WO2023075552A1 - 황-탄소 복합체를 포함하는 양극 및 이를 포함하는 리튬 이온 이차 전지 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a lithium ion secondary battery having high energy density and suppressing polysulfide elution to improve initial low irreversible characteristics and a positive electrode for the battery.
- Li-S batteries utilizing the existing catholyte system rely on a liquid phase reaction (catholyte type) through the production of polysulfide, an intermediate product in the form of Li 2 S X , to ) cannot fully utilize the high theoretical discharge capacity (1675 mAh/g), and the lifespan characteristics of the battery deteriorate due to battery deterioration due to polysulfide elution.
- an electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery and a cathode active material system capable of operating even at a porosity of 4.0 mAh/cm 2 or more and 60 vol% or less are required.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a cathode active material for a battery system having a high energy density of 400 Wh/kg or 600 Wh/L or more.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a lithium ion secondary battery including the positive electrode active material.
- a first aspect of the present invention relates to a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material including a sulfur-carbon composite, the sulfur-carbon composite includes a porous carbon material and sulfur, and the carbon material has a specific surface area (BET) greater than 3,000 m 2 /g,
- the ratio of pores with a pore diameter of less than 3 nm to 100 vol% of all pores is 95 vol% or less, the ratio of pores with a pore diameter of 1 nm to 3 nm to 100 vol% of total pores is 35 vol% or more, and the volume of pores among carbon materials is 2.0 cm 3 / that exceeds g.
- the pore volume is greater than 2.0 cm 3 /g and less than or equal to 4.5 cm 3 /g.
- the sulfur-carbon composite in the first or second aspect, has an SCP value of 0.7 to 0.95 in Equation 2 below.
- SCP sulfur content ratio (A) ⁇ pore volume ratio of carbon material (B)
- Equation 2 A is the ratio of the mass of sulfur to the mass of the carbon-sulfur composite, and B is the ratio of the volume of pores in the carbon material to the total volume (apparent volume) of the carbon material.
- the carbon material includes 95 wt% or more of activated carbon relative to 100 wt% of the carbon material.
- the cathode active material includes 70 wt% or more of the sulfur-carbon composite based on 100 wt% of the cathode active material.
- the sulfur-carbon composite is simply mixed and composited with sulfur and a carbon material, has a core-shell structure coating, or has a carbon material. It has any one or more of the states in which sulfur is filled in the internal pores of the material.
- the cathode active material further includes a binder resin and a conductive material.
- the carbon material has a circularity of 50% or more.
- the sulfur is located on at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of pores of the carbon material, and the entire inner and outer surfaces of the carbon material It is present on less than 100% of the surface.
- a tenth aspect of the present invention relates to a lithium-sulfur battery, wherein the battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution, wherein the electrolyte solution is one of a cyclic ether, a linear ether, and a fluorinated ether. and more than one species, wherein the positive electrode is according to any one of the first to ninth aspects.
- the lithium-sulfur battery to which the sulfur-carbon composite according to the present invention is applied has an effect of reducing initial irreversible capacity and improving output characteristics and life characteristics.
- the "specific surface area” is measured by the BET method, and can be specifically calculated from the nitrogen gas adsorption amount under liquid nitrogen temperature (77K) using BELSORP-mino II of BEL Japan.
- composite refers to a material that exhibits more effective functions while forming a physically and chemically different phase by combining two or more materials.
- porosity means the ratio of the volume occupied by pores to the total volume in a structure, uses % as its unit, and is used interchangeably with terms such as porosity and porosity.
- particle size D50 means the particle size on the basis of 50% of the particle size distribution of the particles to be measured.
- the particle size D50 may be measured using a laser diffraction method. For example, after dispersing the particle size measurement object particle powder in a dispersion medium, introducing it into a commercially available laser diffraction particle size measuring device (e.g., Microtrac MT 3000), irradiating ultrasonic waves of about 28 kHz with an output of 60 W, and then distributing the volume cumulative particle size distribution. After obtaining the graph, it can be measured by finding the particle size corresponding to 50% of the cumulative volume.
- a laser diffraction particle size measuring device e.g., Microtrac MT 3000
- the electrochemical device may include any device that undergoes an electrochemical reaction. Specific examples include all kinds of primary cells, secondary cells, fuel cells, solar cells, or capacitors such as supercapacitor devices.
- the electrochemical device may be a secondary battery secondary battery, and the secondary battery may be a lithium ion secondary battery. Examples of the lithium ion secondary battery include a lithium-metal battery, a lithium-sulfur battery, an all-solid-state battery, and a lithium polymer battery, among which a lithium-sulfur battery is preferred.
