IP Library Granted Patent US 12,562,386
Granted Patent B2
US 12,562,386 · App. 17/415,848 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Method for producing negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery

Inventors: Jung-Chul An (Pohang-si, KR); Sei Min Park (Pohang-si, KR); Gang Ho Lee (Pohang-si, KR); Moonkyu Cho (Pohang-si, KR); Byoung Ju Kim (Pohang-si, KR); Jong Hoon Yoon (Pohang-si, KR); Hyun-Chul Jo (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignees: POSCO Holdings Inc.; Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology; POSCO Future M Co., Ltd.
H01M4/587C01B32/205C01B32/21H01M10/0525C01P2004/32C01P2004/61C01P2006/11C01P2006/12C01P2006/40H01M2004/021H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 12,562,386
App. No.
17/415,848
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material of a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery using the same. An embodiment of the present invention provides a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including a graphite material including secondary particles, wherein the secondary particles are an assembly of a plurality of primary particles, the primary particles include green coke, and a ratio ((D90−D10)/D50) of a difference between a particle diameter D90 and a particle diameter D10 with respect to a particle diameter D50 of the secondary particles is 1.0 to 1.32. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including: manufacturing primary particles by using a carbon raw material including green coke; manufacturing secondary particles by mixing the primary particles and a binder; carbonizing the secondary particles; and manufacturing a graphite material by graphitizing the carbonized secondary particles, wherein a particle diameter D50 of the primary particles is 5.5 to 10.0 μm.

Claims (21)

1 . A negative electrode active material for a lithium second battery, comprising a graphite material including secondary particles,

wherein the secondary particles are an assembly of a plurality of primary particles,

the primary particles include carbon raw material derived from green coke, and

a ratio ((D90−D10)/D50) of a difference between a particle diameter D90 and a particle diameter D10 with respect to a particle diameter D50 of the secondary particles is 1.09 to 1.21,

wherein a specific surface area (BET) of the graphite material is 0.95 to 1.67 m 2 /g,

wherein a particle diameter D50 of the primary particles is 6.0 to 9.0 μm.

2 . The negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein

a span value that is the ratio ((D90−D10)/D50) of a difference between a particle diameter D90 and a particle diameter D10 with respect to a particle diameter D50 of the secondary particles is 1.0 to 1.2.

3 . The negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 2 , wherein

sphericity of the secondary particles is 0.8 to 1.0.

4 . The negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 3 , wherein

the particle diameter D50 of the secondary particles is 11 to 25 μm.

5 . The negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein

tap density of the graphite material 0.8 g/cc to 1.2 g/cc.

6 . The negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 5 , wherein

the graphite material satisfies Equation 1:

Specific surface area [m 2 /g]/tap density [g/cc]<2.  [Equation 1]

7 . A lithium secondary battery comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 ; and

an electrolyte.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 063697 FRAME 0030. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 8, 2023
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.; RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.; RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; POSCO FUTURE M CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063939/0290 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2023
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.; RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
To: POSCO FUTURE M CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063697/0030 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0756 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2021
From: AN, JUNG-CHUL; PARK, SEI MIN; LEE, GANG HO; CHO, MOONKYU; KIM, BYOUNG JU; YOON, JONG HOON; JO, HYUN-CHUL
To: POSCO; RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 056593/0602 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2018-0165639 · Dec 19, 2018 · national
KR 10-2018-0165645 · Dec 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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