WO2022050664A1 - 양극 활물질, 상기 양극 활물질을 포함하는 양극, 및 상기 양극을 포함하는 이차 전지 - Google Patents
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- the present invention includes a core and a coating layer disposed on the core, wherein the core includes Li 1+x M y O 2+z , M is Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, P, Al, Mg, Ca , Zr, Zn, Ti, Ru, Nb, W, B, Si, Na, K, Mo, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, -0.2 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.2, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 2 , 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 2, the coating layer includes carbon-based particles, the carbon-based particles include a structure in which a plurality of graphene sheets are connected to each other, and an anode having a D/G peak ratio of 0.9 to 1.3 when measuring a Raman spectrum It relates to an active material, a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material, and a secondary battery including the positive electrode.
- a lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material capable of insertion/desorption of lithium ions, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material capable of insertion/deintercalation of lithium ions, and an electrode having a microporous separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode It means a battery in which a non-aqueous electrolyte containing lithium ions is included in the assembly.
- a lithium transition metal oxide may be used as the positive electrode active material, and cobalt, nickel, manganese, etc. are used as the transition metal. Among them, in order to replace the use of expensive cobalt, a lithium transition metal oxide having a high content of inexpensive nickel or manganese is mainly used. In particular, lithium transition metal oxide having a high nickel content has advantages in that the energy density is high and the price is not high.
- One problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the electrical conductivity of the positive electrode active material, effectively block the contact of lithium transition metal oxide and moisture in the positive electrode active material to minimize the collapse of the surface structure of the lithium transition metal oxide,
- An object of the present invention is to provide a cathode active material capable of minimizing the elution of a transition metal by minimizing the change in the metal oxidation number.
- Another object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material, and a secondary battery including the positive electrode and having improved input/output characteristics and lifespan characteristics.
- the present invention includes a core and a coating layer disposed on the core, wherein the core includes Li 1+x M y O 2+z , and M is Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, P , Al, Mg, Ca, Zr, Zn, Ti, Ru, Nb, W, B, Si, Na, K, Mo, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, -0.2 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.2 , 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 2, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 2, the coating layer includes carbon-based particles, the carbon-based particles include a structure in which a plurality of graphene sheets are connected to each other, and D/G peak when measuring Raman spectrum A positive electrode active material having a ratio of 0.9 to 1.3 is provided.
- a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material is provided.
- a secondary battery including the positive electrode.
- the contact between the core and external moisture is effectively blocked, the structural collapse of the core can be prevented, and thus the input/output characteristics and lifespan characteristics of the battery can be improved.
- the coating layer including the carbon-based particles may be uniformly formed to have a thin thickness, the electrical conductivity of the positive electrode active material may be greatly improved, and thus the input/output characteristics of the battery may be improved.
- the metal oxidation number of the transition metal in the core is prevented from changing excessively, the transition metal elution problem of the positive electrode active material is suppressed, and the input/output characteristics and lifespan characteristics of the battery are improved can be
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram and a TEM photograph showing a process of forming a graphene sheet of preliminary carbon-based particles of Preparation Example 1.
- Example 6 is a SEM photograph of Li[Ni 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 used in Example 1.
- Example 7 is a SEM photograph of the positive active material of Example 1 of the present invention.
- the average particle diameter (D 50 ) may be defined as a particle diameter corresponding to 50% of the cumulative volume in the particle size distribution curve of the particles.
- the average particle diameter (D 50 ) may be measured using, for example, a laser diffraction method.
- the laser diffraction method can measure a particle diameter of several mm from a submicron region, and can obtain high reproducibility and high resolution results.
- the positive active material includes a core and a coating layer disposed on the core, wherein the core includes Li 1+x M y O 2+z , M is Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, P, Al, Mg, Ca, Zr, Zn, Ti, Ru, Nb, W, B, Si, Na, K, Mo, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, -0.2 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.2, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 2, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 2, the coating layer includes carbon-based particles, the carbon-based particles include a structure in which a plurality of graphene sheets are connected to each other, and D when measuring a Raman spectrum
- the /G peak ratio may be between 0.9 and 1.3.
- the core includes Li 1+x M y O 2+z , and M is Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, P, Al, Mg, Ca, Zr, Zn, Ti, Ru, Nb, W, B, Si , may be at least one element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Mo, and V, and may be -0.2 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.2, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 2, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 2.
- x may satisfy -0.1 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.1, more preferably 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.1.
- the Li 1+x M y O 2+z may include Li 1+x [Ni a Co b M 1 c M 2 d ]O 2 or the Li 1+x [Ni a Co b M 1 c M 2 d ]O 2 .
- M 1 may be at least one of Al and Mn, and M 2 is Fe, P, Mg, Ca, It may be at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Zn, Ti, Ru, Nb, W, B, Si, Na, K, Mo, and V, wherein a is 0 ⁇ a ⁇ 1, preferably may satisfy 0.3 ⁇ a ⁇ 1, more preferably 0.5 ⁇ a ⁇ 1, wherein b satisfies 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 1, preferably 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 0.7, more preferably 0 ⁇ b ⁇ 0.5 and c may satisfy 0 ⁇ c ⁇ 1, preferably 0 ⁇ c ⁇ 0.7, more preferably 0 ⁇ c ⁇ 0.5, wherein d is 0 ⁇ d ⁇ 0.2, preferably 0 ⁇ d ⁇ 0.1 may be satisfied.
