US20110198532A1 - Lithium-containing transition metal sulfide compounds - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to lithium-containing transition metal sulfide compounds, methods of manufacturing lithium-containing transition metal sulfide compounds, a method of manufacturing a cell or battery comprising lithium-containing transition metal sulfide compounds, the use of lithium-containing transition metal sulfide compounds in electrode materials for lithium ion cells or batteries and the use of such cells or batteries in commercial products.
- Lithium ion batteries are secondary batteries that comprise an anode (negative electrode), a cathode (positive electrode) and an electrolyte material. They operate by the transfer of lithium ions between the anode and the cathode, and they are not to be confused with lithium batteries, which are characterized by containing metallic lithium.
- Lithium ion batteries are currently the most commonly used type of rechargeable battery and typically the anode comprises an insertion material, for example, carbon in the form of coke or graphite.
- An electroactive couple is formed using a cathode that comprises a lithium-containing insertion material.
- Typical lithium-containing insertion materials are lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2 ), lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO 2 ), and lithium manganese oxide (LiMn 2 O 4 ).
- this type of cell In its initial condition, this type of cell is uncharged; therefore, to deliver electrochemical energy the cell must be charged to transfer lithium to the anode from the lithium-containing cathode. Upon discharge, the lithium ions are transferred from the anode back to the cathode. Subsequent charging and discharging operations transfer the lithium ions back and forth between the cathode and the anode over the life of the battery.
- LiCoO 2 lithium cobalt oxide
- LiNiO 2 lithium nickel oxide
- LiMn 2 O 4 lithium manganese oxide
- LiMPO 4 lithium-mixed metal materials
- M is at least one first row transition metal.
- Preferred compounds include LiFePO 4 , LiMnPO 4 , LiCoPO 4 , and LiNiPO 4 and mixed transition metal compounds such as Li 1-2x Fe 1-x Ti x PO 4 or Li 1-2x Fe 1-x Mn x PO 4 where 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1.
- lithium ion rechargeable batteries are limited by the prohibitive cost of providing the lithium electrode material, particularly in the case of lithium cobalt oxide. Consequently, current commercialization is restricted to premium applications such as portable computers and mobile telephones.
- current commercialization is restricted to premium applications such as portable computers and mobile telephones.
- sulfides may be used in place of oxides as cathode materials.
- the capacity of some sulfide-based cathodes can be as much as about 3 times greater. Based on this, some sulfide-based cathodes achieve an overall advantage of about 1.5 times in terms of cathode energy density for batteries measured against a lithium metal anode, as compared against their oxide counterparts. This makes the use of these sulfide a very attractive proposition. For example, in the case of lithium iron sulfide, a theoretical capacity of 400 mAhg ⁇ 1 may be obtained with an average operating voltage of 2.2V versus a lithium metal anode.
- lithium-containing transition metal sulfides will be a convenient substitute material for the lithium metal oxides described above, with lithium iron sulfide already described in the patent literature, for example in U.S. Pat. No. 7,018,603, to be a useful cathode material in secondary cells.
- the commercialization of lithium-containing transition metal sulfides will depend largely on their cost of production. Taking lithium iron sulfide as a specific example, the conventional process for making this material is via a solid-state reaction in which lithium sulfide (Li 2 S) and ferrous sulfide (FeS) are intimately mixed together and heated under an inert atmosphere at a temperature of about 800° C.
- the starting materials ferrous sulfide (FeS) and iron disulfide (FeS 2 ), are relatively inexpensive as they are naturally occurring materials and are dug out of the ground.
- FeS ferrous sulfide
- FeS 2 iron disulfide
- Li 2 S the other starting material
- the kinetics of this reaction are reported in U.S. Pat. No. 7,018,603 to be very slow and it can apparently take up to one month to complete the reaction.
- this route is believed to be highly unfavourable in terms of energy costs and not commercially viable for the production of electrode materials.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,018,603 discloses reacting a transition metal sulfide such as FeS with lithium sulfide in a reaction medium comprising molten salt or a mixture of molten salts at high temperature (temperatures of 450° C. to 700° C. are exemplified).
- the preferred molten salts are lithium halides. Whilst this reaction proceeds at a good rate there are still several issues that make it less than ideal. Firstly, the fact it uses Li 2 S as a starting material leads to the handling and storage problems described above.
- reaction medium molten lithium halide used in 1.5 molar excess
- solvent extraction which is expensive.