- the cathode active material according to the present invention includes a sulfur-carbon composite, wherein the sulfur-carbon composite includes a porous carbon material, and the porous carbon material has a BET specific surface area and pore volume within specific ranges.
- Lithium-sulfur batteries not only have high discharge capacity and theoretical energy density among various secondary batteries, but also sulfur used as a cathode active material is abundant and cheap, so they can lower the manufacturing cost of batteries and are environmentally friendly. It is popular as a secondary battery.
- sulfur which is a cathode active material
- a sulfur-carbon composite compounded with a carbon material which is a conductive material, is generally used to compensate for low electrical conductivity.
- lithium polysulfide formed during the electrochemical oxidation/reduction reaction of a lithium-sulfur battery leaks into the electrolyte, resulting in a loss of sulfur, resulting in a rapid increase in the amount of sulfur participating in the electrochemical reaction. reduced, so in actual operation, both the theoretical discharge capacity and the theoretical energy density cannot be realized.
- sulfur is transformed into lithium sulfide (Li 2 S) during complete discharge, and volume expansion of about 80% occurs.
- contact with the electrolyte is difficult because the volume of pores in the cathode is reduced.
- lithium polysulfide is not completely reduced due to a shuttle phenomenon moving between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and undergoes a cyclic reaction that consumes electrons, thereby deteriorating charge and discharge efficiency and lifespan.
- the BET specific surface area and particle size are controlled within a specific range.
- a positive electrode comprising a sulfur-carbon composite comprising a porous carbon material is provided.
- the cathode active material according to the present invention includes a sulfur-carbon composite
- the sulfur-carbon composite includes a porous carbon material and sulfur, and pores of the porous carbon material contain sulfur.
- the carbon material has a BET specific surface area of more than 3,000 m 2 /g, a ratio of pores having a pore diameter of less than 3 nm to 100 vol% of the total pores of the carbon material is 95 vol% or less, and pores having a size of 1 nm to 3 nm The ratio of is 35 vol% or more.
- the carbon material may have a total pore volume of more than 2.0 cm 3 /g.
- the volume of the pores may be greater than 2.0 cm 3 /g and less than 4.5 cm 3 /g. If it is out of the above range, the porosity is excessively high, and durability may be deteriorated.
- the carbon material serves as a support for providing a skeleton on which sulfur can be uniformly and stably immobilized, and compensates for the low electrical conductivity of sulfur so that the electrochemical reaction can proceed smoothly.
- the sulfur-carbon composite has a large BET specific surface area and an appropriate diameter size, the sulfur-supported carbon material has a high sulfur load, low irreversible capacity and high energy density. That is, it has a structure capable of increasing the utilization rate of sulfur during the electrochemical reaction.
- the present invention by controlling the BET specific surface area and diameter of the carbon material, which is a sulfur carrier, within a specific range, sulfur is uniformly dispersed on the inner and outer surfaces of the carbon material, while the irreversible capacity is lowered to increase the electrochemical reactivity of sulfur.
- the use of the carbon material improves the electrochemical reactivity, stability, and electrical conductivity of the sulfur-carbon composite, thereby improving the capacity and lifespan of the lithium-sulfur battery, as well as preventing loss of sulfur or volume change during charging and discharging. Even if it occurs, it shows the optimal charge/discharge performance.
- the carbon material used as the sulfur support can generally be prepared by carbonizing various carbon material precursors.
- the carbon material may include a plurality of irregular pores on the surface and inside.
- the carbon material has a BET specific surface area of more than 3,000 m 2 /g, and the ratio of pores having a pore diameter of less than 3 nm to 100 vol% of all pores of the carbon material is 95 vol% or less, and 1 nm to 3 nm The proportion of pores is 35 vol% or more. .
- the carbon material may be used without limitation as long as it is commonly used in lithium-sulfur secondary batteries in a spherical, rod, acicular, plate, tubular or bulk form.
- the carbon material is a porous and conductive carbon-based material, and any one commonly used in the art may be used.
- graphite; graphene; Carbon black, such as Denka black, acetylene black, Ketjen black, channel black, furnace black, lamp black, and summer black carbon nanotubes (CNT) such as single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); carbon fibers such as graphite nanofibers (GNF), carbon nanofibers (CNF), and activated carbon fibers (ACF); graphite such as natural graphite, artificial graphite, and expanded graphite; carbon nanoribbon; It may include at least one selected from the group consisting of carbon nanobelts, carbon nanorods, and activated carbon.
- the carbon material may include activated carbon.
