Hydrogen Containing Patents (Class 429/200)
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Publication number: 20120264011Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a battery that is low in gas generation, has a large capacity, and is excellent in storage characteristics and cycle characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Kotato, Shinichi Kinoshita
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Patent number: 8288040Abstract: A battery that includes a cathode, anode and an electrolytic solution containing an organic electrolyte solvent including a compound of the formula: R1—CO—NR2—OR3 wherein R1 is selected from alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aryls and their substituted derivatives and perfluorinated analogues; R2 is selected from alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aryls and their substituted derivatives; R3 is selected from alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aryls and their substituted derivatives wherein the electrolyte is stable at voltages of greater than 4.0 volts.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Synthonix CorporationInventors: John Muldoon, Gary Allred, Scott Ankeney, Masaki Matsui, Anthony Dotse, Tsuyoshi Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20120251892Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery including a lithium salt, a nonaqueous organic solvent, and an additive, in which the additive is composed of one or more compounds including a purinone or a purinone derivative. The lithium secondary battery with improved life and high-temperature storage may be provided by using the electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoon-sok KANG, Jun-young Mun, Min-sik Park, Jin-hwan Park, Mi-jeong Song
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Patent number: 8277972Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium salt and a carbonate organic solvent. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution further includes a fluoro group-containing sulphonate compound expressed by Chemical Formula 1. When the non-aqueous electrolyte solution is employed for a lithium secondary battery, low-temperature discharging characteristics and life cycle characteristics are greatly improved. Also, even though a battery is stored at a high temperature in a fully-charged state or a charging/discharging process is under progress, the decomposition reaction of a carbonate-based organic solvent is restrained, thereby solving the swelling problem and improving high-temperature life cycle characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Ho Jeon, Jeong-Ju Cho, Ho-Chun Lee
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Publication number: 20120244445Abstract: In one aspect, a rechargeable lithium battery comprising a non-aqueous electrolyte including an organic solvent; a lithium salt and a substituted 2-fluoroalkoxy-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane 2-oxide is provided. The 2-fluoroalkoxy-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane 2-oxide can be a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., LTd.Inventors: Sang-Il Han, Woo-Cheol Shin, Jung-Yi Yu, Tae-Hyun Bae, Mi-Hyun Lee, Denis Chernyshov, Alexey Tereshchenko, Pavel Shatunov, Boris A. Trofimov, Nina K. Gusarova
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Publication number: 20120244419Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium rechargeable battery, a lithium rechargeable battery including the same, and a method of manufacturing lithium rechargeable battery, the electrolyte including a first additive, a second additive, a lithium salt; and a non-aqueous organic solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: Gun-Ho KWAK, Sung-Hoon Kim, Tae-Ahn Kim, Bo-Ra Shin
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Publication number: 20120244410Abstract: A secondary battery capable of suppressing resistance rise even after repeated charge and discharge is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode contains titanium-containing lithium composite as an anode active material, and the electrolytic solution contains cyclic disulfonic acid anhydride.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Atsumichi Kawashima, Hiroshi Imoto, Tomoyuki Shiratsuchi, Takuma Sakamoto, Naoto Ueda, Atsushi Nishimoto, Tadahiko Kubota, Masayuki Ihara
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Publication number: 20120244426Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution is provided that realizes a large capacity, exhibits high storage characteristics and cycle characteristics, and is capable of inhibiting gas generation. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent, and further comprises: a cyclic carbonate compound having an unsaturated bond in a concentration of 0.01 weight % or higher and 8 weight % or lower; and a compound expressed by general formula (Ia) in a concentration of 0.01 weight % or higher and 5 weight % or lower. (in the formula (Ia), R11 and R12 represent, independently of each other, an organic group that is composed of one or more carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms and may optionally contain one or more oxygen atoms but excludes unsaturated bonds, provided that at least either R11 or R12 has an ether linkage. The total number of carbon atoms of R11 and R12 is between 3 and 18, and the total number of oxygen atoms contained in R11 and R12 is between 1 and 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru KOTATO, Kunihisa Shima, Shinichi Kinoshita, Asao Kominato, Takashi Fujii, Teppei Yamada
