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Abstract
Active metal and active metal intercalation electrode structures and battery cells having ionically conductive protective architecture including an active metal (e.g., lithium) conductive impervious layer separated from the electrode (anode) by a porous separator impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte (anolyte). This protective architecture prevents the active metal from deleterious reaction with the environment on the other (cathode) side of the impervious layer, which may include aqueous or non-aqueous liquid electrolytes (catholytes) and/or a variety electrochemically active materials, including liquid, solid and gaseous oxidizers. Safety additives and designs that facilitate manufacture are also provided.
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PROTECTED ACTIVE METAL ELECTRODE AND BATTERY CELL STRUCTURES WITH
NON-AQUEOUS INTERLAYER ARCHITECTURE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to active metal electrochemical devices.
More particularly, this invention relates to an active metal (e.g., alkali metals, such as lithium), active metal intercalation (e.g. lithium-carbon, carbon) and active metal alloys (e.g., lithium-tin) alloys or alloying metals (e.g., tin) electrochemical (e.g., electrode) structures and battery cells. The electrode structures have ionically conductive protective architecture including an active metal (e.g., lithium) conductive impervious layer separated from the electrode (anode) by a porous separator impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte. This protective architecture prevents the active metal from deleterious reaction with the environment on the other (cathode) side of the impervious layer, which may include aqueous, air or organic liquid electrolytes and/or electrochemically active materials.
NON-AQUEOUS INTERLAYER ARCHITECTURE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to active metal electrochemical devices.
More particularly, this invention relates to an active metal (e.g., alkali metals, such as lithium), active metal intercalation (e.g. lithium-carbon, carbon) and active metal alloys (e.g., lithium-tin) alloys or alloying metals (e.g., tin) electrochemical (e.g., electrode) structures and battery cells. The electrode structures have ionically conductive protective architecture including an active metal (e.g., lithium) conductive impervious layer separated from the electrode (anode) by a porous separator impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte. This protective architecture prevents the active metal from deleterious reaction with the environment on the other (cathode) side of the impervious layer, which may include aqueous, air or organic liquid electrolytes and/or electrochemically active materials.
2. Description of Related Art The low equivalent weight of alkali metals, such as lithium, render them particularly attractive as a battery electrode component. Lithium provides greater energy per volume than the traditional battery standards, nickel and cadmium.
Unfortunately, no rechargeable lithium metal batteries have yet succeeded in the market place.
The failure of rechargeable lithium metal batteries is largely due to cell cycling problems. On repeated charge and discharge cycles, lithium "dendrites"
gradually grow out from the lithium metal electrode, through the electrolyte, and ultimately contact the positive electrode. This causes an internal short circuit in the battery, rendering the battery unusable after a relatively few cycles. While cycling, lithium electrodes may also grow "mossy" deposits that can dislodge from the negative electrode and thereby reduce the battery's capacity.
To address lithium's poor cycling behavior in liquid electrolyte systems, some 3o researchers have proposed coating the electrolyte facing side of the lithium negative electrode with a "protective layer." Such protective layer must conduct lithium ions, but at the same time prevent contact between the lithium electrode surface and the bulk electrolyte. Many techniques for applying protective layers have not succeeded.
Some contemplated lithium metal protective layers are formed in situ by reaction between lithium metal and compounds in the cell's electrolyte that contact the lithium.
Most of these in situ films are grown by a controlled chemical reaction after the battery is assembled. Generally, such films have a porous morphology allowing some electrolyte to penetrate to the bare lithium metal surface. Thus, they fail to adequately protect the lithium electrode.
Various pre-formed lithium protective layers have been contemplated. For example, US Patent No. 5,314,765 (issued to Bates on May 24, 1994) describes an ex situ technique for fabricating a lithium electrode containing a thin layer of sputtered lithium phosphorus oxynitride ("LiPON") or related material. LiPON is a glassy single ion conductor (conducts lithium ion) that has been studied as a potential electrolyte for solid state lithium microbatteries that are fabricated on silicon and used to power integrated circuits (See US Patents Nos. 5,597,660, 5,567,210, 5,338,625, and 5,512,147, all issued to Bates et al.).
Work in the present applicants' laboratories has developed technology for the use of glassy or amorphous protective layers, such as LiPON, in active metal battery electrodes. (See, for example, US Patents 6,025,094, issued 02/15/00, 6,402,795, issued 06/11/02, 6,214,061, issued 04/10/01 and 6,413,284, issued 07/02/02, all assigned to PolyPlus Battery Company).
Prior attempts to use lithium anodes in aqueous environments relied either on the use of very basic conditions such as use of concentrated aqueous KOH to slow down the corrosion of the Li electrode, or on the use of polymeric coatings on the Li electrode to impede the diffusion of water to the Li electrode surface. In all cases however, there was substantial reaction of the alkali metal electrode with water. In this regard, the prior art teaches that the use of aqueous cathodes or electrolytes with Li-metal anodes is not possible since the breakdown voltage for water is about 1.2 V and a Li/water cell can have a voltage of about 3.0 V. Direct contact between lithium metal and aqueous solutions results in violent parasitic chemical reaction and corrosion of the lithium electrode for no useful purpose. Thus, the focus of research in the lithium metal battery field has been squarely on the development of effective non-aqueous (mostly organic) electrolyte systems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to active metal electrochemical devices.
More particularly, this invention relates to an active metal (e.g., alkali metals, such as lithium), active metal intercalation (e.g. lithium-carbon, carbon) and active metal alloys (e.g., lithium-tin) alloys or alloying metals (e.g., tin) electrochemical (e.g., electrode) structures and battery cells. The electrochemical structures have ionically conductive protective architecture including an active metal (e.g., lithium) ion conductive substantially impervious layer separated from the electrode (anode) by a porous separator impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte (anolyte). This protective architecture prevents the active metal from deleterious reaction with the environment on the other (cathode) side of the impervious layer, which may include aqueous, air or organic liquid electrolytes (catholytes) and/or electrochemically active materials.
The separator layer (interlayer) of the protective architecture prevents deleterious reaction between the active metal (e.g., lithium) of the anode and the active metal ion conductive substantially impervious layer. Thus, the architecture effectively isolates (de-couples) the anode/anolyte from solvent, electrolyte processing and/or cathode environments, including such environments that are normally highly corrosive to Li or other active metals, and at the same time allows ion transport in and out of these potentially corrosive environments.
Various embodiments of the cells and cell structures of the present invention include active metal, active metal-ion, active metal alloying metal, and active metal intercalating anode materials protected with an ionically conductive protective architecture having a non-aqueous anolyte. These anodes may be combined in battery cells with a variety of possible cathode systems, including water, air, metal hydride and metal oxide cathodes and associated catholyte systems, in particular aqueous catholyte systems.
Unfortunately, no rechargeable lithium metal batteries have yet succeeded in the market place.
The failure of rechargeable lithium metal batteries is largely due to cell cycling problems. On repeated charge and discharge cycles, lithium "dendrites"
gradually grow out from the lithium metal electrode, through the electrolyte, and ultimately contact the positive electrode. This causes an internal short circuit in the battery, rendering the battery unusable after a relatively few cycles. While cycling, lithium electrodes may also grow "mossy" deposits that can dislodge from the negative electrode and thereby reduce the battery's capacity.
To address lithium's poor cycling behavior in liquid electrolyte systems, some 3o researchers have proposed coating the electrolyte facing side of the lithium negative electrode with a "protective layer." Such protective layer must conduct lithium ions, but at the same time prevent contact between the lithium electrode surface and the bulk electrolyte. Many techniques for applying protective layers have not succeeded.
Some contemplated lithium metal protective layers are formed in situ by reaction between lithium metal and compounds in the cell's electrolyte that contact the lithium.
Most of these in situ films are grown by a controlled chemical reaction after the battery is assembled. Generally, such films have a porous morphology allowing some electrolyte to penetrate to the bare lithium metal surface. Thus, they fail to adequately protect the lithium electrode.
Various pre-formed lithium protective layers have been contemplated. For example, US Patent No. 5,314,765 (issued to Bates on May 24, 1994) describes an ex situ technique for fabricating a lithium electrode containing a thin layer of sputtered lithium phosphorus oxynitride ("LiPON") or related material. LiPON is a glassy single ion conductor (conducts lithium ion) that has been studied as a potential electrolyte for solid state lithium microbatteries that are fabricated on silicon and used to power integrated circuits (See US Patents Nos. 5,597,660, 5,567,210, 5,338,625, and 5,512,147, all issued to Bates et al.).
Work in the present applicants' laboratories has developed technology for the use of glassy or amorphous protective layers, such as LiPON, in active metal battery electrodes. (See, for example, US Patents 6,025,094, issued 02/15/00, 6,402,795, issued 06/11/02, 6,214,061, issued 04/10/01 and 6,413,284, issued 07/02/02, all assigned to PolyPlus Battery Company).
Prior attempts to use lithium anodes in aqueous environments relied either on the use of very basic conditions such as use of concentrated aqueous KOH to slow down the corrosion of the Li electrode, or on the use of polymeric coatings on the Li electrode to impede the diffusion of water to the Li electrode surface. In all cases however, there was substantial reaction of the alkali metal electrode with water. In this regard, the prior art teaches that the use of aqueous cathodes or electrolytes with Li-metal anodes is not possible since the breakdown voltage for water is about 1.2 V and a Li/water cell can have a voltage of about 3.0 V. Direct contact between lithium metal and aqueous solutions results in violent parasitic chemical reaction and corrosion of the lithium electrode for no useful purpose. Thus, the focus of research in the lithium metal battery field has been squarely on the development of effective non-aqueous (mostly organic) electrolyte systems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to active metal electrochemical devices.
More particularly, this invention relates to an active metal (e.g., alkali metals, such as lithium), active metal intercalation (e.g. lithium-carbon, carbon) and active metal alloys (e.g., lithium-tin) alloys or alloying metals (e.g., tin) electrochemical (e.g., electrode) structures and battery cells. The electrochemical structures have ionically conductive protective architecture including an active metal (e.g., lithium) ion conductive substantially impervious layer separated from the electrode (anode) by a porous separator impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte (anolyte). This protective architecture prevents the active metal from deleterious reaction with the environment on the other (cathode) side of the impervious layer, which may include aqueous, air or organic liquid electrolytes (catholytes) and/or electrochemically active materials.
The separator layer (interlayer) of the protective architecture prevents deleterious reaction between the active metal (e.g., lithium) of the anode and the active metal ion conductive substantially impervious layer. Thus, the architecture effectively isolates (de-couples) the anode/anolyte from solvent, electrolyte processing and/or cathode environments, including such environments that are normally highly corrosive to Li or other active metals, and at the same time allows ion transport in and out of these potentially corrosive environments.
Various embodiments of the cells and cell structures of the present invention include active metal, active metal-ion, active metal alloying metal, and active metal intercalating anode materials protected with an ionically conductive protective architecture having a non-aqueous anolyte. These anodes may be combined in battery cells with a variety of possible cathode systems, including water, air, metal hydride and metal oxide cathodes and associated catholyte systems, in particular aqueous catholyte systems.
3 Safety additives may also be incorporated into the structures and cells of the present invention for the case where the substantially impervious layer of the protective architecture (e.g., a glass or glass-ceramic membrane) cracks or otherwise breaks down and allows the aggressive catholyte to enter and approach the lithium electrode. The non-aqueous interlayer architecture can incorporate a gelling/polymerizing agent that, when in contact with the reactive catholyte, leads to the formation of an impervious polymer on the lithium surface. For example, the anolyte may include a monomer for a polymer that is insoluble or minimally soluble in water, for example dioxolane (Diox)/polydioxaloane and the catholyte may include a polymerization initiator for the monomer, for example, a to protonic acid.
In addition, the structures and cells of the present invention may take any suitable form. One advantageous form that facilitates fabrication is a tubular form.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention there is provided an electrochemical cell structure, comprising: an anode comprising a material selected from the group consisting of active metal, active metal-ion, active metal alloying metal and active metal intercalating material; and an active metal ion conductive protective architecture on a first surface of the the anode, the architecture comprising, an active metal ion conducting separator layer comprising a semi-permeable polymer membrane comprising a liquid or gel phase non-aqueous anolyte, the separator layer being chemically compatible with the active metal, and in contact with the anode, and a substantially impervious ionically conductive layer chemically compatible with the separator layer and with aqueous environments, and in contact with the separator layer.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention there is provided a battery cell comprising an electrochemical cell structure according to the foregoing and a cathode structure.
Further, in accordance with the invention there is provided a method of making a battery cell as aforesaid, comprising: providing the following components:
an active metal anode; a cathode structure; and the active metal ion conductive protective architecture on a first surface of the anode; and assembling the components.
The structures and battery cells incorporating the structures of the present invention may have various configurations, including prismatic and cylindrical, and compositions, including active metal ion, alloy and intercalation anodes, aqueous, water, air, metal hydride and metal oxide cathodes, and aqueous, organic or ionic liquid
In addition, the structures and cells of the present invention may take any suitable form. One advantageous form that facilitates fabrication is a tubular form.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention there is provided an electrochemical cell structure, comprising: an anode comprising a material selected from the group consisting of active metal, active metal-ion, active metal alloying metal and active metal intercalating material; and an active metal ion conductive protective architecture on a first surface of the the anode, the architecture comprising, an active metal ion conducting separator layer comprising a semi-permeable polymer membrane comprising a liquid or gel phase non-aqueous anolyte, the separator layer being chemically compatible with the active metal, and in contact with the anode, and a substantially impervious ionically conductive layer chemically compatible with the separator layer and with aqueous environments, and in contact with the separator layer.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention there is provided a battery cell comprising an electrochemical cell structure according to the foregoing and a cathode structure.
Further, in accordance with the invention there is provided a method of making a battery cell as aforesaid, comprising: providing the following components:
an active metal anode; a cathode structure; and the active metal ion conductive protective architecture on a first surface of the anode; and assembling the components.
The structures and battery cells incorporating the structures of the present invention may have various configurations, including prismatic and cylindrical, and compositions, including active metal ion, alloy and intercalation anodes, aqueous, water, air, metal hydride and metal oxide cathodes, and aqueous, organic or ionic liquid
4 catholytes; electrolyte (anolyte and/or catholyte) compositions to enhance the safety and/or performance of the cells; and fabrication techniques.
