Pressurization apparatus for all-solid rechargeable battery

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PCT/KR2024/095670
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2023-09-21
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2024-04-04
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2025-09-11

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Abstract

A pressurization apparatus for an all-solid rechargeable battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an upper pressurizing plate and a lower pressurizing plate which are spaced apart from and face each other and which contact and pressurize both surfaces of an all-solid cell; a pressurizing member for fastening the upper pressurizing plate and the lower pressurizing plate to each other and providing pressure for pressurizing the all-solid-state cell; and a thickness reinforcing member installed in a central region of the upper surface of the upper pressurizing plate.
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All-solid-state secondary battery pressurization device

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device.

[0002] Recent reports of explosion risks in batteries using liquid electrolytes have led to the development of all-solid-state secondary batteries. All-solid-state secondary batteries are composed entirely of solid materials and utilize solid electrolytes. These all-solid-state secondary batteries are safe, eliminating the risk of explosion due to electrolyte leakage. They also offer the advantages of being easy to manufacture in thin forms, offering high energy density and the ability to produce large capacities.

[0003] The above-described information disclosed in the background technology of this invention is only intended to enhance understanding of the background of the present invention, and therefore may include information that does not constitute prior art.

[0004] The embodiments provide an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device capable of uniformly pressurizing an all-solid-state cell to improve the performance of the all-solid-state cell.

[0005] However, the technical problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems described above, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the invention described below.

[0006] According to one embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device comprises an upper pressurizing plate and a lower pressurizing plate that are spaced apart from each other and face each other and contact both sides of an all-solid-state cell to pressurize them; a pressurizing member that connects the upper pressurizing plate and the lower pressurizing plate to each other and provides a pressure for pressing the all-solid-state cell; and a thickness reinforcing member that is installed in a central region of an upper surface of the upper pressurizing plate.

[0007] The shape of the above-mentioned thickness reinforcing member may include any one selected from a rhombus shape, a circle shape, an oval shape, and a square shape.

[0008] The thickness of the above-mentioned thickness reinforcing member may be thicker than the thickness of the upper pressure plate.

[0009] The above pressing member may include a plurality of fastening members installed in the edge area of ​​the upper pressing plate.

[0010] The above-mentioned pressure member may further include a plurality of pressure regulating members that are respectively installed on the plurality of fastening members to regulate pressure.

[0011] The above pressure regulating member may include a coil spring.

[0012] The above fastening member may include a bolt and nut structure.

[0013] The upper pressure plate has a plurality of fastening holes through which the plurality of fastening members are respectively fastened, and the plurality of fastening holes can be formed along the edge area of ​​the upper pressure plate.

[0014] The above upper pressure plate and the above thickness reinforcing member can be connected to each other as one piece.

[0015] The upper pressure plate and the thickness reinforcing member may be separable from each other.

[0016] According to embodiments, by installing a thickness reinforcing member in the central region of the upper pressure plate that pressurizes the all-solid-state cell, the pressure difference between the central region of the all-solid-state cell and the peripheral region of the all-solid-state cell can be minimized.

[0017] In this way, the performance of the all-solid-state cell can be improved by uniformly pressurizing the all-solid-state cell to induce smooth interface contact within the all-solid-state cell.

[0018] The following drawings attached to this specification illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the invention described below, serve to further understand the technical idea of ​​the present invention, and therefore, the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited to matters described in such drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of an all-solid-state battery.

[0020] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of an all-solid-state battery including a precipitated negative electrode.

[0021] Figure 3 is a perspective view of an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device according to one embodiment.

[0022] Figure 4 is a plan view of Figure 3.

[0023] Figure 5 is a side view of the upper pressure plate, lower pressure plate, and thickness reinforcing member of Figure 3.

[0024] FIG. 6 is a drawing illustrating a method of pressurizing an all-solid-state cell using an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device according to one embodiment.

[0025] Figures 7 to 9 are plan views of an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device according to another embodiment.

[0026] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. The present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

[0027] Additionally, throughout the specification, whenever a part is said to "include" a component, this does not mean that it excludes other components, but rather that it may include other components, unless otherwise specifically stated.

[0028] To clearly illustrate various layers and regions in the drawings, their thicknesses are enlarged, and similar parts are designated by the same drawing reference numerals throughout the specification. When an element such as a layer, film, region, or plate is said to be "over" or "on" another element, this includes not only the case where it is "directly over" the other element, but also the case where there are other elements in between. Conversely, when an element is said to be "directly over" another element, it means that there are no other elements in between.

[0029] Furthermore, the term "layer" here includes not only shapes formed on the entire surface when observed in a plan view, but also shapes formed on a portion of the surface. Here, "or" is not interpreted in an exclusive sense; for example, "A or B" is interpreted to include A, B, A+B, etc.

[0030] As used herein, “combination thereof” may mean mixtures, laminates, composites, copolymers, alloys, blends, and reaction products of the components.

[0031] Unless otherwise defined herein, the particle size may be the average particle size. In addition, the particle size refers to the average particle size (D50), which means the diameter of particles with a cumulative volume of 50% by volume in a particle size distribution. The average particle size (D50) can be measured by a method well known to those skilled in the art, for example, by measuring with a particle size analyzer, or by measuring with a transmission electron microscope (TEM) photograph or a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph. Alternatively, the average particle size (D50) value can be obtained by measuring with a measuring device that utilizes dynamic light-scattering, performing data analysis to count the number of particles for each particle size range, and calculating from the counted number. Alternatively, the average particle size (D50) value can be obtained by measuring with a laser diffraction method. When measuring by laser diffraction, more specifically, after the particles to be measured are dispersed in a dispersion medium, they are introduced into a commercially available laser diffraction particle size measuring device (e.g., Microtrac MT 3000) and irradiated with ultrasonic waves of approximately 28 kHz at an output of 60 W, and the average particle size (D50) based on 50% of the particle size distribution in the measuring device can be calculated.

