The subject matter of this application is related to the subject matter in a co-pending non-provisional application by inventors Hongli Dai, Christopher S. Johnson and Huiming Wu, entitled “High Voltage, High Volumetric Energy Density Li-Ion Battery Using Advanced Cathode Materials,” having Ser. No. 14/206,654, and filing date 12 Mar. 2014.
The disclosed embodiments relate to rechargeable batteries. More specifically, the disclosed embodiments relate to high-density precursors for the manufacture of composite-layered metal oxide cathodes for lithium-ion batteries.
Rechargeable batteries are widely used for energy storage in a variety of consumer, medical, aerospace, defense, and/or transportation applications. The most commonly used type of rechargeable battery is a lithium battery, which can include a lithium-ion or a lithium-polymer battery. As battery-powered devices become increasingly small and more powerful, batteries powering these devices need to store more energy in a smaller volume. Thus, a key requirement of secondary (i.e., rechargeable) batteries for consumer electronic device applications is high volumetric energy density.
A secondary lithium-ion battery provides a high specific capacity, good cycleablility and high energy density that can be used safely. A secondary battery includes a positive electrode (cathode), a negative electrode (anode), an electrolyte, and a separator. Normally, the current commercial cathode for consumer electronics devices is layered lithium cobalt oxide, or LiCoO2. To achieve a high energy density for the cathode, lithium cobalt oxide should have a large particle size with a uniform distribution and low surface area. Preferably, the median particle size D50 is greater than 15 microns, and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area is less than 0.5 m2/g.
Currently, LiCoO2 is prepared by calcining Co3O4 with Li2CO3 at high temperatures (800-1020° C.) to get large particles. However, the use of high temperatures to produce large particles may result in difficulties in obtaining a uniform particle distribution, batch-to-batch reproducibility and/or control of chemical stoichiometry.
Consequently, use of batteries in portable electronic devices may be improved by techniques for manufacturing high-volumetric-density active material compositions with uniform particle distributions, batch-to-batch reproducibility and/or control of chemical stoichiometry.
The disclosed embodiments relate to the manufacture of a precursor co-precipitate material for a cathode active material composition. During manufacture of the precursor co-precipitate material, an aqueous solution containing at least one of a manganese sulfate and a cobalt sulfate is formed and fed into a reactor. Next, a NH4OH solution is added to the aqueous solution to form a particulate solution containing irregular secondary particles of the precursor co-precipitate material. A constant pH in the range of 10-12 is also maintained in the particulate solution by adding a basic solution to the particulate solution.
In some embodiments, the particulate solution is also agitated to form spherical co-precipitate particles from the irregular secondary particles.
In some embodiments, the spherical co-precipitate particles are filtered from the particulate solution, washed, and dried.
In some embodiments, the particulate solution is maintained at a constant temperature in the range of 30-65° C.
In some embodiments, the particulate solution is agitated for 3-72 hours or continuously.
In some embodiments, the spherical co-precipitate particles have a median particle size of greater than 5 microns.
In some embodiments, the basic solution contains at least one of an alkali metal hydroxide, an alkali carbonate, and an alkali oxalate.
In some embodiments, a concentration of the alkali metal hydroxide in the basic solution ranges from 0.5 mol/L to 10 mol/L.
In some embodiments, the precursor co-precipitate material has a composition represented by MnxMyCoz(OH)2.
In some embodiments, M includes one or more metal cations selected from one or more monovalent, divalent, trivalent or tetravalent cations and Ru, examples of which include Li+, Ni2+, Ni3+, Cu+, Cu2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, B3+, Ga3+, Al3+, Mn3+, Mn4+, Sn4+, Ti4+, and/or Ru4+/5+/6+. If M is a mixture of metal cations, the stoichiometric numbers of the metal cations do not have to be equal.
In some embodiments, the particulate solution is formed in an inert gas atmosphere.
In some embodiments, a concentration of manganese, M, and cobalt sulfates in the aqueous solution ranges from 0.5 mol/L to 5 mol/L.
In the figures, like reference numerals refer to the same figure elements.
The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the embodiments, and is provided in the context of a particular application and its requirements. Various modifications to the disclosed embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.
The disclosed embodiments relate to the manufacture of a precursor co-precipitate material for a cathode active material composition. The cathode active material composition may be used in an electrode of a rechargeable battery cell, such as a lithium-ion or lithium-polymer cell.
