Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, and more specifically, to a positive electrode active material including a lithium composite oxide containing at least nickel and titanium, wherein the titanium is present in an oxide form in at least a portion of the surface of the lithium composite oxide at the same time as being doped in the lithium composite oxide, and thus it is possible to simultaneously improve the output efficiency and high-temperature lifetime characteristics (high-temperature cycle capacity retention rate) of a lithium secondary battery using the positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A lithium complex oxide includes a mixture of first particles of n1 (n1>40) aggregated primary particles and second particles of n2 (n2?20) aggregated primary particles, the lithium complex oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1 and having FWHM (deg., 2?) of 104 peak in XRD, defined by a hexagonal lattice having R-3m space group, in a range of Formula 1: LiaNixCoyMnzM1-x-y-zO2,??[Chemical Formula 1] where M is selected from: B, Ba, Ce, Cr, F, Mg, Al, Cr, V, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Si, Y, Nb, Ga, Sn, Mo, W, P, Sr, and any combination thereof, 0.9?a?1.3, 0.6?x?1.0, 0.0?y?=0.4, 0.0?z?0.4, and 0.0?1?x?y?z?0.4, ?0.025?FWHM(104)?{0.04+(xfirst particle?0.6)×0.25}?0.025,??[Formula 1] where FWHM(104) is represented by Formula 2, FWHM(104)={(FWHMChemical Formula 1 powder(104)?0.1×mass ratio of second particles)/mass ratio of first particles}?FWHMSi powder(220).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material having improved electrical characteristics by adjusting an aspect ratio gradient of primary particles included in a secondary particle, a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery using the positive electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, to a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a core portion and a shell portion surrounding the core portion, in which a total content of cobalt in the core portion and the shell portion is 5 to 12 mol %, and the content of cobalt in the core portion and the shell portion is adjusted to be within a predetermined range. In the cathode active material precursor and the cathode active material for a secondary battery prepared using the same according to the present invention, optimal capacity of a lithium secondary battery may be increased by adjusting the cobalt content in the particles of the cathode active material, and life characteristics may be enhanced by improving stability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material which makes it possible to improve the electrochemical properties and stability of a positive electrode active material including a lithium composite oxide by adjusting the direction of a concentration gradient of a metal element of the lithium composite oxide, and a lithium secondary battery using a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, to a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a core portion and a shell portion surrounding the core portion, in which a total content of cobalt in the core portion and the shell portion is 5 to 12 mol %, and the content of cobalt in the core portion and the shell portion is adjusted to be within a predetermined range. In the cathode active material precursor and the cathode active material for a secondary battery prepared using the same according to the present invention, optimal capacity of a lithium secondary battery may be increased by adjusting the cobalt content in the particles of the cathode active material, and life characteristics may be enhanced by improving stability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and more particularly, to a bimodal-type positive electrode active material that includes a first lithium composite oxide which is a small particle and a second lithium composite oxide which is a large particle, which have different average particle diameters, thereby improving an increasing deviation of an average particle diameter and degraded impedance and lifetime characteristics due to excessive calcination for any one of the small and large particles during simultaneous calcination, a positive electrode including the same, and a lithium secondary battery using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode active material composition for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and more particularly, to a cathode active material composition for a lithium secondary battery, including a mixture of particles which are different in Ni composition and size and prepared at the same heat treatment temperature, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to the present invention, optimal capacity manifestation temperatures of a coarse particle and a fine particle may be adjusted to be similar by adjusting an Ni content of the coarse particle and the fine particle, and thus, a lithium secondary battery having enhanced output and lifetime may be manufactured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material having improved electrical characteristics by adjusting an aspect ratio gradient of primary particles included in a secondary particle, a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery using the positive electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium composite oxide capable of improving capacity and lifetime characteristics of a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to the present invention, since the atomic ratio of boron (B) and nickel (Ni) in the surface region of the lithium composite oxide including primary particles enabling lithium intercalation and deintercalation and secondary particles formed by aggregating the primary particles is in a specific range, the stability of the lithium composite oxide may be improved, and thus it is possible to improve the capacity and lifetime characteristics of the lithium secondary battery using the lithium composite oxide as a positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A lithium complex oxide includes a mixture of first particles of n1 (n1>40) aggregated primary particles and second particles of n2 (n2?20) aggregated primary particles, the lithium complex oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1 and having FWHM (deg., 2?) of 104 peak in XRD, defined by a hexagonal lattice having R-3m space group, in a range of Formula 1: LiaNixCoyMnzM1-x-y-zO2,??[Chemical Formula 1] where M is selected from: B, Ba, Ce, Cr, F, Mg, Al, Cr, V, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Si, Y, Nb, Ga, Sn, Mo, W, P, Sr, and any combination thereof, 0.9?a?1.3, 0.6?x?1.0, 0.0?y?=0.4, 0.0?z?0.4, and 0.0?1?x?y?z?0.4, ?0.025?FWHM(104)?{0.04+(xfirst particle?0.6)×0.25}?0.025,??[Formula 1] where FWHM(104) is represented by Formula 2, FWHM(104)={(FWHMChemical Formula 1 powder(104)?0.1×mass ratio of second particles)/mass ratio of first particles}?FWHMSi powder(220).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium complex oxide, and more specifically, to a lithium complex oxide of which a range of FWHM(104) values maintains a constant relationship with a molar fraction of nickel when measuring XRD defined by a hexagonal lattice having a R-3m space group. The lithium complex oxide according to the present invention exhibits an effect of improving lifetime properties of the cells including high Ni-based cathode active materials accordingly by enabling a range of the FWHM(104) values at (104) peaks defined b the hexagonal lattice having the R-3m space group to maintain a constant relationship with the molar fraction of nickel, thereby maintaining the primary particles in a predetermined size range.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery using a positive electrode containing the positive electrode active material. More particularly, the present invention relates to a positive electrode active material that is able to solve a problem of increased resistance according to an increase in Ni content by forming a charge transport channel in a lithium composite oxide and a lithium secondary battery using a positive electrode containing the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium composite oxide including a coating layer having a boron-containing oxide and a lithium secondary battery including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a lithium composite oxide improved in lifetime and capacity characteristics by inducing a predetermined correlation between the molar ratio of nickel in a lithium composite oxide including a coating layer having a boron-containing oxide and a full width at half-maximum (FWHM; deg., 2?) of a (104) peak among XRD peaks defined by the hexagonal lattice with an R-3m space group, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A case for a rechargeable battery and a rechargeable battery including the case, the case including a sequentially deposited first resin layer and second resin layer, wherein the second resin layer includes a butyl-based resin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium complex oxide, and more specifically, to a lithium complex oxide of which a range of FWHM(104) values maintains a constant relationship with a molar fraction of nickel when measuring XRD defined by a hexagonal lattice having a R-3m space group. The lithium complex oxide according to the present invention exhibits an effect of improving lifetime properties of the cells including high Ni-based cathode active materials accordingly by enabling a range of the FWHM(104) values at (104) peaks defined by the hexagonal lattice having the R-3m space group to maintain a constant relationship with the molar fraction of nickel, thereby maintaining the primary particles in a predetermined size range.