[0032] Cathode for all-solid-state secondary batteries

[0033] In one embodiment, a positive electrode for an all-solid-state secondary battery is provided, which includes a current collecting layer and a positive electrode active material layer positioned on the current collecting layer, wherein the positive electrode active material layer includes at least one of a positive electrode active material, a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, a binder, and a conductive material. However, without limitation thereto, the positive electrode for an all-solid-state secondary battery may include more or less components than the components described above.

[0034] In one embodiment, a positive electrode for an all-solid-state secondary battery is manufactured by applying a positive electrode composition including at least one of a positive electrode active material, a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, a binder, and a conductive material to a current collecting layer, followed by drying and rolling.

[0035] positive electrode active material

[0036] The cathode active material can be applied without limitation as long as it is one commonly used in all-solid-state secondary batteries. For example, the cathode active material may be a compound capable of reversible lithium intercalation and deintercalation, and may include a compound represented by any of the following chemical formulas.

[0037] Li a A 1-b X b D2(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.5);

[0038] Li a A 1-b X b O 2-c D c (0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.5, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.05);

[0039] Li a E 1-b X b O 2-c D c (0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.5, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.05);

[0040] Li a E 2-b X b O 4-c D c (0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.5, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.05);

[0041] Li a Ni 1-b-c Co b X c D α (0.90 ≤ a ≤1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.5, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.5, 0 <α ≤ 2);

[0042] Li a Ni 1-b-c Co b X c O 2-α T α (0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.5, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.05, 0 < α < 2);

[0043] Li a Ni 1-b-c Co b X c O 2-α T2(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.5, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.05, 0 < α < 2);

[0044] Li a Ni 1-b-c Mr b X c D α (0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.5, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.05, 0 < α ≤ 2);

[0045] Li a Ni 1-b-c Mr b X c O 2-α T α (0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.5, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.05, 0 < α < 2);

[0046] Li a Ni 1-b-c Mr b X c O 2-α T2(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.5, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.05, 0 < α < 2);

[0047] Li a Ni b HAVE BEEN c G d O2(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.9, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.5, 0.001 ≤ d ≤ 0.1);

[0048] Li a Ni b Co c Mrd G e O2(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.9, 0 ≤ c ≤ 0.5, 0 ≤ d ≤0.5, 0.001 ≤ e ≤ 0.1);

[0049] Li a NiG b O2(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0.001 ≤ b ≤ 0.1);

[0050] Li a CoG b O2(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0.001 ≤ b ≤ 0.1);

[0051] Li a Mn 1-b G b O2(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0.001 ≤ b ≤ 0.1);

[0052] Li a Mn2G b O4(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0.001 ≤ b ≤ 0.1);

[0053] Li a Mn 1-g G g PO4(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8, 0 ≤ g ≤ 0.5);

[0054] QO2; QS2; LiQS2;

[0055] V2O5; LiV2O5;

[0056] LiZO2;

[0057] LiNiVO4;

[0058] Li (3-f) J2(PO4)3(0 ≤ f ≤ 2);

[0059] Li (3-f) Fe2(PO4)3(0 ≤ f ≤ 2);

[0060] Li a FePO4(0.90 ≤ a ≤ 1.8).

[0061] In the above chemical formulas, A is selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, and combinations thereof; X is selected from the group consisting of Al, Ni, Co, Mn, Cr, Fe, Mg, Sr, V, rare earth elements, and combinations thereof; D is selected from the group consisting of O, F, S, P, and combinations thereof; E is selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, and combinations thereof; T is selected from the group consisting of F, S, P, and combinations thereof; G is selected from the group consisting of Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Mg, La, Ce, Sr, V, and combinations thereof; Q is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Mo, Mn, and combinations thereof; Z is selected from the group consisting of Cr, V, Fe, Sc, Y, and combinations thereof; J is selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, and combinations thereof.

[0062] The cathode active material may be, for example, lithium cobalt oxide (LCO), lithium nickel oxide (LNO), lithium nickel cobalt oxide (NC), lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide (NCA), lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM), lithium nickel manganese oxide (NM), lithium manganese oxide (LMO), or lithium iron phosphate (LFP).

[0063] The positive electrode active material may include a lithium nickel-based oxide represented by the following chemical formula 1, a lithium cobalt-based oxide represented by the following chemical formula 2, a lithium iron phosphate-based compound represented by the following chemical formula 3, or a combination thereof.

[0064] [Chemical Formula 1]

[0065] Li a1 Ni x1 M 1 y1 M 2 1-x1-y1 O2

[0066] In the above chemical formula 1, 0.9≤a1≤1.8, 0.3≤x1≤1, 0≤y1≤0.7, and M 1 and M2 is one or more elements independently selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Ba, Ca, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, F, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Nb, P, S, Si, Sr, Ti, V, W, and Zr.

[0067] [Chemical Formula 2]

[0068] Li a2 Co x2 M 3 1-x2 O2

[0069] In the above chemical formula 2, 0.9≤a2≤1.8, 0.6≤x2≤1, and M 3 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Ba, Ca, Ce, Cr, Cu, F, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Nb, P, S, Si, Sr, Ti, V, W, and Zr.

[0070] [Chemical Formula 3]

[0071] Li a3 Fe x3 M 4 (1-x3) PO4

[0072] In the above chemical formula 3, 0.9≤a3≤1.8, 0.6≤x3≤1, and M 4 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Ba, Ca, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, F, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Nb, P, S, Si, Sr, Ti, V, W, and Zr.

[0073] The average particle diameter (D50) of the positive electrode active material may be 1 μm to 25 μm, for example, 3 μm to 25 μm, 5 μm to 25 μm, 5 μm to 20 μm, 8 μm to 20 μm, or 10 μm to 18 μm. A positive electrode active material having such a particle diameter range can be harmoniously mixed with other components within the positive electrode active material layer and can realize high capacity and high energy density.

[0074] The above-mentioned positive electrode active material may be in the form of a secondary particle formed by agglomeration of a plurality of primary particles, or may be in the form of a single particle. In addition, the above-mentioned positive electrode active material may be spherical or nearly spherical in shape, or may be polyhedral or irregular in shape.

