Lithium secondary battery including a lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide electrolyte and a glass fiber separator
View Patent ↗A lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte including a solute and a solvent, wherein the separator is made of glass fibers and the negative electrode includes a lithium-aluminum-manganese alloy as an active material.
1. A lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolyte comprising a solute and a solvent, wherein the separator comprises a glass fiber, the positive electrode is a lithium manganese oxide having a spinel structure, the negative electrode comprises a lithium-aluminum-manganese alloy having a manganese content in a range of 0.5˜5 weight %, the solute of the electrolyte is lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, and the solvent of the electrolyte is a mixture of propylene carbonate and a polyethylene glycol dialkyl ether, wherein the polyethylene glycol is selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether, tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, triethylene glycol diethyl ether.
2. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the glass fiber is a boro-silicate glass or a quartz glass.
3. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium-aluminum-manganese alloy is an alloy manufactured by electrochemical insertion of lithium into an aluminum-manganese alloy.
4. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the lithium-aluminum-manganese alloy is an alloy manufactured by electrochemical insertion of lithium into an aluminum-manganese alloy.