These and other features of the invention are further described and exemplified in the detailed description below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a schematic illustration of an electrochemical structure cell incorporating an ionically conductive protective interlayer architecture in accordance with the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of a battery cell incorporating an ionically conductive protective interlayer architecture in accordance with the present invention.
Figs. 3A-C illustrate embodiments of battery cells in accordance with the present invention that use a tubular protected anode design.
Figs. 4-7 are plots of data illustrating the performance of various cells incorporating anodes with ionically conductive protective interlayer architecture in accordance with the present invention.
Fig. 8 illustrates an experimental cell for testing a variety of Li foil thicknesses in aqueous electrolytes used to generate the data plotted in Fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is a plot of specific energy projections for batteries incorporating anodes with ionically conductive protective interlayer architecture in accordance with the present invention with varying thickness, the value of cell gravimetric specific energy for a protected anode with Li thickness of 3.3 mm, and an illustration of the cell configuration and the parameters used for the calculations.
Fig. 10 illustrates a Li/water battery and hydrogen generator for a fuel cell in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS
Reference will now be made in detail to specific embodiments of the invention.
Examples of the specific embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
While the invention will be described in conjunction with these specific embodiments, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to such specific embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover alternatives, modifications, and
These and other features of the invention are further described and exemplified in the detailed description below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a schematic illustration of an electrochemical structure cell incorporating an ionically conductive protective interlayer architecture in accordance with the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of a battery cell incorporating an ionically conductive protective interlayer architecture in accordance with the present invention.
Figs. 3A-C illustrate embodiments of battery cells in accordance with the present invention that use a tubular protected anode design.
Figs. 4-7 are plots of data illustrating the performance of various cells incorporating anodes with ionically conductive protective interlayer architecture in accordance with the present invention.
Fig. 8 illustrates an experimental cell for testing a variety of Li foil thicknesses in aqueous electrolytes used to generate the data plotted in Fig. 7.
Fig. 9 is a plot of specific energy projections for batteries incorporating anodes with ionically conductive protective interlayer architecture in accordance with the present invention with varying thickness, the value of cell gravimetric specific energy for a protected anode with Li thickness of 3.3 mm, and an illustration of the cell configuration and the parameters used for the calculations.
Fig. 10 illustrates a Li/water battery and hydrogen generator for a fuel cell in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS
Reference will now be made in detail to specific embodiments of the invention.
Examples of the specific embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
While the invention will be described in conjunction with these specific embodiments, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to such specific embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover alternatives, modifications, and
5 equivalents as may be included within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well known process operations have not been described in detail in order not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.
When used in combination with "comprising," "a method comprising," "a device comprising" or similar language in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
Introduction Active metals are highly reactive in ambient conditions and can benefit from a barrier layer when used as electrodes. They are generally alkali metals such (e.g., lithium, sodium or potassium), alkaline earth metals (e.g., calcium or magnesium), and/or certain transitional metals (e.g., zinc), and/or alloys of two or more of these. The following active metals may be used: alkali metals (e.g., Li, Na, K), alkaline earth metals (e.g., Ca, Mg, Ba), or binary or ternary alkali metal alloys with Ca, Mg, Sn, Ag, Zn, Bi, Al, Cd, Ga, In.
Preferred alloys include lithium aluminum alloys, lithium silicon alloys, lithium tin alloys, lithium silver alloys, and sodium lead alloys (e.g., Na4Pb). A preferred active metal electrode is composed of lithium.
The low equivalent weight of alkali metals, such as lithium, render them particularly attractive as a battery electrode component. Lithium provides greater energy per volume than the traditional battery standards, nickel and cadmium. However, lithium metal or compounds incorporating lithium with a potential near that (e.g., within about a volt) of lithium metal, such as lithium alloy and lithium-ion (lithium intercalation) anode materials, are highly reactive to many potentially attractive electrolyte and cathode materials. This invention describes the use of a non-aqueous electrolyte interlayer architecture to isolate an active metal (e.g., alkali metal, such as lithium), active metal
When used in combination with "comprising," "a method comprising," "a device comprising" or similar language in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
Introduction Active metals are highly reactive in ambient conditions and can benefit from a barrier layer when used as electrodes. They are generally alkali metals such (e.g., lithium, sodium or potassium), alkaline earth metals (e.g., calcium or magnesium), and/or certain transitional metals (e.g., zinc), and/or alloys of two or more of these. The following active metals may be used: alkali metals (e.g., Li, Na, K), alkaline earth metals (e.g., Ca, Mg, Ba), or binary or ternary alkali metal alloys with Ca, Mg, Sn, Ag, Zn, Bi, Al, Cd, Ga, In.
Preferred alloys include lithium aluminum alloys, lithium silicon alloys, lithium tin alloys, lithium silver alloys, and sodium lead alloys (e.g., Na4Pb). A preferred active metal electrode is composed of lithium.
The low equivalent weight of alkali metals, such as lithium, render them particularly attractive as a battery electrode component. Lithium provides greater energy per volume than the traditional battery standards, nickel and cadmium. However, lithium metal or compounds incorporating lithium with a potential near that (e.g., within about a volt) of lithium metal, such as lithium alloy and lithium-ion (lithium intercalation) anode materials, are highly reactive to many potentially attractive electrolyte and cathode materials. This invention describes the use of a non-aqueous electrolyte interlayer architecture to isolate an active metal (e.g., alkali metal, such as lithium), active metal
6 alloy or active metal-ion electrode (usually the anode of a battery cell) from ambient and/or the cathode side of the cell. The architecture includes an active metal ion conducting separator layer with a non-aqueous anolyte (i.e., electrolyte about the anode), the separator layer being chemically compatible with the active metal and in contact with the anode, and a substantially impervious ionically conductive layer chemically compatible with the separator layer and aqueous environments and in contact with the separator layer. The non-aqueous electrolyte interlayer architecture effectively isolates (de-couples) the anode from ambient and/or cathode, including catholyte (i.e., electrolyte about the cathode) environments, including such environments that are normally highly to corrosive to Li or other active metals, and at the same time allows ion transport in and out of these potentially corrosive environments. In this way, a great degree of flexibility is permitted the other components of an electrochemical device, such as a battery cell, made with the architecture. Isolation of the anode from other components of a battery cell or other electrochemical cell in this way allows the use of virtually any solvent, electrolyte and/or cathode material in conjunction with the anode. Also, optimization of electrolytes or cathode-side solvent systems may be done without impacting anode stability or performance.
There are a variety of applications that could benefit from the use of aqueous solutions, including water and water-based electrolytes, air, and other materials reactive to lithium and other active metals, including organic solvents/electrolytes and ionic liquids, on the cathode side of the cell with an active (e.g., alkali, e.g., lithium) metal or active metal intercalation (e.g., lithium alloy or lithium-ion) anode in a battery cell.
The use of lithium intercalation electrode materials like lithium-carbon and lithium alloy anodes, rather than lithium metal, for the anode can also provide beneficial battery characteristics. First of all, it allows the achievement of prolonged cycle life of the battery without risk of formation of lithium metal dendrites that can grow from the Li surface to the membrane surface causing the membrane's deterioration. Also, the use of lithium-carbon and lithium alloy anodes in some embodiments of the present invention instead of lithium metal anode can significantly improve a battery's safety because it avoids formation of highly reactive "mossy" lithium during cycling.
There are a variety of applications that could benefit from the use of aqueous solutions, including water and water-based electrolytes, air, and other materials reactive to lithium and other active metals, including organic solvents/electrolytes and ionic liquids, on the cathode side of the cell with an active (e.g., alkali, e.g., lithium) metal or active metal intercalation (e.g., lithium alloy or lithium-ion) anode in a battery cell.
The use of lithium intercalation electrode materials like lithium-carbon and lithium alloy anodes, rather than lithium metal, for the anode can also provide beneficial battery characteristics. First of all, it allows the achievement of prolonged cycle life of the battery without risk of formation of lithium metal dendrites that can grow from the Li surface to the membrane surface causing the membrane's deterioration. Also, the use of lithium-carbon and lithium alloy anodes in some embodiments of the present invention instead of lithium metal anode can significantly improve a battery's safety because it avoids formation of highly reactive "mossy" lithium during cycling.
7 The present invention describes a protected active metal, alloy or intercalation electrode that enables very high energy density lithium batteries such as those using aqueous electrolytes or other electrolytes that would otherwise adversely react with lithium metal, for example. Examples of such high energy battery couples are lithium-air, lithium-water lithium-metal hydride, lithium-metal oxide, and the lithium alloy and lithium-ion variants of these. The cells of the invention may incorporate additional components in their electrolytes (anolytes and catholytes) to enhance cell safety, and may have a variety of configurations, including planar and tubular/cylindrical.
Non-Aqueous Interlayer Architecture The non-aqueous interlayer architecture of the present invention is provided in an electrochemical cell structure, the structure having an anode composed of a material selected from the group consisting of active metal, active metal-ion, active metal alloy, active metal alloying and active metal intercalating material, and an ionically conductive protective architecture on a first surface of the anode. The architecture is composed of an active metal ion conducting separator layer with a non-aqueous anolyte, the separator layer being chemically compatible with the active metal and in contact with the anode, and a substantially impervious ionically conductive layer chemically compatible with the separator layer and aqueous environments and in contact with the separator layer. The separator layer may include a semi-permeable membrane, for example, a micro-porous polymer, such as are available from Celgard, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina, impregnated with an organic anolyte.
The protective architecture of this invention incorporates a substantially impervious layer of an active metal ion conducting glass or glass-ceramic (e.g., a lithium ion conductive glass-ceramic (LIC-GC)) that has high active metal ion conductivity and stability to aggressive electrolytes that vigorously react with lithium metal, for example) such as aqueous electrolytes. Suitable materials are substantially impervious, ionically conductive and chemically compatible with aqueous electrolytes or other electrolyte (catholyte) and/or cathode materials that would otherwise adversely react with lithium metal, for example. Such glass or glass-ceramic materials are substantially gap-free, non-swellable and are inherently ionically conductive. That is, they do not depend on the
Non-Aqueous Interlayer Architecture The non-aqueous interlayer architecture of the present invention is provided in an electrochemical cell structure, the structure having an anode composed of a material selected from the group consisting of active metal, active metal-ion, active metal alloy, active metal alloying and active metal intercalating material, and an ionically conductive protective architecture on a first surface of the anode. The architecture is composed of an active metal ion conducting separator layer with a non-aqueous anolyte, the separator layer being chemically compatible with the active metal and in contact with the anode, and a substantially impervious ionically conductive layer chemically compatible with the separator layer and aqueous environments and in contact with the separator layer. The separator layer may include a semi-permeable membrane, for example, a micro-porous polymer, such as are available from Celgard, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina, impregnated with an organic anolyte.
The protective architecture of this invention incorporates a substantially impervious layer of an active metal ion conducting glass or glass-ceramic (e.g., a lithium ion conductive glass-ceramic (LIC-GC)) that has high active metal ion conductivity and stability to aggressive electrolytes that vigorously react with lithium metal, for example) such as aqueous electrolytes. Suitable materials are substantially impervious, ionically conductive and chemically compatible with aqueous electrolytes or other electrolyte (catholyte) and/or cathode materials that would otherwise adversely react with lithium metal, for example. Such glass or glass-ceramic materials are substantially gap-free, non-swellable and are inherently ionically conductive. That is, they do not depend on the
8 presence of a liquid electrolyte or other agent for their ionically conductive properties. They also have high ionic conductivity, at least 10"7S/cm, generally at least 10"6S/cm, for example at least 10-5S/cm to 10-4S/cm, and as high as 10-3S/cm or higher so that the overall ionic conductivity of the multi-layer protective structure is at least 10-7S/cm and as high as 10"3S/cm or higher. The thickness of the layer is preferably about 0.1 to 1000 microns, or, where the ionic conductivity of the layer is about 10-7 S/cm, about 0.25 to 1 micron, or, where the ionic conductivity of the layer is between about 10-4 about 10"3 S/cm, about 10 to 1000 microns, preferably between 1 and 500 microns, and more preferably between 10 and 100 microns, for example 20 microns.
Suitable examples of suitable substantially impervious lithium ion conducting layers include glassy or amorphous metal ion conductors, such as a phosphorus-based glass, oxide-based glass, phosphorus-oxynitride-based glass, sulpher-based glass, oxide/sulfide based glass, selenide based glass, gallium based glass, germanium-based glass or boracite glass (such as are described D.P. Button et al., Solid State Ionics, Vols. 9- 10, Part 1, 585-592 (December 1983);
ceramic active metal ion conductors, such as lithium beta-alumina, sodium beta-alumina, Li superionic conductor (LISICON), Na superionic conductor (NASICON), and the like; or glass-ceramic active metal ion conductors. Specific examples include LiPON, Li3PO4.Li2S.SiS2, Li2S.GeS2.Ga2S3, Li20 11A1203, Na2O-llAl2O3, (Na, Li)1+,,Ti2- Al,(PO4)3 (0.6<
x< 0.9) and crystallographically related structures, Na3Zr2Si2PO12, Li3Zr2Si2PO12, Na5ZrP3O12, Na5TiP3O,2, Na3Fe2P3O12, Na4NbP3O12, Li5ZrP3O12, Li5TiP3O12, Li3Fe2P3Oi2 and Li4NbP3O12, and combinations thereof, optionally sintered or melted. Suitable ceramic ion active metal ion conductors are described, for example, in US Patent No. 4,985,317 to Adachi et al.
A particularly suitable glass-ceramic material for the substantially impervious layer of the protective architecture is a lithium ion conductive glass-ceramic having the following composition:
Composition mol %
P205 26-55%
Si02 0-15%
Ge02 + Ti02 25-50%
in which Ge02 0-50%
Suitable examples of suitable substantially impervious lithium ion conducting layers include glassy or amorphous metal ion conductors, such as a phosphorus-based glass, oxide-based glass, phosphorus-oxynitride-based glass, sulpher-based glass, oxide/sulfide based glass, selenide based glass, gallium based glass, germanium-based glass or boracite glass (such as are described D.P. Button et al., Solid State Ionics, Vols. 9- 10, Part 1, 585-592 (December 1983);
ceramic active metal ion conductors, such as lithium beta-alumina, sodium beta-alumina, Li superionic conductor (LISICON), Na superionic conductor (NASICON), and the like; or glass-ceramic active metal ion conductors. Specific examples include LiPON, Li3PO4.Li2S.SiS2, Li2S.GeS2.Ga2S3, Li20 11A1203, Na2O-llAl2O3, (Na, Li)1+,,Ti2- Al,(PO4)3 (0.6<
x< 0.9) and crystallographically related structures, Na3Zr2Si2PO12, Li3Zr2Si2PO12, Na5ZrP3O12, Na5TiP3O,2, Na3Fe2P3O12, Na4NbP3O12, Li5ZrP3O12, Li5TiP3O12, Li3Fe2P3Oi2 and Li4NbP3O12, and combinations thereof, optionally sintered or melted. Suitable ceramic ion active metal ion conductors are described, for example, in US Patent No. 4,985,317 to Adachi et al.
