Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a dielectric layer structure between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, the dielectric layer structure including a first surface facing the lower electrode and a second surface facing the upper electrode. The dielectric layer structure includes a first dielectric layer including a first dielectric material and a plurality of grains extending from the first surface to the second surface and a second dielectric layer including a second dielectric material and surrounding a portion of a sidewall of each of the plurality of grains of the first dielectric layer in a level lower than the second surface. The second dielectric material includes a material having bandgap energy which is higher than bandgap energy of the first dielectric material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion including carbon nanotubes, a polymer dispersant containing an amine, a phenolic compound including two or more aromatic rings, and an aqueous solvent, wherein the polymer dispersant and the phenolic compound including two or more aromatic rings are included in a weight ratio of 100:1 to 100:90, and having low viscosity and a small change of viscosity over time.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode including a multilayer structured electrode active material layer having two or more stacked sub-layers. The electrode is characterized in that the content of repeating unit (c) derived from a vinyl cyanide compound and repeating unit (d) derived from a (meth)acrylate compound in the lower layer is smaller than the content in the upper layer. It is possible to improve the binding force and resistance characteristics of the multilayer structured electrode by using a different composition of binder at the bottommost portion that is in contact with the current collector and at the topmost portion that is in contact with the separator. When using the multilayer structured electrode obtained by controlling the binder composition of the topmost portion and that of the bottommost portion to have a suitable composition of ingredients, it is possible to further improve battery performance, including capacity, life, output, or the like.

Abstract: A method that allows prediction of phase stability of an electrode slurry through a simple method of determining a change in viscosity of the electrode slurry. Therefore, only the electrode slurry having high phase stability is selected before electrode slurry is introduced to a process for manufacturing an electrode. Then, the selected electrode slurry is introduced to the process to provide an improved effect of process efficiency.

Abstract: A horizontal bead mill for dispersing secondary battery materials and a method for dispersing conductive materials using the horizontal bead mill for dispersing the secondary battery materials are provided. The horizontal bead mill includes a vessel including an inlet and an outlet configured to receive disperse media. The vessel is filled with beads. A rotor is rotated in the vessel to rotate the beads to disperse the disperse media. A driving unit rotates the rotor. An inner surface of a sidewall of the vessel is inclined at a predetermined angle for an axis of the rotor in a manner that an inner diameter of the vessel gradually decreases from an inlet side to an outlet side.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion including carbon nanotubes, a polymer dispersant containing an amine, a phenolic compound including two or more aromatic rings, and an aqueous solvent, wherein the polymer dispersant and the phenolic compound including two or more aromatic rings are included in a weight ratio of 100:1 to 100:90, and having low viscosity and a small change of viscosity over time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion including carbon nanotubes, a polymer dispersant containing an amine, a phenolic compound including two or more aromatic rings, and an aqueous solvent, wherein the polymer dispersant and the phenolic compound including two or more aromatic rings are included in a weight ratio of 100:1 to 100:90, and having low viscosity and a small change of viscosity over time.

Abstract: A method for evaluating phase stability of an electrode mixture slurry, including the steps of: (S1) introducing the electrode mixture slurry to a rheometer; (S2) applying a first shear rate to the electrode mixture slurry; (S3) applying a second shear rate after applying the first shear rate to the electrode mixture slurry, wherein the second shear rate is higher than the first shear rate; (S4) applying a third shear rate after applying the second shear rate to the electrode mixture slurry, wherein the third shear rate is lower than the second shear rate; and (S5) comparing the shear viscosity at the first shear rate with the shear viscosity at the third shear rate. An apparatus for evaluating phase stability of the electrode mixture slurry is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion including carbon nanotubes, a polymer dispersant containing an amine, a phenolic compound including two or more aromatic rings, and an aqueous solvent, wherein the polymer dispersant and the phenolic compound including two or more aromatic rings are included in a weight ratio of 100:1 to 100:90, and having low viscosity and a small change of viscosity over time.

