1707 results about "Lithium compound" patented technology

This invention provides a nano-structured anode composition for a lithium metal cell. The composition comprises: (a) an integrated structure of electrically conductive nanometer-scaled filaments that are interconnected to form a porous network of electron-conducting paths comprising interconnected pores, wherein the nano-filaments have a transverse dimension less than 500 nm; and (b) micron- or nanometer-scaled particles of lithium, a lithium alloy, or a lithium-containing compound wherein at least one of the particles is surface-passivated or stabilized and the weight fraction of these particles is between 1% and 99% based on the total weight of these particles and the integrated structure together. Also provided is a lithium metal cell or battery, or lithium-air cell or battery, comprising such an anode. The battery exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.

A system provides an environmental barrier also useful for providing a circuit, for example, one having a thin-film battery such as one that includes lithium or lithium compounds connected to an electronic circuit. An environmental barrier is deposited as alternating layers, at least one of the layers providing a smoothing, planarizing, and/or leveling physical-configuration function, and at least one other layer providing a diffusion-barrier function. The layer providing the physical-configuration function may include a photoresist, a photodefinable, an energy-definable, and/or a maskable layer. The physical-configuration layer may also be a dielectric. A layered structure, including a plurality of pairs of layers, each pair including a physical configuration layer and a barrier layer with low gas-transmission rates, may be used in reducing gas transmission rate to beyond currently detectable levels.

Disclosed is a rechargeable lithium battery including an electrolyte comprising an ethylene carbonate compound represented by Formula 1, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and a lithium salt; a negative electrode including a negative active material including a silicon-included alloy and being capable of reversibly forming a compound by reacting with lithium; and a positive electrode including a positive active material comprising a compound being capable of reversibly intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions or a material capable of forming a compound containing lithium by reversibly reacting with lithium.

(wherein X and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a halogen, and a fluorinated alkyl having C₁ to C₅; at least one of X and Y is selected from the group consisting of a halogen, and a fluorinated alkyl having C₁ to C₅; and M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Sn, Ag, Fe, Bi, Mg, Zn, In, Ge, Pb, and Ti.)

The present invention relates to a preparation method for a nickel-manganese-cobalt anode material of a lithium ion battery. According to the present invention, in the presence of nitrogen atmosphere, a mixed solution containing nickel iron, manganese iron and cobalt ion reacts with a precipitating agent, then processes of aging, washing, drying and the like are performed to obtain a nickel-manganese-cobalt hydroxide precursor, the synthesized precursor material has spherical morphology, ideal particle size distribution and high tap density; the precursor, a lithium compound and a doped compound are mixed, then the sintering processing is performed for twice to prepare the nickel-manganese-cobalt three-element composite anode material. The method has characteristics of simple synthesis process, easy process controlling, low energy consumption, high efficiency and low cost, and is applicable for the industrial production; the prepared precursor material has characteristics of spherical morphology, uniform particle distribution and high tap density; the discharge capacity of the battery is improved through doping the metals; the cycle performance of the battery is stable.

A lithium-based rechargeable battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a molten salt electrolyte that is electrically conductive lithium ions. The positive electrode includes a positive active material that has an electrochemical potential of at least approximately 4.0 volts relative to lithium, and more preferably at least approximately 4.5 V relative to lithium. The electrolyte may further include a source of lithium ions, such as a lithium compound. Other rechargeable batteries using other ionic species can be fabricated to an analogous design.

A positive electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte lithium ion battery (31, 41) of the present invention has an oxide (11) containing lithium and nickel, and a lithium compound (13) which is deposited on a surface of the oxide (11) and covers nickel present on the surface of the oxide (11). By this structure, it is possible to suppress decomposition of an electrolysis solution as much as possible and drastically reduce swelling of the batteries (31, 41).

The invention discloses a multi-element composite positive electrode material of a Li-ion secondary battery and the preparation method thereof. The multi-element composite positive electrode material with a spherical shape, narrow particle size distribution, consistency equal to or less than 0.3 and tap density equal to or larger than 2.2 g/cm is represented by a chemical formula LiNixCoyMnzO2, where x is not less than 0.5 and not larger than 1, y is not less than 0 and not larger than 0.2, z is not less than 0 and not larger than 0.3, and the summation of x, y and z is equal to 1. The preparation method comprises the following steps: controlling the crystallization and precipitation of Ni, Co and Mn salt solution to obtain Ni-Mn-Co precipitate with narrow particle size distribution and satisfactory consistency and tap density; washing and drying to obtain a precursor; mixing the precursor with a Li compound in deionized water, and drying to obtain a mixed material; sintering the dried material, crushing and classifying to obtain a primary material; and sintering the primary material, screening and classifying to obtain the final product. The method can improve the specific capacity of the material and control the profile and the particle size of the material, thereby improving the material stability.