A particularly suitable glass-ceramic material for the substantially impervious layer of the protective architecture is a lithium ion conductive glass-ceramic having the following composition:
Composition mol %
P205 26-55%
Si02 0-15%
Ge02 + Ti02 25-50%
in which Ge02 0-50%
9 Ti02 0-50%
Zr02 0-10%
M203 0<10%
A1203 0-15%
Ga203 0-15%
Li20 3-25%
and containing a predominant crystalline phase composed of Lit+,t(M,AI,Ga)X(Ge I_yTiy)2_X(PO4)3 where X< 0.8 and 0< Y< 1.0, and where M is an element selected from the group consisting of Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb and/or and Lil+,+yQ,,Ti2.XSiyP3_yO12 where 0< X<
0.4 and 0< Y< 0.6, and where Q is Al or Ga. The glass-ceramics are obtained by melting raw materials to a melt, casting the melt to a glass and subjecting the glass to a heat treatment. Such materials are available from OHARA Corporation, Japan and are further described in US Patent Nos 5,702,995, 6,030,909, 6,315,881 and 6,485,622.
Such lithium ion conductive substantially impervious layers and techniques for their fabrication and incorporation in battery calls are described in U.S. Patent No. 7,282,296 titled IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES FOR PROTECTION OF ACTIVE METAL
ANODES issued, October 16, 2007; U.S. Patent No. 7,282,302 titled IONICALLY
CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES FOR PROTECTION OF ACTIVE METAL ANODES issued October 16, 2007 and U.S. Patent No. 7,390,591 titled IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE
MEMBRANES FOR PROTECTION OF ACTIVE METAL ANODES AND BATTERY
CELLS issued June 24, 2008.
A critical limitation in the use of these highly conductive glasses and glass-ceramics in lithium (or other active metal or active metal intercalation) batteries is their reactivity to lithium metal or compounds incorporating lithium with a potential near that (e.g., within about a volt) of lithium metal. The non-aqueous electrolyte interlayer of the present invention isolates the lithium (for example) electrode from reacting with the glass or glass-ceramic membrane. The non-aqueous interlayer may have a semi-permeable membrane, such as a Celgard*
micro-porous separator, to prevent mechanical contact of the lithium electrode to the glass or glass-ceramic membrane. The membrane is impregnated with organic liquid electrolyte (anolyte) with solvents *Trademark 10 such as ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), 1,2-dimethoxy ethane (DME), 1,3-dioxolane (DIOX), or various ethers, glymes, lactones, sulfones, sulfolane, or mixtures thereof. It may also or alternatively have a polymer electrolyte, a gel-type electrolyte, or a combination of these. The important criteria are that the lithium electrode is stable in the non-aqueous anolyte, the non-aqueous anolyte is sufficiently conductive to Li+ ions, the lithium electrode does not directly contact the glass or glass-ceramic membrane, and the entire assembly allows lithium ions to pass through the glass or glass-ceramic membrane.
Referring to Fig. 1, a specific embodiment of the present invention is illustrated and described. Fig. 1 shows an unsealed depiction of an electrochemical cell structure 100 having an active metal, active metal-ion, active metal alloying metal, or active metal intercalating material anode 102 and an ionically conductive protective architecture 104. The protective architecture 104 has an active metal ion conducting separator layer 106 with a non-aqueous anolyte (sometimes also referred to as a transfer electrolyte) on a surface of the anode 102 and a substantially impervious ionically conductive layer 108 in contact with the separator layer 106.
The separator layer 106 is chemically compatible with the active metal and the substantially impervious layer 108 is chemically compatible with the separator layer 106 and aqueous environments. The structure 100 may optionally include a current collector 1
Zr02 0-10%
M203 0<10%
A1203 0-15%
Ga203 0-15%
Li20 3-25%
and containing a predominant crystalline phase composed of Lit+,t(M,AI,Ga)X(Ge I_yTiy)2_X(PO4)3 where X< 0.8 and 0< Y< 1.0, and where M is an element selected from the group consisting of Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb and/or and Lil+,+yQ,,Ti2.XSiyP3_yO12 where 0< X<
0.4 and 0< Y< 0.6, and where Q is Al or Ga. The glass-ceramics are obtained by melting raw materials to a melt, casting the melt to a glass and subjecting the glass to a heat treatment. Such materials are available from OHARA Corporation, Japan and are further described in US Patent Nos 5,702,995, 6,030,909, 6,315,881 and 6,485,622.
Such lithium ion conductive substantially impervious layers and techniques for their fabrication and incorporation in battery calls are described in U.S. Patent No. 7,282,296 titled IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES FOR PROTECTION OF ACTIVE METAL
ANODES issued, October 16, 2007; U.S. Patent No. 7,282,302 titled IONICALLY
CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES FOR PROTECTION OF ACTIVE METAL ANODES issued October 16, 2007 and U.S. Patent No. 7,390,591 titled IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE
MEMBRANES FOR PROTECTION OF ACTIVE METAL ANODES AND BATTERY
CELLS issued June 24, 2008.
A critical limitation in the use of these highly conductive glasses and glass-ceramics in lithium (or other active metal or active metal intercalation) batteries is their reactivity to lithium metal or compounds incorporating lithium with a potential near that (e.g., within about a volt) of lithium metal. The non-aqueous electrolyte interlayer of the present invention isolates the lithium (for example) electrode from reacting with the glass or glass-ceramic membrane. The non-aqueous interlayer may have a semi-permeable membrane, such as a Celgard*
micro-porous separator, to prevent mechanical contact of the lithium electrode to the glass or glass-ceramic membrane. The membrane is impregnated with organic liquid electrolyte (anolyte) with solvents *Trademark 10 such as ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), 1,2-dimethoxy ethane (DME), 1,3-dioxolane (DIOX), or various ethers, glymes, lactones, sulfones, sulfolane, or mixtures thereof. It may also or alternatively have a polymer electrolyte, a gel-type electrolyte, or a combination of these. The important criteria are that the lithium electrode is stable in the non-aqueous anolyte, the non-aqueous anolyte is sufficiently conductive to Li+ ions, the lithium electrode does not directly contact the glass or glass-ceramic membrane, and the entire assembly allows lithium ions to pass through the glass or glass-ceramic membrane.
Referring to Fig. 1, a specific embodiment of the present invention is illustrated and described. Fig. 1 shows an unsealed depiction of an electrochemical cell structure 100 having an active metal, active metal-ion, active metal alloying metal, or active metal intercalating material anode 102 and an ionically conductive protective architecture 104. The protective architecture 104 has an active metal ion conducting separator layer 106 with a non-aqueous anolyte (sometimes also referred to as a transfer electrolyte) on a surface of the anode 102 and a substantially impervious ionically conductive layer 108 in contact with the separator layer 106.
The separator layer 106 is chemically compatible with the active metal and the substantially impervious layer 108 is chemically compatible with the separator layer 106 and aqueous environments. The structure 100 may optionally include a current collector 1
10, composed of a suitable conductive metal that does not alloy with or intercalate the active metal. When the active metal is lithium, a
11 suitable current collector material is copper. The current collector 110 can also serve to seal the anode from ambient to prevent deleterious reaction of the active metal with ambient air or moisture.
The separator layer 106 is composed of a semi-permeable membrane impregnated with an organic anolyte. For example, the semi-permeable membrane may be a micro-porous polymer, such as are available from Celgard, Inc. The organic anolyte may be in the liquid or gel phase. For example, the anolyte may include a solvent selected from the group consisting of organic carbonates, ethers, lactones, sulfones, etc, and combinations thereof, such as EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, 1,2-DME or higher glymes, THF, 2MeTHF, 1o sulfolane, and combinations thereof. 1,3-dioxolane may also be used as an anolyte solvent, particularly but not necessarily when used to enhance the safety of a cell incorporating the structure, as described further below. When the anolyte is in the gel phase, gelling agents such as polyvinylidine fluoride (PVdF) compounds, hexafluropropylene-vinylidene fluoride copolymers (PVdf-HFP), polyacrylonitrile compounds, cross-linked polyether compounds, polyalkylene oxide compounds, polyethylene oxide compounds, and combinations and the like may be added to gel the solvents. Suitable anolytes will also, of course, also include active metal salts, such as, in the case of lithium, for example, LiPF6, LiBF4, LiAsF6, LiSO3CF3 or LiN(SO2C2F5)2.
One example of a suitable separator layer is 1 M LiPF6 dissolved in propylene carbonate and impregnated in a Celgard microporous polymer membrane.
There are a number of advantages of a protective architecture in accordance with the present invention. In particular, cell structures incorporating such an architecture may be relatively easily manufactured. In one example, lithium metal is simply placed against a micro-porous separator impregnated with organic liquid or gel electrolyte and with the separator adjacent to a glass/glass ceramic active metal ion conductor.
An additional advantage of the non-aqueous interlayer is realized when glass-ceramics are used. When amorphous glasses of the type described by the OHARA
Corp.
patents cited above are heat-treated, the glass devitrifies, leading to the formation of a glass-ceramic. However, this heat treatment can lead to the formation of surface roughness which may be difficult to coat using vapor phase deposition of an inorganic
The separator layer 106 is composed of a semi-permeable membrane impregnated with an organic anolyte. For example, the semi-permeable membrane may be a micro-porous polymer, such as are available from Celgard, Inc. The organic anolyte may be in the liquid or gel phase. For example, the anolyte may include a solvent selected from the group consisting of organic carbonates, ethers, lactones, sulfones, etc, and combinations thereof, such as EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, 1,2-DME or higher glymes, THF, 2MeTHF, 1o sulfolane, and combinations thereof. 1,3-dioxolane may also be used as an anolyte solvent, particularly but not necessarily when used to enhance the safety of a cell incorporating the structure, as described further below. When the anolyte is in the gel phase, gelling agents such as polyvinylidine fluoride (PVdF) compounds, hexafluropropylene-vinylidene fluoride copolymers (PVdf-HFP), polyacrylonitrile compounds, cross-linked polyether compounds, polyalkylene oxide compounds, polyethylene oxide compounds, and combinations and the like may be added to gel the solvents. Suitable anolytes will also, of course, also include active metal salts, such as, in the case of lithium, for example, LiPF6, LiBF4, LiAsF6, LiSO3CF3 or LiN(SO2C2F5)2.
One example of a suitable separator layer is 1 M LiPF6 dissolved in propylene carbonate and impregnated in a Celgard microporous polymer membrane.
There are a number of advantages of a protective architecture in accordance with the present invention. In particular, cell structures incorporating such an architecture may be relatively easily manufactured. In one example, lithium metal is simply placed against a micro-porous separator impregnated with organic liquid or gel electrolyte and with the separator adjacent to a glass/glass ceramic active metal ion conductor.
An additional advantage of the non-aqueous interlayer is realized when glass-ceramics are used. When amorphous glasses of the type described by the OHARA
Corp.
patents cited above are heat-treated, the glass devitrifies, leading to the formation of a glass-ceramic. However, this heat treatment can lead to the formation of surface roughness which may be difficult to coat using vapor phase deposition of an inorganic
12 protective interlayer such as LiPON, Cu3N, etc. The use of a liquid (or gel), non-aqueous electrolyte interlayer would easily cover such a rough surface by normal liquid flow, thereby eliminating the need for surface polishing, etc. In this sense, techniques such as "draw-down" (as described by Sony Corporation and Shott Glass (T. Kessler, H. Wegener, T.
Togawa, M.
Hayashi, and T. Kakizaki, "Large Microsheet Glass for 40-in. Class PALC
Displays," 1997, FMC2-3, downloaded from Shott Glass' website)) could be used to form thin glass layers (20 to 100 microns), and these glasses heat treated to form glass-ceramics.
Battery Cells The non-aqueous interlayer architecture is usefully adopted in battery cells.
For example, the electrochemical structure 100 of Fig. 1 can be paired with a cathode system 120 to form a cell 200, as depicted in Fig. 2. The cathode system 120 includes an electronically conductive component, an ionically conductive component, and an electrochemically active component. The cathode system 120 may have any desired composition and, due to the isolation provided by the protective architecture, is not limited by the anode or anolyte composition.
In particular, the cathode system may incorporate components which would otherwise be highly reactive with the anode active metal, such as aqueous materials, including water, aqueous catholytes and air, metal hydride electrodes and metal oxide electrodes.
In one embodiment, a Celgard separator would be placed against one side of the thin glass-ceramic, followed by a non-aqueous liquid or gel electrolyte, and then a lithium electrode.
On the other side of the glass ceramic membrane, an aggressive solvent could be used, such as an aqueous electrolyte. In such a way, an inexpensive Li/water or Li/air cell, for example, could be built.
Cells in accordance with the present invention are capable of having very high capacities and specific energies. For example, cells with capacities of greater than 5, greater than 10, greater than 100 or even greater than 500 in Ah/cm2 are possible. As further described in the Examples below, a capacity of about 650 mAh/cm2 has been demonstrated for a Li /water test cell in accordance with the present invention having a Li anode about 3.35 mm thick. Based
Togawa, M.
Hayashi, and T. Kakizaki, "Large Microsheet Glass for 40-in. Class PALC
Displays," 1997, FMC2-3, downloaded from Shott Glass' website)) could be used to form thin glass layers (20 to 100 microns), and these glasses heat treated to form glass-ceramics.
Battery Cells The non-aqueous interlayer architecture is usefully adopted in battery cells.
For example, the electrochemical structure 100 of Fig. 1 can be paired with a cathode system 120 to form a cell 200, as depicted in Fig. 2. The cathode system 120 includes an electronically conductive component, an ionically conductive component, and an electrochemically active component. The cathode system 120 may have any desired composition and, due to the isolation provided by the protective architecture, is not limited by the anode or anolyte composition.
In particular, the cathode system may incorporate components which would otherwise be highly reactive with the anode active metal, such as aqueous materials, including water, aqueous catholytes and air, metal hydride electrodes and metal oxide electrodes.
