The Hetero Ring Is A Cyclic Carbonate (e.g., Ethylene Carbonate, Propylene Carbonate, Etc.) Patents (Class 429/338)
  • Patent number: 9093720
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising: a non-aqueous cyclic solvent; a catalyst for polymerization, which is activated depending on temperature or voltage to induce the polymerization of the non-aqueous cyclic solvent; and an electrolyte salt. Also, a secondary battery comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte is disclosed. The non-aqueous electrolyte does not influence the performance of the battery at the normal operating temperature and voltage of the secondary battery. However, when the battery misoperates due to high temperature or overcharge, the polymerization of the non-aqueous cyclic solvent can occur due to the catalyst for polymerization contained in the non-aqueous electrolyte, at a specific temperature or voltage, to increase the resistance of the electrolyte and reduce the ion conductivity of the electrolyte, thus increasing the safety of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Pil Kyu Park, Je Young Kim, Sung Hoon Yu, Young Tae Lee, Soon Ho Ahn
  • Publication number: 20150140450
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution including a non-aqueous organic solvent and a magnesium salt represented by Formula 1: wherein in Formula 1, groups CY1, CY2, A1 to A10, and variable n are defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Basab ROY, Dong-young KIM, Youn-hee LIM, Seok-soo LEE
  • Publication number: 20150132666
    Abstract: There is provided a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the positive electrode being capable of improving the charge-discharge cycle characteristics of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A positive electrode 12 of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 1 contains positive electrode active material particles. The positive electrode active material particles contain a lithium-containing transition metal oxide. The lithium-containing transition metal oxide has a crystal structure that belongs to the space group P63mc. A compound of at least one selected from the group consisting of boron, zirconium, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and a rare-earth element is attached to surfaces of the positive electrode active material particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ogata, Takeshi Ogasawara, Yasufumi Takahashi, Motoharu Saito, Masaki Hirase, Katsunori Yanagida, Masahisa Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20150125760
    Abstract: There is provided an improvement for capacitors having activated carbon electrodes by the use of an electrolyte solution containing a carbonate of the formula RO(C?O)OR1 and a conductive salt such as a lithium salt or a quaternary ammonium salt at a concentration of from 0.6 to 3 mol/l.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: W. Novis Smith, Joel R. McCloskey
  • Publication number: 20150125759
    Abstract: An energy storage device comprising: (A) an anode comprising graphite; and (B) an electrolyte composition comprising: (i) at least one carbonate solvent; (ii) an additive selected from CsPF6, RbPF6, Sr(PF6)2, Ba(PF6)2, or a mixture thereof; and (iii) a lithium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wu Xu, Hongfa Xiang, Jiguang Zhang, Ruiguo Cao
  • Publication number: 20150125761
    Abstract: The present invention includes [1] a nonaqueous electrolytic solution of an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing from 0.001 to 5% by mass of a specified acyclic lithium salt in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution and being capable of improving electrochemical characteristics in a broad temperature range; and [2] an energy storage device including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution of an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing from 0.001 to 5% by mass of a specified acyclic lithium salt in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Shimamoto, Yuichi Kotou, Shoji Shikita
  • Patent number: 9023537
    Abstract: A positive electrode includes: a positive electrode collector; and a positive electrode active material layer provided on the positive electrode collector and containing a positive electrode active material and an alkaline earth metal carbonate having a fixed form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Yoshimura, Toru Odani, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20150118581
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium ion battery including a negative active material, the negative active material including a carbon-based active material, and an electrolyte solution that includes a S?O-containing compound, the S?O-containing compound having a structure that is selected according to a G band/D band ratio of the carbon-based active material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Hironari TAKASE, Hokuto YOKOTSUJI
  • Publication number: 20150118580
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte for non-aqueous electrolyte battery including a non-aqueous solvent and at least lithium hexafluorophosphate as a solute. This electrolyte is characterized by containing at least one siloxane compound represented by the general formula (1) or the general formula (2). This electrolyte has a storage stability which is improved than electrolytes prepared by adding conventional siloxane compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yuki Kondo, Makoto Kubo, Takayoshi Morinaka, Kenta Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20150118579
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolytic solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery and a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having excellent cycle characteristics and high-temperature storage characteristics without causing hydrolysis of a fluorine-containing lithium salt, such as LiPF6, contained as a solute and containing a less amount of free fluorine ions, as well as a method of producing the electrolytic solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yuki Kondo, Keita Nakahara, Satoshi Muramoto, Takayoshi Morinaka