[0075] Sulfide-based solid electrolyte

[0076] Sulfide-based solid electrolytes include, for example, Li2S-P2S5, Li2S-P2S5--LiX (where X is a halogen element, for example, I or Cl), Li2S-P2S5-Li2O, Li2S-P2S5-Li2O-LiI, Li2S-SiS2, Li2S-SiS2-LiI, Li2S-SiS2-LiBr, Li2S-SiS2-LiCl, Li2S-SiS2-B2S3-LiI, Li2S-SiS2-P2S5-LiI, Li2S-B2S3, Li2S-P2S5-Z. m S n (m, n are integers, Z is Ge, Zn or Ga), Li2S-GeS2, Li2S-SiS2-Li3PO4, Li2S-SiS2-Li p MO q (p, q are integers, and M is P, Si, Ge, B, Al, Ga or In), or a combination thereof.

[0077] Such sulfide-based solid electrolytes can be obtained, for example, by mixing Li2S and P2S5 in a molar ratio of 50:50 to 90:10, or 50:50 to 80:20, and optionally heat-treating them. Within the above mixing ratio range, a sulfide-based solid electrolyte having excellent ionic conductivity can be produced. Here, the ionic conductivity can be further improved by further including other components such as SiS2, GeS2, and B2S3.

[0078] Methods for mixing sulfur-containing raw materials for producing sulfide-based solid electrolytes include mechanical milling or the solution method. Mechanical milling involves placing the starting raw materials in a reactor and vigorously stirring them with a ball mill or similar device to finely atomize and mix them. Using the solution method, the starting raw materials are mixed in a solvent to obtain a solid electrolyte as a precipitate. Furthermore, heat treatment after mixing can solidify the crystals of the solid electrolyte and improve ionic conductivity. For example, a sulfide-based solid electrolyte can be produced by mixing sulfur-containing raw materials and heat-treating them twice or more, resulting in a sulfide-based solid electrolyte with high ionic conductivity and robustness.

[0079] For example, the sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles may include argyrodite-type sulfides. The argyrodite-type sulfides may include, for example, Li a M b P c S d A e (wherein a, b, c, d and e are all 0 or more and 12 or less, M is a metal other than Li or a combination of multiple metals other than Li, and A is F, Cl, Br, or I) and a specific example is Li 7-x PS 6-x A x (x is 0.2 or more and 1.8 or less, and A is F, Cl, Br, or I) can be expressed by the chemical formula. The above argyrodite-type sulfide is specifically Li3PS4, Li7P3S 11 , Li7PS6, Li6PS5Cl, Li6PS5Br, Li 5.8 PS 4.8 Cl 1.2 , Li 6.2 PS 5.2 Br 0.8 It could be the back.

[0080] Sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles containing these argyrodite-type sulfides have an ionic conductivity of 10, which is the ionic conductivity of a typical liquid electrolyte at room temperature. -4 10 inland -2 It has a high ionic conductivity approaching the S / cm range, can form a close bond between a positive electrode active material and a solid electrolyte without causing a decrease in ionic conductivity, and can further form a close interface between the electrode layer and the solid electrolyte layer. An all-solid-state battery including this can have improved battery performance, such as rate characteristics, Coulombic efficiency, and cycle life characteristics.

[0081] An argyrodite-type sulfide-based solid electrolyte can be prepared, for example, by mixing lithium sulfide, phosphorus sulfide, and optionally, a lithium halide. After mixing, a heat treatment may be performed. The heat treatment may include, for example, two or more heat treatment steps.

[0082] According to one embodiment, the average particle diameter (D50) of the sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles may be 5.0 ㎛ or less, for example, 0.1 ㎛ to 5.0 ㎛, 0.1 ㎛ to 4.0 ㎛, 0.1 ㎛ to 3.0 ㎛, 0.5 ㎛ to 2.0 ㎛, or 0.1 ㎛ to 1.5 ㎛. Alternatively, the sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles may be small particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 0.1 ㎛ to 1.0 ㎛, or may be large particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 1.5 ㎛ to 5.0 ㎛, depending on the location or purpose of use. The sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles having such a particle diameter range can effectively penetrate between solid particles in a battery, and have excellent contact with an electrode active material and connectivity between solid electrolyte particles. The average particle size of the sulfide-based solid electrolyte particles may be measured from a microscope image, for example, by measuring the sizes of about 20 particles in a scanning electron microscope image to obtain a particle size distribution and calculating D50 from this.

[0083] The content of the solid electrolyte in the positive electrode for the all-solid-state battery may be 0.5 wt% to 35 wt%, for example, 1 wt% to 35 wt%, 5 wt% to 30 wt%, 8 wt% to 25 wt%, or 10 wt% to 20 wt%. This is the content relative to the total weight of components in the positive electrode, and specifically, it can be said to be the content relative to the total weight of the positive electrode active material layer.

[0084] In one embodiment, the positive electrode active material layer may include 50 wt% to 99.35 wt% of the positive electrode active material, 0.5 wt% to 35 wt% of the sulfide-based solid electrolyte, 0.1 wt% to 10 wt% of the fluorine-based resin binder, and 0.05 wt% to 5 wt% of the vanadium oxide, based on 100 wt% of the positive electrode active material layer. When the above content ranges are satisfied, the positive electrode for an all-solid-state secondary battery can maintain high adhesiveness while implementing high capacity and high ionic conductivity, and the viscosity of the positive electrode composition can be maintained at an appropriate level, thereby improving processability.

[0085] bookbinder

[0086] The binder serves to adhere the positive electrode active material particles well to each other and also to adhere the positive electrode active material well to the current collector, and representative examples thereof include, but are not limited to, polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, diacetyl cellulose, polyvinyl chloride, carboxylated polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl fluoride, polymers containing ethylene oxide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyurethane, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, polypropylene, styrene-butadiene rubber, acrylated styrene-butadiene rubber, epoxy resin, nylon, etc.

