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Definitions

• the present invention relates to the field of lithium electrochemical generators, which operate according to the principle of insertion or deinsertion, or in other words intercalation-deintercalation, of lithium in at least one electrode.
• bipolar collector also called bipolar electrode
• bipolar collector supports on each of its opposite faces one of the two electrode materials with opposite sign, that is to say with a cathode (positive electrode) supported by the one of the faces and anode (negative electrode) supported by the other of the opposite faces.
• the invention aims to improve the sealing of electrochemical generators vis-à-vis the electrolyte, and in particular to improve the sealing of a bipolar battery vis-à-vis the electrolyte in liquid form.
• the architecture of conventional lithium-ion batteries is an architecture that can be described as monopolar, because with a single electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte.
• monopolar architecture geometry Several types of monopolar architecture geometry are known:
• Monopolar architecture is achieved by winding.
• the winding consists of a current collector on which a positive electrode material (cathode) is continuously deposited, a separator of polymer or ceramic material interposed with a negative electrode material (anode) itself. deposited on another current collector.
• This monopolar architecture has the main advantage of having a large active surface of material but the potential difference is restricted to the unit value of the potential difference between the two electrode materials used, which is also the case of geometry in stacking.
• the architecture of the battery is thus described as bipolar because it comprises a cathode of a cell and an anode of an adjacent cell which are supported on the same current collector in the form of a plate, itself qualified as bipolar electrode.
• the architecture of a bipolar battery thus corresponds to the series setting of several monopolar accumulators via the bipolar electrodes or current collectors, with the advantage, however, of having a reduced electrical resistance compared to connected monopolar accumulators. in series by external connectors.
• Numerous patent applications or patents relating to such bipolar batteries such as US 7279248, US 7220516, US 7320846, US 7163765, WO 03/047021, WO 2006/061696, US 7097937, can be cited here.
• the main difficulty of design of a bipolar battery is the realization of compartments perfectly sealed to the electrolyte, usually in liquid form, vis-à-vis each other. Indeed, poor sealing causes a malfunction of the bipolar battery by ion short circuits.
• liquid electrolyte for example consisting of a lithium salt solution LiPF 6 in a mixture of ethylene carbon solvent (EC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC);
• EC ethylene carbon solvent
• DMC dimethyl carbonate
• US Pat. No. 7097937 proposes a double sealing solution since an inner fluoropolymer barrier 14, 22 is arranged on the periphery of the bipolar collector 11 and an outer elastomeric frame 18, 23 is arranged outside the Barrier 14, 22 on and around the bipolar collector possibly with the arrangement of an additional elastomer ring 15 on the collector 11.
• bipolar current collector also called bipolar electrode in the form of a plate
• the general object of the invention is to propose a solution other than those already envisaged to improve the sealing of the compartments with respect to the electrolyte, in particular the liquid electrolyte, in a bipolar battery Li-ion. ion, more generally in a lithium electrochemical generator.
• a particular aim is to propose a solution for sealing a bipolar battery, more generally a lithium electrochemical generator, with respect to the electrolyte, more particularly a liquid electrolyte, which is robust during operation and in duration and easy to implement, preferably at relatively low temperature.
• the subject of the invention is a bipolar battery, of the Li-ion type, comprising:
• At least one first and second electrochemical cells stacked one on top of the other and each comprising an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte,
• bipolar current collector one side of which is covered with the anode of lithium insertion material of the first cell, and the opposite face is covered with the cathode of lithium insertion material of the second cell; bipolar collector having at its periphery, on each of its faces, at least one bead of an electrical insulating material constituting a peripheral zone of an electrolyte-tight wall of the first or second cells, which surrounds it,
• the first adjacent collector also including at its periphery, at least one bead of an electrical insulating material also constituting a peripheral zone of an electrolyte-tight wall of the first cell,
• each sealed wall is obtained by a technique chosen from molecular bonding, anodic sealing between a cord of the bipolar collector and the bead of the adjacent collector, and eutectic melting between a metal or metal alloy eutectic point layer. deposited on a cord of the bipolar collector and a layer of eutectic metal or metal alloy deposited on a bead of the adjacent collector.
• a first alternative of the invention is characterized in that each sealed wall is obtained by molecular bonding between a cord of the bipolar collector and the bead of the adjacent collector.
• molecular bonding is meant here and in the context of the invention, a molecular adhesion by direct contact of two cords, that is to say without the use of an intermediate specific material to achieve adhesion, such as glue, polymer, metal at low melting temperature.
