Separator and electrochemical device comprising the same

1. A separator comprising:

a porous substrate having a plurality of pores; and

a porous coating layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate and formed from a mixture of plural inorganic particles and a binder polymer,

wherein the binder polymer includes a composition comprised of an acryl-based copolymer cured with an isocyanate-based crosslinking agent,

the acryl-based copolymer is a copolymer including (a) a first monomer unit with a tertiary amine group, (b) a second monomer unit with at least one functional group selected from an amine group other than a tertiary amine group, an amide group, a cyano group, and an imide group, (c) a third monomer unit of (meth)acrylate with a carboxyl group, (d) a fourth monomer unit of (meth)acrylate with a hydroxyl group, and (e) a fifth monomer unit of (meth)acrylate with an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, and

a content of the first monomer unit is 0.5 to 20 parts by weight, a content of the second monomer unit is 30 to 60 parts by weight, a content of the third monomer unit is 0.1 to 2 parts by weight, a content of the fourth monomer unit is 0.5 to 10 parts by weight, and a content of the fifth monomer unit is 8 to 68 parts by weight, based on the total acryl-based copolymer.

2. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the isocyanate-based crosslinking agent is 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the acryl-based copolymer.

3. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the first monomer unit is derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of 2-(diethylamino)ethyl(meth)acrylate, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl(meth)acrylate, 3-(diethylamino)propyl(meth)acrylate, and 3-(dimethylamino)propyl(meth)acrylate.

4. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the second monomer unit is derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of 2-(((butoxyamino)carbonyl)oxy)ethyl(meth)acrylate, methyl 2-acetamido(meth)acrylate, 2-(meth)acrylamidoglycolic acid, 2-(meth)acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid, (3-(meth)acrylamidopropyl)trimethylammonium chloride, N-(meth)acryloylamido-ethoxyethanol, 3-(meth)acryloylamino-1-propanol, N-(butoxymethyl)(meth)acrylamide, N-tert-butyl(meth)acrylamide, diacetone(meth)acrylamide, N,N-dimethyl(meth)acrylamide, N-(isobutoxymethyl)acrylamide, N-(isopropyl)(meth)acrylamide, (meth)acrylamide, N-phenyl(meth)acrylamide, N-(tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl)(meth)acrylamide, N-vinylpyrrolidinone, N,N′-(1,3-phenylene)dimaleimide, N,N′-(1,4-phenylene)dimaleimide, N,N′-(1,2-dihydroxyethylene)bisacrylamide, N,N′-ethylenebis(meth)acrylamide, 4-(meth)acryloyl morpholine, (meth)acrylonitrile, 2-(vinyloxy)ethanenitrile, 2-(vinyloxy)propanenitrile, cyanomethyl(meth)acrylate, cyanoethyl(meth)acrylate, and cyanopropyl(meth)acrylate.

5. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the third monomer unit is derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid, 2-(meth)acryloyloxy acetic acid, 3-(meth)acryloyloxy propylic acid, 4-(meth)acryloyloxy butyric acid, an acrylic acid dimer, itaconic acid, maleic acid, and maleic anhydride.

6. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth monomer unit is derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethyl(meth)acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl(meth)acrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl(meth)acrylate, 6-hydroxyhexyl(meth)acrylate, 8-hydroxyoctyl(meth)acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyleneglycol(meth)acrylate, and 2-hydroxypropyleneglycol(meth)acrylate.

7. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth monomer unit is derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of methyl(meth)acrylate, ethyl(meth)acrylate, n-propyl(meth)acrylate, isopropyl(meth)acrylate, n-butyl(meth)acrylate, t-butyl(meth)acrylate, sec-butyl(meth)acrylate, pentyl(meth)acrylate, 2-ethylbutyl(meth)acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl(meth)acrylate, n-octyl(meth)acrylate, isooctyl(meth)acrylate, isononyl(meth)acrylate, lauryl(meth)acrylate, and tetradecyl(meth)acrylate.

8. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the isocyanate-based crosslinking agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of 4,4-methylenebisdicyclohexyl diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), methylenebis(cyclohexyl isocyanate), trimethyl hexamethylene diisocyanate (TMDI), meta-tetramethylxylylene diisocyanate (TMXDI), cyclohexylene diisocyanate, toluene diisocyanate (TDI), diphenylmethane-4,4-diisocyanate (MDI), naphthalene-1,5-diisocyanate (NDI), 3,3-dimethyl 4,4-biphenylene diisocyanate (TODI), xylylene diisocyanate (XDI), and phenylene diisocyanate, or results of reaction with polyol thereof.

9. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the binder polymer further includes any one selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene, polyvinylidene fluoride-co-trichloroethylene, polymethylmethacrylate, polybutylacrylate, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylacetate, polyethylene-co-vinyl acetate, polyethylene oxide, polyarylate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, cyanoethylpullulan, cyanoethylpolyvinylalcohol, cyanoethylcellulose, cyanoethylsucrose, pullulan, carboxylmethyl cellulose, or mixtures thereof.

10. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particles have a particle size of 0.001 to 10 μm.

11. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particles are selected from the group consisting of an inorganic particle having a dielectric constant greater than or equal to 5, an inorganic particle having an ability to transport lithium ions, and a mixture thereof.

12. The separator according to claim 11 , wherein the inorganic particle having the dielectric constant greater than or equal to 5 is at least one selected from the group consisting of BaTiO 3 , Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 (PZT), Pb 1-x La x Zr 1-y Ti y O 3 (PLZT, 0<x<1, 0<y<1), Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 —PbTiO 3 (PMN-PT), hafnia (HfO 2 ), SrTiO 3 , SnO 2 , CeO 2 , MgO, NiO, CaO, ZnO, ZrO 2 , Y 2 O 3 , Al 2 O 3 , SiC, and TiO 2 .

13. The separator according to claim 11 , wherein the inorganic particle having the ability to transport lithium ions is at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium phosphate (Li 3 PO 4 ), lithium titanium phosphate (Li x Ti y (PO 4 ) 3 , 0<x<2, 0<y<3), lithium aluminum titanium phosphate (Li x Al y Ti z (PO 4 ) 3 , 0<x<2, 0<y<1, 0<z<3), (LiAlTiP) x O y based glass (0<x<4, 0<y<13), lithium lanthanum titanate (Li x La y TiO 3 , 0<x<2, 0<y<3), lithium germanium thiophosphate (Li x Ge y P z S w , 0<x<4, 0<y<1, 0<z<1, 0<w<5), lithium nitride (Li x N y , 0<x<4, 0<y<2), SiS 2 based glass (Li x Si y S z , 0<x<3, 0<y<2, 0<z<4), and P 2 S 5 based glass (Li x P y S z , 0<x<3, 0<y<3, 0<z<7).

14. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the binder polymer is 2 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the inorganic particles.

15. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the porous coating layer has a thickness of 0.5 to 10 μm.

16. The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the porous substrate is formed from at least one selected from the group consisting of polyolefin, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyacetal, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyether ether ketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfide, and polyethylene naphthalene.

17. An electrochemical device comprising a cathode, an anode, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode,

wherein the separator is a separator according to claim 1 .

18. The electrochemical device according to claim 17 , wherein the electrochemical device is a lithium secondary battery.