Abstract: An electrolyte composition including a macro azo initiator containing a polyethylene oxide repeating unit, and a multi-functional urethane acrylate-based monomer, a gel polymer electrolyte including the electrolyte composition, and a lithium battery including the gel polymer electrolyte.

Abstract: A flexible battery a first electrode layer, a first current collector layer disposed on the first electrode layer, where a plurality of through-holes is defined in the first current collector layer, a separator disposed on the first current collector layer, a second current collector layer disposed on the separator, where a plurality of through-holes is defined in the second current collector layer, and a second electrode layer disposed on the second current collector layer.

Abstract: A redox flow battery includes a positive electrode electrolyte and a negative electrode electrolyte, each of which includes a metal-ligand coordination complex, in which a metal of a metal-ligand coordination complex of the positive electrode electrolyte is different from a metal of a metal-ligand coordination complex of the negative electrode electrolyte. Due to use of different metals in the positive and negative electrode electrolytes, the redox flow battery has high energy density and high charge and discharge efficiency.

Abstract: An anode active material including: a core having a molybdenum-based material; and a coating layer formed on at least a portion of a surface of the core, wherein the coating layer comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of molybdenum oxynitride and molybdenum nitride, a method of preparing the same, and an anode and a lithium battery.

Abstract: An anode active material, an anode including the anode active material, a lithium battery including the anode, and a method of preparing the anode active material. The anode active material includes: a multilayer metal nanotube including: an inner layer; and an outer layer on the inner layer, wherein the inner layer includes a first metal having an atomic number equal to 13 or higher, and the outer layer includes a second metal different from the first metal.

Abstract: An anode active material, an anode including the anode active material, a lithium battery including the anode, and a method of preparing the anode active material. The anode active material includes: a multilayer metal nanotube including: an inner layer; and an outer layer on the inner layer, wherein the inner layer includes a first metal having an atomic number equal to 13 or higher, and the outer layer includes a second metal different from the first metal.

Abstract: A negative active material including graphite; silicon nanowires; and silicon nanoparticles, wherein a silicon nanowire of the silicon nanowires and a silicon nanoparticle of the silicon nanoparticles are each disposed on a particle of the graphite to form a composite with the graphite.

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte including: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; a fluorine compound; and a polymer of a monomer represented by Formula 1 below. H2C?C—(OR)n—OCH?CH2??Formula 1 In Formula 1, R is a C2-C10 alkylene group, and n is in a range of about 1 to about 1000.

Abstract: A metal-ligand coordination compound containing an aliphatic ligand useful as a catholyte and/or an anolyte that enables the provision of a redox flow battery having high energy efficiency and charge/discharge efficiency.

Abstract: A polymer including a first repeating unit represented by Formula 1 and a second repeating unit including a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 alkenyl group: wherein, in Formula 1, groups R, R?, A, A?, Y, and Y? are defined in the specification.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a redox flow battery and a redox flow battery including the electrolyte, the electrolyte including a metal-ligand coordination compound as a cation and an anion containing at least four atoms linked to each other by a straight chain in a certain direction.

Abstract: A composite anode active material includes a composite of a carbon-based anode active material, a metal-based anode active material and polymer particles. By increasing the conductivity of the composite anode active material, a lithium battery having a large capacity, high initial efficiency, high rate capability and improved cycle life performance can be obtained. An anode includes the composite anode active material and a lithium battery includes the anode.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium battery including a protected negative electrode containing a lithium metal or a lithium alloy, wherein the positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material, a polyoxometalate compound, and a conductive material. Also provided is a lithium battery including the positive electrode.

Abstract: An electrode including a binder comprising a waterborne polyurethane polymer compound and an electrode active material is provided. The waterborne polyurethane polymer compound improves the binding properties of the electrode. In addition, the polymer compound disperses well in water and is hardened through a crosslinking reaction to increase elastic force, thereby enabling adjustment of elastic and binding forces. As a result, a battery including the polymer compound has excellent recovery and charge/discharge properties.

Abstract: A cathode, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium battery including the cathode. The cathode includes: a current collector; a first cathode active material layer disposed on the current collector; and a second cathode active material layer disposed on the first cathode active material layer, wherein the first cathode active material layer comprises a lithium transition metal oxide having a layered structure, and the second cathode active material layer comprises a lithium transition metal oxide having a spinel structure and an average working potential of 4.5 V or more.

Abstract: An anode for a lithium secondary battery including: a composite anode active material including an anode active material, and a water-soluble polymer disposed on a surface of the anode active material; and a binder disposed on the composite anode active material, the binder including one or more selected from a polyimide, a polyamideimide, a polyamide, and a polyetherimide.

Abstract: An organic electrolytic solution includes a lithium salt; an organic solvent containing a high dielectric constant solvent; and a polymerizable cycloolefin monomer, and an lithium battery employing the same. The organic electrolytic solution prevents decomposition of an electrolyte, and thus the lithium battery employing the organic electrolytic solution has improved cycle characteristics and lifetime.

Abstract: A stack type battery includes a stack including: a plurality of cathode sheets; a plurality of anode sheets, which are alternately disposed with the cathode sheets; and a plurality of separators, where each of the separator is disposed between a corresponding cathode sheet of the cathode sheets and a corresponding anode sheet of the anode sheets, where the stack includes first to third protrusions, the first protrusion includes a portion of the cathode sheets which does not overlap the anode sheets and the separators, and the second protrusion includes a portion of the anode sheets which does not overlap the cathode sheets and the separators.

Abstract: A flexible battery and a flexible electronic device including the flexible battery as a power source. The flexible battery includes a cell stack comprising a plurality of unit cells, and an external casing sealing the cell stack, wherein each of the unit cells comprises a negative electrode, a positive electrode, an electrolyte layer disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and a first polymer film at least partially surrounding the negative electrode, the positive electrode, and the electrolyte layer.

Abstract: A polymer including a first repeating unit represented by Formula 1, a polymer composition for a lithium battery including the polymer, an electrode for a lithium battery including the polymer composition, and a lithium battery including the electrode: wherein, in Formula 1, R, R?, A, A?, Y, and Y? are as defined in the specification.