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US20030162099A1
US20030162099A1 US10/085,303 US8530302A US2003162099A1 US 20030162099 A1 US20030162099 A1 US 20030162099A1 US 8530302 A US8530302 A US 8530302A US 2003162099 A1 US2003162099 A1 US 2003162099A1
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  • the invention relates to non-aqueous electrochemical cells.
  • a battery contains a negative electrode, typically called the anode, and a positive electrode, typically called the cathode.
  • the anode contains an active material that can be oxidized; the cathode contains or consumes an active material that can be reduced.
  • the anode active material is capable of reducing the cathode active material.
  • the invention relates to non-aqueous electrochemical cells.
  • the invention features a lithium electrochemical cell including an electrolyte having a mixture of solvents including propylene carbonate and dimethoxyethane, and a salt mixture including lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate and lithium trifluoromethanesulfonimide.
  • the cell contains less than 1500 ppm by weight of sodium.
  • Embodiments of the invention may include one or more of the following features.
  • the cell contains less than 1200 ppm, e.g., less than 1000 ppm, less than 800 ppm, or less than 600 ppm, by weight of sodium.
  • the cell includes a mixture of solvents having 40-80%, e.g., 50-75%, by weight of dimethoxyethane, and 20-60%, e.g., 25-50%, by weight of propylene carbonate; and the salt mixture has a concentration between 0.4 M and 1.2 M in the mixture of solvents.
  • the invention features a lithium electrochemical cell including an electrolyte having a mixture of solvents including ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, and dimethoxyethane, and a salt mixture having lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate and lithium trifluoromethanesulfonimide.
  • the cell contains less than 1500 ppm, e.g., less than 1200 ppm, less than 1000 ppm, less than 800 ppm, or less than 600 ppm by weight of sodium.
  • Embodiments of the invention may include one or more of the following features.
  • the cell includes a mixture of solvents having less than 30%, e.g. 10-20%, by weight of ethylene carbonate, 40-85%, e.g., 50-70%, by weight of dimethoxyethane; and the salt mixture has a concentration between 0.4 M and 1.2 M in the mixture of solvents.
  • the cell includes a mixture of solvents including 5-15% by weight of ethylene carbonate, 70-80% by weight of dimethoxyethane, and 10-20% by weight of propylene carbonate.
  • the cell contains less than 500 ppm by weight of sodium.
  • the invention features an electrolyte for a lithium electrochemical cell consisting essentially of a mixture of solvents including propylene carbonate and dimethoxyethane, and a salt mixture having lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate and lithium trifluoromethanesulfonimide.
  • the electrolyte can be used in a cell, e.g., one that contains less than 1500 ppm, e.g., less than 1000 ppm, or less than 500 ppm, by weight of sodium.
  • the electrolyte mixture can include a mixture of solvents including 40-80%, e.g., 5075%, by weight of dimethoxyethane, and 20-60%, e.g., 25-50%, by weight of propylene carbonate; and the salt mixture can have a concentration between 0.4 M and 1.2 M in the mixture of solvents.
  • the invention features an electrolyte for a lithium electrochemical cell consisting essentially of a mixture of solvents including ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, and dimethoxyethane, and a salt mixture having lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate and lithium trifluoromethanesulfonimide.
  • the electrolyte can be used in a cell, e.g., one that contains less than 1500 ppm, e.g., less than 1000 ppm, or less than 500 ppm by weight of sodium.
  • the electrolyte may include a mixture of solvents including less than 30%, e.g., 1020%, by weight of ethylene carbonate, and 40-85%, e.g., 50-70%, by weight of dimethoxyethane; and the salt mixture may have a concentration between 0.4 M and 1.2 M in the mixture of solvents.
  • the electrolyte may include a mixture of solvents including 5-15% by weight of ethylene carbonate, 70-80% by weight of dimethoxyethane, and 10-20% by weight of propylene carbonate.
  • Embodiments may have one or more of the following advantages.
  • the cells can have good capacity, after production and/or after storage for extended periods of time.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a nonaqueous electrochemical cell.
  • an electrochemical cell 10 includes an anode 12 in electrical contact with a negative current collector 14 , a cathode 16 in electrical contact with a positive current collector 18 , a separator 20 , and an electrolyte.
  • Anode 12 , cathode 16 , separator 20 , and the electrolyte are contained within a case 22 .
  • the electrolytic solution includes a mixture of solvents and a salt that is at least partially dissolved in the mixture of solvents.
  • the electrolyte can be in liquid, solid or gel (polymer) form.
  • the electrolyte can contain an organic solvent such as propylene carbonate (PC), ethylene carbonate (EC), dimethoxyethane (DME), dioxolane (DO), tetrahydrofuran (THF), acetonitrile (CH 3 CN), gamma-butyrolactone, diethyl carbonate (DEC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), methyl acetate (MA), methyl formiate (MF), sulfolane or combinations thereof.
