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US 12,567,580 · App. 18/154,842 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Ternary positive electrode active material and lithium-ion battery having same

Inventors: Minghua He (Changzhou, CN); Xiaoyang Zhang (Changzhou, CN); Kang Li (Changzhou, CN); Yang Wang (Changzhou, CN); Xuyi Shan (Changzhou, CN)
Assignee: CALB Co., Ltd.
H01M4/366H01M10/0525H01M2004/021H01M2004/028
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Patent No.
US 12,567,580
App. No.
18/154,842
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to the field of lithium-ion batteries and discloses a ternary positive electrode active material in a form of particles, and an area of 1 nm to 1,000 nm in a direction from an outermost surface to a center in a cross-section of each of the particles is defined as an outer layer, and the rest in the cross-section of each of the particles is defined as an inner layer. The inner layer is doped with a first metal element M, the outer layer is doped with a second metal element N, and a valence state of the first metal element M is lower than a valence state of the second metal element N. The center of the ternary active material particles is doped with the first metal element M in a low-valence state.

Claims (12)

1 . A ternary positive electrode active material in a form of particles, wherein an area of 1 nm to 1,000 nm in a direction from an outermost surface to a center in a cross-section of each of the particles is defined as an outer layer, and the rest area in the cross-section of each of the particles is defined as an inner layer, wherein

the inner layer is doped with a first metal element M, the outer layer is doped with a second metal element N, and a valence state of the first metal element M is lower than a valence state of the second metal element N,

wherein the first metal element M is selected from one or more of Na, K, Mg, Zn, Cu, and Ca,

wherein the second metal element N is selected from one or more of Ta, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, and Sb, a structural formula of the positive electrode active material is LiNi x Co y Mn 1-x-y , 0<x<1, 0<y<1, and 0<x+y<1.

2 . The ternary positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the first metal element M is Mg, or Zn, and the second metal element N is Mo.

3 . The ternary positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein a mass content of the first metal element M in the ternary positive electrode material is 1,000 ppm to 3,000 ppm.

4 . The ternary positive electrode active material according to claim 3 , wherein the mass content of the first metal element M in the ternary positive electrode material is 1,500 ppm to 2,500 ppm.

5 . The ternary positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein a mass content of the second metal element N in the ternary positive electrode material is 500 ppm to 2,500 ppm.

6 . The ternary positive electrode active material according to claim 5 , wherein the mass content of the second metal element N in the ternary positive electrode material is 700 ppm to 1,800 ppm.

7 . The ternary positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein a D50 of the particles is 2.0 μm to 8.0 μm.

8 . The ternary positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein a BET specific surface area of the particles is 0.3 m 2 /g to 1.3 m 2 /g.

9 . A lithium-ion battery, comprising the ternary positive electrode active material according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2023
From: HE, MINGHUA; ZHANG, XIAOYANG; LI, KANG; WANG, YANG; SHAN, XUYI
To: CALB CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062385/0669 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211417055.3 · Nov 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240162419A1 · May 16, 2024
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