An anode for nonaqueous secondary batteries is disclosed. The anode has a pair of current collecting surface layers of which the surfaces are adapted to be brought into contact with an electrolytic solution and at least one active material layer interposed between the surface layers. The active material layer contains particles of an active material having high capability of forming a lithium compound. The material constituting the surfaces is preferably present over the whole thickness of the active material layer to electrically connect the surfaces so that the electrode exhibits a current collecting function as a whole. The surface layers each preferably have a thickness of 0.3 to 10 μm.

The invention concerns a process for producing a spinel compound of formula Li4Ti5O12, comprising a step of preparing a mixture of an organo-lithium compound selected from lithium alcoholates with an organo-titanium compound selected from titanic acid esters, in a liquid medium, and a step of hydrolyzing the mixture of said compounds. The invention also concerns a Li4Ti5O12 particulate material which may be produced according to the previous cited process and which has a BET surface area of at least 10 m<2>/g. The material is particularly useful in the manufacture of Lithium Ion batteries.

The invention relates to a nanoscale lithium titanate compound and a preparation method thereof. The nanoscale lithium titanate compound is prepared by following steps: a lithium compound, a titanium compound and a doped element compound are mixed according to a molar ratio of 0.75-0.80:1:0:0.05 of Li to Ti to doped elements so as to form a mixture A; the mixture A and a complexing agent are mixed according to a weight ratio of 1:0.1-10 and dissolved in water to form a mixture B; and the mixture B and a carbon nanotube dispersion C are mixed to form the nanoscale lithium titanate compound coated by carbon nanotubes with a nanoscale grain size. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing the mixture B and the carbon nanotube dispersion C; heating an obtained mixture in nitrogen at 100-200 DEG C for 1-2 hours to obtain gel; and sintering the obtained gel in inert atmosphere at 500-1,000 DEG C for 5-48 hours to obtain the powdered lithium titanate compound. The lithium titanate compound is nanoscale lithium titanate coated by the carbon nanotubes, has fine and even grain and high purity and has the characteristics of higher charge and discharge capacity, good rate discharge performance, good cycle performance and good safety performance, and the like, thus the lithium titanate compound is an ideal anode material for manufacturing a lithium ion battery.

The invention provides a novel method for making lithium mixed metal materials in electrochemical cells. The lithium mixed metal materials comprise lithium and at least one other metal besides lithium. The invention involves the reaction of a metal compound, a phosphate compound, with a reducing agent to reduce the metal and form a metal phosphate. The invention also includes methods of making lithium metal oxides involving reaction of a lithium compound, a metal oxide with a reducing agent.

Disclosed is a negative electrode for a nonaqueous secondary battery comprised of a current collector and an active material structure containing an electro-conductive material having low capability of forming a lithium compound on at least one side of the current collector, the active material structure containing 5 to 80% by weight of active material particles containing a material having high capability of forming a lithium compound. The active material structure preferably has an active material layer containing the active material particles and a surface coating layer formed on the active material layer.

A lithium secondary battery includes: an electrode body having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, the positive electrode and the negative electrode being wound or laminated by means of the separator; and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a lithium compound as a electrolyte. At least one of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains at least one of: (a) an organic and/or inorganic inhibitor, which functions as a Cu-corrosion inhibitor or a Cu-trapping agent, (b) a compound having an organic base and an inorganic acid which are unitarily combined in a molecule, (c) a cyclic compound containing a N-O radical in a molecular structure, (d) a cyclic compound which becomes a Mn<2+> supplier in the nonaqueous electrolyte solution, (e) a compound containing an atom showing Lewis acidity and an atom showing Lewis basisity in one molecule, (f) a three-dimensional siloxane compound, and (g) a nonionic surfactant; or the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains: (h) a water-extracting agent, or (i) a hydrofluoric acid-extracting agent. This lithium secondary battery exhibits an excellent effect that self-discharge property, cycle characteristics, long period stability and reliability can be planned.

Li-based anodes for use in an electric current producing cells having long life time and high capacity are provided. In certain embodiments, the Li-based anode comprises at least one anode active Li-containing compound and a composition comprising at least one polymer, at least one ionic liquid, and optionally at least one lithium salt. The composition may be located between the at least one Li-containing compound and the catholyte used in the electric current producing cell. In some embodiments, the at least one polymer may be incompatible with the catholyte. This configuration of components may lead to separation between the lithium active material of the anode and the catholyte. Processes for preparing the Li-based anode and to electric current producing cells comprising such an anode are also provided.