- the Li 1+x M y O 2+z is LiCoO 2 , LiNiO 2 , LiMnO 2 , Li[Ni 0.5 Co 0.3 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 , Li[Ni 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 , Li[Ni 0.7 Co 0.1 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 , Li[Ni 0.8 Co 0.1 Mn 0.1 ]O 2 , Li[Ni 0.9 Co 0.05 Mn 0.05 ]O 2 , LiMn 2 O 4 , LiFePO 4 , 0.5Li 2 MnO 3 0.5Li[Mn 0.4 Ni 0.3 Co 0.3 ]O 2 It may include at least one selected from the group consisting of.
- the Li 1+x M y O 2+z is the Li[Ni 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 , Li[Ni 0.7 Co 0.1 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 , Li[Ni 0.8 Co 0.1 Mn 0.1 ]O 2 , Li[Ni 0.9 Co 0.05 Mn 0.05 ]O 2 may include any one. Since the core contains Li 1+x M y O 2+z , lithium can be sufficiently supplied to the negative electrode, and after the first cycle, Li 1+x M y O 2+z does not cause deterioration of overall battery performance. Since it exhibits electrochemical activity, the loss of battery capacity due to the irreversible capacity of the negative electrode can be eliminated.
- the Li 1+x M y O 2+z may be in the form of secondary particles formed by bonding or assembling primary particles, or alternatively, may be in the form of single particles.
- the energy density of the positive electrode may be improved, and the contact area between the Li 1+x M y O 2+z and the electrolyte is wide and the Li 1 Since the movement distance of lithium ions in +x M y O 2+z is short, the capacity and output characteristics of the battery may be improved.
- the coating layer to be described later is generally uniformly spread over the surface of the primary particles of Li 1+x M y O 2+z and the surfaces of secondary particles including the concave spaces between the primary particles. can be formed.
- a coating layer to be described later may be formed on the surface of the Li 1+x M y O 2+z to have a uniform thickness and shape.
- the coating layer may be disposed on the core. Specifically, the coating layer may cover at least a portion of the surface of the core.
- the coating layer may include carbon-based particles.
- the carbon-based particles may include a structure in which a plurality of graphene sheets are connected.
- the graphene sheet means a carbonaceous structure having a thickness of 20 nm or less, flexibility, and a thin film form.
- at least two or more graphene sheets may be directly connected to each other or indirectly connected to each other. Since the carbon-based particles include a structure in which a plurality of graphene sheets are connected, the surface of the core may be smoothly covered by the carbon-based particles. That is, since most of the surface of the core is covered by the carbon-based particles, contact between the core and external moisture is effectively blocked, thereby preventing structural collapse of the core.
- the carbon-based particles may include graphene sheets having different plane directions.
- the carbon-based particles may be in the form of secondary particles formed by connecting a plurality of graphene sheets.
- the plurality of graphene sheets may be connected to each other to form long-chain secondary particles, and more specifically, the chain-shaped secondary particles partially form a region in which the plurality of graphene sheets are aggregated.
- the secondary particles have a unique chain-like connection structure, the carbon-based particles have excellent electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity.
- the carbon-based particles may further include a connection part connected to at least some of the graphene sheets among the plurality of graphene sheets.
- a carbonaceous material such as carbon black is ruptured by continuous oxidation to form the graphene sheet, and there may be a portion that does not rupture and maintains its original shape. there is.
- the part maintaining the shape may correspond to the connection part.
- the connection part may be in a non-graphene form, and the non-graphene form may mean a lump form having a thickness greater than that of the graphene sheet, unlike the graphene sheet described above.
- each of the plurality of graphene sheets may be directly connected to each other.
- at least some of the graphene sheets among the plurality of graphene sheets may be connected to each other through the connection part, and specifically, at least a portion of each of the plurality of graphene sheets may be connected to the connection part.
- the carbon-based particles may include both of the above-mentioned connecting methods.
- the carbon-based particles are formed while the preliminary carbon-based particles are coated on the core.
- the preliminary carbon-based particles include carbon black in the form of particles close to spherical, such as acetylene black, furnace black, thermal black, channel black, and lamps.
- the black (lamp black) may be formed by deforming the shape by oxidation treatment.
- the tissue structure of carbon black is modified by oxidation treatment to form preliminary carbon-based particles including a plurality of graphene sheets, and the preliminary carbon-based particles are coated on a core to form carbon It can be a system particle.
- carbon black is in the form of secondary particles
- carbon-based particles in the form of secondary particles in which particles including the plurality of graphene sheets are aggregated may be formed.
- the average thickness of the graphene sheet may be 10 nm or less, specifically 0.34 nm to 10 nm, and more specifically 0.34 nm to 5 nm. When the above range is satisfied, flexibility specific to the graphene sheet may be expressed, and surface contact by the graphene sheet may be improved, and thus the carbon-based particles may have excellent electrical conductivity.
- the graphene sheet may be in a form in which 10 or less graphene layers are stacked.
- the average thickness of the graphene sheet may be confirmed through TEM analysis, and specifically, the average value may be obtained after confirming the thickness of 100 graphene sheets.
- the longest length (lateral size) of the graphene sheet may be 10 nm to 500 nm, specifically 10 nm to 300 nm or less, more specifically 10 nm to 100 nm, for example, 50 nm to 90 nm.
