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- the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5
- Batteries comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode separated by an electrolyte comprising a lithium salt in solution in a solvent are widely known. The operation of these batteries is provided by the reversible circulation of lithium ions in the electrolyte between the electrodes.
- the positive electrode is generally composed of a composite material comprising an active material, a binder, a material conferring electron conduction and optionally a compound conferring ionic conduction.
- the compound conferring electron conduction can be a carbon black which does not catalyze the oxidation of the electrolyte at a high potential.
- ⁇ -Li x V 2 O 5 compound As positive electrode active material in a battery operating by exchange of lithium ions between the anode and the cathode through the electrode.
- a process for the preparation of ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 is described by J. Barker et al. [Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 150, (6) A684-A688 (2003)]. Said process consists in preparing a mixture of Li 2 CO 3 , of V 2 O 5 and of carbon, in compressing the mixture, in order to form pellets therefrom, and in then subjecting the pellets to a heat treatment under an argon atmosphere in a furnace at 600° C. for 60 min.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,716,372 describes a process which consists in mixing Li 2 CO 3 , V 2 O 5 and carbon, in compressing the mixture, in order to form pellets therefrom, in bringing the mixture to a temperature between 400° C. and 650° C. at the rate of 2° C./min, in maintaining at this temperature for a certain time and in then allowing to cool at the rate of 2° C./min.
- the duration of the maintenance at high temperature is of the order of 1 hour for 600 or 650° C. and of the order of 8 hours for 500° C.
- the aim of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive process for the preparation of a material composed of pure ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 or of ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 as an intimate mixture with carbon.
- the process according to the present invention consists in preparing a composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and V and in subjecting said composition to a heat treatment. It is characterized in that:
- FIG. 1 is the X-ray diffraction diagrams of the compounds GliV2O5-420, GliV2O5-470a and GliV2O5-BSEC-470 and that corresponding to the composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V formed after stirring in a bead mill for 2 hours and drying for 2 hours in the air at 90° C. without the second stage of heat treatment.
- FIG. 2 illustrates the electrochemical performances of the compound GliV2O5-470b prepared according to example 3.
- FIG. 3 illustrates the electrochemical performances of the compound GliV2O5-LIV-350 prepared according to example 4.
- the first stage is carried out with vigorous stirring. In a preferred embodiment, it is carried out in a bead mill.
- the first stage of the heat treatment can be carried out in air.
- the duration of this stage depends on the temperature. It can be reduced to approximately 1 hour by putting the composition to be treated into the form of a thin layer.
- the material obtained is not pure ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 ; it comprises Li 1+ ⁇ V 3 O 8 and/or ⁇ -Li x V 2 O 5 (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.7).
- a duration of greater than 1 hour results in an increase in the size of the crystallites which leads to a poorer battery performance.
- the first stage of the heat treatment can be carried out in an oven before introducing the composition into the furnace which will be used for the second stage of the heat treatment.
- the first stage of the heat treatment can also be carried out in the furnace used for the second stage, if the furnace comprises at least two treatment regions, one at the temperature of the first stage and the other at the temperature of the second stage.
- the Li precursor is LiOH.H 2 O or Li 2 CO 3 .
- the vanadium precursor, ⁇ -V 2 O 5 , the lithium precursor and the carbon are introduced into an amount of water such that a viscous suspension is obtained and vigorous stirring is maintained for a time of 1 to 2 hours.
- the concentrations of precursors can vary between 0.5 mol/l and 5 mol/l for ⁇ -V 2 O 5 , between 0.25 mol/l and 2.5 mol/l for the lithium precursor Li 2 CO 3 and between 0.5 mol/l and 5 mol/l for the lithium precursor LiOH.H 2 O.
- the composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V results in a mixture of ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 and ⁇ -Li x V 2 O 5 (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.7) after the second heat treatment.
- an aqueous solution comprising from 10 to 50% by volume of hydrogen peroxide is added to the reaction medium and vigorous stirring is maintained for 5 minutes.
- the limiting concentrations which can be used are from 0.05 mol/l to 2 mol/l for ⁇ -V 2 O 5 and from 0.025 mol/l to 2 mol/l for the Li precursor.
- the material obtained by the process of the invention is a material composed of agglomerates of small ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 needles.
- the material obtained is composed of agglomerates of small ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 needles surrounded by a noncontinuous layer of spherical carbon particles.
- Such a material is denoted hereinafter by carbonaceous ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 .
- a material obtained by the process according to the present invention can be used for the preparation of a composite positive electrode for a lithium battery or for a lithium ion battery.
- a positive electrode according to the present invention is composed of a composite material which comprises:
- the content of carbonaceous or noncarbonaceous ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 is preferably between 90 and 100% by weight.
- the content of binder is preferably less than 10% by weight.
- the content of compound conferring electron conduction is preferably less than or equal to 5% by weight and the content of material conferring ionic conduction is preferably less than or equal to 5% by weight.
- the composite material constituting the positive electrode it is preferable for the composite material constituting the positive electrode to comprise a compound conferring electron conduction and a binder.
