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US 12,368,215 · App. 17/291,592 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Heat resistant layer composition, lithium secondary battery separator comprising heat resistant layer formed therefrom, and lithium secondary battery comprising same

Inventors: Yeonjoo Choi (Yongin-si, KR); Gain Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Yangseob Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Yongkyoung Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jungyoon Lee (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
H01M50/449C08F220/56C08K3/22H01M10/0525H01M50/446C08F2800/10C08F2810/20C08K2003/2227
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Patent No.
US 12,368,215
App. No.
17/291,592
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a heat resistant layer composition, a heat resistant layer formed therefrom, and a separator for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including same, wherein the heat resistant layer composition includes an acrylic copolymer including a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, and a second structural unit including at least one of a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid or a (meth)acrylate, a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylonitrile, and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt thereof; a cross-linking agent including at least one functional group of an aldehyde group, an epoxy group, an amide group, an imide group, an amine group, and a silane-based group; and a solvent.

Claims (32)

1. A separator for a lithium secondary battery, comprising

a porous substrate; and

a heat resistant layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein a ratio of a thickness of the heat resistant layer relative to a thickness of the porous substrate is 0.05 to 0.5,

wherein the heat resistant layer is formed from a heat resistant layer composition, comprising

an acrylic copolymer comprising

a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide, and

a second structural unit including at least one selected from a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylonitrile, a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt thereof, and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid or a (meth)acrylate;

a cross-linking agent including glyoxal; and

a solvent,

wherein the cross-linking agent is included in an amount of 15 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the acrylic copolymer.

2. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the first structural unit is included in an amount of 55 mol % to 95 mol % based on 100 mol % of the acrylic copolymer, and the second structural unit is included in an amount of 5 mol % to 45 mol % based on 100 mol % of the acrylic copolymer.

3. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the second structural unit comprises at least one of a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid or a (meth)acrylate and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt thereof.

4. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the second structural unit comprises at least one of a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylonitrile and a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt thereof.

5. The separator of claim 1 , wherein

the first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide is represented by Chemical Formula 1, and

the structural unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid or a (meth)acrylate is represented by one of Chemical Formula 2, Chemical Formula 3, and a combination thereof, and

the structural unit derived from (meth)acrylonitrile is represented by Chemical Formula 4, and

the structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamidosulfonic acid or a salt thereof is represented by one of Chemical Formula 5, Chemical Formula 6, Chemical Formula 7, and a combination thereof:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 1 to Chemical Formula 7,

R 1 to R 7 are independently hydrogen or a C1 to C6 alkyl group,

R 8 is a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 alkyl group,

L 1 to L 5 are 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,

a, b, c, d, and e are independently one of integers of 0 to 2, and

M is an alkali metal.

6. The separator of claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the acrylic copolymer is 300,000 to 950,000.

7. The separator of claim 1 , wherein

the heat resistant layer further comprises inorganic particles.

8. The separator of claim 7 , wherein the acrylic copolymer: inorganic particle are included in a weight ratio of 1:20 to 1:40.

9. The separator of claim 7 , wherein the inorganic particles comprise Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , TiO 2 , SnO 2 , CeO 2 , MgO, NiO, CaO, GaO, ZnO, ZrO 2 , Y 2 O 3 , SrTiO 3 , BaTiO 3 , Mg(OH) 2 , boehmite, or a combination thereof.

10. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the heat resistant layer is 1 μm to 10 μm.

11. A lithium secondary battery, comprising

a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and the separator for a lithium secondary battery of claim 1 between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2021
From: CHOI, YEONJOO; KIM, GAIN; KIM, YANGSEOB; KIM, YONGKYOUNG; LEE, JUNGYOON
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0149720 · Nov 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210408638A1 · Dec 30, 2021
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