- the carbon material preferably includes spherical or pseudo-spherical activated carbon.
- the spherical and pseudo-spherical shapes have a circularity of 50% or more, 55% or more, or 60% or more according to Equation 1 below.
- Equation 1 A is the projected area of the two-dimensionally projected particle, and P is the circumferential length of the two-dimensionally projected particle.
- the circularity can be measured using an image analysis device using a scanning type transfer microscope image of the particles. However, it is not particularly limited thereto, and devices, equipment, and software commonly used for circularity measurement may be appropriately selected and applied.
- the circularity is measured by a scanning electron microscope (S-4800 manufactured by Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation) on a sheet that is dispersed and fixed so that the particles are arranged parallel to the sheet without stacking, directly above the sheet. It can be measured by a method of photographing and analyzing the image with A Azokun (manufactured by Asahi Kasei Engineering Corporation).
- the circularity of 100 to 1000 or 100 to 500 particles may be measured, and the average of the measured circularity values may be used as the circularity of the sample.
- circularity of 300 particles may be measured, and an average value of the measured circularity values may be used as circularity of all samples.
- the number of particles used to measure the circularity of the sample is not limited to the above range, and a person skilled in the art can select an appropriate number.
- the carbon material may contain 95 wt% or more, preferably 99 wt% or more of activated carbon, based on 100 wt%.
- the carbon material may consist only of activated carbon.
- the carbon material has a BET specific surface area of more than 3,000 m 2 /g, the ratio of pores having a pore diameter of less than 3 nm to 100 vol% of the total pores of the carbon material is 95 vol% or less, and pores of 1 nm to 3 nm The ratio of is 35 vol% or more. If the above range is not satisfied, a problem may occur in forming a structure for increasing the utilization rate of sulfur in the electrode.
- the sulfur-carbon composite includes sulfur. Since the sulfur alone does not have electrical conductivity, it is used in combination with the above-mentioned carbon material.
- inorganic sulfur (S 8 ) may be included.
- the cathode active material may contain 50 wt% or more, 70 wt% or more, 90 wt% or more, or 95 wt% or more of the sulfur-carbon composite having the above characteristics relative to 100 wt% of the cathode active material. In one embodiment of the present invention, the cathode active material may be composed of only the sulfur-carbon composite.
- the sulfur content in the sulfur-carbon composite is that the SCP value according to Equation 2 below is greater than 0.7 and less than 0.95.
- Equation 2 A is the ratio of the mass of sulfur to the mass of the carbon-sulfur complex (mass of sulfur/mass of the sulfur-carbon complex), and B is the total volume of the carbon material (apparent volume, volume of carbon only + volume of pores) compared to It means the ratio of the pore volume in the carbon material (pore volume / apparent volume in the carbon material), and there is no unit of SCP.
- the true density of carbon may be 2.0 g/cm 3 (excluding the pore volume of the carbon material) and the carbon unit volume may be 0.5 (cm 3 /g).
- the SCP value means the content of sulfur that can be used reversibly in the carbon material having a specific pore structure.
- sulfur or sulfur compounds that are not bonded to the carbon material are aggregated or reeluted to the surface of the porous carbon material, making it difficult to receive electrons and thus not participating in the electrochemical reaction. losses may occur.
- the sulfur is located on at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the pores of the carbon material, and in this case, less than 100% of the total inner and outer surfaces of the carbon material, preferably 1 to 10%. 95%, more preferably from 60 to 90%.
- the sulfur is within the above range on the surface of the carbon material, the maximum effect can be exhibited in terms of electron transfer area and wettability of the electrolyte. Specifically, since sulfur is thinly and evenly impregnated into the surface of the carbon material in the above range, the electron transfer contact area can be increased during the charging and discharging process.
- the sulfur is located on 100% of the entire surface of the carbon material, the carbon material is completely covered with sulfur, and the wettability of the electrolyte solution is lowered and the contact with the conductive material included in the electrode is lowered, so that electrons cannot be transferred and participate in the reaction. there will be no
- the sulfur-carbon composite may be composited by simply mixing the sulfur and the carbon material, or may have a core-shell structure coating form or a supported form.
- the coating form of the core-shell structure is one in which one of sulfur or carbon material is coated with another material, and for example, the surface of the carbon material may be wrapped with sulfur or vice versa.
- the supported form may be a form in which sulfur is filled in the interior of the carbon material, particularly the internal pores. Any form of the sulfur-carbon composite can be used as long as it satisfies the content ratio of the sulfur-based compound and the carbon material presented above, and is not limited in the present invention.
