IP Library Patent Application 18768850
Patent Application
App. No. 18/768,850

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

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Patent No.
US None
App. No.
18/768,850
Filed
Jul 10, 2024
Art Unit
OPAP
USPC
429/145
Abstract

A separator includes a first porous base film; a second porous base film; and a supporting layer arranged between the first porous base film and the second porous base film, wherein the supporting layer comprises a polydopamine material and inorganic particles dispersed in the polydopamine material, and has an elastic modulus ≥5 Gpa.

Claims (41)

1 . A separator, comprising:

a first porous base film;

a second porous base film; and

a supporting layer arranged between the first porous base film and the second porous base film, wherein the supporting layer comprises a polydopamine material and inorganic particles dispersed in the polydopamine material, and has an elastic modulus ≥5 Gpa.

2 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting layer has an elastic modulus of 5-12 Gpa.

3 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein a mass ratio of the inorganic particles to the polydopamine material is 70:30 to 95:5.

4 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particles are capable of undergoing a redox reaction.

5 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particles are selected from at least one of an Si oxide, an Si nitride, an Fe oxide, an Fe nitride, an Fe oxysalt, an Sn oxide, a Ti oxide, a Ti nitride, a Cu oxide, a Cu nitride, an Mn oxide, a Ge oxide, ZrO 2 , ZnO, and AlN.

6 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particles are capable of being chelated with an o-diphenol group to form a coordination bond.

7 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particles have a hydroxyl group and/or a carboxyl group.

8 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particles have a Dv50 particle size of 0.01-10 μm.

9 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein:

the supporting layer has a thickness of 0.1-10 μm; and/or

the first porous base film has a thickness of 3-30 μm; and/or

the second porous base film has a thickness of 3-30 μm.

10 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first porous base film has a porosity of 40-80%; and/or

the second porous base film has a porosity of 40-80%.

11 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the separator has an elastic modulus ≥2 Gpa.

12 . A method for preparing the separator according to claim 1 , comprising:

forming the supporting layer between the first porous base film and the second porous base film.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein forming the supporting layer between the first porous base film and the second porous base film comprises:

preparing a polydopamine material and inorganic particles into a coating;

applying the coating to a surface of the first porous base film and/or the second porous base film; and

thermally combining the first porous base film and the second porous base film, with the surfaces on which the coating resides being relative to each other, to prepare the separator.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein:

the coating is prepared by mixing the polydopamine material in the form of a solution with the inorganic particles; and

the method further comprises preparing the polydopamine material solution by subjecting a mixed solution of a dopamine hydrochloride solution and a trometamol buffer solution to electropolymerization in a three-electrode system, wherein the electropolymerization has a potential interval of −0.5 V to +0.5 V, a scanning speed of 0.01-0.1 V/s, and a scanning period of 5-25.

15 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein forming the supporting layer between the first porous base film and the second porous base film comprises:

forming the supporting layer on a surface of the first porous base film; and

arranging the second porous base film on a surface of the supporting layer away from the first porous base film, and performing thermal combination.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein forming the supporting layer on the surface of the first porous base film comprises:

subjecting a mixed solution of a dopamine hydrochloride solution, inorganic particles, and a trometamol buffer solution to electropolymerization in a three-electrode system, and placing a gold substrate in the mixed solution during electropolymerization, wherein the electropolymerization has a potential interval of −0.5 V to +0.5 V, a scanning speed of 0.01 V/s, and a scanning period of 5-25, and a thin film-shaped supporting layer is formed on the gold substrate; and

transferring the supporting layer from the gold substrate to the surface of the first porous base film.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , further comprising:

soaking the gold substrate, on which the supporting layer has been formed, in a phosphate buffer solution, and performing electrodeposition within a potential interval of −800 mV to +1,200 mV.

18 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein transferring the supporting layer from the gold substrate to the surface of the first porous base film comprises:

transferring the supporting layer from the gold substrate to a polymer sacrificial layer to obtain a transfer film; and

placing the transfer film in water in such a direction that the polymer sacrificial layer faces downwards, so that the polymer sacrificial layer is dissolved, and transferring the supporting layer on a water-gas interface to the first porous base film.

19 . A secondary battery, comprising the separator according to claim 1 .

20 . A power consuming device, comprising the secondary battery according to 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 Jul 10, 2024
From: LIU, FENG; FAN, YULEI; WANG, YIHENG; GE, XIAOMING
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 067952/0310 →