Abstract: A negative electrode material includes a composite of a silicon-based material (1), a polymer (2), and carbon nanotubes (3), where the polymer (2) contains a first group and a second group, the first group is chemically bonded to the carbon nanotubes (3), and the second group is chemically bonded to the silicon-based material (1). Both the carbon nanotubes (3) and the polymer (2) containing two groups are applied to surfaces of particles of the silicon-based material (1). The two groups of the polymer (2) are chemically bonded to the silicon-based material (1) and the carbon nanotubes (3) respectively, so that bonding force between the silicon-based material (1) and the carbon nanotubes (3) is enhanced and a uniform carbon nanotube (3) coating layer is formed. This can significantly improve conductive performance of the silicon-based material (1), thereby improving cycling performance and rate performance of an electrochemical apparatus.

Abstract: A negative electrode material includes silicon-based particles and graphite particles. In a case that a Dn50/Dv50 ratio of the graphite particles is A and a Dn50/Dv50 ratio of the silicon-based particles is B, the following conditional expressions (1) to (3) are satisfied: 0.1?A?0.65 (1); 0.3?B?0.85 (2); and B>A (3), where, Dv50 is a particle diameter of particles measured when a cumulative volume fraction in a volume-based distribution reaches 50%, and Dn50 is a particle diameter of particles measured when a cumulative number fraction in a number-based distribution reaches 50%. The present invention further provides a negative electrode plate, a lithium-ion secondary battery or electrochemical device containing the negative electrode plate, and an electronic device containing the lithium-ion secondary battery and/or electrochemical device.

Abstract: A negative electrode material includes a silicon-based material, where for a test cell including an electrode containing the negative electrode material and a counter electrode made of lithium metal, first-cycle efficiency of the test cell is 81% to 86%, and a discharge capacity at an electric potential of the electrode in the test cell being 0.17V accounts for 35% to 65% of a first-cycle discharge capacity of the test cell. A lithiation platform of particles of a silicon-based material is so defined that a lithiation capacity when an electric potential of the silicon-based negative electrode material in a test half cell is 0.17V accounts for 35% to 65% of a first-cycle lithiation capacity of the test half cell, thereby ensuring amorphous characteristics of the silicon-based material, significantly improving cycling performance of the negative electrode material, and reducing a swelling rate of an electrode assembly during cycling.

Abstract: A negative electrode plate includes a current collector and an active substance layer provided on the current collector, where the active substance layer includes a silicon-based material, and a proportion by mass of element silicon in the active substance layer has a minimum value X1 and a maximum value X2 among different locations of a same area size, where a value of X1/X2 is M, and M?0.7; and a weight loss rate of the active substance layer under thermogravimetric (TG) analysis within 800° C. has a minimum value Y1 and a maximum value Y2 among different locations of a same area size, where a value of Y1/Y2 is N, and N?0.7. In this disclosure, the silicon-based material and a binder in the active substance layer are uniformly dispersed, improving C-rate performance and cycling performance of the electrochemical apparatus and reducing swelling of an electrode assembly.

Abstract: A lithium-ion battery, including a battery cell, an electrolytic solution, and a packaging film. The battery cell is formed by winding a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate that are separated by a separator. The lithium-ion battery is half-charged to obtain a half-charged full battery. The half-charged full battery is stripped of the packaging film to obtain a half-charged cell. When a width of the half-charged full battery is w1, a width of the half-charged cell is w2, and g=w2/w1, the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: 0.4<g<0.997. A negative active material of the negative electrode plate includes a silicon-based material. When a capacity per unit volume of the negative electrode plate is a, a and g satisfy the following conditional expression (2): 420 mAh/cm3<g×a<2300 mAh/cm3, where 619 mAh/cm3<a<3620 mAh/cm3. The present invention further provides an electronic device.

Abstract: An anode material includes silicon-based particles and graphite particles, wherein the average sphericity degree of the graphite particles is A, the average sphericity degree of the silicon-based particles is B, and A and B meet: 0<B?A?0.3. The anode material has good cycle performance, and the battery prepared with the anode material has better rate performance and lower deformation rate.

