WO2024187741A1 - 正极活性材料、及其制备方法、二次电池和用电装置 - Google Patents
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- the present application relates to the technical field of secondary batteries, and in particular to a positive electrode active material, a preparation method thereof, a secondary battery and an electrical device.
- Sodium batteries have great application potential in large-scale energy storage due to their abundant reserves, low price and wide operating temperature.
- Iron-based polyanion compounds are considered to be the most promising electrode materials due to their excellent structural stability, safety and suitable voltage platform.
- sodium batteries using iron-based polyanion compounds as positive electrode materials still have many problems and cannot meet the application needs of the new generation of electrochemical systems.
- the present application is made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a positive electrode active material with higher crystallinity, which is beneficial to improve the first discharge capacity of the battery.
- a positive electrode active material comprises a polyanion compound having a general formula as shown in Formula I.
- the crystallinity of the positive electrode active material is 0.8 to 1. Na x Fe y1 M y2 (PO 4 ) z (P 2 O 7 ) kFormula I
- M includes at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W and Pb; 1 ⁇ x ⁇ 7 , 1 ⁇ y1 + y2 ⁇ 4 , 1 ⁇ z ⁇ 2, 1 ⁇ k ⁇ 4.
- the positive electrode active material with a crystallinity of 0.8 to 1 is beneficial to improving the initial discharge capacity of the battery, so that the battery has a higher charging capacity and improves the performance of the battery.
- the ratio Id of the peak intensity of (602) to the peak intensity of (022) in the XRD diffraction spectrum of the positive electrode active material is 0.9 to 1.5.
- the positive electrode active material further includes a carbon material located on at least a portion of the surface of the primary particles of the polyanion compound.
- the carbon material located on the surface of the primary particles can significantly improve the poor conductivity of the iron-based polyanion compounds and greatly improve the electrochemical performance of the positive electrode active material.
- the second aspect of the present application provides a method for preparing a positive electrode active material, comprising the following steps:
- the raw material further includes an M source;
- the positive electrode active material includes a polyanion compound having a general formula shown in Formula I, and the crystallinity of the positive electrode active material is 0.8 to 1.
- M includes at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W and Pb; 1 ⁇ x ⁇ 7 , 1 ⁇ y1 + y2 ⁇ 4 , 1 ⁇ z ⁇ 2, 1 ⁇ k ⁇ 4.
- the positive electrode active material with a crystallinity of 0.8 to 1 is beneficial to improving the initial discharge capacity of the battery, so that the battery has a higher charging capacity and improves the performance of the battery.
- the raw materials comprising a sodium source, an iron source, and a phosphorus source are mixed with a solvent to obtain a mixed slurry, which specifically includes:
- the raw materials including the sodium source, ferrous oxalate and phosphorus source are added to a solvent, stirred and ground to obtain a mixed slurry.
- the mixed slurry is subjected to a homogenizing shear rate of 300S -1 to 900S -1 .
- the homogenizing shear rate of stirring is controlled to be 300S -1 ⁇ 900S -1 .
- a high homogenizing shear rate is beneficial to avoid or reduce the precursor generated by the reaction of the sodium source, phosphorus source and ferrous oxalate to wrap the unreacted ferrous oxalate, so as to fully expose the unreacted ferrous oxalate.
- the reaction is carried out separately to improve the crystallinity of the positive electrode active material.
- the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the mixed slurry is 0.05 ⁇ m to 1.5 ⁇ m, and can be optionally 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.7 ⁇ m.
- Controlling the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the mixed slurry within an appropriate particle size range can avoid the need for a long grinding time due to too small a particle size, increase the risk of subsequent slurry physical gelation, reduce the difficulty of subsequent processing, and reduce the requirements for production equipment; it can also reduce the small crystallinity and more impurities of the positive electrode active material due to too large a particle size, thereby ensuring the kinetic performance of the positive electrode active material during the charge and discharge process.
- the solid content of the mixed slurry is 15% to 50%, and optionally 25% to 40%.
- Controlling the solid content of the mixed slurry within an appropriate range can avoid the mixed slurry's solid content being too low, which leads to a reduction in production capacity and inability to produce on a large scale, and can also avoid the mixed slurry's solid content being too high, which increases equipment losses and requirements for production equipment. It can take into account both production costs and production scale, making it suitable for industrial applications.
- the mixed slurry includes a carbon source.
- carbon source is beneficial to improving the conductivity of the positive electrode active material and increasing the initial discharge capacity of the battery.
- the raw materials comprising a sodium source, an iron source, and a phosphorus source are added to a solvent to obtain a mixed slurry:
- the raw materials including the sodium source, ferrous oxalate and phosphorus source are added to a solvent, stirred and ground until the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the slurry is 0.05 ⁇ m to 1.5 ⁇ m, and then mixed with a carbon source to obtain a mixed slurry.
- Controlling the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the mixed slurry within an appropriate particle size range can avoid the need for a long grinding time due to too small a particle size, increase the risk of subsequent slurry physical gelation, reduce the difficulty of subsequent processing, and reduce the requirements for production equipment; it can also reduce the small crystallinity and more impurities of the positive electrode active material due to too large a particle size, thereby ensuring the kinetic performance of the positive electrode active material during the charge and discharge process.
- the preparation method comprises:
- the raw materials including the sodium source, ferrous oxalate, and phosphorus source are added to the solvent, stirred, and ground until the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the slurry is 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.7 ⁇ m, and then mixed with the carbon source to obtain to the mixed slurry.
