Abstract: A non-destructive inspection method of detecting defects in a pouch-type secondary battery is disclosed. The defects are due to a crack or weld condition of an electrode sealed with a pouch. The method is used in a manufacturing process of the pouch-type secondary battery, where the manufacturing process includes an electrode tab pre-welding process; an electrode tab main-welding process; and a packing process. The method can include a first crack condition inspecting operation; a second crack condition inspecting operation; and a weld condition inspecting operation. The first crack condition inspecting operation inspects a first crack condition of the electrode tabs which occurs in the electrode tab pre-welding process. The second crack condition inspecting operation inspects a second crack condition of the electrode tabs, which occurs in the electrode tab main-welding process. The weld condition inspecting operation inspects a weld condition of the electrode tabs.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus. In video encoding and decoding, inter-prediction information for a target block may be derived, and inter prediction for a target block may be performed using the derived inter-prediction information. Combined inter-prediction information may be performed by combining multiple pieces of inter-prediction information, and the combined inter-prediction information may be added as a candidate to a list used for inter prediction. One of candidates in the list may be selected for inter prediction for the target block, and inter prediction using the selected candidate may be performed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an all-solid lithium secondary battery and a preparation method thereof, wherein the all-solid lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a carbon structure and silver nanoparticles, the carbon structure includes at least one hollow-type particle, and the hollow-type particle includes a hollow and a carbonaceous shell surrounding the hollow.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing core-shell particles using carbon monoxide, and more particularly, to a method for manufacturing core-shell particles, the method of which a simple and fast one-pot reaction enables particle manufacturing to reduce process costs, facilitate scale-up, change various types of core and shell metals, and form a multi-layered shell by including the steps of adsorbing carbon monoxide on a transition metal for a core, and reacting carbon monoxide adsorbed on the surface of the transition metal for the core, a metal precursor for a shell, and a solvent to form particles with a core-shell structure having a reduced metal shell layer formed on a transition metal core.

Abstract: A method of determining validity for determination on presence of a specific signal of a detector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: (a) receiving a synthesized signal generated from an outside by the detector; (b) acquiring a plurality of frequency domain calculation values related to the synthesized signal; (c) determining the presence of at least one specific signal based on the plurality of frequency domain calculation values; and (d) determining the validity for the determination on the presence of the specific signal based on a frequency domain scatter plot for the plurality of frequency domain calculation values.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaning liquid composition and a cleaning method using the same. A polishing slurry composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a chelating agent containing an organic salt; and an anionic surfactant.

Abstract: A method for preparing a platinum alloy catalyst using an oxide coating according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a first step of preparing a dispersion by mixing a commercial platinum catalyst and a transition metal precursor with a solvent; a second step of preparing a catalyst by putting an ultrasonic tip into the dispersion prepared through the first step and performing an ultrasonic process; a third step of performing a primary heat treatment process on the catalyst prepared through the second step; a fourth step of performing an acid treatment process on the catalyst that has undergone the primary heat treatment process through the third step; and a fifth step of preparing a platinum alloy catalyst by performing a secondary heat treatment process on the catalyst that has undergone the acid treatment process through the fourth step.

Abstract: An all-solid lithium secondary battery and a preparation method thereof are proved. The all-solid lithium secondary battery comprises a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer including graphitized platelet carbon nanofibers and silver nanoparticles, and a solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: An encoding/decoding method and device according to the present disclosure may: determine at least one among a plurality of inter prediction modes as the inter prediction mode of the current block; form an inter prediction candidate list on the basis of the determined inter prediction mode; perform motion compensation on the basis of one prediction candidate in the inter prediction candidate list, and generate a first prediction block of the current block; and correct the first prediction block by using a prescribed intra prediction mode.

Abstract: A method for producing a composite conductive material having excellent dispersibility is provided. The method includes supporting a catalyst on surfaces of carbon particles; heat treating the catalyst in a helium or hydrogen atmosphere such that the catalyst penetrate the surfaces of the carbon particles and are impregnated beneath the surfaces of the carbon particles at a contact point between the carbon particles and the impregnated catalyst; and heating the carbon particles having the impregnated catalyst disposed therein in the presence of a source gas to grow carbon nanofibers from the impregnated catalyst to form a composite conductive material, wherein the source gas contains a carbon source, and wherein the carbon nanofibers extend from the contact point to above the surfaces of the carbon particles.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes i) mixing a lithium transition metal oxide and a carbon-based material having a density of 0.05 g/cc or less in a mechanofusion manner to form a positive electrode active material including a carbon coating layer, ii) dry mixing the positive electrode active material and a binder to form a dry mixture, and iii) applying the dry mixture on a positive electrode current collector. A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery manufactured by the method is also provided.

