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- the present invention relates to an electrode for a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. Specifically, it relates to a lithium secondary battery electrode including a multidirectional fibrous binder in an active layer, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
- lithium secondary batteries having high energy density and voltage, long cycle life, and low self-discharge rate have been commercialized and widely used.
- a mixture containing an electrode active material is prepared by mixing an electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder. After applying the mixture thus prepared on the current collector of the electrode, it is pressed through equipment such as a roll to prepare an electrode.
- a binder such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is pressurized by a roll, fiberization proceeds around the surface in contact with the roll. This fiberization is performed in the direction of roll progression (Machine Direction, MD direction), and is mostly formed with a binder located on the surface of the electrode.
- the durability of the electrode is a factor that can be related to the lifespan of the electrode and can directly affect the performance of the battery.
- the binding force between the particles of the electrode active material, the conductive material, and the binder may be relatively reduced when the electrode is manufactured by a dry method, fiberization of the binder may play a more important role in improving durability of the electrode.
- Patent Document 1 Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0136952
- An object of the present invention is to provide an electrode for a lithium secondary battery capable of improving binding force between an electrode active material, a conductive material and a binder, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
- An electrode for a lithium secondary battery including an active layer including an electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder, wherein the binder is multi-directionally fibrous, is provided.
- the active layer has an average diameter (D 50 ) of 200 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m of particles pulverized at 10,000 rpm for 30 seconds using a blender including four blades.
- the active layer has a tensile strength in the MD direction of 7.5 kgf/cm 2 or more.
- the active layer has a MD direction / TD direction tensile strength ratio of 1 to 1.3.
- the electrode active material is a lithium transition metal oxide having an average particle diameter (D 50 ) of 7 ⁇ m to 30 ⁇ m.
- the conductive material is a carbon-based material or a metal material.
- the binder includes polytetrafluoroethylene.
- the binder is included in the active layer in an amount of 0.5% to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the electrode active material.
- step (1) the electrode active material, conductive material, and binder stored at -20 ° C to -1 ° C are mixed with a blender rotating at 5,000 RPM to 20,000 RPM.
- step (2) a kneader that imparts a shear force of 20 N ⁇ m to 200 N ⁇ m to the mixed material is used.
- the mixed material in step (2), is primarily fiberized with a twin screw kneader rotating at 10 RPM to 50 RPM at 50 ° C to 70 ° C.
- the fiberized material in step (3), is pulverized with a blender rotating at 5,000 RPM to 20,000 RPM at room temperature.
- the pulverized material in step (4), is secondarily fiberized with a three-roll mill rotating at 5 RPM to 20 RPM at 40 ° C to 60 ° C.
- the particles pulverized in step (3) are selected to include only particles having a particle size of 1 mm or less before secondarily fiberizing in step (4).
- the particles pulverized in step (3) are screened so that the Hausner ratio is 1.6 or less before secondarily fiberizing in step (4).
- the binder included in the active layer is fibrous in multiple directions, so that the binding force between the electrode active material, the conductive material and the binder in the active layer is improved, and furthermore, the durability of the electrode is improved.
- FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing an active layer prepared by roll pressing from above and below according to the prior art.
- FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing an active layer prepared according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 3a is a SEM image (magnification: ⁇ 3,000) of the inside of the active layer prepared according to Comparative Example 1.
- Figure 3b is a SEM image (magnification: ⁇ 3,000) of the outside of the active layer prepared according to Comparative Example 1.
- Figure 4a is a SEM image (magnification: ⁇ 3,000) of the inside of the active layer prepared according to Example 1.
- 4B is an SEM image (magnification: ⁇ 3,000) of the outside of the active layer prepared according to Example 1.
- Example 5 is a graph showing the size distribution of pulverized particles by pulverizing the active layer prepared according to Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.
- an electrode for a lithium secondary battery including an active layer including an electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder, wherein the binder is multidirectionally fibrous.
- multi-directional fiberization means that the linear structure formed by fiberization is not aligned in a certain direction, but is located irregularly, so that the overall linear structure does not have a specific direction.
- the multidirectional fibrous binder is not concentrated in a direction parallel to the surface near the surface of the active layer, but is evenly distributed evenly to the center of the active layer without a certain direction.
- a mixture containing an electrode active material is prepared by mixing an electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder.
- the mixture may be used in the form of a slurry by adding it to a solvent such as water or an organic solvent.
- a solvent such as water or an organic solvent.
- an electrode is manufactured by pressing the mixture through equipment such as a roll.
- the functionality of the binder may be deteriorated, and thus the binding force of the electrode active material, the conductive material, and the binder may be deteriorated. This problem can be solved by fiberizing the binder through pressurization.
- the present invention provides an electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which the binding force between the components of the active layer in the electrode is improved through multidirectional fiberization of the binder.
- the active layer in which the binder is fibrous in multiple directions may have a structure as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the active layer refers to a layer including an electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder.
- a current collector When a current collector is present in an electrode, it refers to a material layer applied on the current collector, and thus, means a layer distinct from the current collector of the electrode.
