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- the present invention relates to a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode.
- a lithium secondary battery using lithium metal (Li-metal) as an anode active material can express a high theoretical capacity (3860 mAh/g) and a low standard reduction potential (-3.040 V vs. SHE), making it suitable for carbon-based anodes such as graphite. It is in the limelight as a next-generation battery that can replace lithium-ion batteries that use active materials.
- Li-metal lithium metal
- SHE standard reduction potential
- dendritic lithium dendrites and dead lithium may be generated on the surface of a lithium metal anode.
- These materials can form a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the surface of the lithium metal anode, and the process of breaking and forming can be repeated.
- SEI solid electrolyte interphase
- the negative electrode active material capable of participating in the electrochemical reaction is gradually lost, and as a result, the coulombic efficiency is lowered and the lifespan of the lithium metal battery may be shortened.
- lithium dendrites grown from the surface of the lithium metal anode penetrate the separator and reach the cathode, causing an internal short circuit of the lithium metal battery, which is directly related to safety issues such as fire and explosion.
- Korean Patent Publication No. 2020-0132491 discloses a lithium metal negative electrode treated with lithium nitrate (LiNO 3 ), wherein the lithium metal negative electrode is lithium oxide on the surface of a lithium metal film by a chemical reaction between the surface of the lithium metal film and lithium nitrate. It includes a surface protective layer with an increased amount of.
- the lithium nitrate is included in the electrolyte, the lithium nitrate is rapidly decomposed on the surface of the lithium metal negative electrode during the charging and discharging process of the battery to form a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Lithium nitrate content is reduced to a certain level, and battery life may rapidly deteriorate.
- SEI solid electrolyte interphase
- Patent Document 1 Korean Patent Publication No. 2020-0132491
- the present inventors confirmed that the lifespan characteristics of a lithium secondary battery can be improved by adding LiNO 3 to a lithium foil used as a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, so that the LiNO 3 is uniformly included in the inside and on the surface of the lithium foil did
- an object of the present invention is to provide a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery capable of improving lifespan characteristics of a battery and a manufacturing method thereof.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery including a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery having excellent discharge capacity and lifespan characteristics.
- the present invention provides a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, including a lithium substrate and a lithium compound formed on the surface and inside of the lithium substrate.
- the lithium compound may include at least one selected from the group consisting of LiNO 3 , LiF, LiCl, Li 2 S, Li 2 CO 3 and Li 2 O.
- the lithium compound may be included in more than 0% by weight and less than 30% by weight based on the total weight of the lithium substrate.
- the lithium substrate may be a lithium foil.
- the lithium substrate may have a thickness of 5 to 500 ⁇ m.
- the present invention also comprises the steps of (S1) preparing a lithium ingot by adding a lithium compound to molten lithium; And (S2) rolling the lithium ingot to prepare a lithium substrate having a lithium compound formed on the surface and inside.
- the lithium compound may be a lithium compound powder.
- the present invention also provides a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, the negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, a separator, and an electrolyte solution.
- the anode may contain sulfur.
- the lithium secondary battery may be a lithium-sulfur secondary battery.
- the present invention by using a lithium substrate containing a lithium compound on the inside and on the surface as a negative electrode of the lithium secondary battery, it is possible to improve the lifespan characteristics of the lithium secondary battery.
- Example 1 is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of a lithium foil containing LiNO 3 prepared in Example 1.
- FIG. 2 shows energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) results of lithium foil containing LiNO 3 prepared in Example 1.
- EDS energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- Example 3 is a graph showing the results of measuring lifespan performance of lithium-lithium batteries prepared using lithium foils of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1, respectively.
- Example 4 is a graph showing the results of measuring the lifespan performance of lithium-sulfur secondary batteries prepared using lithium foils of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2, respectively.
- the present invention relates to a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery.
- the negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium substrate and a lithium compound formed on the surface and inside of the lithium substrate.
- the negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery may be a lithium foil containing lithium nitrate (LiNO 3 ) on the surface and inside.
- the lithium compound is uniformly present on the surface and inside of the lithium substrate, as the battery is repeatedly charged and discharged, the lithium compound is not rapidly decomposed but slowly eluted, thereby improving lifespan characteristics.
- the lithium compound may be a material that can help uniform growth of lithium when forming a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) by reacting with the lithium substrate.
