IP Library Granted Patent US 12,355,071
Granted Patent B2
US 12,355,071 · App. 18/322,824 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Positive electrode active material, electrochemical apparatus, and electronic device

Inventor: Yuqun Zeng (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M4/366C01B25/45H01M4/131H01M4/48H01M4/5825H01M4/625H01M10/054H01M2004/028
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Patent No.
US 12,355,071
App. No.
18/322,824
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A positive electrode active material includes a conductive base material and an active substance distributed at the conductive base material. The active substance has a core-shell structure including a core layer material and a shell layer material. The conductive base material includes a carbon material, the core layer material includes a phosphate-based sodium salt material, and the shell layer material includes a metal oxide.

Claims (51)

1. A positive electrode active material, comprising:

a conductive base material, and an active substance distributed at the conductive base material, the active substance having a core-shell structure, and the core-shell structure including a core layer material and a shell layer material;

wherein:

the conductive base material comprises a carbon material, the core layer material comprises a phosphate-based sodium salt material, and the shell layer material comprises a metal oxide;

a mass percentage of the shell layer material in the positive electrode active material is 1% to 10%;

a mass percentage of the conductive base material in the positive electrode active material is 1% to 10%; and

a median particle size of the positive electrode active material is 5 μm to 20 μm.

2. The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the metal oxide comprises at least one of WO 3 , Al 2 O 3 , ZnO, CuO, or TiO 2 .

3. The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material has at least one of following features:

a chemical formula of the phosphate-based sodium salt material is Na x1 R y1 (PO 4 ) Z1 , where 1≤x 1 ≤3, 1≤y 1 ≤2, and 1≤z 1 ≤3, and R comprises least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, or Pb;

the chemical formula of the phosphate-based sodium salt material is Na x2 R y2 (P 2 O 7 ) Z2 , where 1≤x 2 ≤7, 1≤y 2 ≤3, and 1≤z 2 ≤4, and R comprises at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, or Pb;

the chemical formula of the phosphate-based sodium salt material is Na x3 R y3 (PO 4 ) Z3 (P 2 O 7 ) k3 , where 1≤x 3 ≤7, 1≤y 3 ≤4, 1≤z 3 ≤2, and 1≤k 3 ≤4, and R comprises at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, or Pb; and

the chemical formula of the phosphate-based sodium salt material is Na x4 R y4 (PO 4 ) Z4 M l1 , where 1≤x 4 ≤3, 1≤y 4 ≤2, 1≤z 4 ≤2, and l≤l1≤3, R comprises at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, or Pb, and M comprises at least one of F, Cl, or Br.

4. The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the phosphate-based sodium salt material comprises at least one of NaFePO 4 , Na 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 , Na 2 FeP 2 O 7 , Na 2 MnP 2 O 7 , NaCoP 2 O 7 , Na 7 V 3 (P 2 O 7 ) 4 , Na 2 FePO 4 F, Na 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 2 F 3 , Na 4 Fe 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (P 2 O 7 ), Na 4 Mn 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (P 2 O 7 ), Na 4 Co 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (P 2 O 7 ), Na 4 Ni 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (P 2 O 7 ), or Na 7 V 4 (PO 4 )(P 2 O 7 ) 4 .

5. The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein an actual mass of oxygen atoms in the metal oxide is 70% to 95% of a theoretical mass of oxygen atoms in the metal oxide.

6. The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material has at least one of following features:

a thickness of the shell layer material is 50 nm to 400 nm; and

a mass percentage of the core layer material in the positive electrode active material is 90% to 99%.

7. The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material has at least one of following features:

the carbon material comprises at least one of carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon fiber, natural graphite, or artificial graphite;

the carbon material comprises an oxygen-containing group comprising at least one selected from a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group and an ether group;

the carbon material comprises an oxygen-containing group, and a mass percentage of oxygen atoms in the carbon material is greater than or equal to 0.1%; and

the conductive base material is a carbon material.

8. The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material has at least one of following features:

a resistivity of the positive electrode active material under a pressure of 20 MPa is 0.005 Ω·cm to 100 Ω·cm; and

a gram capacity of the positive electrode active material is 100 mAh/g to 180 mAh/g.

9. An electrochemical apparatus, comprising:

a positive electrode sheet, comprising a positive electrode active material comprising:

a conductive base material, and

an active substance distributed at the conductive base material, the active substance having a core-shell structure, and the core-shell structure including a core layer material and a shell layer material;

wherein:

the conductive base material comprises a carbon material, the core layer material comprises a phosphate-based sodium salt material, and the shell layer material comprises a metal oxide;

a mass percentage of the shell layer material in the positive electrode active material is 1% to 10%;

a mass percentage of the conductive base material in the positive electrode active material is 1% to 10%; and

a median particle size of the positive electrode active material is 5 μm to 20 μm;

a negative electrode sheet;

a separator; and

an electrolyte solution.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

an electrochemical apparatus, comprising:

a positive electrode sheet, comprising a positive electrode active material comprising:

a conductive base material, and

an active substance distributed at the conductive base material, the active substance having a core-shell structure, and the core-shell structure including a core layer material and a shell layer material;

wherein:

the conductive base material comprises a carbon material, the core layer material comprises a phosphate-based sodium salt material, and the shell layer material comprises a metal oxide;

a mass percentage of the shell layer material in the positive electrode active material is 1% to 10%;

a mass percentage of the conductive base material in the positive electrode active material is 1% to 10%; and

a median particle size of the positive electrode active material is 5 μm to 20 μm;

a negative electrode sheet;

a separator; and

an electrolyte solution.

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 May 24, 2023
From: ZENG, YUQUN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 063747/0099 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110742609.6 · Jun 26, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022079167 · Mar 4, 2022
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