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Solid electrolyte composition
Assignee: Valence Technology Inc
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Filing: 1992-09-11
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Granted: 1993-07-20
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Expires: 2012-09-11
Abstract
Abstract A solid electrolyte having solvent ligands and polymer ligands coordinated with metal ion exhibits improved stability and resistance to volatilization or migration of liquid phase components. The solid electrolyte of this invention comprises a metal salt to provide a metal ion which is coordinated with a molar ratio of ligands appropriate to the metal ion. For lithium ion the ratio is between about 1:3 and about 1:6 moles of lithium salt to moles of ligands, where the ligands comprise about 10% to about 60% by weight structural network crosslinked polymer and about 40% to about 90% by weight aprotic solvent.
Inventors
- 👤 Dale R. Shackle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:30
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M10/056; H01M10/0564; H01M10/0565; H01M6/00; H01M6/14; H01M6/18; H01M6/181; H01M6/16; H01M6/162; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A solid electrolyte composition comprising a lithium ion or a sodium ion in the form of a salt coordinated with ligands in a ratio of about 1:3 to about 1:6 moles of lithium or sodium salt to moles of ligands wherein the ligands comprise up to about 60% by weight of a continuous network crosslinked polymer having compatible sites thereon for coordination with said lithium or sodium ion and up to about 90% by weight of an aprotic solvent which is compatible for coordination with said lithium or sodium ion, wherein said aprotic solvent comprises ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, gamma-butyrolactone, 1,3-dioxolane, a tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, a polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether or a glyme.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A solid electrolyte composition comprising a lithium ion or a sodium ion in the form of a salt coordinated with ligands in a ratio of about 1:3 to about 1:6 moles of lithium or sodium salt to moles of ligands wherein the ligands comprise up to about 60% by weight of a continuous network crosslinked polymer having compatible sites thereon for coordination with said lithium or sodium ion and up to about 90% by weight of an aprotic solvent which is compatible for coordination with said lithium or sodium ion, wherein said aprotic solvent comprises ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, gamma-butyrolactone, 1,3-dioxolane, a tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, a polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether or a glyme.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A solid electrolyte composition according to claim 1 wherein the salt comprises a lithium salt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A solid electrolyte composition according to claim 1 wherein the ratio of salt to ligands is from about 1:4 to about 1:6.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A solid electrolyte composition according to claim 1 wherein the ligands comprise from about 10% to about 30% by weight network crosslinked polymer and from about 70% to about 90% by weight aprotic solvent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A solid electrolyte composition according to claim 4 wherein the polymer comprises about 15% to about 25% by weight and the aprotic solvent comprises about 75% to about 85% by weight of the ligands.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
123 words
An electrochemical cell comprising an electrolyte wherein the electrolyte comprises a solid electrolyte composition comprising a lithium ion or a sodium ion in the form of a salt coordinated with ligands in a ratio of about 1:3 to about 1:6 moles of lithium or sodium salt to moles of ligands wherein the ligands comprise up to about 60% by weight of a continuous network crosslinked polymer having compatible sites thereon for coordination with said lithium or sodium ion and up to about 90% by weight of an aprotic solvent which is compatible for coordination with said lithium or sodium ion, wherein said aprotic solvent comprises ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, gamma-butyrolactone, 1,3-dioxolane, a tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, a polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether or a glyme.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
123 words
An electrochemical cell comprising an electrolyte wherein the electrolyte comprises a solid electrolyte composition comprising a lithium ion or a sodium ion in the form of a salt coordinated with ligands in a ratio of about 1:3 to about 1:6 moles of lithium or sodium salt to moles of ligands wherein the ligands comprise up to about 60% by weight of a continuous network crosslinked polymer having compatible sites thereon for coordination with said lithium or sodium ion and up to about 90% by weight of an aprotic solvent which is compatible for coordination with said lithium or sodium ion, wherein said aprotic solvent comprises ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, gamma-butyrolactone, 1,3-dioxolane, a tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, a polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether or a glyme.
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