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US 12,368,151 · App. 18/122,907 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Surface-treated active materials and surface treatment method thereof

Inventors: Jae Phil Cho (Ulju-gun-Ulsan, KR); Seung Jun Myeong (Ulju-gun Ulsan, KR)
Assignee: SM LAB CO., LTD.
H01M4/0402H01M4/0471
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Patent No.
US 12,368,151
App. No.
18/122,907
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An active material and a surface treatment method of the active material are provided. A surface of the active material may be treated with a coating layer including a first metal oxide containing lithium, and a second metal oxide.

Claims (37)

1. An active material having a surface treated with a coating layer comprising a first metal oxide containing lithium, and a second metal oxide,

the coating layer further comprising a polyanion,

the polyanion comprising at least one of (XO 4 ) n− or (XmO 3 m+1) n− ,

X being P, S, As, Mo, W or V, and

n and m being in a range of 1 to 4,

wherein the second metal oxide co at least one selected from the group consisting of P, S, As, Mo, W and V.

2. The active material of claim 1 , wherein the first metal oxide is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:

Li x M y O z

wherein M comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Ru, Sn, Cr, Ti, Al, P, V, S, As, Mo and W, and x, y and z are 1 to 8.

3. The active material of claim 1 , wherein a mass ratio of the first metal oxide:the second metal oxide ranges from 1:1 to 1:100.

4. The active material of claim 1 , wherein a mass ratio of the second metal oxide:a polyanion ranges from 1:1 to 1:100.

5. The active material of claim 1 , wherein the first metal oxide has a particle diameter of 10 nanometers (nm) to 5,000 nm.

6. The active material according to claim 1 , wherein the coating layer is derived from a precursor solution comprising the first metal oxide and the second metal oxide.

7. An active material having a surface treated with a coating layer comprising a first metal oxide containing lithium, and a second metal oxide,

the coating layer further comprising a polyanion,

the polyanion comprising at least one of (XO 4 ) n− or (XmO 3 m+1) n− ,

X being P, S, As, Mo, W or V, and

n and m being in a range of 1 to 4,

wherein a mass ratio of the first metal oxide:the second metal oxide ranges from 1:1 to 1:100.

8. The active material of claim 7 , wherein the first metal oxide is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:

Li x M y O z

wherein M comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Ru, Sn, Cr, Ti, Al, P, V, S, As, Mo and W, and x, y and z are 1 to 8.

9. The active material of claim 7 , wherein the second metal oxide comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of P, S, As, Mo, W and V.

10. The active material of claim 7 , wherein a mass ratio of the second metal oxide:a polyanion ranges from 1:1 to 1:100.

11. The active material of claim 7 , wherein the first metal oxide has a particle diameter of 10 nanometers (nm) to 5,000 nm.

12. An active material having a surface treated with a coating layer comprising a first metal oxide containing lithium, and a second metal oxide,

the coating layer further comprising a polyanion,

the polyanion comprising at least one of (XO 4 ) n− or (XmO 3 m+1) n− ,

X being P, S, As, Mo, W or V, and

n and m being in a range of 1 to 4,

wherein the first metal oxide has a particle diameter of 10 nanometers (nm) to 5,000 nm.

13. The active material of claim 12 , wherein the first metal oxide is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:

Li x M y O z

wherein M comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Ru, Sn, Cr, Ti, Al, P, V, S, As, Mo and W, and x, y and z are 1 to 8.

14. The active material of claim 12 , wherein the second metal oxide comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of P, S, As, Mo, Wand V.

15. The active material of claim 12 , wherein a mass ratio of the first metal oxide:the second metal oxide ranges from 1:1 to 1:100.

16. The active material of claim 12 , wherein a mass ratio of the second metal oxide:a polyanion ranges from 1:1 to 1:100.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0183760 · Dec 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 15708922 · Sep 19, 2017
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