Plural Organic Solvents (i.e., Solvent Mixture) Patents (Class 429/326)
  • Patent number: 7678505
    Abstract: An organic electrolytic solution and a lithium battery employing the same are provided. The organic electrolytic solution includes: a lithium salt; an organic solvent containing a high dielectric constant solvent and a low boiling point solvent; and an additive comprising a crotonate derivative including a substituted silyl group. The organic electrolytic solution and the lithium battery employing such an electrolytic solution suppress a reduction decomposition of a polar solvent and decrease irreversible capacity in the first cycle. Thus, the charge/discharge efficiency, lifespan, and reliability of the battery can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-soo Lee, Young-gyoon Ryu, Han-su Kim
  • Publication number: 20100055575
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery using a cathode containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide and an anode containing graphitized carbon, characterized in that an ammonium compound capable of providing ammonium ions is added to a non-aqueous electrolyte. Therefore, the present invention provides a lithium secondary battery having improved high-temperature performance by reducing decreases of residual capacity and recovery capacity resulting from high-temperature storage of the battery, via addition of such an ammonium compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Soo ik JO, Jisang YU, Byungchul CHOI, Changjoo HAN
  • Publication number: 20100035160
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising: a first acrylate compound having one or two acryl groups; a second acrylate compound having three or more acryl groups; an electrolyte salt; and an organic solvent. Also, disclosed is an electrode comprising a coating layer formed partially or totally on a surface thereof, the coating layer comprising: (i) a reduced form of a first acrylate compound having one or two acryl groups; and (ii) a reduced form of a second acrylate compound having three or more acryl groups. Further, disclosed in an electrochemical device comprising a cathode, an anode, a separator and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein (i) the non-aqueous electrolyte is the above non-aqueous electrolyte; and/or (ii) the cathode and/or the anode is the above electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Su-Jin Yoon, Jeong-Ju Cho, Ho-Chun Lee
  • Patent number: 7655361
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to an electrolyte for a high voltage lithium rechargeable battery and a high voltage lithium rechargeable battery employing the electrolyte, and more particularly to an electrolyte for a high voltage lithium rechargeable battery comprising a non-aqueous organic solvent; a lithium salt; and a combination of a halogenated biphenyl and a dihalogenated toluene used as an additive where the combined additive has an oxidation reduction potential of 4.6 to 5.0 V with respect to lithium. The lithium rechargeable battery employing the electrolyte for a high voltage lithium rechargeable battery achieves overcharge stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongshik Kim, Jinbum Kim, Jinsung Kim, Narae Park
  • Publication number: 20100021823
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises a nonaqueous organic solvent and a lithium salt dissolved therein, wherein the nonaqueous organic solvent contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of acid anhydrides and carbonic esters having an unsaturated bond, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sulfonic compounds and fluorine-containing aromatic compounds having 9 carbon atoms or less; and a lithium secondary battery employing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masamichi Onuki, Minoru Kotato, Isao Konno, Shinichi Kinoshita, Noriko Shima
  • Patent number: 7648798
    Abstract: A battery having an anode including an alkali metal as the active material, a cathode having, for example, iron disulfide as the active material, and an electrolyte including an organic solvent and an aluminum salt selected from the group consisting of aluminum iodide and aluminum tri(sec-butoxide).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Zhiping Jiang, William L. Bowden, Leslie J. Pinnell, Michael Pozin, Nikolai N. Issaev
  • Patent number: 7645539
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a liquid electrolyte including a non-aqueous solvent and an alkali metal salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent; a positive electrode active material including a redox material that is dissolved or dispersed in the liquid electrolyte; a positive electrode current collector that provides a place where an oxidation-reduction reaction involving the positive electrode active material occurs; and a negative electrode capable of charging and discharging in which an alkali metal ion participates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hizuru Koshina, Shinji Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20090325076
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Tooru Matsui, Tetsuo Nanno, Hiroshi Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 7638243
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of aromatic phosphite compounds as stabilizers for nonaqueous electrolytic solutions containing halogenated salts such as LiPF6 and LiBF4. The electrolyte containing such a phosphite exhibits excellent shelf life storage at ambient and high temperatures. The electrolytic solution is suitable for use in electrochemical cells such as lithium (ion) rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Novolyte Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Wu Xu, Zhongyi Deng, Pascal Bolomey
  • Publication number: 20090317725
