Daiso Co., Ltd.

Masanori Yanagida

Katsuhito Miura

Hiroki Higobashi

Takahiro Endo

Seiji Nakamura

Masayoshi Watanabe

Yoshiro Furukawa

Shouhei Matsui

Kazumasa Hinoue

A polyether copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 10to 10, formed from 3 to 30% by mol of a repeating unit derived from propylene oxide, 96 to 69% by mol of a repeating unit derived from ethylene oxide, and 0.01 to 15% by mol of a crosslinkable repeating unit derived from a reactive oxirane compound, gives a provide a crosslinked solid polymer electrolyte which is superior in processability, moldability, mechanical strength, flexibility and heat resistance, and has markedly improved ionic conductivity.

Solid polymer electrolyte and use thereof

Polyether copolymer, solid polymer electrolyte and battery

A solid polymer electrolyte obtained by blending (1) a polyether copolymer having a main chain, which is derived form ethylene oxide, and a side chain having two oligooxyethylene groups, (2) an electrolyte salt compound, and, if necessary, (3) a plasticizer which is any one of an aprotic organic solvent or a derivative or metal salt of a polyalkylene glycol having a number-average molecular weight of 200 to 5,000 or a metal salt of the derivative, is superior in ionic conductivity and also superior in processability, moldability and mechanical strength to a conventional solid electrolyte. A secondary battery is constructed by using the solid polymer electrolyte in combination with a lithium metal negative electrode and a lithium cobaltate positive electrode.

Polyether copolymer and solid polymer electrolyte

A polyether copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 10.sup.4 to 10.sup.7, comprising 5 to 40% by mol of a repeating unit derived from epichlorohydrin, 95 to 60% by mol of a repeating unit derived from ethylene oxide, and 0.001 to 15% by mol of a crosslinkable repeating unit derived from a reactive oxirane compound, gives a provide a crosslinked solid polymer electrolyte which is superior in processability, moldability, mechanical strength, flexibility and heat resistance, and has markedly improved ionic conductivity.

Polyether copolymer and crosslinked solid polymer electrolyte

A polyether copolymer prepared from 5 to 95% by mol of a monomer of the formula (I), 95 to 5% by mol of a monomer of the formula (II) and 0 to 15% by mol of a monomer of the formula (III) or (IV) as a crosslinking component; the copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight within the range from 10.sup.3 to 10.sup.7 : ##STR1## The copolymer of the present invention provides a polymer solid electrolyte having such a feature that it is superior in ionic conductivity and also superior in processability, moldability, mechanical strength and flexibility to a conventional solid electrolyte.

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