Background technology
Lithium rechargeable battery is since early 1990s succeeds in developing, voltage height, volume are little because it has, light weight, specific energy height, memory-less effect, pollution-free, advantage such as self discharge is little, the life-span is long, become the best battery system of present combination property, obtained development at full speed, it uses a plurality of fields that have been penetrated into civilian and Military Application, comprises mobile phone, notebook computer, video camera, digital camera etc.The high capacity lithium ion battery required at aspects such as electric automobile, space flight and energy storage is both at home and abroad also in competitively developing.Because lithium secondary battery is the existing huge commercial opportunities of compact battery especially, become the place contested by all strategists of each macrocell manufacturer of the present whole world, put into bar none in the keen competition ranks.Succeeding in developing of lithium secondary battery should at first be given the credit to the breakthrough of electrode material (carbon negative pole).Equally, its excavation that further develops and still depend on new electrode material in the application in more more important field.Especially the field of attracting attention for this whole world of electric automobile, the big current work characteristic of lithium secondary battery are that can the decision battery obtain one of key of commercial applications.The positive and negative pole material that generally uses in the lithium ion battery is respectively material with carbon element and LiCoO at present
2, negative material just under development mainly contains Li
4Ti
5O
12, positive electrode has LiMn
2O
4, LiNi
xCo
yMn
1-x-yO
2, or their modified system.Wherein, LiCoO
2Theoretical specific capacity be 274mAh/g, but actual specific capacity 150mAh/g only has only 120-140mAh/g in the application.If under powerful condition of work, its actual specific capacity is then lower, this restricted greatly its as high power battery as practical application at aspects such as electric car power supplies.Therefore the high magnification service behaviour that improves lithium ion battery electrode material becomes the problem that people pay close attention at present.Yet, the electrode material of systems such as oxide all is the electronics non-conductor usually, this also is one of basic factor of restriction battery multiplying power property, in order to improve the electron conduction of these materials, the method of the more employing of people mainly is the doping of different valency element, have also that to mix expensive platinum etc. be the second phase conductive agent, can not tackle the problem at its root usually.
Summary of the invention
But purpose of the present invention just provides combination electrode material of a class high power charging-discharging and preparation method thereof.They are to have lithium ion and take off the matrix oxide of embedding performance and being composited of the second mutually silver-colored particulate by a kind of, and this second phase silver particles can form by two kinds of methods, and the preparation of composite material just has two kinds of methods.The first forms second silver mutually simultaneously in the building-up process of matrix compounds, be called for short synthetic method.Second method is that the precursor by low-temperature decomposition silver forms the second silver-colored mutually method on the basis of the matrix compounds of having made, and is called for short decomposition method.Specifically, they are the composite materials that have the two-phase compound that the oxide that contains lithium (matrix oxide) that lithium ion takes off the embedding performance and argent simple substance forms by various, silver and matrix oxide can be to form simultaneously in the synthetic process of high temperature, also can introduce in existing matrix oxide material.This class two-phase composite material can carry out the charge and discharge cycles under the high magnification condition, makes simplely, and cost is low.
