IP Library Granted Patent US 12,519,127
Granted Patent B2
US 12,519,127 · App. 18/605,864 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Secondary battery, battery module, battery pack, and electric device

Inventors: Limei Zhang (Ningde, CN); Peipei Chen (Ningde, CN); Jiao Liu (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M10/0525H01M4/136H01M4/366H01M4/5825H01M4/625H01M10/0567H01M10/0568H01M10/0569H01M2004/021H01M2004/028H01M2220/20H01M2300/0051
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Patent No.
US 12,519,127
App. No.
18/605,864
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric device. The secondary battery includes a cathode piece and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The cathode active material includes a core and a shell covering the core. The core includes Li 1+x Mn 1−y A y P 1−z R z O 4 . The shell includes: a first cladding layer covering the core, and a second cladding layer covering the first cladding layer. The first cladding layer includes pyrophosphate MP 2 O 7 and phosphate XPO 4 , and the second cladding layer contains carbon. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes a first lithium salt and a first additives, the first lithium salt is one or more selected from the group consisting of LiN(C m F 2m+1 SO 2 )(C n F 2n+1 SO 2 ) and Li(FSO 2 ) 2 N, in which, m and n represent positive integers. The first additive includes one or more of a compound represented by: O═C═N—R 1 —N═C═O.

Claims (52)

1 . A secondary battery, comprising a cathode piece and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein,

the cathode piece comprises a cathode active material, and the cathode active material comprises a core and a shell covering the core,

the core comprises Li 1+x Mn 1−y A y P 1−z R z O 4 , wherein x=−0.100 to 0.100, y=0.001 to 0.500, z=0.001 to 0.100, A is one or more selected from the group consisting of Zn, Al, Na, K, Mg, Mo, W, Ti, V, Zr, Fe, Ni, Co, Ga, Sn, Sb, Nb, and Ge, and R is one or more selected from the group consisting of B, Si, N and S;

the shell comprises: a first cladding layer covering the core, and a second cladding layer covering the first cladding layer, wherein,

the first cladding layer comprises pyrophosphate MP 2 O 7 and phosphate XPO 4 , wherein M and X are each independently one or more selected from the group consisting of Li, Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Cu, Zn, Ti, Ag, Zr, Nb, and Al;

the second cladding layer comprises carbon;

the non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a first lithium salt and a first additive;

the first lithium salt comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of LiN(C m F 2m+1 SO 2 )(C n F 2n+1 SO 2 ) and Li(FSO 2 ) 2 N, in which, m and n represent positive integers; and

the first additive comprises one or more of a compound represented by Formula 1,

O═C═N—R 1 —N═X═O  Formula 1,

in which, R 1 represents any one of a C 2 -C 10 alkylene, a C 2 -C 10 heteroalkylene, a C 6 -C 18 arylene, a C 2 -C 18 heteroarylene, a C 3 -C 18 alicyclylene, a C 3 -C 18 heteroalicyclylene, which are substituted by one or more R a or are unsubstituted, and

R a comprises one or more selected from a halogen atom, —CN, —NCO, —OH, —COOH, —SOOH, a —COOR b , a C 2 -C 10 alkyl, a C 2 -C 10 alkenyl, a C 2 -C 10 alkynyl, a C 2 -C 10 oxaalkyl, and R b is any one selected from C 1 -C 10 alkyls.

2 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 represents any one of a C 2 -C 10 alkylene, a C 2 -C 10 oxaalkylene, a C 2 -C 10 azaalkylene, phenylene, naphthylene, anthrylene, cyclobutylene, cyclopentylene, cyclohexylene, biphenylene, methylenediphenylene, which are substituted by one or more Ra or are unsubstituted;

the R a comprises one or more selected from halogen atoms, —CN, C 2 -C 3 alkyl; and/or

a number of R a in the compound represented by the Formula 1 is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.

3 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first additive comprises one or more of the following compounds:

4 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein m and n each independently represent 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

and/or, the first lithium salt is any one selected from LiN(CF 3 SO 2 )(FSO 2 ), Li(CF 3 SO 2 ) 2 N, and LiN(C 4 F 9 SO 2 )(FSO 2 ); and the first additive is any one selected from the following compounds:

5 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein based on a total weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte,

a content of the first lithium salt is W1 wt. %, W1 is between 0.1 and 48; and

a content of the first additive is W2 wt. %, W2 is between 0.01 and 20.

6 . The secondary battery according to claim 5 , wherein based on a weight of the core, a coating amount of the first cladding layer is C1 wt. %, C1 is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 7, and/or based on the weight of the core, the coating amount of the second cladding layer is C2 wt. %, C2 is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 6; and

a ratio of (W1+W2)/(C1+C2) is defined as Q, and Q is between 0.1 and 10.

7 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte further comprises a second lithium salt, and the second lithium salt comprises one or more of lithium difluorophosphate, lithium difluorodioxalate phosphate, lithium difluorooxalate borate, lithium bisoxalate borate, LiPF 6 , and LiBF 4 .

8 . The secondary battery according to claim 7 , wherein based on a total weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte, a content of the second lithium salt is W3 wt. %, W3 is between 0.01 and 20.

9 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte further comprises a second additive; and the second additive comprises one or more of the group consisting of a cyclic carbonate compound containing an unsaturated bond, a halogen-substituted saturated cyclic carbonate compound, a sulfate compound, a sulfite compound, a sultone compound, a disulfonic acid compound, a nitrile compound, an aromatic compound, an isocyanate compound, a phosphazene compound, a cyclic anhydride compound, a phosphorous acid ester compound, a phosphate ester compound, and a borate ester compound.

10 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte further comprises an organic solvent, wherein

the organic solvent comprises one or more of a cyclic carbonate compound, a chain carbonate compound, and a carboxylate compound.

11 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

based on a weight of the core, a coating amount of the first cladding layer is C1 wt. %, C1 is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 7; and/or,

based on the weight of the core, a coating amount of the second cladding layer is C2 wt. %, C2 is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 6.

12 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

a weight ratio of pyrophosphate to phosphate in the first cladding layer is between 1:3 and 3:1.

13 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

an interplanar spacing of phosphate in the first cladding layer is 0.345-0.358 nm, and an included angle of a crystal direction (111) is 24.25°-26.45°; and

an interplanar spacing of pyrophosphate in the first cladding layer is 0.293-0.326 nm, and the included angle of the crystal direction (111) is 26.41°-32.57°.

14 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

a ratio of y to 1-y in the core is between 1:10 and 10:1.

15 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

a ratio of z to 1-z in the core is between 1:9 and 1:999.

16 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

crystallinities of pyrophosphate and phosphate are independently between 10% and 100%.

17 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the A is at least two selected from Fe, Ti, V, Ni, Co, and Mg.

18 . The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein

the cathode active material has a concentration of Li/Mn antisite defect of less than 4%; and/or

the cathode active material has a lattice change rate of less than 6%; and/or

the cathode active material has a surface oxygen valence state of less than − 1 . 88 ; and/or

the cathode active material has a compacted density at 3 tons of above 2.0 g/cm 3 .

19 . A battery module, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 1 .

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

21 . An electric device, comprising at least one selected from the secondary battery according to claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2025
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 071490/0582 →
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 Mar 16, 2024
From: ZHANG, LIMEI; CHEN, PEIPEI; LIU, JIAO
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066793/0076 →
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