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Publication number: 20120244427Abstract: The present invention provides a stable electrolyte material that provides high safety, exhibits favorable ionic conductivity not only at room temperature but also in the low temperature range at or below room temperature, has excellent reduction resistance, and can be suitably used as a material of a lithium ion cell. The electrolyte material includes, as essential components, a specific polymer having an ether bond in a side chain thereof, and a specific electrolyte salt.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Hashimoto, Akane Oguro, Naohiko Itayama, Kazuo Takei, Izuho Okada
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Patent number: 8273478Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery includes an electrolyte including an additive such as an ethylene carbonate-based compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a silicon-included compound, and a negative electrode including a negative active material including an active element selected from the group consisting of Si, Sn, Ga, Cd, Al, Pb, Zn, Bi, In, Mg, and Ge. In Chemical formula 1, X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, and a C1 through C5 fluoroalkyl, provided that at least one of X and Y is selected from the group consisting of a halogen and a C1 through C5 fluoroalkyl. The rechargeable lithium battery has a suppressed volume expansion characteristic due to a high-capacity negative active material, and has excellent reliability and cycle-life characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin-Sung Kim, Na-Rae Park, Su-Hee Han, Jin-Hyunk Lim
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Publication number: 20120231330Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a high energy density nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high capacity, excellent storage characteristics, and excellent cycle characteristics and suppressing the decomposition of an electrolytic solution and the deterioration thereof when used in a high-temperature environment includes an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and a compound represented by general formula (1): wherein R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, or an optionally halogen atom-substituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, with the proviso that R1 and R2 do not simultaneously represent hydrogen atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi FUJII, Youichi OHASHI, Shinichi KINOSHITA
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Patent number: 8263267Abstract: A rechargeable battery and associated methods, the rechargeable battery including an anode, a cathode, wherein the cathode includes a ternary cathode-active material, a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode, an electrolyte, and a housing enclosing the electrolyte, the anode, and the cathode, wherein the electrolyte includes a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, about 0.5 weight % to about 5 weight % of succinonitrile, and at least one of about 1 weight % to about 10 weight % of halogenated ethylene carbonate and about 1 weight % to about 5 weight % of vinyl ethylene carbonate.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jinhee Kim
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Publication number: 20120225350Abstract: A secondary battery having a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte is provided. The cathode includes a cathode active material containing at least one kind selected from the group consisting of sulfur S and phosphorus P in a portion near the particle surface of a lithium composite oxide. A content of the kind in the portion is larger than that in the particle of the lithium composite oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori Soma, Atsumichi Kawashima, Masayuki Ihara, Hideki Nakai, Kenichi Kawase
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Publication number: 20120225359Abstract: This invention described the preparation of a series of compounds selected from the group comprising tris(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-iso-propyl)phosphate, tris(perfluoroethyl)phosphate, tris(perfluoro-iso-propyl)phosphate, bis(1,1,1-trifluoroethyl)fluorophosphate, tris(1,1,1-trifluoroethyl)phosphate, hexakis(1,1,1-trifluoroethoxy)phosphazene, tris(1,1,1-trifluoroethoxy)trifluorophosphazene, hexakis(perfluoro-t-butyl)phosphazene and tris(perfluoro-t-butyl)phosphate. These compounds may be used as co-solvents, solutes or additives in non-aqueous electrolytes in various electrochemical devices. The inclusion of these compounds in electrolyte systems can enable rechargeable chemistries at high voltages that are otherwise impossible with state-of-the-art electrolyte technologies. These compounds are chosen because of their beneficial effect on the interphasial chemistries formed at high potentials, such as 5.0 V class cathodes for new Li ion chemistries.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Kang Conrad Xu, Arthur von Wald Cresce
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Patent number: 8257870Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte for a battery comprises a non-aqueous solvent containing a specified cyclic phosphazene compound and a specified difluorophosphate compound, a specified aniline derivative and a support salt.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventor: Yasuo Horikawa
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Publication number: 20120219865Abstract: There are provided a nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution having high flame retardancy and a good capacity retention rate, and a device comprising the nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution. The nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution is used in a device comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and the nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution, and contains a lithium salt and a compound having a phosphazene structure, and further contains 0.05% by mass or more and 12.0% by mass or less of at least one disulfonate ester selected from a cyclic disulfonate ester and a chain disulfonate ester based on the total of the nonaqueous-type electrolyte solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.Inventors: Shinako Kaneko, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yasutaka Kono, Yoko Hashizume
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Publication number: 20120219854Abstract: Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which enables formation of a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery having high capacity and excellent storage characteristics at high temperatures, while sufficiently enhancing safety at the time of overcharge. A nonaqueous-electrolyte battery produced by using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution is also disclosed. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprises an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent, and includes any of specific nonaqueous electrolytic solutions (A) to (D).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Yumiko NAKAGAWA, Minoru KOTATO, Daisuke NODA, Shinichi KINOSHITA
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Publication number: 20120219866Abstract: This invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution including a lithium salt and an organic solvent containing: a carbonate and/or an ester in a total proportion exceeding 90% by volume; and a fluorine-substituted aromatic ester represented by formula (I) in an amount of 0.01%-10% by weight based on the weight of the electrolytic solution: Xn-Ph-OCOR??(1). The invention also relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution including an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and a compound represented by formula (3): The invention also relates to a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery including a nonaqueous electrolytic solution as described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Masamichi Onuki, Minoru Kotato, Koji Fukamizu, Yumiko Machida, Youichi Ohashi
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Publication number: 20120214073Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries which has excellent compatibility even in a state where a lithium salt is dissolved therein and further has excellent nonflammability and cycle properties, and a secondary battery having such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, which comprise a lithium salt, a specific hydrofluoromonoether and a specific hydrofluoropolyether, and a secondary battery containing such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Masao Iwaya, Yu Onozaki
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Patent number: 8247112Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolyte solution for lithium-ion secondary batteries comprising a tetraalkylphosphonium salt which improves the cycle characteristics and safety of lithium-ion batteries, and to provide a lithium-ion secondary battery using the electrolyte solution. Disclosed is an electrolyte comprising a tetraalkylphosphonium salt represented by general formula (1) wherein R1 represents a linear, branched or alicyclic alkyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms and R2 represents a linear, branched or alicyclic alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, provided that R1 and R2 are different from each other and the total number of carbon atoms in the phosphonium cation is 20 or less; and X represents an anion.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhiko Tsunashima, Masahiro Kikuchi
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Patent number: 8247118Abstract: A nonaqueous solvent for an electrical storage device according to the present invention includes fluorine-containing cyclic saturated hydrocarbon having a structure represented by the following general formula (1) in which one or two substituents R are introduced into a cyclohexane ring; a compound having a relative dielectric constant of 25 or higher; and a chain carbonate (in general formula (1), R is represented by CnX2n+1 where n is an integer of 1 or greater, at least one of (2n+1) pieces of X's is F, and the other X's are H).Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masaki Hasegawa, Takashi Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20120208079Abstract: A negative electrode precursor material is provided for preparing a negative electrode, which has a reduced thickness, good current collecting performance, and suppresses deformation and generation of dendrites during operation. A molten salt battery comprises a positive electrode formed by providing an active material film on an Al current collector, a separator comprising a glass cloth impregnated with a molten salt as an electrolyte, and the negative electrode formed by providing a Zn film and an active material film on an Al, current collector, which are respectively contained in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped Al case. The active material absorbs and releases Na ions contained in the molten salt.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2011Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shoichiro Sakai, Atsushi Fukunaga, Koji Nitta, Masatoshi Majima, Shinji Inazawa
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Publication number: 20120208070Abstract: The invention relates to a separator for use in a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery employing the separator, the separator comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode which are capable of occluding and releasing lithium, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising a nonaqueous solvent and an electrolyte, the separator for use in the battery having an electroconductive layer, the electroconductive layer having (1) an apparent volume resistivity of 1×10?4 ?·cm to 1×106 ?·cm, or (2) a volume resistivity of 1×10?6 ?·cm to 1×106 ?·cm, or (3) a surface electrical resistance of 1×10?2? to 1×109?, and the electroconductive layer having a film thickness less than 5 ?m. The invention further relates to.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicants: MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC., MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: SATOSHI NAKASHIMA, KANAKO TAKIGUCHI, KENICHI ISHIGAKI
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Publication number: 20120202112Abstract: Li-ion batteries are provided that include a cathode, an anode comprising active particles, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, and at least one hydrofluoric acid neutralizing agent incorporated into the anode or the separator. Li-ion batteries are also provided that include a cathode, an anode comprising active particles, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, and a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, where the electrolyte may be formed from a mixture of an imide salt and at least one salt selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4, and LiClO4. Li-ion battery anodes are also provided that include an active material core and a protective coating at least partially encasing the active material core, where the protective coating comprises a material that is resistant to hydrofluoric acid permeation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Gleb Nikolayevich Yushin, Bogdan Zydrko, Kara Evanoff
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Publication number: 20120202124Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery. The lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. Either the cathode or the anode or both include metal oxide coating layers on electrode active material particles forming the electrode or a metal oxide coating layer on the surface of an electrode layer formed on a current collector. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains an ionizable lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a dinitrile compound having a specific structure. In the lithium secondary battery, degradation of the electrode is prevented and side reactions of the electrolyte solution are inhibited. Therefore, the lithium secondary battery exhibits excellent cycle life and output performance characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Jong-Ho JEON, Doo-Kyung Yang, Sung-Hoon Yu, Min-Hyung Lee
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Publication number: 20120202122Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery including a negative electrode, a positive electrode, the positive electrode including a lithium manganese oxide represented by the following Chemical Formula 1a or 1b, and an electrolyte, the electrolyte including an alkylsilyl phosphate represented by the following Chemical Formula 2:Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventor: Su-Hee HAN
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Publication number: 20120196191Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery. The lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The separator includes a porous substrate, and a coating layer coated on at least one surface of the porous substrate and including a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains an ionizable lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a dinitrile compound having a specific structure. The lithium secondary battery is very safe without side reactions of the electrolyte solution. Therefore, the lithium secondary battery exhibits excellent cycle life and output performance characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Jong-Ho JEON, Doo-Kyung Yang, Sung-Hoon Yu, Min-Hyung Lee
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Publication number: 20120183866Abstract: The present invention relates to electrochemical storage devices containing a non-aqueous lithium based electrolyte with high ionic conductivity, low impedance, and high thermal stability. More particularly, this invention relates to the design, synthesis and application of novel fluorinated arylboron oxalate based compounds which act as anion receptors and/or additives for non-aqueous batteries. When used as an anion receptor for non-aqueous battery electrolytes, the fluorinated arylboron oxalate enhances conductivity, lithium ion transference number and Solid Electrolyte Interface (SEI) formation capability during the formation cycling.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: Brookhaven Science Associates ,LLCInventors: Hung Sui Lee, Xiao-Qing Yang, Kyung-Wan Nam, Xiaojian Wang
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Publication number: 20120177988Abstract: A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte suitable for use in a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode and a positive electrode, capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, the negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material having at least one kind of atom selected from the group consisting of Si atom, Sn atom and Pb atom, wherein the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprises a carbonate having at least either an unsaturated bond or a halogen atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi FUJII, Noriko SHIMA, Youichi OHASHI, Shinichi KINOSHITA
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Patent number: 8216725Abstract: Electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries and battery packs includes a lithium salt, a non-aqueous solvent, and an additive. The additive includes two or more members selected from the group consisting of substances A, B and C, wherein A includes one or more fused ring compounds and fused heterocyclic compounds, B includes an alkoxy aromatic compound, and C includes halogenated borane-based salt.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: BYD Company LimitedInventors: Yi Gao, JiangMin Zhu
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Publication number: 20120171580Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, by which a secondary battery having both high conductivity and stability free from thermal runaway may be obtained. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, which comprises a lithium salt (a1) represented by R1—CHF—SO2—N(Li)—SO2—CHF—R2 wherein in the formula (a1), each of R1 and R2 which are independent of each other, is a fluorinated C1-5 alkyl group which may contain an ethereal oxygen atom, or a fluorine atom, an inorganic lithium salt (a2), and a solvent, wherein the proportion of the lithium salt (a1) based on the total amount i.e. 100 mol % of the lithium salt (a1) and the inorganic lithium salt (a2) is from 5.0 to 20.0 mol %.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Masao IWAYA, Ryuji Seki, Shouji Furuta
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Patent number: 8211569Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery including a negative electrode made by sintering, on a surface of a conductive metal foil as a current collector, a layer of a mixture of active material particles containing silicon and/or a silicon alloy and a binder, a positive electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte, characterized in that the nonaqueous electrolyte contains carbon dioxide dissolved therein.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2004Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shouichirou Sawa, Hiroshi Minami, Mariko Torimae, Atsushi Fukui, Yasuyuki Kusumoto, Katsunobu Sayama, Maruo Kamino
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Patent number: 8211577Abstract: A nonaqueous solvent for an electricity storage device according to the present invention comprises fluorine-containing cyclic saturated hydrocarbon having a structure which is represented by general formula (1) below and in which one or two substituents R are introduced into a cyclohexane ring (in general formula (1), R is represented by CnX2n+1, n is an integer of 1 or greater, at least one of (2n+1) pieces of X's is F, and the other X's are F or H).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masaki Hasegawa, Takashi Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20120164541Abstract: A lithium-free, anion based charge transport electrochemical system that uses fluoride ion transporting electrolytes, including ionic liquids, with and without various additives to improve performance, is described. The fluoride ion transporting electrolyte can be wholly or partly an ionic liquid that is typically liquid at temperatures less than 200 degrees Celsius. In other embodiments, electrolytes that remain liquid at less than 100 degrees Celsius are useful.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Contour Energy Systems, Inc.Inventors: Isabelle Darolles, Cedric M. Weiss, Maksudul M. Alam, Arunkumar Tiruvannamalai, Simon Christopher Jones
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Patent number: 8206853Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to prevent deterioration and expanding of anode active material and to improve charge-discharge cycle characteristics in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising an anode of which current collector has thereon a thin layer of an anode active material containing a metal. To solve this problem, in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery wherein a thin layer of anode active material containing a metal which absorbs and discharges lithium is formed on a current collector and the thin layer of the anode active material is divided into columns by a gap formed along the thickness thereof, a compound represented by the following formula is contained in the non-aqueous electrolyte. A-N?C?O In the above formula, A represents an element or a group other than hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignees: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Keiji Saisho, Hidekazu Yamamoto, Masahiro Takehara
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Publication number: 20120156557Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a battery that is low in gas generation, has a large capacity, and is excellent in storage characteristics and cycle characteristics. The solution contains an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent dissolving the electrolyte, 0.001 vol % to 5 vol % of a compound represented by Formula (1), and further contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of cyclic carbonate compounds having carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds, cyclic carbonate compounds having fluorine atoms, monofluorophosphates, and difluorophosphates. In Formula (1), R1 to R3 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by a halogen atom; and n is an integer of 0 to 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Kotato, Shinichi Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20120141887Abstract: A subject for the invention is to improve the cycle characteristics of a high-capacity secondary battery containing an active material packed at a high density, by using a particulate active material having a low aspect ratio. The invention relates to a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode and a positive electrode each capable of occluding/releasing lithium, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution comprising a nonaqueous solvent and a lithium salt, characterized in that the separator comprises a porous film made of a thermoplastic resin containing an inorganic filler, and at least either of the following is satisfied: the active material contained in the negative electrode is a particulate active material having an aspect ratio of from 1.02 to 3; and the active material contained in the positive electrode is a particulate active material having an aspect ratio of from 1.02 to 2.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicants: Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc., MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi NAKASHIMA, Yasushi USAMI, Akihiko SAKAI, Manabu HAYASHI, Ryoichi KATO
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Publication number: 20120141870Abstract: Novel multifunctional sulfone/fluorinated ester compounds are described. These compounds may be useful as non-aqueous electrolyte solvents, specialty solvents, and starting materials and intermediates for synthesis of dyes, agricultural chemicals, and pharmaceuticals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: XUDONG CHEN, William L. Holstein
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Patent number: 8187744Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is produced using a non-aqueous electrolyte including: a non-aqueous solvent that primarily contains a solvent mixture of ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate and includes a fluorine-substituted ether having a divalent group represented by a formula: —CFX—CH(CH3)—O—, where X is a hydrogen atom or fluorine atom, in a molecule thereof; and a lithium salt that is dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent. The non-aqueous electrolyte has favorable wettability towards a polyolefin separator, and improves the cycle characteristics and the load characteristics of the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tooru Matsui, Tetsuo Nanno, Hiroshi Yoshizawa
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Publication number: 20120129053Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochemical device comprising a cathode having a complex formed between a surface of a cathode active material and an aliphatic di-nitrile compound; and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing 1-10 wt % of a compound of Formula 1 or its decomposition product based on the weight of the electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Young-Soo Kim, Soon-Ho Ahn, Soo-Hyun Ha
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Publication number: 20120121974Abstract: Disclosed herein are lithium or lithium-ion batteries that employ an aluminum or aluminum alloy current collector protected by conductive coating in combination with electrolyte containing aluminum corrosion inhibitor and a fluorinated lithium imide or methide electrolyte which exhibit surprisingly long cycle life at high temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: Leyden Energy, Inc.Inventors: Konstantin Tikhonov, Tobias Johnson, Jesse Chau, Ka Ki Yip, Marc Juzkow
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Patent number: 8178246Abstract: The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which can give excellent cycle characteristics. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains a linear carbonate represented by the formula (1): wherein, in the formula (1), Xa represents each independently hydrogen or any group; Ra represents optionally substituted alkyl; and n represents an integer of zero or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2006Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventor: Noriko Shima
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Patent number: 8173298Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive comprising a) a compound represented by the following Formula (1), and b) a compound selected from the group consisting of a sulfone-based compound, a poly(ester)(metha)acrylate, a polymer of poly(ester)(metha)acrylate, and a mixture thereof: wherein R1 is a C1 to C10 alkyl, a C1 to C10 alkoxy, or a C6 to C10 aryl, and preferably a methyl, ethyl, or methoxy, X is a halogen, and m and n are integers ranging from 1 to 5, where m+n is less than or equal to 6.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun-Ho Kim, Ha-Young Lee, Sang-Hoon Choy, Ho-Sung Kim, Hyeong-Gon Noh
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Publication number: 20120107728Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte and a lithium air battery including the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte may include an oxygen anion capturing compound to effectively dissociate the reduction reaction product of oxygen formed during discharging of the lithium air battery, reduce the overvoltage of the oxygen evolution reaction occurring during battery charging, and enhance the energy efficiency and capacity of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-gyoon RYU, Dong-min Im, Myung-jin Lee, Dong-joon Lee, Sang-bok Ma
