IP Library Granted Patent US 11,605,816
Granted Patent B2
US 11,605,816 · App. 17/874,548 · Granted Mar 14, 2023

Lithium secondary battery and battery module, battery pack, and electric apparatus containing same

Inventors: Xingbu Chen (Ningde, CN); Xin Sun (Ningde, CN); Xiao Chen (Ningde, CN); Zhenglun Chen (Ningde, CN); Haotian Xie (Ningde, CN); Bangrun Wang (Ningde, CN); Geng Li (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
H01M4/525H01M4/505H01M4/587H01M4/5825H01M10/0525H01M10/0567H01M2004/021H01M2004/027H01M2004/028H01M2220/20H01M2300/0025
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Patent No.
US 11,605,816
App. No.
17/874,548
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive-electrode active substance layer, the positive-electrode active substance layer contains a pre-lithiation agent, and a molecular formula of the pre-lithiation agent is Li x Ni a Cu 1−a−b M b O 2 , where 1≤x≤2, 0<a<1, and 0≤b <0.1, and M is selected from one or more of Zn, Sn, Mg, Fe, and Mn. The negative electrode includes a negative-electrode active substance layer including graphite and silicon-containing material. The electrolyte contains fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC). A weight percentage of the pre-lithiation agent in the positive-electrode active substance layer, a weight percentage of silicon content in the negative-electrode active substance layer, and a weight percentage of FEC in the electrolyte satisfy 0.2×W Si ≤W FEC ≤7.5%−0.6×W L .

Claims (26)

1. A lithium secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte; wherein

the positive electrode comprises a positive-electrode active substance layer, the positive-electrode active substance layer contains a pre-lithiation agent, and a molecular formula of the pre-lithiation agent is Li x Ni a Cu 1−a−b M b O 2 , wherein 1≤x≤2, 0<a<1, and 0≤b<0.1, and M is selected from one or more of Zn, Sn, Mg, Fe, and Mn;

the negative electrode comprises a negative-electrode active substance layer, the negative-electrode active substance layer contains a first negative-electrode active substance and a second negative-electrode active substance, wherein the first negative-electrode active substance is graphite, and the second negative-electrode active substance is selected from one or more of Si, SiO n (0<n<2), and SiC;

the electrolyte contains fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC); and

the lithium secondary battery satisfies 0.2×W Si ≤W FEC ≤7.5%−0.6×W L , wherein W FEC is a weight percentage of the FEC in the electrolyte, W Si is a weight percentage of element silicon contained in the second negative-electrode active substance in the negative-electrode active substance layer, and W L is a weight percentage of the pre-lithiation agent in the positive-electrode active substance layer.

2. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein W L and W Si satisfy a condition −2.2%≤W L −W Si ≤2.5%.

3. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein W L is 0.1% to 10%.

4. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein W Si is 0.5 wt % to 10 wt %.

5. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein W FEC is 0.1 wt % to 7.5 wt %.

6. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a specific surface area BET L of the pre-lithiation agent is 0.3 m 2 /g to 10 m 2 /g.

7. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein median particle size by volume D v 50 L of the pre-lithiation agent is 1 μm to 20 μm.

8. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode further includes a positive-electrode active substance, and the positive-electrode active substance includes at least one of compounds represented by formula (I) to formula (III):

Li 1+x1 Ni a1 Co b1 M′ 1−a1−b1 O 2−y1 A y1   (I);

Li 1+x2 Mn a2 M″ 2−a2 O 4−d A′ d   (II); and

LiFe (1−x3−y3) Mn x3 M′″ y3 PO 4   (III);

wherein in formula (I), −0.1≤x1≤0.2, 0<a1<1, 0≤b1≤1, 0<a1+b1<1, and 0≤y1 <0.2, M′ is selected from one or more of Mn, Fe, Cr, Ti, Zn, V, Al, Zr, and Ce, and A includes one or more of S, N, F, Cl, Br, and I;

wherein in formula (II), −0.1≤x2≤0.2, 0<a2≤2, 0≤d<1, and M″ includes one or more of Ni, Fe, Cr, Ti, Zn, V, Al, Mg, Zr, and Ce, and A′ includes one or more of S, N, F, Cl, Br, and I;

wherein in formula (III), 0≤x3≤1, 0≤y3≤0.1, and M″′ is selected from one or more of transitional metal elements other than Fe and Mn and non-transitional metal elements.

9. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode further includes a positive-electrode active substance, the positive-electrode active substance includes a lithium transition metal oxide with a layered structure, and median particle size by volume D v 50 L of the pre-lithiation agent and median particle size by volume D v 50 N of the lithium transition metal oxide satisfy 0.3≤D v 50 L /D v 50 N ≤3.6.

10. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode further includes a positive-electrode active substance, the positive-electrode active substance includes an olivine-structured lithium-containing phosphate, and median particle size by volume D v 50 L of the pre-lithiation agent and median particle size by volume D v 50 P of the olivine-structured lithium-containing phosphate satisfy 1≤D v 50 L /D v 50 P ≤15.

11. An electric apparatus, comprising the lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , the lithium secondary battery being used as a power source of the electric apparatus.

12. A battery module, comprising a lithium secondary battery including:

a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active substance layer, the positive-electrode active substance layer containing a pre-lithiation agent, and a molecular formula of the pre-lithiation agent is Li x Ni a Cu 1−a−b M b O 2 , wherein 1≤x≤2, 0<a<1, and 0≤b<0.1, and M is selected from one or more of Zn, Sn, Mg, Fe, and Mn;

a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active substance layer, the negative-electrode active substance layer containing a first negative-electrode active substance and a second negative-electrode active substance, the first negative-electrode active substance being graphite, and the second negative-electrode active substance being selected from one or more of Si, SiO n (0<n<2), and SiC; and

an electrolyte containing fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC);

wherein the lithium secondary battery satisfies 0.2×W Si ≤W FEC ≤7.5%−0.6×W L , wherein W FEC is a weight percentage of the FEC in the electrolyte, W Si is a weight percentage of element silicon contained in the second negative-electrode active substance in the negative-electrode active substance layer, and W L is a weight percentage of the pre-lithiation agent in the positive-electrode active substance layer.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2022
From: CHEN, XINGBU; SUN, XIN; CHEN, XIAO; XIE, HAOTIAN; WANG, BANGRUN; LI, GENG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061994/0977 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 6, 2022
From: CHEN, ZHENGLUN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062075/0580 →
Continuity (2)
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