The Hetero Ring Is A Cyclic Carbonate (e.g., Ethylene Carbonate, Propylene Carbonate, Etc.) Patents (Class 429/338)
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140356733
    Abstract: Provided are an additive for a lithium battery electrolyte, wherein the additive is an ethylene carbonate based compound represented by the following Formula 1 or 2, an organic electrolyte solution including the additive, and a lithium battery including the organic electrolyte solution: in the above Formulae, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently a non-polar functional group or a polar functional group, the polar functional group including a heteroatom belonging to groups 13 to 16 of the periodic table of elements, and one or more of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are the polar functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makhmut Khasanov, Woo-Cheol Shin, Vladimir Egorov, Pavel Alexandrovich Shatunov, Denis Chernyshov, Sang-Hoon Kim, Ha-Rim Lee, In-Haeng Cho, Alexey Tereshchenko
  • Patent number: 8895195
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising: an acrylate compound; a sulfinyl group-containing compound; an organic solvent; and an electrolyte salt. 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 an acrylate compound; and (ii) a reduced form of a sulfinyl group-containing compound. Further, disclosed is an electrochemical device comprising a cathode, an anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein (i) the non-aqueous electrolyte is the aforementioned non-aqueous electrolyte; and/or (ii) the cathode and/or the anode is the aforementioned electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Ju Cho, Ho-Chun Lee, Su-Jin Yoon, Soo-Min Park
  • Publication number: 20140342246
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive electrode including a positive active material, a negative electrode including a negative active material and an electrolyte including a lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent, wherein the positive active material includes a nickel-based composite oxide represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, the non-aqueous organic solvent includes ethylene carbonate, and the ethylene carbonate is included in an amount of 7.5 to 27.5 volume % based on the total amount of the non-aqueous organic solvent. LiNixCoyMnzO2??[Chemical Formula 1] (In the above Chemical Formula 1, each x, y and z is the same as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-Mo Kim
  • Patent number: 8889291
    Abstract: A battery realizing the superior cycle characteristics is provided. An electrode includes a current collector including an active-material-layer-formation region and a flat and smooth region having a surface roughness smaller than that of the active-material-layer-formation region, and an active material layer provided in the active-material-layer-formation region of the current collector. An electrode lead is connected to the flat and smooth region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwama, Kenichi Kawase, Yoshikazu Kato, Nozomu Morita
  • Publication number: 20140335427
    Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte are provided. The electrolyte includes a compound represented by Formula 1 below; a nonaqueous organic solvent; and a lithium salt: wherein, in Formula 1, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently a unsubstituted or substituted C1-C20 alkoxy group, a unsubstituted or substituted C1-C20 alkoxyalkyleneoxy group, a unsubstituted or substituted C6-C20 aryloxy group, or R—O—C(?O)— where R is a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C6-C20 aryl group, or a C1-C20 fluoroalkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makhmut Khasanov, Vladimir Egorov, Pavel Alexandrovich Shatunov, Alexey Tereshchenko, Denis Chernyshov, Jung-Yi Yu, SANG-IL HAN, Sang-Hoon Kim, Duck-Hyun Kim, Myung-Hwan Jeong, Seung-Tae Lee, Tae-Hyun Bae, Mi-Hyun Lee, Eon-Mi Lee, Ha-Rim Lee, Moon-Sung Kim, In-Haeng Cho, E-Rang Cho, Dong-Myung Choi, Woo-Cheol Shin
  • Publication number: 20140335428
    Abstract: A graphite material having pores which, when 200 rectangular regions of 6 ?m×8 ?m are randomly selected in a surface image of the graphite material observed by a scanning electron microscope, in the surface of the graphite material appearing in the regions, a pore appearing on the surface and having an aperture in a shape having a diameter of 15 nm to 200 nm, a circularity degree of 0.75 to 1.0 and a major axis/minor axis ratio of 1.0 to 1.5 is visible in two regions or more. Also disclosed is a carbon material for battery electrodes, a paste for electrodes, an electrode and a lithium ion secondary battery including the graphite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Wakizaka, Yuuichi Kamijou, Masataka Takeuchi, Takayuki Fukai, Chiaki Sotowa, Akinori Sudoh, Masako Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8877390
    Abstract: Compounds may have 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. Such compounds may be used as redox shuttles in electrolytes for use in electrochemical cells, batteries and electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Wei Weng, Zhengcheng Zhang, Khalil Amine
