Metal anode, method for preparing the metal anode, and secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12394789-B2
Application number	US-202217574193-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2022
Priority date	Jul 12, 2019
Publication date	Aug 19, 2025
Grant date	Aug 19, 2025

Abstract

A metal anode including a metal anode body and a protective layer formed on one or two side surfaces of the metal anode body. The protective layer includes a coordination polymer having an unsaturated metal site or a complexation product formed by complexation between the coordination polymer having the unsaturated metal site and anions of battery electrolyte salt. The coordination polymer uses zirconium, aluminum, or iron as a center and uses R—X n as an organic ligand, R is n-valent hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or hydrocarboxy, n is an integer in a range of 1 to 4, X is an oxygen-containing functional group capable of forming metal-oxygen chemical bond with the metal anode body, and the metal-oxygen chemical bond is formed between metal atoms on a surface of the metal anode body and oxygen atoms in the X group.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A metal anode comprising:
a metal anode body comprising two side surfaces; and
a protective layer formed on the two side surfaces and comprising:
a coordination polymer having an unsaturated metal site, wherein the coordination polymer uses zirconium, aluminum, or iron as a metal center and uses R—X n as an organic ligand, wherein R is n-valent hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or hydrocarboxy, wherein n is an integer in a range of 1 to 4, wherein X is an oxygen-containing functional group capable of forming a metal-oxygen chemical bond with the metal anode body, and wherein the metal-oxygen chemical bond is formed between metal atoms on a surface of the metal anode body and oxygen atoms in X; or
a complexation product formed by complexation between the coordination polymer and anions of battery electrolyte salt.

2. The metal anode of claim 1 , wherein X is carboxyl or sulfonyl, and wherein the unsaturated metal site is monoatomic.

3. The metal anode of claim 1 , wherein R is hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or hydrocarboxy with 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and wherein the organic ligand is aliphatic.

4. The metal anode of claim 3 , wherein R comprises one of alkyl, alkylene, haloalkyl, haloalkylene, alkoxy, alkoxylene, haloalkoxy, haloalkoxylene, alkenyl, alkenylene, haloalkenyl, haloalkenylene, enoxy, enoxylene, haloenoxy, halogenated enoxylene, aryl, arylene, haloaryl, haloarylene, aryloxy, aryloxylene, haloaryloxy, or haloaryloxylene.

5. The metal anode of claim 1 , wherein the metal anode body comprises a lithium anode, a sodium anode, a potassium anode, a magnesium anode, a zinc anode, or an aluminum anode, wherein the coordination polymer comprises the structure: ZrCOO—R—X n , and wherein the X n group not bonded to the Zr is bonded to the metal anode body.

6. The metal anode of claim 5 , wherein the lithium anode comprises at least one of lithium metal, a lithium silicon alloy, a lithium aluminum alloy, a lithium tin alloy, or a lithium indium alloy.

7. The metal anode of claim 1 , wherein the anions comprise at least one of hexafluorophosphate anions, hexafluoroarsenate anions, perchlorate anions, tetrafluoroborate anions, dioxalate borate anions, difluoroacetic acid borate anions, bisfluorosulfonimide anions, bistrifluorosulfonimide anions, or anions complex with the unsaturated metal site.

8. The metal anode of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the protective layer is 0.1 micrometers (μm) to 30 μm.

9. The metal anode of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer further comprises a binder.

10. The metal anode according to claim 1 , wherein the unsaturated metal site is monoatomic, wherein the unsaturated metal site has a positive charge, wherein the organic ligand is aliphatic, wherein the metal anode body is a lithium negative electrode, and wherein Li—O chemical bonding is formed between the oxygen atoms in the X group and the metal atoms on the surface of the metal anode body.

11. A method for preparing a metal anode comprising:
forming a protective layer on two side surfaces of a metal anode body,
wherein the protective layer comprises a coordination polymer having an unsaturated metal site or a complexation product formed by complexation between the coordination polymer and anions of a battery electrolyte salt,
wherein the coordination polymer uses zirconium, aluminum, or iron as a metal center and uses R—X n as an organic ligand,
wherein R is n-valent hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or hydrocarboxy,
wherein n is an integer in a range of 1 to 4,
wherein X is an oxygen-containing functional group capable of forming metal-oxygen chemical bond with the metal anode body, and
wherein the metal-oxygen chemical bond is formed between metal atoms on a surface of the metal anode body and oxygen atoms in X.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein X is carboxyl or sulfonyl, and wherein the unsaturated metal site has a positive charge.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the protective layer comprises the coordination polymer, and wherein the method further comprises coating a solution containing the coordination polymer onto the surface of the metal anode body.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the protective layer comprises the complexation product, and wherein the method further comprises:
coating a first solution containing the coordination polymer onto the surface of the metal anode body; and
coating a second solution containing the battery electrolyte salt onto the coordination polymer, wherein the coordination polymer complexes with the anions to form the complexation product.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the solution comprises a non-aqueous organic solvent comprising one or more of tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl ether, dimethyl sulfide, 1,3-dioxolan, 1,4-dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, bis-trifluoroethyl, hexafluoroisopropyl methyl ether, hexafluoroisopropyl ethyl ether, methyl perfluorobutyl ether, ethyl perfluorobutyl ether, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropylether, or 1H, 1H, 5H-perfluoropentyl-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethylether.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second solution comprises a non-aqueous organic solvent comprising one or more of a carbonate solvent, an ether solvent, or a carboxylate solvent.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the carbonate solvent comprises:
cyclic carbonate comprising one or more of ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, γ-butyrolactone, butylene carbonate, fluoroethylene carbonate, or vinylene carbonate; or
chain carbonate comprising one or more of dimethyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, or dipropyl carbonate,
wherein the ether solvent comprises:
cyclic ether comprising one or more of 1,3-dioxolane, 1,4-dioxane, crown, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, or 2-trifluoromethyl tetrahydrofuran; or
chain ether comprising one or more of dimethoxymethane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, or diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, and

wherein the carboxylate solvent comprises one or more of methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, propyl propionate, or butyl propionate.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein a manner of coating the solution comprises at least one of drip coating, brush coating, roll coating, spray coating, slit coating, dip coating, or spin coating, and wherein the method further comprises further coating the solution in a dry room or in a protective atmosphere.

19. A secondary battery comprising:
a cathode electrode film;
a separator;
a liquid electrolyte; and
an anode electrode film comprising:
a metal anode comprising:
a metal anode body comprising two side surfaces; and
a protective layer formed on the two side surfaces and comprising:
a coordination polymer having an unsaturated metal site, wherein the coordination polymer uses zirconium, aluminum, or iron as a metal center and uses R—X n as an organic ligand, wherein R is n-valent hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or hydrocarboxy, wherein n is an integer in a range of 1 to 4, wherein X is an oxygen-containing functional group capable of forming a metal-oxygen chemical bond with the metal anode body, and wherein the metal-oxygen chemical bond is formed between metal atoms on a surface of the metal anode body and oxygen atoms in X; or
a complexation product formed by complexation between the coordination polymer and anions of battery electrolyte salt.

20. A terminal comprising:
a secondary battery configured to supply power to the terminal, wherein th

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ma Qiang
• Wu Haobin
• Li Zhengjie
• Xu Yifei
• Hong Xiang
• Wang Pinghua

Classifications

• H01M2300/0042

  Four or more solvents · CPC title

• H01M10/0569

  characterised by the solvents · CPC title

• H01M4/628

  Inhibitors, e.g. gassing inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors · CPC title

• H01M4/0409

  by a doctor blade method, slip-casting or roller coating · CPC title

• H01M2004/027

  Negative electrodes · CPC title