POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE COMPRISING SAME, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POWER CONSUMING DEVICE

1 . A positive electrode active material, comprising:

an inner core having a chemical formula of Li a A x Mn 1-y B y P 1-z C z O 4-n D n , in which A includes one or more elements selected from Zn, Al, Na, K, Mg, Nb, Mo, and W, B includes one or more elements selected from Ti, V, Zr, Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Ga, Sn, Sb, Nb, and Ge, C includes one or more elements selected from boron, S, Si, and N, and D includes one or more elements selected from S, F, Cl, and Br, and a is selected from a range of 0.9 to 1.1, x is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.1, y is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.5, z is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.1, and n is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.1, wherein the inner core is electrically neutral; and

a coating layer coating at least part of the inner core and comprising a polymer, wherein the polymer comprises a polysiloxane selected from polysiloxanes with linear structure and polysiloxanes with ring structure.

2 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer comprises at least one structure unit with following formula:

wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent H or at least one selected from the group consisting of following functional groups: —COOH, —OH, —SH, —CN, —SCN, an amino, a phosphate group, a carboxylate group, an amido, an aldehyde group, a sulfonyl, a polyether segment, a C1-C20 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a C1-C20 halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a C1-C20 heteroaliphatic hydrocarbon group, a C1-C20 halogenated heteroaliphatic hydrocarbon group, a C6-C20 aromatic hydrocarbon group, a C6-C20 halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon group, a C2-C20 heteroaromatic hydrocarbon group, and a C2-C20 halogenated heteroaromatic hydrocarbon group.

3 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the polysiloxanes with linear structure comprise a capping group.

4 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein:

the polysiloxanes with linear structure comprise one or more of polydimethylsiloxane, polydiethylsiloxane, polymethylethylsiloxane, polymethylvinylsiloxane, polyphenylmethylsiloxane, polymethylhydrogensiloxane, carboxy-functionalized polysiloxane, epoxy-terminated polysiloxane, methoxy-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, hydroxypropyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, polymethylchloropropylsiloxane, hydroxyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, polymethyltrifluoropropylsiloxane, perfluorooctylmethylpolysiloxane, aminoethylaminopropyl polydimethylsiloxane, polyether-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, side-chain aminopropyl polysiloxane, aminopropyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, side-chain phosphate-grafted polydimethylsiloxane, and side-chain polyether-grafted polydimethylsiloxane; and/or

the polysiloxanes with ring structure comprise one or more of 1,3,5,7-octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, 1,3,5,7-tetrahydro-1,3,5,7-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, 2,4,6,8-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-2,4,6,8-tetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane, cyclic polymethylvinylsiloxane, hexadecylmethylcyclooctasiloxane, tetradecamethylcycloheptasiloxane, and cyclopolydimethylsiloxane.

5 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer is selected from the polysiloxanes with linear structure.

6 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein a number average molecular weight of the polymer is 300000 or less.

7 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein a polar functional group mass content percentage a of the polysiloxane satisfies 0≤α≤50%. 30

8 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein a coating amount of the coating layer is in a range of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, based on a weight of the inner core.

9 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material further comprises a carbon layer between the inner core and the coating layer.

10 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein:

A is one of Zn, Al, Na, K, Mg, Nb, Mo, and W;

B is two of Ti, V, Zr, Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Ga, Sn, Sb, Nb, and Ge;

C is one of boron, S, Si, and N; and

D is one of S, F, Cl, and Br.

11 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein:

x is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.005; and/or

y is selected from a range of 0.01 to 0.5; and/or

z is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.005; and/or

n is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.005.

12 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein (1-y):y is in a range of 1 to 4, and a:x is in a range of 9 to 1100.

13 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive 20 electrode active material satisfies at least one of following conditions:

a lattice change rate of the positive electrode active material is 8% or less;

a Li/Mn antisite defect concentration of the positive electrode active material is 2% or less;

a surface oxygen valence state of the positive electrode active material is −1.82 or less; and

a compacted density of the positive electrode active material under 3 T is 2.0 g/cm 3 or more.