More specifically, the disclosed embodiments provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing manganese cobalt-rich hydroxide precursors that have unusually large particle size (e.g., 1-40 micron) with uniform narrow distribution, for the subsequent production of cathode active material compositions for secondary lithium-ion batteries. The hydroxide particles may contain Mn and/or Co, and the precursor composition may be represented by MnxMyCoz(OH)2. M may include one or more metal cations selected preferably from one or more monovalent, divalent, trivalent or tetravalent cations and Ru, examples of which may be Li+, Ni2+, Ni3+, Cu+, Cu2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, B3+, Ga3+, Al3+, Mn3+, Mn4+, Sn4+, Ti4+, and/or Ru4+/5+/6+. If M is a mixture of metal cations, the stoichiometric numbers of the metal cations do not have to be equal. In the precursor composition, x+y+z=1.00, and x may range from 0.01 to less than 1.00 (0.01≤x<1.00). y may range from 0 to less than 1.00 (0≤y<1.00), and z may range from 0.5 to less than 1.00 (0.50≤z<1.00). Preferably, 0.01≤x≤0.30, 0≤y≤0.20, and 0.70≤z<1.00.
During manufacture of the precursor co-precipitate material, an aqueous solution containing at least one of a manganese sulfate and a cobalt sulfate is formed and fed into a reactor. Next, a NH4OH solution is added to the aqueous solution to form a particulate solution containing irregular secondary particles of the precursor co-precipitate material. A constant pH in the range of 10-12 is also maintained in the particulate solution by adding a basic solution to the particulate solution.
During assembly of battery cell 100, jelly roll 102 is enclosed in a flexible pouch, which is formed by folding a flexible sheet along a fold line 112. For example, the flexible sheet may be made of aluminum with a polymer film, such as polypropylene. After the flexible sheet is folded, the flexible sheet can be sealed, for example by applying heat along a side seal 110 and along a terrace seal 108. The flexible pouch may be less than 120 microns thick to improve the packaging efficiency and/or energy density of battery cell 100.
Jelly roll 102 also includes a set of conductive tabs 106 coupled to the cathode and the anode. Conductive tabs 106 may extend through seals in the pouch (for example, formed using sealing tape 104) to provide terminals for battery cell 100. Conductive tabs 106 may then be used to electrically couple battery cell 100 with one or more other battery cells to form a battery pack. For example, the battery pack may be formed by coupling the battery cells in a series, parallel, or series-and-parallel configuration. The coupled cells may be enclosed in a hard case to complete the battery pack, or the coupled cells may be embedded within the enclosure of a portable electronic device, such as a laptop computer, tablet computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), digital camera, and/or portable media player.
As mentioned above, cathode current collector 202 may be aluminum foil, cathode active coating 204 may be a lithium compound, anode current collector 210 may be copper foil, anode active coating 208 may be carbon, and separator 206 may include a conducting polymer electrolyte.
For example, cathode active coating 204 may include a cathode active material composition represented by xLi2MO3.(1-x)LiCoyM′(1-y)O2. M may be Mn, Ti, Ru, Zr or a mixture thereof, and M′, if present, may include one or more metal cations selected preferably from one or more monovalent, divalent, trivalent or tetravalent cations and Ru, examples of which are Li+, Ni2+, Ni3+, Cu+, Cu2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, B3+, Ga3+, Al3+, Mn3+, Mn4+, Sn4+, Ti4+, and/or Ru4+/5+/6+. If M is a mixture of metal cations, the stoichiometric numbers of the metal cations do not have to be equal. If M′ is a mixture of metal cations, the stoichiometric numbers of the metal cations do not have to be equal as long as their sum total (1−y) ranges from 0 to 0.50 (0≤(1−y)<0.50). Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other cathode active material compositions may be used with cathode active coating 204.
Such active material compositions can be used in rechargeable lithium cells and batteries, such as battery cell 100 of
For example, the disclosed cathode active material composition may provide greater than 60% reversible lithium-ion extraction (reversible capacity of cathode active material >165 mAh/g), and possibly greater than 75% reversible lithium-ion extraction (reversible capacity of cathode active material >200 mAh/g) of the cathode active material's theoretical capacity. Cathode active material compositions represented by xLi2MO3.(1-x)LiCoyM′(1-y)O2 are discussed further in a co-pending non-provisional application by inventors Hongli Dai, Christopher S. Johnson and Huiming Wu, entitled “High Voltage, High Volumetric Energy Density Li-Ion Battery Using Advanced Cathode Materials,” having Ser. No. 14/206,654, and filing date 12 Mar. 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference.
In the disclosed embodiments, the cathode active material composition for cathode active coating 204 (e.g., the Li2MO3-stabilized lithium transition metal oxide and/or other cathode active material composition) is preferably synthesized from a mixed-metal hydrated hydroxide precursor previously made by a solution co-precipitation method. This method provides for the best homogeneous mix of transition metals in the intercalation host.
