NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME
A negative electrode plate includes a current collector and a negative electrode film layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector. The negative electrode film layer includes a negative electrode active material and an emulsion-type binder. At least a portion of the emulsion-type binder is in irregular film-like distribution on surface of the negative electrode active material.
1 . A negative electrode plate, comprising:
a current collector; and
a negative electrode film layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector, the negative electrode film layer comprising a negative electrode active material and an emulsion-type binder;
wherein:
at least a portion of the emulsion-type binder is in irregular film-like distribution on surface of the negative electrode active material; and
the irregular film-like distribution is a state in which, in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the negative electrode film layer taken by a scanning electron microscope at a magnification of 10K, the emulsion-type binder is in irregularly shaped thin film-like distribution on the surface of the negative electrode active material, that is neither in single particle distribution nor in distribution of clusters composed of single particles.
2 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein:
on the surface of the negative electrode active material, in the SEM image of the negative electrode film layer taken by the scanning electron microscope at the magnification of 10K, a piece of the emulsion-type binder in irregular film-like distribution is arbitrarily selected, a closed region is constructed along edge of a film-like structure of the piece of the emulsion-type binder, and a radius of a standard circle normalized from the closed region is not less than 500 nm.
3 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein in the SEM image, given that an area sum of regions in which the emulsion-type binder is in irregular film-like distribution is A and that an area sum of regions in which the emulsion-type binder is in single particle distribution or in distribution of clusters composed of single particles is B, then a ratio of A to (A+B) is at least 10:100.
4 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein
in a direction of an outer surface of the negative electrode film layer toward the current collector, given that a ratio of a longitudinal depth of the negative electrode film layer to a total thickness of entire negative electrode film layer is d, that a ratio of a mass percentage of the emulsion-type binder in the negative electrode film layer of the longitudinal depth to a mass percentage of the emulsion-type binder in the entire negative electrode film layer is x, that a total thickness of the entire negative electrode film layer is 1, and that a mass percentage of the emulsion-type binder in the entire negative electrode film layer is 1, then 0<d<1 and 0<x<1; and x and d satisfy: 1<x/d≤1.8.
5 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein:
mass percentage of the emulsion-type binder in a lower half layer of the negative electrode film layer is less than mass percentage of the emulsion-type binder in an upper half layer of the negative electrode film layer by a difference of not more than 12%, the lower half layer and the upper half layer being bounded by ½ of thickness of the negative electrode film layer located on a same side of the current collector.
6 . The negative electrode plate according to claim 1 , wherein:
the emulsion-type binder is selected from at least one of styrene-butadiene rubber, polyacrylate, ethylene propylene rubber, nitrile rubber, and polyvinylidene fluoride.
7 . A secondary battery, comprising:
a positive electrode plate;
the negative electrode plate according to claim 1 ;
a separator; and a liquid electrolyte.
8 . A battery module, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 7 .
9 . A battery pack, comprising the battery module according to claim 8 .
10 . An electric apparatus, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 7 .
11 . A preparation method of negative electrode plate, comprising:
pretreating an emulsion-type binder, wherein a pretreatment method comprises at least one of following operations: ultrasonication, settling, centrifugation, and kneading;
mixing a negative electrode active substance, a conductive agent, and an additive in a predetermined ratio to obtain a first mixture;
mixing the pretreated emulsion-type binder, the first mixture, and deionized water to obtain a negative electrode slurry; and
applying the negative electrode slurry to at least one surface of a current collector, followed by drying to obtain the negative electrode plate;
wherein:
the negative electrode plate comprises a current collector and a negative electrode film layer disposed on the at least one surface of the current collector, wherein the negative electrode film layer comprises a negative electrode active material and the emulsion-type binder, and at least part of the emulsion-type binder is in irregular film-like distribution on a surface of the negative electrode active material; and
the irregular film-like distribution is a state in which, in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the negative electrode film layer taken by a scanning electron microscope at a magnification of 10K, the emulsion-type binder is in irregularly shaped thin film-like distribution on the surface of the negative electrode active material, that is neither in single particle distribution nor in distribution of clusters composed of single particles.
12 . A preparation method of negative electrode plate, comprising:
mixing a negative electrode active substance, a conductive agent, and an additive in a predetermined ratio to obtain a first mixture;
mixing an emulsion-type binder, the first mixture, and deionized water uniformly by kneading and stirring to obtain a negative electrode slurry; and
applying the negative electrode slurry to at least one surface of a current collector, followed by drying to obtain the negative electrode plate;
wherein:
the negative electrode plate comprises a current collector and a negative electrode film layer disposed on the at least one surface of the current collector, wherein the negative electrode film layer comprises a negative electrode active material and the emulsion-type binder, and at least part of the emulsion-type binder is in irregular film-like distribution on a surface of the negative electrode active material; and
the irregular film-like distribution is a state in which, in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the negative electrode film layer taken by a scanning electron microscope at a magnification of 10K, the emulsion-type binder is in irregularly shaped thin film-like distribution on the surface of the negative electrode active material, that is neither in single particle distribution nor in distribution of clusters composed of single particles.