The invention relates to a nick plated
copper product containing a
nickel-
cobalt alloy clad layer, and the preparation method and the application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of battery manufacturing. The nick plated
copper product provided by the invention comprises pure
copper, a
nickel-
cobalt-
copper alloy layer, a
nickel-
cobalt alloy layer and a nickel layer from the inside out in sequence, wherein the thickness of the nickel-cobalt-
copper alloy layer is 0.2 to 0.6 mum, the thickness of the nickel-
cobalt alloy layer is 0.2 to 0.6 mum, and the thickness of the nickel layer is 0.6 to 2.6 mum. According to the nick plated copper product provided by the invention, activated pure copper is taken as a base material, a
pulse power supply is adopted for
electroplating, and by plating nickel and
cobalt alloy under low
electric current density firstly, carrying out nick plating under high
electric current density of an
electrolyte solution containing high
weldability nick plating additive, and taking an annealing treatment and
dehydrogenation heat treatment matched with the
electroplating process for assisting after the accomplish of
electroplating, the nickel-plated copper product which is strong in clad layer bonding force, is
corrosion-resistant, folding resisting and easy to weld can be obtained. The nickel-plated copper product prepared by the invention has performances far superior to those of like products when being used for high-
magnification lithium ion battery nickel-plated copper strip tabs. The preparation technology provided by the invention is simple and controllable, and is convenient for realizing industrial production.