In one or more embodiments, the mixed-metal hydrated hydroxide precursor includes a nickel manganese cobalt-rich hydroxide precursor with an unusually large particle size (e.g., 10-40 micron) and uniform narrow distribution, for the subsequent production of cathode active material compositions for secondary lithium-ion batteries. The hydroxide particles may contain Mn and/or Co, and the precursor composition may be represented by MnxMyCoz(OH)2. M may include one or more metal cations selected preferably from one or more monovalent, divalent, trivalent or tetravalent cations and Ru, examples of which are Li+, Ni2+, Ni3+, Cu+, Cu2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, B3+, Ga3+, Al3+, Mn3+, Mn4+, Sn4+, Ti4+, and/or Ru4+/5+/6+. If M is a mixture of metal cations, the stoichiometric numbers of the metal cations do not have to be equal. In the precursor composition, x+y+z=1.00, and x may range from 0.01 to less than 1.00 (0.01≤x<1.00). y may range from 0 to less than 1.00 (0≤y<1.00), and z may range from 0.5 to less than 1.00 (0.50≤z<1.00). Preferably, 0.01≤x≤0.30, 0≤y≤0.20, and 0.70≤z<1.00.
As shown in
A second feeding mechanism 310 may add a NH4OH (e.g., aqueous ammonia) solution as a chelating agent to the aqueous solution to form a particulate solution 314 containing irregular secondary particles of the precursor co-precipitate material. For example, feeding mechanisms 308-310 may be configured to continuously add aqueous solutions of manganese and/or cobalt sulfates and aqueous ammonia, respectively, to reactor 302 to form particulate solution 314. Particulate solution 314 is held to a constant pH, ranging from 10-12, by a pH controller 312 that actuates a pump to inject a basic solution to particulate solution 314. The basic solution may include a dissolved alkali metal (e.g., Li, Na, or K) hydroxide with a concentration ranging from 0.5-10 mol/L, which acts to precipitate the metal ions and provides the counter ion for the precursor solid. Alternatively, an alkali carbonate or oxalate may be substituted for the alkali hydroxide if a carbonate- or oxalate-based precursor is desired.
At the initial stage of the co-precipitation reaction, the irregular secondary particles grow from acicular primary crystals, changing gradually into spherical co-precipitate particles by vigorous stirring by an agitator 304 powered by a motor 306 during a 3-20 hour residence time in reactor 302. Reactor 302 may also contain baffles (not shown) and a draft tube (not shown) to ensure radial mixing and a cyclic vertical flow of particulate solution 314.
When reactor 302 is filled, a uniform mixture of particulate solution 314 is discharged continuously through an overflow tube 316. Spherical co-precipitate particles from the discharged particulate solution 314 are then washed, filtered, and dried. In synthesizing uniform spherical hydroxide particles, the pH, concentration of ammonia, and stirring speed during the co-precipitation reaction are the critical factors in determining the physicochemical properties of the powders. In some cases, surfactant additives are used in the precipitation process.
The following examples describe the principles of the disclosed embodiments as contemplated by the inventors, but they are not to be construed as limiting examples.
A 3.5-liter CSTR is filled with distilled water and heated to 55° C. The water is purged with nitrogen while stirring at a rate of 1000 rpm. Then, a 1.5-molar aqueous solution of manganese, nickel, magnesium and cobalt sulfate and a 1-molar solution of aqueous ammonia are continuously dripped into the reactor. The pH is fixed at 10.5 by adding a 3-molar aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide using a pH controller/pump. The particles nucleate and grow in the particulate solution for an 8.5-hour run time. The final precursor particles are washed, filtered and dried.
