IP Library Granted Patent US 12,431,532
Granted Patent B2
US 12,431,532 · App. 16/617,048 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Electrolyte composition, secondary cell, and method for manufacturing electrolyte sheet

Inventors: Katsunori Nishimura (Tokyo, JP); Nobuyuki Ogawa (Tokyo, JP); Hideyuki Ogawa (Tokyo, JP); Yuma Gogyo (Tokyo, JP); Hiroki Mikuni (Tokyo, JP); Takuya Nishimura (Tokyo, JP); Kenji Takaoka (Tokyo, JP); Miyuki Muromachi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
H01M10/056C08L27/16H01M4/0407H01M10/0525H01M2300/0037H01M2300/0085H01M2300/0094
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Patent No.
US 12,431,532
App. No.
16/617,048
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electrolyte composition, comprising one or two or more polymers, oxide particles, at least one electrolyte salt selected from the group consisting of a lithium salt, a sodium salt, a calcium salt, and a magnesium salt, and a solvent, wherein structural units constituting the one or two or more polymers comprises a first structural unit selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene and vinylidene fluoride, and a second structural unit selected from the group consisting of hexafluoropropylene, acrylic acid, maleic acid, ethyl methacrylate, and methyl methacrylate, a content of the one or two or more polymers is more than 90% by mass based on a total amount of polymers in the electrolyte composition, and a mass ratio of a content of the first structural unit to a content of the second structural unit in the one or two or more polymers is 50/50 or more.

Claims (41)

1. An electrolyte composition formed into a sheet, comprising:

two or more polymers;

oxide particles;

at least one electrolyte salt selected from the group consisting of a lithium salt, a sodium salt, a calcium salt, and a magnesium salt; and

a solvent, wherein

structural units constituting the two or more polymers comprise a first structural unit selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene and vinylidene fluoride; a second structural unit selected from the group consisting of hexafluoropropylene, maleic acid, and methyl methacrylate; or both,

a content of the two or more polymers is more than 90% by mass based on a total amount of polymers in the electrolyte composition and is 25% by mass or more based on the total amount of the electrolyte composition,

a content of the oxide particles is 40% by mass or less based on a total amount of the electrolyte composition,

the solvent comprises a glyme represented by the following formula (1) or an ionic liquid and the content of the solvent is 40% by mass or less based on a total amount of the electrolyte composition, and

the two or more polymers comprise a first polymer which is a copolymer comprising the first structural unit and the second structural unit; and a second polymer consisting of the second structural unit, or consisting of the second structural unit and a structural unit of ethylene oxide (—CH 2 CH 2 O—) or a carboxylic acid ester (—CH 2 COO—),

wherein a mass ratio of a content of the first structural unit to a content of the second structural unit in the two or more polymers is 80/20 or more,

wherein the content of the two or more polymers is 25 to 30% by mass based on a total amount of the electrolyte composition,

R 1 O—(CH 2 CH 2 O) k —R 2   (1)

wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 4 or less carbon atoms or a fluoroalkyl group having 4 or less carbon atoms, and k represents an integer of 1 to 6.

2. The electrolyte composition according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide particles are particles of at least one selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , AlOOH, MgO, CaO, ZrO 2 , TiO 2 , Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 , and BaTiO 3 .

3. The electrolyte composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the oxide particles is 5 to 40% by mass based on a total amount of the electrolyte composition.

4. The electrolyte composition according to claim 1 , wherein

the ionic liquid comprises, as a cation component, at least one selected from the group consisting of a chain-like quaternary onium cation, a piperidinium cation, a pyrrolidinium cation, a pyridinium cation, and an imidazolium cation, and

the ionic liquid comprises, as an anion component, at least one of anion components represented by the following formula (2),

N(SO 2 C m F 2m+1 )(SO 2 C n F 2n+1 ) −   (2)

wherein m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5.

5. The electrolyte composition according to claim 1 , wherein a total content of the electrolyte salt and the solvent is 25 to 70% by mass based on a total amount of the electrolyte composition.

6. A secondary battery, comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode; and

an electrolyte layer consisting of the electrolyte composition according to claim 1 disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

7. A method for manufacturing an electrolyte sheet, comprising:

disposing on a substrate a slurry comprising a mixture of two or more polymers, oxide particles, at least one electrolyte salt selected from the group consisting of a lithium salt, a sodium salt, a calcium salt, and a magnesium salt, a solvent, and a dispersion medium; and

volatilizing the dispersion medium to form an electrolyte layer on the substrate, wherein

structural units constituting the two or more polymers comprise a first structural unit selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene and vinylidene fluoride; a second structural unit selected from the group consisting of hexafluoropropylene, maleic acid, and methyl methacrylate; or both,

a content of the two or more polymers is more than 90% by mass based on a total amount of polymers in a solid content of the slurry and is 25% by mass or more based on the total amount of the electrolyte layer,

a content of the oxide particles is 40% by mass or less based on a total amount of the electrolyte layer,

the solvent comprises a glyme represented by the following formula (1) or an ionic liquid and the content of the solvent is 40% by mass or less based on a total amount of the electrolyte composition, and

the two or more polymers comprise a first polymer which is a copolymer comprising the first structural unit and the second structural unit; and a second polymer consisting of the second structural unit, or consisting of the second structural unit and a structural unit of ethylene oxide (—CH 2 CH 2 O—) or a carboxylic acid ester (—CH 2 COO—),

wherein a mass ratio of a content of the first structural unit to a content of the second structural unit in the two or more polymers is 80/20 or more,

wherein the content of the two or more polymers is 25 to 30% by mass based on a total amount of the electrolyte composition,

R 1 O—(CH 2 CH 2 O) k —R 2   (1)

wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 4 or less carbon atoms or a fluoroalkyl group having 4 or less carbon atoms, and k represents an integer of 1 to 6.

8. The method for manufacturing an electrolyte sheet according to claim 7 , wherein a content of the oxide particles is 5 to 40% by mass or less based on a total amount of the electrolyte layer.

9. The method for manufacturing an electrolyte sheet according to claim 7 , wherein a content of the oxide particles is 5 to 40% by mass or less based on a total amount of the electrolyte layer.

10. The electrolyte composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the oxide particles is 5 to 40% by mass or less based on a total amount of the electrolyte composition.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062333/0826 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: NISHIMURA, KATSUNORI; OGAWA, NOBUYUKI; OGAWA, HIDEYUKI; GOGYO, YUMA; MIKUNI, HIROKI; NISHIMURA, TAKUYA; TAKAOKA, KENJI; MUROMACHI, MIYUKI
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 051992/0275 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2017-109486 · Jun 1, 2017 · national
WO PCT/JP2017/020487 · Jun 1, 2017 · international
Continuity (1)
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