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US5162176A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrochemical secondary element

Assignee: VARTA Microbattery GmbH
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Filing: 1991-10-22
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Granted: 1992-11-10
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Expires: 2011-10-22
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Abstract

Abstract In a lithium secondary cell of the intercalation type, with a positive electrode which includes a lithiated transition metal oxide Li x M y O 2 , wherein 0.5≦x/y≦1.0 and M is a metal from Groups VIIb and VIIIb (preferably Co, Ni, Mn), and with a negative electrode formed of a carbon product with disordered crystalline structure produced from organic materials by delayed coking, both electrodes are uncharged in the initial assembly state, but the negative electrode is doped with lithium through prelithiation in an amount which is irreversibly consumed in the formation of ion conductive surface layers. This permits a loss-free deintercalation of any subsequently introduced lithium so that the cell exhibits, from its inception, a largely stable capacity during cyclic charge/discharge operation.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rudolf Herr
  • 👤 Detlev Hoge
  • 👤 Rainer Bittihn

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 08:19
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/48; H01M4/58; H01M4/583; H01M4/587; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M10/0525; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 87 words
An electrochemical secondary element comprising a positive electrode with an active material which includes a lithium intercalating chalcogen compound of a transition metal, a negative electrode with an active material which includes a lithium intercalating carbon product having disordered lattice structures produced from organic substances by delayed coking, and a non-aqueous electrolyte wherein, following initial assembly of the cell, the transition metal chalcogenide is loaded with lithium, and the carbon product is prelithiated with a quantity of lithium irreversibly bound in the carbon product through chemical reaction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 87 words
An electrochemical secondary element comprising a positive electrode with an active material which includes a lithium intercalating chalcogen compound of a transition metal, a negative electrode with an active material which includes a lithium intercalating carbon product having disordered lattice structures produced from organic substances by delayed coking, and a non-aqueous electrolyte wherein, following initial assembly of the cell, the transition metal chalcogenide is loaded with lithium, and the carbon product is prelithiated with a quantity of lithium irreversibly bound in the carbon product through chemical reaction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The electrochemical secondary element of claim 1 wherein the quantity of lithium bound in the prelithiated carbon product is from about 1% to about 6% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The electrochemical secondary element of claim 2 wherein the quantity is from about 2% to about 5% by weight of the carbon product.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 48 words
The electrochemical secondary element of claim 2 wherein the positive active material is a lithiated transition metal oxide of the type Li x M y O 2 , wherein 0.5≦x/y≦1.0 and M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Groups VIIb and VIIIb, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
The electrochemical secondary element of claim 4 wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of CO, Ni and Mn.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
The electrochemical secondary element of claim 1 wherein the carbon product is a needle coke.

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