- the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the mixed slurry is further controlled to be 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.7 ⁇ m before mixing with the carbon source to reduce the difficulty of initial grinding.
- the addition of the carbon source will significantly increase the viscosity of the slurry, increase the grinding power and grinding time.
- the sodium source includes one or more of sodium carbonate, sodium phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium oxalate, sodium acetate, sodium citrate, sodium nitrate, and sodium hydroxide.
- the phosphorus source includes one or more of sodium dihydrogen phosphate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium phosphate, ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, diammonium hydrogen phosphate, sodium pyrophosphate, trisodium monohydrogen pyrophosphate, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, monosodium trihydrogen pyrophosphate, phosphoric acid, and pyrophosphoric acid.
- the solvent includes one or more of ethanol, water, and ethylene glycol.
- the above solvents and dispersants are beneficial to the sufficient dissolution and dispersion of the raw materials, forming a uniformly mixed mixed slurry, which is convenient for controlling the particle size in the mixed slurry.
- the carbon source includes an inorganic carbon source or an organic carbon source
- the inorganic carbon source includes one or more of natural graphite, artificial graphite, carbon black, carbon nanotubes, and graphene
- the organic carbon source includes one or more of sucrose, glucose, citric acid, starch, cyclodextrin, and asphalt.
- Both inorganic carbon sources and organic carbon sources are beneficial to improving the conductivity of positive electrode active materials.
- a third aspect of the present application provides a secondary battery, comprising a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, wherein the positive electrode plate comprises the positive electrode active material of the first aspect or the positive electrode active material prepared by the preparation method of the second aspect.
- the secondary battery is a negative electrode-free sodium secondary battery.
- the negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector and a primer layer disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, and the primer layer includes one or more of carbon nanotubes, graphite, graphene, silver composite carbon nanoparticles, and tin composite carbon nanoparticles.
- the above-mentioned base coating layer not only has excellent conductivity, but also facilitates the uniform deposition of metal ions on the surface of the current collector, thereby improving the cycle performance and safety of the battery.
- the surface density of the primer layer is 5 g/m 2 to 50 g/m 2 .
- the base coating with a surface density of 5 g/m 2 to 50 g/m 2 is conducive to the uniform distribution of nucleation sites. It promotes uniform deposition of metals without affecting the transport behavior of electrons.
- the thickness of the primer layer is 2 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m.
- Controlling the thickness of the base coating to be 2 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m can provide enough nucleation sites to facilitate uniform deposition of metal ions and inhibit dendrites.
- a fourth aspect of the present application provides an electrical device, comprising the secondary battery of the third aspect of the present application.
- FIG. 1a is an X-ray diffraction pattern of a positive electrode active material precursor in some embodiments and comparative examples of the present application;
- FIG1b is a standard X-ray diffraction pattern of ferrous oxalate
- FIG2a is an X-ray diffraction pattern of the positive electrode active material in the examples and comparative examples of the present application.
- FIG2 b is a standard X-ray diffraction pattern of sodium ferric pyrophosphate
- FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG4 is an exploded view of the secondary battery of one embodiment of the present application shown in FIG3 ;
- FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a battery module according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a battery pack according to an embodiment of the present application.
- FIG7 is an exploded view of the battery pack according to an embodiment of the present application shown in FIG6 ;
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an electric device using a secondary battery as a power source according to an embodiment of the present application.
- “Scope” disclosed in the present application is limited in the form of lower limit and upper limit, and a given range is limited by selecting a lower limit and an upper limit, and the selected lower limit and upper limit define the boundary of a special range.
- the scope limited in this way can be including end values or not including end values, and can be arbitrarily combined, that is, any lower limit can be combined with any upper limit to form a scope. For example, if the scope of 60-120 and 80-110 is listed for a specific parameter, it is understood that the scope of 60-110 and 80-120 is also expected.
- the numerical range "a-b" represents the abbreviation of any real number combination between a and b, wherein a and b are real numbers.
- the numerical range "0-5" means that all real numbers between "0-5" are listed in this document, and "0-5" is just an abbreviation of these numerical combinations.
- a parameter is expressed as an integer ⁇ 2, it is equivalent to disclosing that the parameter is, for example, an integer of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, etc.
- the method includes steps (a) and (b), which means that the method may include steps (a) and (b) performed sequentially, or may include steps (b) and (a) performed sequentially.
- the method may further include step (c), which means that step (c) may be added to the method in any order.
- the method may include steps (a), (b) and (c), or may include steps (a), (c) and (b), or may include steps (c), (a) and (b), etc.
- the terms “include” and “comprising” mentioned in this application may be open-ended or closed-ended.
- the terms “include” and “comprising” may mean that other components not listed may also be included or that only the listed components may be included or that the components listed may be included. point.
- the term "or” is inclusive.
- the phrase “A or B” means “A, B, or both A and B”. More specifically, any of the following conditions satisfies the condition "A or B”: A is true (or exists) and B is false (or does not exist); A is false (or does not exist) and B is true (or exists); or both A and B are true (or exist).
- sodium iron phosphate pyrophosphate is usually used as the positive electrode material of sodium battery, but the existing process is difficult to prepare sodium iron phosphate pyrophosphate material with high crystallinity, which affects its electrochemical performance.
