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公开(公告)号:US12255326B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-18
申请号:US17041022
申请日:2019-03-13
Applicant: UMICORE , UMICORE KOREA LTD.
Inventor: Jens Paulsen , Shinichi Kumakura , TaeHyeon Yang , Dae-Hyun Kim , HyeJeong Yang
Abstract: A method for preparing a powderous positive electrode material comprising single crystal monolithic particles and having a general formula
Li1+a((Niz(Ni1/2Mn1/2)yCox)1-k Ak)1-aO2, wherein A is a dopant, −0.03≤a≤0.06, 0.05≤x≤0.35, 0.10≤z≤0.95, x+y+z=1 and k≤0.05 is described. The method comprises providing a mixture comprising a Ni- and Co- bearing precursor and a Li bearing precursor, subjecting the mixture to a multiple step sintering process whereby in the final sintering step a sintered lithiated intermediate material is obtained comprising agglomerated primary particles having a primary particle size distribution with a D50 between 2.0 and 8.0 μm, subjecting the lithiated intermediate material to a wet ball milling step to deagglomerate the agglomerated primary particles and obtain a slurry comprising deagglomerated primary particles, separating the deagglomerated primary particles from the slurry, and heat treating the deagglomerated primary particles at a temperature between 300° C. and at least 20° C. below the temperature in the final sintering step.-
公开(公告)号:US12002952B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-04
申请号:US17041266
申请日:2019-03-06
Applicant: UMICORE , UMICORE KOREA LTD.
Inventor: JiHye Kim , Jens Paulsen , AReum Park , Hee-Sung Gil
CPC classification number: H01M4/525 , H01M4/0471 , H01M4/133 , H01M4/505 , H01M10/0525 , H01M2004/028
Abstract: A powderous positive electrode material for lithium ion batteries, comprising crystalline lithium transition metal-based oxide particles having a general formula Li1+a ((Niz (Ni0.5Mn0.5)y Cox)1−k Ak)1−a O2, wherein A is a dopant, −0.030≤a≤0.025, 0.10≤x≤0.40, 0.25≤z≤0.52, x+y+z=1 and k≤0.01, wherein the crystalline powder has a crystallite size less than 33 nm as determined by the Scherrer equation based on the peak of the (104) plane obtained from the X-ray diffraction pattern using a Cu K α radiation source, and wherein the molar ratio MR(Ni) of Ni versus the total transition metal content in a cross section of a particle is higher in the surface area than in the center area of the particle, as determined by EDS analysis.
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公开(公告)号:US11949096B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-02
申请号:US16976884
申请日:2019-02-25
Applicant: UMICORE , UMICORE KOREA LTD.
Inventor: Dae-Hyun Kim , Jens Paulsen , Shinichi Kumakura , YuRi Lee , Liang Zhu , TaeHyeon Yang
CPC classification number: H01M4/364 , H01M4/131 , H01M4/134 , H01M4/366 , H01M4/505 , H01M4/525 , H01M10/0525 , H01M2004/021 , H01M2004/028
Abstract: A bimodal lithium transition metal oxide based powder mixture comprising a first and a second lithium transition metal oxide based powder. The first powder comprises a material A having a layered crystal structure comprising the elements Li, a transition metal based composition M and oxygen and has a particle size distribution with a span
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公开(公告)号:US20240097122A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-21
申请号:US18268302
申请日:2021-10-26
Applicant: UMICORE , UMICORE KOREA LTD.
Inventor: KyungSub JUNG , Maxime BLANGERO , Olesia KARAKULINA , Woon-Hyoung RYU , Ji-Yeong KWON
IPC: H01M4/38 , H01M4/485 , H01M4/58 , H01M10/0525
CPC classification number: H01M4/382 , H01M4/485 , H01M4/5815 , H01M10/0525 , H01M2004/028
Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material powder for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, wherein the positive electrode active material comprises Li, M′, S and O, wherein M′ consists of:
Ni in a content x between 60.0 mol % and 95.0 mol %, relative to M′
Co in a content y between 0.0 mol % and 25.0 mol %, relative to M′,
Mn in a content z between 0.0 mol % and 25.0 mol %, relative to M′,
W in a content a of 0.05 mol % or more, relative to M′
D in a content b between 0.0 mol % and 2.0 mol %, relative to M′, wherein D comprises at least one element of the group consisting of: Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cr, F, Fe, Mg, Mo, Nb, Si, Sr, Ti, Y, V, Zn and Zr, and,
wherein x, y, z, a, and b are measured by ICP,
wherein x+y+z+a+b is 100.0 mol %,
wherein the positive electrode active material comprises soluble sulfur in a content of 0.30 mol % or more, relative to M′.-
公开(公告)号:US11916224B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-27
申请号:US16976879
申请日:2019-02-25
Applicant: UMICORE , UMICORE KOREA LTD.
