Patent Application
20240304864
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of batteries, and more particularly, to an electrolyte additive composition, an electrolyte, and a lithium secondary battery.
Compared with other secondary batteries, lithium secondary batteries have advantages such a high operating voltage, long cycle life, low self-discharge rate, environmental friendliness, and no memory effect. As available positive active materials for lithium secondary batteries, lithium transition metal oxides have broad application prospects. Among the lithium transition metal oxides, it is known that lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel oxide, and lithium manganese oxide exhibit high battery performance. Therefore, many research institutions and enterprises have conducted intensive research and development on these compounds for practical use. However, in order to allow the batteries to be suitable for practical use, there are various problems to be overcome even when using these materials.
Currently, problems required to be urgently solved include battery performance deterioration in high-temperature environments and instability of ethylene sulfate (DTD) in the electrolyte, which are described in detail as below.
At present, is has been reported that halogenated pyridine serves as a flame retardant additive of electrolyte in a lithium-ion battery. The safety of the battery is improved by flame retardant inhibition effect of halogen and nitrogen atoms on hydroxyl radicals. However, such a product, merely as a flame retardant, has no effects in terms of stability of DTD and also cannot prevent the electrode interface from being damaged by HF. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop a new electrolyte additive capable of improving high-temperature battery performances and inhibiting an increase in acidity and chromaticity of electrolyte.
The present disclosure provides an electrolyte additive composition including: a fluorine-containing pyridine compound having a structure represented by formula (I); and a phosphite compound having a structure represented by formula (II), where R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1 to C20 alkyl, C1 to C20 halogenated alkyl, C6 to C26 aryl, C6 to C26 halogenated aryl, amino, isocyano, and alkoxy; and R5, R6, and R7 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1 to C20 alkyl, C1 to C20 halogenated alkyl, C6 to C26 aryl, and C6 to C26 halogenated aryl. A mass ratio of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound to the phosphite compound is (3 to 10): 1.
The present disclosure further provides an electrolyte including the electrolyte additive composition as described above.
The present disclosure further provides a lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte as described above.
In order to facilitate understanding of the present disclosure, the present application is more comprehensively described below with preferred embodiments of the present disclosure. However, the present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed to be limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough and comprehensive understanding of the present disclosure.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. The terms used herein in the specification are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The term “and/or” as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the relevant listed items.
Unless otherwise stated or contradictory, terms or phrases used herein have the following meanings.
The term “alkyl” refers to a saturated hydrocarbon containing a primary carbon atom, or a secondary carbon atom, or a tertiary carbon atom, or a quaternary carbon atom, or combinations thereof. The phrase containing this term such as “C1-6 alkyl” refers to an alkyl containing 1 to 16 carbon atoms. Suitable examples include, but are not limited to, methyl (Me, —CH3), ethyl (Et, —CH2CH3), 1-propyl (n-Pr, n-propyl, —CH2CH2CH3), 2-propyl (i-Pr, i-propyl, —CH(CH3)2), 1-butyl (n-Bu, n-butyl, —CH2CH2CH2CH3), 2-methyl-1-propyl (i-Bu, i-butyl, —CH2CH(CH3)2), 2-butyl (s-Bu, s-butyl, —CH(CH3)CH2CH3), 2-methyl-2-propyl (t-Bu, t-butyl, —C(CH3)3), 1-pentyl (n-pentyl, —CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3), 2-pentyl (—CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3), 3-pentyl (—CH(CH2CH3)2), 2-methyl-2-butyl (—C(CH3)2CH2CH3), 3-methyl-2-butyl (—CH(CH3)CH(CH3)2), 3-methyl-1-butyl (—CH2CH2CH(CH3)2), 2-methyl-1-butyl (—CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH3), 1-hexyl (—CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3), 2-hexyl (—CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH2CH3), 3-hexyl (—CH(CH2CH3)(CH2CH2CH3)), 2-methyl-2-pentyl (—C(CH3)2CH2CH2CH3), 3-methyl-2-pentyl (—CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH2CH3), 4-methyl-2-pentyl (—CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)2), 3-methyl-3-pentyl (—C(CH3)(CH2CH3)2), 2-methyl-3-pentyl (—CH(CH2CH3)CH(CH3)2), 2,3-dimethyl-2-butyl (—C(CH3)2CH(CH3)2), 3,3-dimethyl-2-butyl (—CH(CH3)C(CH3)3, and octyl (—(CH2)7CH3).
