IP Library Granted Patent US 12,626,915
Granted Patent B2
US 12,626,915 · App. 17/558,646 · Granted May 12, 2026

Sodium-ion battery, positive electrode plate for sodium-ion battery, positive active material, battery module, battery pack, and device

Inventors: Liting Huang (Ningde, CN); Yongsheng Guo (Ningde, CN); Chengdu Liang (Ningde, CN); Jiadian Lan (Ningde, CN); Wenguang Lin (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M4/485H01M4/131H01M4/381H01M4/505H01M4/525H01M4/587H01M10/054H01M2004/021H01M2004/027H01M2004/028H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,626,915
App. No.
17/558,646
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application relates to a sodium-ion battery, a positive electrode plate for a sodium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and a device. The sodium-ion battery according to this application includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode plate includes a positive active material. A molecular formula of the positive active material satisfies Na a Li b M 0.7 Fe 0.3−b O 2±δ , M is a transition metal ion, 0.67<a<1.1, 0<b<0.3, 0≤δ≤0.1, and a ratio of R ct to R f of the positive active material satisfies 1.0<R ct /R f <20.0. R ct is a charge transfer resistance of the positive active material measured in a button battery based on alternating current impedance spectroscopy, and R f is a diffusion resistance of the positive active material measured in the button battery based on the alternating current impedance spectroscopy.

Claims (59)

1 . A sodium-ion battery, comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and an electrolytic solution, wherein

the positive electrode plate comprises a positive active material, a molecular formula of the positive active material satisfies Na a Li b M 0.7 Fe 0.3−b O 2±δ , M is a combination of Mn and one of Cu, Zn, and Mg, 0.67<a<1.1, 0.05<b<0.2, 0<δ<0.1, and in a charge and discharge curve of a button battery made of the positive active material, a ratio of R ct to R f of the positive active material satisfies 2<R ct /R f <3 for the first cycle and 4.29≤R ct /R f ≤6.72 for the 100 th cycle;

R ct is a charge transfer resistance of the positive active material measured in the button battery based on alternating current impedance spectroscopy; and

R f is a diffusion resistance of the positive active material measured in the button battery based on the alternating current impedance spectroscopy,

a median diameter D v 50 of the positive active material (μm), a specific surface area S (m 2 /g) of the positive active material, and the R ct /R f satisfy:

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2 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a resistance of the positive electrode plate is R≤1,000 mΩ.

3 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a resistance of the positive electrode plate is R≤100 mΩ.

4 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a tapped density of the positive active material is greater than 1 g/cm 3 .

5 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a tapped density of the positive active material is within a range of 1.5˜3 g/cm 3 .

6 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a compacted density of the positive active material under 8 tons is within a range of 1.5˜4.5 g/cm 3 .

7 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a median diameter D v 50 of the positive active material is within a range of 0.05˜50 μm.

8 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a median diameter D v 50 of the positive active material is within a range of 3˜30 μm.

9 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a specific surface area S of the positive active material is within a range of 0.01˜30 m 2 /g.

10 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a specific surface area S of the positive active material is within a range of 0.1˜10 m 2 /g.

11 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative active material in the negative electrode plate is a carbon material.

12 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative active material in the negative electrode plate is a hard carbon material.

13 . The sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein an areal density A (g/m 2 ) of a single-sided positive active material layer of the positive electrode plate and an areal density B (g/m 2 ) of a single-sided negative active material layer of the negative electrode plate satisfy: 1.8<A/B<2.57.

14 . A device that uses a sodium-ion battery as a power supply, wherein the device comprises the sodium-ion battery according to claim 1 .

15 . A positive active material for a sodium-ion battery, wherein

a molecular formula of the positive active material satisfies Na a Li b M 0.7 Fe 0.3−b O 2±δ , M is a combination of Mn and one of Cu, Zn, and Mg, 0.67<a<1.1, 0.05<b<0.2, and 0≤δ≤0.1, and

in a charge and discharge curve of a button battery made of the positive active material, a ratio of R ct to R f of the positive active material satisfies 2<R ct /R f <3 for the first cycle and 4.29≤R ct /R f ≤6.72 for the 100 th cycle,

wherein,

R ct is a charge transfer resistance of the positive active material measured in the button battery based on alternating current impedance spectroscopy; and

R f is a diffusion resistance of the positive active material measured in the button battery based on the alternating current impedance spectroscopy,

a median diameter D v 50 of the positive active material (μm), a specific surface area S (m 2 /g) of the positive active material, and the R ct /R f satisfy:

47.5

<

R

ct

/

R

f

*

D

v

5

0

S

<

160.

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 22, 2021
From: HUANG, LITING; GUO, YONGSHENG; LIANG, CHENGDU; LAN, JIADIAN; LIN, WENGUANG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058454/0185 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910995176.8 · Oct 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020120314 · Oct 12, 2020
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