US20180323438A1 - Electrolytic copper foil, electrode comprising the same, secondary battery comprising the same, and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Electrolytic copper foil, electrode comprising the same, secondary battery comprising the same, and method for manufacturing the same Download PDF

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US20180323438A1 US15/773,046 US201615773046A US2018323438A1 US 20180323438 A1 US20180323438 A1 US 20180323438A1 US 201615773046 A US201615773046 A US 201615773046A US 2018323438 A1 US2018323438 A1 US 2018323438A1
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  • the present invention relates to an electrolytic copper foil, an electrode including the same, a secondary battery including the same, and a method for manufacturing the same.
  • An electrolytic copper foil is used to produce a variety of products such as anode current collectors for secondary batteries and flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs).
  • FPCBs flexible printed circuit boards
  • an electrolytic copper foil is produced through a roll-to-roll (RTR) process and is used to produce anode current collectors for secondary batteries, flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) and the like, through a roll-to-roll (RTR) process.
  • RTR roll-to-roll
  • FPCBs flexible printed circuit boards
  • a roll-to-roll (RTR) process is known to be suitable for mass-production because it enables continuous production.
  • RTR roll-to-roll
  • the present invention is directed to an electrolytic copper foil, an electrode including the same, a secondary battery including the same and a method for manufacturing the same capable of preventing these limitations and drawbacks of the related art.
  • An aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic copper foil the fold and/or wrinkle of which can be avoided or minimized during a roll-to-roll (RTR) process.
  • RTR roll-to-roll
  • Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrode which is produced with an electrolytic copper foil through a roll-to-roll (RTR) process without fold and/or wrinkle of the electrolytic copper foil during the process, thereby guaranteeing high productivity.
  • RTR roll-to-roll
  • Further another aspect of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery which is produced with an electrolytic copper foil through a roll-to-roll (RTR) process without fold and/or wrinkle of the electrolytic copper foil during the process, thereby guaranteeing high productivity.
  • RTR roll-to-roll
  • Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing an electrolytic copper foil the fold and/or wrinkle of which can be avoided or minimized during a roll-to-roll (RTR) process.
  • RTR roll-to-roll
  • an electrolytic copper foil having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the electrolytic copper foil comprising: a first protective layer at the first surface; a second protective layer at the second surface; and a copper film between the first and second protective layers, wherein the electrolytic copper foil has a longitudinal rising of 30 mm or less and a transverse rising of 25 mm or less, and the transverse rising is 8.5 times the longitudinal rising or less.
  • an electrode for a secondary battery comprising: the electrolytic copper foil; and an active material layer on the electrolytic copper foil, wherein the active material layer comprises at least one active material selected from the group consisting of: carbon; a metal of Si, Ge, Sn, Li, Zn, Mg, Cd, Ce, Ni or Fe; an alloy including the metal; an oxide of the metal; and a complex of the metal and carbon.
  • a secondary battery comprising: a cathode; an anode; an electrolyte for providing an environment enabling lithium ions to move between the cathode and the anode; and a separator for electrically insulating the cathode from the anode
  • the anode comprises: the electrolytic copper foil; and an active material layer on the electrolytic copper foil, wherein the active material layer comprises at least one active material selected from the group consisting of: carbon; a metal of Si, Ge, Sn, Li, Zn, Mg, Cd, Ce, Ni or Fe; an alloy including the metal; an oxide of the metal; and a complex of the metal and carbon.
  • a method for manufacturing an electrolytic copper foil comprising: allowing a current to flow between an anode plate and a rotational cathode drum to form a copper film on the rotational cathode drum, the anode plate and rotational cathode drum spaced apart from each other in an electrolytic solution contained in an electrolytic bath; and dipping the copper foil in an anticorrosion solution, wherein the anode plate comprises first and second anode plates electrically insulated from each other, the forming the copper film comprises forming a seed layer by allowing a current to flow between the first anode plate and the rotational cathode drum, and then growing the seed layer by allowing a current to flow between the second anode plate and the rotational cathode drum, and a current density provided by the first anode plate is 1.5 times or more higher than a current density provided by the second anode plate.
  • a electrolytic copper foil the fold and/or wrinkle of which can be avoided or minimized during a roll-to-roll (RTR) process is used to produce a subassembly and a final product, such as a flexible printed circuit board, a secondary battery, and the like, so that the productivity of the final product as well as the subassembly can be increased.