  • PC propylene carbonate
  • EC ethylene carbonate
  • DME dimethoxyethane
  • DO dioxolane
  • THF tetrahydrofuran
  • CH 3 CN acetonitrile
  • EMC ethyl methyl carbonate
  • DMSO methylsulfoxide
  • the electrolyte can alternatively contain an inorganic solvent such as SO 2 or SOCl 2 .
  • the solvents can be selected to provide a mixture having a combination of physical and chemical properties.
  • the electrolyte can include a first solvent, such as PC or EC, that is polar, sluggishly reactive, and/or high boiling; and a second solvent, such as DME, THF, or DMC, that is relatively less polar, volatile, relatively non-viscous, and/or unreactive.
  • the electrolyte can also contain a lithium salt such as lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiTFS) or lithium trifluoromethanesulfonimide (LiTFSI), or a combination thereof. Additional lithium salts that can be included are listed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,595,841, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
  • cell 10 includes an electrolyte formed of a mixture of solvents having DME and PC, and a salt mixture of LiTFS and LiTFSI.
  • Cell 10 can further have a low sodium concentration.
  • the concentration of DME in the mixture of solvents can range from about 30% to about 85%.
  • the concentration of DME in the mixture of solvents can be equal to or greater than 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, or 80%; and/or equal to or less than 85%, 80%, 75%, 70%, 65%, 60%, 55%, 50%, 45%, 40%, or 35%.
  • the concentration of PC in the mixture of solvents can be equal to 100% minus the concentration of DME.
  • the concentration of DME in the mixture of solvents is 75%, then the concentration of PC in the mixture of solvents is 25%. If the concentration of DME in the mixture of solvents is 50%-75%, then the concentration of PC in the mixture of solvents is 25%-50%.
  • the total concentration of salt in the mixture of solvents can range from about 0.4 M to about 1.2 M.
  • the total concentration of LiTFS and LiTFSI in the mixture of solvents can be equal to or greater than 0.40 M, 0.45 M, 0.50 M, 0.55 M, 0.60 M, 0.65 M, 0.70 M, 0.75 M, 0.80 M, 0.85 M, 0.90 M, 0.95 M, 1.00 M, 1.05 M, 1.10 M, or 1.15 M; and/or equal to or less than 1.2 M, 1.15 M, 1.10 M, 1.05 M, 1.00 M, 0.95 M, 0.90 M, 0.85 M, 0.80 M, 0.75 M, 0.70 M, 0.65 M, 0.60 M, 0.55 M, 0.50 M, or 0.45 M.
  • the concentration of LiTFS in the mixture of solvents can be equal to or greater than 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, or 95%; and/or equal to or less than 95%, 90%, 85%, 80%, 75%, 70%, 65%, 60%, 55%, 50%, 45%, 40%, 35%, 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, or 5%.
  • the concentration of LiTFSI in the mixture of solvents can be equal to 100% minus the concentration of LiTFS in the mixture of solvents.
  • the LiTFSI concentration in the electrolyte mixture is 10% (i.e., 0.05 M).
  • other types of salts can be added to the electrolyte.
  • the sodium concentration described herein applies to contents inside cell 10 plus any sodium on the inner side of case 20 and/or cap 24 .
  • the sodium content may apply to the electrolyte and a “jelly roll” inside cell 10 .
  • the jelly roll is formed of anode 12 , cathode 16 , current collectors 14 and 18 , separator 20 , and any protective tapes used in cell 10 .
  • the sodium concentration in cell 10 can be between about 100 ppm to 1500 ppm by weight.
  • the sodium concentration can be equal to or greater than 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, or 1400 ppm by weight; and/or equal to or less than 1500, 1400, 1300, 1200, 1100, 1000, 900, 800, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 200, or 100 ppm by weight.
  • the concentration of sodium in cell 10 can be controlled, e.g., minimized or reduced, by controlling the manufacturing of the cell.
  • EMD electrolytic manganese dioxide
  • the EMD can be washed and/or neutralized after electrodeposition with an agent that does not contain sodium or have reduced amounts of sodium, such as LiOH.
  • Case 20 can be cleaned with a solution that does not contain sodium or carefully washed.
  • other components of cell 10 such as anode 12 and separator 20 , can be similarly specified not to contain sodium or to contain reduced amounts of sodium.
  • cell 10 includes an electrolyte formed of a mixture of solvents including EC, DME and PC, and a salt mixture of LiTFS and LiTFSI.
  • concentration of EC in the mixture of solvents can be between about 5% and 30%.