[0087] Challenge

[0088] The above-described positive electrode active material layer may further include a conductive material. The conductive material is used to impart conductivity to the electrode, and may include, for example, carbon-based materials such as natural graphite, artificial graphite, carbon black, acetylene black, Ketjen black, carbon fibers, and carbon nanotubes; metal-based materials containing copper, nickel, aluminum, silver, and the like in the form of metal powder or metal fibers; conductive polymers such as polyphenylene derivatives; or combinations thereof.

[0089] The conductive material may be included in an amount of 0.1 wt% to 5 wt%, or 0.1 wt% to 3 wt%, based on the total weight of each component of the positive electrode for the all-solid-state battery, or based on the total weight of the positive electrode active material layer. Within the above content range, the conductive material can improve electrical conductivity without degrading battery performance.

[0090] When the positive electrode active material layer further includes a conductive material, the positive electrode active material layer may include 45 wt% to 99.25 wt% of the positive electrode active material, 0.5 wt% to 35 wt% of the sulfide-based solid electrolyte, 0.1 wt% to 10 wt% of the fluorine-based resin binder, 0.05 wt% to 5 wt% of the vanadium oxide, and 0.1 wt% to 5 wt% of the conductive material, based on 100 wt% of the positive electrode active material layer.

[0091] Meanwhile, the positive electrode for the lithium secondary battery may further include an oxide-based inorganic solid electrolyte in addition to the above-described solid electrolyte. The oxide-based inorganic solid electrolyte may be, for example, Li 1+x Ti 2-x Al(PO4)3(LTAP)(0≤x≤4), Li 1+x+y Al x Ti 2-x Si y P 3-y O 12 (0 <x<2, 0≤y<3), BaTiO3, Pb(Zr,Ti)O3(PZT), Pb 1-x La x Zr1-y Ti y O3(PLZT)(0≤x<1, 0≤y<1), PB(Mg3Nb 2 / 3 )O3-PbTiO3(PMN-PT), HfO2, SrTiO3, SnO2, CeO2, Na2O, MgO, NiO, CaO, BaO, ZnO, ZrO2, Y2O3, Al2O3, TiO2, SiO2, lithium phosphate (Li3PO4), lithium titanium phosphate (Li x Ti y (PO4)3, 0 <x<2, 0<y<3), Li 1+x+y (Al, Ga) x (Ti, Ge) 2-x Si y P 3-y O 12 (0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1), lithium lanthanum titanate (Li x La y TiO3, 0 <x<2, 0<y<3), Li2O, LiAlO2, Li2O-Al2O3-SiO2-P2O5-TiO2-GeO2계 세라믹스, 가넷(Garnet)계 세라믹스 Li 3+x La3M2O 12 (M= Te, Nb, or Zr; x is an integer from 1 to 10), or a combination thereof.

[0092] All-solid-state secondary battery

[0093] In one embodiment, an all-solid-state secondary battery is provided, which includes the aforementioned positive electrode, negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer positioned between the positive electrode and negative electrode. The all-solid-state secondary battery may also be referred to as an all-solid-state battery or an all-solid-state lithium secondary battery.

[0094] Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of an all-solid-state battery.

[0095] Referring to FIG. 1, the all-solid-state battery (1000) may have a structure in which an electrode assembly in which a negative electrode (40) including a negative electrode current collecting layer (41) and a negative electrode active material layer (43), a solid electrolyte layer (30), and a positive electrode (20) including a positive electrode active material layer (23) and a positive electrode current collecting layer (21) are laminated is housed in a case such as a pouch. The all-solid-state battery (1000) may further include an elastic layer (50) on the outer side of at least one of the positive electrode (20) and the negative electrode (40). Although FIG. 1 illustrates one electrode assembly including a negative electrode (40), a solid electrolyte layer (30), and a positive electrode (20), an all-solid-state battery may be manufactured by laminating two or more electrode assemblies.

[0096] cathode

[0097] An anode for an all-solid-state battery may include, for example, a current collecting layer and a negative electrode active material layer positioned on the current collecting layer. The negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material and may further include a binder, a conductive material, and / or a solid electrolyte.

[0098] The negative active material may include a material capable of reversibly intercalating / deintercalating lithium ions, lithium metal, an alloy of lithium metal, a material capable of doping and dedoping lithium, or a transition metal oxide.

[0099] Materials capable of reversibly intercalating / deintercalating lithium ions include carbon-based negative electrode active materials, such as crystalline carbon, amorphous carbon, or a combination thereof. Examples of crystalline carbon include graphite, such as natural graphite or artificial graphite in an amorphous, plate-like, flake-like, spherical, or fibrous form, and examples of amorphous carbon include soft carbon or hard carbon, mesophase pitch carbide, and calcined coke.

[0100] As an alloy of lithium metal, an alloy of lithium with one or more metals selected from Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Si, Sb, Pb, In, Zn, Ba, Ra, Ge, Al, and Sn can be used.

[0101] As a material that can be doped and dedoped with lithium, a Si-based negative electrode active material or a Sn-based negative electrode active material can be used, and as a Si-based negative electrode active material, silicon, silicon-carbon composite, SiO x (0 <x<2), Si-Q 합금(Q는 알칼리 금속, 알칼리 토금속, 13족 원소, 14족 원소, 15족 원소, 16족 원소, 전이금속, 희토류 원소 및 이들의 조합으로 이루어진 군에서 선택되는 원소이며, Si은 아님), Sn계 음극 활물질로는 Sn, SnO2, Sn-R 합금(R은 알칼리 금속, 알칼리 토금속, 13족 원소, 14족 원소, 15족 원소, 16족 원소, 전이금속, 희토류 원소 및 이들의 조합으로 이루어진 군에서 선택되는 원소이며, Sn은 아님) 등을 들 수 있고, 또한 이들 중 적어도 하나와 SiO2를 혼합하여 사용할 수도 있다. 원소 Q 및 R로는 Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, Rf, V, Nb, Ta, Db, Cr, Mo, W, Sg, Tc, Re, Bh, Fe, Pb, Ru, Os, Hs, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, B, Al, Ga, Sn, In, Tl, Ge, P, As, Sb, Bi, S, Se, Te, Po, 및 이들의 조합으로 이루어진 군에서 선택되는 것을 사용할 수 있다.