Abstract: A negative electrode material, including an oxygen-containing silicon material. In a Raman spectrum of the oxygen-containing silicon material, IA represents a peak intensity at a corresponding peak position of 140 cm?1±10 cm?1 in the Raman spectrum, ID represents a peak intensity at a corresponding peak position of 470 cm?1±10 cm?1 in the Raman spectrum, and IE represents a peak intensity at a corresponding peak position of 510 cm?1±10 cm?1 in the Raman spectrum; and 0<IA/ID<2, and 0?IE/IA<5. In this way, after the electrochemical device containing the negative electrode material is cycled, all crystalline silicon is converted into non-crystalline silicon, thereby decreasing the volume change of the negative electrode material in the electrochemical device and improving the cycle performance and expansion performance of the electrochemical device.

Abstract: A negative electrode material includes silicon-based particles. The silicon-based particles include a silicon-containing matrix and a polymer layer disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the silicon-containing matrix, and the polymer layer includes a carbon material and a polymer; when a thermogravimetric analysis is conducted at a temperature ranging from 0° C. to 800° C., a derivative thermogravimetric curve of the polymer in a free state has at least one characteristic peak, a temperature at the maximum characteristic peak of the at least one characteristic peak is Ti, a derivative thermogravimetric curve of the silicon-based particles has at least one characteristic peak, a temperature at the maximum characteristic peak of the at least one characteristic peak is T2, and T1-T2 is from 1.5° C. to 20° C. A lithium-ion battery prepared from the negative active material has improved cycle performance and deformation resistance, and reduced DC resistance.

Abstract: A negative electrode includes a current collector and a coating located on the current collector. The coating includes silicon-based particles and graphite particles. The silicon-based particles include a silicon-containing substrate and a polymer layer. The polymer layer includes a polymer and carbon nanotubes. The polymer layer is located on at least a part of a surface of the silicon-containing substrate. A minimum value of film resistances at different positions on a surface of the coating is R1, a maximum value of the film resistances is R2, an R1/R2 ratio is M, and a percentage of a weight of the silicon-based particles in a total weight of the silicon-based particles and the graphite particles is N, where M?0.5, and N is 2 wt %-80 wt %.

Abstract: A negative electrode includes a negative current collector and a negative active material layer. The negative active material layer includes a silicon-based material. A weight ratio R of the silicon-based material to a total weight of the negative active material layer and an absolute strength ? of the negative current collector satisfy the following formula: K=?/(1.4×R+0.1), where K is a relation coefficient, and the relation coefficient is greater than or equal to 4,000 N/m. The electrochemical device can effectively mitigate XY expansion and deformation of the negative active material layer by using the foregoing negative electrode, thereby enhancing cycle performance and safety performance of the electrochemical device.

Abstract: A negative electrode includes a negative current collector, a first negative active material layer and a second negative active material layer. The first negative active material layer is arranged on one side of a first portion of the negative current collector, and the second negative active material layers are arranged on two sides of a second portion, different from the first portion, of the negative current collector. A ratio of a weight per unit area of the first negative active material layer to a weight per unit area of the second negative active material layer on the negative current collector is 0.47 to 0.52, and a ratio of a compacted density of the first negative active material layer to a compacted density of the second negative active material layer is 0.9 to 1.1.

Abstract: An anode material includes silicon-based particles, the silicon-based particles include a silicon-containing substrate, at least a part of the surface of the silicon-containing substrate has: (i) a polymer layer, and/or (ii) an amorphous carbon layer, and the polymer layer or the amorphous carbon layer includes carbon nanotubes, the silicon-based particles include metal elements, the metal elements include Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni, Co, or any combination thereof; wherein the content of the metal elements selected from Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni, Co, or any combination thereof is less than about 2500 ppm based on the total weight of the silicon-based particles. A lithium ion battery with the anode active material has a reduced impedance and K value, and improved first efficiency and cycle performance.

