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Granted Patent B2
US 11,312,871 · App. 16/603,649 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Separator for secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising same

Inventors: Changhong Ko (Yongin-si, KR); Dongwan Seo (Yongin-si, KR); Hyeonsun Choi (Yongin-si, KR); Ickkyu Choi (Yongin-si, KR); Jungjoon Park (Yongin-si, KR); Jinkyu Park (Yongin-si, KR); Sam-Jin Park (Yongin-si, KR); Yangseob Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
C09D7/61C08J7/043C08J7/0427C08K3/22C09D5/18C09D133/20H01M4/131H01M4/133H01M4/505H01M4/525H01M4/623H01M4/624H01M4/661H01M10/0525H01M50/403H01M50/411H01M50/417H01M50/42H01M50/4295H01M50/44H01M50/446H01M50/449C08J2323/06C08J2433/20C08K2003/2227H01M10/052H01M50/461H01M2004/027H01M2004/028
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Patent No.
US 11,312,871
App. No.
16/603,649
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a separator for a secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the separator, the separator including: a porous substrate and a heat-resistant layer disposed on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the heat-resistant layer includes an acrylic heat-resistant binder, an adhering binder, and a filler, the acrylic heat-resistant binder including a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylic acid, a cyano group-containing structural unit, and a sulfonate group-containing structural unit, the adhering binder includes a structural unit including a structural unit including hydroxyl group, a structural unit including an acetate group, and a structural unit including an alkali metal.

Claims (43)

1. A separator for a secondary battery, comprising

a porous substrate and a heat-resistant layer disposed on at least one surface of the porous substrate,

wherein the heat-resistant layer comprises an acrylic heat-resistant binder, an adhering binder, and a filler,

the acrylic heat-resistant binder comprises a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylic acid, a cyano group-containing structural unit, and a sulfonate group-containing a structural unit, and

the adhering binder is represented by Chemical Formula 9:

R 15 is independently hydrogen or C1 to C10 alkyl group,

M 1 is an alkali metal, and

a mole ratio of the o:p:q is 94:1:5 to 79:1:20.

2. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the structural unit derived from (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylic acid is represented by Chemical Formula 1, Chemical Formula 2, Chemical Formula 3, or a combination thereof:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 1 to Chemical Formula 3,

R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently hydrogen or a methyl group,

wherein, in Chemical Formula 2,

M is an alkali metal.

3. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the cyano group-containing structural unit is represented by Chemical Formula 4:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 4,

R 4 is hydrogen or a C1 to C1 alkyl group,

L 1 is —C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —OC(═O)—, —O—, or —C(═O)NH—,

x is an integer ranging from 0 to 2,

L 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C20 cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C20 heterocyclic group, and

y is an integer ranging from 0 to 2.

4. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the sulfonate group-containing structural unit is represented by Chemical Formula 5, Chemical Formula 6, Chemical Formula 7, or a combination thereof:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 5 to Chemical Formula 7,

R 5 , R 6 , and R 7 are each independently hydrogen or a C1 to C3 alkyl group,

L 3 , L 5 , and L 7 are each independently —C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —OC(═O)—, —O—, or —C(═O)NH—,

L 4 , L 6 , and L 8 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C20 cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C20 heterocyclic group, and

a, b, c, d, e, and f are each independently an integer ranging from 0 to 2,

wherein, in Chemical Formula 6,

M′ is an alkali metal.

5. The separator of claim 1 , wherein

the acrylic heat-resistant binder comprises

20 mol % to 60 mol % of the structural unit derived from (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylic acid;

30 mol % to 75 mol % of the cyano group-containing structural unit; and

0.1 mol % to 20 mol % of the sulfonate group-containing structural unit.

6. The separator of claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the acrylic heat-resistant binder is 200,000 g/mol to 700,000 g/mol.

7. The separator of claim 1 , wherein a glass transition temperature of the acrylic heat-resistant binder is 200° C. to 280° C.

8. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the acrylic heat-resistant binder further comprises an alkali metal.

9. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the mole ratio of the o:p:q is 89:1:10 to 84:1:15.

10. The separator of claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the adhering binder is 50,000 g/mol to 1,000,000 g/mol.

11. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the acrylic heat-resistant binder and the adhering binder are included in a weight ratio of 2:8 to 8:2.

12. A lithium secondary battery, comprising

a positive electrode,

a negative electrode, and

the separator for the secondary battery according to claim 1 disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2020
From: PARK, JINKYU
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051453/0133 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2019
From: KO, CHANGHONG; SEO, DONGWAN; CHOI, HYEONSUN; CHOI, ICKKYU; PARK, JUNGJOON; PARK, SAM-JIN; KIM, YANGSEOB
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050652/0711 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0061284 · May 17, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200119323A1 · Apr 16, 2020
Cited By (1)
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