ELECTRODE PLATE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
An electrode plate and a preparation method thereof are described. The electrode plate includes a current collector and an electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector, where the electrode active material layer has a maximum porosity on an outer surface side thereof. The electrode plate in this application has the maximum porosity on the outer surface side of the electrode active material layer, which can significantly increase an infiltration rate of electrolyte to the electrode plate.
1 . An electrode plate, comprising a current collector and an electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector, wherein
the electrode active material layer has a maximum porosity on an outer surface side thereof.
2 . The electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein the electrode active material layer has a minimum porosity on a bottom surface side thereof that is opposite the outer surface side.
3 . The electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein when the electrode plate is a positive electrode plate, a compacted density is 2.1 g/cm 3 -3.8 g/cm 3 ; and when the electrode plate is a negative electrode plate, the compacted density is 1.3 g/cm 3 -1.8 g/cm 3 .
4 . A preparation method of electrode plate, comprising the steps of:
step (1): providing an electrode active material slurry, applying the electrode active material slurry on at least one surface of a polymer substrate, and performing drying to obtain an initial electrode plate that has an electrode active material layer; and
step (2): providing a metal substrate, stacking the metal substrate and the initial electrode plate in such a way that a surface of the metal substrate faces the electrode active material layer, and performing a compressing process to transfer the electrode active material layer to the surface of the metal substrate.
5 . The preparation method of electrode plate according to claim 4 , wherein a pressure of the compressing process is 20 tons-80 tons.
6 . The preparation method of electrode plate according to claim 4 , wherein the compressing process is rolling.
7 . The preparation method of the electrode plate according to claim 4 , wherein the polymer substrate is selected from at least one of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, polypropylene (PP) film, polyethylene (PE) film, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film, polycarbonate (PC) film, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) film, polyimide (PI) film, polystyrene (PS) film, and polybenzimidazole (PBI) film.
8 . The preparation method of electrode plate according to claim 4 , wherein a thickness of the polymer substrate is 25 μm-500 μm.
9 . The preparation method of electrode plate according to claim 4 , wherein the metal substrate is an aluminum foil or a copper foil.
10 . A secondary battery, comprising the electrode plate according to claim 1 .
11 . A secondary battery, comprising the electrode plate obtained by using the preparation method of electrode plate according to claim 4 .
12 . A battery module, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 10 .
13 . A battery pack, comprising the battery module according to claim 12 .
14 . An electric apparatus, comprising at least one of the secondary battery according to claim 11 .
15 . An electric apparatus, comprising at least one of the battery module according to claim 12 .
16 . An electric apparatus, comprising at least one of the battery pack according to claim 13 .