GB2555033A - A lithium-sulphur cell - Google Patents

A lithium-sulphur cell Download PDF

Info

Publication number
GB2555033A
GB2555033A GB1719154.5A GB201719154A GB2555033A GB 2555033 A GB2555033 A GB 2555033A GB 201719154 A GB201719154 A GB 201719154A GB 2555033 A GB2555033 A GB 2555033A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
lithium
sulphur cell
electrolyte
sulfone
sulphur
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
GB1719154.5A
Other versions
GB201719154D0 (en
GB2555033B (en
Inventor
Desilani Sebastien
Ainsworth David
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Oxis Energy Ltd
Original Assignee
Oxis Energy Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Oxis Energy Ltd filed Critical Oxis Energy Ltd
Publication of GB201719154D0 publication Critical patent/GB201719154D0/en
Publication of GB2555033A publication Critical patent/GB2555033A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2555033B publication Critical patent/GB2555033B/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/02—Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
    • H01M4/62—Selection of inactive substances as ingredients for active masses, e.g. binders, fillers
    • H01M4/624—Electric conductive fillers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/02—Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
    • H01M4/13—Electrodes for accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte, e.g. for lithium-accumulators; Processes of manufacture thereof
    • H01M4/134—Electrodes based on metals, Si or alloys
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/05—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte
    • H01M10/052—Li-accumulators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/05—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte
    • H01M10/056—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte characterised by the materials used as electrolytes, e.g. mixed inorganic/organic electrolytes
    • H01M10/0564—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte characterised by the materials used as electrolytes, e.g. mixed inorganic/organic electrolytes the electrolyte being constituted of organic materials only
    • H01M10/0566—Liquid materials
    • H01M10/0567—Liquid materials characterised by the additives
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/05—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte
    • H01M10/058—Construction or manufacture
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/02—Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
    • H01M4/36—Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
    • H01M4/362—Composites
    • H01M4/366—Composites as layered products
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/05—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte
    • H01M10/056—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte characterised by the materials used as electrolytes, e.g. mixed inorganic/organic electrolytes
    • H01M10/0564—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte characterised by the materials used as electrolytes, e.g. mixed inorganic/organic electrolytes the electrolyte being constituted of organic materials only
    • H01M10/0566—Liquid materials
    • H01M10/0568—Liquid materials characterised by the solutes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/05—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte
    • H01M10/056—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte characterised by the materials used as electrolytes, e.g. mixed inorganic/organic electrolytes
    • H01M10/0564—Accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte characterised by the materials used as electrolytes, e.g. mixed inorganic/organic electrolytes the electrolyte being constituted of organic materials only
    • H01M10/0566—Liquid materials
    • H01M10/0569—Liquid materials characterised by the solvents
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/02—Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
    • H01M4/36—Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
    • H01M4/38—Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/02—Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
    • H01M4/36—Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
    • H01M4/38—Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
    • H01M4/381—Alkaline or alkaline earth metals elements
    • H01M4/382—Lithium
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/02—Electrodes composed of, or comprising, active material
    • H01M4/36—Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
    • H01M4/38—Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
    • H01M4/40—Alloys based on alkali metals
    • H01M4/405—Alloys based on lithium
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Landscapes

  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Composite Materials (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Battery Electrode And Active Subsutance (AREA)
  • Secondary Cells (AREA)
  • Conductive Materials (AREA)

Abstract

A lithium-sulphur cell comprising an anode comprising lithium metal or lithium metal alloy, a cathode comprising a mixture of electroactive sulphur material and solid electroconductive material, and an electrolyte comprising a lithium salt and an organic solvent comprising 0 to less than 20 weight % of a sulfone; characterised in that at least a portion of the anode comprises a sulfone coating, said coated portion being in contact with the electrolyte.
GB1719154.5A 2015-04-27 2016-04-19 A lithium-sulphur cell Active GB2555033B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP15165277 2015-04-27
PCT/GB2016/051075 WO2016174394A1 (en) 2015-04-27 2016-04-19 A lithium-sulphur cell

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB201719154D0 GB201719154D0 (en) 2018-01-03
GB2555033A true GB2555033A (en) 2018-04-18
GB2555033B GB2555033B (en) 2022-02-09

