Abstract: An electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention includes particles which are made of LiFexMn1-w-x-y-zMgyCazAwPO4 (here, A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Zn, Al, and Ga, 0.05?x?0.35, 0.01?y?0.08, 0.0001?z?0.001, and 0?w?0.02) and have an orthorhombic crystal structure, a 0.1 CA capacity during constant-current charge in a range of 4.0 V to 4.3 V is 100 mAh/g or more, and a ratio (1 CA/0.1 CA) of a 1 CA capacity to the 0.1 CA capacity during the constant-current charge in the range of 4.0 V to 4.3 V is 0.60 or more.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. An Li-atom abundance ratio ALi, Ti-atom abundance ratio ATi, and C-atom abundance ratio AC of a surface of the negative electrode satisfy inequalities 2?AC/ATi?10, and 1.0?ALi/AC?1.5. The positive electrode includes a nickel-cobalt-manganese composite oxide represented by a composition formula Li1?aNixCoyMnzO2. Subscripts x, y, and z satisfy an inequality 0.1?x/(y+z)?1.3, and subscript a satisfies an inequality 0?a?1. A ratio p/n of a capacity p of the positive electrode to a capacity n of the negative electrode is within a range of 1.2 to 2.

Abstract: A mixed positive electrode active material comprising a lithium manganese oxide represented by following [Chemical Formula 1] and a second positive electrode active material represented by following [Chemical Formula 2], and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same are disclosed. aLi2MnO3.(1?a)LixMO2??[Chemical Formula 1] In [Chemical Formula 1], 0<a<1, 0.9?x?1.2, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Mn, Ni, Co, Cr, V and Fe. Li4-xMn5-2x-yCO3xMyO12??[Chemical Formula 2] In [Chemical Formula 2], 0<x<1.5, 0?y<0.5, and M is at least one of transition metal elements. By comprising Mn-rich and Co-doped Li4Mn5O12, a rapid output decrease at a low SOC section may be relaxed to enlarge an available SOC section. Improved output may be obtained throughout an entire SOC section when compared with a case using pure Li4Mn5O12.

Abstract: [Summary] A positive electrode active material is provided to contain: a solid solution lithium-containing transition metal oxide (A) represented by Li1.5[NiaCobMnc[Li]d]O3 (where a, b, c and d satisfy the relations of a+b+c+d=1.5, 0.1<d?0.4, 1.1?a+b+c<1.4, 0.2?a?0.7 and 0<b/a<1); and a lithium-containing transition metal oxide (B) represented by LiMXMn2?XO4 (where M represents Cr or Al, and x satisfies the relation of 0?x<2).

Abstract: At least one embodiment of the present invention provides preparation methods and compositions for nanoarchitectured multi-component materials based on carbon-coated iron-molybdenum mixed oxide as the electrode material for energy storage devices. A sol-gel process containing soluble organics is a preferred method. The soluble organics could become a carbon coating for the mixed oxide after thermal decomposition. The existence of the carbon coating provides the mixed oxide with an advantage in cycling stability over the corresponding carbon-free mixed oxide. For the carbon-coated mixed oxide, a stable cycling stability at high charge/discharge rate (3A/g) can be obtained with Mo/Fe molar ratios ?1/3. The cycling stability and rate capability could be tuned by incorporating a structural additive such as Al2O3 and a conductive additive such as carbon nanotubes. The high rate performance of the multi-component material has been demonstrated in a full device with porous carbons as the positive electrode material.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a non-lithium secondary battery, the negative electrode active material including a complex including a hard carbon having a specific surface area of about 50 square meters per gram or less and a ratio of a D-band peak intensity to a G-band peak intensity of 1 or less when analyzed by Raman spectroscopy; and a component including at least one selected from a Group 1 element, an oxide of a Group 1 element, a Group 2 element, an oxide of a Group 2 element, an element of Groups 13 to 16, an oxide of an element of Groups 13 to 16, and an oxide of an element of Groups 3 to 12.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for depositing an oxide coating on an inorganic substrate, including providing an aqueous composition containing a tetraalkylammonium polyoxoanion and lithium hydroxide; contacting the aqueous composition with an inorganic substrate for a time sufficient to deposit a lithium polyoxoanion on surfaces of the inorganic substrate to form an initially coated inorganic substrate; and heating the initially coated inorganic substrate for a time sufficient to convert the lithium polyoxoanion to an oxide to form on the inorganic substrate an oxide coating derived from the polyoxoanion. The inorganic substrate may be a ceramic material or a semiconductor material, a glass or other dielectric material, and the ceramic material may be a lithium ion battery cathode material.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to the design and manufacture of a battery cell. The battery cell includes a jelly roll containing layers which are wound together, including a cathode with an active coating, a separator, and an anode with an active coating. The battery cell also includes a mechanical structure disposed around a perimeter of the jelly roll to maintain a structural integrity of the jelly roll. Finally, the battery cell includes a pouch enclosing the mechanical structure and the jelly roll, wherein the pouch is flexible.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes an oxide of titanium. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector including aluminum, a positive electrode layer including a nickel-cobalt-manganese composite oxide including lithium, and a passive film formed on the positive electrode current collector. A ratio p/n of a capacity p of the positive electrode to a capacity n of the negative electrode falls within the range from 1.1 to 1.8.

