Abstract: A lithium-rich metal oxide and a preparation method thereof, a positive electrode plate, a battery cell, and a battery are described. The lithium-rich metal oxide includes a lithium-rich metal oxide core and residual lithium on a surface of the lithium-rich metal oxide core. Based on 100 wt % as a total mass of the lithium-rich metal oxide, a mass percent k of the residual lithium satisfies: k?0.5 wt %, and a lithium-ion diffusion coefficient D of the lithium-rich metal oxide satisfies: D?1.0×10?15 cm2/s. When applied to a battery cell, the lithium-rich metal oxide of this application improves performance of the battery cell.

Abstract: A composite positive electrode material is Li[LixNiaCobMd]O2, where x+a+b+c+d=1, 0<a, b, and c<1, 0?d?0.05, 0?x, and the element M includes one or more of Al, B, Zr, Sr, Y, Sb, Ta, Na, K, W, Ti, Mg, Nb, Hf, Mo, and Ce. A span of the composite positive electrode material is 1.2-2.0. The composite positive electrode material includes first and second lithium-rich manganese-based positive electrode materials. The first lithium-rich manganese-based positive electrode material includes rod-like primary particles with a length of 0.1-1.5 ?m and secondary particles with Dv50 of 3-8 ?m. The second lithium-rich manganese-based positive electrode material includes spheroidal primary particles with a diameter of 0.1-400 nm and secondary particles with Dv50 of 8-20 ?m.

Abstract: The present application provides a coated lithium-rich metal oxide material and a preparation method therefor, a method for testing a coating layer in the coated lithium-rich metal oxide material, a positive electrode plate, a battery and a power consuming device. The coated lithium-rich metal oxide material of the present application has a coating layer with high integrity and compactness, which reduces the dissolution of lithium, improves the capacity of the battery, and reduces the resistance of the material. The method of the present application can accurately and quickly test the integrity and compactness of the coating layer in the coated lithium-rich metal oxide material.

Abstract: This application provides a composite positive electrode material and a preparation method thereof, a secondary battery, a battery group including the secondary battery, and an electric apparatus including the secondary battery. The composite positive electrode material includes a lithium-rich metal oxide and a positive electrode active material covering at least a partial surface of the lithium-rich metal oxide, where the positive electrode active material is formed through in-situ reaction between a positive electrode active material precursor and a free lithium compound on the surface of the lithium-rich metal oxide.

Abstract: A positive electrode slurry composition, and a positive electrode sheet prepared thereof, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and a power consumption apparatus are described. The positive electrode slurry composition includes a positive electrode active material, a pre-lithiation material, and a binder, where the binder is shown in Formula (II) where R1, R2, x, y, and z have meanings defined in the specification, a volume average particle size is D10?0.3 ?m, a volume average particle size D50 is 0.5-10 ?m. The positive electrode slurry composition includes the binder in Formula (II) and the positive electrode active material with a specific particle size range, which is not easy to agglomerate and has high stability, and is conducive to improving machinability of the positive electrode sheet, and the binder in Formula (II) is conducive to improving bonding strength between the positive electrode active material and the pre-lithiation material.

Abstract: This application relates to a positive active material, a method for preparing same, an electrode plate, a secondary battery, and an electrical device. The positive active material includes: a core material, including a lithium-rich manganese-based positive electrode material; and a cladding layer, covering an outer surface of the core material, where the cladding layer includes an oxygen-ion conductor and a lithium-ion conductor.

Abstract: A composite metal oxide material and a preparation method thereof, a positive electrode plate, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and an electrical device are provided. The composite metal oxide material includes a central core and a coating layer on the surface of the central core, in which the central core material has a chemical formula of Li5FexM1-xO4, 0.6?x?1; the coating layer material has a chemical formula of LiMO2, M is one or more metal elements with +3 valence, and the absolute value of the difference between the +3-valence ion radius of Fe and the +3-valence ion radius of M is ?0.02 nm. The composite metal oxide material of the present disclosure makes the secondary battery have high charge capacity, high discharge capacity and long cycle life.

Abstract: Provided are an electrode active material precursor, a method for preparing the same, an electrode active material, and a battery. The electrode active material precursor includes carbon-composite oxide particles. The oxide satisfies a formula (1): MaOb??(1), where element M is selected from one or more of transition metal elements having a relative atomic mass smaller than 65, and optionally being selected from one or more of Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Zn, Mg, Ca, Cu, Mn, Sn, Mo, Ru, Ir, V, Nb, or Cr, a>0, and b>0. The carbon-composite oxide particles have a powder resistivity smaller than 100 ?·cm.

Abstract: Provided are an electrode active material, a method for preparing the electrode active material, an electrode plate, and a battery. The electrode active material includes carbon-coated metal oxide particles. The metal oxide particles satisfy a formula (2): AcMdOe??(2), where element A is selected from one or more of alkali metal elements or alkaline earth metal elements; element M is selected from one or more of transition metal elements having a relative atomic mass smaller than 65; and c>0, d>0, and e>0.

Abstract: Provided are a lithium-ion battery positive electrode plate, comprising a positive electrode film layer disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, wherein the positive electrode film layer comprises a positive electrode active material mixture composed of the following materials: polycrystalline particles of a first positive electrode active material with a particle size of 11.0-20.0 ?m; polycrystalline particles of a second positive electrode active material with a particle size of 6.0-10.5 ?m; and monocrystalline particles of a third positive electrode active material with a particle size of 1.1-5.2 ?m; wherein the number of the polycrystalline particles of the first positive electrode active material is a, the number of the polycrystalline particles of the second positive electrode active material is b, the number of the monocrystalline particles of the third positive electrode active material is c, and (a+b):c is in the range of 5.7:4.3 to 7.7:2.3.

