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US 12,469,881 · App. 17/851,262 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Electrolytic solution for secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same

Inventors: You Jin Shim (Daejeon, KR); Yu Na Shim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
H01M10/0567H01M10/0525H01M2004/028H01M4/505H01M4/525H01M10/0568H01M10/0569H01M2300/0025
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Patent No.
US 12,469,881
App. No.
17/851,262
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electrolytic solution for a secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery employing the same. The electrolytic solution for a secondary battery of the present disclosure contains a sulfonyl compound, such that a lithium secondary battery employing a high content of nickel for a cathode has significantly improved quick charge characteristics, room temperature lifespan characteristics, and low-temperature characteristics.

Claims (55)

1 . An electrolytic solution for a secondary battery, comprising:

a lithium salt;

a non-aqueous organic solvent;

a sulfonyl compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1;

a sultone compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 3; and

a fluorine-substituted carbonate-based compound:

wherein

in the Chemical Formula 1,

A is C1-C5 alkylene or C2-C5 alkenylene;

R 1 is C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, C6-C12 aryl, or C6-C12 aryl C1-C10 alkyl;

R 2 is halogen, C1-C5 alkyl, or halo C1-C5 alkyl; and

n is an integer of 0 to 3,

in the Chemical Formula 3,

represents a single bond or a double bond;

R m to R 0 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-C10 alkyl, C2-C10 alkenyl, halo C1-C10 alkyl, halo C2-C10 alkenyl, or C6-C12 aryl; and

n is an integer of 0 to 3.

2 . The electrolytic solution of claim 1 , wherein

in Chemical Formula 1, A is C1-C5 alkylene; R 1 is C1-C10 alkyl, C6-C12 aryl, or C6-C12 aryl C1-C10 alkyl; R 2 is fluoro, C1-C5 alkyl, or fluoro C1-C5 alkyl; and n is an integer of 0 or 1.

3 . The electrolytic solution of claim 1 , wherein

Chemical Formula 1 is represented by the following Chemical Formula 2:

wherein

A is C1-C5 alkylene;

R 11 is C1-C10 alkyl or C6-C12 aryl C1-C10 alkyl;

R 12 is halogen, C1-C5 alkyl, or halo C1-C5 alkyl; and

m is an integer of 0 to 3.

4 . The electrolytic solution of claim 3 , wherein

in Chemical Formula 2, A is C1-C3 alkylene; R 11 is C1-C6 alkyl or C6-C12 aryl C1-C6 alkyl; R 12 is fluoro, C1-C5 alkyl, or fluoro C1-C5 alkyl; and m is an integer of 0 or 1.

5 . The electrolytic solution of claim 1 , wherein

the sulfonyl compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is selected from the following compounds:

wherein n is an integer of 1 to 5.

6 . The electrolytic solution of claim 1 , wherein

the sulfonyl compound is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 5 wt % with respect to a total weight of the electrolytic solution.

7 . The electrolytic solution of claim 1 , wherein

the sultone compound is one or more selected from 1,3-propane sultone, 1,4-butane sultone, ethene sultone, 1,3-propene sultone, 3-fluoro-1,3-propane sultone, and 1,4-butene sultone, and

the fluorine-substituted carbonate-based compound is one or more selected from fluoroethylene carbonate, difluoroethylene carbonate, fluorodimethyl carbonate, and fluoroethylmethyl carbonate.

8 . The electrolytic solution of claim 1 , wherein

the sultone compound and fluorine-substituted carbonate-based compound are contained in an amount of 0.1 to 5 wt % with respect to a total weight of the electrolytic solution.

9 . The electrolytic solution of claim 1 , further comprising

one or two or more additives selected from the group consisting of an oxalatoborate-based compound, an oxalatophosphate-based compound, and a vinylidene carbonate-based compound.

10 . The electrolytic solution of claim 1 , wherein

the lithium salt is one or two or more selected from the group consisting of LiPF 6 , LiBF 4 , LiClO 4 , LiSbF 6 , LiAsF 6 , LiN(SO 3 C 2 F 5 ) 2 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiC 4 F 9 SO 3 , LiC 6 H 5 SO 3 , LiSCN, LiAlO 2 , LiAlCl 4 , LIN(C x F 2x+1 SO 2 )(C y F 2y+1 SO 2 ), LiCl, LiI, and LiB(C 2 O 4 ) 2 ,

where x and y are natural numbers.

11 . The electrolytic solution of claim 1 , wherein

the non-aqueous organic solvent is a mixed solvent of cyclic carbonate and linear carbonate.

12 . A lithium secondary battery comprising:

a cathode comprising a nickel-cobalt-manganese-based cathode active material containing the following Chemical Formula 11, the following Chemical Formula 12, or a mixture thereof;

an anode;

a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode; and

the electrolytic solution for a secondary battery of claim 1 :

Li x (Ni a Co b Mn c )O 2   Chemical Formula 11

wherein 0.5<x<1.3, 0.8≤a<1, 0<b<1, 0<c<1, and a+b+c=1,

Li x (Ni a Co b Mn c )O 4   Chemical Formula 12

wherein 0.5<x<1.3, 0.8<a<2, 0<b<2, 0<c<2, and a+b+c=2.

13 . The lithium secondary battery of claim 12 , wherein

the cathode active material is Li x (Ni a CO b Mn c )O 2 in which 0.95≤x≤1.10, 0.8≤a<0.9, and a+b+c=1.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2023
From: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
To: SK ON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063823/0178 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2022
From: SHIM, YOU JIN; SHIM, YU NA
To: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060334/0017 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0084831 · Jun 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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