The term “alkoxy” refers to substitutes including —O-alkyl, i.e., the alkyl as defined above attached to a core moiety via an oxygen atom. Suitable examples include, but are not limited to, methoxy (—O—CH3 or —OMe), ethoxy (—O—CH2CH3 or —OEt), and tert-butoxy (—OC(CH3)3 or —OtBu).
The term “aryl” refers to an aromatic hydrocarbon substitute derived from an aromatic compound by removing one hydrogen atom, and it can be a monocyclic aryl, a condensed-ring aryl, or a polycyclic aryl. For the polycyclic aryl, at least one ring is an aromatic ring system. For example, “C6 to C26 aryl” refers to aryl groups containing 6 to 26 carbon atoms. Suitable examples include, but are not limited to: benzene, biphenyl, naphthalene, anthracene, and phenanthrene.
The term “halogen” or “halogen group” refers to F, Cl, Br, or I.
The present disclosure provides an electrolyte additive composition. The electrolyte additive composition includes a fluorine-containing pyridine compound having a structure represented by formula (I); and a phosphite compound having a structure represented by formula (II), where R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1 to C20 alkyl, C1 to C20 halogenated alkyl, C6 to C26 aryl, C6 to C26 halogenated aryl, amino, isocyano, and alkoxy; and R5, R6, and R7 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1 to C20 alkyl, C1 to C20 halogenated alkyl, C6 to C26 aryl, and C6 to C26 halogenated aryl. A mass ratio of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound to the phosphite compound is (3 to 10): 1.
The electrolyte additive composition according to the present disclosure includes the fluorine-containing pyridine compound having the structure represented by formula (I) and the phosphite compound having the structure represented by formula (II) at a specified mass ratio. Through a synergistic effect of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound and the phosphite compound, an increase in acidity and chromaticity of the electrolyte can be significantly inhibited. Particularly, for the electrolyte containing ethylene sulfate, the decomposition of ethylene sulfate can be significantly reduced and the increase in acidity and chromaticity of the electrolyte can be inhibited. Moreover, through the synergistic effect, a stable passivation film can be formed on a surface of an electrode to inhibit decomposition of the electrolyte and dissolution of transition metal ions, thereby improving cycle performance and high-temperature performance of a battery.
In addition, for electrolyte systems containing other unstable additives such as tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphate, tris(trimethylsilyl)borate, and lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate, the electrolyte additive composition according to the present disclosure can also effectively inhibit an increase in acidity and chromaticity of the electrolyte systems. Similarly, a stable passivation film can also be formed on a surface of an electrode to inhibit decomposition of the electrolyte and dissolution of transition metal ions, thereby improving cycle performance and high-temperature performance of a battery. Therefore, the electrolyte additive composition has broad application prospects.
In an embodiment, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1 to C10 alkyl, C6 to C10 aryl, amino, isocyano, and C1 to C10 alkoxy.
Further, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, methyl, ethyl, 1-propyl, 2-propyl, 1-butyl, 2-butyl, 1-pentyl, 2-pentyl, 3-pentyl, 1-hexyl, 2-hexyl, 3-hexyl, octyl, phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, methoxy, and ethoxy.
Further, the fluorine-containing pyridine compound has a structure represented by any one of the following formulas (F1) to (F9):
In an embodiment, R5, R6, and R7 are each independently selected from C1 to C10 alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and biphenyl.