- the binder can be composed of a nonsolvating polymer, of a solvating polymer or of a mixture of solvating polymer and of nonsolvating polymer. It can additionally comprise one or more liquid polar aprotic compounds.
- the nonsolvating polymer can be chosen from vinylidene fluoride homopolymers and copolymers, copolymers of ethylene, of propylene and of diene, tetrafluoroethylene homopolymers and copolymers, N-vinylpyrrolidone homopolymers and copolymers, acrylonitrile homopolymers and copolymers, and methacrylonitrile homopolymers and copolymers. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) is particularly preferred.
- the nonsolvating polymer can carry ionic functional groups. Mention may be made, as examples of such a polymer, of polyperfluoroether sulfonate salts, some of which are sold under the name Nafion®, and polystyrene sulfonate salts.
- the solvating polymer can be chosen, for example, from polyethers of linear, comb or block structure, which may or may not form a network, based on poly(ethylene oxide); copolymers comprising the ethylene oxide or propylene oxide or allyl glycidyl ether unit; polyphosphazenes; crosslinked networks based on polyethylene glycol crosslinked by isocyanates; copolymers of ethylene oxide and of epichlorohydrin; and networks obtained by polycondensation and carrying groups which make possible the incorporation of crosslinkable groups.
- the polar aprotic compound can be chosen from linear or cyclic carbonates, linear or cyclic ethers, linear or cyclic esters, linear or cyclic sulfones, sulfamides and nitriles.
- the compound conferring ionic conduction is a lithium salt advantageously chosen from LiClO 4 , LiPF 6 , LiAsF 6 , LiBF 4 , LiR F SO 3 , LiCH 3 SO 3 , lithium bisperfluoroalkylsulfonimides or lithium bis- or trisperfluorosulfonylmethides.
- the compound conferring electron conduction can be chosen, for example, from carbon blacks, graphites, carbon fibers, carbon nanowires or carbon nanotubes.
- a composite positive electrode according to the invention can be prepared by mixing carbonaceous or non-carbonaceous ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 and a binder in an appropriate solvent, and optionally a lithium salt, by spreading the mixture obtained over a metal disk acting as collector (for example an aluminum disk) and by then evaporating the solvent under hot conditions under a nitrogen atmosphere.
- the solvent is chosen according to the binder used.
- a positive electrode can be prepared by extrusion of a mixture of its constituents.
- An electrode thus constituted can be used in a battery comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode separated by an electrolyte comprising a lithium salt in solution in a solvent.
- the operation of such a battery is provided by the reversible circulation of lithium ions in the electrolyte between the electrodes.
- One of the subject matters of the present invention is a battery in which the electrolyte comprises a lithium salt in solution in a solvent, characterized in that it comprises a positive electrode comprising, as active material, carbonaceous or noncarbonaceous ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 prepared according to the process of the present invention.
- the electrolyte comprises at least one lithium salt in solution in a solvent.
- Mention may be made, as examples of salts, of LiClO 4 , LiAsF 6 , LiPF 6 , LiBF 4 , LiR F SO 3 , LiCH 3 SO 3 , LiN(R F SO 2 ) 2 , LiC(R F SO 2 ) 3 and LiCF(R F SO 2 ) 2 , R F representing a perfluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a fluorine atom.
- the solvent of the electrolyte can be composed of one or more polar aprotic compounds chosen from linear or cyclic carbonates, linear or cyclic ethers, linear or cyclic esters, linear or cyclic sulfones, sulfamides and nitriles.
- the solvent is preferably composed of at least two carbonates chosen from ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate and ethyl methyl carbonate.
- a battery having a polar aprotic solvent electrolyte generally operates in a temperature range from ⁇ 20° C. to 60° C.
- the solvent of the electrolyte can additionally be a solvating polymer.
- solvating polymers of polyethers of linear, comb or block structure, which may or may not form a network, based on poly(ethylene oxide); copolymers comprising the ethylene oxide or propylene oxide or allyl glycidyl ether unit; polyphosphazenes; crosslinked networks based on polyethylene glycol crosslinked by isocyanates; copolymers of oxyethylene and of epichlorohydrin as disclosed in FR-2770034; and networks obtained by polycondensation and carrying groups which make possible the incorporation of crosslinkable groups. Mention may also be made of block copolymers in which some blocks carry functional groups which have redox properties.
- a battery having a polymeric solvent electrolyte generally operates in a temperature range from 60° C. to 120° C.
- the solvent of the electrolyte can be a mixture of a liquid polar aprotic compound chosen from the polar aprotic compounds mentioned above and of a solvating polymer. It can comprise from 2 to 98% by volume of liquid solvent, depending on whether a plasticized electrolyte with a low content of polar aprotic compound or a gelled electrolyte with a high content of polar aprotic compound is desired.
- the polymeric solvent of the electrolyte carries ionic functional groups, the lithium salt is optional.
- the solvent of the electrolyte can also be a mixture of a polar aprotic compound as defined above or of a solvating polymer as defined above and of a nonsolvating polar polymer comprising units comprising at least one heteroatom chosen from sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen and fluorine.
