Battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition, battery electrode or separator protected by the composition, and battery having the battery electrode or separator
A battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition having fluidity and being capable of being solidified by hot melt, and comprising at least two types of organic particles comprising organic materials, wherein the organic particles of types different from each other are substantially incompatible with each other, wherein when the composition is solidified by hot melt, the organic particles of the same type thermally fuse with one another to form a continuous phase.
1. A battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition having fluidity and being capable of being solidified by hot melt, and comprising:
at least two types of organic particles comprising organic materials, and
inorganic particles having an active hydrogen group and having a pH for isoelectric point in a range of 4 to 13;
wherein the organic particles of types different from each other are substantially incompatible with each other,
wherein when the composition is solidified by hot melt, the organic particles of the same type thermally fuse with one another to form a continuous phase.
2. The battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 1 , wherein at least one type of the organic particles undergo crosslinking upon heat fusion.
3. The battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 2 , wherein the crosslinking upon heat fusion occurs at a temperature below a heat fusion temperature of the organic particles of the other type(s).
4. The battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 1 , wherein, in the at least two types of organic particles comprising organic materials and being substantially incompatible with each other, one type of the organic particles include, in an amount of 5 wt % or more, an organic material having a hydrogen bonding functional group value of 0.001 to 0.023 mol/g, and the other at least one type of the organic particles include, in an amount of 5 wt % or more, an organic material having a hydrogen bonding functional group value which is ½ or less of that of the above particles.
5. The battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 1 , wherein at least one type of the organic particles have a cyano group and/or a polyethylene glycol structure.
6. The battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a core-shell type foaming agent.
7. The battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a liquid binder in an amount of 50 wt % or less, based on a weight of the at least two types of organic particles comprising organic materials and being substantially incompatible with each other.
8. The battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 7 , wherein the liquid binder is an energy radiation curable resin.
9. A battery electrode or separator which is protected by the battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 1 .
10. A battery having the battery electrode or separator according to claim 9 .
11. A battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition having fluidity and being capable of being solidified by hot melt, and comprising:
at least two types of organic particles comprising organic materials,
wherein the organic particles of types different from each other are substantially incompatible with each other,
wherein when the composition is solidified by hot melt, the organic particles of the same type thermally fuse with one another to form a continuous phase,
wherein at least one type of the organic particles are covered with an inorganic material covering layer, and
wherein the organic particles covered with an inorganic material break at least part of the inorganic material covering layer by heating, so that the organic particles fuse with one another.
12. A battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition having fluidity and being capable of being solidified by hot melt, and comprising:
at least two types of organic particles comprising organic materials, and
a core-shell type foaming agent,
wherein the organic particles of types different from each other are substantially incompatible with each other, and
wherein when the composition is solidified by hot melt, the organic particles of the same type thermally fuse with one another to form a continuous phase.
13. A battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition having fluidity and being capable of being solidified by hot melt, and comprising:
at least two types of organic particles comprising organic materials, and
a liquid binder in an amount of 50 wt % or less, based on a weight of the at least two types of organic particles comprising organic materials,
wherein the organic particles of types different from each other are substantially incompatible with each other, and
wherein when the composition is solidified by hot melt, the organic particles of the same a type thermally fuse with one another to form a continuous phase.
14. The battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 13 , wherein the liquid binder is an energy radiation curable resin.
15. A battery electrode or separator which is protected by the battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 11 .
16. A battery having the battery electrode or separator according to claim 15 .
17. A battery electrode or separator which is protected by the battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 12 .
18. A battery having the battery electrode or separator according to claim 17 .
19. A battery electrode or separator which is protected by the battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition according to claim 13 .
20. A battery having the battery electrode or separator according to claim 19 .