	US 11,658,338 B2
	Garnet materials for li secondary batteries and methods of making and using garnet materials
Oleh Karpenko, San Jose, CA (US); Niall Donnelly, St. Paul, MN (US); Tim Holme, Mountain View, CA (US); Will Hudson, Belmont, CA (US); Sriram Iyer, Cupertino, CA (US); Dong Hee Anna Choi, San Jose, CA (US); Mohit Singh, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Adrian Winoto, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to QuantumScape Battery, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by QuantumScape Battery, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/709,390.
Application 15/480,475 is a division of application No. 15/430,375, filed on Feb. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,305,141, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 17/709,390 is a continuation of application No. 17/485,641, filed on Sep. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,600,857.
Application 17/485,641 is a continuation of application No. 16/447,886, filed on Jun. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,139,503.
Application 16/447,886 is a continuation of application No. 15/480,475, filed on Apr. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,347,936, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
Application 15/430,375 is a continuation of application No. 14/509,029, filed on Oct. 7, 2014, granted, now 10,290,895, issued on May 14, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/026,440, filed on Jul. 18, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/026,271, filed on Jul. 18, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/007,417, filed on Jun. 4, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/926,910, filed on Jan. 13, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/887,451, filed on Oct. 7, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0344704 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 10/0562 (2010.01); C04B 35/486 (2006.01); C04B 35/495 (2006.01); C04B 35/645 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); C04B 35/626 (2006.01); C04B 35/65 (2006.01); H01M 10/0585 (2010.01); C01G 25/00 (2006.01); C04B 35/488 (2006.01); C04B 35/622 (2006.01); C04B 35/64 (2006.01); C04B 41/00 (2006.01); C04B 41/50 (2006.01); C04B 35/117 (2006.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01); H01M 10/056 (2010.01); H01M 10/0561 (2010.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/36 (2006.01)

CPC H01M 10/0562 (2013.01) [C01G 25/006 (2013.01); C04B 35/117 (2013.01); C04B 35/486 (2013.01); C04B 35/4885 (2013.01); C04B 35/495 (2013.01); C04B 35/6261 (2013.01); C04B 35/6262 (2013.01); C04B 35/62218 (2013.01); C04B 35/64 (2013.01); C04B 35/645 (2013.01); C04B 35/65 (2013.01); C04B 41/009 (2013.01); C04B 41/5027 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/0585 (2013.01); C01P 2006/40 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3203 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3205 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3208 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3213 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3215 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3217 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3222 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3227 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3229 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3244 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3248 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3251 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3255 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3256 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3258 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3294 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6025 (2013.01); C04B 2235/656 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6567 (2013.01); C04B 2235/661 (2013.01); C04B 2235/666 (2013.01); C04B 2235/764 (2013.01); C04B 2235/786 (2013.01); C04B 2235/96 (2013.01); H01M 4/366 (2013.01); H01M 4/8657 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); H01M 10/056 (2013.01); H01M 10/0561 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0071 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0091 (2013.01)]

17 Claims

1. A composition comprising:

a nanostructured lithium stuffed garnet-based powder;

wherein the lithium-stuffed garnet-based powder is characterized by one of the following formula:

Li_ALa_BM′_CM″_DZr_EOF, Li_ALa_BM′_CM″_DTa_EO_F, Li_ALa_BM′_CM″_DNb_EO_F, wherein 4<A<8.5, 1.5<B<4, O≤C≤2, O≤D≤2; O≤E<2, 10<F≤13, and M′ and M″ are each, independently in each instance selected from Al, Mo, W, Nb, Sb, Ca, Ba, Sr, Ce, Hf, Rb, or Ta;

Li_aLa_bZr_cAl_dMe″_eO_f, wherein 5<a<7.7; 2<b<4; 0<c≤2.5; 0≤d<2; 0≤e<2, 10<f≤13 and Me″ is a metal selected from Nb, Ta, V, W, Mo, or Sb;

Li_ALa_BM′_CM″_DZr_EO_F, wherein the molar ratio of Al₂O₃:lithium-stuffed garnet is between 0.05 and 0.7; or

Li_gLa₃Zr₂O₁₂—Al₂O₃, wherein 5.5<g<8.5 and the molar ratio of Al₂O₃:lithium-stuffed garnet is between 0.05 and 1.0,

wherein the lithium-stuffed garnet-based powder comprises crystalline domains of lithium-stuffed garnet having a median crystalline domain diameter of 0.5 nm to 10 μm.