    Abstract: A primary cell having an anode comprising lithium and a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS2) and carbon particles. The electrolyte comprises a lithium salt dissolved in a solvent mixture which contains 1,3-dioxolane and preferably 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone. 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: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Zhiping Jiang, Leigh Friguglietti, Thomas N. Koulouris
  • Patent number: 7632606
    Abstract: An electrolyte whose battery capacity, cycle characteristics, load characteristics, and low temperature characteristics are all excellent, and a battery using it. A cathode and an anode are layered and wound with a separator and electrolyte layer in between. The electrolyte layer contains an electrolytic solution containing at least one from the group consisting of vinylethylene carbonate and its derivatives in the range of 0.05 wt % to 5 wt % in total and a polymer. Therefore, chemical stability of the electrolyte layer is improved. It is preferable that the electrolytic solution further contains ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate with a mass ratio of ethylene carbonate to propylene carbonate ranging from about 15/85 to about 75/25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuzuru Fukushima, Yusuke Fujishige, Fumiko Kimura, Takuya Endo
  • Patent number: 7629085
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium secondary battery, in which 0.01 to 10 wt. % of a sulfur-containing acid ester and 0.01 to 10 wt. % of a triple bond-containing compound are dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, and a lithium secondary battery employing the nonaqueous electrolytic solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Kazuhiro Miyoshi, Takaaki Kuwata
  • Patent number: 7622226
    Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery having a terminal for surface mounting which includes a power generating element and a battery case for housing the power generating element. The power generating element includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an organic electrolyte. The battery case includes a positive electrode can electrically connected with the positive electrode and a negative electrode can electrically connected with the negative electrode, and a gasket interposed between the positive electrode can and the negative electrode can. The organic electrolyte contains an organic solvent in which a solute is dissolved, and the organic solvent contains sulfolane and 1,2-dimethoxyethane. Amounts of the sulfolane and the 1,2-dimethoxyethane are 80 to 95 volume % and 5 to 20 volume %, respectively, with respect to the total amount of the sulfolane and the 1,2-dimethoxyethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Tadayoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7615316
    Abstract: In order to manufacture a lithium secondary battery having excellent performances in safety under overcharge condition, cycle property, electric capacity, and storage endurance, 0.1 wt. % to 10 wt. % of a tert-alkylbenzene compound is favorably incorporated into a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte, preferably in combination with 0.1 wt. % to 1.5 wt. % of a biphenyl compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: UBE Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Yasuo Matsumori, Akira Ueki
  • Patent number: 7611801
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte having improved lithium ion conductivity and excellent voltage resistance is provided. A lithium rechargeable battery and a rechargeable battery system including the inventive non-aqueous electrolyte is also provided. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes at least one aromatic compound which is polymerizable at a working electrode potential of 4.2 to 4.5 V when a lithium metal is used as a counter electrode and platinum is used as a working electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takitaro Yamaguchi, Ryuichi Shimizu, Cheol-Soo Jung
  • Patent number: 7608364
    Abstract: This invention provides a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a cathode, an anode and an nonaqueous electrolytic solution in which an electrolyte is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the anode comprises a non-graphitizable carbon as an anode activator; and the nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprises at least one anode protecting component selected from the group consisting of sultones having a 5- to 7-membered cyclic sulfonate structure and their substituted derivatives as well as vinylene carbonates and their substituted derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Junko Nishiyama, Tamaki Miura, Koji Utsugi
  • Patent number: 7608363
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode containing a positive active material, a negative electrode containing a negative active material and a non-aqueous electrolyte, characterized in that lithium transition metal complex oxide A formed by allowing LiCoO2 to contain at least both of Zr and Mg and lithium transition metal complex oxide B having a layered structure and containing at least both of Mn and Ni as transition metals are mixed and used as said positive active material, and vinylene carbonate and divinyl sulfone are contained in said non-aqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Yasufumi Takahashi, Shingo Tode, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Shin Fujitani
  • Patent number: 7604897
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode contains an intermetallic compound having an La3Co2Sn7 type crystal structure of which alkaline-earth metal atoms occupy La sites. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains at least one of methyl ethyl carbonate and dimethyl carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Matsuno, Takao Sawa, Yumi Fujita, Tatsuoki Kono, Norio Takami, Fumiyuki Kawashima
  • Patent number: 7604901