Further, R5, R6, and R7 are each independently selected from methyl, ethyl, 1-propyl, 2-propyl, 1-butyl, 2-butyl, 1-pentyl, 2-pentyl, 3-pentyl, 1-hexyl, 2-hexyl, 3-hexyl, octyl, phenyl, naphthyl, and biphenyl.
Further, the phosphite compound has a structure represented by any one of the following formulas (P1) to (P9):
The present disclosure further provides an electrolyte including the electrolyte additive composition as described above.
In an embodiment, the electrolyte further includes an electrolyte lithium salt, an organic solvent, and ethylene sulfate.
By adding the electrolyte additive composition according to the present disclosure into the electrolyte containing ethylene sulfate, the decomposition of ethylene sulfate can be significantly reduced, and an increase in acidity and chromaticity of the electrolyte can be significantly inhibited. In addition, a stable passivation film can be formed on a surface of an electrode to inhibit decomposition of the electrolyte and dissolution of transition metal ions, thereby improving cycle performance and high-temperature performance of a battery.
In an embodiment, the organic solvent is selected from a mixture of at least two selected from ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, ethyl acetate, and propyl acetate; and the electrolyte lithium salt is selected from at least one of lithium hexafluorophosphate, lithium tetrafluoroborate, lithium bis(oxalate) borate, lithium difluorophosphate, lithium difluoro(oxalato) phosphate, and lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide.
In an embodiment, a concentration of the electrolyte lithium salt in the organic solvent ranges from 0.8 mol/L to 1.5 mol/L; an addition amount of the electrolyte additive composition accounts for 0.05% to 1.5% of a total mass of the electrolyte; and an addition amount of the ethylene sulfate accounts for 0.5% to 3% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
In an embodiment, an addition amount of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound having the structure represented by formula (I) accounts for 0.03% to 1% of the total mass of the electrolyte; and an addition amount of the phosphite compound having the structure represented by formula (II) accounts for 0.01% to 0.1% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
In an embodiment, the electrolyte further includes a functional additive selected from at least one of tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphate, tris(trimethylsilyl)borate, lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate, ethylene carbonate, vinyl ethylene carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, and 1,3-propane sultone; and/or an addition amount of the functional additive accounts for 0.5% to 5% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
The present disclosure further provides a preparation method of the above-mentioned electrolyte. The method includes a step of mixing and evenly stirring respective raw materials for preparing the electrolyte.
In an embodiment, the preparation method of the electrolyte includes the following steps: (1) purifying and removing impurities and water from the organic solvent; (2) adding the electrolyte lithium salt to the purified organic solvent obtained in step (1) at room temperature, and stirring evenly to prepare a mixture; and (3) adding the fluorine-containing pyridine compound having the structure represented by formula (I), the phosphite compound having the structure represented by formula (II), and ethylene sulfate (together with functional additives, if present) to the mixture obtained in step (2), and stirring evenly.
In an embodiment, said purifying and removing impurities and water in step (1) is preferably carried out by means of any one or more of molecular sieve, activated carbon, calcium hydride, lithium hydride, anhydrous calcium oxide, calcium chloride, phosphorus pentoxide, alkali metal, and alkaline earth metal.
The present disclosure further provides a lithium secondary battery including the electrolyte additive composition or electrolyte as described above.
In an embodiment, the lithium secondary battery includes a lithium-ion battery, a lithium-sulfur battery, or a lithium-air battery.
In an embodiment, the lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and said electrolyte containing the fluorine-containing pyridine compound, phosphite compound, and derivatives thereof. The positive electrode plate includes a positive active material with intercalated and deintercalated lithium ions, a conductive agent, a current collector, and a binder for bonding the positive active material and the conductive agent with the current collector. The negative electrode plate includes a negative active material with intercalated and deintercalated lithium ions, a conductive agent, a current collector, and a binder for bonding the negative active material and the conductive agent with the current collector.
