IP Library Granted Patent US 11,848,450
Granted Patent B2
US 11,848,450 · App. 17/267,989 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Anode for secondary battery, having optimized binder distribution, and secondary battery comprising same

Inventors: Byoung-Wook Jo (Daejeon, KR); Hyun-Joong Jang (Daejeon, KR); Min-Hwan Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
H01M4/622C08L9/06H01M4/483H01M4/587H01M4/625H01M10/0525H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 11,848,450
App. No.
17/267,989
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an anode current collector; and an anode mixture layer formed on the anode current collector, containing an anode active material, a conductor, a rubber-based binder, and a water-soluble polymer-based binder. The anode mixture layer comprises, relative to a total weight thereof, 1.0-2.5 wt % of the rubber-based binder and 0.5-1.5 wt % of the water-soluble polymer based binder. When the anode mixture layer is divided into ten equal parts in the thickness direction based on the current collector, a ratio (C A /C B ) at an interval of 0 to 3 of a content ratio (C A ) of the rubber-based binder to a total content of the rubber-based binder to a content ratio (C B ) of the water-soluble polymer-based binder to a total content of the water-soluble polymer-based binder is larger than 1.0, and a ratio (C A /C B ) at an interval of 7 to 10 is smaller than 1.0.

Claims (35)

1. An anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the anode comprising:

an anode current collector; and

an anode mixture layer formed on the anode current collector, the anode mixture layer comprising an anode active material, a conductive material, a rubber-based binder and a water-soluble polymer-based binder,

wherein the anode mixture layer comprises 1.0 wt % to 2.5 wt % of the rubber-based binder and 0.5 wt % to 1.5 wt % of the water-soluble polymer-based binder based on a total weight of the anode mixture layer, and

wherein when the anode mixture layer is divided into 10 equal intervals in a thickness direction starting from the surface of the anode current collector, the 10 intervals defined by 11 interval parts 0 to 10 with interval part 0 denoting the surface of the current collector, interval part 1 denoting the end of the first interval, interval part 2 denoting the end of the second interval, interval part 3 denoting the end of the third interval and so on and so forth till interval part 10 denoting the end of the tenth interval,

C A,0-3 is a content ratio of the total amount of rubber-based binder in the intervals 1, 2 and 3 formed between interval parts 0 and 3 to a total amount of the rubber-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between intervals parts 0 to 10,

C B,0-3 is a content ratio of the total amount of water-soluble polymer-based binder in the intervals 1, 2, and 3 formed between interval parts 0 and 3 to a total amount of the water-soluble polymer-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between intervals parts 0 to 10,

C A,7-10 is a content ratio of the total amount of rubber-based binder in intervals 8, 9, and 10 formed between interval parts 7 and 10 to a total amount of the rubber-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between intervals parts 0 to 10, and

C B,7-10 is a content ratio of total amount of the water-soluble polymer-based binder in the intervals 8, 9 and 10 formed between interval parts 7 and 10 to a total amount of the water-soluble polymer-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between intervals parts 0 to 10,

then a ratio C A,0-3 /C B,0-3 is from 1.0 to 1.5, and

a ratio C A,7-10 /C B,7-10 is from 0.5 to less than 1.0, and

the content ratio C A,0.3 is 29 to 41%.

2. The anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the total amount of the rubber-based binder in the intervals 1, 2, and 3 is greater than the total amount of the rubber-based binder in the intervals 8, 9, and 10.

3. The anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein C A,0-3 /C B,0-3 is 1.02 to 1.50 and the C A,7-10 /C B,7-10 is 0.50 to 0.98.

4. The anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the C A,0-3 /C B,0-3 is 1.07 to 1.48 and the C A,7-10 /C B,7-10 is 0.52 to 0.95.

5. The anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of claim 1 ,

wherein the content of the rubber based binder in each of intervals 1, 2, and 3 relative to the respective weight of the anode mixture layer in each of intervals 1, 2, and 3 is greater than the content of the rubber based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 relative to the weight of the anode mixture layer in all of intervals 1 to 10.

wherein the content of the rubber-based binder based on a total weight of the anode mixture layer in each interval 1, 2 and 3 is greater than the content of the rubber-based binder based on a total weight of the anode mixture layer in the anode, and

wherein the content of the rubber-based binder based on a total weight of the anode mixture layer in each interval 8, 9 and 10 is smaller than the content of the rubber-based binder based on a total weight of the anode mixture layer in the anode.

6. The anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the rubber-based binder is at least one selected from the group consisting of a styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), a fluorine-based rubber, an ethylene propylene rubber, a butyl acrylate rubber, a butadiene rubber, an isoprene rubber, an acrylonitrile rubber, an acrylic-based rubber and a silane-based rubber.

7. The anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble polymer-based binder is at least one selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose, cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylate and derivatives thereof.

8. The anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the anode active material is at least one selected from the group consisting of natural graphite or artificial graphite, soft carbon, hard carbon and a silicon oxide.

9. The anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the conductive material is at least one selected from the group consisting of acetylene carbon black, Ketjenblack, carbon nanotubes, graphene and graphite.

10. The anode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of claim 1 ,

wherein C A,4-5 is a content ratio of the total amount of rubber-based binder in interval 5 to a total amount of the rubber-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between interval parts 0 to 10,

wherein C B,4-5 is a content ratio of the total amount of water-soluble polymer-based binder in the interval 5 to a total amount of the water-soluble polymer-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between interval parts 0 to 10,

wherein C A,5-7 is a content ratio of the total amount of rubber-based binder in intervals 6 and 7 to a total amount of the rubber-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between interval parts 0 to 10,

wherein C B,5-7 is a content ratio of total amount of the water-soluble polymer-based binder in the intervals 6 and 7 to a total amount of the water-soluble polymer-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between interval parts 0 to 10,

wherein the anode mixture layer has a ratio C A,4-5 /C B,4-5 greater than 1.0 and a ratio C A,5-7 /C B,5-7 smaller than 1.0.

11. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising the anode of claim 1 .

12. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of claim 11 , wherein C A,3-5 is a content ratio of the total amount of rubber-based binder in intervals 4 and 5 to a total content of the rubber-based binder in the anode mixture layer,

wherein C B,3-5 is a content ratio of the total amount of water-soluble polymer-based binder in the intervals 4 and 5 to a total amount of the water-soluble polymer-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between interval parts 0 to 10,

wherein C A,5-7 is a content ratio of the total amount of rubber-based binder in intervals 6 and 7 to a total amount of the rubber-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between interval parts 0 to 10,

wherein C B,5-7 is a content ratio of total amount of the water-soluble polymer-based binder in the intervals 6 and 7 to a total amount of the water-soluble polymer-based binder in all of intervals 1 to 10 formed between interval parts 0 to 10, and

wherein the anode mixture layer has a ratio C A,3-5 /C B,3-5 greater than 1.0, and a ratio C A,5-7 /C B,5-7 smaller than 1.0.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 7, 2022
From: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
To: SK ON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062034/0198 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2021
From: JO, BYOUNG-WOOK; JANG, HYUN-JOONG; KIM, MIN-HWAN
To: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055234/0637 →