Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode active material which includes negative electrode active material particles which includes a silicon oxide (SiOx, 0<x?2); and at least one lithium silicate selected from Li2SiO3, Li2Si2O5, and Li4SiO4 in at least a part of the silicon oxide. The negative electrode active material particles have a maximum peak position by a Raman spectrum of more than 460 cm?1 and less than 500 cm?1. Also provided are a method of preparing the same, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode active material.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a light emitting device to supply light to the display panel. The light emitting device includes a light emitting element emitting a first light and a fluorescent layer receiving the first light, transmitting a portion of the first light, converting a remaining portion of the first light to a second light having a wavelength range different from the first light, and emitting the second light. The second light emitted by the fluorescent layer has a full width at half maximum equal to or larger than 110 nanometers (nm) and a light emission spectrum having a peak wavelength within a wavelength range of about 530 nm to about 560 nm. The second light has a light emission intensity corresponding to 10 to 30 percent of a peak light emission intensity of the first light.

Abstract: A light source module includes first and second light sources. The first light source includes a blue light-emitting body emitting blue light and a red fluorescent material disposed around the blue light-emitting body emitting red light by virtue of being excited by the blue light. The second light source is disposed adjacent to the first light source, and includes a green light-emitting body emitting green light. The blue and green light-emitting materials may include a light-emitting diode (LED) chip including substantially the same material. Accordingly, since a variation of light efficiency of the light source module with respect to temperature is small, a color feedback system may be omitted, and color reproducibility may be high.

Abstract: A light source module includes first and second light sources. The first light source includes a blue light-emitting body emitting blue light and a red fluorescent material disposed around the blue light-emitting body emitting red light by virtue of being excited by the blue light. The second light source is disposed adjacent to the first light source, and includes a green light-emitting body emitting green light. The blue and green light-emitting materials may include a light-emitting diode (LED) chip including substantially the same material. Accordingly, since a variation of light efficiency of the light source module with respect to temperature is small, a color feedback system may be omitted, and color reproducibility may be high.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a nanophosphor from a metal hydroxy carbonate and a nanophosphor prepared by the method. The method is capable of mass-production of a uniform particle-size nanophosphor with superior dispersibility and enables reduction in preparation costs. The nanophosphor prepared by the disclosed method exhibits high luminescence efficiency.

Abstract: A fluorescent lamp includes a lamp body, a fluorescent layer and a discharge electrode. The lamp body has a discharge space in which ultraviolet light is generated. The fluorescent layer is formed on an inner surface of the lamp body to change the ultraviolet light into visible light. The discharge electrode is on an end portion of the lamp body to apply a voltage to the discharge space. A ratio of intensities of the visible light at wavelengths of about 545 nm and about 516 nm is about 1.32:1 to about 1.71:1. Therefore, color reproducibility and luminance may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a metal hydroxy carbonate nanoparticle-coated phosphor and a preparation method thereof. The phosphor coated with metal hydroxy carbonate nanoparticles exhibit improved thermal stability and an increased luminance lifespan, when applied to display devices, e.g., PDPs and lamps.

Abstract: A method of producing a liquid crystal display in which elements can be precisely aligned includes: providing an insulating mother substrate; forming an align mark within the insulating mother substrate by irradiating laser light, which has a wavelength less than 355 nm and having an insulating mother substrate absorbance of 10% or greater for the laser light; forming a plurality of elements with reference to the align mark on the insulating mother substrate; and forming a plurality of insulating unit substrates by cutting the insulating mother substrate.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a light emitting device to supply light to the display panel. The light emitting device includes a light emitting element emitting a first light and a fluorescent layer receiving the first light, transmitting a portion of the first light, converting a remaining portion of the first light to a second light having a wavelength range different from the first light, and emitting the second light. The second light emitted by the fluorescent layer has a full width at half maximum equal to or larger than 110 nanometers (nm) and a light emission spectrum having a peak wavelength within a wavelength range of about 530 nm to about 560 nm. The second light has a light emission intensity corresponding to 10 to 30 percent of a peak light emission intensity of the first light.

Abstract: A light source module includes first and second light sources. The first light source includes a blue light-emitting body emitting blue light and a red fluorescent material disposed around the blue light-emitting body emitting red light by virtue of being excited by the blue light. The second light source is disposed adjacent to the first light source, and includes a green light-emitting body emitting green light. The blue and green light-emitting materials may include a light-emitting diode (LED) chip including substantially the same material. Accordingly, since a variation of light efficiency of the light source module with respect to temperature is small, a color feedback system may be omitted, and color reproducibility may be high.