The invention relates to a high-density lithium cobalt oxide power material with a super-large grain diameter. The method comprises the steps of mixing a cobalt compound, a lithium compound or meanwhile a small amount of doping element compounds; sintering for 3 to 30 hours at the high temperature of 950 to 1,100 DEG C to form a block sintered product; crushing and grading the product to obtain the lithium cobalt oxide power material (molecular formula is LiaCo1-bMbO2), wherein, when b is not equal to 0, the middle diameter of the lithium cobalt oxide containing the doping elements is larger than or equal to 15 Mum, and the tap density is higher than or equal to 2.5g/cm<3>; when b is equal to 0, the middle diameter of the lithium cobalt oxide without the doping elements is larger than 20 Mum, and the tap density is higher than or equal to 2.6g/cm<3>. the 3.6V platform capacity rate of the material as the anode active substance for a lithium battery is higher than or equal to 75%; in the thermal impact test in a 150 DEG C thermotank, the lithium battery with the material is free from leakage and does not catch fire or explode for 60 minutes; the 1C5A specific capacity of the material in the battery is larger than or equal to 135mAh/g.

A method for making a lithium mixed metal compound includes: preparing a reactant mixture that contains a metal compound, a lithium compound, and optionally, a phosphate-containing compound; and exposing the reactant mixture to an atmosphere in the presence of suspended carbon particles, and conducting a reduction to reduce oxidation state of at least one metal ion of the reactant mixture at a temperature sufficient to form a reaction product containing lithium and the reduced metal ion.

A layered lithium-nickel-based compound oxide powder for a positive electrode material for a high density lithium secondary cell, capable of providing a lithium secondary cell having a high capacity and excellent in the rate characteristics also, is provided. A layered lithium-nickel-based compound oxide powder for a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary cell, characterized in that the bulk density is at least 2.0 g/cc, the average primary particle size B is from 0.1 to 1 μm, the median diameter A of the secondary particles is from 9 to 20 μm, and the ratio A/B of the median diameter A of the secondary particles to the average primary particle size B, is within a range of from 10 to 200. In production of a layered lithium-nickel-based compound oxide powder, which comprises spray drying a slurry having a nickel compound and a transition metal element compound capable of substituting lithium other than nickel, dispersed in a liquid medium, followed by mixing with a lithium compound, and firing the mixture, the spray drying is carried out under conditions of 0.4≦G/S≦4 and G/S≦0.0012 V, when the slurry viscosity at the time of the spray drying is represented by V (cp), the slurry supply amount is represented by S (g/min) and the gas supply amount is represented by G (L/min).

A lithium ion conductive material that excels in mechanical strength, exhibiting high ion conductivity; a bacterial cellulose composite material having an inorganic material and/or organic material incorporated therein; and a bacterial cellulose aerogel. The water of bacterial cellulose hydrogel is replaced by a nonaqueous solvent containing a lithium compound. Bacterial cellulose producing bacteria are grown in a culture medium having an inorganic material and/or organic material added thereto. The bacterial cellulose hydrogel is dehydrated and dried.

The invention discloses an easily implemented lithium pre-insertion novel method for a cathode of a lithium ion super capacitor, wherein, a nonmetal lithium third electrode is led into a novel lithium ion super capacitor system which takes porous charcoal materials, conductive polymers or compounds of the conductive polymers as an anode, lithium insertable metal oxides or charcoal lithium insertion materials as the cathode and organic lithium salt solution as electrolyte, and lithium pre-insertion processing of the cathode with a depth of 5 to 60 percent is performed so as to prevent reduction of the ion concentration of the electrolyte during the charging and discharging process and non-reversible absorption of anions on the anode and improve the charging and discharging characteristics of the capacitor. The essential component of the nonmetal lithium third electrode is lithium-rich compounds with non-reversible lithium-free property; during the preparation process of the porous charcoal material anode or the conductive polymer anode, the lithium-rich compounds of the third electrode are mixed by mass percent of 3 to 50 and can form the lithium ion super capacitor together with the lithium insertable cathode after being prepared into the electrode; during the activation process of the capacitor, lithium pre-insertion of the cathode is realized.

A carbon-containing lithium-iron composite phosphorus oxide for a lithium secondary battery positive electrode active material, includes particles being composed of a lithium-iron composite phosphorus oxide having an olivine structure whose basic composition is LiFePO₄, and being composited with carbonaceous fine particles. A process for producing the same includes the steps of mixing a lithium compound making a lithium source, an iron compound making an iron source, a phosphorus-containing ammonium salt making a phosphorus source and carbonaceous fine particles, thereby preparing a mixture, and calcicing the mixture at a temperature of from 600° C. or more to 750° C. or less.