Granted Patent B2

US 12,355,069 · App. 17/547,228 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Inventors: Yuwen Wang (Ningde, CN); Baozhen Wu (Ningde, CN); Yonghuang Ye (Ningde, CN)

Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited

H01M4/366H01M4/0404H01M4/386H01M4/505H01M4/525H01M4/587H01M10/0525H01M2004/021H01M2004/027H01M2004/028H01M2220/20

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A secondary battery, comprising a negative electrode plate, wherein the negative electrode plate comprises a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode film;

the negative electrode film comprises a first negative electrode coating layer and a second negative electrode coating layer;

the first negative electrode coating layer is disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and comprises a first negative electrode active material, the first negative electrode active material comprises artificial graphite and a silicon-based material;

the second negative electrode coating layer is disposed on a surface of the first negative electrode coating layer and comprises a second negative electrode active material, and the second negative electrode active material comprises artificial graphite and a silicon-based material;

the silicon-based material is present at a mass percentage denoted as W1 in the first negative electrode active material, the silicon-based material is present at a mass percentage denoted as W2 in the second negative electrode active material, and the negative electrode plate satisfies: W2>W1 and W1+W2≤6%; and

the silicon-based material comprises a first silicon-based material and a second silicon-based material, and the first silicon-based material has a particle size smaller than that of the second silicon-based material and

the first silicon-based material has a particle size of greater than 0.05 μm and less than 7 μm; and

the second silicon-based material has a particle size of greater than 7 μm and less than 15 μm.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein 0%<W2≤6%.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein 0%<W1≤3%.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material comprises natural graphite.

5. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the artificial graphite is present at a mass percentage of ≥50% in the first negative electrode active material.

6. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material comprises primary particles, and the primary particles have a quantity percentage of from 80% to 100% in the first negative electrode active material.

7. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the second negative electrode active material comprises secondary particles, and the secondary particles have a quantity percentage of ≥50% in the second negative electrode active material.

8. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material has a volume average particle size D v 50 greater than that of the second negative electrode active material.

9. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material has a volume average particle size D v 50 of from 12 μm to 18 μm; and/or,

the second negative electrode active material has a volume average particle size D v 50 of from 9 μm to 15 μm.

10. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-based material comprises one or more of an elemental silicon, a silicon-oxygen compound, a silicon-carbon composite, a silicon-nitrogen compound, and a silicon alloy.

11. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode film further satisfies one or more of the following (1) to (5):

(1) the negative electrode film has an areal density of from 8 mg/cm 2 to 13 mg/cm 2 ;

(2) the negative electrode film has a compaction density of from 1.4 g/cm 3 to 1.7 g/cm 3 ;

(3) the second negative electrode coating layer has a porosity greater than that of the first negative electrode coating layer;

(4) an areal density ratio of the first negative electrode coating layer to the second negative electrode coating layer is from 2:3 to 3:2;

(5) a thickness ratio of the first negative electrode coating layer to the second negative electrode coating layer is from 4:6 to 7:3.

12. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary battery comprises a positive electrode plate, the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode coating layer disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, and the positive electrode coating layer comprises a positive electrode active material, and the positive electrode active material comprises one or more of a lithium transition metal oxide, a lithium-containing phosphate with an olivine structure, and modified compounds thereof.

13. An apparatus, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 1 .

14. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein W1+W2≤3%.

15. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode film further satisfies one or more of the following (1) to (5):

(1) the negative electrode film has an areal density of from 9 mg/cm 2 to 12.5 mg/cm 2 ;

(2) the negative electrode film has a compaction density of from 1.5 g/cm 3 to 1.65 g/cm 3 ;

(3) the second negative electrode coating layer has a porosity greater than that of the first negative electrode coating layer;

(4) an areal density ratio of the first negative electrode coating layer to the second negative electrode coating layer is from 2:3 to 3:2;

(5) a thickness ratio of the first negative electrode coating layer to the second negative electrode coating layer is from 4:6 to 7:3.

16. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material comprises one or more of the lithium transition metal oxide shown in formula 1 and modified compounds thereof,

Li a Ni b Co c M d O e A f   formula 1,

in the formula 1, 0.8≤a≤1.2, 0.5≤b<1, 0<c<1, 0<d<1, 1≤e≤2, 0≤f≤1, M is one or more selected from Mn, Al, Zr, Zn, Cu, Cr, Mg, Fe, V, Ti and B, and A is one or more selected from N, F, S and Cl.

17. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material comprises primary particles, and the primary particles have a quantity percentage of ≥60% in the first negative electrode active material.

18. A process for preparing a secondary battery, comprising preparing a negative electrode plate of the secondary battery by the following steps:

forming a first negative electrode coating layer comprising a first negative electrode active material on at least one surface of a negative electrode current collector, wherein the first negative electrode active material comprises artificial graphite and a silicon-based material;

forming a second negative electrode coating layer comprising a second negative electrode active material on a surface of the first negative electrode coating layer, wherein the second negative electrode active material comprises artificial graphite and a silicon-based material;

wherein the silicon-based material is present at a mass percentage denoted as W1 in the first negative electrode active material, the silicon-based material is present at a mass percentage denoted as W2 in the second negative electrode active material, and the negative electrode plate satisfies: W2>W1 and W1+W2≤6%; and

the silicon-based material comprises a first silicon-based material and a second silicon-based material, and the first silicon-based material has a particle size smaller than that of the second silicon-based material and

the first silicon-based material has a particle size of greater than 0.05 μm and less than 7 μm; and

the second silicon-based material has a particle size of greater than 7 μm and less than 15 μm.

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