- the applicant unexpectedly found that the crystallinity of sodium iron phosphate pyrophosphate is difficult to improve because in the mechanical solid phase synthesis process, the intermediate product (such as the precursor) is easily coated on the surface of the iron source, resulting in the iron source being unable to be exposed and continue to participate in the reaction.
- the present application proposes a positive electrode active material, the positive electrode active material includes a polyanion compound having a formula I, and the crystallinity of the positive electrode active material is 0.8 to 1.
- M includes at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W and Pb; 1 ⁇ x ⁇ 7 , 1 ⁇ y1 + y2 ⁇ 4 , 1 ⁇ z ⁇ 2, 1 ⁇ k ⁇ 4.
- M comprises Mg. In some embodiments, M comprises Al. In some embodiments, M comprises V. In some embodiments, M comprises Mn.
- x may be selected as 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, or a value in the range consisting of any two of the above points
- y1 and y2 may be selected as 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, or a value in the range consisting of any two of the above points
- z may be selected as 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2, or a value in the range consisting of any two of the above points
- k may be selected as 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, or a value in the range consisting of any two of the above points.
- the crystallinity of the positive electrode active material can be measured by any known means, including but not limited to X-ray diffractometer.
- the area of the (222) peak and the integrated area in the standard card are used as parameters to calculate the crystallinity.
- the integrated area of the diffraction peak can be directly calculated using Jade.
- the positive electrode active material with a crystallinity of 0.8 to 1 is beneficial to improving the initial discharge capacity of the battery, so that the battery has a higher charging capacity and improves the performance of the battery.
- the ratio Id of the peak intensity of (602) to the peak intensity of (022) in the XRD diffraction spectrum of the positive electrode active material is 0.9 to 1.5.
- the peak intensity can be directly calculated by Jade.
- the ratio of the peak intensity of (602) to the peak intensity of (022) in the Na 4 Fe 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (P 2 O 7 ) 4 standard card is 1.15.
- the ratio Id of the peak intensity of (602) to the peak intensity of (022) in the XRD diffraction spectrum of the positive electrode active material may be 0.9, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 or 1.5.
- the positive electrode active material further includes a carbon material located on at least a portion of the surface of the primary particles of the polyanion compound.
- the carbon material is distributed in a particle form between primary particles of the polyanionic compound.
- the carbon material is inorganic carbon, which has high crystallinity, high particle size, and strong conductivity, and can effectively improve the conductivity of the positive electrode active material.
- the carbon material is coated on the surface of the primary particles of the polyanion compound in the form of a carbon film.
- the introduction of carbon materials into the positive electrode active materials is beneficial to improving the conductivity and optimizing the coulombic efficiency and cycle performance of the battery.
- the present application also provides a method for preparing a positive electrode active material, comprising the following steps:
- the mixed slurry is dried and calcined to obtain a positive electrode active material
- the positive electrode active material includes a polyanion compound represented by formula I
- the crystallinity of the positive electrode active material is 0.8 to 1.
- M includes at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W and Pb; 1 ⁇ x ⁇ 7 , 1 ⁇ y1 + y2 ⁇ 4 , 1 ⁇ z ⁇ 2, 1 ⁇ k ⁇ 4.
- M comprises Mg. In some embodiments, M comprises Al. In some embodiments, M comprises V. In some embodiments, M comprises Mn.
- x may be selected as 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, or a value in the range consisting of any two of the above points
- y1 and y2 may be selected as 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, or a value in the range consisting of any two of the above points
- z may be selected as 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2, or a value in the range consisting of any two of the above points
- k may be selected as 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, or a value in the range consisting of any two of the above points.
- the positive electrode active material with a crystallinity of 0.8 to 1 is beneficial to improving the initial discharge capacity of the battery, so that the battery has a higher charging capacity and improves the performance of the battery.
- the raw materials comprising a sodium source, an iron source, and a phosphorus source are added to a solvent to obtain a mixed slurry as follows:
- the raw materials including the sodium source, ferrous oxalate and phosphorus source are added to a solvent, stirred and ground to obtain a mixed slurry.
- the mixed slurry is subjected to a homogenizing shear rate of 300S -1 to 900S -1 .
- the homogenizing shear rate may be 300 S -1 , 350 S -1 , 400 S -1 , 450 S -1 , 500 S -1 , 550 S -1 , 600 S -1 , 650 S -1 , 700 S -1 , 750 S -1 , 800 S -1 , 850 S -1 , 900 S -1 , or a value in a range consisting of any two of the above points.
- the homogenization shear rate is a parameter comprehensively related to the stirring parameters, fluid viscosity, and volume, and can be calculated by any known method.
- the homogenization shear rate for controlling the stirring is 300S -1 to 900S -1 .
- a high homogenization shear rate is beneficial to avoid or reduce the precursor generated by the reaction of the sodium source, phosphorus source and ferrous oxalate to encapsulate the unreacted ferrous oxalate, so as to fully expose the unreacted ferrous oxalate to make it fully react and improve the crystallinity of the positive electrode active material.
- the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the mixed slurry is 0.05 ⁇ m to 1.5 ⁇ m, and can be optionally 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.7 ⁇ m.
