IP Library Patent Application 18641427
Patent Application
App. No. 18/641,427

POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND POWER CONSUMING DEVICE

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18/641,427
Abstract

A positive electrode active material has LiMPO 4 , wherein M includes Mn and a non-Mn element, and the non-Mn element satisfies at least one of the following conditions: the ionic radius of the non-Mn element being denoted as a, and the ionic radius of manganese element being denoted as b, |a−b|/b is not greater than 10%; the valence alternation voltage of the non-Mn element being denoted as U, 2 V<U<5.5 V; the chemical activity of a chemical bond formed by the non-Mn element and O is not less than that of a P—O bond; and the highest valence of the non-Mn element is not greater than 6.

Claims (76)

1 . A positive electrode active material having LiMPO 4 , wherein M includes Mn and a non-Mn element, and the non-Mn element satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

the ionic radius a of the non-Mn element and the ionic radius b of manganese element satisfy that |a−b|/b is not greater than 10%;

the valence alternation voltage U of the non-Mn element satisfies 2 V<U<5.5 V;

the chemical activity of a chemical bond formed by the non-Mn element and O is not less than that of a P—O bond; and

the highest valence of the non-Mn element is not greater than 6.

2 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the non-Mn element includes one or two of a first doping element and a second doping element, the first doping element is doped at the manganese site, and the second doping element is doped at the phosphorus site.

3 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 2 , wherein the first doping element satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

the ionic radius a of the first doping element and the ionic radius b of manganese element satisfy that |a−b|/b is not greater than 10%; and

the valence alternation voltage U of the first doping element satisfies 2 V<U<5.5 V.

4 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 2 , wherein the second doping element satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

the chemical activity of a chemical bond formed by the second doping element and O is not less than that of a P—O bond; and

the highest valence of the second doping element is not greater than 6.

5 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 2 , wherein the positive electrode active material contains at least two first doping elements.

6 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 2 , wherein the first doping element includes one or more elements selected from Zn, Al, Na, K, Mg, Mo, W, Ti, V, Zr, Fe, Ni, Co, Ga, Sn, Sb, Nb and Ge.

7 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 6 , wherein the first doping element includes at least two selected from Fe, Ti, V, Ni, Co, and Mg.

8 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 2 , wherein the second doping element includes one or more elements selected from B (boron), S, Si and N.

9 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material comprises Li 1+x Mn 1-y A y P 1-z R z O 4 , where:

x is any numerical value in a range of −0.100-0.100, y is any numerical value in a range of 0.001-0.500, z is any numerical value in a range of 0.001-0.100, A includes one or more elements selected from Zn, Al, Na, K, Mg, Mo, W, Ti, V, Zr, Fe, Ni, Co, Ga, Sn, Sb, Nb, and Ge, and R includes one or more elements selected from B (boron), S, Si and N.

10 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 9 , wherein the ratio of y to 1−y is 1:10 to 1:1.

11 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 9 , wherein the ratio of z to 1−z is 1:9 to 1:999.

12 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 9 , 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.

13 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material comprises Li 1+x C m Mn 1-y A y P 1-z R z O 4-n D n , where:

C includes one or more elements selected from Zn, Al, Na, K, Mg, Nb, Mo and W,

A includes one or more elements selected from Zn, Al, Na, K, Mg, Mo, W, Ti, V, Zr, Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Ga, Sn, Sb, Nb and Ge,

R includes one or more elements selected from B (boron), S, Si and N,

D includes one or more elements selected from S, F, Cl and Br,

x is any numerical value in a range of −0.100-0.100, y is any numerical value in a range of 0.001-0.500, z is any numerical value in a range of 0.001-0.100, n is any numerical value in a range of 0.001 to 0.1, and m is any numerical value in a range of 0.9 to 1.1.

14 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 13 , wherein C, R and D are each independently any element within the respective ranges above, and A is at least two elements within the range thereof.

15 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the lattice change rate of the positive electrode active material is 8% or less.

16 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the Li/Mn antisite defect concentration of the positive electrode active material is 4% or less.

17 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the surface oxygen valency of the positive electrode active material is −1.89 to −1.98.

18 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material has a compacted density under 3T of 2.0 g/cm 3 or more.

19 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material further has a coating layer.

20 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 19 , wherein the coating layer comprises carbon.

21 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 20 , wherein the carbon in the coating layer is a mixture of SP2-form carbon and SP3-form carbon.

