IP Library Granted Patent US 12,620,674
Granted Patent B2
US 12,620,674 · App. 18/387,076 · Granted May 5, 2026

Separator, and secondary battery, battery module, battery pack, and apparatus including the same

Inventors: Haiyi Hong (Ningde, CN); Jianrui Yang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
H01M50/446H01M50/42H01M50/423H01M50/426H01M50/434H01M50/449
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Patent No.
US 12,620,674
App. No.
18/387,076
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a separator, which may include a substrate and a coating provided on at least one surface of the substrate, the coating including inorganic particles, first and second organic particles, organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound particles, and a first binder; where the first organic particles and the second organic particles may be embedded in the inorganic particles and the organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound particles and form bulges on a surface of the coating; the first organic particles and the second organic particles each may be independently one or more polymers containing one or more groups selected from: halogen, a phenyl group, an epoxy group, a cyano group, an ester group, an amide group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonyl ester group, and a pyrrolidone group; and the first binder may include one or more linear copolymers containing a hydroxyl group and a carboxylate moiety.

Claims (83)

1 . A separator, comprising:

a substrate, and

a coating provided on at least one surface of the substrate, the coating comprising inorganic particles, first organic particles, second organic particles, organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound particles, and a first binder;

wherein:

the first organic particles and the second organic particles are embedded between the inorganic particles and the organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound particles and form bulges on a surface of the coating;

the first organic particles and the second organic particles each are independently one or more polymers containing one or more groups selected from: halogen, a phenyl group, an epoxy group, a cyano group, an ester group, an amide group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonyl ester group, and a pyrrolidone group;

the first binder comprises one or more linear copolymers containing a hydroxyl group and a carboxylate moiety;

the organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound contains metal atoms and/or metal cations, and organic ligands, and basic units constituting the organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound are periodically assembled in at least one spatial direction;

Dv50 of the first organic particles is in a range of 5 μm to 30 μm, Dv50 of the second organic particles is in a range of 2 μm to 11.5 μm, and the Dv50 of the first organic particles is larger than the Dv50 of the second organic particles;

the first organic particles are all secondary particles and the second organic particles are all primary particles; and

the organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound is (CN) 6 [FeMn]K 2 , (CN) 5.7 [Co 0.95 Fe]K 1.8 , or (CN) 5.98 [Fe 0.99 Mn]Na 1.99 .

2 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein number-average particle sizes of the inorganic particles, the first organic particles, the second organic particles and the organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound particles are respectively defined as R I , R O1 , R O2 and R O-I , which satisfy

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3 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein

Dv50 of the first organic particles is 8 μm to 18 μm; and/or

Dv50 of the second organic particles is 3 μm to 11.5 μm; and/or

Dv50 of the organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound particles is 0.01 μm to 3 μm.

4 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein

the first organic particles are particles of a homopolymer or copolymer containing one or more substituent groups selected from halogen, a phenyl group, an epoxy group, a cyano group, an ester group, and an amide group; and/or

the second organic particles are particles of a homopolymer or copolymer containing one or more substituent groups selected from a phenyl group, an epoxy group, a cyano group, an ester group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonyl ester group, and a pyrrolidone group.

5 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein a specific surface area of the organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound particles is 1 m 2 /g to 50 m 2 /g.

6 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more linear copolymers is a polymerization product containing the following types of monomer:

(1) a first type of monomer, the first type of monomer is selected from at least one of: acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, tert-butyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, methylolacrylamide, acrylamide, styrene, and acrylonitrile;

(2) a second type of monomer, the second type of monomer is selected from at least one of: ethyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, tert-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, n-octyl acrylate, decyl acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate, n-hexyl methacrylate, tridecyl methacrylate, octadecyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, benzyl methacrylate, ethyleneurea ethyl methacrylate, dicyclopentene ethoxy methacrylate, tetrahydrofuryl methacrylate, trifluoroethyl methacrylate, ethyleneurea ethyl methacrylate, propylene methacrylate, dicyclopentene ethoxy methacrylate, tetrahydrofuryl methacrylate, and trifluoroethyl methacrylate;

(3) a third type of monomer, the third type of monomer is selected from at least one of: 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, glycidyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, diethylaminoethyl methacrylate, vinyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltriethoxysilane, vinyltriisopropoxysilane, γ-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, N-methylolacrylamide, N-butoxymethyl (methyl) acrylamide, diacetone acrylamide (DAAM), acetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate (AAEM), divinylbenzene, and epoxy resin with an epoxy value of 0.35˜0.50; and

(4) a fourth type of monomer, the fourth type of monomer is selected from at least one of: polyvinyl alcohol, polypropylene alcohol, polypropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and polyvinyl acid alcohol.