[0102] The silicon-carbon composite may be, for example, a silicon-carbon composite including a core comprising crystalline carbon and silicon particles and an amorphous carbon coating layer positioned on the surface of the core. The crystalline carbon may be artificial graphite, natural graphite, or a combination thereof. As the amorphous carbon precursor, coal pitch, mesophase pitch, petroleum pitch, coal oil, petroleum heavy oil, or a polymer resin such as a phenol resin, a furan resin, or a polyimide resin may be used. At this time, the content of silicon may be 10 wt% to 50 wt% with respect to the total weight of the silicon-carbon composite. In addition, the content of the crystalline carbon may be 10 wt% to 70 wt% with respect to the total weight of the silicon-carbon composite, and the content of the amorphous carbon may be 20 wt% to 40 wt% with respect to the total weight of the silicon-carbon composite. In addition, the thickness of the amorphous carbon coating layer may be 5 nm to 100 nm.

[0103] The average particle diameter (D50) of the silicon particles may be 10 nm to 20 μm, for example, 10 nm to 500 nm. The silicon particles may exist in an oxidized form, and in this case, the atomic content ratio of Si:O in the silicon particles, which indicates the degree of oxidation, may be 99:1 to 33:67. The silicon particles are SiO x It can be a particle, in which case SiO x In the range of x, it can be greater than 0 and less than 2. Here, the average particle diameter (D50) is measured by a particle size analyzer using laser diffraction and means the diameter of particles having a cumulative volume of 50% by volume in the particle size distribution.

[0104] The Si-based negative electrode active material or Sn-based negative electrode active material can be used in combination with a carbon-based negative electrode active material. The mixing ratio of the Si-based negative electrode active material or Sn-based negative electrode active material and the carbon-based negative electrode active material can be 1:99 to 90:10 by weight.

[0105] The content of the negative active material in the negative active material layer may be 95 wt% to 99 wt% with respect to the total weight of the negative active material layer.

[0106] In one embodiment, the negative electrode active material layer further includes a binder and may optionally further include a conductive material. The content of the binder in the negative electrode active material layer may be 1 wt% to 5 wt% based on the total weight of the negative electrode active material layer. In addition, when the negative electrode active material layer further includes a conductive material, the negative electrode active material layer may include 90 wt% to 98 wt% of the negative electrode active material, 1 wt% to 5 wt% of the binder, and 1 wt% to 5 wt% of the conductive material.

[0107] The above binder serves to adhere the negative electrode active material particles well to each other and also to adhere the negative electrode active material well to the current collecting layer. The binder may include an insoluble binder, a water-soluble binder, or a combination thereof.

[0108] The above-described non-aqueous binder may include, for example, polyvinyl chloride, carboxylated polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl fluoride, a polymer comprising ethylene oxide, an ethylene propylene copolymer, polystyrene, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyurethane, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamideimide, polyimide, or a combination thereof.

[0109] The water-soluble binder may be a rubber-based binder or a polymer resin binder. The rubber-based binder may be selected from styrene-butadiene rubber, acrylated styrene-butadiene rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, acrylic rubber, butyl rubber, fluororubber, and combinations thereof. The polymer resin binder may be selected from polyethylene oxide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyepichlorohydrin, polyphosphazene, polyacrylonitrile, ethylene propylene diene copolymer, polyvinylpyridine, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, latex, polyester resin, acrylic resin, phenol resin, epoxy resin, polyvinyl alcohol, and combinations thereof.

[0110] When a water-soluble binder is used as the negative electrode binder, a thickener capable of imparting viscosity may be used together, and the thickener may include, for example, a cellulose-based compound. The cellulose-based compound may include carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, an alkali metal salt thereof, or a combination thereof. Na, K, or Li may be used as the alkali metal. The amount of the thickener used may be 0.1 to 3 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the negative electrode active material.

[0111] The conductive material is used to provide conductivity to the electrode, and may include, for example, carbon-based materials such as natural graphite, artificial graphite, carbon black, acetylene black, Ketjen black, carbon fibers, and carbon nanotubes; metal-based materials in the form of metal powder or metal fibers, including copper, nickel, aluminum, and silver; conductive polymers such as polyphenylene derivatives; or mixtures thereof.

[0112] The cathode current collecting layer may be selected from copper foil, nickel foil, stainless steel foil, titanium foil, nickel foam, copper foam, a polymer substrate coated with a conductive metal, and a combination thereof.

[0113] As another example, the negative electrode for the all-solid-state battery may be a precipitation-type negative electrode. The precipitation-type negative electrode refers to a negative electrode that does not include a negative electrode active material when the battery is assembled, but in which lithium metal or the like is precipitated when the battery is charged, and this acts as a negative electrode active material.

[0114] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of an all-solid-state battery including a precipitated negative electrode.

[0115] Referring to FIG. 2, the precipitation-type negative electrode (40') may include a current collecting layer (41) and a negative electrode coating layer (45) positioned on the current collecting layer (41). An all-solid-state battery having such a precipitation-type negative electrode (40') starts initial charging in a state in which no negative electrode active material exists, and during charging, high-density lithium metal or the like is precipitated between the current collecting layer (41) and the negative electrode coating layer (45) to form a lithium metal layer (44), which may function as the negative electrode active material. Accordingly, in an all-solid-state battery that has been charged more than once, the precipitation-type negative electrode (40') may include a current collecting layer (41), a lithium metal layer (44) positioned on the current collecting layer (41), and a negative electrode coating layer (45) positioned on the metal layer. The lithium metal layer (44) refers to a layer in which lithium metal or the like is precipitated during the charging process of the battery, and may be referred to as a metal layer or a negative electrode active material layer.