In one embodiment, a Celgard separator would be placed against one side of the thin glass-ceramic, followed by a non-aqueous liquid or gel electrolyte, and then a lithium electrode.
On the other side of the glass ceramic membrane, an aggressive solvent could be used, such as an aqueous electrolyte. In such a way, an inexpensive Li/water or Li/air cell, for example, could be built.
Cells in accordance with the present invention are capable of having very high capacities and specific energies. For example, cells with capacities of greater than 5, greater than 10, greater than 100 or even greater than 500 in Ah/cm2 are possible. As further described in the Examples below, a capacity of about 650 mAh/cm2 has been demonstrated for a Li /water test cell in accordance with the present invention having a Li anode about 3.35 mm thick. Based
13 on this performance, projections indicate very high specific energies for Li/air cells in accordance with the present invention. For example, an unpackaged specific energy of about 3400 Wh/1 (4100 Wh kg) and a packaged specific energy, assuming 70% package burden, of about 1000 Wh/1 (1200 Wh/kg) for a Li/air cell with a 3.3 mm thick Li anode, a laminate thickness of 6mm and an area of 45 cm2.
Cathode Systems As noted above, the cathode system 120 of a battery cell in accordance with the present invention may have any desired composition and, due to the isolation provided by the protective architecture, is not limited by the anode or anolyte composition. In particular, the cathode system may incorporate components which would otherwise be highly reactive with the anode active metal, such as aqueous materials, including water, aqueous solutions and air, metal hydride electrodes and metal oxide electrodes.
Battery cells of the present invention may include, without limitation, water, aqueous solutions, air electrodes and metal hydride electrodes, such as are described in U.S. Patent No.
7645,543, titled ACTIVE METAL/AQUEOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND
SYSTEMS, and metal oxide electrodes, as used, for example, in conventional Li-ion cells.
The effective isolation between anode and cathode achieved by the protective interlayer architecture of the present invention also enables a great degree of flexibility in the choice of catholyte systems, in particular aqueous systems, but also non-aqueous systems. Since the protected anode is completely decoupled from the catholyte, so that catholyte compatibility with the anode is no longer an issue, solvents and salts which are not kinetically stable to Li can be used.
For cells using water as an electrochemically active cathode material, a porous electronically conductive support structure can provide the electronically conductive component of the cathode system. An aqueous electrolyte (catholyte) provides ion carriers for transport (conductivity) of Li ions and anions that combine with Li. The electrochemically active component (water) and the ionically conductive component (aqueous catholyte) will be intermixed as a single solution, although they are conceptually
Cathode Systems As noted above, the cathode system 120 of a battery cell in accordance with the present invention may have any desired composition and, due to the isolation provided by the protective architecture, is not limited by the anode or anolyte composition. In particular, the cathode system may incorporate components which would otherwise be highly reactive with the anode active metal, such as aqueous materials, including water, aqueous solutions and air, metal hydride electrodes and metal oxide electrodes.
Battery cells of the present invention may include, without limitation, water, aqueous solutions, air electrodes and metal hydride electrodes, such as are described in U.S. Patent No.
7645,543, titled ACTIVE METAL/AQUEOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND
SYSTEMS, and metal oxide electrodes, as used, for example, in conventional Li-ion cells.
The effective isolation between anode and cathode achieved by the protective interlayer architecture of the present invention also enables a great degree of flexibility in the choice of catholyte systems, in particular aqueous systems, but also non-aqueous systems. Since the protected anode is completely decoupled from the catholyte, so that catholyte compatibility with the anode is no longer an issue, solvents and salts which are not kinetically stable to Li can be used.
For cells using water as an electrochemically active cathode material, a porous electronically conductive support structure can provide the electronically conductive component of the cathode system. An aqueous electrolyte (catholyte) provides ion carriers for transport (conductivity) of Li ions and anions that combine with Li. The electrochemically active component (water) and the ionically conductive component (aqueous catholyte) will be intermixed as a single solution, although they are conceptually
14 separate elements of the battery cell. Suitable catholytes for the Li/water battery cell of the invention include any aqueous electrolyte with suitable ionic conductivity. Suitable electrolytes may be acidic, for example, strong acids like HCI, H2SO4, H3PO4 or weak acids like acetic acid/Li acetate; basic, for example, LiOH; neutral, for example, sea water, LiCI, LiBr, LiI; or amphoteric, for example, NI-140, NI-1413r, etc The suitability of sea water as an electrolyte enables a battery cell for marine applications with very high energy density. Prior to use, the cell structure is composed of the protected anode and a porous electronically conductive support structure (electronically conductive component of the cathode). When needed, the cell is l0 completed by immersing it in sea water which provides the electrochemically active and ionically conductive components. Since the latter components are provided by the sea water in the environment, they need not transported as part of the battery cell prior to it use (and thus need not be included in the cell's energy density calculation ).
Such a cell is referred to as an "open" cell since the reaction products on the cathode side are not contained. Such a cell is, therefore, a primary cell.
Secondary Li/water cells are also possible in accordance with the invention.
As noted above, such cells are referred to as "closed" cells since the reaction products on the cathode side are contained on the cathode side of the cell to be available to recharge the anode by moving the Li ions back across the protective membrane when the appropriate recharging potential is applied to the cell.
As noted above and described further below, in another embodiment of the invention, ionomers coated on the porous catalytic electronically conductive support reduce or eliminate the need for ionic conductivity in the electrochemically active material.
The electrochemical reaction that occurs in a Li/water cell is a redox reaction in which the electrochemically active cathode material gets reduced. In a Li/water cell, the catalytic electronically conductive support facilitates the redox reaction. As noted above, while not so limited, in a Li/water cell, the cell reaction is believed to be:
Li + H2O = LiOH + 1/2 H2.
The half-cell reactions at the anode and cathode are believed to be:
Anode: Li = Li' + e Cathode: e- + H2O = OH- + 1 /2 H2 Accordingly, the catalyst for the Li/water cathode promotes electron transfer to water, generating hydrogen and hydroxide ion. A common, inexpensive catalyst for this reaction is nickel metal; precious metals like Pt, Pd, Ru, Au, etc. will also work but are more expensive.
Also considered to be within the scope of Li (or other active metal)/water batteries of this invention are batteries with a protected Li anode and an aqueous electrolyte composed of gaseous and/or solid oxidants soluble in water that can be used as active to cathode materials (electrochemically active component). Use of water soluble compounds, which are stronger oxidizers than water, can significantly increase battery energy in some applications compared to the lithium/water battery, where during the cell discharge reaction, electrochemical hydrogen evolution takes place at the cathode surface.
Examples of such gaseous oxidants are 02, SO2 and NO2. Also, metal nitrites, in particular NaNO2 and KNO2 and metal sulfites such as Na2SO3 and K2SO3 are stronger oxidants than water and can be easily dissolved in large concentrations.
Another class of inorganic oxidants soluble in water are peroxides of lithium, sodium and potassium, as well as hydrogen peroxide H202.
The use of hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant can be especially beneficial. There are at least two ways of utilizing hydrogen peroxide in a battery cell in accordance with the present invention. First of all, chemical decomposition of hydrogen peroxide on the cathode surface leads to production of oxygen gas, which can be used as active cathode material. The second, perhaps more effective way, is based on the direct electroreduction of hydrogen peroxide on the cathode surface. In principal, hydrogen peroxide can be reduced from either basic or acidic solutions. The highest energy density can be achieved for a battery utilizing hydrogen peroxide reduction from acidic solutions. In this case a cell with Li anode yields E = 4.82 V (for standard conditions) compared to E
=3.05 V
for Li/Water couple. However, because of very high reactivity of both acids and hydrogen peroxide to unprotected Li, such cell can be practically realized only for protected Li anode such as in accordance with the present invention.
For cells using air as an electrochemically active cathode material, the air electrochemically active component of these cells includes moisture to provide water for the electrochemical reaction. The cells have an electronically conductive support structure electrically connected with the anode to allow electron transfer to reduce the air cathode active material. The electronically conductive support structure is generally porous to allow fluid (air) flow and either catalytic or treated with a catalyst to catalyze the reduction of the cathode active material. An aqueous electrolyte with suitable ionic conductivity or ionomer is also in contact with the electronically conductive support structure to allow ion transport within the electronically conductive support structure to complete the redox reaction.
The air cathode system includes an electronically conductive component (for example, a porous electronic conductor), an ionically conductive component with at least an aqueous constituent, and air as an electrochemically active component. It may be any suitable air electrode, including those conventionally used in metal (e.g., Zn)/air batteries or low temperature (e.g., PEM) fuel cells. Air cathodes used in metal/air batteries, in particular in Zn/air batteries, are described in many sources including "Handbook of Batteries" (Linden and T.
B. Reddy, McGraw-Hill, NY, Third Edition, 2001) and are usually composed of several layers including an air diffusion membrane, a hydrophobic Teflon layer, a catalyst layer, and a metal electronically conductive component/current collector, such as a Ni screen. The catalyst layer also includes an ionically conductive component electrolyte that may be aqueous and/or ionomeric. A typical aqueous electrolyte is composed of KOH dissolved in water. An typical ionomeric electrolyte is composed of a hydrated (water) Li ion conductive polymer such as a per-fluoro-sulfonic acid polymer film (e.g., du Pont NAFION*). The air diffusion membrane adjusts the air (oxygen) flow. The hydrophobic layer prevents penetration of the cell's electrolyte into the air-diffusion membrane. This layer usually contains carbon and Teflon particles. The catalyst layer usually contains a high surface area carbon and a catalyst for acceleration of reduction of oxygen gas.
Metal oxides, for example Mn02, are used as the catalysts for oxygen reduction in most of the commercial cathodes. Alternative catalysts include metal macrocycles such as cobalt phthalocyanine, and highly dispersed precious metals such at platinum and platinum/ruthenium *Trademark 17 alloys. Since the air electrode structure is chemically isolated from the active metal electrode, the chemical composition of the air electrode is not constrained by potential reactivity with the anode active material. This can allow for the design of higher performance air electrodes using materials that would normally attack unprotected metal electrodes.
Another type of active metal/aqueous battery cell incorporating a protected anode and a cathode system with an aqueous component in accordance with the present invention is a lithium (or other active metal)/metal hydride battery. For example, lithium anodes protected with a non-aqueous interlayer architecture as described herein can be discharged and charged in aqueous solutions suitable as electrolytes in a lithium/metal hydride battery. Suitable electrolytes provide a source or protons.
Examples include aqueous solutions of halide acids or acidic salts, including chloride or bromide acids or salts, for example HCl, HBr, NH4CI or NFLBr.
In addition to the aqueous, air, etc., systems noted above, improved performance can be obtained with cathode systems incorporating conventional Li-ion battery cathodes and electrolytes, such as metal oxide cathodes (e.g., LixCoO2, LixNi02, LixMn2O4 and LiFePO4) and the binary, ternary or multicomponent mixtures of alkyl carbonates or their mixtures with ethers as solvents for a Li metal salt (e.g., LiPF6, LiAsF6 or LiBF4); or Li metal battery cathodes (e.g., elemental sulfur or polysulfides) and electrolytes composed of organic carbonates, ethers, glymes, lactones, sulfones, sulfolane, and combinations thereof, such as EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, l,2-DME, THF, 2MeTHF, and combinations thereof, as described, for example, in US Patent No. 6,376,123.
Moreover, the catholyte solution can be composed of only low viscosity solvents, such as ethers like I,2-dimethoxy ethane (DME), tetrahydrofuran (THF), 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, 1,3-dioxolane (DIOX), 4-methyldioxolane (4-MeDIOX) or organic carbonates like dimethylcarbonate (DMC), ethylmefhylcarbonate (EMC), diethylcarbonate (DEC), or their mixtures. Also, super low viscosity ester solvents or co-solvents such as methyl formate and methyl acetate, which are very reactive to unprotected Li, can be used. As is known to those skilled in the art, ionic conductivity and diffusion rates are inversely proportional to viscosity such that all other things being equal, battery performance improves as the viscosity of the solvent decreases.
The use of such catholyte solvent systems significantly improves battery performance, in particular discharge and charge characteristics at low temperatures.
Ionic liquids may also be used in catholytes of the present invention. Ionic liquids are organic salts with melting points under 100 degrees, often even lower than room temperature. The most common ionic liquids are imidazolium and pyridinium derivatives, but also phosphonium or tetralkylammonium compounds are also known.
Ionic liquids have the desirable attributes of high ionic conductivity, high thermal stability, no measurable vapor pressure, and non-flammability. Representative ionic liquids are 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tosylate (EMIM-Ts), 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium octyl sulfate (BMIM-OctSO4), 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, and 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate.
Although there has been substantial interest in ionic liquids for electrochemical applications such as capacitors and batteries, they are unstable to metallic lithium and lithiated carbon.
However, protected lithium anodes as described in this invention are isolated from direct chemical reaction, and consequently lithium metal batteries using ionic liquids are possible as an embodiment of the present invention. Such batteries should be particularly stable at elevated temperatures.
Safety Additives As a safety measure, the non-aqueous interlayer architecture can incorporate a gelling/polymerizing agent that, when in contact with the reactive electrolyte (for example water), leads to the formation of an impervious polymer on the anode (e.g., lithium) surface. This safety measure is used for the case where the substantially impervious layer of the protective architecture (e.g., a glass or glass-ceramic membrane) cracks or otherwise breaks down and allows the aggressive catholyte to enter and approach the lithium electrode raising the possibility of a violent reaction between the Li anode and aqueous catholyte.
Such a reaction can be prevented by providing in the anolyte a monomer for a polymer that is insoluble or minimally soluble in water, for example dioxolane (Diox) (for example, in an amount of about 5-20% by volume) and in the catholyte a polymerization initiator for the monomer, for example, a protonic acid. A Diox based anolyte may be composed of organic carbonates (EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC), ethers (1, 2-DME, THF, 2MeTHF, 1,3-dioxolane and others) and their mixtures. Anolyte comprising dioxolane as a main solvent (e.g., 50-100% by volume) and Li salt, in particular, LiAsF6, LiBF4, LiSO3CF3, LiN(S02C2F5)2, is especially attractive.
Diox is a good passivating agent for Li surface, and good cycling data for Li metal has been achieved in the Diox based electrolytes (see, e.g., US Patent 5,506,068). In addition to its compatibility with Li metal, Diox in combination with above-mentioned ionic salts forms 1o highly conductive electrolytes. A corresponding aqueous catholyte contains a polymerization initiator for Diox that produces a Diox polymerization product (polydioxolane) that is not or is only minimally soluble in water.
