Composite cathodes, electrochemical cells comprising novel composite cathodes, and processes for fabricating same
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01M-004/58
H01M-004/60
B05D-005/12
출원번호
UP-0331470
(2006-01-13)
등록번호
US-7790315
(2010-09-27)
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/ 주소
Mukherjee, Shyama P.
Skotheim, Terje A.
출원인 / 주소
Sion Power Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Rogers, David E.
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The present invention pertains to composite cathodes suitable for use in an electrochemical cell, said cathodes comprising: (a) an electroactive sulfur-containing cathode material, wherein said electroactive sulfur-containing cathode material, in its oxidized state, comprises a polysulfide moiety of
The present invention pertains to composite cathodes suitable for use in an electrochemical cell, said cathodes comprising: (a) an electroactive sulfur-containing cathode material, wherein said electroactive sulfur-containing cathode material, in its oxidized state, comprises a polysulfide moiety of the formula —Sm—, wherein m is an integer equal to or greater than 3; and, (b) an electroactive transition metal chalcogenide composition, which encapsulates said electroactive sulfur-containing cathode material, and which retards the transport of anionic reduction products of said electroactive sulfur-containing cathode material, said electroactive transition metal chalcogenide composition comprising an electroactive transition metal chalcogenide having the formula MjYk(OR)l wherein: M is a transition metal; Y is the same or different at each occurrence and is oxygen, sulfur, or selenium; R is an organic group and is the same or different at each occurrence; j is an integer ranging from 1 to 12; k is a number ranging from 0 to 72; and l is a number ranging from 0 to 72; with the proviso that k and l cannot both be 0. The present invention also pertains to methods of making such composite cathodes, cells comprising such composite cathodes, and methods of making such cells.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of preparing a cathode comprising elemental sulfur, the method comprising the steps of: (a) grinding elemental sulfur; (b) preparing a slurry comprising the ground elemental sulfur of step (a) and a liquid medium, wherein the slurry further comprises a conducti
The invention claimed is: 1. A method of preparing a cathode comprising elemental sulfur, the method comprising the steps of: (a) grinding elemental sulfur; (b) preparing a slurry comprising the ground elemental sulfur of step (a) and a liquid medium, wherein the slurry further comprises a conductive additive; a binder; a non-electroactive metal oxide; an electrolyte; and an electroactive transition metal chalcogenide; (c) coating the slurry of step (b) onto a substrate to form a coating layer; and (d) removing some or all of the liquid from the coating layer to form a cathode, wherein: the mean particle size of particles in the slurry is 6.4 μm and the substrate is a current collector. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the cathode is about 25 μm or less. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the cathode about 100 μm or less. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the apparent density of the cathode is 0.496 g/cm3. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the cathode is porous. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the liquid medium is a solvent. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive additive comprises one or more of the group consisting of conductive carbons, graphites, metal flakes, metal powders, and conductive polymers. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the binder comprises one or more of the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluorides, ethylene-propylene-diene rubbers, polyethylene oxides, UV curable acrylates, UV curable methacrylates, and UV curable divinyl ethers. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-electroactive metal oxide comprises one or more of the group consisting of silicas, aluminas and silicates. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the electrolyte comprises one or more of the group consisting of liquid electrolytes, gel electrolytes and solid electrolytes. 11. A method of preparing a cathode comprising a carbon-sulfur polymer, the method comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a slurry comprising the carbon-sulfur polymer and a liquid medium, wherein the carbon-sulfur polymer comprises particles, each particle has a diameter less than 10 μm, and the slurry further comprises an electrolyte; (b) coating the slurry of step (a) onto a substrate to form a coating layer; and (c) removing some or all of the liquid from the coating layer to form the cathode. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the thickness of the cathode is about 25 μm or less. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the thickness of the cathode is about 100 μm or less. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the apparent density of the cathode is 0.496 g/cm3. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the mean particle size of particles in the slurry is 6.4 μm. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein the cathode is porous. 17. The method of claim 11, wherein the liquid medium is a solvent. 18. The method of claim 11, wherein the slurry further comprises a conductive additive. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the conductive additive comprises one or more of the group consisting of conductive carbons, graphites, metal flakes, metal powders, and conductive polymers. 20. The method of claim 11, wherein the slurry further comprises a binder. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the binder comprises one or more of the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluorides, ethylene propylene diene rubbers, polyethylene oxides, UV curable acrylates, UV curable methacrylates, and UV curable divinyl ethers. 22. The method of claim 11, wherein the slurry further comprises a non-electroactive metal oxide. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the non-electroactive metal oxide comprises one or more of the group consisting of silicas, aluminas and silicates. 24. The method of claim 11, wherein the slurry further comprises an electrolyte. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the electrolyte comprises one or more of the group consisting of liquid electrolytes, gel electrolytes and solid electrolytes. 26. The method of claim 11, wherein the slurry further comprises an electroactive transition metal chalcogenide. 27. The method of claim 11, wherein the substrate is a current collector. 28. A cathode for an electrochemical cell comprising elemental sulfur, wherein the apparent density of the cathode is 0.496 g/cm2. 29. The cathode of claim 28, wherein the elemental sulfur comprises particles, wherein each particle has a diameter of generally less than 10 μm. 30. The cathode of claim 28, wherein the thickness of the cathode is about 25 μm or less. 31. The cathode of claim 28, wherein the thickness of the cathode is about 100 μm or less. 32. The cathode of claim 28, wherein the cathode further comprises a conductive additive. 33. The cathode of claim 32, wherein the conductive additive comprises one or more of the group consisting of conductive carbons, graphites, metal flakes, metal powders, and conductive polymers. 34. The cathode of claim 28, wherein the cathode further comprises a binder. 35. The cathode of claim 34, wherein the binder comprises one or more of the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluorides, ethylene-propylene-diene rubbers, polyethylene oxides, UV curable acrylates, UV curable methacrylates, and UV curable divinyl ethers. 36. The cathode of claim 28, wherein the cathode further comprises an electrolyte. 37. The cathode of claim 36, wherein the electrolyte comprises one or more of the group consisting of liquid electrolytes, gel electrolytes and solid electrolytes. 38. The cathode of claim 28, wherein the cathode further comprises a non-electroactive metal oxide. 39. The cathode of claim 38, wherein the non-electroactive metal oxide comprises one or more of the group consisting of silicas, aluminas and silicates. 40. The cathode of claim 28, wherein the slurry further comprises an electroactive transition metal chalcogenide. 41. An electrochemical cell comprising: (a) an anode comprising lithium; (b) a cathode comprising elemental sulfur or a carbon-sulfur polymer; and (c) an electrolyte; wherein the elemental sulfur or carbon-sulfur polymer comprises particles, wherein each particle has a diameter of less than 10 μm. 42. The cell of claim 41, wherein the apparent density of the cathode is 0.496 g/cm3. 43. The cell of claim 41, wherein the thickness of the cathode is about 25 μm or less. 44. The cell of claim 41, wherein the thickness of the cathode is about 100 μm or less. 45. The cell of claim 41, wherein the cathode further comprises a conductive additive. 46. The cell of claim 45, wherein the conductive additive comprises one or more of the group consisting of conductive carbons, graphites, metal flakes, metal powders, and conductive polymers. 47. The cell of claim 41, wherein the cathode further comprises a binder. 48. The cell of claim 47, wherein the binder comprises one or more of the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluorides, ethylene-propylene-diene rubbers, polyethylene oxides, UV curable acrylates, UV curable methacrylates, and UV curable divinyl ethers. 49. The cell of claim 41, wherein the cathode further comprises an electrolyte. 50. The cell of claim 49, wherein the electrolyte comprises one or more of the group consisting of liquid electrolytes, gel electrolytes and solid electrolytes. 51. The cell of claim 41, wherein the cathode further comprises a non-electroactive metal oxide. 52. The cell of claim 51, wherein the non-electroactive metal oxide comprises one or more of the group consisting of silicas, aluminas and silicates. 53. The cell of claim 41, wherein the slurry further comprises an electroactive transition metal chalcogenide. 54. The cell of claim 41, wherein the anode comprises one or more of the group consisting of lithium metal, lithium-aluminum alloys, lithium-tin alloys, lithium intercalated carbons, lithium intercalated graphites, calcium metal, aluminum metal, sodium metal, and sodium alloys. 55. The cell of claim 41, wherein the cell further comprises a separator between the anode and the cathode. 56. The cell of claim 41, wherein the electrolyte comprises one or more of the group consisting of liquid electrolytes, gel polymer electrolytes, and solid polymer electrolytes. 57. The cell of claim 41, wherein the electrolyte comprises one or more ionic electrolyte salts. 58. The cell of claim 57, wherein the one or more ionic electrolyte salts comprises one or more of the group consisting of MCl4, MAsF4, MSO3CF3, MSO3CH3, MBF4, MB(Ph)4, MPF4, MC(SO2CF3)3, MN(SO2CF3)2, where M is Li or Na. 59. An electrochemical cell comprising: (a) an anode comprising lithium; (b) a cathode comprising elemental sulfur; and (c) an electrolyte; wherein the apparent density of the cathode is 0.496 g/cm3. 60. The cell of claim 59, wherein the elemental sulfur comprises particles, wherein each particle has a diameter of generally less than 10 μm. 61. The cell of claim 59, wherein the thickness of the cathode is about 25 μm or less. 62. The cell of claim 59, wherein the thickness of the cathode is about 100 μm or less. 63. The cell of claim 59, wherein the cell further comprises a separator between the anode and the cathode. 64. The cell of claim 59, wherein the electrolyte comprises one or more of the group consisting of liquid electrolytes, gel polymer electrolytes, and solid polymer electrolytes. 65. The cell of claim 59, wherein the electrolyte comprises one or more ionic electrolyte salts. 66. The cell of claim 65, wherein the one or more ionic electrolyte salts comprises one or more of the group consisting of MCl4, MAsF4, MSO3CF3, MSO3CH3, MBF4, MB(Ph)4, MPF4, MC(SO2CF3)3, MN(SO2CF3)2, where M is Li or Na.
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