Abstract: A negative electrode whose rapid charging performance and lifetime characteristics are excellent and a secondary battery including the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer on at least one surface of the current collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode active material includes uncoated artificial graphite particles consisting of secondary particles formed by agglomerating a plurality of primary particles, the primary particles have an average particle diameter (D50) of 7 ?m to 10 ?m, the secondary particles have an average particle diameter (D50) of 15 ?m to 20 ?m, and the uncoated artificial graphite particles have a crystallite size along the a-axis (La(100)) of 200 nm to 300 nm and a crystallite size along the c-axis (Lc(002)) of 50 nm to 100 nm as analyzed by XRD.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode active material which includes: a silicon-based core; and an outer coating layer formed on the silicon-based core and including polyimide, wherein the polyimide comprises a fluorine-containing imide unit. The outer coating layer may be included in an amount of more than 0 wt % and 4.5 wt % or less in the negative electrode active material.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a lithium secondary battery including the same, and a method for preparing the negative electrode active material is disclosed. The negative electrode active material includes a porous carbon coating layer self-bound to a surface of a carbonaceous material. The porous carbon coating later contains porous carbon particles, and thus shows reduced resistance during lithium-ion intercalation on the surface of the carbonaceous material and provides improved surface reactivity and structural stability. This provides improved high-rate charge characteristics, while causing no deterioration of charge/discharge efficiency and life characteristics, when being used as a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery. The self-bound amorphous carbon coating layer may optionally have a controlled pore structure through chemical etching.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including a core containing SiOx (0?x<2) and a lithium-containing compound, and a shell disposed on the core and containing SiOx (0?x<2) and magnesium silicate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a negative electrode active material which includes: a silicon oxide composite including i) Si, ii) a silicon oxide represented by SiOx (0 < x ? 2), and iii) magnesium silicate containing Si and Mg; and a carbon coating layer positioned on the surface of the silicon oxide composite and including a carbonaceous material, wherein X-ray diffractometry of the negative electrode active material shows peaks of Mg2SiO4 and MgSiO3 at the same time and shows no peak of MgO; the ratio of peak intensity, I (Mg2SiO4)/I (MgSiO3), which is intensity I (Mg2SiO4) of peaks that belong to Mg2SiO4 to intensity I (MgSiO3) of peaks that belong to MgSiO3 is smaller than 1, the peaks that belong to Mg2SiO4 are observed at 2? = 32.2 ± 0.2°, and the peaks that belong to MgSiO3 are observed at 2? = 30.9 ± 0.2°.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including: silicon-containing composite particles including SiOx (0<x<2) and pores; and a carbon layer on a surface of the silicon-containing composite particles and in the pores, in which the carbon layer includes a metal, the metal includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K, and the pores have an average diameter in a range of 2 nm to 45 nm, a negative electrode including the same, a secondary battery including the negative electrode and a method for preparing the negative electrode active material.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including: silicon-containing composite particles including SiOx (0<x<2) and a Li compound; a carbon layer on at least a part of the surface of the silicon-containing composite particles; a surface layer including an amorphous phase on at least a part on the silicon-containing composite particles; and at least one Group 13 element and at least one Group 15 element.

Abstract: A silicon-containing negative electrode active material including a core and a carbon layer disposed on the core, in which the core includes SiOx, wherein 0<x<2 and at least one metal atom, the at least one metal atom includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Li, Al and Ca, D5/D50 is 0.5 or more, D5 is 3 ?m or more, and D50 is 4 ?m or more and 11 ?m or less, a negative electrode including the same, and a secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, in which the negative electrode active material layer includes a silicon-containing negative electrode active material and a conductive material, the silicon-containing negative electrode active material includes a core and a carbon layer on the core, the core includes SiOx, wherein 0<x<2 and at least one metal atom, the at least one metal atom includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Li, Al, and Ca, the silicon-containing negative electrode active material has a D5/D50 of 0.5 or more, a D5 of 3 ?m or more, and a D50 of 4 ?m or more and 11 ?m or less, and the conductive material includes single-walled carbon nanotubes, and a secondary battery including the negative electrode.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material, a negative electrode including the same, a secondary battery including the same and a method for preparing a negative electrode active material.

