Abstract: A positive electrode includes a current collector, a first positive electrode active material layer, and a second positive electrode active material layer. The first positive electrode active material layer is formed on the current collector and the second positive electrode active material layer is formed on the first positive electrode active material layer. The first and second positive electrode active material layers each include lithium iron phosphate, a fluorine-based binder, a rubber-based binder, and a conductive material. The rubber-based binder includes a first hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber and a second hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber A ratio (P2/P1) of the weight P2 of fluorine contained in the second positive electrode active material layer to the weight P1 of fluorine contained in the first positive electrode active material layer is 1 or less.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a negative electrode having an extension portion. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode configured such that a positive electrode tab protrudes from one outer end of the positive electrode and a positive electrode active material is applied to a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode configured such that a negative electrode tab protrudes from one outer end of the negative electrode and a negative electrode active material is applied to a negative electrode current collector, and a separator located between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. An extension portion is formed at an edge of the negative electrode so as to extend therefrom by a predetermined length, and a bent portion is formed at an edge of the separator. The bent portion is bent by a predetermined angle so as to wrap a part of a side surface of the positive electrode.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery including: a gel polymer electrolyte which is a polymerization reaction product of a composition containing a lithium salt, an organic solvent, an oligomer, a lithium salt-based additive, and a polymerization initiator; a positive electrode containing a lithium iron phosphate-based composite oxide; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material; and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the oligomer is a polyvinylidene fluoride-based polymer containing a vinyl group or an acrylate group at the end thereof, the lithium salt-based additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of lithium difluoro oxalato borate, lithium tetrafluoro borate, lithium 2-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dicyanoimidazolide, and lithium difluorophosphate, and the lithium salt is different from the lithium salt-based additive.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes: (S1) forming a positive electrode active material layer by applying a positive electrode slurry composition comprising lithium iron phosphate and a binder onto a current collector and drying it; (S2) rolling a positive electrode active material layer N times (N is an integer greater than or equal to 2). In the rolling step during the first rolling, the rate of change in thickness of a positive electrode active material layer according to Equation 1 below is 5% to 15%, and during subsequent rolling, the rate of change in thickness of a positive electrode active material layer according to Equation 1 below is 3.5% or less.

Abstract: A positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer, and the positive electrode active material layer includes a first lithium iron phosphate and a second lithium iron phosphate as a positive electrode active material, the first lithium iron phosphate has an average particle diameter D50 grater than that of the second lithium iron phosphate and at least one facet, and when the cross section of the positive electrode is observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), the cross section of the first lithium iron phosphate has at least one side having a length of 2 ?m or more.

Abstract: A positive electrode according to one embodiment of the present technology is a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of a positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material layer includes a lithium transition metal phosphate and a fluorine-based binder, and, in a flexibility evaluation, in which the positive electrode is lifted after bringing measuring rods for each phi (?) into contact with the positive electrode active material layer, a ratio value (=P/D) of a porosity (P) of the positive electrode active material layer calculated by the disclosed Equation 1 to a maximum phi value (D) of the measuring rod at which a crack occurs is greater than or equal to 10.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode includes a lithium iron phosphate-based compound having an amorphous-content index (AI) of 0.28 or less, preferably 0.20 to 0.28, and more preferably 0.20 to 0.27, as defined by the disclosed Equation (1).

Abstract: A positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of a positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material layer including a lithium transition metal phosphate, a fluorine-based binder, and a conductive material. The lithium transition metal phosphate includes a carbon coating layer formed on a surface thereof, and a ratio (B/A) of a total weight (B) of the fluorine-based binder to a total weight (A) of carbon of the conductive material and the lithium transition metal phosphate in the positive electrode active material layer is 0.7 to 1.7.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes: a step of preparing a positive electrode in which a positive electrode active material layer including a lithium iron phosphate formed on a current collector; and a step of adsorbing an organic solvent to the positive electrode active material layer, the organic solvent including one or more of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), acetone, ethanol, propylene carbonate, ethylmethyl carbonate, ethylene carbonate, and dimethyl carbonate.

Abstract: An electrode including a current collector; and an electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector is disclosed. The electrode active material layer includes a lower layer region facing the current collector, and an upper layer region facing the lower layer region and extended to the surface of the electrode active material layer. The lower layer region includes a first active material and a first non-rubbery binder and is free from a rubbery binder. The upper layer region includes a second active material, a second non-rubbery binder, and a rubbery binder. The rubbery binder is a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (H-NBR). Each of the first non-rubbery binder and the second non-rubbery binder includes a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based polymer, and the weight ratio of the second non-rubbery binder to the rubbery binder in the upper layer region is 1:0.03-1:0.07.

Abstract: An electrode including a current collector; and an electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector is disclosed. The electrode active material layer includes a lower layer region facing the current collector, and an upper layer region facing the lower layer region and extended to the surface of the electrode active material layer. The lower layer region includes a first active material and a first non-rubbery binder and is free from a rubbery binder. The upper layer region includes a second active material, a second non-rubbery binder, and a rubbery binder. The rubbery binder is a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (H-NBR). Each of the first non-rubbery binder and the second non-rubbery binder includes a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based polymer, and the weight ratio of the second non-rubbery binder to the rubbery binder in the upper layer region is 1:0.03-1:0.07.