Abstract: This application provides a composite positive-electrode material and a preparation method thereof, a positive-electrode plate, a secondary battery, and a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus containing such secondary battery. The composite positive-electrode material includes a core and a coating layer covering at least part of a surface of the core, where the core includes a positive-electrode pre-lithiation material, the positive-electrode pre-lithiation material includes a lithium-rich metal oxide, and the coating layer includes a positive-electrode active material.

Abstract: A positive electrode slurry composition, and a positive electrode sheet prepared thereof, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and a power consumption apparatus are described. The positive electrode slurry composition includes a positive electrode active material, a pre-lithiation material, and a binder, where the binder is shown in Formula (II) where R1, R2, x, y, and z have meanings defined in the specification, a volume average particle size is D10?0.3 ?m, a volume average particle size D50 is 0.5-10 ?m. The positive electrode slurry composition includes the binder in Formula (II) and the positive electrode active material with a specific particle size range, which is not easy to agglomerate and has high stability, and is conducive to improving machinability of the positive electrode sheet, and the binder in Formula (II) is conducive to improving bonding strength between the positive electrode active material and the pre-lithiation material.

Abstract: A positive electrode plate is provided. The positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer provided on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, and a lithium supplementing layer provided on a surface of the positive electrode active material layer opposite to the positive electrode current collector. The lithium supplementing layer comprises a positive electrode lithium supplementing material, a conductive agent and a binder A, the positive electrode lithium supplementing material comprises a lithium-rich metal oxide, and the binder A is selected from polymers containing a first monomer unit shown by a formula I and a second monomer unit shown by a formula II, where the R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently selected from hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C8 alkyl, and the R is selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C8 alkyl.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery and a preparation method therefor, a battery module, a battery pack, and a device are provided. In some embodiments, the lithium ion secondary battery comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode lithium-supplementing material comprising a lithium-rich metal oxide, and the lithium-rich metal oxide comprises one or more elements of Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, and Cu; the electrolyte comprises an electrolyte lithium salt and a solvent, and has a percentage ? of the total mass of a fluorine element in the anions of the electrolyte lithium salt relative to the total mass of the electrolyte of <14%.

Abstract: A method for recovering activity of a battery includes obtaining a battery state-of-health value of the battery during a charging process, applying an activation voltage to the battery in response to the battery state-of-health value being less than or equal to a first preset threshold such that lithium ions at a lithium supplement agent of the battery are released to an electrolyte solution, and stopping application of the activation voltage and continuing a normal charge-discharge cycle in response to the battery state-of-health value increasing to be greater than or equal to a second preset threshold. The activation voltage is higher than a normal charging voltage of the battery.

Abstract: This application provides a composite positive-electrode material and a preparation method thereof, a positive-electrode plate, a secondary battery, and a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus containing such secondary battery. The composite positive-electrode material includes a core and a coating layer covering at least part of a surface of the core, where the core includes a positive-electrode pre-lithiation material, the positive-electrode pre-lithiation material includes a lithium-rich metal oxide, and the coating layer includes a positive-electrode active material.

Abstract: This application discloses a lithium supplement for lithium secondary batteries, a preparation method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus. Tests show that the lithium supplement of this application can maintain its own stability and low metal dissolution during long-term use of lithium secondary batteries, effectively improving energy density of lithium secondary batteries and ensuring a low self-discharge rate of lithium secondary batteries, thereby ensuring that the lithium secondary battery has high energy density, long cycle life, and high safety.

Abstract: This application provides a secondary battery, including a positive electrode plate and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive film layer. The positive film layer includes a positive lithium supplementing agent. The positive lithium supplementing agent is selected from LixTOy, where x?2, y?2, and T is a transition metal. The electrolytic solution includes a sulfide, and a valence of sulfur element in the sulfide is less than or equal to +4. The secondary battery according to this application achieves a high energy density and a high first-cycle Coulombic efficiency, improves a solid electrolyte interphase after being chemically formed and fully charged, achieves a low internal resistance of a battery cell, and can normally exert the capacity of the secondary battery.

Abstract: A lithium-ion battery and a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric apparatus containing the same are provided. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material and a pre-lithiation agent and an electrolyte including an additive, where the pre-lithiation agent is a lithium metal oxide pre-lithiation agent, the additive includes at least one of compound 1 shown in constitutional formula (I) and compound 2 shown in constitutional formula (II) below. In the following constitutional formula (I), R1 is an oxygen atom or methylene, and R2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a halogenated alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A secondary battery is provided. In some embodiments, the secondary battery includes an electrode plate and a tab , and the electrode plate includes a current collector and an electrode plate film layer disposed on the current collector. The electrode plate film layer has a first zone and a second zone along an extension direction of the tab, where the second zone is closer to the tab than the first zone, a thickness of the first zone is denoted as H1, a thickness of the second zone is denoted as H2, and the electrode plate film layer satisfies 0.6?H2/H1<1. In various embodiments, a preparation method of such secondary battery and an apparatus containing such secondary battery are provided.