Abstract: Disclosed is a carbon-based fiber sheet and a lithium-sulfur battery including the same. The carbon-based fiber sheet for the lithium-sulfur battery is doped with a high concentration of nitrogen and thus plays a role of preventing diffusion by adsorbing lithium polysulfide eluted from a positive electrode during charging and discharging, thereby suppressing a shuttle reaction and thus improving capacity and lifecycle properties of the lithium-sulfur battery.

Abstract: A cathode for lithium secondary batteries including a gel polymer electrolyte coating layer formed on a cathode active material layer of a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, a cathode having a novel structure capable of solving problems caused due to lithium polysulfides, the problems being caused in conventional lithium secondary batteries, and a lithium secondary battery including the same and method for preparing the same.

Abstract: A separator capable of simultaneously solving the problems caused by lithium polysulfides and lithium dendrites generated in a conventional lithium-sulfur battery wherein the separator includes a porous substrate alternately laminated with a graphene oxide layer and a boron nitride layer on at least one side thereof, and to a lithium-sulfur battery including the same.

Abstract: A separator capable of simultaneously solving the problems caused by lithium polysulfide and lithium dendrite generated in a conventional lithium-sulfur battery wherein the separator includes a porous substrate coated with graphene oxide and boron nitride on at least one side, and a lithium-sulfur battery including the same.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery and a lithium-sulfur battery including the same, and in particular, a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery including an active material, a conductive material, a binder and an additive, wherein the additive includes an organic acid lithium salt, the organic acid lithium salt including a dicarboxyl group. By including a dicarboxyl group-including organic acid lithium salt as the additive, the positive electrode for the lithium-sulfur battery is capable of enhancing capacity and lifetime properties of the lithium-sulfur battery through enhancing lithium ion migration properties.

Abstract: An electrode including an additive for forming pores with an average particle diameter of 1 ?m or greater, and a lithium secondary battery including the electrode. The porosity of the porous particles may be from 50% to 95%. The porosity of the electrode increases by including the additive for forming pores. As the porosity of the electrode increases by the additive for forming pores, and accordingly, effects of having excellent electrode reactivity and enhanced initial capacity are obtained even under high loading.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode comprising metal nano particles, and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising the same, and in particular, to a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery comprising a positive electrode active material of a sulfur-metal catalyst-carbon composite, and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising the same. The lithium-sulfur battery using a positive electrode comprising metal nano particles according to the present disclosure increases reactivity of sulfur, a positive electrode active material, and increases electrical conductivity of an electrode by the dispersion of the metal nano particles in the electrode so as to increase reactivity and electric capacity of the positive electrode. In addition, battery reaction products such as lithium sulfide (Li2S) are readily decomposed by a catalyst reaction, and therefore, lifespan characteristics can be improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, and in particular, to a liquid electrolyte capable of stabilizing lithium metal and suppressing lithium dendrite growth, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The lithium secondary battery provided with the electrolyte according to the present disclosure has an excellent cycle-dependent capacity retention rate, and accordingly, is effective in improving a battery lifespan property.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carbon-based fiber sheet and a lithium-sulfur battery including the same. The carbon-based fiber sheet for the lithium-sulfur battery according to the present invention is doped with a high concentration of nitrogen and thus plays a role of preventing diffusion by adsorbing lithium polysulfide eluted from a positive electrode during charging and discharging, thereby suppressing a shuttle reaction and thus improving capacity and lifecycle properties of the lithium-sulfur battery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery, a manufacturing method therefor and a lithium-sulfur battery containing the same. The positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery comprises: a positive electrode active material comprising a sulfur-carbon composite; and a sulfur-carbon compound. The lithium-sulfur battery of the present invention can overcome low battery capacity caused by the decrease in the density of sulfur, and thus capacity characteristics and battery lifetime characteristics are improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode comprising metal nano particles, and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising the same, and in particular, to a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery comprising a positive electrode active material of a sulfur-metal catalyst-carbon composite, and a lithium-sulfur battery comprising the same. The lithium-sulfur battery using a positive electrode comprising metal nano particles according to the present disclosure increases reactivity of sulfur, a positive electrode active material, and increases electrical conductivity of an electrode by the dispersion of the metal nano particles in the electrode so as to increase reactivity and electric capacity of the positive electrode. In addition, battery reaction products such as lithium sulfide (Li2S) are readily decomposed by a catalyst reaction, and therefore, lifespan characteristics can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for screening an inhibitory agent of HBV proliferation by measuring the interaction (binding strength) between capsid protein and surface protein, necessary for the proliferation of HBV, by using cellular imaging, more precisely a method for measuring changes on cellular imaging caused by the interaction between a fusion protein containing PreS domain of HBV surface protein and PH (Pleckstrin homology) domain sequence and a fusion protein containing capsid protein and fluorescence protein (GFP) interacting with the said fusion protein. The method of the present invention detecting the interaction between proteins necessary for HBV proliferation at cellular level can be effectively used for the screening of a novel inhibitory agent of HBV proliferation at cellular level.

Abstract: Digital logic processing devices capable of reduced power consumption may be provided. A digital logic processing device may include one or more processing elements, an input FIFO for storing data, a processing unit, and a clock controller circuit. The processing unit may process data from the input FIFO and the clock controller circuit may control a clock signal supplied to the input FIFO and the processing unit. The clock controller circuit may monitor whether there is data to be transferred to the input FIFO and states of the input FIFO and the processing unit and may control the clock signal.

Abstract: Digital logic processing devices capable of reduced power consumption may be provided. A digital logic processing device may include one or more processing elements, an input FIFO for storing data, a processing unit, and a clock controller circuit. The processing unit may process data from the input FIFO and the clock controller circuit may control a clock signal supplied to the input FIFO and the processing unit. The clock controller circuit may monitor whether there is data to be transferred to the input FIFO and states of the input FIFO and the processing unit and may control the clock signal.

Abstract: A context-adaptive variable length coding (VLC) apparatus includes a coefficient information generation unit configured to generate coefficient information used for coding variable-length-code coefficients for a selected block of a selected macroblock of image data that is read out in response to an information generation control signal, a bit data generation unit configured to operate in response to a bit generation control signal, and to code coefficients of a previous block, which is read out just before the selected block, using coefficient information of the previous block, and a control unit configured to generate the information generation control signal and the bit generation control signal, and to cause the coefficient information generation unit and the bit data generation unit to operate at in parallel using the information generation control signal and the bit generation control signal. A method of variable-length coding coefficients of image data is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for pipelined deblocking includes a filter having a filtering engine, a plurality of registers in signal communication with the filtering engine, a pipeline control unit in signal communication with the filtering engine, and a finite state machine in signal communication with the pipeline control unit; and a method of filtering a block of pixel data processed with block transformations to reduce blocking artifacts includes filtering a first edge of the block, and filtering a third edge of the block no more than three edges after filtering the first edge, wherein the third edge is perpendicular to the first edge.