Multi-phase, silicon-containing electrode for a lithium-ion battery
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01M-004/46
H01M-004/58
출원번호
US-0637412
(2003-08-08)
등록번호
US-7498100
(2009-03-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Christensen,Leif
Obrovac,Mark N.
Le,Dinh B.
출원인 / 주소
3M Innovative Properties Company
대리인 / 주소
Wolf,Stephen F.
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An electrode composition for a lithium-ion battery comprising particles having an average particle size ranging from 1 μm to 50 μm. The particles include an electrochemically active phase and an electrochemically inactive phase that share a common phase boundary. The electrochemically act
An electrode composition for a lithium-ion battery comprising particles having an average particle size ranging from 1 μm to 50 μm. The particles include an electrochemically active phase and an electrochemically inactive phase that share a common phase boundary. The electrochemically active phase includes elemental silicon and the electrochemically inactive phase includes at least two metal elements in the form of an intermetallic compound, a solid solution, or combination thereof. Each of the phases is free of crystallites that are greater than 1000 angstroms prior to cycling. In addition, the electrochemically active phase is amorphous after the electrode has been cycled through one full charge-discharge cycle in a lithium-ion battery.
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What is claimed is: 1. An electrode composition comprising particles having an average particle size ranging from 1 μm to 50 μm, said particles comprising an amorphous electrochemically active phase and an electrochemically inactive phase that share at least one common phase boundary, sai
What is claimed is: 1. An electrode composition comprising particles having an average particle size ranging from 1 μm to 50 μm, said particles comprising an amorphous electrochemically active phase and an electrochemically inactive phase that share at least one common phase boundary, said electrochemically active phase comprising elemental silicon and said electrochemically inactive phase comprising at least two metal elements in the form of an intermetallic compound, a solid solution, or combination thereof, wherein one of the metal elements in said electrochemically inactive phase is aluminum. 2. An electrode composition according to claim 1, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase further comprises silicon. 3. An electrode composition according to claim 1, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase comprises at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of iron, nickel, manganese, cobalt, copper, silver, and chromium. 4. An electrode composition according to claim 3, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase further comprises silicon. 5. An electrode composition according to claim 1, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase comprises silicon, aluminum, and iron. 6. An electrode composition according to claim 1, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase comprises aluminum and copper. 7. A lithium-ion battery comprising: (a) an anode comprising particles having an average particle size ranging from 1 μm to 50 μm, said particles comprising an amorphous electrochemically active phase and an electrochemically inactive phase that share at least one common phase boundary, said electrochemically active phase comprising elemental silicon and said electrochemically inactive phase comprising at least two metal elements in the form of an intermetallic compound, a solid solution, or combination thereof, wherein one of the metal elements in said electrochemically inactive phase is aluminum; (b) a cathode; and (c) an electrolyte separating the anode and the cathode. 8. A battery according to claim 7, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase further comprises silicon. 9. A battery according to claim 7, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase comprises at least one metal elements selected from the group consisting of iron, nickel, manganese, cobalt, copper, silver, and chromium. 10. A battery according to claim 9, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase further comprises silicon. 11. A battery according to claim 7, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase comprises silicon, aluminum, and iron. 12. A battery according to claim 7, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase comprises aluminum and copper. 13. A method for preparing an electrode composition for a lithium-ion battery comprising: (a) melting together elemental silicon and two or more additional metal elements in an inert atmosphere to form an ingot; (b) melting the ingot in an inert atmosphere to form a molten stream; (c) rapidly quenching the molten stream on the surface of a rotating wheel to form a ribbon; (d) pulverizing the ribbon to form particles having an average particle size ranging from 1 μm to about 50 μm, (e) coating the particles onto a current collector to form an electrode; (f) incorporating the electrode into a lithium-ion battery: and (g) cycling the battery at least one time through at least one charge-discharge cycles at a voltage greater than 50mV vs. Li/Li+, wherein said particles, after cycling, comprising an amorphous electrochemically active phase and an electrochemically inactive phase that share at least one common phase boundary, said electrochemically active phase comprising elemental silicon and said electrochemically inactive phase comprising at least two metal elements in the form of an intermetallic compound, a solid solution, or combination thereof, wherein one of the metal elements in said electrochemically inactive phase is aluminum. 14. A method according to claim 13, wherein said electrochemically inactive phase further comprises silicon. 15. A method according to claim 13, wherein the metal elements are selected from the group consisting of aluminum, iron, nickel, manganese, cobalt, copper, silver, and chromium. 16. An electrode composition comprising particles having an average particle size ranging from 1 μm to 50 μm, said particles comprising an amorphous electrochemically active phase and an electrochemically inactive phase that share at least one common phase boundary, said electrochemically active phase comprising elemental silicon and said electrochemically inactive phase comprising at least two metal elements in the form of an intermetallic compound, a solid solution, or combination thereof, wherein an electrically conductive layer at least partially covers the particles, and wherein one of the metal elements in said electrochemically inactive phase is aluminum. 17. An electrode composition made according to the method of claim 13. 18. The electrode composition according to claim 17 wherein the electrochemically inactive phase further comprises silicon. 19. The electrode composition according to claim 17 wherein the metal elements are selected from the group consisting of aluminum, iron, nickel, manganese, cobalt, copper, silver, and chromium.
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