IP Library Patent Application 18664286
Patent Application
App. No. 18/664,286

SEPARATOR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SAME, AND POWER CONSUMING DEVICE

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18/664,286
Abstract

A separator includes a first porous base film; a second porous base film; and an intermediate layer arranged between the first porous base film and the second porous base film, wherein the intermediate layer comprises an inorganic phase and an organic phase into which the inorganic phase is embedded, the inorganic phase contains an inorganic particle, the organic phase connects the first porous base film with the second porous base film, and the organic phase contains a base film material and does not contain a binder.

Claims (37)

1 . A separator, comprising:

a first porous base film;

a second porous base film; and

an intermediate layer arranged between the first porous base film and the second porous base film, wherein the intermediate layer comprises an inorganic phase and an organic phase into which the inorganic phase is embedded, the inorganic phase contains an inorganic particle, the organic phase connects the first porous base film with the second porous base film, and the organic phase contains a base film material and does not contain a binder.

2 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein the organic phase forms a continuous phase with a material of the first porous base film and/or a material of the second porous base film.

3 . The separator of claim 2 , wherein the organic phase penetrates the inorganic phase in the thickness direction of the intermediate layer.

4 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein, the inorganic particle is selected from at least one of an Al oxide, an Al nitride, an Al fluoride, an Si oxide, an Si nitride, an Si fluoride, an Fe oxide, an Fe nitride, an Fe fluoride, an Fe oxysalt, a Ti oxide, a Ti nitride, a Ti fluoride, a Co oxide, a Co nitride, a Co fluoride, an Ni oxide, an Ni nitride, an Ni fluoride, an Mn oxide, an Mn nitride, an Mn fluoride, an Sn oxide, an Sn nitride, an Sn fluoride, and ZnO.

5 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particle is capable of being subjected to a redox reaction.

6 . The separator of claim 5 , wherein the inorganic particle is selected from at least one of Si, an Si oxide, SnO 2 , ZnO, an Fe oxide, an Fe oxysalt, NiO, CuO, and TiO 2 .

7 . The separator of claim 6 , wherein the inorganic particle is selected from at least one of SiO 2 , Si, SiO, SnO 2 , ZnO, Fe 2 O 3 , NiO, CuO, TiO 2 , and FePO 4 .

8 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particle comprises a hydroxyl group and/or a carboxyl group.

9 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particle has a conductivity of ≤1×10 −1 mS/cm.

10 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the intermediate layer is 8%-90% of a total thickness of the separator.

11 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein:

the intermediate layer has a thickness of 0.5-10 μm; and/or

the first porous base film has a thickness of 4-20 μm; and/or

the second porous base film has a thickness of 4-20 μm.

12 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particle has a Dv50 particle size greater than an average pore size of the first porous base film and/or an average pore size of the second porous base film.

13 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein the Dv50 particle size of the inorganic particle is 105%-1,000% of the average pore size of the first porous base film and the second porous base film.

14 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein:

the Dv50 particle size of the inorganic particle is ≥100 nm; and/or

the average pore size of the first porous base film and the second porous base film is ≤150 nm.

15 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein:

the intermediate layer consists of the inorganic phase and the organic phase; and/or

the inorganic phase consists of the inorganic particle; and/or

the organic phase consists of the base film material.

16 . The separator of claim 1 , wherein a material of the first porous base film, a material of the second porous base film, and the base film material are each independently selected from at least one of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, aramid, polyethylene terephthalate, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyacrylonitrile, polyimide, polyamide, polyester, and natural fiber.

17 . A method for preparing the separator of claim 1 , comprising:

providing the first base film and the second base film;

providing a coating slurry comprising the inorganic particle and not comprising a binder;

arranging the coating slurry on one surface of the first base film to obtain a semi-finished product; and

thermal compounding the semi-finished product and the second base film by means of the surface on which the coating slurry is arranged, to obtain the separator.

18 . A method for preparing the separator of claim 1 , comprising:

respectively using a first precursor material and a second precursor material to form a first casted base film and a second casted base film, wherein the first precursor material and the second precursor material contain a pore-forming agent; and

stacking the first casted base film and the second casted base film, arranging the inorganic particle between the first casted base film and the second casted base film, then compounding the first casted base film and the second casted base film by means of hot pressing, and removing the pore-forming agent to form the first porous base film, the second porous base film, and the intermediate layer so as to obtain the separator.

19 . A secondary battery, comprising the separator of claim 1 .

20 . A power consuming device, comprising the secondary battery of claim 19 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2024
From: FAN, YULEI; WANG, YIHENG; GE, XIAOMING; OUYANG, CHUYING
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 067417/0809 →