- a nonsolvating polymer can be chosen from acrylonitrile homopolymers and copolymers, fluorovinylidene homopolymers and copolymers, and N-vinylpyrrolidone homopolymers and copolymers.
- the nonsolvating polymer can be a polymer carrying ionic substituents and in particular a polyperfluoroether sulfonate salt (such as an abovementioned Nafion®, for example) or a polystyrene sulfonate salt.
- a polyperfluoroether sulfonate salt such as an abovementioned Nafion®, for example
- a polystyrene sulfonate salt such as an abovementioned Nafion®, for example
- the electrolyte of a battery of the present invention can additionally comprise the additives conventionally used in this type of material and in particular a plasticizer, a filler, other salts, and the like.
- the negative electrode of the battery can be composed of lithium metal or a lithium alloy which can be chosen from the alloys ⁇ -LiAl, ⁇ -LiAl, Li—Pb (for example Li 7 Pb 2 ), Li—Cd—Pb, Li—Sn, Li—Sn—Cd, Li—Sn in various matrices, in particular oxygen-comprising matrices or metal matrices (for example Cu, Ni, Fe or Fe—C), or Li—Al—Mn.
- the battery is then a lithium battery.
- the compound ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 obtained by the process of the invention is used for the preparation of the positive electrode, the battery is in the discharged state.
- the negative electrode of the battery can be composed of a composite material comprising a binder and a material capable of reversibly inserting lithium ions at low redox potential (hereinafter denoted by insertion material), said composite material being lithiated during a preliminary stage.
- the insertion material can be chosen from natural or synthetic carbonaceous materials. These carbonaceous materials can, for example, be a petroleum coke, a graphite, a graphite whisker, a carbon fiber, mesocarbon microbeads, a pitch coke or a needle coke.
- the insertion material can additionally be chosen from oxides, such as, for example, Li x MoO 2 , Li x WO 2 , Li x Fe 2 O 3 , Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 or Li x TiO 2 , or from sulfides, such as, for example, Li 9 Mo 6 S 6 and LiTiS 2 , or from oxysulfides.
- oxides such as, for example, Li x MoO 2 , Li x WO 2 , Li x Fe 2 O 3 , Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 or Li x TiO 2
- sulfides such as, for example, Li 9 Mo 6 S 6 and LiTiS 2 , or from oxysulfides.
- Use may also be made of compounds which make it possible to reversibly store lithium at low potential, such as amorphous vanadates (for example Li x NiVO 4 ), nitrides (for example Li 2.6 ⁇ x Co 0.4 N, Li 2+x FeN 2 or Li 7+x MnN 4 ), phosphides (for example Li 9 ⁇ x VP 4 ), arsenides (for example Li 9 ⁇ x VAs 4 ) and reversibly decomposable oxides (for example CoO, CuO or Cu 2 O).
- the binder is an organic binder which is electrochemically stable in the range of operation of the negative electrode.
- a composite negative electrode can be prepared by introducing the carbonaceous compound into a solution of the binder in a polar aprotic solvent, by spreading the mixture obtained over a copper disk acting as collector and by then evaporating the solvent under hot conditions under a nitrogen atmosphere.
- the negative electrode is composed of an insertion material, the battery is said to be a “lithium ion battery”.
- the compound ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 obtained by the process of the invention is used for the preparation of the positive electrode of such a battery, the battery is in the charged state.
- a battery according to the invention comprising a solid electrolyte can be provided in the form of a succession of layers composed respectively of the material of the positive electrode according to the invention and its current collector, the solid electrolyte, and the negative electrode and optionally its current collector.
- a battery according to the invention comprising a liquid electrolyte can also be provided in the form of a succession of layers composed respectively of the material of the positive electrode according to the invention and its current collector, a separator impregnated by the liquid electrolyte, and the material constituting the negative electrode and optionally its current collector.
- Example 1 The preparation process of example 1 was employed but with a treatment at 470° C. instead of 420° C. for 15 minutes.
- the compound obtained is denoted by GliV2O5-470a and it comprises 8% of residual carbon.
- Example 2 The preparation process of example 2 was employed but the milling was carried out without addition of water and the treatment at 470° C. was carried out for 45 minutes instead of 15 minutes.
- the compound obtained is denoted by GliV2O5-BSEC-470 and it comprises ⁇ -Li x V 2 O 5 as impurity.
- the X-ray diffraction diagrams of the compounds GliV2O5-420, GliV2O5-470a and GliV2O5-BSEC-470 and that corresponding to the composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V formed after stirring in a bead mill for 2 hours and drying for 2 hours in the air at 90° C. without the second stage of heat treatment have been given in FIG. 1 .
- These diagrams show that the compound carbonaceous ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 can be obtained from after 15 minutes of annealing at 420° C.
- the use of water during the milling makes it possible to improve the reactivity of the composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V since a dry mixture gives rise to the appearance of impurities of ⁇ -Li x V 2 O 5 type* at 470° C. even after 45 minutes.
- the diffraction diagram of the composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V prepared according to comparative example 6 shows that it comprises a lamellar hydrate of formula Li 1+a V 3 O 8 .1H 2 O in addition to the carbon (11%).
