Abstract: A polyurethane binder prepared by a polyurethane compound having double bonds and by crosslinking the polyurethane compounds. The polyurethane binder having double bonds can be dispersed in water with the dispersant including a reactive group such as a carboxyl group, and thus an organic solvent is not required to produce an electrode. The crosslinked polyurethane binder with a high crosslinking density provides an excellent elastic force and binding force, and thus the electrode and the lithium battery employing the polyurethane binder have improved recovery properties and charge/discharge properties.

Abstract: A negative active material, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode. The negative active material includes a plurality of titanium oxide nanotubes, wherein the Raman shift of the negative active material includes a characteristic peak located at a Raman shift between about 680 cm?1 and about 750 cm?1.

Abstract: A flexible secondary battery includes an electrode stack structure. The electrode stack structure includes a first electrode layer including a first metal current collector, a second electrode layer including a second metal current collector, an isolation layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, connection tabs respectively extended from an end portion of the first metal current collector at a first end portion of the first electrode layer and an end portion of the second metal current collector at a first end portion of the second electrode layer; and a fixing element which fixes the end portions of the first and second metal current collectors only at a first end portion of the electrode stack structure. Second end portions of the first and second electrode layers opposite to the first end portions thereof are movable.

Abstract: An organic electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt; an organic solvent including a high permittivity solvent and a low boiling solvent; and a vinyl-based compound represented by Formula 1 below, wherein m and n are each independently integers of 1 to 10; X1, X2, and X3 each independently represent O, S, or NR9; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are represented in the detailed description. The organic electrolyte solution of the present invention and a lithium battery using the same suppress degradation of an electrolyte, providing improved cycle properties and life span thereof.

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 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 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 lithium titanium oxide spinel having a ratio of FWHM1/FWHM2 at a spinning rate of about 5 kHz to about 50 kHz of about 1.70 or less, wherein FWHM1 is a full width at half maximum of a 7Li peak present about ?10 parts per million to about +10 parts per million in a solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of the lithium titanium oxide, FWHM2 is a full width at half maximum of a 7Li peak present about ?10 parts per million to about +10 parts per million in a solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of a lithium chloride standard reagent, and FWHM1 and FWHM2 are measured at the same spinning rate.

Abstract: A redox flow battery has a high energy density and an excellent charge and discharge efficiency because re-precipitation is prevented in an electrolyte solution or eduction is prevented in an electrode during reduction of a metal ion used as an electrolyte.

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: An electrode active material, an electrode including the electrode active material, a lithium battery including the electrode, and a method of preparing the electrode active material. The electrode active material includes a core having at least one of a metal or a metal oxide that enables intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions and a crystalline carbon thin film that is formed on at least a portion of a surface of the core. The electrode active material has a nano-structure.

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 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 negative active material including an ordered porous manganese oxide, wherein pores of the ordered porous manganese oxide have bimodal size distribution, and a method of preparing the negative active material. The invention also includes a negative electrode including the negative active material and a lithium battery including the negative electrode.

Abstract: Provided are redox flow batteries employing supporting electrolyte of a ring- or spiro-type structure and having high energy efficiencies and energy densities.

Abstract: A redox flow battery. A metal-ligand coordination compound including an aromatic ligand that contains an electron withdrawing group is used as the catholyte and/or the anolyte so that a redox flow battery having high energy density and excellent charge/discharge efficiency may be provided.

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: An organic electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt; an organic solvent including a high permittivity solvent and a low boiling solvent; and a vinyl-based compound represented by Formula 1 below, wherein m and n are each independently integers of 1 to 10; X1, X2, and X3 each independently represent O, S, or NR9; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are represented in the detailed description. The organic electrolyte solution of the present invention and a lithium battery using the same suppress degradation of an electrolyte, providing improved cycle properties and life span thereof.

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: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode including a positive active material; a negative electrode including a negative active material; a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes; and an electrolyte, where an alkaline metal powder layer is formed by dispersion coating on a surface of at least one of the positive and negative electrodes and the separator.