[0116] The cathode coating layer (45) may include a metal, carbon material, or a combination thereof that acts as a catalyst.

[0117] The metal may include, for example, gold, platinum, palladium, silicon, silver, aluminum, bismuth, tin, zinc, or a combination thereof, and may be composed of one of these or an alloy of several types. When the metal is present in the form of particles, the average particle diameter (D50) may be about 4 μm or less, for example, 10 nm to 4 μm.

[0118] The carbon material may be, for example, crystalline carbon, amorphous carbon, or a combination thereof. The crystalline carbon may be, for example, natural graphite, artificial graphite, mesophase carbon microbeads, or a combination thereof. The amorphous carbon may be, for example, carbon black, activated carbon, acetylene black, Denka black, Ketjen black, or a combination thereof.

[0119] When the cathode coating layer (45) includes both metal and carbon material, the mixing ratio of the metal and carbon material may be, for example, a weight ratio of 1:10 to 2:1. In this case, the precipitation of lithium metal can be effectively promoted and the characteristics of the all-solid-state battery can be improved. The cathode coating layer (45) may include, for example, a carbon material supported with a catalytic metal, or may include a mixture of metal particles and carbon material particles.

[0120] The cathode coating layer (45) may include, for example, a metal and amorphous carbon, in which case the precipitation of lithium metal can be effectively promoted.

[0121] The cathode coating layer (45) may further include a binder, and the binder may be a conductive binder. In addition, the cathode coating layer (45) may further include general additives such as fillers, dispersants, and ionic conductive agents.

[0122] The thickness of the cathode coating layer (45) may be, for example, 100 nm to 20 ㎛, or 500 nm to 10 ㎛, or 1 ㎛ to 5 ㎛.

[0123] The precipitation-type negative electrode (40') may further include, for example, a thin film on the surface of the current collecting layer (41), that is, between the current collecting layer (41) and the negative electrode coating layer (45). The thin film may include an element capable of forming an alloy with lithium. The element capable of forming an alloy with lithium may be, for example, gold, silver, zinc, tin, indium, silicon, aluminum, bismuth, etc., and may be composed of one type thereof or may be composed of multiple types of alloys. The thin film may further flatten the precipitation form of the lithium metal layer (44) and further improve the characteristics of the all-solid-state battery. The thin film may be formed by, for example, a vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method, a plating method, etc. The thickness of the thin film may be, for example, 1 nm to 500 nm.

[0124] solid electrolyte layer

[0125] The solid electrolyte layer (30) may include a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, an oxide-based solid electrolyte, etc. The specific details of the sulfide-based solid electrolyte and the oxide-based solid electrolyte are as described above.

[0126] In one example, the solid electrolyte included in the positive electrode (20) and the solid electrolyte included in the solid electrolyte layer (30) may include the same compound or different compounds. For example, when both the positive electrode (20) and the solid electrolyte layer (30) include an argyrodite-type sulfide-based solid electrolyte, the overall performance of the all-solid-state secondary battery may be improved. In addition, for example, when both the positive electrode (20) and the solid electrolyte layer (30) include the above-described coated solid electrolyte, the all-solid-state secondary battery may implement high capacity and high energy density while implementing excellent initial efficiency and lifespan characteristics.

[0127] Meanwhile, the average particle diameter (D50) of the solid electrolyte included in the positive electrode (20) may be smaller than the average particle diameter (D50) of the solid electrolyte included in the solid electrolyte layer (30). In this case, the energy density of the all-solid-state battery can be maximized while increasing the mobility of lithium ions, thereby improving the overall performance. For example, the average particle diameter (D50) of the solid electrolyte included in the positive electrode (20) may be 0.1 ㎛ to 1.0 ㎛, or 0.1 ㎛ to 0.8 ㎛, and the average particle diameter (D50) of the solid electrolyte included in the solid electrolyte layer (30) may be 1.5 ㎛ to 5.0 ㎛, or 2.0 ㎛ to 4.0 ㎛, or 2.5 ㎛ to 3.5 ㎛. When this particle size range is satisfied, the energy density of the all-solid-state secondary battery can be maximized while lithium ion transport is facilitated, resistance is suppressed, and the overall performance of the all-solid-state secondary battery can be improved. Here, the average particle diameter (D50) of the solid electrolyte can be measured using a particle size analyzer using laser diffraction. Alternatively, the particle size can be measured by selecting 20 or so random particles from a microscope image such as a scanning electron microscope, obtaining a particle size distribution, and calculating the D50 value from this.

[0128] The solid electrolyte layer may further include a binder in addition to the solid electrolyte. The binder may include, but is not limited to, styrene butadiene rubber, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethylene, an acrylate polymer, or a combination thereof, and any binder used in the art may be used. The acrylate polymer may be, for example, butyl acrylate, polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, or a combination thereof.

[0129] A solid electrolyte layer can be formed by adding a solid electrolyte to a binder solution, coating the solution on a substrate film, and drying the solution. The solvent for the binder solution may be isobutyryl isobutyrate, xylene, toluene, benzene, hexane, or a combination thereof. The solid electrolyte layer formation process is widely known in the art, so a detailed description will be omitted.

[0130] The thickness of the solid electrolyte layer may be, for example, 10 μm to 150 μm.

[0131] The solid electrolyte layer may further include an alkali metal salt, and / or an ionic liquid, and / or a conductive polymer.

[0132] The alkali metal salt may be, for example, a lithium salt. The content of the lithium salt in the solid electrolyte layer may be greater than 1 M, for example, from 1 M to 4 M. In this case, the lithium salt may improve ionic conductivity by enhancing the mobility of lithium ions in the solid electrolyte layer.