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that has excellent high-temperature cycle characteristics and that is highly safe enough to prevent overcharge is provided. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell has a positive electrode for reversibly intercalating-deintercalating lithium ions, a negative electrode for reversibly intercalating-deintercalating lithium ions, and a non-aqueous electrolyte having a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt. The non-aqueous solvent includes a cycloalkylbenzene derivative and an alkylbenzene derivative having a quaternary carbon directly bonded to a benzene ring and not having a cycloalkyl group directly bonded to the benzene ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyasu Fujiwara, Masatoshi Takahashi, Masato Iwanaga
  • Publication number: 20090253047
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell comprises as an anode, a lithium transition metal oxide or sulphide compound which as a [B2]X4n? spinel-type framework structure of an A[B2]S4 spinel wherein A and B are metal cations selected from Li, Ti, V, Mn, Fe and Co, X is oxygen or sulphur, and n? refers to the overall charge of the structural unit [B2]X4 of the framework structure. The transition metal cation in the fully discharged state has a mean oxidation state greater than +3 for Ti, +3 for V, +3,5 for Mn, +2 for Fe and +2 for Co. The cell includes as a cathode, a lithium metal oxide or sulphide compound. An electrically insulative lithium containing liquid or polymeric electronically conductive electrolyte is provided between the anode and the cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Michael M. THACKERAY, Rosalind J. GUMMOW, Ernest E. FERG
  • Publication number: 20090253046
    Abstract: There is provided in one embodiment of the invention an electrolyte for use in a lithium ion electrochemical cell. The electrolyte comprises a mixture of an ethylene carbonate (EC), an ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), an ester cosolvent, and a lithium salt. The ester cosolvent comprises methyl propionate (MP), ethyl propionate (EP), methyl butyrate (MB), ethyl butyrate (EB), propyl butyrate (PB), or butyl butyrate (BB). The electrochemical cell operates in a temperature range of from about ?60 degrees Celsius to about 60 degrees Celsius. In another embodiment there is provided a lithium ion electrochemical cell using the electrolyte of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Marshall C. Smart, Ratnakumar V. Bugga
  • Publication number: 20090253044
    Abstract: Obtained are a nonaqueous electrolyte solution suitable for a lithium secondary battery having a high energy density, wherein a decrease in the capacity due to charge/discharge cycles is remarkably small and no gas is generated when charging or storing the battery; and a lithium secondary battery using the same. This nonaqueous electrolyte solution is a solution containing a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous solvent containing a fluorinated solvent including a linear fluorinated carbonate (a1) and a fluorinated ethylene carbonate (a2), and the total amount of the fluorinated solvent in the nonaqueous solvent is in the range of from 50 to 100 weight %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hidenobu Nogi, Akio Hiwara
  • Publication number: 20090253045
    Abstract: Nonaqueous electrolytes capable of providing a battery having a high capacity and excellent in storability and cycle characteristics are provided. Also provided are nonaqueous-electrolyte batteries produced with the electrolytes. The nonaqueous electrolytes include ones which (1) contains a cyclic carbonate having an unsaturated bond and further contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate having two or more fluorine atoms, (2) contains an aromatic compound having 7-18 carbon atoms in total and further contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate having two or more fluorine atoms, (3) contains diethyl carbonate and further contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate having two or more fluorine atoms, or (4) contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of cyclic sulfonic acid ester compounds, di-sulfonic acid ester compounds, nitrile compounds, and compounds represented by general formula (1) and further contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate having two or more fluorine atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Kotato, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 7598003
    Abstract: The battery includes an electrolyte activating one or more cathodes and one or more anodes. The electrolyte includes one or more organoborate salts in a solvent. The organoborate salt can include a lithium bis[bidentate]borate or a lithium dihalo mono[bidentate]borate. In some instances, the solvent includes a silane or a siloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Quallion LLC
    Inventors: Sang Young Yoon, Hiroshi Nakahara, Hisashi Tsukamoto, Manabu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20090246641
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode including an active material absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, a negative electrode including an active material absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The separator includes a material containing a substituent group with electron-withdrawing property. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes a non-aqueous solvent and a solute dissolved therein, and the non-aqueous solvent includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing aromatic solvent, a fluorine-containing cyclic carbonic acid ester, and a fluorine-containing cyclic carboxylic acid ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Masaki Deguchi, Tooru Matsui, Hiroshi Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20090233178
