A method of manufacturing a graphene-tin oxide nanocomposite comprises dispersing graphene and tin oxide in an organic solvent to prepare a dispersion solution, drying the dispersion solution to obtain a powdery mixture, and irradiating the mixture with microwaves to obtain a graphene-tin oxide nanocomposite. Irradiation of graphene and tin oxide with microwaves results in the simplification of the manufacturing process of graphene-tin oxide nanocomposites and a decrease in manufacturing time and cost, and produce graphene-tin oxide nanocomposites at low temperatures. Further, the graphene-tin oxide nanocomposite with improved sensitivity to NO2 gas may be produced.

The positive electrode active material has high capacity and high output and exhibiting excellent cycle characteristics when being used for a positive electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains: a lithium-metal composite oxide containing secondary particles with a plurality of aggregated primary particles; and a compound containing lithium and tungsten present on surfaces of the primary particles. The amount of tungsten contained in the compound containing lithium and tungsten is 0.5 atom % or more and 3.0 atom % or less in terms of a ratio of the number of atoms of W with respect to the total number of atoms of Ni, Co, and an element M, and a conductivity when the positive electrode active material is compressed to 4.0 g/cm.sup.3 as determined by powder resistance measurement is 6×10.sup.−3 S/cm or less.

Provided are a positive electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, the positive electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles including a lithium nickel-based composite oxide are aggregated, wherein at least a portion of the primary particles are arranged radially, a boron coating layer on the surface of the secondary particles and containing lithium borate, and a boron-doped layer inside the primary particle exposed to the surface of the secondary particle.

A positive electrode active material precursor for a secondary battery, which is a secondary particle in which primary particles are aggregated, includes a core portion including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), and a shell portion surrounding a surface of the core portion and including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn), and aluminum (Al), wherein the core portion and the shell portion has rod-shaped primary particles, and an average major axis length of the primary particles of the shell portion is smaller than an average major axis length of the primary particles of the core portion. A method of preparing the positive electrode active material precursor, and a positive electrode active material prepared by using the positive electrode active material precursor are also provided.

Provided is a charge-adjustment powder having an excellent ability to regulate a charging property on a surface of a target to be charge-adjusted within a certain range, and to maintain the applied charge. The charge-adjustment powder is formed with particles having titanium-niobium oxide on at least a part of a surface of a core, and the content of an alkali metal is set to be 20.0 mmol/kg or less based on the whole.

A process may produce mixed oxides including lithium, zirconium, and optionally at least one other than Li and Zr metal, by flame spray pyrolysis. Mixed oxides are obtainable by such a process. Such mixed oxides may be used in lithium ion batteries.

This positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery contains a lithium transition metal complex oxide capable of occluding and releasing Li, and contains SrMnO.sub.3 in the interior or exterior of secondary particles of the lithium transition metal complex oxide.

The present disclosure describes a crumpled form of Mxene materials, and methods of making and using these novel compositions.

The composite particle of the present invention includes an alumina particle having a card-house structure which is formed of three or more pieces of plate-like alumina and in which the pieces of plate-like alumina are fixed to each other; and an inorganic coating part provided on a surface of the plate-like alumina.

A nanoparticle cluster reduction method yields a new composition of matter including a large percentage (e.g., 75% or higher percentage) of primary nanoparticles in the new composition of matter. The particle reduction method reduces the size of nanoparticle clusters in material of the new composition of matter, allows particle reduction of specific nanoparticle cluster sizes, and allows particle reduction to primary nanoparticles. This new composition of matter can include a high permittivity and high resistivity dielectric compound. This new composition of matter, according to certain examples, has high permittivity, high resistivity, and low leakage current. In certain examples, the new composition of matter constitutes a dielectric energy storage device that is a battery with very high energy density, high operating voltage per cell, and an extended battery life cycle. An example method can include a controlled gas evolution reaction to reduce the size of nanoparticle clusters.