This invention provides a
battery cell, its preparation method, and its application. The
battery cell includes a composite separator, which comprises a base film and a
flame-retardant functional layer. The raw materials for the
flame-retardant functional layer include functionalized
polyphosphazene monomers, multifunctional crosslinking agents, photoinitiators, and optional functional additives. The functionalized
polyphosphazene monomers include a chlorophosphazene backbone and substituents bonded to the backbone. The first
substituent includes an aliphatic group containing unsaturated double bonds, and the second
substituent includes an aromatic oxy group and / or a fluoroalkoxy group. This invention constructs a UV-cured crosslinked
polyphosphazene flame-retardant functional layer on the separator surface. Under normal operating temperatures, it acts as an
inert functional
coating and does not affect the battery's electrochemical performance. However, under
thermal runaway conditions, it undergoes
thermal decomposition, releasing
phosphorus-containing active species into the
gas phase. This releases key free radicals in the
combustion chain reaction, thereby implementing flame suppression at the chemical level and significantly improving the battery's
safety margin under
thermal runaway scenarios.