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Composite and flexible anodes for lithium cells in non-aqueous medium
Assignee: Hydro-Québec
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Filing: 1982-09-30
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Granted: 1985-05-14
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Expires: 2002-09-30
Abstract
Abstract Anode composition based on a mixture of plastic or elastomeric macromolecular material with ionic conduction, an alloy of lithium and particles of a carbon compound of the formula: Li x C where 0≦x<0.3. Anodes so constituted, as well as electrochemical generators with solid electrolytes comprising these anodes. Better utilization of the lithium of the materials of the electrodes.
Inventors
- 👤 Andre Belanger
- 👤 Denis Fauteux
- 👤 Michel Gauthier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 10:59
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/58; H01M4/583; H01M4/587; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M4/13; H01M4/134; H01M4/24; H01M4/38; H01M4/40; H01M4/405; H01M4/62; H01M4/624; H01M4/625; H01M6/00; H01M6/14; H01M6/18; H01M6/181; H01M10/056; H01M10/0564; H01M10/0565; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
An anode in the form of a flexible composite thin film comprising a composition of the combination of the following ingredients: a plastic or elastomeric macromolecular material with ionic conduction; a finely divided alloy of lithium having a granulometry lower than 40 μm and selected so that the activity in the lithium in said alloy corresponds to potentials which are lower than +1.2 volts with respect to a lithium electrode; and particles of a carbon compound of the formula: Li x C where 0≦x<0.3, said particles of the carbon compound being finely divided to a granulometry lower than 40 μm, and being present in an amount ranging from about 15 to about 40 volume percent of the anode composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
An anode in the form of a flexible composite thin film comprising a composition of the combination of the following ingredients: a plastic or elastomeric macromolecular material with ionic conduction; a finely divided alloy of lithium having a granulometry lower than 40 μm and selected so that the activity in the lithium in said alloy corresponds to potentials which are lower than +1.2 volts with respect to a lithium electrode; and particles of a carbon compound of the formula: Li x C where 0≦x<0.3, said particles of the carbon compound being finely divided to a granulometry lower than 40 μm, and being present in an amount ranging from about 15 to about 40 volume percent of the anode composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
96 words
An anode in the form of a flexible composite film whose composition comprises in combination the following mixture: a plastic or elastomeric macromolecular material which ionic conduction; a finally divided alloy of lithium having a granulometry lower than 40 μm and selected so that the activity in the lithium in said alloy corresponds to potentials which are lower than +1.2 volts with respect to a lithium electrode; and particles of a carbon compound of the formula: Li x C where 0≦x<0.3, said particles of carbon compound being finally divided to a granulometry lower than 40 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
96 words
An anode in the form of a flexible composite film whose composition comprises in combination the following mixture: a plastic or elastomeric macromolecular material which ionic conduction; a finally divided alloy of lithium having a granulometry lower than 40 μm and selected so that the activity in the lithium in said alloy corresponds to potentials which are lower than +1.2 volts with respect to a lithium electrode; and particles of a carbon compound of the formula: Li x C where 0≦x<0.3, said particles of carbon compound being finally divided to a granulometry lower than 40 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A composition according to claim 1, or 2 in which the plastic or elastomeric macromolecular material with ionic conduction includes, partly or wholly, homo- and/or copolymer, derived from one or more monomers having a hetero-atom which can adequately dissolve the cation Li + and a salt of lithium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
A composition according to claim 3, in which the salt of lithium is selected from the group consisting of LiClO 4 , LiI, LiCF 3 SO 3 , LiSCN, LiBF 4 , LiBφ 4 , LiPF 6 , LiAsF 6 , LiCF 3 CO 2 and LiBH 4 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
91 words
A composition according to claim 3, in which the salt of lithium is selected from the group consisting of salts of the general formula (I): Li.sub.2 B.sub.n X.sub.a Y.sub.b (I) in which n is a whole number which is equal to 8, 10 or 12, X and Y are the same or different and each represents a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, the radical CN and the hydrocarbon radicals having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a and b are whole numbers whose sum is equal to n.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
110 words
A composition according to claim 3, in which the salt of lithium is selected from the group consisting of salts of the general formula: (R--C.tbd.C).sub.4 X.sup.-, Li.sup.+ (II) in which: X is a trivalent element which can have a coordination number of 4, selected from boron or aluminium, the groups R are aprotic hydrocarbon radicals, which are radicals which do not yield protons; [AlO.sub.4 (SiR.sub.3).sub.4 ].sup.- Li.sup.+ (III) in which the groups R are aprotic hydrocarbon radicals, which are radicals which do not yield protons; (C.sub.n X.sub.2n+1 Y).sub.2 N.sup.-,Li.sup.+ (IV) in which: X is a halogen; n varies between 1 and 4; Y is a CO or SO 2 group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition according to claim 5, in which the salt of lithium is Li 2 B 12 H 12 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A composition according to claim 6, in which the salt of lithium is selected from the group consisting of Li(C 4 H 9 --C.tbd.C) 4 B, lithium 1 tetrakis(trimethylsiloxy)alanate, lithium bis(trifluoromethylacetyl)imide and lithium bis(trifluoromethyl-sulfonyl)imide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A composition according to claim 3, in which the plastic or elastomeric macromolecular material with ionic conduction is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and methyl glycidyl ether.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which the lithium alloy is selected from the group consisting of: lithium-aluminium; lithium-silicon; lithium-antimony; lithium-bismuth; lithium-boron; finely divided lithium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which the particles of the carbon compound are selected from the group consisting of powdered graphite, and carbon blacks.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 11, in which the particles of the carbon compound are carbon blacks having a granulometry between 0.02 μm and 1 μm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition according to claim 11, in which the particles of the carbon compound consist of particles of graphite the granulometry of which varies between 1 and 40 μm.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 12, in which the carbon blacks are selected from acetylenic blacks.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
An anode according to claim 2, in which the particles of the carbon compound comprise Li x C where x is about 0.15.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
A composition according to claim 1, comprising about 15 to 70 volume % of alloy, about 15 to 40 volume % of particles of the carbon compound, the balance comprising the plastic or elastomeric macromolecular material with ionic conduction.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
39 words
A composition according to claim 1, comprising about 35 to 55 volume % of alloy, about 15 to 20 volume % of particles of the carbon compound, the balance comprising the plastic or elastomeric macromolecular material with ionic conduction.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
An anode for an electrochemical cell comprising a current collector on which is deposited a film having a composition as defined in claims 1, 3 or 4, the total thickness of the anode not exceeding 75 μm.
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