Liquid electrolyte for lithium-sulfur secondary battery and lithium-sulfur secondary battery comprising same
The present disclosure relates to an electrolyte solution for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery and a lithium-sulfur secondary battery comprising the same, more particularly to an electrolyte solution for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery containing a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous solvent comprises an ether-based solvent and a nonsolvent, the ether-based solvent comprises a linear ether and a cyclic ether, and the nonsolvent comprises a compound having a specific structure.
1 . An electrolyte solution for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery, comprising:
a lithium salt; and
a non-aqueous solvent,
wherein the non-aqueous solvent comprises an ether-based solvent and a nonsolvent,
wherein the ether-based solvent comprises a linear ether and a cyclic ether,
wherein the nonsolvent comprises a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1,
wherein the content of the nonsolvent is 5 vol. % to 10 vol. % relative to the total volume of the non-aqueous solvent:
wherein Rfs are the same as or different from each other, and each Rf independently represents a fluorinated C 1 to C 3 alkyl group.
2 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO 4 , LiBF 4 , LiB 10 Cl 10 , LiB(Ph) 4 , LiCABO 8 , LiPF 6 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiCF 3 CO 2 , LiAsF 6 , LiSbF 6 , LiAlCl 4 , LiSO 3 CH 3 , LiSO 3 CF 3 , LiSCN, LiC(CF 3 SO 2 ) 3 , LiN(CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 , LiN(C 2 FsSO 2 ) 2 , LiN(SO 2 F) 2 , lithium chloroborane, lithium lower aliphatic carboxylate, lithium tetraphenyl borate, and lithium imide.
3 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the linear ether is selected from the group consisting of dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, dipropyl ether, dibutyl ether, diisobutyl ether, ethylmethyl ether, ethylpropyl ether, ethyl tertbutyl ether, dimethoxymethane, trimethoxymethane, dimethoxyethane, diethoxyethane, dimethoxypropane, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether, tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether, ethylene glycol divinyl ether, diethylene glycol divinyl ether, triethylene glycol divinyl ether, dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, butylene glycol ether, diethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether, diethylene glycol isopropyl methyl ether, diethylene glycol butyl methyl ether, diethylene glycol tertbutyl ethyl ether, and ethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether.
4 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the cyclic ether is selected from the group consisting of dioxolane, methyldioxolane, dimethyldioxolane, vinyldioxolane, methoxydioxolane, ethylmethyldioxolane, oxane, dioxane, trioxane, tetrahydrofuran, methyltetrahydrofuran, dimethyltetrahydrofuran, dimethoxytetrahydrofuran, ethoxytetrahydrofuran, dihydropyran, tetrahydropyran, furan, and 2-methylfuran.
5 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorinated C1 to C3 alkyl group is a fluorinated C1 to C3 alkyl group substituted with 1 to 7 fluorines.
6 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorinated C1 to C3 alkyl group is a fluorinated C1 to C2 alkyl group substituted with 1 to 5 fluorines.
7 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorinated C1 to C3 alkyl group contains a difluoromethyl group or a trifluoromethyl group bonded to its terminal.
8 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the linear ether is 50 vol. % to 90 vol. % relative to the total volume of the non-aqueous solvent, and the content of the cyclic ether is 10 vol. % to 30 vol. % relative to the total volume of the non-aqueous solvent.
9 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a volume ratio of the ether-based solvent to the nonsolvent is 95:5 to 80:20.
10 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a volume ratio of the linear ether to the cyclic ether is 9:1 to 5:5.
11 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the linear ether is dimethoxyethane.
12 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the cyclic ether is 2-methylfuran.
13 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is tris (2,2-difluoroethyl) orthoformate or tris (2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) orthoformate.
14 . A lithium-sulfur secondary battery, comprising:
the electrolyte solution of claim 1 ;
a positive electrode;
a negative electrode; and
a separator.