Positive electrode active material, preparation method, positive electrode sheet, secondary battery, and electric device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025313490-A1
Application number	US-202519241651-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 18, 2025
Priority date	Apr 27, 2023
Publication date	Oct 9, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided in the present application are a positive electrode active material, a preparation method, a positive electrode sheet, a secondary battery, and an electric device. The positive electrode active material has the following general formula: Li a Ni x M1 y Mn z M2 1-x-y-z O 2 , where M1 and M2 each independently include one or a plurality of Co, Al, B, Zr, Sr, Y, Sb, W, Ti, Mg, or Nb, 0.8≤a≤1.2, 0.55≤x<1, 0<y≤0.25, and 0≤z≤0.2, the positive electrode active material is present in a form of secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles, the secondary particles include secondary pores formed by spaces between the primary particles, and the secondary pores have an inner diameter of 0.1 μm to 2 μm.

First claim

1 . A positive electrode active material, characterized in that the positive electrode active material has the following general formula:

wherein M1 and M2 each independently comprise one or a plurality of Co, Al, B, Zr, Sr, Y, Sb, W, Ti, Mg, or Nb, 0.8≤a≤1.2, 0.55≤x<1, 0<y≤0.25, and 0≤z≤0.2; and
the positive electrode active material is present in a form of secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles, the secondary particles comprise secondary pores formed by spaces between the primary particles, and the secondary pores have an inner diameter of 0.1 μm to 2 μm.

2 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the closest distance between the secondary pores and the surface of the secondary particles to the Dv50 of the secondary particles is 1/5 to 3/5.

3 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein at least some of the primary particles further comprise primary pores therein, and the primary pores have an inner diameter of 0.05 μm to 0.6 μm.

4 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein 0.8≤a≤1.2, 0.8≤x<1.0, 0<y≤0.1, and 0≤z≤0.1.

5 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary pores have an inner diameter of 0.2 μm to 1 μm.

6 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the porosity of the positive electrode active material is 0.1% to 12%.

7 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the average particle size D of the primary particles is 100 nm to 800 nm.

8 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the Dv50 of the secondary particles is 3 μm to 12 μm.

9 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the SPAN value of the secondary particles is 0.8 to 1.5.

10 . The positive electrode active material according to claim 1 , wherein the area of a (010) crystal plane in an XRD diffraction spectrum of the positive electrode active material is 200 μm 2 to 300 μm 2 .

11 . A preparation method for a positive electrode active material, characterized by comprising:
mixing a first raw material comprising a nickel source and a manganese source with a complexing agent and a precipitating agent to perform a co-precipitation reaction to prepare a precursor, optionally, the first raw material further comprising an M1 source; and mixing the precursor with a lithium source for calcination to prepare the positive electrode active material; or mixing the precursor with a lithium source for calcination and then performing mixing with an M2 source for calcination to prepare the positive electrode active material, the positive electrode active material having the following general formula:

wherein M1 and M2 each independently comprise one or a plurality of Co, Al, B, Zr, Sr, Y, Sb, W, Ti, Mg, or Nb, 0.8≤a≤1.2, 0.55≤x<1, 0<y≤0.25, and 0≤z≤0.2, the positive electrode active material is present in a form of secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles, the secondary particles comprise secondary pores formed by spaces between the primary particles, and the secondary pores have an inner diameter of 0.1 μm to 2 μm.

12 . The preparation method according to claim 11 , wherein 0.8≤a≤1.2, 0.8≤x<1.0, 0<y≤0.1, and 0≤z≤0.1.

13 . The preparation method according to claim 11 , wherein the precursor is present in a form of secondary precursor particles formed by aggregation of primary precursor particles;
the average particle size D′ of the primary precursor particles is 150 nm to 500 nm; and the median particle size Dv50′ of the secondary precursor particles is 3 μm to 12 μm.

14 . The preparation method according to claim 11 , wherein the specific surface area of the precursor is 2 m 2 /g to 40 m 2 /g.

15 . The preparation method according to claim 14 , wherein the molar concentration of the manganese element in the first raw material is 0.02 mol/L to 1.5 mol/L.

16 . The preparation method according to claim 11 , wherein the pH value of the co-precipitation reaction is 9 to 12.

17 . The preparation method according to claim 11 , wherein the reaction temperature of the co-precipitation reaction is 50° C. to 80° C.

18 . The preparation method according to claim 11 , wherein the reaction time of the co-precipitation reaction is 6 h to 10 h.

19 . A positive electrode sheet, characterized by comprising a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode film layer disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode film layer comprising the positive electrode active material according to claim 1 .

20 . A secondary battery, characterized by comprising the positive electrode sheet according to claim 19 .

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yun Liang
• Sun Xin
• Chen Xingbu
• Li Xuan
• Wu Lili
• Song Peidong

Classifications

• H01M10/0525

  Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries · CPC title

• C01P2006/40

  Electric properties · CPC title

• C01P2006/16

  Pore diameter · CPC title

• C01P2006/12

  Surface area · CPC title

• C01P2004/62

  Submicrometer sized, i.e. from 0.1-1 micrometer · CPC title