Anode for lithium ion secondary battery, method for preparing the same and lithium ion secondary battery comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to an anode for a secondary battery, a method of manufacturing the anode, and a lithium ion secondary battery including the anode. An anode includes an anode mixture layer on at least one surface of an anode current collector, with pores inside the anode mixture layer having a Z-tensor value of 0.33 or more. In addition, a method of manufacturing the anode and a lithium ion secondary battery including the anode are provided.
1. An anode for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:
an anode mixture layer including an anode active material and a binder on at least one surface of an anode current collector,
wherein pores inside the anode mixture layer have a Z-tensor value of 0.33 or more, and the anode active material of the anode mixture layer has an I(110)/I(002) value as determined by XRD of less than 0.50, and
wherein the Z-tensor value is measured by:
obtaining a three-dimensional structure inside the anode mixture layer using an X-ray microscope;
three-dimensional rendering of an image of the three-dimensional structure inside the anode mixture layer to convert into a three-dimensional image of the internal pore structure of the anode mixture layer; and
evaluating the three-dimensional structure for each pore in three axes of X, Y, and Z.
2. The anode for a lithium ion secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the anode mixture layer has electrode density of 1.50 g/cm 3 or more on one side.
3. The anode for a lithium ion secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the anode mixture layer has electrode density of 1.50 g/cm 3 or more and 2.2 g/cm 3 or less on one side.
4. The anode for a lithium ion secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the anode mixture layer has electrode density of 1.50 g/cm 3 or more and 2.0 g/cm 3 or less on one side.
5. The anode for a lithium ion secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the anode mixture layer comprises 94 to 98% by weight of an anode active material, 0.1 to 3% by weight of a conductive agent, and 1.5 to 3% by weight of a binder based on a total weight of the anode mixture layer.
6. The anode for a lithium ion secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the anode active material is artificial graphite, natural graphite, or a mixture thereof.
7. The anode for a lithium ion secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein the anode active material is at least one selected from a group consisting of amorphous, plate-like, flake-like, spherical, and fibrous shapes.
8. The anode for a lithium ion secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein the anode active material further comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a silicon-based anode active material, a Sn-based anode active material, and a vanadium oxide.
9. The anode for a lithium ion secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the anode active material comprises artificial graphite and natural graphite, and the artificial graphite and natural graphite are mixed in a weight ratio of 70 to 95:5 to 30.
10. The anode for a lithium ion secondary battery of claim 9 , wherein the anode active material further comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a silicon-based anode active material, a Sn-based anode active material, and a vanadium oxide.
11. A secondary battery, comprising:
a cathode; and
the anode of claim 1 .