IP Library Granted Patent US 8,822,082
Granted Patent B2
US 8,822,082 · App. 12/528,779 · Granted Sep 2, 2014

Separator for electrochemical device, electrode for electrochemical device, and electrochemical device

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Patent No.
US 8,822,082
App. No.
12/528,779
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A separator for an electrochemical device of the present invention includes a porous film including: a filler; an organic binder; and at least one resin selected from resin A that has a melting point of 80 to 140° C. and resin B that absorbs a non-aqueous electrolyte and swells upon heating and whose swelling degree increases with increasing temperature, and the filler contains boehmite having a secondary particle structure in which primary particles are connected.

Claims (46)

1. A separator for an electrochemical device comprising a porous film including:

a filler;

an organic binder; and

polyethylene,

wherein the porous film comprises:

a first separator layer that is porous and primarily contains the filler; and

a second separator layer comprised of a microporous film containing polyethylene; and

wherein the filler contains boehmite having a secondary particle structure in which primary particles having a particle size of 1/10 to ⅓ of a particle size of the secondary particle are intergrown and connected to each other; and

wherein the boehmite having a secondary particle structure has a static bulk density of 0.1 to 0.5 g/cm 3 .

2. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the filler further contains plate-like particles.

3. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the boehmite having a secondary particle structure accounts for 75 vol % or more of the total volume of the filler.

4. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the separator has a porosity of 20 to 60%.

5. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the separator has an average pore size of 0.01 to 0.3 μm.

6. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the separator has a tortuosity factor of 3 or more.

7. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the first separator layer and the second separator layer are integrated together.

8. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first separator layer has a porosity of 10 to 50%, and a volume of the polyethylene contained in the second separator layer is 20% or more of the pore volume of the first separator layer.

9. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 , further comprising a porous substrate having a heat resistance temperature of 150° C. or higher.

10. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the porous substrate is comprised of a fibrous material.

11. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 10 ,

wherein the fibrous material is comprised of at least one selected from the group consisting of cellulose, a modified form thereof, polyolefin, polyester, polyacrylonitrile, aramid, polyamide imide, polyimide, and inorganic oxide.

12. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 10 ,

wherein the fibrous material forms a woven fabric or non-woven fabric.

13. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a Gurley value after heating to 150° C. is five times or more a Gurley value before heating.

14. The separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the separator has a thickness of 30 μm or less.

15. An electrochemical device comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator,

wherein the separator comprises the separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 1 .

16. An electrochemical device comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator,

wherein the separator comprises: a first separator layer that is porous and primarily contains a filler; and

a second separator layer comprised of a microporous film primarily containing polyethylene,

the filler includes boehmite having a secondary particle structure in which primary particles having a particle size of 1/10 to ⅓ of a particle size of the secondary particle are intergrown and connected to each other; and

wherein the boehmite having a secondary particle structure has a static bulk density of 0.1 to 0.5 g/cm 3 ; and

the first separator layer is integrated with the positive electrode or the negative electrode.

17. An electrochemical device comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator,

wherein the separator comprises the separator for an electrochemical device according to claim 7 .

18. The electrochemical device according to claim 16 , wherein the first separator layer and the second separator layer are overlaid within the electrochemical device to form the separator.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058301/0318 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Feb 5, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045243/0893 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2009
From: KATAYAMA, HIDEAKI; SATO, YOSHINORI; ABE, TOSHIHIRO; MATSUMOTO, NOBUAKI
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 023166/0546 →