Lithium secondary battery electrolyte and lithium secondary battery comprising same

1. An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, comprising:

a non-aqueous organic solvent including a solvent represented by Chemical Formula 1; and

a lithium salt:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 1,

R 1 to R 4 are the same or different and are independently a C1 to C5 linear or branched alkyl group.

2. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the solvent represented by Chemical Formula 1 includes one or more of a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-1, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-2, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-3, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-4, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-5, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-6, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-7, or a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2:

3. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous organic solvent further includes one or more of a carbonate-based solvent, or a solvent represented by Chemical Formula 3,

wherein, in Chemical Formula 3,

R 5 and R 6 are the same or different and are independently a C1 to C5 linear alkyl group.

4. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous organic solvent further includes one or more of dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dipropyl carbonate, methylpropyl carbonate, ethylpropyl carbonate, methylethyl carbonate, ethylmethyl carbonate, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, or butylene carbonate.

5. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous organic solvent further includes one or more of methylacetate, ethylacetate, n-propylacetate, methylpropionate, ethylpropionate, n-propylpropionate, methylbutanoate, ethylbutanoate, or n-propylbutanoate.

6. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 3 , wherein the non-aqueous organic solvent includes 10 to 40 wt % of the solvent represented by Chemical Formula 1 based on a total amount of the non-aqueous organic solvent.

7. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 3 , wherein the non-aqueous organic solvent includes the carbonate-based solvent and the solvent represented by Chemical Formula 3 in amounts of 100 to 400 parts by weight of the carbonate-based solvent and 50 to 150 parts by weight of the solvent represented by Chemical Formula 3 based on 100 parts by weight of the solvent represented by Chemical Formula 1.

8. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of a compound represented by Chemical Formula 5, an alkanesultone, or vinylenecarbonate,

wherein, in Chemical Formula 5,

R 7 and R 8 are the same or different and are independently hydrogen, halogen, a cyano group, a nitro group, a vinyl group, or a fluorinated C1 to C5 linear or branched alkyl group, provided that both of R 7 and R 8 are not hydrogen.

9. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of 1,3-propanesultone, butanesultone, or 1,3-(1-propenesultone).

10. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 8 , wherein a combined amount of the one or more of the compound represented by Chemical Formula 5, the alkanesultone, or the vinylenecarbonate is 6 to 13 wt % based on a total weight of the electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery.

11. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , further comprising fluoroethylene carbonate, 1,3-propanesultone, and vinylethylene carbonate.

12. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 11 , wherein the electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery comprises 1,000 to 2,000 parts by weight of the fluoroethylene carbonate and 100 to 500 parts by weight of the 1,3-propanesultone based on 100 parts by weight of the vinylethylene carbonate.

13. A lithium secondary battery, comprising

a positive electrode including a positive active material;

negative electrode including a negative active material; and

the electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 .

14. The lithium secondary battery of claim 13 , wherein the positive active material is selected from compounds represented by the following chemical formulae:

Li a A 1-b D b E 2 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.5); Li a G 1-b D b O 2-c E c (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.5, 0≤c≤0.05); LiG 2-b D b O 4-c E c (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0≤b≤0.5, 0≤c≤0.05); Li a Ni 1-b-c Co b D c E a (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.5, 0≤c≤0.05, 0≤α≤2); Li a Ni 1-b-c Co b D c O 2-α J α (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.5, 0≤c≤0.05, 0≤α≤2); Li a Ni 1-b-c Co b D c O 2-α J 2 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.5, 0≤c≤0.05, 0<α<2); Li a Ni 1-b-c Mn b D c E α , (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.5, 0≤c≤0.05, 0<α≤2); Li a Ni 1-b-c Mn b D c O 2-α J α (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.5, 0≤c≤0.05, 0≤α≤2); Li a Ni 1-b-c Mn b D c O 2-α J 2 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.5, 0≤c≤0.05, 0<α<2); Li a Ni b G c L d O 2 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.9, 0≤c≤0.5, 0.001≤d≤0.2); Li a Ni b G c O 2 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.9, 0≤c≤0.5); Li a Ni b Co c Mn d L e O 2 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.9, 0≤c≤0.5, 0≤d≤0.5, 0.001≤e≤0.2); Li a Ni b Co c Mn d O 2 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤b≤0.9, 0≤c≤0.5, 0≤d≤0.5); Li a NiL b O 2 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0.001≤b≤0.2); Li a CoL b O 2 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0.001≤b≤0.2); Li a MnL b O 2 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0.001≤b≤0.2); Li a Mn 2 L b O 4 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0.001≤b≤0.2); Li a Mn 2 O 4 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0.90≤a≤1.8); MO 2 ; MS 2 ; LiMS 2 ; V 2 O 5 ; LiV 2 O 5 ; LiQO 2 ; LiNiVO 4 ; Li (3-f) T 2 PO 43 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0≤f≤2); Li (3-f) Fe 2 PO 43 (wherein, in the chemical formula, 0≤f≤2); LiFePO 4 ,

wherein, in the chemical formulae, A is Ni, Co, Mn, or a combination thereof, D is Al, Ni, Co, Mn, Cr, Fe, Mg, Sr, V, a rare earth element, or a combination thereof, E is O, F, S, P, or a combination thereof, G is Co, Mn, or a combination thereof, J is F, S, P, or a combination thereof, L is Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, Rf, V, Nb, Ta, Db, Cr, Mo, W, Sg, Tc, Re, Bh, Fe, Ru, Os, Hs, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, B, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Si, Ge, Sn, P, As, Sb, Bi, S, Se, Te, Po, Mn, La, Ce, or a combination thereof, M is Ti, Mo, Mn, or a combination thereof, Q is Cr, V, Fe, Sc, Ti, Y, or a combination thereof, and T is V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, or a combination thereof.

15. The lithium secondary battery of claim 14 , wherein the positive active material is LiCoO 2 .

16. The lithium secondary battery of claim 13 , wherein the negative active material is graphite.

17. The lithium secondary battery of claim 13 , wherein the lithium secondary battery has a charge voltage of 4.3V or greater.

18. The lithium secondary battery of claim 17 , wherein the lithium secondary battery has a charge voltage of 4.4V to 4.5 V.

19. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the solvent represented by Chemical Formula 1 includes one or more of a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-2, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-3, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-4, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-5, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-6, a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-7, or a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2-8: