Chemically Specified Organic Solvent Containing Patents (Class 429/324)
  • Patent number: 8349495
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode containing a lithium-titanium composite oxide and a lithium-absorbing material in a weight ratio falling within the range defined in formula (1) given below, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The lithium-absorbing material has a lithium absorption potential nobler than a lithium absorption potential of the lithium-titanium composite oxide. 3?(A/B)?100??(1) Where A denotes the weight (parts by weight) of the lithium-titanium composite oxide, and B denotes the weight (parts by weight) of the lithium-absorbing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroki Inagaki, Hideaki Morishima, Norio Takami
  • Patent number: 8343374
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolytic solution comprising a chain carbonate (I) represented by the formula (I): wherein Rf is a fluorine-containing ether group (Ia) having, at its end, a moiety represented by the formula: HCFX (X is H or F); R is an alkyl group in which hydrogen atom may be substituted with halogen atom and hetero atom may be contained in its chain, and an electrolyte salt (II), and the electrolytic solution is excellent in flame retardance, low temperature characteristics, withstand voltage and compatibility with a hydrocarbon solvent and is high in solubility of an electrolyte salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meiten Koh, Akiyoshi Yamauchi, Yasuko Takagahara
  • Publication number: 20120321964
    Abstract: A nonaqueous solvent for an electrical storage device disclosed in the present application 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 cyclopentane ring; and a compound having a relative dielectric constant of 25 or higher (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: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Masaki Hasegawa, Takashi Takeuchi, Natsumi Goto
  • Publication number: 20120315511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electrode materials for charged electrical cells, comprising at least one polymer comprising polysulfide bridges, and carbon in a polymorph comprising at least 60% sp2-hybridized carbon atoms. The present invention further relates to electrical cells comprising the inventive electrode material, to specific polymers comprising polysulfide bridges, to processes for preparation thereof and to the use of the inventive cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver GRONWALD, Alexander Panchenko, Arnd Garsuch
  • Patent number: 8329344
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolytic solution which has excellent flame retardance, low temperature characteristics and withstand voltage, high solubility of an electrolyte salt and excellent compatibility with hydrocarbon solvents, and comprises a chain carbonate (I) and an electrolyte salt (II), and the chain carbonate (I) is represented by the formula (I): wherein Rf1 is a fluorine-containing alkyl group having a fluorine content of 10 to 76% by mass and having, at its end, a moiety represented by the formula (Ia): (HCX1X2??(Ia) wherein X1 and X2 are the same or different and each is H or F; Rf2 is a fluorine-containing alkyl group having a fluorine content of 10 to 76% by mass and having, at its end, —CF3 or the moiety represented by the above-mentioned formula (Ia).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meiten Koh, Akiyoshi Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8304116
    Abstract: A battery includes an anode having an alkali metal as the active material, a cathode having, for example, iron disulfide as the active material, and an increased electrolyte volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Michael Pozin, Fred J. Berkowitz, Steven J. Specht, Yelena Kouznetsova, Bhupendra K. Patel, Yang Zhao, Haitao Chang
  • Patent number: 8293396
    Abstract: The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprises a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material composed of a lithium transition metal composite oxide, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material composed of carbon material, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, and an outer body in which the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the non-aqueous electrolyte solution are housed; the mass of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution per cell capacity of the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell is 10.0 to 12.0 g/Ah; and the volume of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution per void volume in the outer body is 70 to 85%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Minami, Toyoki Fujihara, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Toshiyuki Nohma
  • Patent number: 8288039
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solvent for batteries, which comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. The inventive electrolyte solvent can improve the battery safety without deteriorating the battery performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Yung Im, Ki Young Lee, Joon Sung Bae, Young Taek An
  • Publication number: 20120251892
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon-sok KANG, Jun-young Mun, Min-sik Park, Jin-hwan Park, Mi-jeong Song
  • Publication number: 20120244445
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: 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
  • Patent number: 8273483
    Abstract: A primary cell having an anode comprising lithium or lithium alloy and a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS2) and carbon particles. The electrolyte comprises a lithium salt preferably lithium iodide (LiI) dissolved in an organic solvent mixture. The solvent mixture preferably comprises dioxolane, dimethoxyethane and sulfolane. The electrolyte typically contains between about 100 and 2000 parts by weight water per million parts by weight (ppm) electrolyte therein. A cathode slurry is prepared comprising iron disulfide powder, carbon, binder, and a liquid solvent. The mixture is coated onto a conductive substrate and solvent evaporated leaving a dry cathode coating on the substrate. The anode and cathode can be spirally wound with separator therebetween and inserted into the cell casing with electrolyte then added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Michael Pozin, Michael Sliger, Nikolai N. Issaev
  • Publication number: 20120237836
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a first lithium salt; a second lithium salt including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, Chemical Formula 3-1 or 3-2, or combinations thereof; a non-aqueous organic solvent; and an additive including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventor: Seung Mo Kim
  • Patent number: 8263269
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery which has improved safety, mainly coming from use of an electrolyte solution which is not inflammable at room temperature (20° C.), while not deteriorating output characteristics at low temperatures and room temperature or output maintenance characteristics after storage at high temperature (50° C.). The lithium secondary battery of the present invention, encased in a container, is provided with a cathode and an anode, both capable of storing/releasing lithium ions, a separator which separates these electrodes from each other, and an electrolyte solution containing a cyclic carbonate and a linear carbonate as solvents and a compound such as VC at composition ratios of 18.0 to 30.0%, 74.0 to 81.9% and 0.1 to 1.0%, respectively, based on the whole solvents, all percentages by volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takefumi Okumura, Takahiro Yamaki, Masanori Yoshikawa, Yoshimi Yanai, Toyotaka Yuasa
  • Patent number: 8252458
    Abstract: An engineered thermoplastic sealing member for LiFeS2 and other nonaqueous cells is disclosed. The optimal material displays a propensity to absorb at least 10 weight percent of an ether-based electrolyte while, at the same time, displaying a vapor transmission rate of less than 500((g×mil)/(100 in2×days).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Schubert
  • Publication number: 20120214048
    Abstract: A lithium battery and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The lithium battery includes an anode, a cathode located opposite to the anode, a separator and an electrolyte solution. The separator is located between the anode and the cathode, wherein the anode, the cathode and the separator commonly define a containing region. The electrolyte solution is located in the containing region, and includes an organic solvent, a lithium salt and an additive. The additive includes a maleimide-based compound and a hydroxyl-containing species having a molecular weight less than 1000, and a content of the hydroxyl-containing species in the electrolyte solution ranges between 0.05 wt % and 5 wt %. The lithium battery and the fabrication method thereof can solve problems of water contained in the battery, and an environment with high dryness and low moisture content is unnecessary for fabrication, thereby reducing the production cost and enhancing the battery performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Fu-Ming Wang, Chin-Shu Cheng
  • Patent number: 8247118
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Hasegawa, Takashi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8241787
    Abstract: The principal object of the present invention is to provide a liquid electrolyte for electrochemical device having a wide potential window. The invention solves the problem by providing a liquid electrolyte for electrochemical device, which comprises an electrolyte dissolved in an MFx complex being liquid at ordinary temperatures wherein “M” represents B, Si, P, As or Sb and “X” represents the valence of “M”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: National University Corporation Shizuoka University, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuo Fujinami, Takahiro Aoki, Masaki Matsui
  • Patent number: 8241795
    Abstract: A battery capable of improving the storage characteristics and the cycle characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is impregnated in a separator provided between the cathode and the anode. A solvent of the electrolytic solution contains a given sulfone compound such as bis(trimethylsilyl)-2,2-difluorosulfoacetate. Compared to a case that a solvent does not contain the foregoing sulfone compound, the chemical stability of the electrolytic solution is improved, and the decomposition reaction of the electrolytic solution is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Ihara, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20120202125
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a rechargeable lithium battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode including lithium titanate represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an electrolyte impregnating the positive and negative electrodes and including a sultone-based compound and maleic anhydride, wherein the sultone-based compound and the maleic anhydride are respectively included in an amount of about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % based on the total weight of the electrolyte. Chemical Formula 1: Li4?xTi5+x?yMyO12. In Chemical Formula 1, M is an element selected from Mg, V, Cr, Nb, Fe, Ni, Co, Mn, W, Al, Ga, Cu, Mo, P, or a combination thereof, 0?x?1, 0?y?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Su-Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20120202122
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: Su-Hee HAN
  • Patent number: 8227116
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery which has excellent characteristics such as energy density and electromotive force and is excellent in cycle life and storage stability is provided. The secondary battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution comprising an aprotic solvent having at least an electrolyte dissolved therein, wherein the positive electrode comprises a lithium-manganese composite oxide having a spinel structure as a positive electrode active material, and the electrolyte solution comprises a compound represented by the general formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kawasaki, Yuki Kusachi, Tatsuji Numata, Koji Utsugi
  • Publication number: 20120176089
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode comprising a combination of positive active materials. The combination includes a material represented by one or both of Formulae 1 and 2; and a material of Formula 3 as follows: LiaNibMncMdO2??(Formula 1) where 0.90?a?1.2; 0.5?b?0.9; 0<c<0.4; 0?d?0.2; LiaNibCocMndMeO2??(Formula 2) where 0.90?a?1.2, 0.5?b?0.9, 0<c<0.4, 0<d<0.4, and 0?e?0.2; LiaCoMbO2??(Formula 3) where 0.90?a?1.2 and 0?b?0.2; and each M of Formulae 1-3 is independently selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, Rf, V, Nb, Ta, Db, Cr, Mo, W, Sg, Tc, Re, Bh, Fe, Ru, Os, Hs, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, B, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Si, Ge, Sn, P, As, Sb, Bi, S, Se, Te, Po, and combinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Duck-Chul Hwang, Geun-Bae Kim, Yong-Chul Park, Won-II Jung, Jun-Won Suh, Jan-Dee Kim
  • Publication number: 20120177980
    Abstract: The gas generation and the decrease in battery capacity during high temperature storage of a lithium secondary battery are suppressed. The electrolyte contains a polymerizable compound or a polymer, the polymerizable compound contains a compound having an aromatic functional group and a polymerizable functional group and a compound having a complex-forming functional group forming a complex with a metal ion and a polymerizable functional group, and the polymer has the complex-forming functional group, the aromatic functional group and a residue of the polymerizable functional group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Norio IWAYASU, Jinbao Zhao, Hidetoshi Honbou, Yuki Okuda
  • Publication number: 20120171578
    Abstract: The battery includes an electrolyte activating one or more cathodes and one or more anodes. The electrolyte includes one or more salts in a solvent. The solvent includes one or more organic solvents and one or more silanes and/or one or more siloxanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Zhengcheng Zhang, Phuong-Nghi Karen Lam, Mikito Nagata, Hisashi Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20120171574
    Abstract: A surface-enabled, metal ion-exchanging battery device comprising a cathode, an anode, a porous separator, and a metal ion-containing electrolyte, wherein the metal ion is selected from (A) non-Li alkali metals; (B) alkaline-earth metals; (C) transition metals; (D) other metals such as aluminum (Al); or (E) a combination thereof; and wherein at least one of the electrodes contains therein a metal ion source prior to the first charge or discharge cycle of the device and at least the cathode comprises a functional material or nano-structured material having a metal ion-capturing functional group or metal ion-storing surface in direct contact with said electrolyte, and wherein the operation of the battery device does not involve the introduction of oxygen from outside the device and does not involve the formation of a metal oxide, metal sulfide, metal selenide, metal telluride, metal hydroxide, or metal-halogen compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Aruna Zhamu, ChenGuang Liu, David Neff, Bor Z. Jang, Zhenning Yu
  • Patent number: 8211577
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Hasegawa, Takashi Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20120164543
    Abstract: An organic electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt; an organic solvent including a high permittivity solvent and a low boiling solvent; and a vinyl-based compound represented by Formula 1 below, wherein m and n are each independently integers of 1 to 10; X1, X2, and X3 each independently represent O, S, or NR9; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are represented in the detailed description. The organic electrolyte solution of the present invention and a lithium battery using the same suppress degradation of an electrolyte, providing improved cycle properties and life span thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-soo Lee, Young-gyonn Ryu, Seung-sik Hwang, Dong-joon Lee, Boris A. Trofimov
  • Publication number: 20120164541
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Contour Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Isabelle Darolles, Cedric M. Weiss, Maksudul M. Alam, Arunkumar Tiruvannamalai, Simon Christopher Jones
  • Publication number: 20120141878
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution and a lithium ion secondary battery which maintain for a long period high battery characteristics represented by the discharge capacity retention rate after the charge/discharge cycle, and simultaneously achieve also the high safety represented by the flame retardation. The present invention provides an electrolyte solution containing a nonaqueous solvent, an electrolyte, a specific compound having a perfluoroalkyl group in the molecule, and an additive having a fluorine atom and/or a phosphorus atom in the molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI E-MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Asami Ohashi, Yoshiyuki Ishii
  • Publication number: 20120135318
    Abstract: Disclosed is a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, which includes an active material capable of reversibly intercalating/deintercalating lithium and lithium polysulfide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyuk KIM, Sung-Hwan Moon, Matulevich Yuri, Myung-Hwan Jeong, Hee-Young Chu, Chang-Ui Jeong, Joo-Han Song, Jong-Seo Choi
  • Patent number: 8178244
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprises a negative electrode comprising a current collector, and a negative electrode layer formed on one or both surfaces of the current collector, a positive electrode, and a separator interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. The negative electrode layer comprises a plurality of layers laminated each other and containing a different active material each other, the layers comprising a first layer which is contacted with the current collector and contains spinel-type lithium titanate as an active material, and a second layer which is disposed to face the separator and contains Ramsdellite-type lithium titanate or anatase-type titanium oxide as an active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Keigo Hoshina, Hiroki Inagaki, Norio Takami
  • Patent number: 8173305
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolyte separator system comprising an ionic liquid, a conductive salt and a ceramic separator, and the use of the electrolyte separator system according to the invention in electrochemical energy storage systems, in particular of lithium metal and lithium ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Holzapfel, Petr Novák, Carsten Jost, Anna Prodi-Schwab, Volker Hennige, Christian Hying
  • Patent number: 8173297
    Abstract: A battery capable of improving at least one of high-temperature storage characteristics and high-temperature cycle characteristics is provided. A battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution, and a separator arranged between the cathode and the anode is impregnated with the electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes an acyl halide such as succinyl chloride or succinyl fluoride as well as a solvent and an electrolyte salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Masayuki Ihara, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 8163427
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Kazuhiro Miyoshi, Takaaki Kuwata
  • Patent number: 8163426
    Abstract: An additive for an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery, the additive including a polysiloxane-based compound represented by Formula 1 below: In formula 1 R1, R2, R3, A1, A2, l, m, n, o and p are as described in the detailed description of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-sik Hwang, Young-gyoon Ryu, Seok-soo Lee, Dong-joon Lee
  • Publication number: 20120094190
    Abstract: As to a fluorine-containing phosphate used to impart flame retardancy to an electrolyte solution for a non-aqueous secondary battery, a fluorine-containing phosphate having high flame retardancy and providing high battery performance such as high-rate charge-discharge characteristics, and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. Also provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte solution and a non-aqueous secondary battery each containing the fluorine-containing phosphate. Further a fluorine-containing phosphate having a high ability to dissolve an electrolyte and capable of providing the composition of a safer electrolyte solution is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: TOSOH F-TECH, INC.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Mimura, Kentaro Kono, Hisao Eguchi, Kotaro Sakoda, Masahiro Aoki
