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US 12,614,718 · App. 17/585,663 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Anode material, electrochemical device and electronic device including the same

Inventors: Chengbo Zhang (Ningde City, CN); Yuhao Lu (Ningde City, CN); Yuansen Xie (Ningde City, CN)
Assignee: Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
H01M4/366H01M4/485H01M10/0525H01M2004/021H01M2004/027
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Patent No.
US 12,614,718
App. No.
17/585,663
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An anode material includes silicon-based particles, the silicon-based particles include a silicon-containing substrate; at least a part of the surface of the silicon-containing substrate has an M y SiO z layer; M includes Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Ti, Zn, or any combination thereof; and 0<y<3, and 0.5<z<6. The anode material has relatively high first Coulombic efficiency and good cycle performance.

Claims (31)

1 . An anode material, comprising silicon-based particles, wherein

the silicon-based particles comprise a silicon-containing substrate;

at least a part of a surface of the silicon-containing substrate is coated with a coating layer;

wherein the coating layer comprises SrSiO 3 .

2 . The anode material according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the coating layer is 50 to 150 nm.

3 . The anode material according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of a surface of the coating layer is coated with a carbon layer; a thickness of the carbon layer is 1 to 500 nm; and a weight percentage of the carbon layer is 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles.

4 . The anode material according to claim 3 , wherein the thickness of the carbon layer is 100 to 400 nm.

5 . The anode material according to claim 3 , wherein the weight percentage of the carbon layer is 0.5 wt % to 8 wt % based on the total weight of the silicon-based particles.

6 . The anode material according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon-containing substrate comprises micro Si, nano Si, or a combination thereof.

7 . A method for preparing the anode material of claim 1 , wherein the method comprises:

(1) performing thermal oxidization treatment on the surface of the silicon-containing substrate to obtain a silicon material with silicon dioxide on the surface; and

(2) mixing the silicon material with silicon dioxide on the surface and an M source, and heat-treating the mixed material at 400 to 1600° C. for 1 to 5 hr to obtain the anode material, wherein the M source comprises.

8 . An anode, comprising an anode material, the anode material comprises silicon-based particles, wherein

the silicon-based particles comprise a silicon-containing substrate;

at least a part of a surface of the silicon-containing substrate is coated with a coating layer;

wherein the coating layer comprises SrSiO 3 .

9 . The anode according to claim 8 , wherein at least a part of a surface of the coating layer is coated with a carbon layer; a thickness of the carbon layer is 1 to 500 nm; and a weight percentage of the carbon layer is 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles.

10 . The anode according to claim 8 , wherein the silicon-containing substrate comprises micro Si, nano Si, or a combination thereof.

11 . An electrochemical device, wherein the electrochemical device comprises the anode according to claim 10 .

12 . An electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises the electrochemical device according to claim 11 .

13 . The anode material according to claim 1 , wherein the coating layer further comprises at least one compound represented by formula M y SiO z ; M comprises Li, Mg, Ca, Ba, Al, Ti, Zn, or any combination thereof; and 0<y<3, and 0.5<z<6.

14 . The anode material according to claim 13 , wherein M further comprises Li; and a weight percentage of the element Li is greater than 0 wt % and less than or equal to 5 wt % based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles.

15 . The anode material according to claim 14 , wherein the weight percentage of the element Li is 1 wt % to 4 wt % based on the total weight of the silicon-based particles.

16 . The anode material according to claim 13 , wherein the M y SiO z compound comprises Li 2 SiO 3 , Li 2 Si 2 O 5 , Mg 2 SiO 4 , MgSiO 3 , CaSiO 3 , BaSiO 3 , Al 2 SiO 5 , TiSiO 4 , Zn 2 SiO 4 , or any combination thereof; and a thickness of the coating layer is 50 to 200 nm.

17 . The anode material according to claim 13 , wherein M represents a metal element in the M y SiO z compound, a weight percentage of Sr and the metal element M is 0.5 wt % to 15 wt % based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles.

18 . The anode material according to claim 13 , wherein M represents a metal element in the M y SiO z compound, a weight percentage of Sr and the metal element M is 1 wt % to 12 wt % based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles.

19 . The anode according to claim 8 , wherein the coating layer further comprises at least one compound represented by formula M y SiO z ; M comprises Li, Mg, Ca, Ba, Al, Ti, Zn, or any combination thereof; and 0<y<3, and 0.5<z<6.

20 . The anode according to claim 19 , wherein M further comprises Li; and a weight percentage of the element Li is greater than 0 wt % and less than or equal to 5 wt % based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles.

21 . The anode according to claim 20 , wherein the weight percentage of the element Li is 1 wt % to 4 wt % based on the total weight of the silicon-based particles.

22 . The anode according to claim 19 , wherein the M y SiO z compound comprises Li 2 SiO 3 , Li 2 Si 2 O 5 , Mg 2 SiO 4 , MgSiO 3 , CaSiO 3 , BaSiO 3 , Al 2 SiO 5 , TiSiO 4 , Zn 2 SiO 4 , or any combination thereof; and a thickness of the coating layer is 50 to 200 nm.

23 . The anode according to claim 19 , wherein M represents a metal element in the M y SiO z compound, and a weight percentage of Sr and the metal element M is 0.5 wt % to 15 wt % based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2022
From: ZHANG, CHENGBO; LU, YUHAO; XIE, YUANSEN
To: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058787/0210 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019128857 · Dec 26, 2019
Related Publication 20220158175A1 · May 19, 2022
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