IP Library Granted Patent US 11,552,289
Granted Patent B2
US 11,552,289 · App. 15/746,322 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Composite negative electrode material for secondary battery, and negative electrode and lithium secondary battery including the same

Inventors: Su Min Lee (Daejeon, KR); Sun Young Shin (Daejeon, KR); Eun Kyung Kim (Daejeon, KR); Su Yeon Lee (Daejeon, KR); Lilin Piao (Daejeon, KR)
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Patent No.
US 11,552,289
App. No.
15/746,322
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a composite negative electrode material for a secondary battery, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the same, and particularly to a composite negative electrode material for a secondary battery, which includes a graphene sheet, and two or more coating layers formed on both sides of the graphene sheet, wherein the two or more coating layers include at least one polymer coating layer and at least one pitch coating layer, and the graphene sheet and the two or more coating layers are included in a weight ratio of greater than 1:greater than 0.01 to less than 0.1, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the same.

Claims (29)

1. A composite negative electrode active material for a secondary battery, the composite negative electrode active material comprising:

a graphene sheet; and

two or more coating layers formed on both sides of the graphene sheet,

wherein the two or more coating layers comprise at least one polymer coating layer and at least one pitch coating layer, and

the graphene sheet and the two or more coating layers are included in a weight ratio of greater than 1:greater than 0.01 to less than 0.1,

wherein the polymer coating layer comprises a polyacrylic acid ester-based copolymer,

wherein the polyacrylic acid ester-based copolymer comprises a copolymer of (A) a (meth)acrylic acid ester-based monomer; and (B) a single material selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated carboxylic acid-based monomer, a vinyl-based monomer, and a nitrile-based monomer, or two or more monomers thereof, and

wherein the nitrile-based monomer comprises a single material selected from the group consisting of succinonitrile, sebaconitrile, fluoronitrile, and chloronitrile, or a mixture of two or more thereof.

2. The composite negative electrode active material for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester-based monomer (A) comprises a single material selected from the group consisting of methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, isopropyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, n-amyl acrylate, isoamyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, n-amyl methacrylate, isoamyl methacrylate, n-hexyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and hydroxypropyl methacrylate, or a mixture of two or more thereof.

3. The composite negative electrode active material for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the unsaturated carboxylic acid-based monomer comprises a single material selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, fumaric acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, glutaconic acid, itaconic acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, and nadic acid, or a mixture of two or more thereof.

4. The composite negative electrode active material for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the vinyl-based monomer comprises a single material selected from the group consisting of styrene, α-methylstyrene, β-methylstyrene, p-t-butylstyrene, and divinylbenzene, or a mixture of two or more thereof.

5. The composite negative electrode active material for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the composite negative electrode active material for a secondary battery comprises:

the graphene sheet; and

the two or more coating layers, including a first coating layer formed on both sides of the graphene sheet and a second coating layer formed on a surface of the first coating layer.

6. The composite negative electrode active material for a secondary battery of claim 5 , wherein the first coating layer comprises a polymer coating layer, and

the second coating layer comprises a pitch coating layer.

7. The composite negative electrode active material for a secondary battery of claim 5 , wherein the first coating layer comprises a pitch coating layer, and

the second coating layer comprises a polymer coating layer.

8. The composite negative electrode active material for a secondary battery of claim 1 , further comprising at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a conductive agent and a binder.

9. A negative electrode for a secondary battery, the negative electrode comprising:

a negative electrode collector; and

a negative electrode active material mixture coated on the negative electrode collector,

wherein the negative electrode active material mixture comprises the composite negative electrode active material for a secondary battery of claim 1 .

10. A lithium secondary battery comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode;

a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and

an electrolyte solution,

wherein the negative electrode comprises the negative electrode of claim 9 .

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 Jan 22, 2018
From: LEE, SU MIN; SHIN, SUN YOUNG; KIM, EUN KYUNG; LEE, SU YEON; PIAO, LILIN
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044687/0649 →