Method for manufacturing negative electrode for cable-type secondary battery, negative electrode manufactured thereby, and cable-type secondary battery comprising same
阅读说明：本技术 制造线缆型二次电池用负极的方法、由此制造的负极以及包含所述负极的线缆型二次电池 (Method for manufacturing negative electrode for cable-type secondary battery, negative electrode manufactured thereby, and cable-type secondary battery comprising same ) 是由 崔净勋 姜东县 姜盛中 孙炳国 严仁晟 李东灿 李龙熙 张民哲 于 2018-08-31 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开内容提供一种制造线缆型二次电池用负极的方法、由此制造的负极以及包含所述负极的线缆型二次电池。所述方法包括如下步骤：在线型集电器的外表面上形成含锂电极层；和在所述含锂电极层的外表面上螺旋状地缠绕聚合物膜形成用基材并对所述聚合物膜形成用基材的外侧进行压制,以在所述含锂电极层上形成聚合物膜,其中所述聚合物膜包含疏水性聚合物、离子传导性聚合物和用于使所述疏水性聚合物和所述离子传导性聚合物结合在一起的粘合剂。(The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing an anode for a cable-type secondary battery, an anode manufactured thereby, and a cable-type secondary battery including the anode. The method comprises the following steps: forming a lithium-containing electrode layer on an outer surface of the line type current collector; and spirally winding a polymer film-forming substrate on an outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer and pressing an outer side of the polymer film-forming substrate to form a polymer film on the lithium-containing electrode layer, wherein the polymer film comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an ion-conductive polymer, and a binder for binding the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer together.)
1. A method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery, comprising the steps of:
forming a lithium-containing electrode layer on an outer surface of the line type current collector; and
spirally surrounding an outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer with a polymer layer forming substrate, and pressing an outer side of the polymer layer forming substrate to form a polymer layer on the lithium-containing electrode layer,
wherein the polymer layer comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an ion-conductive polymer, and a binder for binding the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer to each other.
2. A method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery, comprising the steps of:
forming a lithium-containing electrode layer on an outer surface of the line type current collector;
spirally surrounding an outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer with a transfer film, wherein the transfer film has a release film and a polymer layer formed on one surface of the release film, and the polymer layer is in contact with the outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer;
pressing an outer side of the transfer film to transfer the polymer layer to the lithium-containing electrode layer; and
the release film is removed and the film is removed,
wherein the polymer layer comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an ion-conductive polymer, and a binder for binding the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer to each other.
3. The method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the polymer layer forming base material is:
a transfer film having a release film and a polymer layer formed on one surface of the release film; or
A polymer layer film.
4. The method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pressing is performed by upper and lower pressing, multi-face pressing, shrink tube insertion pressing, or a combination of two or more thereof.
5. The method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 4, wherein the pressing is performed by four-sided pressing.
6. The method of manufacturing an anode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 4, wherein the linear current collector surrounded by the polymer layer forming base material is rotated around a length direction of the linear current collector as a rotation axis while the multi-sided pressing is performed.
7. The method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 6, wherein the multi-face pressing is performed by rotating one or more pressing members in conjunction with which an outer surface of the porous layer forming substrate is in contact.
8. The method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 7, wherein the one or more pressing members are spaced apart from each other at the same interval.
9. The method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pressing is at a temperature of 80 to 100 ℃ at 1.0 to 1.5kg/cm2Under a pressure of (1).
10. The method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the polymer layer has a thickness of 0.1 to 20 μm.
11. The method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a weight ratio of the hydrophobic polymer to the ion-conductive polymer is 10:90 to 90: 10.
12. The method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the binder is used in an amount of 0.1 to 2 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the polymer layer.
13. The method for manufacturing an anode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic polymer is selected from the group consisting of: polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), Polyacrylonitrile (PAN), Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), and combinations thereof.
14. The method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the ion-conductive polymer is selected from the group consisting of: polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP), polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyethylene oxide (PEO), and combinations thereof.
15. The method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 3, wherein the release film is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
16. A negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery, comprising:
a linear current collector;
a lithium-containing electrode layer formed on an outer surface of the linear current collector; and
a polymer layer formed on an outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer,
wherein the polymer layer comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an ionically conductive polymer, and a polymer for separating the hydrophobic polymer and the ionAn adhesive in which the sub-conductive polymers are bonded to each other, and has a size of 1 × 10-2～1×10-6Ion conductivity of S/cm.