If the membrane breaks down, the catholyte containing the dissolved initiator comes in direct contact with the Diox based anolyte, and polymerization of Diox occurs next to the Li anode surface. Polydioxolane, which is a product of Diox polymerization, has high resistance, so the cell shuts down. In addition, the Polydioxolane layer formed serves as a barrier preventing reaction between the Li surface and the aqueous catholyte.
Diox can be polymerized with protonic acids dissolved in the catholyte. Also, the water soluble Lewis acids, in particular benbenzoyl cation, can serve this purpose.
Thus, improvement in cyclability and safety is achieved by the use of a dioxolane (Diox) based anolyte and a catholyte containing a polymerization initiator for Diox.
Active Metal Ion and Alloy Anodes The invention pertains to batteries and other electrochemical structures having anodes composed of active metals, as described above. A preferred active metal electrode is composed of lithium (Li). Suitable anolytes for these structures and cells are described above.
The invention also pertains to electrochemical structures having active metal ion (e.g., lithium-carbon) or active metal alloy (e.g., Li-Sn) anodes. Some structures may initially have uncharged active metal ion intercalation materials (e.g., carbon) or alloying metals (e.g., tin (Sn)) that are subsequently charged with active metal or active metal ions.
While the invention may be applicable to a variety of active metals, it is described herein primarily with reference to lithium, as an example.
Carbon materials commonly used in conventional Li-ion cells, in particular petroleum coke and mesocarbon microbead carbons, can be used as anode materials in Li-ion aqueous battery cells. Lithium alloys comprising one or several of the metals selected from the group including Ca, Mg, Sn, Ag, Zn, Bi, Al, Cd, Ga, In and Sb, preferably Al, Sn or Si, can also be used as anode materials for such a battery. In one particular embodiment the anode comprises Li, Cu and Sn.
Anolyte for such structures can incorporate supporting salts, for example, LiPF6, 1o LiBF4, LiAsF6, LiC1O4, LiSO3CF3, LiN(CF3SO2)2 or LiN(S02C2F5)2 dissolved in binary or ternary mixtures of non-aqueous solvents, for example, EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, MA, MF, commonly used in conventional Li-ion cells. Gel-polymer electrolytes, for instance electrolytes comprising one of the above mentioned salts, a polymeric binder, such as PVdF, PVdF-HFP copolymer, PAN or PEO, and a plasticizer (solvent) such as EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, THF, 2MeTHF, 1,2-DME and their mixtures, also can be used.
For batteries using these anodes, a suitable cathode structure may be added to the electrochemical structure on the other side of the protective architecture.
The architecture enables Li-ion type cells using a number of exotic cathodes such as air, water, metal hydrides or metal oxides. For Li-ion aqueous battery cells, for example, aqueous catholyte can be basic, acidic or neutral and contains Li cations. One example of a suitable aqueous catholyte is 2 M LiCl, 1 M HCl.
During the first charge of the battery with lithium-carbon lithium alloy anode, Li cations are transported from the catholyte through the protective architecture (including the anolyte) to the anode surface where the intercalation process takes place as in conventional Li-ion cells. In one embodiment, the anode is chemically or electrochemically lithiated ex-situ before cell assembly.
Cell designs Electrochemical structures and battery cells in accordance with the present invention may have any suitable geometry. For example, planar geometries may be achieved by stacking planar layers of the various components of the structures or cells (anode, interlayer, cathode, etc.) according to known battery cell fabrication techniques that are readily adaptable to the present invention given the description of the structure or cell components provided herein. These stacked layers may be configured as prismatic structures or cells.
Alternatively, the use of tubular glass or glass-ceramic electrolytes with a non-aqueous interlayer architecture allows for the construction of high surface area anodes with low seal area. As opposed to flat-plate design where the seal length increases with cell surface area, tubular construction utilizes an end seal where the length of the tube can be increased to boost surface area while the seal area is invariant. This allows for the construction of high surface area Li/water and Li/air cells that should have correspondingly high power density.
The use of a non-aqueous interlayer architecture in accordance with the present invention facilitates construction. An open-ended (with a seal) or close-ended glass or glass-ceramic (i.e., substantially impervious active metal ion conductive solid electrolyte) tube is partially filled with a non-aqueous organic electrolyte (anolyte or transfer electrolyte) as described above, for example such as is typically used in lithium primary batteries A lithium metal rod surrounded by some type of physical separator (e.g., a semi-permeable polymer film such as Celgard, Tonin, polypropylene mesh, etc.) having a current collector is inserted into the tube. A simple epoxy seal, glass-to-metal seal, or other appropriate seal is used to physically isolate the lithium from the environment.
The protected anode can then be inserted in a cylindrical air electrode to make a cylindrical cell, as shown in Fig. 3A. Or an array of anodes might be inserted into a prismatic air electrode, as shown in Fig. 3B.
This technology can also be used to build Li/water, Li/metal hydride or Li/metal oxide cells by substituting the air electrode with suitable aqueous, metal hydride or metal oxide cathode systems, as described herein above.
In addition to the use of lithium metal rods or wires (in capillary tubes), this invention can also be used to isolate a rechargeable LiCX anode from aqueous or otherwise corrosive environments. In this case, appropriate anolyte (transfer electrolyte) solvents are used in the tubular anode to form a passive film on the lithiated carbon electrode. This would allow the construction of high surface area Li-ion type cells using a number of exotic cathodes such as air, water, metal hydrides or metal oxides, for example, as shown in Fig. 3C.
Examples The following examples provide details illustrating advantageous properties of Li metal and Li-ion aqueous battery cells in accordance with the present invention. These examples are provided to exemplify and more clearly illustrate aspects of the present invention and in no way intended to be limiting.
Example 1: Li/Seawater Cell A series of experiments was performed in which the commercial ionically conductive glass-ceramic from OHARA Corporation was used as a membrane separating aqueous catholyte and non-aqueous anolyte. The cell structure was Li/non-aqueous electrolyte/glass-ceramic/aqueous electrolyte/Pt. A lithium foil from Chemetall Foote Corporation with thickness of 125 microns was used as the anode. The glass-ceramic plates were in the range of 0.3 to 0.48 mm in thickness. The glass-ceramic plate was fitted into an electrochemical cell by use of two o-rings such that the glass-ceramic plate was exposed to an aqueous environment from one side and a non-aqueous environment from the other side. In this case, the aqueous electrolyte comprised an artificial seawater prepared with 35 ppt of "Instant Ocean" from Aquarium Systems, Inc. The conductivity of the seawater was determined to be 4.5 10-2 S/cm. A microporous Celgard separator placed on the other side of the glass-ceramic was filled with non-aqueous electrolyte comprised of 1 M LiPF6 dissolved in propylene carbonate. The loading volume of the nonaqueous electrolyte was 0.25 ml per 1 cm2 of Li electrode surface. A
platinum counter electrode completely immersed in the sea water catholyte was used to facilitate hydrogen reduction when the battery circuit was completed. An Ag/AgC1 reference electrode was used to control potential of the Li anode in the cell. Measured values were recalculated into potentials in the Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE) scale.
An open circuit potential (OCP) of 3.05 volts corresponding closely to the thermodynamic potential difference between Li/Li+ and H2/H+ in water was observed (Fig. 4).
When the circuit was closed, hydrogen evolution was seen immediately at the Pt electrode, which was indicative of the anode and cathode electrode reactions in the cell, 2Li = 2Li + 2e and 2H+
+ 2e = H2. The potential-time curve for Li anodic dissolution at a discharge rate of 0.3 mA/cm2 is presented in Fig. 4. The results indicate an operational cell with a stable discharge voltage. It should be emphasized that in all experiments using a Li anode in direct contact with seawater utilization of Li was very poor, and such batteries could not be used at all at low and moderate current densities similar to those used in this example due to the extremely high rate of Li corrosion in seawater (over 19 A/cm2).
Example 2: Li/Air Cell The cell structure was similar to that in the previous example, but instead of a Pt electrode completely immersed in the electrolyte, this experimental cell had an air electrode made for commercial Zn/Air batteries. An aqueous electrolyte used was I M LiOH. A Li anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte were the same as described in the previous example.
An open circuit potential of 3.2 V was observed for this cell. Fig. 5 shows discharge voltage-time curve at discharge rate of 0.3 mA/cm2 . The cell exhibited discharge voltage of 2.8-2.9 V. for more than 14 hrs. This result shows that good performance can be achieved for Li/air cells with solid electrolyte membrane separating aqueous catholyte and non-aqueous anolyte.
Example 3 Li-ion Cell.
In these experiments the commercial ionically conductive glass-ceramic from OHARA
Corporation was used as a membrane separating aqueous catholyte and non-aqueous anolyte. The cell structure was carbon/non-aqueous electrolyte/glass-ceramic plate/aqueous electrolyte/Pt. A commercial carbon electrode on copper substrate comprising a synthetic graphite similar to carbon electrodes commonly used in lithium-ion batteries was used as the anode. The thickness of the glass-ceramic plate was 0.3 mm. The glass-ceramic plate was fitted into an electrochemical cell by use of two o-rings such that the glass-ceramic plate was exposed to an aqueous environment from one side and a non-aqueous environment from the other side. The aqueous electrolyte comprised 2 M LiCI
and I M HCI. Two layers of microporous Celgard separator placed on the other side of the glass-ceramic were filled with non-aqueous electrolyte comprised of 1 M
LiPF6 dissolved in the mixture of ethylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate (1:1 by volume). A lithium wire reference electrode was placed between two layers of Celgard separator in order to control the potential of the carbon anode during cycling. A platinum mesh completely immersed in the 2 M LiCI, I M HCl solution was used as the cell cathode. An Ag/AgCl reference electrode placed in the aqueous electrolyte was used to control potential of the carbon electrode and voltage drop across the glass-ceramic plate, as well as potential of the Pt cathode during cycling. An open circuit voltage (OCV) around I volt was observed for this cell. The voltage difference of 3.2 volts between Li 1o reference electrode and Ag/AgCI reference electrode closely corresponding to the thermodynamic value was observed. The cell was charged at 0.1 mA/cm2 until the carbon electrode potential reached 5 mV vs. Li reference electrode, and then at 0.05 mA/cm2 using the same cutoff potential. The discharge rate was 0.1 mA/cm2, and discharge cutoff potential for the carbon anode was 1.8 V vs. Li reference electrode. The data in Fig. 6 show that the cell with intercalation carbon anode and aqueous electrolyte containing Li cations can work reversibly. This is the first known example where aqueous solution has been used in Li-ion cell instead of solid lithiated oxide cathode as a source of Li ions for charging of the carbon anode.
Example 4: Performance of Glass-Ceramic Protected Thick Li Anode in Aqueous Electrolyte An experimental Li/water cell for testing a variety of Li foil thicknesses in aqueous electrolytes was designed. The cell, shown in Fig. 8, contains an anode compartment with a protected Li foil anode of 2.0 cm2 active area on a Cu substrate. Li electrodes with a thickness of about 3.3-3.5 mm were fabricated from Li metal rod. The fabrication process involved extrusion and rolling of the Li rod followed by static pressing of the resulting foil onto the surface of the Ni gauze current collector with a hydraulic press. A die with a polypropylene body was used for the pressing operation to avoid chemical reaction with the lithium foil. A glass-ceramic membrane with a thickness of about 50 micrometers was fitted into the electrochemical cell by use of two o-rings such that the glass-ceramic membrane was exposed to an aqueous environment (catholyte) from one side and a non-aqueous environment (anolyte) from the other side.
The anolyte provided a liquid interlayer between the anode and the surface of the glass-ceramic membrane.
The cell was filled with aqueous catholyte of 4 M NH4Cl, which allowed the cathode to be buffered during cell storage and discharge. A microporous Celgard separator placed on the other side of the glass-ceramic membrane was filled with non-aqueous anolyte comprised of 1 M LiC1O4 dissolved in propylene carbonate. The anode compartment was sealed against an aqueous solution such that only the protective glass-ceramic membrane was exposed to an aqueous environment, a reference electrode, and a 1o metal screen counter electrode. The cell body made from the borosilicate glass was filled with 100 ml of the catholyte. A Ti screen counter electrode was used as a cathode to facilitate hydrogen evolution (water reduction) during Li anodic dissolution.
A Ag/AgCI
reference electrode placed next to the surface of the protective glass membrane was used to control potential of the Li anode during discharge. Measured values were recalculated into potentials in the Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE) scale. The cell was equipped with a vent to release hydrogen gas generated at the cathode.
The potential-time curve for continuous discharge of this cell is shown in Fig. 7.
The cell exhibited a very long discharge for almost 1400 hrs at a closed circuit voltage of approximately 2.7-2.9 V. The value of discharge capacity achieved was very large, about 650 mAh/cm2. More than 3.35 mm of Li was moved across the Li anode/aqueous electrolyte interface without destruction of the 50 pm thick protective glass-ceramic membrane. The thickness of the Li foil used in this experiment was in the range of 3.35-3.40 mm. Postmortem analyses of the discharged Li anode confirmed that the full amount of Li was stripped from the Ni current collector at the completion of the cell discharge. This demonstrates that the coulombic efficiency for discharge of the protected Li anode is close to 100%.
The achieved Li discharge capacity was used to project performance of Li/Air prismatic batteries. In Fig. 9 specific energy projections for batteries with varying thickness of protected Li and the value of cell gravimetric specific energy for a glass protected anode with Li thickness of 3.3 mm are shown. This figure also illustrates the cell configuration and shows the parameters used for the calculations. The cell dimensions corresponded to the area of a business card (about 45 cm2) and about 6 mm in thickness (including 3.3. mm of Li anode) This yields a very large 90 Wh projected capacity. As can be seen from Fig. 9, the experimentally achieved discharge capacity of glass-protected anode allows for construction of Li/Air batteries with exceptionally high performance characteristics.
Alternative Embodiment - Li/Water Battery and Hydrogen Generator for Fuel Cell The use of protective architecture on active metal electrodes in accordance with the present invention allows the construction of active metal/water batteries that have negligible corrosion currents, described above. The Li/water battery has a very high theoretical energy density of 8450 Wh/kg. The cell reaction is Li + H2O = LiOH + 1/2 H2. Although the hydrogen produced by the cell reaction is typically lost, in this embodiment of the present invention it is used to provide fuel for an ambient temperature fuel cell. The hydrogen produced can be either fed directly into the fuel cell or it can be used to recharge a metal hydride alloy for later use in a fuel cell. At least one company, Millenium Cell Inc. has made use of the reaction of sodium borohydride with water to produce hydrogen. However, this reaction requires the use of a catalyst, and the energy produced from the chemical reaction of NaBFL; and water is lost as heat.