Abstract: Provided are a conductive material dispersion liquid, and an electrode and a lithium secondary battery manufactured using the same. The conductive material dispersion liquid according to the present invention includes a carbon-based conductive material, a dispersant, and a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersant is a copolymer including a first repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, a second repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a third repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and the dispersion medium is a non-aqueous solvent.

Abstract: Provided is a method for providing contents for a mobile terminal on the basis of user touch and hold time, the method including the step of: recognizing a user's touch on a display screen through the mobile terminal and determining whether a position where the user's screen touch is recognized is constantly maintained for a given period of time; setting a popup region on a position spaced apart from the position where the screen is touched through the mobile terminal and displaying previously set contents corresponding to the touch and hold time on the popup region; and determining whether the touch is finished or not through the mobile terminal, and if it is determined that the touch is not finished, displaying the contents corresponding to the touch and hold time on the popup region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a grinder using induced electric fields. The grinder comprises: a grinding unit on which a plurality of protrusions for cutting are disposed on an outer circumferential surface thereof; a power unit disposed in the grinding unit to generate electric fields and attach the conductive materials to the grinding unit; and a chamber disposed outside the grinding unit and comprising beads that disperse and grind the conductive materials attached to the grinding unit, wherein the conductive materials have directionality by the electric fields of the power unit.

Abstract: A method for evaluating phase stability of an electrode mixture slurry, including the steps of: (S1) introducing the electrode mixture slurry to a rheometer; (S2) applying a first shear rate to the electrode mixture slurry; (S3) applying a second shear rate after applying the first shear rate to the electrode mixture slurry, wherein the second shear rate is higher than the first shear rate; (S4) applying a third shear rate after applying the second shear rate to the electrode mixture slurry, wherein the third shear rate is lower than the second shear rate; and (S5) comparing the shear viscosity at the first shear rate with the shear viscosity at the third shear rate. An apparatus for evaluating phase stability of the electrode mixture slurry is also provided.

Abstract: A method that allows prediction of phase stability of an electrode slurry through a simple method of determining a change in viscosity of the electrode slurry. Therefore, only the electrode slurry having high phase stability is selected before electrode slurry is introduced to a process for manufacturing an electrode. Then, the selected electrode slurry is introduced to the process to provide an improved effect of process efficiency.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for preparing slurry for a secondary battery. According to the present invention, a solvent is intermittently injected into a mixer for preparing the slurry to measure a torque value applied to the mixer and thereby to obtain a maximum value of the torque value applied to the mixer. Then, a kneading point that is a mixing ratio of the powder and the solvent, which are used for preparing the slurry, is calculated to determine an optimized kneading point without error and through an automatic process.

Abstract: The present invention provides an anode slurry for a secondary battery and an anode comprising the same, in which the dispersibility of an anode active material is improved by increasing the adsorption amount of CMC with respect to the anode active material by adjusting the degree of substitution or physical properties such as molecular weight, and a CMC blend amount is reduced so as to increase the slurry solid content and reduce the resistance of a battery.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery, which includes an active material drying unit configured to dry an active material coated on an electrode current collector, and a tester unit configured to measure a dried state of the active material by performing a scratch test to the dried active material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery which uses a positive electrode active material containing secondary particles with a relatively weak particle strength to improve the adhesion between a positive electrode mixture layer and a current collector, and the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector; a primer coating layer including a first polymer binder and a first conductive material, having surface roughness (Ra) of 85 nm to 300 nm and formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector; and a positive electrode mixture layer formed on an upper surface of the primer coating layer and including a positive electrode active material containing secondary particles with a compressive breaking strength of 1 to 15 MPa, a second polymer binder and a second conductive material.

Abstract: An electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a current collector, primer layer formed on a side of the current collector and includes a first conductive agent, a first binder and a first dispersant. Further, an active material layer is formed on a side of the primer layer disposed opposite to the current collector and includes an active material. Additionally, the lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode or both, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and an electrolyte. The structural stability and adhesion of the electrode is improved, a ratio of a binder in the active material layer is reduced and the internal resistance is reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery, which includes an active material drying unit configured to dry an active material coated on an electrode current collector, and a tester unit configured to measure a dried state of the active material by performing a scratch test to the dried active material.