Patents by Inventor Wang Mo Jung

Wang Mo Jung 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: 20200136141
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery is provided, which includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), wherein a particle of the lithium composite transition metal oxide includes a core portion and a resistance portion formed on a surface of the core portion, and is composed of a single particle, wherein the core portion has a layered crystal structure of space group R-3m, and the resistance portion has a cubic rock-salt structure of space group Fm-3m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Beom Han, Sang Min Park, Ji Hye Kim, Tae Gu Yoo, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 10629906
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium nickel complex oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1: LiwNiIIx1NiIIIx2MnyCozFdO2-d??<Chemical Formula 1> where x1+x2+y+z=1, 0.4?x1+x2?0.9, 0<y?0.6 and 0<z?0.6, 0.9?w?1.3, and 0<d?0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hye Kim, Sung Bin Park, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Seung Oh, Byung Chun Park
  • Publication number: 20200119341
    Abstract: A spinel-structured lithium manganese-based positive electrode active material includes a lithium manganese oxide represented by Formula 1, and a coating layer which is disposed on a surface of the lithium manganese oxide and includes at least one coating element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, tungsten, boron, fluorine, phosphorus, magnesium, nickel, cobalt, iron, chromium, vanadium, copper, calcium, zinc, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, strontium, antimony, bismuth, silicon, and sulfur, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material, Li1+aMn2?bM1bO4?cAc ??[Formula 1] wherein, in Formula 1, M1 is at least one metallic element including lithium (Li), A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, and sulfur, 0?a?0.2, 0<b?0.5, and 0?c?0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Ra Baek, Wang Mo Jung, Min Suk Kang, Sang Wook Lee, Eun Sol Lho, Wen Xiu Wang
  • Patent number: 10622617
    Abstract: In the present invention is provided a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, wherein the positive electrode active material includes a core including a lithium composite metal oxide, and a surface treatment layer positioned on the surface of the core, and the surface treatment layer includes a porous coordination polymer in which a central metal ion is coordinate-bonded with an organic ligand such that high electrode density may be exhibited when an electrode is manufactured, and consequently, battery properties may be significantly enhanced. Also provided are a positive electrode, which is for a secondary battery and includes the positive electrode active material, and a secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Ho Jo, Sin Young Park, Wang Mo Jung, Byung Chun Park, So Ra Baek
  • Patent number: 10622670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, which comprises a core including a lithium composite metal oxide, and a surface treatment layer located on a surface of the core and including an amorphous oxide, wherein the amorphous oxide including silicon (Si), nitrogen (N) and at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of a Group 1A element, a Group 2A element, and a Group 3B element, and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Jin Lee, Dong Hun Lee, Ji Hoon Ryu, Gi Beom Han, Dong Hwi Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 10622630
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material including lithium transition metal oxide for a lithium secondary battery, in which the lithium transition metal oxide includes a dopant diffusing from the surface of the lithium transition metal oxide particle, and the dopant is distributed with a concentration gradient from the center of the particle toward the surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Ho Jo, Sung Bin Park, Young Uk Park, Bo Ram Lee, Hyuck Hur, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 10608251
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material which reduces lithium by-products and improves structural stability and includes a lithium-nickel based transition metal composite oxide in which an alkaline earth metal having oxidation number of +2 is doped and a phosphate coated layer formed on the outer surface of the composite oxide. Accordingly, a second battery including the positive electrode active material has excellent capacity characteristics, and also improves structural stability during charging/discharging and prevents swelling, thereby being capable of exhibiting excellent life characteristics. Therefore, the present invention may be easily applied to industry in need thereof, and particularly to electric vehicles industry requiring high capacity and long-term life characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Hyung Lim, Ho Suk Shin, Dong Hun Lee, Hyun Jin Oh, Joo Hong Jin, Wang Mo Jung
