Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Jaehwan Ha

Heeeun Yoo

Yeonhee Yoon

Kyuseo Lee

Kijun Kim

Dongmyung Lee

Junghyun Nam

Hoon Seok

Bokkyu Jeon

Seung-Hun Han

Hoyong An

Beom Kwon Kim

Disclosed is a rechargeable lithium battery including a positive electrode including a positive active material layer; and a negative electrode including a negative active material layer and a negative functional layer on the negative active material layer, wherein the functional layer includes flake-shaped polyethylene particles, and the positive active material layer includes a first positive active material including one or more composite oxides of lithium and a metal selected from cobalt, manganese, nickel, and a combination thereof, and a second positive active material including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and. In Chemical Formula 1, 0.90≤a≤1.8, 0≤x≤0.7, and M is Mg, Co, Ni, or a combination thereof.LiFeMPO  Chemical Formula 1

Rechargeable lithium battery

An electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a current collector and an active material layer on the current collector, wherein the active material layer includes flake-shaped polyethylene particles, and the flake-shaped polyethylene particles have an average particle size (D50) of about 1 &#x3bc;m to about 8 &#x3bc;m. A rechargeable lithium battery includes the electrode including the flake-shaped polyethylene particles.

Electrode for rechargeable lithium battery, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same

A rechargeable lithium battery including an electrode assembly includes a positive electrode including a positive current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on the positive current collector; a negative electrode including a negative current collector, a negative active material layer disposed on the negative current collector, and a negative electrode functional layer disposed on the negative active material layer; and a separator, wherein the positive active material layer includes a first positive active material including at least one of a composite oxide of metal selected from cobalt, manganese, nickel, and a combination thereof and lithium and a second positive active material including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, the negative electrode functional layer includes flake-shaped polyethylene particles, and a battery capacity is greater than or equal to about 3.5 Ah.LiFeMPO&#x2003;&#x2003;[Chemical Formula 1] In Chemical Formula 1, 0.90&#x2264;a&#x2264;1.8, 0&#x2264;x1&#x2264;0.7, and M is Mn, Co, Ni, or a combination thereof.

Disclosed is a rechargeable lithium battery including a positive electrode including a positive active material layer; and a negative electrode including a negative active material layer and a negative functional layer on the negative active material layer, wherein the functional layer includes flake-shaped polyethylene particles, and the positive active material layer includes a first positive active material including one or more composite oxides of lithium and a metal selected from cobalt, manganese, nickel, and a combination thereof, and a second positive active material including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and. In Chemical Formula 1, 0.90&#x2264;a&#x2264;1.8, 0&#x2264;x&#x2264;0.7, and M is Mg, Co, Ni, or a combination thereof.LiFeMPO&#x2003;&#x2003;[Chemical Formula 1]

A rechargeable lithium battery includes a negative electrode including a negative current collector, a negative active material layer disposed on the negative current collector, and a negative electrode functional layer disposed on the negative active material layer; and positive electrode including a positive current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on the positive current collector, wherein the negative electrode functional layer includes flake-shaped polyethylene particles, the positive active material layer includes a first positive active material including at least one of a composite oxide of a metal selected from cobalt, manganese, nickel, and a combination thereof and lithium, a second positive active material including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and carbon nanotubes, and the carbon nanotubes have an average length of 30 &#x3bc;m to about 100 &#x3bc;m.LiFeMPO&#x2003;&#x2003;Chemical Formula 1 In Chemical Formula 1, 0.90&#x2264;a&#x2264;1.8, 0&#x2264;x1&#x2264;0.7, and M is Mn, Co, Ni, or a combination thereof.