  • Patent number: 8877389
    Abstract: There is provided a lithium secondary cell having specifically excellent discharge capacity, rate characteristics and further cycle characteristics and improved incombustibility (safety). The lithium secondary cell comprises a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolytic solution and a positive electrode, in which an active material for the negative electrode comprises lithium titanate and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprises a fluorine-containing solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Meiten Koh, Hideo Sakata, Hitomi Nakazawa, Hiroyuki Arima
  • Patent number: 8871390
    Abstract: Disclosed are gel electrolytes comprising a polymer, which is polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and polyethylene oxide (PEO); a lithium salt; and a solvent, which is a carbonate solvent, a lactone solvent, or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
    Inventors: Ramamurthy Balaji, Ajit R. Kulkarni, Raman S. Srinivasa
  • Publication number: 20140315104
    Abstract: Cathodes for lithium batteries contain a lithium-manganese cathodic material and from 0.5 to 20% by weight of lithium oxalate. Batteries containing the electrodes tend to exhibit high cycling capacities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Wenjuan Liu, Murali G. Theivanayagam, Koichi Numata, Ing-Feng Hu, David R. Wilson, Yiyong He
  • Publication number: 20140308588
    Abstract: A negative-electrode stuff has negative-electrode active-material particles including: an element being capable of sorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium; or/and an elementary compound being capable of undergoing an alloying reaction with lithium. The negative-electrode active-material particles includes particles whose particle diameter is 1 ?m or more in an amount of 85% by volume or more of them when the entirety is taken as 100% by volume, exhibit a BET specific surface area that is 6 m2/g or less, and exhibits a “D50” that is 4.5 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Yuichi Hirakawa, Manabu Miyoshi, Hideaki Shinoda, Takayuki Kato, Keiichi Hayashi, Kayo Mizuno, Yoshikatsu Kawabata, Megumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8859147
    Abstract: The non-aqueous secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator, the negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material containing a graphitic carbon material and a composite in which a carbon coating layer is formed on a surface of a core material containing Si and O as constituent elements, the composite has a carbon content of 10 to 30 mass %, the composite has an intensity ratio I510/I1343 of a peak intensity I510 at 510 cm?1 derived from Si to a peak intensity I1343 at 1343 cm?1 derived from carbon of 0.25 or less when a Raman spectrum of the composite is measured at a laser wavelength of 532 nm, and the half-width of the (111) diffraction peak of Si is less than 3.0° when the crystallite size of an Si phase contained in the core material is measured by X-ray diffractometry using CuK? radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naokage Tanaka, Akira Inaba, Masayuki Yamada, Masayuki Yoshiya
  • Patent number: 8852452
    Abstract: A lithium transition metal oxide powder for use in a rechargeable battery is disclosed, where the surface of the primary particles of said powder is coated with a LiF layer, where this layer consists of a reaction product of a fluorine-containing polymer and the primary particle surface. The lithium of the LiF originates from the primary particles surface. Examples of the fluorine-containing polymer are either one of PVDF, PVDF-HFP or PTFE. Examples of the lithium transition metal oxide are either one of —LiCodMeO2, wherein M is either one of both of Mg and Ti, with e<0.02 and d+e=1; —Li1+aM?1?aO2±bM1kSm with ?0.03<a<0.06, b<0.02, M? being a transition metal compound, consisting of at least 95% of either one or more elements of the group Ni, Mn, Co and Ti; M1 consisting of either one or more elements of the group Ca, Sr, Y, La, Ce and Zr, with 0?k?0.1 in wt %; and 0<m<0.6, m being expressed in mol %; and —LiaNixCOyM?zO2±eAf, with 0.9<a?<1.1, 0.5?x?0.9, 0<y?0.4, 0<z?0.35, e<0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Umicore
    Inventors: Jens Paulsen, Randy De Palma, HeonPyo Hong, KyuBo Kim
  • Patent number: 8852808
    Abstract: This invention provides a multi-layer article comprising a first electrode material, a second electrode material, and a porous separator disposed between and in contact with the first and the second electrode materials, wherein the porous separator comprises a nanoweb consisting essentially of a plurality of nanofibers of a fully aromatic polyimide. Also provided is a method for preparing the multi-layer article, and an electrochemical cell employing the same. A multi-layer article comprising a polyimide nanoweb with enhanced properties is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: E I du Ponte de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Pankaj Arora, Stephane Francois Bazzana, T Joseph Dennes, Eric P Holowka, Lakshmi Krishnamurthy, Stephen Mazur, Glen E Simmonds
