Abstract: A negative electrode active material which may dramatically improve stability of a battery while not degrading battery performance such as cycle characteristics, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the same, wherein the negative electrode active material includes negative electrode active material particles which include artificial graphite in the form of a secondary particle and a carbon layer formed on the surface of the artificial graphite, and a coating layer which is formed on the negative electrode active material particle and includes a compound represented by Formula 1.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including artificial graphite secondary particles comprising artificial graphite primary particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 10 nm to 9 ?m, said artificial graphite secondary particles being formed by granulating said artificial graphite primary particles, wherein a value (V1) obtained by dividing a minimum particle diameter (Dmin) of the secondary particles by the average particle diameter (D50) of the initial particles is 0.50 to 0.8, and a value (V2) obtained by dividing the minimum particle diameter (Dmin) of the secondary particles by an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles is 0.23 to 0.4.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery, wherein there is a pre-lithiated negative electrode such that a total irreversible capacity of a positive electrode is greater than a total irreversible capacity of the negative electrode while satisfying 150< (negative electrode discharge capacity/lithium secondary battery discharge capacity)×100<300, and a relative potential of the negative electrode with respect to lithium metal in an operating voltage range of the lithium secondary battery is in a range of ?0.1 V to 0.7 V. Such a lithium secondary battery is capable of maintaining a capacity retention of 60% or more even after 500 cycles or more while achieving an energy density per volume of 800 Wh/L or more.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for an electrochemical device which has improved quick charging characteristics. The negative electrode active material includes two types of graphite particles having a different particle diameter and shows a bimodal distribution, wherein the ratio of the average particle diameter (D50) of the first graphite particles to the average particle diameter (D50) of the second graphite particles is larger than 1.7.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a method of preparing the same, wherein since the negative electrode active material includes porous polycrystalline silicon and the porous polycrystalline silicon includes pores disposed at grain boundaries, the negative electrode active material may exhibit a buffering action by internally absorbing changes in volume of the active material during charge and discharge. As a result, lifetime characteristics of a negative electrode and a battery may be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a negative electrode and a negative electrode manufactured using the method. According to the present invention, negative electrode samples are fabricated to have different electrode densities, and then, in a negative electrode expansion curve of each negative electrode sample according to the 1st charging, when a change in slopes of tangents to the negative electrode expansion curve at an initial state of charge (SOC) of less than 50%, at which the expansion curve increases, satisfies a particular value, a secondary battery manufactured including a negative electrode having the electrode density may exhibit excellent lifespan characteristics and excellent initial efficiency for the corresponding active material.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, in which a LiF layer comprising amorphous LiF in an amount of 30 mol % or more is formed on a negative electrode active material layer comprising a carbon-based active material, a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, and a preparation method thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positive electrode material comprising: a positive electrode active material mixture comprising a positive electrode active material prepared with an active material precursor and a lithium compound, a conductive agent and a binder; and an active material precursor as an additive, in which the active material precursor as the additive is a same substance as the active material precursor as a material of the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material which may dramatically improve stability of a battery while not degrading battery perfonhance such as cycle characteristics, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the same, wherein the negative electrode active material includes negative electrode active material particles which include artificial graphite in the form of a secondary particle and a carbon layer formed on the surface of the artificial graphite, and a coating layer which is formed on the negative electrode active material particle and includes a compound represented by Formula 1.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary graphite particle comprising an initial natural graphite particle of excellent high capacity and output characteristic, aggregated, bonded or assembled with an initial artificial graphite particle of excellent cycle characteristic and swelling characteristic, thus having superior rollability that leads into increased density, a negative electrode using the secondary graphite particle as a negative electrode active material, and a secondary lithium battery comprising the negative electrode. Accordingly, the secondary lithium battery comprising the secondary graphite particle as described above as the negative electrode active material has an effect of enhanced high rate charging and discharging capability, cycle characteristic and swelling characteristic.

