IP Library Patent Application 16232071
Patent Application
App. No. 16/232,071

COPPER FOIL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CURRENT COLLECTOR OF ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE

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16/232,071
Abstract

A copper foil and a manufacturing method of the same, and a current collector of an energy storage device are provided. The manufacturing method includes forming a copper foil by direct-current electroplating on a surface of a cathode and separating the copper foil from the cathode after the electroplating, wherein the structure of the copper foil includes columnar grains of a (111) orientation having a volume ratio of 70% or more. The conditions of the direct-current electroplating include performing at a range of 35° C. to 55° C. using a plating solution containing 40 g/L to 120 g/L of copper ions, 40 g/L to 110 g/L of sulfuric acid, and 30 ppm to 90 ppm of chloride ions at a current density between 20 ASD and 60 ASD.

Claims (16)

1 . A manufacturing method of a copper foil, comprising:

forming a copper foil on a surface of a cathode by a direct-current electroplating, wherein a structure of the copper foil comprises columnar grains of a (111) orientation having a volume ratio of 70% or more; and

separating the cathode from the copper foil, wherein conditions of the direct-current electroplating comprise:

performing at a range of 35° C. to 55° C. using a plating solution containing 40 g/L to 120 g/L of copper ions, 40 g/L to 110 g/L of a sulfuric acid, and 30 ppm to 90 ppm of chloride ions at a current density between 20 ASD and 60 ASD.

2 . The manufacturing method of the copper foil of claim 1 , wherein the cathode comprises titanium metal, titanium alloy, or a stainless steel.

3 . The manufacturing method of the copper foil of claim 1 , wherein the cathode comprises a conductive substrate and a release layer formed on a surface of the conductive substrate.

4 . The manufacturing method of the copper foil of claim 3 , wherein a material of the release layer comprises titanium oxide, nickel oxide, or chromium oxide.

5 . The manufacturing method of the copper foil of claim 1 , wherein the plating solution further comprises a lattice modification agent and a brightener.

6 . The manufacturing method of the copper foil of claim 1 , further comprising, before the step of the direct-current electroplating, immersing the cathode in the plating solution for a predetermined time.

7 . A copper foil manufactured by the manufacturing method of claim 1 , wherein a structure of the copper foil comprises columnar grains of a (111) orientation having a volume ratio of 70% or more, and each of the columnar grains of the (111) orientation of the copper foil is consisted of plate-shaped structures stacked perpendicular to grain boundaries of the columnar grains.

8 . The copper foil of claim 7 , wherein after the copper foil is heat-treated at 350° C. for one hour, a change amount in the volume ratio of the columnar grains of the (111) orientation is less than 5%, and the copper foil has a tensile strength equal to or greater than 40 kgf/mm 2 .

9 . The copper foil of claim 7 , wherein a length ratio of a major axis to a minor axis of the plate-shaped structure is 2 to 40.

10 . The copper foil of claim 7 , wherein the copper foil has a surface roughness Rz (JIS) less than 2 μm.

11 . The copper foil of claim 7 , wherein the copper foil has a thickness less than 20 μm.

12 . The copper foil of claim 7 , wherein the copper foil has a conductivity higher than 90% IACS.

13 . A current collector of an energy storage device comprising the copper foil of claim 7 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 26, 2018
From: CHEN, JHEN-RONG; CHIU, CHIU-YEN
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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