  • Publication number: 20150118575
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery including a negative electrode including a negative active material, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte solution including an additive, wherein the negative active material includes a Si-based material included in an amount of about 1 to about 70 wt % based on the total amount of the negative electrode, and the additive includes fluoroethylene carbonate and a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. In the above Chemical Formula 1, R1 to R3 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C5 alkylene group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Tae-Hyun Bae, Woo-Cheol Shin, Sang-Hyun Eom, Myung-Hoon Kim, Seung-Tae Lee, Ae-Ran Kim, Dong-Myung Choi, Ha-Rim Lee
  • Patent number: 9012096
    Abstract: The present invention relates to non-aqueous electrolytes having electrode stabilizing additives, stabilized electrodes, and electrochemical devices containing the same. Thus the present invention provides electrolytes containing an alkali metal salt, a polar aprotic solvent, and an electrode stabilizing additive. In certain electrolytes, the alkali metal salt is a bis(chelato)borate and the additives include substituted or unsubstituted linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbons comprising at least one oxygen atom and at least one aryl, alkenyl or alkynyl group. In other electrolytes, the additives include a substituted aryl compound or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl compound wherein the additive comprises at least one oxygen atom. There are also provided methods of making the electrolytes and batteries employing the electrolytes. The invention also provides for electrode materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Khalil Amine, Jun Liu, Donald R. Vissers, Wenquan Lu
  • Publication number: 20150104717
    Abstract: Disclosed are a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt and a solvent, the electrolyte containing, based on the weight of the electrolyt, 10-40 wt % of a compound of Formula 1 or its decomposition product, and 1-40 wt % of an aliphatic nitrile compound, as well as an electrochemical device comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Young Soo Kim, Soon Ho Ahn, Joon Sung Bae, Cha Hun Ku, Soo Hyun Ha, Duk Hyun Ryu, Sei Lin Yoon
  • Patent number: 9005824
    Abstract: There is provided a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a nonaqueous electrolyte liquid and a separator, that is subjected to a constant-current constant-voltage charge with a stop voltage of more than 4.25V before its use. The lithium secondary battery uses the nonaqueous electrolyte liquid having contained 0.1 to 5 mass % of a phosphonoacetate compound represented by the following general formula (1), and having contained 0.1 to 5 mass % of 1,3-dioxane. In General Formula (1), each of R1, R2 and R3 is independently hydrocarbon groups having a carbon number of 1 to 12 with or without substituent of a halogen atom, and n is 0 to 6 integers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuta Kawamoto, Haruki Kamizori, Yusuke Nakamura, Masayuki Yamada, Itaru Gosho
  • Publication number: 20150099193
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery that operates at a high voltage, has a high cycle life, and generates less gas, and an electrolytic solution for such a lithium ion secondary battery. An electrolytic solution for a non-aqueous energy storage device, comprising: a non-aqueous solvent; a lithium salt (A) having no boron atom; a predetermined lithium salt (B) containing a boron atom; and a compound (C) in which at least one of hydrogen atoms in an acid selected from the group consisting of proton acids having a phosphorus atom and/or a boron atom, sulfonic acids, and carboxylic acids is replaced with a substituent represented by formula (3): wherein R3, R4, and R5 each independently represent an organic group which has 1 to 10 carbon atoms and which may have a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Hamasaki, Aya Inaba, Keiko Sumino, Yusuke Shigemori, Gang Cheng, Steven S. Kaye, Bin Li
  • Patent number: 8999589
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material has an average particle diameter of 4.5 to 15.5 ?m and a specific surface area of 0.13 to 0.80 m2/g. A positive electrode mixture layer contains a silane coupling agent and/or at least one of aluminum, titanium, or zirconium based coupling agent having an alkyl or alkoxy groups having 1 to 18 carbon atoms at a content of 0.003% by mass or more and 5% by mass or less with respect to the mass of the positive electrode active material. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate esters at a content of 0.3% by mass or more with respect to the total mass of the nonaqueous electrolyte. Thus the nonaqueous secondary battery in which, when used with a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a fluorinated cyclic carbonate esters, cycle characteristics are good and nail penetration characteristics are superior is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kentaro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20150093653
    Abstract: A lithium ion rechargeable battery cell includes an anode having electroactive material-containing particles wherein the electroactive material is selective from one or more of silicon, germanium, and tin. A cathode includes an active material adapted to incorporate lithium and also to liberate lithium electrochemically. The anode is adapted to incorporate lithium during lithiation. Also provided is an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte includes both a cyclic carbonate having a vinyl group and a fluorinated cyclic carbonte. The total amount of the cyclic carbonate including a vinyl group and the fluorinated cyclic carbonate together is in the range of 3.5 wt % to 70 wt % based on the total weight of the electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: NEXEON LTD.
