IP Library Granted Patent US 11,626,589
Granted Patent B2
US 11,626,589 · App. 17/565,438 · Granted Apr 11, 2023

Secondary battery and device containing same

Inventor: Guangjun Wang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
H01M4/525H01M4/364H01M4/48H01M4/505H01M4/583H01M4/587H01M50/449H01M50/489H01M50/491H01M2004/027H01M2004/028
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Patent No.
US 11,626,589
App. No.
17/565,438
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application discloses a secondary battery and a device containing the secondary battery. A positive active material of the secondary battery includes one or more of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide, lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, and a modified material thereof. A negative active material of the secondary battery includes a silicon-oxygen compound and graphite. A separator of the secondary battery includes a substrate and a coating layer. The secondary battery satisfies: 7.5 ≤ 3460 ED - ( D ⁢ 50 - D C ⁢ 50 × 0.75 - T 18 ) ≤ 11.5 , where ED≥270 Wh/Kg, 11 μm≤D50≤18.5 μm, 11 μm≤D C 50≤20 μm. The secondary battery according to this application achieves relatively high cycle performance while achieving a relatively high energy density concurrently.

Claims (109)

1. A secondary battery, comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator, the positive electrode plate comprises a positive active material, the negative electrode plate comprises a negative active material, and the separator comprises a substrate and a coating layer, with the separator comprising the substrate and the coating layer having a thickness T S of 10 μm≤T S ≤16 μm, wherein the coating layer is selected from the group consisting of an inorganic particle coating layer and a polymer coating layer, and wherein the inorganic particle coating layer is selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, calcium oxide, zinc oxide, magnesium oxide, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, lithium phosphate, and lithium nitride, and the polymer coating layer is selected from the group consisting of a polyvinylidene fluoride compound, a polyimide compound, a vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, a polyacrylonitrile compound, an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer, an acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene copolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, polymethyl acrylate, polyethyl acrylate, an acrylic-styrene copolymer, a polydimethylsiloxane, sodium polyacrylate, and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose,

wherein the inorganic particle coating layer and/or the polymer coating layer are disposed on either or both of the two surfaces of the substrate,

wherein

the positive active material is selected from the group consisting of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide, and lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, and wherein the positive active material is selected from the group consisting of Li a Ni b Co c M d M′ e O f A g , wherein 0.8≤a≤1.2, 0.5≤b<1, 0<c<1, 0<d<1, 0≤e≤0.1, 1≤f≤2, and 0≤g≤1, M is Mn, M′ is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Al, Zn, Cu, Cr, Mg, Fe, V, Ti, and B, and A is selected from the group consisting of N, F, S, and Cl;

the negative active material is silicon-oxygen compound particle and graphite; and

the secondary battery satisfies:

7.5

3460

ED

-

(

D

50

-

D

C

50

×

0.75

-

T

18

)

11.5

,

where

270 Wh/Kg≤ED≤320 Wh/Kg, 11 μm≤D50≤18.5 μm, 11 μm≤D c 50≤20 μm, T is from 5 μm to 11 μm; and

ED is a weight energy density of the secondary battery, measured in units of Wh/Kg;

D50 is a volume average particle size of the negative active material, measured in units of μm,

D c 50 is a volume average particle size of the graphite, measured in units of μm, and

T is a thickness of the substrate of the separator, measured in units of μm.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary battery satisfies:

8

3460

ED

-

(

D

50

-

D

C

50

×

0.75

-

T

18

)

10.5

.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary battery further satisfies one or more of the following conditions (2) to (5):

(2) 15 μm≤D50≤18 μm;

(3) 13 μm≤D c 50≤20 μm;

(4) the volume average particle size D Si 50 of the silicon-oxygen compound particle satisfies 5 μm≤D Si 50≤12 μm; and

(5) a mass ratio of the silicon-oxygen compound particle to the graphite is 0.1 to 0.7.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the volume average particle size D Si 50 of the silicon-oxygen compound particle satisfies 6 μm≤D Si 50≤10 μm.

5. The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the mass ratio of the silicon-oxygen compound particle to the graphite is 0.2 to 0.4.

6. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a porosity of the separator is 35% to 45%.

7. The secondary battery according to claim 6 , wherein a porosity of the separator is 38% to 42%.

8. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the negative active material comprising graphite is selected from the group consisting of artificial graphite and natural graphite.

9. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive active material comprises particles where at least some part of particles are monocrystal particles.

10. The secondary battery according to claim 9 , wherein the positive active material has a volume average particle size D a 50 of satisfying: 8 μm≤D a 50≤12 μm.

11. The secondary battery according to claim 10 , wherein the positive active material has a volume average particle size D a 50 of satisfying: 9 μm≤D a 50≤11 μm.

12. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein 6 μm≤T≤9 μm.

13. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a total thickness T S of the separator satisfies 11 μm≤T S ≤14 μm.

14. A device, comprising a secondary battery, wherein the secondary battery comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator, the positive electrode plate comprises a positive active material, the negative electrode plate comprises a negative active material, and the separator comprises a substrate and a coating layer, with the separator comprising the substrate and the coating layer having a thickness T S of 10 μm≤T S ≤16 μm, wherein the coating layer is selected from the group consisting of an inorganic particle coating layer and a polymer coating layer, and wherein the inorganic particle coating layer is selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, calcium oxide, zinc oxide, magnesium oxide, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, lithium phosphate, and lithium nitride, and the polymer coating layer is selected from the group consisting of a polyvinylidene fluoride compound, a polyimide compound, a vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, a polyacrylonitrile compound, an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer, an acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene copolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, polymethyl acrylate, polyethyl acrylate, an acrylic-styrene copolymer, a polydimethylsiloxane, sodium polyacrylate, and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose,

wherein the inorganic particle coating layer and/or the polymer coating layer are disposed on either or both of the two surfaces of the substrate,

wherein

the positive active material is selected from the group consisting of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide, and lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, and wherein the positive active material is selected from the group consisting of Li a Ni b Co c M d M′ e O f A g , wherein 0.8≤a≤1.2, 0.5≤b<1, 0<c<1, 0<d<1, 0≤e≤0.1, 1≤f≤2, and 0≤g≤1, M is Mn, M′ is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Al, Zn, Cu, Cr, Mg, Fe, V, Ti, and B, and A is selected from the group consisting of N, F, S, and Cl;

the negative active material is a silicon-oxygen compound particle and graphite; and

the secondary battery satisfies:

7.5

3460

ED

-

(

D

50

-

D

C

50

×

0.75

-

T

18

)

11.5

,

where

270 Wh/Kg≤ED≤320 Wh/Kg, 11 μm≤D50≤18.5 μm, 11 μm≤D c 50≤20 μm, T is from 5 μm to 11 μm; and

ED is a weight energy density of the secondary battery, measured in units of Wh/Kg;

D50 is a volume average particle size of the negative active material, measured in units of μm,

D c 50 is a volume average particle size of the graphite, measured in units of μm, and

T is a thickness of the substrate of the separator, measured in units of μm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0723 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911205359.1 · Nov 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020128872 · Nov 14, 2020
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