  • Patent number: 8158285
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solvent for batteries, which comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. Also, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises fluoroethylene carbonate and linear ester solvent. The inventive electrolyte solvent can improve the battery safety without deteriorating the battery performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Yung Im, Ki Young Lee, Joon Sung Bae, Young Taek An
  • Publication number: 20120082883
    Abstract: An electrode mixture comprising a lithium nickel manganese composite metal oxide having an average particle diameter of 1 ?m or less, an electrically conductive material and an overcharge inhibition material. The electrode mixture in which the overcharge inhibition material is an aromatic compound. The electrode mixture in which the overcharge inhibition material is one or more members selected from the group consisting of an aramid, a polyether, a polysulfone and a polyethersulfone. An electrode comprising the electrode mixture. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode capable of being doped and dedoped with lithium ions, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode is the electrode described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takitaro Yamaguchi, Jun-ichi Kageura
  • Publication number: 20120082901
    Abstract: Li-based anodes for use in an electric current producing cells having long life time and high capacity are provided. In certain embodiments, the Li-based anode comprises at least one anode active Li-containing compound and a composition comprising at least one polymer, at least one ionic liquid, and optionally at least one lithium salt. The composition may be located between the at least one Li-containing compound and the catholyte used in the electric current producing cell. In some embodiments, the at least one polymer may be incompatible with the catholyte. This configuration of components may lead to separation between the lithium active material of the anode and the catholyte. Processes for preparing the Li-based anode and to electric current producing cells comprising such an anode are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicants: BASF SE, Sion Power Corporation
    Inventors: Rudiger Schmidt, Daher Michael Badine, Helmut Moehwald, Igor Kovalev, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik
  • Publication number: 20120082872
    Abstract: Spiro ammonium salts as an additive for electrolytes in electric current producing cells, in particular electric current producing cells comprising a Li-based anode, are provided. In some embodiments, the electric current producing cell comprises a cathode, a Li-based anode, and at least one electrolyte wherein the electrolyte contains at least one spiro ammonium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicants: BASF SE, Sion Power Corporation
    Inventors: Rudiger Schmidt, Daher Michael Badine, Xiao Steimle, Helmut Moehwald, Igor Kovalev, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik
  • Patent number: 8142927
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprising positive and negative electrodes both capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and a lithium ion conductive material which contains a compound of formula (1) exhibits improved characteristics including charge/discharge efficiency, low-temperature properties and cycle performance when (a) only one substituent group of R1, R2, R3 and R4 in formula (1) is alkyl, (b) the negative electrode-constituting material partially contains a carboxyl or hydroxyl group-bearing compound, and the lithium ion conductive material contains propylene carbonate, or (c) a positive electrode active material is a lithium-containing transition metal compound, a negative electrode active material is a carbonaceous material, and the lithium ion conductive material contains as a non-aqueous electrolysis solution a solvent mixture of propylene carbonate and ethylene carbonate in combination with a chain-like carbonate as a low-viscosity solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Atushi Sano, Tsuyoshi Iijima, Satoshi Maruyama, Kazuya Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20120034530
    Abstract: An electrolytic manganese dioxide improved for tool wear reduction, methods for preparing the improved electrolytic manganese dioxide and for preparing a positive-electrode precursor, and a primary battery are provided. One method includes displacement-washing neutralized electrolytic manganese dioxide with a solution including a corrosion inhibitor configured to be at a first predetermined concentration. The method further includes drying the washed electrolytic manganese dioxide to collect improved electrolytic manganese dioxide including the corrosion inhibitor configured to be at a second predetermined concentration within the improved electrolytic manganese dioxide to minimize corrosion of a metal material in contact with the improved electrolytic manganese dioxide. The corrosion inhibitor includes one of a benzoate salt, a phosphate salt, a carbonate salt, a metaborate salt, a tetraborate salt, a metaperiodate salt, and a meta-aluminate salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: ERACHEM COMILOG, INC.
