High-voltage lithium ion electrolyte and application thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of lithium ion batteries, in particular to a high-voltage lithium ion electrolyte and application thereof.
Background
The lithium ion battery as a novel green environment-friendly battery has the characteristics of large specific capacity, good safety, long cycle life and the like, so that the lithium ion battery is widely applied to the aspects of aerospace, wearable and medical electronic equipment, transportation, national safety and the like. The electrolyte is an important component of the lithium ion battery and is a bridge for connecting the anode and the cathode of the battery, so that the performance of the electrolyte can influence the performance of the lithium ion battery to a great extent, and the development of the novel electrolyte has important significance.
The addition of a small amount of additive can obviously improve the conductivity, the cycle performance, the safety and the like of the battery, and the novel silicon additive becomes the key point of the development at home and abroad in the development of the lithium secondary electrolyte. Chinese patent document CN104752766B discloses an electrolyte additive, which contains three silicon groups in the structural formula, and has a large molecular weight, poor compatibility with electrolyte, and poor high-temperature storage performance. Although the common thioether additive, namely the trifluoromethylphenylsulfide (PTS), improves the cycling stability of the battery under high voltage to a certain extent, the high-temperature and high-pressure cycling performance and the safety performance of the electrolyte still need to be improved.
Therefore, it is important to develop a high-voltage lithium ion electrolyte to improve the high-temperature and high-voltage cycle performance and safety of the battery.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art or the related art.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a high-voltage lithium ion electrolyte and an application thereof, which significantly improve high-temperature and high-voltage cycle performance and storage performance of a lithium ion battery, and improve safety.
In order to achieve the above object, a technical solution of a first aspect of the present invention provides a high-voltage lithium ion electrolyte, including the following components by weight:
5 to 20 weight percent of electrolyte lithium salt, 70 to 80 weight percent of solvent, 0.1 to 10 weight percent of thioether additive, 0.1 to 5 weight percent of silicon additive and 0.1 to 5 weight percent of other additives,
the thioether additive comprises any one or a mixture of several of the following components,
the silicon additive comprises any one or a mixture of several of the following components,
in the technical scheme, the thioether additive, the silicon additive and other additives jointly promote film formation, wherein the thioether additive can form a compact and uniform CEI film on the surface of a positive electrode material, improve the uniformity and stability of an electrode and an electrolyte phase interface film, inhibit further oxidation of an electrolyte, effectively prevent dissolution of metal ions and further inhibit side reactions on the surface of the electrode, improve the cycling stability of the battery under high voltage, and simultaneously can also consider a high-capacity silicon-carbon negative electrode, thereby avoiding the problems of large-amount electrolyte consumption and the like caused by repeated 'cracking-regeneration' of a solid electrolyte film (SEI film) due to volume expansion of a negative electrode material. The silicon additive can greatly improve the voltage resistance of the electrolyte, is not easy to decompose under high voltage, can eliminate HF generated by lithium salt hydrolysis by the silicon-based compound, inhibits gas generation and LiF enrichment in a graphite cathode in the battery charging and discharging processes, and simultaneously forms a Si-O-Si network structure on the surface of the graphite cathode under the catalysis of trace water, so that the damage of a solvent to the graphite cathode is inhibited. The synergistic effect of the thioether additive and the silicon additive obviously improves the high-temperature and high-pressure cycle performance, the storage performance and the safety of the lithium ion battery.
In the above technical solution, preferably, the electrolyte lithium salt is any one of lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium tetrafluoroborate, lithium dioxalate borate, lithium perchlorate, lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate, lithium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonate imide) imide, and lithium difluorinated oxalate borate, or a mixture of several of them.
In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the solvent is one or a combination of dimethyl carbonate (DMC), Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), Propylene Carbonate (PC), Methyl Propyl Carbonate (MPC), γ -butyrolactone (GBL), Ethyl Acetate (EA), Tetrahydrofuran (THF), Fluorobenzene (FB) and Acetonitrile (AN).
In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the other additive is selected from one or more of Vinylene Carbonate (VC), Biphenyl (BP), triphenyl phosphite (TPP), 1, 3-Propane Sultone (PS), 1, 4-Butane Sultone (BS), Succinic Anhydride (SA) and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC).
