Abstract: Disclosed are a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a negative electrode including the negative active material, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The negative active material includes crystalline carbon, wherein the crystalline carbon has a Raman spectrum peak intensity ratio (ID/IG) of a peak intensity (ID) of a D peak (about 1360 cm?1 to about 1370 cm?1) relative to a peak intensity (IG) of a G peak (about 1580 cm?1 to about 1590 cm?1) of less than about 0.05.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same are provided. The negative electrode includes a current collector, a negative active material layer including a negative active material, and a coating layer between the current collector and the negative active material layer, the coating layer including an organic metal-based material, and having a pattern shape.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer; and a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, wherein the positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material and Li5FeO4; and the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material including about 10 wt % to about 15 wt % of silicon particles.

Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery includes a negative electrode comprising a current collector, a negative active material layer on the current collector, and lithium dendrites on a surface of the negative active material layer and having an average size (e.g., an average length) of about 5 ?m or less and a rod-like shape; a positive electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery, includes: a sequential laminate having a negative current collector, a negative active material layer, and a negative functional layer, the negative functional layer having generally flake-shaped polyethylene particles; wherein the negative active material layer includes a negative active material including a crystalline carbonaceous material having a ratio I(002)/I(110) of an X-ray diffraction peak intensity at a (002) plane to an X-ray diffraction peak intensity at a (110) plane of the crystalline carbonaceous material ranging from about 30:1 to about 110:1.

Abstract: Disclosed are a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including a silicon-based material and graphite, wherein an average particle diameter (D50) of the graphite may range from about 5 ?m to about 15 ?m, and a Raman peak intensity ratio (Id/Ig) of the graphite may range from about 0.1 to about 0.9, and a negative electrode and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same.

Abstract: A negative active material, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium battery including the negative active material are disclosed. The negative active material includes a silicon-based nanocore and a first amorphous carbonaceous coating layer that is formed of carbonized organic material and that is uniformly and continuously formed on a surface of the silicon-based nanocore, whereby irreversible capacity losses due to volumetric expansion/contraction caused when a lithium battery is charged and discharged are compensated and cycle lifetime characteristics are enhanced.

Abstract: A negative active material and a lithium battery including the negative active material. The negative active material includes a non-carbonaceous nanoparticle capable of doping or undoping lithium; and a crystalline carbonaceous nano-sheet, wherein at least one of the non-carbonaceous nanoparticle and the crystalline carbonaceous nano-sheet includes a first amorphous carbonaceous coating layer on its surface, and thus an electrical conductivity thereof is improved. In addition, a lithium battery including the negative active material has an improved efficiency and lifetime.

Abstract: In one aspect, an anode active material is provided. The anode active material may include a crystalline carbon-based material that includes a core having a lattice spacing d002 of about 0.35 nm or more, and titanium-based oxide particles.

Abstract: Provided are a negative active material, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium battery including the negative active material, wherein the negative active material includes a carbonaceous material that has a peak with respect to a surface (002) at a Bragg angle 2? of 26.4°±0.1° in an X-ray diffraction spectrum, has a full width at half maximum of the peak with respect to the surface (002) of about 0.2° to about 0.6°, has an interlayer spacing (d002) of the surface (002) measured by X-ray diffraction of about 3.36 ? to about 3.37 ?, and has a crystallite size measured from the full width at half maximum of the peak with respect to the surface (002) of about 10 nm to about 45 nm, wherein the carbonaceous material includes a core; and an amorphous carbon layer disposed on a non-cracked surface portion of the core.

Abstract: A secondary particle and a lithium battery including the same are provided wherein the secondary particle includes a plurality of primary particles and each primary particle contains n polycyclic nano-sheets disposed upon one another. The polycyclic nano-sheets include hexagonal rings of six carbon atoms linked to each other, wherein a first carbon and a second carbon have a distance therebetween of L1. L2 is a distance between a third carbon and a fourth carbon, and the arrangement of the polycyclic nano-sheets is such that L1?L2. The secondary particle is used as a negative active material in the lithium battery, and the secondary particle contains pores, thereby allowing for effective intercalating and deintercalating of the lithium ions into the secondary particle to impart improved capacity and cycle lifespan.

