# US 12,603,283 B2 · Positive electrode slurry, secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and power consuming device

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- Number: US 12,603,283 B2
- Document ID: US12603283B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/600,785
- Filed: 2024-03-11
- Published: 2024-08-01
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2022-06-09
- Assignees: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Applicants: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Inventors: Cheng Li; Huihui Liu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603283B2

## CPC

- H01M 4/131: Electrodes based on mixed oxides or hydroxides, or on mixtures of oxides or hydroxides, e.g. LiCoOx
- H01M 4/5825: {Oxygenated metallic salts or polyanionic structures, e.g. borates, phosphates, silicates, olivines}
- H01M 4/136: Electrodes based on inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFy
- H01M 4/1391: of electrodes based on mixed oxides or hydroxides, or on mixtures of oxides or hydroxides, e.g. LiCoOx
- H01M 4/1397: of electrodes based on inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFy
- H01M 4/525: of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
- H01M 4/622: {being polymers}
- H01M 4/625: {Carbon or graphite}
- H01M 10/052: Li-accumulators
- H01M 10/0525: Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
- H01M 2004/028: {Positive electrodes}
- Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries
- H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

Provided is a positive electrode slurry, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and a power consuming device. The positive electrode slurry comprises a positive electrode active substance, a conductive agent and a binder, wherein the binder comprises a polymer A, and the polymer A comprises a structural unit derived from a monomer containing a cyano group, a structural unit derived from a monomer containing an amide group, and a structure unit derived from a monomer containing an ester group. In the present invention, the polymer A is used as the binder of the positive electrode slurry, such that the stability and processability of the positive electrode slurry are improved, and the adhesive force of the positive electrode plate is increased.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A positive electrode slurry, comprising a positive electrode active substance, a conductive agent and a binder, wherein the binder comprises a polymer A-1 and a polymer A-2, and the polymer A-1 and a polymer A-2 each comprise a structural unit derived from a monomer containing a cyano group, a structural unit derived from a monomer containing an amide group, and a structure unit derived from a monomer containing an ester group,
in the polymer A-1 and the polymer A-2, a molar content of the structural unit derived from a monomer containing a cyano group is 50%-70%, a molar content of the structural unit derived from a monomer containing an ester group is 10%-30%, and a molar content of the structural unit derived from a monomer containing an amide group is 10%-30%, based on a total molar content of the structural units in the polymer A-1 and the polymer A-2,
the binder comprises the polymer A-1 with a weight average molecular weight of 7×105-1×106 and the polymer A-2 with a weight average molecular weight of 1×105-2.5×105, a unit of the weight average molecular weight is g/mol,
based on a total mass of the positive electrode active substance, the conductive agent and the binder, a mass content of the polymer A-1 with a weight average molecular weight of 7×105-1×106 is 0.4%-5.5%, the mass content of the polymer A-2 with a weight average molecular weight of 1×105−2.5×105 is 0.05%-0.5%.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein the monomer containing a cyano group is selected from one or more of acrylonitrile and crotonitrile.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein the monomer containing an amide group is selected from one or more of methacrylamide, N-methyl methacrylamide, N-ethyl methacrylamide, N-n-propyl methacrylamide, N-isopropyl methacrylamide, N-n-butyl methacrylamide, N-isobutyl methacrylamide, N,N-dimethyl acrylamide, N,N-dimethyl methacrylamide, N,N-diethyl acrylamide and N,N-diethyl methacrylamide.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein the monomer containing an ester group is selected from one or more of methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, isoamyl acrylate, isooctyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl acrylate and hydroxypropyl acrylate.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein in the polymer A-1 and the polymer A-2, the molar content of the structural unit derived from a monomer containing a cyano group is 50%-60%, the molar content of the structural unit derived from a monomer containing an ester group is 10%-20%, and the molar content of the structural unit derived from a monomer containing an amide group is 20%-30%, based on the total molar content of the structural units in the polymer A-1 and the polymer A-2.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein the positive electrode active substance is at least one of lithium ferrous phosphate, doped and modified materials thereof, conductive carbon-coated modified materials thereof, conductive metal-coated modified materials thereof, conductive polymer-coated modified materials thereof, or mixtures thereof with other transition metal oxides containing lithium.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein the mass content of the positive electrode active substance is 70%-99.5%, based on the total mass of the positive electrode active substance, the conductive agent and the binder.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein the conductive agent is selected from one or more of acetylene black, carbon black, Ketjen black, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and carbon nanofibers.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein the mass content of the conductive agent is 0.2%-6.0%, based on the total mass of the positive electrode active substance, the conductive agent and the binder.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly and an electrolyte solution, wherein the electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate, a separator and a negative electrode plate, and the positive electrode plate is prepared from a positive electrode slurry according to claim 1.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A battery module, comprising a secondary battery according to claim 10.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

A battery pack, comprising a battery module according to claim 11.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

A power consuming device, comprising at least one selected from a secondary battery according to claim 10.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein the polymer A-1 and the polymer A-2 are one or more selected from acrylonitrile-acrylamide-ethyl acrylate copolymer, acrylonitrile-acrylamide-propyl acrylate copolymer, and acrylonitrile-acrylamide-isooctyl acrylate copolymer.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein the monomer containing a cyano group is crotonitrile.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The positive electrode slurry according to claim 1, wherein the monomer containing an amide group is selected from one or more of N,N-dimethyl acrylamide, N,N-dimethyl methacrylamide, N,N-diethyl acrylamide and N,N-diethyl methacrylamide.