Abstract: There is provided a manufacturing method of an electrode assembly, the method including blanking a first electrode from a first base including a first coated region and a first uncoated region, blanking a second electrode from a second base including a second coated region and a second uncoated region, laminating a separator on the second electrode, cutting the laminated second electrode with the separator, and stacking the laminated second electrode and the first electrode.

Abstract: A flexible secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a first external cover that is located on a first surface of the electrode assembly, and a second external cover that is located on a second surface of the electrode assembly, the second external cover and the first external cover including a sealing portion where edges of the first external cover and the second external cover are attached to each other to seal the electrode assembly. At least one of the first external cover and the second external cover includes a stress-relief pattern in a center portion.

Abstract: A flexible rechargeable battery includes: a first conductive substrate; a second conductive substrate facing the first conductive substrate; and a sealant at edges of the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate. The first conductive substrate includes a first resin layer, a first barrier layer, a second resin layer, a first electrode current collector layer, and a first electrode coating layer that are sequentially stacked inward from a first side of the flexible rechargeable battery. The second conductive substrate includes a third resin layer, a second barrier layer, a fourth resin layer, a second electrode current collector layer, and a second electrode coating layer that are sequentially stacked inward from a second side of the flexible rechargeable battery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, to a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a core portion and a shell portion surrounding the core portion, in which a total content of cobalt in the core portion and the shell portion is 5 to 12 mol %, and the content of cobalt in the core portion and the shell portion is adjusted to be within a predetermined range. In the cathode active material precursor and the cathode active material for a secondary battery prepared using the same according to the present invention, optimal capacity of a lithium secondary battery may be increased by adjusting the cobalt content in the particles of the cathode active material, and life characteristics may be enhanced by improving stability.