  • RTR roll-to-roll
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an electrolytic copper foil according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows how the longitudinal direction and transverse direction of the electrolytic copper foil is defined in the present invention
  • FIG. 3 shows a method for measuring the longitudinal rising and transverse rising of the electrolytic copper foil
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an electrode for secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an apparatus for manufacturing an electrolytic copper foil according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an electrolytic copper foil 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • an electrolytic copper foil 110 of the present invention has a first surface 110 a and a second surface 110 b opposite to the first surface 110 a and comprises a first protective layer 112 at the first surface 110 a , a second protective layer 113 at the second surface 110 b , and a copper film 111 between the first and second protective layers 112 and 113 .
  • An electrolytic copper foil 110 according to one embodiment of the present invention has a thickness of 4 to 35 ⁇ m.
  • An electrolytic copper foil 110 having a thickness less than 4 ⁇ m causes a deterioration of the workability when it is manufactured.
  • a secondary battery is produced with an electrolytic copper foil 110 having a thickness more than 35 ⁇ m, it is difficult to make a secondary battery of high capacity due to the thick copper foil 110 .
  • the copper film 111 may be formed on a rotational cathode drum through an electroplating process and has a shiny surface 111 a which was in contact with the rotational cathode drum and a matte surface 111 b opposite thereto.
  • the anticorrosion material is deposited on the copper film 111 to form the first and second protective layers 112 and 113 respectively.
  • the anticorrosion material may comprise at least one of chromate, benzotriazole (BTA), chromic oxide, and a silane compound.
  • BTA benzotriazole
  • the first and second protective layers 112 and 113 inhibit oxidation and corrosion of the copper film 111 and improve the heat resistance thereof so that the lifespan of the product including the electrolytic copper foil 110 can be increased.
  • the portions of the electrolytic copper foil 110 which are disposed adjacent to the first and second surfaces 110 a and 110 b respectively, have identical or very similar properties.
  • the copper film 111 has the shiny and matte surfaces 111 a and 111 b having identical or very similar roughness.
  • the term “roughness” as used herein means a ten-point mean roughness (R zJIS ).
  • the difference between the deposition amount of the anticorrosion material of the first and second protective layers 112 and 113 which are formed by depositing the anticorrosion material on the copper film 111 is preferably 2.5 ppm/m 2 or less.
  • the deposition amount of the first protective layer 112 is 0.6 to 4.1 ppm/m 2 and the deposition amount of the second protective layer 113 is 0.6 to 4.1 ppm/m 2 . If the difference between the deposition amount of the anticorrosion material of the first and second protective layers 112 and 113 is more than 2.5 ppm/m 2 , the fold and/or curl of the electrolytic copper foil 110 would occur during a roll-to-roll process, which would inevitably lead to the stop of the processing equipments.
  • the electrolytic copper foil 110 of the present invention has a longitudinal rising LR of 30 mm or less and a transverse rising TR of 25 mm or less, and the transverse rising TR is 8.5 times the longitudinal rising LR or less.
  • the longitudinal rising LR is more than 30 mm, a fold of the electrolytic copper foil 110 would be caused between the two rolls adjacent to each other during the roll-to-roll process. If the transverse rising TR is more than 25 mm, the wrinkles would be caused at the right and left end portions of the electrolytic copper foil 110 during the roll-to-roll process.
  • the transverse rising TR is more than 8.5 times the longitudinal rising LR while the longitudinal rising LR and transverse rising TR of the electrolytic copper foil 110 satisfy the aforementioned ranges respectively, the force is applied to the electrolytic copper foil 110 in the transverse direction during the roll-to-roll process, thereby causing the wrinkles at the right and left end portions of the electrolytic copper foil 110 .
  • the center portion of the electrolytic copper foil 110 is cut along a X-shaped cutting line of 5 cm ⁇ 5 cm in the first direction D 1 which makes an angle of 35° to 55° with a longitudinal direction LD parallel with the transferring mark formed on the electrolytic copper foil 110 and in the second direction D 2 perpendicular to the first direction D 1 so that a pair of the first segments A and A′ arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction LD and a pair of second segments B and B′ arranged side by side along a transverse direction HD perpendicular to the longitudinal direction LD are formed.
  • the transferring mark is the mark formed on the shiny surface 111 a of the copper film 111 by the rotational cathode drum and can be identified by observing the first surface 110 a adjacent to the shiny surface 111 a with a microscope.