Abstract: A negative electrode composite material includes a Si—M—C composite material. A conductive layer exists on a surface of the Si—M—C composite material, M includes at least one of boron, nitrogen, or oxygen. Chemical shifts of a silicon element in the Si—M?C composite material as measured in a solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance test include ?5 ppm±5 ppm, ?35 ppm±5 ppm, ?75 ppm±5 ppm, ?110 ppm±5 ppm. A peak width at half height at ?5 ppm±5 ppm is K, and K satisfies: 7 ppm<K<28 ppm. The negative electrode composite material exhibits a relatively low expansion rate and a relatively high conductivity.

Abstract: A negative electrode material includes a silicon-based material and a carbon material. Peaks with a shift range of 1255˜1355 cm?1 and 1575˜1600 cm?1 in a Raman spectrum of the carbon material are a D peak and a G peak respectively. Peaks with a shift range of 1255˜1355 cm?1 and 1575˜1600 cm?1 in a Raman spectrum of the silicon-based material are the D peak and the G peak respectively. A scattering peak intensity ratio of D versus G peaks of the carbon material is A, and a scattering peak intensity ratio of D versus G peaks of the silicon-based material is B. 0.15?A?0.9, 0.8?B?2.0, and 0.2<B?A<1.8.

Abstract: An anode material includes silicon-containing particles including a silicon composite substrate and a polymer layer, the polymer layer coats at least a portion of the silicon composite substrate, wherein the polymer layer includes a carbon material. The anode material has good cycle performance, and the battery prepared with the anode material has better rate performance and lower expansion rate.

Abstract: An anode material includes a silicon composite substrate, wherein the Dv50 of the silicon composite substrate is from 2.5 ?m to 15 ?m, and the particle size distribution of the silicon composite substrate meets 0.1?Dn10/Dv50?0.6. The anode material has good cycle performance, and the battery prepared with the anode material has good rate performance and lower swelling rate.

Abstract: A negative electrode material includes silicon-based particles. The silicon-based particles include a silicon-containing substrate and a polymer layer. The polymer layer exists on at least a part of a surface of the silicon-containing substrate. The polymer layer includes carbon nanotubes and alkali metal ions. The alkali metal ions include Li+, Na+, K+, or any combination thereof. Based on a total weight of the silicon-based particles, a content of the alkali metal ions is approximately 50˜5,000 ppm. A lithium-ion battery prepared by using the negative active material achieves a lower resistance, higher first-time efficiency, higher cycle performance, and higher rate performance.

Abstract: The present application relates to an anode material, and an electrochemical device and an electronic device using the same. The anode material of the present application includes: a silicon compound SiOx, where x is 0.5-1.5; an oxide MeOy layer, the MeOy layer coating at least a portion of the silicon compound SiOx, where Me includes at least one of Al, Si, Ti, Mn, V, Cr, Co or Zr, where y is 0.5-3; and a carbon nanotube layer, the carbon nanotube layer coating at least a portion of the MeOy layer. The anode material can significantly enhance the cycle performance and rate performance of the electrochemical device, and significantly reduce the impedance of the electrochemical device.

Abstract: An anode material includes a lithiated silicon oxide material, an inorganic coating layer, and a polymer coating layer, wherein the inorganic coating layer and the lithiated silicon oxide material at least have Si—O-M bonds therebetween, and M includes at least one of an aluminum element, a boron element, and a phosphorus element. The anode material has high water stability, high first coulombic efficiency, and good cycle stability.

Abstract: An anode material includes silicon-containing particles including a silicon composite substrate and an oxide MeOy layer, wherein the oxide MeOy layer is coated on at least a portion of the silicon composite substrate, wherein Me includes at least one of Al, Si, Ti, Mn, V, Cr, Co or Zr, and y is 0.5 to 3; and wherein the oxide MeOy layer includes a carbon material. The anode material has good cycle performance, and the battery prepared from the anode material has better rate performance and lower swelling rate.