- the lithium compound may include at least one selected from the group consisting of LiNO 3 , LiF, LiCl, Li 2 S, Li 2 CO 3 and Li 2 O, considering the effect of improving the lifespan characteristics of a battery.
- the lithium compound may be LiNO 3 .
- the lithium compound may be included in an amount greater than 0% by weight and less than 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the lithium substrate, specifically, the content of the lithium compound is greater than 0% by weight, 0.5% by weight or more, It may be 1 wt% or more or 1.5 wt% or more, and may be 5 wt% or less, 10 wt% or less, 20 wt% or less, or 30 wt% or less. If the content of the lithium compound is 0% by weight, the effect of improving the lifespan characteristics of the lithium secondary battery may be insignificant, and if it exceeds 30% by weight, battery resistance may increase and overvoltage may occur, thereby deteriorating the lifespan characteristics of the battery.
- the lithium compound may be uniformly contained inside and on the surface of the lithium substrate.
- the lithium compound may be included inside and on the surface of the lithium substrate in the form of a powder.
- a lithium compound may be uniformly formed and included on the inside and surface of the lithium substrate due to a process of melting lithium and then adding and dispersing a lithium compound.
- the lithium compound When the lithium compound is formed only on the surface of the lithium foil, it is easily decomposed by an electrolyte during battery operation, and lifespan characteristics of the battery may be deteriorated.
- the overvoltage is increased, which accelerates initial deterioration, and eventually the lifespan characteristics of the battery may deteriorate.
- the thickness of the lithium substrate may be 5 to 500 ⁇ m, specifically, the thickness of the lithium substrate may be 5 ⁇ m or more, 10 ⁇ m or more, 30 ⁇ m or more, or 50 ⁇ m or more, 100 ⁇ m or less, It may be 300 ⁇ m or less or 500 ⁇ m or less. If the lithium substrate is excessively thin, battery performance and lifespan characteristics may deteriorate, and if excessively thick, the product may become thick.
- the lithium substrate may be used by being laminated on the negative electrode current collector.
- the anode current collector is not particularly limited as long as it has conductivity without causing chemical change to the battery.
- copper, stainless steel, nickel, titanium, fired carbon, carbon, nickel, A surface treated with silver or the like, an aluminum-cadmium alloy, or the like may be used.
- various forms such as a film, sheet, foil, net, porous material, foam, non-woven fabric, etc. having fine irregularities formed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector may be used.
- the present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery.
- the manufacturing method of the negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes (S1) preparing a lithium ingot by adding a lithium compound to molten lithium; and (S2) rolling the lithium ingot to prepare a lithium substrate in which a lithium compound is formed on the surface and inside.
- a lithium ingot may be prepared by adding a lithium compound to molten lithium.
- the molten lithium may be prepared by heating lithium at 300°C to 600°C.
- the heating temperature may be 300 °C or higher, 350 °C or higher, or 400 °C or higher, and may be 500 °C or lower, 550 °C or lower, or 600 °C or lower. If the heating temperature is less than 300°C, lithium may not be sufficiently melted, and if the heating temperature is higher than 600°C, lithium may be denatured.
- the lithium compound may be in the form of a lithium compound powder.
- the lithium compound powder may have a size of 500 nm to 10 ⁇ m in consideration of uniform dispersibility when added to the molten lithium. In this case, the size may be the length of the longest axis of the powder.
- a lithium foil containing a lithium compound may be manufactured by rolling the lithium ingot.
- the pressure during the rolling is not particularly limited as long as it can form a base material such as a foil, and the rolling process may be a known extrusion and/or rolling process.
- the rolling process may be performed using a rotary roll or flat press.
- a step of stacking the lithium foil on the anode current collector may be further included after the step (S2).
- the anode current collector is not particularly limited as long as it has conductivity without causing chemical change to the battery, and for example, copper, stainless steel, nickel, titanium, fired carbon, carbon on the surface of copper or stainless steel, A surface treated with nickel, silver, or the like, an aluminum-cadmium alloy, or the like may be used.
- the anode current collector like the cathode current collector, may be used in various forms such as a film, sheet, foil, net, porous material, foam, nonwoven fabric, etc. having fine irregularities formed on the surface thereof.
- the present invention also relates to a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution.
