CN114982009A - 负极材料、负极极片、包含该负极极片的电化学装置及电子装置 - Google Patents

负极材料、负极极片、包含该负极极片的电化学装置及电子装置 Download PDF

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CN114982009A
CN114982009A CN202080092381.4A CN202080092381A CN114982009A CN 114982009 A CN114982009 A CN 114982009A CN 202080092381 A CN202080092381 A CN 202080092381A CN 114982009 A CN114982009 A CN 114982009A
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一种负极材料,该负极材料包含硅基颗粒和石墨颗粒,当所述石墨颗粒的Dn50/Dv50值为A,所述硅基颗粒的Dn50/Dv50值为B时,满足下述条件式(1)至(3):0.1≤A≤0.65(1),0.3≤B≤0.85(2),并且,B>A(3),其中,Dv50为颗粒在体积基准分布中累计体积分数达到50%时所对应的粒径;Dn50为颗粒在数量基准分布中累计数量达到50%时所对应的粒径。还提供一种负极极片,以及包含该负极极片的锂离子二次电池或电化学装置,以及包含该锂离子二次电池和/或该电化学装置的电子装置。

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