IP Library Patent Application 17949524
Patent Application
App. No. 17/949,524

ELECTRODE SHEET AND ELECTRODE SHEET ASSEMBLY

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17/949,524
Abstract

An electrode sheet and an electrode sheet assembly are provided. The electrode sheet includes a current collector, a first active material layer, and a second active material layer. The current collector has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first active material layer covers at least a part of the first surface. The second active material layer covers at least a part of the second surface. The first active material layer is different from the second active material layer. The first active material layer and the second active material layer have different particle size distributions.

Claims (52)

1 . An electrode sheet, comprising:

a current collector having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;

a first active material layer covering at least a part of the first surface; and

a second active material layer covering at least a part of the second surface.

2 . The electrode sheet of claim 1 , wherein the electrode sheet is a positive electrode sheet, the first active material layer and the second active material layer have identical active materials, a difference between a particle size D 10 of active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 10 of active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.05 μm˜0.3 μm; a difference between a particle size D 50 of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 50 of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 1 μm˜4 μm; and a difference between a particle size D 90 of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 90 of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 3 μm˜5 μm; or

the electrode sheet is the positive electrode sheet, the first active material layer and the second active material layer have different active materials, a difference between a particle size D 10 of active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 10 of active material particles of the second active material layer is 1 μm˜3 μm; a difference between a particle size D 50 of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 50 of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 2 μm˜5 μm; and a difference between a particle size D 90 of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 90 of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 3 μm˜25 μm.

3 . The electrode sheet of claim 1 , wherein the electrode sheet is a negative electrode sheet, the first active material layer and the second active material layer have identical active materials, a difference between a particle size D 10 of active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 10 of active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.1 μm˜4 μm; a difference between a particle size D 50 of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 50 of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.1 μm˜8 μm; and a difference between a particle size D 90 of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 90 of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.1 μm˜10 μm; or

the electrode sheet is the negative electrode sheet, the first active material layer and the second active material layer have different active materials, a difference between a particle size D 10 of active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 10 of active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.1 μm˜4 μm; a difference between a particle size D 50 of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 50 of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.1 μm˜10 μm; and a difference between a particle size D 90 of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a particle size D 90 of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.1 μm˜20 μm.

4 . The electrode sheet of claim 2 , wherein when the first active material layer and the second active material layer have the identical active materials, and a difference between a compacted density of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a compacted density of the active material particles of the second active material layer is no less than 0.02 g/cm 3 ; or

the electrode sheet is the positive electrode sheet, the first active material layer and the second active material layer have the different active materials, and a difference between a compacted density of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a compacted density of the active material particles of the second active material layer is no less than 0.8 g/cm 3 .

5 . The electrode sheet of claim 3 , wherein a difference between a compacted density of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a compacted density of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.1 g/cm 3 ˜1.8 g/cm 3 .

6 . The electrode sheet of claim 2 , wherein the active material of the first active material layer and/or the second active material layer is lithium iron phosphate, and the lithium iron phosphate satisfies following conditions:

a particle size D 10 is greater than 0.4 μm;

a particle size D 50 is 0.8 μm˜4 μm; and

a particle size D 90 is 3 μm˜10 μm.

7 . The electrode sheet of claim 2 , wherein the active material of the first active material layer and/or the second active material layer is ternary single crystal material, and the ternary single crystal material satisfies following conditions:

the particle size D 10 is greater than 1.5 μm;

the particle size D 50 is 4 μm˜10 μm; and

the particle size D 90 is 9 μm˜20 μm.

8 . The electrode sheet of claim 2 , wherein the active material of the first active material layer and/or the second active material layer is ternary polycrystalline material, and the ternary polycrystalline material satisfies following conditions:

the particle size D 10 is greater than 1.5 μm;

the particle size D 50 is 8 μm˜12 μm; and

the particle size D 90 is 18 μm˜34 μm.