- the negative electrode is the same as the negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery as described above.
- the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector; and a cathode active material layer formed on the cathode current collector.
- the cathode active material layer may include a cathode active material, a binder, and a conductive material.
- the sulfur-carbon composite of the cathode active material is a carbon material to reduce the leakage of sulfur into the electrolyte and increase the electrical conductivity of the electrode containing sulfur. It is mixed with sulfur.
- the sulfur-carbon composite may include sulfur and a carbon material, and specifically, may include sulfur and a carbon material in a weight ratio of 55 to 90:45 to 10.
- the weight ratio of sulfur and carbon material included in the sulfur-carbon composite is satisfied, the battery capacity can be improved and conductivity can be maintained at the same time.
- the sulfur-carbon composite may be included in 60 to 95% by weight based on the total weight of the positive electrode active material layer, specifically, 60% by weight or more, 70% by weight or more, or 80% by weight or more, Or it may be included in 93% by weight or less, 94% by weight or less, or 95% by weight or less. If it is less than the above range, battery performance may deteriorate, and if it exceeds the above range, the content of the binder and / or metal oxide-based additive other than the positive electrode active material is relatively reduced, resulting in a decrease in durability or an effect of improving the capacity of the positive electrode or lifespan characteristics of the battery. may be insignificant.
- the sulfur in the sulfur-carbon composite, may be selected from the group consisting of elemental sulfur (S8), a sulfur-based compound, and a sulfur-carbon composite.
- the carbon material may be a porous carbon material, and may generally be prepared by carbonizing precursors of various carbon materials.
- the porous carbon material includes irregular pores therein, and the average diameter of the pores may be 1 to 200 nm, specifically, 1 nm or more, 5 nm or more, or 10 nm or more, 100 nm or less, 150 nm or less than or equal to 200 nm.
- the porosity or porosity of the porous carbon material may be 10% to 90% of the total porous volume, specifically 10% or more, 15% or more, or 20% or more, 70% or less, 80% or less, or 90% or less % or less. If the average diameter and porosity of the pores are less than the above range, the pore size is only at the molecular level and impregnation with sulfur is impossible. On the contrary, if it exceeds the above range, the mechanical strength of the porous carbon is weakened Applied to the manufacturing process of the electrode not desirable to do
- the shape of the porous carbon material may be used without limitation as long as it is spherical, rod, needle, plate, tube, or bulk and is commonly used in lithium secondary batteries.
- the porous carbon material may have a porous structure or a high specific surface area and may be any one commonly used in the art.
- the porous carbon material includes graphite; graphene; Carbon black, such as Denka black, acetylene black, Ketjen black, channel black, furnace black, lamp black, and summer black; carbon nanotubes (CNT) such as single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); carbon fibers such as graphite nanofibers (GNF), carbon nanofibers (CNF), and activated carbon fibers (ACF); And it may be one or more selected from the group consisting of activated carbon, but is not limited thereto.
- the porous carbon material may be graphite.
- the binder is SBR (Styrene-Butadiene Rubber) / CMC (Carboxymethyl Cellulose), poly (vinyl acetate), polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene oxide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, alkylated polyethylene oxide, crosslinked polyethylene oxide, Polyvinyl ether, poly(methyl methacrylate), polyvinylidene fluoride, copolymer of polyhexafluoropropylene and polyvinylidene fluoride (trade name: Kynar), poly(ethyl acrylate), polytetrafluoroethylene , polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinylpyridine, polystyrene, polyacrylic acid, derivatives, blends, copolymers thereof, and the like can be used.
- SBR Styrene-Butadiene Rubber
- CMC Carboxymethyl Cellulose
- polyvinyl alcohol polyethylene oxide
- the content of the binder may be 1 to 20% by weight, preferably 3 to 18% by weight, more preferably 5 to 15% by weight based on the total weight of the positive electrode active material layer. If it is less than the above range, the binding force between the positive active material or between the positive active material and the current collector is greatly improved, and a problem of deterioration in capacity characteristics can be prevented. In addition, suppression of polysulfide elution by the interaction between polysulfide and specific functional groups of polymer chains used as binders can also be expected. If it exceeds the above range, the battery capacity may decrease.
- the conductive material may be included to secure a lithium ion movement path of the positive electrode.
