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Cathode active material for lithium secondary cell and method for manufacturing the same

Patent 6986968 Issued on January 17, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 20, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 10323731 filed on 12/20/2002

US Classes:

429/221, Iron component is active material429/231.5, Vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), or tungsten (W) component is active material429/231.6, Alkaline earth metal or magnesium (Mg) component is active material429/231.95, The alkali metal is lithium429/223, Nickel component is active material429/229, Zinc component423/138, Iron group metal (Fe, Co, or Ni)423/306, Plural metal or metal and ammonium containing423/307, Hydrogen containing423/551, Alkali metal containing (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs)423/558Iron containing

Examiners

Primary: Kalafut, Stephen

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

H01M 4/58
C01B 25/45
C01B 17/98

Abstract

A cathode active material for a lithium secondary cell used in a cellular phone is disclosed. The cathode active material for the lithium secondary cell and the method the same having a high capacity and a long lifetime, different from LiCoO2 and LiMn2O4, Li(Ni, Co)O2, and V-system oxide that has been researched as the active material for substituting LiCoO2 are provided. The cathode active material for the lithium secondary cell in the next formula 1 is obtained by heating or chemically treating diadochite [Fe2(PO4)(SO4)(OH).6H2O] that is the mineral containing PO43−, SO42−, and OH−.

LiaFebMc(PO4)x(SO4)y(OH)z   (1)In the formula, M is at least one element selected from a radical consisting of Mg, Ti, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Al, and Si, with 0≦a, c≦0.5, 1≦b≦2, 0.5≦x, y, z≦1.5.

Other References

  • Webmineral Internat Website: Page “Diadochite” http://webmineral.com/data/Diadochite.shtml, and page “Mineral Help” http://webmineral.com/help/IMAStatus.shtml (Sep. 2000).
  • Young Sik Hong, et al : Amorphouse FePO4 as 3 V cathode material for lithium secondary batteries; Journal of Materials Chemistry; Dec. 2002; pp. 1870-1874.
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