In an embodiment, a positive electrode material of the lithium-ion battery includes one or more of Li1+a(NixCoyM1−x−y)O2, Li(NipMnqCo2−p−q)O4, and LiMh(PO4)m, where 0≤a≤0.3, 0≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1, 0≤x+y≤1, 0≤p≤2, 0≤q≤2, 0≤p+q≤2, 0≤h≤5, 0≤m≤5, and M is Fe, Ni, Co, Mn, Al, or V.
In an embodiment, a negative electrode material of the lithium-ion battery includes at least one of lithium metal, lithium alloy, carbon, silicon-based negative electrode material, and tin-based negative electrode material.
The above-mentioned lithium-ion battery adopts the electrolyte including the fluorine-containing pyridine compound having the structure represented by formula (I) and the phosphite compound having the structure represented by formula (II), as mentioned above. Based on a compounding effect of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound and the phosphite compound, an increase in acidity and chromaticity of the electrolyte can be significantly inhibited, and a stable passivation film can be formed on a surface of an electrode to inhibit decomposition of the electrolyte and dissolution of transition metal ions, thereby improving cycle performance and high-temperature performance of the battery. The battery has good capacity retention rate when stored or used under high-temperature conditions.
Specific examples are set forth below to illustrate the present disclosure.
Example 1 provided an electrolyte additive composition, an electrolyte, and a lithium-ion battery.
at a mass ratio of 10:1.
Example 2 differed from Example 1 in that the fluorine-containing pyridine compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was 2-fluoro-6-methylpyridine (F2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Example 3 differed from Example 1 in that the fluorine-containing pyridine compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was 6-fluoro-2,3-dimethylpyridine (F3) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Example 4 differed from Example 1 in that the fluorine-containing pyridine compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was 6-fluoro-2,3,4-trimethylpyridine (F4) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Example 5 differed from Example 1 in that the fluorine-containing pyridine compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was 2-fluoro-3,4,5,6-tetramethylpyridine (F5) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Example 6 differed from Example 1 in that the fluorine-containing pyridine compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was 2,6-difluoropyridine (F6) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Example 7 differed from Example 1 in that the fluorine-containing pyridine compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was 2,6-difluoro-3-methylpyridine (F7) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Example 8 differed from Example 1 in that the fluorine-containing pyridine compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was 2,6-difluoro-3,4-dimethylpyridine (F8) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Example 9 differed from Example 1 in that the fluorine-containing pyridine compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was 2,6-difluoro-3,4,5-trimethylpyridine (F9) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Example 10 differed from Example 1 in that the phosphite compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was triethyl phosphite (P2) in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Example 11 differed from Example 1 in that the phosphite compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was triphenyl phosphite (P6) in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Example 12 differed from Example 1 in that the fluorine-containing pyridine compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was 2-fluoro-6-methylpyridine (F2) in an amount accounting for 0.15% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and that the phosphite compound added to the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) was triethyl phosphite (P2) in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 1 differed from Example 1 in that the basic electrolyte prepared in step (2) did not include the fluorine-containing pyridine compound having the structure represented by formula (I) and the phosphite compound having the structure represented by formula (II) according to the present disclosure.
Comparative Example 2 differed from Example 1 in that the phosphite compound P1 in Example 1 was replaced with tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite
Comparative Example 3 differed from Example 1 in that the addition of the phosphite compound P1 in Example 1 was omitted, and that an addition amount of the 2-fluoropyridine (F1) in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 4 differed from Example 2 in that the addition of the phosphite compound P1 in Example 2 was omitted, and that an addition amount of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound F2 in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 5 differed from Example 3 in that the addition of the phosphite compound P1 in Example 1 was omitted, and that an addition amount of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound F3 in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 6 differed from Example 4 in that the addition of the phosphite compound P1 in Example 1 was omitted, that the addition amount of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound F4 in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 7 differed from Example 5 in that the addition of the phosphite compound P1 in Example 1 was omitted, that the addition amount of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound F5 in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 8 differed from Example 6 in that the addition of the phosphite compound P1 in Example 1 was omitted, that the addition amount of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound F6 in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 9 differed from Example 7 in that the addition of the phosphite compound P1 in Example 1 was omitted, that the addition amount of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound F7 in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 10 differed from Example 8 in that the addition of the phosphite compound P1 in Example 1 was omitted, that the addition amount of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound F8 in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 11 differed from Example 9 in that the addition of the phosphite compound P1 in Example 1 was omitted, that the addition amount of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound F9 in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 12 differed from Example 1 in that addition of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound F1 in Example 1 was omitted, that the addition amount of the phosphite compound P1 in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
Comparative Example 13 differed from Example 1 in that: the addition of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound F1 in Example 1 was omitted, the phosphite compound P1 in Example 1 was replaced with tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite
and an addition amount of the tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite in the electrolyte accounted for 0.33% of the total mass of the electrolyte.
