IP Library Granted Patent US 11,646,455
Granted Patent B2
US 11,646,455 · App. 17/884,538 · Granted May 9, 2023

Secondary battery, and battery module, battery pack, and device having same

Inventors: Huang Tang (Ningde, CN); Ming Zhang (Ningde, CN); Hao Dong (Ningde, CN); Qifan Wu (Ningde, CN); De Lin (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
H01M10/4235C08F220/56H01M4/622H01M4/625H01M2004/021H01M2004/028
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Patent No.
US 11,646,455
App. No.
17/884,538
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A secondary battery includes a positive electrode sheet which includes a positive-electrode current collector, a positive-electrode active material layer, and a coating layer arranged between the positive-electrode current collector and the positive-electrode active material layer. The coating layer includes a conductive agent and a copolymer.

Claims (70)

1. A secondary battery comprising:

a positive electrode sheet including:

a positive-electrode current collector;

a positive-electrode active material layer; and

a coating layer arranged between the positive-electrode current collector and the positive-electrode active material layer;

wherein:

the coating layer includes a conductive agent and a copolymer, and the copolymer includes: structural unit (I), structural unit (II), and structural unit (III) as follows:

in the structural unit (I):

R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, and

a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, the substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, and the substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 1 and R 2 is at least one selected from hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl,

in the structural unit (II):

R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 5-20 carbon atoms, and a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, the substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, and the substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 3 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl,

R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an inorganic metal ion, or —R 10 NR 11 R 12 , a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 4 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl, and the inorganic metal ion is a sodium ion, a potassium ion, a lithium ion, a calcium ion, or a magnesium ion,

R 10 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group having 1-10 carbon atoms or an unsubstituted or substituted alkenylene group having 2-10 carbon atoms, and a substituent for the substituted alkylene group having 1-10 carbon atoms and the substituted alkenylene group having 2-10 carbon atoms in R 10 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl, and

R 11 and R 12 each independently represent an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 5-20 carbon atoms, and a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms and the substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 11 and R 12 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano and carboxyl, and in the structural unit (III):

R 5 and R 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, X − represents an anion selected from a halogen ion, a sulfate ion, and a sulfonate ion, and a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 5 and R 6 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl.

2. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein:

in the coating layer, a content of the copolymer is more than 50 wt %.

3. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein:

a thickness of the coating layer is 0.1-20 μm.

4. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein:

the conductive agent includes at least one of conductive graphite, conductive carbon black, Ketjen black, acetylene black, carbon fiber, carbon nanotube, or graphene.

5. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein:

the coating layer further includes a binder, the binder including at least one of styrene-acrylic emulsion, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, or polyacrylate.

6. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein:

the copolymer satisfies 60%≤a/(a+b+c)×100%, where a denotes an average molar number of monomers of the structural unit (I), b denotes an average molar number of monomers of the structural unit (II), and c denotes an average molar number of monomers of the structural unit (III).

7. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein:

the copolymer satisfies: b/(a+b+c)×100%≤20%, where a denotes an average molar number of monomers of the structural unit (I), b denotes an average molar number of monomers of the structural unit (II), and c denotes an average molar number of monomers of the structural unit (III).

8. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein:

the copolymer satisfies: c/(a+b+c)×100%≤20%, where a denotes an average molar number of monomers of the structural unit (I), b denotes an average molar number of monomers of the structural unit (II), and c denotes an average molar number of monomers of the structural unit (III).

9. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein: in the structural unit (I), R1 and R2 each independently are the hydrogen atom, or the unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms.

10. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein in the structural unit (II): R3 is the hydrogen atom, or the unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms; and R4 is the hydrogen atom, an inorganic metal ion, or the unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms.

11. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein in the structural unit (III): R5 and R6 each independently are the hydrogen atom, or the unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms; and X − is the anion selected from the halogen ion.

12. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein:

the structural unit (I), structural unit (II), and structural unit (III) are copolymerized in a random or block manner.

13. The secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein:

the copolymer has a number average molecular weight of 10,000 to 100,000.

14. A battery module comprising a secondary battery including:

a positive electrode sheet including:

a positive-electrode current collector;

a positive-electrode active material layer; and

a coating layer arranged between the positive-electrode current collector and the positive-electrode active material layer;

wherein:

the coating layer includes a conductive agent and a copolymer, and the copolymer includes: structural unit (I), structural unit (II), and structural unit (III) as follows:

in the structural unit (I):

R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, and

a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, the substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, and the substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 1 and R 2 is at least one selected from hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl,

in the structural unit (II):

R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 5-20 carbon atoms, and a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, the substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, and the substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 3 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl,

R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an inorganic metal ion, or —R 10 NR 11 R 12 , a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 4 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl, and the inorganic metal ion is a sodium ion, a potassium ion, a lithium ion, a calcium ion, or a magnesium ion,

R 10 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group having 1-10 carbon atoms or an unsubstituted or substituted alkenylene group having 2-10 carbon atoms, and a substituent for the substituted alkylene group having 1-10 carbon atoms and the substituted alkenylene group having 2-10 carbon atoms in R 10 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl, and

R 11 and Rig each independently represent an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 5-20 carbon atoms, and a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms and the substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 11 and R 12 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano and carboxyl, and in the structural unit (III):

R 5 and R 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, X − represents an anion selected from a halogen ion, a sulfate ion, and a sulfonate ion, and a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 5 and R 6 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl.

15. A battery pack comprising the battery module of claim 14 .

16. A device comprising a secondary battery including:

a positive electrode sheet including:

a positive-electrode current collector;

a positive-electrode active material layer; and

a coating layer arranged between the positive-electrode current collector and the positive-electrode active material layer;

wherein:

the coating layer includes a conductive agent and a copolymer, and the copolymer includes: structural unit (I), structural unit (II), and structural unit (III) as follows:

in the structural unit (I):

R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, and

a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, the substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, and the substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 1 and R 2 is at least one selected from hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl,

in the structural unit (II):

R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 5-20 carbon atoms, and a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, the substituted alkoxy group having 1-10 carbon atoms, and the substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 3 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl,

R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an inorganic metal ion, or —R 10 NR 11 R 12 , a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 4 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl, and the inorganic metal ion is a sodium ion, a potassium ion, a lithium ion, a calcium ion, or a magnesium ion,

R 10 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group having 1-10 carbon atoms or an unsubstituted or substituted alkenylene group having 2-10 carbon atoms, and a substituent for the substituted alkylene group having 1-10 carbon atoms and the substituted alkenylene group having 2-10 carbon atoms in R 10 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl, and

R 11 and R 12 each independently represent an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 5-20 carbon atoms, and a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms and the substituted alkenyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 11 and R 12 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano and carboxyl, and in the structural unit (III):

R 5 and R 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, X − represents an anion selected from a halogen ion, a sulfate ion, and a sulfonate ion, and a substituent for the substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms in R 5 and R 6 is at least one selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, amide, cyano, and carboxyl.

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 Feb 22, 2023
From: ZHANG, MING; WU, QIFAN; LIN, DE
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062774/0381 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 22, 2023
From: TANG, HUANG; DONG, HAO
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062836/0219 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021075679 · Feb 6, 2021
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