The present application relates to a separator in the electrochemical field and a preparation method therefor, and to a secondary battery comprising the separator, a device comprising the secondary battery. The separator of the present application is prepared by a simple process and has excellent heat resistance performance. Moreover, the secondary batteries and devices comprising the separator of the present application have good safety performance and cycling performance.

The present application relates to a separator in the electrochemical field and a preparation method therefor, and to a secondary battery comprising the separator, a device comprising the secondary battery. The separator of the present application is prepared by a simple process and has excellent heat resistance performance. Moreover, the secondary batteries and devices comprising the separator of the present application have good safety performance and cycling performance.

The present application relates to a separator, comprising a substrate and a coating formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the coating comprises inorganic particles and first organic particles embedded in the inorganic particles and forming protrusions on the surface of the coating, and the first organic particles have a primary particle morphology and a number-average particle size of ≥2 μm. The present application also relates to a secondary battery comprising the separator, a device comprising the secondary battery and a method for preparing the separator.

The present application relates to a separator, comprising a substrate and a coating formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the coating comprises inorganic particles and first organic particles embedded in the inorganic particles and forming protrusions on the surface of the coating, and the first organic particles have a primary particle morphology and a number-average particle size of ≥2 μm. The present application also relates to a secondary battery comprising the separator, a device comprising the secondary battery and a method for preparing the separator.

A method for formation of cylindrical and prismatic can cells may include providing a battery, where the battery includes one or more cells, with each cell including at least one silicon-dominant anode, a cathode, and a separator. The battery also includes a metal can that contains the one or more cells such that during formation a pressure between 50 kPa and 1 MPa is applied to the one or more cells. The battery may include strain absorbing materials arranged between the one or more cells and interior walls of the can. The strain absorbing materials may include foam. The strain absorbing materials may include a solid electrolyte layer. The strain absorbing materials may include PMMA, PVDF, or a combination thereof. The pressure during a formation process may be due to a thickness of the strain absorbing materials being thicker than an expansion of the one or more cells.

A method for formation of cylindrical and prismatic can cells may include providing a battery, where the battery includes one or more cells, with each cell including at least one silicon-dominant anode, a cathode, and a separator. The battery also includes a metal can that contains the one or more cells such that during formation a pressure between 50 kPa and 1 MPa is applied to the one or more cells. The battery may include strain absorbing materials arranged between the one or more cells and interior walls of the can. The strain absorbing materials may include foam. The strain absorbing materials may include a solid electrolyte layer. The strain absorbing materials may include PMMA, PVDF, or a combination thereof. The pressure during a formation process may be due to a thickness of the strain absorbing materials being thicker than an expansion of the one or more cells.

Improved battery separators, base films or membranes, batteries, cells, devices, systems, vehicles, and/or methods of making and/or using such separators, films or membranes, batteries, cells, devices, systems, vehicles, and/or methods of enhancing battery or cell charge rates, charge capacity, and/or discharge rates, and/or methods of improving batteries, systems including such batteries, vehicles including such batteries and/or systems, and/or the like; biaxially oriented porous membranes, composites including biaxially oriented porous membranes, biaxially oriented microporous membranes, biaxially oriented macroporous membranes, battery separators with improved charge capacities and the related methods and methods of manufacture, methods of use, and the like; flat sheet membranes, liquid retention media; dry process separators; biaxially stretched separators; dry process biaxially stretched separators having a thickness range between about 5 μm and 50 μm, preferably between about 10 μm and 25 μm, having improved strength, high porosity, and unexpectedly and/or surprisingly high charge capacity, such as, for example, high 10 C rate charge capacity; separators or membranes with high charge capacity and high porosity, excellent charge rate and/or charge capacity performance in a rechargeable and/or secondary lithium battery, such as a lithium ion battery, for high power and/or high energy applications, cells, devices, systems, and/or vehicles, and/or the like; single or multiple ply or layer separators, monolayer separators, trilayer separators, composite separators, laminated separators, co-extruded separators, coated separators, 1 C or higher separators, at least 1 C separators, batteries, cells, systems, devices, vehicles, and/or the like; improved microporous battery separators for secondary lithium batteries, improved microporous battery separators with enhanced or high charge (C) rates, discharge (C) rates, and/or enhanced or high charge capacities in or for secondary lithium batteries, and/or related methods of manufacture, use, and/or the like, and/or combinations thereof are disclosed or provided.

Provided is a separator for a power storage device that combines high permeability and battery safety at high temperature. The separator for a power storage device has an inorganic content layer that contains inorganic particles and polyolefin resin. In a cross section of the inorganic content layer, a ratio b of the area occupied by the inorganic particles is 9-35% [inclusive], the ratio of the area occupied by vacancies is 20-60% [inclusive], and a TD direction heat shrinkage a at 150° C. of the separator for a power storage device is 4% or less.

Provided is a separator for a power storage device that combines high permeability and battery safety at high temperature. The separator for a power storage device has an inorganic content layer that contains inorganic particles and polyolefin resin. In a cross section of the inorganic content layer, a ratio b of the area occupied by the inorganic particles is 9-35% [inclusive], the ratio of the area occupied by vacancies is 20-60% [inclusive], and a TD direction heat shrinkage a at 150° C. of the separator for a power storage device is 4% or less.

A lithium-ion battery separator with high-temperature resistance, a preparation method thereof and a lithium-ion battery prepared therefrom fall within the field of lithium-ion battery separators. The separator has a thickness of 3.5-30 μm, a porosity of 30-80%, an adjustable pore size of 20-2000 nm, a biaxial tensile strength of ≥50 MPa, an air permeability of ≤400 s/100 cc, and a breaking temperature of ≥160° C. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing, melting, and plasticizing 20%-60% of a polypropylene main material, 2%-10% of a solubilizer, 30%-80% of a solvent. 0.1%-5% of a nucleating aid and/or 0.1%-1% of an antioxidant, carrying out twin-screw extrusion, carrying out thermally induced phase separation to obtain a cast sheet, and carrying out cast sheet stretching, extraction, and post-treatment or directly carrying out extraction and post-treatment. The separator has the characteristics of high-temperature resistance, biaxial high strength, uniform pore size, high specific resistance.