- the results obtained with the compound GliV2O5-470b are given in FIG. 2 .
- the cycling conditions correspond to 0.5 Li in reduction and 0.2 Li in oxidation per formula group and per hour.
- the potential window was from 3 V to 4 V for the cycles from 0 to 8, and then from 12 to 40 (regions I and III).
- the potential window was from 3 V to 3.75 V for the cycles from 9 to 11 (region II).
- the results obtained with the compound GliV2O5-LIV-350 are given in FIG. 3 .
- the cycling was carried out between 3.7 V and 2 V with a cycling rate corresponding to 0.4 Li per formula group and per hour for the first 12 cycles and then to 0.4 Li per formula group and per hour.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 represent the variation in the capacity for each of the materials. It is thus confirmed in FIG. 2 that, at a cycling rate of 0.5 Li per hour and per formula unit, the compound carbonaceous ⁇ -LiV 2 O 5 (1% of residual carbon) prepared according to the present invention exhibits a capacity and a cycling behavior similar to that of the prior art (U.S. Pat. No. 6,716,372).
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The invention relates to the preparation of an optionally carbonaceous γ-LiV2O5 material.
The process consists in preparing a composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V and in subjecting it to a heat treatment. The composition is prepared by bringing carbon, α-V2O5 and a Li precursor into contact in amounts such that the ratio of the [V2O5]/[Li] concentrations is between 0.95 and 1.05 and the carbon is in excess of at least 25% with respect to the stoichiometry. The heat treatment is carried out in two stages: a first stage at a temperature between 90° C. and 150° C. for a time of 1 to 12 hours and a second stage at a temperature between 420° C. and 500° C. for a time of between 10 min and 1 hour, under a nitrogen or argon atmosphere or under vacuum.
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- The present application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/665,920, filed 26 Nov. 2007, which is a U.S. National Phase application of PCT/FR2005/002579, filed 18 Oct. 2005, which in turn claims priority to French Patent Application No. 0411312, filed 22 Oct. 2004, the contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of γ-LiV2O5
- Batteries comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode separated by an electrolyte comprising a lithium salt in solution in a solvent are widely known. The operation of these batteries is provided by the reversible circulation of lithium ions in the electrolyte between the electrodes. The positive electrode is generally composed of a composite material comprising an active material, a binder, a material conferring electron conduction and optionally a compound conferring ionic conduction. The compound conferring electron conduction can be a carbon black which does not catalyze the oxidation of the electrolyte at a high potential.
- It is known to use a γ-LixV2O5 compound as positive electrode active material in a battery operating by exchange of lithium ions between the anode and the cathode through the electrode. A process for the preparation of γ-LiV2O5 is described by J. Barker et al. [Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 150, (6) A684-A688 (2003)]. Said process consists in preparing a mixture of Li2CO3, of V2O5 and of carbon, in compressing the mixture, in order to form pellets therefrom, and in then subjecting the pellets to a heat treatment under an argon atmosphere in a furnace at 600° C. for 60 min. It is specified that, at a temperature of 525° C., a time of 10 hours is required to obtain pure γ-LiV2O5. In addition, U.S. Pat. No. 6,716,372 describes a process which consists in mixing Li2CO3, V2O5 and carbon, in compressing the mixture, in order to form pellets therefrom, in bringing the mixture to a temperature between 400° C. and 650° C. at the rate of 2° C./min, in maintaining at this temperature for a certain time and in then allowing to cool at the rate of 2° C./min. The duration of the maintenance at high temperature is of the order of 1 hour for 600 or 650° C. and of the order of 8 hours for 500° C.
- The aim of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive process for the preparation of a material composed of pure γ-LiV2O5 or of γ-LiV2O5 as an intimate mixture with carbon.
- The process according to the present invention consists in preparing a composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and V and in subjecting said composition to a heat treatment. It is characterized in that:
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- the composition is prepared by bringing carbon, α-V2O5 and a Li precursor into contact in amounts such that the ratio of the [V2O5]/[Li] concentrations is between 0.95 and 1.05 and the carbon is in excess of at least 25% with respect to the stoichiometry;
- the heat treatment is carried out in two stages: a first stage at a temperature of between 90° C. and 150° C. for a time of 1 to 12 hours and a second stage at a temperature of between 420° C. and 500° C. for a time of between 10 min and 1 hour, under a nitrogen or argon atmosphere or under vacuum.
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FIG. 1 is the X-ray diffraction diagrams of the compounds GliV2O5-420, GliV2O5-470a and GliV2O5-BSEC-470 and that corresponding to the composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V formed after stirring in a bead mill for 2 hours and drying for 2 hours in the air at 90° C. without the second stage of heat treatment. -
FIG. 2 illustrates the electrochemical performances of the compound GliV2O5-470b prepared according to example 3. -
FIG. 3 illustrates the electrochemical performances of the compound GliV2O5-LIV-350 prepared according to example 4. - The first stage is carried out with vigorous stirring. In a preferred embodiment, it is carried out in a bead mill.
