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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2003
Sergei Vladimirovich Ivanov, Schnecksville, PA (US);
William Jack Casteel, Jr., Emmaus, PA (US);
Guido Peter Pez, Allentown, PA (US);
Michael Ulman, Alburtis, PA (US);
Sergei Vladimirovich Ivanov, Schnecksville, PA (US);
William Jack Casteel, Jr., Emmaus, PA (US);
Guido Peter Pez, Allentown, PA (US);
Michael Ulman, Alburtis, PA (US);
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an improvement in lithium secondary batteries comprised of a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator, and a lithium-based electrolyte carried in an aprotic solvent and to the electrolyte compositions. The improvement resides in the use of a lithium electrolyte of the formula:LiBFZwherein x=>5 and Z represents H, Cl, and Br. Preferably, when x is less than 12, Z is Cl.