  • Publication number: 20140295298
    Abstract: Some batteries can exhibit greatly improved performance by utilizing electrodes having randomly arranged graphene nanosheets forming a network of channels defining continuous flow paths through the electrode. The network of channels can provide a diffusion pathway for the liquid electrolyte and/or for reactant gases. Metal-air batteries can benefit from such electrodes. In particular Li-air batteries show extremely high capacities, wherein the network of channels allow oxygen to diffuse through the electrode and mesopores in the electrode can store discharge products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jiguang Zhang, Jie Xiao, Jun Liu, Wu Xu, Xiaolin Li, Deyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20140295221
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte for a secondary battery, and a secondary battery including the same, the electrolyte including an electrolyte salt; an electrolyte solvent; and a compound generating heat through oxidation at voltages higher than drive voltage of a cathode, wherein the compound can decompose or evaporate electrolyte components by oxidation heat, thereby causing gas generation. Also, the compound is included in an internal pressure increase accelerant for a battery. Upon overcharge, since a compound subjected to oxidation at voltages higher than normal drive voltage of a cathode generates heat, electrolyte components can be decomposed or evaporated, thereby generating gas by the oxidation heat. Accordingly, it is possible to operate a safety means of a battery, without using an internal pressure increasing material directly generating gas through oxidation at overcharge voltage as the electrolyte additive, and thus to improve the overcharge safety of a secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyoung Son, Jeong-Ju Cho, Hochun Lee, Joomi Jeon, Sunghoon Yu
  • Patent number: 8846249
    Abstract: The positive electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery includes active material particles represented by LixNi1?yMyMezO2+?, and the active material particles include a lithium composite oxide represented by LixNi1?yMyO2, (where 0.95?x?1.1, 0<y?0.75, 0.001?z?0.05). The element M is selected from the group consisting of alkaline-earth elements, transition elements, rare-earth elements, IIIb group elements and IVb group elements. The element Me is selected from the group consisting of Mn, W. Nb, Ta, In, Mo, Zr and Sn, and the element Me is included in a surface portion of the active material particles. The lithium content x in the lithium composite oxide in an end-of-discharge state when a constant current discharge is performed at a temperature of 25° C. with a current value of 1C and an end-of-discharge voltage of 2.5 V satisfies 0.85?x??0.013Ln(z)+0.871.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Kensuke Nakura
  • Publication number: 20140287327
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of coating a substrate for a lithium secondary battery with inorganic particles, comprising charging the inorganic particles to form charged inorganic particles; transferring the charged inorganic particles on the substrate for a lithium secondary battery to form a coating layer; and fixing the coating layer with heat and pressure. Such a coating method according to one embodiment of the present invention uses electrostatic force without the addition of a solvent, and therefore, non use of a solvent can result in cost-reducing effects since there is no burden on the handling and storing of the solvent, and since a drying procedure after slurry coating is not needed, it allows for the preparation of a lithium secondary battery in a highly effective and rapid manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Joo-Sung Lee, Jong-Hun Kim, Jeong-Min Ha, Bo-Kyung Ryu, Jin-Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 8841034
    Abstract: An electrolyte for an electrochemical device according to the present invention has a chemical structure formula represented by a general formula (1): where M is a group 13 or 15 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; R is a halogen atom, a C1-C10 halogenated alkyl group, a C6-C20 aryl group, or a C6-C20 halogenated aryl group; a hydrogen atom in R may be replaced with a specific substituent; and a carbon atom in R may be replaced by a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shoichi Tsujioka, Toshinori Mitsui, Yuki Kondo, Aiichiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20140272604
    Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte solution additive including lithium difluorophosphate (LiDFP), a vinylene carbonate-based compound, and a sultone-based compound. Also, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including the electrolyte solution additive and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution are provided. The lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte solution additive of the present invention may improve low-temperature output characteristics, high-temperature cycle characteristics, output characteristics after high-temperature storage, and swelling characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Young Min Lim, Chul Haeng Lee, Doo Kyung Yang, Yu Ha An
