The invention provides an isolating membrane and a 
lithium ion secondary battery. The isolating membrane comprises a microporous membrane with micropores and a 
coating arranged on the surface of the microporous membrane, wherein the 
coating comprises 
polymer particles and binder particles, the 
polymer particles are of empty shell structures, each empty shell structure comprises a shell and a cavity formed inside the shell, nanopores communicated with the cavity are distributed on the outer surface of the shell, and the diameters of the 
polymer particles are more than the bore 
diameter of the micropore of the microporous membrane; the diameters of the binder particles are more than the bore 
diameter of the micropore of the microporous membrane; the 
lithium ion secondary battery comprises a positive 
electrode piece, a negative 
electrode piece, the isolating membrane interlaid between the positive 
electrode piece and the negative electrode piece, and 
electrolyte. The isolating membrane has 
high absorption amount, high ionic electrical 
conductivity and low heat shrinkage, and the 
lithium ion secondary battery has good-normal temperature cycle performance, low-temperature 
discharge performance, rate capability and safety performance.