WO2004100294A1 - High performance and safer electrolytes for lithium-ion electrochemical devices - Google Patents
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- 239000003792 electrolyte Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 78
- 229910001416 lithium ion Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract description 30
- HBBGRARXTFLTSG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Lithium ion Chemical compound [Li+] HBBGRARXTFLTSG-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 25
- KMTRUDSVKNLOMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ethylene carbonate Chemical compound O=C1OCCO1 KMTRUDSVKNLOMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 31
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- RUOJZAUFBMNUDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N propylene carbonate Chemical compound CC1COC(=O)O1 RUOJZAUFBMNUDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 18
- YEJRWHAVMIAJKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 4-Butyrolactone Chemical compound O=C1CCCO1 YEJRWHAVMIAJKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 17
- ZZXUZKXVROWEIF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 1,2-butylene carbonate Chemical compound CCC1COC(=O)O1 ZZXUZKXVROWEIF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 8
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- 229910001496 lithium tetrafluoroborate Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 21
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- WHXSMMKQMYFTQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Lithium Chemical compound [Li] WHXSMMKQMYFTQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 2
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- 229910001290 LiPF6 Inorganic materials 0.000 description 7
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- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
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- JBTWLSYIZRCDFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N ethyl methyl carbonate Chemical compound CCOC(=O)OC JBTWLSYIZRCDFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- IEJIGPNLZYLLBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N dimethyl carbonate Chemical compound COC(=O)OC IEJIGPNLZYLLBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
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- ZOXJGFHDIHLPTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Boron Chemical compound [B] ZOXJGFHDIHLPTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- OIFBSDVPJOWBCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Diethyl carbonate Chemical compound CCOC(=O)OCC OIFBSDVPJOWBCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- XTHFKEDIFFGKHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Dimethoxyethane Chemical compound COCCOC XTHFKEDIFFGKHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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- LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N ethylene glycol Natural products OCCO LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- This invention relates to fire resistant stable electrolytes for lithium-iori devices which have a low percent of high boiling point solvents in combination with ethylene carbonate and a high molar salt concentration. These electrolytes have similar performance characteristics as existing highly flammable electrolytes, and have a wider operating temperature span.
- Prior art electrolytes that have high ionic conductivity are very flammable due to the inclusion of low boiling point flammable solvents such as dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), ethylmethyl carbonate (EMC), and dimethoxyethane (DME), or they have a low ionic cond ⁇ ctivity due to the inclusion of high boiling point non-flammable glycol ethers, o they have a high percent (40% or more) of propylene carbonate (PC) or garnma-butyrolactone (GBL), which makes them non-competitive in performance in lithium-ion batteries with graphitic anodes, where the PC or GBL reacts with the anode, and causes a very high irreversible capacity loss, and a sharp decline in capacity during cycling. Examples of such prior art high boiling point electrolytes are described in the following patents and publications:
- Electrolyte published in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 149(1) A9- A12 (2002) describes a fire resistant electrolyte 1.5M LiBF ⁇ C/GBL 75% or 1:3 ratio, which has a shorter cycle life and a higher capacity decline than flammable electrolytes.
- GBL or BC in combination with a polymer. This electrolyte is immobilized by a polymer.
- the principal object of the invention is to provide electrolytes for lithium-ion electrochemical devices that have good ionic conductivity and are fire resistant.
- a further object of the invention is to provide electrolytes of the character aforesaid, which provide improved cycling stability for the electrochemical devices in which they are incorporated.
- a further object of the invention is to provide electrolytes of the character aforesaid which are useful in a variety of electrochemical devices, such as automotive and military batteries, and capacitors.
- a further object of the invention is to provide electrolytes of the character aforesaid which are particularly suitable for mass production.