- the longest length of the graphene sheet may be controlled according to the degree of heat treatment, and for example, a separate heat treatment may be additionally performed in an inert atmosphere after the oxidation treatment process to control the longest length of the graphene sheet.
- ions in the electrolyte may be smoothly diffused in the electrode. Accordingly, the fast charging characteristic of the battery may be improved, and the rate characteristic may also be improved.
- the longest length of the graphene sheet means the average of the sizes of 100 graphene sheets observed through SEM or TEM, where the size is a line connecting one point to another point in one graphene sheet. represents the longest length.
- the thickness of the coating layer may be 1 nm to 500 nm, specifically 10 nm to 300 nm, and more specifically 10 nm to 100 nm.
- the transition metal elution is suppressed by minimizing the change in the metal oxidation number of the transition metal in the Li 1+x M y O 2+z without inhibiting the diffusion for insertion and desorption of lithium ions. can do. Accordingly, input/output characteristics and lifespan characteristics of the battery may be improved.
- the weight ratio of the core and the coating layer may be 99.9:0.1 to 90:10, specifically 99.9:0.1 to 95:5, and more specifically 99.9:0.1 to 99:1.
- the transition metal elution is suppressed by minimizing the change in the metal oxidation number of the transition metal in the Li 1+x M y O 2+z without inhibiting the diffusion for insertion and desorption of lithium ions. can do. Accordingly, input/output characteristics and lifespan characteristics of the battery may be improved.
- the D/G peak ratio may be 0.9 to 1.3, specifically 0.9 to 1.1, and more specifically 0.9 to 1.0.
- the G peak near 1590 cm ⁇ 1 is from the E 2g vibrational mode of the sp 2 bond of carbon, and the D peak near 1350 cm ⁇ 1 appears when there is a defect in the sp 2 bond of carbon.
- the D/G peak ratio is satisfied, it means that the carbon-based particles having a high graphitization degree are coated on the surface of the core by a strong shear force. Accordingly, when the carbon-based particles are used, the capacity and electrical characteristics of the battery may be improved due to the high electrical conductivity of the carbon-based particles.
- the specific surface area of the positive active material may be 2m 2 /g to 8m 2 /g, specifically, 2m 2 /g to 5m 2 /g.
- the specific surface area of the positive electrode active material is less than 2 m 2 /g, the energy density of the positive electrode may decrease.
- the specific surface area of the positive electrode active material exceeds 8 m 2 /g, an electrolyte side reaction may excessively occur. Accordingly, when the specific surface area of the positive electrode active material is 2m 2 /g to 8m 2 /g, the electrolyte side reaction may be suppressed while maintaining the energy density.
- the powder electrical conductivity of the positive electrode active material may be 1.0 ⁇ 10 -3 s/cm to 1.0 ⁇ 10 s/cm, specifically 1.0 ⁇ 10 -3 s/cm to 1.0 ⁇ 10 -1 s/cm, and more Specifically, it may be 1.0 ⁇ 10 -2 s/cm to 1.0 ⁇ 10 -1 s/cm.
- the carbon-based particles are disposed on the core through a mechanofusion method capable of applying a strong shear force. At this time, since a dense coating layer is formed to the extent that the rearrangement of the carbon structure in the carbon-based particles proceeds, the electrical conductivity of the powder may be derived.
- the powder electrical conductivity may be measured by a 4-probe powder resistance measurement method.
- the positive electrode according to another embodiment of the present invention may include the positive electrode active material of the above-described embodiment.
- the description of the positive active material is the same as described above, and thus will be omitted.
- the positive electrode may include a current collector and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector and including a positive electrode active material. Furthermore, each of the positive active material layers may further include a binder.
- the current collector may have conductivity without causing a chemical change in the battery, and is not particularly limited.
- the current collector copper, stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, sintered carbon, or a surface treated with carbon, nickel, titanium, silver, etc. on the surface of aluminum or stainless steel may be used.
- a transition metal that adsorbs carbon well such as copper or nickel, may be used as the current collector.
- the positive electrode active material layer may be disposed on one or both surfaces of the current collector, respectively.
- the binder is polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (PVDF-co-HFP), polyvinylidene fluoride (polyvinylidenefluoride), polyacrylonitrile (polyacrylonitrile), polymethylmethacrylate (polymethylmethacrylate), poly Vinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), starch, hydroxypropyl cellulose, regenerated cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, tetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyacrylic acid, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM), alcohol It may include at least one selected from the group consisting of ponified EPDM, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), fluororubber, polyacrylic acid, and a material in which hydrogen is substituted with Li, Na or Ca, etc., It may also include various copolymers thereof.
- PVDF-co-HFP polyvinyliden
- a secondary battery according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode is the positive electrode of the above-described embodiment. Accordingly, a description of the anode will be omitted.
- the negative electrode may include a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on one or both surfaces of the negative electrode current collector.
- the negative electrode current collector may have conductivity without causing chemical change in the battery, and is not particularly limited.
- the negative electrode current collector copper, stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, calcined carbon, or a surface treated with carbon, nickel, titanium, silver, etc. on the surface of aluminum or stainless steel may be used.
- a transition metal that adsorbs carbon well, such as copper or nickel may be used as the current collector.
- the anode active material layer may include an anode active material, an anode conductive material, and an anode binder.