Matrix oxide involved in the present invention can be used Li
mA
nO
xExpression, wherein A represents to form the non-lithium metallic element of electrode material, and as Ti, Co, Mn, Ni etc. or their mixed system and doping vario-property system, m, n and x represent the molal quantity of respective element, and their scope is m=1-4, n=1-5, x=2-12.Basic system comprises Li
4Ti
5O
12, LiCoO
2, LiNiO
2, LiMn
2O
4And on their basis, replace the various materials that obtained by element.Related composite material can be used (100-y) Li
mA
nO
x/ yAg represents that y represents the percetage by weight of Ag in composite material, and scope is 0.1%-20%, and optimum range is 0.5-15wt%, and when Ag content was lower than 0.5wt%, the improvement of the high-rate discharge ability of composite material was limited; When Ag content surpasses 15wt%,, can obviously increase cost simultaneously to the not significant effect of the raising of performance.Preparing the employed raw material of these materials can be chemical pure or analytical reagent, also can be the various compounds that satisfy the actual instructions for use of battery.As prepare LiCoO
2/ Ag composite material can adopt Li
2CO
3And Co
3O
4Or other compounds and the AgNO of cobalt
3Or Ag
2O also can directly use LiCoO for forerunner's material
2And AgNO
3Or Ag
2O is a raw material; Preparation Li
4Ti
5O
12During/Ag combination electrode material, can also directly use Li
4Ti
5O
12With AgNO
3Or Ag
2O is a raw material, also can Li
2CO
3Or other lithium lead compound, with the TiO of rutile or Detitanium-ore-type
2Lead compound and AgNO Deng titanium
3Or Ag
2O mixes after obtain behind the high temperature solid state reaction.Preparation LiMn
2O
4During the composite material of/Ag, can Li
2CO
3And MnO
2Deng the lead compound of manganese be raw material, with AgNO
3Or Ag
2O evenly mixes after solid phase synthesis obtains.Also can adopt LiMn
2O
4The direct compound with silver of oxide carries out compound.These compounds being carried out modification and preparing it and during the composite material of Ag, can adopt the solid-phase synthesis of preparation respective compound, only need to add AgNO before this
3Mix simultaneously and get final product.In the process of preparation composite material, atmosphere there is not special requirement, as long as satisfy the formation of principal phase, be good with air or oxidizing atmosphere usually, and reducing atmosphere will be unfavorable for the formation of these compounds.But the lithium secondary cell composite electrode material of high power charging-discharging provided by the invention, concrete steps are when first kind of synthetic method prepares:
1. by (100-y) Li
mA
nO
x/ yAg general formula determines that the element of m, n, x value and A is formed, and Ag predecessor doping, prepares burden;
2. be that medium carried out ball milling 4-8 hour with absolute ethyl alcohol or water, be lower than 100 ℃ down dry, and under 800-1000 ℃ of air or oxidizing atmosphere sintering, insulation 4-20 solid phase synthesis, natural cooling and obtain the composite material of matrix oxide and silver.
Second kind of decomposition method preparation process is:
1. commercially available or synthetic Li
mA
nO
xThe otide containing lighium thing directly with the predecessor of Ag, is pressed (100-y) Li
mA
nO
x/ yAg general formula is prepared burden;
2. even mixing in alcohol or aqueous medium after the 80-100 ℃ of oven dry, is heated to 300-500 ℃ in air or oxidizing atmosphere, is incubated 2-10 hour, naturally cools to room temperature and makes.
In sum, compare with existing the whole bag of tricks, characteristics of the present invention are:
(1) Ag does not enter the lattice of basis material, thereby does not influence the stability and the key property of material self;
(2) Ag is dispersed on the crystal boundary as simple substance, all serves as conductive agent;
(3) Ag forms in the process that principal phase forms simultaneously, and preparation process is very simple, and the amount of the second phase Ag that need add is little, and cost is low;
(4) Ag can stable existence under various atmosphere as second, therefore is not subjected to the restriction of service condition.
Embodiment
As embodiments of the invention 1 is with Li
2CO
3TiO with rutile-type
2And AgNO
3After 4 hours, in 850 ℃ of air or oxidizing atmosphere, calcined 12 hours by the ball milling mixing by 1: 2: 0.35 mol ratio, naturally cool to room temperature and obtain 96wt%Li
4Ti
5O
12/ 4wt%Ag composite granule.The resulting powder of above-mentioned synthetic method is levigate, in the NMP medium, make slurry by 85: 7: 8 weight ratio with acetylene black and Kynoar (PVDF), coat on the aluminium foil and carry out drying, the film of making thus is for anodal, metallic lithium foil is a negative pole, U.S. Celgard company polypropylene screen is a barrier film, with LiPF
6-PC+DMC (1: 1) is an electrolyte, discharges and recharges test, is respectively 196.9 and 163.3mAh/g in the discharge capacity first between 2.3-0.5V under 1C and the 4C multiplying power, and the same terms is the matrix compounds Li of preparation down
4Ti
5O
12Discharge capacity first be respectively 180.6 and 150.7mAh/g, contain second mutually the 2nd discharge capacity of the composite material of silver exceed 9% and 8.4% respectively.The 10th time discharge capacity, be respectively 197.8 and 156.2mAh/g when composite material 1C and 4C, basis material then is respectively 164.2 and 117.3mAh/g, attenuation rate with respect to separately the 2nd discharge capacity is, composite material is-0.46% during 1C, be 0.32% during 4C, the decay of basis material then is respectively 4.59 and 11.8%.The cyclical stability of composite material is significantly improved under various multiplying powers especially high magnification.
