Embodiments of the present invention relate to a cathode active material, a method for manufacturing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

According to an embodiment, a cathode active material can be provided, the cathode active material comprising: a lithium metal oxide including a core and a shell disposed on a surface of the core; and a coating layer disposed on a surface of the lithium metal oxide, wherein a c value that satisfies Equation 1 and is in a range of 0.3 to 0.7, and the core and the shell have a layered crystalline structure.

c=b/a  [Equation 1]

(in Equation 1, a is a peak at 530 to 533 eV and b is a peak at 528 to 531 eV in an XPS spectrum of the coating layer)

The present exemplary embodiments relate to a positive electrode active material, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. A positive active material for a lithium secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment is a lithium metal oxide particle in the form of secondary particles including a plurality of primary particles: a first coating layer positioned on at least a part of the surface of the primary particle, and a second coating layer positioned over at least a portion of the secondary particle surface, the first coating layer comprising a first niobium compound, the second coating layer comprising the first niobium compound and a second niobium compound having a composition different from the first niobium compound.

Provided is a positive electrode for a secondary battery, which has a multi-layer structure including a first positive electrode active material layer and a second positive electrode active material layer, wherein the first positive electrode active material layer includes a first lithium composite transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese, the second positive electrode active material layer includes a second lithium composite transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese, the first lithium composite transition metal oxide and the second lithium composite transition metal oxide have mutually different nickel contents, wherein the positive electrode active material layer including a lithium composite transition metal oxide having a relatively high nickel content includes an electrolyte additive, and the positive electrode active material layer including a lithium composite transition metal oxide having a relatively low nickel content does not include an electrolyte additive.

A method of treating the surface of a positive electrode active material that is capable of inhibiting a reaction at the interface between a sulfide-based solid electrolyte and the positive electrode active material. A positive electrode active material particle for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries, the surface of which is reformed, using the method and a sulfide-based all-solid-state battery, the charge/discharge characteristics of which are improved, including the same are also disclosed. The positive electrode active material particle for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries manufactured using a dry-type method exhibits larger capacity than a positive electrode active material particle for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries manufactured through a conventional wet-type process. In addition, the manufacturing process is simplified, and the amount of byproducts is reduced.

A method of treating the surface of a positive electrode active material that is capable of inhibiting a reaction at the interface between a sulfide-based solid electrolyte and the positive electrode active material. A positive electrode active material particle for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries, the surface of which is reformed, using the method and a sulfide-based all-solid-state battery, the charge/discharge characteristics of which are improved, including the same are also disclosed. The positive electrode active material particle for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries manufactured using a dry-type method exhibits larger capacity than a positive electrode active material particle for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries manufactured through a conventional wet-type process. In addition, the manufacturing process is simplified, and the amount of byproducts is reduced.

The present invention provides: an electrode mixture manufacturing method comprising the processes of introducing a first binder, an electrode active material, and a conductive material into an extruder, performing a first mixing of the first binder, the electrode active material, and the conductive material in the extruder, additionally introducing a second binder into the extruder and performing a second mixing, and yielding an electrode mixture resulting from the first mixing and the second mixing; an electrode mixture manufactured thereby; and an electrode manufacturing method using the electrode mixture.

Exemplary embodiments of positive electrode active materials in the form of single particles, and a method of preparing each of them, are provided. The single particles of the exemplary embodiments include single particles of a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, having a plurality of crystal grains, each having a size of 180 nm to 300 nm, as analyzed by a Cu Kα X-ray (X-rα). The single particles include a metal doped in the crystal lattice thereof. One embodiment includes a surface coating. The total content of the metal doped in the crystal lattice thereof and the metal of the metal oxide coated on the surface thereof is controlled in the range of 2500 ppm to 6000 ppm.

Provides is a cathode active material comprising particles each containing a lithium composite oxide, a coating layer containing an ammonium phosphate compound containing a metal other than lithium. The coating layer coats each of the particles. The metal other than lithium includes at least one selected from the group consisting of manganese, nickel, and cobalt.

A battery and a method of constructing a battery are disclosed in which a first conductive substrate portion has a first face and a second conductive substrate portion has a second face opposed to the first face. A first electrode material is disposed in electrical contact with the first face, an electrolyte material is disposed in contact with the first electrode material, a second electrode material is disposed in contact with the electrolyte material, and a conductive tab disposed in contact with the second electrode material. The first conductive substrate portion, the first electrode material, and the conductive tab extend outward beyond a particular edge of the second conductive substrate portion.

Methods for the deposition of thin films comprising at least preparing a solution containing at least one transition metal oxide powder in a solvent, continuously stirring said solution in order to form a sol, and using said sol in the form of said transition metal oxide film, wherein the powder is subjected to a preliminary preparation step.