- the active layer includes an electrode active material, it is active in an electrochemical reaction within the electrode, and is expressed as a mixed layer in that it is formed by mixing an electrode active material layer, an electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder in terms of including the electrode active material. It can be.
- the active layer is the average diameter (D 50 ) is 200 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m.
- the average diameter (D 50 ) is the particle diameter (median diameter) at 50% cumulative volume based particle size distribution, and the cumulative value is 50% in the cumulative curve where the particle size distribution is obtained on a volume basis and the total volume is 100%. Means the particle diameter of the point.
- the average diameter (D 50 ) may be measured by a laser diffraction method.
- the average diameter (D 50 ) of the pulverized particles is 200 ⁇ m or more, 210 ⁇ m or more, 220 ⁇ m or more, 230 ⁇ m or more, 240 ⁇ m or more, 250 ⁇ m or more, 500 ⁇ m or less, 490 ⁇ m or less, 480 ⁇ m Or less, 470 ⁇ m or less, 460 ⁇ m or less, 450 ⁇ m or less, and may be 200 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m, 230 ⁇ m to 470 ⁇ m, or 250 ⁇ m to 450 ⁇ m.
- the average diameter (D 50 ) of these particles is significantly larger than the size of individual particles of the electrode active material, conductive material, and binder constituting the active layer, and is a value obtained by binding the components by fiberization of the binder.
- the active layer has a tensile strength of 7.5 kgf/cm 2 or more in the MD direction, and a tensile strength ratio in the MD direction/TD direction of 1 to 1.3.
- MD Machine Direction
- TD Transverse Direction
- the active layer has a tensile strength of 7.5 kgf/cm 2 or more in the MD direction, and a tensile strength ratio in the MD direction/TD direction of 1 to 1.3.
- the MD (Machine Direction) direction means a direction in which the roll is finally manufactured before the active layer in the form of a sheet
- the TD (Transverse Direction) direction means a direction perpendicular to the MD direction based on the plane of the electrode.
- the tensile strength of the active layer in the MD direction is 7.5 kgf/cm 2 or more, 7.6 kgf/cm 2 or more, 7.7 kgf/cm 2 or more, 7.8 kgf/cm 2 or more, 7.9 kgf/cm 2 or more, or 8.0 kgf/cm 2 or more. cm 2 or more.
- the tensile strength in the MD direction is higher than the tensile strength in the TD direction due to rolling during the manufacture of the final electrode.
- the active layer according to one embodiment of the present invention exhibits high tensile strength in the MD direction and high tensile strength in the TD direction due to secondary fiberization.
- the tensile strength ratio in the MD direction/TD direction is 1 or more, and the tensile strength in the TD direction is high, so that it may be 1.30 or less, 1.28 or less, 1.26 or less, 1.24 or less, 1.22 or less, or 1.20 or less.
- the binder is fibrous in multiple directions through primary and secondary fiberization, so that solid durability can be maintained regardless of specific directions. Since force is not applied only in a specific direction when the battery is driven, having durability in all directions can help improve battery performance.
- the active layer according to one embodiment of the present invention has excellent durability in almost all directions as the MD/TD direction tensile strength ratio is close to 1.
- the electrode active material may be a positive electrode active material when applied to a positive electrode, and may be a negative electrode active material when applied to a negative electrode.
- the positive active material or the negative active material is not particularly limited as long as it is generally used in the art.
- the cathode active material is a lithium transition metal oxide.
- the transition metal has the form of Li 1+x M y O 2+Z (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 5, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 2, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 2), where M is Ni, Co , Mn, Fe, P, Al, Mg, Ca, Zr, Zn, Ti, Ru, Nb, W, B, Si, Na, K, Mo, V and combinations thereof, within the above range Not particularly limited.
- the negative electrode active material is a compound capable of reversible intercalation and deintercalation of lithium.
- Specific examples include carbonaceous materials such as artificial graphite, natural graphite, graphitized carbon fiber, and amorphous carbon; metallic compounds capable of being alloyed with lithium, such as Si, Al, Sn, Pb, Zn, Bi, In, Mg, Ga, Cd, Si alloys, Sn alloys, or Al alloys; metal oxides capable of doping and undoping lithium, such as SiO ⁇ (0 ⁇ 2), SnO 2 , vanadium oxide, and lithium vanadium oxide; or a composite including the metallic compound and the carbonaceous material, such as a Si—C composite or a Sn—C composite, and any one or a mixture of two or more of these may be used.
- a metal lithium thin film may be used as the anode active material.
- both low crystalline carbon and high crystalline carbon may be used. Soft carbon and hard carbon are typical examples of low crystalline carbon.
- High crystalline carbon includes amorphous, platy, scaly, spherical or fibrous natural graphite, artificial graphite, and kish graphite. graphite, pyrolytic carbon, mesophase pitch based carbon fiber, meso-carbon microbeads, mesophase pitches and petroleum or coal tar pitch High-temperature calcined carbon such as derived cokes is representative.
