US2003157412A1PendingUtilityA1

Electrolyte and rechargeable lithium battery

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Priority: Dec 21, 2001Filed: Dec 19, 2002Published: Aug 21, 2003
Est. expiryDec 21, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H01M 10/0567H01M 10/052H01M 10/4235H01M 10/0565H01M 10/0569Y02E60/10
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Abstract

Disclosed is a rechargeable lithium battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode in which lithium intercalations occurs, and an electrolyte including a low-inflammability solvent with a heat of combustion of 19,000 kJ/kg or less, and a lithium salt.

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What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An electrolyte comprising: 
 a low-inflammability solvent with a heat of combustion of 19,000 kJ/kg or less; and    a lithium salt.    
     
     
         2 . The electrolyte of  claim 1  further comprising a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the electrolyte includes the non-aqueous solvent at less than 99 volume % and the low-inflammability solvent at of 1 volume % or more.  
     
     
         3 . The electrolyte of  claim 1 , wherein the low-inflammability solvent has no point of combustion at a boiling temperature of the solvent under the Japanese Industrial Standard-K2265.  
     
     
         4 . The electrolyte of  claim 1 , further comprising a polyacrylate compound.  
     
     
         5 . The electrolyte of  claim 4 , wherein the electrolyte includes 0.01 to 10 wt % of the polyacrylate compound.  
     
     
         6 . The electrolyte of  claim 1 , further comprising a polyacrylate compound and acrylonitrile.  
     
     
         7 . The electrolyte of  claim 1 , wherein the low-inflammability solvent is selected from the group consisting of a benzene halide, an acetonitrile halide, an anhydrous halide, a phosphonitric trimer halide, a phosphonate halide, and a butane substituted with two chlorides and five fluorides.  
     
     
         8 . The electrolyte of  claim 7 , wherein the benzene halide is represented by Formula 1.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where 1+m+n=6 and (m+n)≧4)  
       
     
     
         9 . The electrolyte of  claim 7 , the acetonitrile halide is represented by Formula 2. 
 <Formula 2>   C n (X a X b )CN    (where a and b are integers, a+b=2n+1; b>0; n is 1 or 2;    X a  is at least one selected from H, F, or Cl; and    X b  is at least one selected from F or Cl.)    
     
     
         10 . The electrolyte of  claim 7 , wherein the anhydrous halide is represented by one selected from the group consisting of Formulas 3 to 7.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where X 1  and X 2  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl, and at least one of X 1  and X 2  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 4  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 4  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  and X 2  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl, and at least one of X 1  and X 2  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F or Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 4  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 4  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 6  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 6  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
       
     
     
         11 . The electrolyte of  claim 7 , wherein the phosphonitric trimer halide is represented by Formula 8.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 6  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 6  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
       
     
     
         12 . The electrolyte of  claim 7 , wherein the phosphonate halide is represented by Formulas 9 or 10.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 4  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 4  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 2  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  and X 2  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
       
     
     
         13 . The electrolyte of  claim 7  wherein the butane substituted with two chlorides and five fluorides is represented by Formulas 11 or 12. 
 <Formula 11> 
 CF 3 CF 2 CHCl 2    
 <Formula 12> 
 CClF 2 CF 2 CHClF  
 
     
     
         14 . The electrolyte of  claim 1 , further comprising antimony oxide represented by Formula 13. 
 <Formula 13>   Sb n O m      (where n is 2, and m is 3 to 5.)    
     
     
         15 . A rechargeable lithium battery comprising: 
 a positive electrode in which lithium intercalation occurs;    a negative electrode in which lithium intercalation occurs; and    an electrolyte comprising a low-inflammability solvent with a heat of combustion of 19,000 kJ/kg or less.    
     
     
         16 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 15 , wherein the electrolyte further comprises a non-aqueous solvent, and the electrolyte includes the non-aqueous solvent at less than 99 volume % and the low-inflammability solvent at of 1 volume % or more.  
     
     
         17 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 15 , wherein the low-inflammability solvent has no flash point at a boiling temperature of the solvent or less under a flash point test the Japanese Industrial Standard-K2265.  
     
     
         18 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 15  further comprising a polyacrylate compound.  
     
     
         19 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 18 , wherein the electrolyte includes 0.01 to 10 wt % of the polyacrylate compound.  
     
     
         20 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 15  further comprising a polyacrylate compound and acrylonitrile.  
     
     
         21 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 15 , wherein the low-inflammability solvent is selected from the group consisting of abenzene halide, an acetonitrile halide, an anhydrous halide, a phosphonitric trimer halide, a phosphonate halide, and a butane substituted with two chlorides and five fluorides.  
     
