Polar-Group Polyester Base Film for Stable Metal Layer Bonding

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Solution Overview

Problem

Composite current collectors based on polymer films face weak bonding between the polymer film and the surface metal layer due to low surface tension, leading to potential detachment and instability.

Innovation Solution

A polyester base film is developed using a polyester derivative with nitrogen-containing polar groups, such as amide and amine groups, to increase surface tension and enhance bonding with the metal layer, eliminating the need for corona treatment and ensuring long-term stability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If a conventional polymer film is used as a base film for composite current collectors, then the cost is reduced and weight is decreased, but the bonding force between the base film and the surface metal layer becomes weak

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebonding force between base film and metal layerVSAvoidsimplicity of preparation process
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the chemical composition parameters of the polyester base film by incorporating specific ratios of polyethylene terephthalate (50-95 wt%), polybutylene terephthalate (5-30 wt%), and polyethylene naphthalate (5-20 wt%). This parameter optimization enhances the surface tension and chemical reactivity of the base film, thereby improving bonding strength with the metal layer while maintaining manufacturing feasibility through standard extrusion and stretching processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite polyester material system combining multiple polyester types (PET, PBT, PEN) in specific proportions. This composite approach leverages the complementary properties of each polyester component: PET provides structural stability, PBT enhances flexibility and bonding, and PEN improves thermal resistance. The synergistic combination achieves superior adhesion strength while maintaining ease of manufacture through unified processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Strength

If the polymer film is modified to increase surface tension for better bonding, then the bonding force improves, but the thermal shrinkage control becomes more difficult during physical vapor deposition

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebonding force between base film and metal layerVSAvoidthermal shrinkage control
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes the thermal parameters of the polyester base film by controlling the glass transition temperature (Tg) through selective polyester composition. The combined PET-PBT-PEN system achieves a balanced Tg range that provides sufficient thermal stability during physical vapor deposition (preventing excessive shrinkage) while maintaining adequate surface tension for strong metal layer bonding. The specific weight ratios of each polyester component are tuned to achieve this thermal-parameter optimization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The composite polyester structure combines materials with different thermal expansion coefficients and glass transition temperatures. PET provides high thermal stability, PBT adds flexibility with lower Tg, and PEN contributes intermediate properties. This composite architecture creates a buffer effect that dampens thermal shrinkage during deposition while preserving surface bonding characteristics, thereby simultaneously achieving strong adhesion and precise dimensional control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The polyester base film provides stable and secure bonding with the metal layer, improving the durability and adhesion of composite current collectors, suitable for lithium-ion batteries.

Implementation Method 1

the polyester derivative is a derivative obtained by partially replacing plain diol monomers in the corresponding polyester with diol monomers having nitrogen-containing polar groups... the polyester base film provides stable and secure bonding with the metal layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSurface tension: Surface Tension

Data Source

PatentUS20250320356A1Polyester base film, preparation method therefor and application thereof, pole piece, and lithium battery cell
Publication Date: 2025.10.16 YANGZHOU NANOPORE INNOVATIVE MATERIALS TECH LTD

AI summary

Provided are a polyester base film, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof, a pole piece, and a lithium battery cell. The material of the polyester base film comprises a polyester derivative, the polyester derivative being a derivative obtained by partially replacing original diol monomers in the corresponding polyester with diol monomers containing polar groups, the polar groups comprising one or more selected from amide groups and amine groups. The polyester derivative is used as the material to prepare the polyester base film, increasing the polar group content of the polyester base film, and improving the surface tension of the polyester base film. In addition, the surface tension of the polyester base film can be stable for a long time, effectively promoting the strong integration of the polyester base film and a surface metal layer.