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US 12,573,611 · App. 17/887,591 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Lithium battery

Inventors: Jinhyeok Lim (Yongin-si, KR); Yunhee Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Sujeong Koh (Yongin-si, KR); Seungtae Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Sunjoo Choi (Yongin-si, KR); Siyoung Cha (Yongin-si, KR); Miyoung Son (Yongin-si, KR); Minju Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Myungheui Woo (Yongin-si, KR); Jinah Seo (Yongin-si, KR); Harim Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Erang Cho (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
H01M4/364H01M4/366H01M10/052H01M10/0525H01M10/0567H01M10/0568H01M2004/021H01M2004/027H01M4/386H01M4/587H01M2300/0025
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Patent No.
US 12,573,611
App. No.
17/887,591
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lithium battery includes a cathode; an anode; and an organic electrolytic solution between the cathode and the anode, wherein the anode includes an anode current collector and an anode active material layer on the anode current collector, the anode active material layer includes carbonaceous and silicon-containing composite anode active materials, the anode active material layer includes first and second anode active material layers, and the first anode active material layer is between the anode current collector and the second anode active material layer, a content of silicon in the first anode active material layer is higher than the second anode active material layer, and the organic electrolytic solution includes a first lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a bicyclic sulfate-based compound represented by Formula 1 below:

Claims (37)

1 . A lithium battery, comprising:

a cathode including a cathode active material;

an anode including an anode active material; and

an organic electrolytic solution between the cathode and the anode,

wherein:

the anode includes an anode current collector and an anode active material layer on the anode current collector,

the anode active material layer includes a carbonaceous anode active material and a silicon-containing anode active material,

the anode active material layer includes a first anode active material layer and a second anode active material layer, and the first anode active material layer is between the anode current collector and the second anode active material layer,

the first anode active material layer and the second anode active material layer each include the carbonaceous anode active material and the silicon-containing anode active material,

a content of silicon in the first anode active material layer is about two times to about 25 times a content of silicon in the second anode active material layer,

the organic electrolytic solution includes a first lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a bicyclic sulfate-based compound represented by Formula 1 below, and

wherein, in Formula 1, each of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 is independently a covalent bond, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 5 alkylene group, a carbonyl group, or a sulfinyl group, wherein both A 1 and A 2 are not a covalent bond and both A 3 and A 4 are not a covalent bond,

an amount of the bicyclic sulfate-based compound is from about 0.4 wt % to about 5 wt % based on a total weight of the organic electrolytic solution.

2 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 is an unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 5 alkylene group, wherein a substituent of the substituted C 1 -C 5 alkylene group is at least one selected from a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 20 alkenyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 20 alkynyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 20 cycloalkenyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 20 heterocyclic group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 40 aryl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 40 heteroaryl group, or a polar functional group having at least one heteroatom.

3 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the substituted C 1 -C 5 alkylene group is substituted with a polar functional group including at least one heteroatom, wherein the polar functional group is —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —C(═O)OR 16 , —OR 16 , —OC(═O)OR 16 , —R 15 OC(═O)OR 16 , —C(═O)R 16 , —R 15 C(═O)R 16 , —OC(═O)R 16 , —R 15 OC(═O)R 16 , —C(═O)—O—C(═O)R 16 , —R 15 C(═O)—O—C(═O)R 16 , —SR 16 , —R 15 SR 16 , —SSR 16 , —R 15 SSR 16 , —S(═O)R 16 , —R 15 S(═O)R 16 , —R 15 C(═S)R 16 , —R 15 C(═S)SR 16 , —R 15 SO 3 R 16 , —SO 3 R 16 , —NNC(═S)R 16 , —R 15 NNC(═S)R 16 , —R 15 N═C═S, —NCO, —R 15 —NCO, —NO 2 , —R 15 NO 2 , —R 15 SO 2 R 16 , —SO 2 R 16

wherein, in the formulae above, each of R 11 and R 15 is independently a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkylene group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 20 alkenylene group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 20 alkynylene group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 12 cycloalkylene group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 40 arylene group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 40 heteroarylene group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 15 alkylarylene group, or a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 15 aralkylene group; and

each of R 12 , R 13 , R 14 and R 16 is independently hydrogen, a halogen, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 20 alkenyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 20 alkynyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 12 cycloalkyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 40 aryl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 40 heteroaryl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 15 alkylaryl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 15 trialkylsilyl group, or a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 15 aralkyl group.