Abstract: An electrode for batteries that does not include a metal-film-type current collector is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the electrode comprises a composite having a core-shell structure including a core having an electrode active material, and a metal material coated on or doped in the surface of the core. A secondary battery having the electrode has increased capacity and energy density and exhibits improved lifespan characteristics.

Abstract: A negative electrode which satisfies a need for high energy density while allowing high-speed charging of a battery. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided. The negative electrode includes: a first negative electrode active material having a first core including a silicon oxide-based composite and a carbon coating layer covering the first core including a silicon oxide-based composite; and a second negative electrode active material having a second core including an artificial graphite and a carbon coating layer covering the second core.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a negative electrode material that may be used as a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode material includes a silicon oxide material containing a metal (M)-silicate and a carbonaceous material. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the negative electrode material may include the silicon oxide material containing a metal (M)-silicate and the carbonaceous material mixed with each other at a predetermined ratio. The negative electrode active material according to the present disclosure comprises a composite of a carbonaceous material having a broad particle size distribution with a metal-silicate, and thus provides improved electrical conductivity and life characteristics.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing binaural rendering of an audio signal are provided. The method includes identifying an input signal that is based on an object, and metadata that includes distance information indicating a distance to the object, generating a binaural filter that is based on the metadata, using a binaural room impulse response, obtaining a binaural filter to which a low-pass filter (LPF) is applied, using a frequency response control that is based on the distance information, and generating a binaural-rendered output signal by performing a convolution of the input signal and the binaural filter to which the LPF is applied.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery, wherein there is a pre-lithiated negative electrode such that a total irreversible capacity of a positive electrode is greater than a total irreversible capacity of the negative electrode while satisfying 150< (negative electrode discharge capacity/lithium secondary battery discharge capacity)×100<300, and a relative potential of the negative electrode with respect to lithium metal in an operating voltage range of the lithium secondary battery is in a range of ?0.1 V to 0.7 V. Such a lithium secondary battery is capable of maintaining a capacity retention of 60% or more even after 500 cycles or more while achieving an energy density per volume of 800 Wh/L or more.

Abstract: A method for preparing artificial graphite, including the steps of: pulverizing a carbonaceous material; carrying out a first deferrization to remove magnetic foreign materials generated by pulverizing the carbonaceous material to form a first deferrization product; granulating the first deferrization product of the first deferrization step to form a granulated product; graphitizing the granulated product to form a graphitized product; and carrying out a second deferrization on the graphitized product to remove magnetic foreign materials from the graphitized product to form the artificial graphite. A negative electrode including the artificial graphite and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode which includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the negative electrode current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a silicon-based active material and a carbon-based active material, wherein a ratio of an average particle diameter (D50) of the carbon-based active material to an average particle diameter (D50) of the silicon-based active material is in a range of 2 to 8, and a porosity of the negative electrode is in a range of 48% to 62%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a negative electrode active material which includes forming a mixture by mixing Li2O and SiOx(0<x<2) particles including SiO2, forming a reaction product by performing a heat treatment on the mixture at 400° C. to 600° C., and removing a portion of lithium silicate in the reaction product by washing the reaction product.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode, which includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a conductive material, a negative electrode active material, and a binder, the negative electrode active material includes a silicon-based active material having an elongation of from 0.05 to 0.35 and a circularity of from 0.9 to 0.98 as measured using a particle shape analyzer, and the elongation is defined by the following Formula 1, and a secondary battery including the negative electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for processing a multichannel audio signal. A multichannel audio signal processing method may include: generating an N-channel audio signal of N channels by down-mixing an M-channel audio signal of M channels; and generating a stereo audio signal by performing binaural rendering of the N-channel audio signal.