  • Publication number: 20140272607
    Abstract: A substantially non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes an alkali metal salt, a polar aprotic solvent, and an organophosphorus compound of Formula IA, IB, or IC: where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, heteroaryl, alkoxy, alkenoxy, alkynoxy, cycloalkoxy, aryloxy, heterocyclyloxy, heteroaryloxy, siloxyl, silyl, or organophosphatyl; R5 and R6 are each independently alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl; R7 is and R8, R9 and R10 are each independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl; provided that if the organophosphorus compound is of Formula IB, then at least one of R5, and R6 are other than hydrogen, alkyl, or alkenyl; and if the organophosphorus compound is of Formula IC, then the electrolyte solution does not include 4-methylene-1,3-dioxolan-2-one or 4,5-dimethylene-1,3-dioxolan-2-one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC
    Inventors: Khalil Amine, Lu Zhang, Zhengcheng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140272601
    Abstract: Salts with formula X?M+ wherein M+ is Li, Na, K, an ammonium, a phosphonium, an imidazolium, a pyridinium, or a pyrazolium and X? is an anion formed from covalent linking of two negative moieties to a positive onium-type core are provided. Also provided are electrolytes and batteries produced from these salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Erlendur Jónsson, Michel Bernard Armand, Jens Patrik Johansson
  • Publication number: 20140272605
    Abstract: Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte solution which includes a lithium salt including lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) and an additive including a vinylene carbonate-based compound and a sultone-based compound, and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution of the present invention may improve low-temperature output characteristics, high-temperature cycle characteristics, output characteristics after high-temperature storage, and capacity characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Young Min Lim, Chul Haeng Lee, Doo Kyung Yang, Kyoung Ho Ahn, Gwang Yeon Kim
  • Publication number: 20140248543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nanostructured materials for use in rechargeable energy storage devices such as lithium batteries, particularly rechargeable secondary lithium batteries, or lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The present invention includes materials, components, and devices, including nanostructured materials for use as battery active materials, and lithium ion battery (LIB) electrodes comprising such nanostructured materials, as well as manufacturing methods related thereto. Exemplary nanostructured materials include silicon-based nanostructures such as silicon nanowires and coated silicon nanowires, nanostructures disposed on substrates comprising active materials or current collectors such as silicon nanowires disposed on graphite particles or copper electrode plates, and LIB anode composites comprising high-capacity active material nanostructures formed on a porous copper and/or graphite powder substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: OneD Material LLC
    Inventors: Yimin Zhu, Chunsheng Du, Joon Shin
  • Patent number: 8822085
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery includes a non-aqueous solvent and a lithium salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent. The lithium salt includes LiN(CF3SO2)2. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution further includes a sulfate-based compound and vinylene carbonate. A lithium secondary battery having the above non-aqueous electrolyte solution may keep overall high temperature performance in a high level and also improve low temperature power characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ra-Young Hwang, Ji-Sang Yu
  • Publication number: 20140242475
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a battery having excellent durability at high temperature and high voltage. The present invention is a battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte contains (i) a compound represented by the general formula (1): Rf—SO2F??(1) (where Rf is a C1-13 linear or branched fluorine-containing alkyl group optionally containing an ether bond and optionally containing a double bond).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Meiten Koh, Aoi Nakazono, Hitomi Miyawaki, Hideo Sakata
  • Publication number: 20140242472
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, comprising a sulfolane-based additive; and a lithium secondary battery using the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery according to the present invention comprises an ionizable lithium salt; an organic solvent; and a sulfolane compound of formula (I), the sulfolane compound being present in an amount of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the lithium salt and the organic solvent. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery according to the present invention can exhibit superior storage characteristic and life cycle at a high temperature, with maintaining good output characteristic at a low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Ha An, Doo Kyung Yang, Chul-Haeng Lee, Young-Min Lim, Jong-Ho Jeon