- the conductive material may be carbon black selected from Super P, Denka Black, Acetylene Black, Ketjen Black, Channel Black, Furnace Black, Lamp Black, and Summer Black; carbon derivatives selected from carbon nanotubes and fullerenes; conductive fibers selected from carbon fibers and metal fibers; a metal powder selected from carbon fluoride, aluminum and nickel powder; and a conductive polymer selected from polyaniline, polythiophene, polyacetylene, and polyphenol.
- the conductive material may be included in an amount of 1 to 20% by weight based on the total weight of the cathode active material layer, and specifically, the amount of the conductive material may be 1% by weight or more, 3% by weight or more, or 5% by weight or more, and 15% by weight or less , 18 wt% or less, or 20 wt% or less. If it is less than the above range, it is difficult to form and maintain a conductive structure and a lithium ion movement path throughout the positive electrode active material layer, so the effect of increasing the discharge capacity of the battery and improving the overvoltage may be insignificant, and if it exceeds the above range, the life of the battery may decrease. there is.
- the positive electrode slurry may be prepared by mixing a positive electrode active material, a binder, and a conductive material in a solvent, and then coating and drying the positive electrode slurry on a positive electrode current collector.
- the solvent used in preparing the positive electrode slurry is water (distilled water), methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, acetone, dimethyl sulfoxide, formamide, dimethylformamide, dioxolane, acetonitrile, nitromethane, acetic acid, methyl formate, Methyl acetate, phosphoric acid triesters, trimethoxy methane, dioxolane derivatives, sulfolane, methyl sulfolane, 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, propylene carbonate derivatives, tetrahydrofuran derivatives, ether, It may be at least one selected from the group consisting of methyl propionate and ethyl propionate, and in particular, when water (distilled water) or anhydrous alcohol-based solvent is used, it is preferable to prevent damage to the positive electrode active material.
- the concentration of the positive electrode slurry is not particularly limited as long as it can smoothly perform the coating process.
- the separator may be made of a porous substrate, and the porous substrate may be any porous substrate commonly used in electrochemical devices, for example, a polyolefin-based porous membrane or nonwoven fabric. It can be used, but is not particularly limited thereto.
- polystyrene-based porous membrane examples include polyethylene such as high-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, and olefin-based polymers such as polypropylene, polybutylene, and polypentene, each alone or a mixture thereof. one membrane.
- polyethylene such as high-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
- olefin-based polymers such as polypropylene, polybutylene, and polypentene, each alone or a mixture thereof. one membrane.
- the nonwoven fabric includes, for example, polyethyleneterephthalate, polybutyleneterephthalate, polyester, polyacetal, polyamide, and polycarbonate. ), polyimide, polyetheretherketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenyleneoxide, polyphenylenesulfide, and polyethylenenaphthalene, respectively alone or A nonwoven fabric formed from a polymer obtained by mixing these is exemplified.
- the structure of the nonwoven fabric may be a spunbond nonwoven fabric or a melt blown nonwoven fabric composed of long fibers.
- the thickness of the porous substrate is not particularly limited, but is 1 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m, or 5 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m.
- the size and porosity of pores present in the porous substrate are also not particularly limited, but may be 0.001 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m and 10% to 95%, respectively.
- the electrolyte solution may be a non-aqueous electrolyte solution
- the electrolyte salt included in the non-aqueous electrolyte solution is a lithium salt.
- the lithium salt may be used without limitation to those commonly used in an electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery.
- the lithium salt is LiFSI, LiPF 6 , LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO 4 , LiBF 4 , LiB 10 Cl 10 , LiPF 6 , LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiCF 3 CO 2 , LiAsF 6 , LiSbF 6 , LiPF 6 , LiAlCl 4 , CH 3 SO 3 Li, CF 3 SO 3 Li, (CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 NLi, lithium chloroborane, and lithium 4-phenyl borate.
- organic solvent included in the non-aqueous electrolyte those commonly used in electrolytes for lithium secondary batteries may be used without limitation, and examples include ether, ester, amide, linear carbonate, cyclic carbonate, etc. alone or in combination of two or more. Can be used in combination. Among them, cyclic carbonates, linear carbonates, or slurries of these carbonate compounds may be typically included.