9 . The electrode sheet of claim 3 , wherein the active material of the first active material layer and/or the second active material layer is graphite, and the graphite satisfies following conditions:

the particle size D 10 is greater than 4 μm;

the particle size D 50 is 7 μm˜15 μm; and

the particle size D 90 is no more than 30 μm.

10 . The electrode sheet of claim 3 , wherein the active material of the first active material layer and/or the second active material layer is silicon carbide, and the silicon carbide satisfies following conditions:

the particle size D 10 is 1 μm˜4 μm;

the particle size D 50 is 4 μm˜8 μm; and

the particle size D 90 is 9 μm˜12 μm.

11 . The electrode sheet of claim 3 , wherein the active material of the first active material layer and/or the second active material layer is mesocarbon microbeads, and the mesocarbon microbeads satisfy following conditions:

the particle size D 10 is greater than 4 μm;

the particle size D 50 is 7˜15 μm; and

the particle size D 90 is no more than 30 μm.

12 . The electrode sheet of claim 1 , wherein the first active material layer and the second active material layer each comprise lithium iron phosphate, a difference between a carbon coating amount of the lithium iron phosphate in the first active material layer and a carbon coating amount of the lithium iron phosphate in the second active material layer is greater than or equal to 0.1%, and the carbon coating amount is a ratio of a mass of the carbon to a total mass of the lithium iron phosphate and the carbon.

13 . The electrode sheet of claim 2 , wherein when the first active material layer and the second active material layer have the identical active materials, a difference between a specific surface area of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a specific surface area of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.1 m 2 /g˜8 m 2 /g; or

when the first active material layer and the second active material layer have the different active materials, a difference between a specific surface area of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a specific surface area of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 7 m 2 /g˜15 m 2 /g.

14 . The electrode sheet of claim 3 , wherein when the first active material layer and the second active material layer have the identical active materials, a difference between a specific surface area of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a specific surface area of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.2 m 2 /g˜8 m 2 /g; or

when the first active material layer and the second active material layer have the different active materials, a difference between a specific surface area of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a specific surface area of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 0.5 m 2 /g˜8 m 2 /g.

15 . The electrode sheet of claim 2 , wherein when the first active material layer and the second active material layer have the identical active materials, a difference between a gram capacity of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a gram capacity of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 10 mAh/g˜60 mAh/g; or

when the first active material layer and the second active material layer have the different active materials, a difference between a gram capacity of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a gram capacity of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 20 mAh/g˜110 mAh/g.

16 . The electrode sheet of claim 3 , wherein when the first active material layer and the second active material layer have the identical active materials, a difference between a gram capacity of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a gram capacity of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 10 mAh/g˜100 mAh/g; or

when the first active material layer and the second active material layer have the different active materials, a difference between a gram capacity of the active material particles of the first active material layer and a gram capacity of the active material particles of the second active material layer is 10 mAh/g˜200 mAh/g.

17 . The electrode sheet of claim 2 , wherein a difference between a thickness of the first active material layer and a thickness of the second active material layer is 5 μm˜50 μm.

18 . The electrode sheet of claim 3 , wherein a difference between a thickness of the first active material layer and a thickness of the second active material layer is 5 μm˜100 μm.

19 . An electrode sheet assembly, comprising a separator, and two electrode sheets which are located at two sides of the separator and have opposite polarities; wherein

at least one of the two electrode sheets comprises:

a current collector having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;

a first active material layer covering at least a part of the first surface; and

a second active material layer covering at least a part of the second surface.

20 . The electrode sheet assembly of claim 19 , wherein one of a positive current collector and a negative current collector of the electrode sheet assembly is a composite current collector, and another is a metal foil current collector.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2025
From: XIAMEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: HITHIUM TECH HK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070382/0249 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2022
From: WU, CONGMIAO; YE, ZHEN; HUANG, CHENG; FENG, DENGKE
To: XIAMEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061167/0916 →