Abstract: A positive active material for a lithium secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide and a surface layer formed on a particle surface of the lithium composite transition metal oxide, and a content of nickel (Ni) in the lithium composite transition metal oxide. is more than 0.85 mol, the surface layer contains cobalt (Co) and aluminum (Al), and in the surface layer, the distribution of the cobalt (Co) and aluminum (Al) components have different concentration gradients.

Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to a graphite-based negative electrode material, a method of manufacturing the same, a negative electrode including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The graphite-based negative electrode material according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a graphite oxide obtained by oxidizing a surface of first graphite, and a graphite coating including second graphite and low crystalline carbon positioned on a surface of the second graphite, wherein the graphite coating to the graphite oxide is 1/9 to 1/3.

Abstract: Provided are a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery, a positive electrode including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same, the positive active material for lithium secondary batteries including a first metal oxide, which includes nickel, cobalt and manganese, being in single particle form; and a second metal oxide that contains nickel, cobalt, and manganese and is in the form of a secondary particle containing a plurality of primary particles and has an average particle diameter D50 larger than that of the first metal oxide; wherein, a nickel content of the second metal oxide is 0.8 mol or more, based on 1 mole of the total of nickel, cobalt and manganese in the second metal oxide, and a nickel content of the first metal oxide is 0.03 mole to 0.17 mole more than the nickel content of the second metal oxide.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a negative electrode active material having high discharge capacity, high charge output, and excellent discharge output characteristics; and a carbon material therefor. A carbon material for a negative electrode active material according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a carbon material having the total fibrosity index (TFI) of 0.58 to 0.78.

Abstract: A furnace for producing a secondary battery cathode material according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes; a chamber of which the internal space is heated by a heater, a conveyer installed in the chamber and conveying a sagger containing raw material power of a cathode material of a secondary battery in one direction; and a gas supply nozzle and an exhaust port installed in the chamber. The chamber is divided into a front chamber, an intermediate chamber, and a rear chamber. The intermediate chamber has an inlet shutter and an outlet shutter for sealing the internal space thereof, and an exhaust port of the intermediate chamber is connected to an exhaust device for discharging gas.

Abstract: It is related to a positive active material for lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery containing the same, provides that a positive active material for lithium secondary battery, wherein, it is a layered lithium metal compound comprises nickel, cobalt, and manganese, and aluminum, zirconium, and boron are doped.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive active material for a lithium rechargeable battery and a lithium rechargeable battery including the same, which include a first compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a content of the first compound is 65 wt % or more based of the positive active material of 100 wt %. Lia1Nib1Coc1Mnd1M1e1M2f1O2-f1[??Chemical Formula 1] Lia2Nib2COc2Mnd2M3e2M4f2O2-f2[??Chemical Formula 2] Chemical Composition 1 and 2 of each composition and molar ratio is as defined in the specification. Each composition and molar ratio of Chemical Formula 1 and 2 is as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A method for preparing a cathode active material precursor for a secondary battery, including: moving a co-precipitation filtrate generated after a co-precipitation reaction to a co-precipitation filtrate storage tank; removing a metal hydroxide by passing the co-precipitation filtrate through a filter; reacting the co-precipitation filtrate from which the metal hydroxide is removed with sulfuric acid or nitric acid to produce an ammonium sulfate or an ammonium nitrate while removing ammonia from the co-precipitation filtrate from which the metal hydroxide is removed; cooling and crystallizing the co-precipitation filtrate from which the metal hydroxide and ammonia are removed to precipitate a sodium sulfate; filtering the precipitated sodium sulfate to separate the precipitated sodium sulfate from the co-precipitation filtrate from which the metal hydroxide and ammonia are removed; drying the sodium sulfate separated from the co-precipitation filtrate and moving the co-precipitation filtrate separated from t

Abstract: A sagger for firing an object to be fired includes an active material for a secondary battery. Carbon dioxide that is a reaction by-product produced during a positive electrode active material firing process can be smoothly discharged from the sagger, and such a smooth discharge of carbon dioxide can lower a residual lithium concentration of a positive electrode active material and thus can improve dispersibility of a positive electrode active material slurry and also improve capacity of a battery.