Precursors of cathode materials for a rechargeable lithium ion battery

    公开(公告)号:US11189832B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-30

    申请号:US16568756

    申请日:2019-09-12

    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cobalt based hydroxide carbonate compound having a malachite-rosasite mineral structure, comprising the steps of: providing an first aqueous solution comprising a source of Co, providing a second aqueous solution comprising Na2CO3, mixing both solutions in a precipitation reactor at a temperature above 70° C., thereby precipitating a cobalt based hydroxide carbonate compound whilst evacuating from the reactor any CO2 formed by the precipitation reaction, wherein the residence time of the compound in the reactor is between 1 and 4 hours, and recovering the cobalt based hydroxide carbonate compound. The cobalt based hydroxide carbonate compound is used as a precursor of a lithium cobalt based oxide usable as an active positive electrode material in lithium ion batteries.

    Powderous lithium cobalt-based oxide compound for rechargeable lithium ion batteries and a method for making thereof

    公开(公告)号:US20210028454A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US16931501

    申请日:2020-07-17

    Abstract: A lithium cobalt-based oxide cathode active material powder comprising particles having a median particle size D50 of superior or equal to 20 μm, preferably 25 μm, and inferior or equal to 45 μm, said particles having an averaged circularity of superior or equal to 0.85 and inferior or equal to 1.00, said particles having a general formula Li1+aCo1−x−y−zAlxM′yMezO2, wherein M′ and Me comprise at least one element of the group consisting of: Ni, Mn, Nb, Ti, W, Zr, and Mg, with −0.01≤a≤0.01, 0.002≤x≤0.050, 0≤y≤0.020 and 0≤z≤0.050, said lithium cobalt-based oxide particles having a R-3m structure and (018) diffraction peak asymmetry factor AD(018) of superior or equal to 0.85 and inferior or equal to 1.15, said diffraction peak asymmetry factor being obtained by a synchrotron XRD spectrum analysis with an emission wavelength λ value equal to 0.825 Å.

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