  • Publication number: 20200091511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a negative electrode active material for a secondary battery, the negative electrode active material including a core that includes a lithium titanium oxide and a surface treatment layer located on a surface of the core, wherein the surface treatment layer includes a boron-containing lithium oxide at an amount that allows a boron content to have a molar ratio of 0.002 to 0.02 with respect to 1 mole of the lithium titanium oxide, and when 2 g of the negative electrode active material is titrated at pH 5 or lower using 0.1 M HCl, a titrated amount is 0.9 to 1.5 ml, and a secondary battery including the same. The negative electrode active material exhibits an excellent capacity recovery rate and an output characteristic when applied to a battery and is capable of reducing gas generation by preventing electrolyte decomposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Bin Park, Dong Hun Lee, Hye Lim Jeon, Wang Mo Jung, Seong Hoon Kang
  • Publication number: 20200083524
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode material including a spinel-structured lithium manganese-based first positive electrode active material and a lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt-based second positive electrode active material, wherein the first positive electrode active material includes a lithium manganese oxide represented by Formula 1 and a coating layer which is disposed on a surface of the lithium manganese oxide, the second positive electrode active material is represented by Formula 2, and an average particle diameter of the second positive electrode active material is greater than an average particle diameter of the first positive electrode active material, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode material: Li1+aMn2-bM1bO4-cAc??[Formula 1] Li1+x[NiyCozMnwM2v]O2-pBp??[Formula 2]
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Ra Baek, Wang Mo Jung, Min Suk Kang, Sang Wook Lee, Eun Sol Lho, Wen Xiu Wang
  • Publication number: 20200083522
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material comprising a lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide, wherein the lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide is represented by the following chemical formula (1), Li1+aNixCoyMnzMvO2?bAb??(1) wherein, 0<a?0.2, 0<x?0.4, 0<y?0.4, 0.5?z?0.9, 0?v?0.2, a+x+y+z+v=1, and 0?b?0.5; M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Zr, Zn, Ti, Mg, Ga, In, Ru, Nb, and Sn; and A is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of P, N, F, S and Cl; wherein a coating layer containing a lithium-deficient transition metal oxide in a lithium-deficient state having a molar ratio of lithium to transition metal of less than 1 is formed on the surface of the lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide, and wherein the content of the coating layer is 1% to 10% by weight based on the total weight of the positive electrode active material, and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Beom Han, Min Kyu You, Chi Ho Jo, Jintae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung, Sungbin Park
  • Publication number: 20200075957
    Abstract: There are provided a method of preparing an irreversible additive in which a content of a Li-based by-product such as unreacted lithium oxide generated in a process of preparing lithium nickel-based oxide is decreased, which may significantly reduce gelation of a composition including the irreversible additive, a cathode material including the irreversible additive prepared by the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the cathode material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyelim Jeon, Seul Ki Kim, Sang Wook Lee, Wang Mo Jung, Minsuk Kang, Sora Baek, Eunsol Lho
  • Publication number: 20200067091
    Abstract: A surface of a LiCoO2-based positive electrode active material to have a rock salt crystal structure is provided. Specifically, a positive electrode active material for a lithium rechargeable battery is provided, including: a core particle containing lithium cobalt oxide doped with aluminum (Al); and a coating layer positioned on a surface of the core particle and containing a cobalt(Co)-based compound having a rock salt crystal structure. A method of producing the positive electrode active material is also provided using a solid-phase method. The positive electrode active material can be applied to a positive electrode, lithium rechargeable battery, battery module, battery pack, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Chi Ho Jo, Hyuck Hur, Seul Ki Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Gi Beom Han
  • Patent number: 10573888
    Abstract: Provided is a cathode active material including a complex coating layer, which includes M below, formed on a surface of the cathode active material through reaction of a lithium transition metal oxide represented by Formula 1 below with a coating precursor: LixMO2??(1) wherein M is represented by MnaM?1-b, M? is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ni, Co, Cr, V, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ti and B, 0.95?x?1.5, and 0.5?a?1. The lithium secondary battery including the cathode active material exhibits improved lifespan and rate characteristics due to superior stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Ram Lee, Hye Lim Jeon, Sun Sik Shin, Sangwook Lee, Wang Mo Jung