17. The negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to claim 16, wherein a weight ratio of the hydrophobic polymer to the ion-conductive polymer is 10:90 to 90: 10.
18. A cable-type secondary battery comprising:
an inner electrode extending in a length direction;
a separator layer formed to surround the inner electrode; and
an outer electrode formed to surround an outer surface of the diaphragm layer,
wherein either of the inner electrode and the outer electrode is the negative electrode as defined in claim 16.
19. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 18, wherein when the inner electrode is a negative electrode, the negative electrode is a linear wire-type negative electrode or a wound wire-type negative electrode having an open structure.
20. The cable-type secondary battery according to claim 18, wherein when the outer electrode is a negative electrode, the negative electrode is spirally wound on the outside of the separator layer, or two or more negative electrodes are disposed on the outside of the separator layer in parallel to each other in the length direction.
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing an anode for a cable-type secondary battery, the anode thus obtained, and a cable-type secondary battery including the anode.
The present application claims priority from korean patent application No. 10-2017-0112133, filed in korea at 9/1 in 2017, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Background
As the technical development and demand of mobile devices increase, there has been an increasing demand for rechargeable secondary batteries that can be reduced in size and can have a high capacity. In addition, among such secondary batteries, lithium secondary batteries having high energy density and voltage have been commercialized and widely used.
The lithium secondary battery is mainly provided in the form of a cylindrical battery, a prismatic (rectangular) battery, or a pouch-shaped battery. In general, a secondary battery is obtained by mounting an electrode assembly including a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator inside a cylindrical or square metal can or a pouch-shaped case made of an aluminum laminate sheet, and injecting an electrolyte into the electrode assembly. Therefore, a predetermined space for mounting the secondary battery is essentially required, and the cylindrical, square, or pouch-shaped shape of such a secondary battery undesirably serves to limit the development of portable systems having various shapes. Thus, it is necessary to develop a novel secondary battery that can be easily deformed. To meet such a demand, a cable-type secondary battery having a significantly high ratio of length to cross-sectional diameter is proposed.
The cable-type secondary battery has a linear structure that has a horizontal cross section of a predetermined shape and extends in a length direction based on the horizontal cross section, and is freely deformable due to its flexibility. Such a cable-type secondary battery includes an electrode having an electrode active material layer around a wire-type current collector.
Generally, when lithium metal is used as an electrode active material, the lithium metal reacts rapidly with moisture to form LiOH, resulting in a decrease in processability. In particular, it is necessary to expose the lithium-containing electrode layer in a drying chamber for 30 minutes or more in order to apply the lithium-containing electrode layer to a cable-type secondary battery. For this reason, it is preferable to form a polymer protective layer to block moisture. However, such a polymer protective layer can block moisture but cannot transmit lithium ions, thereby making it difficult to drive the battery.
Therefore, when the lithium-containing electrode layer is applied to a cable-type secondary battery, it is required to develop a method of improving the transport of lithium ions while protecting lithium metal from moisture.
Disclosure of Invention
Technical problem
The present disclosure is directed to solving the problems of the related art, and therefore the present disclosure is directed to providing a method of efficiently forming a polymer layer on the outer surface of a lithium-containing electrode layer, which satisfies the requirement of protection from moisture while smoothly transporting lithium ions, when the electrode layer is applied during the manufacture of a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery.
The present disclosure is also directed to provide a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery obtained by the method.
In addition, the present disclosure is directed to providing a cable-type secondary battery including the negative electrode.
Technical scheme
In one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to any one of the following embodiments.
According to a first embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery, including the steps of:
forming a lithium-containing electrode layer on an outer surface of the line type current collector; and
spirally surrounding an outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer with a polymer layer forming substrate, and pressing an outer side of the polymer layer forming substrate to form a polymer layer on the lithium-containing electrode layer,
wherein the polymer layer comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an ion-conductive polymer, and a binder for binding the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer to each other.
According to a second embodiment of the present disclosure, there is also provided a method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery, including the steps of:
forming a lithium-containing electrode layer on an outer surface of the line type current collector;
spirally surrounding an outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer with a transfer film, wherein the transfer film has a release film and a polymer layer formed on one surface of the release film, and the polymer layer is in contact with the outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer;
pressing an outer side of the transfer film to transfer the polymer layer to the lithium-containing electrode layer; and
the release film is removed and the film is removed,
wherein the polymer layer comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an ion-conductive polymer, and a binder for binding the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer to each other.
