IP Library Granted Patent US 12,191,500
Granted Patent B2
US 12,191,500 · App. 17/112,775 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Negative current collector, negative electrode plate, electrochemical apparatus, battery module, battery pack, and device

Inventors: Xin Liu (Ningde, CN); Mingling Li (Ningde, CN); Jia Peng (Ningde, CN); Qisen Huang (Ningde, CN); Chengdu Liang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
H01M4/667H01M4/661H01M10/0525H01M2004/021H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 12,191,500
App. No.
17/112,775
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application discloses a negative current collector, a negative electrode plate, an electrochemical apparatus, a battery module, a battery pack, and a device. The negative current collector includes a support layer and a metal conductive layer that is disposed on at least one of two opposite surfaces of the support layer in a thickness direction of the support layer. A density of the support layer is less than a density of the metal conductive layer; and the density of the metal conductive layer is 8.0 g/cm 3 to 8.96 g/cm 3 . A thickness D 1 of the metal conductive layer is 300 nm≤D 1 ≤2 μm. When a tensile strain of the negative current collector is 2.5%, a sheet resistance growth rate T of the metal conductive layer is T≤5%.

Claims (63)

1. A negative current collector, comprising:

a support layer, wherein the support layer has at least two sublayers stacked in a thickness direction, the at least two sublayers comprise different polymer materials;

a metal conductive layer disposed on at least one of two opposite surfaces of the support layer in the thickness direction of the support layer; and

an upper protective layer comprising:

a first upper protective layer disposed on a surface of the metal conductive layer facing away from the support layer, the first upper protective layer comprising metal; and

a second upper protective layer disposed on a surface of the first upper protective layer facing away from the support layer, the second upper protective layer comprising metal oxide,

wherein:

a density of the support layer is less than a density of the metal conductive layer;

the density of the metal conductive layer is 8.0 g/cm3 to 8.96 g/cm3;

a thickness D1 of the metal conductive layer is 300 nm≤D1≤2 μm;

a thickness Da of the upper protective layer is 100 nm<Da≤200 nm; and

when a tensile strain of the negative current collector is 2.5%, a sheet resistance growth rate T of the metal conductive layer is T≤5%.

2. The negative current collector according to claim 1 , wherein a volume resistivity of the metal conductive layer is 1.3×10−8 Ω·m to 3.3×10−8 Ω·m.

3. The negative current collector according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the metal conductive layer is selected from the group consisting of copper, copper alloy, nickel, nickel alloy, titanium, silver, and any combinations thereof.

4. The negative current collector according to claim 1 , further comprising a lower protective layer, wherein the lower protective layer is disposed on a surface of the metal conductive layer facing the support layer in a thickness direction of the metal conductive layer; and

the lower protective layer comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of nickel, chromium, nickel-based alloy, copper-based alloy, aluminum oxide, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, nickel oxide, graphite, superconducting carbon, acetylene black, carbon black, Ketjen black, carbon dots, carbon nanotube, graphene, and carbon nanofiber.

5. The negative current collector according to claim 4 , wherein a thickness Db of the lower protective layer is 1 nm≤Db≤200 nm and Da and Db meet 0.5 Da≤Db≤0.8 Da.

6. The negative current collector according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness D2 of the support layer is 1 μm≤D2≤20 μm; and

the polymer materials are selected from the group consisting of polyamide, polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polypropylene, poly(p-phenylene ether), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, polytetrafluoroethylene, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, polyacetylene, silicone rubber, polyformaldehyde, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfone, polyethylene glycol, polysulfur nitride polymer material, polyphenyl, polypyrrole, polyaniline, polythiophene, polypyridine, cellulose, starch, protein, epoxy resin, phenol-formaldehyde resin, a derivative of the foregoing materials, a crosslinked product of the foregoing materials, a copolymer of the foregoing materials, and any combinations thereof.

7. The negative current collector according to claim 1 , wherein an elongation at break of the support layer is greater than or equal to an elongation at break of the metal conductive layer; and

a Young's modulus E of the support layer is E≥1.9 GPa.

8. The negative current collector according to claim 1 , wherein the metal conductive layer is a vapor deposition layer or an electroplating layer.

