Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Dae-Seop Lim

Jung-Woo An

Jin-Man Jeoung

Jeong-Tae Kim

Kyeu-Yoon Sheem

Jung-Yeon Won

Sung-Hwa Eo

Jung-Wook Cha

A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a composite carbon particle including a core particle including crystalline-based carbon and a coating layer positioned on the surface of the core particle and including amorphous carbon. A peak intensity (I) at 1620 cmranges from about 0.01 to about 0.1, a peak intensity (I) at 1360 cmranges from about 0.05 to about 0.5, and a peak intensity (Iat 1580 cmranges from about 0.1 to about 0.8 in a Raman spectrum of the composite carbon particle.

Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, and rechargeable lithium battery including same

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first non-coating portion and a second non-coating portion, a first current collector and a second current collector joined to the first non-coating portion and the second non-coating portion, respectively, a case that accommodates the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly that seals the case. The first current collector includes a first overlapping portion that overlaps and joins the first non-coating portion, the first overlapping portion having a length and a width, and the first non-coating portion having a length and a width. The length of the first overlapping portion is 30% to 70% of the length of the first non-coating portion, and the width of the first overlapping portion is 50% to 70% of the width of the first non-coating portion.

Secondary battery

A secondary battery including a plurality of electrode assemblies including: a first electrode assembly including a first positive electrode active material; and a secondary electrode assembly including a second positive electrode active material; the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly being electrically connected to each other, the first positive electrode active material being different from the second positive electrode active material, and a discharge capacity ratio of the second electrode assembly being in a range of 25% to 80%, based on a total discharge capacity of the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly, is disclosed.

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Dae-Seop Lim