# US 12,218,345 B2 · High-nickel electrode sheet and method for manufacturing same

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- Number: US 12,218,345 B2
- Document ID: US12218345B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/631,266
- Filed: 2021-04-20
- Published: 2022-10-13
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-05-07
- Assignees: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Applicants: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Inventors: Song Yi Han; Ji Hoon Ryu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12218345B2

## CPC

- H01M 4/366: {as layered products}
- H01M 4/0404: {by coating on electrode collectors}
- H01M 4/0435: {Rolling or calendering}
- H01M 4/505: of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy
- H01M 4/525: of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
- H01M 10/0525: Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
- H01M 4/131: Electrodes based on mixed oxides or hydroxides, or on mixtures of oxides or hydroxides, e.g. LiCoOx
- H01M 10/052: Li-accumulators
- H01M 2004/021: {Physical characteristics, e.g. porosity, surface area}
- H01M 2004/028: {Positive 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 an electrode sheet comprising: a first cathode mixture layer which is formed in a central portion of a holding part and contains a first cathode active material of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide; and a second cathode mixture layer which is formed at one end or both ends of the first cathode mixture layer and contains a second cathode active material lower in nickel content than the first cathode active material, wherein a rolling density b of the second cathode mixture layer is lower than a rolling density a of the first cathode mixture layer, whereby the electrode sheet has the effect of improving the energy density while suppressing a reaction with water.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electrode sheet including a positive electrode mixture layer including a non-coated part and a coated part, and disposed on at least one surface of a current collector,
wherein the coated part includes:
a first positive electrode mixture layer disposed on a central portion along a longitudinal direction of the electrode sheet and containing a first positive electrode active material including lithium-nickel-cobalt-manganese oxide; and
a second positive electrode mixture layer disposed adjacent to one or two sides of the first positive electrode mixture layer in the longitudinal direction and containing a second positive electrode active material having a nickel content lower than a nickel content of the first positive electrode active material,
wherein a rolling density (b) of the second positive electrode mixture layer is smaller than a rolling density (a) of the first positive electrode mixture layer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electrode sheet of claim 1, wherein the nickel content in the first positive electrode active material is 70 mol % or more of an entire transition metal content in the first positive electrode active material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electrode sheet of claim 1, wherein the nickel content in the second positive electrode active material is less than 70 mol % of an entire transition metal content in the second positive electrode active material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The electrode sheet of claim 3, wherein the nickel content in the second positive electrode active material is 45 to 60 mol % of an entire transition metal content in the second positive electrode active material.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electrode sheet of claim 1, wherein a ratio (b/a) of the rolling density (b) of the second positive electrode mixture layer to the rolling density (a) of the first positive electrode active material layer is 0.5 to 0.9.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electrode sheet of claim 1, wherein the rolling density (a) of the first positive electrode mixture layer is 2.5 g/cm3 to 4.3 g/cm3.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The electrode sheet of claim 1, wherein a width of the second positive electrode mixture layer is 1 to 15% of a width of the first positive electrode mixture layer.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode generated by cutting the coated part and the non-coated part of the electrode sheet according to claim 1 according to a shape and a size of a unit electrode.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A method of manufacturing the electrode sheet according to claim 1, comprising:
forming the first positive electrode mixture layer and the second positive electrode mixture layer by applying a first positive electrode slurry containing the first positive electrode active material and a second positive electrode slurry containing the second positive electrode active material on a current collector sheet;
drying the first positive electrode mixture layer and the second positive electrode mixture layer; and
rolling the first positive electrode mixture layer and the second positive electrode mixture layer,
wherein, in the forming the first positive electrode mixture layer and the second positive electrode mixture layer, the second positive electrode slurry is applied on the current collector sheet in a direction parallel to an application direction of the first positive electrode slurry adjacent to the one or both ends of the first positive electrode slurry, based on a width direction of the electrode sheet, and
wherein in the rolling process, the rolling density (b) of the second positive electrode mixture layer is smaller than the rolling density (a) of the first positive electrode mixture layer.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein in the forming the first positive electrode mixture layer and the second positive electrode mixture layer, a nickel content in the second positive electrode active material is 45 to 60 mol % of an entire transition metal content in the second positive electrode active material.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein in the application process, a loading amount per unit area of the second positive electrode mixture layer is smaller than a loading amount per unit area of the first positive electrode mixture layer.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein in the forming the first positive electrode mixture layer and the second positive electrode mixture layer, a ratio (B/A) of the loading amount (B) per unit area of the second positive electrode mixture layer to the loading amount (A) per unit area of the first positive electrode mixture layer is 0.7 to 0.99.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein a ratio (b/a) of the rolling density (b) of the second positive electrode mixture layer to the rolling density (a) of the first positive electrode mixture layer is 0.5 to 0.9.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein in the application process, a length of a width of the second positive electrode mixture layer corresponds to 1 to 15% of a length of a width of the first positive electrode mixture layer.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein in the forming the first positive electrode mixture layer and the second positive electrode mixture layer, the first positive electrode slurry and the second positive electrode slurry are simultaneously applied.