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Granted Patent B2
US 12,722,982 · App. 18/098,697 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Cathode active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same

Inventors: Sang Min Park (Daejeon, KR); Hee Jun Kweon (Daejeon, KR); Myoung Lae Kim (Daejeon, KR); Sang Bok Kim (Daejeon, KR); Jung Moon Sung (Daejeon, KR); Keum Jung Yoon (Daejeon, KR); Tae Kyoung Lee (Daejeon, KR); Ji Hoon Choi (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
H01M4/525H01M4/505H01M10/052H01M2004/028
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Patent No.
US 12,722,982
App. No.
18/098,697
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of a lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle having a shape of a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated. The lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle includes a lithium-molybdenum-containing portion having a hexagonal close-packed structure formed between the primary particles.

Claims (22)

1 . A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising a plurality of a lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle having a shape of a secondary particle in which primary particles are aggregated,

wherein the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle comprises a lithium-molybdenum-containing portion having a hexagonal close-packed structure is formed between the primary particles having a hexagonal close-packed structure within an inner region of the secondary particle.

2 . The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle does not include primary particles having a face centered cubic structure.

3 . The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a content of molybdenum in the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle measured through an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis is in a range from 1,000 ppm to 14,000 ppm based on a total weight of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle.

4 . The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the content of molybdenum in the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle measured through the ICP analysis is in a range from 1,200 ppm to 7,000 ppm based on the total weight of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle.

5 . The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a carbon content remaining on an outer surface of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle and between the primary particles measured by a CS (carbon-sulfur) analyzer is 1,200 ppm or less.

6 . The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium-molybdenum-containing portion is further present on an outer surface of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle.

7 . A lithium secondary battery, comprising:

a cathode comprising a cathode active material layer, the cathode active material layer comprising the cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 ; and

an anode facing the cathode.

8 . A method of preparing a cathode active material, comprising:

preparing preliminary lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles each having a shape of a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated;

mixing the preliminary lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles with a molybdenum compound aqueous solution; and

heat-treating the mixed preliminary lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles and the molybdenum compound aqueous solution to form lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles comprising a lithium-molybdenum containing portion formed between the primary particles within an inner region of the secondary particle, the lithium-molybdenum containing portion and the primary particles having a hexagonal close-packed structure.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the molybdenum compound aqueous solution comprises an ammonium molybdenum-based compound represented by Chemical Formula 2:

(NH 4 ) a Mo b A c   [Chemical Formula 2]

wherein, in Chemical Formula 2, A represents O or S, 2≤a≤10, 1≤b≤10, and 4≤c≤30.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the ammonium molybdenum-based compound includes at least one of ammonium orthomolybdate ((NH 4 ) 2 MoO 4 ), ammonium heptamolybdate ((NH 4 ) 6 Mo 7 O 24 ) and ammonium tetrathiomolybdate ((NH 4 ) 2 MoS 4 ).

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein an input amount of the ammonium molybdenum-based compound is in a range from 0.4 wt % to 2.5 wt % based on a total weight of the preliminary lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles.

12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein an amount of a solvent in the molybdenum compound aqueous solution is in a range from 2 wt % to 20 wt % based on a total weight of the preliminary lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the heat-treating is performed at a temperature ranging from 200° C. to 400° C.

14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the preliminary lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles are mixed with the molybdenum compound aqueous solution without a water-washing treatment.

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 Jan 19, 2023
From: PARK, SANG MIN; KWEON, HEE JUN; KIM, MYOUNG LAE; KIM, SANG BOK; SUNG, JUNG MOON; YOON, KEUM JUNG; LEE, TAE KYOUNG; CHOI, JI HOON
To: SK ON CO., LTD.; SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062415/0750 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0011665 · Jan 26, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230238526A1 · Jul 27, 2023
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