    Inventors: Fazlil Coowar, Mamdouh Elsayed Abdelsalam, Michael Jonathan Lain
  • Publication number: 20150084604
    Abstract: An improved lithium-sulfur battery containing a surface-functionalized carbonaceous material. The presence of the surface-functionalized carbonaceous material generates weak chemical bonds between the functional groups of the surface-functionalized carbonaceous material and the functional groups of the polysulfides, which prevents the polysulfide migration to the battery anode, thereby providing a battery with relatively high energy density and good partial discharge efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ramanathan THILLAIYAN, Wujun FU, Mario DESTEPHEN, Greg MILLER, Ernest NDZEBET, Umamaheswari JANAKIRAMAN
  • Publication number: 20150084603
    Abstract: An improved electrolyte including a strontium additive suitable for lithium-sulfur batteries, a battery including the electrolyte, and a battery including a separator containing a strontium additive are disclosed. The presence of the strontium additive reduces sulfur-containing deposits on the battery anode, thereby providing a battery with relatively high energy density and good partial discharge performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ramanathan THILLAIYAN, Wujun FU, Mario DESTEPHEN, Greg MILLER
  • Publication number: 20150079484
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to additives for electrolytes and preparation of aluminum-based, silicon-based, and bismuth-based additive compounds that can be used as additives or solutes in electrolytes and test results in various electrochemical devices. The inclusion of these aluminum, silicon, and bismuth compounds in electrolyte systems can enable rechargeable chemistries at high voltages that are otherwise unsuitable with current electrolyte technologies. These compounds are so chosen because of their beneficial effect on the interphasial chemistries formed at high potentials, such as 5.0 V class cathodes for Li-ion chemistries. The application of these compounds goes beyond Li-ion battery technology and covers any electrochemical device that employs electrolytes for the benefit of high energy density resultant from high operating voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Arthur von Wald Cresce, Kang Conrad Xu
  • Publication number: 20150079483
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to several families of commercially available oxirane compounds that can be used as electrolyte co-solvents, solutes, or additives in non-aqueous electrolyte and their test results in various electrochemical devices. The presence of these compounds can enable rechargeable chemistries at high voltages. These compounds were chosen for their beneficial effect on the interphasial chemistries that occur at high potentials on the classes of 5.0V cathodes used in experimental Li-ion systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Arthur von Wald Cresce, Kang Conrad Xu
  • Publication number: 20150079482
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte for a Li storage battery comprising a compound that can improve safety of a storage battery without causing the degradation in performances thereof and a Li storage battery comprising the electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises at least 1,1-diphenylethane the Li storage battery comprises the electrolyte. Particularly preferably provided are an electrolyte for a Li storage battery comprising 1,1-diphenylethane, a cyclic carbonate (e.g., ethylene carbonate), a chain carbonate (e.g., dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl or ethylmethyl carbonate) and a Li salt and a Li storage battery comprising such an electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuo Omaru, Takeshi Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 8980214
    Abstract: A difluorophosphate effective as an additive for a nonaqueous electrolyte for secondary battery is produced by a simple method from inexpensive common materials. The difluorophosphate is produced by reacting lithium hexafluorophosphate with a carbonate in a nonaqueous solvent. The liquid reaction mixture resulting from this reaction is supplied for providing the difluorophosphate in a nonaqueous electrolyte comprising a nonaqueous solvent which contains at least a hexafluorophosphate as an electrolyte lithium salt and further contains a difluorophosphate. Also provided is a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery employing this nonaqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoichi Kato, Hirofumi Suzuki, Jun Sasahara, Hitoshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150072220
    Abstract: Provided are a lithium secondary battery wherein gas generation associated with charging and discharging can be suppressed even in case where silicon and silicon oxide are contained as negative electrode active materials, and wherein deformation due to the gas generation can be suppressed even in case where a resin film is used as an outer package; and a method for manufacturing the lithium secondary battery. A lithium secondary battery comprises a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, and an electrolytic solution used to immerse the negative electrode active material and the positive electrode active material, wherein the negative electrode active material contains silicon and silicon oxide that have been subjected to a reduction treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kajita, Jiro Iriyama, Shin Serizawa
  • Publication number: 20150072247
