Abstract: A negative active material, an electrode including the same, and a lithium battery including the electrode. The negative active material has no volumetric expansion and has high solubility with respect to lithium. In addition, the negative active material is in the form of spherical particles, and thus does not require a separate granulating process. Moreover, the negative active material may enhance the capacity of a lithium battery.

Abstract: An electrode conductive material, an electrode material including the electrode conductive material, an electrode including the electrode material, and a lithium battery including the electrode material. When the electrode conductive material is used, the amount of a conductive material required is decreased, capacity of the lithium battery is improved, and a charge and discharge rate is increased.

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: A negative electrode for a lithium (Li) secondary battery, a method of forming the same, and a secondary battery, the negative electrode including a tin (Sn) based current collector layer; and a multilayer film on the Sn based current collector, the multilayer film having two or more layers, wherein the multilayer film includes at least one porous layer.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes at least one layered unit including a Sn-based metal plating layer and a carbon layer on the metal plating layer. Rechargeable lithium batteries including the negative electrode exhibit improved charge and discharge capacities, and have good capacity retention characteristics even after repeated charge and discharge.

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: A negative electrode active material including nanometal particles and super-conductive nanoparticles and a lithium battery including the same.

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 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 lithium titanium oxide for an anode active material of a lithium rechargeable battery, wherein a X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectrum has a first peak of Li4Ti5O12 and a second peak, and A50-55/A78-80 is in a predetermined range, as a result of XRD analysis, where A78-80 is an Area of the first peak and A50-55 is an Area of the second peak in XRD.

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: A negative electrode for a lithium battery includes an active material layer and a current collector. The active material layer has a plurality of crystal grains and the plurality of crystal grains include a plurality of pores. A first pore of the plurality of pores has a first length and a second length, the first length being the maximum length orthogonal to the current collector and the second length being the maximum length orthogonal to the first length, and the first length is greater than the second length.

Abstract: Boron nitride nanotube paste compositions, electron emission sources including the same, electron emission devices including the same and backlight units and electron emission display devices including the same are provided. A boron nitride nanotube paste composition includes about 100 parts by weight boron nitride nanotubes, from about 500 to about 2000 parts by weight glass frit, from about 1000 to about 2000 parts by weight filler, from about 2000 to about 4000 parts by weight organic solvent, and from about 4000 to about 6000 parts by weight polymer binder. Electron emission devices including the boron nitride nanotube electron emission sources have longer lifespan and improved uniformity among pixels.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for supporting a handover of a mobile terminal without a Global Positioning System (GPS) are provided. The method includes receiving a sub-cell IDentifier (ID) from a Base Station (BS) using Transmission Parameter Signaling (TPS), recognizing a location of the mobile terminal using the received sub-cell ID, and determining a candidate group of adjacent cells, to which the handover is possible, using the recognized location information of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, the mobile terminal may performs a handover within a short period of time, and a seamless service may be provided by avoiding a possibility that a service Further, in comparison with the conventional handover, power consumption may be reduced by decreasing a frequency search time of an adjacent cell during an off time.

Abstract: An electron emission source electrically coupled to a cathode, the electron emission source including: an insulating material at or near the center of the electron emission source; and an electron emission material around the insulating material.

Abstract: Boron nitride nanotube paste compositions, electron emission sources including the same, electron emission devices including the same and backlight units and electron emission display devices including the same are provided. A boron nitride nanotube paste composition includes about 100 parts by weight boron nitride nanotubes, from about 500 to about 2000 parts by weight glass frit, from about 1000 to about 2000 parts by weight filler, from about 2000 to about 4000 parts by weight organic solvent, and from about 4000 to about 6000 parts by weight polymer binder. Electron emission devices including the boron nitride nanotube electron emission sources have longer lifespan and improved uniformity among pixels.