IP Library Granted Patent US 12,592,378
Granted Patent B2
US 12,592,378 · App. 18/430,676 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Negative electrode plate and preparation method thereof, secondary battery, battery module, battery pack, and electrical apparatus

Inventors: Jiazheng Wang (Ningde, CN); Qingwei Yan (Ningde, CN); Liangbin Liu (Ningde, CN); Xiaobin Dong (Ningde, CN); Zijian Lv (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M4/134H01M4/133H01M4/139H01M4/366H01M4/483H01M4/587H01M4/622H01M4/625H01M2004/021H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 12,592,378
App. No.
18/430,676
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a negative electrode plate, comprising: a negative electrode current collector and a first negative electrode active material layer. The first negative electrode active material layer is arranged on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, wherein, components of the first negative electrode active material layer comprise, by mass: 30%-70% of a silicon-based material, 15%-40% of a binder and 15%-40% of a conductive agent.

Claims (26)

1 . A negative electrode plate, comprising:

a negative electrode current collector; and

a first negative electrode active material layer, arranged on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector; wherein,

the first negative electrode active material layer comprises, by mass: 30% to 40% of a silicon-based material, 29.8% to 39.4% of a binder and 35% to 39.4% of a conductive agent, wherein the binder and the conductive agent form a porous conductive network; and the porous conductive network wraps the silicon-based material,

on a section perpendicular to a thickness direction of the first negative electrode active material layer, an area ratio of the silicon-based material to the porous conductive network is 1:(1.3-1.5);

wherein the silicon-based material comprises silicon monoxide,

the binder comprises styrene butadiene rubber and polyacrylic acid,

the conductive agent comprises artificial graphite, superconducting carbon, and carbon nanotubes;

wherein based on a total mass of the binder, a mass percentage of styrene butadiene rubber is between 90 and 100, and a mass percentage of the polyacrylic acid is between 0 and 10.

2 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein a volume particle size Dv50 of the silicon-based material is 1 μm to 15 μm.

3 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein the volume particle size Dv50 of the silicon-based material is 4 μm to 8 μm.

4 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein a glass transition temperature of the binder is less than or equal to 25° C.

5 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein a volume particle size Dv50 of the artificial graphite is 1 μm to 20 μm.

6 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein the volume particle size Dv50 of the artificial graphite is 2 μm to 4 μm.

7 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , further comprising: a second negative electrode active material layer, wherein

the second negative electrode active material layer comprises a second negative electrode active material, and the second negative electrode active material comprises at least one of graphite, soft carbon, hard carbon, a tin-based material, lithium titanate, and a silicon-containing active material.

8 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 7 , wherein the second negative electrode active material is graphite.

9 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 7 , wherein the second negative electrode active material layer is arranged between the first negative electrode active material layer and the negative electrode current collector.

10 . A secondary battery, comprising the negative electrode plate according to claim 1 .

11 . A preparation method of a negative electrode plate, comprising the following steps: preparing a silicon-based material, a conductive agent and a binder into negative electrode slurry; and coating the negative electrode slurry on at least one surface of a negative electrode current collector, and drying the coated negative electrode slurry to prepare a first negative electrode active material layer; wherein

the first negative electrode active material layer comprise, by mass: 30% to 40% of the silicon-based material, 29.8% to 39.4% of the binder and 35% to 39.4% of the conductive agent, wherein the binder and the conductive agent form a porous conductive network; and the porous conductive network wraps the silicon-based material,

on a section perpendicular to a thickness direction of the first negative electrode active material layer, an area ratio of the silicon-based material to the porous conductive network is 1:(1.3-1.5);

wherein the silicon-based material comprises silicon monoxide,

the binder comprises styrene butadiene rubber and polyacrylic acid,

the conductive agent comprises artificial graphite, superconducting carbon, and carbon nanotubes;

wherein based on a total mass of the binder, a mass percentage of styrene butadiene rubber is between 90 and 100, and a mass percentage of the polyacrylic acid is between 0 and 10.

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 Feb 2, 2024
From: WANG, JIAZHENG; YAN, QINGWEI; LIU, LIANGBIN; DONG, XIAOBIN; LV, ZIJIAN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066334/0257 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022095235 · May 26, 2022
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