Embodiment 2 is with Li
2CO
3, Detitanium-ore-type TiO
2And Ag
2O is a lead compound, Li
2CO
3, TiO
2And AgNO
3Mol ratio be 1: 2: 0.47, be that medium carried out ball milling after 4 hours with the absolute ethyl alcohol, 90 ℃ of dryings, all the other are with embodiment 1.Utilize synthetic method to obtain 90wt%Li
4Ti
5O
12/ 10wt%Ag composite granule.Under the 4C multiplying power composite material and basis material the 2nd discharge capacity be respectively 164.3 and 153.7mAh/g, then be respectively 163.1 and 120.5mAh/g for the 10th time, degenerate 0.73% and 21.6% respectively.
Embodiment 3 is with Li
2CO
3TiO with rutile-type
2And AgNO
3By 1: 2: 0.174 mol ratio, with water for after the medium ball milling mixes 6 hours, 95 ℃ of dryings, calcining is 20 hours in 900 ℃ of air or oxidizing atmosphere, naturally cools to room temperature and obtains 8wt%Li
4Ti
5O
12/ 2wt%Ag composite granule.All the other are with embodiment 1.The discharge capacity of under the composite material 4C multiplying power that above-mentioned synthetic method obtains the 2nd time and the 10th time is respectively 168.5 and 167.2mAh/g, and degradation ratio is 0.8%, and the degradation ratio of the matrix compounds correspondence that the same terms prepares down is 7.2%.
Embodiment 4 is with Li
2CO
3And Co
3O
4And AgNO
3By 1.5: 1: 0.085 mol ratios, be that calcining was 18 hours in 900 ℃ of air or oxidizing atmosphere, naturally cools to room temperature and obtains 97wt%LiCoO after medium mixed 8 hours by ball milling with water
2/ 3wt%Ag composite granule.The resulting powder of above-mentioned synthetic method is levigate, in the NMP medium, make slurry by 85: 7: 8 weight ratio with acetylene black and Kynoar (PVDF), coat on the aluminium foil and carry out drying, the film of making thus is for anodal, metallic lithium foil is a negative pole, and the Celgard polypropylene screen is a barrier film, with LiPF
6-PC+DMC (1: 1) is an electrolyte, discharges and recharges test, and the 2nd of the 3.0-4.3V voltage range the time and the 10th discharge capacity are respectively 100.2 and 99.6mAh/g under the 8C multiplying power, and the same terms is the single-phase LiCoO of preparation down
2Capacity then be respectively 98.6 and 91.5mAh/g.
Embodiment 5 is with Li
2CO
3And Co
3O
4And Ag2O is that calcining was 12 hours in 950 ℃ of air or oxidizing atmosphere, naturally cools to room temperature and obtains 95wt%LiCoO after medium mixed 6 hours by ball milling by 1.5: 1: 0.071 mol ratios with alcohol
2/ 5wt%Ag composite granule.The volume test condition is with embodiment 4.The composite material that above-mentioned synthetic method obtains the 2nd time of the 3.0-4.3V voltage range and the 10th discharge capacity under the 8C multiplying power are respectively 112.5 and 110.6mAh/g, the single-phase LiCoO that the same terms prepares down
2Capacity then be respectively 105.3 and 94.2mAh/g.
