IP Library Granted Patent US 10,886,514
Granted Patent B2
US 10,886,514 · App. 15/761,724 · Granted Jan 5, 2021

Separator for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same

Inventors: Sang Wook Woo (Daejeon, KR); Oh Byong Chae (Daejeon, KR); Hee Won Choi (Daejeon, KR); Eun Kyung Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,886,514
App. No.
15/761,724
Granted
Jan 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, including a porous resin comprising one or more polar functional groups selected from the group consisting of —C—F; and —C—OOH and —C═O on a surface thereof, wherein, among the polar functional groups, a molar ratio of —C—OOH and —C═O to —C—F ranges from 0.2:0.8 to 0.8:0.2, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Claims (15)

1. A separator for a lithium secondary battery, the separator comprising a porous resin comprising one or more polar functional groups selected from the group consisting of —C—F; and —C—OOH and —C═O on a surface thereof,

wherein, among the polar functional groups, a molar ratio of —C—OOH and —C═O to —C—F ranges from 0.6:0.4 to 0.8:0.2.

2. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the one or more polar functional groups included in the porous resin are included in an amount of 0.7 mol/cm 2 to 6 mol/cm 2 with respect to a surface area of the porous resin.

3. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the one or more polar functional groups are present in a region of 0.01 μm to 1 μm from a surface of the porous resin toward a center thereof.

4. The separator of claim 1 , wherein a total amount of the polar functional groups included in the porous resin ranges from 0.1 wt % to 2 wt % based on 100 wt % of the separator.

5. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the porous resin is formed of any one selected from the group consisting of high-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyester, polyacetal, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyether ether ketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfide, and polyethylene naphthalene, or a mixture of two or more thereof.

6. A lithium secondary battery comprising the separator according to claim 1 .

7. The lithium secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein the lithium secondary battery comprises an insoluble lithium salt layer formed on a surface of a negative electrode.

8. The lithium secondary battery of claim 7 , wherein an insoluble lithium salt of the insoluble lithium salt layer comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of lithium fluoride (LiF), lithium carbonate (Li 2 CO 3 ), lithium oxide (Li 2 O), lithium oxalate (Li 2 C 2 O 4 ), and lithium hydroxide (LiOH).

9. The lithium secondary battery of claim 7 , wherein the insoluble lithium salt layer has a thickness of 0.001 μm to 0.5 μm.

10. The lithium secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein the lithium secondary battery comprises lithium metal as a negative electrode.

11. A separator for a lithium secondary battery, the separator comprising a porous resin comprising one or more polar functional groups selected from the group consisting of —C—F; and —C—OOH and —C═O on a surface thereof,

wherein, among the polar functional groups, a molar ratio of —C—OOH and —C═O to —C—F ranges from 0.2:0.8 to 0.8:0.2,

wherein the separator is formed by preparing a gas mixture by mixing N 2 gas and O 2 gas with F 2 gas; and bringing the gas mixture into contact with the porous resin to form the polar functional group on the surface of the porous resin, and

wherein the one or more polar functional groups included in the porous resin are included in an amount of 0.7 mol/cm 2 to 6 mol/cm 2 with respect to a surface area of the porous resin.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058295/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2018
From: WOO, SANG WOOK; CHAE, OH BYONG; CHOI, HEE WON; KIM, EUN KYUNG
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045321/0152 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2016-0066720 · May 30, 2016 · national
KR 10-2017-0066899 · May 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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