• an intermediate specific material to achieve adhesion such as glue, polymer, metal at low melting temperature.
• the sealing solutions based on resin or polymer according to the state of the art are overcome. Indeed, first of all, the molecular bonding is of controlled implementation. Initial bonding is carried out by van der waals type bonds only by direct contact of the cords, advantageously at room temperature. Then, the final molecular bonding is carried out by strong molecular bonds of covalent type by heating at a relatively low temperature, typically less than or equal to 200 ° C, preferably between 100 and 200 ° C, for about 1 hour. Once, this final molecular bonding performed for an electrochemical compartment, there is no risk of modification of the sealed wall even in case of heating of the other compartments of the battery or heating of the latter, especially when is likely to operate in degraded mode (temperature above nominal operating temperature). In addition, unlike sealing solutions incorporating polymers, the molecular bonding will be reinforced by overheating of the battery.
• the electrical insulating materials constituting the cords according to the invention are solid, which makes it possible to maintain a thickness for each electrochemical compartment of the battery.
• the selected insulation material (s) exhibit high chemical resistance to the electrolyte and resistance to high operating temperatures.
• the material of each bead is aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) also called alumina.
• Al 2 O 3 aluminum oxide
• the alumina can be easily deposited in the form of a thin layer on the metallic material constituting a current collector of a bipolar battery.
• a corona treatment which consists of carrying out a high-frequency electrical discharge to the material, here the metallic material, makes it possible to obtain at the surface a layer of small thickness of Alumina.
• This layer of alumina on the surface itself serves as a layer of hanging on the alumina layer which constitutes a deposited bead.
• Corona treatment is an oxidizing treatment preferably carried out under ultraviolet (UV) and oxygen 0 2 .
• a bead of alumina is deposited, functionalization is preferably carried out, for example by treatment with a mixture of water, hydrogen peroxide and dilute ammonia (5: 1: 1) in order to obtain Al-OH bonds on the surface of the cords.
• a mixture of water, hydrogen peroxide and dilute ammonia 5: 1: 1
• the bringing into contact of two cords with Al-OH bonds makes it possible to achieve an initial bonding by hydrogen bonds which are among the most energetic bonds of the van der waals bonds, preferably at ambient temperature.
• Final molecular bonding between two cords is achieved by heating to a higher temperature, preferably 200 ° C.
• each watertight wall is obtained by anodic sealing between a cord of the bipolar collector and the cord of the adjacent collector.
• the material of each bead is a boron-doped metal oxide, for example alumina or borated doped SiO 2 silicon oxide or B doped ZrO 2 .
• anodic sealing is meant here and in the context of the invention, a bonding which consists in bringing into contact at high temperature, typically between 300 ° C. and 400 ° C., two cords and then applying a difference in potential of several hundred volts between them.
• high temperature typically between 300 ° C. and 400 ° C.
• two cords typically between 300 ° C. and 400 ° C.
• the migration of boron dopants to the interface ensures electrostatic bonding of high strength.
• a third alternative of the invention is characterized in that each bead is coated with a metal or metal alloy layer with a eutectic point, and each wall sealing is obtained by eutectic melting between the layer of the cord of the bipolar collector and the layer of the cord of the adjacent collector.
• eutectic fusion is meant here and in the context of the invention a eutectic point melting of the metal or metal alloy layers applied to one another by thermocompression.
• This third alternative is preferably chosen for the first alternative, when the conditions of roughness and flatness of the cords do not make it possible to perform the molecular bonding.
• the current collector is rough, typically with a roughness greater than 0.5 nm, or when it has a flatness defect, it is preferred to deposit a metal layer on the bead.
• the material of each bead is aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) and the material of one layer is Al aluminum and germanium for the other layer, it is for the layer deposited on the adjacent cord.
• Al 2 O 3 aluminum oxide
• the material of one layer is Al aluminum and germanium for the other layer, it is for the layer deposited on the adjacent cord.
• a eutectic melting of the aluminum layers is carried out between them, the alumina Al2O3 making it possible to preserve the electrical insulation between two collectors of adjacent currents.
• electrode of lithium insertion material is meant here and in the context of the invention, an electrode comprising at least one lithium insertion material and at least one polymer binder.
• the electrode may further comprise an electronic conductor, for example carbon fibers or carbon black.
• lithium insertion material in particular for the positive electrode, is meant here and in the context of the invention, a material selected from lithiated oxides comprising manganese of spinel structure, the lithiated oxides of lamellar structure and mixtures thereof, lithiated polyanionic framework oxides of formula LiM y (XO z ) n with M representing a member selected from Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mg, Zn, V, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Al, Si, B and Mo, X representing an element selected from P, Si, Ge, S and As, where y, z and n are positive integers.
