IP Library Granted Patent US 12,300,810
Granted Patent B2
US 12,300,810 · App. 18/669,551 · Granted May 13, 2025

Secondary battery, process for preparing the same and apparatus containing the secondary battery

Inventors: Jiazheng Wang (Ningde, CN); Meng Kang (Ningde, CN); Xiaobin Dong (Ningde, CN); Yuliang Shen (Ningde, CN); Libing He (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
H01M4/366H01M4/133H01M4/1393H01M4/587H01M2004/021H01M2004/027H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,300,810
App. No.
18/669,551
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to a secondary battery, a process for preparing the same and an apparatus containing the same. In particular, the secondary battery comprises a negative electrode plate, and the negative electrode plate comprises a negative current collector and a negative electrode film, wherein the negative electrode film comprises a first negative electrode film and a second negative electrode film, the first negative electrode film is disposed on at least one surface of the negative current collector and comprises a first negative electrode active material; the second negative electrode film is disposed on the first negative electrode film and comprises a second negative electrode active material, and the second negative electrode active material comprises secondary particles, a number percentage of which is greater than or equal to 20%, wherein the first negative electrode active material comprises natural graphite and the second negative electrode active material comprises artificial graphite.

Claims (74)

1. A secondary battery, comprising a negative electrode plate, wherein the negative electrode plate comprises a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode film, and the negative electrode film comprises a first negative electrode film and a second negative electrode film;

the first negative electrode film is disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and comprises a first negative electrode active material;

the second negative electrode film is disposed on the first negative electrode film and comprises a second negative electrode active material, and the second negative electrode active material comprises secondary particles and a number percentage of secondary particles in the second negative electrode active material S2 is greater than or equal to 20%; and

wherein a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of the first negative electrode active material is greater than a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of the second negative electrode active material.

2. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a number percentage of secondary particles in the second negative electrode active material S2 is greater than or equal to 50%.

3. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material comprises primary particles, and a number percentage of primary particles in the first negative electrode active material S1 is greater than or equal to 80%.

4. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material comprises natural graphite and the second negative electrode active material comprises artificial graphite.

5. The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein a mass percentage of the natural graphite in the first negative electrode active material is ≥60%.

6. The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein a mass percentage of the artificial graphite in the second negative electrode active material is ≥90%.

7. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the compacted density of the first negative electrode active material under 20,000N pressure to the compacted density of the second negative electrode active material under 20,000N pressure is ≥0.78.

8. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material further satisfies one or more of the following (1)-(6):

(1) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv10 of from 6 μm to 11 μm;

(2) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of from 11 μm to 20 μm;

(3) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv99 of from 24 μm to 38 μm;

(4) the first negative electrode active material has a particle size distribution (Dv90-Dv10)/Dv50 of from 0.7 to 1.5;

(5) the first negative electrode active material has a compacted density of from 1.6 g/cm 3 to 1.88 g/cm 3 at a pressure of 20,000N; and

(6) a graphitization degree of the first negative electrode active material is ≥95.5%.

9. The secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the first negative electrode active material further satisfies one or more of the following (1)-(6):

(1) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv10 of from 6 μm to 11 μm;

(2) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of from 11 μm to 20 μm;

(3) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv99 of from 24 μm to 38 μm;

(4) the first negative electrode active material has a particle size distribution (Dv90-Dv10)/Dv50 of from 0.7 to 1.5;

(5) the first negative electrode active material has a compacted density of from 1.6 g/cm 3 to 1.88 g/cm 3 at a pressure of 20,000N; and

(6) a graphitization degree of the first negative electrode active material is ≥95.5%.

10. The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the first negative electrode active material further satisfies one or more of the following (1)-(6):

(1) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv10 of from 6 μm to 11 μm;

(2) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of from 11 μm to 20 μm;

(3) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv99 of from 24 μm to 38 μm;

(4) the first negative electrode active material has a particle size distribution (Dv90-Dv10)/Dv50 of from 0.7 to 1.5;

(5) the first negative electrode active material has a compacted density of from 1.6 g/cm 3 to 1.88 g/cm 3 at a pressure of 20,000N; and

(6) a graphitization degree of the first negative electrode active material is ≥95.5%.

