Composite positive electrode material and preparation method therefor, positive electrode plate, secondary battery, and electric device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025340453-A1
Application number	US-202519266642-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 11, 2025
Priority date	Apr 19, 2023
Publication date	Nov 6, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A composite positive electrode material and a preparation method therefor, a positive electrode plate, a secondary battery, and an electric device. The composite positive electrode material includes a positive electrode material substrate and a first coating layer at least partially covering the positive electrode material substrate, where a general formula of the positive electrode material substrate is: LibNixCoyMnzMaO2-c, where M includes one or more of Zr, Y, Al, Ti, W, Sr, Ta, Mo, Sb, Nb, Na, K, and Ca, 0.55≤x≤1.0, 0≤y≤0.45, 0≤z≤0.45, 0≤a≤0.45, 0.5≤b≤1.2, a+x+y+z+b=2, and −0.1≤c≤0.1; and the first coating layer includes a transition metal element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A composite positive electrode material, comprising:
a positive electrode material substrate; and a first coating layer at least partially covering the positive electrode material substrate; wherein:
a general formula of the positive electrode material substrate is:

wherein M comprises one or more of Zr, Y, Al, Ti, W, Sr, Ta, Mo, Sb, Nb, Na, K, and Ca, 0.55≤x≤1.0, 0≤y≤0.45, 0≤z≤0.45, 0≤a≤0.45, 0.5≤b≤1.2, a+x+y+z+b=2, and −0.1≤c≤0.1; and

the first coating layer comprises a transition metal element.

2 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein in the general formula Li b Ni x Co y Mn z M a O 2-c , 0.9≤x≤1.0, 0≤y≤0.1, 0≤z≤0.1, 0≤a≤0.1, 0.5≤b≤1.2, a+x+y+z+b=2, and −0.1≤c≤0.1.

3 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the transition metal element is present in the first coating layer in a form of an oxide or a fluoride.

4 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the transition metal element comprises one or more of Co, Ce, Zr, La, Sb, and W, and optionally, the transition metal element comprises one or both of Co and Ce.

5 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 4 , wherein a molar ratio M of Ce to Co in the transition metal element meets 0<M≤10, and optionally, meets 0<M≤1.

6 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the first coating layer further comprises a compound having a melting point lower than 900° C.

7 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 6 , wherein the compound having a melting point lower than 900° C. comprises an alkali metal element and a non-metal element, wherein the non-metal element comprises one or more of N, F, Cl, and S.

8 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 7 , wherein based on the mass of the positive electrode material substrate, a mass content of the alkali metal element in the first coating layer ranges from 100 ppm to 15000 ppm, and optionally, ranges from 1000 ppm to 8000 ppm.

9 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 7 , wherein based on the mass of the positive electrode material substrate, a mass content of the non-metal element in the first coating layer ranges from 200 ppm to 50000 ppm, and optionally, ranges from 500 ppm to 8000 ppm.

10 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein the composite positive electrode material further comprises a second coating layer, wherein the second coating layer at least partially covers the surface of the first coating layer, and the second coating layer comprises one or more of Al, B, and W.

11 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 10 , wherein based on the mass of the positive electrode material substrate, a mass content of Al in the second coating layer ranges from 100 ppm to 3500 ppm, and optionally, ranges from 500 ppm to 2500 ppm.

12 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 10 , wherein based on the mass of the positive electrode material substrate, a mass content of B in the second coating layer ranges from 100 ppm to 2500 ppm, and optionally, ranges from 500 ppm to 2000 ppm.

13 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 10 , wherein a mass ratio of the element Al to the element B in the second coating layer ranges from 0.5 to 2.

14 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 10 , wherein a total thickness of the first coating layer and the second coating layer ranges from 0.01 μm to 1 μm.

15 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein based on a mass of the positive electrode material substrate, a mass content of the transition metal element in the first coating layer ranges from 100 ppm to 20000 ppm, and optionally, ranges from 1000 ppm to 15000 ppm.

16 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein an aspect ratio of primary particles of the composite positive electrode material ranges from 1.5 to 10, and optionally, ranges from 2 to 4.

17 . The composite positive electrode material according to claim 1 , wherein a span of the composite positive electrode material is greater than or equal to 0.5, and optionally, is greater than or equal to 1.2.

18 . A positive electrode plate, comprising the composite positive electrode material according to claim 1 .

19 . A secondary battery, comprising the positive electrode plate according to claim 18 .

20 . A preparation method for a composite positive electrode material, comprising:
uniformly mixing a first raw material comprising a lithium source and a positive electrode material precursor, and performing a first calcination in a first atmosphere to obtain a first product, wherein optionally, the first raw material further comprises an M source; and mixing the first product and a second raw material comprising a transition metal element source in a second atmosphere to perform a second calcination, to prepare the composite positive electrode material; wherein:
the composite positive electrode material comprises a positive electrode material substrate and a first coating layer arranged on at least a part of the positive electrode material substrate, wherein a general formula of the positive electrode material substrate is:

wherein M comprises one or more of Zr, Y, Al, Ti, W, Sr, Ta, Mo, Sb, Nb, Na, K, and Ca, 0.55≤x≤1.0, 0≤y≤0.45, 0≤z≤0.45, 0≤a≤0.45, 0.5≤b≤1.2, a+x+y+z+b=2, and −0.1≤c≤0.1; and

the first coating layer comprises a transition metal element.

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shen Chongheng
• Huan Shuxing
• Chen Qiang
• Wu Changxu
• Liu Na

Classifications

• C01G53/50

  of the type (MnO2)n-, e.g. Li(NixMn1-x)O2 or Li(MyNixMn1-x-y)O2 · CPC title

• C01P2004/84

  one phase coated with the other · CPC title

• C01P2006/40

  Electric properties · CPC title

• C01G53/506 Primary

  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

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title