Patents by Inventor Eun Sol Lho

Eun Sol Lho has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250210652
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery which includes a: nickel-based lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide satisfies Equation 2: [Equation 2] ? size (| crystallite sizeIB-crystallite sizeFWHM|) ?20, wherein, in Equation 1 and Equation 2, crystallite sizeFWHM is a crystallite size obtained by calculating from X-ray diffraction (XRD) data using a full width at half maximum (FWHM) method, and crystallite sizeIB is a crystallite size obtained by calculating from XRD data using an integral breadth (IB) method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2025
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Ra Baek, Eun Sol Lho, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Wook Lee, Eun Jo
  • Publication number: 20250091903
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium transition metal oxide having a nickel content of 70 mol % or greater with respect to all metals excluding lithium, wherein EELS analysis results for a particle surface satisfy Equation 1 below: 0.85?I(854 eV)/I(855.5 eV)<1??[Equation 1] wherein I (854 eV) indicates a peak intensity observed around 854 eV, and I (855.5 eV) indicates a peak intensity observed around 855.5 eV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong Il Kim, Su Yeon Oh, Seok Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20250091902
    Abstract: A blended positive electrode material includes a first positive electrode active material containing a first lithium transition metal oxide and a second positive electrode active material containing a second lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the first lithium transition metal oxide and the second lithium transition metal oxide each have a nickel content of 70 mol % or greater with respect to of all metals excluding lithium, the first positive electrode active material has a greater D50 than the second positive electrode active material, and EELS analysis results for particle surfaces of both the first positive electrode active material and the second positive electrode active material satisfy Equation 1. A method for preparing the blended positive electrode material is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Hyeong II Kim, Su Yeon Oh, Seok Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 12255330
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery which includes a nickel-based lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide satisfies Equation 1 and Equation 2 below 80 nm?crystallite sizeFWHM?150 nm??[Equation 1] ? size(|crystallite sizeIB?crystallite sizeFWHM|)?20??[Equation 2] wherein, in Equation 1 and Equation 2, crystallite sizeFWHM is a crystallite size obtained by calculating from X-ray diffraction (XRD) data using a full width at half maximum (FWHM) method, and crystallite sizeIB is a crystallite size obtained by calculating from XRD data using an integral breadth (IB) method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Ra Baek, Eun Sol Lho, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Wook Lee, Eun Jo
  • Publication number: 20250079433
    Abstract: disclosure A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode collector; and a positive electrode active material layer which is formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode collector and includes a positive electrode active material, wherein the positive electrode active material layer has a pore volume of 7.0×10?3·cm3/g to 8.0×10?3·cm3/g. A method for preparing the positive electrode is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Woo Kim, Gi Beom Han, Eun Sol Lho, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong Il Kim
  • Publication number: 20250070156
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide having a Ni content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals except lithium, and in the form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle. The nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide has a coating layer positioned on the surface thereof, wherein the coating layer contains cobalt. The positive electrode active material also satisfies [Equation 1] 1?XY/Z?3, wherein X is the molar number (mol %) of Co in the coating layer based on 100 moles of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, Y is the average particle diameter (?m) of nodules of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, and Z is D50 (?m) of the positive electrode active material, wherein Z is from 5 ?m to 12 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Su Yeon Oh, Byun Chun Park, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong Il Kim
  • Publication number: 20250054942
    Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a collector; and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the collector, wherein the ratio of a peak intensity of a (003) plane to a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the positive electrode measured by X-ray diffraction analysis is 8 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Gi Beom Han, Jong Woo Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong II Kim
  • Publication number: 20250046814
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide comprising nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), and a coating layer formed on surfaces of the lithium composite transition metal oxide, wherein, in the lithium composite transition metal oxide, an amount of the nickel (Ni) in a total amount of transition metals is 60 mol % or more, and an amount of the manganese (Mn) is greater than an amount of the cobalt (Co), and the coating layer comprises a compound represented by Formula 1: LiaM1bOc ??[Formula 1] wherein, M1 includes aluminum (Al) and at least one selected from the group consisting of boron (B), silicon (Si), titanium (Ti), and phosphorus (P), and 1?a?4, 1?b?8, and 1?c?20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Ra Baek, Min Suk Kang, Sang Wook Lee, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee, Hye Lim Jeon, Eun Sol Lho
