Abstract: An anode for a secondary battery includes an anode current collector, a first anode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the anode current collector and including a first anode active material that includes a first silicon composite oxide, and a second anode active material layer disposed on the first anode active material layer and including a second anode active material that includes a second silicon composite oxide. Each of the first silicon composite oxide and the second silicon composite oxide includes a metal. A BET specific surface area of each of the first silicon composite oxide and the second silicon composite oxide is in a range from 2.0 m2/g to 6.5 m2/g.

Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating a semiconductor package. The method of fabricating the semiconductor package include preparing a lower element including a lower substrate, a lower electrode, an UBM layer, and a reducing agent layer, providing an upper element including an upper substrate, an upper electrode, and a solder bump layer, providing a pressing member on the upper substrate to press the upper substrate to the lower substrate, and providing a laser beam passing through the pressing member to bond the upper element to the lower element.

Abstract: An anode active material composition for a lithium secondary battery includes a carbon-based anode active material and a silicon-based anode active material, wherein the carbon-based anode active material has an orientation (I004/I110, here, I004 is a peak intensity of the (004) plane when measuring X-ray diffraction (XRD) of the carbon-based anode active material, and I110 is a peak intensity of the (110) plane when measuring XRD of the carbon-based anode active material) of 2.85 or less measured by XRD.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material that includes a lithium metal oxide, an anode facing the cathode and including an anode electrode active material that includes a graphite-based active material and a silicon-carbon composite, and an electrolyte solution including a lithium salt and an organic solvent, the lithium salt including lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) and the organic solvent including an acetate-based solvent. A content of the silicon-carbon composite is in a range from 5 wt % to 12 wt % based on a total weight of the anode active material.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a lithium secondary battery substantially suppressing volume expansion of a silicon-based active material and having excellent characteristics such as capacity, lifespan, and the like is provided. An anode for the lithium secondary battery includes a current collector; a first anode mixture layer on at least one surface of the current collector; and a second anode mixture layer on the first anode mixture layer, wherein the first anode mixture layer and the second anode mixture layer include a carbon-based active material, respectively, the second anode mixture layer includes a silicon-based active material, and an upper and lower layer unit capacity ratio (Ruc) is 1.1 or more.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting a defective battery cell is proposed. The proposed apparatus includes a charger for supplying current to cause a battery cell to maintain a constant voltage, a measurement part for measuring the voltage and current of the battery cell, and a controller for determining whether a defect exists in the battery cell on the basis of the current measured by the measurement part, whereby the defective battery cell may be detected with high accuracy, a time required for the detection may be shortened, and a space required for the detection may also be reduced.

Abstract: A cathode for a lithium secondary battery includes a cathode current collector, a first cathode active material layer on the cathode current collector and a second cathode active material layer on the first cathode active material layer. The first cathode active material layer includes first cathode active material particles and a first binder. The first cathode active material particles include large-scaled particles having an average diameter (D50) from 10 ?m to 20 ?m and small-scaled particles having an average (D50) diameter from 1 ?m to 9 ?m. The second cathode active material layer includes second cathode active material particles having an average diameter (D50) from 1 ?m to 20 ?m and a second binder.

Abstract: Cathodes and lithium secondary batteries including the cathodes are disclosed. In some implementations, a cathode may include a cathode current collector and a cathode active material layer disposed on the cathode current collector and including cathode active material particles such that the cathode active material layer satisfies a specific equation. The cathode active material particles may include lithium metal oxide particles that include nickel, and may have a mole fraction of cobalt of 0.02 or less with respect to all elements except for lithium and oxygen.

Abstract: A cathode for a lithium secondary battery includes a cathode current collector, and a cathode active material layer formed on the cathode current collector. The cathode active material layer includes a cathode active material and a conductive material ID/IG is in a range from 0.5 to 1.25 in a Raman spectrum of the cathode active material layer. The cathode active material includes lithium metal oxide particles containing nickel and manganese and having a content of cobalt of less than 2 mol % among all elements except for lithium and oxygen.

Abstract: A cathode for a lithium secondary battery includes a cathode current collector, and a cathode active material layer formed on the cathode current collector. The cathode active material layer includes cathode active material particles. The cathode active material particles include a lithium metal oxide particle containing nickel and having a mole fraction of cobalt of 0.02 or less among all elements except lithium and oxygen.

Abstract: A cathode for a lithium secondary battery includes a cathode current collector, and a cathode active material layer formed on the cathode current collector. The cathode active material layer includes a cathode active material and a conductive material ID/IG is in a range from 0.5 to 1.25 in a Raman spectrum of the cathode active material layer. The cathode active material includes lithium metal oxide particles containing nickel and manganese and having a content of cobalt of less than 2 mol % among all elements except for lithium and oxygen.

Abstract: An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to embodiments of the present invention includes a carbon-based active material and a silicon-based active material including silicon-based active material particles having a particle size distribution in a range from 1 ?m to 19 ?m. A lithium secondary battery having improved life-span and rapid charge/discharge properties at room temperature is provided.