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain types of synthetic graphite exhibit superior rate capabilities when used in batteries or cells employing lithium metal phosphate cathodes. Additionally, it has been found that the use of dimethyl carbonate and/or ethyl methyl carbonate in the electrolyte when used in such graphite/lithium methyl phosphate batteries or cells facilitates the discharge reactions on both the cathode and the anode and in particular especially improves the rate capability of the graphite anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: M. Yazid Saidi, Haitao Huang
  • Publication number: 20090226818
    Abstract: An organic electrolytic solution including a lithium salt; an organic solvent including a high dielectric solvent and a low boiling point solvent; and an additive compound containing an electron withdrawing group and hydrocarbon-based substituents. A lithium battery using the organic electrolytic solution can have improved cycle characteristics and cycle life through preventing decomposition of the electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-soo LEE, Dong-joon LEE, Young-gyoon RYU
  • Publication number: 20090226819
    Abstract: A secondary battery is provided and includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution, in which the anode includes an anode active material layer including a plurality of anode active material particles, the plurality of anode active material particles including silicon as a constituent element. The anode active material layer includes at least one of an oxide-containing film and a metal material as a constituent element. The oxide-containing film with which surfaces of the anode active material particles are covered. The metal material includes a metal element which is not alloyed with an electrode reactant, and being arranged in a gap in the anode active material layer. The electrolytic solution includes a solvent including at least one kind selected from the group consisting of specific isocyanate compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Ihara, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 7585579
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a metal-oxygen battery includes a non-aqueous solvent which is characterized in that the solubility of oxygen therein is at least 0.1150 cc O2/cc of solvent at STP. The electrolyte also includes an electrolyte salt dissolved in the solvent. The solvent may comprise a mixture of materials in which at least 50%, on a weight basis, of the materials have an oxygen solubility of at least 0.1760 cc O2/cc at STP. Also disclosed is a method for optimizing the composition of an electrolyte for a metal-oxygen battery by selecting the solvent for the electrolyte from those materials which will dissolve the electrolyte salt and which have a solubility for oxygen which is at least 0.1150 cc O2/cc at STP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Read
  • Patent number: 7582388
    Abstract: A non-aqueous solvent secondary battery with a high initial charge/discharge capacity and excellent charge/discharge characteristics at high temperature, having a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material capable of reversibly occluding and releasing lithium, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material capable of reversibly occluding and releasing lithium and a non-aqueous solvent electrolyte containing (1) acrylic acid anhydride, and (2) an aromatic compound having at least one electron donating group, wherein the electron donating group comprises at least one member selected from any of the alkyl group, alkoxy group, alkylamino group and amine, provided that each of the alkyl group, alkoxy group and alkylamino group includes a halogen substituted group and a cycloaliphatic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kentaro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7579118
    Abstract: An organic electrolytic solution includes a lithium salt; an organic solvent including a high dielectric constant solvent and a low boiling point solvent; and an additive of a hetero ring compound including a cyano group and an alkenyl group as substituents. The organic electrolytic solution and the lithium battery employing the organic electrolytic solution suppress the reduction decomposition of a polar solvent to improve the capacity retention ratio of the battery. Thus, the charge/discharge efficiency and lifespan of the battery can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-soo Lee, Han-su Kim, Young-gyoon Ryu, Boris Trofimov, Galing Myachina
  • Patent number: 7575833
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises a nonaqueous organic solvent and a lithium salt dissolved therein, wherein the nonaqueous organic solvent contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of acid anhydrides and carbonic esters having an unsaturated bond, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sulfonic compounds and fluorine-containing aromatic compounds having 9 carbon atoms or less; and a lithium secondary battery employing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Kotato, Isao Konno, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20090191464
    Abstract: An organic electrolytic solution includes a lithium salt; an organic solvent containing a high dielectric constant solvent; and a polymerizable cycloolefin monomer, and an lithium battery employing the same. The organic electrolytic solution prevents decomposition of an electrolyte, and thus the lithium battery employing the organic electrolytic solution has improved cycle characteristics and lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-gyoon Ryu, Yoon-sok Kang, Dong-joon Lee, Seok-soo Lee, Seung-sik Hwang
  • Patent number: 7560195