Embodiment 6 is with commercially available LiCoO
2And AgNO
3Weight ratio by 12.1: 1 mixes in distillation, 100 ℃ of dry backs are heated to 500 ℃ of insulation 2h in air or oxidizing atmosphere after, naturally cool to room temperature and obtains 95wt%LiCoO equally
2/ 5wt%Ag composite granule.The resulting powder of above-mentioned decomposition method is levigate, in the NMP medium, make slurry by 85: 7: 8 weight ratio with acetylene black and Kynoar (PVDF), coat on the aluminium foil and carry out drying, the film of making thus is for anodal, metallic lithium foil is a negative pole, and the Celgard polypropylene screen is a barrier film, with LiPF
6-PC+DMC (1: 1) is an electrolyte, discharges and recharges test, and the 2nd of the 3.0-4.3V voltage range the time and the 10th discharge capacity are respectively 114.9 and 114.6mAh/g under the 10C multiplying power, and the same terms is the single-phase LiCoO of preparation down
2Capacity then be respectively 71.4 and 69.8mAh/g.
Embodiment 7 is with Li
2CO
3And MnO
2And AgNO
3Mix in the alcohol medium by 1: 2: 0.175 mol ratio, in 800 ℃ of air or oxidizing atmosphere, behind the insulation 8h, naturally cool to room temperature.With the resulting 95wt%LiMn of above-mentioned synthetic method
2O
4/ 5wt%Ag composite granule is levigate, makes slurry by 85: 7: 8 weight ratio with acetylene black and Kynoar (PVDF) in the NMP medium, coats on the aluminium foil and carries out drying, the film of making thus is for anodal, metallic lithium foil is a negative pole, and the Celgard polypropylene screen is a barrier film, with LiPF
6-PC+DMC (1: 1) is an electrolyte, discharges and recharges test, is respectively 118 and 116mAh/g in the 2nd time between 3.5-4.5V voltage under the 5C multiplying power and 10 discharge capacities, and the same terms LiMn of preparation down
2O
4Corresponding each time specific capacity of powder is respectively 102 and 93.5mAh/g.
Embodiment 8 is with Li
2CO
3, NiO, MnO
2And AgNO
3By 1: 1: 1: 0.93 mol ratio mixed in deionized water, behind 1000 ℃ of air or oxidizing atmosphere insulation 10h, naturally cooled to room temperature and obtained 95wt%LiNi
1/2Mn
1/2O
2/ 5wt%Ag composite granule, the levigate back of composite material that above-mentioned synthetic method obtains is made slurry by 88: 5: 7 weight ratio with acetylene black and Kynoar (PVDF) in the NMP medium, coat on the aluminium foil and carry out drying, the film of making thus is for anodal, metallic lithium foil is a negative pole, the Celgard polypropylene screen is a barrier film, with LiPF
6-PC+DMC (1: 1) is an electrolyte, discharges and recharges test, is respectively 173.2 and 171.9mAh/g in the 2nd time between 2.5-4.5V voltage under the 5C multiplying power and 10 discharge capacities, and the same terms LiMn of preparation down
2O
4Corresponding each time specific capacity of powder is respectively 168.7 and 151.5mAh/g.
Embodiment 9 is with Li
2CO
3, NiO, Co
3O
4, MnO
2And AgNO
3By 1.49: 3: 1: 1: 0.111 mol ratio mixed in the alcohol medium, behind the insulation 8h, naturally cooled to room temperature and obtained 96wt%LiNi in 900 ℃ of air or oxidizing atmosphere
1/3Co
1/3Mn
1/3O
2/ 4wt%Ag composite granule, the levigate back of composite material that above-mentioned synthetic method obtains is made slurry by 85: 7: 8 weight ratio with acetylene black and Kynoar (PVDF) in the NMP medium, coat on the aluminium foil and carry out drying, the film of making thus is for anodal, metallic lithium foil is a negative pole, the Celgard polypropylene screen is a barrier film, with LiPF
6-PC+DMC (1: 1) is an electrolyte, discharges and recharges test, is respectively 143.4 and 139.5mAh/g in the 2nd time between 2.5-4.3V voltage under the 5C multiplying power and 10 discharge capacities, and the same terms LiMn of preparation down
2O
4Corresponding each time specific capacity of powder is respectively 138.7 and 115.5mAh/g.