Abstract: A square lithium secondary battery includes a wound body in which a collective sheet in which a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet overlap each other with a first separator interposed therebetween is wound while a second separator is put inside the collective sheet. An active material mixture layer on one or both surfaces of at least one of the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet includes a region with a plurality of openings and a region with no opening. At least a bent portion of the collective sheet is covered with the region with the plurality of openings.

Abstract: An active material powder includes an active material particle, and a coating layer. The coating layer contains LiNbO3 and has pores. When a total volume of pores having a diameter of 2 nm to 7 nm and a total volume of pores having a diameter of 2 nm to 200 nm are respectively represented by V1 and V2, V1/V2 is 0.185 or less. In addition, a method of producing an active material powder includes: obtaining, with a fluidized bed granulating-coating machine, a powder including an active material particle to which an alkoxide compound is attached; and promoting hydrolysis of the alkoxide compound by exposing the powder to a humidified inert gas atmosphere. An intake-gas temperature of the fluidized bed granulating-coating machine is 100° C. or higher. A time during which the powder is exposed to the humidified inert gas atmosphere is four hours or longer.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a lithium titanate (LTO) material for a lithium ion battery. The LTO material has hierarchical micro/nano architecture, and comprises a plurality of micron-sized secondary LTO spheres, and a plurality of pores incorporated with metal formed by a metal dopant. Each of the micron-sized secondary LTO spheres comprises a plurality of nano-sized primary LTO particles. A plurality of the nano-sized primary LTO particles is encapsulated by a non-metal layer formed by a non-metal dopant. The LTO material of the present invention has high electrical conductivity for increasing the capacity at high charging/discharging rates, and energy storage capacity.

Abstract: Provided are a positive active material precursor for a rechargeable lithium battery including a metal oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1, a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery that is obtained by using the positive active material precursor for a rechargeable lithium battery and includes a compound represented by a Chemical Formula 2, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly combined to the case and electrically connected to the electrode assembly, wherein the cap assembly comprises a first member and a second member that are electrically connected to each other, and a minute current transporting member located between the first member and the second member, the minute current transporting member having a larger resistance than the first member and the second member, and electrically connected to the first member and the second member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing electrode materials, which comprises the following steps: (a) mixing the following with one another: (A) at least one phosphorus compound, (B) at least one lithium compound, (C) at least one carbon source, (D1) at least one water-soluble iron compound in which Fe is present in the +2 or +3 oxidation state, (D2) at least one iron source which is different than (D1) and is water-insoluble and in which Fe is present in the zero, +2 or +3 oxidation state, (b) thermally treating the mixture obtained.