The electrolytes of the lithium secondary batteries in Example 1 to Example 12 and Comparative Example 1 to Comparative Example 13 were all used in the soft-packed batteries of corresponding battery system. The cycle performances at high-temperature environment of these soft-packed batteries were tested at 45° C. and at 3.OV to 4.2V with a charge and discharge rate of 1C, and the high-temperature storage performance of these soft-packed batteries were tested at 60° C. for 30 days. The test methods are described as follows.
Battery high-temperature storage experiment: the batteries obtained in Example 1 to Example 2 and Comparative Example 1 to Comparative Example 13 were subjected to 5 charge and discharge cycle tests at room temperature with a charge and discharge rate of 1C, and they were finally charged to a fully charged state at a rate of 1C. 1C capacity Q and internal resistance T of the batteries were recorded, respectively. The batteries at the fully charged state were stored at 60° C. for 30 days. Internal resistance TO of the batteries and 1C discharge capacity Q1 were recorded. Then the batteries were charged and discharged at room temperature with a rate of 1C for 5 weeks. The highest discharge capacity was selected and recorded as discharge capacity Q2. Experimental data such as high-temperature storage capacity retention rate, capacity recovery rate, and internal resistance change rate of the batteries were obtained by calculation. The recorded results were shown in Table 1.
As can be seen from Table 1, a compounded use of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound and the phosphite compound according to the present disclosure can improve the high-temperature cycle performance and the high-temperature storage performance of the batteries. In addition, when other conditions were the same, the battery, in which 2-fluoropyridine (F1) was used in combination with trimethyl phosphite (P1), triethyl phosphite (P2), or triphenyl phosphite (P6), had better high-temperature cycle performance, high-temperature storage performance, and internal resistance change rate than the battery, in which 2-fluoropyridine (F1) was used in combination with tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite, indicating that compounded system according to the present disclosure is superior.
Comparative Example Gi differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2-fluoropyridine (F1), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G2 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2-fluoro-6-methylpyridine (F2), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G3 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 6-fluoro-2,3-dimethylpyridine (F3), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G4 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 6-fluoro-2,3,4-trimethylpyridine (F4), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G5 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2-fluoro-3,4,5,6-tetramethylpyridine (F5), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G6 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2,6-difluoropyridine (F6), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G7 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2,6-difluoro-3-methylpyridine (F7), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G8 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2,6-difluoro-3,4-dimethylpyridine (F8), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G9 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2,6-difluoro-3,4,5-trimethylpyridine (F9), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G10 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a phosphite compound, trimethyl phosphite (P1), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G11 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that the phosphite compound tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite
was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Comparative Example G12 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that: a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2-fluoropyridine (F1), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound, tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite, was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G13 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that: a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2-fluoropyridine (F1), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound, trimethyl phosphite (P1), was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G14 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2-fluoro-6-methylpyridine (F2), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound, trimethyl phosphite (P1), was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G15 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 6-fluoro-2,3-dimethylpyridine (F3), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound, trimethyl phosphite (P1), was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G16 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 6-fluoro-2,3,4-trimethylpyridine (F4), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound, trimethyl phosphite (P1), was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G17 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2-fluoro-3,4,5,6-tetramethylpyridine (F5), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound, trimethyl phosphite (P1), was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G18 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2,6-difluoropyridine (F6), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound, trimethyl phosphite (P1), was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G19 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2,6-difluoro-3-methylpyridine (F7), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound, trimethyl phosphite (P1), was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G20 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2,6-difluoro-3,4-dimethylpyridine (F8), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound, trimethyl phosphite (P1), was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G21 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2,6-difluoro-3,4,5-trimethylpyridine (F9), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound, trimethyl phosphite (P1), was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G22 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2-fluoropyridine (F1), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound P2 was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
Example G23 differed from Comparative Example GO of basic electrolyte in that a fluorine-containing pyridine compound, 2-fluoropyridine (F1), was additionally added in step (2) in an amount accounting for 0.3% of the total mass of the electrolyte, and a phosphite compound P6 was further added in an amount accounting for 0.03% of the total mass of the electrolyte to obtain an electrolyte of a lithium secondary battery for storage.
