IP Library Granted Patent US 11,462,736
Granted Patent B2
US 11,462,736 · App. 16/802,347 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Surface stabilized cathode material for lithium ion batteries and synthesizing method of the same

Inventors: Hongli Dai (Los Altos, CA); Dapeng Wang (San Jose, CA); Huiming Wu (San Jose, CA); Fiona Claire Strobridge (San Francisco, CA); John David Carter (Lemont, IL); Christopher S. Johnson (Naperville, IL); Xiaoping Wang (Naperville, IL); Hakim H. Iddir (Hoffman Estates, IL); Arthur Jeremy Kropf (Westmont, IL); Yan Li (Westmont, IL); Victor A. Maroni (Naperville, IL); Anh D. Vu (Lemont, IL); Zhenzhen Yang (Lemont, IL); Arturo Gutierrez (Naperville, IL); Yanjie Cui (Arlington Heights, IL)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H01M4/525C01G45/1228C01G51/50C01G53/42C01G53/50H01M4/131H01M4/1391H01M4/505H01M10/0525C01P2002/50C01P2002/54C01P2002/72C01P2002/82C01P2002/86C01P2002/88C01P2004/03C01P2004/84C01P2006/40
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Patent No.
US 11,462,736
App. No.
16/802,347
Granted
Oct 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compound represented by Li a Co (1-x-2y) Me x (M1M2) y O δ , (Formula (I)) wherein Me, is one or more of Li, Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, Zr, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ru and Sn, and wherein 0≤x≤0.3, 0<y≤0.4, 0.95≤α≤1.4, and 1.90≤δ≤2.10 is disclosed. Further, particles including such compounds are described.

Claims (19)

1. A compound represented by Formula (II):

Li a Co (1-2y) (M/M2) y O δ   Formula (II)

wherein M1 is Ni;

wherein M2 is Ti;

wherein M1M2 represents metal pairs of M1 and M2; and

wherein 0<y≤0.4, 0.95≤α≤1.4, and 1.90≤δ≤2.10.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein 0<y≤0.25.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein 0.02≤y≤0.06.

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein 0.05≤y≤0.09.

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein 0.08≤y≤0.12.

6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein 0.14≤y≤0.18.

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein 0.20≤y≤0.25.

8. A cathode active material comprising the compound of claim 1 .

9. A cathode comprising a cathode current collector and the cathode active material according to claim 8 disposed over the cathode current collector.

10. A battery cell comprising:

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

the cathode of claim 9 .

11. A portable electronic device comprising:

the battery cell of claim 10 .

Continuity (5)
Continuation 15710540 · Sep 20, 2017
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