Abstract: Methods of making high-energy cathode active materials for primary alkaline batteries are described. The primary batteries include a cathode having an alkali-deficient nickel(IV)-containing oxide including one or more metals such as Co, Mg, Al, Ca, Y, Mn, and/or non-metals such as B, Si, Ge or a combination of metal and/or non-metal atoms as dopants partially substituted for Ni and/or Li in the crystal lattice; an anode; a separator between the cathode and the anode; and an alkaline electrolyte solution.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery (10) provided by the present invention includes a current interruption mechanism (40) operated by a rise in internal pressure. A positive electrode (32) of this battery (10) has a positive electrode mixture layer containing lithium carbonate, a conductive material and a positive electrode active material consisting primarily of a lithium-transition metal oxide. The lithium carbonate is disposed on the surface of the conductive material. Such a positive electrode mixture layer can preferably be fabricated using a positive electrode mixture composition containing a positive electrode active material and a composite conductive material comprising lithium carbonate retained on the surface of a conductive material.

Abstract: A non-aqueous secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes a non-aqueous solvent, an electrolyte salt, and one or both of a disulfonyl compound represented by a following Formula (1) and a disulfinyl compound represented by a following Formula (2), where R1 is one of a hydrocarbon group, a halogenated hydrocarbon group, an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, a halogenated oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, and a group obtained by bonding two or more thereof to one another; and X1 is a halogen group, where R2 is one of a hydrocarbon group, a halogenated hydrocarbon group, an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, a halogenated oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group, and a group obtained by bonding two or more thereof to one another; and X2 is a halogen group.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery (10) includes a positive electrode active material of lithium transition metal oxide which contains at least a nickel element and a manganese element as transition metals and for which, with respect to a diffraction peak A located at a diffraction angle 20 of 17° to 20° and a diffraction peak B located at a diffraction angle 2? of 43° to 46° from X-ray diffraction measurements, when the integrated intensity ratio is R1=IA/IB, the peak intensity ratio is RH=HA/HB, and the ratio between the integrated intensity ratio R1 and the peak intensity ratio RH is SF=RH/R1>> the SF satisfies 1.1?SF?2.2.

Abstract: The production method for a positive electrode active material according to the present invention is a method of producing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery mainly composed of an olivine-type lithium manganese phosphate compound, wherein the olivine-type lithium manganese phosphate compound is a compound represented by the general formula Li(MnaM1-a)ZPO4 (where, M represents at least one type selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Zr, Nb and Zn, a satisfies the relationship of 0.5<a?1, and Z satisfies the relationship of 1.0<Z?1.1), and is synthesized by mixing starting raw materials, which are a lithium source, a manganese source and an elemental M source, under a condition in which a molar ratio (charge ratio) X of (Mn+M)/Li is set such that 1.0<X?1.1 and Z?X.

Abstract: A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery is disclosed. The positive material includes including a lithium-manganese oxide-based solid solution including primary particles and secondary particles having a particle diameter (D50) in the range of about 1 ?m to about 5 ?m, a particle diameter (D90) in the range of less than about 8 ?m, and a crystallite diameter of less than or equal to about 150 nm. The positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes the lithium manganese oxide-based solid solution is also disclosed.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: a case; and an electrode assembly accommodated in the case and including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator between the positive and negative electrode plates. At least one of the positive and negative electrode plates includes: a first sub-electrode plate including a first coating surface coated with an active material and a first non-coating surface facing oppositely away from the first coating surface and not coated with the active material; and a second sub-electrode plate including a second coating surface coated with an active material and a second non-coating surface facing oppositely away from the second coating surface and not coated with the active material. The first non-coating surface of the first sub-electrode plate faces the second non-coating surface of the second sub-electrode plate to allow the first and the second sub-electrode plates to slip relative to each other.

Abstract: Provided is a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2-type crystal structure and represented by the composition formula of Li1+?Me1??O2 (Me is a transition metal including Co, Ni and Mn and ?>0). The positive active material contains Na in an amount of 900 ppm or more and 16000 ppm or less, or K in an amount of 1200 ppm or more and 18000 ppm or less.

Abstract: In an aspect, an electrolyte that includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive is disclosed.

Abstract: To provide a cathode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, and its production process. A lithium-containing composite oxide containing a transition metal element and a composition (1) are contacted to obtain particles (I) having a compound containing a metal element (M) attached, which are mixed with a compound which generates HF by heating, and the mixture is heated to obtain particles (III) having a covering layer (II) containing the metal element (M) and fluorine element formed on the surface of the lithium-containing composite oxide. Composition (1): a composition having a compound containing no Li element and containing at least one metal element (M) selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Pb, Cu, Zn, Al, In, Sn, Sb, Bi, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Gd, Dy, Er and Yb dissolved or dispersed in a solvent.