- the electrode active material is a lithium transition metal oxide having an average particle diameter (D 50 ) of 7 ⁇ m to 30 ⁇ m.
- the average diameter (D 50 ) of the particles is 7 ⁇ m or more, 7.5 ⁇ m or more, 8 ⁇ m or more, 8.5 ⁇ m or more, 9 ⁇ m or more, 9.5 ⁇ m or more, 10 ⁇ m or more, 30 ⁇ m or less, 28 ⁇ m or less, 26 ⁇ m or less, 24 ⁇ m or less, 22 ⁇ m or less, 20 ⁇ m or less, and may be 7 ⁇ m to 30 ⁇ m, 8.5 ⁇ m to 24 ⁇ m, or 10 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m.
- the average diameter (D 50 ) of these particles is significantly smaller than the above-described average diameter (D 50 ) of the pulverized active layer particles. Within the above-mentioned range, it is possible to increase the binding force of the electrode active material by multidirectional fiberization of the binder.
- the conductive material is used to impart conductivity to the electrode, and in the battery, any material that does not cause chemical change and has electronic conductivity can be used without particular limitation.
- graphite such as natural graphite or artificial graphite
- carbon-based materials such as carbon black, acetylene black, ketjen black, channel black, furnace black, lamp black, summer black, single- or multi-wall carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, graphene, activated carbon, and activated carbon fibers
- metal powders or metal fibers such as copper, nickel, aluminum, and silver
- conductive whiskers such as zinc oxide and potassium titanate
- conductive metal oxides such as titanium oxide
- conductive polymers such as polyphenylene derivatives, and the like, and one of them alone or a mixture of two or more may be used.
- the conductive material may be a carbon-based material or a metal material, and the metal material may include the above-described metal powder, metal fiber, conductive metal oxide, and the like.
- the conductive material may be spherical or linear particles. When the conductive material is a spherical particle, the average diameter (D 50 ) of the particle may be 1 nm to 100 nm, specifically 5 nm to 70 nm, and more specifically 10 nm to 40 nm.
- the length of the linear particle may be 1 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m, specifically 2 ⁇ m to 9 ⁇ m, more specifically 3 ⁇ m to 8 ⁇ m, and the diameter of the vertical section is 10 nm to 500 nm, specifically It may be 50 nm to 350 nm, more specifically 100 nm to 200 nm.
- the particle size of the conductive material is significantly smaller than the above-described average diameter (D 50 ) of the pulverized active layer particles.
- the binder serves to improve adhesion between electrode active material particles and adhesion between the electrode active material and an electrode current collector.
- the binder is not particularly limited as long as it is a material capable of being fibrous by pressing or the like, and is capable of being fibrous and is generally used as a binder in the art.
- the binder includes polytetrafluoroethylene. In the case of a binder, since it exists in a fibrous state in the active layer, its particle size is less important than other components.
- the binder is 0.5% to 5% by weight, specifically 1% to 4.5% by weight, more specifically 1.5% to 4% by weight based on the total weight of the electrode active material in the active layer included in The present invention is significant in that the binding force of the entire active layer can be increased even with a small amount of the binder.
- the binder basically includes a fibrous binder such as polytetrafluoroethylene, it may be used by modifying the fibrous binder or mixing an additional binder.
- the additional binder may be a binder commonly used in the art, as long as the binder has a function of improving adhesion between electrode active material particles and adhesion between an electrode active material and an electrode current collector.
- the additional binder is polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (PVDF-co-HFP), polyvinyl alcohol, starch, hydroxypropyl Cellulose, regenerated cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyimide, polyamideimide, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM), sulfonated EPDM, styrene butyrene rubber, fluororubber and their combinations, but is not limited thereto.
- PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
- PVDF-co-HFP vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer
- PVDF-co-HFP polyvinyl alcohol
- starch hydroxypropyl Cellulose
- regenerated cellulose polyvinylpyrrolidone
- polyimide polyamideimide
- EPDM ethylene-
- the active layer may be applied on an electrode current collector and included in an electrode.
- the electrode current collector is not particularly limited as long as it has conductivity without causing chemical change in the battery.
- stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, calcined carbon, or carbon, nickel, titanium on the surface of aluminum or stainless steel. , those surface-treated with silver, etc. may be used.
- the electrode current collector may have a thickness of typically 3 to 500 ⁇ m, and adhesion of the electrode active material may be increased by forming fine irregularities on the surface of the electrode current collector.
- it may be used in various forms such as films, sheets, foils, nets, porous materials, foams, and non-woven fabrics.
- a method for manufacturing the electrode for a lithium secondary battery described above includes (1) mixing the electrode active material, the conductive material, and the binder stored at a low temperature, (2) first fibroizing the mixed material at a high temperature, (3) pulverizing the fibrous material at room temperature. and (4) preparing an active layer through a second step of fiberizing the pulverized material.
- the active layer prepared in this way may be introduced onto the current collector of the electrode as needed to manufacture a final electrode.
