Abstract: An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a carbon-based particle including pores therein, a silicon-containing coating layer formed at an inside the pores of the carbon-based particle or on a surface of the carbon-based particle, and a carbon coating layer formed on the silicon-containing coating layer. A full width at half maximum (FWHM) of an O1s peak of a surface measured by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is 2.0 or more. A lithium secondary battery including the anode active material having improved initial discharge capacity and capacity efficiency is provided.

Abstract: A silicon-carbon containing electrode material includes a porous carbon structure including pores, and a silicon-containing coating formed on the porous carbon structure. A volume ratio of mesopores is 70% or more based on a total pore volume of the porous carbon structure. A weight ratio of silicon is 30 wt % or more based on a total weight of the electrode material. A high-capacity secondary battery is effectively implemented by using silicon-carbon containing electrode material.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same. The negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a negative electrode active material including: a silicon oxide, lithium, and sodium or potassium, wherein in ICP analysis of a negative electrode active material layer including the negative electrode active material, contents of elements in the negative electrode active material layer satisfy the following Relations (1) and (2): 300?106*A/(B2+C2)?12.0*106??(1) 800?A?140,000??(2) wherein A is a Li content in ppm, B is a Na content in ppm, and C is a K content in ppm, based on the total weight of the ICP-analyzed negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery are provided. The anode active material includes a carbon-based particle including pores formed in at least one of an inside of the particle and a surface of the particle and having a pore size of the carbon-based particle is 20 nm or less, and silicon formed at an inside of the pores of the carbon-based particle or on the surface of the carbon-based particle. Silicon has an amorphous structure or a crystallite size of silicon measured by an XRD analysis is 7 nm or less. Difference between volume expansion ratios of carbon and silicon can be reduced to improve life-span property of the secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same. The negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a negative electrode active material including: a silicon oxide, lithium, and sodium or potassium, wherein in ICP analysis of a negative electrode active material layer including the negative electrode active material, contents of elements in the negative electrode active material layer satisfy the following Relations (1) and (2): 300?106*A/(B2+C2)?12.0*106??(1) 800?A?140,000??(2) wherein A is a Li content in ppm, B is a Na content in ppm, and C is a K content in ppm, based on the total weight of the ICP-analyzed negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery are provided. The anode active material includes a carbon-based particle including pores formed in at least one of an inside of the particle and a surface of the particle and having a pore size of the carbon-based particle is 20 nm or less, and silicon formed at an inside of the pores of the carbon-based particle or on the surface of the carbon-based particle. Silicon has an amorphous structure or a crystallite size of silicon measured by an XRD analysis is 7 nm or less. Difference between volume expansion ratios of carbon and silicon can be reduced to improve life-span property of the secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same. The negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a negative electrode active material including: a silicon oxide, lithium, and sodium or potassium, wherein in ICP analysis of a negative electrode active material layer including the negative electrode active material, contents of elements in the negative electrode active material layer satisfy the following Relations (1) and (2): 300?106*A/(B2+C2)?12.0*106??(1) 800?A?140,000??(2) wherein A is a Li content in ppm, B is a Na content in ppm, and C is a K content in ppm, based on the total weight of the ICP-analyzed negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same. The negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a silicon-based negative electrode active material including iron and aluminum, wherein in ICP analysis of a negative electrode active material layer including the silicon-based negative electrode active material, contents of elements in the negative electrode active material layer satisfy the following Relations (1) to (3): A/(B2+C2)?4,500??(1) 5?B?1,500??(2) 3?C?1,000??(3) wherein A is a Li content in ppm, B is an Fe content in ppm, and C is an Al content in ppm, based on the total weight of the ICP-analyzed negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a silicon oxide which includes a carbon coating layer on a surface thereof and is doped with magnesium. A ratio of peak area at 1303 eV to a sum of a peak area at 1304.5 eV and a peak area at 1303 eV, which appear in a Mg1s spectrum when measuring by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), is 60% or less.