The electrolytes of lithium secondary battery in examples GO to G23 were all used for storage at room temperature and 45° C., and the acidity and chromaticity of the electrolytes were tested when stored for 7 days, 15 days, 30 days, and 60 days. The acidity was tested by means of an instrument of potentiometric titrator with a method of triethylamine potentiometric titration. The chromaticity was tested with a chromaticity meter. The recorded results of the chromaticity are shown in Table 2, and the recorded results of the acidity are shown in Table 3.
As can be seen from Table 2, the compounded use of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound and the phosphite compound according to the present disclosure can significantly inhibit the increase in the chromaticity of the electrolyte. In addition, when other conditions were the same, inhibition effect on the chromaticity by adding trimethyl phosphite (P1), triethyl phosphite (P2), or triphenyl phosphite (P6) was much better than that of tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite.
As can be seen from Table 3, the compounded use of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound and the phosphite compound according to the present disclosure can significantly inhibit the increase in the acidity of the electrolyte. In addition, when other conditions are the same, an addition of 0.03 wt % of trimethyl phosphite (P1) has a certain inhibition effect on the acidity, but the effect is unsatisfied. In contrast, an addition of 0.03 wt % of tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphite promoted the increase in the acidity of the electrolyte, instead of inhibiting the increase in the acidity.
In summary, the combination of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound and the phosphite compound, and particularly, the combination of 2-fluoropyridine and trimethyl phosphite, can effectively inhibit the increase in the acidity and chromaticity of the electrolyte containing ethylene sulfate (DTD). In addition, by applying the combination of the fluorine-containing pyridine compound and the phosphite compound in the electrolyte of the lithium secondary battery, the high-temperature cycle performance and the high-temperature storage performance of lithium secondary battery can be both enhanced. At the same time, a stable SEI layer is formed on the surface of the negative electrode, improving interface properties of the negative electrode/electrolyte. As a result, irreversible capacity of the lithium secondary battery during a first charge and discharge is reduced, and stability of the interface is improved, which are conducive to the improvement of the high-temperature cycle stability and storage performance of the lithium secondary battery.
The respective technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. For briefness, not all possible combinations of the respective technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments are described. However, these combinations of the technical features should fall within the scope of the present disclosure as long as they are not contradictory to each other.
The above-mentioned embodiments, as only part of embodiments according to the present disclosure, are described in a more specific and detailed manner, but they shall not be construed as limitations of the scope of the present disclosure. It should be noted that, those of ordinary skill in the art can make modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present disclosure, all of which shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be determined by the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202111380965.4 | Nov 2021 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2022/073094, filed on Jan. 21, 2022, which claims the benefit of priority from Chinese Patent Application No. 202111380965.4, filed on Nov. 20, 2021. The content of the aforementioned applications, including any intervening amendments thereto, is incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | PCT/CN2022/073094 | Jan 2022 | WO |
| Child | 18665608 | US |
