The invention provides a diaphragm, a preparation method and a
lithium secondary battery, the diaphragm comprises a diaphragm base material and a
coating covering at least one surface of the diaphragm base material, and the
coating contains a
bromine-containing compound; the diaphragm base material comprises a positive
electrode side facing a battery positive
electrode, the
coating comprises a first coating covering the positive
electrode side, and a
bromine-containing compound in the first coating comprises
bromide; the diaphragm base material comprises a negative electrode side facing a battery negative electrode, the coating comprises a second coating covering the negative electrode side, and a
bromine-containing compound in the second coating comprises at least one of
bromate and hyperbromate. The coating containing the bromine-containing compound is arranged on the surface of the diaphragm base material and reacts with the
lithium dendrites to convert the
lithium dendrites into active lithium ions, so that the lithium dendrites are prevented from
puncturing the diaphragm to cause internal
short circuit of the battery, the safety performance of the battery is improved, and the service life of the battery is prolonged. And meanwhile, irreversible attenuation of
battery capacity caused by loss of active lithium ions is reduced, the capacity
retention ratio of the lithium secondary battery is improved, the performance stability is improved, and the service life is prolonged.