- the present invention provides a method for preparing the sulfur-carbon composite.
- the manufacturing method of the sulfur-carbon composite according to the present invention is not particularly limited and is commonly known in the art, and is prepared by a composite method consisting of (S1) mixing a carbon material and sulfur, and then (S2) composite.
- the mixing in step (S1) is to increase the degree of mixing between sulfur and the carbon material, and can be performed using a stirring device commonly used in the art. At this time, the mixing time and speed may also be selectively adjusted according to the content and conditions of the raw material.
- the compounding method of step (S2) is not particularly limited in the present invention, and a method commonly used in the art may be used.
- a method commonly used in the art such as dry compounding or wet compounding such as spray coating, may be used.
- the mixture of sulfur and carbon material obtained is pulverized by ball milling, and then placed in an oven at 120 ° C. to 160 ° C. for 20 minutes to 1 hour so that molten sulfur can be evenly coated on the inner and outer surfaces of the carbon material. method can be used.
- the sulfur-carbon composite prepared through the above-described manufacturing method has a structure in which the specific surface area is high, the amount of sulfur supported is high, and the utilization rate of sulfur is improved, not only the electrochemical reactivity of sulfur is improved, but also the accessibility and contactability of the electrolyte solution are improved.
- the capacity and lifespan characteristics of lithium-sulfur batteries can be improved.
- the positive electrode may include a positive electrode current collector; and a cathode active material layer formed on at least one side of the cathode current collector, wherein the cathode active material layer includes a cathode active material, a conductive material, and a binder resin.
- the cathode active material may include 70 wt% or more, preferably 85 wt% or more, of the cathode active material based on 100 wt% of the cathode active material layer.
- the cathode active material includes the aforementioned sulfur-carbon composite.
- the positive electrode active material may include 70 wt% or more, preferably 80 wt% or more, and more preferably 90 wt% or more of the sulfur-carbon composite based on 100 wt% of the positive electrode active material.
- the cathode active material may be composed of only the sulfur-carbon composite.
- one or more additives selected from transition metal elements, group IIIA elements, group IVA elements, sulfur compounds of these elements, and alloys of these elements and sulfur may be further included.
- the positive electrode active material layer may include a lithium transition metal composite oxide represented by the following [Formula 1].
- M 1 may be Mn, Al or a combination thereof, preferably Mn or Mn and Al.
- M 2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr, W, Y, Ba, Ca, Ti, Mg, Ta, and Nb, preferably one selected from the group consisting of Zr, Y, Mg, and Ti. or more, more preferably Zr, Y, or a combination thereof.
- the M 2 element is not necessarily included, but when included in an appropriate amount, it may play a role of promoting grain growth during firing or improving crystal structure stability.
- the positive electrode current collector various positive electrode current collectors used in the art may be used.
- the cathode current collector stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, calcined carbon, or aluminum or stainless steel surface-treated with carbon, nickel, titanium, or silver may be used.
- the cathode current collector may typically have a thickness of 3 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m, and fine irregularities may be formed on the surface of the cathode current collector to increase adhesion of the cathode active material.
- the cathode current collector may be used in various forms such as, for example, a film, sheet, foil, net, porous material, foam, or nonwoven fabric.
- the conductive material is used to impart conductivity to the electrode, and in the battery, any material that does not cause chemical change and has electronic conductivity may be used without particular limitation.
- Specific examples include graphite such as natural graphite or artificial graphite; carbon-based materials such as carbon black, acetylene black, ketjen black, channel black, furnace black, lamp black, summer black, carbon fiber, and carbon nanotube; metal powders or metal fibers such as copper, nickel, aluminum, and silver; conductive whiskers such as zinc oxide and potassium titanate; conductive metal oxides such as titanium oxide; or conductive polymers such as polyphenylene derivatives, and the like, and one of them alone or a mixture of two or more may be used.
- the conductive material may be typically included in an amount of 1 to 30 wt%, preferably 1 to 20 wt%, and more preferably 1 to 10 wt%, based on the total weight of the positive electrode active material layer.
- the binder serves to improve the adhesion between the particles of the positive electrode active material and the adhesion between the positive electrode active material and the positive electrode current collector, and specific examples include polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene Polymer (PVDF-co-HFP), polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylonitrile, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), starch, hydroxypropylcellulose, regenerated cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber (EPDM rubber), sulfonated-EPDM, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), fluoro rubber, or various copolymers thereof, and the like, One of these alone or a mixture of two or more may be used.
- the binder may be included in an amount of 1 to 30 wt%, preferably 1 to 20 wt%, and more
- the positive electrode may be prepared by a conventional method known in the art.