Abstract: To provide a lithium secondary battery which has high capacity while maintaining excellent cycle characteristic. The lithium secondary battery cathode of the present invention includes a cathode collector formed of a conductive substance, and a cathode active material layer formed of a sintered lithium composite oxide sheet. The cathode active material layer is bonded to the cathode collector by the mediation of a conductive bonding layer. A characteristic feature of the present invention resides in that the cathode active material layer has a thickness of 30 ?m or more, a mean pore size of 0.1 to 5 ?m, and a voidage of 3% or more and less than 15%.

Abstract: A mixture including a room temperature ionic liquid; and a reversible source/sink of lithium ions. The mixture may be used as a lithium-ion battery electrode slurry enabling flexible lithium-ion batteries.

Abstract: A positive active material and a lithium battery including the positive active material. The positive active material includes a large diameter active material and a small diameter active material, wherein the small diameter active material includes a Ni-based lithium-transition metal composite oxide and a coating layer including a Mn-containing compound on at least a portion of the surface thereof.

Abstract: A positive active material is disclosed that includes a lithium nickel composite oxide represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, wherein a full width at half maximum (FWHM003) at a (003) plane in X-ray diffraction ranges from about 0.12 to about 0.155, and a rechargeable lithium ion battery including the same.

Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes the steps of: (1) producing a positive electrode precursor by applying a positive electrode slurry including a positive electrode active material comprising a lithium-containing composite oxide including nickel, a binder, and a conductive agent on a positive electrode core material, the positive electrode active material including secondary particles having an average particle diameter of 8 ?m or more, and then drying the positive electrode slurry to form a positive electrode material mixture layer; and (2) rolling while heating the positive electrode precursor to produce a positive electrode in which 3.5 g or more of the positive electrode active material is included per 1 cm3 of the positive electrode material mixture layer, and the positive electrode active material includes secondary particles having an average particle diameter of 5 ?m or more.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel compound, a method for preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. More specifically, disclosed are a compound in which five MO6 octahedrons are bonded to one another around one MO6 octahedron such that the MO6 octahedrons share a vertex, to form hollows and Li cations substituted instead of Na cations using an ion substitution method are present in the hollows, and a crystal structure thereof is not varied even upon intercalation and deintercalation of Li cations, a method for preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same as a cathode active material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lithium vanadium oxide which corresponds to the formula Li1+?V3O8 (0.1???0.25). It is composed of agglomerates of small needles having a length l from 400 to 1000 nm, a width w such that 10<l/w<100 and a thickness t such that 10<l/t<100. It is obtained by a process consisting in preparing a precursor gel by bringing ?-V2O5 and a Li precursor into contact in amounts such that the ratio of the concentrations [V2O5]/[Li] is between 1.15 and 1.5 and in subjecting the gel to a heat treatment comprising a first stage at 80° C.-150° C. for 3 h to 15 days and a second stage between 250° C. and 350° C. for 4 min to 1 hour, under a nitrogen or argon atmosphere. It is useful as an active material of a positive electrode.

Abstract: A composite cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide including an oxide Formula 1 and sulfur, xLi2MnO3.(1?x?y)LiMO2.yLiMn2O4??(1) wherein 0<x<0.6, 0<y<0.1, and M is at least one selected from a metal and a metalloid.

Abstract: In a rectangular battery, a lead 9L connected to an electrode plate having a first polarity is connected to a battery case 1 which is an external terminal having the first polarity. A lead 11L connected to an electrode plate having a second polarity is connected to an external terminal 25 having the second polarity, through a connection plate 29. A distance between the battery case 1 and the connection plate 29 at at least one end of the battery case 1 in a long-side direction is equal to or less than the half of the width of the battery case 1 in a short-side direction thereof.