7 . The separator according to claim 6 , wherein after polymerizing the first type of monomer, the second type of monomer, the third type of monomer and the fourth type of monomer, a pH regulator is added to adjust pH to 5-7, and the pH regulator is selected from at least one of: lithium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and ammonia water.

8 . The separator according to claim 6 , wherein the first type of monomer accounts for 60 wt % to 85 wt %; and/or the second type of monomer accounts for 1 wt % to 10 wt %; and/or the third type of monomer accounts for 1 wt % to 10 wt %; and/or the fourth type of monomer accounts for 1 wt % to 20 wt %, calculated based on a total weight of all monomers contained in the one or more linear copolymers.

9 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more linear copolymers is a polymer selected from:

A. a 30% styrene-15% methacrylic acid-10% acrylamide-15% acrylic acid-5% acrylonitrile-10% n-butyl acrylate-2% 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-1% E44 epoxy resin-12% polyvinyl alcohol copolymer having a Tg of 160° C.;

B. a 30% styrene-15% methacrylic acid-10% acrylamide-15% acrylic acid-5% acrylonitrile-10% n-butyl acrylate-2% 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-1% E44 epoxy resin-12% polyvinyl alcohol copolymer having a Tg of 140° C.;

C. a 30% styrene-15% methacrylic acid-10% acrylamide-15% acrylic acid-5% acrylonitrile-10% n-butyl acrylate-2% 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-1% E44 epoxy resin-12% polyvinyl alcohol copolymer having a Tg of 150° C.;

D. a 35% styrene-15% methacrylic acid-10% acrylamide-15% acrylic acid-5% acrylonitrile-5% n-butyl acrylate-2% 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-1% E44 epoxy resin-12% polyvinyl alcohol copolymer;

E. a 30% styrene-15% methacrylic acid-10% acrylamide-15% acrylic acid-5% acrylonitrile-10% n-butyl acrylate-3% 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-12% polyvinyl alcohol copolymer;

F. a 30% styrene-15% methacrylic acid-15% acrylamide-15% acrylic acid-5% acrylonitrile-5% n-butyl acrylate-2% 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-1% E44 epoxy resin-12% polyvinyl alcohol copolymer;

G. a 40% styrene-15% acrylamide-15% acrylic acid-10% n-butyl acrylate-5% n-hexyl methacrylate-2% 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-1% E44 epoxy resin-12% polyvinyl alcohol copolymer; and

H. a 35% styrene-15% methacrylic acid-10% acrylamide-15% acrylic acid-5% acrylonitrile-5% n-butyl acrylate-2% divinylbenzene-1% E44 epoxy resin-12% polyvinyl alcohol copolymer;

wherein an average epoxy value of the E44 epoxy resin is 0.44, an alcoholysis degree of the polyvinyl alcohol is 88% and a degree of polymerization of the polyvinyl alcohol is 1000, and the percentage is a weight percentage of a monomer, calculated based on a total weight of all monomers.

10 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein a weight-average molecular weight of the one or more linear copolymers is 1×10 3 g/mol to 200×10 3 g/mol.

11 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the first organic particles are at least one selected from: a homopolymer or copolymer of fluorine-containing alkenyl monomer units, a homopolymer or copolymer of olefin monomer units, a homopolymer or copolymer of unsaturated nitrile monomer units, a homopolymer or copolymer of alkylene oxide monomer units, a bipolymer, homopolymer or copolymer of monosaccharide monomer units, and modified compounds of the above homopolymers or copolymers.

12 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein the second organic particles are at least one selected from: a homopolymer or copolymer of acrylate monomer units, a homopolymer or copolymer of acrylic acid monomer units, a homopolymer or copolymer of unsaturated nitrile monomer units, a homopolymer or copolymer of ethylenic monomer units, a homopolymer or copolymer of styrene monomer units, a homopolymer or copolymer of epoxy monomer units, a polyurethane compound, a rubber compound, a bipolymer, homopolymer or copolymer of monosaccharide monomer units, and modified compounds of the above homopolymers or copolymers.

13 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein, calculated based on a total weight of the coating,

a content of the inorganic particles is 10 wt % to 44 wt %; and/or

a content of the organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound particles is 30 wt % to 74 wt %; and/or

a content of the first binder is 2 wt % to 8 wt %; and/or

a total content of the first organic particles and the second organic particles is 16 wt % to 31 wt %.

14 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of the first organic particles to the second organic particles is 1:2 to 6:1.

15 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein viscosity of the first binder is 150 mPa·s-400 mPa·s.

16 . The separator according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a total weight of the first organic particles and the second organic particles to a total weight of the inorganic particles and the organic-inorganic hybrid composite compound particles is 1:5 to 1:2.

17 . A secondary battery, comprising the separator according to claim 1 .

18 . A power consumption apparatus, comprising the secondary battery according to claim 17 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2023
From: HONG, HAIYI; YANG, JIANRUI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065465/0332 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021143124 · Dec 30, 2021
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