Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Kyeongyi Heo

Jandee Kim

Kyung Kon Kim

Wonseok Kim

Sangheon Lee

Youngchang Lim

Somin Kim

Young Chang Lim

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a battery case configured to house the electrode assembly and an electrolyte, a lead terminal extending from a coupling section with the electrode assembly, through the battery case and protrudes outside the battery case, and an adhesive layer on the lead terminal having adhesion depending on a reaction of the adhesive layer to the electrolyte. The secondary battery has an improved structure so that an internal short circuit is prevented and stability of the secondary battery is improved.

Secondary battery

A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator, the first electrode and the second electrode being wound with the separator therebetween, and a case to receive the electrode assembly, wherein the first electrode includes a first tab part having a first coating region and a plurality of first uncoated tabs protruding out of the first coating region, the first coating region being coated with a first active material, and the plurality of first uncoated tabs not being coated with the first active material, and a first non-tab part connected to the first tab part, the first non-tab part wrapping the first tab part at an outermost portion thereof at least one time.

Rechargeable battery

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Kyeongyi Heo