Abstract: A binder, including a fluoropolymer, the fluoropolymer including a polymerization unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymerization unit based on a monomer having an amide group represented by —CO—NRR? (R and R? are the same as or different from each other and each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group optionally having a substituent group) or an amide bond represented by —CO—NR?— (R? represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group optionally having a substituent group, or a phenyl group optionally having a substituent group) and having a solution viscosity of 10 to 20,000 mPa·s. Also disclosed is a positive electrode mixture and a negative electrode mixture containing the binder, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a lithium ion secondary cell.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, it is provided with a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery represented by a general formula Li(LiaMnbNicCodFee)O2-xFx, wherein a, b, c, d, e and x in the general formula are values such that 0<a?0.33, 0<b?0.67, 0?c<1, 0?d<1, 0?e<1 and 0.1?x?1?b, and the following formula (1) is satisfied: 3 ? 3 - x - a - 2 ? ? c - 3 ? ? d - 3 ? ? e b < 4.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery, a positive electrode active material manufactured by using thereof, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. More specifically, it relates to a positive electrode active material precursor for a lithium secondary battery as a secondary particle comprising transition metals, and formed by gathering of a plurality of primary particles having different a-axis direction length to c-axis direction length ratio, wherein the a-axis direction length to c-axis direction length ratio of the primary particle making up the secondary particle is increased from the center to the surface of the secondary particle; a positive electrode active material; and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte battery that exhibits high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics, as well as a cathode for use in such a battery, and a cathode active material for use in such a cathode. The cathode active material of the present invention has a composition represented by the formula (1) and a crystallite size in the (110) plane of not smaller than 85 nm: LixCo1-y-zNbyMzO2??(1) wherein M stands for at least one element selected from Mg, Y, rare earth elements, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, C, Si, Sn, N, S, F, and Cl; and 0.9?x?1.1, 0.0002?y?0.01, and 0?z?0.05.

Abstract: An electrical storage apparatus 1 includes a plurality of battery modules 10 and cooling passages A, B for cooling each of the battery modules 10. The cooling passage A is configured so as to cool all battery modules 10 mounted in the electrical storage apparatus 1 at all times during charging. The cooling passage B is configured so as to cool only a new battery module 10a as a replacement during charging. This enables the battery module 10a having a temperature during charging higher than that of a battery module 10 yet to be replaced to be subject to forced cooling, thereby preventing performance of the battery module 10a from being degraded.

Abstract: A lithium nickel composite oxide, having small inner resistance, large battery capacity and high thermal stability, can be used as a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The positive electrode active material is composed of the lithium nickel composite oxide of LibNi1-aMaO2 (wherein M represents at least one element selected from a transition metal element other than Ni, the second group element and the thirteenth group element; a satisfies 0.01?a?0.5; and b satisfies 0.9?b?1.1). This is obtained by filtering and drying the fired powder after water washing, wherein it is dried at 90° C. or lower, till moisture is reduced to 1% or less by mass in drying, and then at 120° C., and under gas atmosphere where content of compound components containing carbon is 0.01% or less by volume, or under vacuum atmosphere.

Abstract: In a lithium ion battery having a discharge capacity of 30 Ah or more and 125 Ah or less, the positive electrode composite has the following configuration: The positive electrode composite contains a mixed active material of layered lithium nickel manganese cobalt composite oxide (NMC) and olivine lithium iron phosphate (LFP), a density of the positive electrode composite is 2.0 g/cm3 or more and 2.6 g/cm3 or less, and an application quantity of the positive electrode composite is 100 g/m2 or more and 200 g/m2 or less. Furthermore, a weight ratio (NMC/LFP) of the mixed active materials is set to 10/90 or more and 60/40 or less. Alternatively, when a discharge capacity is defined as X and the weight ratio is defined as Y, the relation of Y<?0.0067X+1.84 (30?X?125) is satisfied.