- the step (1) is a step of uniformly mixing the electrode active material, the conductive material, and the binder, and by storing the electrode active material, the conductive material, and the binder at a low temperature, it is possible to prevent aggregation of individual particles.
- the electrode active material, conductive material and binder are stored at -20 ° C to -1 ° C.
- the storage temperature is -20 °C or more, -19 °C or more, -18 °C or more, -17 °C or more, -16 °C or more, -15 °C or more, -1 °C or less, -2 °C or less, -3 °C or less, -4 °C or less, or -5 °C or less, and may be -20 °C to -1 °C, -17 °C to -3 °C, or -15 °C to -5 °C.
- This storage temperature minimizes the adhesive force between the particles of the electrode active material, the conductive material, and the binder, so that the particles can be uniformly disposed through subsequent mixing.
- the low-temperature storage may be prolonged, but a sufficient effect can be obtained by storing for about 5 to 15 minutes.
- the low-temperature stored electrode active material, conductive material, and binder are mixed in a blender at room temperature for a short time.
- the electrode active material, the conductive material and the binder are mixed in a blender rotating at 5,000 RPM to 20,000 RPM.
- the rotation speed is 5,000 RPM or more, 5,500 RPM or more, 6,000 RPM or more, 6,500 RPM or more, 7,000 RPM or more, 7,500 RPM or more, 20,000 RPM or less, 19,000 RPM or less, 18,000 RPM or less, 17,000 RPM or less, 16,000 RPM Or less, 15,000 RPM or less, and may be 5,000 RPM to 20,000 RPM, 6,000 RPM to 17,000 RPM, and 7,500 RPM to 15,000 RPM.
- This rotational speed enables effective uniform mixing in a short time. If the mixing is performed for a short time, such as less than 1 minute, the low temperature storage effect may be enhanced.
- the step (2) is a step of primarily fibroizing the mixed material, and the binder included in the mixed material is fibrous and bound to the electrode active material and the conductive material.
- a kneader capable of imparting shear force of a certain level or more to the mixture may be used.
- “kneader” means a device capable of imparting a shear force of, for example, 20 N m to 200 N m to a mixture, and if the above-described shear force can be imparted, a “mixer” )” may also be included in “kneader” in this specification.
- the shear force means the maximum value of the shear force applied to the mixture by the device, and the value is measured through a torque rheometer.
- the shear force is 20 N m or more, 25 N m or more, 30 N m or more, 35 N m or more, 40 N m or more, 45 N m or more, 50 N m or more, and 200 N m or less, 190 N m or less, 180 N m or less, 170 N m or less, 160 N m or less, 150 N m or less, 20 N m to 200 N m, 35 N m or less to 170 N ⁇ m, 50 N ⁇ m to 150 N ⁇ m.
- the shear force by such a device may be suitable for fiberization of the binder.
- the kneader may be a twin screw kneader or a paradoxical mixer, and specifically may be a twin screw kneader.
- the mixed material is primarily fiberized with a twin screw kneader rotating at 10 RPM to 50 RPM.
- the rotation speed is 10 RPM or more, 12 RPM or more, 14 RPM or more, 16 RPM or more, 18 RPM or more, 20 RPM or more, 50 RPM or less, 48 RPM or less, 46 RPM or less, 44 RPM or less, 42 RPM Or less, 40 RPM or less, and may be 10 RPM to 50 RPM, 16 RPM to 46 RPM, and 20 RPM to 40 RPM.
- this rotation speed is a remarkably slow rotation speed, which is to ensure sufficient time for fiberization to proceed.
- a twin screw kneader sufficient pressure is transmitted to the inside of the mixed material to enable fiberization as a whole. A sufficient effect can be obtained by performing the primary fibrosis for about 5 to 10 minutes.
- the moldability of the binder is increased by performing at a higher temperature than at room temperature.
- the first step of fiberizing is performed at 50 °C to 70 °C.
- the high temperature is 50 ° C or more, 51 ° C or more, 52 ° C or more, 53 ° C or more, 54 ° C or more, 55 ° C or more, 70 ° C or less, 69 ° C or less, 68 ° C or less, 67 ° C or less, 66 ° C or less , 65 °C or less, may be 50 °C to 70 °C, 53 °C to 67 °C, 55 °C to 65 °C. This temperature may be suitable for fiberization of the binder.
- the step (3) is a step of pulverizing the primary fibrous material, which rearranges the primary fibrous material through pulverization to enable more complex and multidirectional fibrous material during secondary fibrosis.
- the fiberized material is pulverized with a blender rotating at 5,000 RPM to 20,000 RPM at room temperature.
- the rotation speed is 5,000 RPM or more, 5,500 RPM or more, 6,000 RPM or more, 6,500 RPM or more, 7,000 RPM or more, 7,500 RPM or more, 20,000 RPM or less, 19,000 RPM or less, 18,000 RPM or less, 17,000 RPM or less, 16,000 RPM Or less, 15,000 RPM or less, and may be 5,000 RPM to 20,000 RPM, 6,000 RPM to 17,000 RPM, and 7,500 RPM to 15,000 RPM.
