Anode active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same
Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a silicon-based anode active material for a lithium secondary battery and an anode formed using the same. The silicon-based anode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to exemplary embodiments includes a surface coated with carbon and doped with lithium. A ratio of a peak area at 102.5 eV to a total area of a peak area at 100 eV, the peak area at 102.5 eV, and a peak area at 104 eV, which appear in an Si2p spectrum when measuring by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), is 40% or less, thereby allowing an electrode to be stably manufactured without changing physical properties of the slurry during manufacturing the electrode. In addition, the anode active material for a secondary battery may be usefully used to manufacture a lithium secondary battery having high discharge capacity and high energy density characteristics.
1. A silicon-based anode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising a surface coated with carbon and doped with lithium,
wherein a ratio of a peak area at 102.5 eV to a total area of a peak area at 100 eV, the peak area at 102.5 eV, and a peak area at 104 eV, which appear in an Si2p spectrum when measuring by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), is 40% or less.
2. The silicon-based anode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon is coated in an amount of 2.0 to 5.0% by weight based on a total weight of the silicon-based anode active material.
3. The silicon-based anode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium is doped in an amount of 3.5 to 9.5% by weight based on a total weight of the silicon-based anode active material.
4. The silicon-based anode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-based anode active material has a silicon crystal grain size of 20 nm or less.
5. The silicon-based anode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-based anode active material comprises SiOx and x=0.8 to 1.2.
6. A lithium secondary battery comprising:
a cathode;
an anode comprising the silicon-based anode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 ; and
a separation membrane interposed between the cathode and the anode.