Embodiment
The invention provides a kind of lithium secondary battery, this battery comprises battery container and is sealed in this battery container interior electrode group and nonaqueous electrolytic solution; Described electrode group comprises positive pole, negative pole and the barrier film between positive pole and negative pole; Described positive pole comprises positive electrode collector and applies positive electrode on it; Described negative pole comprises negative electrode collector and applies negative material on it; Described negative material comprises negative electrode active material and adhesive, wherein, and the median particle diameter D of described negative electrode active material
50Be the 12-20 micron; The volume density of described negative material is a 1.50-1.65 gram/cubic centimetre.
Described negative electrode active material median particle diameter D
50, be the value of expression sample average granule size, promptly there is 50% particle diameter to be worth in institute's test sample product greater than this, 50% particle diameter is worth less than this.General median particle diameter D with the laser particle analyzer test sample
50The median particle diameter D of described negative electrode active material
50During less than 12 microns, because the granularity of negative electrode active material is too little, the gap between the negative material particle of negative pole calendering back is too little, causes nonaqueous electrolytic solution to be difficult to infiltrate through negative pole.Particularly the viscosity of nonaqueous electrolytic solution increases at low temperatures, has more increased the difficulty of negative pole absorption nonaqueous electrolytic solution, causes cryogenic property to descend.Because negative pole absorbs the nonaqueous electrolytic solution difficulty, also influenced the cycle performance of battery simultaneously.Median particle diameter D when negative electrode active material
50During greater than 20 microns, because the distance of the embedding people of lithium ion and Tuo embedding increases, guiding discharge decreased performance, cryogenic property also descend thereupon.
The volume density of described negative material is the compacted density of calendering back negative material.The volume density ρ of negative material
Press=m/ (s * d
Press), wherein m is the total weight of negative material on the negative pole of calendering back, s is for rolling the effective area that the back negative material covers negative electrode collector, d
PressThickness for negative pole calendering back negative electrode material layer.The effective area (S) that described negative material covers negative electrode collector is as shown in Figure 1: blank parts does not cover the negative electrode collector surface of negative material after for calendering, dash area is for still covering the negative electrode collector surface of negative material after rolling, the width of negative pole is W, total length is L, the length of blank parts is respectively L1 and L2, the length of dash area is respectively (L-L1) and (L-L2), then effective area S=[(L-L1)+(L-L2)]/2 * W.The volume density of described negative material is during less than 1.50 gram/cubic centimetres, and volume density is low excessively, causes between the negative material particle fluffy, and the particle diameter of particle itself is relatively large, the distance that lithium ion is embedded or take off embedding increases, and discharge performance is poor, causes low temperature performance to decrease; In the volume density 1.50-1.65 gram/cubic centimetre scope, rise with volume density, the negative pole internal resistance descends, and discharge performance improves, and low temperature performance improves thereupon; After volume density was greater than 1.65 gram/cubic centimetres, the space reduced between the negative material particle, the electrolyte permeability difficulty, and lithium ion is in the embedding of negative pole and take off the embedding difficulty that all becomes, so the low temperature performance variation, and battery capacity and cycle performance also reduce greatly.
Consisting of of described negative pole is conventionally known to one of skill in the art, and in general, negative pole comprises collector body and is coated in negative material on this collector body.Described collector body is conventionally known to one of skill in the art, for example can be selected from aluminium foil, Copper Foil, nickel plated steel strip, the Punching steel strip one or more, and the present invention selects for use Copper Foil to make collector body.
Consisting of of described negative material is conventionally known to one of skill in the art, and it comprises negative electrode active material and adhesive.Described negative electrode active material can be selected from one or more in native graphite, Delanium, petroleum coke, organic cracking carbon, carbonaceous mesophase spherules, carbon fiber, ashbury metal, the silicon alloy.
The adhesive of described negative material can be selected from one or more in polyvinyl alcohol, polytetrafluoroethylene, CMC (CMC), the butadiene-styrene rubber (SBR).In general, the content of described adhesive is the 0.5-8 weight % of negative electrode active material, is preferably 1-5 weight %.
