Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Sumitomo Chemical Companylimited

Junji Suzuki

Toshihiko Ogata

Hiroki Hashiwaki

Chikara Murakami

Ichiro Arise

Kosuke Kurakane

Chikae Yoshimaru

Takayuki Sugiyama

Syusaku Hara

Takamasa Egawa

Syuichi Nakamoto

Provided is a solid electrolyte-containing layer capable of preventing a short circuit caused by the formation of a dendrite. A solid electrolyte-containing layers () in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes (i) an inorganic solid electrolyte (), (ii) a heat-resistant resin (), and (iii) at least one selected from the group consisting of an ionic liquid, a mixture of an ionic liquid and a lithium salt, and a polymer electrolyte.

Solid electrolyte-containing layer

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a separator including a polyolefin porous film; a porous layer containing a polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin; and a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate for each of which the result of a scratch test in the width direction and the result of a scratch test in the flow direction are each within a predetermined range, the polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin containing an &#x3b1;-form polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin in an amount of not less than 35.0 mol %.

Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

A laminated porous film includes a porous base material layer containing polyolefin as a main component; a filler layer containing inorganic particles as a main component; and a resin layer containing resin particles as a main component, the resin particles showing an endothermic curve satisfying conditions (1) and (2) below, the endothermic curve being obtained by differential scanning calorimetry. Condition (1): a temperature at which DDSC is not less than 0.10 mW/min/mg is not less than 70&#xb0; C. Condition (2): endothermic amount calculated from an area of the endothermic curve in a range of not less than 50&#xb0; C. and not more than 70&#xb0; C. is not less than &#x2212;20.0 J/g.

Layered porous film, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery insulating porous layer having an excellent withstand voltage property and an excellent leakage resistance characteristic. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery insulating porous layer having a trabecular structure including voids, which trabecular structure has an anisotropy value of 1.30 to 2.10, the anisotropy value being calculated from a three-dimensional image showing a void part and a solid content part on respective two gradation levels, the three-dimensional image being prepared by analyzing images of cross sections obtained by making observation at intervals of 20 nm in a thickness direction from a surface of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery insulating porous layer with use of a FIB-SEM having a magnification of 6500 times.

Nonaqueous elctrolyte secondary battery insulating porous layer

Provided are a separator capable of being used for a secondary battery such as a nonaqueous electrolyte-solution secondary battery and a secondary battery including the separator. A separator having a first layer including a porous polyethylene and an organic additive is provided. A white index of the first layer is equal to or more than 85 and equal to or less than 98, and a reduction rate of diethyl carbonate dropped on the first layer is equal to or higher than 0.048 mg/s and equal to or lower than 0.067 mg/s. The separator may further include a porous layer over the first layer.

Separator and secondary battery including the separator

The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery containing (i) a separator containing a polyolefin porous film, (ii) a porous layer containing a polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin, (iii) a positive electrode plate having a capacitance falling within a certain range, and (iv) a negative electrode plate having a capacitance falling within a certain range, the polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin containing an &#x3b1;-form polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin in an amount of not less than 35.0 mol %.

The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery insulating porous layer having an excellent charge resistance characteristic. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery insulating porous layer has a fractal dimension of 2.42 to 2.60, the fractal dimension being calculated from a three-dimensional image showing a void part and a porous layer part on respective two gradation levels, the three-dimensional image being prepared by analyzing images of cross sections obtained by making observation at intervals of 20 nm in a thickness direction from a surface of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery insulating porous layer by FIB-SEM measurement at a magnification of 6500 times.

Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery insulating porous layer

The present invention has an object to provide (i) a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator having excellent ion permeability and (ii) an insulating porous layer by which to achieve the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator. The insulating porous layer is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery insulating porous layer containing: a resin A; and a resin B, the resin A and the resin B having therebetween a Hansen solubility parameter distance (HSP distance) (Ra) of not more than 10 MPa.

The invention provides for a reduction in the period of time necessary for recycling a separator winding core around which a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator is wound. The separator winding core is described by the Munsell color system as (i) a lightness of not less than 3.0 but not more than 9.2 and (ii) a chroma of not less than 0.5.

Separator winding core, separator roll, and method of cleaning separator winding core

Provided is a separator capable of suppressing an increase in internal resistance and a decrease in a battery performance. A separator having a first layer consisting of a porous polyolefin and an organic antioxidant and a secondary battery including the separator are provided. The first layer has a parameter X, defined by the following equation, equal to or more than 0 and equal to or less than 20, where MD tan &#x3b4; and TD tan &#x3b4; are respectively a loss tangent in a flow direction and a loss tangent in a width direction which are obtained by a viscoelasticity measurement of the first layer at a temperature of 90&#xb0; C. and a frequency of 10 Hz. A white index of the first layer is equal to or more than 85 and equal to or less than 98.

The present invention improves productivity of production of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery insulating porous layer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is a constituent member of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery laminated separator, includes a thermoplastic resin, has a porosity of 25% to 80%, and has a peeling strength of above 0 N/m to 2.0 N/m when press-bonded to a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery electrode at 25&#xb0; C. through two one-minute 30 kN applications, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery electrode containing an electrode active material, an electrically conductive agent, and a binding agent in a mass fraction of 92:2.7:5.3.

A laminated porous film includes: a porous base material layer containing polyolefin as a main component; a filler layer containing inorganic particles as a main component; and a resin layer containing, as a main component, resin particles having a median diameter (D50) of greater than 1 &#x3bc;m.

To afford a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator that is not easily curled, a laminated body of the present invention includes: a porous base material containing a polyolefin-based resin as a main component; and a porous layer on at least one surface of the porous base material, the porous layer containing a polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin, the porous film having a lightness (L*) of not less than 83 and not more than 95 and a white index (WI) of not less than 85 and not more than 98, the polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin containing crystal form &#x3b1; in an amount of not less than 34 mol % with respect to 100 mol % of a total amount of the crystal form &#x3b1; and crystal form &#x3b2; contained in the polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin.

Laminated body

A method is provided for producing a separator by cutting a laminated porous film. The laminated porous film includes a porous base material layer containing polyolefin as a main component and a filler layer containing inorganic particles as a main component. The filler layer is provided on one surface of the porous base material layer; and a resin layer containing resin particles as a main component is provided on the other surface of the porous base material layer. The method includes a step of cutting, using a slit blade, the laminated porous film from the one surface on which the filler layer is provided.

Method for producing separator

A method is provided for producing a laminated porous film including: a porous base material layer containing polyolefin as a main component; a filler layer containing inorganic particles as a main component; and a resin layer containing resin particles as a main component, the filler layer and resin layer being provided on opposite surfaces of the porous base material layer. The method includes steps of: applying, on one surface of the porous base material layer, a coating solution containing more than 50 wt % of inorganic particles, and drying the coating solution to form a filler layer, and thereafter applying, on the other surface of the porous base material layer, a coating solution containing more than 50 wt % of resin particles, and drying the coating solution to form a resin layer, the weight percentages (wt %) being based on total weight of components other than the medium of each coating solution.

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Niihama, Japan

Junji Suzuki