In particular,
As shown in
A co-precipitation reaction is run as in Example 1. The pH is set to 11. The water is purged with nitrogen while stirring at a rate of 1200 rpm. Then, a 2-molar aqueous solution of manganese, nickel and cobalt sulfate and a 1.0-molar solution of aqueous ammonia are continuously dripped into the reactor. The final precursor particles are washed, filtered and dried. The plot of
A co-precipitation reaction is run as in Example 1. The CSTR is filled with 2 liters of a 0.5-molar Na2SO4 salt solution. The water is purged with nitrogen while stirring at a rate of 1100 rpm. Then, a 1.5-molar aqueous solution of manganese, nickel and cobalt sulfate and a 1-molar solution of aqueous ammonia are continuously dripped into the reactor. The pH is set to 10.5. The final precursor particles are washed, filtered and dried. The plot of
A co-precipitation reaction is run as in Example 1. The reactor is filled with 2 liters of a 1-molar aqueous ammonia solution. The water is purged with nitrogen while stirring at a rate of 1000 rpm. Then, a 2-molar aqueous solution of cobalt sulfate and a 5-molar solution of aqueous ammonia are continuously dripped into the reactor. The pH is set to 10.5. The final precursor particles are washed, filtered and dried. The plot of
2.5 liters of distilled water were introduced into a 4-liter CSTR for a co-precipitation reaction with a rate of 20 ml/min of nitrogen gas protection and agitated at 1200 rpm while maintaining a reactor temperature of 55° C. A 2-molar metal aqueous solution in which nickel sulfate, manganese sulfate, and cobalt sulfate were mixed at a mole ratio of 1:2:97 (target composition Ni0.01Mn0.02Co0.97(OH)2) was continuously added into the reactor at 0.1 liters/hour, and a 5-molar ammonia hydroxide solution was also continuously added into the reactor at 0.46 liters/hour. In addition, the pH is fixed at 10.5 by adding a 10-molar aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide using a pH controller/pump. The average time of retaining the solution in the reactor was maintained at 11 hours by controlling the amount of flow into the reactor. The total run time is about 12 hours. The final precursor particles are washed, filtered and dried.
As shown in the plot of
Metal hydroxide precursors were also prepared using the procedure of Example 5. The compositions of the precursors were set to Co(OH)2, Co0.96Mn0.04(OH)2, Co0.94Ni0.02Mn0.04(OH)2, and Co0.94Mg0.02Mn0.04(OH)2.
A co-precipitation reaction is run as in Example 5. 2.5 liters of distilled water were introduced into a 4-liter CSTR for a co-precipitation reaction with a rate of 20 ml/min of nitrogen gas protection and agitated at 1200 rpm while maintaining a reactor temperature of 55° C. A 2-molar metal aqueous solution in which nickel sulfate, manganese sulfate, and cobalt sulfate were mixed at a mole ratio of 1:2:97 (target composition Ni0.01Mn0.02Co0.97(OH)2) was continuously added into the reactor at 0.1 liters/hour, and a 5-molar ammonia hydroxide solution was also continuously added into the reactor at 0.1 liters/hour. In addition, the pH is fixed at 11 by adding a 10-molar aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide using a pH controller/pump. The average time of retaining the solution in the reactor was maintained at 11 hours by controlling the amount of flow into the reactor. The total run time is about 24 hours. The final precursor particles are washed, filtered and dried.
From the SEMs of
A co-precipitation reaction is run as in Example 6. Initially, 2.5 liters of a 0.5-molar sodium sulfate and 1-molar ammonia solution were added into a 4-liter CSTR for a co-precipitation reaction, with a rate of 200 ml/min of nitrogen gas protection and agitated at 1200 rpm, while maintaining a reactor temperature of 55° C. A 2-molar metal aqueous solution in which nickel sulfate, manganese sulfate, and cobalt sulfate were mixed at a mole ratio of 2:2:96 (target composition Ni0.02Mn0.02Co0.96(OH)2) was continuously added into the reactor, and a 5-molar ammonia hydroxide solution was also continuously added into the reactor. In addition, the pH was fixed at 11 by adding a 10-molar aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide using a pH controller/pump. The average time of retaining the solution in the reactor was maintained at 20 hours by controlling the amount of flow into the reactor. The total run time was about 72 hours. The final precursor particles were washed, filtered and dried.
The particles are spherically shaped and smooth. Secondary particles have a D50 of 40 micrometers, with a D10/D90 of 0.7. The tap density of the particles is 1.7 g/cc.
2.5 liters of 1-molar aqueous ammonia solution were introduced into a 4-liter CSTR for a co-precipitation reaction with a rate of 20 ml/min of nitrogen gas protection and agitated at 1200 rpm while maintaining a reactor temperature of 55° C. A 1-molar metal aqueous solution in which manganese sulfate, and cobalt sulfate were mixed at a mole ratio of 4:96 (target composition Mn0.04Co0.96(OH)2) was continuously added into the reactor at 0.2 liters/hour, and a 5-molar ammonia hydroxide solution was also continuously added into the reactor at 0.05 liters/hour. In addition, the pH is fixed at 11.5 by adding a 10-molar aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide using a pH controller/pump. The average time of retaining the solution in the reactor was maintained at 6.57 hours by controlling the amount of flow into the reactor. The total run time is about 24 hours. The final precursor particles are washed, filtered and dried. The tap density of the dry powder is measured to be 1.78 g/cm3.