- the binder is dissolved in a solvent for preparing a slurry, and then the conductive material is dispersed.
- a solvent for preparing the slurry it is preferable to use a solvent that can uniformly disperse the positive electrode active material, binder, and conductive material and evaporates easily, and representative examples include acetonitrile, methanol, ethanol, tetrahydrofuran, water, iso Propyl alcohol and the like can be used.
- a positive electrode slurry is prepared by uniformly dispersing the positive electrode active material, or optionally together with an additive, in the solvent in which the conductive material is dispersed.
- the amount of the solvent, the positive electrode active material, or optionally the additive included in the slurry does not have a particularly important meaning in the present application, and it is sufficient as long as the slurry has an appropriate viscosity to facilitate coating.
- the prepared slurry is applied to a current collector and vacuum dried to form a positive electrode.
- the slurry may be coated on the current collector in an appropriate thickness according to the viscosity of the slurry and the thickness of the positive electrode to be formed.
- the coating may be performed by a method commonly known in the art, but for example, the positive electrode active material slurry may be distributed on the upper surface of one side of the positive electrode current collector and then uniformly dispersed using a doctor blade or the like. can In addition, it may be performed through methods such as die casting, comma coating, and screen printing.
- the drying is not particularly limited, but may be performed in a vacuum oven at 50 to 200 ° C within 1 day.
- the present invention provides a lithium-sulfur battery including an electrode assembly including a positive electrode including the aforementioned sulfur-carbon composite and an electrolyte solution.
- the electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.
- the electrode assembly may be stacked with a separator interposed between an anode and a cathode to form a stacked or stacked/folded structure, or may be wound to form a jelly roll structure.
- a separator may be additionally disposed on the outside to prevent contact between the negative electrode and the positive electrode.
- the negative electrode may include a negative electrode current collector; and an anode active material layer formed on at least one side of the anode current collector, wherein the anode active material layer includes a cathode active material, a conductive material, and a binder.
- the anode may have a structure in which an anode active material layer is formed on one or both surfaces of a long sheet-shaped anode current collector, and the anode active material layer may include a cathode active material, a conductive material, and a binder.
- the negative electrode is a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder on one side or both sides of a long sheet-shaped negative electrode current collector by dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), isopropyl alcohol, N-methylpyrroly It may be prepared by applying a negative electrode slurry prepared by dispersing in a solvent such as NMP, acetone, or water, removing the solvent of the negative electrode slurry through a drying process, and then rolling. Meanwhile, when the negative electrode slurry is applied, a negative electrode including an uncoated portion may be manufactured by not applying the negative electrode slurry to a partial region of the negative electrode current collector, for example, one end of the negative electrode current collector.
- DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
- the anode active material includes a material capable of reversibly intercalating or deintercalating lithium (Li + ), a material capable of reacting with lithium ions to reversibly form a lithium-containing compound, lithium metal, or a lithium alloy.
- the material capable of reversibly intercalating or deintercalating the lithium ion may be, for example, crystalline carbon, amorphous carbon, or a mixture thereof, and specifically, artificial graphite, natural graphite, graphitized carbon fiber, amorphous carbon, or soft carbon ), hard carbon, and the like, but are not limited thereto.
- the material capable of reversibly forming a lithium-containing compound by reacting with the lithium ion may be, for example, tin oxide, titanium nitrate, or a silicon-based compound.
- the lithium alloy is, for example, lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), francium (Fr), beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium ( It may be an alloy of a metal selected from the group consisting of Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), radium (Ra), aluminum (Al), and tin (Sn).
- the negative electrode active material may be lithium metal, and specifically, may be in the form of a lithium metal thin film or lithium metal powder.
- the silicon-based negative electrode active material is Si, a Si-Me alloy (where Me is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Sn, Mg, Cu, Fe, Pb, Zn, Mn, Cr, Ti, and Ni), SiO It may be y (here, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 2), a Si—C complex, or a combination thereof, preferably SiO y (here, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 2). Since the silicon-based negative active material has a high theoretical capacity, capacity characteristics may be improved when the silicon-based negative active material is included.
- negative electrode current collectors commonly used in the art may be used, and examples include copper, stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, fired carbon, carbon on the surface of copper or stainless steel, A surface treated with nickel, titanium, silver, or the like, an aluminum-cadmium alloy, or the like may be used.
- the negative electrode current collector may have a thickness of typically 3 to 500 ⁇ m, and like the positive electrode current collector, fine irregularities may be formed on the surface of the current collector to enhance bonding strength of the negative electrode active material. For example, it may be used in various forms such as films, sheets, foils, nets, porous materials, foams, and non-woven fabrics.
