Abstract: A method for producing a composite conductive material having excellent dispersibility is provided. The method includes supporting a catalyst on surfaces of carbon particles; heat treating the catalyst in a helium or hydrogen atmosphere such that the catalyst penetrate the surfaces of the carbon particles and are impregnated beneath the surfaces of the carbon particles at a contact point between the carbon particles and the impregnated catalyst; and heating the carbon particles having the impregnated catalyst disposed therein in the presence of a source gas to grow carbon nanofibers from the impregnated catalyst to form a composite conductive material, wherein the source gas contains a carbon source, and wherein the carbon nanofibers extend from the contact point to above the surfaces of the carbon particles.

Abstract: A positive electrode includes: a current collector; and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein the positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder, the conductive material contains at least one of carbon black or a carbon nanotube and the binder contains polyvinylidene fluoride to which a functional group is bonded, and the functional group has a carboxyl group, and in the polyvinylidene fluoride to which the functional group is bonded.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution, wherein the positive electrode includes a current collector and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector, the positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material and carbon nanotubes, and the electrolyte solution includes a non-aqueous solvent, a lithium salt, and tetravinylsilane.

Abstract: A positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder, wherein the positive electrode active material contains any one among Li(Nix1Mny1Coz1)O2 (0.55<x1<0.69, 0.15<y1<0.29, 0.15<z1<0.29, x1+y1+z1=1) and Li(Nix2Mny2Coz2)O2 (0.75<x2<0.89, 0.05<y2<0.19, 0.05<z2<0.19, x2+y2+z2=1) and the conductive material contains a carbon nanotube, and when the positive electrode active material is Li(Nix2Mny2Coz2)O2, the positive electrode active material layer satisfies Relation 1 and when the positive electrode active material is Li(Nix2Mny2Coz2)O2, the positive electrode active material layer satisfies Relation 2: 0.0020×a<b<0.0050×a??[Relation 1] 0.0015×a<b<0.

Abstract: A method for quantitatively analyzing cohesive failure of an electrode analyzes cohesive failure of an electrode and includes preparing an electrode in which an electrode material mixture layer including an electrode active material, a conductive agent, and a binder is formed on a current collector, measuring shear strength (?) data according to a cutting depth while cutting the electrode material mixture layer from a surface thereof until reaching the current collector using a surface and interfacial cutting analysis system (SAICAS), obtaining a regression curve of shear strength according to the cutting depth from the shear strength (?) data, and determining a cutting depth, at which the shear strength is minimum in the regression curve, as a location of cohesive failure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode including a negative electrode collector, a first negative electrode active material layer disposed on the negative electrode collector, and a second negative electrode active material layer disposed on the first negative electrode active material layer, wherein the second negative electrode active material layer includes a second negative electrode active material and a second conductive agent, wherein the second negative electrode active material includes a silicon-based active material, the silicon-based active material includes SiOx (0?x<2), the second conductive agent includes a carbon nanotube structure in which 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units are bonded side by side, and the carbon nanotube structure is included in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 1.0 wt % in the second negative electrode active material layer, and a secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes SiOx(0.5<x<1.8) and Lia1Tib1O4(0.8?a1?1.4, 1.6?b1?2.2). The Lia1Tib1O4 has an average particle diameter (D50) of 300 nm to 10 ?m, and a/b satisfies 0.4<a/b<1.7. Herein, a is an amount in wt % occupied by the SiOx in the negative electrode active material layer, and b is an amount in wt % occupied by the Lia1Tib1O4 in the negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: A positive electrode which includes a positive electrode collector, a first positive electrode active material layer which is disposed on the positive electrode collector and wherein the positive electrode active material layer includes a first positive electrode active material, and a second positive electrode active material layer disposed on the first positive electrode active material layer, wherein the second positive electrode active material layer includes a second positive electrode active material, and a carbon nanotube structure in which 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units are bonded side by side, wherein the carbon nanotube structure is included in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 1.0 wt % in the second positive electrode active material layer. A secondary battery including the positive electrode is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material and a conductive agent. The negative electrode active material includes carbon-based active material particles including natural graphite and an amorphous carbon-based material. The carbon-based active material particles have a specific surface area of 1.4 m2/g to 2.3 m2/g, and the conductive agent includes carbon nanotubes having an average length of 1 ?m to 12 ?m. A secondary battery including the negative electrode is also disclosed.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode current collector; a lower positive electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector; and an upper positive electrode active material layer disposed on the lower positive electrode active material layer, wherein the lower positive electrode active material layer includes 90% or more of a sphere-type carbonaceous conductive material as a conductive material, the upper positive electrode active material layer includes 90% or more of a needle-type carbonaceous conductive material as a conductive material, and the content of the conductive material contained in the lower positive electrode active material layer is larger than the content of the conductive material contained in the upper positive electrode active material layer.

Abstract: Provided are a reuse method of electrode scrap and a method of fabricating a recycled electrode using the same. The reuse method of electrode scrap of the present disclosure includes (a) dry milling electrode scrap remaining after punching an electrode sheet including an active material layer on a current collector to obtain milled products; and (b) screening active material layer flakes from current collector fragments in the milled products by sieving the milled products, and collecting the screened active material layer flakes to obtain reusable particles.