A co-precipitation reaction is run as in Example 8. 2.5 liters of 1-molar aqueous ammonia solution were introduced into a 4-liter CSTR for a co-precipitation reaction with a rate of 20 ml/min of nitrogen gas protection and agitated at 1200 rpm while maintaining a reactor temperature of 55° C. A 1-molar metal aqueous solution in which manganese sulfate, cobalt sulfate and magnesium sulfate were mixed at a mole ratio of 4:95.9:0.1 (target composition Mn0.04Co0.959Mg0.001(OH)2) was continuously added into the reactor at 0.2 liters/hour, and a 5-molar ammonia hydroxide solution was also continuously added into the reactor at 0.05 liters/hour. In addition, the pH is fixed at 11.5 by adding a 2-molar aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide using a pH controller/pump. The average time of retaining the solution in the reactor was maintained at 6.57 hours by controlling the amount of flow into the reactor. The total run time is about 24 hours. The final precursor particles are washed, filtered and dried. The tap density of the dry powder is measured to be 1.5 g/cm3.
The initial composition of the aqueous solution in the reactor at the beginning of the coprecipitation process contains at least one or a mixture of the following solutions: distilled water, ammonia, sodium sulfate, and/or a mother liquid, which consists of a coprecipitation solution taken from a previous process batch.
An aqueous solution containing a manganese and/or cobalt sulfate is formed (operation 1602). For example, the aqueous solution may be dripped into a CSTR by a feeding mechanism. In addition, a concentration of the nickel, manganese, and cobalt sulfates in the aqueous solution may range from 0.5 mol/L to 5 mol/L.
Next, a NH4OH solution is added to the aqueous solution to form a particulate solution containing irregular secondary particles of the precursor co-precipitate material (operation 1604). The particulate solution may be maintained at a constant temperature in the range of 30-65° C. and formed in an inert gas atmosphere containing nitrogen, argon, and/or another inert gas. A constant pH in the range of 10-12 is also maintained in the particulate solution by adding a basic solution to the particulate solution (operation 1606). The basic solution may include an alkali metal hydroxide with a concentration in the range of 0.5 mol/L to 10 mol/L, an alkali carbonate, and/or an alkali oxalate.
The particulate solution is further agitated (e.g., in the CSTR) to form spherical co-precipitate particles from the irregular secondary particles (operation 1608). Such agitation may be performed for 3-12 hours to form spherical co-precipitate particles with a median particle size of greater than 15 microns. After the spherical co-precipitate particles have reached their desired size, the spherical co-precipitate particles are filtered from the particulate solution (operation 1610), washed (operation 1612), and dried (operation 1614).
The spherical co-precipitate particles may then be used to form a cathode active material composition for use in a lithium-ion battery. For example, spherical precursor particles formed using the solution co-precipitation reaction described above may have a composition represented by MnxMyCoz(OH)2, with 0.01≤x<1.00, 0≤y<1.00, and 0.50≤z<1.00. M may include one or more metal cations selected preferably from one or more monovalent, divalent, trivalent or tetravalent cations and Ru, examples of which are Li+, Ni2+, Ni3+, Cu+, Cu2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, B3+, Ga3+, Al3+, Mn3+, Mn4+, Sn4+, Ti4+, and/or Ru4+/5+/6+. If M is a mixture of metal cations, the stoichiometric numbers of the metal cations do not have to be equal. The precursor may be mixed with a lithium salt and heated to 1000° C. in a solid-state reaction to form a cathode active material composition represented by xLi2MO3.(1-x)LiCo2M′(1-y)O2. In the cathode active material composition, Ni, Co, M and M′ possess an average oxidation state of three. The cathode active material composition may then be used in the cathode active coating of a battery cell to increase the reversible capacity of the battery cell's cathode.
The above-described rechargeable battery cell can generally be used in any type of electronic device. For example,
The foregoing descriptions of various embodiments have been presented only for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the forms disclosed. Accordingly, many modifications and variations will be apparent to practitioners skilled in the art. Additionally, the above disclosure is not intended to limit the present invention.
The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/627,853 entitled “HIGH-DENSITY PRECURSOR FOR MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE METAL OXIDE CATHODES FOR LI-ION BATTERIES,” filed Jun. 20, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/449,987 entitled “HIGH-DENSITY PRECURSOR FOR MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE METAL OXIDE CATHODES FOR LI-ION BATTERIES,” filed Aug. 1, 2014, each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
This invention was made with U.S. government support under WFO Proposal No. 85F59. The U.S. government has certain rights in the invention.
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