- the negative active material may be graphite-based active material particles or silicon-based active material particles.
- the graphite-based active material particles may use at least one selected from the group consisting of artificial graphite, natural graphite, graphitized carbon fiber and graphitized mesocarbon microbeads, and in particular, when artificial graphite is used, rate characteristics can be improved. .
- the silicon-based active material particles are Si, SiO x (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2), a Si-C composite, and a Si-Y alloy (where Y is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, transition metal, group 13 element, group 14 element, rare earth element) and one or more selected from the group consisting of) can be used, and in particular, when using Si and SiO x (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 2), a high capacity of the battery can be derived. there is.
- the negative electrode binder is polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (PVDF-co-HFP), polyvinylidene fluoride (polyvinylidenefluoride), polyacrylonitrile (polyacrylonitrile), polymethyl methacrylate (polymethylmethacrylate), Polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), starch, hydroxypropyl cellulose, regenerated cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, tetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyacrylic acid, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM), It may include at least one selected from the group consisting of sulfonated EPDM, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), fluororubber, polyacrylic acid, and a material in which hydrogen is substituted with Li, Na or Ca, etc. , may also include various copolymers thereof.
- the anode conductive material is not particularly limited as long as it has conductivity without causing a chemical change in the battery.
- graphite such as natural graphite or artificial graphite
- carbon black such as acetylene black, Ketjen black, channel black, farness black, lamp black, and thermal black
- conductive fibers such as carbon fibers and metal fibers
- conductive tubes such as carbon nanotubes
- metal powders such as fluorocarbon, aluminum, and nickel powder
- conductive whiskers such as zinc oxide and potassium titanate
- conductive metal oxides such as titanium oxide
- Conductive materials such as polyphenylene derivatives may be used.
- the separator separates the anode and the anode and provides a passage for lithium ions to move, and it can be used without any particular limitation as long as it is normally used as a separator in a secondary battery. Excellent is preferred.
- a porous polymer film for example, a porous polymer film made of a polyolefin-based polymer such as ethylene homopolymer, propylene homopolymer, ethylene/butene copolymer, ethylene/hexene copolymer, and ethylene/methacrylate copolymer, or these A laminate structure of two or more layers of may be used.
- a conventional porous nonwoven fabric for example, a nonwoven fabric made of high melting point glass fiber, polyethylene terephthalate fiber, etc. may be used.
- a coated separator including a ceramic component or a polymer material may be used, and may optionally be used in a single-layer or multi-layer structure.
- the electrolyte may include, but is not limited to, an organic liquid electrolyte, an inorganic liquid electrolyte, a solid polymer electrolyte, a gel polymer electrolyte, a solid inorganic electrolyte, and a molten inorganic electrolyte, which can be used in manufacturing a lithium secondary battery.
- the electrolyte may include a non-aqueous organic solvent and a metal salt.
- non-aqueous organic solvent for example, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, gamma-butylolactone, 1,2-dime ethoxyethane, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, 1,3-dioxolane, formamide, dimethylformamide, dioxolane, acetonitrile, nitromethane, methyl formate, methyl acetate, phosphoric acid Triester, trimethoxymethane, dioxolane derivative, sulfolane, methyl sulfolane, 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, propylene carbonate derivative, tetrahydrofuran derivative, ether, methyl pyropionate, propionic acid
- An aprotic organic solvent such as ethyl may be
- ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate which are cyclic carbonates
- an electrolyte having high electrical conductivity can be prepared, which can be more preferably used.
- a lithium salt may be used as the metal salt, and the lithium salt is a material readily soluble in the non-aqueous electrolyte.
- the lithium salt is a material readily soluble in the non-aqueous electrolyte.
- haloalkylene carbonate-based compounds such as difluoroethylene carbonate, pyridine, tri Ethyl phosphite, triethanolamine, cyclic ether, ethylene diamine, n-glyme, hexaphosphoric acid triamide, nitrobenzene derivative, sulfur, quinone imine dye, N-substituted oxazolidinone, N,N-substituted imida
- One or more additives such as taxdine, ethylene glycol dialkyl ether, ammonium salt, pyrrole, 2-methoxyethanol or aluminum trichloride may be further included.
- a battery module including the secondary battery as a unit cell and a battery pack including the same. Since the battery module and the battery pack include the secondary battery having high capacity, high rate-rate characteristics and cycle characteristics, a medium-to-large device selected from the group consisting of electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and power storage systems can be used as a power source for
- a method of manufacturing a positive active material includes preparing preliminary carbon-based particles and coating the preliminary carbon-based particles on the core to form a coating layer,
- the step of coating the preliminary carbon-based particles to form a coating layer including carbon-based particles includes mixing the preliminary carbon-based particles with the core and then applying a mechanofusion method, wherein the core is Li 1+ Including x M y O 2+z , M is Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, P, Al, Mg, Ca, Zr, Zn, Ti, Ru, Nb, W, B, Si, Na, K, Mo , and at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 5, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 2, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 2, wherein the carbon-based particles have a structure in which a plurality of graphene sheets are connected to each other.
- the positive active material of the above-described embodiment may be formed by the manufacturing method.
- the core, the coating layer, the carbon-based particles, etc. finally included in the positive active material are the same as the core, the coating layer, the carbon-based particles, etc. of the above-described embodiment.