- the conductive material is used to impart conductivity to the negative electrode, and any material having electronic conductivity without causing chemical change in the battery may be used without particular limitation.
- Specific examples include graphite such as natural graphite or artificial graphite; carbon-based materials such as carbon black, acetylene black, ketjen black, channel black, furnace black, lamp black, summer black, carbon fiber, and carbon nanotube; metal powders or metal fibers such as copper, nickel, aluminum, and silver; conductive whiskers such as zinc oxide and potassium titanate; conductive metal oxides such as titanium oxide; or conductive polymers such as polyphenylene derivatives, and the like, and one of them alone or a mixture of two or more may be used.
- the conductive material may be typically included in an amount of 1 to 30 wt%, preferably 1 to 20 wt%, and more preferably 1 to 10 wt%, based on the total weight of the negative electrode active material layer.
- the binder serves to improve adhesion between particles of the anode active material and adhesion between the anode active material and the anode current collector.
- Specific examples include polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (PVDF-co-HFP), polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylonitrile, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) ), starch, hydroxypropylcellulose, regenerated cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber (EPDM rubber), sulfonated-EPDM, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), fluororubber, or various copolymers thereof, and the like, and one type alone or a mixture of two or more types thereof may be used.
- the binder may be included in an amount of 1 to 30 wt%, preferably 1
- the electrode assembly further includes a separator, and the separator is disposed in the electrode assembly in a manner interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode.
- the separator separates the negative electrode and the positive electrode and provides a passage for lithium ions to move, and can be used without particular limitation as long as it is normally used as a separator in a lithium secondary battery.
- the separator is a porous polymer film, for example, a porous film made of polyolefin polymers such as ethylene homopolymer, propylene homopolymer, ethylene/butene copolymer, ethylene/hexene copolymer, and ethylene/methacrylate copolymer.
- a polymer film or a laminated structure of two or more layers thereof may be used.
- conventional porous non-woven fabrics for example, non-woven fabrics made of high-melting glass fibers, polyethylene terephthalate fibers, and the like may be used.
- a coated separator containing a ceramic component or a polymer material may be used to secure heat resistance or mechanical strength.
- the electrochemical device is a battery case in which an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are stored together, and an appropriate battery case may be selected without particular limitation as long as it is commonly used in the art, such as a pouch type or a metal can type.
- electrolyte used in the present invention various electrolytes that can be used in lithium secondary batteries, such as organic liquid electrolytes, inorganic liquid electrolytes, solid polymer electrolytes, gel-type polymer electrolytes, solid inorganic electrolytes, molten inorganic electrolytes, and the like can be used. And the type is not particularly limited.
- the electrolyte may include an organic solvent and a lithium salt.
- the organic solvent may be used without particular limitation as long as it can serve as a medium through which ions involved in the electrochemical reaction of the battery can move.
- the organic solvent includes ester solvents such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, ⁇ -butyrolactone, and ⁇ -caprolactone; ether solvents such as dibutyl ether or tetrahydrofuran; ketone solvents such as cyclohexanone; aromatic hydrocarbon-based solvents such as benzene and fluorobenzene; Dimethylcarbonate (DMC), diethylcarbonate (DEC), methylethylcarbonate (MEC), ethylmethylcarbonate (EMC), ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate, PC) and other carbonate-based solvents; alcohol solvents such as ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol; nitriles such as R—CN (R is a C 2 to C 20 linear, branched, or cyclic hydro
- ether-based solvent as the non-aqueous solvent of the electrolyte solution in terms of improving the charge and discharge performance of the battery.
- ether-based solvents include cyclic ethers (eg, 1,3-dioxolane, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, etc.) and linear ether compounds (eg, 1,3-dioxolane).
- 1,2 dimethoxyethane, etc.), low-viscosity fluorinated ethers such as (1H,1H,2'H,3H-decafluorodipropyl ether (1H,1H,2'H,3H-Decafluorodipropyl ether) , difluoromethyl 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ether (Difluoromethyl 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ether), 1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl trifluoromethyl ether (1,2, 2,2-Tetrafluoroethyl trifluoromethyl ether), 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropyl difluoromethyl ether (1,1,2,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropyl difluoromethyl ether), 1H, 1H,2'H,3H-decafluorodipropyl ether (1H,1H,2'H,3H-Decafluorodiprop
- the lithium salt may be used without particular limitation as long as it is a compound capable of providing lithium ions used in a lithium secondary battery.