- This rotational speed allows effective pulverization to a suitable size in a short time.
- the mixing can be performed for a short time, less than 1 minute, to prevent the fibrous particles from being excessively pulverized.
- the step (4) is a step of secondarily fibroizing the pulverized material, reconnecting the primary fibrosis rearranged through pulverization, and supplementing the fibrosis for the insufficient part.
- the pulverized material is secondarily fiberized with a 3 roll mill rotating at 5 RPM to 20 RPM.
- the rotation speed is 5 RPM or more, 6 RPM or more, 7 RPM or more, 8 RPM or more, 9 RPM or more, 10 RPM or more, 20 RPM or less, 19 RPM or less, 18 RPM or less, 17 RPM or less, 16 RPM Or less, 15 RPM or less, and may be 5 RPM to 20 RPM, 8 RPM to 17 RPM, and 10 RPM to 15 RPM.
- This rotation speed is a remarkably slow rotation speed unlike mixing and grinding, which is to ensure sufficient time for fiberization to proceed.
- By using a 3-roll mill it is possible to gradually narrow the gap between the rolls, thereby enabling step-by-step fiberization, and finally processing into a sheet form is possible.
- the primary fiberization naturally ends when all materials pass through the roll.
- the second step of fiberizing is performed at 40 °C to 60 °C.
- the high temperature is 40 °C or more, 41 °C or more, 42 °C or more, 43 °C or more, 44 °C or more, 45 °C or more, 60 °C or less, 59 °C or less, 58 °C or less, 57 °C or less, 56 °C or less , 55 °C or less, may be 40 °C to 60 °C, 43 °C to 57 °C, 45 °C to 55 °C.
- This temperature may be suitable for fiberization of the binder, and to supplement primary fiberization, processing is possible at a temperature slightly lower than primary fiberization.
- the pulverized material before secondary fiberization in step (4) may be selected. Selecting materials that can blend well with each other among the pulverized materials makes it possible to minimize the defects of the active layer and manufacture it in a uniform sheet shape when manufacturing the active layer through the subsequent fiberization step.
- the milled material may be screened on the basis of particle size. When sorting based on particle size, a sieve can be utilized. According to one embodiment of the present invention, among the materials pulverized in step (3), those having a particle size of 1 mm or less are selected.
- the particle size When the particle size is 1 mm or less, the degree of fluidity is above the normal level, so there may be no problem in forming a uniform sheet, and when the particle size exceeds 1 mm, the degree of fluidity is very poor. A defect such as formation of pores in the manufactured sheet may occur. Basically, since the particle size distribution determined through grinding increases the number of particles around the average diameter of the particles, the small-sized particles not only have a small number but also have a small volume, so they do not adversely affect the formation of the sheet. .
- the bulk density of the particles selected through the above-described method is 0.8 g / ml to 1.5 g / ml.
- the bulk density means the density when the particles are quietly filled without special manipulation.
- the bulk density is 0.8 g / ml or more, 0.9 g / ml or more, 1.0 g / ml or more, 1.5 g / ml or less, 1.4 g / ml or less, 1.3 g / ml or less, and 0.8 g / ml to 1.5 g/ml, 0.9 g/ml to 1.4 g/ml, 1.0 g/ml to 1.3 g/ml.
- the degree of fluidity may be at a level that does not adversely affect the sheet production.
- the Hausner ratio of the particles selected through the above-described method is 1.6 or less.
- the Hausner ratio means a value obtained by dividing the tap density by the bulk density
- the tap density means the density after additional tapping and compression in a quietly charged state, as in the case of measuring the bulk density.
- the Hausner ratio also has a value of 1.0 or more.
- the Hausner ratio is 1.6 or less, 1.5 or less, or 1.4 or less.
- the manufactured electrode may be applied to a lithium secondary battery.
- the lithium secondary battery is generally manufactured by injecting an electrolyte after interposing a separator between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, but it may be modified into various shapes as needed.
- the separator separates the negative electrode and the positive electrode and provides a passage for lithium ion movement, and can be used without particular limitation as long as it is normally used as a separator in a lithium secondary battery. Excellent is desirable.
- a porous polymer film for example, a porous polymer film made of polyolefin-based polymers such as ethylene homopolymer, propylene homopolymer, ethylene/butene copolymer, ethylene/hexene copolymer, and ethylene/methacrylate copolymer, or these A laminated structure of two or more layers of may be used.
- porous non-woven fabrics for example, non-woven fabrics made of high-melting glass fibers, polyethylene terephthalate fibers, and the like may be used.
- a coated separator containing a ceramic component or a polymer material may be used to secure heat resistance or mechanical strength, and may be selectively used in a single-layer or multi-layer structure.
- electrolyte examples include organic liquid electrolytes, inorganic liquid electrolytes, solid polymer electrolytes, gel polymer electrolytes, solid inorganic electrolytes, and molten inorganic electrolytes that can be used in manufacturing lithium secondary batteries, but are not limited thereto.