- the preparing of the preliminary carbonaceous particles includes preparing a carbonaceous material and modifying the carbonaceous material by oxidation treatment, wherein the step of modifying the carbonaceous material by oxidation treatment includes: a) the carbonaceous material subjecting the material to a first heat treatment at a temperature of 200°C to 800°C in at least one of an oxygen atmosphere and an air atmosphere; and b) reacting the carbonaceous material with acidic vapor at a temperature of 120°C to 300°C.
- the preparing of the preliminary carbon-based particles may include preparing a carbonaceous material and modifying the carbonaceous material by oxidation treatment.
- the carbonaceous material may be carbon black.
- the carbonaceous material may be at least one selected from the group consisting of acetylene black, furnace black, summer black, channel black, and lamp black. More specifically, the carbonaceous material may be acetylene black, which is manufactured at the highest temperature and has excellent graphitization degree.
- the preparing of the carbonaceous material may include thermally decomposing acetylene gas, and carbon black, specifically acetylene black, may be formed through the thermal decomposition.
- the acetylene gas may be a high-purity acetylene gas, specifically acetylene gas having a purity of 95% or more, and more specifically, an acetylene gas having a purity of 98% or more.
- the thermal decomposition may be to pyrolyze the acetylene gas at a temperature of 1500 °C or higher, specifically 1500 °C to 2200 °C, and more specifically 1500 °C to 2000 °C.
- the graphitization degree of the prepared carbonaceous material may be high, and thus the graphitization degree of the prepared preliminary carbonaceous particles may also be high. Accordingly, the electrical conductivity of the preliminary carbon-based particles may be improved.
- the carbonaceous material may be carbon black, but among them, acetylene black may be preferable in terms of the following.
- the graphene sheet including the carbon-based particles included in the coating layer of the positive electrode active material of the present invention may be formed by deforming the surface of the carbonaceous material by oxidation treatment.
- Acetylene black formed by the thermal decomposition has a high surface graphitization degree. Therefore, compared to the oxidation treatment of other carbon blacks necessarily including some oxygen functional groups on the surface, the structure of the graphene sheet may be smoothly formed when the acetylene black is subjected to oxidation treatment.
- the thermal decomposition may be to control the internal temperature of the reactor within the above temperature range, then inject acetylene gas into the reactor, and instantaneously thermally decompose.
- air, oxygen, H 2 O, and the like may be additionally added to control the density of the preliminary carbon-based particles, an oxygen functional group, and the like, and a connection structure in the preliminary carbon-based particles may be controlled.
- the step of transforming the carbonaceous material by oxidation treatment includes: a) performing a first heat treatment of the carbonaceous material at a heat treatment temperature of 200° C. to 800° C. in at least one of an oxygen atmosphere and an air atmosphere (step a) ; and b) reacting the carbonaceous material with an acidic vapor at 120° C. to 300° C. (step b).
- At least one of the oxygen atmosphere and the air atmosphere may be formed by introducing oxygen and/or air into the reactor in which the carbonaceous material is accommodated.
- the graphene sheet structure may be formed by the oxidation process in the reactor according to the setting of the appropriate inflow amount and rate of oxygen or air, the reaction temperature, and the reaction time during the first heat treatment.
- the conditions of the oxidation process may vary based on differences in density, oxygen functional group content, and the like of the carbonaceous material.
- the first heat treatment may be performed by controlling the temperature of the reactor in the reactor in which the carbonaceous material is accommodated.
- the first heat treatment may be heat treatment at a heat treatment temperature of 200 °C to 800 °C, specifically, heat treatment at a heat treatment temperature of 200 °C to 450 °C.
- the carbonaceous material may be prevented from being oxidized too rapidly, and a graphene sheet having a desirable size may be formed.
- the first heat treatment may be performed for 1 hour to 50 hours.
- the carbonaceous material may be oxidized by reacting with an acidic vapor to form graphene.
- the acid vapor may be a vapor derived from an acid solution such as HCl, HNO 3 .
- the temperature of the acid vapor reacting with the carbonaceous material may be 120 °C to 300 °C.
- a second heat treatment process in an inert atmosphere may be additionally performed in order to increase the size of the formed graphene sheet.
- the oxidation treatment is performed in an inert atmosphere before forming a coating layer including the carbon-based particles by coating the preliminary carbon-based particles on the core.
- the method may further include performing a second heat treatment on the treated and deformed carbonaceous material at a temperature of 500° C. or higher.
- the inert atmosphere may be formed of any one gas selected from the group consisting of vacuum, helium, argon, and nitrogen.
- the second heat treatment temperature may be 500°C or higher, specifically 600°C to 1600°C.
- a mechanism for forming the preliminary carbon-based particles described in the present invention by the step of preparing the preliminary carbon-based particles may be as follows.
- the average size of spherical primary particles is 50 nm or less, and oxidation treatment under specific conditions for spherical or chain carbon black, specifically acetylene black, in which the primary particles share a structure is going on
- penetration of an oxidizing agent such as oxygen and acid vapor and oxidation reaction occur from a defect portion such as a grain boundary or dislocation existing in the fine unit structure of the carbon black.
- the oxidizing agent penetrates into the microstructure inside the carbon black and oxidation proceeds.
- an oxidation reaction occurs rapidly inside.
- the internal carbons are oxidized to gases such as CO, CO 2 , CH 4 , and the primary particles are changed to a hollow type.
