IP Library Granted Patent US 12,224,434
Granted Patent B2
US 12,224,434 · App. 17/140,088 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Silicon-oxygen compound, preparation method thereof, and related battery module, battery pack and device

Inventors: Chengdu Liang (Ningde, CN); Yingjie Guan (Ningde, CN); Yuzhen Zhao (Ningde, CN); Yan Wen (Ningde, CN); Qisen Huang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M4/48H01M4/0428H01M4/364H01M4/38H01M10/0525H01M2004/021
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Patent No.
US 12,224,434
App. No.
17/140,088
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provide a silicon-oxygen compound, a preparation method thereof and related secondary battery, battery module, battery pack, and device. The silicon-oxygen compound provided by the present application has a formula of SiO x , in which x satisfies 0<x<2. The silicon-oxygen compound contains both sulfur and manganese element, and the sulfur element is present in an amount of 20 ppm˜300 ppm. The mass ratio of sulfur element to manganese element is from 1.5 to 10.

Claims (26)

1. A silicon-oxygen composite having a chemical formula of SiOx, in which 0<x<2;

sulfur element having a content of 20 ppm-600 ppm; and

manganese element having a content from 5 ppm to 300 ppm,

wherein a mass ratio of the sulfur element to the manganese element is from 1.5 to 10.0,

wherein an X-ray diffraction pattern of the silicon-oxygen composite has:

a first diffraction peak at a position where the diffraction angle 2θ is 26°-30°, wherein the full width at half maxima of the first diffraction peak is 0.8°-3.2°;

a second diffraction peak at a position where the diffraction angle 2θ is 46°-50°, wherein the full width at half maxima of the second diffraction peak is 1.0°-4.2°; and

a third diffraction peak at a position where the diffraction angle 2θ is 54°-58°, wherein the full width at half maxima of the third diffraction peak is 0.8°-4.5° wherein a content of the manganese element is from 5 ppm to 300 ppm.

2. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the sulfur element is from 50 ppm to 200 ppm.

3. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein the mass ratio of the sulfur element to the manganese element is from 2.0 to 7.0.

4. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-oxygen composite has a powder volume resistivity under a pressure of 20 MPa of 10 Ω·cm or less.

5. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-oxygen composite has an average particle diameter Dv50 of 2 μm-15 μm.

6. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-oxygen composite has a specific surface area from 1 m 2 /g to 7 m 2 /g.

7. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-oxygen composite has a compacted density measured under a pressure of 5 tons (equivalent to 49KN) of 1.2 g/cm 3 -1.7 g/cm 3 .

8. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein a coating layer is coated on an outer surface of the silicon-oxygen composite, and the coating layer comprises one or more of a polymer, a carbon material, a metal material, and a metal compound.

9. A secondary battery, including the silicon-oxygen composite to claim 1 .

10. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the manganese element is from 10 ppm to 90 ppm.

11. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-oxygen composite has a powder volume resistivity under a pressure of 20 MPa of 1 Ω·cm or less.

12. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-oxygen composite has an average particle diameter Dv50 of 3 μm-12 μm.

13. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-oxygen composite has a specific surface area from 2 m 2 /g to 6 m 2 /g.

14. The silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-oxygen composite has a compacted density measured under a pressure of 5 tons (equivalent to 49KN) of 1.3 g/cm 3 -1.6 g/cm 3 .

15. A method for preparing the silicon-oxygen composite according to claim 1 , characterized in that, the method including includes the following steps:

providing raw materials comprising silicon dioxide powder, sulfur source, one or more of silicon oxide powder and metal silicon powder, and optionally manganese source; heating the raw material in an inert atmosphere under normal pressure or reduced pressure to generate gas; and

cooling the gas in an inert atmosphere under normal pressure or reduced pressure to deposit the gas to obtain the silicon-oxygen composite.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the temperature of the deposition is from 800° C. to 1000° C.

17. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising: a step of crushing the obtained deposit after gas deposition; and a step of surface coating particulate matter after the obtained deposit is crushed.

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 Jan 3, 2021
From: LIANG, CHENGDU; GUAN, YINGJIE; ZHAO, YUZHEN; WEN, YAN; HUANG, QISEN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 054792/0267 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910688461.5 · Jul 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020102044 · Jul 15, 2020
Related Publication 20210175499A1 · Jun 10, 2021
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