Abstract: The present application provide a silicon-oxygen compound, a secondary battery using it, and related battery modules, battery packs, and devices. The silicon-oxygen compound provided by the present application has a formula of SiOx, in which x satisfies 0<x<2. The silicon-oxygen compound contains both sulfur and aluminum element, and the sulfur element is present in an amount of 20 ppm˜300 ppm. The mass ratio of sulfur element to aluminum element is from 1.5 to 13.0. A secondary battery uses the silicon-oxygen compound provided in the present application, so that the secondary battery can have both long-cycle performance and high initial coulombic efficiency.

Abstract: The present application discloses a negative active material, preparation process thereof and a secondary battery and the related battery module, battery pack and device. The negative active material comprises a core structure and a modified polymer coating layer coated on at least a part of the outer surface of the core structure, wherein the core structure comprises one or more of silicon-based materials and tin based materials; and wherein the negative active material has an infrared spectrum comprising an infrared absorption peak at the wavelength of 1450 cm?1 to 1690 cm?1, and the infrared absorption peak has a transmittance T that satisfies 80%?T?99%.

Abstract: The present application provides a negative electrode active material, a process for preparing the same, and a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and an apparatus related the same. The negative electrode active material comprises a core material and a polymer-modified coating layer on at least a part of a surface of the core material, the core material is one or more of a silicon-based negative electrode material and a tin-based negative electrode material, the polymer-modified coating layer comprises sulfur element and carbon element, the sulfur element has a mass percentage of from 0.2% to 4% in the negative electrode active material, the carbon element has a mass percentage of from 0.5% to 4% in the negative electrode active material, and the polymer-modified coating layer comprises a —S—C— bond.

Abstract: The present application provide a secondary battery and related battery module, battery pack and apparatus. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator and an electrolyte, wherein the secondary battery includes a positive active material selected from one or more of layered lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide and layered lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, and a negative active material including graphite and silicon-oxygen compound; the delithiation capacity A of the negative electrode film in the voltage range of 0.005V to the delithiation platform voltage and the delithiation capacity B of the negative electrode film in the voltage range of the delithiation platform voltage to 1.2V satisfy: 1A/B2; and when the secondary battery is discharged to a voltage of 2.5V, the voltage U of the negative electrode plate relative to a lithium metal reference electrode satisfies: 0.5VU0.7V.

Abstract: The present application provides a negative electrode active material, a process, a battery, a battery module, a battery pack and an apparatus related to the same. The negative electrode active material comprises a core material and a polymer modified coating on at least a part of a surface of core material; wherein the core material is one or more of a silicon-based negative electrode material and a tin-based negative electrode material; the negative electrode active material has a weight loss rate satisfying 0.2%?weight loss rate?2% in a thermogravimetric analysis test wherein temperature is elevated from 25° C. to 800° C. under a non-oxidizing inert gas atmosphere. The present application can reduce damage to the surface structure of the negative electrode active material, reduce loss of active ions and capacity, meanwhile can well improve coulomb efficiency and cycle performance of the battery.

Abstract: The present application discloses a composite graphite material and a method for preparing the same, a secondary battery, and an apparatus. The composite graphite material includes a core material and a coating layer that coats at least a portion of the surface of the core material, the core material including graphite, and the coating layer including a coating material containing a cyclic structure moiety, wherein the composite graphite material has a weight-loss rate of from 0.1% to 0.55% when the composite graphite material is heated in an atmosphere of an inert non-oxidative gas at a temperature rising from 40° C. to 800° C. The composite graphite material can enhance the gram capability and reduce the expansion rate of an electrode plate, and more preferably, can improve the cycle performance and kinetic performance of a battery as well.

Abstract: A method for recycling a lithium iron phosphate positive plate with low energy consumption and low Al content, including: crushing a lithium iron phosphate positive plate to be recycled into a granular material with a particle size of 1-15 mm by using a crusher; heating the granular material obtained in step (1) to 350-500° C. in an atmosphere furnace in an inert atmosphere; and keeping the granular material at 350-500° C. for 0.5-2 h followed by cooling to a preset temperature to obtain a calcined product; grinding the calcined product obtained in step (2) by using a grinder to obtain a ground product with D50 larger than or equal to 50 ?m; and classifying the ground product obtained in step (3) by using an air classifier to remove Al simple substance to obtain a recovered positive material with an Al content below 200 ppm.

Abstract: The present application discloses a composite graphite material, a secondary battery, an apparatus and a preparation method thereof. The composite graphite material includes a core material and a coating layer coating at least a part of the surface of the core material, the core material including graphite; wherein the absolute value K of zeta potential of the composite graphite material in deionized water with a pH of 7 is at least 20 mV. The use of the composite graphite material provided by the present application can improve the cohesion and bonding force of the negative electrode plate, thereby reducing the cyclic expansion of the secondary battery.

Abstract: The present application provide a silicon-oxygen compound, a preparation method thereof and related secondary battery, battery module, battery pack, and device. The silicon-oxygen compound provided by the present application has a formula of SiOx, in which x satisfies 0<x<2. The silicon-oxygen compound contains both sulfur and manganese element, and the sulfur element is present in an amount of 20 ppm˜300 ppm. The mass ratio of sulfur element to manganese element is from 1.5 to 10.

Abstract: The present application provide a secondary battery and related battery module, battery pack and apparatus. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator and an electrolyte, wherein the secondary battery includes a positive active material selected from one or more of layered lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide and layered lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide, and a negative active material including graphite and silicon-oxygen compound; the delithiation capacity A of the negative electrode film in the voltage range of 0.005V to the delithiation platform voltage and the delithiation capacity B of the negative electrode film in the voltage range of the delithiation platform voltage to 1.2V satisfy: 1A/B2; and when the secondary battery is discharged to a voltage of 2.5V, the voltage U of the negative electrode plate relative to a lithium metal reference electrode satisfies: 0.5VU0.7V.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a negative electrode active material, a battery and a device. The negative electrode active material comprises a first silicon oxide and a second silicon oxide, wherein, a ratio of a particle diameter Dn10 of the first silicon oxide to a particle diameter Dn10 of the second silicon oxide is 8˜25, the particle diameter Dn10 of the first silicon oxide is 1.0 ?m˜5.0 ?m, the particle diameter Dn10 of the second silicon oxide is 0.05 ?m˜0.50 ?m. By selecting two kinds of silicon oxides with specific ranges of Dn10 to match with each other, the present disclosure controls the thickness rebound of negative electrode plate, ensures good electrical contact between the negative electrode active material particles, in turn is beneficial to improve the cycle stability and the cycle-life of the battery.