- The first stage of the heat treatment can be carried out in air. The duration of this stage depends on the temperature. It can be reduced to approximately 1 hour by putting the composition to be treated into the form of a thin layer.
- If the duration of the second stage of the heat treatment is less than 10 min or if the temperature of the second stage of the heat treatment is less than 420° C., the material obtained is not pure γ-LiV2O5; it comprises Li1+αV3O8 and/or β-LixV2O5(0<x<0.7). A duration of greater than 1 hour results in an increase in the size of the crystallites which leads to a poorer battery performance.
- The first stage of the heat treatment can be carried out in an oven before introducing the composition into the furnace which will be used for the second stage of the heat treatment. The first stage of the heat treatment can also be carried out in the furnace used for the second stage, if the furnace comprises at least two treatment regions, one at the temperature of the first stage and the other at the temperature of the second stage.
- In a first embodiment, the Li precursor is LiOH.H2O or Li2CO3. The vanadium precursor, α-V2O5, the lithium precursor and the carbon are introduced into an amount of water such that a viscous suspension is obtained and vigorous stirring is maintained for a time of 1 to 2 hours. The concentrations of precursors can vary between 0.5 mol/l and 5 mol/l for α-V2O5, between 0.25 mol/l and 2.5 mol/l for the lithium precursor Li2CO3 and between 0.5 mol/l and 5 mol/l for the lithium precursor LiOH.H2O.
- If the same precursors are mixed in the absence of water, the composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V results in a mixture of γ-LiV2O5 and β-LixV2O5 (0<x<0.7) after the second heat treatment.
- In a second embodiment, an aqueous solution comprising from 10 to 50% by volume of hydrogen peroxide is added to the reaction medium and vigorous stirring is maintained for 5 minutes. The limiting concentrations which can be used are from 0.05 mol/l to 2 mol/l for α-V2O5 and from 0.025 mol/l to 2 mol/l for the Li precursor.
- In the second embodiment:
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- the lithium precursor can be chosen from Li2CO3, LiOH.H2O, LiCl, LiNO3 or a lithium salt of a carboxylic acid, for example chosen from lithium acetylacetonate, lithium acetate, lithium stearate, lithium formate, lithium oxalate, lithium citrate, lithium lactate, lithium tartrate or lithium pyruvate;
- an aqueous suspension of α-V2O5 and of carbon is prepared and an aqueous peroxide solution is added thereto, it being possible for the lithium precursor to be introduced into the aqueous suspension of α-V2O5 and of carbon before the addition of the peroxide solution or after the addition of the peroxide solution, that is to say during the formation of the gel, and the mixture is left under vigorous stirring for 5 min;
- the respective amounts of Li precursor and of α-V2O5 in the reaction medium are preferably such that 0.1/z mol.l−1<[Li]<1 1/z mol.l−1; 0.1 mol.l−1<[V2O5]<1 mol.l−1, z being the number of lithium atoms per formula unit of the precursor.
- Excessively high concentrations of reactants can bring about effervescence, while excessively low concentrations give precipitates.
- When the excess of carbon in the reaction medium is not greater than 25%, the material obtained by the process of the invention is a material composed of agglomerates of small γ-LiV2O5 needles.
- When the excess of carbon in the reaction medium is greater than 25%, the material obtained is composed of agglomerates of small γ-LiV2O5 needles surrounded by a noncontinuous layer of spherical carbon particles. Such a material is denoted hereinafter by carbonaceous γ-LiV2O5.
- A material obtained by the process according to the present invention can be used for the preparation of a composite positive electrode for a lithium battery or for a lithium ion battery.
- In a particular embodiment, a positive electrode according to the present invention is composed of a composite material which comprises:
- a carbonaceous or noncarbonaceous compound obtained by the process of the present invention,
- a binder conferring mechanical strength,
- optionally a compound conferring electron conduction,
- optionally a compound conferring ionic conduction.
- The content of carbonaceous or noncarbonaceous γ-LiV2O5 is preferably between 90 and 100% by weight. The content of binder is preferably less than 10% by weight. The content of compound conferring electron conduction is preferably less than or equal to 5% by weight and the content of material conferring ionic conduction is preferably less than or equal to 5% by weight. For the electrodes composed of noncarbonaceous γ-LiV2O5, it is preferable for the composite material constituting the positive electrode to comprise a compound conferring electron conduction and a binder.
- The binder can be composed of a nonsolvating polymer, of a solvating polymer or of a mixture of solvating polymer and of nonsolvating polymer. It can additionally comprise one or more liquid polar aprotic compounds. The nonsolvating polymer can be chosen from vinylidene fluoride homopolymers and copolymers, copolymers of ethylene, of propylene and of diene, tetrafluoroethylene homopolymers and copolymers, N-vinylpyrrolidone homopolymers and copolymers, acrylonitrile homopolymers and copolymers, and methacrylonitrile homopolymers and copolymers. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) is particularly preferred. The nonsolvating polymer can carry ionic functional groups. Mention may be made, as examples of such a polymer, of polyperfluoroether sulfonate salts, some of which are sold under the name Nafion®, and polystyrene sulfonate salts.
