Lg Energy Solution, Ltd.

Lg Chem, Ltd

Hak Yoon Kim

Wang Mo Jung

So Ra Baek

Je Young Kim

Dong Hyun Kim

Ki Won Sung

Sang Wook Lee

Gi Beom Han

Jung Min Han

Ye Lin Kim

Jung Keun Yoo

Dong Hun Lee

Sin Young Park

Houng Sik Yoo

Seul Ki Kim

Joo Yul Baek

Jun Muk Lim

Tea Gon Kim

Bo Ram Lee

Hyuck Hur

Tae Gon Kim

Dong Hwi Kim

Dae Jin Lee

Se Hui Sohn

Kwang Woo Yoon

Byung Joon Chae

Hyeong Il Kim

Seul Ki Chae

Jin Young Hwang

Seung Yong Son

A method of preparing a positive electrode active material includes preparing a lithium transition metal oxide containing nickel in an amount of 60 mol % or more based on a total number of moles of metals excluding lithium, impregnating the lithium transition metal oxide with 300 ppm to 1,000 ppm of moisture based on 100 parts by weight of the lithium transition metal oxide, and performing a heat treatment on the lithium transition metal oxide impregnated with the moisture, wherein a lithium by-product present on a surface of the lithium transition metal oxide and the moisture react to form a passivation layer on the surface of the lithium transition metal oxide. A positive electrode active material prepared by the above-described preparation method, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material are also provided.

Method of preparing positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery and positive electrode active material prepared by the same

A negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material and a conductive material. The negative electrode active material includes SiO(0≤x<2) particles and the conductive material includes secondary particles in which a portion of one graphene sheet is connected to a portion of an adjacent graphene sheet and a carbon nanotube structure in which 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units are coupled to each other, wherein the oxygen content of the secondary particles is 1 wt % to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the secondary particles, the specific surface area of the secondary particles measured by a nitrogen adsorption BET method is 500 m/g to 1100 m/g, and the carbon nanotube structure is included in the negative electrode active material layer in an amount of an 0.01 wt % to 1.0 wt %.

Negative electrode and secondary battery including negative electrode

A positive electrode and a lithium secondary including the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector, a first positive electrode active material layer and a second positive electrode active material layer sequentially stacked on the positive electrode current collector, wherein the first positive electrode active material layer and the second positive electrode active material layer include a bimodal positive active material, the first positive electrode active material layer includes small-diameter particles in the form of single particles, and the second positive electrode active material layer includes small-diameter particles in the form of secondary particles. The positive electrode has improved capacity, efficiency, lifespan, output properties, and thermal stability.

Positive electrode and lithium secondary battery including the same

A method of producing a positive electrode material for a secondary battery includes preparing a lithium composite transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese, forming a coating layer on a surface of the lithium composite transition metal oxide, and post-treating the lithium composite transition metal oxide having the coating layer formed thereon, wherein the post-treating is performed by exposing the lithium composite transition metal oxide having the coating layer formed thereon to moisture at a relative humidity of 10% to 50% at 25° C., and then heat treating the lithium composite transition metal oxide to remove residual moisture.

Method of producing positive electrode material for secondary battery

A method for producing a composite conductive material having excellent dispersibility is provided. The method includes supporting a catalyst on surfaces of carbon particles; heat treating the catalyst in a helium or hydrogen atmosphere such that the catalyst penetrate the surfaces of the carbon particles and are impregnated beneath the surfaces of the carbon particles at a contact point between the carbon particles and the impregnated catalyst; and heating the carbon particles having the impregnated catalyst disposed therein in the presence of a source gas to grow carbon nanofibers from the impregnated catalyst to form a composite conductive material, wherein the source gas contains a carbon source, and wherein the carbon nanofibers extend from the contact point to above the surfaces of the carbon particles.

Composite conductive material having excellent dispersibility, slurry for forming lithium secondary battery electrode using the same, and lithium secondary battery

The present invention provides a composite conductive material having excellent dispersibility and a method for producing the same. In an embodiment, the method includes supporting a catalyst on surfaces of carbon particles; heat treating the catalyst in a helium or hydrogen atmosphere such that the catalyst penetrate the surfaces of the carbon particles and are impregnated beneath the surfaces of the carbon particles at a contact point between the carbon particles and the impregnated catalyst; and heating the carbon particles having the impregnated catalyst disposed therein in the presence of a source gas to grow carbon nanofibers from the impregnated catalyst to form a composite conductive material, wherein the source gas contains a carbon source, and wherein the carbon nanofibers extend from the contact point to above the surfaces of the carbon particles.

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