IP Library Granted Patent US 12,597,609
Granted Patent B2
US 12,597,609 · App. 18/222,503 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Positive electrode plate, secondary battery and power consuming device

Inventors: Huihui Liu (Fujian, CN); Lingyun Feng (Fujian, CN); Yanhuang Fan (Fujian, CN); Wenmeng Zhang (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M4/5825H01M4/366H01M4/505H01M4/583H01M4/622H01M4/625H01M2004/028H01M10/0525H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,597,609
App. No.
18/222,503
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a positive electrode plate, a secondary battery and a power consuming device. The positive electrode plate may comprise a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode film layer provided on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, and a conductive undercoat layer between the positive electrode current collector and the positive electrode film layer, wherein the positive electrode film layer may include a positive electrode film layer comprising a positive electrode active material with a core-shell structure, the positive electrode active material may comprise an inner core and a shell coating the inner core, and the conductive primer layer may comprise a first polymer, a first water-based binder and a first conductive agent.

Claims (51)

1 . A positive electrode plate, comprising a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode film layer provided on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, and a conductive undercoat layer between the positive electrode current collector and the positive electrode film layer, wherein the positive electrode film layer comprises a positive electrode active material with a core-shell structure; the positive electrode active material comprises an inner core and a shell coating the inner core;

the inner core includes Li 1+x Mn 1-y A y P 1-z R z O 4 , where x=−0.100 to 0.100, y=0.001 to 0.500, z=0.001 to 0.100, A is one or more selected from the group consisting of Zn, Al, Na, K, Mg, Mo, W, Ti, V, Zr, Fe, Ni, Co, Ga, Sn, Sb, Nb and Ge, and R is one or more selected from the group consisting of B, Si, N and S;

the shell includes a first coating layer coating the inner core and a second coating layer coating the first coating layer, wherein

the first coating layer includes pyrophosphate of MP 2 O 7 and phosphate of XPO 4 , wherein M and X are each independently one or more selected from the group consisting of Li, Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Cu, Zn, Ti, Ag, Zr, Nb and Al; and

the second coating layer includes carbon; and

the conductive undercoat layer includes a first polymer, a first water-based binder, and a first conductive agent, wherein

the first polymer comprises

a first monomer unit represented by formula 1;

a second monomer unit selected from the group consisting of a monomer unit represented by formula 2 and a monomer unit represented by formula 3;

a third monomer unit selected from the group consisting of a monomer unit represented by formula 4 and a monomer unit represented by formula 5; and

a fourth monomer unit represented by formula 6, in which R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 each independently represent one selected from the group consisting of H, a carboxyl, an ester group, and groups of C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 alkoxy, C2-C10 alkenyl, and C6-C10 aryl, and R 4 represents one selected from the group consisting of H, groups of C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 alkoxy, C2-C10 alkenyl, and C6-C10 aryl;

2 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein based on the total mass of the first polymer,

the mass percentage content of the first monomer unit is M1, and M1 is 10%-55%; and/or

the mass percentage content of the second monomer unit is M2, and M2 is 40%-80%; and/or

the mass percentage content of the third monomer unit is M3, and M3 is 0%-10%; and/or

the mass percentage content of the fourth monomer unit is M4, and M4 is 0%-10%.

3 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein

the first polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 50,000-1,500,000.

4 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein

the first water-based binder includes one or more selected from the group consisting of a water-based polyacrylic resin and a derivative thereof, a water-based amino-modified polypropylene resin and a derivative thereof, and a polyvinyl alcohol and a derivative thereof; and/or

the first water-based binder has a weight-average molecular weight of 200,000-1,500,000.

5 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive agent includes one or more selected from the group consisting of superconductive carbon, conductive graphite, acetylene black, carbon black, Ketjen black, carbon dots, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and carbon nanofibers.

6 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein based on the total mass of the conductive undercoat layer,

the mass percentage content of the first polymer is X1, and X1 is 5%-20%; and/or

the mass percentage content of the first water-based binder is X2, and X2 is 30%-80%; and/or

the mass percentage content of the first conductive agent is X3, and X3 is 10%-50%.

7 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode film layer further includes one or more selected from the group consisting of an infiltration agent and a dispersant, and

the infiltration agent includes one or more selected from a small molecule organic solvent and a low molecular weight polymer, and

the small molecule organic solvent includes one or more selected from the group consisting of an alcohol amine compound, an alcohol compound, and a nitrile compound, and the alcohol amine compound has a number of carbon atom of 1-16; and

the low molecular weight polymer includes one or more selected from the group consisting of a maleic anhydride-styrene copolymer, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and polysiloxane, and the low molecular weight polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of no more than 6000.

8 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 7 , wherein the dispersant includes a second polymer, and the second polymer comprises:

a fifth monomer unit represented by formula 7;

a sixth monomer unit selected from the group consisting of a monomer unit represented by formula 8 and a monomer unit represented by formula 9; and

a seventh monomer unit selected from the group consisting of a monomer unit represented by formula 10 and a monomer unit represented by formula 11;

based on the total mass of the second polymer,

the mass percentage content of the fifth monomer unit is M5, and M5 is 10%-55%; and/or

the mass percentage content of the sixth monomer unit is M6, and M6 is 40%-80%; and/or

the mass percentage content of the seventh monomer unit is M7, and M7 is 0%-10%.

9 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 8 , wherein

the second polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of 50,000-500,000,

based on the total mass of the positive electrode film layer,

the mass percentage content of the dispersant is Y1, and Y1 is 0.05%-1%; and/or

the mass percentage content of the infiltration agent is Y2, and Y2 is 0.05%-2%.

10 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 8 , wherein in the positive electrode plate, the mass ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer is 1.5-5.

11 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first coating layer has an interplanar spacing of the phosphate of 0.345-0.358 nm, and an angle of the crystal direction (111) of 24.25°-26.45°; and the first coating layer has an interplanar spacing of the pyrophosphate of 0.293-0.326 nm, and an angle of the crystal direction (111) of 26.41°-32.57°;

in the inner core, the ratio of y to 1-y is 1:10 to 10:1; and/or

in the inner core, the ratio of z to 1-z is 1:9 to 1:999; and the coating amount of the first coating layer is greater than 0 wt % and less than or equal to 7 wt % based on the weight of the inner core.

12 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of the pyrophosphate to phosphate in the first coating layer is 1:3 to 3:1; the pyrophosphate and the phosphate each independently have a crystallinity of 10% to 100%; the coating amount of the second coating layer is greater than 0 wt % and less than or equal to 6 wt % based on the weight of the inner core, and A is at least two selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, V, Fe, Ni and Co.

13 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein the Li/Mn antisite defect concentration of the positive electrode active material is 4% or less; the lattice change rate of the positive electrode active material is 6% or less; the surface oxygen valence state of the positive electrode active material is −1.98 to −1.88; and the compacted density of the positive electrode active material under 3 ton is 2.0 g/cm 3 to 2.8 g/cm 3 .

14 . A secondary battery, comprising a positive electrode plate according to claim 1 .

15 . A power consuming device, comprising a secondary battery according to claim 14 .

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 Jul 17, 2023
From: LIU, HUIHUI; FENG, LINGYUN; FAN, YANHUANG; ZHANG, WENMENG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064277/0802 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022084385 · Mar 31, 2022
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