- cyclic carbonate compound examples include ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), 1,2-butylene carbonate, 2,3-butylene carbonate, 1,2-pentylene carbonate, 2,3-pentylene carbonate, vinylene carbonate, vinylethylene carbonate, and any one selected from the group consisting of halides thereof, or a slurry of two or more kinds thereof.
- halides include, for example, fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) and the like, but are not limited thereto.
- linear carbonate compound examples include any one selected from the group consisting of dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), dipropyl carbonate, ethylmethyl carbonate (EMC), methylpropyl carbonate and ethylpropyl carbonate, or these Among them, two or more types of slurries may be used representatively, but are not limited thereto.
- ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate which are cyclic carbonates
- An electrolyte with higher electrical conductivity can be made by mixing and using low-viscosity, low-dielectric constant linear carbonates in an appropriate ratio.
- any one selected from the group consisting of dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, dipropyl ether, methyl ethyl ether, methylpropyl ether and ethylpropyl ether, or a slurry of two or more of them may be used. , but is not limited thereto.
- esters in the organic solvent include methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, methyl propionate, ethyl propionate, propyl propionate, ⁇ -butyrolactone, ⁇ -valerolactone, ⁇ -caprolactone,
- One or two or more slurries selected from the group consisting of ⁇ -valerolactone and ⁇ -caprolactone may be used, but the slurry is not limited thereto.
- Injection of the non-aqueous electrolyte may be performed at an appropriate stage during the manufacturing process of the electrochemical device according to the manufacturing process and required physical properties of the final product. That is, it may be applied before assembling the electrochemical device or at the final stage of assembling the electrochemical device.
- the shape of the battery case is not particularly limited, and may be of various shapes such as a cylindrical shape, a stacked shape, a prismatic shape, a pouch shape, or a coin shape. Structures and manufacturing methods of these batteries are well known in the art, so detailed descriptions are omitted.
- the lithium secondary battery can be classified into various types of batteries, such as a lithium-sulfur secondary battery, a lithium-air battery, a lithium-oxide battery, and a lithium all-solid-state battery, depending on the cathode/cathode material used.
- batteries such as a lithium-sulfur secondary battery, a lithium-air battery, a lithium-oxide battery, and a lithium all-solid-state battery, depending on the cathode/cathode material used.
- the present invention also provides a battery module including the lithium secondary battery as a unit cell.
- the battery module may be used as a power source for medium or large-sized devices requiring high temperature stability, long cycle characteristics, and high capacity characteristics.
- Examples of the medium-large device include a power tool powered by an omniscient motor and moving; electric vehicles, including electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the like; electric two-wheeled vehicles including electric bicycles (E-bikes) and electric scooters (E-scooters); electric golf carts; A power storage system, etc. may be mentioned, but is not limited thereto.
- electric vehicles including electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the like
- electric two-wheeled vehicles including electric bicycles (E-bikes) and electric scooters (E-scooters)
- electric golf carts A power storage system, etc. may be mentioned, but is not limited thereto.
- Example 1 Preparation of negative electrode for lithium-sulfur secondary battery and lithium-sulfur secondary battery
- Lithium was heated to 500 °C to produce molten lithium. After adding LiNO 3 powder to the molten lithium, the mixture was stirred while maintaining 500°C. Thereafter, by cooling the stirred melt, LiNO 3 A lithium ingot containing
- the LiNO 3 A negative electrode in the form of a lithium foil was prepared by extruding and rolling a lithium ingot containing the same. In the prepared negative electrode, lithium foil was 98% by weight and LiNO 3 was 2% by weight.
- Sulfur and carbon nanotubes which are carbon materials, were mixed in a weight ratio of 70:30, and heat-treated at 155° C. for 30 minutes to prepare a sulfur-carbon composite.
- the positive electrode slurry was coated on an aluminum current collector, dried at 50° C. for 12 hours, and then compressed using a roll press to form a positive electrode active material layer, thereby manufacturing a positive electrode.
- the loading of the prepared positive electrode was 5.4 mAh/cm 2 and the porosity was 68%.
- LiTFSI lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide
- a lithium-sulfur secondary battery was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, except that a lithium foil containing no LiNO 3 was used as the negative electrode.
- a lithium-sulfur secondary battery was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that a negative electrode having a coating layer formed by applying LiNO 3 on the surface of the lithium foil was prepared.
