Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery. The positive electrode includes a sulfur-carbon composite as a positive electrode active material. The sulfur-carbon composite includes a porous carbonaceous material having a high porosity and high specific surface area. Therefore, when the sulfur-carbon composite is applied to a battery, the battery shows a reduced initial irreversible capacity and improved output characteristics and life characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery, including a sulfur-carbon composite as a positive electrode active material. The sulfur-carbon composite includes a porous carbonaceous material having a high specific surface area, and the total pore volume in the carbonaceous material and a volume of pores having a specific diameter are controlled to specific ranges. Also disclosed is a lithium-sulfur battery using the sulfur-carbon composite. The lithium-sulfur battery shows reduced initial irreversible capacity and improved output characteristics and life characteristics.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery is provided. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material comprising a first and second sulfur-carbon composites respectively comprising a first and a second carbonaceous materials having a different specific surface area and pore volume from each other, and provides reduced initial irreversible capacity and improved output characteristics and life characteristics of a secondary battery.

Abstract: A method for preparing a sulfur-carbon composite including a step of pretreating a carbon material is provided. The method is capable of removing water and other impurities from the carbon material effectively, and the sulfur-carbon composite obtained by the method used as a positive electrode active material of a lithium-sulfur battery provides improved sulfur supportability and over-voltage performance of the lithium-sulfur battery, reduced initial irreversible capacity of the positive electrode active material, and improved output characteristics and life characteristics.

Abstract: A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a core having a silicon-carbon composite and an amorphous carbon, the silicon-carbon composite being an agglomerated product of a crystalline carbon and silicon particles, and a coating layer on a surface of the core, the coating layer including catecholamine.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, a display apparatus including a photographing unit to photograph an image, an output unit to output audio data and video data related to content, a storage to store a plurality of face images corresponding to a plurality of users, and viewing time information to control content viewing time of at least one user from among the plurality of users, and a controller to identify a defined user by using the photographed image and the stored plurality of face images, to determine a remaining viewable time of the defined user based on viewing time information corresponding to the define user from among the plurality of users and whether the defined user is identified in the photographed image continuously at predetermined time intervals, and control output of the output unit based on the determined remaining viewable time.