Abstract: Provided is an analysis method for a crack rate of an electrode active material of an electrode, comprising the steps of: forming an electrode including an electrode active material, a binder, and a conductive material; impregnating the electrode with a resin and visualizing material regions including the electrode active material, the binder, and the conductive material which are included in the electrode, and a pore region; cutting the electrode and forming an electrode cross-section sample; photographing a cross section of the electrode cross-section sample using a scanning electron microscope and obtaining a cross-sectional image; performing primary image processing on the cross-sectional image and extracting total surface area pixels of the electrode active material; performing secondary image processing on the cross-sectional image and extracting total boundary pixels of the electrode active material; and calculating a crack rate of the electrode active material of the electrode in the cross-sectional i

Abstract: Provided are a positive electrode for a secondary battery which includes a positive electrode collector, a porous positive electrode active material layer disposed on a surface of the positive electrode collector and including a positive electrode active material and first carbon nanotubes, and a conductive layer disposed on a surface of the positive electrode active material layer, wherein the conductive layer includes a porous network structure formed by a plurality of second carbon nanotubes and has a porosity equal to or greater than a porosity of the positive electrode active material layer +10 vol %, and a secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder, wherein the positive electrode active material contains any one among Li(Nix1MnylCoz1)O2 (0.55<x1<0.69, 0.15<y1<0.29, 0.15<z1<0.29, x1+y1+z1=1) and Li(Nix2Mny2Coz2)O2 (0.75<x2<0.89, 0.05<y2<0.19, 0.05<z2<0.19, x2+y2+z2=1) and the conductive material contains a carbon nanotube, and when the positive electrode active material is Li(Nix2Mny2Coz2)O2, the positive electrode active material layer satisfies Relation 1 and when the positive electrode active material is Li(Nix2Mny2Coz2)O2, the positive electrode active material layer satisfies Relation 2: 0.0020×a<b<0.0050×a??[Relation 1] 0.0015×a<b<0.

Abstract: A method for producing a composite conductive material having excellent dispersibility is provided. The method includes supporting a catalyst on surfaces of carbon particles; heat treating the catalyst in a helium or hydrogen atmosphere such that the catalyst penetrate the surfaces of the carbon particles and are impregnated beneath the surfaces of the carbon particles at a contact point between the carbon particles and the impregnated catalyst; and heating the carbon particles having the impregnated catalyst disposed therein in the presence of a source gas to grow carbon nanofibers from the impregnated catalyst to form a composite conductive material, wherein the source gas contains a carbon source, and wherein the carbon nanofibers extend from the contact point to above the surfaces of the carbon particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reusing a positive electrode material, and more particularly, the method includes: inputting a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery comprising a current collector, and a positive electrode active material layer formed on the current collector and including a first positive electrode active material, a first binder and a first conducting agent, into a solvent; separating at least a portion of the positive electrode active material layer from the current collector; adding second binder powder to the solvent and performing primary mixing a resulting mixture; and preparing a positive electrode material slurry by adding a second positive electrode active material and a second conducting agent to the solvent and performing secondary mixing a resulting mixture.

Abstract: A method for quantitatively analyzing cohesive failure of an electrode analyzes cohesive failure of an electrode and includes preparing an electrode in which an electrode material mixture layer including an electrode active material, a conductive agent, and a binder is formed on a current collector, measuring shear strength (?) data according to a cutting depth while cutting the electrode material mixture layer from a surface thereof until reaching the current collector using a surface and interfacial cutting analysis system (SAICAS), obtaining a regression curve of shear strength according to the cutting depth from the shear strength (?) data, and determining a cutting depth, at which the shear strength is minimum in the regression curve, as a location of cohesive failure.

Abstract: An electrode for a secondary battery including a current collector, and at least one electrode material mixture layer on a surface of the current collector, the electrode material mixture layer including a negative electrode active material, a conductive agent, and a binder wherein, the electrode has a property such that in a regression curve obtained by regression analysis of shear strength data according to a cutting depth which are measured while obliquely cutting the electrode material mixture layer from a surface thereof until reaching the current collector using a surface and interfacial cutting analysis system (SAICAS), a ratio of a maximum value (?max) to a minimum value (?min) of shear strength is 1.7 or less.

Abstract: A positive electrode includes: a current collector; and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein the positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder, the conductive material contains at least one of carbon black or a carbon nanotube and the binder contains polyvinylidene fluoride to which a functional group is bonded, and the functional group has a carboxyl group, and in the polyvinylidene fluoride to which the functional group is bonded.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composite conductive material having excellent dispersibility and a method for producing the same. In an embodiment, the method includes supporting a catalyst on surfaces of carbon particles; heat treating the catalyst in a helium or hydrogen atmosphere such that the catalyst penetrate the surfaces of the carbon particles and are impregnated beneath the surfaces of the carbon particles at a contact point between the carbon particles and the impregnated catalyst; and heating the carbon particles having the impregnated catalyst disposed therein in the presence of a source gas to grow carbon nanofibers from the impregnated catalyst to form a composite conductive material, wherein the source gas contains a carbon source, and wherein the carbon nanofibers extend from the contact point to above the surfaces of the carbon particles.