Secondary battery and electrode plate thereof
The present disclosure provides a secondary battery and an electrode plate thereof. The electrode plate comprises a current collector, an active material layer and a second conducting layer. The current collector comprises an insulating layer and a first conducting layer disposed on at least one surface of the insulating layer; and the active material layer is disposed on a main portion of the first conducting layer. The first conducting layer further includes a protruding portion not coated with the active material layer. The second conducting layer comprises a first portion disposed on a surface of the protruding portion of the first conducting layer opposite to the insulating layer. The secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly comprises the electrode plate.
1. An electrode plate of a secondary battery, comprising:
a current collector, the current collector including an insulating layer and a first conducting layer disposed on at least one surface of the insulating layer;
an active material layer disposed on a main portion of the first conducting layer, wherein the first conducting layer further includes a protruding portion not coated with the active material layer; and
a second conducting layer, the second conducting layer including a first portion disposed on a surface of the protruding portion of the first conducting layer opposite to the insulating layer;
wherein the second conducting layer is made from a non-metallic material, and at least a portion of the non-metallic material is filled into cracks in the first conducting layer.
2. The electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein
a stiffness of the second conducting layer is less than a stiffness of the first conducting layer.
3. The electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein
the first portion of the second conducting layer is directly connected to the active material layer.
4. The electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein
the first portion of the second conducting layer is connected to the active material layer via a second portion of the second conducting layer located between the first conducting layer and the active material layer.
5. The electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein
the first portion of the second conducting layer extends to two opposite edges of the protruding portion of the first conducting layer;
the first portion has a width of 0.1 mm-4 mm; and
the second conducting layer has a thickness of 0.1 μm-10 μm.
6. The electrode plate according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first protecting layer disposed on a surface of the first portion of the second conducting layer opposite to the protruding portion of the first conducting layer,
wherein a hardness of the first protecting layer is greater than a hardness of the first conducting layer and a hardness of the second conducting layer.
7. The electrode plate according to claim 6 , wherein
the first protecting layer is directly connected to the active material layer.
8. A secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly;
the electrode assembly comprising an electrode plate, the electrode plate comprising:
a current collector, the current collector including an insulating layer and a first conducting layer disposed on at least one surface of the insulating layer;
an active material layer disposed on a main portion of the first conducting layer, wherein the first conducting layer further includes a protruding portion not coated with the active material layer; and
a second conducting layer, the second conducting layer including a first portion disposed on a surface of the protruding portion of the first conducting layer opposite to the insulating layer;
wherein the second conducting layer is made from a non-metallic material, and at least a portion of the non-metallic material is filled into cracks in the first conducting layer.
9. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein
a stiffness of the second conducting layer is less than a stiffness of the first conducting layer.
10. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein
the first portion of the second conducting layer is directly connected to the active material layer.
11. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein
the first portion of the second conducting layer is connected to the active material layer via a second portion of the second conducting layer located between the first conducting layer and the active material layer.
12. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein
the first portion of the second conducting layer extends to two opposite edges of the protruding portion of the first conducting layer;
the first portion has a width of 0.1 mm-4 mm; and
the second conducting layer has a thickness of 0.1 μm-10 μm.
13. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein
the electrode plate further comprises a first protecting layer disposed on a surface of the first portion of the second conducting layer opposite to the protruding portion of the first conducting layer,
wherein a hardness of the first protecting layer is greater than a hardness of the first conducting layer and a hardness of the second conducting layer.
14. The secondary battery according to claim 13 , wherein
the first protecting layer is directly connected to the active material layer.