Abstract: A negative electrode active material which includes a secondary particle including first primary particles, wherein the first primary particle includes a core including SiOx, wherein 0?x<2, an intermediate layer which covers at least a portion of a surface of the core and includes silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, or a mixture thereof, and a carbon coating layer which covers at least a portion of the intermediate layer and includes nitrogen-doped carbon, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the same.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including a core, an intermediate layer on a surface of the core, and a shell layer on a surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the core includes a silicon oxide of SiOx (0<x<2); the intermediate layer includes a lithium silicate, the shell layer includes lithium fluoride (LiF) and the intermediate layer is present in an amount of 5 wt %-15 wt % based on a total weight of the negative electrode active material. Also, a method for preparing the negative electrode active material, and a negative electrode and lithium secondary battery including the same. The negative electrode active material provides excellent initial efficiency and life characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silicon-based particle-polymer composite, which includes silicon-based particles; and a polymer coating layer formed on the silicon-based particles, in which the polymer coating layer includes metal-substituted poly(acrylic acid) in which hydrogen atoms in carboxyl groups of the poly(acrylic acid) chain are substituted with one or more selected from the group consisting of K, Na and Li.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material which includes a secondary particle including a first particle which is a primary particle, wherein the first particle includes a first core and a first surface layer which is disposed on a surface of the first core and contains carbon, and the first core includes a metal compound which includes one or more of a metal oxide and a metal silicate and one or more of silicon and a silicon compound; a method of preparing the same; an electrode including the same; and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: Composite particles and a negative electrode active material including such particles for an electrochemical device. The negative electrode active material is capable of lithium intercalation/deintercalation and includes composite particles including a carbon phase including a carbonaceous material, silicon (Si) and lithium fluoride (LiF). The Si and LiF may be present as Si—LiF mixed particles, which are dispersed in the carbon phase, wherein the Si—LiF mixed particles are dispersed in the carbon phase with uniform or non-uniform distribution. In addition, the composite particles include the carbon phase mixed uniformly or amorphously with the Si—LiF mixed particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material which includes a secondary particle including a first particle which is a primary particle, wherein the first particle includes a first core and a first surface layer which is disposed on a surface of the first core and contains carbon, and the first core includes a metal compound which includes one or more of a metal oxide and a metal silicate and one or more of silicon and a silicon compound; a method of preparing the same; an electrode including the same; and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including a silicon-carbon-based particle, the silicon-carbon-based particle having a SiCx matrix and boron doped in the SiCx matrix, wherein x of the SiCx matrix is 0.3 or more and less than 0.6.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material including a carbonaceous matrix having a first particle and a second particle, wherein the first particle includes a silicon core, an oxide layer disposed on the silicon core and including SiOx (0<x?2), and a coating layer covering at least a portion of the surface of the oxide layer and including LiF, and the second particle includes graphene.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material and a method for preparing a negative electrode active material, comprising preparing a silicon-based compound including SiOx, wherein 0.5<x<1.3, and forming a crystalline carbon coating layer on the silicon-based compound through a chemical vapor deposition method using an organometallic compound as a source, wherein the organometallic compound is at least any one selected from the group consisting of aluminum acetylacetonate, aluminum ethoxide, aluminum phenoxide, aluminum acetate, aluminum tributoxide, and a combination thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a negative electrode active material which includes: secondary particles having a plurality of primary particles which include a silicon oxide composite including i) Si, ii) a silicon oxide represented by SiOx (0<x?2), and iii) a metal silicate containing Si and M, wherein M is at least one of Li and Mg; and a first carbon coating layer disposed partially or totally on the surfaces of the primary particles to interconnect and fix the primary particles; and a second carbon coating layer disposed on the surfaces of the secondary particles, wherein the second carbon coating layer has higher crystallinity as compared to the first carbon coating layer, and the primary particles have an average particle diameter (D50) of 0.1-3.5 ?m. A negative electrode including the negative electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electromagnetic-inductive power supply apparatus, which switches so that a plurality of coils winding around a current transformer core is connected in series to a rectification unit based on the voltage induced in the current transformer, thereby producing the power within the set range even in a state where the voltage outside the reference is induced. The disclosed electromagnetic-inductive power supply apparatus senses the voltage induced in the current transformer and switches the plurality of unit coils is connected to the rectification unit based on the voltage sensed.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including a core having SiOx (0?x<2), an intermediate layer covering at least a portion of a surface of the core and including at least one of silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride, and a carbon coating layer covering at least a portion of the intermediate layer and containing nitrogen.

Abstract: An electronic conference apparatus, a method for controlling the same, and a digital pen are provided. The electronic conference apparatus includes a sensor configured to sense a touch point of a digital pen through first hand writer during a period in which handwriting is input to paper through second hand writer. The electronic conference apparatus further includes a controller configured to generate handwriting information based on the sensed touch point, and a communicator configured to transmit the handwriting information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic induction power supply device, which switches the unit coil having the smallest number of windings to a rectification unit at the initial operation, thereby preventing the parts damaged due to an excessive inrush voltage. The disclosed magnetic induction power supply device switches the unit coil having the smallest number of windings to the rectification unit when emergency power is applied from a first power supply unit or a second power supply unit. The second power supply unit can supply the power source induced in the unit coils to a sensing unit as the emergency power.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a composite negative electrode active material that includes: a core capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions; and a plurality of coating layers comprising two or more Si layers having different densities formed on a surface of the core, and thus has enhanced stability by minimizing the formation of cracks occurring by the repetition of charging and discharging, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same and thus exhibiting enhanced lifespan characteristics.