[미국특허]
Method of fabricating structured particles composed of silicon or silicon-based material and their use in lithium rechargeable batteries
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-021/302
H01L-021/461
출원번호
US-0639395
(2011-04-08)
등록번호
US-8772174
(2014-07-08)
우선권정보
GB-1005979.8 (2010-04-09)
국제출원번호
PCT/GB2011/000546
(2011-04-08)
§371/§102 date
20121217
(20121217)
국제공개번호
WO2011/124893
(2011-10-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Green, Mino
Liu, Feng-Ming
Jiang, Yuxiong
Stevens, Valerie Elizabeth Dawn
Mills-Lamptey, Benjamin Odarkwei
출원인 / 주소
Nexeon Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Fay Sharpe LLP
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초록▼
A method for treating silicon to form pillars, especially for use as the active anode material in Li-ion batteries, is disclosed. The process is simple to operate on a commercial scale since it uses a solution containing only a small number of ingredients whose concentration needs to be controlled a
A method for treating silicon to form pillars, especially for use as the active anode material in Li-ion batteries, is disclosed. The process is simple to operate on a commercial scale since it uses a solution containing only a small number of ingredients whose concentration needs to be controlled and it can be cheaper to operate than previous processes. The solution includes: 0.01 to 5M HF 0.002 to 0.2M of metal ions capable of nucleating on and forming a porous layer comprising regions of elemental metal on the silicon surface; 0.001 to 0.7M of an oxidant selected from the group O2, O3, H2O2, the acid, ammonium or alkali metal salt of NO3−, S2O82−, NO2−, B4O72− and ClO4− or a mixture thereof. The treated silicon is suitably removed from the solution.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of treating silicon to form elongate structures on a treated surface, the method comprising a nucleation step in which metal is deposited on the silicon surface and an etching step in which silicon underlying the deposited metal is etched, wherein a. the nucleation step comprises exposin
1. A method of treating silicon to form elongate structures on a treated surface, the method comprising a nucleation step in which metal is deposited on the silicon surface and an etching step in which silicon underlying the deposited metal is etched, wherein a. the nucleation step comprises exposing a silicon containing material to a solution comprising HF at a concentration of less than 5M and0.002 to 0.2M of metal ions capable of nucleating on and forming a porous layer comprising regions of elemental metal on the silicon surface; andb. the etching step comprises i. exposing the silicon surface comprising regions of elemental metal to a solution comprising HF at a concentration of greater than 5M and 0.001 to 0.70M of an oxidant selected from the group comprising O2, O3, H2O2, the acid, ammonium or alkali metal salt of NO3−, S2O82−, B4O72− and ClO4− or a mixture thereof; andii. adding oxidant to the solution during etching to maintain the concentration of oxidant within the above range. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of HF used during the nucleation step is in the range 0.01 to 4M. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the etching step is carried out at an HF concentration of no greater than 10M. 4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the etching step is carried out at an HF concentration of 7.5M. 5. A method according to claim 1, wherein further HF is added to the etching solution to maintain the concentration of HF within the stated range. 6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the HF concentration in the etching solution is 0.5 to 2M greater than the HF concentration in the nucleating solution. 7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the nucleation solution comprises 0.001 to 0.7M of an oxidant. 8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the oxidant is added to the etching solution in one or more discrete steps or continuously over the duration of the etching period to maintain the concentration of oxidant and/or HF within the specified concentration ranges. 9. A method according to claim 1, wherein the nucleation step and the etching step are carried out in separate baths. 10. A method according to claim 1, wherein the nucleation step and the etching step are carried out simultaneously. 11. A method according to claim 1, wherein the oxidant is added at the end of the nucleation step. 12. A method according to claim 1, which comprises the steps of: a. Exposing silicon-containing material to a solution comprising i. 0.01 to 4 MHFii. 0.002 to 0.2 M Ag+ to form a silver-coated silicon product; andb. Mixing the silver-coated silicon product of step (a) with HF to give a solution comprising no greater than 10M HF, with the proviso that the concentration of HF in the solution at the end of step (b) is greater than the concentration of HF in the solution in step (a);c. Adding NO3− to the solution formed in (b) to maintain the concentration of NO3− within the concentration range 0.003 to 0.7M, wherein the NO3− ions are in the form of an alkali metal nitrate salt, ammonium nitrate or nitric acid. 13. A method according to claim 1, wherein the solution contains less than 0.5 wt % ferric ions. 14. A method according to claim 1, wherein the solution contains less than 0.5 wt % alcohol. 15. A method according to claim 1, wherein the metal ions are selected from the group silver, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, lead, cobalt, cadmium, chromium, zinc and tin. 16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the metal ion is a silver ion used at a concentration of 0.01 to 0.15M. 17. A method according to claim 1, wherein the oxidant is selected from the group comprising O2, O3, H2O2 and the acid, ammonium or alkali metal salt of NO3−. 18. A method according to claim 1, wherein the silicon comprises undoped silicon, doped silicon of either p-type or n-type or a mixture thereof. 19. A method according to claim 1, wherein the elongate structures formed on a treated surface have a diameter in the range 0.02 to 0.7 μm. 20. A method according to claim 1, wherein the elongate structures formed on a treated surface have an aspect ratio in the range 5:1 to 100:1. 21. A method according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of NO3− is maintained by continuous addition of NO3− ions to the solution. 22. A method according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of NO3− is maintained by adding NO3− ions to the solution in one or more steps. 23. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the nucleation step and the etching step is conducted at a temperature of 0 to 70° C. 24. A method according to claim 1, wherein the silicon loading in the treatment solution is in the range 2 to 60 g/l. 25. A method according to claim 24, wherein the silicon is in granular form, the granules having a particle size in the range 1 μm to 1.5 mm. 26. A method according to claim 25, wherein when the silicon granule has a diameter of the order of 25 μm, the silicon loading is in the range 15 to 40 g/l. 27. A method according to claim 25, wherein when the silicon granule has a diameter of the order of 200 to 800 μm, the silicon loading is in the range 2 to 8 g/l. 28. A method according to claim 1 wherein the elongate structures are selected from pillars, rods, columns, nanowires, tubes, fibers, ribbons and flakes.
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