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium battery, a lithium battery including the electrolyte, and a method of preparing the electrolyte for a lithium battery. The electrolyte for a lithium battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent; and about 0.1 wt % to about 1 wt % of lithium nitrate (LiNO3) based on a total weight of the non-aqueous organic solvent. By using the electrolyte for a lithium battery, lifespan cycle properties of the lithium battery may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: In-Haeng Cho, Ha-Rim Lee, Sang-Hoon Kim, Woo-Cheol Shin, Jung-Hyun Nam
  • Publication number: 20150072249
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode material layer. The negative electrode material layer includes a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing and releasing lithium at a potential of 0.78 V (vs. Li/Li+) or more. A film containing a compound having a propylene glycol backbone is formed on at least a part of a surface of the negative electrode material layer. A content of the compound having the propylene glycol backbone in the film is 2 ?mol to 40 ?mol per g of a weight of the negative electrode material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Dai Yamamoto, Yuki Watanabe, Hidesato Saruwatari, Kazuya Kuriyama, Hideki Satake
  • Publication number: 20150064549
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery cell having a specific combination of anode, cathode and electrolyte formulation is provided. The electrolyte formulation includes an additive system and a salt system. The additive system includes a first additive containing a sulfonyl group, an anti-gassing agent, and a second additive. The salt system includes a lithium salt and a co-salt. The disclosed electrolyte formulation has reduced gassing and improved performance over a wide temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Leslie J. Pinnell, Christopher Campion, Antoni S. Gozdz, Jeong Ju Cho
  • Publication number: 20150064577
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode contains, as a positive electrode active material, a lithium-containing transition metal compound that belongs to space group Fd3-m and that contains lithium and transition metal M (M represents Mo, or Mo and at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, W, and V), a molar ratio of the lithium to the transition metal M is 2.7 or more and 3.3 or less, and a ratio of a mass of the lithium-containing transition metal compound to a total mass of the positive electrode active material in the positive electrode is 0.8 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: RYUICHI NATSUI, KENSUKE NAKURA
  • Patent number: 8968940
    Abstract: A compound has general Formula I, II, III, or IV: where X and Y are independently a group of Formula (A): and Z a group of Formula (B): The compounds may be used in electrolytes and electrochemical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Lu Zhang, Zhengcheng Zhang, Khalil Amine, Zonghai Chen
  • Patent number: 8968922
    Abstract: In one aspect, a rechargeable lithium battery including a positive electrode having a positive active material, a negative electrode having a negative active material, and an electrolyte is provided. The positive active material can include manganese-based oxide, and the electrolyte can include fluoroethylene carbonate, lithium bis(oxalato)borate, and tris(trialkylsilyl)borate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jin-Hyunk Lim, Ho-Seok Yang, Man-Seok Han, Mi-Hyeun Oh
  • Patent number: 8968920
    Abstract: Organic electrolyte solutions and lithium batteries employing the same are provided. In one embodiment, an organic electrolyte solution includes a silane compound. The inventive organic electrolyte solutions prevent crack formation caused by volumetric changes in the anode active material during charging/discharging of the battery. This improves charge/discharge characteristics, resulting in improved battery stability, reliability, and charge/discharge efficiency, which is a dramatic improvement over conventional organic electrolyte solutions, which have higher irreversible capacities due to the decomposition of polar solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-soo Lee, Young-gyoon Ryu, Han-su Kim, Nina K. Gusarova
  • Patent number: 8962192
    Abstract: 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 contains an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent dissolving the electrolyte and further contains 0.001 vol % or more and less than 1 vol % of a compound represented by Formula (1) in the nonaqueous solvent. Alternatively, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains 0.001 vol % or more and less than 5 vol % of a compound represented by Formula (1) in the nonaqueous solvent 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 of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by a halogen atom; and n represents an integer of 0 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Kotato, Shinichi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20150050561
    Abstract: A lithium ion cell includes a cathode including a cathode active material having an operating voltage of 4.6 volts or greater; an anode including an anode material and a lithium additive including a lithium metal foil, lithium alloy, or an organolithium material; a separator; and an electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Zhengcheng Zhang, Libo Hu, Khalil Amine, Christopher S. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20150050564