Family

ID=53002604

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB1719154.5A Active GB2555033B (en) 2015-04-27 2016-04-19 A lithium-sulphur cell

Country Status (3)

Country Link
GB (1) GB2555033B (en)
TW (1) TW201703317A (en)
WO (1) WO2016174394A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102017209790A1 (en) * 2017-06-09 2018-12-13 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. Electrolyte for an alkaline-sulfur battery, alkaline-sulfur battery with the electrolyte and uses of the electrolyte
CN107293797B (en) * 2017-07-07 2019-05-03 北京理工大学 Lithium secondary battery

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20120052397A1 (en) * 2010-08-24 2012-03-01 Basf Se Electrolyte materials for use in electrochemical cells
JP2012156114A (en) * 2011-01-28 2012-08-16 Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc Nonaqueous air battery, and method for manufacturing nonaqueous air battery

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20120052397A1 (en) * 2010-08-24 2012-03-01 Basf Se Electrolyte materials for use in electrochemical cells
JP2012156114A (en) * 2011-01-28 2012-08-16 Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc Nonaqueous air battery, and method for manufacturing nonaqueous air battery

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
CHANG, D.-R. LEE, S.-H. KIM, S.-W. KIM, H.-T.: "Binary electrolyte based on tetra(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether and 1,3-dioxolane for lithium-sulfur battery", JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, ELSEVIER SA, CH, vol. 112, no. 2, 14 November 2002 (2002-11-14), CH, pages 452 - 460, XP004391006, ISSN: 0378-7753, DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(02)00418-4 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB201719154D0 (en) 2018-01-03
GB2555033B (en) 2022-02-09
WO2016174394A1 (en) 2016-11-03
TW201703317A (en) 2017-01-16

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
SG10201811811YA (en) Lithium metal battery with solid polymer electrolyte
MX2018002652A (en) Cathode and cathode materials for lithium sulfur batteries.
PH12017500550A1 (en) Electrolyte compostion for a zinc-halide battery and bipolar electrode comprising a titanium carbide coated cathode box
KR20180084681A (en) Solid electrolyte for a negative electrode of a secondary battery, electrode assembly for electrochemical battery including the same, electrochemical battery including the same, and manufacturing method thereof
WO2015153729A8 (en) High capacity polymer cathode and high energy density rechargeable cell comprising the cathode
WO2018218057A3 (en) Ionically conductive compounds and related uses
WO2016100204A3 (en) Catalyst system for advanced metal-air batteries
MX2010003647A (en) Lithium-iron disulfide cell design.
WO2014176644A3 (en) Lithium-sulfur electric current producing cell
EP3350865A4 (en) Lithium battery containing cathode material and electrolyte additives for high voltage application
EP3607603A4 (en) Molten salt battery with solid metal cathode
EP3625839A4 (en) Battery with acidified cathode and lithium anode
BR112015024061A2 (en) metallic coating film forming apparatus and method
JP2016521442A5 (en)
JP2014241304A5 (en) Secondary battery and manufacturing method thereof
MX2020001333A (en) Improved electrochemical cells for high-energy battery use.
PH12015502287A1 (en) Electrolytic cell for metal electrowinning
EP3734722A4 (en) Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell
EP3734719A4 (en) Positive electrode active material for secondary cell having non-aqueous electrolyte, positive electrode for secondary cell having non-aqueous electrolyte, and secondary cell having non-aqueous electrolyte
WO2015067474A3 (en) Electrochemical cell and method for the production thereof
MY175045A (en) Film formation system and film formation method for forming metal film
EP3886209C0 (en) Solid electrolyte, electrode mix, solid electrolyte layer, and all-solid-state battery
WO2018222379A3 (en) Solid-state lithium metal battery based on three-dimensional electrode design
EP3609843A4 (en) High-capacity lithium metal oxyfluorides with combined metal and oxygen redox for li-ion battery cathodes
EP4018495A4 (en) Lithium-ion battery anode material based on spherical natural graphite containing silicates

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)

Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20210916 AND 20210922

732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)

Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20230518 AND 20230524