Binder composition of secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same
A binder composition for a secondary battery includes an elastic resin that includes a hard segment containing at least one of a urethane unit and a urea unit, and a soft segment containing a polyether unit, and a fluorine-based hydrocarbon resin. A weight ratio of the fluorine-based hydrocarbon resin relative to the elastic resin is in a range from 1.0 to 1.5.
1. A binder composition for a secondary battery, comprising:
an elastic resin that comprises a hard segment containing at least one of a urethane unit or a urea unit, and a soft segment containing a polyether unit; and
a fluorine-based hydrocarbon resin,
wherein a weight ratio of the fluorine-based hydrocarbon resin relative to the elastic resin is in a range from 1.0 to 1.5.
2. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein a content of the hard segment in the elastic resin is in a range from 10 wt % to 45 wt % based on a total weight of the elastic resin.
3. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the hard segment comprises at least one of an aromatic urethane unit or an aromatic urea unit.
4. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the hard segment comprises both the urethane unit and the urea unit.
5. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 4 , wherein a molar ratio of the urea unit relative to the urethane unit in the hard segment is in a range from 0.5 to 1.0.
6. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the polyether unit is derived from a polyether polyol.
7. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the polyether polyol is in a range from 1,000 g/mol to 3,000 g/mol.
8. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 6 , wherein the polyether polyol comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polytetramethylene ether glycol, polypropylene glycol and an ethylene-propylene glycol copolymer.
9. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the elastic resin is in a range from 300,000 g/mol to 1,000,000 g/mol.
10. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein a density of the elastic resin is in a range from of 1.0 g/cm 3 to 1.3 g/cm 3 .
11. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein a Mooney viscosity of the elastic resin is in a range from 45 to 60.
12. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the elastic resin has a tensile strength in a range from 240 kg/cm 2 to 450 kg/cm 2 , and an elongation in a range from 450% to 800%.
13. The binder composition for a secondary battery of claim 1 , wherein the fluorine-based hydrocarbon resin comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, a vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer and a vinylidene fluoride-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer.
14. A lithium secondary battery, comprising:
a cathode comprising a cathode active material and the binder composition of claim 1 ; and
an anode facing the cathode.