Lg Energy Solution, Ltd.

Lg Chem, Ltd

Changhoon Lee

Doo Kyung Yang

Intae Park

Sungwon Hong

Charles Kiseok Song

Youhwa Ohk

Soohyun Kim

Kihyun Kim

Kwonnam Sohn

Youngcheol Choi

Sun Mi Jin

Myeongjun Song

Seonghyo Park

Yochan Jeong

The present disclosure provides a porous carbon material having a core-shell structure, which comprises a core comprising a structure formed by stacking carbon sheets, and a shell comprising carbon surrounding the core, and a preparation method thereof, a sulfur-carbon composite comprising the same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same.

Porous carbon material having core-shell structure, preparation method thereof, sulfur-carbon composite comprising same, and lithium secondary battery

A lithium-sulfur secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution are provided. The positive electrode has an SC factor value of 0.45 or more. The electrolyte solution includes a solvent and a lithium salt, and the solvent includes a first solvent having a DVfactor value of 1.7 or less, and a second solvent which is a fluorinated ether-based solvent.

Lithium-sulfur secondary battery

A lithium-sulfur secondary battery is disclosed, and in particular, a lithium-sulfur secondary battery in which a positive electrode includes a sulfur-carbon composite including a microporous carbon material and sulfur, or a conductive additive including a carbon material having high specific surface area. By specifying conditions of the positive electrode and an electrolyte liquid, energy density may be enhanced compared to existing lithium-sulfur secondary batteries.

A lithium-sulfur battery comprising a separator in which an adsorption layer including a radical compound having a nitroxyl radical site is formed, and in particular, to a lithium-sulfur battery suppressing elution of lithium polysulfide by using an adsorption layer including a radical compound having a nitroxyl radical site and optionally a conductive material on at least one surface of a separator. In the lithium-sulfur battery, elution and diffusion may be prevented by a radical compound having a nitroxyl radical site, a stable radical compound, adsorbing lithium polysulfide eluted from positive electrode, and in addition thereto, electrical conductivity is further provided to provide a reaction site of a positive electrode active material, and as a result, battery capacity and lifetime properties are enhanced.

Lithium-sulfur battery

The present invention relates to a ternary liquid electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery and a lithium-sulfur battery including the same. The liquid electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery according to the present invention exhibits an excellent sulfur utilization rate when used in a lithium-sulfur battery, and exhibits excellent stability. Accordingly, the liquid electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery according to the present invention is capable of enhancing a life time property while securing a capacity property of a lithium-sulfur battery.

Electrolyte for lithium-sulfur battery and lithium-sulfur battery comprising same

Electrolyte solution for lithium-sulfur battery and lithium-sulfur battery comprising same

The present invention relates to a liquid electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery and a lithium-sulfur battery including the same. The liquid electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery according to the present invention exhibits excellent stability, and may improve a swelling phenomenon by suppressing gas generation during lithium-sulfur battery operation.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Changhoon Lee