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US 12,597,599 · App. 17/708,266 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Negative electrode material and electrochemical apparatus and electronic apparatus containing same

Inventor: Qunchao Liao (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
H01M4/386H01M4/366H01M4/583H01M4/622H01M4/625H01M10/0525H01M2004/021H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 12,597,599
App. No.
17/708,266
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A negative electrode material includes silicon-based particles. The silicon-based particle includes a silicon-containing matrix and a polymer layer, and the polymer layer is located on a surface of at least a part of the silicon-containing matrix and contains carbon nanotubes and a transition metal element. A lithium-ion battery prepared from the negative active material has improved cycle performance, deformation resistance and rate performance and reduced impedance.

Claims (23)

1 . A negative electrode material, comprising: silicon-based particles, wherein each silicon-based particle comprises a silicon-containing matrix and a polymer layer, and the polymer layer is located on a surface of at least a part of the silicon-containing matrix and contains carbon nanotubes and a transition metal element;

wherein the polymer layer comprises the following polymer: polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyaniline, polyimide, polyamideimide, polysiloxane, polystyrene-butadiene rubber, epoxy resin, polyester resin, polyurethane resin, polyfluorene or any combination thereof;

wherein, in the each silicon-based particle, a distance from the transition metal element farthest from the surface of the silicon-containing matrix to the surface of the silicon-containing matrix is between about 0.2 μm and about 3 μm.

2 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the transition metal element comprises Co, Fe, Mg, Zn, Ni, Mn, Ti or any combination thereof.

3 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein, based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles, a content of the transition metal element is about 0.005-5 wt %.

4 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-containing matrix comprises SiO x , and 0.6≤x≤1.5.

5 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-containing matrix comprises Si, SiO, SiO 2 , SiC or any combination thereof.

6 . The negative electrode material according to claim 5 , wherein a grain size of Si is less than about 100 nm.

7 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles, a content of the polymer layer is about 0.05-15 wt %.

8 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the carbon nanotubes is about 0.01-10 wt %.

9 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein in an X-ray diffraction pattern, a highest intensity value of the silicon-based particles is I 2 when 2θ is in a range of about 28.0°-29.0°, and the highest intensity value is I 1 when 2θ is in a range of about 20.5°-21.5°, wherein about 0<I 2 /I 1 ≤about 1.

10 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein an average particle size of the silicon-based particles is about 500 nm to 30 μm.

11 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein a specific surface area of the silicon-based particles is about 1-50 m 2 /g.

12 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the polymer layer is 50 nm to 100 nm.

13 . The negative electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the distance from the transition metal element farthest from the surface of the silicon-containing matrix to the surface of the silicon-containing matrix is between about 1 μm and about 3 μm.

14 . A negative electrode, comprising: a negative electrode material, the negative electrode material comprises silicon-based particles, wherein each silicon-based particle comprises a silicon-containing matrix and a polymer layer, and the polymer layer is located on a surface of at least a part of the silicon-containing matrix and contains carbon nanotubes and a transition metal element;

wherein the polymer layer comprises the following polymer: polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyaniline, polyimide, polyamideimide, polysiloxane, polystyrene-butadiene rubber, epoxy resin, polyester resin, polyurethane resin, polyfluorene or any combination thereof;

wherein, in the each silicon-based particle, a distance from the transition metal element farthest from the surface of the silicon-containing matrix to the surface of the silicon-containing matrix is between about 0.2 μm and about 3 μm.

15 . The negative electrode according to claim 14 , wherein the transition metal element comprises Co, Fe, Mg, Zn, Ni, Mn, Ti or any combination thereof.

16 . The negative electrode according to claim 14 , wherein based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles, a content of the transition metal element is about 0.005-5 wt %.

17 . The negative electrode according to claim 14 , wherein a thickness of the polymer layer is 50 nm to 100 nm.

18 . An electrochemical apparatus, comprising the negative electrode according to claim 14 .

19 . An electronic apparatus, comprising the electrochemical apparatus according to claim 18 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2022
From: LIAO, QUNCHAO
To: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059443/0203 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019128840 · Dec 26, 2019
Related Publication 20220223853A1 · Jul 14, 2022
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