- the surface structure of the hollow primary particles is destroyed by the continuous oxidation treatment, most of the structural stress remaining in the spherical primary particles can also be resolved, and graphene sheets appear in this process.
- step a is more preferable than step b in that it can further accelerate the transformation process.
- the preliminary carbon-based particles may have a specific surface area (m 2 /g) of the preliminary carbon-based particles measured by the nitrogen adsorption BET method of 200 m 2 /g or more, specifically 300 m 2 /g to 1100 m 2 /g, and , more specifically 500m 2 /g to 900m 2 /g may be.
- m 2 /g specific surface area of the preliminary carbon-based particles measured by the nitrogen adsorption BET method of 200 m 2 /g or more, specifically 300 m 2 /g to 1100 m 2 /g, and , more specifically 500m 2 /g to 900m 2 /g may be.
- the specific surface area range it means that the area of the graphene sheet in the preliminary carbon-based particles is large, and accordingly, even if the content of the conductive material in the electrode is small, the conductivity of the electrode can be secured.
- contact between the core and external moisture is effectively blocked, so that structural collapse of the core can be prevented. Accordingly, the
- the oxygen content of the preliminary carbon-based particles may be 1 wt% or more in the preliminary carbon-based particles, specifically 1 wt% to 10 wt%, and more specifically 1 wt% to 5 wt%.
- the preliminary carbon-based particles may be smoothly dispersed in the dispersion, and thus the coating layer may be more evenly formed.
- the oxygen content may be measured by a method of C, H, O, and N elemental analysis.
- the oxygen content may be achieved in the course of oxidizing carbon black.
- an oxygen-containing functional group may be formed on the surface of the preliminary carbon-based particle by the oxidation treatment.
- the oxygen-containing functional group may be at least one selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, a carbonyl group, and the like.
- the oxygen content may be further controlled by heat-treating the preliminary carbon-based particles in an inert atmosphere.
- the preliminary carbon-based particles are different from general graphene. That is, in the case of general graphene, since it is manufactured by pulverizing particles such as artificial graphite, the oxygen content cannot be as high as 1% by weight or more, and the oxygen content is very low or only 0.
- graphene is formed one by one (graphene sheet), but according to the present invention, preliminary carbon-based particles including a structure in which a plurality of graphene sheets are connected are formed. is formed
- the preliminary carbon-based particles may have a higher degree of graphitization than carbon black before oxidation treatment. Specifically, the high structural stress caused by the surface tension of the carbon black may be partially resolved while the graphene sheets are formed, so that the graphitization degree of the prepared preliminary carbon-based particles may increase.
- the preliminary carbon-based particles may have a value calculated by Equation 1 below 0.12, specifically 0 to 0.1, and more specifically 0 to 0.07.
- Equation 1 a is the specific surface area (m 2 /g) of the preliminary carbon-based particles measured by the nitrogen adsorption BET method, and b is the iodine adsorption value (mg/g) of the preliminary carbon-based particles.
- the preliminary carbon-based particles include a pore structure inside or between particles, a large number of small-sized nitrogen (N 2 ) molecules may be adsorbed in the pores.
- iodine (I 2 ) which is a relatively large molecule, is difficult to enter into the pores compared to nitrogen, so the iodine adsorption value does not appear significantly. That is, when the pore structure is present, the value according to Equation 1 increases.
- the preliminary carbon-based particles when the value according to Equation 1 is 0.12 or less, it means that the preliminary carbon-based particles do not include micropores. That is, when there are no pores, the degree of adsorption of iodine and the degree of adsorption of nitrogen are similar, and thus the value of Equation 1 becomes smaller.
- the surface of the preliminary carbon-based particles is a smooth surface (free surface).
- most carbon black is transformed into a hollow structure by oxidation treatment, and graphene sheets are formed as the structure is destroyed by continuous oxidation treatment. At this time, the graphene sheets may be formed in a shape that opens toward the outside without forming a pore structure.
- the step of coating the preliminary carbon-based particles on the core to form a coating layer including carbon-based particles includes mixing the preliminary carbon-based particles with the core and then applying a mechanofusion method.
- the mechanofusion method may be performed using Hosakawa Micron's Nobilta equipment. After the mixture of the preliminary carbon-based particles and the core is put into the container, the container is rotated to move the mixture to the inner wall of the container by centrifugal force. After that, a strong shearing force is applied by an arm head that is close to the inner wall of the container with a small gap, and the preliminary carbon-based particles are strongly coated on the core by interaction between the surfaces of the mixtures. A coating layer including particles is formed, and the preliminary carbon-based particles may be transformed into the aforementioned carbon-based particles.
- the shear force may be 1 m/s to 500 m/s, specifically, 10 m/s to 100 m/s.
- the acoustic mixer is a method using simple vibration, the preliminary carbon-based particles are relatively non-uniformly disposed on the surface of the core rather than a coating layer including carbon-based particles is formed, so the positive electrode of the present invention different from the active material.
- the mechanofusion method corresponds to a method capable of applying a high mechanical shear force, in the present invention, the mechanofusion method is used when manufacturing the positive electrode active material to dramatically improve conductivity through uniform coating.
- the mechanofusion method applies a strong shearing force by an armhead having a small gap, there is a problem in that it is difficult to control the cracking phenomenon of the particles.
