Abstract: A positive active material for a lithium secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide and a surface layer formed on a particle surface of the lithium composite transition metal oxide, and a content of nickel (Ni) in the lithium composite transition metal oxide. is more than 0.85 mol, the surface layer contains cobalt (Co) and aluminum (Al), and in the surface layer, the distribution of the cobalt (Co) and aluminum (Al) components have different concentration gradients.

Abstract: Provided are a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery, a positive electrode including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same, the positive active material for lithium secondary batteries including a first metal oxide, which includes nickel, cobalt and manganese, being in single particle form; and a second metal oxide that contains nickel, cobalt, and manganese and is in the form of a secondary particle containing a plurality of primary particles and has an average particle diameter D50 larger than that of the first metal oxide; wherein, a nickel content of the second metal oxide is 0.8 mol or more, based on 1 mole of the total of nickel, cobalt and manganese in the second metal oxide, and a nickel content of the first metal oxide is 0.03 mole to 0.17 mole more than the nickel content of the second metal oxide.

Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material, its manufacturing method, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The positive electrode active material according to an exemplary embodiment is a metal oxide particle including: a metal oxide particle comprising a central portion and a surface portion located on the surface of the central portion, wherein, the metal oxide particle includes nickel, cobalt, manganese, and doping elements and is composed of a single particle, and the metal oxide particle includes a crystal phase of layered structure belonging to the R-3m space group on the surface, and an average grain size is 1550 ? or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a discharge method of a battery, comprising: a first discharging step of discharging a battery by connecting the battery and a power converter and applying voltage thereto; and a second discharging step of discharging the battery by applying a reverse voltage of the voltage of the first discharging step, after the first discharging step. According to the present invention, electrical energy of a battery can be recovered and recycled, and an electrically safe state can be secured in a subsequent disassembly process by putting the battery in a completely discharged state in which normal operation is impossible.

Abstract: A positive active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided, wherein the positive active material includes lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and a doping element, and the doping element may include Zr, Al, and Ti.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising secondary particles in which primary particles represented by Chemical Formula 1 below are aggregated, wherein the average particle size (D50) of the secondary particles is 2.5 ?m or more and 7 ?m or less, and the average value of the sphericity coefficient, which is the ratio (l/w) of the long axis length (l) to the short axis length (w) of the secondary particles, is 1.0 to 1.25.

Abstract: It is related to a positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, wherein a molar content of lithium present in the structure of the positive electrode active material, measured through neutron diffraction analysis, is 1.01 to 1.15 for 1 mole of the positive electrode active material, a method of preparing it, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. Li1+a(NibM11-b)1-aO2??[Chemical Formula 1] In the Chemical Formula 1, 0<a<0.2, 0.8<b<1, M1 is at least one element selected from Co, Mn, Al, Mg, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, and W.

Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an exemplary embodiment, a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a metal oxide particle including nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminum, and three types of doping elements doped on the metal oxide particle is provided.

Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an exemplary embodiment, a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a metal oxide particle including nickel, cobalt and manganese, and five types of doping elements doped on the metal oxide particles is provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material, its manufacturing method and a lithium secondary battery containing the same. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention is a positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: a lithium metal oxide particle; and a coating layer positioned on at least part of the lithium metal oxide particle surface; wherein, the coating layer includes any one or more of group 5 elements and group 6 elements, B, LiOH, Li2CO3 and Li2SO4.

Abstract: A positive active material, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed, and a positive active material including lithium metal oxide particles in a secondary particle form including primary particles, wherein the secondary particle surface includes planar primary particles with a narrow angle of 70 to 90° from among angles between a c axis of the primary particles and a straight line connecting a virtual point of a center of the primary particle and a center point of the secondary particle may be provided.

Abstract: Provided is a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery including a compound represented by the following formula 1, wherein, a molar content of lithium present in a structure of the positive active material, measured through neutron diffraction analysis, is 1.02 to 1.15 per mole of the positive active material, and a c-axis lattice constant variation ratio of the R-3m structure is less than 2.3% for charge and discharge in the 2.5 V to 4.25 V range, [Chemical Formula 1] Li1+a(NibM11-b)1-aO2 in formula 1 above, 0<a<0.2, 0.8<b<1, and M1 is one or more elements selected from Co, Mn, Al, Mg, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, and W.

Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to positive electrode active materials. The positive electrode active material according to an exemplary embodiment is a metal oxide particle including a center and a surface portion positioned on the surface of the center, where the metal oxide particle includes nickel, cobalt, manganese, and doping elements, and is composed of single particles, and the doping elements include two or more species selected from the group consisting of Zr, Al, B, P, La, Ta, Ti, W, Mo, Si, Ga, Zn, Nb, Ag, Sn, Bi, Au, Y, Ge, V, Cr, and Fe.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and it is provided a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, comprising: a core containing a lithium nickel-based compound having a Ni content of 80 mol % or more; and a coating material positioned on at least a portion of the core surface; wherein, the coating material includes a first coating material containing at least one of group 5 elements and group 6 elements; and S; and a second coating material including B, LiOH, Li2CO3 and Li2SO4.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same, wherein the positive electrode active material is a lithium nickel-based compound particle having a Ni content of 75 mol % or more, and a difference in concentration of Al between the center and the surface in the lithium nickel-based compound particle is less than 1 mol %.

Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments provide a positive electrode active material, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The positive electrode active material according to an exemplary embodiment is a metal oxide particle including a center and a surface portion positioned on the surface of the center, but the metal oxide particle is composed of a single particle, and the surface portion includes a film in which no peak is observed during XRD measurement.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive active material for a lithium rechargeable battery and a lithium rechargeable battery including the same, which include a first compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a content of the first compound is 65 wt % or more based of the positive active material of 100 wt %. Lia1Nib1Coc1Mnd1M1e1M2f1O2-f1[??Chemical Formula 1] Lia2Nib2COc2Mnd2M3e2M4f2O2-f2[??Chemical Formula 2] Chemical Composition 1 and 2 of each composition and molar ratio is as defined in the specification. Each composition and molar ratio of Chemical Formula 1 and 2 is as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an exemplary embodiment, a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a metal oxide particle including nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminum, and two types of doping elements doped on the metal oxide particle is provided.

Abstract: It relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same, wherein the positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: a core containing a lithium nickel-based compound having a Ni content of 80 mol % or more; and a coating material positioned on at least a portion of the core surface; wherein, the coating material includes a first coating material containing at least one of group 5 elements and group 6 elements; and S; and a second coating material including B, LiOH, Li2CO3 and Li2SO4, and the second coating material is a needle-like material.

Abstract: An apparatus for gene amplification includes a gene amplification chip including a well configured to accept a sample that is loaded into the well; the gene amplification chip being configured to: thermally dissolve the sample in the well so that a microbe present in the sample is thermally dissolved in the well to release genes in the microbe; and amplify the released genes in the well. The apparatus for gene amplification also includes a temperature controller configured to control a thermal dissolution temperature and a gene amplification temperature of the well.