- The solvating polymer can be chosen, for example, from polyethers of linear, comb or block structure, which may or may not form a network, based on poly(ethylene oxide); copolymers comprising the ethylene oxide or propylene oxide or allyl glycidyl ether unit; polyphosphazenes; crosslinked networks based on polyethylene glycol crosslinked by isocyanates; copolymers of ethylene oxide and of epichlorohydrin; and networks obtained by polycondensation and carrying groups which make possible the incorporation of crosslinkable groups.
- The polar aprotic compound can be chosen from linear or cyclic carbonates, linear or cyclic ethers, linear or cyclic esters, linear or cyclic sulfones, sulfamides and nitriles.
- The compound conferring ionic conduction is a lithium salt advantageously chosen from LiClO4, LiPF6, LiAsF6, LiBF4, LiRFSO3, LiCH3SO3, lithium bisperfluoroalkylsulfonimides or lithium bis- or trisperfluorosulfonylmethides.
- The compound conferring electron conduction can be chosen, for example, from carbon blacks, graphites, carbon fibers, carbon nanowires or carbon nanotubes.
- A composite positive electrode according to the invention can be prepared by mixing carbonaceous or non-carbonaceous γ-LiV2O5 and a binder in an appropriate solvent, and optionally a lithium salt, by spreading the mixture obtained over a metal disk acting as collector (for example an aluminum disk) and by then evaporating the solvent under hot conditions under a nitrogen atmosphere. The solvent is chosen according to the binder used. In addition, a positive electrode can be prepared by extrusion of a mixture of its constituents.
- An electrode thus constituted can be used in a battery comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode separated by an electrolyte comprising a lithium salt in solution in a solvent. The operation of such a battery is provided by the reversible circulation of lithium ions in the electrolyte between the electrodes. One of the subject matters of the present invention is a battery in which the electrolyte comprises a lithium salt in solution in a solvent, characterized in that it comprises a positive electrode comprising, as active material, carbonaceous or noncarbonaceous γ-LiV2O5 prepared according to the process of the present invention.
- In a battery according to the invention, the electrolyte comprises at least one lithium salt in solution in a solvent. Mention may be made, as examples of salts, of LiClO4, LiAsF6, LiPF6, LiBF4, LiRFSO3, LiCH3SO3, LiN(RFSO2)2, LiC(RFSO2)3 and LiCF(RFSO2)2, RF representing a perfluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a fluorine atom.
- The solvent of the electrolyte can be composed of one or more polar aprotic compounds chosen from linear or cyclic carbonates, linear or cyclic ethers, linear or cyclic esters, linear or cyclic sulfones, sulfamides and nitriles. The solvent is preferably composed of at least two carbonates chosen from ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate and ethyl methyl carbonate. A battery having a polar aprotic solvent electrolyte generally operates in a temperature range from −20° C. to 60° C.
- The solvent of the electrolyte can additionally be a solvating polymer. Mention may be made, as examples of solvating polymers, of polyethers of linear, comb or block structure, which may or may not form a network, based on poly(ethylene oxide); copolymers comprising the ethylene oxide or propylene oxide or allyl glycidyl ether unit; polyphosphazenes; crosslinked networks based on polyethylene glycol crosslinked by isocyanates; copolymers of oxyethylene and of epichlorohydrin as disclosed in FR-2770034; and networks obtained by polycondensation and carrying groups which make possible the incorporation of crosslinkable groups. Mention may also be made of block copolymers in which some blocks carry functional groups which have redox properties. A battery having a polymeric solvent electrolyte generally operates in a temperature range from 60° C. to 120° C.
- In addition, the solvent of the electrolyte can be a mixture of a liquid polar aprotic compound chosen from the polar aprotic compounds mentioned above and of a solvating polymer. It can comprise from 2 to 98% by volume of liquid solvent, depending on whether a plasticized electrolyte with a low content of polar aprotic compound or a gelled electrolyte with a high content of polar aprotic compound is desired. When the polymeric solvent of the electrolyte carries ionic functional groups, the lithium salt is optional.
- The solvent of the electrolyte can also be a mixture of a polar aprotic compound as defined above or of a solvating polymer as defined above and of a nonsolvating polar polymer comprising units comprising at least one heteroatom chosen from sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen and fluorine. Such a nonsolvating polymer can be chosen from acrylonitrile homopolymers and copolymers, fluorovinylidene homopolymers and copolymers, and N-vinylpyrrolidone homopolymers and copolymers. In addition, the nonsolvating polymer can be a polymer carrying ionic substituents and in particular a polyperfluoroether sulfonate salt (such as an abovementioned Nafion®, for example) or a polystyrene sulfonate salt.