Abstract: A negative active material for rechargeable lithium secondary batteries, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed. The negative active material includes a core including a lithium titanium oxide of Formula 1, and a coating layer positioned on a surface of the core and including an acid anhydride physisorbed onto the core, and thus can be useful in inhibiting battery side reactions and gas generation and improving battery performance since moisture formed during a redox reaction is effectively absorbed into a surface of the negative active material. LixTiyO4??[Formula 1] In Formula 1, x and y are as defined in the detailed description.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a negative electrode and a negative electrode manufactured using the method. According to the present invention, negative electrode samples are fabricated to have different electrode densities, and then, in a negative electrode expansion curve of each negative electrode sample according to the 1st charging, when a change in slopes of tangents to the negative electrode expansion curve at an initial state of charge (SOC) of less than 50%, at which the expansion curve increases, satisfies a particular value, a secondary battery manufactured including a negative electrode having the electrode density may exhibit excellent lifespan characteristics and excellent initial efficiency for the corresponding active material.

Abstract: Disclosed are a negative electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries, a method of preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery including the same. More particularly, the negative electrode active material includes a core that includes a lithium titanium oxide represented by Formula 1 below and a coating layer that is located in a surface of the core and includes fluorine, and thus, a moisture content in the active material is decreased and adsorption of outside moisture is inhibited, thereby removing concern for side reaction occurrence due to moisture. In addition, loss of an SEI layer may be prevented due to a stable fluorine-containing coating layer formed on a surface of the active material. As a result, battery performance may be enhanced and stable expression thereof is possible: LixTiyO4,??[Formula 1] wherein x and y are the same as defined in the present specification.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a method of preparing the same, wherein since the negative electrode active material includes porous polycrystalline silicon and the porous polycrystalline silicon includes pores disposed at grain boundaries, the negative electrode active material may exhibit a buffering action by internally absorbing changes in volume of the active material during charge and discharge. As a result, lifetime characteristics of a negative electrode and a battery may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are a negative electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries, a method of preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery including the same. More particularly, the negative electrode active material includes a core that includes a lithium titanium oxide represented by Formula 1 below and a coating layer that is located in a surface of the core and includes fluorine, and thus, a moisture content in the active material is decreased and adsorption of outside moisture is inhibited, thereby removing concern for side reaction occurrence due to moisture. In addition, loss of an SEI layer may be prevented due to a stable fluorine-containing coating layer formed on a surface of the active material. As a result, battery performance may be enhanced and stable expression thereof is possible: LixTiyO4,??[Formula 1] wherein x and y are the same as defined in the present specification.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positive electrode material comprising: a positive electrode active material mixture comprising a positive electrode active material prepared with an active material precursor and a lithium compound, a conductive agent and a binder; and an active material precursor as an additive, in which the active material precursor as the additive is a same substance as the active material precursor as a material of the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary graphite particle comprising an initial natural graphite particle of excellent high capacity and output characteristic, aggregated, bonded or assembled with an initial artificial graphite particle of excellent cycle characteristic and swelling characteristic, thus having superior rollability that leads into increased density, a negative electrode using the secondary graphite particle as a negative electrode active material, and a secondary lithium battery comprising the negative electrode. Accordingly, the secondary lithium battery comprising the secondary graphite particle as described above as the negative electrode active material has an effect of enhanced high rate charging and discharging capability, cycle characteristic and swelling characteristic.

Abstract: A negative active material for rechargeable lithium secondary batteries, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed. The negative active material includes a core including a lithium titanium oxide of Formula 1, and a coating layer positioned on a surface of the core and including an acid anhydride physisorbed onto the core, and thus can be useful in inhibiting battery side reactions and gas generation and improving battery performance since moisture formed during a redox reaction is effectively absorbed into a surface of the negative active material. LixTiyO4??[Formula 1] In Formula 1, x and y are as defined in the detailed description.

Abstract: A method for managing a metastore includes steps of: (a) registering static resource and metadata at a metastore to produce a certain application by using an open device API and external HTML5 authoring tools; (b) configuring a build target operating system and a build target platform; (c) checking a degree of matching between i) the static resource and the metadata and ii) information on parameters delivered from a build target metarepository by referring to the configured build target operating system and platform; (d) calling an external open build system and an API, if the degree of matching is satisfied, and then creating and receiving a target executable file in return to fit for the configured build target operating system and platform; and (e) storing the target executable file, the static resource and the metadata in a metasource repository.