# US 11,444,283 B2 · Negative electrode for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising same

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- Number: US 11,444,283 B2
- Document ID: US11444283B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/753,319
- Filed: 2018-08-27
- Published: 2020-10-22
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2017-11-07
- Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Inoh Cha; Deok-Hyun Kim; Jinhee Lee
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11444283B2

## CPC

- H01M 4/133: Electrodes based on carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx
- H01M 4/661: {Metal or alloys, e.g. alloy coatings (H01M4/669 take precedence)}
- H01M 4/0404: {by coating on electrode collectors}
- H01M 4/13: Electrodes for accumulators with non-aqueous electrolyte, e.g. for lithium-accumulators; Processes of manufacture thereof
- H01M 4/134: Electrodes based on metals, Si or alloys
- H01M 4/366: {as layered products}
- H01M 4/622: {being polymers}
- H01M 4/623: {fluorinated polymers}
- H01M 4/624: {Electric conductive fillers}
- H01M 10/0525: Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
- H01M 2004/021: {Physical characteristics, e.g. porosity, surface area}
- H01M 2004/027: {Negative electrodes}
- Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries
- H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery comprises a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a first negative electrode active material and a first binder, and a second active material layer formed on the first active material layer and including a second negative electrode active material and a second binder, a content of the first binder is greater than that of the second binder, a loading level of the negative electrode active material layer is 10 mg/cm2 to 30 mg/cm2, a loading level of the first active material layer is 4 mg/cm2 to 25 mg/cm2, a loading level of the second active material layer is 4 mg/cm2 to 25 mg/cm2, and a loading level of the second active material layer is equal to or higher than that of the first active material layer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery comprising:
a current collector; and
a negative electrode active material layer formed on the current collector,
wherein the negative electrode active material layer comprises a first active material layer including a first negative electrode active material and a first binder, and
a second active material layer formed on the first active material layer and including a second negative electrode active material, and a second binder,
a content of the first binder is greater than that of the second binder, a loading level of the negative electrode active material layer is 15 mg/cm2 to 30 mg/cm2, a loading level of the first active material layer is 4 mg/cm2 to 25 mg/cm2, a loading level of the second active material layer is 4 mg/cm2 to 25 mg/cm2, and the loading level of the second active material layer is equal to or higher than the loading level of the first active material layer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The negative electrode for the lithium secondary battery of claim 1, wherein the content of the first binder is 1 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the first active material layer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The negative electrode for the lithium secondary battery of claim 1, wherein the content of the second binder is 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the second active material layer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The negative electrode for the lithium secondary battery of claim 1, wherein a ratio of the content of the second binder/the content of the first binder is more than 0 and less than 1.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The negative electrode for the lithium secondary battery of claim 1, wherein a ratio of the loading level of the first active material layer to the loading level of the second active material layer is 1:1 to 1:7.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The negative electrode for the lithium secondary battery of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first active material layer and the second active material layer further includes a conductive material.

### Claim 7

A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery comprising:
a current collector; and
a negative electrode active material layer formed on the current collector,
wherein the negative electrode active material layer comprises a first active material layer including a first negative electrode active material and a first binder, and
a second active material layer formed on the first active material layer and including a second negative electrode active material, and a second binder,
a content of the first binder is greater than that of the second binder,
a loading level of the negative electrode active material layer is 10 mg/cm2 to 30 mg/cm2, a loading level of the first active material layer is 4 mg/cm2 to 25 mg/cm2, a loading level of the second active material layer is 4 mg/cm2 to 25 mg/cm2, and the loading level of the second active material layer is equal to or higher the loading level of the first active material layer,
wherein a conductive layer is further included between the first active material layer and the second active material layer.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The negative electrode for the lithium secondary battery of claim 1, wherein the first binder and the second binder are respectively non-aqueous binders or aqueous binders.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The negative electrode for the lithium secondary battery of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first binder and the second binder is an aqueous binder.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The negative electrode for the lithium secondary battery of claim 1, wherein a pellet density of each of the first active material of the first active material layer and the second active material of the second active material layer is 1.1 g/cc to 2.0 g/cc.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The negative electrode for the lithium secondary battery of claim 1, wherein a pellet density of the second active material of the second active material layer is smaller than a pellet density of the first active material of the first active material layer by 0.01 g/cc to 0.5 g/cc.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A lithium secondary battery comprising:
a negative electrode;
a positive electrode; and
an electrolyte,
wherein the negative electrode is of claim 1.