According to a third embodiment, there is provided the method for producing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery as described in the first embodiment, wherein the polymer layer forming base material is: a transfer film having a release film and a polymer layer formed on one surface of the release film; or a polymer layer film.
According to a fourth embodiment, there is provided the method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery as described in the first or second embodiment, wherein the pressing is performed by upper and lower pressing, multi-face pressing, shrink tube insertion pressing, or a combination of two or more thereof.
According to a fifth embodiment, there is provided the method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery as described in the fourth embodiment, wherein the pressing is performed by four-sided pressing.
According to a sixth embodiment, there is provided the method for producing an anode for a cable-type secondary battery as described in the fourth embodiment, wherein the line-type current collector surrounded by the polymer layer forming substrate is rotated around a length direction of the line-type current collector as a rotation axis while the multi-face pressing is performed.
According to a seventh embodiment, there is provided the method for producing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery as described in the sixth embodiment, wherein the multi-face pressing is performed by rotating at least one pressing member in conjunction with an outer surface of the porous layer forming substrate.
According to an eighth embodiment, there is provided the method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery as described in the seventh embodiment, wherein the one or more pressing members are spaced apart from each other at the same interval.
According to a ninth embodiment, there is provided the method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery as defined in any one of the first to eighth embodiments, wherein the pressing is at a temperature of 80 to 100 ℃ at 1.0 to 1.5kg/cm2Under a pressure of (1).
According to a tenth embodiment, there is provided the method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery as defined in any one of the first to ninth embodiments, wherein the polymer layer has a thickness of 0.1 to 20 μm.
According to an eleventh embodiment, there is provided the method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to any one of the first to tenth embodiments, wherein a weight ratio of the hydrophobic polymer to the ion-conductive polymer is 10:90 to 90: 10.
According to a twelfth embodiment, there is provided the method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to any one of the first to eleventh embodiments, wherein the binder is used in an amount of 0.1 to 2 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the polymer layer.
According to a thirteenth embodiment, there is provided the method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to any one of the first to twelfth embodiments, wherein the hydrophobic polymer is selected from: polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), Polyacrylonitrile (PAN), Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), and combinations thereof.
According to a fourteenth embodiment, there is provided the method for manufacturing an anode for a cable-type secondary battery according to any one of the first to thirteenth embodiments, wherein the ion-conductive polymer is selected from: polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP), polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyethylene oxide (PEO), and combinations thereof.
According to a fifteenth embodiment, there is provided the method for manufacturing an anode for a cable-type secondary battery as set forth in the third embodiment, wherein the release film is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
In another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to any one of the following embodiments.
According to a sixteenth embodiment, there is provided a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery, including:
a linear current collector;
a lithium-containing electrode layer formed on an outer surface of the linear current collector; and
a polymer layer formed on an outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer,
wherein the polymer layer comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an ion-conductive polymer, and a binder for binding the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer to each other, and has a thickness of 1 x 10-2～1×10-6Ion conductivity of S/cm.
According to a seventeenth embodiment, there is provided the negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to the sixteenth embodiment, wherein a weight ratio of the hydrophobic polymer to the ion-conductive polymer is 10:90 to 90: 10.
In still another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a cable-type secondary battery according to any one of the following embodiments.
According to an eighteenth embodiment, there is provided a cable-type secondary battery including:
an inner electrode extending in a length direction;
a separator layer formed to surround the inner electrode; and
an outer electrode formed to surround an outer surface of the diaphragm layer,
wherein either one of the inner electrode and the outer electrode is the negative electrode as described in the sixteenth embodiment.
According to a nineteenth embodiment, there is provided the cable-type secondary battery according to the eighteenth embodiment, wherein when the inner electrode is a negative electrode, the negative electrode is a linear wire-type negative electrode or a wound wire-type negative electrode having an open structure.
According to a twentieth embodiment, there is provided the cable-type secondary battery according to the eighteenth or nineteenth embodiment, wherein when the outer electrode is a negative electrode, the negative electrode is spirally wound on the outside of the separator layer, or two or more negative electrodes are provided on the outside of the separator layer in parallel with each other in the longitudinal direction.
Advantageous effects
According to the present disclosure, the lithium-containing electrode layer formed on the outer surface of the linear current collector is surrounded with a polymer layer forming substrate, and then pressing is performed to form a polymer layer. Thus, a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery that enables smooth lithium ion transport while protecting a lithium-containing electrode layer from moisture can be obtained.
