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Manufacturing method of a separator for a lithium secondary battery and an organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery using the same separator
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1994-10-07
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Granted: 1997-01-28
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Expires: 2014-10-07
Abstract
Abstract An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery wherein lithium is an active material. The battery comprises a negative electrode made of metallic lithium or a lithium alloy and a separator made of a microporous polyolefin separator matrix whose pores are filled with an ionic conductive gel electrolyte. The separator is in the form of a sheet with at least one face contacting the negative electrode having a gel electrolyte layer. The gel electrolyte is formed by ultraviolet irradiation of a solution having a major component being a mixture of an oligomer and a monomer added to an organic electrolyte. Using the separator in an organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery internal short circuiting of the battery due to dendridic lithium growing on a negative electrode during the charging cycle can be prevented and a longer cycle life achieved.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenichi Morigaki
- 👤 Noriko Kabuto
- 👤 Kazunori Haraguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M10/056; H01M10/0564; H01M10/0565; H01M50/00; H01M50/40; H01M50/409; H01M50/411; H01M50/414; H01M50/417; H01M50/489; H01M50/491; H01M50/497; H01M2300/00; H01M2300/0085; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49108; Y10T29/49115
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery comprising: an electrode group comprising a negative electrode formed of material selected from the group consisting of metallic lithium and lithium alloys, a positive electrode and a separator in between said negative and positive electrodes, wherein said separator comprises a separator matrix formed of a microporous polyolefin membrane impregnated with an ionic conductive gel electrolyte.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery comprising: an electrode group comprising a negative electrode formed of material selected from the group consisting of metallic lithium and lithium alloys, a positive electrode and a separator in between said negative and positive electrodes, wherein said separator comprises a separator matrix formed of a microporous polyolefin membrane impregnated with an ionic conductive gel electrolyte.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery comprising: an electrode group comprising a negative electrode formed of material selected from the group consisting of metallic lithium and lithium alloys, a positive electrode and a separator in between said negative and positive electrodes, wherein said separator comprises a separator matrix formed of a microporous polyolefin membrane impregnated with an ionic conductive gel electrolyte, and said separator matrix has a sheet having at least one face containing said gel electrolyte layer contacting said negative electrode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery comprising: an electrode group comprising a negative electrode formed of material selected from the group consisting of metallic lithium and lithium alloys, a positive electrode and a separator in between said negative and positive electrodes, wherein said separator comprises a separator matrix formed of a microporous polyolefin membrane impregnated with an ionic conductive gel electrolyte, and said separator matrix has a sheet having at least one face containing said gel electrolyte layer contacting said negative electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein said separator comprises: microporous polyolefin membrane and ionic conductive electrolyte gel containing an organic electrolyte and a resin cured by ultraviolet light.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein said separator comprises: microporous polyolefin membrane and ionic conductive gel electrolyte containing an organic electrolyte and a resin cured by ultraviolet light.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 wherein said separator comprises: microporous polyolefin membrane and ionic conductive gel electrolyte containing 20-80 wt % of an organic electrolyte and a 20-50 wt % of a resin cured by ultraviolet light.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 wherein said separator comprises: a microporous polyolefin membrane and an ionic conductive gel electrolyte comprising an organic electrolyte of a lithium salt.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery according to claim 5, wherein said separator comprises: a microporous polyolefin membrane and an ionic conductive gel electrolyte comprising an organic electrolyte of a lithium salt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
An organic electrolyte lithium battery according to claim 1, wherein said ionic conductive gel electrolyte contains an organic electrolyte and a resin cured by ultraviolet light.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
An organic electrolyte lithium battery according to claim 2, wherein said ionic conductive gel electrolyte contains an organic electrolyte and a resin cured by ultraviolet light.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
An organic electrolyte lithium battery according to claim 8, wherein said organic electrolyte is formed by reacting a mixed solvent of a propylene carbonate and an ethylene carbonate, and lithium perchlorate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
An organic electrolyte lithium battery according to claim 8, wherein said resin is formed from a precursor which is the reaction product of a polyether oligomer, a monomer of polyethylene oxide, and a photo polymerization initiator.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
An organic electrolyte lithium battery according to claim 9, wherein said organic electrolyte is formed by reacting a mixed solvent of a propylene carbonate and an ethylene carbonate, and lithium perchlorate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
An organic electrolyte lithium battery according to claim 9, wherein said resin is formed from a precursor which is the reaction product of a polyether oligomer, a monomer of polyethylene oxide, and a photo polymerization initiator.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
An organic electrolyte lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein said microporous polyolefin membrane comprises micropores entirely filled with said ionic conductive gel electrolyte.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
An organic electrolyte lithium battery according to claim 2, wherein said microporous polyolefin membrane comprises micropores entirely filled with said ionic conductive gel electrolyte.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
An organic electrolyte lithium battery according to claim 14, wherein said microporous membrane of said separator has top and bottom faces, each of said faces further comprising an ionic conductive gel electrolyte layer formed thereon.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
An organic electrolyte lithium battery according to claim 15, wherein said microporous membrane of said separator has top and bottom faces, each of said faces further comprising an ionic conductive gel electrolyte layer formed thereon.
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