- FIG. 1 is a graph of voltage versus time of a prior art flammable electrolyte in a lithium-ion electrochemical device having the composition IM LiPF 6 /EC/DMC/EMC(l : 1:1);
- FIG. 1 A is a graph illustrating capacity versus cycles of the device with the electrolyte therein of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 2 is a graph of voltage versus time of an identical electrochemical device as in FIG. 1, incorporating an electrolyte of the invention of the composition 2M LiBF 4 EC/GBL 20%;
- FIG. 2A is a graph illustrating capacity versus cycles of the device with the electrolyte therein of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 3 is a graph of voltage versus time of prior art fire resistant electrolyte in an identical electrochemical device as in FIG. 1, having therein the composition 1.5MLiBF 4 EC/GBL 75%;
- FIG. 3A is a graph illustrating capacity versus cycles of the device with the electrolyte therein of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 4 is a graph of voltage versus time of an identical electrochemical device as in FIG. 1, incorporating an electrolyte of the invention of the composition 1.5M LiBF 4 EC/PC 20%;
- FIG. 4 A is a graph illustrating capacity versus cycles of the device with the electrolyte therein of FIG. 4;
- FIG. 5 is a graph of voltage versus time of a prior art fire resistant electrolyte in an identical electrochemical device as in FIG. 1, having the composition IM LiBF 4 EC/PC 50%;
- FIG 6 is a chart of the conductivity of the electrolytes of FIGS. 2 and 2A, for a temperature span of- 25° C to 70° C, and
- FIG. 7 is a chart of the conductivity of the electrolytes of FIGS. 4 and 4A, for a temperature span of- 25° C to 70° C. It should, of course, be understood that the description and drawings herein are merely illustrative and that various modifications and changes can be made in the compositions disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention.
- An electrochemical device of the lithium-ion variety such as a lithium-ion cell (not shown) typically includes an anode, and a current collector in contact with the anode, a cathode and current collector in contact with the cathode, a separator and an electrolyte in contact with the anode and cathode, with the whole assembly contained in a moisture proof enclosure with exiting sealed terminals.
- FIGS. 1 and 1 A the results obtained with a prior art electrolyte in a lithium-ion electrochemical device are illustrated, where the composition of the electrolyte is lM LiPF 6 /EC/DMC/EMC(l:l:l), and while it provides good performance the composition is highly flammable. Referring to FIGS.
- FIGS. 3 and 3 A the results obtained with a prior art fire resistant electrolyte electrochemical device are illustrated.
- FIGS. 3, 3 A The composition of FIGS. 3, 3 A was 1.5M LiBF 4 /EC/GBL 75% in a lithium-ion cell, with mesocarbon microbeads (MCMB), or boron coated graphite fiber anodes.
- MCMB mesocarbon microbeads
- FIGS. 2 and 2 A show that the composition of the invention (FIGS.2 & 2A) outperformed the prior art electrolyte (FIGS. 3, 3A)in less capacity decline at C/2 rate.
- FIGS. 4, 4 A the results obtained with another electrolyte composition prepared in accordance with the invention in a lithium-ion electrochemical device are illustrated.
- the described fire resistant electrolytes have very close performance (rate and cycle life) to the existing described flammable electrolytes of FIGS. 1 and 1 A, and are useable in lithium-ion and lithium-ion-polymer rechargeable batteries, and pseudocapacitors with graphitic, or other carbon anodes.
- the high boiling point solvent EC carries most of the ionic conductivity load, and is stable with the carbon anode, while the low percentage of high boiling point GBL or PC or BC keeps the EC in a liquid state, especially at low temperatures.
- the relatively high viscosity and thus lower conductivity of their mixtures, as well as the lower conductivity of the LiBF salt can be overcome by the higher molar content of the salt, which creates more of the necessary ionic bridges. Hence the ability to use 1.5M to 2M.
- Prior art IM LiBF 4 is not good enough in these viscous electrolytes.
- the LiBF 4 salt also has a low molecular weight as opposed to LiPF 6 , or other known salts which makes 1.5 to 3M or more loading in the electrolyte possible, and which also helps to maintain the liquid state of the EC, even at low temperatures.
- EC and LiBF 4 form a eutectic solution in this range.
- the LiBF salt is temperature resistant and less sensitive to moisture, which are additional benefits of the electrolytes of the invention.
- the above high boiling point liquids with LiBF 4 salt make the electrolytes fire resistant under normal atmospheric (air) conditions, and temperatures created by ignition with a match, or electrical spark, for example, which makes them safer in military and automotive applications.
- the useful range of LiBF is 1.5M to 3M.
- the useful range of GBL, or PC, or BC is 10% to 30% by weight percent, and preferably 15% to 25% and more preferably approximately 20%.
- Operating temperature of the above electrolytes is from (-) 20 °C to (+) 150 °C, and conductivities from 0.9mS to 10.4 mS (at 70°c) as shown in FIGS. 6 & 7. Similar mixtures as described above, but with IM to 2.0 M LiPF 6 salt or other salts are useful, but less satisfactory.
- LiBF 4 and LiPF 6 or other salts in the range of 0.5M to 1.5M each, are useful.
- the above electrolytes are particularly useful with zero irreversible capacity loss cathodes, as described in our prior Pat. Appl. #PCT/US02/36878, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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