9. An electrochemical apparatus, comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator separating the positive electrode plate from the negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode plate comprises:

a negative current collector; and

a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the negative current collector, wherein the negative current collector comprises:

a support layer, wherein the support layer has at least two sublayers stacked in a thickness direction, the at least two sublayers comprise different polymer materials;

a metal conductive layer disposed on at least one of two opposite surfaces of the support layer in the thickness direction of the support layer; and

an upper protective layer comprising:

a first upper protective layer disposed on a surface of the metal conductive layer facing away from the support layer, the first upper protective layer comprising metal; and

a second upper protective layer disposed on a surface of the first upper protective layer facing away from the support layer, the second upper protective layer comprising metal oxide,

wherein:

a density of the support layer is less than a density of the metal conductive layer;

the density of the metal conductive layer is 8.0 g/cm3 to 8.96 g/cm3;

a thickness D1 of the metal conductive layer is 300 nm≤D1≤2 μm;

a thickness Da of the upper protective layer is 100 nm<Da≤200 nm; and

when a tensile strain of the negative current collector is 2.5%, a sheet resistance growth rate T of the metal conductive layer is T≤5%.

10. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a volume resistivity of the metal conductive layer is 1.3×10−8 Ω·m to 3.3×10−8 Ω·m.

11. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a material of the metal conductive layer is selected from the group consisting of copper, copper alloy, nickel, nickel alloy, titanium, silver, and any combinations thereof.

12. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the negative current collector further comprises a lower protective layer, wherein the lower protective layer is disposed on a surface of the metal conductive layer facing the support layer in a thickness direction of the metal conductive layer; and

the lower protective layer comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of nickel, chromium, nickel-based alloy, copper-based alloy, aluminum oxide, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, nickel oxide, graphite, superconducting carbon, acetylene black, carbon black, Ketjen black, carbon dots, carbon nanotube, graphene, carbon nanofiber, and any combinations thereof.

13. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a thickness Db of the lower protective layer is 1 nm≤Db≤200 nm, and Da and Db meet 0.5 Da≤Db≤0.8 Da.

14. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein a thickness D2 of the support layer is 1 μm≤D2≤20 μm;

the polymer materials are selected from the group consisting of polyamide, polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polypropylene, poly(p-phenylene ether), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, polytetrafluoroethylene, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, polyacetylene, silicone rubber, polyformaldehyde, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfone, polyethylene glycol, polysulfur nitride polymer material, polyphenyl, polypyrrole, polyaniline, polythiophene, polypyridine, cellulose, starch, protein, epoxy resin, phenol-formaldehyde resin, a derivative of the foregoing materials, a crosslinked product of the foregoing materials, a copolymer of the foregoing materials, and any combinations thereof.

15. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein an elongation at break of the support layer is greater than or equal to an elongation at break of the metal conductive layer; and

a Young's modulus E of the support layer is E≥1.9 GPa.

16. The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the metal conductive layer is a vapor deposition layer or an electroplating layer.

17. A device, comprising an electrochemical apparatus, wherein the electrochemical apparatus serves as a power supply of the device and the electrochemical apparatus further comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator separating the positive electrode plate from the negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode plate comprises:

a negative current collector; and

a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the negative current collector, wherein the negative current collector comprises:

a support layer, wherein the support layer has at least two sublayers stacked in a thickness direction, the at least two sublayers comprise different polymer materials;

a metal conductive layer disposed on at least one of two opposite surfaces of the support layer in the thickness direction of the support layer; and

an upper protective layer comprising:

a first upper protective layer disposed on a surface of the metal conductive layer facing away from the support layer, the first upper protective layer comprising metal; and

a second upper protective layer disposed on a surface of the first upper protective layer facing away from the support layer, the second upper protective layer comprising metal oxide,

wherein:

a density of the support layer is less than a density of the metal conductive layer;

the density of the metal conductive layer is 8.0 g/cm3 to 8.96 g/cm3;

a thickness D1 of the metal conductive layer is 300 nm≤D1≤2 μm;

a thickness Da of the upper protective layer is 100 nm<Da≤200 nm; and

when a tensile strain of the negative current collector is 2.5%, a sheet resistance growth rate T of the metal conductive layer is T≤5%.

18. The device according to claim 17 , wherein the device is one selected from the group consisting of a mobile device, an electric vehicle, an electric train, a satellite, a ship, and an energy storage system.

19. The negative current collector according to claim 3 , wherein the material of the metal conductive layer is copper or copper alloy, and a weight percent composition of a copper element in the copper alloy is more than 90%.

20. The negative current collector according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer materials of the sublayers are insulating polymer materials.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: LIU, XIN; LI, MINGLING; PENG, JIA; HUANG, QISEN; LIANG, CHENGDU
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 054658/0912 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910586045.4 · Jul 1, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019119740 · Nov 20, 2019
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