Abstract: A negative active material includes a silicon-based particle and a crystalline carbonaceous material, the crystalline carbonaceous material including a graphite particle and a carbonaceous nano-sheet.

Abstract: A negative active material composition includes a negative active material, a binder, and a solvent, in which the solvent includes an aqueous solvent and an organic solvent. A method of preparing a negative electrode plate uses the negative active material composition. A lithium battery is manufactured using the negative active material composition, and has good lifetime characteristics due to the formation of pores in the electrode plate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a negative active material of a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including a negative electrode, and the negative electrode includes a negative active material layer including a negative active material represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. X—Ra—Rb In Chemical Formula 1, X is an active material which comprises a metal and has a functional group which has been reacted with a silane coupling agent, Ra is a residual group from a silane coupling agent, and Rb is a polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a binder composition for a rechargeable lithium battery including a cross-linked compound of polyacrylic acid substituted with an alkali cation and polyvinyl alcohol and an electrode and rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The cross-linked compound of polyacrylic acid and polyvinyl alcohol is obtained by heating polyacrylic acid and polyvinyl alcohol to effect a cross-linking reaction via esterification. The cross-linked compound of polyvinyl alcohol and polyacrylic acid substituted with an alkali cation may improve phase stability of a binder, and has high cross-linking ratio, thereby providing for excellent performance of a rechargeable lithium battery.