  • Publication number: 20140242474
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-capacity electrochemical energy storage device in which a conversion reaction proceeds as the oxidation-reduction reaction, and the separation (hysteresis) between the electrode potentials for oxidation and reduction is small. The electrochemical energy storage device includes a first electrode including a first active material, a second electrode including a second active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte interposed between the first and second electrodes. At least one of the first and second active materials is a metal salt having a polyatomic anion and a metal ion, and the metal salt is capable of oxidation-reduction reaction involving reversible release and acceptance of the polyatomic anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tooru Matsui, Zempachi Ogumi, Toshiro Hirai, Akiyoshi Nakata
  • Patent number: 8815449
    Abstract: A material (hereinafter referred to as “positive electrode material”) including sodium manganate powder as a positive electrode active material, carbon black powder as a conductive agent, and polytetrafluoroethylene as a binder is prepared. The positive electrode material is mixed in an N-methylpyrrolidone solution to produce slurry as a positive electrode mixture. A working electrode is produced by applying the slurry on a positive electrode collector. A negative electrode containing tin or germanium is produced. The non-aqueous electrolyte is produced by adding sodium hexafluorophosphate as an electrolyte salt in a non-aqueous solvent produced by mixing ethylenecarbonate and diethyl carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Inoue, Masahisa Fujimoto, Kumiko Kanai
  • Patent number: 8815453
    Abstract: The battery has an electrode assembly that includes one or more anodes and one or more cathodes. A first liquid phase is positioned in an active region of the electrode assembly. The first phase includes a first fire retardant and an electrolyte. A second liquid phase is in contact with the first liquid phase. The second liquid phase includes a second fire retardant that is different from the first fire retardant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Quallion LLC
    Inventor: Hisashi Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20140234696
    Abstract: A non-aqueous secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes a non-aqueous solvent, an electrolyte salt, and one or both of a disulfonyl compound represented by a following Formula (1) and a disulfinyl compound represented by a following Formula (2), where R1 is one of a hydrocarbon group, a halogenated hydrocarbon group, an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, a halogenated oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, and a group obtained by bonding two or more thereof to one another; and X1 is a halogen group, where R2 is one of a hydrocarbon group, a halogenated hydrocarbon group, an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, a halogenated oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, and a group obtained by bonding two or more thereof to one another; and X2 is a halogen group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomi Sakuma, Midori Sugawara, Toru Odani
  • Publication number: 20140234729
    Abstract: A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte for a secondary battery, containing an electrolyte, and at least one or more cyclopropane compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (I-1), a compound represented by the following formula (II-1), and a compound represented by the following formula (III-1) in an organic solvent, wherein R11 to R15, R21 to R24 and R31 to R34 represent a hydrogen or a specific substituent; L11, L21, L31 and L32 represent a specific linking group; X represents an electron-withdrawing group; and n and m each independently represent 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori KANAZAWA, Tatsuya IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20140227612
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte, which further contains a combination of a nitrile compound and an S?O group-containing compound (or a dinitrile compound) in an amount of 0.001 to 10 wt. % imparts improved cycle performance and storage property to a lithium battery, particularly a lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji ABE, Takayuki HATTORI, Yasuo MATSUMORI
  • Patent number: 8802299
    Abstract: The present invention is made to improve charge-discharge cycle performances under high temperature environment in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material of particulate silicon and/or silicon alloy and a binding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Yamamoto, Atsushi Fukui, Taizou Sunano, Maruo Kamino
  • Patent number: 8802300