In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, a mixed solution prepared by dimethyl carbonate (DMC), Ethylene Carbonate (EC) and Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) in a volume ratio of 1:2:1 is used as the solvent; the lithium salt is lithium hexafluorophosphate, and the concentration is 1.3 mol/L; other additives were 2.0 wt% Vinylene Carbonate (VC) and 1.0 wt% fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC).
In the technical scheme, 2.0 wt% Vinylene Carbonate (VC) and 1.0 wt% fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) can be cooperated with thioether additives and silicon additives to jointly promote film formation, and the electrolyte compatibility of the formula components is good, the control of moisture and acidity is qualified, and the capacity, cycle life and safety of the battery are favorably improved.
In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the thioether additive is 2.0 wt% allyl phenyl sulfide; the silicon additive was 2.0 wt% 1- [2- (trimethylsilyl) ethoxycarbonyloxy ] pyrrolidine-2, 5-dione.
In the technical scheme, the capacity and the high-temperature and high-pressure cycle performance of the battery are high, the discharge capacity retention rate can reach 99.22% after 300 cycles under the test conditions of 3.0-4.45V and 45 ℃, and the 1C discharge capacity is 1585.31 mAh.
The technical scheme of the second aspect of the invention provides an application of a high-voltage lithium ion electrolyte, wherein the high-voltage lithium ion electrolyte is applied to a ternary/silicon-carbon system, a ternary/graphite system, a lithium iron phosphate/graphite system, a lithium manganate/graphite system and a lithium cobaltate/graphite system; the high-voltage lithium ion electrolyte is applied to lithium ion batteries, quasi-solid lithium batteries, solid lithium batteries and lithium air batteries.
The high-voltage lithium ion electrolyte and the application thereof provided by the invention have the following beneficial technical effects:
(1) the thioether additive is added into the electrolyte of the high-voltage lithium ion battery, so that a good electrode-interface film can be formed, and the thioether additive can be applied to the high-voltage lithium ion battery, so that the capacity retention rate of the battery can be improved, and the cycling stability of the battery can be obviously improved under the high-voltage condition.
(2) The silicon additive is added into the electrolyte of the high-voltage lithium ion battery, so that the voltage resistance of the electrolyte can be greatly improved, the electrolyte is difficult to decompose under high voltage, and HF generated by lithium salt hydrolysis can be removed by the silicon additive.
(3) The thioether additive, the silicon additive, other film forming additives, Vinylene Carbonate (VC) and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) jointly act to promote film formation, so that the voltage resistance of the electrolyte can be greatly improved, the electrolyte is not easy to decompose under high voltage, the compatibility of the electrolyte is high, the moisture and acidity of the electrolyte are controlled to be qualified, the safety is high, the capacity and the high-temperature and high-pressure cycle performance of the battery are high, the discharge capacity can reach 99.22% after the battery is cycled for 300 weeks under the test conditions of 3.0-4.45V and 45 ℃, and the discharge capacity at 1C is 1585.31 mAh.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
Detailed Description
The invention discloses a high-voltage lithium ion electrolyte and application thereof, and a person skilled in the art can appropriately improve process parameters by referring to the content. It is expressly intended that all such similar substitutes and modifications which would be obvious to one skilled in the art are deemed to be included in the invention. While the methods and applications of this invention have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that variations and modifications in the methods and applications described herein, as well as other suitable variations and combinations, may be made to implement and use the techniques of this invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
The invention is further illustrated by the following examples:
example 1
Under the airtight protection atmosphere, the water content is 0.1ppm, the oxygen content is 0.1ppm, solvents of Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) are respectively and sequentially added and mixed according to the mass ratio of 1:2:1, the mixed solution is cooled by a condenser to ensure that the temperature is not higher than 10 ℃, lithium hexafluorophosphate is slowly added to ensure that the concentration of lithium salt is 1.3mol/L, then, 2.0 wt% of Vinylene Carbonate (VC) and 1.0 wt% of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) are respectively added according to the mass fraction of the additives, and finally, 0.5 wt% of 1- [2- (trimethylsilyl) ethoxycarbonyloxy ] pyrrolidine-2, 5-dione additive and 2.0 wt% of allyl phenyl sulfide are added and continuously stirred until the solution becomes clear.
