A composite barium sulfate diaphragm is disclosed. The composite barium sulfate diaphragm includes a base membrane, and a coating layer coated on the base membrane. The coating layer includes nano-barium sulfate. A surface of the nano-barium sulfate is modified with the lithium carboxylate group. A method for preparing the composite barium sulfate diaphragm and a lithium-ion battery are also provided.

A metal-air battery (1) includes a tubular positive electrode (2), a negative electrode (3) opposing an inner side surface of the positive electrode (2), and an electrolyte layer (4) disposed between the negative electrode (3) and the positive electrode (2). The positive electrode (2) includes a porous positive electrode main body (21) that is made of conductive ceramic and serves as a tubular supporter, and a separator (41) that is a porous film made of ceramic having insulating properties is formed on the inner side surface of the positive electrode main body (21). Using the positive electrode main body (21) as a supporter makes it possible to easily increase the thickness of the positive electrode (2) and to thereby reduce the electrical resistance of the positive electrode (2) and improve the battery performance of the metal-air battery (1).

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, the separator being composed of a composite membrane comprising: a porous substrate; and an adhesive porous layer provided on one side or both sides of the porous substrate and containing an adhesive resin, wherein the adhesive porous layer further contains an acrylic resin in a state in which the acrylic resin is mixed with the adhesive resin, a peel strength between the porous substrate and the adhesive porous layer is 0.20 N/10 mm or more, and a Gurley value is 200 sec/100 cc or less.

A separator for a rechargeable battery includes a porous substrate and a heat resistance layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The heat resistance layer includes an acryl-based copolymer, an alkali metal, and a filler. The acryl-based copolymer includes a unit derived from (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylic acid, a cyano group-containing unit, and a sulfonate group-containing unit.

Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some aspects, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some aspects, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some cases, the protective layer may be porous.

Disclosed is a method for producing a lithium secondary battery including forming an electrode assembly using a cathode, an anode and a separator, introducing the electrode assembly into a battery case, injecting an electrolyte into the battery case, and sealing the battery case, wherein, during assembly of the electrode assembly, insulating particles are dispersed on part of the surface of the separator, or at least one of the cathode and the anode contacting the separator. The step of dispersing insulating particles on the part of the surface of the separator or at least one of the cathode and the anode contacting the separator during battery assembly can considerably reduce short-circuits in a lithium secondary battery caused by intrinsic and extrinsic factors and thus low-voltage defects, and thereby significantly improve yield of a lithium secondary battery.

A battery is composed of a positive electrode in which a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material is formed on a positive electrode collector, a negative electrode in which a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material is formed on a negative electrode collector, a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte impregnated in the separator. The battery further includes at least one of a heteropoly acid and a heteropoly acid compound as an additive at least in one of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, and the electrolyte.

The separator of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is characterized by having a composite nanofiber fiber which is a nanosize fiber that contains two or more kinds of aqueous resins whose melting points are different.

Disclosed is a separator for an electrochemical device including a porous polymer film, and a porous coating layer including at least one type of particles of inorganic particles and organic particles and binder polymer, the porous coating layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the porous polymer film, wherein the porous polymer film has a structure in which multiple fibrils arranged parallel to the surface of the film are stacked in layers, and a diameter of the fibril disposed at the side of one surface of the film where the porous coating layer is formed is smaller than a diameter of the fibril disposed at a central part in a thickness-wise direction of the film, and an electrochemical device comprising the same.

An electrical insulation layer including microparticles and having a mesoporous structure; and a battery device including a cathode, an anode, an electrical insulation layer including microparticles and having a mesoporous structure, the electrical insulation layer being arranged between the anode and the cathode, and an ion conductive composition.