Abstract: A positive electrode slurry composition includes a positive electrode active material, a conductive material, a binder, a dispersant, and a solvent, wherein the positive electrode active material includes lithium iron phosphate, the lithium iron phosphate has an average particle diameter D50 of 1.5 ?m or more, and the dispersant is included in an amount of 0.2 parts by weight to 0.9 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of solids in the positive electrode slurry composition.

Abstract: A positive electrode slurry composition includes a positive electrode active material, a dispersant, a conductive material, a binder, and a solvent, wherein the positive electrode active material includes lithium iron phosphate, and the dispersant has a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 g/mol to 150,000 g/mol.

Abstract: A positive electrode slurry composition includes a positive electrode active material, a binder, a dispersant, and a solvent, wherein the positive electrode active material includes lithium iron phosphate including a carbon coating layer on the surface thereof, and the binder includes polyvinylidene fluoride satisfying the following Expression 1 0?{(2A+B)/(C+D)}×100<0.2??[Expression 1] wherein A, B, C, and D are the integrated areas of respective peaks exhibited at 11.5 ppm to 12.8 ppm, 3.9 ppm to 4.2 ppm, 2.6 ppm to 3.2 ppm, and 2.1 ppm to 2.35 ppm as measured by 1H-NMR of the polyvinylidene fluoride.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery in which a temperature sensor is used to trace temperatures in real-time at several positions within the secondary battery and specify a time and point at which abnormal heat generation starts, to prevent deterioration due to transfer of heat to the whole system and improve safety of a product and stability of the whole system, and a detecting system. The secondary battery according to the present invention includes an electrode assembly, in which a plurality of unit cells including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are stacked, and a case in which the electrode assembly is accommodated. The electrode assembly further includes a temperature sensor that measures a temperature therein.

Abstract: In the present disclosure, disclosed are a novel compound semiconductor which can be used as a thermoelectric material or the like, and applications thereof. A compound semiconductor according to the present disclosure can be represented by the following chemical formula 1: <Chemical formula 1>[Bi1-xMxCuu-wTwOa-yQ1yTebSez]Ac, where, in the chemical formula 1, M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Cs, K, Na, Cd, Hg, Sn, Pb, Mn, Ga, In, Tl, As and Sb; Q1 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of S, Se, As and Sb; T is one or more elements selected from transition metal elements; A is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements and compounds of transition metal elements and group VI elements; and 0?x<1, 0.5?u?1.5, 0?w?1, 0.2<a<1.5, 0?y<1.5, 0?b<1.5, 0?z<1.5 and 0<c<0.2.

Abstract: Provided are: a compound semiconductor thermoelectric material, having excellent thermoelectric conversion performance by having an excellent power factor and ZT value, and in particular, having excellent thermoelectric conversion performance at a low temperature; a method for manufacturing the same; and a thermoelectric module, a thermoelectric generator, or a thermoelectric cooling device, etc. using the same. The compound semiconductor thermoelectric material according to the present invention comprises: an n-type compound semiconductor matrix; and n-type particles which are dispersed in the matrix, are compound semiconductors which are different from the matrix, and have an average particle size of 1 ?m to 100 ?m.

Abstract: In the present disclosure, disclosed are a novel compound semiconductor which can be used as a thermoelectric material or the like, and applications thereof. A compound semiconductor according to the present disclosure can be represented by the following chemical formula 1: <Chemical formula 1>[Bi1?xMxCuu?wTwOa?yQ1yTebSez]Ac, where, in the chemical formula 1, M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Cs, K, Na, Cd, Hg, Sn, Pb, Mn, Ga, In, Tl, As and Sb; Q1 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of S, Se, As and Sb; T is one or more elements selected from transition metal elements; A is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements and compounds of transition metal elements and group VI elements; and 0?x<1, 0.5?u?1.5, 0<w?1, 0.2<a<1.5, 0?y<1.5, 0?b<1.5, 0?z<1.5 and 0<c<0.2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a new compound semiconductor material which may be used for thermoelectric material or the like, and its applications. The compound semiconductor may be represented by Chemical Formula 1 below: Chemical Formula 1 Bi1-xMxCu1-wTwOa-yQ1yTebSez where, in Chemical Formula 1, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Cs, K, Na, Cd, Hg, Sn, Pb, Mn, Ga, In, Tl, As and Sb, Q1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of S, Se, As and Sb, T is at least one selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements, 0?x<1, 0<w<1, 0.2<a<1.5, 0?y<1.5, 0?b<1.5 and 0?z<1.5.

Abstract: Disclosed is a new compound semiconductor material which may be used for thermoelectric material or the like, and its applications. The compound semiconductor may be represented by Chemical Formula 1 below: Chemical Formula 1 <Chemical Formula 1> Bi2TexSea-xInyMz where, in Chemical Formula 1, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Cu, Fe, Co, Ag and Ni, 2.5<x<3.0, 3.0?a<3.5, 0<y and 0?z.