IP Library Granted Patent US 10,615,413
Granted Patent B2
US 10,615,413 · App. 14/206,654 · Granted Apr 7, 2020

High voltage, high volumetric energy density li-ion battery using advanced cathode materials

Inventors: Hongli Dai (Los Altos, CA); Christopher S. Johnson (Naperville, IL); Huiming Wu (Darien, IL)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H01M4/525H01M4/131H01M4/505H01M10/0525
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Patent No.
US 10,615,413
App. No.
14/206,654
Granted
Apr 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosed embodiments provide a battery cell. The battery cell includes an anode containing an anode current collector and an anode active material disposed over the anode current collector. The battery cell also includes a cathode containing a cathode current collector and a cathode active material disposed over the cathode current collector. The cathode active material has a composition represented by xLi 2 MO 3 ·(1- x )LiCo y M′ (1-y) O 2 .

Claims (42)

1. A cathode active material composition having a composition represented by xLi 2 MO 3 ·(1-x)LiCo y M′ (1-y) O 2 ;

wherein 0.01≤x<0.30;

wherein M is manganese;

wherein 0.8≤y<1.00;

wherein M′ is Al.

2. A cathode for a battery cell, comprising:

a cathode current collector;

a cathode active material disposed over the cathode current collector, having a composition represented by xLi 2 MO 3 ·(1-x)LiCo y M′ (1-y) O 2 ;

wherein 0.01≤x<0.30;

wherein M is manganese;

wherein 0.8≤y<1.00;

wherein M′ is Al.

3. A battery cell, comprising:

an anode, comprising:

an anode current collector; and

an anode active material disposed over the anode current collector; and

a cathode, comprising:

a cathode current collector;

a cathode active material disposed over the cathode current collector, having a composition represented by xLi 2 MO 3 ·(1-x)LiCo y M′ (1-y) O 2 ;

wherein 0.01≤x<0.30;

wherein M is manganese;

wherein 0.8≤y<1.00;

wherein M′ is Al.

4. The battery cell of claim 3 , wherein the composition is formed using at least one of:

a mixed-metal hydrated hydroxide precursor made using a solution co-precipitation method; and

a lithium addition solid-state reaction.

5. The battery cell of claim 3 , wherein the cathode has an amount of lithium that can be reversibly extracted from the cathode active material greater than 60%, and a reversible capacity greater than 165 mAh/g.

6. The battery cell of claim 3 , wherein the cathode has an amount of lithium that can be reversibly extracted from the cathode active material greater than 75%, and a reversible capacity greater than 200 mAh/g.

7. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a set of components powered by a battery pack; and

the battery pack, comprising:

a battery cell, comprising:

an anode, comprising:

an anode current collector; and

an anode active material disposed over the anode current collector; and

a cathode, comprising:

cathode current collector;

a cathode active material disposed over the cathode current collector, comprising a composition represented by xLi 2 MO 3 ·(1-x)LiCo y M′ (1-y) O 2 ;

wherein 0.01≤x<0.30;

wherein M is manganese;

wherein 0.8≤y<1.00;

wherein M′ is Al.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2014
From: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 032929/0832 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2014
From: DAI, HONGLI
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 032820/0361 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2014
From: JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER S.; WU, HUIMING
To: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
Reel/Frame 032820/0381 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61777510 · Mar 12, 2013
Related Publication 20140272563A1 · Sep 18, 2014
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