Example 2
Under the atmosphere of nitrogen gas closed protection, the water content is 0.1ppm, the oxygen content is 0.1ppm, solvents of Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) are respectively and sequentially added and mixed according to the mass ratio of 1:2:1, the mixed solution is cooled by a condenser to ensure that the temperature is not higher than 10 ℃, lithium hexafluorophosphate is slowly added to ensure that the concentration of lithium salt is 1.3mol/L, then film forming additives of Vinylene Carbonate (VC) with the mass fraction of 2.0 wt% and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) with the mass fraction of 1.0 wt% are added, and finally 1- [2- (trimethylsilyl) ethoxycarbonyloxy ] pyrrolidine-2, 5-dione additive with the mass fraction of 1.0 wt% and 2.0 wt% allyl phenyl sulfide are added and continuously stirred until the solution becomes clear.
Example 3
Under the atmosphere of nitrogen gas closed protection, the water content is 0.1ppm, the oxygen content is 0.1ppm, solvents of Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) are respectively and sequentially added and mixed according to the mass ratio of 1:2:1, the mixed solution is cooled by a condenser to ensure that the temperature is not higher than 10 ℃, lithium hexafluorophosphate is slowly added to ensure that the concentration of lithium salt is 1.3mol/L, then film forming additives of Vinylene Carbonate (VC) with the mass fraction of 2.0 wt% and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) with the mass fraction of 1.0 wt% are added, and finally 1- [2- (trimethylsilyl) ethoxycarbonyloxy ] pyrrolidine-2, 5-dione additive with the mass fraction of 2.0 wt% and 2.0 wt% allyl phenyl sulfide are added and continuously stirred until the solution becomes clear.
Example 4
Under the atmosphere of nitrogen gas closed protection, the water content is 0.1ppm, the oxygen content is 0.1ppm, solvents of Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) are respectively and sequentially added and mixed according to the mass ratio of 1:2:1, the mixed solution is cooled by a condenser to ensure that the temperature is not higher than 10 ℃, lithium hexafluorophosphate is slowly added to ensure that the concentration of lithium salt is 1.3mol/L, then film forming additives of Vinylene Carbonate (VC) with the mass fraction of 2.0 wt% and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) with the mass fraction of 1.0 wt% are added, and finally 1- [2- (trimethylsilyl) ethoxycarbonyloxy ] pyrrolidine-2, 5-dione additive with the mass fraction of 2.0 wt% and 0.5 wt% allyl phenyl sulfide are added and continuously stirred until the solution becomes clear.
Example 5
Under the atmosphere of nitrogen gas closed protection, the water content is 0.1ppm, the oxygen content is 0.1ppm, solvents of Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) are respectively and sequentially added and mixed according to the mass ratio of 1:2:1, the mixed solution is cooled by a condenser to ensure that the temperature is not higher than 10 ℃, lithium hexafluorophosphate is slowly added to ensure that the concentration of lithium salt is 1.3mol/L, then film forming additives of Vinylene Carbonate (VC) with the mass fraction of 2.0 wt% and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) with the mass fraction of 1.0 wt% are added, and finally 1- [2- (trimethylsilyl) ethoxycarbonyloxy ] pyrrolidine-2, 5-dione additive with the mass fraction of 2.0 wt% and 1.0 wt% allyl phenyl sulfide are added and continuously stirred until the solution becomes clear.
Comparative example 1
Under the nitrogen sealed protection atmosphere, the water content is 0.1ppm, the oxygen content is 0.1ppm, solvents of Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) are respectively taken and sequentially added and mixed according to the mass ratio of 1:2:1, a condenser is used for cooling the mixed solution to ensure that the temperature is not higher than 10 ℃, lithium hexafluorophosphate is slowly added to ensure that the concentration of lithium salt is 1.3mol/L, then film forming additives are added, the mass fractions of the film forming additives are respectively 2.0 wt% of Vinylene Carbonate (VC) and 1.0 wt% of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), and the stirring is continued until the solution becomes clear.
Comparative example 2
Under the nitrogen sealed protection atmosphere, the water content is 0.1ppm, the oxygen content is 0.1ppm, solvents of Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) are respectively and sequentially added and mixed according to the mass ratio of 1:2:1, the mixed solution is cooled by a condenser to ensure that the temperature is not higher than 10 ℃, lithium hexafluorophosphate is slowly added to ensure that the concentration of lithium salt is 1.3mol/L, then a film forming additive with the mass fraction of 2.0 wt% of Vinylene Carbonate (VC) and 1.0 wt% of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) is added, finally a 1- [2- (trimethylsilyl) ethoxycarbonyloxy ] pyrrolidine-2, 5-dione additive with the mass fraction of 2.0 wt% is added, and the stirring is continued until the solution becomes clear.