  • concentration of EC in the mixture of solvents can be equal to or greater than 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, or 25%; and/or equal to or less than 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, or 10%.
  • concentration of DME in the mixture of solvents can range from about 30% to about 85%.
  • the concentration of DME in the mixture of solvents can be equal to or greater than 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, or 80%; and/or equal to or less than 85%, 80%, 75%, 70%, 65%, 60%, 55%, 50%, 45%, 40%, or 35%.
  • the concentration of PC in the mixture of solvents can be equal to 100% minus the concentration of EC and DME. For example, if the concentration of EC in the mixture of solvents is 15%, and the concentration of DME in the mixture of solvents is 60%, then the concentration of PC in the mixture of solvents is 25%. Examples of anEC:DME:PC solvent mixture are 14:62:24 and 10:75:15 by weight.
  • LiTFS and LiTFSI concentrations in the electrolyte can be generally similar to those described herein.
  • other types of salts can be added to the electrolyte.
  • the sodium concentration in cell 10 can be generally similar to those described herein. Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that as the concentration of EC increases, the concentration of sodium can be increased without substantially affecting cell 10 adversely. Accordingly, in embodiments, the sodium concentration in cell 10 having EC can be between about 100 ppm to 3,000 ppm by weight.
  • the sodium concentration can be equal to or greater than 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1600, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2300, 2500, 2700, or 2900 ppm by weight; and/or equal to or less than 2900, 2700, 2500, 2300, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1600, 1500, 1400, 1300, 1200, 1100, 1000, 900, 800, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 200, or 100 ppm by weight.
  • Cathode 16 includes an active cathode material, which is generally coated on the cathode current collector.
  • the current collector is generally titanium, stainless steel, nickel, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy, e.g., aluminum foil.
  • the active material can be, e.g., a metal oxide, halide, or chalcogenide; alternatively, the active material can be sulfur, an organosulfur polymer, or a conducting polymer. Specific examples include MnO 2 , V 2 O 5 , CoF 3 , MoS 2 , FeS 2 , SOCl 2 , MoO 3 , S, (C 6 H 5 N) n , (S 3 N 2 ) n , where n is at least 2.
  • the active material can also be a carbon monofluoride.
  • An example is a compound having the formula CF x , where x is 0.5 to 1.0.
  • the active material can be mixed with a conductive material such as carbon and a binder such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • An example of a cathode is one that includes aluminum foil coated with MnO 2 . The cathode can be prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,279,972.
  • Anode 12 can consist of an active anode material, usually in the form of an alkali metal, e.g., Li, K, or an alkaline earth metal, e.g., Ca, Mg.
  • the anode can also consist of alloys of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals or alloys of alkali metals and Al.
  • the anode can be used with or without a substrate.
  • the anode also can consist of an active anode material and a binder.
  • an active anode material can include carbon, graphite, an acetylenic mesophase carbon, coke, a metal oxide and/or a lithiated metal oxide.
  • the binder can be, for example, PTFE.
  • the active anode material and binder can be mixed to form a paste that can be applied to the substrate of anode 12 .
  • the sodium content in a lithium anode is less than about 500 ppm by weight, e.g., less than 400 ppm, less than 300 ppm, less than 200, or less than 100 ppm.
  • the sodium content can be controlled by carefully controlling anode processing (e.g., lithium extrusion), cell processing, cell aging, cell predischarge, cell storage, and/or cell discharge.
  • Separator 20 can be formed of any of the standard separator materials used in nonaqueous electrochemical cells.
  • separator 20 can be formed of polypropylene (e.g., nonwoven polypropylene or microporous polypropylene), polyethylene, layers of polypropylene and polyethylene, and/or a polysulfone.
  • separator 20 can be cut into pieces of a similar size as anode 12 and cathode 16 and placed therebetween as shown in FIG. 1.
  • Anode 12 , cathode 16 , and separator 20 are then placed within case 22 , which can be made of a metal such as nickel, nickel plated steel, stainless steel, or aluminum, or a plastic such as polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polysulfone, ABS or a polyamide.
  • Case 22 is then filled with the electrolytic solution and sealed.
  • One end of case 22 is closed with a cap 24 and an annular insulating gasket 26 that can provide a gas-tight and fluid-tight seal.
  • Positive current collector 18 which can be made of aluminum, connects cathode 16 to cap 24 .
  • Cap 24 may also be made of aluminum.
  • a safety valve 28 is disposed in the inner side of cap 24 and is configured to decrease the pressure within battery 10 when the pressure exceeds some predetermined value. Additional methods for assembling the cell are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,279,972; 4,401,735; and 4,526,846.
  • battery 10 can also be used, including, e.g., the coin cell configuration.
  • the batteries can be of different voltages, e.g., 1.5V, 3.0V, or 4.0V.

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