IP Library Granted Patent US 10,763,493
Granted Patent B2
US 10,763,493 · App. 15/761,620 · Granted Sep 1, 2020

Silicon-based active material-polymer composite and method for preparing same

Inventors: Rae Hwan Jo (Daejeon, KR); Eun Kyung Kim (Daejeon, KR); Yong Ju Lee (Daejeon, KR); Su Jin Park (Daejeon, KR); Hyun Chul Kim (Daejeon, KR); Jung Hyun Choi (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
H01M4/134C01B33/021H01M4/1395H01M4/362H01M4/364H01M4/386H01M4/623H01M4/624H01M10/052
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Patent No.
US 10,763,493
App. No.
15/761,620
Granted
Sep 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a silicon-based active material-polymer composite which is secondary particles in which silicon-based particles as primary particles and conductive polymer particles having a modulus of elasticity of 10 Pa to 100 Pa at a temperature of 20° C. to 40° C. are uniformly mixed. The uniform mixture with the elastic conductive polymer particles provides for a buffering action against the stress generated by volumetric changes of the silicon-based particles.

Claims (22)

1. A silicon-based active material-polymer composite which is secondary particles in which silicon-based particles as primary particles and conductive polymer particles are mixed, wherein the conductive polymer particles have a modulus of elasticity of 10 Pa to 100 Pa at a temperature of 20° C. to 40° C.

2. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , wherein the silicon-based particles are positioned at pores formed by the conductive polymer particles.

3. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , wherein the conductive polymer particles are positioned at pores formed by the silicon-based particles.

4. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , wherein the silicon-based particles comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of Si, silicon oxide particles (SiO x , 0<x≤2), an Si-metal alloy, and an alloy of Si and silicon oxide particles (SiO x , 0<x≤2).

5. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , wherein the silicon-based particles comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of Si, silicon oxide particles (SiO x , 0<x≤2), and an alloy thereof.

6. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 5 , wherein the silicon oxide particle (SiO x , 0<x≤2) is a composite comprising crystalline SiO 2 and amorphous Si.

7. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , wherein an average diameter (D50) of the silicon-based particles is 5 nm to 30 μm.

8. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , wherein the conductive polymer particles comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline, polyacetylene, polyphenylene sulfide, polyphenylene vinylene, poly-indole, poly pyrene, polyvinyl carbazole, polyajulren, polyazepine, polyfluorene, and poly-naphthalene.

9. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , wherein an average diameter (D50) of the conductive polymer particles is 10 nm to 20 μm.

10. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , comprising 5 parts by weight to 90 parts by weight of the silicon-based particles with respect to 100 parts by weight of the silicon-based active material-polymer composite.

11. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , comprising 10 parts by weight to 95 parts by weight of the conductive polymer particles with respect to 100 parts by weight of the silicon-based active material-polymer composite.

12. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , wherein the silicon-based particles and the conductive polymer particles are mixed with a weight ratio of 5:95 to 90:10.

13. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , having a particle diameter of 0.05 μm to 50 μm.

14. The silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 , having a specific surface area of 0.5 m 2 /g to 100 m 2 /g.

15. A method for preparing a silicon-based active material-polymer composite, the method comprising the steps of:

(1) preliminarily adding, to silicon-based particles which are primary particles, a conductive polymer having a volumetric modulus of elasticity of 10 Pa to 100 Pa at a temperature of 20° C. to 40° C. and preparing a mixture of the silicon-based particles and the conductive polymer; and

(2) mechanically milling the mixture and preparing secondary particles in which the silicon-based particles and the conductive polymer are uniformly mixed.

16. The method for preparing a silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 15 , wherein in step (1), the conductive polymer is conductive polymer particles having an average particle diameter (D 50 ) of 10 nm to 20 μm.

17. The method for preparing a silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 15 , wherein

the conductive polymer mixed in the secondary particles prepared in step (2) has a particle shape through the mechanical milling, and the particle-shaped conductive polymer has an average particle diameter (D 50 ) of 10 μm to 20 μm.

18. A negative active material for a lithium secondary battery, the material comprising the silicon-based active material-polymer composite of claim 1 .

19. A lithium secondary battery comprising a negative active material of claim 18 .

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 Apr 10, 2018
From: JO, RAE HWAN; KIM, EUN KYUNG; LEE, YONG JU; PARK, SU JIN; KIM, HYUN CHUL; CHOI, JUNG HYUN
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045492/0925 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2016-0027782 · Mar 8, 2016 · national
KR 10-2017-0029453 · Mar 8, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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