• M a member selected from Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mg, Zn, V, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Al, Si, B and Mo
• X representing an element selected from P, Si, Ge, S and As, where y, z and n are positive integers.
• lithium insertion material in particular for the negative electrode, is also understood to mean a material chosen from: lithiated or non-lithiated titanium oxide, for example Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 or TiO 2. More particularly, the negative electrode material may be selected from carbonaceous materials, non-lithiated titanium oxides and their derivatives, and lithiated titanium oxides such as TiO 2 and their derivatives and a mixture thereof.
• lithium derivative is meant here and in the context of the invention, compounds of formula Li (4_ x i) M x iTi50i2 and Li4Ti (5_ y i) iOi2 y, where xl and yl are each between 0 and 0.2 and M and N are respectively chemical elements selected from Na, K, Mg, Nb, Al, Ni, Co, Zr, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Si and Mo.
• non-lithiated derivative is meant here and in the context of the invention, Ti (5- yl ) yiOi2, with yl between 0 and 0.2 and N is a chemical element chosen from Na, K, Mg, Nb , Al, Ni, Co, Zr, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Si and Mo.
• current collector adjacent to the bipolar current collector is meant a collector which is the closest to the bipolar current collector in the stack and which may be either another bipolar current collector or an end collector. stacking.
• each bead is substantially equal to the thickness of an electrode on the same face of a collector.
• each bead is between 20 and 70 ⁇ , preferably 50 ⁇ plus or minus 5 ⁇ .
• the width of each bead is between 0, 1 and 2 cm.
• the bipolar battery comprises a stack of n electrochemical cells, with a number of n-2 bipolar current collectors, one of the adjacent collectors being a terminal current collector, the other of the adjacent collectors being other terminal current collector.
• all the anodes are in and the LiFePO 4 cathodes.
• Another aspect of the invention is a method of producing a bipolar battery comprising at least a first and second electrochemical cell stacked one on the other and each comprising an anode, a cathode and a electrolyte,
• the cathode of the first adjacent collector is opposite the anode of the bipolar collector being separated from a first separator and with contacting their cords;
• the anode of the second adjacent collector is opposite the cathode of the bipolar collector being separated from a second separator and with contacting their cords;
• the separators being each impregnated with an electrolyte.
• an electrical insulator, ionic conductor formed by at least one polymeric material such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polyvinyl acetate (PVA), polymethacrylate methyl (PMMA), polyoxyethylene (POE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a polymer selected from polyolefins such as polypropylene, polyethylene, cellulose.
• PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
• PMMA polymethacrylate methyl
• POE polyoxyethylene
• PET polyethylene terephthalate
• a polymer selected from polyolefins such as polypropylene, polyethylene, cellulose.
• the electrolyte according to the invention may be a liquid formed by a mixture of carbonate and at least one lithium salt.
• lithium salt is preferably meant a salt selected from LiPF6, LiClO4, LiBF4 and LiAsF6.
• the electrolyte may comprise one or more ionic liquid, based on lithium ions, namely a salt consisting of lithium cations, complexed with inorganic or organic anions, which has the property of being in the liquid state at ambient temperature.
• An ionic liquid depending on the nature of the anion, may be hydrophilic or hydrophobic.
• ionic liquids mention may be made of ionic liquids based on hydrophobic anions such as trifluoromethanesulfonate (CF 3 SO 3 ), bis (trifluoromethanesulfonate imide [(CF SC ⁇ ] and tris (trifluoromethanesulfonate) methide [( CT ⁇ SC ⁇ C].
• Heating according to step 11 is preferably carried out using U-shaped heating jaws around the peripheral portions of the collectors.
• the contacting of the cords according to step e / is preferably carried out at ambient temperature.
• FIG 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a bipolar lithium battery according to the state of the art
• FIGS. 2A and 2B are respectively front and sectional views of a bipolar current collector used in a lithium bipolar battery according to the state of the art
• FIGS. 3A and 3B are front and sectional views, respectively, of another bipolar current collector used in a lithium bipolar battery according to the state of the art
• FIGS. 4A to 4H are longitudinal sectional views showing the different steps for producing a bipolar lithium battery according to the invention.
• FIGS. 5A and 5B are detailed views showing the molecular bonding performed in the steps shown in FIGS. 4F and 4H;
• FIGS. 6A and 6B are detail views showing another alternative embodiment of sealing than that shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B.