  • Patent number: 12191488
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide having a Ni content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals except lithium, and in the form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle. The nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide has a coating layer positioned on the surface thereof, wherein the coating layer contains cobalt. The positive electrode active material also satisfies [Equation 1] 1?XY/Z?3, wherein X is the molar number (mol %) of Co in the coating layer based on 100 moles of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, Y is the average particle diameter (?m) of nodules of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, and Z is D50 (?m) of the positive electrode active material, wherein Z is from 5 ?m to 12 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Su Yeon Oh, Byung Chun Park, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong Ii Kim
  • Patent number: 12176533
    Abstract: In one arrangement, the present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material including a nickel-cobalt-manganese-based lithium transition metal oxide which contains nickel in an amount of 60 mol % or more based on a total number of moles of metals excluding lithium, wherein the nickel-cobalt-manganese-based lithium transition metal oxide is doped with doping element M1 (where the doping element M1 is a metallic element including Al) and doping element M2 (where the doping element M2 is at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Mg, La, Ti, Zn, B, W, Ni, Co, Fe, Cr, V, Ru, Cu, Cd, Ag, Y, Sc, Ga, In, As, Sb, Pt, Au, and Si), where the doping element M1 can be in an amount of 100 ppm to 10,000 ppm, and the doping element M1 and the doping element M2 are included in a weight ratio of 50:50 to 99:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen Xiu Wang, Wang Mo Jung, Min Suk Kang, Sang Wook Lee, So Ra Baek, Eun Sol Lho
  • Patent number: 12176535
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), and a glassy coating layer formed on surfaces of particles of the lithium composite transition metal oxide, wherein, in the lithium composite transition metal oxide, an amount of the nickel (Ni) in a total amount of transition metals is 60 mol % or more, and an amount of the manganese (Mn) is greater than an amount of the cobalt (Co), and the glassy coating layer includes a glassy compound represented by Formula 1. LiaM1bOc??[Formula 1] wherein, M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of boron (B), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), titanium (Ti), and phosphorus (P), and 1?a?4, 1?b?8, and 1?c?20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Ra Baek, Min Suk Kang, Sang Wook Lee, Wang Mo Jung, Dong Hun Lee, Hye Lim Jeon, Eun Sol Lho
  • Publication number: 20240270603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a positive electrode active material prepared thereby, wherein the preparation method includes a first step of preparing a lithium transition metal oxide by mixing a lithium raw material and a transition metal precursor containing 70 mol % or more of nickel based on the total number of moles of transition metals and sintering the mixture; and a second step of washing the lithium transition metal oxide with hot water of more than 90° C., wherein, after the second step, a result of EELS analysis of a particle surface of the lithium transition metal oxide satisfies Equation 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Gi Beom Han, Jong Woo Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong ll Kim
  • Publication number: 20240250254
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material comprising at least one secondary particle comprising an agglomerate of a primary macro particle, a method for preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. By the simultaneous use of the secondary particle comprising a primary macro particle and a monolith, it is possible to provide a nickel-based positive electrode active material with reduced particle cracking in the positive electrode active material during a rolling process and improved charge/discharge cycling characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Sol Lho, Joong-Yeop Do, Kang-Joon Park, Gi-Beom Han, Min Kwak, Sang-Min Park, Dae-Jin Lee, Sang-Wook Lee, Wang-Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 12046750
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, the positive electrode active material being a lithium composite transition metal oxide particle including nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) and including at least one of manganese (Mn) and aluminum (Al), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide particle includes 60 mol % or greater of the nickel (Ni) in all metals excluding lithium, a doping element is doped on the lithium composite transition metal oxide particle, and the particle intensity of the lithium composite transition metal oxide particle is 210 MPa to 290 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Wang Mo Jung, Min Suk Kang, Sang Wook Lee, So Ra Baek, Wen Xiu Wang
  • Publication number: 20240228325