- the lithium salt is LiPF 6 , LiClO 4 , LiAsF 6 , LiBF 4 , LiSbF 6 , LiAlO 4 , LiAlCl 4 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiC 4 F 9 SO 3 , LiN(C 2 F 5 SO 3 ) 2 , LiN(C 2 F 5 SO 2 ) 2 , LiN(CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 , LiCl, LiI, or LiB(C 2 O 4 ) 2 , and the like may be used.
- the concentration of the lithium salt is preferably used within the range of 0.1 to 5.0M, preferably 0.1 to 3.0M.
- concentration of the lithium salt is within the above range, the electrolyte has appropriate conductivity and viscosity, so excellent electrolyte performance can be exhibited, and lithium ions can move effectively.
- the electrolyte may further include an additive for the purpose of improving lifespan characteristics of a battery, suppressing a decrease in battery capacity, and improving a discharge capacity of a battery.
- the additives include haloalkylene carbonate-based compounds such as difluoroethylene carbonate, pyridine, triethylphosphite, triethanolamine, cyclic ether, ethylene diamine, n-glyme, hexamethyl phosphate tria Mead, nitrobenzene derivatives, sulfur, quinone imine dyes, N-substituted oxazolidinones, N,N-substituted imidazolidines, ethylene glycol dialkyl ethers, ammonium salts, pyrroles, 2-methoxy ethanol or aluminum trichloride alone Alternatively, it may be mixed and used, but is not limited thereto.
- the additive may be included in an amount of 0.1 to 10 wt%,
- the shape of the lithium-sulfur battery is not particularly limited and may be in various shapes such as a cylindrical shape, a stacked shape, and a coin shape.
- the present invention provides a battery module including the lithium-sulfur battery as a unit cell.
- the battery module may be used as a power source for medium or large-sized devices requiring high temperature stability, long cycle characteristics, and high capacity characteristics.
- Examples of the medium-large device include a power tool powered by an omniscient motor and moving; electric vehicles, including electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the like; electric two-wheeled vehicles including electric bicycles (E-bikes) and electric scooters (Escooters); electric golf carts; A power storage system and the like may be mentioned, but is not limited thereto.
- electric vehicles including electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the like
- electric two-wheeled vehicles including electric bicycles (E-bikes) and electric scooters (Escooters); electric golf carts
- a power storage system and the like may be mentioned, but is not limited thereto.
- Activated carbon and sulfur (S 8 ) were evenly mixed in the weight ratio of Table 1 below, pulverized by ball milling, and placed in an oven at 155 ° C. for 30 minutes to prepare a sulfur-carbon composite.
- SCP is a value calculated based on Equation 2 above.
- a positive electrode slurry composition was prepared by mixing.
- the positive electrode slurry composition prepared above was applied to a thickness of 350 ⁇ m on an aluminum current collector having a thickness of 20 ⁇ m, dried at 50 ° C. for 12 hours, and pressed with a roll press to prepare a positive electrode.
- LiTFSI lithium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide
- a lithium-sulfur battery was prepared by placing the prepared positive electrode and the negative electrode facing each other, placing polyethylene having a thickness of 20 ⁇ m and a porosity of 45 vol% between them as a separator, and then injecting 70 ⁇ l of the prepared electrolyte. .
- the specific surface area, total pore volume and average pore diameter of the carbon material used in Production Example were measured. Specifically, nitrogen adsorption and desorption amounts were measured for each carbon material used in Preparation Example under vacuum using a specific surface area measuring instrument (model name: BELSORP-MINI, manufacturer: BEL Japan Inc.). Through this, an isothermal adsorption and desorption curve was obtained and the specific surface area, total pore volume, and pore volume (vol%) of less than 3 nm in diameter were calculated using the Brunaure-Emmett-Teller (BET) method. .
- BET Brunaure-Emmett-Teller
- a battery charger/discharger (manufacturer: PNE) was used, and charging and discharging were performed at a rate of 0.1C/0.1C in the range of 1.0 to 3.6V at 25°C constant temperature.
- Irreversible capacity ratio [1st discharge capacity (0.1C rate) - 2nd discharge capacity (0.1C rate)] ⁇ 1st discharge capacity (0.1C rate) x 100 (%)
- cycle evaluation was performed under 0.3C/0.5C charge/discharge conditions.
- Output ratio 12th output energy (0.5C rate discharge capacity x nominal voltage) ⁇ 3rd output energy (0.1C rate discharge capacity x nominal voltage) x 100 (%)
- the BET of the carbon material exceeds 3,000 m 2 /g, the pore ratio of less than 3 nm in diameter is 95% or less, and the pore ratio of 1-3 nm in diameter is 35% or more, , the pore volume was greater than 2.0 cm 3 /g, the SCP was 0.7 to 0.95, and the circularity was 50% or more.