A rechargeable lithium battery includes an electrode laminate including a positive electrode including a positive current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on the positive current collector; a negative electrode including a negative current collector, a negative active material layer disposed on the negative current collector, and a negative electrode functional layer disposed on the negative active material layer; and a separator, wherein the electrode laminate has a ratio (L/W) of a height (L), which is a length in a protruding direction of an electrode terminal, relative to a width (W), which is perpendicular to the protruding direction of the electrode terminal and parallel to the laminate surface, is about 1.1 to about 2.3, the positive active material layer includes a first positive active material including at least one of a composite oxide of a metal selected from cobalt, manganese, nickel, and a combination thereof and lithium and a second positive active material including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, the negative electrode functional layer includes flake-shaped polyethylene particles, and an operation voltage is greater than or equal to about 4.3 V.LiFeMPO&#x2003;&#x2003;[Chemical Formula 1] In Chemical Formula 1, 0.90&#x2264;a&#x2264;1.8, 0&#x2264;x1&#x2264;0.7, and M is Mn, Co, Ni, or a combination thereof.

A rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive electrode including a positive current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on the positive current collector; and a negative electrode including a negative current collector, a negative active material layer disposed on the negative current collector, and a negative electrode functional layer disposed on the negative active material layer, wherein the positive active material layer includes a first positive active material including at least one of a composite oxide of metal selected from cobalt, manganese, nickel, and a combination thereof and lithium and a second positive active material including at least one of compounds represented by Chemical Formula 1 to Chemical Formula 4, and the negative electrode functional layer includes flake-shaped polyethylene particles andLiMnM'A&#x2003;&#x2003;[Chemical Formula 1]LiMnM&#x2032;OX&#x2003;&#x2003;[Chemical Formula 2]LiMnOX&#x2003;&#x2003;[Chemical Formula 3]LiMnM&#x2032;M&#x2033;A&#x2003;&#x2003;[Chemical Formula 4]

A rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive electrode having a positive current collector and a positive active material layer at least partially disposed on the positive current collector, wherein the positive active material layer includes a first positive active material having at least one of a composite oxide of a metal selected from cobalt, manganese, nickel, and a combination thereof and lithium, and a second positive active material having a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 as defined herein, and a negative electrode having a negative current collector, a negative active material layer at least partially disposed on the negative current collector, and a negative electrode functional layer having generally flake-shaped polyethylene particles at least partially disposed on the negative active material layer.

Rechargeable lithium battery includes a negative electrode including a negative active material layer and a negative electrode functional layer disposed on the negative active material layer; a positive electrode including a positive active material; an electrolyte solution, wherein the negative electrode functional layer includes flake-shaped polyethylene particles, the electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent, and the non-aqueous organic solvent includes about 60 volume % to about 80 volume % of a propionate-based solvent and about 20 volume % to about 40 volume % of a carbonate-based solvent.

Disclosed are an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery. The electrode includes a current collector, a first active material layer, and a second active material layer. The first active material layer is formed on the current collector and includes a first active material. The second active material layer is formed on the first active material layer. The second active material layer includes a second active material having an active material and a meltdown polymer disposed on the surface of the active material.

Electrode and a rechargeable lithium battery including the electrode

An electrode assembly and a rechargeable battery including the same are disclosed. The electrode assembly includes a plurality of unit cells overlapping in a thickness direction of the plurality of unit cells and a functional unit cell disposed with the plurality of unit cells. The functional unit cell includes a positive electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive current collector, a positive active material layer on at least one surface of the positive current collector and including a positive active material having a first reference potential, and a functional layer on the positive active material layer and including an active material having a lower reference potential than the first reference potential.

Electrode assembly and rechargeable battery including same

Provided are a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a positive electrode including the same. The positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a first positive active material and a second positive active material, wherein the first positive active material includes at least one nickel-based lithium composite oxide, and the second positive active material is represented by Chemical Formula 2 and has an average particle diameter of about 300 nm to about 600 nm:LiFeM1PO.&#x2003;&#x2003;[Chemical Formula 2]In Chemical Formula 2, 0.90&#x2264;a1&#x2264;1.8, 0&#x2264;x1&#x2264;0.7, and M1 may be Mg, Co, Ni, or a combination thereof.

Growing community of inventors

Yongin-si, South Korea

Jaehwan Ha