IP Library Granted Patent US 12,476,280
Granted Patent B2
US 12,476,280 · App. 17/702,653 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Electrolyte for lithium-ion battery, lithium-ion battery, battery module, battery pack, and apparatus

Inventors: Yongkun Li (Ningde, CN); Kai Wu (Ningde, CN); Shaojie Tian (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M10/0567H01M4/505H01M4/525H01M10/0525H01M10/0569H01M2004/028H01M2300/004
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Patent No.
US 12,476,280
App. No.
17/702,653
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides an electrolyte for lithium-ion battery, a lithium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus. The electrolyte provided in this application includes a non-aqueous solvent, and a lithium salt and an additive that are dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, and the additive includes a cyclosiloxane and a fluoroether. This application further provides a lithium-ion battery including the foregoing electrolyte. In the electrolyte provided in this application, the cyclosiloxane and the fluoroether are used together to synergistically react on a surface of the positive electrode, combining silicon and oxygen containing groups and fluorine and oxygen containing groups to form an interface film containing silicon, oxygen, and fluorine, which not only ensures density of the interface film, but also strengthens oxidation resistance and thermal stability of the interface film, greatly improving both storage performance and cycling performance of the lithium-ion battery under high temperature.

Claims (21)

1 . A lithium-ion battery, comprising:

a positive electrode plate, wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer arranged on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, and the positive electrode active material layer comprises LiNi (1-x-y) Co x M y O 2 , M being selected from Mn or Al, wherein 0≤x≤0.5, 0≤y≤0.5, and 0≤x+y≤0.5;

a negative electrode plate, wherein the negative electrode plate comprises a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer on a surface of the negative electrode current collector, and the negative electrode active material layer comprises graphite;

a separator between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate; and

an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises:

a non-aqueous solvent, the non-aqueous solvent comprising ethylene carbonate (EC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), and diethyl carbonate (DEC);

a lithium salt and an additive that are dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, wherein the lithium salt comprises LiPF 6 , the additive comprises a first additive, a second additive, and a third additive,

wherein the first additive is a cyclosiloxane selected from one or more of structures represented by formula I-1, formula II-1, and formula II-2:

wherein the second additive is a fluoroether selected from one or more of structures represented by formulas III-1 to III-2:

wherein the third additive selected from one or more of ethylene sulfate, methylenemethane disulfonate, tris(trimethylsilane) phosphate, or tris(trimethylsilane) borate,

wherein a mass percentage of the first additive in the electrolyte is 1% to 2%, a mass percentage of the second additive in the electrolyte is 0.5% to 2%, and a mass percentage of the third additive in the electrolyte is 0.3% to 0.5%.

2 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous solvent further comprises one or more of propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, dipropyl carbonate, methyl propyl carbonate, vinylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, methyl formate, ethyl acetate, methyl butyrate, methyl acrylate, ethylene sulfite, acrylic sulfite, dimethyl sulfate, diethylsulfite, 1,3-propanesulfonate, methylene disulfonate, anhydride, N-methylpyrrolidone, N-methylformamide, N-methylacetamide, acetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide, sulfolane, dimethyl sulfoxide, methyl sulfide, γ-butyrolactone, tetrahydrofuran, fluorinecyclic-containing organic esters, sulfur-containing cyclic organic esters, or cyclic organic esters with unsaturated bonds.

3 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the cyclosiloxane is the structure represented by formula II-1.

4 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the cyclosiloxane is the structure represented by formula II-2.

5 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the third additive is tris(trimethylsilane) phosphate.

6 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the additive further comprises tris(trimethylsilane) borate.

7 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material layer comprises LiNi 0.8 C 0.1 Mn 0.1 O 2 .

8 . A battery module, comprising the lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 .

9 . A battery pack, comprising the battery module according to claim 8 .

10 . An apparatus, comprising the lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium-ion battery serves as a power source for the apparatus.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the apparatus comprises an electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, an electric bicycle, an electric scooter, an electric golf cart, an electric truck, an electric vessel, or an energy storage system.

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 Mar 22, 2023
From: LI, YONGKUN; WU, KAI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 063062/0389 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910996078 · Oct 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020120305 · Oct 12, 2020
Related Publication 20220216518A1 · Jul 7, 2022
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