Method of Preparing Positive Electrode Active Material for Lithium Secondary Battery and Positive Electrode Active Material Prepared by the Method

    公开(公告)号:US20220119273A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17421606

    申请日:2020-01-07

    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.

    Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material includes mixing a lithium raw material with a high nickel-containing transition metal hydroxide containing nickel in an amount of 60 mol % or more based on a total number of moles of the transition metal hydroxide and sintering the mixture to prepare a positive electrode active material, wherein the sintering includes a sintering step of heat-treating at 700° C. to 900° C. for 8 hours to 12 hours, a cooling step of cooling to room temperature, and an aging step of having a holding time when a temperature reaches a specific point during the cooling step. A positive electrode active material which is prepared by the method and has a reduced moisture content, and a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material are also provided.

    Method for Preparing Positive Electrode Active Material

    公开(公告)号:US20250011189A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-09

    申请号:US18711264

    申请日:2023-04-04

    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.

    Abstract: present disclosure A method for preparing a positive electrode active material capable of implementing a battery excellent in both initial capacity and lifespan properties includes (A) mixing a positive electrode active material precursor containing 80 mol % or greater of nickel (Ni) in all metals with a lithium-containing raw material, and then performing primary firing on the mixture to prepare a primary fired product, and (B) mixing the primary fired product and a nickel compound, and then performing secondary firing on the mixture to prepare a lithium transition metal oxide. The nickel compound is added such that the mol % of nickel contained in the nickel compound is greater than 0.01 mol % to less than 0.15 mol % based on the total number of moles of the metals contained in the positive electrode active material precursor.

    Lithium secondary battery and production method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US12183930B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-31

    申请号:US17422583

    申请日:2020-01-16

    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.

    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a lithium secondary battery includes: a battery case having an interior region, a separator, wherein the separator divides the interior region into a first region and a second region, a positive electrode formed in the first region and including a positive electrode active material and positive electrode current collector particles; and a negative electrode formed in the second region and including a negative electrode active material and negative electrode current collector particles.

    Method for preparing positive electrode active material

    公开(公告)号:US11258063B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-22

    申请号:US16628111

    申请日:2018-07-13

    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.

    Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material which includes forming a pre-sintered mixture by adding a reaction mixture including a lithium raw material and a nickel-manganese-cobalt precursor to a first crucible and performing a primary heat treatment at a temperature of 500° C. to 800° C., and, after discharging the pre-sintered mixture from the first crucible, adding the pre-sintered mixture to a second crucible and performing a secondary heat treatment at a temperature of 700° C. to 1,000° C. to form a lithium nickel manganese cobalt-based positive electrode active material, wherein a volume of the pre-sintered mixture formed after the primary heat treatment is 20% to 50% of a volume of the reaction mixture added to the first crucible.

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