IP Library Granted Patent US 12,626,909
Granted Patent B2
US 12,626,909 · App. 18/270,780 · Granted May 12, 2026

Negative electrode active material, negative electrode including same, secondary battery including same, and method for manufacturing negative electrode active material

Inventors: Ilgeun Oh (Daejeon, KR); Semi Park (Daejeon, KR); Sun Young Shin (Daejeon, KR); Yong Ju Lee (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
H01M4/366H01M4/386H01M4/582H01M4/583H01M2004/021H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 12,626,909
App. No.
18/270,780
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A negative electrode active material, a negative electrode including silicon-containing particles comprising SiO x , wherein 0<x<2, and a Li compound, and a carbon layer present on at least a part of a surface of the silicon-containing particles; and a layer comprising LiF present on at least a part of the silicon-containing particles having the carbon layer. During analysis by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), an atomic ratio (F/O ratio) of F relative to O is 0.45 or more and an atomic ratio (F/C ratio) of F relative to C is 0.5 or less.

Claims (18)

1 . A negative electrode active material comprising:

silicon-containing particles comprising SiO x , wherein 0<x<2, and a Li compound, and a carbon layer present on at least a part of a surface of the silicon-containing particles; and

a layer comprising LiF present on at least a part of the silicon-containing particles having the carbon layer,

wherein during analysis by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), an atomic ratio (F/O ratio) of F relative to O is 0.45 or more and an atomic ratio (F/C ratio) of F relative to C is 0.5 or less.

2 . The negative electrode active material of claim 1 , wherein when the negative electrode active material is analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the atomic ratio (F/O ratio) of F relative to O is 0.48 or more and 2 or less.

3 . The negative electrode active material of claim 1 , wherein when the negative electrode active material is analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the atomic ratio (F/C ratio) of F relative to C is more than 0 and 0.3 or less.

4 . The negative electrode active material of claim 1 , wherein the layer comprising LiF is present in an amount of 0.5 parts by weight to 5 parts by weight based on a total of 100 parts by weight of the negative electrode active material.

5 . The negative electrode active material of claim 1 , wherein a lithium compound is present between the silicon-containing particles and the layer comprising LiF.

6 . The negative electrode active material of claim 5 , wherein the lithium compound comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of Li 2 O, LiOH and Li 2 CO 3 .

7 . The negative electrode active material of claim 1 , wherein the layer comprising LiF is formed by a reaction of one or more lithium compounds selected from the group consisting of Li 2 O, LiOH and Li 2 CO 3 with HF.

8 . The negative electrode active material of claim 1 , wherein Li is present in an amount of 0.1 parts by weight to 40 parts by weight based on a total of 100 parts by weight of the negative electrode active material.

9 . The negative electrode active material of claim 1 , wherein the carbon layer is present in an amount of 0.1 parts by weight to 50 parts by weight based on a total of 100 parts by weight of the negative electrode active material.

10 . A method for preparing the negative electrode active material according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

forming silicon-containing particles comprising SiO x , wherein 0<x<2, and a Li compound and having a carbon layer provided on at least a part of the surface thereof; and

forming a layer comprising LiF on at least a part of the silicon-containing particles by reacting the silicon-containing particles with a HF solution.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the forming of the layer comprising LiF on at least a part of the silicon-containing particles by reacting the silicon-containing particles with the HF solution comprises reacting the lithium compound provided on at least a part of the silicon-containing particles with the HF solution.

12 . A negative electrode comprising the negative electrode active material according to claim 1 .

13 . A secondary battery comprising the negative electrode according to claim 12 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2023
From: OH, ILGEUN; PARK, SEMI; SHIN, SUN YOUNG; LEE, YONG JU
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 064156/0566 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0107525 · Aug 13, 2021 · national
KR 10-2022-0008564 · Jan 20, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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