Abstract: A positive electrode active composite material, a preparation method therefor, a positive electrode plate, a secondary battery, and a power consuming apparatus are disclosed. The positive electrode active composite material includes a carbon material, a transition metal M and a polyanionic compound. The positive electrode active composite material has a good degree of graphitization and good processability, and the compaction density of the positive electrode active composite material and the compaction density of a positive electrode film layer are increased, improving the performance of batteries.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material, a method for preparing a positive electrode active material, a positive electrode plate, a battery, and a power consuming apparatus. The positive electrode active material includes a core and a first coating layer. The core includes NaxRy(PO4)z(P2O7)k. 1?x?7. 1?y?4. 1?z?4. 1?k?4. R includes at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, or Pb. The first coating layer is formed on at least a part of the core. The first coating layer includes MaOb. M includes at least one of Ca, Bi, Ba, Ti, Al, Nb, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Ni, or Co. 1?a?7. 1?b?12.

Abstract: An electrode plate, a preparation method thereof, a battery, and an electric apparatus, where the electrode plate includes a current collector and an electrode film layer disposed on a surface of the current collector. A composition of the electrode film layer includes a silicon compound, and the silicon compound has a group represented by formula (A); where each R1 is independently selected from any one of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, and an unsaturated hydrocarbon group. Not all R1 groups are hydrogen; and “*” represents a site where the group represented by formula (A) is connected to another structure in the silicon compound.

Abstract: A composite separator, a secondary battery, and a power consuming apparatus. The composite separator includes a separator substrate and a conductive coating disposed on a side of the separator substrate. The conductive coating in the composite separator is conducive to improving the current density for deposition of metal ions on a negative electrode current collector such that the metal ions are evenly deposited, and is also conducive to reducing an overpotential of a battery including same such that metal dendrites are further alleviated.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material, a preparation method thereof, a positive electrode plate, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric apparatus are provided. The positive electrode active material includes: a polyanion compound, where the polyanion compound has the following general formula: NaxRy(PO4)z(P2O7)k, where R 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?y?4, 1?z?2, and 1?k?4; and a first carbon material and a second carbon material compounded with the polyanion compound, where a crystallinity of the first carbon material is higher than that of the second carbon material.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material and a preparation method therefor, as well as a positive electrode plate, a secondary battery, and a power-consuming apparatus, are disclosed. The positive electrode active material is a polyanionic compound/carbon composite and has the general formula: Na4-xR3-?M(PO4)2P2O7/C, where R 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; M includes at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, Si, W, and Pb; 0?x?0.5, 0?y?0.5, 0?z<x+y, and x and y are not both zero. The composite structure enables enhanced electrochemical performance and structural stability in sodium-based secondary batteries.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a sodium metal battery is disclosed. The electrolyte includes a non-aqueous solvent and a sodium salt. The non-aqueous solvent comprises an ether solvent that includes ethylene glycol dimethyl ether and one or more compounds represented by a general formula: R1—(O—R3)n—O—R2, where R1 and R2 are independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl groups, R3 is selected from a C1-C5 alkylene group, and n is an integer from 2 to 5; or R1 and R2 are selected from C2-C6 alkyl groups, R3 is a C1-C5 alkylene group, and n is 1. The mass percentage of ethylene glycol dimethyl ether ranges from 5% to 50%. The electrolyte improves the cycle performance of the sodium metal battery, particularly under low-temperature conditions.

Abstract: Provided in the present application are a positive electrode active material and a preparation method therefor, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and an electric device. The positive electrode active material is used as a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery and comprises a carbon-material-compounded iron-based polyanionic compound and a magnesium-containing oxide, wherein the iron-based polyanionic compound has the following general formula: Na4Fe3-xMxMgy(PO4)2P2O7, where M comprises a transition metal element, 0?x?0.5, and 0<y<0.18. The positive electrode active material has a relatively low amount of a residual alkali, and the battery has good cycle performance and rate capability.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric device. The positive electrode active material is used as a positive electrode active material for a secondary battery, and comprises a carbon material compounded iron-based polyanionic compound and an aluminum-containing oxide, and the iron-based polyanionic compound has the following general formula: Na4Fe3?xMxAly(PO4)2P2O7/C, wherein M comprises a transition metal element, 0?x?0.5, and y is greater than 0 and less than 0.2. The positive electrode active material has relatively low residual alkali amount, and the battery has excellent cycle performance and rate capability.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material and a preparation method therefor, a secondary battery and an electrical device. The positive electrode active material comprises a polyanionic compound having a general formula as shown in formula I. The positive electrode active material has a crystallinity of 0.8-1. Formula I: NaxFey1My2(PO4)z(P2O7)k, wherein M comprises 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, and 1?k?4. The positive electrode active material has relatively high crystallinity and is beneficial for improving the initial discharge capacity of a battery.

