An electrolytic copper foil capable of improving a capacity retention rate of a secondary battery, an electrode including the same, a secondary battery including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The electrolytic copper foil, which includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, includes a copper layer including a matte surface facing the first surface and a shiny surface facing the second surface, and a first protective layer on the matte surface of the copper layer, wherein the first surface has a peak density (PD) of 3 to 110, a texture coefficient [TC(220)] of a (220) plane of 1.32 or less, and a surface roughness (Rz) of 0.5 to 2.7 m.

Nickel-plated stainless steel sheets and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. Each of the nickel-plated stainless steel sheets includes a stainless steel base plate and a nickel plating layer formed on at least one surface of the stainless steel base plate by electroplating, in which the nickel plating layer includes a strike plating layer and a main plating layer which are sequentially laminated on the one surface of the stainless steel base plate.

A method for manufacturing an electroplated steel sheet by continuously performing electroplating on a steel sheet, the method including disposing a slit gas nozzle having an ejection port having a width wider than a width of the steel sheet in a width direction of the steel sheet on a side of an exit of an electroplating cell for the steel sheet to pass through, and ejecting a gas through the slit gas nozzle toward the steel sheet.

An electrolytic copper foil capable of improving a capacity retention rate of a secondary battery, an electrode including the same, a secondary battery including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The electrolytic copper foil, which includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, includes a copper layer including a matte surface facing the first surface and a shiny surface facing the second surface, and a first protective layer on the matte surface of the copper layer, wherein the first surface has a peak density (PD) of 3 to 110, a texture coefficient [TC(220)] of a (220) plane of 1.32 or less, and a surface roughness (Rz) of 0.5 to 2.7 m.

The invention relates to a current collector foil for batteries, accumulators or capacitors, comprising a carrier material and at least one electrically conductive layer made from a metal. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for producing a corresponding current collector foil as well as to the advantageous use thereof. The object of providing a current collector foil for batteries, accumulators or capacitors, which is optimized in relation to the contact surface and the adhesive properties and which results in an improved service life, is achieved as a result of the fact that the at least one electrically conductive layer is produced at least partially by electrodepositing a metal and has a texture.

Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery including an electrode mixture including an electrode active material, binder and conductive material coated on a current collector. Provided are a method including surface-treating the current collector such that an aluminum oxide (Al.sub.2O.sub.3) layer of 40 nm or less is formed on the current collector so as to enhance adhesion between the electrode mixture and the current collector, and an electrode for a secondary battery manufactured using the same.

The invention relates to manufacturing a I-III-VI compound in the form of a thin film for use in photovoltaics, including the steps of: a) electrodepositing a thin-film structure, consisting of I and/or III elements, onto the surface of an electrode that forms a substrate (SUB); and b) incorporating at least one VI element into the structure so as to obtain the I-III-VI compound. According to the invention, the electrodeposition step comprises checking that the uniformity of the thickness of the thin film varies by no more than 3% over the entire surface of the substrate receiving the deposition.

In a method for chromium upgrading of interconnects made of ferritic steel to be used in solid oxide cell stacks, comprising the steps of shaping the interconnect, depositing a coating comprising Cr on at least one surface of the shaped interconnect and performing one or more thermal treatments at a temperature below 1000 C., the resulting Cr concentration near the surface of the interconnect is higher than the Cr concentration in the ferritic steel before shaping. Specifically, the average Cr concentration of the shaped interconnect is increased to 26 wt % Cr or higher.

A continuous process for manufacturing electrical current collectors for primary and secondary batteries by electrochemical deposition, comprising i) providing a first roll and a second roll for winding a continuous electrically conductive substrate co-acting as a working electrode, wherein depending on polarity the working electrode can act as an anode or a cathode, wherein the substrate has first and second parallel sides, a first side whereat deposition or partial dissolution occur, and a second side acting as a counter electrode to close a circuit.