- reaction medium salt even after rigorous purification as much as 8% of the reaction medium salt is still present in the reaction product. This level of impurity is detrimental to the charge capacity per gram of lithium iron sulfide.
- the above invention provides a method of producing a lithium-containing transition metal sulfide, which comprises the steps of
- lithium-containing compound is selected from one or more of lithium oxide, lithium carbonate, anhydrous lithium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide monohydrate, lithium oxalate and lithium nitrate and any material that is a precursor for any of these lithium-containing compounds during the heating step.
- the preferred lithium-containing compounds comprise lithium oxide and/or one or more materials that is a precursor for lithium oxide.
- the precursor materials for lithium oxide decompose to give lithium oxide during the heating step of the method of the present invention.
- the transition metal sulfide decomposes to release sulfur which in turn reacts with the lithium- containing compound to form in situ the transition metal, sulfur and lithium-containing compounds required to produce the lithium-containing transition metal sulfide.
- the method of the invention is conducted under a non-oxidizing atmosphere and/or reducing conditions.
- a non-oxidizing atmosphere and/or reducing conditions may be employed, however, preferred examples involve one or more reducing gases, such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen, reforming gas (mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen), hydrogen sulfide, methane and other gaseous alkanes.
- One or more reducing agents such as carbon may also be used either alone or in combination with a reducing gas and/or non-oxidizing atmosphere.
- the reducing conditions do not reduce the oxidation state of the transition metal ion.
- the ideal reaction temperature used in the present invention is that which, on the one hand, is sufficient to cause the transition metal sulfide to decompose to evolve sulfur so that it is available at the correct temperature for reaction with the lithium-containing compound.
- the reaction temperature should not be so high as to cause the decomposition to occur too quickly and for the sulfur to be lost before the reaction occurs.
- the level and number of impurities caused for example, by the over-reduction of the transition metal ion to the zero oxidation or metallic state, is also found to increase. Therefore, the actual temperature usedwill depend on the chosen starting materials, at least one transition metal sulfide and lithium-containing compound.
- the reaction temperature is conveniently from 500 to 1500° C., preferably from 550 to 1500° C., further preferably from 550 to 950° C. and particularly preferably from 550 to 750° C.
- the reaction time varies according to reaction temperature and as one might expect, the higher the temperature, the faster the reaction.
- a suitable reaction temperature/time profile that will produce the desired lithium-containing transition metal sulfide includes heating the reaction mixture for 12 hours at 650° C. Alternatively, one could heat the reaction mixture for 4 hours at 950° C.
- the at least one transition metal sulfide used in the method of the present invention may be one or more sulfide compounds comprising one or more transition metals. This includes the use of single and/or mixtures of several transition metals in the sulfide, as well as the use of mono- and/or di-sulfides.
- Particularly suitable transition metals comprise one or more of manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel copper and zinc.
- the transition metals are selected from manganese, iron, cobalt and nickel.
- Sulfides that comprise iron are the most preferred transition metal sulfides.
- the reaction product is itself reactive towards water. Therefore, it is advantageous to form and handle the lithium-containing transition metal sulfides under a dry and inert atmosphere such as argon or nitrogen.
- Suitable reaction vessels comprise glassy carbon or graphite crucibles that generally have a loose fitting lid.
- a sealed pressurized vessel may also be used.
- a continuous process for example, a rotary tube furnace, although a retort batch process may also be used.
- the reaction of the present invention is a solid-state reaction and this means that all reactants are in solid form and are without the use of a reaction medium such as a solvent.
- the reactants are solid materials that are first grounded using a ball mill to produce a fine powder that can either be used directly or pressed into a pellet.
- the reaction may be termed a “carbon assisted” process.
- Carbon as with the other means of providing reducing conditions, is useful to reduce the lithium sulfate (Li 2 SO 4 ), which forms as a side reaction during the reaction process, to lithium sulfide (Li 2 S), which in turn reacts with the transition metal sulfide to form the desired lithium-containing transition metal sulfide. It is highly desirable that the reducing conditions in the process do not directly reduce the oxidation state of the transition metal ion. Any amount of carbon may be used but it is convenient not to use too much to prevent it from becoming a significant impurity in the reaction product.
- the carbon is dispersed at the microscopic level on individual particles of the lithium-containing transition metal sulfide.
