Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium-containing battery cell is described. The electrolyte includes a solvent having at least one carbonate ester, and at least one lithium salt having a concentration ranging from 3 mol/liter to 15 mol/liter in the solvent. The electrolyte also includes a diluent that includes an aromatic fluorocarbon. In some embodiments, the solution of the at least one lithium salt and the solvent is a supersaturated solution for at least some operating temperatures of the battery cell. Also described are lithium-containing battery cells that include a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and the electrolyte.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer having first and second regions, a plurality of first channel layers spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction on the first region of the first semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode surrounding the plurality of first channel layers, a plurality of second channel layers spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction on the second region of the first semiconductor layer, and a second gate electrode surrounding the plurality of second channel layers, wherein each of the plurality of first channel layers has a first crystallographic orientation, and each of the plurality of second channel layers has a second crystallographic orientation different from the first crystallographic orientation, and wherein a thickness of each of the plurality of first channel layers is different from a thickness of each of the plurality of second channel layers.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium-containing battery cell is described. The electrolyte includes a solvent having at least one carbonate ester, and at least one lithium salt having a concentration ranging from 3 mol/liter to 15 mol/liter in the solvent. The electrolyte also includes a diluent that includes an aromatic fluorocarbon. In some embodiments, the solution of the at least one lithium salt and the solvent is a supersaturated solution for at least some operating temperatures of the battery cell. Also described are lithium-containing battery cells that include a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and the electrolyte.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer having first and second regions, a plurality of first channel layers spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction on the first region of the first semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode surrounding the plurality of first channel layers, a plurality of second channel layers spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction on the second region of the first semiconductor layer, and a second gate electrode surrounding the plurality of second channel layers, wherein each of the plurality of first channel layers has a first crystallographic orientation, and each of the plurality of second channel layers has a second crystallographic orientation different from the first crystallographic orientation, and wherein a thickness of each of the plurality of first channel layers is different from a thickness of each of the plurality of second channel layers.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell has an anode comprising a silicon-based active material, a cathode comprising a cathode active material, and an electrolyte. The electrolyte is formulated with a propionate-based solvent, a carbonate-based solvent, trifluoro toluene, a lithium salt with a molar concentration of 2.0 M or greater, and less than or equal to 5.0 wt. % of fluoroethylene carbonate.

Abstract: Electrolytes for lithium-containing battery cells are described. The electrolytes may include a solvent that includes at least one non-carbonate-containing ester compound. The electrolytes may further include one or more lithium salts, where the lithium salts have a concentration of greater than or about 2 mols/liter in the electrolyte. The electrolytes may still further include a diluent that includes an aromatic fluorocarbon.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium-ion battery includes a solvent consisting of 10.0 wt. % to 35.0 wt. % carbonate-based solvent and 50.0 wt. % to 80.0 wt. % propionate-based solvent, 1.1M to 1.3M lithium salt, 0.1 wt. % to 12.0 wt. % of a phosphazene-based flame retardant, 1,3,6-hexanetricarbonitrile and succinonitrile together in a range of 0.1 wt. % to 5.0 wt. %, and 1.7 wt. % to 15.0 wt. % additives.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region, first and second nanowires disposed sequentially on the substrate in the first region, and extending respectively in a first direction, third and fourth nanowires disposed sequentially on the substrate in the second region, and extending respectively in the first direction, a first inner spacer between the first nanowire and the second nanowire, and including hydrogen of a first hydrogen mole fraction, and a second inner spacer between the third nanowire and the fourth nanowire, and including hydrogen of a second hydrogen mole fraction that is greater than the first hydrogen mole fraction.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, according to an embodiment, can comprise: a nonaqueous organic solvent; a lithium salt; a first additive comprising a compound represented by a specific chemical formula; and a second additive including at least one of lithium difluorophosphate (LiPO2F2), a cyclic carbonate including a fluorine atom, and a dinitrile compound.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer having first and second regions, a plurality of first channel layers spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction on the first region of the first semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode surrounding the plurality of first channel layers, a plurality of second channel layers spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction on the second region of the first semiconductor layer, and a second gate electrode surrounding the plurality of second channel layers, wherein each of the plurality of first channel layers has a first crystallographic orientation, and each of the plurality of second channel layers has a second crystallographic orientation different from the first crystallographic orientation, and wherein a thickness of each of the plurality of first channel layers is different from a thickness of each of the plurality of second channel layers.