    Inventors: John A. TEAGLE, Oliver SCHILLING
  • Publication number: 20120034534
    Abstract: A lithium ion battery is provided which contains a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte and a separator, wherein the anode employs polythiocyanogen as an active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Krishnan Palanichamy, Suresh G. Advani, Ajay K. Prasad
  • Publication number: 20120028130
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell having high temperature storage characteristics and cycle characteristics is provided. This object is realized by adopting the following configuration. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell includes a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material; and a non-aqueous electrolyte having a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt. And the positive electrode active material contains a compound represented by Lia(NibCocMnd)1?x?yWxZryO2 (0.9?a?1.2, 0.3?b?0.6, 0.1?c?0.7, 0?d?0.4, b+c+d=1, 0.001?x?0.05, 0.001?y?0.05); and the non-aqueous electrolyte contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of cyclohexylbenzene, tert-butylbenzene and tert-amylbenzene in a total concentration of 0.1 to 5% by mass relative to the mass of the non-aqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Miyazaki, Hironori Shirakata
  • Publication number: 20120028132
    Abstract: [Summary] An object of the present invention is to find a new electrolyte having a characteristics for the electrolyte for an electrochemical device and to provide excellent electrolytic solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery and nonaqueous electrolyte battery which use this. [Solving Means] To provide an electrolyte for an electrochemical device, having a chemical structure formula represented by a general formula (1). where M is a group 13 or 15 group element of the periodic table; A+ is an alkali metal ion or an onium ion; m is a number of 1-4 when M is a group 13 element, and is a number of 1-6 when M is a group 15 element; n is a number of 0-3 when M is a group 13 element, and is a number of 0-5 when M is a group 15 element; and R is a halogen atom, a C1-C10 halogenated alkyl group, a C6-C20 aryl group, a C6-C20 halogenated aryl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsujioka, Toshinori Mitsui, Yuki Kondo, Aiichiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20120028131
    Abstract: The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polymer and having well-balanced permeability, shutdown temperature, and pin puncture strength. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries. The membrane has a shutdown temperature <130.5° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Toray Tonen Specialty Separator Godo Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishihara, Satoshi Miyaoka, Koichi Kono, Donna J. Crowther, Patrick Brant
  • Patent number: 8088518
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a lithium difluorobis(oxalato)phosphate solution, which is characterized by that lithium hexafluorophosphate and oxalic acid are mixed together in a nonaqueous solvent, in a manner that the molar ratio of lithium hexafluorophosphate to oxalic acid falls within a range of 1:1.90 to 1:2.10, and furthermore silicon tetrachloride is added to this, in a manner that the molar ratio of lithium hexafluorophosphate to silicon tetrachloride falls within a range of 1:0.95 to 1:1.10, thereby conducting a reaction. The lithium difluorobis(oxalato)phosphate solution produced by this method has low contents of chlorine compounds and free acids. Therefore, it can become an additive that is effective for improving performance of nonaqueous electrolyte batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Toshinori Mitsui, Kaname Hatakenaka
  • Publication number: 20110311882
    Abstract: Hybrid solid-liquid electrolyte lithium-ion battery devices are disclosed. Certain devices comprise anodes and cathodes conformally coated with an electron insulating and lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Gi-Heon Kim, Yoon Seok Jung
  • Publication number: 20110311879
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte includes: a solvent; an electrolyte salt; an aromatic compound represented by the following formula (1); and a polyoxometalate and/or a polyoxometalate compound wherein each of R1 to R6 independently represents a hydrogen group, a halogen group, an aliphatic alkyl group, an alicyclic alkyl group, a phenyl group or an alkoxy group; at least one of R1 to R6 is a halogen group, an aliphatic alkyl group, an alicyclic alkyl group, a phenyl group or an alkoxy group; a part or all of hydrogens of R1 to R6 may be substituted with a halogen; and at least a part of R1 to R6 may be bonded to each other to form a ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Yamada, Shunsuke Saito, Haruo Watanabe, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20110311860
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a solvent and an electrolyte salt, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a silyl compound represented by the following formula (1) wherein X represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a main chain with a carbon number of 8 or more and not more than 22; a part or all of hydrogens of X may be substituted with a halogen; each of R1 to R3 independently represents a hydrogen group, a halogen group or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and at least one of R1 to R3 contains a halogen group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Yamada, Tadahiko Kubota