US4714665A
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Secondary battery
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1986-12-23
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Granted: 1987-12-22
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Expires: 2006-12-23
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a secondary battery comprised of three polymer films, the third containing an electrolyte and the first and second containing an electrochemical species which may be in an anodic or a cathodic state depending upon whether the battery is discharging or is being recharged. The third polymer sheet is substantially not electrically conductive under battery discharge voltages, but is electrically conductive under battery recharge voltages. The first and second sheets are electrically conductive under both the discharge and recharge voltages. In a preferred form, the electrolyte and the electrochemical species are uniformly distributed within their respective films by dissolving the electrolyte and the species in a plasticizer which is incorporated within the polymer films.
Inventors
- 👤 Sanford A. Siegel
- 👤 Stephen A. Noding
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:49
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M10/056; H01M10/0564; H01M10/0565; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/60; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A secondary battery which comprises: (a) an ionically and electronically conductive first polymer film having substantially uniformly distributed therewithin an electrochemical species which contributes to the ionic conductivity of said first polymer film and which is electrochemically reduced when said battery is being discharged and electrochemically oxidized when said battery is being charged; (b) an ionically and electronically conductive second polymer film having substantially uniformly distributed therewithin an electrochemical species which contributes to the ionic conductivity of said second polymer film and which is electrochemically oxidized when said battery is being discharged and electrochemically reduced when said battery is being charged; and (c) an ionically conductive third polymer film in contact with said first and said second polymer films, said third polymer film comprising, (i) a polymer, (ii) a plasticizer for said polymer, and (iii) an electrolyte for said battery, which electrolyte is disassociatingly solubilized in said plasticizer, said plasticizer and the solubilized electrolyte being substantially uniformly distributed within said polymer, said ionically conductive third polymer film being substantially electronically non-conductive under discharging voltages and electronically conductive under charging voltages.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A secondary battery which comprises: (a) an ionically and electronically conductive first polymer film having substantially uniformly distributed therewithin an electrochemical species which contributes to the ionic conductivity of said first polymer film and which is electrochemically reduced when said battery is being discharged and electrochemically oxidized when said battery is being charged; (b) an ionically and electronically conductive second polymer film having substantially uniformly distributed therewithin an electrochemical species which contributes to the ionic conductivity of said second polymer film and which is electrochemically oxidized when said battery is being discharged and electrochemically reduced when said battery is being charged; and (c) an ionically conductive third polymer film in contact with said first and said second polymer films, said third polymer film comprising, (i) a polymer, (ii) a plasticizer for said polymer, and (iii) an electrolyte for said battery, which electrolyte is disassociatingly solubilized in said plasticizer, said plasticizer and the solubilized electrolyte being substantially uniformly distributed within said polymer, said ionically conductive third polymer film being substantially electronically non-conductive under discharging voltages and electronically conductive under charging voltages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The secondary battery of claim 1 wherein said secondary battery additionally comprises a first collector plate in contact with said first polymer film and a second collector plate in contact with said second polymer film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The secondary battery of claim 2 wherein said first and second plates are of metal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
178 words
The secondary battery of claim 1 wherein said first polymer film comprises: a polymer; an agent for rendering said first polymer film electronically conductive; a plasticizer for said polymer; and a salt dissassociatingly solubilized in said plasticizer, said salt having the formula MX a wherein, M is an alkali metal ion, an alkaline earth metal ion, a zinc ion, a copper ion, a mercury ion or a silver ion, X is a halogen ion or an acetate ion, and a is the oxidation number of M, and wherein said second polymer film comprises: a polymer; an agent for rendering said second polymer film electronically conductive; a plasticizer for said polymer; and a salt disassociatingly solubilized in said plasticizer, said salt having a constituent with an electrode potential less than M and having the formula M'X b wherein, M' is an alkali metal ion, an alkaline earth metal ion, a zinc ion, a copper ion, a mercury ion or a silver ion, X is a halogen ion or an acetate ion, and b is the oxidation number of M'.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The secondary battery of claim 4 wherein MX a is CuCl 2 and M'X b is ZnCl 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The secondary battery of claim 4 wherein MX a is LiI and M'X b is ZnCl 2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The secondary battery of claim 4 wherein MX a and M'X b are both CaI 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The secondary battery of claim 1 wherein said plasticizer in said first and second polymer films is an alkyl ether ester of an acid independently selected for said first and second polymer films from the group consisting of benzoic acid, terephthalic acid, phthalic acid, adipic acid and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
84 words
The secondary battery of claim 1 wherein said plasticizer in said first and second polymer film is an alkyl ether ester of terephthalic acid having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R 1 is a phenyl radical or aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of the formula C n H m wherein n is an integer of 1 through 8 inclusive and m is equal to 2n+1; R 2 is either hydrogen or a methyl radical; x is 2, 3 or 4; and y is 2, 3 or 4.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The secondary battery of claim 9 wherein said plasticizer in said first and second polymer films is di(triethylene glycol butyl ether)terephthalate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
The secondary battery of claim 10 wherein said plasticizer is present in said first and second polymer films in an amount within the range of from about 5 to about 50 weight percent based upon the total weight of said polymer, said plasticizer and said salt in each of said films.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The secondary battery of claim 1 wherein said plasticizer in said third polymer film is an alkyl ether ester of an acid selected from benzoic acid, terephthalic acid, phthalic acid, adipic acid and mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
81 words
The secondary battery of claim 12 wherein said plasticizer in said third polymer film is an alkyl ether ester of terephthalic acid having the formula: ##STR3## wherein R 1 is a phenyl radical or aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of the formula C n H m wherein n is an integer of 1 through 8 inclusive and m is equal to 2n+1; R 2 is either hydrogen or methyl radical; x is 2, 3 or 4; and y is 2, 3 or 4.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The secondary battery of claim 13 wherein said plasticizer in said third polymer film is di(triethylene glycol butyl ether)terephthalate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
47 words
The secondary battery of claim 14 wherein said plasticizer in said third polymer film is present in an amount within the rangee of from about 5 to about 40 weight percent based upon the total weight of said polymer, said plasticizer and said electrolyte in said film.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The secondary battery of claim 4 wherein said polymer of said first, second and third polymer films is independently selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl chloride), polyurethane, polystyrene, chlorinated polyethylene, poly(vinylidene chloride) and poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The secondary battery of claim 16 wherein said polymer of said first, second and third polymer films is poly(vinyl chloride).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The secondary battery of claim 16 wherein said polymer of said first and second polymer films is polyurethane.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The secondary battery of claim 1 wherein said electrolyte is selected from the group consisting of sodium tetraphenylborate and alkali metal thiocyanates.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
The secondary battery of claim 1 wherein said electrolyte is sodium tetraphenylborate and is present in an amount of about 1 weight percent based upon the total weight of said polymer, said plasticizer and said electrolyte in said film.
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