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium battery and a lithium battery thereof are provided. The electrolyte includes a non-aqueous organic solvent; lithium salt; and an additive selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by formulas (1) to (3), and combinations thereof: where X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and aryl groups having from 6 to 8 carbon atoms, and R is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl group having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms. The lithium battery including the electrolyte suggested in the present invention has superior overcharge characteristics and superior safety characteristics compared to conventional batteries including a non-aqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Han Yew, Eui-Hwan Song
  • Publication number: 20090170006
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution in which an electrolyte salt is dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, containing 0.01% to 30% by weight of a 1,2-cyclohexanediol derivative having a specific structure; and a lithium secondary battery using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The lithium secondary battery exhibits excellent battery characteristics such as electrical capacity, cycle property, and storage property and can maintain excellent long-term battery performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: UBE Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Kazuhiro Miyoshi, Chisen Hashimoto, Masahide Kondo
  • Patent number: 7553590
    Abstract: Disclosed is an additive for an electrochemical cell wherein the additive includes an N—O bond. The additive is most preferably included in a nonaqueous electrolyte of the cell. Also disclosed are cells and batteries including the additive, and methods of charging the batteries and cells. An electrochemical cell including the additive preferably has an anode that includes lithium and a cathode including an electroactive sulfur-containing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Sion Power Corporation
    Inventor: Yuriy V. Mikhaylik
  • Patent number: 7553588
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery includes lithium salts, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and additive compounds. The additive compounds added to the electrolyte of the present invention decompose earlier than the organic solvent to form a conductive polymer layer on the surface of a positive electrode, and prevent decomposition of the organic solvent. Accordingly, the electrolyte inhibits gas generation caused by decomposition of the organic solvent at initial charging, and thus reduces an increase of internal pressure and swelling during high temperature storage, and also improves safety of the battery during overcharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Kim, Jin-Sung Kim, Sang-Moon Hwang, Meen-Seon Paik, Hak-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7550233
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution containing a ketone compound having the formula (I): in which each of R1 and R2 is linear or branched alkyl; and each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 is hydrogen or linear or branched alkyl; however, R1 and R4 can be combined to form a cycloalkanone ring in conjunction with a propanone skeleton to which R1 and R4 are connected, and two or more of alkyl of R2, alkyl of R5, a branched chain of alkyl of R1, and a branched chain of alkyl of R4 can be combined to form a cycloalkane ring, or alkyl of R1 and alkyl of R2 and/or alkyl of R4 and alkyl of R5 can be combined to each other to form a cycloalkane ring, is favorably employed for manufacturing a lithium secondary battery that is excellent in the battery performances and cycle performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: UBE Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Motoki Yuguchi, Yasuo Matsumori, Kazuhiro Miyoshi
  • Publication number: 20090155695
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery comprising a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and at least one additive compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formula (1) and derivatives thereof: where R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen radicals, alkyls, aryls, cycloalkyls, alkenyls, alkynyls, ester radicals, and aliphatic carbonate radicals. The electrolyte improves both swelling inhibition properties at high temperature and capacity characteristics of a lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Hyung-Gon Noh
  • Patent number: 7537861
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode of artificial graphite or natural graphite and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein 0.1 to 20 wt. % of a cyclohexylbenzene having a halogen atom bonded to a benzene ring thereof is contained in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution exhibits large electric capacity and excellent cycle performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: UBE Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Takashi Hattori, Takaaki Kuwata, Yasuo Matsumori
  • Publication number: 20090130567
    Abstract: A non-aqueous mixed solvent for use in a non-aqueous electrolytic solution for electrochemical energy devices which can enhance the high current charging and discharging capacity and low-temperature charging and discharging capacity of an electrochemical energy device, and prevent the device from damage at high temperatures. The solvent comprises an aprotic solvent and at least one fluorinated ether having a boiling point of 80° C. or more and being represented by R1—O—Rf1 (formula 1), R2—O—(Rf2—O)n—R3 (formula 2) or Rfh1—O-A-O—Rfh2 (formula 3). Also electrolytic solutions comprising such solvents and electrochemical energy devices containing such electrolytic solutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Haruki Segawa
  • Publication number: 20090130565
