Lithium nickel cobalt oxides for positive electrodes
US5783333A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Positive electrodes including a lithium nickel cobalt metal oxide are disclosed. The lithium nickel cobalt metal oxides have the general formula Li.sub.x Ni.sub.y CO.sub.z M.sub.n O.sub.2, where M is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, tungsten, chromium, molybdenum, magnesium, tantalum, silicon, and combinations thereof, x is between about 0 and about 1 and can be varied within this range by electrochemical insertion and extraction, the sum of y+z+n is about 1, n ranges between above 0 to about 0.25, y and z are both greater than 0, and the ratio z/y ranges from above 0 to about 1/3. Also disclosed are composite positive electrodes including the abovedescribed lithium nickel cobalt metal oxides together with a lithium manganese metal oxide of the formula Li.sub.x Mn.sub.2-r M1.sub.r O.sub.4, where r is a value between 0 and 1 and M1 is chromium, titanium, tungsten, nickel, cobalt, iron, tin, zinc, zirconium, silicon, or a combination thereof.
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