Abstract: An electrode includes an electrode active material, wherein the electrode active material layer includes an electrode active material, polyvinylidene fluoride, and a conductive agent, wherein the conductive agent includes a carbon nanotube structure in which 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units are bonded to each other, and the carbon nanotube structure is included in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 0.5 wt % in the electrode active material layer. A secondary battery including the same, and a method of preparing the electrode are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cooking apparatus including a knob assembly used to operate the cooking apparatus. The cooking apparatus includes a main body comprising a control panel, a valve disposed inside the main body and comprising a valve shaft configured to be movable, and a knob assembly comprising a knob cover rotatably disposed on the control panel, and a knob body configured to be pushed separately from the knob cover to push the valve shaft so that the valve shaft is prevented from being pushed by the knob cover.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a negative electrode, including the steps of: preparing a slurry for a lower layer containing a first active material, a first binder and a first dispersion medium, and a slurry for an upper layer containing a second active material, a second binder and a second dispersion medium; coating the slurry for a lower layer on one surface of a negative electrode current collector, and coating the slurry for an upper layer on the slurry for a lower layer at the same time or with a predetermined time interval; and drying the coated slurry for a lower layer and slurry for an upper layer at the same time to form an active material layer, wherein A is 103-300 and B is 1.1-3.

Abstract: A battery monitoring apparatus for a battery assembly having a housing and a plurality of battery cells which is received in the housing is provided herein. The battery monitoring apparatus includes a first sensor to detect an internal temperature of the housing; a second sensor to detect an internal pressure of the housing; a third sensor to detect an internal gas of the housing; a power circuit to generate an operating voltage using a direct current power of the battery assembly; and a controller to change the first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor from an idle state to a wake-up state using the operating voltage. The controller monitors an internal abnormality of the battery assembly based on a detection value collected from each sensor in the wake-up state.

Abstract: Disclosed are a quantum dot and a quantum dot-polymer composite and a device including the same, wherein the quantum dot includes a semiconductor nanocrystal core including indium (In) and phosphorous (P), a first semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the semiconductor nanocrystal core, the first semiconductor nanocrystal shell including zinc and selenium, and a second semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the first semiconductor nanocrystal shell, the second semiconductor nanocrystal shell including zinc and sulfur, wherein the quantum dot does not include cadmium, wherein in the quantum dot, a mole ratio of sulfur with respect to selenium is less than or equal to about 2.5:1.

Abstract: The manufacturing method of a palladium transition metal core-based core-shell electrode catalyst according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first step of preparing a slurry by irradiating ultrasonic wave to a dispersion solution including a solvent, a platinum precursor, a palladium precursor, a carbon support, and a transition metal precursor, a second step of preparing a solid material by filtering, washing, and drying the slurry prepared in the first step, and a third step of preparing a core-shell electrode catalyst by thermally treating the solid prepared in the second step in a specific gas atmosphere.

Abstract: A nanocrystal particle including at least one semiconductor material and at least one halogen element, the nanocrystal particle including: a core comprising a first semiconductor nanocrystal; and a shell surrounding the core and comprising a crystalline or amorphous material, wherein the halogen element is present as being doped therein or as a metal halide

Abstract: An electrode and a secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an electrode includes an electrode active material layer, wherein the electrode active material layer includes an electrode active material, a conductive agent, and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), wherein the conductive agent includes carbon nanotube structures wherein 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units are bonded to each other, and a weight ratio of the carbon nanotube structure to the SDS is in a range of 1:3 to 1:30.

Abstract: A quantum dot-polymer composite including a polymer matrix; and core-shell quantum dots dispersed in the polymer matrix, wherein the core-shell quantum dots include a semiconductor nanocrystal core including indium, zinc, and phosphorus and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the semiconductor nanocrystal core, the shell including zinc, selenium, and sulfur. The core-shell quantum dots do not include cadmium, the core-shell quantum dots are configured to emit green light, the core-shell quantum dots have a mole ratio of phosphorus to indium of greater than or equal to about 0.75, and the core-shell quantum dots have a mole ratio of zinc to indium of greater than or equal to about 35, and a method of producing the core-shell quantum dots, and a display device including a light emitting element that includes the quantum dot-polymer composite.