- the researchers of the present invention confirmed the fact that the cracking of the particles can be suppressed by using the preliminary carbon-based particles having a plurality of graphene sheets, and thus, the cracking of the particles is suppressed while , it is possible to form a uniform coating layer through the mechanostatic method.
- acetylene gas having a purity of 98% was instantaneously sprayed into a reactor having an internal temperature of 2000° C. for thermal decomposition, thereby forming acetylene black.
- the Raman spectrum D/G ratio of the preliminary carbon-based particles was 1.42.
- Raman spectrum D/G ratio Raman spectrum was analyzed and measured with an Ar-ion laser of 514.5 nm wavelength through a Raman spectrometer (NRS-2000B, Jasco).
- the Raman spectrum D/G ratio of the preliminary carbon-based particles was 1.27.
- Carbon black (acetylene black) in the form of secondary particles in which primary particles were aggregated was prepared.
- the average particle diameter of the prepared carbon black primary particles was 12 nm. (Denka, SAB (Small Acetylene Black)) (See FIG. 5)
- the Raman spectrum D/G ratio of the carbon black was 1.68.
- Graphene having an average thickness of 100 nm and an average size of 7 ⁇ m was prepared (Graphene Powder from KNANO).
- the Raman spectrum D/G ratio of the graphene was 0.22.
- a is the specific surface area (m 2 /g) of the carbon-based particles measured by the nitrogen adsorption BET method
- b is the iodine adsorption value (mg/g) of the carbon-based particles.
- Nitrogen adsorption specific surface area (m 2 /g): using BET measuring equipment (BEL-SORP-MAX, Nippon Bell), degassing at 200° C. for 8 hours, and adsorbing N 2 at 77K/ Desorption (absorption/desorption) was carried out and measured.
- Iodine adsorption value (mg/g): It was measured according to ASTM D1510 method.
- Oxygen content (wt%): Measure the C, H, N element content through elemental analysis equipment (CHN-coder MT-5, Yanako), and reflect the amount of residual ash to determine the oxygen content (Oxygen) (differential ) was calculated.
- Li[Ni 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 (average particle diameter (D 50 ) of 9.0 ⁇ m, see FIG. 6 ) and preliminary carbon-based particles of Preparation Example 1 in the form of secondary particles formed by bonding or granulating primary particles After mixing in a weight ratio of 99:1, using mechanofusion equipment (Nobilta NOB-130, Hosokawa Micron) at 3,000 rpm for 10 minutes, Li[Ni 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 ]O in the form of secondary particles A coating layer including the carbon-based particles was formed on the second layer to prepare a cathode active material (see FIG. 7 ).
- a cathode active material was prepared by forming a coating layer in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the preliminary carbon-based particles of Preparation Example 2 were used instead of the preliminary carbon-based particles used in Example 1.
- Li[Ni 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 (average particle diameter (D 50 ) of 9.0 ⁇ m) in the form of secondary particles formed by bonding or granulating primary particles and the preliminary carbon-based particles of Preparation Example 1 99:1 After mixing at a weight ratio of , using an acoustic mixer (Lab RAM-II, Resodyn), the mixture was mixed three times (6 minutes in total) at 1,500 rpm and 2 minutes. Through this, the preliminary carbon-based particles were disposed on the surface of Li[Ni 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 to form a positive electrode active material (see FIG. 8 ).
- a cathode active material was prepared by forming a coating layer in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the carbon black of Sample 1 was used instead of the preliminary carbon-based particles used in Example 1 (see FIG. 9 ).
- a cathode active material was prepared by forming a coating layer in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, except that the carbon black of Sample 1 was used instead of the preliminary carbon-based particles used in Comparative Example 1.
- a cathode active material was prepared by forming a coating layer in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, except that graphene of Sample 2 was used instead of the preliminary carbon-based particles used in Comparative Example 1.
- the longest lateral size (nm) of the graphene sheet was determined by measuring the size of 100 graphene sheets in the coating layer by TEM (JEOL, JEM-2010F), and then using the average thereof.
- Specific surface area of the positive electrode active material ( m 2 /g) was measured by the BET method, and was specifically calculated from the amount of nitrogen gas adsorbed at a liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K) using BELSORP-mini II manufactured by BEL Japan.
- the D/G peak ratio of the positive active material was measured with an Ar-ion laser with a wavelength of 514.5 nm using Raman spectroscopy (NRS-2000B, Jasco).
- the powder electrical conductivity (s/cm) of the positive electrode active material is measured by putting 5 g of the prepared positive active material in a dedicated holder, applying a force of 30 kN and rolling it, and then using a powder-only 4-probe powder resistance measuring electrode (powder resistance system (MCP-PD51) ), Mitsubishi Chemical) was used.
- carbon-based particles are uniformly disposed over the entire surface of Li[Ni 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 as well as the interface between the primary particles of Li[Ni 0.6 Co 0.2 Mn 0.2 ]O 2 . It can be seen that a coating layer is formed. Specifically, in the case of Example 1, as the graphene sheet shape of the carbon-based particles is completely collapsed and the graphene sheet is re-stacked and rearranged, it is observed that the carbon-based particles are smoothly coated on the surface. .
- the prepared secondary battery was CC/CV charged at 0.1C to 4.3V, charged at 0.005C until cut-off, and CC-discharged at 0.1C to 3.0V, 1
- the single charge capacity was measured, and the results are shown in Table 2 below.
