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What is a Patent for Composite separator Method of Preparing the Same and Secondary Battery Including the Same
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1. Field
Examples of embodiments are an ad hoc separator and the method of making it.
2. Description of the Related Art
With the growing capacity of secondary batteries, their applications areas are also expanding to high-capacity devices like power sources for electric vehicles and electric power storage systems. These types of applications can cause safety issues because of the production and use of these batteries.
A polyethylene separator can be used as a separator to secondary batteries. The polyethylene separator typically has good electrochemical stability and mechanical strength, but it may not have enough electrolyte wettability or satisfactory thermal stability, both of which can hinder the installation of high-capacity, high-output secondary batteries. To combat these shortcomings, coating ceramic particles or binder polymers on a surface of the separator made of polyethylene can be utilized. However, this process could be a disadvantage due to the melting point being low of the polyethylene itself.
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