- the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the mixed slurry can be selected to be 0.05 ⁇ m, 0.1 ⁇ m, 0.2 ⁇ m, 0.3 ⁇ m, 0.4 ⁇ m, 0.5 ⁇ m, 0.6 ⁇ m, 0.7 ⁇ m, 0.8 ⁇ m, 0.9 ⁇ m, 1 ⁇ m, 1.1 ⁇ m, 1.2 ⁇ m, 1.3 ⁇ m, 1.4 ⁇ m, 1.5 ⁇ m, or a value in the range consisting of any two of the above points.
- the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the mixed slurry can be measured by any known means, including but not limited to centrifugal sedimentation and laser particle size analyzer testing.
- the sample is first centrifuged, sedimented, and filtered to obtain a particle sample in the initial mixed slurry, and then 0.1g to 0.13g of the particle sample to be tested is weighed in a 50mL beaker, 5g of acetone is added, and a stirring bar of about 2.5mm is placed in it and sealed with plastic wrap. After ultrasonic treatment for 5 minutes, the sample is transferred to a magnetic stirrer and stirred at 500 rpm for more than 20 minutes. Two samples are taken from each batch of products for testing. The Mastersizer 2000E laser particle size analyzer of Malvern Instruments Ltd., UK, is used for testing.
- Controlling the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the mixed slurry within an appropriate particle size range can avoid the need for a long grinding time due to too small a particle size, increase the risk of subsequent slurry physical gelation, reduce the difficulty of subsequent processing, and reduce the requirements for production equipment; it can also reduce the small crystallinity and more impurities of the positive electrode active material due to too large a particle size, thereby ensuring the kinetic performance of the positive electrode active material during the charge and discharge process.
- the solid content of the mixed slurry is 15% to 50%, and optionally 25% to 40%.
- the solid content of the mixed slurry may be selected to be 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, or a value in a range consisting of any two of the above points.
- Controlling the solid content of the mixed slurry within an appropriate range can avoid the mixed slurry's solid content being too low, which leads to a reduction in production capacity and inability to produce on a large scale, and can also avoid the mixed slurry's solid content being too high, which increases equipment losses and requirements for production equipment. It can take into account both production costs and production scale, making it suitable for industrial applications.
- a carbon source is included in the mixed slurry.
- carbon source is beneficial to improve the conductivity of positive electrode active materials and improve the battery The first discharge capacity.
- the mixed slurry further includes a dispersant, and the dispersant includes one or more of polyethylene glycol and polyvinyl alcohol.
- the dispersant is beneficial for the uniform dispersion of the carbon source in the mixed slurry, thus facilitating the subsequent preparation of the positive electrode active material.
- the raw materials comprising a sodium source, an iron source, and a phosphorus source are added to a solvent to obtain a mixed slurry as follows:
- the raw materials including the sodium source, ferrous oxalate and phosphorus source are added to a solvent, stirred and ground until the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the slurry is 0.05 ⁇ m to 1.5 ⁇ m, and then mixed with a carbon source to obtain a mixed slurry.
- Controlling the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the mixed slurry within an appropriate particle size range can avoid the need for a long grinding time due to too small a particle size, increase the risk of subsequent slurry physical gelation, reduce the difficulty of subsequent processing, and reduce the requirements for production equipment; it can also reduce the small crystallinity and more impurities of the positive electrode active material due to too large a particle size, thereby ensuring the kinetic performance of the positive electrode active material during the charge and discharge process.
- the preparation method comprises:
- the raw materials including the sodium source, ferrous oxalate and phosphorus source are added to a solvent, stirred and ground until the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the slurry is 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.7 ⁇ m, and then mixed with a carbon source to obtain a mixed slurry.
- the median particle size Dv50 of the particles in the mixed slurry is further controlled to be 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.7 ⁇ m before mixing with the carbon source to reduce the difficulty of initial grinding.
- the addition of the carbon source will significantly increase the viscosity of the slurry, increase the grinding power and grinding time.
- the sodium source includes one or more of sodium carbonate, sodium phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium oxalate, sodium acetate, sodium citrate, sodium nitrate, and sodium hydroxide.
- the phosphorus source includes one or more of sodium dihydrogen phosphate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium phosphate, ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, diammonium hydrogen phosphate, sodium pyrophosphate, trisodium monohydrogen pyrophosphate, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, monosodium trihydrogen pyrophosphate, phosphoric acid, and pyrophosphoric acid.
- the solvent is selected from one or more of ethanol, water, and ethylene glycol.
- the above solvents and dispersants are beneficial to fully dissolve the raw materials, forming a uniformly mixed mixed slurry, which is convenient for controlling the particle size in the mixed slurry.
- the carbon source includes an inorganic carbon source or an organic carbon source
- the inorganic carbon source includes one or more of natural graphite, artificial graphite, carbon black, carbon nanotubes, and graphene
- the organic carbon source includes one or more of sucrose, glucose, citric acid, starch, cyclodextrin, and asphalt.
- Both inorganic carbon sources and organic carbon sources are beneficial to improving the conductivity of positive electrode active materials.
- the positive electrode sheet includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer formed on at least a portion of the surface of the positive electrode current collector, wherein the positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material in some embodiments.
- the positive electrode active material layer may further include a conductive agent to improve the conductivity of the positive electrode.
- the conductive agent may be selected from one or more of Super P, acetylene black, carbon black, Ketjen black, carbon dots, carbon nanotubes, graphite, graphene and carbon nanofibers.
- the positive electrode active material layer may further include a binder to firmly bind the positive electrode active material and the optional conductive agent to the positive electrode current collector.
