Lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide cathode powders for high voltage lithium-ion batteries
US12308422B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/70
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lithium metal oxide powder for a cathode material in a rechargeable battery comprises a core and a surface layer. The surface layer is delimited by an outer and an inner interface. The inner interface is in contact with the core. The cathode material has a layered crystal structure comprising the elements Li, M, and oxygen. M has the formula M=(Niz(Ni1/2 Mn1/2)y Cox)1-k Ak, with 0.15≤x≤0.30, 0.20≤z≤0.55, x+y+z=1 and 0<k≤0.1. The Li content is stoichiometrically controlled with a molar ratio 0.95≤Li:M≤1.10. A is at least one dopant and comprises Al. The core at the inner interface has an Al content of 0.3-3 mol %. The surface layer comprises an intimate mixture of Ni, Co, Mn, LiF and Al2O3 determined by XPS. The surface layer has a Mn content that decreases from the Mn content at the inner interface to less than 50% of the Mn content at the outer interface.
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