- In another embodiment, the electrolyte of the battery of the present invention can be an inorganic conducting solid chosen from the compounds generally denoted by Lisicon, that is to say Li4XO4—Li3YO4 (X=Si or Ge or Ti; Y=P or As or V), Li4XO4—Li2AO4 (X=Si or Ge or Ti; A=Mo or S), Li4XO4—LiZO2 (X=Si or Ge or Ti; Z=Al or Ga or Cr), Li4XO4—Li2BXO4 (X=Si or Ge or Ti; B=Ca or Zn), LiO2—GeO2—P2O5, LiO2—SiO2—P2O5, LiO2—B2O3—Li2SO4, LiF—Li2S—P2S5, Li2O—GeO2—V2O5 or LiO2 13 P2O5—PON solid solutions. A lithium battery comprising such an electrolyte operates within a very broad temperature range, of the order of −20° C. to 100° C.
- Of course, the electrolyte of a battery of the present invention can additionally comprise the additives conventionally used in this type of material and in particular a plasticizer, a filler, other salts, and the like.
- The negative electrode of the battery can be composed of lithium metal or a lithium alloy which can be chosen from the alloys β-LiAl, γ-LiAl, Li—Pb (for example Li7Pb2), Li—Cd—Pb, Li—Sn, Li—Sn—Cd, Li—Sn in various matrices, in particular oxygen-comprising matrices or metal matrices (for example Cu, Ni, Fe or Fe—C), or Li—Al—Mn. The battery is then a lithium battery. When the compound γ-LiV2O5 obtained by the process of the invention is used for the preparation of the positive electrode, the battery is in the discharged state.
- In addition, the negative electrode of the battery can be composed of a composite material comprising a binder and a material capable of reversibly inserting lithium ions at low redox potential (hereinafter denoted by insertion material), said composite material being lithiated during a preliminary stage. The insertion material can be chosen from natural or synthetic carbonaceous materials. These carbonaceous materials can, for example, be a petroleum coke, a graphite, a graphite whisker, a carbon fiber, mesocarbon microbeads, a pitch coke or a needle coke. The insertion material can additionally be chosen from oxides, such as, for example, LixMoO2, LixWO2, LixFe2O3, Li4Ti5O12 or LixTiO2, or from sulfides, such as, for example, Li9Mo6S6 and LiTiS2, or from oxysulfides. Use may also be made of compounds which make it possible to reversibly store lithium at low potential, such as amorphous vanadates (for example LixNiVO4), nitrides (for example Li2.6−xCo0.4N, Li2+xFeN2 or Li7+xMnN4), phosphides (for example Li9−xVP4), arsenides (for example Li9−xVAs4) and reversibly decomposable oxides (for example CoO, CuO or Cu2O). The binder is an organic binder which is electrochemically stable in the range of operation of the negative electrode. Mention may be made, by way of examples, of poly(vinylidene fluoride) homopolymers or an ethylene/propylene/diene copolymer. A poly(polyvinylidene fluoride) is particularly preferred. A composite negative electrode can be prepared by introducing the carbonaceous compound into a solution of the binder in a polar aprotic solvent, by spreading the mixture obtained over a copper disk acting as collector and by then evaporating the solvent under hot conditions under a nitrogen atmosphere. When the negative electrode is composed of an insertion material, the battery is said to be a “lithium ion battery”. When the compound γ-LiV2O5 obtained by the process of the invention is used for the preparation of the positive electrode of such a battery, the battery is in the charged state.
- A battery according to the invention comprising a solid electrolyte can be provided in the form of a succession of layers composed respectively of the material of the positive electrode according to the invention and its current collector, the solid electrolyte, and the negative electrode and optionally its current collector.
- A battery according to the invention comprising a liquid electrolyte can also be provided in the form of a succession of layers composed respectively of the material of the positive electrode according to the invention and its current collector, a separator impregnated by the liquid electrolyte, and the material constituting the negative electrode and optionally its current collector.
- The present invention is illustrated in more detail by the examples given below, to which, however, it is not limited.
- 24.0810 g (0.88 M) of α-V2O5, 4.7916 g (0.44 M) of Li2CO3 and 3.5 g of carbon were added to 150 ml of water. A composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V was formed after stirring in a bead mill for 2 hours. Subsequently, said composition was dried for 2 hours in the air at 90° C. and was then subjected to a treatment at 420° C. for 15 minutes under argon. The product obtained is hereinafter denoted by GliV2O5-420 and it comprises 8% of residual carbon.
- The preparation process of example 1 was employed but with a treatment at 470° C. instead of 420° C. for 15 minutes. The compound obtained is denoted by GliV2O5-470a and it comprises 8% of residual carbon.
- 24.0810 g (0.29 M) of α-V2O5, 4.7916 g (0.146 M) of Li2CO3 and 1.49 g of carbon were added to 50 ml of water. A composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V was formed after stirring in a bead mill for 2 hours. Said composition was subsequently dried for 2 hours in the air at 90° C. and was then subjected to a treatment at 470° C. for 15 minutes under argon. The product obtained is hereinafter denoted by GliV2O5-470b and it comprises 1% of residual carbon.
- The preparation process of example 3 was employed but with a treatment at 350° C. instead of 470° C. for 30 minutes. The compound obtained is denoted by GliV2O5-LIV-350.
- 1 g of V2O5, 0.2306 g of LiOH.H2O and 0.1453 g of carbon were added to 15 ml of a 30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution. A composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V was formed in a few minutes.