Inventor: Dae-Hyun Kim , Jens Paulsen , Shinichi Kumakura , YuRi Lee , Liang Zhu , TaeHyeon Yang
CPC classification number: H01M4/364 , H01M4/131 , H01M4/134 , H01M4/366 , H01M4/505 , H01M4/525 , H01M10/0525 , H01M2004/021 , H01M2004/028
Abstract: A bimodal lithium transition metal oxide based powder mixture comprises a first and a second lithium transition metal oxide based powder. The first powder comprises particles of a material A comprising the elements Li, a transition metal based composition M and oxygen. The first powder has a particle size distribution characterized by a (D90−D10)/D50
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公开(公告)号:US11670769B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-06
申请号:US16931501
申请日:2020-07-17
Applicant: Umicore , Umicore Korea Ltd
Inventor: KyeongSe Song , Maxime Blangero
CPC classification number: H01M4/525 , H01M4/0471 , H01M4/131 , H01M4/364 , H01M4/505 , H01M10/0525 , H01M2004/021
Abstract: A lithium cobalt-based oxide cathode active material powder comprising particles having a median particle size D50 of greater than or equal to 20 μm, preferably 25 μm, and less than or equal to 45 μm, said particles having an averaged circularity of greater than or equal to 0.85 and less than 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 greater than or equal to 0.85 and less than 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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公开(公告)号:US11522187B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US16956025
申请日:2018-12-04
Applicant: UMICORE , UMICORE KOREA LTD.
Inventor: Yagmur Celasun , Jens Paulsen , Shinichi Kumakura , Areum Park , Jukyoung Lee , Taehyeon Yang
IPC: H01M4/525 , H01M4/505 , H01M4/131 , H01M4/1391 , H01M4/04 , H01M10/0525
Abstract: The invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion battery, comprising a lithium transition metal-based oxide powder, the powder comprising single crystal monolithic particles comprising Ni and Co and having a general formula Li1+a ((Niz (Ni1/2 Mn1/2)y Cox)1−kAk)1-a 02, wherein A is a dopant, −0.02
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公开(公告)号:US20220271328A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-25
申请号:US17623720
申请日:2020-07-02
Applicant: UMICORE , UMICORE KOREA LTD.
Inventor: Maxime BLANGERO , KyungSub JUNG , Bin-Na YUN , Olesia KARAKULINA
Abstract: A positive electrode active material powder suitable for lithium-ion batteries, comprising lithium transition metal-based oxide particles, said particles comprising a core and a surface layer, said surface layer being on top of said core, said particles comprising the elements: Li, M′ and oxygen, wherein M′ has a formula: M′=NizMnyCoxAk, wherein A is a dopant, 0.60≤z≤0.90, 0.05≤y≤0.20, 0.05≤x≤0.20, x+y+z+k=1, and k≥0.01, said positive electrode active material powder having a median particle size D50 ranging from 5 μm to 15 μm, a span ranging from 0.25 to 0.90, and a surface layer thickness ranging from 10 nm to 200 nm, said surface layer comprising: sulfur in a content superior or equal to 0.150 wt % and inferior or equal to 0.375 wt % with respect to the total weight of the positive electrode active material powder, and sulfate ion (SO42−) in a content superior or equal to 4500 ppm and inferior or equal to 11250 ppm.
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公开(公告)号:US11335907B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-17
申请号:US17019626
申请日:2020-09-14
Applicant: Umicore , Umicore Korea Ltd.
Inventor: Maxime Blangero , Da-In Choi , WooRam Cho , JiHye Kim
IPC: H01M4/525 , H01M4/505 , C01G53/00 , H01M10/0525 , H01M4/1391 , H01M10/052 , H01M4/131 , H01M4/02
Abstract: A powderous positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery has the general formula Li1+x[Ni1−a−b−cMaM′bM″c]1−xO2−z. M is one or more elements of the group Mn, Zr and Ti. M′ is one or more elements of the group Al, B and Co. M″ is a dopant different from M and M′, and x, a, b and c are expressed in mol with −0.02≤x≤0.02, 0≤c≤0.05, 0.10≤(a+b)≤0.65 and 0≤z≤0.05. The material has an unconstrained cumulative volume particle size distribution value (Γ0(D10P=0)), a cumulative volume particle size distribution value after having been pressed at a pressure of 200 MPa (ΓP(D10P=200)) and a cumulative volume particle size distribution value after having been pressed at a pressure of 300 MPa (ΓP(D10P=300)). When ΓP(D10P=200) is compared to Γ0(D10P=0), the relative increase in value is less than 100%. When ΓP(D10P=300) is compared to Γ0(D10P=0), the relative increase in value is less than 120%.
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公开(公告)号:US20210320354A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-14
申请号:US17259662
申请日:2019-07-10
Applicant: UMICORE , UMICORE KOREA LTD.
Inventor: Liang ZHU , Jeong-Rae KIM , AReum PARK , YuRi LEE
IPC: H01M50/103 , H01M50/136 , H01M4/525 , H01M10/0525
Abstract: A secondary Li-ion battery comprising a casing comprising as battery parts: a positive electrode comprising a powderous positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte, wherein the casing is provided with means for maintaining the exterior form of the casing, and wherein the positive electrode active material has the general formula Li1+a(NixCoyMz)1−aO2, wherein M=M′1−bAb, M′ being either one or both of Al and Mg, and A being a dopant with b≤0.10, and wherein −0.03≤a≤0.03, 0.80≤×≤0.95, 0.05≤y≤0.20, z≤0.10, with x+y+z=1, and wherein the positive electrode active material has a crystallite size ≤43 nm as determined by the Sherrer equation based on the peak of the (104) plane obtained from the X-ray diffraction pattern using a Cu Kα radiation source, and wherein the positive electrode active material further comprises between 0.4 and 0.6 wt % LiOH.
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