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US 12,573,625 · App. 18/076,152 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Cathode active material precursor for lithium secondary battery, cathode active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery

Inventors: Mi Jung Noh (Daejeon, KR); Jeong Bae Yoon (Daejeon, KR); Hee Jun Kweon (Daejeon, KR); Je Nam Choi (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
H01M4/525H01M10/052H01M2004/021
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Patent No.
US 12,573,625
App. No.
18/076,152
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cathode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery has a structure of a nickel composite hydroxide. An oxygen position in a Z-axis direction measured by a Rietveld method in a space group P-3m crystal structure based on an X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis is 0.200 or more. A cathode active material and a lithium secondary battery having a stabilized crystal structure are provided using the cathode active material precursor.

Claims (24)

1 . A cathode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery having a structure of a nickel composite hydroxide,

wherein an oxygen position in a Z-axis direction measured by a Rietveld method in a space group P-3m crystal structure based on an X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis is 0.200 or more.

2 . The cathode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the structure of the nickel composite hydroxide is represented by Chemical Formula 1:

Ni 1−x−y−z Co x Mn y M z (OH) 2+a   [Chemical Formula 1]

wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, M includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Sr, Ba, B, Al, Si, Ti, Zr and W, 0.02≤x≤0.15, 0≤y≤0.15, 0≤z≤0.1, and −0.5≤a≤0.1.

3 . The cathode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein a molar ratio of nickel among elements other than a hydroxyl group is 0.8 or more.

4 . The cathode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the oxygen position in the Z-axis direction is 0.213 or more.

5 . The cathode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the oxygen position in the Z-axis direction is in a range from 0.210 to 0.240.

6 . A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery having a structure of a lithium-nickel-based composite oxide,

wherein a first sum of full widths at maximum defined by Equation 1 is 1.7 or more:

First sum of full widths at half maximum= H (101)+ H (102)+ H (104)/ H (003)+ H (006)  [Equation 1]

wherein, in Equation 1, H(101), H(102), H(104), H(003) and H(006) are each a full width at half maximum corresponding to a (101) plane, a (102) plane, a (104) plane, a (003) plane and a (006) plane, respectively, by an X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis.

7 . The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein the lithium-nickel-based composite oxide is represented by Chemical Formula 2:

Li b Ni 1−x−y−z Co x Mn y M z (OH) 2+a   [Chemical Formula 2]

wherein, in Chemical Formula 2, 0.02≤x≤0.15, 0≤y≤0.15, 0≤z≤0.1, −0.5≤a≤0.1, 0.9≤b≤1.2, and

M includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Sr, Ba, B, Al, Si, Ti, Zr and W.

8 . The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein the first sum of full widths at maximum is 1.8 or more.

9 . The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein the first sum of full widths at maximum is in a range from 1.7 to 2.2.

10 . The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein a second sum of full widths at maximum defined by Equation 2 is 2.0 or more:

second sum of full widths at half maximum= H (101)+ H (102)/ H (006).  [Equation 2]

11 . The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 10 , wherein the second sum of full widths at maximum is in a range from 2.1 to 2.5.

12 . A lithium secondary battery, comprising:

a cathode comprising a cathode active material layer that comprises the cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 6 ; and

an anode facing the cathode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2023
From: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
To: SK ON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063823/0178 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2022
From: NOH, MI JUNG; YOON, JEONG BAE; KWEON, HEE JUN; CHOI, JE NAM
To: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.; SK ON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062000/0618 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0173739 · Dec 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230178728A1 · Jun 8, 2023
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