22 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 19 , wherein the coating layer includes an inorganic coating layer and a carbon coating layer, with the inorganic coating layer being provided to be closer to the inner core.

23 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 22 , wherein the inorganic coating layer contains at least one of a phosphate and a pyrophosphate.

24 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 23 , wherein:

the phosphate of the first coating layer has an interplanar spacing of 0.345-0.358 nm and an included angle of crystal orientation (111) of 24.25°-26.45°; and

the pyrophosphate of the first coating layer has an interplanar spacing of 0.293-0.326 nm and an included angle of crystal orientation (111) of 26.41°-32.57°.

25 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 23 , wherein:

the coating layer includes a first coating layer coating the inner core and a second coating layer coating the first coating layer;

the first coating layer comprises a pyrophosphate of QP 2 O 7 and a phosphate of XPO 4 , where Q and X are each independently selected from one or more of Li, Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Cu, Zn, Ti, Ag, Zr, Nb, or Al; and

the second coating layer comprises carbon.

26 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 25 , wherein Q includes Li and one or more selected from Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Cu, Zn, Ti, Ag, Zr, Nb or Al.

27 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 25 , wherein the coating amount of the first coating layer is greater than 0 wt % and less than or equal to 7 wt %.

28 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 25 , wherein the weight ratio of the pyrophosphate to the phosphate in the first coating layer is 1:3 to 3:1.

29 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 25 , wherein:

the pyrophosphate and the phosphate each independently have a crystallinity of 10% to 100%.

30 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 24 , wherein the coating amount of the second coating layer is greater than 0 wt % and less than or equal to 6 wt %, based on the weight of the inner core.

31 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 23 , wherein:

the positive electrode active material comprises a first coating layer coating the inner core, a second coating layer coating the first coating layer, and a third coating layer coating the second coating layer;

the first coating layer comprises a crystalline pyrophosphate of Li a QP 2 O 7 and/or Q b (P 2 O 7 ) c , where 0≤a≤2, 1≤b≤4, 1≤c≤6, the values of a, b, and c satisfy the condition of keeping the crystalline pyrophosphate of Li a QP 2 O 7 or Q b (P 2 O 7 ) c electrically neutral, and Q in the crystalline pyrophosphates of Li a QP 2 O 7 and Q b (P 2 O 7 ) c is each independently selected from one or more elements of Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Cu, Zn, Ti, Ag, Zr, Nb, or Al;

the second coating layer comprises crystalline phosphate XPO 4 in which X is one or more elements selected from Li, Fe, Ni, Mg, Co, Cu, Zn, Ti, Ag, Zr, Nb, or Al; and

the third coating layer is carbon.

32 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 31 , wherein:

the crystalline pyrophosphate in the first coating layer has an interplanar spacing in a range of 0.293-0.470 nm, and an included angle of crystal orientation (111) in a range of 18.00°-32.00°; and

the crystalline phosphate in the second coating layer has an interplanar spacing in a range of 0.244-0.425 nm and an included angle of crystal orientation (111) in a range of 20.00°-37.00°.

33 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 31 , wherein:

the coating amount of the first coating layer is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 6 wt %, based on the weight of the inner core; and/or

the coating amount of the second coating layer is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 6 wt %, based on the weight of the inner core; and/or

the coating amount of the third coating layer is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 6 wt %, based on the weight of the inner core.

34 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 31 , wherein:

the first coating layer has a thickness of 1-10 nm; and/or

the second coating layer has a thickness of 2-15 nm; and/or

the third coating layer has a thickness of 2-25 nm.

35 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 31 , wherein

based on the weight of the positive electrode active material, the content of manganese element is in a range of 10 wt %-35 wt %;

the content of phosphorus element is in a range of 12 wt %-25 wt %; and

the weight ratio of manganese element to phosphorus element is in a range of 0.90-1.25.

36 . 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 the positive electrode active material according to claim 1 .

37 . The positive electrode plate according to claim 36 , wherein the content of the positive electrode active material in the positive electrode film layer is 10 wt % or more, based on the total weight of the positive electrode film layer.

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

39 . A battery module, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 38 .

40 . A battery pack, comprising the battery module according to claim 39 .

41 . A power consuming device, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 38 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2024
From: JIANG, YAO; OUYANG, CHUYING; ZHANG, XINXIN; WANG, ZHIQIANG; YUAN, TIANCI; XU, BO; CHEN, SHANGDONG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 067185/0311 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2024
From: DENG, BIN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 067188/0164 →