- Said composition was subjected to drying at 90° C. overnight in the air and then to a heat treatment at 420° C. for 15 min under argon. The compound obtained is denoted by GliV2O5ph-420.
- The preparation process of example 2 was employed but the milling was carried out without addition of water and the treatment at 470° C. was carried out for 45 minutes instead of 15 minutes. The compound obtained is denoted by GliV2O5-BSEC-470 and it comprises β-LixV2O5 as impurity.
- The X-ray diffraction diagrams of the compounds GliV2O5-420, GliV2O5-470a and GliV2O5-BSEC-470 and that corresponding to the composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V formed after stirring in a bead mill for 2 hours and drying for 2 hours in the air at 90° C. without the second stage of heat treatment have been given in
FIG. 1 . These diagrams show that the compound carbonaceous γ-LiV2O5 can be obtained from after 15 minutes of annealing at 420° C. Moreover, it is demonstrated that the use of water during the milling makes it possible to improve the reactivity of the composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V since a dry mixture gives rise to the appearance of impurities of β-LixV2O5 type* at 470° C. even after 45 minutes. Furthermore, the diffraction diagram of the composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V prepared according to comparative example 6 shows that it comprises a lamellar hydrate of formula Li1+aV3O8.1H2O in addition to the carbon (11%). - The electrochemical performances of the compound GliV2O5-470b prepared according to example 3 and of the compound GliV2O5-LIV-350 prepared according to example 4 were tested in a Swagelok laboratory battery of the type: Li/liquid electrolyte (EC+DMC+LiPF6)/GliV2O5-470b, operating at ambient temperature. For the positive electrode, 5% by weight of carbon black were added to the compound of the invention.
- The results obtained with the compound GliV2O5-470b are given in
FIG. 2 . The cycling conditions correspond to 0.5 Li in reduction and 0.2 Li in oxidation per formula group and per hour. The potential window was from 3 V to 4 V for the cycles from 0 to 8, and then from 12 to 40 (regions I and III). The potential window was from 3 V to 3.75 V for the cycles from 9 to 11 (region II). - The results obtained with the compound GliV2O5-LIV-350 are given in
FIG. 3 . The cycling was carried out between 3.7 V and 2 V with a cycling rate corresponding to 0.4 Li per formula group and per hour for the first 12 cycles and then to 0.4 Li per formula group and per hour. -
FIGS. 2 and 3 represent the variation in the capacity for each of the materials. It is thus confirmed inFIG. 2 that, at a cycling rate of 0.5 Li per hour and per formula unit, the compound carbonaceous γ-LiV2O5 (1% of residual carbon) prepared according to the present invention exhibits a capacity and a cycling behavior similar to that of the prior art (U.S. Pat. No. 6,716,372). - The use of an oxide γ-Li2V2O5 prepared according to the process of the invention consequently makes possible substantial savings in energy during the manufacture of the positive electrode material for a lithium battery.
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1. A material composed of pure γ-LiV2O5 or of γ-LiV2O5 as an intimate mixture with carbon prepared by a process comprising preparing a composition formed of carbon and of precursors of Li and of V and subjecting said composition to a heat treatment, wherein:
the composition is prepared by bringing carbon, α-V2O5 and a Li precursor into contact in amounts such that the molar ratio of the [α-V2O5]/[Li] is between 0.95 and 1.05 and the carbon is in excess of at least 25% with respect to the stoichiometry; and
the heat treatment is carried out in two stages: a first stage at a temperature of between 90° C. and 150° C. for a time of 1 to 12 hours and a second stage under a nitrogen or argon atmosphere or under vacuum at a temperature of between 420° C. and 500° C. for a time of between 10 min and 1 hour.
2. A composite positive electrode for a lithium battery, comprising a composite material which comprises the material composed of pure γ-LiV2O5 or of γ-LiV2O5 as an intimate mixture with carbon as claimed in claim 1 .
3. The composite positive electrode as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the composite material additionally comprises:
a binder conferring mechanical strength,
a compound conferring electron conduction, and
optionally a compound conferring ionic conduction.
4. The composite positive electrode as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
the content of the material composed of pure γ-LiV2O5 or of γ-LiV2O5 as an intimate mixture with carbon is between 90 and 100% by weight;
the content of binder is less than 10% by weight;
the content of compound conferring electron conduction is less than or equal to 5% by weight; and
the content of compound conferring ionic conduction is less than 5% by weight.
5. The electrode as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the binder comprises a solvating polymer.
6. The electrode as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the binder is a mixture of solvating polymer and of nonsolvating polymer.
7. The electrode as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the binder additionally comprises a polar aprotic compound.
8. The electrode as claimed in claim 3 , the compound conferring ionic conduction is a lithium salt selected from the group consisting of LiClO4, LiPF6, LiAsF6, LiBF4, LiRFSO3, LiCH3SO3, lithium bisperfluoroalkylsulfonimides and lithium bis- and trisperfluorosulfonylmethides.
9. A battery comprising of a negative electrode and a positive electrode separated by an electrolyte comprising a lithium salt in solution in a solvent, wherein the positive electrode is an electrode as claimed in claim 2 .
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