NaBH2; +2 H2O - > 4 H2 + NaBO2 When combined with the fuel cell reaction, H2 + 02 = H2O, the full cell reaction is believed to be:
NaBK4 + 202 - > 2 H2O + NaBO2 The energy density for this system can be calculated from the equivalent weight of the NaBH4 reactant (38/4 = 9.5 grams/equiv.). The gravimetric capacity of NaBH4 is 2820 mAh/g; since the voltage of the cell is about 1, the specific energy of this system is 2820 Wh/kg. If one calculates the energy density based on the end product NaBO2, the energy density is lower, about 1620 Wh/kg.
In the case of the Li/water cell, the hydrogen generation proceeds by an electrochemical reaction believed described by:
Li + H2O = LiOH + 1/2 H2 In this case, the energy of the chemical reaction is converted to electrical energy in a 3 volt cell, followed by conversion of the hydrogen to water in a fuel cell, giving an overall cell reaction believed described by:
Li +'/2H2O+1/402=LiOH
where all the chemical energy is theoretically converted to electrical energy.
The energy density based on the lithium anode is 3830 mAh/g at a cell potential of about 3 volts which is 11,500 Wh/kg (4 times higher than NaBH4). If one includes the weight of water needed for the reaction, the energy density is then 5030 Wb/kg. If the energy density is based on the weight of the discharge product, LiOH, it is then 3500 Wh/kg, or twice the energy density of the NaBO2 system. This can be compared to previous concepts where the reaction of lithium metal with water to produce hydrogen has also been considered. In that scenario the energy density is lowered by a factor of three, since the majority of the energy in the Li/H20 reaction is wasted as heat, and the energy density is based on a cell potential for the H2/02 couple (as opposed to 3 for Li/H20) which in practice is less than one. In this embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in Fig. 10, the production of hydrogen can also be carefully controlled by load across the Li/water battery, the Li/water battery has a long shelf life due to the protective membrane, and the hydrogen leaving the cell is already humidified for use in the H2/air fuel cell.
Conclusion Although the foregoing invention has been described in some detail for purposes of clarity of understanding, it will be apparent that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the invention. In particular, while the invention is primarily described with reference to a lithium metal, alloy or intercalation anode, the anode may also be composed of any active metal, in particular, other alkali metals, such as sodium. It should be noted that there are many alternative ways of implementing both the process and compositions of the present invention. Accordingly, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein.
Such a cell is referred to as an "open" cell since the reaction products on the cathode side are not contained. Such a cell is, therefore, a primary cell.
Secondary Li/water cells are also possible in accordance with the invention.
As noted above, such cells are referred to as "closed" cells since the reaction products on the cathode side are contained on the cathode side of the cell to be available to recharge the anode by moving the Li ions back across the protective membrane when the appropriate recharging potential is applied to the cell.
As noted above and described further below, in another embodiment of the invention, ionomers coated on the porous catalytic electronically conductive support reduce or eliminate the need for ionic conductivity in the electrochemically active material.
The electrochemical reaction that occurs in a Li/water cell is a redox reaction in which the electrochemically active cathode material gets reduced. In a Li/water cell, the catalytic electronically conductive support facilitates the redox reaction. As noted above, while not so limited, in a Li/water cell, the cell reaction is believed to be:
Li + H2O = LiOH + 1/2 H2.
The half-cell reactions at the anode and cathode are believed to be:
Anode: Li = Li' + e Cathode: e- + H2O = OH- + 1 /2 H2 Accordingly, the catalyst for the Li/water cathode promotes electron transfer to water, generating hydrogen and hydroxide ion. A common, inexpensive catalyst for this reaction is nickel metal; precious metals like Pt, Pd, Ru, Au, etc. will also work but are more expensive.
Also considered to be within the scope of Li (or other active metal)/water batteries of this invention are batteries with a protected Li anode and an aqueous electrolyte composed of gaseous and/or solid oxidants soluble in water that can be used as active to cathode materials (electrochemically active component). Use of water soluble compounds, which are stronger oxidizers than water, can significantly increase battery energy in some applications compared to the lithium/water battery, where during the cell discharge reaction, electrochemical hydrogen evolution takes place at the cathode surface.
Examples of such gaseous oxidants are 02, SO2 and NO2. Also, metal nitrites, in particular NaNO2 and KNO2 and metal sulfites such as Na2SO3 and K2SO3 are stronger oxidants than water and can be easily dissolved in large concentrations.
Another class of inorganic oxidants soluble in water are peroxides of lithium, sodium and potassium, as well as hydrogen peroxide H202.
The use of hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant can be especially beneficial. There are at least two ways of utilizing hydrogen peroxide in a battery cell in accordance with the present invention. First of all, chemical decomposition of hydrogen peroxide on the cathode surface leads to production of oxygen gas, which can be used as active cathode material. The second, perhaps more effective way, is based on the direct electroreduction of hydrogen peroxide on the cathode surface. In principal, hydrogen peroxide can be reduced from either basic or acidic solutions. The highest energy density can be achieved for a battery utilizing hydrogen peroxide reduction from acidic solutions. In this case a cell with Li anode yields E = 4.82 V (for standard conditions) compared to E
=3.05 V
for Li/Water couple. However, because of very high reactivity of both acids and hydrogen peroxide to unprotected Li, such cell can be practically realized only for protected Li anode such as in accordance with the present invention.
For cells using air as an electrochemically active cathode material, the air electrochemically active component of these cells includes moisture to provide water for the electrochemical reaction. The cells have an electronically conductive support structure electrically connected with the anode to allow electron transfer to reduce the air cathode active material. The electronically conductive support structure is generally porous to allow fluid (air) flow and either catalytic or treated with a catalyst to catalyze the reduction of the cathode active material. An aqueous electrolyte with suitable ionic conductivity or ionomer is also in contact with the electronically conductive support structure to allow ion transport within the electronically conductive support structure to complete the redox reaction.
The air cathode system includes an electronically conductive component (for example, a porous electronic conductor), an ionically conductive component with at least an aqueous constituent, and air as an electrochemically active component. It may be any suitable air electrode, including those conventionally used in metal (e.g., Zn)/air batteries or low temperature (e.g., PEM) fuel cells. Air cathodes used in metal/air batteries, in particular in Zn/air batteries, are described in many sources including "Handbook of Batteries" (Linden and T.
B. Reddy, McGraw-Hill, NY, Third Edition, 2001) and are usually composed of several layers including an air diffusion membrane, a hydrophobic Teflon layer, a catalyst layer, and a metal electronically conductive component/current collector, such as a Ni screen. The catalyst layer also includes an ionically conductive component electrolyte that may be aqueous and/or ionomeric. A typical aqueous electrolyte is composed of KOH dissolved in water. An typical ionomeric electrolyte is composed of a hydrated (water) Li ion conductive polymer such as a per-fluoro-sulfonic acid polymer film (e.g., du Pont NAFION*). The air diffusion membrane adjusts the air (oxygen) flow. The hydrophobic layer prevents penetration of the cell's electrolyte into the air-diffusion membrane. This layer usually contains carbon and Teflon particles. The catalyst layer usually contains a high surface area carbon and a catalyst for acceleration of reduction of oxygen gas.
Metal oxides, for example Mn02, are used as the catalysts for oxygen reduction in most of the commercial cathodes. Alternative catalysts include metal macrocycles such as cobalt phthalocyanine, and highly dispersed precious metals such at platinum and platinum/ruthenium *Trademark 17 alloys. Since the air electrode structure is chemically isolated from the active metal electrode, the chemical composition of the air electrode is not constrained by potential reactivity with the anode active material. This can allow for the design of higher performance air electrodes using materials that would normally attack unprotected metal electrodes.
Another type of active metal/aqueous battery cell incorporating a protected anode and a cathode system with an aqueous component in accordance with the present invention is a lithium (or other active metal)/metal hydride battery. For example, lithium anodes protected with a non-aqueous interlayer architecture as described herein can be discharged and charged in aqueous solutions suitable as electrolytes in a lithium/metal hydride battery. Suitable electrolytes provide a source or protons.
Examples include aqueous solutions of halide acids or acidic salts, including chloride or bromide acids or salts, for example HCl, HBr, NH4CI or NFLBr.
In addition to the aqueous, air, etc., systems noted above, improved performance can be obtained with cathode systems incorporating conventional Li-ion battery cathodes and electrolytes, such as metal oxide cathodes (e.g., LixCoO2, LixNi02, LixMn2O4 and LiFePO4) and the binary, ternary or multicomponent mixtures of alkyl carbonates or their mixtures with ethers as solvents for a Li metal salt (e.g., LiPF6, LiAsF6 or LiBF4); or Li metal battery cathodes (e.g., elemental sulfur or polysulfides) and electrolytes composed of organic carbonates, ethers, glymes, lactones, sulfones, sulfolane, and combinations thereof, such as EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, l,2-DME, THF, 2MeTHF, and combinations thereof, as described, for example, in US Patent No. 6,376,123.
Moreover, the catholyte solution can be composed of only low viscosity solvents, such as ethers like I,2-dimethoxy ethane (DME), tetrahydrofuran (THF), 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, 1,3-dioxolane (DIOX), 4-methyldioxolane (4-MeDIOX) or organic carbonates like dimethylcarbonate (DMC), ethylmefhylcarbonate (EMC), diethylcarbonate (DEC), or their mixtures. Also, super low viscosity ester solvents or co-solvents such as methyl formate and methyl acetate, which are very reactive to unprotected Li, can be used. As is known to those skilled in the art, ionic conductivity and diffusion rates are inversely proportional to viscosity such that all other things being equal, battery performance improves as the viscosity of the solvent decreases.
The use of such catholyte solvent systems significantly improves battery performance, in particular discharge and charge characteristics at low temperatures.
Ionic liquids may also be used in catholytes of the present invention. Ionic liquids are organic salts with melting points under 100 degrees, often even lower than room temperature. The most common ionic liquids are imidazolium and pyridinium derivatives, but also phosphonium or tetralkylammonium compounds are also known.
Ionic liquids have the desirable attributes of high ionic conductivity, high thermal stability, no measurable vapor pressure, and non-flammability. Representative ionic liquids are 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tosylate (EMIM-Ts), 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium octyl sulfate (BMIM-OctSO4), 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, and 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate.
Although there has been substantial interest in ionic liquids for electrochemical applications such as capacitors and batteries, they are unstable to metallic lithium and lithiated carbon.
However, protected lithium anodes as described in this invention are isolated from direct chemical reaction, and consequently lithium metal batteries using ionic liquids are possible as an embodiment of the present invention. Such batteries should be particularly stable at elevated temperatures.
Safety Additives As a safety measure, the non-aqueous interlayer architecture can incorporate a gelling/polymerizing agent that, when in contact with the reactive electrolyte (for example water), leads to the formation of an impervious polymer on the anode (e.g., lithium) surface. This safety measure is used for the case where the substantially impervious layer of the protective architecture (e.g., a glass or glass-ceramic membrane) cracks or otherwise breaks down and allows the aggressive catholyte to enter and approach the lithium electrode raising the possibility of a violent reaction between the Li anode and aqueous catholyte.
Such a reaction can be prevented by providing in the anolyte a monomer for a polymer that is insoluble or minimally soluble in water, for example dioxolane (Diox) (for example, in an amount of about 5-20% by volume) and in the catholyte a polymerization initiator for the monomer, for example, a protonic acid. A Diox based anolyte may be composed of organic carbonates (EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC), ethers (1, 2-DME, THF, 2MeTHF, 1,3-dioxolane and others) and their mixtures. Anolyte comprising dioxolane as a main solvent (e.g., 50-100% by volume) and Li salt, in particular, LiAsF6, LiBF4, LiSO3CF3, LiN(S02C2F5)2, is especially attractive.
Diox is a good passivating agent for Li surface, and good cycling data for Li metal has been achieved in the Diox based electrolytes (see, e.g., US Patent 5,506,068). In addition to its compatibility with Li metal, Diox in combination with above-mentioned ionic salts forms 1o highly conductive electrolytes. A corresponding aqueous catholyte contains a polymerization initiator for Diox that produces a Diox polymerization product (polydioxolane) that is not or is only minimally soluble in water.
If the membrane breaks down, the catholyte containing the dissolved initiator comes in direct contact with the Diox based anolyte, and polymerization of Diox occurs next to the Li anode surface. Polydioxolane, which is a product of Diox polymerization, has high resistance, so the cell shuts down. In addition, the Polydioxolane layer formed serves as a barrier preventing reaction between the Li surface and the aqueous catholyte.
Diox can be polymerized with protonic acids dissolved in the catholyte. Also, the water soluble Lewis acids, in particular benbenzoyl cation, can serve this purpose.
Thus, improvement in cyclability and safety is achieved by the use of a dioxolane (Diox) based anolyte and a catholyte containing a polymerization initiator for Diox.
Active Metal Ion and Alloy Anodes The invention pertains to batteries and other electrochemical structures having anodes composed of active metals, as described above. A preferred active metal electrode is composed of lithium (Li). Suitable anolytes for these structures and cells are described above.
The invention also pertains to electrochemical structures having active metal ion (e.g., lithium-carbon) or active metal alloy (e.g., Li-Sn) anodes. Some structures may initially have uncharged active metal ion intercalation materials (e.g., carbon) or alloying metals (e.g., tin (Sn)) that are subsequently charged with active metal or active metal ions.
While the invention may be applicable to a variety of active metals, it is described herein primarily with reference to lithium, as an example.
Carbon materials commonly used in conventional Li-ion cells, in particular petroleum coke and mesocarbon microbead carbons, can be used as anode materials in Li-ion aqueous battery cells. Lithium alloys comprising one or several of the metals selected from the group including Ca, Mg, Sn, Ag, Zn, Bi, Al, Cd, Ga, In and Sb, preferably Al, Sn or Si, can also be used as anode materials for such a battery. In one particular embodiment the anode comprises Li, Cu and Sn.