Abstract: An optical element includes a light-transmitting structure and a first reflection-prevention layer. The light-transmitting structure has a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface. The first reflection-prevention layer includes a plurality of first light-refractive index buffering particles deposited on the first surface such as the concentration of the particles decreases as the distance from the first surface increases. The first reflection-prevention layer decreases the variation of a light-refractive index from the light-transmitting structure to an air layer to decrease the light reflectance of the first surface. Therefore, the light transmittance of the light-transmitting structure is increased due to the reflection-prevention layer formed on a surface of the light-transmitting structure, so that luminance may be enhanced. Moreover, the reflection-prevention layer may enhance the resistance of the light-transmitting structure to external impacts.

Abstract: A lamp and a display device including the lamp, in which the lamp includes a discharge tube, a discharge gas, a blue fluorescent substance, a green fluorescent substance and a red fluorescent substance. The discharge gas is disposed in the discharge tube. The blue, green and red fluorescent substances are disposed at an inner wall surface of the discharge tube to generate a blue light, a green light and a red light by ultraviolet rays emitted by the discharge gas. The red fluorescent substance includes at least two different red fluorescent substances, which generate the red light having peak wavelengths different from each other. Thus, the color reproducibility may be improved using the two different red fluorescent substances.

Abstract: A fluorescent lamp includes a lamp body, a fluorescent layer and a discharge electrode. The lamp body has a discharge space in which ultraviolet light is generated. The fluorescent layer is formed on an inner surface of the lamp body to change the ultraviolet light into visible light. The discharge electrode is on an end portion of the lamp body to apply a voltage to the discharge space. A ratio of intensities of the visible light at wavelengths of about 545 nm and about 516 nm is about 1.32:1 to about 1.71:1. Therefore, color reproducibility and luminance may be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a backlight assembly, in which a lamp starting performance can be improved and an assembly process can be simplified, a liquid crystal display having the backlight assembly, and a method of manufacturing the backlight assembly. A backlight assembly according to the present invention includes a body, a phosphor film formed on an inside of the body, and an afterglowing material film formed on the outside of the body. Accordingly, a dark starting time can be shortened by improving a lamp starting performance of a light source.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a nanophosphor from a metal hydroxy carbonate and a nanophosphor prepared by the method. The method is capable of mass-production of a uniform particle-size nanophosphor with superior dispersibility and enables reduction in preparation costs. The nanophosphor prepared by the disclosed method exhibits high luminescence efficiency.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a metal hydroxy carbonate nanoparticle-coated phosphor and a preparation method thereof. The phosphor coated with metal hydroxy carbonate nanoparticles exhibit improved thermal stability and an increased luminance lifespan, when applied to display devices, e.g., PDPs and lamps.

Abstract: A method of producing a liquid crystal display in which elements can be precisely aligned includes: providing an insulating mother substrate; forming an align mark within the insulating mother substrate by irradiating laser light, which has a wavelength less than 355 nm and having an insulating mother substrate absorbance of 10% or greater for the laser light; forming a plurality of elements with reference to the align mark on the insulating mother substrate; and forming a plurality of insulating unit substrates by cutting the insulating mother substrate.

Abstract: A gate insulating layer, an active layer and a data metal film are sequentially formed on a substrate. A first photoresist pattern having a relatively small thickness in a channel forming area with respect to a thickness of the photoresist pattern not in the channel forming area is formed on the data metal film. The data metal film and the active layer are sequentially etched using the first photoresist pattern. The active layer is etched using the first photoresist pattern. The first photoresist pattern is dry etched using a gas mixture including a sulfur hexafluoride gas and an oxygen gas to form a second photoresist pattern with an opening formed in the channel forming area. The data metal film is then etched using the second photoresist pattern. Dry, wet or acid cleaning procedures used within the manufacturing method reduce formation of stringers in the substrate.

Abstract: A substrate cutting method and a substrate cutting apparatus cut a substrate by simultaneously irradiating at least two laser beams having different wavelengths onto top and bottom surfaces of the substrate. The substrate cutting method includes preparing a mother substrate assembly having a thin film transistor (TFT) mother substrate and a color filter mother substrate, focusing at least two laser beams onto at least two different locations spaced apart from each other on a perpendicular relative to a surface of the mother substrate assembly simultaneously, and cutting the mother substrate assembly by the at least two different focused locations.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) manufactured by a manufacturing method thereof may reduce a processing time by reducing the number of processing steps. The method for manufacturing an LCD includes forming red, green and blue color filters corresponding to pixels on a substrate, and forming black matrix patterns by irradiating a laser beam onto boundary portions of the red, green and blue color filters.