Electrode active composition, preparation method thereof, electrode, battery, and apparatus
This application relates to an electrode active composition, a preparation method thereof, an electrode, a battery, and an apparatus. The electrode active composition includes: a first component, the first component being lithium cobalt oxide particles; and a second component, the second component being ternary material particles. The first component includes lithium cobalt oxide particles with a particle size greater than 11 μm and lithium cobalt oxide particles with a particle size less than 6 μm, and a ratio in number of the lithium cobalt oxide particles with a particle size greater than 11 μm to the lithium cobalt oxide particles with a particle size less than 6 μm is 0.2-4.8, and in some embodiments, 0.2-2.8.
1 . A battery comprising an electrode active composition, the electrode active composition comprising:
a plurality of first particles of lithium cobalt oxide; and
a plurality of second particles comprising a ternary material; and
wherein the plurality of first particles comprises a plurality of large-particle-size lithium cobalt oxide (LLCO) particles and a plurality of small-particle-size lithium cobalt oxide (SLCO) particles, the LLCO particles have a Dv50 of 17 μm to 21 μm, a Dv10 of 10.1 μm to 13.1 μm, and a Dv90 of 28 μm to 33.2 μm, the SLCO particles have a Dv50 of 4 μm to 8 μm, a Dv10 of 2.5 μm to 3.8 μm, and a Dv90 of 9.3 μm to 11 μm;
wherein a weight percentage of the second particles is 10 wt % to 50 wt %, based on a total weight of the electrode active composition,
the plurality of first particles of lithium cobalt oxide are primary particles,
at least a portion of the plurality of second particles are primary particles,
wherein a ratio in number of the first particles of lithium cobalt oxide having a particle size greater than 11 μm to the first particles of lithium cobalt oxide having a particle size less than 6 μm is 0.2-4.8, and a summed number of the first particles of lithium cobalt oxide having a particle size greater than 11 μm and the first particles of lithium cobalt oxide having a particle size less than 6 μm accounts for more than 90% of a total number of the first particles.
2 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the lithium cobalt oxide of the first particles have a formula of Li x Co y M 1 (1-y) O 2 , wherein x satisfies 0.95≤x≤1.05, y satisfies 0.8≤y≤1, and M 1 is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Mg, Ti, Sr, W, Nb, Al, P, F, S, and any combination thereof.
3 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein,
the ternary material is selected from the group consisting of lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide, and a combination thereof;
the lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide of the second particles have a formula of Li x Ni e Co f Al g M 3 (1-e-f-g) O 2 , 0.5≤x≤1.2, 0.5≤e≤1, 0<f≤0.5, 0<g≤0.5, and M 3 is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Mg, Ba, Ti, Sr, Sb, Y, W, B, or any combination thereof; and
the lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide of the second particles have a formula of Li a Ni b Co c Mn d M 2 (1-b-c-d) O 2 , wherein 0.5≤a≤1.2, 0.65≤b≤1, 0<c≤0.35, 0<d≤0.35, and M 2 is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Zn, Ti, Sr, Sb, Y, W, Al, B, P, F, S, and any combination thereof.
4 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a weight percentage of the second particles is 20 wt % to 40 wt %, based on the total weight of the electrode active composition.
5 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a weight percentage of the LLCO particles is 20 wt % to 90 wt %, based on a total weight of the electrode active composition.
6 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a weight percentage of the SLCO is 1 wt % to 20 wt %, based on a total weight of the electrode active composition.
7 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of the first particles to the second particles is 1:1 to 9:1.
8 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of the LLCO particles to the SLCO particles is 3:1 to 15:1.
9 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein the second particles have a particle size of 3 μm-5 μm.
10 . The battery according to claim 1 , wherein each second particle has a core and a coating layer disposed on at least a partial surface of the core, the ternary material is the core, the coating layer comprises a reaction product of a sulfur-containing compound and a lithium-containing compound, the reaction product comprises Li, S, and O.
11 . The battery according to claim 10 , wherein S in the coating layer accounts for 400 ppm-5000 ppm in the second particles by weight.