- the ratio of reaction starting materials is typically 1 mole of transition metal sulfide:the equivalent of from 0.5 to 4 moles of lithium ion in the lithium containing material:from 0 to 5 moles of the one or more reducing agent.
- the preferred ratio of starting materials, that is transition metal sulfide:number of mole equivalents of lithium supplied by the lithium-containing compound:number of moles of one or more reducing agent is 1:0.5-2:0.25-5, further preferably 1:0.5-1:0.25-0.5.
- the most preferred ratio of reactants that is, transition metal sulfide:number of mole equivalents of lithium supplied by the lithium-containing compound:carbon, is 1:1:0.5.
- the carbon used may be in any suitable form, for example, graphite, charcoal and carbon black. Although, it is preferred to use high surface area carbons that are typically used in electrode formulations, for example, Super P, Denka Black, Ensaco etc.
- An alternative source of carbon may be derived in situ from any suitable carbonaceous material, for example, by the thermal decomposition of an organic material such as lithium acetate, dextrin, starch, flour cellulosic substance or sucrose or a polymeric material such as polyethylene, polyethylene glycol, polyethylene oxide, and ethylene propylene rubber.
- an organic material such as lithium acetate, dextrin, starch, flour cellulosic substance or sucrose
- a polymeric material such as polyethylene, polyethylene glycol, polyethylene oxide, and ethylene propylene rubber.
- most carbon containing materials may be used, provided their thermal decomposition does not involve the production of detrimental by-products.
- the target lithium-containing transition metal sulfide compound produced by the first aspect of the present invention is generally found to contain less than 2 atoms of lithium per molecule of product. Even though 1.72 atoms of lithium is the typical number, the true number will depend on the reaction temperature, duration of the heating step and the particular lithium-containing transition metal sulfide being prepared.
- a flux agent also known as a mineralizer
- Flux agents or mineralizers are commonly used in the ceramics industry to lower the reaction temperature and shorten reaction times.
- Mineralizers such as sodium chloride, borax, lithium chloride, lithium fluoride, sodium fluoride, lithium borate and sodium carbonate are known.
- the present applicant has found that using a very small amount of a mineralizer, in particular, an alkali metal halide, will result in a lithium-containing transition metal sulfide product that exhibits enhanced crystallinity with lower levels of impurities.
- the amount of mineralizer found to be beneficial in the present invention is from 1 to 5% by weight of the starting materials, preferably from 1 to 3% by weight and further preferably 1% by weight of the starting materials.
- a typical electrode comprises 94% of a lithium-containing material, 3% of a binder and 3% of a carbon-containing material.
- the lithium-containing material is preferably a lithium-containing transition metal sulfide and further, preferably one that is made by the method of the present invention described above.
- the binder can be any material known in the art to be suitable for use as a binder, usually a highly inert polymer such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polymers of ethylene propylene diamine monomer (EPDM), polyethylene oxide (PEO), polyacrylonitrile and polyvinylidene fluoride.
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- EPDM ethylene propylene diamine monomer
- PEO polyethylene oxide
- polyacrylonitrile polyvinylidene fluoride
- the Applicant's preferred binder is ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM).
- the key feature of the binder is that it needs to be able to form a slurry or paste with the lithium-containing transition metal sulfide, which in turn may be coated onto a current collector.
- mixing the binder with a solvent facilitates coating.
- Any solvent may be used, provided it is nonpolar, dry and does not react with either the binder or the lithium-containing transition metal sulfide.
- the solvent is reasonably volatile to facilitate its removal at room temperature.
- Suitable solvents might include low molecular weight halogenated compounds, particularly halogenated hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride or low molecular weight materials, such as cyclohexane, trimethylbenzene (TMB), toluene, and xylene, or low molecular weight alcohols, such as methanol and mixtures of any of these compounds. Trimethylbenzene is a preferred solvent.
- the binder/solvent/lithium-containing transition metal sulfide slurry/paste may also include additives adapted to modify the properties of the binder.
- the chosen additive must be naturally compatible with the binder, the lithium-containing transition metal sulfide and the electrolyte, and must not affect the performance of the finished cell.
- lithium-containing transition metal sulfides In working to find a reaction process for the preparation of lithium-containing transition metal sulfides, the Applicants have discovered a highly convenient route for the preparation of lithium sulfide. Consequently, in a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of preparing lithium sulfide comprising heating one or more lithium-containing materials in the presence of sulfur.