Drawings
Fig. 1 shows a method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, in which four-sided pressing is performed.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing a method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the configuration of a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing a cable-type secondary battery in which a negative electrode according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is used as an internal electrode in the form of a linear-type negative electrode.
Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing a cable-type secondary battery in which a negative electrode according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is used as an internal electrode in the form of a wound wire-type negative electrode.
Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing a cable-type secondary battery in which a negative electrode according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is used as an outer electrode in the form of a wound wire-type negative electrode.
Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing a cable-type secondary battery in which two or more negative electrodes according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are used as external electrodes parallel to each other in a length direction.
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the terms used in the specification and the appended claims should not be construed as limited to general and dictionary meanings, but interpreted based on the meanings and concepts corresponding to technical aspects of the present disclosure on the basis of the principle that the inventor is allowed to define terms appropriately for the best explanation.
Further, it is to be understood that the embodiments described in the specification and the structures depicted in the drawings are only preferred embodiments for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, and thus it is to be understood that other equivalents and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
In one aspect, there is provided a method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery, comprising the steps of:
forming a lithium-containing electrode layer on an outer surface of the line type current collector; and
spirally surrounding an outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer with a polymer layer forming substrate, and pressing an outer side of the polymer layer forming substrate to form a polymer layer on the lithium-containing electrode layer,
wherein the polymer layer comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an ion-conductive polymer, and a binder for binding the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer to each other.
In another aspect, there is also provided a method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery, comprising the steps of:
forming a lithium-containing electrode layer on an outer surface of the line type current collector;
spirally surrounding an outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer with a transfer film, wherein the transfer film has a release film and a polymer layer formed on one surface of the release film, and the polymer layer is in contact with the outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer;
pressing an outer side of the transfer film to transfer the polymer layer to the lithium-containing electrode layer; and
the release film is removed and the film is removed,
wherein the polymer layer comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an ion-conductive polymer, and a binder for binding the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer to each other.
Fig. 1 shows a method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to fig. 1.
First, the lithium-containing electrode layer 14 is formed so that it may surround the outer surface of the wire-type current collector 12 (S1).
The wire type collector may be made of: stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, calcined carbon, copper; stainless steel surface-treated with carbon, nickel, titanium or silver; an aluminum-cadmium alloy; a non-conductive polymer surface-treated with a conductive material; or a conductive polymer. Typically, the wire type current collector is made of copper.
In addition, the lithium-containing electrode layer may be coated with a lithium-based active material to achieve high capacity. For coating, a conventional coating process may be used. In particular, a plating or lamination process may be used. The lithium-containing electrode layer 14 may have a thickness of 1 to 200 μm. When the above thickness range is satisfied, the conductivity of the negative electrode capable of realizing the battery capacity can be secured, and the deterioration of the battery performance due to the high resistance of the electrode having an excessively large thickness can be suppressed.
Specific examples of the lithium-based active material may include any one selected from the group consisting of: lithium, lithium oxides, lithium alloys, and lithium alloy oxides. In particular, lithium or an alloy of two or more types of lithium may be used.
Meanwhile, a base material for polymer layer formation (not shown) is prepared (S2).
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the polymer layer forming substrate may be: a transfer film having a release film and a polymer layer formed on one surface of the release film; or a polymer layer film.
When the polymer layer forming substrate is a transfer film, the polymer layer 16 of the transfer film is spirally wrapped around the outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer so as to be in contact with the lithium-containing electrode layer. Then, pressurization is performed to form a polymer layer of a transfer film on the outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer through a transfer process. Then, a step of removing the release film 16 may be performed.
In addition, when the polymer layer-forming substrate is a polymer layer film, it contains the polymer layer itself without any additional release film. Accordingly, the polymer layer may be formed by spirally surrounding the outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer with a polymer layer film. Thus, the step of removing the release film can be omitted.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the polymer layer forming substrate is a transfer film, the release film 18 may include any one selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene terephthalate (PET), oriented polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polyethylene.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the polymer layer of the polymer layer forming substrate may be obtained by: mixing a hydrophobic polymer with a curing agent; adding an ion-conducting polymer thereto; stirring and dissolving the resulting mixture in a solvent such as toluene, acetone or Dimethoxyethane (DME); and drying the obtained solution at a temperature of 60 ℃ or higher. Stirring and drying may be carried out by a conventional method. Here, during drying, curing may occur due to the curing agent. Therefore, in addition to the above components, a catalyst may be added to promote curing. The polymer layer according to the present disclosure is prepared to include a hydrophobic polymer, an ion-conductive polymer, and an adhesive fixing and interconnecting the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer. Here, the binder may be a curing agent as a raw material for preparing the polymer layer or a mixture of cured products of the curing agent. In addition, the adhesive may contain only a cured product of the curing agent. Therefore, the content of the binder contained in the completed polymer layer may be the same as the content of the curing agent as a raw material for preparation of the polymer layer.