Anolyte for such structures can incorporate supporting salts, for example, LiPF6, 1o LiBF4, LiAsF6, LiC1O4, LiSO3CF3, LiN(CF3SO2)2 or LiN(S02C2F5)2 dissolved in binary or ternary mixtures of non-aqueous solvents, for example, EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, MA, MF, commonly used in conventional Li-ion cells. Gel-polymer electrolytes, for instance electrolytes comprising one of the above mentioned salts, a polymeric binder, such as PVdF, PVdF-HFP copolymer, PAN or PEO, and a plasticizer (solvent) such as EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, THF, 2MeTHF, 1,2-DME and their mixtures, also can be used.
For batteries using these anodes, a suitable cathode structure may be added to the electrochemical structure on the other side of the protective architecture.
The architecture enables Li-ion type cells using a number of exotic cathodes such as air, water, metal hydrides or metal oxides. For Li-ion aqueous battery cells, for example, aqueous catholyte can be basic, acidic or neutral and contains Li cations. One example of a suitable aqueous catholyte is 2 M LiCl, 1 M HCl.
During the first charge of the battery with lithium-carbon lithium alloy anode, Li cations are transported from the catholyte through the protective architecture (including the anolyte) to the anode surface where the intercalation process takes place as in conventional Li-ion cells. In one embodiment, the anode is chemically or electrochemically lithiated ex-situ before cell assembly.
Cell designs Electrochemical structures and battery cells in accordance with the present invention may have any suitable geometry. For example, planar geometries may be achieved by stacking planar layers of the various components of the structures or cells (anode, interlayer, cathode, etc.) according to known battery cell fabrication techniques that are readily adaptable to the present invention given the description of the structure or cell components provided herein. These stacked layers may be configured as prismatic structures or cells.
Alternatively, the use of tubular glass or glass-ceramic electrolytes with a non-aqueous interlayer architecture allows for the construction of high surface area anodes with low seal area. As opposed to flat-plate design where the seal length increases with cell surface area, tubular construction utilizes an end seal where the length of the tube can be increased to boost surface area while the seal area is invariant. This allows for the construction of high surface area Li/water and Li/air cells that should have correspondingly high power density.
The use of a non-aqueous interlayer architecture in accordance with the present invention facilitates construction. An open-ended (with a seal) or close-ended glass or glass-ceramic (i.e., substantially impervious active metal ion conductive solid electrolyte) tube is partially filled with a non-aqueous organic electrolyte (anolyte or transfer electrolyte) as described above, for example such as is typically used in lithium primary batteries A lithium metal rod surrounded by some type of physical separator (e.g., a semi-permeable polymer film such as Celgard, Tonin, polypropylene mesh, etc.) having a current collector is inserted into the tube. A simple epoxy seal, glass-to-metal seal, or other appropriate seal is used to physically isolate the lithium from the environment.
The protected anode can then be inserted in a cylindrical air electrode to make a cylindrical cell, as shown in Fig. 3A. Or an array of anodes might be inserted into a prismatic air electrode, as shown in Fig. 3B.
This technology can also be used to build Li/water, Li/metal hydride or Li/metal oxide cells by substituting the air electrode with suitable aqueous, metal hydride or metal oxide cathode systems, as described herein above.
In addition to the use of lithium metal rods or wires (in capillary tubes), this invention can also be used to isolate a rechargeable LiCX anode from aqueous or otherwise corrosive environments. In this case, appropriate anolyte (transfer electrolyte) solvents are used in the tubular anode to form a passive film on the lithiated carbon electrode. This would allow the construction of high surface area Li-ion type cells using a number of exotic cathodes such as air, water, metal hydrides or metal oxides, for example, as shown in Fig. 3C.
Examples The following examples provide details illustrating advantageous properties of Li metal and Li-ion aqueous battery cells in accordance with the present invention. These examples are provided to exemplify and more clearly illustrate aspects of the present invention and in no way intended to be limiting.
Example 1: Li/Seawater Cell A series of experiments was performed in which the commercial ionically conductive glass-ceramic from OHARA Corporation was used as a membrane separating aqueous catholyte and non-aqueous anolyte. The cell structure was Li/non-aqueous electrolyte/glass-ceramic/aqueous electrolyte/Pt. A lithium foil from Chemetall Foote Corporation with thickness of 125 microns was used as the anode. The glass-ceramic plates were in the range of 0.3 to 0.48 mm in thickness. The glass-ceramic plate was fitted into an electrochemical cell by use of two o-rings such that the glass-ceramic plate was exposed to an aqueous environment from one side and a non-aqueous environment from the other side. In this case, the aqueous electrolyte comprised an artificial seawater prepared with 35 ppt of "Instant Ocean" from Aquarium Systems, Inc. The conductivity of the seawater was determined to be 4.5 10-2 S/cm. A microporous Celgard separator placed on the other side of the glass-ceramic was filled with non-aqueous electrolyte comprised of 1 M LiPF6 dissolved in propylene carbonate. The loading volume of the nonaqueous electrolyte was 0.25 ml per 1 cm2 of Li electrode surface. A
platinum counter electrode completely immersed in the sea water catholyte was used to facilitate hydrogen reduction when the battery circuit was completed. An Ag/AgC1 reference electrode was used to control potential of the Li anode in the cell. Measured values were recalculated into potentials in the Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE) scale.
An open circuit potential (OCP) of 3.05 volts corresponding closely to the thermodynamic potential difference between Li/Li+ and H2/H+ in water was observed (Fig. 4).
When the circuit was closed, hydrogen evolution was seen immediately at the Pt electrode, which was indicative of the anode and cathode electrode reactions in the cell, 2Li = 2Li + 2e and 2H+
+ 2e = H2. The potential-time curve for Li anodic dissolution at a discharge rate of 0.3 mA/cm2 is presented in Fig. 4. The results indicate an operational cell with a stable discharge voltage. It should be emphasized that in all experiments using a Li anode in direct contact with seawater utilization of Li was very poor, and such batteries could not be used at all at low and moderate current densities similar to those used in this example due to the extremely high rate of Li corrosion in seawater (over 19 A/cm2).
Example 2: Li/Air Cell The cell structure was similar to that in the previous example, but instead of a Pt electrode completely immersed in the electrolyte, this experimental cell had an air electrode made for commercial Zn/Air batteries. An aqueous electrolyte used was I M LiOH. A Li anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte were the same as described in the previous example.
An open circuit potential of 3.2 V was observed for this cell. Fig. 5 shows discharge voltage-time curve at discharge rate of 0.3 mA/cm2 . The cell exhibited discharge voltage of 2.8-2.9 V. for more than 14 hrs. This result shows that good performance can be achieved for Li/air cells with solid electrolyte membrane separating aqueous catholyte and non-aqueous anolyte.
Example 3 Li-ion Cell.
In these experiments the commercial ionically conductive glass-ceramic from OHARA
Corporation was used as a membrane separating aqueous catholyte and non-aqueous anolyte. The cell structure was carbon/non-aqueous electrolyte/glass-ceramic plate/aqueous electrolyte/Pt. A commercial carbon electrode on copper substrate comprising a synthetic graphite similar to carbon electrodes commonly used in lithium-ion batteries was used as the anode. The thickness of the glass-ceramic plate was 0.3 mm. The glass-ceramic plate was fitted into an electrochemical cell by use of two o-rings such that the glass-ceramic plate was exposed to an aqueous environment from one side and a non-aqueous environment from the other side. The aqueous electrolyte comprised 2 M LiCI
and I M HCI. Two layers of microporous Celgard separator placed on the other side of the glass-ceramic were filled with non-aqueous electrolyte comprised of 1 M
LiPF6 dissolved in the mixture of ethylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate (1:1 by volume). A lithium wire reference electrode was placed between two layers of Celgard separator in order to control the potential of the carbon anode during cycling. A platinum mesh completely immersed in the 2 M LiCI, I M HCl solution was used as the cell cathode. An Ag/AgCl reference electrode placed in the aqueous electrolyte was used to control potential of the carbon electrode and voltage drop across the glass-ceramic plate, as well as potential of the Pt cathode during cycling. An open circuit voltage (OCV) around I volt was observed for this cell. The voltage difference of 3.2 volts between Li 1o reference electrode and Ag/AgCI reference electrode closely corresponding to the thermodynamic value was observed. The cell was charged at 0.1 mA/cm2 until the carbon electrode potential reached 5 mV vs. Li reference electrode, and then at 0.05 mA/cm2 using the same cutoff potential. The discharge rate was 0.1 mA/cm2, and discharge cutoff potential for the carbon anode was 1.8 V vs. Li reference electrode. The data in Fig. 6 show that the cell with intercalation carbon anode and aqueous electrolyte containing Li cations can work reversibly. This is the first known example where aqueous solution has been used in Li-ion cell instead of solid lithiated oxide cathode as a source of Li ions for charging of the carbon anode.
Example 4: Performance of Glass-Ceramic Protected Thick Li Anode in Aqueous Electrolyte An experimental Li/water cell for testing a variety of Li foil thicknesses in aqueous electrolytes was designed. The cell, shown in Fig. 8, contains an anode compartment with a protected Li foil anode of 2.0 cm2 active area on a Cu substrate. Li electrodes with a thickness of about 3.3-3.5 mm were fabricated from Li metal rod. The fabrication process involved extrusion and rolling of the Li rod followed by static pressing of the resulting foil onto the surface of the Ni gauze current collector with a hydraulic press. A die with a polypropylene body was used for the pressing operation to avoid chemical reaction with the lithium foil. A glass-ceramic membrane with a thickness of about 50 micrometers was fitted into the electrochemical cell by use of two o-rings such that the glass-ceramic membrane was exposed to an aqueous environment (catholyte) from one side and a non-aqueous environment (anolyte) from the other side.
The anolyte provided a liquid interlayer between the anode and the surface of the glass-ceramic membrane.
The cell was filled with aqueous catholyte of 4 M NH4Cl, which allowed the cathode to be buffered during cell storage and discharge. A microporous Celgard separator placed on the other side of the glass-ceramic membrane was filled with non-aqueous anolyte comprised of 1 M LiC1O4 dissolved in propylene carbonate. The anode compartment was sealed against an aqueous solution such that only the protective glass-ceramic membrane was exposed to an aqueous environment, a reference electrode, and a 1o metal screen counter electrode. The cell body made from the borosilicate glass was filled with 100 ml of the catholyte. A Ti screen counter electrode was used as a cathode to facilitate hydrogen evolution (water reduction) during Li anodic dissolution.
A Ag/AgCI
reference electrode placed next to the surface of the protective glass membrane was used to control potential of the Li anode during discharge. Measured values were recalculated into potentials in the Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE) scale. The cell was equipped with a vent to release hydrogen gas generated at the cathode.
The potential-time curve for continuous discharge of this cell is shown in Fig. 7.
The cell exhibited a very long discharge for almost 1400 hrs at a closed circuit voltage of approximately 2.7-2.9 V. The value of discharge capacity achieved was very large, about 650 mAh/cm2. More than 3.35 mm of Li was moved across the Li anode/aqueous electrolyte interface without destruction of the 50 pm thick protective glass-ceramic membrane. The thickness of the Li foil used in this experiment was in the range of 3.35-3.40 mm. Postmortem analyses of the discharged Li anode confirmed that the full amount of Li was stripped from the Ni current collector at the completion of the cell discharge. This demonstrates that the coulombic efficiency for discharge of the protected Li anode is close to 100%.
The achieved Li discharge capacity was used to project performance of Li/Air prismatic batteries. In Fig. 9 specific energy projections for batteries with varying thickness of protected Li and the value of cell gravimetric specific energy for a glass protected anode with Li thickness of 3.3 mm are shown. This figure also illustrates the cell configuration and shows the parameters used for the calculations. The cell dimensions corresponded to the area of a business card (about 45 cm2) and about 6 mm in thickness (including 3.3. mm of Li anode) This yields a very large 90 Wh projected capacity. As can be seen from Fig. 9, the experimentally achieved discharge capacity of glass-protected anode allows for construction of Li/Air batteries with exceptionally high performance characteristics.
Alternative Embodiment - Li/Water Battery and Hydrogen Generator for Fuel Cell The use of protective architecture on active metal electrodes in accordance with the present invention allows the construction of active metal/water batteries that have negligible corrosion currents, described above. The Li/water battery has a very high theoretical energy density of 8450 Wh/kg. The cell reaction is Li + H2O = LiOH + 1/2 H2. Although the hydrogen produced by the cell reaction is typically lost, in this embodiment of the present invention it is used to provide fuel for an ambient temperature fuel cell. The hydrogen produced can be either fed directly into the fuel cell or it can be used to recharge a metal hydride alloy for later use in a fuel cell. At least one company, Millenium Cell Inc. has made use of the reaction of sodium borohydride with water to produce hydrogen. However, this reaction requires the use of a catalyst, and the energy produced from the chemical reaction of NaBFL; and water is lost as heat.
NaBH2; +2 H2O - > 4 H2 + NaBO2 When combined with the fuel cell reaction, H2 + 02 = H2O, the full cell reaction is believed to be:
NaBK4 + 202 - > 2 H2O + NaBO2 The energy density for this system can be calculated from the equivalent weight of the NaBH4 reactant (38/4 = 9.5 grams/equiv.). The gravimetric capacity of NaBH4 is 2820 mAh/g; since the voltage of the cell is about 1, the specific energy of this system is 2820 Wh/kg. If one calculates the energy density based on the end product NaBO2, the energy density is lower, about 1620 Wh/kg.
In the case of the Li/water cell, the hydrogen generation proceeds by an electrochemical reaction believed described by:
Li + H2O = LiOH + 1/2 H2 In this case, the energy of the chemical reaction is converted to electrical energy in a 3 volt cell, followed by conversion of the hydrogen to water in a fuel cell, giving an overall cell reaction believed described by:
Li +'/2H2O+1/402=LiOH
where all the chemical energy is theoretically converted to electrical energy.
The energy density based on the lithium anode is 3830 mAh/g at a cell potential of about 3 volts which is 11,500 Wh/kg (4 times higher than NaBH4). If one includes the weight of water needed for the reaction, the energy density is then 5030 Wb/kg. If the energy density is based on the weight of the discharge product, LiOH, it is then 3500 Wh/kg, or twice the energy density of the NaBO2 system. This can be compared to previous concepts where the reaction of lithium metal with water to produce hydrogen has also been considered. In that scenario the energy density is lowered by a factor of three, since the majority of the energy in the Li/H20 reaction is wasted as heat, and the energy density is based on a cell potential for the H2/02 couple (as opposed to 3 for Li/H20) which in practice is less than one. In this embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in Fig. 10, the production of hydrogen can also be carefully controlled by load across the Li/water battery, the Li/water battery has a long shelf life due to the protective membrane, and the hydrogen leaving the cell is already humidified for use in the H2/air fuel cell.