- Preferred lithium-containing materials may be selected from lithium carbonate, lithium oxide, anhydrous lithium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide monohydrate lithium oxalate, lithium nitrate and any other material that is a precursor for these lithium-containing materials.
- the reaction is carried out under non-oxidizing and/or reducing conditions.
- the reaction according to the second aspect is conveniently heated to a temperature from 500° C. to the decomposition temperature of the lithium-containing material, preferably from 550° C. to the decomposition temperature of the lithium-containing material.
- one or more reducing gas and/or at least one reducing agent for example carbon
- carbon may be used to provide the optional reducing conditions in the method of this aspect of the present invention.
- carbon black is preferred.
- the sulfur may be generated by the thermal decomposition of a suitable sulfur-containing compound such as pyrite (FeS 2 ) or cobalt sulfide (CoS 2 ). Alternatively, flowers of sulfur may be used.
- the lithium-containing transition metal sulfide materials produced by the method of the present invention are useful in a wide variety of applications where a low voltage rechargeable battery power source may be used, for example, in mobile phones, vehicles, lap top computers, computer games, cameras, personal CD and DVD players, drills, screw drivers and flash lights and other hand-held tools and appliances.
- an electrochemical cell comprising a plurality of anode plates and a plurality of cathode plates, each comprising respective insertion materials for example graphite in the anode plates and the lithium-containing transition metal sulfides of the present invention in the cathode plates.
- the method involves forming a stack of discrete, separate cathode plates and discrete, separate anode plates stacked alternately, each comprising a layer of a respective ion insertion material bonded to a metal current collector, and interleaving a continuous separator/electrolyte layer between successive plates so it forms a zigzag.
- FIG. 1 shows the overall reaction scheme for the process of the present invention when lithium carbonate is used as the lithium-containing compound.
- the reaction proceeds by the thermal decomposition of lithium carbonate to lithium oxide followed by the reaction of the latter with sulfur evolved from the transition metal sulfide and carbon to produce lithium sulfide, which in turn reacts with the transition metal sulfide to produce the target lithium-containing transition metal sulfide.
- FIG. 2 shows multiple constant current cycling data for the compound with the formula Li 2-x FeS 2 made according to Example 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows multiple constant current cycling data for the compound with the formula Li 2-x FeS 2 made according to Example 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 shows a series of overlaid X-ray diffraction spectra to show the effect on the purity and crystal structure of the addition of 0%/wt, 1%/wt and 3%/wt lithium chloride mineraliser in compounds with the formula Li 2-x-y A y Fe 1-z M z S 2 made according to Examples 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
- FIG. 5 shows a series of overlaid X-ray diffraction spectra to show the effect of carbon on the purity of Li 2-x FeS 2 compounds made according to the method of the present invention as described in Examples 1 and 4.
- the lithium containing compound, transition metal sulfide and reducing agent are weighed out into a ball mill pot, this mixture is milled for 1-12 hrs depending on the size of the precursor mix at a rate of 200-350 rpm.
- the precursor mix is then pelletized, and placed into a glassy carbon crucible with a lid.
- the carbon crucible is placed into the furnace under a gentle flow of an inert gas, and heated between 500 and 1500° C. at a rate of 1 to 10° C. per minute over a period of 1 to 12 hours.
- the crucible is allowed to cool under the inert gas flow and transferred directly into a glove box.
- the resulting product is ground initially using a pestle and mortar and then milled more finely using a ball mill.
- the lithium-containing transition metal sulfide product may then be analyzed using X-ray diffraction and/or electrochemical techniques.
- a suitable furnace for carrying out the above process may be a graphite lined rotary furnace, a retort furnace or a static tube furnace.
- the lithium-containing compound and transition metal sulfide are weighed out into a ball mill pot. This mixture is milled for 1-12 hrs depending on the size of the precursor mix at a rate of 200-350 rpm.
- the precursor mix is then pelletized, and placed into a glassy carbon crucible with a lid.
- the carbon crucible is placed into the furnace under a gentle flow of a reducing gas, and heated between 500 and 800° C. for 1 -20 hours dwell.
- the crucible is allowed to cool under the inert gas flow and transferred directly into a glove box and processed and analysed as described above.
