IP Library Granted Patent US 12,438,190
Granted Patent B2
US 12,438,190 · App. 16/749,329 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Silicon-based energy storage devices with electrolyte containing crown ether based compounds

Inventors: Liwen Ji (San Diego, CA); Heidi Anderson (Newport Beach, CA); Benjamin Yong Park (Mission Viejo, CA)
Assignee: Enevate Corporation
H01M10/0567H01G11/30H01G11/52H01G11/62H01M4/386H01M10/0568H01M10/0569H01M2004/027H01M2300/0037
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Patent No.
US 12,438,190
App. No.
16/749,329
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Electrolytes and electrolyte additives for energy storage devices comprising crown ether based compounds are disclosed. The energy storage device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode, a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte comprising at least two electrolyte co-solvents, wherein at least one electrolyte co-solvent comprises a crown ether based compound.

Claims (35)

1. An energy storage device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode;

a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; and

an electrolyte system comprising:

a crown ether based compound;

a linear carbonate;

a cyclic carbonate; and

a Li-containing salt; and wherein

said crown ether based compound is selected from the group consisting of 2,5,8,11,14,17-Hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]docosane; 4′-Methylbenzo-18-crown-6;

4-Vinylbenzo-18-crown-6; 20-Ethynyl-2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]docosa-1 (18),19,21-triene; 2,5,8,11,14,17-Hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]docosa-1 (22),18,20-triene-3,3-dicarbonitrile; 1-(2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]docosa-1 (18),19,21-trien-20-yl)piperidine; 3-Ethenyl-2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]docosa-1 (22),18,20-triene;

2,5,8,11,14-Pentaoxa-17-azabicyclo[16.4.0]docosa-1 (22),18,20-triene; 3-Tert-Butyl-2,5,8,11,14,17-Hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]Docosa-1 (22),18,20-Triene; 4-Methyl-2,5,8,11,14,17-Hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]Docosa-1(22),18,20-Triene; 6-propyl-2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]docosa-1 (22),18,20-triene; 7-methyl-2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]docosa-1 (22),18,20-triene; 3-Methyl-2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]docosa-1 (22),18,20-triene; 3-(2,5,8,11,14,17-Hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]docosa-1 (22),18,20-trien-3-yl)-2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxabicyclo[16.4.0]docosa-1 (22),18,20-triene;

4,17-Dimethyl-2,3,11,12-dibenzo-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadeca-2,11-diene;

2,3-Benzo-11,12-cyclohexano-1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane;

(1S,9R,14R,22S)-2,5,8,15,18,21-Hexaoxatricyclo[20.4.0.09,14]hexacosane; 4,4′ (5′)di-t-butyl-cyclohexano-18-crown-6; 13-crown-4;

3-Ethenyl-2,5,8,11,14-pentaoxabicyclo[13.4.0]nonadeca-1(19),15,17-triene; 17-crown-5; 20-crown-6;

benzyloxymethyl-24-crown-8; 4′-Vinylbenzo-24-crown-8 ether;

dinaphtho-24-crown-8; 27-crown-9 ether; Benzo-27-crown-9 ether; 4′-Vinylbenzo-27-crown-9 ether;

4′-Vinylbenzo-30-crown-10 ether; and bis(m-phenylene)-32-crown-10; and

wherein the concentration of the crown ether based compound in the electrolyte is about 0.1% to about 10% by weight.

2. The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the linear carbonate is selected from the group consisting of ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), and diethyl carbonate (DEC).

3. The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte system further comprises a co-solvent selected from the group consisting of methyl acetate (MA), ethyl acetate (EA), methyl propanoate, and gamma butyrolactone (GBL).

4. The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic carbonate is selected from the group consisting of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), di-fluoroethylene carbonate (DiFEC), Trifluoropropylene carbonate (TFPC), ethylene carbonate (EC), vinyl carbonate (VC), propylene carbonate (PC), -fluoromethyl-5-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one (F-t-BC), 3,3-difluoropropylene carbonate (DFPC), and 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-Nonafluorohexyl-1-ene carbonate.

5. The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic carbonate is a fluorine containing cyclic carbonate.

6. The energy storage device of claim 5 , wherein the fluorine containing cyclic carbonate is fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) at a concentration of 5% or more.

7. The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte is free of non-fluorine containing cyclic carbonate.

8. The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the Li-containing salt is a fluorinated Li salt.

9. The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein the Li-containing salt has a concentration of 1 M or more.

10. The energy storage device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a Si-based electrode.

11. The energy storage device of claim 10 , wherein the Si-based electrode is an anode.

12. The energy storage device of claim 11 , wherein the anode is a Si-dominant anode.

13. The energy storage device of claim 11 , wherein the anode comprises:

greater than 0% and less than 99% by weight of Si particles, and

greater than 0% and less than 90% by weight of one or more types of carbon phases, wherein at least one of the one or more types of carbon phases is a continuous phase that holds the anode together such that the silicon particles are distributed throughout the anode.

14. The energy storage device of claim 13 , wherein the anode comprises greater than 50% and less than 97% by weight of Si particles.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2026
From: ENEVATE CORPORATION
To: MCANDREWS, HELD & MALLOY LTD.
Reel/Frame 075093/0935 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2025
From: JI, LIWEN; ANDERSON, HEIDI; PARK, BENJAMIN YONG
To: ENEVATE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071538/0364 →
Continuity (1)
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