IP Library Patent Application 17391064
Patent Application
App. No. 17/391,064

SODIUM-ION BATTERY AND APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME

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17/391,064
Abstract

The present application discloses a sodium-ion battery and an apparatus comprising the same. The sodium-ion battery comprises a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, the positive electrode active material layer comprises a positive electrode active material; the negative electrode plate comprises a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, the negative electrode active material layer comprises a negative electrode active material, and the negative electrode active material is hard carbon; wherein a ratio of a median particle size A of the positive electrode active material to a median particle size B of the negative electrode active material satisfies 0.05≤A/B≤3.

Claims (34)

1 . A sodium-ion battery, comprising a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate,

wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, the positive electrode active material layer is disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector and comprises a positive electrode active material;

the negative electrode plate comprises a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, the negative electrode active material layer is disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and comprises a negative electrode active material, and the negative electrode active material is hard carbon; and

wherein a ratio of a median particle size A of the positive electrode active material to a median particle size B of the negative electrode active material satisfies 0.05≤A/B≤3.

2 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the median particle size A of the positive electrode active material to the median particle size B of the negative electrode active material satisfies 0.1≤A/B≤1.

3 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material has a median particle size A of from 0.2 μm to 20 μm, optionally from 0.6 μm to 15 μm; and/or,

the negative electrode active material has a median particle size B of from 0.5 μm to 20 μm, optionally from 3 μm to 15 μm.

4 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material has a specific surface area of from 0.1 m 2 /g to 20 m 2 /g, optionally from 0.5 m 2 /g to 15 m 2 /g; and/or,

the negative electrode active material has a specific surface area of from 0.5 m 2 /g to 15 m 2 /g, optionally from 1 m 2 /g to 12 m 2 /g.

5 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a mean interplanar spacing d 002 of crystal planes ( 002 ) of the negative electrode active material is from 0.35 nm to 0.42 nm.

6 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a porosity of the positive electrode active material layer to a porosity of the negative electrode active material layer is from 0.15 to 2.5, optionally from 0.3 to 1.8.

7 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 6 , wherein the positive electrode active material layer has a porosity of from 10% to 40%, optionally from 20% to 38%; and/or,

the negative electrode active material layer has a porosity of from 15% to 45%, optionally from 28% to 38%.

8 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of an areal density C of the positive electrode active material layer to an areal density D of the negative electrode active material layer satisfies 1.5≤C/D≤4.5, optionally 2.1≤C/D≤2.8.

9 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 8 , wherein the positive electrode active material layer has an areal density C of from 5 mg/cm 2 to 30 mg/cm 2 ; and/or,

the negative electrode active material layer has an areal density D of from 1.5 mg/cm 2 to 15 mg/cm 2 .

10 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material comprises one or more of sodium transition metal oxides, polyanionic compounds and Prussian blue compounds.

11 . An apparatus, comprising a sodium-ion battery, the sodium-ion battery, comprising a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate,

wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, the positive electrode active material layer is disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector and comprises a positive electrode active material;

the negative electrode plate comprises a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, the negative electrode active material layer is disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and comprises a negative electrode active material, and the negative electrode active material is hard carbon; and

wherein a ratio of a median particle size A of the positive electrode active material to a median particle size B of the negative electrode active material satisfies 0.05≤A/B≤3.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the ratio of the median particle size A of the positive electrode active material to the median particle size B of the negative electrode active material satisfies 0.1≤A/B≤1.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the positive electrode active material has a median particle size A of from 0.2 μm to 20 μm, optionally from 0.6 μm to 15 μm; and/or,

the negative electrode active material has a median particle size B of from 0.5 μm to 20 μm, optionally from 3 μm to 15 μm.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the positive electrode active material has a specific surface area of from 0.1 m 2 /g to 20 m 2 /g, optionally from 0.5 m 2 /g to 15 m 2 /g; and/or,

the negative electrode active material has a specific surface area of from 0.5 m 2 /g to 15 m 2 /g, optionally from 1 m 2 /g to 12 m 2 /g.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein a mean interplanar spacing d 002 of crystal planes ( 002 ) of the negative electrode active material is from 0.35 nm to 0.42 nm.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein a ratio of a porosity of the positive electrode active material layer to a porosity of the negative electrode active material layer is from 0.15 to 2.5, optionally from 0.3 to 1.8.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the positive electrode active material layer has a porosity of from 10% to 40%, optionally from 20% to 38%; and/or,

the negative electrode active material layer has a porosity of from 15% to 45%, optionally from 28% to 38%.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein a ratio of an areal density C of the positive electrode active material layer to an areal density D of the negative electrode active material layer satisfies 1.5≤C/D≤4.5, optionally 2.1≤C/D≤2.8.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the positive electrode active material layer has an areal density C of from 5 mg/cm 2 to 30 mg/cm 2 ; and/or,

the negative electrode active material layer has an areal density D of from 1.5 mg/cm 2 to 15 mg/cm 2 .

20 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the positive electrode active material comprises one or more of sodium transition metal oxides, polyanionic compounds and Prussian blue compounds.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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