IP Library Granted Patent US 12,183,926
Granted Patent B2
US 12,183,926 · App. 16/643,367 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Lithium secondary battery polymer material and manufacturing method therefor

Inventors: Jonghyun Chae (Daejeon, KR); Jong-Chan Lee (Seoul, KR); Yeonju Lee (Daejeon, KR); Daeil Kim (Daejeon, KR); Lucia Kim (Daejeon, KR); Jehoon Lee (Daejeon, KR); Na Kyung Kim (Seoul, KR); Daun Jeong (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.; SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
H01M4/608H01M10/04H01M10/0525H01M10/0565H01M50/414H01M2004/028H01M2300/0065
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Patent No.
US 12,183,926
App. No.
16/643,367
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A polymer material for a lithium secondary battery having ionic conductivity and electronic conductivity at the same time, and a method for preparing the same. The polymer material includes a polythiophene-based polymer and a conductive polymer, and the polymer material may be formed by forming a polythiophene-based polymer, forming a conductive polymer, and heat-treating the polythiophene-based polymer and the conductive polymer.

Claims (25)

1. An all-solid-state lithium secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly consisting of:

a positive electrode, a solid electrolyte, and a negative electrode, which are sequentially stacked;

wherein the solid electrolyte comprises:

a blend-type polymer formed by blending of:

(i) a polythiophene-based polymer represented by the following Formula 1:

wherein n is 70 to 280, PEG is polyethylene glycol, and when a number of ethylene oxide units of PEG is m, m is 4 to 15; and

(ii) a conductive polymer,

wherein the conductive polymer comprises poly-(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate)(PEDOT: PSS),

wherein the polythiophene-based polymer and the conductive polymer are contained in a weight ratio of 95:5 to 80:20,

wherein the blend-type polymer has an electron conductivity of 10 −8 S/cm to 10 −2 S/cm, and

wherein the solid electrolyte is a film comprising the blend-type polymer.

2. The all-solid-state lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the blend-type polymer has an ionic conductivity of 10 −6 S/cm to 10 −4 S/cm.

3. A method for preparing the all-solid-state lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , comprising:

(a) forming a polythiophene-based polymer represented by the following Formula 1;

(b) forming a conductive polymer;

(c) heat treating the polythiophene-based polymer and the conductive polymer to form a blend-type polymer:

wherein n is 70 to 280, PEG is polyethylene glycol, and when a number of ethylene oxide units of PEG is m, m is 4 to 15; and

(d) sequentially stacking the positive electrode, the solid electrolyte, and the negative electrode, wherein the solid electrolyte comprises the blend-type polymer.

4. The method for preparing the all-solid-state lithium secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the step (a) comprises,

(a1) adding methanol and sulfuric acid to thiophene acetic acid to form thiophene methyl acetate;

(a2) adding iron chloride to thiophene methyl acetate to form polythiophene methyl acetate;

(a3) adding sodium hydroxide to the polythiophene methyl acetate to form polythiophene sodium acetate;

(a4) adding hydrogen chloride to the polythiophene sodium acetate to form polythiophene acetic acid; and

(a5) adding polyethylene glycol to the polythiophene acetic acid to form poly (3-polyethylene glycol thiophene).

5. The method for preparing the all-solid-state lithium secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein in the step (c), the heat treatment is performed at 120° C. to 250° C.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058037/0422 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2020
From: CHAE, JONGHYUN; LEE, JONG-CHAN; LEE, YEONJU; KIM, DAEIL; KIM, LUCIA; LEE, JEHOON; KIM, NA KYUNG; JEONG, DAUN
To: LG CHEM, LTD.; SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 051967/0381 →