Electrochemical apparatus and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025023018-A1
Application number	US-202418901672-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 30, 2024
Priority date	May 24, 2022
Publication date	Jan 16, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electrochemical apparatus, including a positive electrode plate, where the positive electrode plate includes a positive electrode active material layer, and the positive electrode active material layer includes a first material and a second material; and in a fully charged state of the electrochemical apparatus, an XRD diffraction pattern of the positive electrode plate has a diffraction peak A1 of (003) crystal plane of the second material within a range of 18° to 20° and a diffraction peak C1 of (311) crystal plane of the first material within a range of 35° to 37°. The electrochemical apparatus can have prolonged high-temperature cycle life.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electrochemical apparatus, comprising a positive electrode plate, wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode active material layer, and the positive electrode active material layer comprises a first material and a second material;
and in a fully charged state of the electrochemical apparatus, an XRD diffraction pattern of the positive electrode plate has a diffraction peak A1 within a range of 18° to 20° and a diffraction peak C1 within a range of 35° to 37°.

2 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a peak intensity of the diffraction peak A1 is I A1 , and a peak intensity of the diffraction peak C1 is I C1 , and 3≤I C1 /I A1 ≤100.

3 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the XRD diffraction pattern of the positive electrode plate has a diffraction peak B1 within a range of 44° to 46°, and a peak intensity of the diffraction peak B1 is I B1 , and 1≤I A1 /I B1 ≤5.

4 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein 3≤I C1 /I A1 ≤55.

5 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(i) the first material is a lithium transition metal phosphate compound with an olivine-type crystal structure, and the second material is a lithium manganese composite oxide with a layered crystal structure; or (ii) the second material comprises R-3m and C2/m crystal phase structures.

6 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(iii) in the second material, a molar content of element Mn is n Mn , a molar content of element T is n T , a molar content of element O is n O , a molar content of element Ni is n Ni , a molar content of element T′ is n T′ , and a sum of the molar content of the element Mn, element T, element Ni, and element T′ is n M , wherein the element T comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe and Co; and the element T′ comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Cu, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, La, Zn, Ga, Ru, Ag, Sn, Au, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, and W; and 0.25≤n Mn /n M ≤0.85, 0.05≤n T /n M ≤0.65, 0≤n Ni /n M ≤0.4, 0≤n T′ /n M ≤0.05, and 0.35≤n M /n O ≤0.475; or (iv) in the first material, a molar content of element Fe is m Fe , a molar content of element Mn is m Mn , a molar content of element T″ is m T″ , and a sum of the molar content of the element Fe, element Mn, and element T″ is m M , wherein the element T″ comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, V, Al, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mg, Ga, Nb, and Cr; and 0.5≤m Fe /m M ≤1, 0≤m Mn /m M ≤0.5, and 0≤m T″ /m M ≤0.2.

7 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a) 0.05≤n T /n M ≤0.5; or (b) the element T comprises Fe, and in the second material, a molar content of element Fe is n Fe , and 0.05≤n Fe /n M ≤0.5.

8 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) an average particle size of the first material is D 1 , and an average particle size of the second material is D 2 , and 3≤D 2 /D 1 ≤10; (2) the average particle size D 1 of the first material is 0.5 μm to 3 μm; or (3) the average particle size D 2 of the second material is 4 μm to 9 μm.

9 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a compacted density of the positive electrode active material layer is P, and 1.8 g/cm 3 ≤P≤2.7 g/cm 3 .

10 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) the second material comprises any one of materials represented by chemical formula I:
Li 2−e Ni a T b Mn c T′ d O 2   chemical formula I,

wherein 0≤a≤0.35, 0<b≤0.6, 0.25≤c≤0.65, 0≤d≤0.05, 0.7≤a+b+c+d≤0.95, 0.7≤e≤0.95, T comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe and Co; and T′ comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Cu, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, La, Zn, Ga, Ru, Ag, Sn, Au, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, and W; or (2) the first material comprises any one of materials represented by chemical formula II:
Li x Fe y Mn z T″ 1−y−z PO 4−t A t   chemical formula II,

wherein 0.6≤x≤1.2, 0.5≤y≤1, 0≤z≤0.5, 0.8≤y+z≤1, 0≤t≤0.2, T″ comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, V, Al, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mg, Ga, Nb, and Cr; and A comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of S, N, F, Cl, and Br.

11 . An electronic device, comprising an electrochemical apparatus, the electrochemical apparatus comprises a positive electrode plate, wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode active material layer, and the positive electrode active material layer comprises a first material and a second material; and in a fully charged state of the electrochemical apparatus, an XRD diffraction pattern of the positive electrode plate has a diffraction peak A1 within a range of 18° to 20° and a diffraction peak C1 within a range of 35° to 37°.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein a peak intensity of the diffraction peak A1 is I A1 , and a peak intensity of the diffraction peak C1 is I C1 , and 3≤I C1 /I A1 ≤100.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the XRD diffraction pattern of the positive electrode plate has a diffraction peak B1 within a range of 44° to 46°, and a peak intensity of the diffraction peak B1 is I B1 , and 1≤I A1 /I B1 ≤5.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein 3≤I C1 /I A1 ≤55.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(i) the first material is a lithium transition metal phosphate compound with an olivine-type crystal structure, and the second material is a lithium manganese composite oxide with a layered crystal structure; or (ii) the second material comprises R-3m and C2/m crystal phase structures.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(iii) in the second material, a molar content of element Mn is n Mn , a molar content of element T is n T , a molar content of element O is n O , a molar content of element Ni is n Ni , a molar content of element T′is n T′ , and a sum of the molar content of the element Mn, element T, element Ni, and element T′ is n M , wherein the element T comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe and Co; and the element T′ comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Cu, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, La, Zn, Ga, Ru, Ag, Sn, Au, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, and W; and 0.25≤n Mn /n M ≤0.85, 0.05≤n T /n M ≤0.65, 0≤n Ni /n M ≤0.4, 0≤n T′ /n M ≤0.05, and 0.35≤n M /n O ≤0.475; or (iv) in the first material, a molar content of element Fe is m Fe , a molar content of element Mn is m Mn , a molar content of element T″ is m T″ , and a sum of the molar content of the element Fe, element Mn, and element T″ is m M , wherein the element T″ comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, V, Al, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mg, Ga, Nb, and Cr; and 0.5≤m Fe /m M ≤1, 0≤m Mn /m M ≤0.5, and 0≤m T″ /m M ≤0.2.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a) 0.05≤n T /n M ≤0.5; or (b) the element T comprises Fe, and in the second material, a molar content of element Fe is n Fe , and 0.05≤n Fe /n M

Assignees

• Ningde Amperex Technology Ltd

Inventors

• Zhou Molin

Classifications

• H01M10/052

  Li-accumulators · CPC title

• H01M2004/021

  Physical characteristics, e.g. porosity, surface area · CPC title

• H01M4/525

  of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy · CPC title

• H01M4/5825

  Oxygenated metallic salts or polyanionic structures, e.g. borates, phosphates, silicates, olivines · CPC title

• H01M4/505

  of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy · CPC title