Described positive pole can be to well known to a person skilled in the art various positive poles, and described positive pole generally includes collector body and is coated in positive electrode on this collector body.Described collector body can be a various collector body known in those skilled in the art, as aluminium foil, Copper Foil etc., for example can be selected from aluminium foil.Described positive electrode can be a various positive electrode known in those skilled in the art, generally includes the conductive agent that positive active material, adhesive and selectivity contain, and described positive active material can be selected from the positive active material of lithium secondary battery routine, as Li
xNi
1-yCoO
2(wherein, 0.9≤x≤1.1,0≤y≤1.0), Li
mMn
2-nB
nO
2(wherein, B is a transition metal, 0.9≤m≤1.1,0≤n≤1.0), Li
1+aM
bMn
2-bO
4(wherein ,-0.1≤a≤0.2,0≤b≤1.0, M is one or more in lithium, boron, magnesium, aluminium, titanium, chromium, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, gallium, yttrium, fluorine, iodine, the element sulphur).
Positive electrode of the present invention has no particular limits adhesive, can adopt the various adhesive that can be used for lithium secondary battery known in the art.The mixture of preferred adhesive hydrophobicity adhesive and hydrophilic adhesive.The ratio of described hydrophobicity adhesive and hydrophilic adhesive has no particular limits, and can determine according to actual needs, and for example, the part by weight of hydrophilic adhesive and hydrophobicity adhesive can be 0.3:1-1:1.Described adhesive can use with the aqueous solution or emulsion form, also can use with solid form, preferably use with the aqueous solution or emulsion form, have no particular limits the concentration of described hydrophilic adhesive solution and the concentration of described hydrophobicity adhesive agent emulsion this moment, and the viscosity that can be coated with according to the slurry of positive pole that will prepare and cathode size and the requirement of operability are adjusted flexibly to this concentration.For example, the concentration of described hydrophilic adhesive solution can be 0.5-4 weight %, and the concentration of described hydrophobicity adhesive agent emulsion can be 10-80 weight %.Described hydrophobicity adhesive can be Kynoar (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene, butadiene-styrene rubber or their mixture.Described hydrophilic adhesive can be hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyvinyl alcohol or their mixture.Preferred adhesive is Kynoar (PVDF).The content of described adhesive is the 0.5-8 weight % of positive active material, is preferably 1-5 weight %.
Positive electrode provided by the invention can also optionally contain the common conductive agent that contains in the prior art positive electrode.Because conductive agent is used to increase the conductivity of electrode, reduce the internal resistance of battery, so the present invention preferably contains conductive agent.The content of described conductive agent and kind are conventionally known to one of skill in the art, for example, are benchmark with the positive electrode, and the content of conductive agent is generally 0-15 weight %, is preferably 0-10 weight %.Described conductive agent can be selected from one or more in other metal conductive agents such as conductive carbon black, acetylene black, ketjen carbon black, electrically conductive graphite, carbon fiber, furnace black, nickel powder, copper powder.
The solvent that is used to prepare anode sizing agent and cathode size of the present invention can be selected from conventional solvent, as being selected from N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), N, dinethylformamide (DMF), N, one or more in N-diethylformamide (DEF), methyl-sulfoxide (DMSO), oxolane (THF) and water and the alcohols.The consumption of solvent can be coated on the described collector body described slurry and gets final product.In general, the consumption of solvent is that to make the concentration of positive active material in the slurries be 40-90 weight %, is preferably 50-85 weight %.
If described adhesive is selected Kynoar (PVDF), then solvent is preferably N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), N, dinethylformamide (DMF), N, N-diethylformamide (DEF), methyl-sulfoxide (DMSO) or oxolane (THF); If described adhesive is selected polytetrafluoroethylene, butadiene-styrene rubber or their mixture and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyvinyl alcohol or their mixture, then solvent is preferably water or ethanol.
Described barrier film has electrical insulation capability and liquid retainability energy, is arranged between positive pole and the negative pole, and is sealed in the battery case with positive pole, negative pole and electrolyte.Described barrier film can be the general various barrier films in this area, such as by those skilled in the art in the modified poly ethylene felt of respectively producing the trade mark, modified polypropene felt, ultra-fine fibre glass felt, vinylon felt or the nylon felt of known each manufacturer production and wettability microporous polyolefin film through welding or the bonding composite membrane that forms.