The binder may be contained in an amount of 0.1 to 2 parts by weight, 0.15 to 1.9 parts by weight, or 0.2 to 1.8 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the composition for preparing a polymer layer.
According to the present disclosure, the hydrophobic polymer is a polymer having a low affinity for water, and functions to protect the lithium-containing electrode layer from moisture.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the hydrophobic polymer is a polymer having a significantly low hydrophilicity, and may have a water contact angle of 80 ° or more, particularly 80 to 170 °. Water contact angle is an indicator that characterizes the affinity of a material for water. A material is considered to be hydrophobic when it has a water contact angle of 80 ° or more. The water contact angle can be determined by making the material to be tested into a thin film form and measuring the water contact angle by using a contact angle tester (e.g., Theta, Biolin Scientific) about 1 minute after dropping a water drop thereto.
Typical examples of the hydrophobic polymer include Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) (water contact angle: 105.1 deg.), Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) (water contact angle: 82 deg.), Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (water contact angle: 100 deg.), Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) (water contact angle: 90 deg.), and combinations thereof. Among them, polydimethylsiloxane is preferable in terms of high hydrophobicity.
Meanwhile, when the electrode layer is in contact with the electrolyte layer, the ion-conductive polymer contained in the polymer layer swells into the electrolyte, thereby serving to improve lithium ion conductivity.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the ion-conductive polymer may have 10-6～10-1Ion conductivity of S/cm. When the ion conductivity of the ion-conductive polymer is within the above range, it is suitable for driving a battery, and it enables realization of an anode capable of sufficiently conducting lithium ions.
Ion conductive polymerExamples of the type include polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP) (ion conductivity: 1X 10)-3) Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) (ion conductivity: 2X 10-4) Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) (ion conductivity: 5.3X 10-4) Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) (ion conductivity: 2.1X 10-5) Polyethylene oxide (PEO) (ion conductivity: 4.2X 10-5) And combinations thereof. Among them, polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene is preferable in terms of ion conductivity.
The weight ratio of the hydrophobic polymer to the ion-conducting polymer may be 10:90 to 90:10, 10:90 to 70:30, or 10:90 to 50: 50. Within the above range, the moisture barrier property and the lithium ion conductivity can be improved.
According to the present disclosure, when the polymer layer of the substrate for forming a polymer layer is formed, an adhesive capable of bonding the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer to each other is used.
As described above, the adhesive may be a curing agent as a raw material for preparing the polymer layer or a mixture of cured products formed from the curing agent, or may be a cured product containing only the curing agent.
The curing agent functions to bind the hydrophobic polymer with the ion-conducting polymer.
Non-limiting examples of the curing agent may include polysiloxane-based curing agents.
The polysiloxane-based curing agent is a single molecule or oligomer having two or more-Si-H groups so that hydrosilylation can occur with the curable functional groups of the polysiloxane polymer, and can be activated by heat or ultraviolet rays to perform hydrosilylation. In particular, the curing agent having a siloxane repeating unit exhibits high compatibility with the polysiloxane polymer, thereby providing an effect of facilitating application of the adhesive composition. The polysiloxane-based curing agent may be a non-isocyanate type silicon-based curing agent.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the polysiloxane-based curing agent may include the following chemical formula 1, chemical formula 2, and chemical formula 3.
[ chemical formula 1]
[ chemical formula 2]
[ chemical formula 3]
(in chemical formulas 1 to 3, R represents a connection site of an elementi、Rj、Rk、Rl、Rm、Rn、RoAnd RpEach independently represents H, C1-C10 alkyl group, C6-C20 aryl group or siloxy group, and Ri、Rj、Rk、Rl、Rm、Rn、RoAnd RpAt least one or at least two of them represent H). The term "siloxy group" refers to a-Si-O group having a C1-C10 alkyl group or H. In particular, the polysiloxane curing agent may include at least one repeating unit represented by chemical formula 6 and include chemical formulas 2 and 3 at the terminal thereof.
