IP Library Patent Application 18331260
Patent Application
App. No. 18/331,260

YOLK CORE-SHELL STRUCTURED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD OF SAME, AND SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SAME

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18/331,260
Abstract

This application provides a yolk core-shell structured composite material, a preparation method of the material, and a secondary battery containing the material. The yolk core-shell structured composite material includes a core and a shell. A cavity exists between the core and the shell. The core includes a phosphorus-doped silicon material, and the shell includes a nitrogen-doped carbon material. This application can improve a capacity and a capacity retention rate of the battery.

Claims (34)

1 . A yolk core-shell structured composite material, comprising a core and a shell, and a cavity existing between the core and the shell;

wherein the core comprises a phosphorus-doped silicon material, and the shell comprises a nitrogen-doped carbon material.

2 . The yolk core-shell structured composite material according to claim 1 , wherein

Dv50 of the yolk core-shell structured composite material is 3 to 7 μm;

Dv50 of the core is 2.7 to 6.8 μm;

an average thickness of the shell is 5 to 20 nm; and

a maximum distance between an outer wall of the core and an inner wall of the shell is 5 to 300 nm.

3 . The yolk core-shell structured composite material according to claim 1 , wherein the yolk core-shell structured composite material comprises mesopores with an average pore diameter of 3 to 10 nm.

4 . The yolk core-shell structured composite material according to claim 1 , wherein

a mass percent of phosphorus in the phosphorus-doped silicon material is 0.1% to 3%; and

a mass percent of nitrogen in the nitrogen-doped carbon material is 0.1% to 2%.

5 . The yolk core-shell structured composite material according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon material is at least one selected from silicon, silicon monoxide, and silicon dioxide.

6 . A method for preparing a yolk core-shell structured composite material, wherein the yolk core-shell structured composite material comprises a core and a shell, and a cavity existing between the core and the shell, the core comprising a phosphorus-doped silicon material, and the shell comprising a nitrogen-doped carbon material, wherein the method comprises:

mixing SiO and a phosphorus source well, and then calcining the mixed product to obtain P-doped Si/SiO 2 composite particles;

applying a nitrogen source as a coating onto surfaces of the P-doped Si/SiO 2 composite particles to obtain nitrogen-coated P-doped Si/SiO 2 ;

calcining the nitrogen-coated P-doped Si/SiO 2 to obtain a P-doped Si/SiO 2 composite material that is coated with N-doped C; and

etching, by using a hydrofluoric acid solution, the P-doped Si/SiO 2 composite material that is coated with the N-doped C, to obtain a P-doped Si composite material that is coated with the N-doped C.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the phosphorus source is at least one selected from in P 2 O 5 , NaH 2 PO 2 , phytic acid, and triphenylphosphine; and the nitrogen source is at least one selected from pyrrole, melamine, urea, and dopamine.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein a mass ratio between the SiO and the phosphorus source is (5 to 50): 1.

9 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein, during the calcination of the product of well mixing the SiO and the phosphorus source, a calcination temperature is 500° C. to 1200° C., a calcination time is 1 to 10 hours, and the calcination is performed in an inert atmosphere.

10 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein a ratio of an amount of substance of the nitrogen source to a mass of the P-doped Si/SiO 2 composite particles is (0.001 to 0.1) mmol: 100 mg.

11 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the applying a nitrogen source as a coating onto surfaces of the P-doped Si/SiO 2 composite particles comprises:

adding the P-doped Si/SiO 2 composite particles and a surfactant into water;

adding a nitrogen source dispersion solution and an initiator in sequence under conditions of continuous agitation and ice bath after the surfactant is dissolved; and

keeping vibrating under a condition of ice bath.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein a concentration of the nitrogen source dispersion solution is 0.01 to 1 mol/L.

13 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein, during the calcination of the nitrogen-coated P-doped Si/SiO 2 , a calcination temperature is 200° C. to 800° C., a calcination time is 1 to 5 hours, and the calcination is performed in an inert atmosphere.

14 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein a mass percent of the hydrofluoric acid solution is 5 wt % to 50 wt %.

15 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein an etching time of the etching is 5 to 60 minutes.

16 . A negative electrode material, comprising the yolk core-shell structured composite material according to claim 1 .

17 . A secondary battery, comprising the negative electrode material according to claim 16 .

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

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

20 . An electrical device, comprising the battery pack according to claim 19 .

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 Jun 12, 2023
From: XIA, ZHIYU; MA, YUNJIAN; LIN, MINGFENG; CHEN, BING; HUANG, YUPING; ZHANG, JIANPING; LI, YANHUI; LIU, YUMENG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 063920/0701 →