IP Library Granted Patent US 12,580,200
Granted Patent B2
US 12,580,200 · App. 17/984,276 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Composite positive electrode current collector, electrode plate and secondary battery

Inventors: Jia Peng (Ningde, CN); Mingling Li (Ningde, CN); Xin Liu (Ningde, CN); Qisen Huang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M4/667H01M4/0404H01M4/663H01M4/668
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Patent No.
US 12,580,200
App. No.
17/984,276
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composite positive electrode current collector may include a protective layer, a graphene metallization layer and a conductive layer arranged in sequence on a surface of an insulation layer. The protective layer may include a metal oxide, and the graphene metallization layer may contain highly reduced graphene oxide having an oxygen-containing organic group.

Claims (39)

1 . A composite positive electrode current collector, comprising:

an insulation layer; and

a protective layer, a graphene metallization layer, and a conductive layer arranged in sequence on a surface of the insulation layer in a direction away from the surface of the insulation layer,

wherein the protective layer comprises a metal oxide, and the graphene metallization layer contains highly reduced graphene oxide having an oxygen-containing organic group.

2 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

the highly reduced graphene oxide comprises graphene having two to six layers.

3 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

the oxygen-containing organic group comprises at least one of a hydroxyl group, an aldehyde group, a ketone group, a carboxyl group, or an ether group.

4 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of the highly reduced graphene oxide is in a range of 0.5 nm to 7 nm.

5 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

under a situation that the highly reduced graphene oxide is subjected to Raman detection, a characteristic peak D is observed at 1200 cm −1 to 1400 cm −1 , a characteristic peak G is observed at 1500 cm −1 to 1600 cm −1 , and a peak intensity ratio I(D)/I(G) of an intensity I(D) of the characteristic peak D to an intensity I(G) of the characteristic peak G is 1.2 or less.

6 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

a contact angle of the highly reduced graphene oxide with respect to water is 90° or more.

7 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

an electron mobility of the highly reduced graphene oxide at room temperature is 1×10 4 cm 2 /(V·s) to 1×10 5 cm 2 /(V·s).

8 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

a thermal conductivity coefficient of the highly reduced graphene oxide is 2×10 2 W/(m·K) to 9×10 4 W/(m·K).

9 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

a specific surface area of the highly reduced graphene oxide is 50 m 2 /g to 1000 m 2 /g.

10 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

fracture strength of the highly reduced graphene oxide is 20 GPa to 110 GPa.

11 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

the metal oxide of the protective layer comprises at least one of aluminum oxide, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, or nickel oxide.

12 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

the conductive layer contains a metallic conductive material, and the metallic conductive material is selected from at least one of aluminum, copper, nickel, titanium, silver, nickel-copper alloy, or aluminum-zirconium alloy.

13 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

the insulation layer contains an organic polymer insulation material, and is selected from at least one of polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate, polyimide, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymers, polybutylene terephthalate, poly-p-phenylene terephthamide, ethylene propylene copolymer, polyformaldehyde, epoxy resin, phenol-formaldehyde resin, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, silicon rubber, or polycarbonate.

14 . The composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 , wherein

the graphene metallization layer is formed by coating a slurry comprising the highly reduced graphene oxide and a binder in one or more methods of gravure coating, spraying, and soaking,

the binder comprises one or more of glycidyl methacrylate, polyvinylidene fluoride, styrene-butadiene rubber latex, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyolefin, polyimide, and polyurethane, and

a solid content concentration of the slurry is 5% by weight to 30% by weight, and a proportion of the highly reduced graphene oxide in the solid content is 10% by weight to 35% by weight.

15 . An electrode plate, comprising

the composite positive electrode current collector according to claim 1 .

16 . A secondary battery, comprising

the electrode plate according to claim 15 .

17 . A battery module, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 16 .

18 . A battery pack, comprising the battery module according to claim 17 .

19 . A power consumption apparatus, comprising the battery pack according to claim 18 .

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 Nov 10, 2022
From: PENG, JIA; LI, MINGLING; LIU, XIN; HUANG, QISEN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061714/0937 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021122597 · Oct 8, 2021
Related Publication 20230112962A1 · Apr 13, 2023
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