- the binder may be selected from at least one of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyacrylic acid (PAA), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), sodium alginate (SA), polymethacrylic acid (PMA) and carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS).
- PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- PAA polyacrylic acid
- PVA polyvinyl alcohol
- EVA ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer
- SBR styrene-butadiene rubber
- CMC carboxymethyl cellulose
- SA sodium al
- the positive electrode current collector may be a conductive carbon sheet, a metal foil, a carbon-coated metal foil, a porous metal plate or a composite current collector.
- the conductive carbon material of the conductive carbon sheet may be selected from one or more of Super P, carbon black, Ketjen black, carbon dots, carbon nanotubes, graphite, graphene and carbon nanofibers
- the metal material of the metal foil, the carbon-coated metal foil and the porous metal plate may be independently selected from at least one of copper, aluminum, nickel and stainless steel
- the composite current collector may be a composite current collector formed by a metal foil and a polymer base film.
- the positive electrode sheet can be prepared by the following method: the components for preparing the positive electrode sheet, such as the positive electrode active material, the conductive agent, the binder and any other components are dispersed in a solvent (such as N-methylpyrrolidone) to form a positive electrode slurry; the positive electrode slurry is coated on the positive electrode current collector, and after drying, cold pressing and other processes, The positive electrode plate can be obtained.
- a solvent such as N-methylpyrrolidone
- the negative electrode sheet may only include a negative electrode current collector without including a negative electrode active material.
- the negative electrode sheet may also be formed by pre-depositing a metal phase on the negative electrode current collector.
- the negative electrode current collector may be a metal foil or a composite current collector.
- the composite current collector may include a polymer material base layer and a metal layer formed on at least one surface of the polymer material substrate.
- the composite current collector may be formed by forming a metal material (copper, copper alloy, nickel, nickel alloy, titanium, titanium alloy, silver and silver alloy, etc.) on a polymer material substrate (such as a substrate of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), etc.).
- PP polypropylene
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- PBT polybutylene terephthalate
- PS polystyrene
- PE polyethylene
- the negative electrode plate includes a negative electrode current collector and a primer layer disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, and the primer layer includes one or more of carbon nanotubes, graphite, graphene, silver composite carbon nanoparticles, and tin composite carbon nanoparticles.
- the above-mentioned base coating layer not only has excellent conductivity, but also facilitates the uniform deposition of metal ions on the surface of the current collector, thereby improving the cycle performance and safety of the battery.
- the surface density of the primer layer is 5 g/m 2 to 50 g/m 2 .
- the surface density of the primer layer may be 5 g/ m2 , 10 g/ m2 , 15 g/ m2 , 20 g/ m2 , 25 g/ m2 , 30 g/ m2 , 35 g/ m2 , 40 g/ m2 , 45 g/ m2 , 50 g/ m2 , or a value in a range consisting of any two of the foregoing.
- the undercoat layer with a surface density of 5 g/m 2 to 50 g/m 2 is conducive to the uniform distribution of nucleation sites and promotes the uniform deposition of metals, while not affecting the transmission behavior of electrons.
- the primer layer has a thickness of 2 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m.
- the thickness of the primer layer can be selected to be 2 ⁇ m, 5 ⁇ m, 10 ⁇ m, 15 ⁇ m, 20 ⁇ m, 25 ⁇ m, 30 ⁇ m, 35 ⁇ m, 40 ⁇ m, 45 ⁇ m, 50 ⁇ m, 55 ⁇ m, 60 ⁇ m, 65 ⁇ m, 70 ⁇ m, 75 ⁇ m, 80 ⁇ m, 85 ⁇ m, 90 ⁇ m, 95 ⁇ m, 100 ⁇ m, or a value in the range formed by any two of the above points.
- Controlling the thickness of the base coating to be 2 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m can provide enough nucleation sites to facilitate uniform deposition of metal ions and inhibit dendrites.
- the secondary battery further includes a separator.
- the present application has no particular limitation on the type of separator, and any known porous separator with good chemical stability and mechanical stability can be selected.
- the material of the isolation membrane can be selected from at least one of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, aramid, polyethylene terephthalate, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyacrylonitrile, polyimide, polyamide, polyester and natural fiber.
- the isolation membrane can be a single-layer film or a multi-layer composite film, without particular limitation. When the isolation membrane is a multi-layer composite film, the materials of each layer can be the same or different, without particular limitation.
- the positive electrode sheet, the negative electrode sheet, and the separator may be formed into an electrode assembly by a winding process or a lamination process.
- the secondary battery may include an outer package, which may be used to encapsulate the electrode assembly and the electrolyte.
- the outer packaging of the secondary battery may be a hard shell, such as a hard plastic shell, an aluminum shell, a steel shell, etc.
- the outer packaging of the secondary battery may also be a soft package, such as a bag-type soft package.
- the material of the soft package may be plastic, and examples of the plastic include polypropylene, polybutylene terephthalate, and polybutylene succinate.
- a secondary battery comprises a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet, wherein the positive electrode sheet comprises a positive electrode active material in some embodiments or a positive electrode active material prepared by a preparation method in some embodiments.
- FIG3 is a secondary battery 5 of a square structure as an example.
- the secondary battery further includes a separator and an electrolyte.
- the secondary battery is a negative electrode-free sodium secondary battery.