12 . The battery according to claim 10 , wherein the reaction product further contains B, and B accounts for 500 ppm-3000 ppm in the second particles by weight.
13 . The battery according to claim 10 , wherein the reaction product further contains P, and P accounts for 500 ppm-3000 ppm in the second particles by weight.
14 . The battery according to claim 10 , wherein the reaction product further contains F, and F accounts for 200 ppm-1500 ppm in the second particles by weight.
15 . A method for preparing an electrode active composition of a battery, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of first particles of lithium cobalt oxide, the plurality of first particles comprising a plurality of large-particle-size lithium cobalt oxide (LLCO) particles and a plurality of small-particle-size lithium cobalt oxide (SLCO) particles, wherein the LLCO particles have a Dv50 of 17 μm to 21 μm, a Dv10 of 10.1 μm to 13.1 μm, and a Dv90 of 28 μm to 33.2 μm, the SLCO particles have a Dv50 of 4 μm to 8 μm, a Dv10 of 2.5 μm to 3.8 μm, and a Dv90 of 9.3 μm to 11 μm;
providing a plurality of second particles comprising a core made of a ternary material; and
mixing the plurality of first particles and the plurality of second particles;
wherein,
a weight percentage of the second particles is 10 wt % to 50 wt %, based on a total weight of the electrode active composition,
the plurality of first particles of lithium cobalt oxide are primary particles,
at least a portion of the plurality of second particles are primary particles,
wherein a ratio in number of the first particles of lithium cobalt oxide having a particle size greater than 11 μm to the first particles of lithium cobalt oxide having a particle size less than 6 μm is 0.2-4.8, and a summed number of the first particles of lithium cobalt oxide having a particle size greater than 11 μm and the first particles of lithium cobalt oxide having a particle size less than 6 μm accounts for more than 90% of a total number of the first particles.
16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein,
the ternary material is selected from the group consisting of lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide, and a combination thereof;
the lithium cobalt oxide of the first particles have a formula of Li x Co y M 1 (1-y) O 2 , wherein x satisfies 0.95≤x≤1.05, y satisfies 0.8≤y≤1, and M 1 is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Mg, Ti, Sr, W, Nb, Al, P, F, S, and any combination thereof;
the lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide of the second particles have a formula of Li x Ni e Co f Al g M 3 (1-e-f-g) O 2 , 0.5≤x≤1.2, 0.5≤e≤1, 0<f≤0.5, 0<g≤0.5, and M 3 is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Mg, Ba, Ti, Sr, Sb, Y, W, B, or any combination thereof, and
the lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide of the second particles have a formula of Li a Ni b Co c Mn d M 2 (1-b-c-d) O 2 , wherein 0.5<a≤1.2, 0.65<b≤1, 0<c≤0.35, 0<d≤0.35, and M 2 is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Zn, Ti, Sr, Sb, Y, W, Al, B, P, F, S, and any combination thereof.
17 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein a weight ratio of the first particles to the second particles is 1:1 to 9:1.
18 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:
providing a coating layer precursor comprising a sulfur-containing compound, wherein the sulfur-containing compound is selected from the group consisting of mercaptan, thiophenol, thioether, thioaldehyde, thioketone, thionocarboxylic acid, sulphoxide, sulfone, sulfur oxoacid, sulfamide, sulfamic acid, lithium bisfluorosulfonimide, thiopropionamide, thioisobutyramide, propylene sulfide, methyl ethyl sulfide, R1-S(═O) 2 —R2, R1-C(═S)—R2,
R1-C—S—C—R2, or R1-S(═O) 2 —LiN—S(—O) 2 —R2, and any combination thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from hydroxyl, amino, C 1-6 alkyl, aryl, a halogen atom selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, and a hydrogen atom; and
treating the core with the coating layer precursor to form a reaction product as the coating layer on at least a part of a surface of the core, wherein the reaction product comprises Li, S, and O.
19 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the coating layer precursor further comprises a neutral or acidic lithium-containing compound.