Abstract: An anode active material and a secondary battery including the anode active material are disclosed. In an implementation, an anode active material for a secondary battery includes a plurality of composite active material particles, each composite active material particle containing a first active material that includes silicon and a second active material that includes carbon, and a carbon coating covering at least a portion of a surface of at least one of the plurality of composite active material particles. The anode active material has a volume-based particle size distribution represented as a ratio D10/D50 ranging from 0.40 to 0.75 and a ratio Dmin/D50 ranging from 0.3 to 1, wherein D10 indicates a particle diameter corresponding to a volume fraction of 10%, D50 indicates a particle diameter corresponding to a volume fraction of 50%, and Dmin indicates a minimum particle diameter.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a silicon oxide which includes a carbon coating layer on a surface thereof and is doped with magnesium. A ratio of peak area at 1303 eV to a sum of a peak area at 1304.5 eV and a peak area at 1303 eV, which appear in a Mg1s spectrum when measuring by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), is 60% or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a core-shell particle including a core including a porous substrate and a flame retardant, and a shell including a thermoplastic polymer and covering the core, and a secondary battery, a module, and a device including the same.

Abstract: An anode active material for a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a carbon-based particle containing pores, a silicon-containing coating layer formed at an inside of the pores or on a surface of the carbon-based particle, and a carbon coating formed on the silicon-containing coating layer. A ratio of a peak intensity (ID) of a D band relative to a peak intensity (IG) of a G band in a Raman spectrum of the carbon coating is 1.65 or less.

Abstract: An anode for a lithium secondary battery includes an anode current collector, a first anode active material layer formed on at least one surface of the anode current collector and including a silicon-based active material and a graphite-based active material, and a second anode active material layer formed on the first anode active material layer and including a porous structure as an active material. The porous structure includes carbon-based particles including pores, and a silicon-containing coating formed at an inside of the pores of the carbon-based particles or on the surface of the carbon-based particles.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode for a secondary battery satisfying the following Relation 1: [Relation 1] (V1?V2)/V1*100?45% wherein V1 is a volume fraction (vol %) of silicon-based active material particles having a gray scale value of 30,000 or more in an XRM measurement on a negative electrode in a fully discharged state after formation, and V2 is a volume fraction (vol %) of silicon-based active material particles having a gray scale value of 30,000 or more in an XRM measurement on a negative electrode in a fully charged state after 500 cycles of charging and discharging.

Abstract: An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery are provided. The anode active material includes a carbon-based particle including pores formed in at least one of an inside of the particle and a surface of the particle and having a pore size of the carbon-based particle is 20 nm or less, and silicon formed at an inside of the pores of the carbon-based particle or on the surface of the carbon-based particle. A peak intensity ratio in a Raman spectrum of silicon defined as I(515)/I(480) is 1.2 or less. Difference between volume expansion ratios of carbon and silicon can be reduced to improve life-span property of the secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided are a novel binder for a secondary battery including a copolymer containing specific repeating units, and a binder composition for a secondary battery including the binder for a secondary battery and a compound containing an amine group and a hydroxyl group. When the binder for a secondary battery or the binder composition for a secondary battery is applied to a negative electrode and a secondary battery, expansion of the negative electrode is effectively suppressed, and the charge/discharge cycle characteristics and the performance of the secondary battery are significantly improved. Furthermore, the binder for a secondary battery has improved coatability and adhesion to effectively suppress the exfoliation and desorption of the negative electrode, thereby improving the performance of the secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided is a novel binder for a secondary battery including a copolymer for a binder for a secondary battery containing specific repeating units. A negative electrode manufactured by mixing the binder with a negative electrode active material and a secondary battery including the negative electrode have excellent mechanical properties and an improved binding force, thereby effectively suppressing exfoliation and desorption of the negative electrode and expansion of the negative electrode even when a silicon-based negative electrode active material is used, and providing a negative electrode for a secondary battery having improved charge/discharge cycle characteristics and battery performance, and a secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: An anode active material for a secondary battery includes an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer formed on the anode current collector and including carbon-based active material particles and a silicon coating formed on surfaces of the carbon-based active material particles. A surface content of silicon of the anode active material layer measured by an X-ray photoelectric spectroscopy (XPS) is in a range from 3 atom % to 25 atom %. A peak intensity ratio defined as a ratio of a second peak intensity corresponding to a peak intensity at a binding energy in a range from 102 eV to 106 eV relative to a first peak intensity corresponding to a peak intensity at a binding energy in a range from 98 eV to 102 eV is in a range from 0.05 to 1.

Abstract: Provided are a binder for a secondary battery, a negative electrode including the same, and a secondary battery including the same. More particularly, the binder for a secondary battery prepared by reacting a copolymer including specific repeating units and a crosslinking agent including two or more aldehyde groups has excellent mechanical properties and effectively improves a binding force. The negative electrode and the secondary battery including the binder for a secondary battery effectively suppress expansion of a negative electrode to manufacture a secondary battery having excellent charge/discharge cycle characteristics and battery performance.