Positive electrode material, and electrochemical apparatus and electronic apparatus containing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025029986-A1
Application number	US-202418901353-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 30, 2024
Priority date	Jun 17, 2022
Publication date	Jan 23, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A positive electrode material, including: a matrix and a first coating layer located on surface of the matrix, where based a molar content of metal elements other than Li in the first coating layer, a molar percentage of element Co in the first coating layer is W1; and based on a molar content of metal elements other than Li in the matrix, a molar percentage of element Co in the matrix is W2, where W1>W2; and the first coating layer includes a first region having a spinel phase structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A positive electrode material, comprising: a matrix and a first coating layer located on a surface of the matrix; wherein based on a molar content of metal elements other than Li in the first coating layer, a molar percentage of element Co in the first coating layer is W1, and based on a molar content of metal elements other than Li in the matrix, a molar percentage of element Co in the matrix is W2, and W1>W2; and the first coating layer comprises a first region having a spinel phase structure.

2 . The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the first coating layer further comprises a second region having a rock-salt phase structure.

3 . The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(i) W1≥1.5W2; (ii) W1≤10W2; (iii) W1 ranges from 8% to 48%; (iv) the first coating layer has a thickness ranging from 3 nm to 40 nm; or (v) the first region has a thickness ranging from 1 nm to 5 nm.

4 . The positive electrode material according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) W1≥4W2; (2) W1 ranges from 15% to 40%; or (3) the first coating layer has a thickness ranging from 8 nm to 20 nm.

5 . The positive electrode material according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) the first region is located between the matrix and the second region; or (2) the second region has a thickness ranging from 1 nm to 5 nm.

6 . The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the matrix and the first coating layer each independently contain element A; the element A comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, Y, V, Nb, W, Zr, La, Mg, Cr, Ge, Mo, Sr, Ca, Ba, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ga, In, Sn, Ce, Ta, Hf, and Sb; based on the molar content of metal elements other than Li in the first coating layer, a molar percentage of the element A in the first coating layer is T1; and based on the molar content of metal elements other than Li in the matrix, a molar percentage of the element A in the matrix is T2, and T1>T2.

7 . The positive electrode material according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a1) T1≥1.3T2; (a2) T1≤10T2; or (a3) Tl ranges from 1.5% to 15%.

8 . The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode material further comprises a second coating layer located on a surface of the first coating layer, the second coating layer containing element X; and element X being at least one selected from the group consisting of F, B, P, and Si.

9 . The positive electrode material according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(b1) the second coating layer has a porous structure; (b2) the second coating layer comprises at least one of lithium fluoride, lithium phosphate, lithium borate, or lithium silicate; or (b3) based on a molar content of elements other than Li in the second coating layer, a molar percentage of element X in the second coating layer ranges from 0.1% to 10%.

10 . The positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(c1) the matrix comprises a lithium-nickel composite oxide having a layered crystal structure; (c2) the matrix contains element Ni, wherein a molar percentage of element Ni in the matrix is greater than or equal to 50% based on the molar content of metal elements other than Li in the matrix; or (c3) the matrix contains element Co, wherein a molar percentage of element Co in the matrix is greater than or equal to 2% based on the molar content of metal elements other than Li in the matrix.

11 . An electrochemical apparatus, comprising a positive electrode material, the positive electrode material comprises a matrix and a first coating layer located on a surface of the matrix; wherein based on a molar content of metal elements other than Li in the first coating layer, a molar percentage of element Co in the first coating layer is W1, and based on a molar content of metal elements other than Li in the matrix, a molar percentage of element Co in the matrix is W2, and W1>W2; and the first coating layer comprises a first region having a spinel phase structure.

12 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) the first coating layer further comprises a second region having a rock-salt phase structure; (2) the positive electrode material further comprises a second coating layer located on a surface of the first coating layer, the second coating layer containing element X; and element X being at least one selected from the group consisting of F, B, P, and Si; (3) the matrix comprises a lithium-nickel composite oxide having a layered crystal structure; (4) the matrix contains element Ni, wherein a molar percentage of element Ni in the matrix is greater than or equal to 50% based on the molar content of metal elements other than Li in the matrix; or (5) the matrix contains element Co, wherein a molar percentage of element Co in the matrix is greater than or equal to 2% based on the molar content of metal elements other than Li in the matrix.

13 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(i) W1≥1.5W2; (ii) W1≤10W2; (iii) W1 ranges from 8% to 48%; (iv) the first coating layer has a thickness ranging from 3 nm to 40 nm; or (v) the first region has a thickness ranging from 1 nm to 5 nm.

14 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) W1≥4W2; (2) W1 ranges from 15% to 40%; or (3) the first coating layer has a thickness ranging from 8 nm to 20 nm.

15 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) the first region is located between the matrix and the second region; (2) the second region has a thickness ranging from 1 nm to 5 nm; (3) the second coating layer has a porous structure; (4) the second coating layer comprises at least one of lithium fluoride, lithium phosphate, lithium borate, or lithium silicate; or (5) based on a molar content of elements other than Li in the second coating layer, a molar percentage of element X in the second coating layer ranges from 0.1% to 10%.

16 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the matrix and the first coating layer each independently contain element A; the element A comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, Y, V, Nb, W, Zr, La, Mg, Cr, Ge, Mo, Sr, Ca, Ba, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ga, In, Sn, Ce, Ta, Hf, and Sb; based on the molar content of metal elements other than Li in the first coating layer, a molar percentage of the element A in the first coating layer is T1; and based on the molar content of metal elements other than Li in the matrix, a molar percentage of the element A in the matrix is T2, and T1>T2.

17 . The electrochemical apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein at least one of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a1) T1≥1.3T2; (a2) T1≤10T2; or (a3) Tl ranges from 1.5% to 15%.

18 . An electronic apparatus, comprising an electrochemical apparatus, the electrochemical apparatus comprises a positive electrode material, the positive electrode material comprises a matrix and a first coating layer located o

Assignees

• Ningde Amperex Technology Ltd

Inventors

• Peng Gang
• Lang Ye
• Liu Wenyuan

Classifications

• C01G53/506

  with the molar ratio of nickel with respect to all the metals other than alkali metals higher than or equal to 0.8, e.g. Li(MzNixCoyMn1-x-y-z)O2 with x ≥ 0.8 · CPC title

• C01G53/504

  with the molar ratio of nickel with respect to all the metals other than alkali metals higher than or equal to 0.5, e.g. Li(MzNixCoyMn1-x-y-z)O2 with x ≥ 0.5 · CPC title

• C01G53/84

  Hydroxides · CPC title

• C01P2006/40

  Electric properties · CPC title

• C01P2004/04

  obtained by TEM, STEM, STM or AFM · CPC title