Described nonaqueous electrolytic solution is made up of nonaqueous solvents and the electrolyte that is dissolved in nonaqueous solvents.Above-mentioned nonaqueous solvents is not particularly limited, and can use known up to now nonaqueous solvents.Described nonaqueous solvents can be a various high boiling solvent of the prior art, low boiling point solvent or their mixture, for example can be selected from gamma-butyrolacton, vinyl carbonate, the ethyl-methyl carbonic ester, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, carbonic acid first propyl ester, ethyl propyl carbonic acid ester, dipropyl carbonate, propene carbonate, vinylene carbonate, diphenyl carbonate, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, methyl propionate, ethyl propionate, dimethoxy-ethane, diethoxyethane, sultone, and other is fluorine-containing, sulfur-bearing or contain the ring-type organosilane ester of unsaturated bond, organic acid anhydride, the N-methyl pyrrolidone, the N-methylformamide, the N-methylacetamide, acetonitrile, N, dinethylformamide, sulfolane, in the methyl-sulfoxide one or more.
The electrolyte that dissolves in the described nonaqueous solvents, there is no particular limitation equally in the present invention, can use the electrolyte that is generally used for Lithium Secondary Battery Of Nonaqueous Electrolyte.As lithium hexafluoro phosphate (LiPF
6), LiBF4 (LiBF
4), hexafluoroarsenate lithium (LiSbF
6), lithium perchlorate (LiClO
4), fluorocarbon based sulfonic acid lithium (LiCF
3SO
3), Li (CF
3SO
2)
2N, LiC
4F
9SO
3, chlorine lithium aluminate (LiAlCl
4), LiN (C
xF
2x+1SO
2) (C
yF
2y+1SO
2) in (x and y are the natural number of 1-10 in the formula), lithium chloride (LiCl) and the lithium iodide (LiI) one or more.Electrolytical concentration is generally the 0.1-2.0 mol in the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, is preferably the 0.7-1.6 mol.
The preparation method of Lithium Secondary Battery Of Nonaqueous Electrolyte provided by the invention comprises positive pole and the negative pole for preparing battery, and will between positive pole and the negative pole barrier film be set, and constitute the electrode group, this electrode group is contained in the battery container, inject electrolyte, then that battery container is airtight; The preparation method of described positive pole is included in and is coated with coated positive pole material on the positive electrode collector, drying, calendering, cut-parts; The preparation method of described negative pole is included in and applies negative material on the negative electrode collector, drying, calendering, cut-parts; Described negative material comprises negative electrode active material and adhesive, wherein, and the median particle diameter D of described negative electrode active material
50Be the 12-20 micron, it is 1.50-1.65 gram/cubic centimetre that described calendering makes the volume density of described negative material.
The condition of described calendering is the 0.5-3.0 MPa.Under these conditions, rolling the volume density that can make described negative material is 1.50-1.65 gram/cubic centimetre.
It is 7.5-10.5 milligram/square centimeter that described coating makes the coat side density of negative material on negative electrode collector, preferred 8.0-10.0 milligram/square centimeter.
It is 20.0-25.0 milligram/square centimeter that described coating makes the coat side density of positive electrode on positive electrode collector, preferred 20.0-23.5 milligram/square centimeter.
The coat side density p of described electrode material on collector body
Face=m
Face/ s
Face, m wherein
FaceBe the weight of electrode material coating, s
FaceBe the dressing area after applying.Just/when the negative pole area was identical, coat side density was low more, then just/negative pole top electrode active material is few more, so battery capacity is low more; But coat side density is low more, just/the negative pole internal resistance is low more, helping more under normal temperature and the cryogenic conditions, electronics and lithium ion just/migration on the negative pole, so the cryogenic property of battery and cycle performance are good more.Be that coat side density is low more, then battery capacity is more little, and cryogenic property and cycle performance are good more.The coat side density of described positive electrode is during less than 20.0 milligrams/square centimeter, and battery capacity does not reach requirement; During greater than 25.0 milligrams/square centimeter, bigger to battery cryogenic property and cycle performance influence.In like manner, the coat side density of described negative material is during less than 7.5 milligrams/square centimeter, and battery capacity does not reach requirement; During greater than 10.5 milligrams/square centimeter, bigger to battery cryogenic property and cycle performance influence.
Except the requirement according to negative pole rolling condition provided by the present invention and electrode material coat side density, the preparation process of other lithium secondary batteries is conventionally known to one of skill in the art.In general, will between the positive pole that prepare and the negative pole barrier film be set, constitute the electrode group, this electrode group is contained in the battery container, inject electrolyte, get final product battery container is airtight then.