  • the risings of the first segments A and A′ in the direction the first or second surface 110 a or 110 b is facing are measured respectively, and the greater of the measured values is regarded as the longitudinal rising LR of the electrolytic copper foil 110 .
  • the risings of the second segments B and B′ in the direction the first or second surface 110 a or 110 b is facing are measured respectively, and the greater of the measured values is regarded as the transverse rising TR of the electrolytic copper foil 110 .
  • the portions of the electrolytic copper foil 110 which are disposed adjacent to the first and second surfaces 110 a and 110 b respectively, have identical or very similar properties.
  • each of the first and second surfaces 110 a and 110 b has a ten-point mean roughness R zJIS of 3.5 ⁇ m or less, and the ten-point mean roughness deviation of the first and second surfaces 110 a and 110 b , which is calculated according to following formula, is 70% or less:
  • R D [
  • R 1 is the ten-point mean roughness of the first surface 110 a
  • R 2 is the ten-point mean roughness of the second surface 110 b
  • R D is the ten-point mean roughness deviation of the first and second surfaces 110 a and 110 b
  • is the difference between the ten-point mean roughness of the first and second surfaces 110 a and 110 b
  • (R 1 , R 2 ) max is the greater of the ten-point mean roughness of the first and second surfaces 110 a and 110 b.
  • the adhesive strength between the electrolytic copper foil 110 and the anode active material which is coated on both surfaces of the electrolytic copper foil 110 to produce a secondary batter would be insufficient.
  • the present invention will be described based on an embodiment in which the electrolytic copper foil 110 of the present invention is used to produce a secondary battery.
  • the electrolytic copper foil 110 of the present invention can be similarly used to produce a variety of other products which can be manufactured through a roll-to-roll process, e.g., a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB).
  • FPCB flexible printed circuit board
  • a lithium ion secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte for providing an environment enabling the lithium ions to move between the cathode and the anode, and a separator for electrically insulating the cathode from the anode to prevent the electrons generated by one electrode from moving toward the other electrode through the inside part of the secondary battery and being worthless consumed.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an electrode for secondary batteries according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the electrode 100 for a secondary battery comprises an electrolytic copper foil 110 of one of the embodiments of the present invention and an active material layer 120 .
  • FIG. 4 illustrates the active material layer 120 which is formed on both of the first and second surfaces 110 a and 110 b of the electrolytic copper foil 110 , but the present invention is not limited thereto and the active material layer 120 may be formed on only one surface of the electrolytic copper foil 110 .
  • an aluminum foil is used as a cathode current collector coupled to a cathode active material and an electrolytic copper foil 110 is used as an anode current collector coupled to an anode active material.
  • the electrode 100 for a secondary battery is an anode
  • the electrolytic copper foil 110 is used as an anode current collector
  • the active material layer 120 includes an anode active material
  • the active material layer 120 comprises, as the anode active material, at least one active material selected from the group consisting of: carbon; a metal of Si, Ge, Sn, Li, Zn, Mg, Cd, Ce, Ni or Fe; an alloy including the metal; an oxide of the metal; and a complex of the metal and carbon.
  • the active material layer 120 may be formed using a mixture of the anode active materials containing a predetermined amount of Si.
  • the active material layer 120 contracts and expands alternately and repeatedly, which induces separation of the active material layer 120 from the electrolytic copper foil 110 , causing deterioration in charge/discharge efficiency of the secondary battery. Accordingly, in order for the secondary electrodes to secure predetermined levels of capacity maintenance and lifespan (i.e., in order to prevent deterioration in charge/discharge efficiency of the secondary battery), the electrolytic copper foil 110 should have excellent coatability with respect to the active material so that adhesion strength between the electrolytic copper foil 110 and the active material layer 120 can be increased.
  • each of the first and second surfaces 110 a and 110 b of the electrolytic copper foil 110 has a ten-point mean roughness R zJIS of 3.5 ⁇ m or less. If the first or second surface 110 a or 110 b has a ten-point mean roughness R zJIS exceeding 3.5 ⁇ m, the contact uniformity between the electrolytic copper foil 110 and the active material layer 120 would not reach a desired level and the secondary battery thus cannot satisfy the capacity maintenance of 90% or higher, which is required in the art.
  • the method of the present invention comprises allowing a current to flow between an anode plate 30 and a rotational cathode drum 40 to form a copper film 111 on the rotational cathode drum 40 , the anode plate 30 and rotational cathode drum 40 spaced apart from each other in an electrolytic solution 20 contained in an electrolytic bath 10 , and dipping the copper foil 111 in an anticorrosion solution 60 .