- a positive electrode including each of the positive active materials of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 was prepared. PVdF was used as a binder, and carbon black was used as a conductive material.
- a positive electrode slurry was prepared by mixing the positive electrode active material, the binder, and the conductive material in NMP as a solvent in a weight ratio of 97.5:1.5:1.
- the positive electrode slurry was applied to a positive electrode current collector (Al) having a thickness of 20 ⁇ m, and dried at 130° C. to prepare a positive electrode.
- Al positive electrode current collector
- An anode active material mixed with SiO and artificial graphite in a 1:9 weight ratio, carbon black as an anode conductive material, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) as a negative electrode binder, and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) were mixed with distilled water in a weight ratio of 96.5:2:1:0.5, respectively. was mixed to prepare a negative electrode slurry.
- the prepared slurry was applied to a negative electrode current collector (Cu) having a thickness of 10 ⁇ m, and dried at 100° C. to prepare a negative electrode.
- Cu negative electrode current collector
- EC ethylene carbonate
- EMC ethylmethyl carbonate
- 0.05C cut-off charging was performed to 4.25V with a constant current of 0.2C at 25°C with respect to the prepared battery. Then, discharging was performed at a constant current of 0.2C until it became 2.5V to measure initial charging and discharging capacities.
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예비 탄소계 입자 또는 카본 블랙 | 질소 흡착 비표면적(m2/g) | 요오드 흡착가(mg/g) | 산소 함량(중량%) | |
제조예 1 | 825 | 849 | 0.029 | 8.9 |
제조예 2 | 712 | 736 | 0.034 | 3.2 |
샘플 1 | 376 | 456 | 0.213 | 4.7 |
샘플 2 | 51 | 143 | 1.803 | 2.1 |
그래핀 시트의 최장 길이 또는 카본 블랙 1차 입자의 평균 크기(nm) | 양극 활물질의 비표면적(m2/g) | 양극 활물질의 D/G 피크 비 | 양극 활물질의 분체 전기 전도도(s/cm) | |
실시예 1 | 41(그래핀 시트) | 5.68 | 1.03 | 2.01×10-2 |
실시예 2 | 65(그래핀 시트) | 4.22 | 0.93 | 3.56×10-2 |
비교예 1 | 41(그래핀 시트) | 8.59 | 1.39 | 6.83×10-3 |
비교예 2 | 12(카본 블랙 1차 입자) | 1.59 | 1.05 | 2.15×10-3 |
비교예 3 | 12(카본 블랙 1차 입자) | 1.84 | 1.08 | 4.62×10-3 |
비교예 4 | 7000(그래핀) | 0.81 | 0.22 | 2.07×10-3 |
2.0C 방전 방전 용량 / 0.2C 방전 용량 | 용량 유지율(%) | |
실시예 1 | 92.9 | 94.8 |
실시예 2 | 93.7 | 96.2 |
비교예 1 | 84.5 | 90.4 |
비교예 2 | 75.3 | 82.1 |
비교예 3 | 74.9 | 79.6 |
비교예 4 | 71.4 | 75.3 |
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- 코어 및 상기 코어 상에 배치된 코팅층을 포함하며,상기 코어는 Li1+xMyO2+z를 포함하며, M은 Ni, Co, Mn, Fe, P, Al, Mg, Ca, Zr, Zn, Ti, Ru, Nb, W, B, Si, Na, K, Mo, 및 V로 이루어진 군에서 선택되는 적어도 어느 하나의 원소이며, -0.2≤x≤0.2, 0<y≤2, 0≤z≤2이고,상기 코팅층은 탄소계 입자를 포함하며,상기 탄소계 입자는 복수의 그래핀 시트들이 서로 연결된 구조를 포함하며,라만 스펙트럼 측정 시 D/G 피크 비가 0.9 내지 1.3인 양극 활물질.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 Li1+xMyO2+z는 Li1+x[NiaCobM1 cM2 d]O2를 포함하며,상기 M1는 Al 및 Mn 중 적어도 어느 하나의 원소이고,상기 M2는 Fe, P, Mg, Ca, Zr, Zn, Ti, Ru, Nb, W, B, Si, Na, K, Mo, 및 V로 이루어진 군에서 선택되는 적어도 어느 하나의 원소이고,0<a<1, 0<b<1, 0<c<1, 0≤d≤0.2인 양극 활물질.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 그래핀 시트의 최장 길이는 10nm 내지 500nm인 양극 활물질.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 복수의 그래핀 시트들 중 적어도 일부의 그래핀 시트와 연결된 연결부를 더 포함하며,상기 연결부는 비-그래핀 형태인 양극 활물질.
- 청구항 4에 있어서,상기 복수의 그래핀 시트들 각각의 적어도 일부분은 상기 연결부에 연결된 양극 활물질.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 그래핀 시트의 평균 두께는 0.34nm 내지 10nm인 양극 활물질.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 코팅층의 두께는 1nm 내지 500nm인 양극 활물질.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 양극 활물질의 분체 전기 전도도는 1.0×10-3s/cm 내지 1.0×10s/cm인 양극 활물질.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 코어 및 상기 코팅층의 중량비는 99.9:0.1 내지 90:10인 양극 활물질.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,비표면적이 2m2/g 내지 8m2/g인 양극 활물질.
- 청구항 1의 양극 활물질을 포함하는 양극.
- 청구항 11의 양극을 포함하는 이차 전지.
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