The polysiloxane-based curing agent may include at least one of a silane compound and a siloxane compound.
For example, the polysiloxane-based curing agent may be represented by the following chemical formula 4, and particularly may include a copolymer of dimethyl siloxane and methylhydrogen siloxane.
[ chemical formula 4]
(in chemical formula 4, Me represents a methyl group, and m and n each represent 0 < m.ltoreq.0.5 and 0.5 < n.ltoreq.1). According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the polysiloxane-based curing agent may be a hydrosilane.
For example, the polysiloxane-based curing agent may be a hydrosilane represented by the following general formula.
(wherein m is an integer of 1 to 1000, and n is an integer of 1 to 10000).
The curing agent may be a compound having an average viscosity of about 100 to 10000cps, but is not limited thereto.
The curing agent may be contained in an amount of 0.1 to 2 parts by weight, 0.15 to 1.9 parts by weight, or 0.2 to 1.8 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the polymer layer forming composition.
When the polymer layer including the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer is disposed on the lithium-containing electrode, it may protect lithium metal from moisture and conduct lithium ions while swelling in an electrolyte, thereby enhancing safety and chemical stability of the lithium-containing electrode layer. In addition, the polymer layer as the polymer mixture coating layer suppresses formation of a Solid Electrolyte Interface (SEI) layer caused by a reaction of the electrode layer with the electrolyte, thereby enabling suppression of resistance derived from the SEI layer and reduction of interface resistance.
The polymer layer may have a thickness of 0.01 to 20 μm, particularly 0.1 to 0.5 μm. When the thickness of the polymer layer satisfies the above range, problems of an increase in the resistance of the battery and the growth of dendrites of lithium metal can be prevented.
Then, the outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer 14 is spirally surrounded with the polymer layer forming substrate so that it can be in contact with the polymer layer 16, and pressing is performed on the outer side of the polymer layer forming substrate to transfer the polymer layer to the lithium-containing electrode layer (S3).
The pressing may be performed by up-down pressing, multi-sided pressing, or shrink tube insert pressing.
In particular, the pressing may be performed by using a pressing member. The pressing member is not particularly limited as long as it can apply pressure to transfer the polymer layer to the lithium-containing electrode layer. For example, the pressing member may have a "U" shaped cross section to press the outside of the porous layer forming substrate, or may have a hemispherical or roll shape.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the multi-sided pressing refers to pressing the outer side of the polymer layer forming substrate by using three or more pressing members. For example, the multi-sided pressing may include three-sided pressing, four-sided pressing, six-sided pressing, and the like.
In particular, fig. 1 shows an embodiment of four-sided pressing. As shown in fig. 1, in the case where four-face pressing is performed using the four-face pressing system 1, there is an advantage in that uniform pressure is applied to the outside of the polymer layer forming substrate. For example, the lithium-containing electrode layer 14 formed on the outer surface of the line-type current collector 12 is surrounded with a transfer film 19 having a release film 16 and a polymer layer 16 formed on one surface thereof, and then pressing is performed from four sides using a four-side press 1. In this case, the polymer layer coated on the release film can be transferred to the lithium-containing electrode layer under uniform pressure. As a result, an anode having a uniform thickness can be obtained.
Can be 0.5-2 kg/cm2Preferably 1.0 to 1.5kg/cm2The pressing is carried out under a pressure of 60 to 120 ℃ and preferably 80 to 100 ℃. When the pressing satisfies the above conditions, the formation of the polymer layer on the electrode layer can be promoted.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, while multi-sided pressing is performed, a linear current collector surrounded by a polymer layer forming substrate may be rotated around a length direction of the linear current collector as a rotation axis. This is shown in fig. 8.
As shown in fig. 2, the polymer layer 18 may be uniformly applied onto the lithium-containing electrode layer 14 by uniformly applying pressure thereto by rotation of the object to be pressed, thereby enabling a continuous process to be performed.
