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Granted Patent B2
US 11,289,695 · App. 16/489,562 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Positive electrode active material comprising lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide and further comprising lithium tungsten compound, or additionally tungsten compound on the lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide, and positive electrode for lithium secondary battery comprising the same

Inventors: Gi Beom Han (Daejeon, KR); Jintae Hwang (Daejeon, KR); Sungbin Park (Daejeon, KR); Wang Mo Jung (Daejeon, KR)
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Patent No.
US 11,289,695
App. No.
16/489,562
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A positive electrode active material includes a lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide, wherein the lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide is represented by the following chemical formula (1), Li 1+a Ni x Co y Mn z M v O 2-b A b   (1) wherein, 0<a≤0.2, 0<x≤0.4, 0<y≤0.4, 0.5≤z≤0.9, 0≤v≤0.2, a+x+y+z+v=1, and 0≤b≤0.5; M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Zr, Zn, Ti, Mg, Ga, In, Ru, Nb, and Sn; and A is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of P, N, F, S and Cl; wherein (i) lithium tungsten (W) compound, or the (i) lithium tungsten (W) compound and (ii) tungsten (W) compound are contained on the lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide; in an amount of 0.1% to 7% by weight based on the total weight of the positive electrode active material, wherein the (i) lithium tungsten (W) compound includes a composite of the (ii) tungsten (W) compound and a lithium.

Claims (21)

1. A positive electrode active material comprising a lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide,

wherein the lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide is represented by the following chemical formula (1),

Li 1+a Ni x Co y Mn z M v O 2-b A b   (1)

wherein, 0<a≤0.2, 0<x≤0.4, 0<y≤0.4, 0.5≤z≤0.9, 0≤v≤0.2, a+x+y+z+v=1, and 0≤b≤0.5;

M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Zr, Zn, Ti, Mg, Ga, In, Ru, Nb, and Sn; and

A is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of P, N, F, S and Cl;

wherein (i) lithium tungsten (W) compound, or the (i) lithium tungsten (W) compound and (ii) tungsten (W) compound are present as a coating on a surface of a lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide, wherein the (i) lithium tungsten (W) compound including a composite of the (ii) tungsten (W) compound and a lithium, and

wherein the (i) lithium tungsten (W) compound, or the (i) lithium tungsten (W) compound and the (ii) tungsten (W) compound are contained in an amount of 0.1% to 7% by weight based on the total weight of the positive electrode active material.

2. The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the tungsten (W) compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of tungsten oxide, tungsten carbide, and tungsten nitride.

3. The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium tungsten compound is Li 2 WO 4 , Li 4 WO 5 or Li 6 W 2 O 9 .

4. A positive electrode comprising a positive electrode mixture comprising the positive electrode active material according to claim 1 formed on a current collector.

5. A secondary battery comprising the positive electrode according to claim 4 .

6. A method for producing the positive electrode active material of claim 1 , comprising:

(i) mixing a lithium-rich manganese-based oxide and a tungsten (W)-containing raw material to form a mixture;

(ii) heat treating the mixture;

wherein the tungsten (W)-containing raw material is mixed so as to contained in an amount of 0.1% to 5% by weight based on a total weight of the lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide and the tungsten-containing raw material.

7. The method for producing the positive electrode active material according to claim 6 , wherein the tungsten (W)-containing raw material is at least one selected from the group consisting of tungsten oxide, tungsten carbide, and tungsten nitride.

8. The method for producing the positive electrode active material according to claim 6 , wherein the tungsten (W)-containing raw material reacts with lithium (Li) of a lithium-rich manganese-based oxide.

9. The method for producing the positive electrode active material according to claim 6 , wherein the mixing is a dry mixing.

10. The method for producing the positive electrode active material according to claim 6 , wherein the heat treating is performed at 300 to 800 degrees Celsius.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein the tungsten (W)-containing raw material has an average diameter (D50) of 0.05 μm to 1 μm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058295/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: HAN, GI BEOM; HWANG, JINTAE; PARK, SUNGBIN; JUNG, WANG MO
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 050213/0449 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2017-0128179 · Sep 29, 2017 · national
KR 10-2018-0103798 · Aug 31, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190386294A1 · Dec 19, 2019
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