    Abstract: Providing a secondary battery maintaining the cyclability at room temperature and additionally being able to inhibit the cyclability from declining when being employed at high temperature. A secondary battery includes a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material, a negative-electrode including a negative-electrode active material, and an electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode and/or the negative electrode includes a binding agent containing an organic/inorganic hybrid material having an organic segment including a resin, and an inorganic segment including silica, the organic/inorganic hybrid material binding the positive-electrode active material and/or the negative-electrode active material, and the electrolytic solution includes a fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate containing at least one fluorine atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kayo Mizuno, Keiichi Hayashi, Yoshikatsu Kawabata, Yusuke Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 8956769
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes an electrolyte solution including an amide compound and a lithium salt, and a dinitrile compound substituted by a hetero atom at a main chain, and a lithium secondary battery includes the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. By using the non-aqueous electrolyte solution, a lithium secondary battery having an improved swelling phenomenon and an increased charging/discharging performance may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Bae Lee, Jae Seung Oh, Yeon Suk Hong, You Jin Shim, Min Ah Kim
  • Publication number: 20150044573
    Abstract: The invention relates to lithium 1-trifluoromethoxy-1,2,2,2-tetra-fluoroethanesulphonate, the use of lithium 1-trifluoromethoxy-1,2,2,2-tetra-fluoroethanesulphonate as electrolyte salt in lithium-based energy stores and also ionic liquids comprising 1-trifluoro-methoxy-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-ethanesulphonate as anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Gerd-Volker Röschenthaler, Martin Winter, Stefano Passerini, Katja Vlasov, Nataliya Kalinovich, Christian Schreiner Schreiner, Raphael Wilhelm Schmitz, Ansgar Romek Müller, Rene Schmitz, Tanja Schedlbauer, Alexandra Lex-Balducci, Miriam Kunze
  • Publication number: 20150037691
    Abstract: An electrolyte may include compounds of general Formula IVA or IVB. where, R8, R9, R10, and R11 are each independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br, CN, NO2, alkyl, haloalkyl, and alkoxy groups; X and Y are each independently O, S, N, or P; and Z? is a linkage between X and Y, and at least one of R8, R9, R10, and R11 is other than H.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Wei Weng, Zhengcheng Zhang, Khalil Amine
  • Patent number: 8945780
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte includes: a nonaqueous solvent containing 0.1% by volume or more and not more than 50% by volume of at least one member selected from the group consisting of a halogen element-containing chain carbonate represented by the following formula (1) and a halogen element-containing cyclic carbonate represented by the following formula (2); and an electrolyte salt containing a compound represented by the following formula (3) in an amount of 0.001 moles/L or more and not more than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Odani, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20150030939
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of lithium-2-pentafluoroethoxy-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-ethanesulfonate as a conductive salt in lithium-based energy stores and to electrolytes containing lithium-2-pentafluoroethoxy-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-ethanesulfonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Marius Amereller, René Schmitz, Raphael Wilhelm Schmitz, Ansgar Romek Müller, Martin Winter, Christian Schreiner, Miriam Kunze, Stefano Passerini
  • Patent number: 8940443
    Abstract: An electrolyte comprising an organic solvent, a lithium salt, and a polymer additive comprised of repeating vinyl units joined to one or more heterocyclic amine moieties is described. The heterocyclic amine contains five to ten ring atoms, inclusive. An electrochemical cell is also disclosed. The preferred cell comprises a negative electrode which intercalates with lithium, a positive electrode comprising an electrode active material which intercalates with lithium, and the electrolyte of the present invention activating the negative and the positive electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi-Kyun Park
  • Publication number: 20150024282
    Abstract: In an aspect, a lithium secondary battery including a compound as disclosed and described herein; and an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery including a non-aqueous organic solvent and a lithium salt is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Ha-Rim Lee, Sang-Hoon Kim, In-Haeng Cho
  • Publication number: 20150024284
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide: a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery excellent in terms of safety during overcharge and high-temperature storability; and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which gives the battery. The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprises at least one of specific compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanako TAKIGUCHI, Masamichi Onuki, Minoru Kotato, Ryo Yamaguchi, Takeshi Nakamura, Takayuki Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20150024121