[0133] Lithium salts include, for example, LiSCN, LiN(CN)2, Li(CF3SO2)3C, LiC4F9SO3, LiN(SO2CF2CF3)2, LiCl, LiF, LiBr, LiI, LiB(C2O4)2, LiBF4, LiBF3(C2F5), lithium bis(oxalato)borate (LiBOB), lithium oxalyldifluoroborate (LIODFB), lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB), lithium bis(trifluoro methanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI, LiN(SO2CF3)2), lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI, It may include LiN(SO2F)2), LiCF3SO3, LiAsF6, LiSbF6, LiClO4 or mixtures thereof.

[0134] Additionally, the lithium salt may be an imide type, for example, the imide type lithium salt may include lithium bis(trifluoro methanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI, LiN(SO2CF3)2), lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI, LiN(SO2F)2). The lithium salt may maintain or improve ionic conductivity by appropriately maintaining chemical reactivity with the ionic liquid.

[0135] Ionic liquids are salts or molten salts that are composed only of ions and are liquid at room temperature, with a melting point below room temperature.

[0136] The ionic liquid may be a compound comprising a) one or more cations selected from ammonium, pyrrolidinium, pyridinium, pyrimidinium, imidazolium, piperidinium, pyrazolium, oxazolium, pyridazinium, phosphonium, sulfonium, triazolium, and mixtures thereof, and b) one or more anions selected from BF4-, PF6-, AsF6-, SbF6-, AlCl4-, HSO4-, ClO4-, CH3SO3-, CF3CO2-, Cl-, Br-, I-, BF4-, SO4-, CF3SO3-, (FSO2)2N-, (C2F5SO2)2N-, (C2F5SO2)(CF3SO2)N-, and (CF3SO2)2N-.

[0137] The ionic liquid may be, for example, one or more selected from the group consisting of N-methyl-N-propylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bis(3-trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide, and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide.

[0138] In the solid electrolyte layer, the weight ratio of the solid electrolyte and the ionic liquid may be 0.1:99.9 to 90:10, for example, 10:90 to 90:10, 20:80 to 90:10, 30:70 to 90:10, 40:60 to 90:10, or 50:50 to 90:10. A solid electrolyte layer satisfying the above range can maintain or improve ionic conductivity by improving the electrochemical contact area with the electrode. Accordingly, the energy density, discharge capacity, rate characteristics, etc. of the all-solid-state battery can be improved.

[0139] The all-solid-state battery may be a unit cell having a structure of anode / solid electrolyte layer / cathode, a bi-cell having a structure of cathode / solid electrolyte layer / cathode / solid electrolyte layer / cathode, or a laminated battery in which the structure of the unit cell is repeated.

[0140] The shape of the all-solid-state battery is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, coin-shaped, button-shaped, sheet-shaped, stacked, cylindrical, or flat. Furthermore, all-solid-state batteries can be applied to large-scale batteries used in electric vehicles, for example. For example, all-solid-state batteries can be used in hybrid vehicles such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Furthermore, they can be used in fields requiring large amounts of power storage, such as electric bicycles or power tools.

[0141] Hereinafter, an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device according to one embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

[0142] An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device according to one embodiment of the present invention may be utilized in the process of manufacturing an all-solid-state secondary battery, utilized for evaluating a manufactured all-solid-state secondary battery, or utilized as a pressurizing means when using an all-solid-state secondary battery.

[0143] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device according to one embodiment, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the upper pressurizing plate of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a side view of the upper pressurizing plate and the lower pressurizing plate of FIG. 3.

[0144] As illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5, an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device according to one embodiment includes an upper pressurizing plate (100), a lower pressurizing plate (200), a pressurizing member (300), and a thickness reinforcing member (400).

[0145] The upper pressure plate (100) and the lower pressure plate (200) have the same size and can face each other with a predetermined gap therebetween. The upper pressure plate (100) and the lower pressure plate (200) can each contact both surfaces of the all-solid-state cell (10) to pressurize both surfaces of the all-solid-state cell (10). That is, the upper pressure plate (100) contacts the upper surface (10u) of the all-solid-state cell (10) to pressurize the upper surface (10u) of the all-solid-state cell (10), and the lower pressure plate (200) contacts the lower surface (10d) of the all-solid-state cell (10) to pressurize the lower surface (10d) of the all-solid-state cell (10).

[0146] The pressurizing member (300) can provide pressure to pressurize the all-solid cell (10) by connecting the upper pressurizing plate (100) and the lower pressurizing plate (200) to each other.

[0147] The pressurizing member (300) may include a plurality of fastening members (310) and a plurality of pressure regulating members (320).

[0148] A plurality of fastening members (310) may be installed in the edge area (PA) of the upper pressure plate (100). The fastening members (310) may include a bolt and nut structure. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and fastening members (310) of various structures are possible.

[0149] The upper pressure plate (100) may have a plurality of fastening holes (100a) to which a plurality of fastening members (310) are fastened. These plurality of fastening holes (100a) may be formed along the edge area (PA) of the upper pressure plate (100).

[0150] A plurality of pressure regulating members (320) can be installed on each of a plurality of fastening members (310) to regulate pressure.

[0151] The pressure regulating member (320) may include a coil spring. However, it is not necessarily limited thereto, and pressure regulating members (320) of various structures are possible.

[0152] The thickness reinforcing member (400) can be installed in the central area (CA) of the upper surface of the upper pressure plate (100).

[0153] The shape of the thickness reinforcing member (400) may have a rhombus shape. However, it is not necessarily limited thereto, and various embodiments will be described in detail in the relevant section below.

[0154] The thickness (T1) of the thickness reinforcing member (400) may be thicker than the thickness (T2) of the upper pressure plate (100). Therefore, pressure can be easily applied to the upper pressure plate (100).

[0155] The center of gravity (WC1) of the thickness reinforcing member (400) may be located on the same gravity line (WL) as the center of gravity (W2) of the upper pressure plate (100).

[0156] Here, the upper pressure plate (100) and the thickness reinforcing member (400) may have a structure that is separable from each other. However, this is not necessarily limited to this, and the upper pressure plate (100) and the thickness reinforcing member (400) may have a structure in which they are integrally connected to each other.

