi 2 , MnSi 2 , NbSi 2 , TaSi 2 , VSi 2 , WSi 2 , ZnSi 2 , SiC, Si 3 N 4 , Si 2 N 2 O, SiO v where 0.5≤v≤1.2, and LiSiO.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode active material comprises SiO v where 0.5≤v≤1.2.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium by-products are one or more selected from the group consisting of Li, Li 2 O, Li 2 CO 3 , LiCl, and LiClO 4 .

5. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of-the lithium by-product layer is 0.01 μm to 1 μm.

6. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the inorganic substance layer is 1 nm to 10 μm.

7. A method of manufacturing the secondary battery according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

coating a negative electrode active material on a negative electrode current collector portion, except for a portion corresponding to a negative electrode tab, of a metal sheet and then coating the negative electrode tab composed of the active material-non-coated portion that is not coated with the negative electrode active material with an inorganic substance;

pre-lithiating by feeding the metal sheet manufactured through the coating into a lithium-based solvent and then applying current thereto;

cutting the metal sheet manufactured through the pre-lithiating into a shape of a negative electrode plate that comprises the negative electrode current collector portion and the negative electrode tab; and

forming a negative electrode terminal by stacking two or more negative electrode plates manufactured through the cutting and then electrically coupling the negative electrode tabs with a negative electrode lead, wherein the inorganic substance is one or more selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 , TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , ZrO 2 , SnO 2 , CeO 2 , MgO, CaO, ZnO, Y 2 O 3 , Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 (PZT), Pb 1-x La x Zr 1-y TiyO 3 (PLZT) where 0<x<1 and 0<y<1, Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 —PbTiO 3 (PMN—PT), BaTiO 3 , hafnia(HfO 2 ), SrTiO 3 , and a mixture of two or more thereof.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein, in the pre-lithiating, the lithium-based solvent is one or more selected from the group consisting of LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO 4 , LiBF 4 , LiB 10 Cl 10 , LiPF 6 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiCF 3 CO 2 , LiAsF 6 , LiSbF 6 , LiAlCl 4 , CH 3 SO 3 Li, CF 3 SO 3 Li, (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 NLi, Li 3 N, LiI, Li 5 NI 2 , Li 3 N—LiI—LiOH, LiSiO 4 , LiSiO 4 —LiI—LiOH, Li 2 SiS 3 , Li 4 SiO 4 , Li 4 SiO 4 —LiI—LiOH, and Li 3 PO 4 —Li 2 S—SiS 2 .

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein, in the pre-lithiating, a current of 10 mA to 10 A is applied.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein, in the pre-lithiating, current is applied for 0.1 hours to 12 hours.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the negative electrode current collector portion of the cutting comprises a lithium by-product layer formed through pre-lithiation reaction.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a process of stabilizing the metal sheet at 30° C. to 100° C. for 6 hours to 12 hours is further comprised between the pre-lithiating and the cutting.

13. The method according to claim 7 , wherein, in the forming, connecting the negative electrode tabs to the negative electrode lead is performed by welding.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the welding is ultrasonic welding.

15. A device comprising the secondary battery according to claim 1 as a power source.

16. The device according to claim 15 , wherein the device is one or more selected from a mobile phone, a portable computer, a smartphone, a smart pad, a netbook computer, a wearable device, a light electronic vehicle (LEV), a light electronic vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, and a power storage device.

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 Sep 8, 2017
From: KIM, KYOUNG HO; SONG, JOOYONG; LEE, HYE YOUN; HAH, HOE JIN
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 043532/0964 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0015891 · Feb 2, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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