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Publication number: 20120107701Abstract: It is an object to provide, as a nonaqueous electrolyte solution using a solvent comprising a specific compound such as a polyethylene glycol dialkyl ether, an electrolyte solution for a chargeable device and an electrolyte solution for a lithium ion secondary battery exhibiting excellent cycle characteristics, and a secondary battery using the electrolyte solution. An electrolyte solution for a chargeable device, which comprises a fluorinated lithium salt and a solvent comprising a specific compound such as a polyethylene glycol dialkyl ether, and as an optional component, a hydroxy group-containing organic compound, wherein the amount of the hydroxy group-containing organic compound is at most 100 mg per 1 kg of the specific compound. Particularly, an electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery. Further, a lithium secondary battery using the electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventor: Masao IWAYA
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Publication number: 20120100417Abstract: Electrolyte compositions suitable for use in batteries, such as a lithium ion battery, are disclosed The electrolyte compositions include functionalized metal oxide particles In several embodiments the compositions utilize the presence of solvent or a scavenger Methods of making and using electrolyte compositions are also disclosed Articles of manufacture containing an electrolyte composition are also disclosedType: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventor: Dorai Ramprasad
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Publication number: 20120100436Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium-ion secondary battery which includes a carbonaceous material in an anodic active material mix, and a cyclic carbonate and a chain carbonate both in an electrolytic solution. The solvent contains an additive which is a substance having a LUMO energy determined through molecular orbital calculation of lower than the LUMO energy of ethylene carbonate determined through molecular orbital calculation and having a HOMO energy lower than the HOMO energy of vinylene carbonate determined through molecular orbital calculation, the electrolytic solution contains LiPF6 or LiBF4 as an electrolyte, and the electrolytic solution shows a reduction-reaction current of ?0.05 mA/cm2 (provided that a reaction current on the reducing side be negative) or less at a potential lower than 1 V and shows an oxidation-reaction current of 0.5 mA/cm2 (provided that a reaction current on the oxidizing side be positive) or more at a potential higher than 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventors: Ryo Inoue, Shigetaka Tsubouchi, Takefumi Okumura
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Patent number: 8163422Abstract: There is provided an electrochemical device provided with an electrolytic solution comprising (I) a solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt comprising (A) a fluorine-containing ether represented by the formula (1): Rf1—O—Rf2 wherein Rf1 and Rf2 are the same or different and each is a fluorine-containing alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, (B) a cyclic carbonate, and (C) a chain carbonate being compatible with both of the fluorine-containing ether (A) and the cyclic carbonate (B), and (II) an electrolyte salt, in which the solvent (I) for dissolving an electrolyte salt comprises 30 to 60% by volume of the fluorine-containing ether (A), 3 to 40% by volume of the cyclic carbonate (B) and 10 to 67% by volume of the chain carbonate (C) based on the whole solvent (I), and when the electrochemical device is provided with such an electrolytic solution, no phase separation occurs even at low temperature, flame retardancy and heat resistance are excellent, solubility of an electrolyte salt is high, dischargeType: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Meiten Koh, Hideo Sakata, Hitomi Nakazawa, Michiru Tanaka, Akiyoshi Yamauchi
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Patent number: 8163427Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution is advantageously used in preparation of a lithium secondary battery excellent in cycle characteristics. In the non-aqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium secondary battery, an electrolyte salt is dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent. The non-aqueous electrolytic solution further contains a vinylene carbonate compound in an amount of 0.01 to 10 wt. %, and an alkyne compound in an amount of 0.01 to 10 wt. %.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2004Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Abe, Kazuhiro Miyoshi, Takaaki Kuwata
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Publication number: 20120094191Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery comprising an anode, a cathode and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the anode includes an aqueous binder, and the non-aqueous electrolyte contains (a) a cyclic anhydride or a derivative thereof; and (b) any one anion receptor selected from the group consisting of a borane compound, a borate compound and mixtures thereof. According to the present invention, a stable SEI film is formed on the anode, and the life characteristics of the battery are improved by controlling the LiF content in the SEI film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Su-Jin Yoon, Sung-Hoon Yu, Jong-Ho Jeon