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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2000
Kyou-Yoon Sheem, Cheonan-si, KR;
Sang-Young Yoon, Cheonan-si, KR;
Wan-Uk Choi, Cheonan-si, KR;
Jae-Yul Ryu, Cheonan-si, KR;
Sang-Jin Kim, Cheonan-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery which exhibits good high-rate charge characteristics and cycle life characteristics. The active material includes a crystalline carbon core and a semi-crystalline carbon shell. The semi-crystalline carbon shell includes at least one element or a compound of at least two different types of elements and carbides thereof, and has a turbostratic or half onion-sheath. The compound includes only element. The element serves a graphitization catalyst and causes a change in a structure of surrounding carbon. In particular, the negative active material includes metal boride and metal carbide.