Abstract: A mixed solvent is prepared by dissolving acetic acid and lithium acetate in a mixture of isopropanol and water. This mixed solvent together with titanium alkoxide and carbon nanofiber (CNF) were introduced into a rotary reactor, the inner tube was rotated at a centrifugal force of 66,000 N (kgms?2) for 5 minutes to form a thin film of the reactant on the inner wall of the outer tube, and sheer stress and centrifugal force were applied to the reactant to allow promotion of chemical reaction, yielding CNF on which highly dispersed lithium titanate nanoparticle precursors are supported. The obtained composite powder was heated under nitrogen atmosphere at 900° C. for 3 minutes, yielding a composite powder in which highly dispersed lithium titanate nanoparticles are supported on CNF, wherein crystallization of lithium titanate was allowed to progress.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cable-type secondary battery having a horizontal cross section of a predetermined shape and extending longitudinally, comprising: an inner electrode having an inner current collector and an inner electrode active material layer surrounding the outer surface of the inner current collector; a separation layer surrounding the outer surface of the inner electrode to prevent a short circuit between electrodes; and an outer electrode surrounding the outer surface of the separation layer, and having an outer electrode active material layer and an outer current collector comprising at least one of a conductive paste and a carbon fiber. In accordance with the present invention, the outer current collector which comprises a conductive paste or a carbon fiber to have good flexibility is used in a cable-type battery to improve the flexibility of the cable-type battery.

Abstract: Provided are a positive electrode active material for improving an output and a lithium secondary battery including the same. Particularly, graphite and conductive carbon which have shapes and sizes different from each other, may be simultaneously coated on a mixed positive electrode material of a 3-component system lithium-containing metal oxide having a layered structure and expressed as following Chemical Formula 1 and LiFePO4 having an olivine structure as an conductive material to improve high resistance occurrence and conductivity reduction phenomenon of a 3-component system lithium metal oxide due to a difference between particle sizes and surface areas of the 3-component system lithium-containing metal oxide and LiFePO4 olivine. Li1+aNixCoyMn1-x-yO2, 0?a<0.5, 0<x<1, 0<y<0.

Abstract: A positive electrode for an all-solid battery including a positive active material; a conductive material; and a binder, wherein the positive electrode further includes a cyano compound represented by Formula 1: M[A(CN)x]??Formula 1 wherein in Formula 1, A is at least one selected from boron, gallium, aluminum, fluorine, phosphorus, and carbon, M is at least one alkali metal, and x is an integer of 1 to 4.

Abstract: A cathode active material including a lithium metal oxide represented by Formula 1: Li[LixMeyM?z]O(2+d)??Formula 1 wherein x+y+z=1, 0<x<0.33, 0<z?0.1, and 0?d?0.1, Me is at least one metal selected from Mn, V, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Al, and B, and M? is at least one metal selected from Sc, Y, and La.

Abstract: A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a nickel-based composite oxide represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, wherein the nickel-based composite oxide includes an over lithiated oxide and non-continuous portions of a lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide on a surface of the over lithiated oxide. LiaNibCocMndO2??Chemical Formula 1 where 1<a<1.6, 0.1<b<0.7, 0.1<c<0.4, and 0.1<d<0.7.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode includes a current collector, an active material-containing layer, a first peak, a second peak and a pore volume. The active material-containing layer contains an active material having a lithium absorption potential of 0.4 V (vs. Li/Li+) or more. The first peak has a mode diameter of 0.01 to 0.1 ?m in a diameter distribution of pores detected by mercury porosimetry. The second peak has a mode diameter of 0.2 ?m (exclusive) to 1 ?m (inclusive) in the diameter distribution of pores. The pore volume detected by the mercury porosimetry is within a range of 0.1 to 0.3 mL per gram of a weight of the electrode excluding a weight of the current collector.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] There can be provided a lithium secondary battery which, when used as a positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries, is particularly excellent in cycle characteristics and rate characteristics and low in direct current (DC) resistance and in which the swelling resulting from the generation of gas accompanying the reaction with a nonaqueous electrolyte solution is suppressed. There is also provided a positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries in which the positive electrode active material can be industrially advantageously produced. [Solution] The positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries according to the present invention includes a lithium-transition metal composite oxide containing from 0.20 to 2.

Abstract: A cathode composite material includes a cathode active material particle having a surface and a continuous aluminum phosphate layer coated on the surface of the cathode active material particle. A material of the cathode active material particle is layered type lithium nickel manganese oxide. The present disclosure also relates to a lithium ion battery and a method for making the cathode composite material.