  • the anode plate 30 comprises the first anode plate 31 and the second anode plate 32 electrically insulated from each other.
  • the process for forming the copper film 111 comprises forming a seed layer by allowing a current to flow between the first anode plate 31 and the rotational cathode drum 40 , and then growing the seed layer by allowing a current to flow between the second anode plate 32 and the rotational cathode drum 40 .
  • the current density provided by the first and second anode plates 31 and 32 may be 40 to 70 A/dm 2 .
  • the current density provided by the first anode plate 31 is 1.5 times or more higher than the current density provided by the second anode plate 32 .
  • relatively high current density is applied when the seed layer is formed so that the grain size of the seed layer can be decreased and, as a result, the shiny surface 111 a and matte surface 111 b of the copper film 111 can have identical or similar grain size.
  • the electrolytic copper film 110 of the present invention can have the longitudinal rising LR of 30 mm or less and the transverse rising TR of 25 mm or less, and the transverse rising TR can be 8.5 times the longitudinal rising LR or less.
  • the anode plate 30 may further comprise the third anode plate between the first and second anode plates 31 and 32 .
  • the current density provided by the third anode plate is lower than the current density provided by the first anode plate 31 and higher than the current density provided by the second anode plate 32 .
  • the electrolytic solution 20 may comprise 50 to 100 g/L of a copper ion, 50 to 150 g/L of sulfuric acid, 50 ppm or less of a chlorine ion, and an organic additive.
  • the organic additive may be gelatin, hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), organic sulfide, organic nitride, a thiourea compound, or a mixture of two or more thereof.
  • HEC hydroxyethyl cellulose
  • the electrolytic solution 20 may be maintained at 50 to 60° C. and the electrolytic solution 20 may be supplied into the electrolytic bath 10 at the flow rate of 40 to 46 m 3 /hour.
  • the flow rate of the electrolytic solution 20 is less than 40 m 3 /hour, the copper ion could not be effectively supplied to the surface of the rotational cathode drum 40 and a non-uniform film would be plated.
  • the flow rate of the electrolytic solution 20 is more than 46 m 3 /hour, such a high flow velocity of the electrolytic solution 20 would cause the rapid drop of the lifespan of the filter.
  • the surface of the rotational cathode drum 40 affects the ten-point mean roughness R zJIS of the shiny surface 111 a of the copper film 111 .
  • the surface of the rotational cathode drum 40 may be polished with a polishing brush of #800 to #1500 grit.
  • the anticorrosion solution 60 comprises at least one of chrome-containing compound, benzotriazole, and silane compound.
  • the copper film 111 may be dipped in a solution containing 0.2 to 2.5 g/L of chromate for 0.2 to 20 seconds.
  • the method of the present invention may further comprise taking the copper film 111 out of the anticorrosion solution 60 .
  • the copper film 111 is guided by a guide roll 70 disposed in the anticorrosion solution 60 when the copper film 111 is dipped in and taken out of the anticorrosion solution 60 .
  • the amount of the anticorrosion solution 60 coated on the surface of the copper film 111 which is in contact with the guide roll 70 is necessarily smaller than the amount of anticorrosion solution 60 coated on the other surface of the copper film 111 exposed to the anticorrosion solution 60 (e.g., the matte surface 111 b ). Consequently, when the first and second protective layers 112 and 113 are formed on the shiny and matte surfaces 111 a and 111 b respectively, a serious difference in the deposition amount of the anticorrosion material occurs, which may induce the fold and/or curl (wrinkle) of the electrolytic copper foil 110 .
  • the method of the present invention may further comprise, after taking the copper film 111 out of the anticorrosion solution 60 , spraying an anticorrosion solution 90 by means of a nozzle 80 onto the surface of the copper film 111 which was in contact with the guide roll 70 during the dipping process. Spraying the anticorrosion solution 90 can avoid or minimize the difference in the deposition amount of the anticorrosion material, which otherwise would be caused when the first and second protective layers 112 and 113 are formed respectively.
  • At least one active material selected from the group consisting of a carbon, a metal of Si, Ge, Sn, Li, Zn, Mg, Cd, Ce, Ni or Fe, an alloy including the metal, an oxide of the metal, and a complex of the metal and carbon is coated on the first surface 110 a and/or the second surface 110 b of the electrolytic copper foil 110 of the present invention manufactured through the method as described above to produce an electrode (i.e., anode) of the present invention for a secondary battery.
