IP Library Granted Patent US 11,094,940
Granted Patent B2
US 11,094,940 · App. 16/466,762 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Binder having high adhesion for carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate electrode, electrode containing same, and lithium secondary battery containing same

Inventors: Jang Wook Choi (Daejeon, KR); Yong Hee Lee (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
H01M4/623C08G18/4854C08G18/7671C09D5/24C09D175/08H01M4/366H01M4/587H01M4/5825H01M10/0525
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Patent No.
US 11,094,940
App. No.
16/466,762
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a polymer binder for a secondary battery electrode, which serves as a binder for a carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate (c-LiFePO 4 ) electrode and is a copolymer containing a hard segment capable of hydrogen bonding in the electrode and a soft segment having a polyol structure. Also, the present disclosure provides a secondary battery electrode and a lithium secondary battery containing the same, wherein a nonaqueous electrolyte solution is applied to an electrode mixture containing the binder for an electrode.

Claims (15)

1. A polymer binder for a secondary battery electrode, wherein the polymer binder is a copolymer containing a hard segment capable of hydrogen bonding in the electrode and soft segment having a polyol structure,

wherein the hard segment comprises a urethane group bonded to a first aromatic group and a urea group bonded to a second aromatic group.

2. The polymer binder for a secondary battery electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the copolymer forms a polycarbonate-based electrode interface film by reacting with a compound of Chemical Formula 1 in an electrolyte solution:

3. The polymer binder for a secondary battery electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the copolymer has a number-average molecular weight of 210,000-1,000,000.

4. The polymer binder for a secondary battery electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the soft segment is an aliphatic polyol compound having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000-3,000.

5. The polymer binder for a secondary battery electrode according to claim 4 , wherein the aliphatic polyol is at least one selected from a group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polytetramethylene ether glycol, polypropylene glycol, polycarbonate diol, polycaprolactone diol and an ethylene-propylene glycol copolymer.

6. The secondary battery electrode comprising the polymer binder for a secondary battery electrode according to claim 1 .

7. The secondary battery electrode according to claim 6 , wherein the secondary battery electrode comprises carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate (c-LiFePO 4 ).

8. A secondary battery comprising:

the secondary battery electrode according to claim 6 ; and

a nonaqueous electrolyte solution,

wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte solution comprises a compound of Chemical Formula 1:

9. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the copolymer of the binder forms a polycarbonate-based electrode interface film by reacting with the compound of Chemical Formula 1.

10. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the polymer binder is comprised in 1-15% by weight of the electrode.

11. The secondary battery according to claim 8 , wherein the content of the compound of Chemical Formula 1 in the nonaqueous electrolyte solution is 0.1-7.0% by volume.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2019
From: CHOI, JANG WOOK; LEE, YONG HEE
To: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 049378/0331 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0170067 · Dec 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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