Abstract: Provided is a system, server, and method for speech recognition capable of collectively setting a plurality of setting items for device control through an utterance of a single sentence provided in the form of natural language. The system includes: a home appliance configured to receive a speech command that is generated through an utterance of a single sentence for control of the home appliance; and a server configured to receive the speech command in the single sentence from the home appliance and interpret the speech command of the single sentence through multiple intent determination.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cooking system: a cooking apparatus configured to input and output a speech, transmit speech data corresponding to the speech, and cook food in a cooking chamber; a first server configured to perform communication with the cooking apparatus, when speech data is received from the cooking apparatus, perform speech recognition based on the received speech data, transmit response information to the speech recognition to the cooking apparatus, obtain a menu requested by the user based on the received speech data, and transmit a cooking time and a cooking temperature for the obtained menu to the cooking apparatus; and a second server configured to store information about at least one recipe for a plurality of menus, perform communication with the first server, and transmit the information about at least one recipe to the first server.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium-ion battery includes a solvent consisting of 10.0 wt. % to 35.0 wt. % carbonate-based solvent and 50.0 wt. % to 80.0 wt. % propionate-based solvent, 1.1M to 1.3M lithium salt, 0.1 wt. % to 12.0 wt. % of a phosphazene-based flame retardant, 1,3,6-hexanetricarbonitrile and succinonitrile together in a range of 0.1 wt. % to 5.0 wt. %, and 1.7 wt. % to 15.0 wt. % additives.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer having first and second regions, a plurality of first channel layers spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction on the first region of the first semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode surrounding the plurality of first channel layers, a plurality of second channel layers spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction on the second region of the first semiconductor layer, and a second gate electrode surrounding the plurality of second channel layers, wherein each of the plurality of first channel layers has a first crystallographic orientation, and each of the plurality of second channel layers has a second crystallographic orientation different from the first crystallographic orientation, and wherein a thickness of each of the plurality of first channel layers is different from a thickness of each of the plurality of second channel layers.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte for lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery comprising same, the electrolyte comprising: a non-aqueous organic solvent; lithium salt; and an additive represented by Chemical Formula 1.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lithium secondary battery electrolyte and a lithium secondary battery comprising the lithium secondary battery electrolyte, which comprises: a non-aqueous organic solvent including a branched ester-based solvent represented by formula 1; and a lithium salt.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an active pattern extending in a first direction on the substrate, first and second nanosheets stacked on the active pattern to be spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction, a gate electrode that extends in a second direction the active pattern, the gate electrode surrounding each of the first and second nanosheets, a source/drain region on at least one side of the gate electrode, and inner spacers between the gate electrode and the source/drain region, the inner spacers including a first inner spacer between the active pattern and the first nanosheet, and a second inner spacer between the first nanosheet and the second nanosheet, the second inner spacer having a first portion adjacent to the first nanosheet, and a second portion adjacent to the second nanosheet, the first portion being wider than the second portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region, first and second nanowires disposed sequentially on the substrate in the first region, and extending respectively in a first direction, third and fourth nanowires disposed sequentially on the substrate in the second region, and extending respectively in the first direction, a first inner spacer between the first nanowire and the second nanowire, and including hydrogen of a first hydrogen mole fraction, and a second inner spacer between the third nanowire and the fourth nanowire, and including hydrogen of a second hydrogen mole fraction that is greater than the first hydrogen mole fraction.

Abstract: Provided are an organic electrolytic solution and a lithium battery including the organic electrolytic solution, wherein the organic electrolytic solution includes an organic solvent, a lithium salt, a borate compound represented by Formula 1 below, and an ionic metal complex represented by Formula 2 below: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each independently a hydrogen; a C1-C5 alkyl group substituted or unsubstituted with a halogen; or a C1-C5 cyanoalkyl group substituted or unsubstituted with a halogen, at least one of the R1, R2, and R3 includes a cyanoalkyl group, Me is an element selected from the group consisting of transition metals and Groups 13 to 15 elements of the periodic table, M is a metal ion, a is an integer from 1 to 3, b is an integer from 1 to 3, s=b/a, p is an integer from 0 to 8, q is 0 or 1, r is an integer from 1 to 4, X1 and X2 are each independently O, S, or NR6, R4 and R6 are each independently a halogen, a C1-C5 alkyl group substituted or unsubstituted with a halogen, or a C1-C5 aryl

Abstract: Provided are an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same wherein the electrolyte includes a non-aqueous organic solvent; a lithium salt; and an additive represented by Chemical Formula 1.