- Negative electrode-free sodium secondary battery refers to a battery that does not actively set a negative electrode active material layer on the negative electrode side during the battery manufacturing process. For example, during the battery manufacturing process, a sodium metal or carbonaceous active material layer is not set on the negative electrode through a coating or deposition process to form a negative electrode active material layer.
- sodium ions obtain electrons on the anode side and metallic sodium is deposited on the current collector surface to form a sodium metal phase.
- metallic sodium can be converted into sodium ions. The electrons return to the positive electrode to achieve cyclic charge and discharge.
- the negative electrode-free sodium secondary battery can achieve higher energy density due to the lack of negative electrode active material layer.
- the negative electrode side of the negative electrode-free sodium secondary battery may be provided with some conventional substances that can be used as negative electrode active materials, such as carbonaceous materials, metal oxides, alloys, etc. Although these materials have a certain capacity, due to the small amount of these materials, they are not used as the main negative electrode active materials in the battery, and therefore are not considered to form a negative electrode active material layer that plays a role in sodium insertion, and the sodium secondary battery thus constructed can still be considered as a negative electrode-free sodium secondary battery.
- some conventional substances that can be used as negative electrode active materials such as carbonaceous materials, metal oxides, alloys, etc.
- the CB value of the negative electrode-free sodium secondary battery is less than or equal to 0.1.
- the CB value is the unit area capacity of the negative electrode plate in the secondary battery divided by the unit area capacity of the positive electrode plate. Since the negative electrode-free battery contains no or only a small amount of negative electrode active material, the unit area capacity of the negative electrode plate is small, and the CB value of the secondary battery is less than or equal to 0.1.
- the outer package may include a shell 51 and a cover plate 53.
- the shell 51 may include a bottom plate and a side plate connected to the bottom plate, and the bottom plate and the side plate enclose a receiving cavity.
- the shell 51 has an opening connected to the receiving cavity, and the cover plate 53 can be covered on the opening to close the receiving cavity.
- the positive electrode sheet, the negative electrode sheet and the isolation membrane can form an electrode assembly 52 through a winding process or a lamination process.
- the electrode assembly 52 is encapsulated in the receiving cavity.
- the non-Newtonian fluid electrolyte composition is infiltrated in the electrode assembly 52.
- the number of electrode assemblies 52 contained in the secondary battery 5 can be one or more, and those skilled in the art can select according to specific actual needs.
- secondary batteries may be assembled into a battery module.
- the number of secondary batteries contained in the battery module may be one or more, and the specific number may be selected by those skilled in the art according to the application and capacity of the battery module.
- FIG5 is a battery module 4 as an example.
- a plurality of secondary batteries 5 may be arranged in sequence along the length direction of the battery module 4. Of course, they may also be arranged in any other manner. Further, the plurality of secondary batteries 5 may be fixed by fasteners.
- the battery module 4 may further include a housing having a storage space, a plurality of The secondary battery 5 is accommodated in the accommodation space.
- the battery modules described above may also be assembled into a battery pack.
- the battery pack may contain one or more battery modules, and the specific number may be selected by those skilled in the art according to the application and capacity of the battery pack.
- FIG6 and FIG7 are battery packs 1 as an example.
- the battery pack 1 may include a battery box and a plurality of battery modules 4 disposed in the battery box.
- the battery box includes an upper box body 2 and a lower box body 3, and the upper box body 2 can be covered on the lower box body 3 to form a closed space for accommodating the battery modules 4.
- the plurality of battery modules 4 can be arranged in the battery box in any manner.
- an electric device comprising at least one of a secondary battery of any embodiment, a battery module of any embodiment, or a battery pack of any embodiment.
- the electrical device includes at least one of the secondary battery, battery module, or battery pack provided in the present application.
- the secondary battery, battery module, or battery pack can be used as a power source for the electrical device, or as an energy storage unit for the electrical device.
- the electrical device may include mobile devices (such as mobile phones, laptops, etc.), electric vehicles (such as pure electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, electric bicycles, electric scooters, electric golf carts, electric trucks, etc.), electric trains, ships and satellites, energy storage systems, etc., but are not limited thereto.
- a secondary battery, a battery module or a battery pack can be selected according to its usage requirements.
- FIG8 is an example of an electric device.
- the electric device is a pure electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, etc.
- a battery pack or a battery module may be used.
- the device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, etc.
- a device is usually required to be light and thin, and a secondary battery may be used as a power source.
- Sodium pyrophosphate, ferrous oxalate and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate were dissolved in deionized water at a molar ratio of 0.998:3:2, stirred continuously for 30 minutes at room temperature, and the homogenization shear rate was 630S -1 .
- a carbon source was added and mixed to obtain a mixed slurry with a solid content of 35%.
- the mixed slurry was spray dried with an inlet air temperature of 220°C and an outlet air temperature of 109°C to obtain a powdered positive electrode active material precursor.
- the temperature was raised to 320°C at a heating rate of 2°C and kept warm for 4 hours, and then continued to be raised to 550 ° C at a heating rate of 2°C and kept warm for 10 hours.
- the sintered product was crushed and sieved to obtain Na3.98Fe3 ( PO4 ) 2P2O7 positive electrode active material.
- polyvinylidene fluoride binder 2.5wt% polyvinylidene fluoride binder was fully dissolved in N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), and then 2.0wt% Super P, 1.0wt% carbon nanotubes and 94.5wt% of the above positive electrode active materials were added and stirred to obtain positive electrode slurry.
