Core-shell lithium transition metal oxides
US8852452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/3154
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lithium transition metal oxide powder for use in a rechargeable battery is disclosed, where the surface of the primary particles of said powder is coated with a LiF layer, where this layer consists of a reaction product of a fluorine-containing polymer and the primary particle surface. The lithium of the LiF originates from the primary particles surface. Examples of the fluorine-containing polymer are either one of PVDF, PVDF-HFP or PTFE. Examples of the lithium transition metal oxide are either one of —LiCodMeO2, wherein M is either one of both of Mg and Ti, with e<0.02 and d+e=1; —Li1+aM′1−aO2±bM1kSm with −0.03<a<0.06, b<0.02, M′ being a transition metal compound, consisting of at least 95% of either one or more elements of the group Ni, Mn, Co and Ti; M1 consisting of either one or more elements of the group Ca, Sr, Y, La, Ce and Zr, with 0≦k≦0.1 in wt %; and 0<m<0.6, m being expressed in mol %; and —LiaNixCOyM″zO2±eAf, with 0.9<a′<1.1, 0.5≦x≦0.9, 0<y≦0.4, 0<z≦0.35, e<0.02, 0≦f≦0.05 and 0.9<(x+y+z+f)<1.1; M″ consisting of either one or more elements from the group Al, Mg, and Ti; A consisting of either one or both of S and C.
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