Embodiment 10 will synthesize good LiNi
1/3Co
1/3Mn
1/3O
2Otide containing lighium thing and Ag
2O mixes in the alcohol medium by 1: 0.047 mol ratio, behind the insulation 10h, naturally cools to room temperature and obtains 95wt%LiNi in 300 ℃ of air or oxidizing atmosphere after 85 ℃ of oven dry
1/3Co
1/3Mn
1/3O
2/ 5wt%Ag composite granule, the levigate back of composite material that above-mentioned decomposition method obtains is made slurry by 85: 7: 8 weight ratio with acetylene black and Kynoar (PVDF) in the NMP medium, coat on the aluminium foil and carry out drying, the film of making thus is for anodal, metallic lithium foil is a negative pole, the Celgard polypropylene screen is a barrier film, with LiPF
6-PC+DMC (1: 1) is an electrolyte, discharges and recharges test, is respectively 129.3 and 127.5mAh/g in the 2nd time between 2.5-4.3V voltage under the 10C multiplying power and 10 discharge capacities, and the same terms LiNi of preparation down
1/3Co
1/3Mn
1/3O
2Corresponding each time specific capacity of powder is respectively 121.6 and 115.4mAh/g.
For ease of comparing, corresponding preparation condition of above-mentioned each example and performance are summarized in the table 1, and degradation in capacity rate wherein is than being illustrated in degradation in capacity percentage that a certain discharge-rate lower substrate compound compares with the 2nd time for the 10th time and the same terms ratio of the degradation in capacity percentage of the composite material of preparation down.
The comparison of the various composite materials of table 1 and its matrix compounds high magnification degradation in capacity performance
| Matrix compounds |
The composite material chemical formula |
Preparation method and used raw material |
Discharge-rate |
Degradation in capacity rate ratio |
| Li
4Ti
50
12 |
96wt%Li
4Ti
5O
12/4wt%Ag
|
Synthetic method (Li
2CO
3+ rutile TiO
2+AgNO
3 )
|
4 |
2.6 |
| Li
4Ti
5O
12 |
96wt%Li
4Ti
5O
12/4wt%Ag
|
Synthetic method (Li
2CO
3+ Detitanium-ore-type TiO
2+AgO
2)
|
4 |
29.6 |
| Li
4Ti
5O
12 |
8wt%Li
4Ti
5O
12/2wt%Ag
|
Synthetic method (Li
2CO
3+ rutile TiO
2+AgNO
3)
|
4 |
9.O |
| LiCoO
2 |
97wt%LiCoO
2/3wt%Ag
|
Synthetic method (Li
2CO
3+Co
3O
4+Ag
2O)
|
8 |
4.5 |
| LiCoO
2 |
95wt%LiCoO
2/5wt%Ag
|
Synthetic method (Li
2CO
3+Co
3O
4+AgNO
3)
|
8 |
6.2 |
| LiCoO
2 |
95wt%LiCoO
2/5wt%Ag
|
Decomposition method (LiCoO
2+AgNO
3)
|
10 |
8.6 |
| LiMn
2O
4 |
95wt%LiMn
2O
4/5wt%Ag
|
Synthetic method (Li
2CO
3+MnO
2+AgNO
3)
|
5 |
4.9 |
| LiNi
1/2Mn
1/2O
2 |
95wt%LiNi
1/2Mn
1/2O
2/5wt%Ag
|
Synthetic method (Li
2CO
3+NiO+MnO
2+AgNO
3)
|
5 |
13.6 |
| LiNi
1/3Co
1/3Mn
1/3O
2 |
96wt%LiNi
1/3Co
1/3Mn
1/3O
2/4wt%Ag
|
Synthetic method (Li
2CO
3+NiO+Co
3O
4+MnO
2+AgNO
3)
|
5 |
6.2 |
| LiNi
1/3Co
1/3Mn
1/3O
2 |
95wt%LiNi
1/3C0
1/3Mn
1/3O
2/5wt%Ag
|
Decomposition method (LiNi
1/3Co
1/3Mn
1/3O
2+Ag
2O)
|
10 |
3.6 |