- NMP N-methylpyrrolidone
- the slurry was evenly coated on the surface of the current collector aluminum foil, and then transferred to a vacuum drying oven for complete drying. The dried electrode sheet was rolled and punched to obtain a positive electrode sheet.
- Single-walled carbon nanotubes and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) were added to deionized water in a mass ratio of 1:0.4 and stirred into a uniform slurry.
- the slurry was coated on the surface of the negative electrode current collector copper foil, and then transferred to a vacuum drying oven for complete drying, and then punched to obtain a negative electrode sheet without a negative electrode structure.
- Polypropylene film is used as the isolation film.
- the positive electrode sheet, the separator, and the negative electrode sheet are stacked in order, so that the separator is between the positive and negative electrode sheets to play an isolating role, and then wound to obtain a bare cell, the bare cell is welded with a pole ear, and the bare cell is placed in an aluminum shell, and baked at 80°C to remove water, and then the electrolyte is injected and sealed to obtain an uncharged battery.
- the uncharged battery is then subjected to the processes of static, hot and cold pressing, formation, shaping, and capacity testing in sequence to obtain the negative electrode-free sodium metal battery product of Example 1.
- the preparation methods of the batteries of Examples 2 to 11 are similar to those of the battery of Example 1, but the preparation parameters of the positive electrode active material are adjusted. The specific parameters are shown in Table 1.
- Comparative Examples 1-4 are substantially similar to those in Example 1, but the homogenization shear rates are all adjusted to be less than 300 S ⁇ 1 .
- the specific parameters are shown in Table 1.
- the centrifugal sedimentation method and laser particle size analyzer were used for testing. First, the sample was centrifuged, sedimented, and filtered to obtain the particle sample in the initial mixed slurry. Then, 0.1g to 0.13g of the particle sample to be tested was weighed in a 50mL beaker, 5g of acetone was added, and a stirring bar of about 2.5mm was placed and sealed with plastic wrap. After ultrasonic treatment for 5min, the sample was transferred to a magnetic stirrer and stirred at 500 rpm for more than 20min. Two samples were taken from each batch of products for testing. The Mastersizer 2000E laser particle size analyzer of Malvern Instruments Ltd., UK, was used for testing.
- the average shear rate is used to measure the homogenous shear rate of the fluid, which is the sum of the axial average shear rate and the radial average shear rate.
- ⁇ is the liquid viscosity, Pa ⁇ S
- L is the length (the axial length touched by the slurry), in m
- ⁇ P is the inlet and outlet pressure, which is positively correlated with the slurry volume flow rate, in Pa.
- X-ray diffraction method for measuring crystallinity - the area (As) obtained by integrating the strongest diffraction peak (i.e. (222) peak) is compared with the area (Ag) obtained by integrating the standard substance, and used as an index for calculating crystallinity, crystallinity As/Ag ⁇ 100%.
- the XRD abscissa 2 ⁇ position of the (222) peak of the standard substance is 33.304°.
- the ratio of the (602) peak intensity (the XRD abscissa 2 ⁇ position of the ( 602 ) peak is 34.304 °) to the (022) peak intensity (the XRD abscissa 2 ⁇ position of the (022) peak is 32.218°) in the Na 4 Fe 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (P 2 O 7 ) 4 standard card is 1.15.
- the first discharge capacity test process is as follows: at 25°C, the prepared battery is charged to 3.75V at a constant current of 1C, then charged at a constant voltage of 3.75V until the current drops to 0.05C, and then discharged to 1.5V at a constant current of 1C to obtain the first cycle discharge capacity (Cd1).
- the test process of the comparative example and other embodiments is the same as above.
- the battery capacity retention rate test process is as follows: at 25°C, the prepared battery is charged to 3.75V at a constant current of 1C, then charged at a constant voltage of 3.75V until the current drops to 0.05C, and then discharged to 1.5V at a constant current of 1C, and the obtained capacity is recorded as the initial capacity (C0). Repeat the above steps for the same battery, and record the discharge capacity (Cn) of the battery after the nth cycle at the same time.
- the battery capacity retention rate data corresponding to the embodiment or comparative example in Table 2 is the data measured after 100 cycles under the above test conditions, that is, the value of P100.
- the test process of the comparative example and other embodiments is the same as above.
- the precursor obtained after spray drying of the mixed slurry was characterized by XRD, and the results are shown in Figure 1a.
- the precursor component in Comparative Example 1 still contains ferrous oxalate with high crystallinity, while in Example 5, by increasing the shear rate, the crystallinity of ferrous oxalate in the precursor is significantly reduced, and in Example 3, the shear rate is further increased, and the precursor is completely amorphous, indicating that the raw material ferrous oxalate is fully involved in the reaction.
- the positive electrode active material obtained after calcination was characterized by XRD.
- the results are shown in Figure 2a.
- the standard card XRD spectrum of sodium iron phosphate pyrophosphate is compared in Figure 2b.
- the ratio of the (602) peak intensity to the (022) peak intensity in the XRD diffraction spectrum of the positive electrode active material continues to increase. This is because the precursor is coated with ferrous oxalate, which limits the growth of the (602) crystal plane. As the raw material components completely enter the precursor, The crystallinity of the positive electrode active material is significantly improved after calcination.
