Electrolyte, and secondary battery comprising same

Abstract

Provided are an electrolyte which may prevent the degradation of the battery performance by including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site which is responsible for decomposition of negative electrode material components and a functional group which can react with moisture which is responsible for decomposition of positive electrode material components in an electrolyte of the battery to ensure the stability of the battery at high temperatures, and a secondary battery manufactured by adding the same. The present invention may employ a compound including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site of a negative electrode material and a functional group which can react with moisture to maximize the improvement of the storage performance of a secondary battery at high temperatures.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electrolyte, comprising:
 a compound represented by the following Formula 1
   B—R 0 -A   Formula 1
 
   wherein B is one or more selected from —NO 2 , —NH 2 , —SiOH or (R 1 CO)O(COR 2 ) wherein R 1  is a C 1  to C 10  alkyl group, R 2  is a C 1  to C 10  alkylene group, a C 1  to C 10  haloalkylene group, or a C 6  to C 12  arylene group;   R 0  represents R, OR, SR, COR, OCOR, NRR′, and CONRR′ wherein R is a C 1  to C 10  alkylene group, a C 1  to C 10  haloalkylene group, or a C 6  to C 12  arylene group, R′ is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a C 1  to C 10  alkyl group, and R and R′ may form a ring together; and   A is selected from NCO or CN.   
     
     
         2 . The electrolyte of  claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by Formula 1 is comprised in an amount of 0.1 to 2% by weight based on the total weight of the electrolyte. 
     
     
         3 . A secondary battery comprising
 a positive electrode material;   a carbon-based negative electrode material; and   an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises a compound represented by the following Formula 1:
   B—R 0 -A   Formula 1
 
   wherein B is one or more selected from —NO 2 , —NH 2 , —SiOH or (R 1 CO)O(COR 2 ) wherein R 1  is a C 1  to C 10  alkyl group, R 2  is a C 1  to C 10  alkylene group, a C 1  to C 10  haloalkylene group, or a C 6  to C 12  arylene group;   R 0  represents R, OR, SR, COR, OCOR, NRR′, and CONRR′ wherein R is a C 1  to C 10  alkylene group, a C 1  to C 10  haloalkylene group, or a C 6  to C 12  arylene group, R′ is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a C 1  to C 10  alkyl group, and R and R′ may form a ring together; and   A is selected from NCO or CN,   wherein the carbon-based negative electrode material has an acid catalyst site including —COOH.   
     
     
         4 . The secondary battery of  claim 3 , wherein the carbon-based negative electrode material is crystalline or amorphous carbon-based negative electrode materials. 
     
     
         5 . The secondary battery of  claim 4 , wherein the carbon-based negative electrode material is graphite. 
     
     
         6 . The secondary battery of  claim 3 , wherein the positive electrode material of the secondary battery comprises a cathode active material which is capable of intercalating and 
     
     
         7 . The secondary battery of  claim 6 , wherein the cathode active material is selected from a group consisting of TiS 2 , MoS 2 , NbSe 2 , V 2 O 5 , LiCoO 2 , LiNiO 2 , LiMn 2 O 4 , LiFePO 4 , and mixture thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The secondary battery of  claim 3 , wherein the compound represented by the following Formula 1 is nitrophenyl isocyanate. 
     
     
         9 . The secondary battery of  claim 3 , wherein the secondary battery is a lithium secondary battery.