4 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 is an unsubstituted or substituted C 1 -C 5 alkylene group, wherein a substituent of the substituted C 1 -C 5 alkylene group is a halogen, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a tetrafluoroethyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a tetrafluorophenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, or a pyridinyl group.

5 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bicyclic sulfate-based compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by Formula 2 or 3:

wherein, in Formulae 2 and 3, each of B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 , D 1 , and D 2 is independently —C(E 1 )(E 2 )-, a carbonyl group, or a sulfinyl group; and

each of E 1 and E 2 is independently hydrogen, a halogen, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 20 alkenyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 20 alkynyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 20 cycloalkenyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 20 heterocyclic group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 40 aryl group, or a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 40 heteroaryl group.

6 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 5 , wherein each of E 1 and E 2 is independently hydrogen, a halogen, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 10 alkyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 40 aryl group, or a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 40 heteroaryl group.

7 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 5 , wherein each of E 1 and E 2 is independently hydrogen, fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a tetrafluoroethyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a tetrafluorophenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, or a pyridinyl group.

8 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bicyclic sulfate-based compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by Formula 4 or 5:

wherein, in Formulae 4 and 5, each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , and R 28 is independently hydrogen, a halogen, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl group, a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 40 aryl group, or a halogen-substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 40 heteroaryl group.

9 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , and R 28 is independently hydrogen, F, Cl, Br, I, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a tetrafluoroethyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a tetrafluorophenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, or a pyridinyl group.

10 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bicyclic sulfate-based compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by one of Formulae 6 to 17 below:

11 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the amount of the bicyclic sulfate-based compound is from about 0.4 wt % to about 3 wt % based on the total weight of the organic electrolytic solution.

12 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first lithium salt in the organic electrolytic solution includes LiPF 6 , LiBF 4 , LiSbF 6 , LiAsF 6 , LiCIO 4 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , Li(CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 N, LiC 4 F 9 SO 3 , LiAlO 2 , LiAlCl 4 , LIN(C x F 2x+1 SO 2 )(C y F 2y+1 SO 2 ) where 2≤x≤20 and 2≤y≤20, LiCl, or LiI.

13 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the organic electrolytic solution further includes a cyclic carbonate compound, wherein:

the cyclic carbonate compound is selected from vinylene carbonate (VC), VC substituted with a halogen, a cyano (CN) group, or a nitro group (NO 2 ), vinylethylene carbonate (VEC), VEC substituted with a halogen, CN, or NO 2 , fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), or FEC substituted with a halogen, CN, or NO 2 , and

an amount of the cyclic carbonate compound is from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt % based on the total weight of the organic electrolytic solution.

14 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the organic electrolytic solution further includes a second lithium salt different from the first lithium salt and represented by one of Formulae 18 to 25 below, and

an amount of the second lithium salt is from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % based on the total weight of the organic electrolytic solution.

15 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first anode active material layer is from about 1% to about 75% of a total thickness of the second anode active material layer.

16 . The lithium battery as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the carbonaceous anode active material includes natural graphite, wherein a content of the natural graphite is about 20 wt % or more based on a total weight of the carbonaceous anode active material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2022
From: LIM, JINHYEOK; KIM, YUNHEE; KOH, SUJEONG; LEE, SEUNGTAE; CHOI, SUNJOO; CHA, SIYOUNG; SON, MIYOUNG; LEE, MINJU; WOO, MYUNGHEUI; SEO, JINAH; LEE, HARIM; CHO, ERANG
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061174/0979 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0016352 · Feb 12, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 16135301 · Sep 19, 2018
Continuation In Part 15422873 · Feb 2, 2017
Related Publication 20220407054A1 · Dec 22, 2022
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