IP Library Granted Patent US 10,090,501
Granted Patent B2
US 10,090,501 · App. 14/364,415 · Granted Oct 2, 2018

High heat resistance composite separator for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including same

Inventors: Ji-Jun Hong (Seoul, KR); Sung-Tae Ko (Chungcheongnam-do, KR); Yoon-Jeong Heo (Chungcheongnam-do, KR); Yoo-Jung Kwon (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Kokam Co., Ltd.
H01M2/1686H01M2/162H01M2/166H01M2/1646H01M2/1653H01M10/052H01M10/4235Y02T10/7011
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Patent No.
US 10,090,501
App. No.
14/364,415
Granted
Oct 2, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a high heat resistance composite separator including a porous substrate having a plurality of pores, an inorganic coating layer formed on one surface of the porous substrate, the inorganic coating layer including a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer disposed on a portion or all of surfaces of the inorganic particles to connect and bind the inorganic particles, and a high heat resistance polymer coating layer formed on the other surface of the porous substrate, the high heat resistance polymer coating layer including a high heat resistance polymer and inorganic particles dispersed in the high heat resistance polymer.

Claims (16)

1. A lithium secondary battery comprising: a cathode, an anode, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the separator is a high heat resistance composite separator comprising:

a porous substrate having a plurality of pores;

an inorganic coating layer formed on one surface of the porous substrate, the inorganic coating layer consisting of a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer disposed on a portion or all of surfaces of the inorganic particles to connect and bind the inorganic particles; and

a high heat resistance polymer coating layer formed on the other surface of the porous substrate, the high heat resistance polymer coating layer consisting of a high heat resistance polymer and inorganic particles dispersed in the high heat resistance polymer,

wherein the inorganic coating layer consists of the binder polymer in a range of 0.1 to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the inorganic particles,

wherein the high heat resistance polymer coating layer consists of the inorganic particles in a range of 1 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the high heat resistance polymer,

wherein the binder polymer is 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 and carboxyl methyl cellulose, or mixtures thereof,

wherein the high heat resistance polymer is any one selected from the group consisting of aromatic polyamide, aromatic polyimine, polytetrafluoroethylene), polybenzoxazole, polybenzimidazole, polyphenylsulfideandpolyphenyleneoxide, or mixtures thereof, and

wherein the inorganic coating layer is disposed facing the cathode electrode, and the high heat resistance polymer coating layer is disposed facing the anode electrode.

2. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the porous substrate is a polyolefin-based porous membrane or non-woven fabric.

3. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the porous substrate is formed from any one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, polypentene, polymethylpentene, polyethyleneterephthalate, polybutyleneterephthalate, polyester, polyacetal, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyetheretherketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenyleneoxide, polyphenylenesulfide, polyethylenenaphthalene and their copolymers, or mixtures thereof.

4. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic particles are selected from the group consisting of inorganic particles having a dielectric constant greater than or equal to 5, inorganic particles capable of transporting lithium ions, and mixtures thereof.

5. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein the inorganic particles having the dielectric constant greater than or equal to 5 are any one selected from the group consisting of BaTiO 3 , Pb(Zr x ,Ti 1-x )O 3 (PZT, 0<x<1), Pb 1-x La x Zr 1-y Ti y O 3 (PLZT, 0<x<1, 0<y<1), (1-x)Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 -xPbTiO 3 (PMN-PT, 0<x<1), hafnia (HfO 2 ), SrTiO 3 , SnO 2 , CeO 2 , MgO, NiO, CaO, ZnO, ZrO 2 , SiO 2 , Y 2 O 3 , Al 2 O 3 , SiC and TiO 2 , or mixtures thereof.

6. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 4 , wherein the inorganic particles capable of transporting lithium ions are any 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), or mixtures thereof.

7. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the aromatic polyamide is para-type aromatic polyamide, meta-type aromatic polyamide, and their mixture.

8. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the separator has porosity in a range of 30 to 70% and air permeability in a range of 150 to 400 sec/100 ml.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2025
From: SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES KOREA LIMITED COMPANY
To: SEBANG LITHIUM BATTERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072446/0166 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2023
From: KOKAM CO., LTD.
To: SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES KOREA LIMITED COMPANY
Reel/Frame 063716/0705 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2023
From: KOKAM LIMITED COMPANY
To: SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES KOREA LIMITED COMPANY
Reel/Frame 063120/0003 →
CHANGE OF LEGAL ENTITY Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: KOKAM CO., LTD.
To: KOKAM LIMITED COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060614/0750 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: KOKAM LIMITED COMPANY
To: KOKAM LIMITED COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060954/0165 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2014
From: HONG, JI-JUN; KO, SUNG-TAE; HEO, YOON-JEONG; KWON, YOO-JUNG
To: KOKAM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033634/0265 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0133354 · Dec 13, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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