11. The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein the first negative electrode active material further satisfies one or more of the following (1)-(6):

(1) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv10 of from 6 μm to 11 μm;

(2) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of from 11 μm to 20 μm;

(3) the first negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv99 of from 24 μm to 38 μm;

(4) the first negative electrode active material has a particle size distribution (Dv90-Dv10)/Dv50 of from 0.7 to 1.5;

(5) the first negative electrode active material has a compacted density of from 1.6 g/cm 3 to 1.88 g/cm 3 at a pressure of 20,000N; and

(6) a graphitization degree of the first negative electrode active material is ≥95.5%.

12. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the second negative electrode active material further satisfies one or more of the following (1)-(6):

(1) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv10 of from 6.2 μm to 9.2 μm;

(2) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of from 11 μm to 18 μm;

(3) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv99 of from 29 μm to 43 μm;

(4) the second negative electrode active material has a particle size distribution (Dv90-Dv10)/Dv50 of from 0.9 to 1.6;

(5) the second negative electrode active material has a compacted density of from 1.58 g/cm 3 to 1.82 g/cm 3 at a pressure of 20,000N; and

(6) a graphitization degree of the second negative electrode active material is from 92.5% to 96.5%.

13. The secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the second negative electrode active material further satisfies one or more of the following (1)-(6):

(1) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv10 of from 6.2 μm to 9.2 μm;

(2) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of from 11 μm to 18 μm;

(3) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv99 of from 29 μm to 43 μm;

(4) the second negative electrode active material has a particle size distribution (Dv90-Dv10)/Dv50 of from 0.9 to 1.6;

(5) the second negative electrode active material has a compacted density of from 1.58 g/cm 3 to 1.82 g/cm 3 at a pressure of 20,000N; and

(6) a graphitization degree of the second negative electrode active material is from 92.5% to 96.5%.

14. The secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein the second negative electrode active material further satisfies one or more of the following (1)-(6):

(1) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv10 of from 6.2 μm to 9.2 μm;

(2) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of from 11 μm to 18 μm;

(3) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv99 of from 29 μm to 43 μm;

(4) the second negative electrode active material has a particle size distribution (Dv90-Dv10)/Dv50 of from 0.9 to 1.6;

(5) the second negative electrode active material has a compacted density of from 1.58 g/cm 3 to 1.82 g/cm 3 at a pressure of 20,000N; and

(6) a graphitization degree of the second negative electrode active material is from 92.5% to 96.5%.

15. The secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein the second negative electrode active material further satisfies one or more of the following (1)-(6):

(1) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv10 of from 6.2 μm to 9.2 μm;

(2) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of from 11 μm to 18 μm;

(3) the second negative electrode active material has a volume distribution particle size Dv99 of from 29 μm to 43 μm;

(4) the second negative electrode active material has a particle size distribution (Dv90-Dv10)/Dv50 of from 0.9 to 1.6;

(5) the second negative electrode active material has a compacted density of from 1.58 g/cm 3 to 1.82 g/cm 3 at a pressure of 20,000N; and

(6) a graphitization degree of the second negative electrode active material is from 92.5% to 96.5%.

16. The secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary battery comprises a positive electrode plate, wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode film disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector and comprising a positive electrode active material, wherein positive electrode active material comprises one or more of lithium transition metal oxides, lithium phosphates of olivine structure and their respective modified compounds.

17. A process for preparing a secondary battery, comprising preparing a negative electrode plate of the secondary battery by the following steps:

1) Forming a first negative electrode film comprising a first negative electrode active material on at least one surface of a negative electrode current collector; and

2) Forming a second negative electrode film comprising a second negative electrode active material on the first negative electrode film, wherein the second negative electrode active material comprises secondary particles, and a number percentage of secondary particles in the second negative electrode active material S2 is greater than or equal to 20%;

wherein a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of the first negative electrode active material is greater than a volume distribution particle size Dv50 of the second negative electrode active material.

18. The process for preparing a secondary battery according to claim 17 , wherein the first negative electrode film and the second negative electrode film are formed by simultaneous coating, and wherein the first negative electrode active material comprises natural graphite and the second negative electrode active material comprises artificial graphite.

19. An apparatus, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 1 .

20. An apparatus, comprising the secondary battery manufactured by the process according to claim 17 .

Assignments (1)
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 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17566713 · Dec 31, 2021
Continuation PCTCN2020088301 · Apr 30, 2020
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