Abstract: In an aspect, a negative active material, a method of preparing the negative active material, and a lithium battery including the negative active material are provided. The method of preparing the negative active material may increase pulverizing efficiency in pulverizing a silicon-based bulky particle into a nano-size silicon-based primary particle and decrease a capacity loss of the obtained negative active material. The nano-size negative active material has excellent crystalline characteristics, high capacity, and high initial efficiency, due to a decrease in surface oxidation and surface damage.

Abstract: Provided are a negative active material, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium battery including the negative active material. The negative active material includes a carbonaceous core that has a sulfur content of about 10 ppm to 900 ppm; and an amorphous carbon layer continuously formed on a surface of the carbonaceous core, wherein the carbonaceous core has a crystalloid plate structure, and a crystallite size measured from a full width at half maximum of the peak with respect to the surface (002) of about 10 nm to about 45 nm in an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the carbonaceous core. The lithium battery including a negative electrode including the negative active material has improved capacity characteristics and ring lifetime characteristics.

Abstract: Provided are a negative active material, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium battery including the negative active material. The negative active material includes a carbonaceous core that has a sulfur content of about 10 ppm to 900 ppm; and an amorphous carbon layer continuously formed on a surface of the carbonaceous core, wherein the carbonaceous core has a crystalloid plate structure, and a crystallite size measured from a full width at half maximum of the peak with respect to the surface (002) of about 10 nm to about 45 nm in an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the carbonaceous core. The lithium battery including a negative electrode including the negative active material has improved capacity characteristics and ring lifetime characteristics.

Abstract: A spherical primary particle of a lithium titanium oxide of which average diameter is in the range of about 1 to about 20 ?m, a method of preparing the spherical primary particle of the lithium titanium oxide, and a lithium rechargeable battery including the spherical primary particle of the lithium titanium oxide.

Abstract: Disclosed are a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including a silicon-based material and graphite, wherein an average particle diameter (D50) of the graphite may range from about 5 ?m to about 15 ?m, and a Raman peak intensity ratio (Id/Ig) of the graphite may range from about 0.1 to about 0.9, and a negative electrode and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium battery and a lithium battery including the negative electrode, the negative electrode including: a matrix of a Sn grain and a metal M grain; and a carbon-based material grown on the matrix.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery and a lithium ion secondary battery, the negative electrode including a multilayer film, the multilayer film having three or more layers on a metal base, wherein the multilayer film includes one or more porous layers.

Abstract: A negative active material containing super-conductive nanoparticles coated with a high capacity negative material and a lithium battery including the same are provided, wherein the super-conductive nanoparticles have a structure in which polycyclic nano-sheets are stacked upon one another along a direction perpendicular to a first plane. The polycyclic nano-sheets include hexagonal rings of six carbons atoms linked to each other, wherein a first carbon and a second carbon have a distance therebetween of L1. L2 is a distance between a third carbon and a fourth carbon, and the arrangement of the polycyclic nano-sheets is such that L1?L2. The super-conductive nanoparticle is used as a negative active material in a lithium battery, and the super-conductive nanoparticle increases the capacity, thereby improving the capacity and lifespan of the lithium battery.

Abstract: In an aspect, a negative active material, a method of preparing the negative active material, and a lithium battery including the negative active material are provided. The method of preparing the negative active material may increase pulverizing efficiency in pulverizing a silicon-based bulky particle into a nano-size silicon-based primary particle and decrease a capacity loss of the obtained negative active material. The nano-size negative active material has excellent crystalline characteristics, high capacity, and high initial efficiency, due to a decrease in surface oxidation and surface damage.