14 . A secondary battery, comprising the positive electrode active material according to claim 1 .

15 . A method for preparing a positive electrode active material, comprising:

dissolving and stirring a manganese source, a source of an element B, and an acid in a solvent to generate a suspension of an element B-doped manganese salt, filtering the suspension to obtain a filter cake, and drying the filter cake, to obtain the element B-doped manganese salt;

adding a lithium source, a phosphorus source, a source of an element A, a source of an element C, a source of an element D, a solvent, and the element B-doped manganese salt into a reaction container, and grinding and mixing to obtain a slurry;

transferring the slurry into a spray drying apparatus for spray-drying granulation, to obtain particles;

sintering the particles, to obtain an inner core; and

coating the inner core with a polymer using a dry or wet coating method, to obtain the positive electrode active material, wherein the polymer includes one or more selected from polysiloxanes with linear structure and polysiloxanes with ring structure; and

wherein the positive electrode active material comprises:

the inner core having a chemical formula of Li a A x Mn 1-y B y P 1-z C z O 4-n D n , in which A includes one or more elements selected from Zn, Al, Na, K, Mg, Nb, Mo, and W, B includes one or more elements selected from Ti, V, Zr, Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Ga, Sn, Sb, Nb, and Ge, C includes one or more elements selected from boron, S, Si, and N, and D includes one or more elements selected from S, F, Cl, and Br, and a is selected from a range of 0.9 to 1.1, x is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.1, y is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.5, z is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.1, and n is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.1, wherein the inner core is electrically neutral; and

the coating layer coating at least part of the inner core and comprising the polymer.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the source of the element A is at least one selected from elementary substance, oxide, phosphate, oxalate, carbonate, and sulfate of the element A, the source of the element B is at least one selected from elementary substance, oxide, phosphate, oxalate, carbonate, and sulfate of the element B, the source of the element C is at least one selected from sulfate, borate, nitrate, and silicate of the element C, and the source of the element D is at least one selected from elementary substance and an ammonium salt of the element D.

17 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein:

the stirring is carried out at a temperature in a range of 60° C. to 120° C.; and/or

the stirring is carried out at a stirring speed of 200 to 800 rpm; and/or

the grinding and mixing are carried out for a time period in a range of 8 to 15 h; and/or

the sintering is carried out in a temperature range of 600° C. to 900° C. for a time period in a range of 6 to 14 h.

18 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein a carbon source is added into the reaction container for grinding and mixing.

19 . A positive electrode plate, comprising:

a positive electrode current collector; and

a positive electrode film layer provided on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, wherein the positive electrode film layer comprises a positive electrode active material comprising:

an inner core having a chemical formula of Li a A x Mn 1-y B y P 1-z C z O 4-n D n , in which A includes one or more elements selected from Zn, Al, Na, K, Mg, Nb, Mo, and W, B includes one or more elements selected from Ti, V, Zr, Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Ga, Sn, Sb, Nb, and Ge, C includes one or more elements selected from boron, S, Si, and N, and D includes one or more elements selected from S, F, Cl, and Br, and a is selected from a range of 0.9 to 1.1, x is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.1, y is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.5, z is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.1, and n is selected from a range of 0.001 to 0.1, wherein the inner core is electrically neutral; and

a coating layer coating at least part of the inner core and comprising a polymer, wherein the polymer comprises one or more selected from polysiloxanes with linear structure and polysiloxanes with ring structure;

wherein a content of the positive electrode active material in the positive electrode film layer is no less than 10 wt %, based on a total weight of the positive electrode film layer.

20 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 19 , wherein:

a solid-liquid contact angle between the positive electrode film layer and a non-aqueous organic solvent lies between 3° and 90°; and/or

the positive electrode film layer has a porosity of 15% to 50%.