Abstract: A negative electrode, a lithium battery employing the negative electrode, and a method of preparing the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes: composite negative electrode active material particles comprising tin (Sn), and conductive metal particles. The conductive metal particles form an intermetallic compound with the Sn, and an average particle size of the conductive metal particles is at least 10 ?m.

Abstract: An negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a nano-composite including a Si phase, a SiO2 phase, and a metal oxide phase of formulation MyO, where M is a metal with an oxidation number x, a free energy of oxygen-bond formation ranging from ?900 kJ/mol to ?2000 kJ/mol, x, and x·y=2. The negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery according to the present invention can improve initial capacity, initial efficiency, and cycle-life characteristics by suppressing its initial irreversible reaction.

Abstract: An anode active material including a tin (Sn)-cobalt (Co) intermetallic compound, titanium (Ti), and carbon (C). The anode active material can include indium (In), niobium (Nb), germanium (Ge), molybdenum (Mo), aluminum (Al), phosphorus (P), gallium (Ga), bismuth (Bi), and/or silicon (Si). The anode active material can be included in an anode, and the anode can be included in lithium battery.

Abstract: A negative electrode, a lithium battery employing the negative electrode, and a method of preparing the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes: composite negative electrode active material particles comprising tin (Sn), and conductive metal particles. The conductive metal particles form an intermetallic compound with the Sn, and an average particle size of the conductive metal particles is at least 10 ?m.

Abstract: A composite anode active material including an intermetallic compound; carbon; and inorganic particles, an anode including the composite anode active material, a lithium battery employing the anode, and a method of preparing the anode active material.

Abstract: Provided are a method for preparing a zinc antimonide-carbon composite through a mechanical synthesis process of zinc (Zn), antimony (Sb) and carbon (C), and an anode material including the composite as an active material. The method for preparing a zinc antimonide-carbon composite allows simple and rapid preparation of the composite using mechanical properties of a binary alloy of zinc antimonide. In addition, when applying the anode material including the composite as an anode active material to a secondary battery, it is possible to provide excellent initial efficiency, to prevent the problem of a change in volume caused by formation of crude particles, and to realize excellent high-rate characteristics and charge/discharge characteristics.

Abstract: An anode active material including a tin (Sn)-cobalt (Co) intermetallic compound, titanium (Ti), and carbon (C). The anode active material can include indium (In), niobium (Nb), germanium (Ge), molybdenum (Mo), aluminum (Al), phosphorus (P), gallium (Ga), bismuth (Bi), and/or silicon (Si). The anode active material can be included in an anode, and the anode can be included in lithium battery.

Abstract: A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery with a composite phase particle has a chemical formula, SiOx, where 0<x<1. The material comprises a first crystalline phase of Si nano-grains, and a second phase of non-crystalline SiO2, where the composite phase particle has a Si-phase peak of 150 to 480 cm?1 according to Raman spectroscopic analysis.

Abstract: An negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a nano-composite including a Si phase, a SiO2 phase, and a metal oxide phase of formulation MyO, where M is a metal with an oxidation number x, a free energy of oxygen-bond formation ranging from ?900 kJ/mol to ?2000 kJ/mol, x, and x·y=2. The negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery according to the present invention can improve initial capacity, initial efficiency, and cycle-life characteristics by suppressing its initial irreversible reaction.

Abstract: Disclosed is black phosphorus or black phosphorus-carbon composite, which is very suitable for an anode material of lithium rechargeable battery. The black phosphorus or black phosphorus-carbon composite is prepared by using high energy ball-milling, which is easy and efficient way in transforming amorphous red phosphorus into orthorhombic black phosphorus at ambient temperature and pressure.