- the electrolyte may include an organic solvent and a lithium salt.
- the organic solvent may be used without particular limitation as long as it can serve as a medium through which ions involved in the electrochemical reaction of the battery can move.
- the organic solvent includes ester solvents such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, ⁇ -butyrolactone, and ⁇ -caprolactone; ether solvents such as dibutyl ether or tetrahydrofuran; ketone solvents such as cyclohexanone; aromatic hydrocarbon-based solvents such as benzene and fluorobenzene; Dimethylcarbonate (DMC), diethylcarbonate (DEC), methylethylcarbonate (MEC), ethylmethylcarbonate (EMC), ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate, PC) and other carbonate-based solvents; alcohol solvents such as ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol; nitriles such as R-CN (R is a C2 to C20 straight-chain, branched or cyclic
- carbonate-based solvents are preferred, and cyclic carbonates (eg, ethylene carbonate or propylene carbonate, etc.) having high ion conductivity and high permittivity that can increase the charge and discharge performance of batteries, and low-viscosity linear carbonate-based compounds (for example, a mixture of ethylmethyl carbonate, dimethyl carbonate or diethyl carbonate, etc.) is more preferable.
- cyclic carbonate and the chain carbonate are mixed in a volume ratio of about 1:1 to about 1:9, the performance of the electrolyte may be excellent.
- the lithium salt may be used without particular limitation as long as it is a compound capable of providing lithium ions used in a lithium secondary battery.
- the lithium salt is LiPF 6 , LiClO 4 , LiAsF 6 , LiBF 4 , LiSbF 6 , LiAlO 4 , LiAlCl 4 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiC 4 F 9 SO 3 , LiN(C 2 F 5 SO 3 ) 2 , LiN(C 2 F 5 SO 2 ) 2 , LiN(CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 .
- LiCl, LiI, or LiB(C 2 O 4 ) 2 or the like may be used.
- the concentration of the lithium salt is preferably used within the range of 0.1 to 2.0M. When the concentration of the lithium salt is within the above range, the electrolyte has appropriate conductivity and viscosity, so excellent electrolyte performance can be exhibited, and lithium ions can move effectively.
- the electrolyte may include, for example, haloalkylene carbonate-based compounds such as difluoroethylene carbonate, pyridine, and tricyclic compounds for the purpose of improving battery life characteristics, suppressing battery capacity decrease, and improving battery discharge capacity.
- haloalkylene carbonate-based compounds such as difluoroethylene carbonate, pyridine, and tricyclic compounds for the purpose of improving battery life characteristics, suppressing battery capacity decrease, and improving battery discharge capacity.
- Ethylphosphite 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 zolidine, ethylene glycol dialkyl ether, ammonium salt, pyrrole, 2-methoxy ethanol or aluminum trichloride may be further included. In this case, the additive may be included in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the electrolyte.
- the lithium secondary battery including the electrode according to the present invention stably exhibits excellent discharge capacity, output characteristics, and capacity retention rate, mobile phones, notebook computers, portable devices such as digital cameras, and hybrid electric vehicles (hybrid electric vehicles) It is useful in the field of electric vehicles such as electric vehicle (HEV).
- HEV electric vehicle
- a battery module including the lithium secondary battery as a unit cell and a battery pack including the same are provided.
- the battery module or battery pack may include a power tool; electric vehicles, including electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs); Alternatively, it may be used as a power source for one or more medium or large-sized devices among power storage systems.
- electric vehicles including electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs);
- PHEVs plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
- LiNi 0.5 Co 0.3 Mn 0.2 O 2 (average particle diameter (D 50 ): 10 ⁇ m, manufacturer: LG Chem, product: HN803S) 96% by weight as an electrode active material, VGCF (Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber, average diameter: 150 nm, average length: 6 ⁇ m, manufacturer: Showa Denko, product: VGCF-H) 2% by weight, polytetrafluoroethylene as a binder (average particle diameter (D 50 ): 500 ⁇ m, manufacturer: Chemours, product: 601x ) 2% by weight was prepared by storing in a freezer at -10 ° C for 10 minutes.
- the prepared electrode active material, conductive material, and binder were taken out of the freezer and mixed in a blender (manufacturer: Waring, equipment: LB10S, vessel: SS110) at room temperature at a rotational speed of 10,000 RPM for 30 seconds.
- the mixed material was first fiberized in a twin screw kneader (manufacturer: Brabender, product: Torque rheometer) at a temperature of 60 ° C. and a rotation speed of 30 RPM for 5 minutes.
- the fiberized material was pulverized in a blender (manufacturer: Waring, equipment: LB10S, container: SS110) at room temperature at a rotational speed of 10,000 RPM for 30 seconds.
- pulverized particles only particles with a particle size of 1 mm or less were separately screened, and then the selected particles were separated in a 3-roll mill (roll spacing: 150 ⁇ m/100 ⁇ m, manufacturer: Kmtech, product: KRM-80B) at a temperature of 50 ° C., By rolling at a rotational speed of 10 RPM, an active layer in the form of a sheet was finally prepared.