- Examples 1 to 11 all include a positive electrode active material, the positive electrode active material includes a polyanion compound represented by Formula I, and the crystallinity of the positive electrode active material is 0.8 to 1.
- M includes at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W and Pb; 1 ⁇ x ⁇ 7 , 1 ⁇ y1 + y2 ⁇ 4 , 1 ⁇ z ⁇ 2, 1 ⁇ k ⁇ 4.
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NaxFey1My2(PO4)z(P2O7)k 式I
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- 一种正极活性材料,其特征在于,所述正极活性材料包括具有式I所示通式的聚阴离子化合物,所述正极活性材料的结晶度为0.8~1,
NaxFey1My2(PO4)z(P2O7)k 式I其中,M包括Mg、Al、Sc、Ti、V、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn、Zr、Nb、Mo、Sn、Hf、Ta、W和Pb中的至少一种;1≤x≤7,1≤y1+y2≤4,1≤z≤2,1≤k≤4。 - 根据权利要求1所述的正极活性材料,其特征在于,所述正极活性材料的XRD衍射谱中(602)峰强与(022)峰强的比值Id为0.9~1.5。
- 根据权利要求1或2所述的正极活性材料,其特征在于,所述正极活性材料还包括位于所述聚阴离子化合物一次粒子至少部分表面的碳材料。
- 一种正极活性材料的制备方法,其特征在于,包括以下步骤:将包含钠源、铁源、及磷源的原料与溶剂混合后得到混合浆料,可选地,所述原料还包括M源;对所述混合浆料干燥、煅烧后得到正极活性材料,所述正极活性材料包括具有式I所示通式的聚阴离子化合物,所述正极活性材料的结晶度为0.8~1,
NaxFey1My2(PO4)z(P2O7)k 式I其中,M包括Mg、Al、Sc、Ti、V、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn、Zr、Nb、Mo、Sn、Hf、Ta、W和Pb中的至少一种;1≤x≤7,1≤y1+y2≤4,1≤z≤2,1≤k≤4。 - 根据权利要求4所述的正极活性材料的制备方法,其特征在于,所述将包含钠源、铁源、及磷源的原料与溶剂混合后得到混合浆料具体包括:将包含钠源、草酸亚铁、及磷源的原料加入溶剂中搅拌、研磨后得到混合浆料,所述混合浆料受到的均质剪切速率为300S-1~900S-1。
- 根据权利要求4或5所述的正极活性材料的制备方法,其特征在于,所述混合浆料中颗粒的中值粒径Dv50为0.05μm~1.5μm,可选为0.1μm~0.7μm。
- 根据权利要求4至6中任一项所述的正极活性材料的制备方法,其特征在于,所述混合浆料的固含量为15%~50%,可选为25%~40%。
- 根据权利要求4至7中任一项所述的制备方法,其特征在于,所述混合浆料中包含碳源。
- 根据权利要求8所述的正极活性材料的制备方法,其特征在于,所述制备方法包括:将包含钠源、草酸亚铁、及磷源的原料加入溶剂中搅拌、研磨至浆料中颗粒的中值粒径Dv50为0.1μm~1.3μm,可选为0.1μm~0.7μm后,与碳源混合得到混合浆料。
- 根据权利要求4至9中任一项所述的制备方法,其特征在于,所述钠源包括碳酸钠、磷酸钠、磷酸二氢钠、磷酸氢二钠、焦磷酸钠、碳酸氢钠、草酸钠、乙酸钠、柠檬酸钠、硝酸钠、氢氧化钠中的一种或多种。
- 根据权利要求4至10中任一项所述的制备方法,其特征在 于,所述磷源包括磷酸二氢钠、磷酸氢二钠、磷酸钠、磷酸二氢铵、磷酸氢二铵、焦磷酸钠、焦磷酸一氢三钠、焦磷酸二氢二钠、焦磷酸三氢一钠、磷酸、焦磷酸中的一种或多种。
- 根据权利要求4至11中任一项所述的制备方法,其特征在于,所述溶剂包括乙醇、水、乙二醇中的一种或多种。
- 根据权利要求10至12中任一项所述的制备方法,其特征在于,所述碳源包括无机碳源或有机碳源,所述无机碳源包括天然石墨、人造石墨、碳黑、纳米碳管、石墨烯中的一种或多种,所述有机碳源包括蔗糖、葡萄糖、柠檬酸、淀粉、环糊精、沥青中一种或多种。
- 一种二次电池,其特征在于,包括正极极片和负极极片,所述正极极片包括权利要求1至3中任一项所述的正极活性材料或权利要求4至13中任一项所述的正极活性材料的制备方法制备的正极活性材料。
- 根据权利要求14所述的二次电池,其特征在于,所述二次电池是无负极钠二次电池。
- 根据权利要求14或15所述的二次电池,其特征在于,所述负极极片包括负极集流体以及设置在所述负极集流体至少一个表面的底涂层,所述底涂层包括碳纳米管、石墨、石墨烯、银复合碳纳米颗粒、锡复合碳纳米颗粒中的一种或多种。
- 根据权利要求16所述的二次电池,其特征在于,所述底涂层的面密度为5g/m2-50g/m2。
- 根据权利要求16或17所述的二次电池,其特征在于,所述 底涂层的厚度为2μm~100μm。
- 一种用电装置,其特征在于,包括权利要求14至18中任一项所述的二次电池。
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