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has secondary micro particles having an average particle size (D50) of 1 to 10 ?m formed by agglomeration of primary macro particles having an average particle size (D50) of 0.5 to 3 ?m and a lithium-M oxide coating layer on all or part of a surface, wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of boron, cobalt, manganese and magnesium. The secondary macro particles have an average particle size (D50) of 5 to 20 ?m formed by agglomeration of primary micro particles having a smaller average particle size (D50) than the primary macro particles. The primary macro particles and the primary micro particles are represented by LiaNi1?b?c?dCobMncQdO2+?, wherein 1.0?a?1.5, 0<b<0.2, 0<c<0.2, 0?d?0.1, 0<b+c+d?0.2, ?0.1???1.0, and Q is at least one type of metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, V, Ti and Zr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Sol Lho, Joong-Yeop Do, Kang-Joon Park, Gi-Beom Han, Min Kwak, Sang-Min Park, Dae-Jin Lee, Sang-Wook Lee, Wang-Mo Jung
  • Publication number: 20240213471
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide having a Ni content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals except lithium, and in the form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle. The nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide has a coating layer positioned on the surface thereof, wherein the coating layer contains cobalt. The positive electrode active material also satisfies [Equation 1] 1?XY/Z?3, wherein X is the molar number (mol %) of Co in the coating layer based on 100 moles of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, Y is the average particle diameter (?m) of nodules of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, and Z is D50 (?m) of the positive electrode active material, wherein Z is from 5 ?m to 12 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: LG. Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sol Lho, Jin Tae Hwang, Su Yeon Oh, Byung Chun Park, Sang Min Park, Sang Wook Lee, Seul Ki Kim, Hyeong II Kim
  • Publication number: 20240162437
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery which includes a nickel-based lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide satisfies Equation 1 and Equation 2 below 80 nm?crystallite sizeFWHM?150 nm??[Equation 1] ?size(|crystallite sizeIB?crystallite sizeFWHM|)?20??[Equation 2] wherein, in Equation 1 and Equation 2, crystallite sizeFWHM is a crystallite size obtained by calculating from X-ray diffraction (XRD) data using a full width at half maximum (FWHM) method, and crystallite sizeIB is a crystallite size obtained by calculating from XRD data using an integral breadth (IB) method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Ra Baek, Eun Sol Lho, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Wook Lee, Eun Jo
  • Publication number: 20240132375
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has secondary micro particles having an average particle size (D50) of 1 to 10 ?m formed by agglomeration of primary macro particles having an average particle size (D50) of 0.5 to 3 ?m and a lithium-M oxide coating layer on all or part of a surface, wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of boron, cobalt, manganese and magnesium. The secondary macro particles have an average particle size (D50) of 5 to 20 ?m formed by agglomeration of primary micro particles having a smaller average particle size (D50) than the primary macro particles. The primary macro particles and the primary micro particles are represented by LiaNi1?b?c?dCobMncQdO2+?, wherein 1.0?a?1.5, 0<b<0.2, 0<c<0.2, 0?d?0.1, 0<b+c+d?0.2, ?0.1???1.0, and Q is at least one type of metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, V, Ti and Zr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Sol Lho, Joong-Yeop Do, Kang-Joon Park, Gi-Beom Han, Min Kwak, Sang-Min Park, Dae-Jin Lee, Sang-Wook Lee, Wang-Mo Jung
  • Publication number: 20240105934
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery has a mixture of microparticles having a predetermined average particle size (D50) and macroparticles having a larger average particle size (D50) than the microparticles. The microparticles have the average particle size (D50) of 1 to 10 ?m and are at least one selected from the group consisting of particles having a carbon material coating layer on all or part of a surface of primary macroparticles having an average particle size (D50) of 1 ?m or more, particles having a carbon material coating layer on all or part of a surface of secondary particles formed by agglomeration of the primary macroparticles, and a mixture thereof. The macroparticles are secondary particles having an average particle size (D50) of 5 to 20 ?m formed by agglomeration of primary microparticles having a smaller average particle size (D50) than the primary macroparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi-Beom Han, Jong-Woo Kim, Eun-Sol Lho, Kang-Joon Park, Min Kwak, Seul-Ki Kim, Hyeong-Il Kim, Sang-Min Park, Sang-Wook Lee, Wang-Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 11916233
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery which includes a nickel-based lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide satisfies Equation 1 and Equation 2 below 80 nm?crystallite sizeFWHM?150 nm??[Equation 1] ?size(|crystallite sizeIB?crystallite sizeFWHM|)?20??[Equation 2] wherein, in Equation 1 and Equation 2, crystallite sizeFWHM is a crystallite size obtained by calculating from X-ray diffraction (XRD) data using a full width at half maximum (FWHM) method, and crystallite sizeIB is a crystallite size obtained by calculating from XRD data using an integral breadth (IB) method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Ra Baek, Eun Sol Lho, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Wook Lee, Eun Jo