Lg Energy Solution, Ltd.

Lg Chem, Ltd

So Ra Baek

Wang Mo Jung

Sang Wook Lee

Eun Sol Lho

Byung Chun Park

Min Suk Kang

Ji Hye Kim

Tae Gu Yoo

Dong Hun Lee

Wen Xiu Wang

Hye Lim Jeon

Hak Yoon Kim

Chi Ho Jo

Sin Young Park

Gi Beom Han

Jung Min Han

Eun Jo

Ji Young Park

Hyuck Hur

Dong Hwi Kim

Ju Kyung Shin

Joo Hong Jin

Hyeong Il Kim

Seul Ki Chae

In Seong Ju

A method of preparing a positive electrode active material includes preparing a lithium transition metal oxide containing nickel in an amount of 60 mol % or more based on a total number of moles of metals excluding lithium, impregnating the lithium transition metal oxide with 300 ppm to 1,000 ppm of moisture based on 100 parts by weight of the lithium transition metal oxide, and performing a heat treatment on the lithium transition metal oxide impregnated with the moisture, wherein a lithium by-product present on a surface of the lithium transition metal oxide and the moisture react to form a passivation layer on the surface of the lithium transition metal oxide. A positive electrode active material prepared by the above-described preparation method, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material are also provided.

Method of preparing positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery and positive electrode active material prepared by the same

A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery which includes a nickel-based lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide satisfies Equation 1 and Equation 2 below80 nm≤crystallite size≤150 nm  [Equation 1]Δ size(|crystallite size−crystallite size|)≤20  [Equation 2]

Positive electrode active material for secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same

The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, which includes a lithium transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co), and at least one selected from the group consisting of aluminum (Al), manganese (Mn), and a combination thereof. The lithium transition metal oxide is characterized in that the content of nickel (Ni) in the total transition metal elements is 80 mol % or more, and the cation mixing ratio of Ni cations in a lithium layer in the lithium transition metal oxide structure is 1.1% or less.

Positive electrode active material for secondary battery, manufacturing method thereof, and secondary battery including same

A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), and a glassy coating layer formed on surfaces of particles of the lithium composite transition metal oxide, wherein, in the lithium composite transition metal oxide, an amount of the nickel (Ni) in a total amount of transition metals is 60 mol % or more, and an amount of the manganese (Mn) is greater than an amount of the cobalt (Co), and the glassy coating layer includes a glassy compound represented by Formula 1.LiMO  [Formula 1]

Positive electrode active material for secondary battery, method of preparing the same, and lithium secondary battery including the positive electrode active material

In one arrangement, the present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material including a nickel-cobalt-manganese-based lithium transition metal oxide which contains nickel in an amount of 60 mol % or more based on a total number of moles of metals excluding lithium, wherein the nickel-cobalt-manganese-based lithium transition metal oxide is doped with doping element M(where the doping element Mis a metallic element including Al) and doping element M(where the doping element Mis at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Mg, La, Ti, Zn, B, W, Ni, Co, Fe, Cr, V, Ru, Cu, Cd, Ag, Y, Sc, Ga, In, As, Sb, Pt, Au, and Si), where the doping element Mcan be in an amount of 100 ppm to 10,000 ppm, and the doping element Mand the doping element Mare included in a weight ratio of 50:50 to 99:1.

Positive electrode active material, and positive electrode and lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material

A positive electrode and a lithium secondary including the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector, a first positive electrode active material layer and a second positive electrode active material layer sequentially stacked on the positive electrode current collector, wherein the first positive electrode active material layer and the second positive electrode active material layer include a bimodal positive active material, the first positive electrode active material layer includes small-diameter particles in the form of single particles, and the second positive electrode active material layer includes small-diameter particles in the form of secondary particles. The positive electrode has improved capacity, efficiency, lifespan, output properties, and thermal stability.

Positive electrode and lithium secondary battery including the same

The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, the positive electrode active material being a lithium composite transition metal oxide particle including nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) and including at least one of manganese (Mn) and aluminum (Al), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide particle includes 60 mol % or greater of the nickel (Ni) in all metals excluding lithium, a doping element is doped on the lithium composite transition metal oxide particle, and the particle intensity of the lithium composite transition metal oxide particle is 210 MPa to 290 MPa.

Positive electrode active material for secondary battery, preparation method thereof, and positive electrode for secondary battery including same

A method of producing a positive electrode material for a secondary battery includes preparing a lithium composite transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese, forming a coating layer on a surface of the lithium composite transition metal oxide, and post-treating the lithium composite transition metal oxide having the coating layer formed thereon, wherein the post-treating is performed by exposing the lithium composite transition metal oxide having the coating layer formed thereon to moisture at a relative humidity of 10% to 50% at 25° C., and then heat treating the lithium composite transition metal oxide to remove residual moisture.

Method of producing positive electrode material for secondary battery

A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery which includes a nickel-based lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide satisfies Equation 1 and Equation 2 below80 nm≤crystallite size≤150 nm  [Equation 1]Δsize(|crystallite size−crystallite size|)≤20  [Equation 2]

Provided are various embodiments of a positive electrode for a secondary battery, which in one embodiment includes a first positive electrode material mixture layer formed on a positive electrode collector, and a second positive electrode material mixture layer formed on the first positive electrode material mixture layer, wherein the first positive electrode material mixture layer has an operating voltage of 4.25 V to 6.0 V and includes an active material for overcharge which generates lithium and gas during charge; a method of preparing such a positive electrode for a secondary battery; and a lithium secondary battery including such a positive electrode.

Positive electrode for secondary battery and secondary battery including the same

The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery which includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), wherein a portion of nickel (Ni) sites of the lithium composite transition metal oxide is substituted with tungsten (W), and an amount of a lithium tungsten oxide remaining on surfaces of lithium composite transition metal oxide particles is 1,000 ppm or less.

Positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, method of preparing the same, and lithium secondary battery including the positive electrode active material

A spinel-structured lithium manganese-based positive electrode active material includes a lithium manganese oxide represented by Formula 1, and a coating layer which is disposed on a surface of the lithium manganese oxide and includes at least one coating element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, tungsten, boron, fluorine, phosphorus, magnesium, nickel, cobalt, iron, chromium, vanadium, copper, calcium, zinc, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, strontium, antimony, bismuth, silicon, and sulfur, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material,LiMnMOA&#x2003;&#x2003;[Formula 1] wherein, in Formula 1, Mis at least one metallic element including lithium (Li), A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, and sulfur, 0&#x2264;a&#x2264;0.2, 0&#x3c;b&#x2264;0.5, and 0&#x2264;c&#x2264;0.1.

Spinel-structured lithium manganese-based positive electrode active material, and positive electrode and lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material

The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery which includes a lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the positive electrode active material has three peaks in a differential graph (ERC curve) obtained by differentiating a pH value against an amount of acid (HCl) added, which is obtained by pH titration of 10 g of the lithium transition metal oxide using 0.5 M HCl, wherein a y-axis (dpH/dml) value of a first peak at the smallest x-axis value among the three peaks is &#x2212;1.0 or less.

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