44th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150311431 | MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY WITH ULTRATHIN REFERENCE LAYER - The present invention is directed to an MRAM device comprising a plurality of MTJ memory elements. Each of the memory elements includes a magnetic free layer and a first magnetic reference layer with an insulating tunnel junction layer interposed therebetween; a second magnetic reference layer formed adjacent to the first magnetic reference layer opposite the insulating tunnel junction layer; an anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer formed adjacent to the second magnetic reference layer opposite the first magnetic reference layer; and a magnetic fixed layer formed adjacent to the anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer. The magnetic free layer has a variable magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to the layer plane thereof. The first and second magnetic reference layers have a first fixed magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to the layer planes thereof. The magnetic fixed layer has a second fixed magnetization direction that is substantially perpendicular to the layer plane thereof and is substantially opposite to the first fixed magnetization direction. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311432 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MAGNETORESISTIVE EFFECT ELEMENT - This invention provides a production process in which in a process for producing a magnetoresistive effect element, noble metal atoms in a re-deposited film adhered to a side wall after element isolation are efficiently removed to prevent short-circuiting due to the re-deposited film. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311433 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming conductive pillars on a substrate, sequentially forming a sacrificial layer and a molding structure between the conductive pillars, forming a conductive layer on the molding structure, such that the conductive layer is connected to the conductive pillars, removing the sacrificial layer to form an air gap, removing the molding structure to form an expanded air gap, and patterning the conductive layer to open the expanded air gap. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311434 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention provide a method for fabricating a magnetoresistive device. The method comprises: releasing a multi-layer magnetoresistive structure for forming the magnetoresistive device from a first substrate to relax an intrinsic stress in the multi-layer magnetoresistive structure such that the magnetic and/or magnetoresistive properties of the magnetoresistive device can be improved. The magnetic and/or magnetoresistive properties include, but are not limited to coercivity, squareness or abruptness of switching, magnetoresistance (MR) and resistance of the magnetoresistive device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311435 | Leakage Resistant RRAM/MIM Structure - An integrated circuit device includes a resistive random access memory (RRAM) cell or a MIM capacitor cell having a dielectric layer, a top conductive layer, and a bottom conductive layer. The dielectric layer includes a peripheral region adjacent an edge of the dielectric layer and a central region surrounded by the peripheral region. The top conductive layer abuts and is above dielectric layer. The bottom conductive layer abuts and is below the dielectric layer in the central region, but does not abut the dielectric layer the peripheral region of the cell. Abutment can be prevented by either an additional dielectric layer between the bottom conductive layer and the dielectric layer that is exclusively in the peripheral region or by cutting of the bottom electrode layer short of the peripheral region. Damage or contamination at the edge of the dielectric layer does not result in leakage currents. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311436 | SWITCHING DEVICE STRUCTURES AND METHODS - Switching device structures and methods are described herein. A switching device can include a vertical stack comprising a material formed between a first and a second electrode. The switching device can further include a third electrode coupled to the vertical stack and configured to receive a voltage applied thereto to control a formation state of a conductive pathway in the material between the first and the second electrode, wherein the formation state of the conductive pathway is switchable between an on state and an off state. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311437 | METHODS OF FORMING A MEMORY CELL MATERIAL, AND RELATED METHODS OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE, MEMORY CELL MATERIALS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES - A method of forming a memory cell material comprises forming a first portion of a dielectric material over a substrate by atomic layer deposition. Discrete conductive particles are formed on the first portion of the dielectric material by atomic layer deposition. A second portion of the dielectric material is formed on and between the discrete conductive particles by atomic layer deposition. A memory cell material, a method of forming a semiconductor device structure, and a semiconductor device structure are also described. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311438 | METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming semiconductor patterns on a semiconductor substrate, such that sides are surrounded by a lower interlayer insulating layer. A lower insulating layer is formed that covers the semiconductor patterns and the lower interlayer insulating layer. A contact structure is formed that penetrates the lower insulating layer and the lower interlayer insulating layer and is spaced apart from the semiconductor patterns. The contact structure has an upper surface higher than the semiconductor patterns. An upper insulating layer is formed covering the contact structure and the lower insulating layer. The upper and lower insulating layers form insulating patterns exposing the semiconductor patterns and covering the contact structure, and each of the insulating patterns includes a lower insulating pattern and an upper insulating pattern sequentially stacked. After the insulating patterns are formed, metal-semiconductor compounds are formed on the exposed semiconductor patterns. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311439 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide a peeling method that causes no damage to a layer to be peeled and to allow not only a layer to be peeled with a small surface area but also a layer to be peeled with a large surface area to be peeled entirely. Further, it is also an object of the present invention to bond a layer to be peeled to various base materials to provide a lighter semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. Particularly, it is an object to bond various elements typified by a TFT, (a thin film diode, a photoelectric conversion element comprising a PIN junction of silicon, or a silicon resistance element) to a flexible film to provide a lighter semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311440 | HOLE-TRANSPORTING MATERIAL FOR INORGANIC/ORGANIC HYBRID PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS - Provided is a hole-transporting compound having a novel structure, and more particularly, a hole-transporting compound for an inorganic/organic hybrid perovskite solar cell. An inorganic/organic hybrid perovskite-based solar cell using the hole-transporting compound according to the present invention has significantly high power generation efficiency. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311441 | METAL COMPLEX COMPOUND, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - A metal complex compound is expressed by the following general formula [1]: | 2015-10-29 |
20150311442 | METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method for forming pattern includes forming a guide layer on a substrate, forming a copolymer layer of a high-molecular block copolymer on the guide layer; and forming a phase-separation structure with a phase-separation cycle d by self-assembling the copolymer layer. The high-molecular block copolymer includes a first and a second polymer. The guide layer includes a first and a second region disposed on the substrate. Widths of the first and second region respectively are approximately (d/2)×n and (d/2)×m. Both of the first and second region are to be pinned with none of the first and second polymer. Surface energies of the first and second region are different from one another. Integers n and m are odd numbers. Value d is a phase-separation cycle of the high-molecular block copolymer. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311443 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND ORGANIC EL ELEMENT - A method for producing a transparent electrode includes a forming step, an applying step and an irradiating step. The forming step is a step of forming a conductive metal layer on a transparent resin substrate. The applying step is a step of applying a composition containing a conductive polymer and a nonconductive polymer over the transparent resin substrate and the conductive metal layer so as to form a conductive polymer layer. The irradiating step is a step of irradiating the conductive polymer layer with an infrared ray having a ratio of spectral radiance at a wavelength of 5.8 μm to spectral radiance at a wavelength of 3.0 μm of 5% or less. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311444 | ELECTRODES FORMED BY OXIDATIVE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION AND RELATED METHODS AND DEVICES - The present invention generally relates to electrodes formed by oxidative chemical vapor deposition and related methods and devices. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311445 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP UNIT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state image pickup unit of the invention includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion element. The photoelectric conversion element includes a photoelectric conversion layer; and first and second electrodes provided with the photoelectric conversion layer in between, the photoelectric conversion layer including a first organic semiconductor of a first conductive type and a second organic semiconductor of a second conductive type, and being configured by addition of a third organic semiconductor made of a derivative or an isomer of one of the first and second organic semiconductors. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311446 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND, LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - A novel heterocyclic compound is provided. A novel heterocyclic compound that can be used for a light-emitting element is provided. A novel heterocyclic compound that can improve the reliability of a light-emitting element when used for a light-emitting element is provided. A light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, an electronic appliance, or a lighting device which includes the novel heterocyclic compound and is highly reliable is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is a heterocyclic compound represented by a general formula (G0). In the general formula (G0), A represents a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxalinyl group, B represents a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311447 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES INCLUDING ORGANIC EIL LAYER - An OLED device comprises a cathode, an anode, and has therebetween a light emitting layer (LEL) comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound disposed in a host comprising a mixture of at least one electron transporting co-host which is a benzophenone derivative with a spiro substituent and at least one hole transporting co-host which is a triphenylamine which contains one trivalent nitrogen atom that is bonded only to carbon atoms, at least one of which is a member of an aromatic ring, wherein there is present an electron transporting layer contiguous to the LEL (HBL?) on the cathode side comprising an anthracene or a fluoranthene and wherein there is present an election injecting layer comprising a phenanthroline or a lithium quinolate contiguous to the cathode. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311448 | ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL - Novel compounds useful as organic semiconductor material are described. Semiconductor devices containing said organic semiconductor material are also described. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311449 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES - A compound that has the structure according to Formula 1: | 2015-10-29 |
20150311450 | NEW COMPOUNDS AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present specification relates to an organic electronic device in which a novel compound that may improve a life-span, efficiency, a driving voltage drop, and stability of the organic electronic device is contained in an organic material layer. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311451 | CARBAZOLE-BASED COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A carbazole-based compound and an organic light-emitting device including the carbazole-based compound, the compound being represented by one of the following Formulae 1 to 3: | 2015-10-29 |
20150311452 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - Provided is a transparent electrode including a nitrogen-containing layer and an electrode layer provided adjacent thereto. The nitrogen-containing layer includes a compound that contains a nitrogen atom or atoms and has an effective lone pair content n/M of 2.0×10 | 2015-10-29 |
20150311453 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The organic electroluminescence element includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a plurality of light emitting layers interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an interlayer-provided between the plurality of light emitting layers. The interlayer includes: a first layer-containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound; an alkali metal layer containing an alkali metal; a second layer containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound; and a hole injection layer containing an electron-accepting organic material. The first layer, the alkali metal layer, the second layer, and the hole injection layer are arranged in this order from the positive electrode to the negative electrode. The second layer is thicker than the alkali metal layer. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311454 | Compound, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device - To provide a novel compound which can be used as a host material in which a light-emitting substance is dispersed. To provide a light-emitting element having a long lifetime. A compound represented by General Formula (G0). In the formula, A represents any one of a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenylene group and a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranylene group, X represents a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, E represents a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzo[f,h]quinoxalinyl group, and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311455 | Method Of Forming Metal Complex Compound, And Organic Electroluminescence Device - To provide methods of forming fluorescence-producing organometallic complexes which can ensure high durability when used in organic electroluminescence devices. For example, a compound 106 is prepared in accordance with the following reaction scheme. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311456 | Tridentate Platinum (II) Complexes - A platinum (II) complex of the general formula (I) or (II), | 2015-10-29 |
20150311457 | FORMING PN JUNCTION CONTACTS BY DIFFERENT DIELECTRICS - A carbon nanotube transistor and method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube transistor is disclosed. The carbon nanotube transistor includes a carbon nanotube on a substrate, a gate electrode deposited on the carbon nanotube, and at least one of a source electrode and a drain electrode deposited on the carbon nanotube and separated from the gate electrode by a space region. The carbon nanotube is doped at the gate electrode an in the space region to form a p-n junction. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311458 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A thin film transistor includes a source electrode, a drain electrode, a semiconducting layer, an insulating layer and a gate electrode. The drain electrode is spaced apart from the source electrode. The semiconductor layer is electrically connected with the source electrode and the drain electrode. The gate electrode is insulated from the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the semiconductor layer by the insulating layer. The semiconductor layer includes a carbon nanotube composite layer. The carbon nanotube composite layer includes a number of semiconductor particles and a plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311459 | METHOD OF MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE LAYER - A method of making carbon nanotube composite layer includes following steps. A first suspension having a number of semiconductor particles is formed. The number of semiconductor particles are deposited on a substrate. A second suspension comprising a number of carbon nanotubes is provided. The number of carbon nanotubes in the second suspension are deposited on the substrate with the number of semiconductor particles. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311460 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE LAYER - A carbon nanotube composite layer includes a number of semiconductor particles and a number of carbon nanotubes. The number of semiconductor particles are dispersed into the number of carbon nanotubes, the number of carbon nanotubes and the number of semiconductor particles are electrically connected with each other, each of the number of semiconductor particles includes a semiconductor fragment, the semiconductor fragment includes a number of semiconductor molecular layers stacked together, a number of the number of semiconductor molecular layers ranges from about 1 to about 20, an area of the semiconductor fragment ranges from about 0.1 square micrometers to about 5 square micrometers, and a thickness of the semiconductor fragment range from about 2 nanometers to about 20 nanometers. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311461 | MULTILAYER COATINGS FORMED ON ALIGNED ARRAYS OF CARBON NANOTUBES - Arrays containing carbon nanostructure-oxide-metal diodes, such as carbon nanotube (CNT)-oxide-metal diodes and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. In some embodiments, the arrays contain vertically aligned carbon nanostructures, such as multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) coated with a conformal coating of a dielectric layer, such as a metal oxide. The tips of the carbon nano-structures are coated with a low work function metal, such as a calcium or aluminum to form a nanostructure-oxide-metal interface at the tips. The arrays can be used as rectenna at frequencies up to about 40 petahertz because of their intrinsically low capacitance. The arrays described herein produce high asymmetry and non-linearity at low turn on voltages down to 0.3 V and large current densities up to about 7,800 mA/cm2 and a rectification ratio of at least about 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, or 60. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311462 | WHITE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Disclosed is a white organic light emitting device in which a lifetime of a device is enhanced. The white organic light emitting device includes a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode and a second emission part on the first emission part. At least one among the first and second emission parts includes an emission area control layer. The white organic light emitting device includes a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode, a second emission part on the first emission part, and a third emission part on the second emission part. At least one among the first to third emission parts includes an emission area control layer. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311463 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - An organic light emitting device comprises a first and a second electrode, an organic light emitting layer disposed between the first and the second electrode, a hole injection layer adjacent to a first electrode, and a common layer disposed on the hole injection layer, wherein the common layer serves as a hole transporting layer and an electron blocking layer. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311464 | Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Appliance, and Lighting Device - A light-emitting element which has low driving voltage and high emission efficiency is provided. The light-emitting element includes, between a pair of electrodes, a hole-transport layer and a light-emitting layer over the hole-transport layer. The light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound having an electron-transport property, a second organic compound having a hole-transport property, and a light-emitting third organic compound converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. A combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex. The hole-transport layer contains at least a fourth organic compound whose HOMO level is lower than or equal to that of the second organic compound and a fifth organic compound whose HOMO level is higher than that of the second organic compound. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311465 | Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, and Lighting Device - Disclosed is a light-emitting element with a microcavity structure which is capable of amplifying a plurality of wavelengths to give emission of a desired color. The light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an EL layer having a light-emitting substance interposed between the pair of electrodes. One of the pair of electrodes gives a reflective surface and the other electrode gives a semi-reflective surface. The light-emitting element is arranged so that the emission of the light-emitting substance covers at least two wavelengths λ and an optical path length L between the reflective surface and the semi-reflective surface satisfies an equation L=nλ/2 where n is an integer greater than or equal to 2. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311466 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE - Various embodiments may relate to an optoelectronic device, including a first organic functional layer structure, a second organic functional layer structure, and a charge generating layer structure between the first organic functional layer structure and the second organic functional layer structure. The charge generating layer structure includes a first electron-conducting charge generating layer, a second electron-conducting charge generating layer, and an interlayer between the first electron-conducting charge generating layer and the second electron-conducting charge generating layer. The interlayer includes at least one phthalocyanine derivative. Various embodiments may further relate to a method for producing the optoelectronic device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311467 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A transparent electrode is configured which is provided with: a nitrogen-containing layer; a conductive layer which is provided abutting the nitrogen-containing layer, and which has silver as a main component thereof; a high refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than that of the nitrogen-containing layer; and a low refractive index layer having a refractive index lower than that of the high refractive index layer. In the nitrogen-containing layer, a compound is used which includes nitrogen atoms, and which has, in cases when n represents the number of unshared electron pairs which are not involved in aromaticity and which are not coordinated to metal, from among the unshared electron pairs of the nitrogen atoms, and M represents molecular weight, an effective unshared-electron-pair content [n/M] that satisfies 2.0×10 | 2015-10-29 |
20150311468 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flexible display apparatus includes: a first flexible substrate including carbon and having an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, and a lateral surface coupling the upper surface to the lower surface; a first barrier layer on the first flexible substrate to cover the first flexible substrate; a second flexible substrate on the first barrier layer, the second flexible substrate including carbon and having an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, and a lateral surface coupling the upper surface to the lower surface; and an organic light emitting device on the second flexible substrate. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311469 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a method for preparing an organic light-emitting device, comprising the steps of: 1) forming a spacer pattern on a first electrode formed on a substrate; 2) forming an organic material layer and a second electrode; 3) exposing the first electrode by forming an encapsulation thin film and then etching at least one portion of the encapsulation thin film; and 4) forming an auxiliary electrode which is electrically connected to the first electrode exposed in the step 3). The organic light-emitting device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may solve problems of a voltage drop due to resistance of a transparent electrode in a longitudinal direction and of resultant brightness non-uniformity of the diode. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311470 | CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT FOR AN OLED DEVICE, AND OLED DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A conductive support for an OLED, includes a dielectric sublayer, with an optical thickness L1 of greater than 20 nm and less than 180 nm, including a first crystalline contact layer based on zinc oxide, a first silver layer of less than 20 nm, a dielectric separating layer, with an optical thickness L2 of greater than 80 nm and less than 280 nm, including in this order a layer of zinc oxide with a thickness e | 2015-10-29 |
20150311471 | ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE HAVING AT LEAST ONE METAL GROWTH LAYER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE - Various embodiments may relate to an electronic structure, including at least one organic layer, at least one metal growth layer grown onto the organic layer, and at least one metal layer grown on the metal growth layer. The at least one metal growth layer contains germanium. Various embodiments further relate to a method for producing the electronic structure. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311472 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. The display apparatus includes a display substrate arranged with a display portion including a display device; a sealing substrate disposed to face the display substrate; and a sealing portion that bonds the display substrate and the sealing substrate and surrounds the display portion. The sealing portion includes a first sealing portion that includes a sealing material and an insulating layer that includes at least one first opening; and a second sealing portion that is disposed outside the first sealing portion and includes at least one gas hole. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311473 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting device includes: a first substrate; a plurality of electrodes on the first substrate; a pixel definition layer on the plurality of electrodes and including a plurality of openings and respectively exposing the plurality of electrodes; and a spacer on the pixel definition layer, wherein the pixel definition layer includes a first opening and a second opening adjacent to each other along a first direction by an interval for each pixel, and a third opening adjacent to the first opening and the second opening by an interval along a second direction crossing the first direction, and wherein the spacer is at a crossing point of a first imaginary line extending in the first direction and passing between the first opening and the third opening and a second imaginary line extending in the second direction and passing between the first opening and the second opening. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311474 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE WITH SURFACE MODIFICATION LAYER - An organic light emitting diode ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311475 | ELECTROPHOSPHORESCENT ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING CONCENTRATOR - Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device with a base having an opening, and a plurality of organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) disposed on a plurality of substrates and arranged in a light directing structure onto the base, where the opening of the base is a light exit aperture of light output by the plurality of OLEDs. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311476 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED INTERNAL OUT-COUPLING AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a light emitting device with improved internal out-coupling by providing an intermediate layer ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311477 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a substrate and a display layer formed over the substrate and including a pixel area and a non-pixel area. The display also includes an upper thin layer formed over the display layer, wherein the upper thin layer comprises at least first and second conductive layers and a dielectric layer formed between the first and second conductive layers, wherein the second conductive layer is closer to the substrate than the first conductive layer, and wherein the first and second conductive layers are patterned as a touch electrode. The display further includes a light absorbing member at least partially overlapping the non-pixel area and not overlapping the pixel area. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311478 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate including a display region displaying an image and a peripheral region surrounding the display region, a plurality of pad wires formed in the peripheral region of the substrate, and a plurality of bumps formed between the plurality of pad wires. The organic light emitting diode display blocks or relieves impact which is generated when a temporary upper protective film is half-cut and applied to a plurality of pad wires or an insulating layer by forming a plurality of bumps between the plurality of pad wires, thus preventing a damage to the pad wires or the insulating layer. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311479 | ORGANIC LUMINESCENT MATERIALS, COATING SOLUTION USING SAME FOR ORGANIC - It is an object of the present invention to provide an organic light-emitting device which can emit white light by easily controlling dopant concentrations. The organic light-emitting device has a first electrode ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311480 | Battery Module having a Battery Module Cover and Method for Producing a Battery Module Cover of a Battery Module - A battery module comprises at least one battery cell including two battery cell terminals. The battery module further comprises a battery module cover configured for connection to the battery module to cover at least part of the battery module. Conducting tracks configured for connection to at least one sensor in an electrically conductive manner are integrated in the battery module cover. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311481 | Cap Assembly Of Power Battery - The present disclosure provides a cap assembly of a power battery, which comprises: a cap plate provided with a vent hole and an electrolyte-injection hole; a first electrode post provided on and electrically connected to the cap plate; a second electrode post insulated from and assembled to the cap plate | 2015-10-29 |
20150311482 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case; an electrode terminal connected to the electrode assembly and extending through a terminal hole of the cap plate; and a retainer having first ends contacting the case and located between the electrode assembly and the side wall to support the electrode assembly and the side wall, wherein a thickness of the retainer gradually decreases away from the first ends of the retainer. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311483 | SECONDARY BATTERY METAL TERMINAL COATING RESIN FILM, METHOD FORMANUFACTURING SAME AND BATTERY PACK - A secondary battery metal terminal coating resin film having improved overall performance and capable of securing filling ability, adhesive properties, insulating properties of a lead end portion and shape retention properties of a sealant, a manufacturing method for the same and a battery pack using the secondary battery metal terminal coating resin film in provided in the lead end portion of a tab used for a laminate-type packaging material for a secondary battery. The secondary battery metal terminal coating resin film ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150311484 | BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BATTERY - A battery including a plurality of cells housed in a battery container, wherein the battery container is formed of an insulating material and includes a plurality of housing portions formed by an inner wall portion of the battery container, each of the housing portions housing an associated one of the cells, and a conductive member for use in connecting the plurality of cells is embedded in a wall portion of the battery container. The housing portion has a shape conforming to an outer face of the cell and is in contact with the outer face of the cell. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311485 | BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system having at least a pair of battery modules, each battery module having a base plate and a cell stack secured on a base surface of the base plate. A first offset is arranged on a first side of the base plate and a first section is arranged on a second side opposite the first side. First threaded holes are arranged in the first offset and in the first section, parallel to the direction of extent of the first offset and of the first section. The battery modules are connected to one another via the auxiliary frame by screwing into the first threaded holes through through-holes arranged in the auxiliary frame. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311486 | BATTERY PACK - Provided is a battery pack. The battery pack includes: a case including a cavity; a core pack that inserts into the cavity and comprising a plurality of batteries; a first cover coupled to a side of the case; and a second cover coupled to the other side of the case. The case further includes a plurality of guide grooves formed in inner corners of the case and extending in a length direction of the case, and the core pack further includes a plurality of ridges that respectively slide into the guide grooves in the length direction of the case. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311487 | NON-STOP BATTERY CHANGING SYSTEM - There is provided a non-stop battery changing system that includes: a body connected to a moving body that is moved by power, having a seat on a side, and having locking grooves and a power terminal in the seat; a battery pack inserted in the seat of the body to supply power to the moving body, having locking protrusions sliding inward/outward, and having a battery terminal that comes in contact with the power terminal; and a pushing protrusion extending outward from a side of the battery pack in a mounting direction of the battery pack inserted in the seat by movement of the moving body, and unlocking the locking protrusions out of the locking grooves, when the battery pack used in the seat is replaced with another charged battery pack. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311488 | LID FOR BATTERY CASE - In a configuration where an annular thin portion | 2015-10-29 |
20150311489 | ANODE STRUCTURE OF LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERY - An anode structure of a lithium sulfur battery includes a sulfur anode laminated on an aluminum foil, and a carbon coating layer disposed between the sulfur anode and a carbon structure layer in which sulfur is immersed. The sulfur anode includes thesulfur, a conductor, and a binder. The carbon structure layer in which sulfur is immersed is a polyester (PE) separation membrane separated from a counter electrode. A loaded amount of sulfur within the anode structure is dispersed to the sulfur anode and the carbon structure layer in which the sulfur is immersed. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311490 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE/SEPARATOR LAMINATE, AND LITHIUM-ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - To provide a method for producing an electrode/separator laminate which, when producing the electrode/separator laminate by subjecting the electrode and separator with adhesive layer to thermocompression bonding, the separator and the electrode can be bonded with adequate adhesion, without detriment to ion conductivity. [Solution] This method for producing an electrode/separator laminate includes a step in which a separator with adhesive layer comprising a porous polyolefin film having an adhesive layer at least on one side, and an electrode which has an electrode active substance layer containing an electrode active substance and an electrode binder, are laminated in such a manner that the adhesive layer and the electrode active substance layer touch one another, and are subsequently subjected to thermocompression. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311491 | LITHIUM BATTERY PROTECTED FROM INSTRUSION BY POINTED ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a lithium battery, the operation of which is security-protected by the interposition of resilient films. The battery is made up of a battery cell PEN, which comprises a film of an electrolyte E containing a lithium salt between a film P forming a positive electrode and a film N forming a negative electrode, or made up of a stack of battery cells PEN, said stack comprising two terminal battery cells between which are optionally placed one or more intermediate battery cells, said battery being characterized in that it comprises at least two protective films Fp made of a resilient material, at least one of the electrodes of the battery cell or of each terminal battery cell being in contact with a protective film Fp made of a resilient material. In particular, at least two protective films Fp are made of a resilient material having an elongation at break denoted by a | 2015-10-29 |
20150311492 | High Energy Density Charge And Discharge Lithium Battery - The present invention belongs to the electrochemical field. Specifically, the present invention relates to a charge and discharge lithium battery having high energy density. The lithium battery consists of a separator, a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte, wherein the separator is a solid and allows lithium ions to reversibly pass through; the cathode is made of metal lithium or an alloy of lithium; the electrolyte at the cathode side is a common organic electrolyte, a polymer electrolyte, or an ionic liquid electrolyte, or a mixture thereof; the anode is an anode material commonly used in a lithium ion battery; the electrolyte at the anode side is an aqueous solution or a hydrogel electrolyte containing lithium salt. The energy density of the charge and discharge lithium battery is higher than the energy density of the traditional lithium ion battery by at least 30%. The charge and discharge lithium battery having high energy density can be used for storage and discharge of electric power. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311493 | BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER SYSTEM - Provided is a battery in which an area density S (mg/cm | 2015-10-29 |
