IP Library Granted Patent US 11,522,251
Granted Patent B2
US 11,522,251 · App. 16/649,605 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Separator having coating layer including partially reduced graphene oxide and lithium ion conducting polymer and lithium secondary battery comprising the same

Inventors: Jieun Song (Daejeon, KR); Kwonnam Sohn (Daejeon, KR); Doo Kyung Yang (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
H01M50/431H01M10/0525H01M50/403H01M50/449H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 11,522,251
App. No.
16/649,605
Granted
Dec 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A separator in which at least one surface of a porous base is coated with a coating layer including partially-reduced graphene oxide and a lithium ion conducting polymer, and thereby capable of resolving problems caused by lithium polysulfide occurring in a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Claims (21)

1. A separator for a lithium secondary battery comprising:

a porous base; and

a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous base,

wherein the coating layer comprises partially-reduced graphene oxide and a lithium ion conducting polymer,

wherein the coating layer has a thickness of 200 nm to 3 μm,

wherein the lithium ion conducting polymer comprises one or more material selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, lithium-substituted copolymer of a sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene-based fluorine polymer, polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide, polysiloxane, polystyrene and polyethylene glycol, and

wherein the partially-reduced graphene oxide and the lithium ion conducting polymer are present in the coating layer in a weight ratio of 1:10 to 1:15.

2. The separator for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the partially-reduced graphene oxide comprises an oxygen atom in 1% to 30% with respect to a total of the partially-reduced graphene oxide.

3. The separator for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the partially-reduced graphene oxide comprises an oxygen atom in 2% to 20% with respect to a total of the partially-reduced graphene oxide.

4. The separator for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the partially-reduced graphene oxide comprises an oxygen atom in 3% to 17% with respect to a total of the partially-reduced graphene oxide.

5. The separator for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the partially-reduced graphene oxide is present in the coating layer in an amount of 5 μg/cm 2 to 100 μg/cm 2 with respect to a total area of the separator.

6. The separator for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the partially-reduced graphene oxide is present in the coating layer in an amount of 5 μg/cm 2 to 40 μg/cm 2 with respect to a total area of the separator.

7. The separator for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the partially-reduced graphene oxide is present in the coating layer in an amount of 5 μg/cm 2 to 20 μg/cm 2 with respect to a total area of the separator.

8. The separator for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the porous base has a thickness of 3 μm to 100 and a pore size of 0.01 μm to 10 μm.

9. The separator for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the porous base comprises one or more material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyamide, polyacetal, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyetherketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfide, polyethylene naphthalene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylonitrile, cellulose, polyparaphenylene benzobisoxazole and polyarylate.

10. A lithium secondary battery comprising the separator of claim 1 .

11. The lithium secondary battery of claim 10 , comprising a sulfur compound in a positive electrode.

12. The lithium secondary battery of claim 10 , further comprising:

an anode; and

a cathode,

wherein the separator is interposed between the anode and the cathode and wherein the coating layer is present on the surface of the porous base of the separator which faces the cathode.

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 Mar 25, 2020
From: SONG, JIEUN; SOHN, KWONNAM; YANG, DOO KYUNG
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052228/0669 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0139968 · Oct 26, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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