Comparative example 3
Under the nitrogen sealed protection atmosphere, the water content is 0.1ppm, the oxygen content is 0.1ppm, solvents of Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Ethyl Methyl Carbonate (EMC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) are respectively and sequentially added and mixed according to the mass ratio of 1:2:1, a condenser is used for cooling the mixed solution to ensure that the temperature is not higher than 10 ℃, lithium hexafluorophosphate is slowly added to ensure that the concentration of lithium salt is 1.3mol/L, then film forming additives are added, the mass fractions of the film forming additives are respectively 2.0 wt% of Vinylene Carbonate (VC) and 1.0 wt% of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC), and finally 2.0 wt% of allyl phenyl sulfide is added and stirring is continued until the solution becomes clear.
The electrolytes prepared in the examples and the comparative examples are tested for the moisture and acidity content according to GB/T19282-2014, and the test results are shown in the following table 1.
TABLE 1
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Moisture (ppm)
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Acidity (ppm)
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Example 1
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3.2
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24.5
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Example 2
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4.5
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23.8
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Example 3
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4.4
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24.3
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Example 4
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3.2
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26.8
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Example 5
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3.9
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23.9
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Comparative example 1
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7.9
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26.0
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Comparative example 2
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6.5
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26.7
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Comparative example 3
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8.9
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21.0 |
The content of moisture and acidity in the electrolyte of the lithium ion battery is always considered as a key standard for determining the quality of the battery, the requirement of the high-voltage electrolyte on the moisture and the acidity is higher, if the moisture content in the electrolyte is slightly higher, the oxidation resistance of the electrolyte is greatly reduced, and the existence of hydrofluoric acid has great influence on the capacity, the cycle life and the safety of the battery. As can be seen from Table 1, the control of moisture and acidity was acceptable, and the control of moisture and acidity in examples 2 and 3 was more suitable.
The experimental anode adopts composite conductive agent Super-P, binder PVDF-900, lithium iron phosphate anode material and solvent N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), the cathode adopts graphite, solvent CMC and ultrapure water in Jiangxi Zichen, conductive agent Super-P and binder SBR-A-301+ as raw materials, A slurry is prepared by A wet pulping process, the viscosity of the anode is controlled to be 10000-12000 mPa.s, the viscosity of the cathode is controlled to be 1500-3000 mPa.s, the lithium ion soft package battery is prepared by coating, cutting into large sheets, rolling, slitting, drying at 85 ℃ for 48h, sticking adhesive tapes, winding and drying at 80 ℃ for 48h, the different electrolyte formulas are injected into A battery core and sealed, standing at 45 ℃ for 24h, forming and vacuum secondary sealing, and then the battery is subjected to cycle performance and high-temperature storage performance test. The test results are shown in table 2 below.
TABLE 2
As can be seen from Table 2, the addition of the thioether additive and the silicon additive obviously improves the high-temperature cycle performance and the discharge capacity of the lithium ion battery, wherein the performance effect of the example 3 with the addition of the 1- [2- (trimethylsilyl) ethoxycarbonyloxy ] pyrrolidine-2, 5-dione additive in a mass fraction of 2.0 wt% and the allyl phenyl sulfide in a mass fraction of 2.0 wt% is better, the discharge capacity retention rate of the example 3 in 300 cycles can reach 99.22% under the test conditions of 3.0-4.45V and 45 ℃, and the discharge capacity of the example 3 in 1C is 1585.31 mAh. The thioether additive, the silicon additive, other film forming additives, Vinylene Carbonate (VC) and fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) jointly act to promote film formation, so that the capacity retention rate of the battery can be improved, the cycle stability of the battery is obviously improved under a high voltage condition, the voltage resistance of the electrolyte is greatly improved, the electrolyte is difficult to decompose under the high voltage, HF generated by lithium salt hydrolysis can be removed by the silicon additive, and the capacity and the high-temperature and high-pressure cycle performance of the battery are integrally improved by the electrolyte formula.
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.