IP Library Granted Patent US 10,749,210
Granted Patent B2
US 10,749,210 · App. 16/067,964 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Polymer electrolyte for secondary battery and secondary battery including the same

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Patent No.
US 10,749,210
App. No.
16/067,964
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery having high ionic conductivity, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Claims (47)

1. A polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery, the polymer electrolyte comprising a polymer which includes at least one repeating unit of repeating unit A represented by Formula 1 and repeating unit B represented by Formula 2:

wherein, in Formula 1 or 2,

R and R 5 are carbon (C) or sulfur (S),

R 1 and R 6 are

wherein R 9 is —C(CF 3 ) 2 —,

R 2 and R 7 are

R 3 is —S(CF 2 ) 2 SO 3 − Li + ,

R 4 is

wherein R 10 is —C(CF 3 ) 2 —,

R 8 is

o and o′ are 1 or 2,

p, p′, q, q′, r, and s are 0 or 1,

each of n, m, n′, and m′ is the number of moles of repeating units,

a ratio of n:m is in a range of 95:5 to 5:95, and

a ratio of n′:m′ is in a range of 95:5 to 5:95.

2. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein, in Formula 1, the ratio of n:m is in a range of 40:60 to 60:40, and

in Formula 2, the ratio of n′:m′ is in a range of 40:60 to 60:40.

3. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein, in Formula 1, the ratio of n:m is 50:50, and

in Formula 2, the ratio of n′:m′ is 50:50.

4. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the polymer including the repeating unit represented by Formula 1 or the polymer including the repeating unit represented by Formula 2 has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 5,000 g/mol to 2,000,000 g/mol.

5. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the polymer including the repeating unit represented by Formula 1 or the polymer including the repeating unit represented by Formula 2 has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 500,000 g/mol to 1,000,000 g/mol.

6. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the repeating unit represented by Formula 1 comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of those represented by Formulae 1a to 1c:

wherein, in Formula 1a,

n1 and m1 are the number of moles of repeating units, and

a ratio of n1:m1 is in a range of 95:5 to 5:95,

wherein, in Formula 1b,

n2 and m2 are the number of moles of repeating units, and

a ratio of n2:m2 is in a range of 95:5 to 5:95,

wherein, in Formula 1c,

n3 and m3 are the number of moles of repeating units, and

a ratio of n3:m3 is in a range of 95:5 to 5:95.

7. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the repeating unit represented by Formula 2 comprises one represented by Formula 2a:

wherein, in Formula 2a,

n′1 and m′1 are the number of moles of repeating units, and

a ratio of n′1:m′1 is in a range of 95:5 to 5:95.

8. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the polymer electrolyte is a free-standing solid polymer electrolyte.

9. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the polymer electrolyte is a gel polymer electrolyte further including a lithium salt-containing electrolyte solution.

10. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 9 , wherein the gel polymer electrolyte further comprises an ionic liquid.

11. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 10 , wherein the ionic liquid comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of diethylmethylammonium trifluoromethanesulfonate, dimethylpropylammonium trifluoromethanesulfonate, N,N-diethyl-N-methyl-N-(2-methoxyethyl)ammonium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, N-methyl-N-propylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, N-butyl-N-methyl pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, and methyl propylpiperidinium trifluoromethanesulfonylimide.

12. The polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 10 , wherein the ionic liquid is included in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 50 wt % based on a total weight of the polymer electrolyte.

13. A lithium secondary battery comprising:

a positive electrode;

a negative electrode; and

a polymer electrolyte formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode and the negative electrode,

wherein the polymer electrolyte comprises the polymer electrolyte for a secondary battery of claim 1 .

14. The lithium secondary battery of claim 13 , further comprising a separator,

wherein the polymer electrolyte is formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator.

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 Jul 12, 2018
From: PARK, SOL JI; AHN, KYOUNG HO; KIM, YOUNG JEA; HAN, JOONG JIN; LEE, CHUL HAENG
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 046568/0512 →