Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode including a lithium manganese-based first positive electrode active material having a spinel structure and a lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt-based second positive active material and a negative electrode including artificial graphite having a specific surface area (BET) of 0.1-1.2 m2/g and natural graphite having a greater specific surface area than the artificial graphite. The lithium manganese-based first positive electrode active material includes a lithium manganese oxide and a coating layer positioned on the surface of the lithium manganese oxide and including one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, W, B, F, P, Mg, Ni, Co, Fe, Cr, V, Cu, Ca, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sr, Sb, Bi, Si, and S.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode including a lithium manganese-based first positive electrode active material having a spinel structure doped and coated and a lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt-based second positive active material, a negative electrode including artificial graphite having a specific surface area (BET) of 0.1-1.2 m2/g and at least one selected from the group consisting of soft carbon and natural graphite which have a greater specific surface area than the artificial graphite, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte.

Abstract: Provided here is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode comprising an overlithiated manganese-rich oxide containing Mn in an amount of 50 mol % or greater with respect to all metals excluding lithium and having a lithium-to-transition metal molar ratio of greater than 1, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive, the additive includes a first additive of Formula 1 and a second additive of Formula 2: wherein all the variables are described herein.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a pouch includes a die in which a pair of forming grooves are formed with a partition wall therebetween in a top surface thereof; and a pair of punches disposed above the die configured to form a pair of accommodation parts in a pouch film while being respectively inserted into the pair of forming grooves in a state of pressing the pouch film, wherein a pressing surface of each of the punches, which is configured to press the pouch film, has an inclined angle that is inclined upward from one end thereof disposed at a side of the partition wall toward an opposite end thereof.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode including a lithium manganese-based first positive electrode active material having a spinel structure doped and coated and a lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt-based second positive active material, a negative electrode including artificial graphite having a specific surface area (BET) of 0.1-1.2 m2/g and at least one selected from the group consisting of soft carbon and natural graphite which have a greater specific surface area than the artificial graphite, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a pouch, includes a die in which a pair of forming grooves are formed with a partition wall therebetween in a top surface thereof; and a pair of punches disposed above the die configured to form a pair of accommodation parts in a pouch film while being respectively inserted into the pair of forming grooves in a state of pressing the pouch film, wherein a pressing surface of each of the punches, which is configured to press the pouch film, has an inclined angle that is inclined upward from one end thereof disposed at a side of the partition wall toward an opposite end thereof.

Abstract: Provided are a secondary battery, a battery module, and a battery pack, which have improved safety. Particularly, since a bulletproof material is disposed on the inside and/or the outside of an exterior part, even when a conductive needle-shaped member penetrates a secondary battery, heating, burning, discharge of evaporated electrolyte, and electrical contact between the needle-shaped member and an electrode can be prevented, thereby improving safety of the secondary battery, the battery module, and the battery pack.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery comprising a separator having an inorganic layer wherein active sites of inorganic particles in the inorganic layer are modified into non-reactive sites. Use of the separator leads to improvements in wettability of an electrolyte and thermoelectric stability and storage characteristics of the secondary battery. Provided is also a method of manufacturing the same secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided are an electrolyte which may prevent the degradation of the battery performance by including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site which is responsible for decomposition of negative electrode material components and a functional group which can react with moisture which is responsible for decomposition of positive electrode material components in an electrolyte of the battery to ensure the stability of the battery at high temperatures, and a secondary battery manufactured by adding the same. The present invention may employ a compound including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site of a negative electrode material and a functional group which can react with moisture to maximize the improvement of the storage performance of a secondary battery at high temperatures.

Abstract: Provided are an electrolyte which may prevent the degradation of the battery performance by including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site which is responsible for decomposition of negative electrode material components and a functional group which can react with moisture which is responsible for decomposition of positive electrode material components in an electrolyte of the battery to ensure the stability of the battery at high temperatures, and a secondary battery manufactured by adding the same. The present invention may employ a compound including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site of a negative electrode material and a functional group which can react with moisture to maximize the improvement of the storage performance of a secondary battery at high temperatures.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material includes: a small-diameter active material having an average particle diameter of about 0.5 ?m and a maximum particle diameter of less than about 1 ?m; and a large-diameter active material having an average particle diameter of about 5 ?m to about 20 ?m and a maximum particle diameter of less than about 100 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery comprising a separator having an inorganic layer wherein active sites of inorganic particles in the inorganic layer are modified into non-reactive sites. Use of the separator leads to improvements in wettability of an electrolyte and thermoelectric stability and storage characteristics of the secondary battery. Provided is also a method of manufacturing the same secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery comprising a separator having an inorganic layer wherein active sites of inorganic particles in the inorganic layer are modified into non-reactive sites. Use of the separator leads to improvements in wettability of an electrolyte and thermoelectric stability and storage characteristics of the secondary battery. Provided is also a method of manufacturing the same secondary battery.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material includes: a small-diameter active material having an average particle diameter of about 0.5 ?m and a maximum particle diameter of less than about 1 ?m; and a large-diameter active material having an average particle diameter of about 5 ?m to about 20 ?m and a maximum particle diameter of less than about 100 ?m.

Abstract: Provided are a secondary battery, a battery module, and a battery pack, which have improved safety. Particularly, since a bulletproof material is disposed on the inside and/or the outside of an exterior part, even when a conductive needle-shaped member penetrates a secondary battery, heating, burning, discharge of evaporated electrolyte, and electrical contact between the needle-shaped member and an electrode can be prevented, thereby improving safety of the secondary battery, the battery module, and the battery pack.

Abstract: Provided are an electrolyte which may prevent the degradation of the battery performance by including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site which is responsible for decomposition of negative electrode material components and a functional group which can react with moisture which is responsible for decomposition of positive electrode material components in an electrolyte of the battery to ensure the stability of the battery at high temperatures, and a secondary battery manufactured by adding the same. The present invention may employ a compound including a functional group which can react with a side reaction site of a negative electrode material and a functional group which can react with moisture to maximize the improvement of the storage performance of a secondary battery at high temperatures.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery comprising a separator having an inorganic layer wherein active sites of inorganic particles in the inorganic layer are modified into non-reactive sites. Use of the separator leads to improvements in wettability of an electrolyte and thermoelectric stability and storage characteristics of the secondary battery. Provided is also a method of manufacturing the same secondary battery.