- LiNi 0.5 Co 0.3 Mn 0.2 O 2 (average particle diameter (D 50 ): 10 ⁇ m, manufacturer: LG Chem, product: HN803S) 96% by weight as an electrode active material, VGCF (Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber, average diameter: 150 nm, average length: 6 ⁇ m, manufacturer: Showa Denko, product: VGCF-H) 2% by weight, polytetrafluoroethylene as a binder (average particle diameter (D 50 ): 100 nm, manufacturer: Chemours, product: 601x) 2% by weight was prepared by storing in a freezer at -10 ° C for 10 minutes.
- the prepared electrode active material, conductive material, and binder were taken out of the freezer and mixed in a blender (manufacturer: Waring, equipment: LB10S, vessel: SS110) at room temperature at a rotational speed of 10,000 RPM for 30 seconds.
- the mixed material is rolled in a 3-roll mill (roll spacing: 150 ⁇ m/100 ⁇ m, manufacturer: Kmtech, product: KRM-80B) at a temperature of 50° C. at a rotational speed of 10 RPM to finally prepare an active layer in sheet form.
- the active layer prepared in Comparative Example 1 was pulverized in a blender (manufacturer: Waring, equipment: LB10S, container: SS110) at room temperature at a rotational speed of 10,000 RPM for 30 seconds.
- a blender manufactured by Waring, equipment: LB10S, container: SS110
- the selected particles were separated in a 3-roll mill (roll spacing: 150 ⁇ m/100 ⁇ m, manufacturer: Kmtech, product: KRM-80B) at a temperature of 50 ° C., By rolling at a rotational speed of 10 RPM, an active layer in the form of a sheet was finally prepared.
- An active layer in the form of a sheet was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that LiNi 0.5 Co 0.3 Mn 0.2 O 2 having an average particle diameter (D 50 ) of 5 ⁇ m was used as the electrode active material.
- FIG. 3b and FIG. 4b Comparing FIG. 3b and FIG. 4b for the outside of the active layer, although the polytetrafluoroethylene was fibrous on the outside of the active layer of Comparative Example 1 (FIG. 3b), the fibrous portion was not clearly identified, and the outside of the active layer of Example 1 (FIG. 4b). ) was fibrous once more by roll pressing, so the fibrous portion was more clearly identified.
- Each of the active layers prepared according to Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 was pulverized at 10,000 rpm for 30 seconds in a grinding device (manufacturer: Waring, equipment: LB10S, grinding vessel: SS110) to obtain Optical PSD (Malvern Morphology) The size of the pulverized particles was analyzed. The results are shown in FIG. 5 .
- the degree of binding between the materials constituting the active layer was not high, and the materials were pulverized into individual or small aggregated particles.
- the degree of binding between the materials constituting the active layer through rolling twice was improved compared to that of Comparative Example 1, and the materials were pulverized into larger agglomerated particles than those of Comparative Example 1.
- the active layer of Example 1 has the highest degree of binding between the materials constituting the active layer by using a twin screw kneader during the primary fiberization, and the materials are pulverized into relatively much larger agglomerated particles than those of Comparative Examples 1 and 2. It became. According to FIG.
- the size distributions of the particles of Comparative Examples 1 and 2 and Example 1 were shown separately, and in fact, the average diameter (D 50 ) of the pulverized particles of Comparative Example 1 was 50 ⁇ m, The average diameter (D 50 ) of the pulverized particles of Comparative Example 2 was 150 ⁇ m, and the average diameter (D 50 ) of the pulverized particles of Example 1 was 400 ⁇ m.
- Example 1 Each active layer prepared according to Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 was analyzed for tensile strength in MD and TD directions through a tensile strength measuring device (manufacturer: LLOYD, product: LS1). The results are shown in Table 1 below.
- Example 1 Comparative Example 1 Comparative Example 2 MD direction (kgf/cm 2 ) 8.3 3.3 6 TD direction (kgf/cm 2 ) 7.1 1.9 5.2 MD direction/TD direction 1.16 1.7 1.15
- Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 all showed high tensile strength in the MD direction, but in the case of Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 rolled after grinding, the tensile strength ratio in the MD direction / TD direction It was found that the difference in tensile strength between the MD direction and the TD direction was not large at 1.2 or less.
- Example 1 when the twin screw kneader is used during primary fiberization, the tensile strength in the MD direction and the TD direction is improved by 35% or more, respectively, compared to Comparative Example 2 using a roll mill during primary fiberization.
- Example 1 The particles pulverized in Example 1 were divided into 5 sections by size (based on particle size, section 1: more than 45 ⁇ m and less than 150 ⁇ m, section 2: more than 150 ⁇ m and less than 450 ⁇ m, section 3: more than 450 ⁇ m and less than 850 ⁇ m, section 4: 850 ⁇ m to 1,000 ⁇ m or less, 5 sections: more than 1,000 ⁇ m), the bulk density and the tap density were measured, and the Hausner ratio was calculated and shown in Table 3 and FIG. 6 below.