    Abstract: A process for producing a separator-electrolyte layer for use in a lithium battery, comprising: (a) providing a porous separator; (b) providing a quasi-solid electrolyte containing a lithium salt dissolved in a first liquid solvent up to a first concentration no less than 3 M; and (c) coating or impregnating the separator with the electrolyte to obtain the separator-electrolyte layer with a final concentration ?the first concentration so that the electrolyte exhibits a vapor pressure less than 0.01 kPa when measured at 20° C., a vapor pressure less than 60% of that of the first liquid solvent alone, a flash point at least 20 degrees Celsius higher than a flash point of the first liquid solvent alone, a flash point higher than 150° C., or no detectable flash point. A battery using such a separator-electrolyte is non-flammable and safe, has a long cycle life, high capacity, and high energy density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Hui He, Bor Z. Jang, Yanbo Wang, Aruna Zhamu
  • Publication number: 20150024267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrolyte having improved high-rate charge and discharge property, and a capacitor comprising the same, and more particularly to an electrolyte having improved high-rate charge and discharge property comprising an aromatic compound, which comprises at least one compound of the following Chemical Formula 1 to Chemical Formula 11 that can induce resonance effect of electron movement, and which is a substituted organic compound in which a functional group is present at a location that can structurally prevent local polarization effect, and the boiling point of which is 80° C. or higher, wherein R in the Chemical Formula 1 to Chemical Formula 11 is at least one functional group selected from the alkyl group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl, and a capacitor comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Cheol Soo JUNG
  • Patent number: 8932768
    Abstract: A method of manufacture an article of a cathode (positive electrode) material for lithium batteries. The cathode material is a lithium molybdenum composite transition metal oxide material and is prepared by mixing in a solid state an intermediate molybdenum composite transition metal oxide and a lithium source. The mixture is thermally treated to obtain the lithium molybdenum composite transition metal oxide cathode material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Park, Khalil Amine
  • Patent number: 8927156
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a power storage device which includes a positive electrode having a positive-electrode current collector with a plurality of first projections, a first insulator provided over each of the plurality of first projections, and a positive-electrode active material provided on a surface of the first insulator and the positive-electrode current collector with the plurality of first projections; a negative electrode having a negative-electrode current collector with a plurality of second projections, a second insulator provided over each of the plurality of second projections, and a negative-electrode active material provided on a surface of the second insulator and the negative-electrode current collector with the plurality of second projections; a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an electrolyte provided in a space between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and containing carrier ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Konami Izumi
  • Patent number: 8927159
    Abstract: The present invention provides non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising an ester-based compound having a branched-chain alkyl group and an ester-based compound having a straight-chain alkyl group; and a lithium secondary battery using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Doo-Kyung Yang, Jong-Ho Jeon, Min-Jung Jou
  • Publication number: 20150004501
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte including (i) a compound represented by the general formula X—R—SO2F??(1) where R is a C1-12 linear or branched alkylene group optionally containing an ether bond and optionally hydrogen atoms of the alkylene group are partly substituted by a fluorine atom(s); and X is a carboxylic acid derivative group), (ii) a non-aqueous solvent and (iii) an electrolyte salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Meiten Koh, Aoi Nakazono, Mayuko Taeda, Akiyoshi Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20140377667
    Abstract: The invention relates to lithium-2-methoxy-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-ethanesulfonate, to the use thereof as conductive salt in lithium-based energy accumulators, and ionic liquids comprising 2-methoxy-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-ethanesulfonate as an anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicants: JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN gGMBH, WESTFALISCHE WILHELMS UNIVERSITAT MUNSTER
    Inventors: Gerd-Volker Roschenthaler, Martin Winter, Katja Vlasov, Nataliya Kalinovich, Christian Schreiner, Raphael Wilhelm Schmitz, Romek Ansgar Muller, Rene Schmitz, Alexandra Lex-Balducci, Miriam Kunze
  • Publication number: 20140356734
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium ion secondary battery and a lithium ion secondary battery including the same are provide. The electrolyte includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt which is dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent and a additive shown as general formula I. Wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from H, alkyl group including from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl group including from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and aromatic group including 6 to 12 carbon atoms; n represents an integer from 0 to 7. This additive in electrolyte can passivate cathode and anode effectively, restrain their reaction with electrolyte, reduce gases generation and battery's expansion in high temperature surrounding, provide as safety lithium ion secondary batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Jianxun Ren, Chenghua Fu, Fenggang Zhao