• FIG. 1 There is shown a bipolar Li-ion battery according to the state of the art in FIG. 1, as it is illustrated in the patent application WO 03/047021.
• This battery comprises in the upper part an aluminum conductive substrate 13 (positive terminal current collector) and an active layer 14 based on positive lithium insertion material, such as Lii 04 ⁇ .96 ⁇ 4 and in the lower part a conductive substrate.
• aluminum 21 negative terminal current collector
• an active layer 20 based on positive lithium insertion material, such as TISO 4.
• a bipolar electrode 1 also called bipolar current collector, comprises an anode layer 16 and a cathode layer 18 on either side of an aluminum conductive substrate 10 in the form of a plate.
• the lower and upper electrodes 14 are separated from the bipolar electrode 1 by two separators 15, 19 in which an electrolyte is present in liquid or gel form.
• the electrolyte tightness of the battery between the two adjacent electrochemical cells constituted 14, 15, 16 and 18, 19, 20 is provided by a seal 22 which is formed by a deposit of resin or glue on the periphery of all the electrodes and the plate 10.
• a bipolar current collector 10 according to the state of the art is, depending on the lithium ion insertion materials used for producing the electrodes:
• - consists of two superimposed plates, one typically aluminum 10A1 is covered by a cathode 11 and the other typically copper 10C is covered by an anode 12 ( Figures 2A and 2B), - Or consists of a single plate typically aluminum 10A1 covered on one side by a cathode 11 and on the other of its faces by an anode 12 ( Figures 3 A and 3B).
• the main difficulty encountered in the design of a bipolar battery according to the state of the art is the realization of compartments perfectly sealed to the electrolyte, generally in liquid form, vis-à-vis each other, such as between the two cells C1 and C2, that is to say between compartments referenced 14, 15, 16 and 18, 19, 20 in FIG.
• the inventors propose a new solution for sealing a bipolar Li-ion battery vis-à-vis the electrolyte, more particularly a liquid electrolyte, which is robust during operation and in the long run and easy to implement, preferably at relatively low temperature.
• the steps of producing a bipolar battery with the molecular bonding sealing means according to the invention are described below in relation to FIGS. 4A to 4B.
• the battery produced comprises two cells C1, C2 stacked one on the other and each comprising an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte. It is specified that all the substrates 10, 13, 21 are made of aluminum. All the anodes of Li 3 O 4 and all the cathodes of LiFePO 4 .
• the separators are all in the same material as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).
• PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
• the electrolyte used is a mixture of carbonate and a lithium salt LiPF 6 .
• Step 1 A bipolar current collector 1 is made with a face covered with the cathode 18 of the first cell C1 and the opposite face covered with the anode 16 of the second cell C2 (FIG. 4A).
• Step 2 a terminal current collector 21 is made with a face covered with the anode 20 of the first cell C1 (FIG. 4B).
• Step 3 a terminal current collector 13 is made with a face covered with the cathode 18 of the second cell C2 (FIG. 4C).
• Step 4 depositing a bead 23 of electrical insulating material at the periphery of each face of each collector covered with a cathode 14 or 18 or anode 16 or 20. All the cords 23 are made in the electrical insulating material which is preferably aluminum oxide, deposited in the form of a thin layer of thickness e of the order of 50 ⁇ .
• FIG. 4D shows the bipolar current collector 1 with a bead 23 made of alumina at its periphery on each of its two faces.
• Step 5 A first separator 19 is inserted by placing it on the anode 20 of the first terminal current collector 21 (FIG. 4E).
• the bipolar current collector 1 is stacked on the first terminal collector 21 by directly contacting their cords 23 (FIG. 4F). This direct contact makes an initial bonding between the cords 23 by weak electrostatic hydrogen bonds.
• Step 6 The second first separator 15 is inserted by placing it on the anode
• the second terminal current collector 13 is stacked on the bipolar collector 1 by directly contacting their cords (FIG. 4H). This direct contact makes an initial bonding between the cords 23 by weak hydrogen bonds.
• Step 7 Heating is performed by means of U-shaped heating jaws surrounding the stack of the two-cell bipolar battery C1, C2 at its periphery. This heating makes it possible to transform the weak hydrogen bonds formed between cords 23 into covalent bonds.
• FIGS. 5A and 5B show the different molecular bonding steps between the first terminal collector 21 and the bipolar collector:
• an electrolyte in polymer form or in liquid form impregnated in a separator can be used.

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