Abstract: A negative electrode active material including mesoporous silica having mesopores filled with a metal and a lithium battery including the same.

Abstract: A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of manufacturing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the negative active material. The negative active material includes carbon particles having interplanar spacing (d002) ranging from about 0.34 nm to about 0.50 nm at a 002 plane, measured by X-ray diffraction using CuK?, and nitrogen on the surface of the carbon particles.

Abstract: A crystalline carbon material with controlled interlayer spacing and a method of manufacturing the crystalline carbon material are disclosed. The crystalline carbon material has peaks of a (002) plane at 2?=23°±5.0° and 2?=26.5°±1.0° when X-ray diffraction is measured using a CuK? ray. The peak height at 2?=23°±5.0° is higher than the one at 2?=26.5°±1.0°.

Abstract: Disclosed are a positive active material that includes a core particle including a lithium-containing compound configured to reversibly intercalate and deintercalate lithium, and a coating layer on a surface of the core particle, the coating layer including a material including a carbon-fluorine (C—F) bond, a method of manufacturing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the positive active material.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery capable of providing a high voltage and a high voltage rechargeable lithium battery including the same, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive active material and a capacitor-reactive carbonaceous material having a specific surface area at or between 10 m2/g and 100 m2/g.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery including a current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on the current collector, a method of manufacturing the positive electrode, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the positive electrode. Here, the positive active material layer includes a positive active material and a coating layer on the surface of the positive active material, wherein the coating layer is formed of a coating layer composition including carbon nano particles, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and polyvinylidene fluoride.

Abstract: In an aspect, a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes amorphous carbon, wherein the amorphous carbon may generally have a relatively larger average lattice distance (d002) than graphite is provided.

Abstract: A positive electrode includes a current collector and a positive active mass layer on the current collector. The positive active mass layer includes a positive active material, active carbon, a conductive material, and a binder. The active mass density of the positive active mass layer and the thickness of the positive active mass layer satisfy Equation 1. 0.09?active mass density of the active mass layer(g/cc)/thickness of the active mass layer(?m)?0.

Abstract: A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, the negative active material including carbon core particles; a metallic material on the carbon core particles; and a carbon thin film covering the carbon core particles and the metallic material, wherein the carbon core particles have an interplanar spacing (d002) of about 0.34 nm to about 0.40 nm at a (002) plane measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD) using a CuK? ray, and the carbon thin film has a thickness of about 1 nm to about 500 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed are a positive active material composition for an electrochemical device, a positive electrode, and an electrochemical device including the same. The positive active material composition includes: a carbon-based additive including a hydroxyl group (—OH) and an enol group (—C?C—OH) on the surface, having a peak area ratio (OH/C?COH) of a hydroxyl group peak area and an enol group peak area of an infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectrum ranging from about 0.5 to about 10, having a specific surface area of about 50 m2/g to about 3000 m2/g, and having an oxygen-containing heterogeneous element in a content of less than about 15 wt %; a positive active material; a conductive material; and a binder.

Abstract: Disclosed are a positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, and the positive electrode includes a current collector; and a positive active material layer including an additive which is LixV2O5 (1<x<4) or a composite of LixV2O5 (1<x<4) and metal oxide, and a positive active material, and being disposed on the current collector.

Abstract: Disclosed is a negative electrode for an energy storage device, which includes a negative active material, and an additive including a ceramic core and carbon disposed on the surface of the ceramic core.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a negative active material layer including a carbon-based material having a peak of about 20 degrees to 30 degrees at a (002) plane in an X-ray diffraction pattern using a CuK? ray, and an SEI (solid electrolyte interface) passivation film including at least one material selected from an organic material and an inorganic material and having an average thickness of about 10 nm to about 50 nm on the surface of the active material layer of the electrode.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive active material and activated carbon, wherein an average particle diameter of the activated carbon is about 100% to about 160% relative to 100% of an average particle diameter of the positive active material.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive active material, and a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) passivation film including an inorganic material and an organic material, the SEI passivation film having an average thickness of about 1 nm to about 20 nm on a surface of the electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode according to one embodiment of the present invention that includes a current collector and a positive active material layer on the current collector, wherein the positive active material layer includes a positive active material and activated carbon coated with a fibrous carbon material.

Abstract: In some aspects, a composite electrode active material including a core capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium and a coating layer formed on at least a part of the surface of the core, wherein the coating layer includes a porous carbonaceous material is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are a positive active material that includes a core particle including a lithium-containing compound configured to reversibly intercalate and deintercalate lithium, and a coating layer on a surface of the core particle, the coating layer including a material including a carbon-fluorine (C—F) bond, a method of manufacturing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the positive active material.

Abstract: A battery module for a rechargeable battery. The battery module has low contact resistance and includes: a plurality of electrode assemblies incorporating a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a housing installed with the electrode assembly; and at least one conductive barrier inserted in the housing thereby dividing the space inside the housing, and electrically connecting the plurality of electrode assemblies.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery including a current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on the current collector, a method of manufacturing the positive electrode, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the positive electrode. Here, the positive active material layer includes a positive active material and a coating layer on the surface of the positive active material, wherein the coating layer is formed of a coating layer composition including carbon nano particles, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and polyvinylidene fluoride.