In particular, the multi-surface pressing may be performed by rotating one or more roller members 2 in conjunction with the outside of the porous layer forming substrate. When the rotating roller member is used, the object to be pressed is rotated in conjunction, whereby any additional device is not required.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the roller members may be spaced apart from each other at different intervals or the same interval. When the roller members are spaced apart from each other at the same interval, it is possible to uniformly apply pressure to the object to be pressed, thereby uniformly applying the polymer layer. Meanwhile, even when the roller members are spaced apart from each other at different intervals, since the porous layer is transferred while the linear current collector is rotated, it is possible to uniformly apply the porous layer through a plurality of rotations.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, when four roller members are used, they may be uniformly spaced apart from each other at intervals of 90 ° around the rotation axis. When three roller members are used, they may be uniformly spaced apart from each other at intervals of 120 ° around the rotational axis.
As described above, when the polymer layer forming substrate is a transfer film, the polymer layer of the transfer film may be formed on the outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer through a transfer process, and then the step of removing the release film may be performed. In a modification, when the polymer layer-forming substrate is a polymer layer film, it comprises the polymer layer itself without any additional release film. Thus, the outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer is spirally surrounded by the polymer layer film, and pressing is performed to form the polymer layer, whereby the step of removing the release film can be omitted.
The obtained negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery promotes lithium ion conduction while protecting the lithium-containing electrode layer from moisture.
Accordingly, in another aspect, there is provided a negative electrode for a cable-type secondary battery obtained by the above method. Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the anode, and fig. 4 is a sectional view of fig. 3.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, a negative electrode 10 for a cable-type secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a linear current collector 12; a lithium-containing electrode layer 14, the lithium-containing electrode layer 14 being formed on an outer surface of the wire-shaped current collector 12; and a polymer layer 16, the polymer layer 16 being formed on an outer surface of the lithium-containing electrode layer 14.
The polymer layer includes a hydrophobic polymer, an ion-conductive polymer, and an adhesive that fixes and interconnects the hydrophobic polymer and the ion-conductive polymer.
The binder may be contained in the polymer layer in an amount of 0.1 to 2 parts by weight, 0.15 to 1.9 parts by weight, or 0.2 to 1.8 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the composition for preparing the polymer layer.
The weight ratio of the hydrophobic polymer to the ion-conductive polymer may be 10:90 to 90:10, 10:90 to 70:30, or 10:90 to 50: 50. Within the above range, the moisture barrier property and the lithium ion conductivity can be improved.
In addition, the detailed description of the hydrophobic polymer, the ion-conductive polymer, the adhesive, and the polymer layer is the same as described above.
Meanwhile, in still another aspect, a cable-type secondary battery including the anode is provided. Referring to fig. 5, the cable-type secondary battery 100 according to the present disclosure includes: an inner electrode 10 extending in a length direction; a separator layer 20 formed to surround the internal electrode; and an external electrode 30 formed to surround an outer surface of the separator layer, wherein any one of the internal electrode and the external electrode is the negative electrode as described above.
According to the present disclosure, when the internal electrode 10 is a negative electrode, the negative electrode is a linear type negative electrode (fig. 5) or a wound wire type negative electrode having an open structure (fig. 6).
As used herein, the term "open structure" refers to a structure having an open structure as a boundary surface and enabling free substance transfer from the inside to the outside through the boundary surface.
The open structure has a space inside thereof, and the space may contain a core of the inner electrode.
The core of the inner electrode may be made of: carbon nanotubes, stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, calcined carbon or copper; stainless steel surface-treated with carbon, nickel, titanium or silver; an aluminum-cadmium alloy; a non-conductive polymer surface-treated with a conductive material; or a conductive polymer.
In addition, the space formed inside the open structure may include a lithium ion supplying core including an electrolyte.
Since the inner electrode according to the present disclosure has an open structure, the electrolyte of the lithium ion supplying core may pass through the inner electrode to reach the outer electrode. In other words, the cable-type secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may be provided with a lithium ion supplying core containing an electrolyte to enable easy penetration into an electrode active material, so that supply and exchange of lithium ions may be facilitated. As a result, a battery having excellent capacity characteristics and cycle characteristics can be provided.