Conclusion Although the foregoing invention has been described in some detail for purposes of clarity of understanding, it will be apparent that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the invention. In particular, while the invention is primarily described with reference to a lithium metal, alloy or intercalation anode, the anode may also be composed of any active metal, in particular, other alkali metals, such as sodium. It should be noted that there are many alternative ways of implementing both the process and compositions of the present invention. Accordingly, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein.
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1. An electrochemical cell structure, comprising:
an anode comprising a material selected from the group consisting of active metal, active metal-ion, active metal alloying metal, and active metal intercalating material; and an active metal ion conductive protective architecture on a first surface of the anode, the architecture comprising, an active metal ion conducting separator layer comprising a semi-permeable polymer membrane comprising a liquid or gel phase non-aqueous anolyte, the separator layer being chemically compatible with the active metal, and in contact with the anode, and a substantially impervious ionically conductive layer chemically compatible with the separator layer and with aqueous environments, and in contact with the separator layer.
an anode comprising a material selected from the group consisting of active metal, active metal-ion, active metal alloying metal, and active metal intercalating material; and an active metal ion conductive protective architecture on a first surface of the anode, the architecture comprising, an active metal ion conducting separator layer comprising a semi-permeable polymer membrane comprising a liquid or gel phase non-aqueous anolyte, the separator layer being chemically compatible with the active metal, and in contact with the anode, and a substantially impervious ionically conductive layer chemically compatible with the separator layer and with aqueous environments, and in contact with the separator layer.
2. The structure of claim 1, wherein the semi-permeable membrane is impregnated with the non-aqueous anolyte.
3. The structure of claim 2, wherein the semi-permeable membrane is a micro-porous polymer.
4. The structure of claim 3, wherein the anolyte is in the liquid phase.
5. The structure of claim 4, wherein the anolyte comprises a solvent selected from the group consisting of organic carbonates, ethers, esters, formates, lactones, sulfones, sulfolane and combinations thereof.
6. The structure of claim 5, wherein the anolyte comprises a solvent selected from the group consisting of EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, THF, 2MeTHF, 1,2-DME or higher glymes, sufolane, methyl formate, methyl acetate, and combinations thereof and a supporting salt selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4, LiAsF6, LiClO4, LiSO3CF3, LiN(CF3SO2)2 and LiN(SO2C2F5)2.
7. The structure of claim 6, wherein the anolyte further comprises 1,3-dioxolane.
8. The structure of claim 1, wherein the anolyte is in the gel phase.
9. The structure of claim 8, wherein the anolyte comprises a gelling agent selected from the group consisting of PVdF, PVdF-HFP copolymer, PAN, and PEO and mixtures thereof; a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, THF, 2MeTHF, 1,2-DME and mixtures thereof; and a Li salt selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4, LiAsF6, LiClO4, LiSO3CF3, LiN(CF3SO2)2 and LiN(SO2C2F5)2.
10. The structure of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the substantially impervious ionically conductive layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of glassy or amorphous active metal ion conductors, ceramic active metal ion conductors, and glass-ceramic active metal ion conductors.
11. The structure of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the active metal is lithium.
12. The structure of any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein substantially impervious ionically conductive layer is an ion conductive glass-ceramic having the following composition:
Composition mol %
P2O5 26-55%
SiO2 0-15%
GeO2 + TiO2 25-50%
in which GeO2 0-50%
TiO2 0-50%
ZrO2 0-10%
M2O3 0 - 10%
Al2O3 0-15%
Ga2O3 0-15%
Li2O 3-25%
and containing a predominant crystalline phase composed of Li1+x(M,Al,Ga)x(Ge 1-y Tiy)2-x(PO4)3 where X<=0.8 and 0<= Y<= 1.0, and where M is an element selected from the group consisting of Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb or Li1+X+yQ x Ti2-x Si y P3-y O12 where 0 < X<= 0.4 and 0 <
Y<= 0.6, and where Q is Al or Ga.
Composition mol %
P2O5 26-55%
SiO2 0-15%
GeO2 + TiO2 25-50%
in which GeO2 0-50%
TiO2 0-50%
ZrO2 0-10%
M2O3 0 - 10%
Al2O3 0-15%
Ga2O3 0-15%
Li2O 3-25%
and containing a predominant crystalline phase composed of Li1+x(M,Al,Ga)x(Ge 1-y Tiy)2-x(PO4)3 where X<=0.8 and 0<= Y<= 1.0, and where M is an element selected from the group consisting of Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb or Li1+X+yQ x Ti2-x Si y P3-y O12 where 0 < X<= 0.4 and 0 <
Y<= 0.6, and where Q is Al or Ga.
13. The structure of any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the substantially impervious ionically conductive layer has an ionic conductivity of at least 10 -5S/cm.
14. The structure of any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the separator layer has an ionic conductivity of at least 10 -5S/cm.
15. The structure of any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the anode comprises active metal.
16. The structure of any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the anode comprises an active metal ion.
17. The structure of any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the anode comprises active metal alloying metal.
18. The structure of claim 17, wherein the active metal alloying metal is selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Sn, Ag, Zn, Bi, Al, Cd, Ga, In and Sb.
19. The structure of any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the anode comprises active metal intercalating material.
20. The structure of claim 19, wherein the active metal intercalating material comprises carbon.
21. A battery cell, comprising:
an electrochemical cell structure according to any one of claims 1 to 20; and a cathode structure.
an electrochemical cell structure according to any one of claims 1 to 20; and a cathode structure.
22. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cathode structure comprises an electronically conductive component, an ionically conductive component, and an electrochemically active component, wherein at least one cathode structure component comprises an aqueous constituent.
23. The cell of claim 22, wherein the cathode structure comprises an aqueous electrochemically active component.
24. The cell of claim 23, wherein the aqueous electrochemically active component is water.
25. The cell of claim 24, wherein the aqueous electrochemically active component comprises a water soluble oxidant selected from the group consisting of gaseous, liquid and solid oxidants and combinations thereof.
26. The cell of claim 25, wherein the water soluble gaseous oxidants are selected from the group consisting of O2, SO2 and NO2, and the water soluble solid oxidants are selected from the group consisting of NaNO2, KNO2, Na2SO3 and K2SO3.
27. The cell of claim 25, wherein the water soluble oxidant is a peroxide.
28. The cell of claim 27, wherein the water soluble oxidant is hydrogen peroxide.
29. The cell of claim 22, wherein the ionically conductive component and the electrochemically active component are comprised of an aqueous electrolyte.
30. The cell of claim 29, wherein the aqueous electrolyte is selected from the group consisting of strong acid solutions, weak acid solutions, basic solutions, neutral solutions, amphoteric solutions, peroxide solutions and combinations thereof.
31. The cell of claim 29, wherein the aqueous electrolyte comprises members selected from the group consisting of aqueous solutions of HCl, H2SO4, H3PO4 acetic acid/Li acetate, LiOH, sea water, LiCl, LiBr, LiI, NH4Cl, NH4Br and hydrogen peroxide, and combinations thereof.
32. The cell of claim 31, wherein the aqueous electrolyte is sea water.
33. The cell of claim 31, wherein the aqueous electrolyte comprises sea water and hydrogen peroxide.
34. The cell of claim 29, wherein the aqueous electrolyte comprises an acidic peroxide solution.
35. The cell of claim 31, wherein hydrogen peroxide dissolved in aqueous electrolyte flowing through the cell.
36. The cell of claim 22, wherein the cathode structure electronically conductive component is a porous catalytic support.
37. The cell of claim 36, wherein the porous catalytic electronically conductive support comprises nickel.
38. The cell of claim 36, wherein the porous catalytic electronically conductive support is treated with an ionomer.
39. The cell of claim 23, wherein the cathode structure electrochemically active material comprises air.
40. The cell of claim 39, wherein the air comprises moisture.
41. The cell of claim 40, wherein the ionically conductive component comprises an aqueous constituent.
42. The cell of claim 41, wherein the ionically conductive component further comprises an ionomer.
43. The cell of claim 42, wherein the ionically conductive component comprises a neutral or acidic aqueous electrolyte.
44. The cell of claim 43, wherein the aqueous electrolyte comprises LiCl.
45. The cell of claim 43, wherein the aqueous electrolyte comprises one of NH4Cl, and HCl.
46. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cathode structure comprises an air diffusion membrane, a hydrophobic polymer layer, an oxygen reduction catalyst, an electrolyte, and an electronically conductive component/current collector.
47. The cell of claim 46, wherein the electronically conductive component/current collector comprises a porous nickel material.
48. The cell of claim 46, further comprising a separator disposed between the protective architecture and the cathode structure.
49. The cell of claim 22, wherein the cathode structure electrochemically active component comprises a metal hydride alloy.
50. The cell of claim 49, wherein the cathode structure ionically conductive component comprises an aqueous electrolyte.
51. The cell of claim 50, wherein the aqueous electrolyte is acidic.
52. The cell of claim 51, wherein the aqueous electrolyte comprises a halide acid or acidic salt.
53. The cell of claim 52, wherein the aqueous electrolyte comprises a chloride or bromide acid or acidic salt.
54. The cell of claim 53, wherein the aqueous electrolyte comprises one of HCl, HBr, NH4Cl and NH4Br.
55. The cell of claim 54, wherein the metal hydride alloy comprises one of an AB5 and an AB2 alloy.
56. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cell is a primary cell.
57. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cell is a rechargeable cell.
58. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cell has a planar configuration.
59. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cell has a tubular configuration.
60. The cell of claim 21, wherein the active metal is lithium and the cathode structure comprises an aqueous ionically conductive component and a transition metal oxide electrochemically active component.
61. The cell of claim 60, wherein the transition metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of NiOOH, AgO, iron oxide and manganese oxide.
62. The cell of claim 21, wherein the anolyte further comprises a monomer for a polymer that is insoluble or minimally soluble in water and a catholyte of the cathode structure comprises a polymerization initiator for the monomer.
63. The cell of claim 62, wherein the monomer is 1,3-dioxolane.
64. The cell of claim 63, wherein the polymerization initiator comprises at least one of the group consisting of protonic acid and water soluble Lewis acids dissolved in the catholyte.
65. The cell of claim 64, wherein the polymerization initiator comprises benbenzoyl cation.
66. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cathode structure comprises an ionically conductive component.
67. The cell of claim 66, wherein the ionically conductive component comprises a non-aqueous catholyte.
68. The cell of claim 67, wherein the catholyte comprises a material selected from the group consisting of organic liquids and ionic liquids.
69. The cell of claim 68, wherein the catholyte is a solution of a Li salt in an aprotic solvent selected from the group consisting of organic carbonates, ethers, lactones, sulfones esters, formates and combinations thereof.
70. The cell of claim 69, wherein the catholyte is selected from the group consisting of EC, PC, DEC, DMC, EMC, THF, 2MeTHF, 1,2-DME and higher glymes,1,3 dioxolane, sufolane, methyl formate, methyl acetate, and combinations thereof, and a supporting salt selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4, LiAsF6, LiClO4, LiSO3CF3, LiN(CF3SO2)2, LiN(SO2C2F5)2 and combinations thereof.
71. The cell of claim 70, further comprising a dissolved solid, liquid or gaseous oxidant selected from the group consisting of lithium polysulfides, NO2, SO2 and SOCl2.
72. The cell of claim 67, wherein the catholyte comprises an ionic liquid selected from the group consisting of imidazolium derivatives, pyridinium derivatives, phosphonium compounds, and tetralkylammonium compounds, and combinations thereof.
73. The cell of claim 72, wherein the ionic liquid is selected from the group consisting of 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tosylate (EMIM-Ts), 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium octyl sulfate (BMIM-OctSO4), 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, and 1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate.
74. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cell has a discharge capacity of greater than 10 mAh/cm2.
75. The cell of claim 74, wherein the cell has a discharge capacity of greater than 100 mAh/cm2.
76. The cell of claim 75, wherein the cell has a discharge capacity of greater than 500 mAh/cm2.
77. The cell of claim 31, wherein the anode is about 3.35 mm thick Li, the cell is filled with aqueous electrolyte comprising NH4Cl and the cell has a discharge capacity of about 650 mAh/cm2.
78. The cell of claim 39, wherein the cell has a 3.3 mm thick Li anode and an area of 45 cm2 and an unpackaged specific energy of about 3400 Wh/1(4100 Wh/kg).
79. The cell of claim 78, wherein the cell has a 70% package burden, and a packaged specific energy of about 1000 Wh/1(1200 Wh/kg).
80. The cell of claim 24, further comprising a PEM H2/O2 fuel cell to capture hydrogen released from the cathode structure in the battery cell redox reaction.
81. A method of making a battery cell according to any one of claims 21 to 80 and 86 to 90, comprising:
providing the following components:
an active metal anode;
a cathode structure; and the active metal ion conductive protective architecture on a first surface of the anode; and assembling the components.
providing the following components:
an active metal anode;
a cathode structure; and the active metal ion conductive protective architecture on a first surface of the anode; and assembling the components.
82. The method of claim 81, wherein the substantially impervious ionically conductive layer is tubular.
83. A method of providing for a shut down of a battery cell according to claim 21 in the event of structural failure comprising providing in the anolyte a monomer for a polymer that is insoluble or minimally soluble in water and in a catholyte of the cathode structure a polymerization initiator for the monomer.
84. The structure of claim 1, wherein the active metal anode material is a lithium alloy.
85. The structure of claim 1, wherein the active metal of the anode material is sodium.
86. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cathode structure comprises an electronically conductive component, an ionically conductive component, and an electrochemically active component.
87. The cell of claim 86, wherein the electrochemically active component is sulfur or a polysulfide.
88. A lithium air battery cell comprising the battery cell of claim 86, wherein the active metal of the anode material is lithium, and the electrochemically active component material is oxygen from the ambient air.
89. A lithium seawater battery cell comprising the battery cell of claim 86, wherein the active metal of the anode material is lithium, the ionically conductive component comprises seawater and the electrochemically active component material is selected from the group consisting of water present in seawater and oxygen dissolved in seawater.
90. A lithium sulfur battery cell comprising the battery cell of claim 86, wherein the active metal of the anode material is lithium and the electrochemically active component material is sulfur or a polysulfide.
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