Lithium-ion secondary battery

a secondary battery and lithium ion technology, applied in the field of rechargeable batteries, can solve the problems of unidentical capacity, discharge and charge rate, unbalanced cell pack, over-charge or over-discharge, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing cathode costs, high capacity and reducing chemistry characteristics

US20080008933A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-10BOSTON POWER INC
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2008-01-10
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Abstract

In one embodiment, an active cathode material comprises a mixture that includes: at least one of a lithium cobaltate and a lithium nickelate; and at least one of a manganate spinel represented by an empirical formula of Li(1+x1)(Mn1−y1A′y1)2−x1Oz1 and an olivine compound represented by an empirical formula of Li(1−x2)A″x2MPO4. In another embodiment, an active cathode material comprises a mixture that includes: a lithium nickelate selected from the group consisting of LiCoO2-coated LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2, and Li(Ni1 / 3Co1 / 3Mn1 / 3)O2; and a manganate spinel represented by an empirical formula of Li(1+x7)Mn2−y7Oz7. A lithium-ion battery and a battery pack each independently employ a cathode that includes an active cathode material as described above. A method of forming a lithium-ion battery includes the steps of forming an active cathode material as described above; forming a cathode electrode with the active cathode material; and forming an anode electrode in electrical contact with the cathode via an electrolyte. A system comprises a portable electronic device and a battery pack or lithium-ion battery as described above.
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[0001] This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT / US2005 / 047383, which designated the United States, was filed on Dec. 23, 2005, and was published in English, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 639,275 filed on Dec. 28, 2004, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 680,271 filed on May 12, 2005; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 699,285 filed on Jul. 14, 2005. The entire teachings of the above-mentioned applications are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, are widely used as electrical power for battery-powered portable electronic devices, such as cellular telephones, portable computers, camcorders, digital cameras, PDAs and the like. A typical lithium-ion battery pack for such portable electronic devices employs multiple cells that are configured in parallel and in series. For example, a lithium-ion batte...

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example 4

An Oblong Cell with High Capacity Having an Active Cathode Material Including LiCoO2 / LiMn2O4

[0106] 94 wt. % mixed cathode with a weight ratio of 70:30 for LiCoO2:LiMn2O4, 3 wt. % of carbon black and 3 wt. % of PVDF were mixed in NMP under stirring. The electrode slurry was coated onto a 15 micrometer thick Al current collector. The Al current collector had a dimension of width of 56 mm and length of 1568 mm. The slurry was coated on both sides of the Al current collector. The coating length was 1510 and 1430 mm for side 1 and side 2. The process media NMP was removed by heating the coated electrode at 150° C. for a few minutes. The electrode was pressed to control the coated density. The 2-side coating was identical in every aspect. The thickness of the total electrode was 140 micrometers. The composite cathode density was 3.6 g / cc. Two Al tabs with about a width of 3 mm, length of 55 mm and thickness of 0.2 mm were welded onto the uncoated Al current collector.

[0107] 93 wt. % of ...

example 5a

Prophetic Example

A Cell with an Active Cathode Material Including LiCoO2 / LiMn1.9Al0.1O4

[0111] In this example, a prismatic cell with an active cathode material including LiCoO2 / LiMn1.9Al0.1O4 is designed. This cell can be made by a similar procedure as described above in Example 4. For this example, the cathode mix includes 94 wt. % of mixed cathode with a weight ratio of 70:30 for LiCoO2:LiMn1.9Al0.1O4, 3 wt. % of carbon black and 3 wt. % of PVDF. The electrode slurry is coated onto a 15 micrometer thick Al current collector. The Al current collector has a dimension of width of 56 mm and length of 1913 mm. The slurry is coated on both sides of the Al current collector. The coating length is 1913 and 1799 mm for side 1 and side 2. The process media NMP is removed by heating the coated electrode at 150° C. for a few minutes. The electrode is pressed to control the porosity of 25% volume. The 2-side coating is identical in every aspect. The thickness of the single coating layer is 5...

example 5b

Prophetic Example

A Cell with an Active Cathode Material Including LiCoO2 / LiMn1.9Al0.1O4 / LiNi0.8Al0.05CO0.15O2

[0116] In this example, a prismatic cell with an active cathode material including LiCoO2 / LiMn1.9Al0.1O4 / LiNi0.8Al0.05Co0.15O2 is designed. This cell can be made by a similar procedure as described above in Example 4:

[0117] 94 wt. % of mixed cathode with a weight ratio of 10:50:40 for LiCoO2: LiMn1.9Al0.1O4:LiNi0.8Al0.05Co0.15O2, 3 wt. % of carbon black and 3 wt. % of PVDF are mixed in NMP under stirring. The electrode slurry is coated onto a 15 micrometer thick Al current collector. The Al current collector has a dimension of width of 56 mm and length of 1913 mm. The slurry is coated on both sides of the Al current collector. The coating length is 1913 and 1799 mm for side 1 and side 2. The process media NMP is removed by heat the coated electrode at 150° C. for a few minutes. The electrode is pressed to control the porosity of 25% volume. The 2-side coating is identical ...