Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus are disclosed. A polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a stack of retardation layers on a surface of the polarizer, and the stack of retardation layers includes a second retardation layer and a first retardation layer stacked on the polarizer in sequence from the surface of the polarizer, the second retardation layer being a non-liquid crystal layer, and the stack of retardation layers has an out-of-plane retardation of ?40 nm or more to less than 0 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm and satisfies Relation 1.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes: a negative electrode including a silicon-based negative electrode active material; a positive electrode; a separator; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; a compound of Formula 1 as a first additive; and a compound of Formula 2 as a second additive. Here, R is an alkylene group with 1 to 5 carbon atoms, which is substituted with fluorine, and R1 to R3 are each independently any one selected from the group consisting of H, an alkyl group with 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and a nitrile group. Here, R4 to R7 are each independently any one selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group with 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which is substituted with fluorine, and an alkenyl group with 2 to 10 carbon atoms, which is substituted with fluorine.

Abstract: A separator, an electrode assembly and an electrochemical device including the same are provided. The separator is used for a zigzag stacking-type electrode assembly, and includes a porous substrate made of a polymer material and a porous coating layer formed on opposite surfaces of the porous substrate and containing inorganic particles. A thickness (Ts) of the porous substrate decreases gradually from opposite ends toward a central portion based on a longitudinal direction of the separator, a total thickness (Tc) of the porous coating layers increases gradually toward the central portion, and a total thickness (Ts+Tc) of the separator is constant.

Abstract: A separator for an electrode assembly of a battery includes a non-woven fabric base formed by mixing a first fiber with an average diameter of approximately 10 ?m or more and a second fiber with an average diameter of approximately 1 ?m or less; and inorganic particles positioned in pores formed between the first and second fibers of the non-woven fabric base. The first fiber has a melting point of about 150° C. or less, and the inorganic particles have D50 of about 400 nm or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein the positive electrode active material includes a core including a lithium cobalt-based oxide represented by Formula 1; and a shell including a lithium cobalt-based oxide represented by Formula 2 which is disposed on a surface of the core, and the non-aqueous electrolyte solution may include a lithium salt, an organic solvent, lithium difluorophosphate, and a dinitrile-based compound represented by Formula 3: wherein all the variables are described herein.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery separator having excellent heat resistance, adhesive strength, and insulation performance is provided. A lithium secondary battery separator according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a porous polymer substrate, a first coating layer on a first surface of the porous polymer substrate, a second coating layer on a second surface of the porous polymer substrate, a first aqueous binder layer on a surface of the first coating layer, and a second aqueous binder layer on a surface of the second coating layer. The first coating layer and the second coating layer each include inorganic particles and a coating layer binder, in which the inorganic particles include aluminum nitride (AlN). The first aqueous binder layer and the second aqueous binder layer include different types of particle-type binders. The particle-type binder includes at least one selected from fluorine-containing binders and acrylic-containing binders.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are described herein. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery of the present disclosure may include a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a compound represented by Formula 1 as an additive, wherein R1 to R6 are described herein.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a secondary battery, and the objective of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery, which has drop-impact resistance, by providing an electrode assembly having a relatively thick inner circumferential and a relatively thin outer circumferential tab. To this end, disclosed is a secondary battery, which comprises an electrode assembly comprising: an anode plate having an inner circumferential tab formed at a wound front end thereof; a separator covering the anode plate; and a cathode plate having an outer circumferential tab formed at a wound distal end thereof.

Abstract: Provided are a flavored sheet with improved surface roughness, a smoking article including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. A method of manufacturing a flavored sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include preparing a sheet composition by mixing a hydrocolloid material, a solvent, a powdered material, and a flavor and drying the prepared sheet composition. The powdered material may improve the surface roughness of the flavored sheet, thereby ultimately enhancing the mixability of the flavored sheet with respect to a cut filler-type tobacco material.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode alternately disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween in a first direction; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode, wherein 0.46 to 1.08 at % is a range of an indium (In) content compared to nickel (Ni) and indium (In) contents in a surface layer portion of the internal electrode.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte including an additive represented by Formula 1 below: wherein in Formula 1 above, R1 to R6 are described herein.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte includes an additive a non aqueous electrolyte which is represented by Formula 1 below: wherein, R1 to R5 are each independently any one selected from the group consisting of hydrogen (H), an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and Rx may be an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and substituted with at least one fluorine group, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and substituted with at least one fluorine group.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery according to the present technology includes: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and a first additive, and the first additive includes a compound represented by following Chemical formula 1: Herein, R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and R2 is one selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are described herein. Specifically, the non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium salt, a first solvent including a non-fluorine-based solvent, a second solvent including a fluorine-based carbonate solvent, and a third solvent including a fluorine-based acetate solvent, wherein the fluorine-based carbonate solvent and the fluorine-based acetate solvent are included in a weight ratio of 1:0.5 to 1:1, and a mixed amount of the fluorine-based carbonate solvent and the fluorine-based acetate solvent may be in a range of 3.0 wt % to 30 wt % based on a total weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode positioned opposite to the negative electrode, a separator disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode includes a silicon-based active material, the silicon-based active material comprises a compound represented by SiOx, wherein 0?x<2, the non-aqueous electrolyte includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive, the additive includes a first additive and a second additive, the first additive includes a coumarin-based compound represented by Formula 1, and the second additive includes at least one of lithium fluoromalonato(difluoro)borate (LiFMDFB), lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB), lithium difluorophosphate (LiDFP), or lithium difluorobis-(oxalate)phosphate (LiDFOP): wherein R and n are described herein.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery according to the present technology includes: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and a first additive, and the first additive includes a compound represented by following Chemical formula 1: Herein, R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and R2 is one selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a non-aqueous electrolyte including an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte, which is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: In Chemical Formula 1, R1 to R5 are each independently any one selected from the group consisting of H, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R may be an aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or —OR? (R? is an aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms).

Abstract: An additive, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt, a non-aqueous solvent including a propyl propionate, and a compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte including an organic solvent, a lithium salt, and a coumarin-based compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte: in Chemical Formula 1, R is a substituent including one or more elements selected from the group consisting of C, O, N, B, S, P, Si, and F, and n is an integer of 1 to 6.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes an organic solvent, a lithium salt, a coumarin-based compound represented by [Chemical Formula 1], and a halogen-substituted cyclic carbonate, and the positive electrode active material includes a lithium manganese-rich oxide represented by [Chemical Formula 2].