The present application relates to the technical field of
lithium ion batteries, and discloses a
slurry for a battery separator, a thermally responsive safety separator, application of the thermally responsive safety separator, and a thermally responsive safety
lithium ion battery.The
slurry contains microspheres A, microspheres B, a
thickening agent, and a binder; wherein, based on the total weight of the
slurry, the content of microspheres A is 30-50 wt%, and the content of microspheres B is 25-48 wt%; the material forming microspheres A includes initiator A; the material forming microspheres B includes initiator B; initiator A is a
peroxide; and initiator B is selected from at least one of
oxalic acid, glucose, N,N-
dimethylaniline, a naphthenate, n-dodecanethiol, triethylaluminum, and triethylboron.The thermally responsive safety separator formed from the slurry for a battery separator according to the present application is applied to a
lithium ion battery containing a thermally polymerizable
monomer, can operate normally under conventional working conditions, and can
cut off the internal
ion channel during
thermal runaway of the battery, thereby avoiding smoking, fire, and explosion of the battery.