  • styrene butadiene rubber SBR
  • CMC carboxymethyl cellulose
  • a lithium secondary battery can be manufactured using the electrode (anode) of the present invention for a secondary battery produced through the method as described above, in combination with the conventional cathode, electrolyte and separator.
  • a copper film was formed on the rotational cathode drum.
  • the electrolytic solution included 85 g/L of copper ions, 75 g/L of sulfuric acid, 20 ppm of chlorine ions, and organic additives. Gelatin, hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), organic sulfide, and organic nitride were used as the organic additives. While the copper film was formed, the electrolytic solution was maintained at about 55° C. and was supplied into the electrolytic bath at the flow rate of 40 m 3 /hour.
  • the anode plate included the first and second anode plates electrically insulated from each other.
  • the current density provided by the first anode plate was 60 A/dm 2 and the current density provided by the second anode plate was 40 A/dm 2 .
  • the copper film was dipped in the 2 g/L chromate solution for 10 seconds, and then the 2 g/L chromate solution was sprayed onto the surface which was in contact with the guide roll during the dipping process. Subsequently, the chromate solution was dried to form the protective layers on both surfaces of the copper film. As a result, an electrolytic copper foil having thickness of 4 ⁇ m was obtained.
  • An electrolytic copper foil was produced in the same manner as that of the Example 1 except that the current density provided by the first anode plate was 70 A/dm 2 .
  • An electrolytic copper foil was produced in the same manner as that of the Example 1 except that there was further provided the third anode plate between the first and second anode plate and the current density provided by the third anode plate was 55 A/dm 2 .
  • An electrolytic copper foil was produced in the same manner as that of the Example 1 except that the same current density of 50 A/dm 2 was provided by each of the first and second anode plates.
  • An electrolytic copper foil was produced in the same manner as that of the Example 1 except that the same current density of 50 A/dm 2 was provided by each of the first and second anode plates and the process of spraying the chromate solution was omitted.
  • An electrolytic copper foil was produced in the same manner as that of the Example 1 except that the process of spraying the chromate solution was omitted.
  • the center portion of the electrolytic copper foil was cut along a X-shaped cutting line of 5 cm ⁇ 5 cm in the first direction which makes an angle of 35° to 55° with a longitudinal direction parallel with the transferring mark formed on the electrolytic copper foil and in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction so that a pair of the first segments arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction and a pair of second segments arranged side by side along a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction LD were formed.
  • the transferring mark, a mark formed on the shiny surface of the copper film by the rotational cathode drum, was identified by observing the first surface adjacent to the shiny surface with a microscope.
  • the risings of the first and second segments in the direction the first surface (a surface adjacent to the shiny surface of the copper film) or the second surface opposite to the first surface was facing were measured respectively by means of a ruler.
  • the greater of the measured risings of the first segments and the greater of the measured risings of the second segments were regarded as the longitudinal rising (LR) and the transverse rising (TR) of the electrolytic copper foil, respectively.
  • the ratio of the transverse rising to the longitudinal rising (TR/LR) was obtained by dividing the transverse rising (TR) by the longitudinal rising (LR).
  • the amount of the chrome deposited on each of the first surface (a surface adjacent to the shiny surface of the copper film) and the second surface opposite to the first surface of the electrolytic copper foil was measured by means of Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS).
  • the ten-point mean roughness (R zJIS ) of the first surface (a surface adjacent to the shiny surface of the copper film) and second surface opposite thereto of the electrolytic copper foil were measured respectively by the method regulated by JIS B 0601-1994, using a contact type surface roughness measuring instrument.
  • R D [
  • R 1 is the ten-point mean roughness of the first surface
  • R 2 is the ten-point mean roughness of the second surface
  • R D is the ten-point mean roughness deviation of the first and second surfaces
  • is the difference between the ten-point mean roughness of the first and second surfaces
  • (R 1 , R 2 ) max is the greater of the ten-point mean roughness of the first and second surfaces.
  • the Table 1 above shows that the fold of the electrolytic copper foil occurs between the rolls adjacent to each other during a roll-to-roll process if the longitudinal rising (LR) of the electrolytic copper foil is more than 30 mm (Comp. Ex. 1) and the wrinkles of the electrolytic copper foil are caused at the right and left end portions of the electrolytic copper foil during a roll-to-roll process if the transverse rising (TR) of the electrolytic copper foil is more than 25 mm (Comp. Ex. 2).

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