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US 12,609,299 · App. 17/880,515 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Protective particle coatings for electroactive material particles and methods of forming the same

Inventors: Sayed Youssef Sayed Nagy (Troy, MI); Caleb Reese (Ferndale, MI); Jeffrey David Cain (Royal Oak, MI)
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
H01M4/366H01M4/0416H01M4/5825H01M10/0525
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Patent No.
US 12,609,299
App. No.
17/880,515
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for preparing an electroactive material for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions. The method includes immersing a plurality of electroactive material particles in an aqueous solution and adding one or more fluorinated lithium salts to the aqueous solution to form a protective particle coating on each of the electroactive material particles of the plurality of electroactive material particles, where the plurality of electroactive material particles defines the electroactive material. The protective particle coatings are continuous coatings that cover greater than or equal to about 95% of a total exposed surface area of each electroactive material particle of the plurality of electroactive material particles.

Claims (29)

1 . A method for preparing an electroactive material for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions, the method comprising:

immersing a plurality of electroactive material particles in water; and

adding one or more fluorinated lithium salts to the water to form a protective particle coating on each of the electroactive material particles of the plurality of electroactive material particles, the plurality of electroactive material particles defining the electroactive material.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the electroactive material particles of the plurality of electroactive material particles comprises a volume-expanding material.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the volume-expanding material is selected from the group consisting of: silicon, aluminum, bismuth, tin, antimony, germanium, and combinations thereof.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more fluorinated lithium salts are selected from the group consisting of: lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF 4 ), lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfoyl)imide (LiTFSI), lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), hybrid salt lithium fluorosulfonyl-trifluorofulfonyl imide (LiFTFSI), lithium difluoro (oxalato) borate (LiDFOB), and combinations thereof.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an amount of the one or more fluorinated lithium salts is added to the water such that the water has a concentration of the one or more fluorinated lithium salt of greater than or equal to about 1 mM to less than or equal to about 1 M.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

removing the plurality of electroactive material particles from the water.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of electroactive material particles is removed from the water greater than or equal to about 5 minutes to less than or equal to about 24 hours.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the protective particle coating has an average thickness greater than or equal to about 1 nanometer to less than or equal to about 5 micrometers.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the protective particle coatings are continuous coatings covering greater than or equal to about 95% of a total exposed surface area of each electroactive material particles of the plurality of electroactive material particles.

10 . A method for preparing an electroactive material for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions, the method comprising:

immersing a plurality of volume-expanding electroactive material particles in water; and

adding one or more fluorinated lithium salts to the water, the one or more fluorinated lithium salts decomposing upon contact with the water to form a protective particle coating on each of the volume-explaining electroactive material particles of the plurality of volume-expanding electroactive material particles, the plurality of volume-expanding electroactive material particles defining the electroactive material.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein each of the volume-expanding electroactive material particles of the plurality of volume-expanding electroactive material particles comprises a volume-expanding material selected from the group consisting of: silicon, aluminum, bismuth, tin, antimony, germanium, and combinations thereof; and

the one or more fluorinated lithium salts are selected from the group consisting of: lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF 4 ), lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfoyl)imide (LiTFSI), lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), hybrid salt lithium fluorosulfonyl-trifluorofulfonyl imide (LiFTFSI), lithium difluoro (oxalato) borate (LiDFOB), and combinations thereof.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein an amount of the one or more fluorinated lithium salts is added to the water such that the water has a concentration of the one or more fluorinated lithium salt of greater than or equal to about 1 mM to less than or equal to about 1 M.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

removing the plurality of electroactive material particles from the water after greater than or equal to about 5 minutes to less than or equal to about 24 hours.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the protective particle coating has average thickness greater than or equal to about 1 nanometer to less than or equal to about 5 micrometers.

15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the protective particle coating is continuous coatings covering greater than or equal to about 95% of a total exposed surface area of each volume-explaining electroactive material particles of the plurality of volume-expanding electroactive material particles.

16 . A method for preparing an electroactive material for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions, the method comprising:

contacting a plurality of electroactive material particles with one or more fluorinated lithium salts in water to form a protective particle coating on each of the electroactive material particles of the plurality of electroactive material particles, the plurality of electroactive material particles defining the electroactive material.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the each of the electroactive material particles of the plurality of electroactive material particles comprises a volume-expanding material selected from the group consisting of: silicon, aluminum, bismuth, tin, antimony, germanium, and combinations thereof.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the one or more fluorinated lithium salts are selected from the group consisting of: lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF 4 ), lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfoyl)imide (LiTFSI), lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), hybrid salt lithium fluorosulfonyl-trifluorofulfonyl imide (LiFTFSI), lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB), and combinations thereof.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the water has a concentration of the one or more fluorinated lithium salt of greater than or equal to about 1 mM to less than or equal to about 1 M.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises:

removing the plurality of electroactive material particles from contact with the one or more fluorinated lithium salts after greater than or equal to about 5 minutes to less than or equal to about 24 hours, each protective particle coating having an average thickness greater than or equal to about 1 nanometer to less than or equal to about 5 micrometers and covering greater than or equal to about 95% of a total exposed surface area of each electroactive material particles of the plurality of electroactive material particles.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: NAGY, SAYED YOUSSEF SAYED; REESE, CALEB; CAIN, JEFFREY DAVID
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
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