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte of the present invention contains a lithium salt (A), a quaternary ammonium salt (B) containing a straight chain alkyl group having carbon atoms of 4 or less and a solvent (C) composed of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, ?-butyrolactone, dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dimethoxyethane, ethoxymethoxyethane and diethoxyethane. The molar ratio C/A of the solvent (C) to the lithium salt (A) or the molar ratio C/B of the solvent (C) to the ammonium salt (B) is 6 or less. The non-aqueous electrolyte has a single phase. Consequently, there can be obtained a non-aqueous electrolyte of a high ion concentration having an excellent oxidation resistance and reduction resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Tooru Matsui, Masaki Deguchi, Hiroshi Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20090123845
    Abstract: Process for the purification of an ionic electrolyte comprising at least one alkali metal salt, the process having at least one stage in which particles of at least one calcium salt are brought into contact. The process makes it possible to obtain electrolytes characterized in particular by a particularly low water content. The corresponding electrochemical generators which incorporate the electrolyte as constituent component are characterized by a noteworthy stability and are particularly safe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Hydro-Quebec
    Inventors: Karim Zaghib, Jocelyn Jalbert, Abdelbast Guerfi, Christophe Michot, Michel Gauthier, Martin Dontigny, Patrick Charest
  • Publication number: 20090111030
    Abstract: A power storage device of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes an organic compound as an active material having a portion contributing to an oxidation-reduction reaction. The organic compound is crystalline in both a charged state and a discharged state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Hojo, Yu Ohtsuka, Taisuke Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7524587
    Abstract: An aluminum secondary battery exhibiting favorable characteristics is provided. The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising an electrolyte containing Al(CF3SO3)3 and a room temperature molten salt of a quaternary ammonium salt where CF3SO3? is anion, and to an aluminum secondary battery containing that non-aqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Omote
  • Patent number: 7524588
    Abstract: A nonaqueous secondary battery includes a negative electrode using a negative electrode active material containing a carbonaceous material; a positive electrode using a positive electrode active material capable of reversibly intercalating and deintercalating lithium; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains: (1) a vinyl ethylene carbonate derivative represented by Formula (I): wherein R1 to R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 4; (2) a cyclic acid anhydride; and (3) at least one cyclic ether derivative selected from the group consisting of 1,3-dioxanes, 1,3-dioxolanes and derivatives thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric C.o., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kentaro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7514182
    Abstract: An organic electrolytic solution and a rechargeable lithium battery comprising the same is provided. The organic electrolytic solution contains a lithium salt and an organic solvent mixture. The organic solvent mixture is comprised of a solvent with high permittivity, a solvent with a low boiling point, and a cyclic organic compound having at least an oxy-carbonyl group and having a ring structure of 6 units or more. The organic electrolytic solution helps to increase reduction decomposition stability in the lithium battery using the same. As a result, the irreversible capacity of the lithium battery at a first cycle decreases and charge/discharge efficiency and lifespan of the lithium battery increases. In addition, the battery thickness is maintained within a specific range at room temperature after formation and standard charging, which improves the reliability of the lithium battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Su Kim, Jin-Sung Kim, Myung-Dong Cho, Hyo-Sug Lee, Dong-Min Im
  • Patent number: 7510808
    Abstract: The invention is a 1.5 volt primary electrochemical battery cell with an alkali metal lithium negative electrode (such as lithium), a positive electrode (comprising iron disulfide for example) and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The electrolyte has a solute including lithium iodide dissolved in an ether-containing solvent including a 1,2-dimethoxypropane based solvent component and no more than 30 volume percent 1,2-dimethoxyethane. When 1,2-dimethoxypropane is used to replace at least most 1,2-dimethoxyethane in the solvent, the cell provides good discharge capacity at low temperature while maintaining excellent discharge capacity at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Webber
  • Patent number: 7510807
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery comprising a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and at least one additive compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formula (1) and derivatives thereof: where R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen radicals, alkyls aryls, cycloalkyls, alkenyls, alkynyls, ester radicals, and aliphatic carbonate radicals. The electrolyte improves both swelling inhibition properties at high temperature and capacity characteristics of a lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyung-Gon Noh
  • Publication number: 20090061293
    Abstract: A lithium electrochemical cell design incorporating a low molality electrolyte including LiI is disclosed. The resulting cell delivers excellent performance under a wide range of temperatures, conditions and drain rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Andrew Webber