The lithium ion supplying core contains an electrolyte. Although there is no particular limitation on the electrolyte, the following electrolytes are preferably used: a non-aqueous electrolyte using Ethylene Carbonate (EC), Propylene Carbonate (PC), Butylene Carbonate (BC), Vinylene Carbonate (VC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), ethylmethyl carbonate (EMC), Methyl Formate (MF), γ -butyrolactone, sulfolane, Methyl Acetate (MA), or Methyl Propionate (MP); a gel polymer electrolyte using PEO, PVdF-HFP, PMMA, PAN or PVAc; a solid electrolyte using PEO, polypropylene oxide (PPO), Polyethyleneimine (PEI), polyethylene sulfide (PES), or polyvinyl acetate (PVAC); and the like. In addition, the electrolyte may further include a lithium salt such as LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO4、LiBF4、LiB10Cl10、LiPF6、LiCF3SO3、LiCF3CO2、LiAsF6、LiSbF6、LiAlCl4、CH3SO3Li、(CF3SO2)2NLi, lithium chloroborane, lithium lower aliphatic carboxylate or lithium tetraphenylborate. In addition, the lithium ion supplying core may contain only an electrolyte. In the case of a liquid electrolyte, a porous support may be used.
In addition, a filler core may be formed in a space provided inside the open structure.
The filler core may further include various components for improving various properties of the flexible secondary battery, in addition to the components forming the inner electrode core and the lithium ion supplying core. Such components may include polymer resins, rubbers, inorganic materials, and the like, which may have various shapes such as a thread shape, a fiber shape, a powder shape, a mesh shape, or a foam shape.
In addition, two or more such negative electrodes may be twisted in a spiral shape so that they may cross each other.
According to the present disclosure, when the external electrode 30 is a negative electrode, the negative electrode may be spirally wound on the outside of the separator layer (fig. 7), or two or more such negative electrodes may be disposed in parallel to each other in the length direction on the outside of the separator layer (fig. 8).
In addition, the outer electrode 30 may be provided at the outer side thereof with a protective coating 40, and the protective coating is an insulator and may be formed to surround the outer surface of the positive electrode current collector to protect the electrode from environmental moisture and external impact. The protective coating may comprise a conventional polymeric resin such as PVC, HDPE or epoxy.
In accordance with the present disclosure, the separator layer 20 may be an electrolyte layer or a separator.
The electrolyte layer used as an ion channel may include the following electrolytes: a gel polymer electrolyte using PEO, PVdF-HFP, PMMA, PAN or PVAc; or a solid electrolyte using polyethylene oxide (PEO), polypropylene oxide (PPO), Polyethyleneimine (PEI), polyethylene sulfide (PES), or polyvinyl acetate (PVAc).
The electrolyte layer may further include a lithium salt to improve ionic conductivity and reaction rate. The lithium salt may be selected from: LiCl, LiBr, LiI, LiClO4、LiBF4、LiB10Cl10、LiPF6、LiCF3SO3、LiCF3CO2、LiAsF6、LiSbF6、LiAlCl4、CH3SO3Li、CF3SO3Li、(CF3SO2)2NLi, lithium chloroborane, lithium lower aliphatic carboxylates, lithium tetraphenylborate, and combinations thereof.
Although not particularly limited, the separator may be the following material: a porous polymeric substrate made of a polyolefin polymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene homopolymers, propylene homopolymers, ethylene-butene copolymers, ethylene-hexene copolymers, and ethylene-methacrylate copolymers; a porous polymer substrate made of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyacetal, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyetheretherketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfide, and polyethylene naphthalate; a porous substrate formed of a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer; a separator comprising the porous polymer substrate, wherein at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate has a porous coating layer formed of a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer; and the like.
According to the present disclosure, when the internal electrode is a positive electrode, it may include a current collector and an electrode layer surrounding the outer surface thereof. When the external electrode is a positive electrode, it may include an electrode layer and a current collector surrounding the outer surface thereof. The electrode layer may include any one type of active material particles or a mixture of two or more thereof selected from the group consisting of: li, LiCoO2、LiNiO2、LiMn2O4、LiCoPO4、LiFePO4、LiNiMnCoO2And LiNi1-x-y- zCoxM1yM2zO2(wherein M1 and M2 each independently represents any one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, V, Cr, Ti, W, Ta, Mg and Mo, x, y and z each independently represents an atomic ratio of an oxide-forming element, and 0. ltoreq. x<0.5，0≤y<0.5，0≤z<0.5，0<x + y + z is less than or equal to 1). The current collector may be made of: stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, titanium, calcined carbon, or copper; stainless steel surface-treated with carbon, nickel, titanium or silver; an aluminum-cadmium alloy; a non-conductive polymer surface-treated with a conductive material; a conductive polymer; a metal paste comprising a metal powder of Ni, Al, Au, Ag, Al, Pd/Ag, Cr, Ta, Cu, Ba or ITO; or carbon paste containing carbon powderThe carbon powder is graphite, carbon black or carbon nano-tube.