- the shapes of the lithium foil containing LiNO 3 of Example 1 and the lithium foil of Comparative Example 1 were observed, and constituent components were analyzed.
- Example 1 is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of a lithium foil containing LiNO 3 prepared in Example 1. The SEM picture was taken using SEM equipment (JEOL, JSM-7610F).
- the lithium foil containing LiNO 3 has a surface shape similar to that of a general lithium foil not containing LiNO 3 .
- FIG. 2 shows energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) results of lithium foil containing LiNO 3 prepared in Example 1.
- EDS energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- LiNO 3 is distributed on the surface of the anode prepared as in Example 1, and nitrogen (N) is distributed on the surface of lithium in the form of LiNO 3 .
- Table 1 shows the results of inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis of the lithium foils prepared in Example 1 and Comparative Example 1, respectively. It was analyzed using an ICP analyzer (Perkin Elmer, OPTIMA 7300DV).
- a lithium-lithium battery was prepared in which the lithium foil containing LiNO 3 of Example 1 was disposed as an anode and a cathode. It was the same as in Example 1 of the electrolyte solution and the separation membrane.
- a lithium-lithium battery was manufactured in the same manner for the lithium foil of Comparative Example 1.
- the lithium-lithium batteries manufactured using the lithium foils of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 were cycled after setting the charging and discharging rates to 1 mA/cm 2 , respectively.
- Example 3 is a graph showing the results of measuring lifespan performance of lithium-lithium batteries prepared using lithium foils of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1, respectively.
- Table 2 below shows the lithium efficiency ( ⁇ ) calculated by Equation 1 below using the life performance measurement results of the lithium-lithium battery:
- Equation 1 Q 1 is the total capacity (mAh) of the lithium foil, Q S is the capacity used during charging and discharging (mAh), and n is the number of cycles.
- the lithium-lithium battery including the lithium foil containing LiNO 3 of Example 1 has a small overvoltage, stable life performance, and good lithium efficiency compared to Comparative Example 1 did
- Example 4 is a graph showing the results of measuring the lifespan performance of lithium-sulfur secondary batteries prepared using lithium foils of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2, respectively.
- Table 3 below shows the capacity retention at 120 cycles (Capacity retention @ 120) as a result of the life performance measurement test of the lithium-sulfur battery.
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| 단위: ppm | Al | Ca | Fe | K | Na | Si | N |
| 비교예 1 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 5 | 17 |
| 실시예 1 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 4 | 3.846 |
| Li 효율 | |
| 비교예 1 | 97.82 % |
| 실시예 1 | 99.56 % |
| Capacity retention @ 120 | |
| 비교예 1 | 28.9 % |
| 비교예 2 | 61 % |
| 실시예 1 | 84 % |
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- 리튬 기재 및 상기 리튬 기재의 표면과 내부에 형성된 리튬 화합물을 포함하는, 리튬 이차전지용 음극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 리튬 화합물은 LiNO3, LiF, LiCl, Li2S, Li2CO3 및 Li2O로 이루어진 군에서 선택된 1종 이상을 포함하는 것인, 리튬 이차전지용 음극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 리튬 화합물은 리튬 기재 전체 중량 대비 0 중량% 초과, 30 중량% 이하로 포함되는 것인, 리튬 이차전지용 음극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 리튬 기재는 리튬 포일(foil)인 것인, 리튬 이차전지용 음극.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 리튬 기재의 두께는 5 내지 500 ㎛ 인 것인, 리튬 이차전지용 음극.
- (S1) 용융된 리튬에 리튬 화합물을 첨가하여 리튬 잉곳을 제조하는 단계; 및(S2) 상기 리튬 잉곳을 압연하여 표면과 내부에 리튬 화합물이 형성된 리튬 기재를 제조하는 단계;를 포함하는, 리튬 이차전지용 음극의 제조방법.
- 제6항에 있어서,상기 리튬 화합물은 리튬 화합물 분말인 것인, 리튬 이차전지용 음극의 제조방법.
- 양극, 음극, 분리막 및 전해액을 포함하되,상기 음극은 제1항의 음극인, 리튬 이차전지.
- 제8항에 있어서,상기 양극은 황을 포함하는 것인, 리튬 이차전지.
- 제8항에 있어서,상기 리튬 이차전지는 리튬-황 이차전지인, 리튬 이차전지.
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