Abstract: This application provides a positive active material. The positive active material is a composite of NaxRy(PO4)z(P2O7)k and C, where 1?x?7, 1?y?4, 1?z?2, 1?k?4, and R includes at least one of Mg, Al, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, or Pb; and a water content of the positive active material is not higher than 1600 ppm. This application further provides a method for preparing the positive active material, a positive electrode plate containing the material, a secondary battery, and an electrical device. The positive active material of this application contains a relatively low water content.

Abstract: This application provides a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electrical device. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate and an electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution contains a film-forming additive. A film resistance x? of the positive electrode plate and a mass percent y % of the film-forming additive based on a total mass of the electrolyte solution satisfy: x×y?25. The film resistance and the film-forming additive of the secondary battery provided in this application satisfy the above relationship. Regulating the film resistance and the film-forming additive of the secondary battery as disclosed enhances the Coulombic efficiency, high-temperature cycle performance, and high-temperature storage performance of the battery.

Abstract: The present application relates to a sodium-ion battery and an electrical apparatus including the same. The sodium-ion battery includes a positive electrode sheet, a separator, and a negative electrode current collector, wherein the separator is disposed between the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode current collector, a surface of the negative electrode current collector is provided with a protective layer capable of allowing sodium-ions to pass freely, a material of the protective layer mainly includes a polymer material, there is an accommodation area between the protective layer and the negative electrode current collector, and the accommodation area has a sodium metal layer formed on the surface of the negative electrode current collector. The sodium-ion battery can effectively improve the inhibition of sodium dendrites, reduce side reactions between sodium metal and an electrolyte solution, and improve the cycle performance of the sodium-ion battery.

Abstract: This application relates to a sodium-ion battery and an electric apparatus containing the same. The sodium-ion battery includes a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode current collector. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode current collector. A coating is provided on a surface of the negative electrode current collector, the coating includes a carbon material, and the carbon material includes carbon nanotubes. The sodium-ion battery can effectively enhance the suppression of sodium dendrites and improve the cycling performance. In addition, it is unnecessary to additionally provide a negative electrode active material layer, reducing the costs of the sodium-ion battery and improving the energy density of the sodium-ion battery.

Abstract: This application provides an electrolyte, a sodium-ion battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric apparatus. The electrolyte includes a sodium salt and an organic solvent. The organic solvent includes a fluorinated organic substance, an ether organic substance, and a coordinating organic substance, where the coordinating organic substance includes a plurality of functional groups capable of coordinating with transition metal. The electrolyte provided in this application can improve cycling performance of sodium-ion batteries in high-temperature environments.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer arranged on the positive current collector, and the positive active material layer contains a sodium ion active material. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a metal film layer arranged on at least one surface of the negative current collector. A nucleation overpotential of sodium on the negative electrode plate is smaller than or equal to 35 mV. The electrolyte is arranged between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and the electrolyte contains a sodium borate.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer arranged on the positive current collector, and the positive active material layer contains a sodium ion active material. The negative electrode plate includes a negative current collector and a negative film layer arranged on at least one surface of the negative current collector, and the negative film layer contains a carbon material. The electrolyte is arranged between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and the electrolyte contains a sodium borate.

Abstract: An operation instruction generating circuit and a consumable chip. The operation instruction generating circuit includes: a power-on initialization module, connected to a signal wire and used for generating an initialization signal according to a signal transmitted by the signal wire; a middle signal generating module, connected to the power-on initialization module and the signal wire and used for combining, according to the initialization signal, the signal transmitted by the signal wire to generate a middle signal; and an instruction generating module, connected to the power-on initialization module and the middle signal generating module and used for generating an operation instruction according to the initialization signal and the middle signal or according to the initialization signal, the middle signal, and the signal transmitted by the signal wire. By the operation instruction generating circuit, the consumable chip is enabled to accurately respond to actions of a printing imaging device in time.

Abstract: An operation instruction generating circuit and a consumable chip. The operation instruction generating circuit includes: a power-on initialization module, connected to a signal wire and used for generating an initialization signal according to a signal transmitted by the signal wire; a middle signal generating module, connected to the power-on initialization module and the signal wire and used for combining, according to the initialization signal, the signal transmitted by the signal wire to generate a middle signal; and an instruction generating module, connected to the power-on initialization module and the middle signal generating module and used for generating an operation instruction according to the initialization signal and the middle signal or according to the initialization signal, the middle signal,and the signal transmitted by the signal wire. By the operation instruction generating circuit, the consumable chip is enabled to accurately respond to actions of a printing imaging device in time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous copolymer dispersion comprising an emulsion copolymer and two hydrophobic aromatic ketones, wherein the aromatic ketones are, based on the dry weight of the copolymer, from 0.1 to 3 wt % benzophenone and from 0.1 to 4 wt % a benzophenone derivative; wherein the dispersion comprises 0 or less than 0.1 wt % hydrophilic aromatic ketone. The copolymer dispersion is suitable for preparation of aqueous coating compositions which yields a relatively hard surface to provide not only short term but also long term dirt pick up resistance effects, after exposure to ultraviolet radiation.