The same with prior art, the preparation method of described positive pole is included on the positive electrode collector and applies the slurry that contains the conductive agent that positive active material, adhesive and selectivity contain, drying, and calendering promptly gets anodal after the cut-parts.Described drying usually under vacuum condition at 50-160 ℃, carry out under preferred 80-150 ℃.Described cut-parts are as well known to those skilled in the art, after calendering is finished, cut according to the anodal size of prepared battery request, obtain positive pole.
The preparation method of negative pole is identical with anodal preparation method, just replaces containing the slurry of positive active material, adhesive and conductive agent with the slurry of negative electrode active material and adhesive.
It is pure that all kinds of solvents of the present invention and reagent are analysis.
The present invention is described further below in conjunction with embodiment.
Embodiment 1
Present embodiment illustrates lithium secondary battery provided by the invention and preparation method thereof.
(1) Zheng Ji preparation
30 gram polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) are dissolved in about 500 gram N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) solvents make binder solution, the 940 gram LiCoO that will mix in advance then
2The acetylene black powder that serves as conductive agent with 30 grams joins in the above-mentioned solution, fully mixes and makes anode sizing agent; With tensile pulp machine this anode sizing agent is coated to thick 18 microns aluminium foil two sides equably, and to make coat side density be 23.5 milligrams/square centimeter.Through 125 ℃ of vacuum and heating dryings 1 hour, two rod milling train rolling formations, cut-parts make the positive pole of millimeter (wide) * 130,360 millimeters (length) * 43.5 micron (thick), contain the LiCoO of 5.25 grams of having an appointment on every positive pole
2
(2) preparation of negative pole
Detect median particle diameter D through laser particle analyzer
50Be 15 microns native graphite (soddif commodity, DAG22) powder 960 grams, the Kynoar (PVDF) that serves as adhesive with 40 grams fully mixes, and is dissolved into about 500 grams and serves as in the N-methyl pyrrolidone of solvent, fully mixes and makes cathode size.With tensile pulp machine this cathode size is coated to the two sides that thickness is 10 microns the Copper Foil that serves as collector body equably, makes that the coat side density of negative material is 9.5 milligrams/square centimeter.Through 125 ℃ of vacuum and heating dryings 1 hour, two rod milling trains are calendaring molding under 1.0 MPa pressure, and the volume density that makes its negative material is 1.55 gram/cubic centimetres.Cut-parts make the negative pole of millimeter (wide) * 130,330 millimeters (length) * 44.5 micron (thick), contain 2.25 graphite that restrain on the every negative pole.
(3) assembling of battery
To include in after positive pole, barrier film, negative pole lamination successively and the winding in 4.2 * 30 * 48 millimeters the square aluminum hull.
To contain 1 mole lithium hexafluoro phosphate (LiPF
6) ethylene carbonate: the Methylethyl carbonic ester: diethyl carbonate (EC/EMC/DEC) volume ratio is the about 2.6g of electrolyte of 1:1:1, injects above-mentioned battery.
Can obtain Lithium Secondary Battery Of Nonaqueous Electrolyte by said method.
Embodiment 2-6
Embodiment illustrates lithium secondary battery provided by the invention and preparation method thereof.
Method according to embodiment 1 prepares lithium secondary battery, and that different is negative electrode active material median particle diameter D
50, the volume density of negative material, the condition of calendering, the coat side density of negative material and the coat side density of positive electrode, as shown in table 1 below.
Table 1
Embodiment |
Negative electrode active material median particle diameter D
50(micron)
|
The volume density of negative material (gram/cubic centimetre) |
Rolling condition (MPa) |
The coat side density (milligram/square centimeter) of negative material |
The coat side density (milligram/square centimeter) of positive electrode |
Embodiment 2 |
12 |
1.65 |
2.0 |
11.0 |
25.5 |
Embodiment 3 |
20 |
1.50 |
1.5 |
11.0 |
25.5 |
Embodiment 4 |
15 |
1.55 |
1.7 |
11.0 |
25.5 |
Embodiment 5 |
12 |
1.50 |
1.4 |
9.5 |
26.0 |
Embodiment 6 |
20 |
1.65 |
2.0 |
11.0 |
23.5 |
Comparative Examples 1-4
Lithium secondary battery of Comparative Examples explanation prior art and preparation method thereof.
Method according to embodiment 1 prepares lithium secondary battery, and that different is negative electrode active material median particle diameter D
50, the volume density of negative material, the condition of calendering, the coat side density of negative material and the coat side density of positive electrode, as shown in table 2 below.