     
         22 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 21 , wherein the benzene halide is represented by Formula 1.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where 1+m+n=6 and (m+n)≧4)  
       
     
     
         23 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 21 , the acetonitrile halide is represented by Formula 2. 
 <Formula 2>   C n (X a X b )CN    (where a and b are integers, a+b=2n+1; b>0; n is 1 or 2;    X a  is at least one selected from H, F, or Cl; and    X b  is at least one selected from F or Cl.)    
     
     
         24 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 21 , wherein the anhydrous halide is represented by one selected from the groups of Formulas 3 to 7.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where X 1  and X 2  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl, and at least one of X 1  and X 2  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 4  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 4  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  and X 2  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl, and at least one of X 1  and X 2  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F or Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 4  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 4  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 6  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 6  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
       
     
     
         25 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 21 , wherein the phosphonitric trimer halide is preferably represented by Formula 8.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 6  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 6  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
       
     
     
         26 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 21 , wherein the phosphonate halide is represented by Formulas 9 or 10.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 4  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 4  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 2  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  and X 2  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
       
     
     
         27 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 21  wherein the butane substituted with two chlorides and five fluorides is represented by Formulas 11 or 12. 
 <Formula 11> 
 CF 3 CF 2 CHCl 2    
 <Formula 12> 
 CClF 2 CF 2 CHClF  
 
     
     
         28 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 15 , wherein the electrolyte further comprises antimony oxide represented by Formula 13. 
 <Formula 13>   Sb n O m      (where n is 2, and m is 3 to 5.)    
     
     
         29 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 15 , wherein a surface of the negative electrode is coated with an organic layer of a polyacrylate compound.  
     
     
         30 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 29 , wherein the surface of the negative electrode is coated with an organic layer of both the polyacrylate compound and acrylonitrile.  
     
     
         31 . A rechargeable lithium battery comprising: 
 a positive electrode in which lithium intercalation occurs;    a negative electrode in which lithium intercalation occurs;    an electrolyte comprising a low-inflammability solvent with a heat of combustion of 19,000 kJ/kg or less, a polymer derived from a polyacrylate compound, and a lithium salt,    wherein a surface of the negative electrode is coated with an organic layer of a polyacrylate compound.    
     
     
         32 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 31 , wherein the surface of the negative electrode organic layer is coated with an organic layer of both a polyacrylate compound and acrylonitrile.  
     
     
         33 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 31 , wherein the electrolyte further comprises a non-aqueous solvent, and the electrolyte includes the non-aqueous solvent of less than 99 volume % and the low-inflammability solvent of 1 volume % or more.  
     
     
         34 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 31 , wherein the low-inflammability solvent has no flash point at a boiling temperature of the solvent or less under a flash point test of the Japanese Industrial Standard-K2265.  
     
     
         35 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 31 , wherein the low-inflammability solvent is selected from the group consisting of a benzene halide, an acetonitrile halide, an anhydrous halide, a phosphonitric trimer halide, a phosphonate halide, and a butane substituted with two chlorides and five fluorides.  
     
     
         36 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 35 , wherein the benzene halide is represented by Formula 1.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where 1+m+n=6 and m+n≧4)  
       
     
     
         37 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 35 , the acetonitrile halide is represented by Formula 2. 
 <Formula 2>   C n (X a X b )CN    (where a and b are integers, a+b=2n+1; b>0; n is 1 or 2;    X a  is at least one selected from H, F, or Cl; and    X b  is at least one selected from F or Cl.)    
     
     
         38 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 35 , wherein the anhydrous halide is represented by one selected from the group consisting of Formulas 3 to 7.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where X 1  and X 2  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl, and at least one of X 1  and X 2  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 4  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 4  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  and X 2  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl, and at least one of X 1  and X 2  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F or Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 4  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 4  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 6  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 6  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
       
     
     
         39 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 35 , wherein the phosphonitric trimer halide is preferably represented by Formula 8.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 6  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 6  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
       
     
     
         40 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 35 , wherein the phosphonate halide is represented by Formulas 9 or 10.  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 4  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  to X 4  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
         
           
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
         
         (where X 1  to X 2  are the same or different; they are at least one selected from the group consisting of H, F, and Cl; and at least one of X 1  and X 2  is at least one selected from the group consisting of F and Cl.)  
       
     
     
         41 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 35  wherein the butane substituted with two chlorides and five fluorides is represented by Formulas 11 or 12. 
 <Formula 11> 
 CF 3 CF 2 CHCl 2    
 <Formula 12> 
 CClF 2 CF 2 CHClF  
 
     
     
         42 . The rechargeable lithium battery of  claim 31 , wherein the electrolyte further comprises antimony oxide represented by Formula 13. 
 <Formula 13>   Sb n O m      (where n is 2, and m is 3 to 5.)

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