- the measure of liquidity according to the Hausner ratio can be evaluated as shown in Table 4 and FIG. 7 based on the following criteria named by Henry H. Hausner.
- section 5 has very poor liquidity
- sections 3 and 4 have normal liquidity
- sections 1 and 2 have somewhat good liquidity.
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| 인장강도 | 실시예 1 | 비교예 1 | 비교예 2 |
| MD 방향(kgf/cm2) | 8.3 | 3.3 | 6 |
| TD 방향(kgf/cm2) | 7.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
| MD 방향/TD 방향 | 1.16 | 1.7 | 1.15 |
| 인장강도 | 실시예 1 | 비교예 3 |
| MD 방향(kgf/cm2) | 8.3 | 3.1 |
| 입자 크기 | 벌크 밀도(g/ml) | 탭 밀도(g/ml) | 하우스너 비 |
| 1 구간45㎛ 초과 150㎛ 이하 | 1.25 | 1.51 | 1.21 |
| 2 구간150㎛ 초과 450㎛ 이하 | 1.20 | 1.45 | 1.20 |
| 3 구간450㎛ 초과 850㎛ 이하 | 1.07 | 1.36 | 1.27 |
| 4 구간850㎛ 초과 1,000㎛ 이하 | 1.09 | 1.45 | 1.33 |
| 5 구간1,000㎛ 초과 | 0.71 | 1.2 | 1.68 |
| 하우스너 비 | 유동성 평가 |
| 1.60 초과 | 매우 불량 |
| 1.46 이상 1.60 미만 | 불량 |
| 1.35 이상 1.46 미만 | 다소 불량 |
| 1.26 이상 1.35 미만 | 보통 |
| 1.19 이상 1.26 미만 | 다소 양호 |
| 1.12 이상 1.19 미만 | 양호 |
| 1.00 이상 1.12 미만 | 매우 양호 |
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- 전극 활물질, 도전재 및 바인더를 포함하는 활성층을 포함하고,상기 바인더는 다방향으로 섬유화된 리튬 이차전지용 전극.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 활성층은 4개의 블레이드를 포함하는 블렌더를 사용하여 10,000rpm으로 30초 동안 분쇄한 입자의 평균 직경(D50)이 200㎛ 내지 500㎛인 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 활성층은 MD 방향의 인장강도가 7.5kgf/cm2 이상인 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 활성층은 MD 방향/TD 방향의 인장강도 비가 1 내지 1.3인 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 전극 활물질은 입자의 평균 직경(D50)이 7㎛ 내지 30㎛인 리튬 전이금속 산화물인 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 도전재는 탄소계 물질 또는 금속 물질인 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 바인더는 폴리테트라플루오로에틸렌을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 바인더는 전극 활물질의 총 중량을 기준으로 0.5 중량% 내지 5 중량%가 활성층에 포함되는 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극.
- 청구항 1에 따른 전극의 제조방법으로서, 상기 제조방법은,(1) 저온에서 보관된 전극 활물질, 도전재 및 바인더를 혼합하는 단계;(2) 혼합된 물질을 고온에서 1차적으로 섬유화하는 단계;(3) 섬유화된 물질을 상온에서 분쇄하는 단계; 및(4) 분쇄된 물질을 2차적으로 섬유화하는 단계;를 통해 활성층을 제조하는 것을 포함하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극의 제조방법.
- 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 (1) 단계에서, -20℃ 내지 -1℃에 보관된 전극 활물질, 도전재 및 바인더를 5,000 RPM 내지 20,000 RPM으로 회전하는 블렌더로 혼합하는 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극의 제조방법.
- 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 (2) 단계에서, 혼합된 물질에 20 N·m 내지 200 N·m의 전단력을 부여하는 니더가 사용되는 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극의 제조방법.
- 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 (2) 단계에서, 혼합된 물질은 50℃ 내지 70℃에서 10 RPM 내지 50 RPM으로 회전하는 트윈 스크류 니더로 1차적으로 섬유화하는 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극의 제조방법.
- 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 (3) 단계에서, 섬유화된 물질을 상온에서 5,000 RPM 내지 20,000 RPM으로 회전하는 블렌더로 분쇄하는 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극의 제조방법.
- 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 (4) 단계에서, 분쇄된 물질을 40℃ 내지 60℃에서 5 RPM 내지 20 RPM으로 회전하는 3 롤 밀로 2차적으로 섬유화하는 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극의 제조방법.
- 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 (3) 단계에서 분쇄된 입자는 (4) 단계에서 2차적으로 섬유화하기 전에 입자의 크기가 1mm 이하인 입자만 포함되도록 선별되는 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극의 제조방법.
- 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 (3) 단계에서 분쇄된 입자는 (4) 단계에서 2차적으로 섬유화하기 전에 하우스너 비가 1.6 이하가 되도록 입자가 선별되는 것을 특징으로 하는 리튬 이차전지용 전극의 제조방법.
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