  • Publication number: 20200052294
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material including lithium titanium oxide particles, wherein the lithium titanium oxide particles have a Na content of 50 ppm-300 ppm, a K content of 500 ppm-2400 ppm and a crystallite size of 100-200 nm, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Bin PARK, Ji-Young PARK, Bo-Ram LEE, Chi-Ho JO, Jung-Min HAN, Hyuck HUR, Wang-Mo JUNG
  • Patent number: 10559824
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material particle for a secondary battery, including a core part containing lithium cobalt oxide; and a shell part that is located on the surface of the core part and contains lithium-deficient cobalt oxide which is deficient in lithium because a molar ratio of lithium to cobalt is 0.9 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Ho Jo, Sungbin Park, Younguk Park, Bo Ram Lee, Hyuck Hur, Wang Mo Jung
  • Patent number: 10559816
    Abstract: The present disclosure suppresses, by uniformly coating lithium transition metal composite oxide particles with LiwNbxOy (1?w?8, 1?x?13, 1?y?20), a direct contact between a positive electrode active material and a liquid electrolyte and thereby suppresses a side reaction between the positive electrode active material and the liquid electrolyte, and improves stability at high temperatures and high voltages, and in particular, is effective in enhancing battery performance by forming Li2O—Nb2O5 through reacting the coating layer with Li present on the surfaces of the lithium transition metal composite oxide particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo Yeon Kong, Hye Lim Jeon, Sung Bin Park, Wang Mo Jung, Seong Hoon Kang
  • Publication number: 20200028168
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery which includes a lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the positive electrode active material has three peaks in a differential graph (ERC curve) obtained by differentiating a pH value against an amount of acid (HCl) added, which is obtained by pH titration of 10 g of the lithium transition metal oxide using 0.5 M HCl, wherein a y-axis (dpH/dml) value of a first peak at the smallest x-axis value among the three peaks is ?1.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: In Seong Ju, Wang Mo Jung, Byung Chun Park, Joo Hong Jin, Ju Kyung Shin, Ji Hye Kim, So Ra Baek, Tae Gu Yoo
  • Publication number: 20200020946
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material in which a lithium cobalt oxide is doped with a doping element including a metallic element and a halide element, wherein the positive electrode active material is represented by Formula 1 and satisfies Equation 1, and a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery, either of which include the positive electrode active material: Li(Co1-x-y-zM1xM2yM3z)O2-aHa ??[Formula 1] (2x+3y+4z?a)/(x+y+z+a)<2.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuck Hur, Min Kyu You, Chi Ho Jo, Sung Bin Park, Jin Tae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung
  • Publication number: 20200020942
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material contains a lithium-rich lithium manganese-based oxide, wherein the lithium manganese-based oxide has a composition of the following chemical formula (1), and wherein a lithium ion conductive glass-ceramic solid electrolyte layer containing at least one selected from the group consisting of thio-LISICON(thio-lithium super ionic conductor), LISICON(lithium super ionic conductor), Li2S—SiS2—Li4SiO4, and Li2S—SiS2—P2S5—Lil is formed on the surface of the lithium manganese-based oxide particle: Li1?xMyMn1?x?yO2?zQz ??(1) wherein, 0<x?0.2, 0<y?0.2, and 0?z?0.5; M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ni, Co, Fe, Cr, V, Ti, Cu, B, Ca, Ga, In, Ru, Zn, Zr, Nb, Sn, Mo, Sr, Sb, W, Ti and Bi; and Q is at least one element selected from the group consisting of P, N, F, S and Cl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi Beom Han, Jintae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung, Min Kyu You, Chi Ho Jo, Sungbin Park, Inseong Ju, Hyuck Hur, Younguk Park, Tae Gu Yoo
  • Patent number: 10535874
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery is provided. The positive electrode active material is a secondary particle including primary particles of a lithium composite metal oxide that contains nickel, cobalt, and manganese, wherein the manganese content in the lithium composite metal oxide exceeds 50 at % with respect to the sum content of nickel, cobalt, and manganese, and the primary particle is doped with one or two or more dopant elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Sn, Mo, and Ta, the dopant element content being higher in a surface region of the primary particle than in the interior of the primary particle, and the dopant element concentration being 500 to 5,000 ppm with respect to the total weight of the positive electrode active material. In addition, a lithium secondary battery which includes the positive electrode active material is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Ram Lee, Ji Young Park, Sun Sik Shin, Wang Mo Jung