Positive electrode and li-ion battery including the same
The present application relates to a positive electrode and a Li-ion battery including the positive electrode, the positive electrode comprises a positive electrode current collector and a first active material layer including a first positive electrode active material arranged on the positive electrode current collector, a buffer layer including a carbon material and a binder, and a second active material layer including a second positive electrode active material, the buffer layer is arranged between the first active material layer and the second active material layer. The positive electrode provided by the present application, when applied to the lithium battery, not only can improve the safety performance of the Li-ion battery, but also improve the cycle performance of the Li-ion battery.
1. A positive electrode, comprising a positive electrode current collector, a first active material layer comprising a first positive electrode active material arranged on the positive electrode current collector, a buffer layer consisting of a carbon material and a binder, and a second active material layer comprising a second positive electrode active material, wherein the buffer layer is arranged between the first active material layer and the second active material layer; each of the first active material layer and the second active material layer further comprises a positive electrode binder and a positive electrode conductive agent; the carbon material of the buffer layer consists of mesoporous ordered carbon and at least one of carbon black, carbon nanotubes or, graphene, the binder is (PVDF), and a ratio of a total weight of the carbon material to a total weight of the binder is 7:3˜1:1.
2. The positive electrode according to claim 1 , wherein, the first positive electrode active material is one or more selected from a group consisting of lithium phosphate salt, lithium silicate salt, lithium spinel salt, a positive electrode material formed after the lithium phosphate salt, lithium silicate salt or lithium spinel salt being doped or coated, and a positive electrode material formed after the lithium phosphate salt, lithium silicate salt or lithium spinel salt being doped and coated.
3. The positive electrode according to claim 2 , wherein, the first positive electrode active material is one or more selected from a group consisting of LiM′ x M 1-x PO 4 , Li 2 M′ x′ Q 1-x′ SiO 4 , LiM′ x″ M 2-x″ O 4 and a material formed after LiM′ x M 1-x PO 4 , Li 2 M′ x′ Q 1-x′ SiO 4 or LiM′ x″ M 2-x″ O 4 being coated by a material selected from a group consisting of a carbon material and inorganic compound A; wherein M is at least one selected from a group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co and Ni; Q is at least one selected from a group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co and Ni; M′ is one or more selected from a group consisting of Al, Cr, Mg, Zr, Mo, V, Ti, B, F and Y; the inorganic compound A is one or more selected from a group consisting of Al 2 O 3 , AlF 3 , AlPO 4 , Li 3 PO 4 , Li 4 P 2 O 7 , ZrO 2 , MgO, TiO 2 , Y 2 O 3 , LiAlO 2 and LiNiPO 4 ; wherein 0≤x≤0.25, 0≤x′≤0.25, 0≤x″≤0.25.
4. The positive electrode according to claim 1 , wherein, the second positive electrode active material is one or more selected from a group consisting of lithium cobalt dioxide, lithium nickelate, a ternary lithium compound containing Ni, Co and Mn, a ternary lithium compound containing Ni, Co and Al, a positive electrode material formed after the lithium cobalt dioxide, the lithium nickelate, the ternary lithium compound containing Ni, Co and Mn, or the ternary lithium compound containing Ni, Co and Al being doped or coated, and a positive electrode material formed after the lithium cobalt dioxide, the lithium nickelate, the ternary lithium compound containing Ni, Co and Mn, or the ternary lithium compound containing Ni, Co and Al being doped and coated.
5. The positive electrode according to claim 4 , wherein, the second positive electrode active material is one or more selected from a group consisting of Li a Q′ z Co 1-z O 2 , Li a Q′ z′ Ni 1-z′ O 2 , Li a Q′ z″ Ni y Mn y′ Co 1-y-y′-z″ O 2 , Li a Q″ z′″ Ni y″ Al y′″ Co 1-y″-y′″- z′″ O 2 , and a material formed after the Li a Q′ z Co 1-z O 2 , Li a Q′ z′ Ni 1-z′ O 2 , Li a Q′ z″ Ni y Mn y′ Co 1-y-y′-z″ O 2 or Li a Q″ z′″ Ni y″ Al y′″ Co 1-y″-y′″-z′″ O 2 being coated by a carbon material or inorganic compound B; wherein, Q′ is one or more selected from a group consisting of Al, Cr, Mg, Zr, Mo, V, Ti, B, F and Y; Q″ is one or more selected from a group consisting of Cr, Mg, Zr, Mo, V, Ti, B, F and Y; inorganic compound B is one or more selected from a group consisting of Al 2 O 3 , AlF 3 , AlPO 4 , Li 3 PO 4 , Li 4 P 2 O 7 , ZrO 2 , MgO, TiO 2 , Y 2 O 3 , LiAlO 2 and LiNiPO 4 ; wherein, 0≤z≤0.25, 0≤z′≤0.25, 0≤z″≤0.25, 0≤z′″≤0.25, 0<y<1, 0<y′<1, 0<y″<1, 0<y′″<1, 0<y+y′+z″<1, 0<y″+y′″+z′″<1, 1≤a≤1.2.
6. The positive electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the binder of the buffer layer further comprises one or more selected from a group consisting of carboxylic sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylic acid, polystyrene butadiene copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, polyurethane, polyene acid ester, epoxy resin and chlorinated rubber.
7. The positive electrode according to claim 1 , wherein, a thickness of the first active material layer is 0.1˜200 μm; a thickness of the second active material layer is 0.1˜250 μm; and a thickness of the buffer layer is 0.130 μm.
8. The positive electrode according to claim 1 , wherein, a thickness of the first active material layer is 5˜50 μm; a thickness of the buffer layer is 0.5˜30 μm; and a thickness of the second active material layer is 50˜100 μm.
9. A Li-ion battery, comprising the positive electrode according to claim 1 .