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery including a positive electrode including a positive active material, a negative electrode including a negative active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte including a non-aqueous organic solvent and a lithium salt. The positive electrode has an active-mass density of about 3.7 to 4.1 g/cc, and the non-aqueous electrolyte includes a nitrile-based compound additive, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and a lithium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hwa Lee, Duck-Chul Hwang, Jeom-Soo Kim, Yong-Chul Park, Jae-Yul Ryu, Euy-Young Jung, So-Hyun Hur
  • Publication number: 20140220456
    Abstract: The present application is generally directed to energy storage materials such as activated carbon comprising enhanced particle packing properties and devices containing the same. The energy storage materials find utility in any number of devices, for example, in electric double layer capacitance devices and batteries. Methods for making the energy storage materials are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: EnerG2 Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry R. Costantino, Chad Goodwin, William D. Scott, Aaron M. Feaver
  • Publication number: 20140220455
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery including a negative electrode including a silicon-based negative active material; a positive electrode including a positive active material including a sacrificial positive active material selected from lithium nickel oxides, lithium molybdenum oxides, and combinations thereof; and a non-aqueous electrolyte, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Rewl Lee, Ick-Kyu Choi, Young-Ki Kim, Young-Hun Lee, Na-Leum Yoo, Na-Ri Park, Yong-Chul Park
  • Patent number: 8795904
    Abstract: A series of polar and aprotic organic molecules, which, when used as solvents or additives in nonaqueous electrolytes, afford improved performance for electrochemical cells that operate at high voltages. These polar and aprotic solvents or additives may contain at least one unsaturated functionality per molecule. The unsaturated functionality is conjugated with the polar functionality of the molecule. The unsaturated functionality that is either a double or triple bond could be between carbon-carbon, or between carbon-heteroatom, or between hetroatom-heteroatom. Nonaqueous electrolyte solutions are provided comprising one or more lithium salts dissolved in the mixture solvents, which comprises, in all possible ratios, at least one of the polar, aprotic and unsaturated solvent or additives, one or more cyclic carbonic diesters such as ethylene carbonate, and one or more acyclic carbonic diesters such as dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, and ethylmethyl carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Kang Conrad Xu
  • Publication number: 20140212771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode material for an electrical cell comprising activated carbon fibers as component (A) which have been impregnated with elemental sulfur as component (B). The present invention further relates to rechargeable electrical cells comprising at least one electrode which has been produced from or using the inventive electrode material and to a process for producing said inventive electrode material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Arnd Garsuch, Alexander Panchenko, Doron Aurbach, Ran Elazari, Gregory Salitra
  • Publication number: 20140212770
    Abstract: Disclosed are a non-aqueous electrolytic solution that exhibits excellent electrochemical characteristics over a wide temperature range, and an electrochemical device using the non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The non-aqueous electrolytic solution includes a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solution further comprises one compound represented by general formula (I): wherein R1 represents alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, alkynyl having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, or aryl having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; X represents a divalent linking group that has 1 to 6 carbon atoms and is optionally substituted by a halogen atom; and Y1 represents a specific substituent, for example, alkylcarbonyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Ulbe industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Kei Shimamoto
  • Patent number: 8785057
    Abstract: The present invention provide novel compounds and electrolyte solutions which can be used in capacitors and lithium batteries and which have a liquidus range of from about ?65 to about 171 degrees C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Retriev Technologies Incorporated
    Inventors: W. Novis Smith, Joel R. McCloskey, Jonathan Maeyer
  • Publication number: 20140199601
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution with excellent storage stability capable of forming a stable SEI on the surface of an electrode to improve cell performance such as a cycle performance, a discharge/charge capacity, and internal resistance, when the additive is used for electrical storage devices such as non-aqueous electrolyte solution secondary cells and electric double layer capacitors. The present invention also aims to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing the additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution and to provide an electrical storage device using the non-aqueous electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Onozuka, Shohei Fujimoto, Koji Fujita