Table 2
Comparative Examples |
Negative electrode active material median particle diameter D
50(micron)
|
The volume density of negative material (gram/cubic centimetre) |
Rolling condition (MPa) |
The coat side density (milligram/square centimeter) of negative material |
The coat side density (milligram/square centimeter) of positive electrode |
Comparative Examples 1 |
5 |
1.40 |
0.4 |
9.5 |
23.5 |
Comparative Examples 2 |
30 |
1.70 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
23.5 |
Comparative Examples 3 |
15 |
1.70 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
23.5 |
Comparative Examples 4 |
22 |
1.60 |
0.8 |
9.5 |
23.5 |
Embodiment 7
The following examples explanation, lithium secondary battery provided by the invention is on discharge capacity, low temperature performance and cycle performance, with respect to the part of improving of prior art.
25 ℃ of following discharge capacities of embodiment 1-6 and Comparative Examples 1-4 battery ,-20 ℃ of following discharge capacities, low temperature performance and cycle performances are measured.Assay method is as follows:
With battery be in temperature under 25 ℃ the environment with current charges to 4.2 volt of 750 milliampere-hours (1C), charging with current discharge to 3.0 volt of 750 milliampere-hours (1C), is write down its normal temperature capacity C then by 20 milliamperes in electric current
OftenEqually, in temperature be under-20 ℃ the environment with current charges to 4.2 volt of 750 milliampere-hours (1C), charging with current discharge to 3.0 volt of 750 milliampere-hours (1C), is write down its low temperature capacity C then by 20 milliamperes in electric current
LowThen low temperature performance is with C
Low/ C
OftenRepresent.
With battery be in temperature under 25 ℃ the environment with current charges to 4.2 volt of 750 milliampere-hours (1C), charging with current discharge to 3.0 volt of 750 milliampere-hours (1C), is write down its normal temperature capacity C then by 20 milliamperes in electric current
IniDo loop test with the identical condition of discharging and recharging then, the capacity of the 400th circulation is C
400, then cycle performance is with C
400/ C
IniExpression.
Measurement result is as shown in table 3.
Table 3
Comparative Examples/embodiment |
25 ℃ of following discharge capacity C
Often(milliampere-hour)
|
-20 ℃ of following discharge capacity C
Often(milliampere-hour)
|
Low temperature performance C
Low/C
Often(%)?
|
Cycle performance C
400/C
ini(%)
|
Comparative Examples 1 |
729.1 |
222.4 |
30.5 |
78.2 |
Comparative Examples 2 |
723.5 |
154.1 |
21.3 |
74.3 |
Comparative Examples 3 |
719.4 |
76.3 |
10.6 |
68.4 |
Comparative Examples 4 |
736.8 |
190.8 |
25.9 |
79.1 |
Embodiment 1 |
756.2 |
368.3 |
48.7 |
83.6 |
Embodiment 2 |
748.3 |
318.0 |
42.5 |
80.9 |
Embodiment 3 |
745.9 |
329.8 |
44.2 |
80.3 |
Embodiment 4 |
746.8 |
331.7 |
44.4 |
80.8 |
Embodiment 5 |
751.6 |
348.8 |
46.4 |
81.3 |
Embodiment 6 |
753.6 |
339.3 |
45.0 |
82.0 |
From table 3 data shown in Comparative Examples 1-4 and the embodiment 1-6 as can be seen, the negative electrode active material median particle diameter D of lithium secondary battery provided by the invention
50In the 12-20 micrometer range, the volume density of the negative material of lithium secondary battery provided by the invention is between 1.50-1.65 gram/cubic centimetre simultaneously; In above-mentioned two scopes, graphite granule size and particle gap are moderate.Compare with the lithium secondary battery of Comparative Examples prior art, the lithium secondary battery provided by the invention not only discharge capacity of battery is improved, and the low temperature performance of battery and the cycle performance under the normal temperature also are improved simultaneously.
Data shown in embodiment 1 and the embodiment 4-6 it can also be seen that from table 3 in addition, when preparing lithium secondary battery of the present invention, if make negative material in the coat side density on the negative electrode collector in 7.5-10.5 milligram/square centimeter scope, make simultaneously positive electrode in the coat side density on the positive electrode collector in 20-25 milligram/square centimeter scope, the discharge capacity of battery be can also further improve, and the low temperature performance and the cycle performance of battery obviously improved.