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Negative active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery using the same

US6482547B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1999
Grant dateNov 19, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A negative active material for a lithium secondary battery which is capable of improving packing density and has good high-rate charge/discharge and cycle life characteristics is provided. The negative active material includes a crystalline carbon core and an amorphous carbon shell. Alternatively, the negative active material includes secondary particles prepared by gathering at least one crystalline carbon primary particle. A surface of the secondary particles is coated with an amorphous carbon and the secondary particles has a substantially spherical form. The negative active material has two exothermic peak of the differential thermal analysis at 1000° C. or less. A lithium secondary battery using the negative active material can use propylene carbonate for an organic solvent of an electrolyte.

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