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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2013
W. L. Gore & Associates, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kotaro Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
W. L. Gore & Associates, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery that is able to inhibit the growth of a dendrite that can generate from an electrode comprising alkali metal and a separator used therein. A secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode; a negative electrode comprising alkali metal; a separator comprising a layer of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) polymer or copolymer that reacts with a dendrite of the alkali metal, the separator being hydrophilized at a rate of not less than 10% and not more than 80%; and a layer that does not react with a dendrite of the alkali metal located between the separator and the negative electrode, and a separator used therein.