US6090504A
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High capacity composite electrode and secondary cell therefrom
Assignee: Kumho Petrochemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-09-08
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Granted: 2000-07-18
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Expires: 2018-09-08
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an improved secondary battery having high weight energy density and good reversibility, more specifically, a battery containing i) a positive electrode comprising a reversible positive electrode material containing an organosulfur compound wherein sulfur-sulfur bond is formed upon oxidation and sulfur-sulfur bond is cleaved upon electrolytic reduction, an electroactive component selected from main group elements compound, electrically conductive ingredients and a current collector containing copper metal; ii) a polymer electrolyte having lithium salt; and iii) a negative electrode made of lithium metal, lithium alloy or lithium intercalating carbon.
Inventors
- 👤 Hyun Kyung Sung
- 👤 Hyun Jung Kim
- 👤 Kwanyoung Lee
- 👤 Hosull Lee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 17:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/60; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M10/056; H01M10/0564; H01M10/0565; H01M4/04; H01M4/0402; H01M4/0404; H01M4/13; H01M4/137; H01M4/38; H01M4/387; H01M4/58; H01M4/602; H01M4/606; H01M4/608; H01M4/62; H01M4/621; H01M4/622; H01M4/624; H01M4/625; H01M4/64; H01M4/66; H01M4/661; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A positive electrode used for secondary battery comprising; 1) a positive electrode material comprising; i) an organosulfur compound which is capable of forming sulfur-sulfur bond by electrolytic oxidation and reversibly regenerated by reductive cleavage of sulfur-sulfur bond; ii) one or more cathode active components having multiple oxidation states which undergoes oxidation when the battery is charged and reduction when the battery is discharged, wherein the active components are selected from the group consisting of tin(Sn), selenium(Se), antimony(Sb), arsenic(As), their alloys, their ionic salts and combinations thereof; and iii) one or more electrically conductive ingredients are selected from the group consisting of conductive carbon and electrically conductive polymer; and 2) an electrically conductive current collector made of copper or copper alloy on which said positive electrode material is placed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A positive electrode used for secondary battery comprising; 1) a positive electrode material comprising; i) an organosulfur compound which is capable of forming sulfur-sulfur bond by electrolytic oxidation and reversibly regenerated by reductive cleavage of sulfur-sulfur bond; ii) one or more cathode active components having multiple oxidation states which undergoes oxidation when the battery is charged and reduction when the battery is discharged, wherein the active components are selected from the group consisting of tin(Sn), selenium(Se), antimony(Sb), arsenic(As), their alloys, their ionic salts and combinations thereof; and iii) one or more electrically conductive ingredients are selected from the group consisting of conductive carbon and electrically conductive polymer; and 2) an electrically conductive current collector made of copper or copper alloy on which said positive electrode material is placed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The positive electrode used for secondary battery according to the claim 1, wherein the organosulfur compound comprises one or more thiolate or mercaptan functional groups.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The positive electrode used for secondary battery according to the claim 2, wherein the organosulfur compound is selected from the group consisting of 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole and trithiocyanuric acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The positive electrode used for secondary battery according to the claim 1, wherein one or more electrically conductive ingredients are selected from the group consisting of graphite, acetylene black, and a conductive polymer having nitrogen oxygen, or sulfur on its repeating unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The positive electrode used for secondary battery according to the claim 4 wherein a conductive polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyaniline, polythiophene and polypyrrole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
An improved secondary battery having high energy density and good reversibility comprising; i) a positive electrode prepared according to claim 1; ii) a solid polymer electrolyte having lithium salt; and iii) a negative electrode made of lithium metal, lithium alloy, or lithium intercalation materials selected from the group consisting of graphite, hard carbon, carbon fiber and polyacene.
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