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Granted Patent B2
US 11,888,151 · App. 16/980,037 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Method of preparing positive electrode

Inventors: Chang Wan Koo (Daejeon, KR); Ki Tae Kim (Daejeon, KR); Sang Hoon Choy (Daejeon, KR)
H01M4/139H01M4/043H01M4/0404H01M4/362H01M4/62H01M10/056H01M10/0525H01M2004/021H01M2004/028H01M2300/0082H01M2300/0091
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Patent No.
US 11,888,151
App. No.
16/980,037
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a positive electrode which includes forming a solid electrolyte by mixing a lithium salt and a polymer for a solid electrolyte in a dry atmosphere, forming a dry mixture by stirring after adding a conductive agent and a positive electrode active material to the solid electrolyte in a dry atmosphere, and pressing after coating a current collector with the dry mixture.

Claims (13)

1. A method of preparing a positive electrode, the method comprising:

mixing a lithium salt and a polymer in a dry atmosphere to form a solid electrolyte which is in a solid state;

forming a dry mixture by stirring after adding a conductive agent and a positive electrode active material to the solid electrolyte in a dry atmosphere; and

pressing after coating a current collector with the dry mixture,

wherein the dry mixture comprises granules formed by coagulation of the solid electrolyte, the positive electrode active material, and the conductive agent.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polymer for a solid electrolyte comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene oxide, polyacrylonitrile, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinylidene fluoride, and styrene-butadiene rubber.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lithium salt comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide, lithium tetrafluoroborate, and lithium perchlorate.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the solid electrolyte, a weight ratio of the polymer for a solid electrolyte to the lithium salt is in a range of 5:95 to 50:50.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the granules have an average particle diameter (D 50 ) of 20 μm to 500 μm.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the forming of the dry mixture, the stirring is performed using a twin screw mixer.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying a shear force of 20 N to 500 N to the dry mixture.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pressing comprises rolling the current collector having the dry mixture disposed thereon through rolls.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein a temperature of the roll is in a range of 10° C. to 60° C.

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 Mar 4, 2021
From: KOO, CHANG WAN; KIM, KI TAE; CHOY, SANG HOON
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 055492/0969 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0029934 · Mar 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210013487A1 · Jan 14, 2021