- the irreversible capacity ratio was confirmed to be less than 5%, and the output ratio was confirmed to be 80% or more.
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Description
탄소 재료 BET 비표면적 (m2/g) |
황 (중량%) |
탄소 재료 (중량%) |
직경 3nm 미만 기공 비율(%) | 직경 1nm 내지 3nm 기공 비율(%) |
기공 용적 (cm3/g) |
SCP 값 | 원형도 (%) |
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실시예 1 | 3,100 | 70 | 30 | 90.0 | 41.8 | 2.1 | 0.91 | 60 |
실시예 2 | 3,100 | 60 | 40 | 90.0 | 41.8 | 2.1 | 0.78 | 50 |
실시예 3 | 3,100 | 60 | 40 | 88.0 | 36.7 | 2.1 | 0.80 | 55 |
비교예 1 | 2,050 | 60 | 40 | 96.0 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 0.90 | 40 |
비교예 2 | 2,200 | 60 | 40 | 92.0 | 28.0 | 1.0 | 0.84 | 45 |
비교예 3 | 3,100 | 76 | 24 | 85.8 | 42.6 | 1.9 | 0.96 | 45 |
비교예 4 | 3,100 | 50 | 50 | 90.0 | 41.8 | 2.1 | 0.65 | 45 |
비가역 용량 비율(%) | 출력 비율(%) | |
실시예 1 | 2.92 | 84 |
실시예 2 | 2.11 | 81 |
실시예 3 | 4.48 | 81 |
비교예 1 | 19.89 | - |
비교예 2 | 20.74 | - |
비교예 3 | 11.14 | - |
비교예 4 | 1.91 | 74% |
Claims (10)
- 황-탄소 복합체를 포함하는 양극 활물질을 포함하며,상기 황-탄소 복합체는 다공성 탄소 재료 및 황을 포함하며,상기 탄소 재료는 비표면적 (BET)이 3,000m2/g을 초과하며,전체 기공 100vol% 대비 기공 직경이 3nm 미만인 기공의 비율은 95vol% 이하이며 전체 기공 100vol% 대비 기공 직경이 1nm 내지 3nm인 기공의 비율은 35vol% 이상이고, 탄소 재료 중 기공의 용적이 2.0cm3/g 을 초과하는 것인 리튬-황 전지용 양극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 기공의 용적이 2.0cm3/g 초과 4.5cm3/g 이하인 것인 리튬-황 전지용 양극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 황-탄소 복합체는 아래 식 2의 SCP 값이 0.7 내지 0.95인 것인 리튬-황 전지용 양극:[식 2]SCP = 황 함량 비율(A) ÷ 탄소 재료의 기공 부피 비율(B)상기 식 2에서 A는 탄소-황 복합체 질량 대비 황의 질량의 비율인 것이며, B는 탄소 재료의 전체 부피(겉보기 부피) 대비 탄소 재료 내 기공 부피의 비율을 의미하는 것이다.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 탄소 재료는 탄소 재료 100wt% 대비 95wt% 이상 활성 탄소를 포함하는 것인 리튬-황 전지용 양극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 양극 활물질은 양극 활물질 100wt% 대비 상기 황-탄소 복합체를 70wt% 이상 포함하는 것인 리튬-황 전지용 양극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 황 탄소 복합체는 황과 탄소 재료가 단순 혼합되어 복합화되어 있거나, 코어-쉘 구조의 코팅 형태를 갖거나, 탄소 재료의 내부 기공에 황이 충진되어 있는 상태 중 어느 하나 이상을 갖는 것인 리튬-황 전지용 양극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 양극 활물질은 바인더 수지 및 도전재를 더 포함하는 것인 리튬-황 전지용 양극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 탄소 재료는 원형도가 50% 이상인 것인 리튬-황 전지용 양극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 황은, 상기 탄소 재료의 기공 내부 및 외부 표면 중 적어도 어느 한 표면에 위치하며, 상기 탄소 재료의 내부 및 외부 전체 표면의 100% 미만 영역에 존재하는 것인 리튬-황 전지용 양극.
- 양극, 음극, 상기 양극과 음극 사이에 개재된 분리막 및 전해액을 포함하며, 상기 전해액은 환형 에테르, 선형 에테르 및 불화 에테르 중 1종 이상을 포함하고, 상기 양극은 제1항에 따른 것인 리튬-황 전지.
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