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US 12,597,642 · App. 18/011,473 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising same

Inventors: Dojoong Lee (Daejeon, KR); Kihyun Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
H01M10/0568H01M4/382H01M4/582H01M10/0567H01M10/0569H01M2004/027H01M2300/0028
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Patent No.
US 12,597,642
App. No.
18/011,473
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery capable of improving the lifetime of a lithium secondary battery, by including a certain amount of magnesium chloride (MgCl 2 ) in the electrolyte to form a stable electrode protective layer that prevents the consumption of salts and additives in the electrolyte solution, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The electrolyte solution for the lithium secondary battery comprises a first solvent comprising a heterocyclic compound containing at least one of an oxygen atom and a sulfur atom; a second solvent comprising at least one of an ether-based compound, an ester-based compound, an amide-based compound, and a carbonate-based compound; a lithium salt; magnesium chloride; and lithium nitrate.

Claims (24)

1 . An electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising,

a first solvent comprising a heterocyclic compound containing at least one of an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;

a second solvent comprising at least one of an ether-based compound, an ester-based compound, an amide-based compound, or a carbonate-based compound;

a lithium salt;

magnesium chloride; and

lithium nitrate,

wherein the magnesium chloride is contained in an amount of 0.5 to 1 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the electrolyte solution, and

wherein the lithium secondary battery is a lithium-sulfur battery.

2 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium salt comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO 4 , LiBF 4 , LiB 10 Cl 10 , LiPF 6 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiCF 3 CO 2 , LiC 4 BO 8 , LiAsF 6 , LiSbF 6 , LiAlCl 4 , CH 3 SO 3 Li, CF 3 SO 3 Li, (C 2 F 5 SO 2 ) 2 NLi, (SO 2 F) 2 NLi, (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 NLi, (CF 3 SO 2 ) 3 CLi, lithium chloroborane, lithium lower aliphatic carboxylate having 4 or less carbon atoms, lithium tetraphenyl borate, and lithium imide.

3 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the lithium salt is 0.2 to 2.0 M.

4 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the heterocyclic compound is:

a 3 to 15 membered heterocyclic compound unsubstituted or substituted with at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, a halogen group, a nitro group, an amine group, and a sulfonyl group, or

a multicyclic compound of a heterocyclic compound and at least one of a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.

5 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the heterocyclic compound is selected from the group consisting of 1,3-dioxolane, 4,5-diethyl-1,3-dioxolane, 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane, 4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane, 4-ethyl-1,3-dioxolane, 1,3-dioxane, 1,4-dioxane, 4-methyl-1,3-dioxane and 2-methyl-1,3-dioxane, furan, 2-methylfuran, 3-methylfuran, 2-ethylfuran, 2-propylfuran, 2-butylfuran, 2,3-dimethylfuran, 2,4-dimethylfuran, 2,5-dimethylfuran, pyran, 2-methylpyran, 3-methylpyran, 4-methylpyran, benzofuran, 2-(2-nitrovinyl) furan, thiophene, 2-methylthiophene, 2-ethylthiophene, 2-propylthiophene, 2-butylthiophene, 2,3-dimethylthiophene, 2,4-dimethylthiophene and 2,5-dimethylthiophene.

6 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the ether-based compound of the second solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, dipropylether, methylethylether, methylpropylether, ethylpropylether, dimethoxyethane, diethoxyethane, methoxyethoxyethane, diethylene glycol dimethylether, diethylene glycol diethylether, diethylene glycol methylethylether, triethylene glycol dimethylether, triethylene glycol diethylether, triethylene glycol methylethylether, tetraethylene glycol dimethylether, tetraethylene glycol diethylether, tetraethylene glycol methylethylether, polyethylene glycol dimethylether, polyethylene glycol diethylether and polyethylene glycol methylethylether.

7 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of lanthanum nitrate, potassium nitrate, cesium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, barium nitrate, lithium nitrite, potassium nitrite and cesium nitrite.

8 . The electrolyte solution for the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first solvent is 1,3-dioxolane, the second solvent is dimethoxyethane, and the lithium salt is LiTFSI.

9 . The electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the heterocyclic compound contains at least one double bond.

10 . A lithium-sulfur battery, comprising:

a positive electrode;

a lithium negative electrode;

a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and

the electrolyte solution of claim 1 .

11 . The lithium-sulfur battery according to claim 10 , wherein the lithium-sulfur battery comprises a LiCl protective layer and a Li—Mg alloy on a surface of the lithium negative electrode after initial charging and discharging of the lithium-sulfur battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2022
From: LEE, DOJOONG; KIM, KIHYUN
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062147/0585 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0001802 · Jan 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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