  • Patent number: 8778544
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery with terminal, including a power generating element and a housing can accommodating 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 a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a material mixture including a negative electrode active material and a binder. The negative electrode active material contains an amorphous Si phase, and the binder includes a polyacrylic acid. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes a non-aqueous solvent, and a lithium salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, and the non-aqueous solvent contains vinylethylene carbonate. The housing can has at least one lead terminal welded thereto. The molar ratio of the vinylethylene carbonate to the amorphous Si phase in the negative electrode active material is 0.09 to 0.17.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshie Wata, Tadayoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8771882
    Abstract: There is provided a method for producing an electrolyte solution for lithium ion batteries, in which lithium hexafluorophosphate is used as an electrolyte, comprising the steps of (a) reacting phosphorus trichloride, chlorine and lithium chloride in a nonaqueous organic solvent; and (b) reacting a reaction product of the step (a) formed in the solvent, with hydrogen fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Keiji Sato, Meguru Oe
  • Publication number: 20140186722
    Abstract: Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including propylene carbonate (PC) and lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution of the present invention may improve low-temperature output characteristics, high-temperature cycle characteristics, output characteristics after high-temperature storage, capacity characteristics, and swelling characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Min Lim, Chul Haeng Lee, Kyoung Ho Ahn, Doo Kyung Yang
  • Publication number: 20140186721
    Abstract: An electrolyte including an alkali metal salt; a polar aprotic solvent; and a triazinane trione; wherein the electrolyte is substantially non-aqueous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Lu Zhang, Zhengcheng Zhang, Khalil Amine
  • Publication number: 20140178770
    Abstract: The Coulombic efficiency of lithium deposition/stripping can be improved while also substantially preventing lithium dendrite formation and growth using particular electrolyte compositions. Embodiments of the electrolytes include organic solvents and their mixtures to form high-quality SEI layers on the lithium anode surface and to prevent further reactions between lithium and electrolyte components. Embodiments of the disclosed electrolytes further include additives to suppress dendrite growth during charge/discharge processes. The solvent and additive can significantly improve both the Coulombic efficiency and smoothness of lithium deposition. By optimizing the electrolyte formulations, practical rechargeable lithium energy storage devices with significantly improved safety and long-term cycle life are achieved. The electrolyte can also be applied to other kinds of energy storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Wu Xu, Ji-Guang Zhang, Yaohui Zhang, Xilin Chen
  • Publication number: 20140178771
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a new metal cyano-substituted benzimidazolide salt having formula (I) and its preparation. This new cyano-substituted benzimidazole derivatives exhibited excellent thermal stability. The organic salt of the present invention were soluble in an alkyl carbonate solvent, such as propylene carbonate (PC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethylene carbonate (EC)/DMC cosolvent. The non-aqueous electrolyte prepared by mixing the organic metal salt of the present invention with the alkyl carbonate solvent shows high conductivity and excellent electrochemical stability. The non-aqueous electrolyte is suitable for use in primary or secondary rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yaw-Terng Chern, Jyh-Long Jeng, Szu-Yuan Chen, An-Shing Wei, Bing-Joe Hwang
  • Publication number: 20140170507
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a non-aqueous electrolyte for an electrochemical device, having ion conductivity sufficient for practical use and capable of improving energy density; a method for producing the same; and an electrochemical device using the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte for an electrochemical device includes a non-aqueous solvent and an alkaline earth metal chloride. The alkaline earth metal chloride is dissolved in an amount of 0.015 mol or more relative to 1 mol of the non-aqueous solvent. The total content of the non-aqueous solvent and the alkaline earth metal chloride is 70 mass % or more in the non-aqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tooru Matsui, Zempachi Ogumi, Toshiro Hirai, Akiyoshi Nakata