- Example compound metal sulfide conditions Mineraliser Temp/Time 1 Li 2 CO 3 FeS 2 Carbon None 135° C. 2 hr (111 g; (179 g; Denka Black 900° C. 2 hrs 1.5 moles) 1.5 moles) (9 g; 0.75 moles) 3° min ⁇ 1 2 Li 2 CO 3 FeS 2 Carbon LiCl 135° C. 2 hr (111 g; (179 g; Denka Black (2 g; 1 wt %) 750° C. 9 hrs 1.5 moles) 1.5 moles) (9 g; 0.75 moles) 3° min ⁇ 1 3 Li 2 CO 3 FeS 2 Carbon LiCl 135° C.
- Powder X-ray diffraction data was obtained using a SIEMANS D5000 using a copper K ⁇ 1 and K ⁇ 2 source.
- the sample was placed into an air sensitive holder, which consisted of a Perspex dome, which sealed over the sample, thus preventing degradation of the material during data collection.
- Phase analysis data were collected over a period of 4 hours 10-80° 2 theta, whilst high quality data were collected 10-90° 2 theta over a period of 13 hours.
- the major phase present in the product synthesised in Example 1 was found to be Li 2-x FeS 2 , with low levels of impurities observed by x-ray diffraction.
- constant current data was obtained for the product using the above general testing procedure.
- multiple constant current cycling data was obtained using 1.2M LiPF6 in EC:EMC 20:80 as the electrolyte and cycling against a lithium metal anode between the voltage limits 2.65V and 1.45V at room temp at a current of 10 mAg ⁇ 1 .
- An initial charge capacity of 290 mAhg ⁇ 1 versus lithium was observed.
- a reversible capacity of 320 mAhg ⁇ 1 was observed over the subsequent cycles.
- the Li 2-x FeS 2 compound made according to Example 2 includes 1%/wt LiCl mineralizer in its formulation.
- the effect of this mineralizer on the capacity of Li 2-x FeS 2 is indicated by constant current cycling data shown in FIG. 3 .
- the cycling data was obtained using the above general procedure, using 1.2M LiPF6 in EC:EMC 20:80 as the electrolyte and cycling against a lithium metal anode between the voltage limits 2.65V and 1.45V at room temp at a current of 10 mAg ⁇ 1 .
- An initial charge capacity of 290 mAhg ⁇ 1 and a discharge capacity of 320 mAhg ⁇ 1 versus lithium was observed.
- a reversible capacity of 320 mAhg ⁇ 1 is observed over the subsequent 6 cycles.
- a slight reduction in polarization was observed for the sample made using a lithium chloride mineralizer compared to the sample synthesized with none, as shown in FIG. 2 .
- Li 2-x FeS 2 compounds made according to Examples 1, 2 and 3 involved the use of 0 wt %, 1 wt % and 3 wt % respectively of lithium chloride as a mineralizer.
- FIG. 4 shows a pattern at the bottom of the three graphs that depicts the calculated positions for the reflections associated with Li 2-x FeS 2 .
- the level of LiCl additive increases the reflection peaks for Li 2-x FeS 2 appear sharper, which suggests a larger particle size, and less impurity peaks appear in the 20° 2 theta region.
- a small level of LiCl is observed as impurity in the 3 w % LiCl containing-material, and capacity data for the 3 wt % LiCl-containing material is reduced due to the LiCl being present as an impurity. Such reduction in capacity is not observed for the Li 2-x FeS 2 compound made with 1 wt % LiCl.
- the Li 2-x FeS 2 compound of Example 4 was made without carbon in an argon atmosphere, and X-Ray diffraction data was obtained using the general procedure outlined above. Similar X-ray data was obtained for the compound of Example 1 and both sets of results are illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- the peaks at the bottom of the graphs show the calculated position for Li 2 FeS 2 .
- the sample containing iron sulfide, the amount of lithium ion in lithium carbonate, and carbon in the ratio 1:1:0.5 (Example 1) shows low impurity levels compared to a similar compound but with no carbon (Example 4).
- the sample made with no carbon shows impurities of Li 2 SO 4 and FeS depicted by ⁇ and X respectively above the reflection peaks.
- Li 2-x FeS 2 compounds can be made with no carbon being present, however impurity phases of Li2SO 4 and FeS are present.
- a key feature of the reducing agent is to reduce the Li 2 SO 4 to Li 2 S, such that the remaining FeS can react with lithium sulfide to form the target Li 2-x FeS 2 compound as detailed in the reaction scheme in FIG. 1 .
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