Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive electrode including a positive active material; a negative electrode including a negative active material; an electrolyte including a lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent; and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes and including a ceramic material having a first metal oxide-containing core and a second metal oxide shell disposed on the surface of the core.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided with a front substrate and a rear substrate disposed facing each other, and an electromagnetic wave shielding layer disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate.

Abstract: A filter which provides an excellent lightroom contrast by reducing external light reflection and a display apparatus including the same. The filter may be easily manufactured at low cost. The filter may be formed in a single sheet and may include a base film, a plurality of beads formed of a visible light-transmitting material disposed on a front surface of the base film, and a colored binder layer fixing the beads to the base film.

Abstract: A filter to improve contrast and shield electromagnetic waves, and a plasma display apparatus including the filter. The filter includes a base film, a first color pattern unit having strips disposed in parallel, at predetermined intervals, on both surfaces of the base film, and a second color pattern unit formed on one or both of the surfaces of the base film. The first color pattern unit and the second color pattern unit are conductive, and intersects one another.

Abstract: A filter includes a base film having a first surface and a second surface, and a plurality of first color patterns on the first surface of the base film, the first color patterns having a stripe pattern with first predetermined intervals therebetween.

Abstract: A film type filter includes a base film; an electromagnetic wave shielding layer formed on the base film, and including an electromagnetic shielding portion and a grounding portion; and an external light reflection prevention layer formed on the electromagnetic wave shielding layer, wherein at least a portion of the grounding portion of the electromagnetic wave shielding layer that is not covered by the external light reflection prevention layer is exposed. A plasma display apparatus includes the film type filter.

Abstract: A filter assembly includes a base film, an electromagnetic wave shielding filter on the base film, and a surface reflection film on the base film, the surface reflection film having a haze of less than about 20% and a mirror reflectivity of less than about 1%. The filter assembly may be in front of a panel assembly of a display, e.g., may directly contact a display surface of the panel assembly.

Abstract: A filter including a base film, a plurality of light absorption units spaced apart from one another at regular intervals in the base film, and a focusing layer on the base film. The focusing layer may include a plurality of longitudinal crests or microlenses aligned with the light absorption units.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus, including a plasma display panel, aligning marks on the plasma display panel, and a film filter attached to a front surface of the plasma display panel, where portions of the film filter corresponding to the aligning marks are exposed so that the aligning marks may be readily recognized.

Abstract: An optical filter and a plasma display panel (PDP) employing the same, where the optical filter includes a substrate and a selective absorption layer having a maximum transmittance of about 50% or less in a wavelength range of from about 450 nm to about 680 nm, and wherein a difference between a maximum transmittance and a minimum transmittance at about 450 nm, about 530 nm, and about 630 nm is about 10% or less.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided with a front substrate and a rear substrate disposed facing each other, and an electromagnetic wave shielding layer disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate.

Abstract: A flat panel display device includes: a substrate; an electrode composed of metal; and an adhesive layer interposed between the substrate and the electrode. The electrode of the flat panel display device has excellent conductivity. The method of manufacturing the flat panel display device includes: preparing a metal substrate; forming a metal plating substrate by forming a plating mask layer on the metal substrate; forming an electrode on the metal plating substrate; separating the electrode, which is formed on the metal plating substrate, from the metal plating substrate with a cohesive layer; placing the separated electrode on another substrate using an adhesive composition; separating the cohesive layer from the electrode; and heat treating the adhesive composition to form an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer attaching the electrode to the another substrate. This method reduces the likelihood of malfunctioning electrodes being produced and leads to reduced manufacturing costs and processing time.

Abstract: A filter for a display has a first film member that includes a pigment layer that absorbs a light of a certain wavelength band, a second film member that includes an electromagnetic wave absorption layer, and a third film member that includes a specular reflection preventing layer containing a plurality of diffusing elements, and a display apparatus employing such a filter is provided.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) device having a film filter is disclosed. In one embodiment, the PDP device includes a panel, a conductive layer formed along an edge of a front surface of the panel, and a film filter including an electromagnetic wave absorption layer at least a portion of which contacts the conductive layer, and attached onto the front surface of the panel, wherein the electromagnetic wave absorption layer is configured to absorb electromagnetic wave emitted from the front surface of the panel.

Abstract: Provided are an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding film and a plasma display device including the EMI shielding film. The EMI shielding film includes: an adhesive layer formed on a transparent substrate; a metal pattern formed on the adhesive layer; and a transparent selective light absorbing layer containing a transparent material and a tetraazaphorpyrin compound, which is a selective light absorbing material, and filling the space in the metal pattern on the adhesive layer. The EMI shielding film provides improved color gamut, contrast and thermal stability. Since the EMI shielding film can shield EMI and improve the color gamut, the numbers of binding processes and other additional processes in the manufacturing of filters are reduced. In addition, the EMI shielding film can be directly and easily attached to a panel of a plasma display device.

Abstract: Provided are an essentially lead-free black ceramic composition for a filter, a filter formed using the same, and a flat display device including the filter. The lead-free black ceramic composition may include at least one compound selected from the group consisting of B2O3, BaO, and ZnO; and at least one black pigment selected from the group consisting of TiO, CuO, NiO, MnO2, Cr2O3 and Fe2O3. Alternatively, the lead-free black ceramic composition may include Bi2O3; at least one compound selected from the group consisting of B2O3, SiO2, P2O5, Na2O3, Al2O3, BaO, ZnO and TiO2; and at least one black pigment selected from the group consisting of TiO, CuO, NiO, MnO2, Cr2O3 and Fe2O3. The lead-free black ceramic composition for a filter essentially does not contain PbO, which harms human beings and the environment. As a result, the use of the composition is not affected by regulations preventing the use of Pb.

Abstract: Provided are an optical filter for reducing duplicated images and a plasma display panel employing the same. The optical filter includes a transparent substrate, a selective absorption layer deposited on a surface of the transparent substrate, an anti-reflection layer deposited on the selective absorption layer, an electromagnetic wave shield layer deposited on the other surface of the transparent substrate, and a duplicated image reducing layer deposited on the electromagnetic wave shield layer. When using the optical filter, external reflection and duplicated images can be reduced, thereby improving visual agreement and picture quality.

Abstract: A filter for a plasma display panel and a method of manufacturing the novel filter. The filter is made up of a transparent substrate, a patterned conductive material formed on one side of the substrate, a negative photoresist with additives patterned to complement the metal pattern, the additives including a dye, a pigment and an additive to prevent reflection of external light. The method includes forming the metal pattern on the substrate, and using the metal pattern as a photo mask for patterning a layer of photoresist to complement the metal pattern.