[0157] FIG. 6 is a drawing illustrating a method of pressurizing an all-solid-state cell using an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device according to one embodiment.

[0158] Referring to Fig. 6, an all-solid-state cell (10) is positioned between an upper pressure plate (100) and a lower pressure plate (200), and an upper surface (10u) of the all-solid-state cell (10) is brought into contact with a lower surface (100d) of the upper pressure plate (100), and a lower surface (10d) of the all-solid-state cell (10) is brought into contact with an upper surface (200u) of the lower pressure plate (200). Then, the all-solid-state cell (10) is pressed using a pressing member (300).

[0159] A single all-solid-state cell (10) may include a positive electrode (111), a solid electrolyte layer (112), and a negative electrode (113). Here, the positive electrode (111) may include a cathode, and the negative electrode (113) may include an anode. The positive electrode (111) may include a positive electrode current collecting layer (111a), and a positive electrode active material layer (111b) positioned on one surface of the positive electrode current collecting layer (111a). The negative electrode (113) may include a negative electrode current collecting layer (113a), and a negative electrode coating layer (113b) positioned on one surface of the negative electrode current collecting layer (113a). The solid electrolyte layer (112) may be positioned between the positive electrode active material layer (111b) and the negative electrode coating layer (113b).

[0160] By using the fastening member (310) of the pressure member (300), the upper pressure plate (100) and the lower pressure plate (200) are fastened to pressurize both sides of the all-solid cell (10), and the pressure applied to both sides of the all-solid cell (10) can be controlled using the pressure control member (320).

[0161] At this time, since the fastening member (310) is installed in the edge area (PA) of the upper pressure plate (100), the pressure can be provided to the peripheral area (CPA) of the all-solid-state cell (10) more than the central area (CCA) of the all-solid-state cell (10). However, in the present embodiment, by installing the thickness reinforcing member (400) in the central area (CA) of the upper surface (100u) of the upper pressure plate (100), the difference in pressure between the central area (CCA) of the all-solid-state cell (10) and the peripheral area (CPA) of the all-solid-state cell (10) can be minimized.

[0162] In this way, by uniformly pressurizing the all-solid-state cell (10), smooth interfacial contact within the all-solid-state cell (10) is induced at the interface between the positive electrode containing lithium and the solid electrolyte layer, thereby improving the mobility of lithium ions and thus improving the performance of the all-solid-state cell (10).

[0163] Meanwhile, in the case of a large-area all-solid-state cell, the pressure deviation applied to the all-solid-state cell (10) may vary more significantly depending on the location. However, in the present embodiment, by installing a thickness reinforcing member (400), a uniform pressure can be applied to the central area (CCA) and the peripheral area (CPA) of the large-area all-solid-state cell, thereby minimizing the pressure deviation applied inside the large-area all-solid-state cell, thereby improving the performance of the large-area all-solid-state cell.

[0164] Meanwhile, in this embodiment, the shape of the thickness reinforcing member has a diamond shape, but embodiments including thickness reinforcing members having various shapes are possible.

[0165] Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9, an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

[0166] Figures 7 to 9 are plan views of an all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device according to another embodiment.

[0167] The other embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 7 to 9 are substantially the same as the one embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 6 except for the shape of the thickness reinforcing member, and thus a repeated description thereof will be omitted.

[0168] As illustrated in FIG. 7, the thickness reinforcing member (400) of the all-solid-state secondary battery according to another embodiment of the present invention may have a circular shape. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the thickness reinforcing member (400) of the all-solid-state secondary battery according to another embodiment of the present invention may have an oval shape. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the thickness reinforcing member (400) of the all-solid-state secondary battery according to another embodiment of the present invention may have a square shape.

[0169] Here, the center of gravity point (WC1) of the thickness reinforcing member (400) illustrated in FIGS. 7 to 9 may be located on the same gravity line (WL) as the center of gravity point (WC2) of the upper pressure plate (100). Here, the gravity line (WL) refers to an imaginary connecting line connecting the areas where gravity affects.

[0170] In this way, by installing a thickness reinforcing member (400) having a circular shape, an oval shape, a square shape, etc., in the central area (CA) of the upper pressure plate (100) that pressurizes the all-solid cell (10), the pressure difference between the central area (CCA) of the all-solid cell (10) and the peripheral area (CPA) of the all-solid cell (10) can be minimized.

[0171] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements made by those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention defined in the following claims also fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An upper pressure plate and a lower pressure plate that are spaced apart from each other and face each other and contact both sides of the solid cell to apply pressure; A pressing member that connects the upper pressing plate and the lower pressing plate to each other and provides pressure to pressurize the all-solid-state cell; and A thickness reinforcing member installed in the central area of ​​the upper surface of the upper pressure plate An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device comprising:

2. In paragraph 1, An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device, wherein the shape of the above-mentioned thickness reinforcing member includes any one selected from a diamond shape, a circle shape, an oval shape, and a square shape.

3. In paragraph 2, An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device, wherein the thickness of the above-mentioned thickness reinforcing member is thicker than the thickness of the above-mentioned upper pressurizing plate.

4. In paragraph 2, An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device, wherein the pressurizing member includes a plurality of fastening members installed in an edge area of ​​the upper pressurizing plate.

5. In paragraph 4, An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device, wherein the pressurizing member further includes a plurality of pressure regulating members installed on each of the plurality of fastening members to regulate pressure.

6. In paragraph 5, An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device, wherein the pressure regulating member includes a coil spring.

7. In paragraph 5, An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device, wherein the above fastening member includes a bolt and nut structure.

8. In paragraph 4, The upper pressure plate has a plurality of fastening holes through which the plurality of fastening members are respectively fastened, An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device, wherein the plurality of fastening holes are formed along the edge area of ​​the upper pressurizing plate.

9. In paragraph 1, An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device, wherein the upper pressure plate and the thickness reinforcing member are integrally connected to each other.

10. In paragraph 1, An all-solid-state secondary battery pressurizing device, wherein the upper pressure plate and the thickness reinforcing member are separable from each other.

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