IP Library Granted Patent US 12,640,398
Granted Patent B2
US 12,640,398 · App. 18/149,079 · Granted May 26, 2026

Lithium-ion battery and battery module, battery pack, and electric apparatus containing same

Inventors: Limei Zhang (Ningde City, CN); Peipei Chen (Ningde City, CN); Bangrun Wang (Ningde City, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
H01M10/0567H01M4/62H01M10/0525H01M2004/021H01M2004/028H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,640,398
App. No.
18/149,079
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lithium-ion battery and a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric apparatus containing the same are provided. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material and a pre-lithiation agent and an electrolyte including an additive, where the pre-lithiation agent is a lithium metal oxide pre-lithiation agent, the additive includes at least one of compound 1 shown in constitutional formula (I) and compound 2 shown in constitutional formula (II) below. In the following constitutional formula (I), R 1 is an oxygen atom or methylene, and R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a halogenated alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

Claims (27)

1 . A lithium-ion battery, wherein the lithium-ion battery comprises a positive electrode active material layer and an electrolyte, wherein

the positive electrode active material layer comprises a positive electrode active material and a pre-lithiation agent, and the pre-lithiation agent is a lithium metal oxide pre-lithiation agent comprising one or more of Li 6 CoO 4 , Li 5 FeO 4 , Li 3 VO 4 , Li 2 MoO 3 , Li 2 RuO 3 , Li 2 MnO 2 ,

the electrolyte comprises an additive, and

the additive comprises at least one of compound 1 shown in constitutional formula (I) and compound 2 shown in constitutional formula (II), wherein

in the constitutional formula (I), R 1 is an oxygen atom or methylene, and R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a halogenated alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and

in the constitutional formula (II), R 31 , R 32 , R 33 , and R 34 are each independently selected from a single bond or methylene, and R 4 is

wherein R 5 is an alkylidene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a halogenated alkylidene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or an alkyleneoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms,

wherein during the charging of the battery cell, the at least one of compound 1 shown in constitutional formula (I) and compound 2 shown in constitutional formula (II) in the electrolyte of the lithium-ion battery forms a film on the pre-lithiation agent and/or the pre-lithiation agent with lithium released, after the film is formed, a molar ratio C of element sulfur(S) contained in a positive electrode plate to a sum of the pre-lithiation agent and the pre-lithiation agent with lithium released satisfies 0.01≤C≤1.

2 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the pre-lithiation agent comprises one or more of Li 3 VO 4 , Li 2 MoO 3 , Li 2 MnO 2 .

3 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a mass percentage W1 of the pre-lithiation agent in the positive electrode active material layer satisfies 0.1%≤W1≤10%.

4 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 3 , wherein the mass percentage W1 satisfies 0.5%≤W1≤8%.

5 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a median particle size by volume D v 50 of the pre-lithiation agent is 0.1 μm-30 μm, and a median particle size by volume D v 50 of the positive electrode active material is 0.1 μm-10 μm.

6 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio A of the median particle size by volume D v 50 of the pre-lithiation agent to the median particle size by volume D v 50 of the positive electrode active material satisfies 1≤A≤10.

7 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 6 , wherein the ratio A satisfies 2≤A≤8.

8 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein in the constitutional formula (II), R 4 is

where R 5 is an alkylidene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or an alkyleneoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

9 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the compound 1 comprises one or more of the following compounds:

and

the compound 2 comprises one or more of the following compounds:

10 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a mass percentage W2 of the compound 1 and the compound 2 in the electrolyte satisfies 0.01%≤W2≤ 20%.

11 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 10 , wherein the mass percentage W2 satisfies 0.1%≤W2≤10%.

12 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein a molar ratio B of a sum of the compound 1 and the compound 2 to the pre-lithiation agent satisfies 0.01≤B≤2.3.

13 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the additive comprises the compound 2 shown in constitutional formula (II).

14 . The lithium-ion battery according to claim 13 , wherein the compound 2 comprises one or more of the following compounds:

15 . A battery module, comprising the lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 .

16 . A battery pack, comprising the battery module according to claim 15 .

17 . An electric apparatus, comprising at least one of the lithium-ion battery according to claim 1 , the battery module according to claim 15 , or the battery pack according to claim 13 .

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 Dec 31, 2022
From: ZHANG, LIMEI; CHEN, PEIPEI; WANG, BANGRUN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062248/0513 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021122418 · Sep 30, 2021
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