20150311494 | MOISTURE-RESISTANT AND ANTI-CORROSIVE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The disclosure extends to protectively coated energy storage devices, such as rechargeable batteries, and associated methods of forming the same. An energy storage device, such as a rechargeable battery, may comprise a cell including at least one electrical terminal and a circuit board electrically coupled to the at least one electrical terminal. The rechargeable battery may also include a protective coating on at least a portion of at least one of a surface of the cell and/or at least one surface of the circuit board. The protective coating may reside between the circuit board and the cell. The protective coating may comprise a moisture resistant coating that will withstand exposure to corrosive agents, including electrolytes, corrosive gases and dust. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311495 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, a board assembly including first and second boards, the first and second boards extending across electrode tabs of the battery cells and electrically connecting the plurality of battery cells via the electrode tabs, and an insulation member including a base and at least one bent part, the base being disposed between the board assembly and the plurality of battery cells, and the at least one bent part extending from the base toward the board assembly and being bent to cover an edge of the board assembly. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311496 | BATTERY WITH ELECTROLYTE INTERMIXING DEVICE - The invention relates to a battery comprising liquid electrolyte, used in moving vehicles, wherein the battery includes a battery housing comprising side walls, a housing floor and a cover, a liquid electrolyte, the level of which is within predetermined tolerance limits, electrodes, a flow channel plate arranged at least on one side wall so as to form .a flow channel, wherein the upper end of said flow channel serves as exhaust port, a mixing vessel comprising a mixing vessel floor and mixing vessel side walls being arranged above the electrodes wherein the mixing vessel side wall adjoining the exhaust port is formed as an overflow the mixing vessel floor being located below the minimum level for the liquid electrolyte, which minimum level is provided for operational reasons, and at least one floor opening being provided in the mixing vessel floor. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311497 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF A SOLID -BASED THIN-FILM BATTERY, PLASMA POWDER SPRAYER THEREFOR, AND SOLID-BASED THIN FILM BATTERY - A method for the manufacture of a layer for solid state thin-film batteries using a plasma-powder-sprayer with a plasma generation area and a mixing area spatially separated from it, including creation of a plasma gas stream from an ignition gas stream in the plasma generation area; creation of a powder-aerosol stream from a carrier gas stream from a carrier gas reservoir and powder particles from a powder reservoir, wherein the powder particles are extracted in a particular way; introduction of the powder-aerosol stream and the plasma gas stream into the mixing area, so that a plasma-powder-aerosol is formed; directing a plasma-powder-aerosol stream from the mixing area onto a substrate arranged in a coating area; and, deposition of a layer on a substrate of powder particles that are superficially fused or changed in their crystalline structure in the mixing area and/or in the plasma-powder-aerosol stream and/or in the coating area. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311498 | NEW HIGH CAPACITY CATHODE MATERIAL WITH IMPROVED OPERATING VOLTAGE - The present invention relates to an electrochemical cell comprising an anode of a Group IA metal and a cathode of a composite material prepared from an aqueous mixture of iron sulfate, nickel sulfate, and sulfur. The cathode material of the present invention provides for a lithium electrochemical cell having an increased operating voltage and power performance with high discharge capacity as compared to a lithium cell comprising nickel disulfide cathode material. In addition, the cathode material of the present invention exhibits a smaller initial irreversible voltage loss as compared to iron disulfide. This makes the cathode material of the present invention particularly useful for implantable medical applications. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311499 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, PRECURSOR OF POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium transition metal composite oxide having an α-NaFeO | 2015-10-29 |
20150311500 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRIC DEVICE AND ELECTRIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - The negative electrode for an electric device includes a current collector and an electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material, an electrically-conductive auxiliary agent and a binder and formed on a surface of the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material contains an alloy represented by the following formula (1): Si | 2015-10-29 |
20150311501 | THREE-DIMENSIONALLY STRUCTURED LITHIUM ANODE - A method is provide for manufacturing a lithium anode and to a lithium anode for a lithium cell and/or a lithium battery. In order to improve the service life, performance capability and safety of a lithium cell and/or a lithium battery equipped with the lithium anode, the lithium anode includes a surface-structured current conductor and/or a surface-structured protective layer having at least one surface section circumscribed by a raised surface section, the surface structuring/structurings forming at least one cavity, and the at least one cavity being, in particular electrochemically, filled with anode active material. Also provided are a lithium cell and a lithium battery equipped with a lithium anode. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311502 | HYDROGEN-STORAGE ALLOY PARTICLES - Novel hydrogen storage alloy particles which include vanadium which can reduce dissolution of vanadium to an alkali aqueous solution over a plurality of charging and discharging cycles when used for a negative electrode of an alkali storage battery are provided. Hydrogen storage alloy particles which contain titanium and vanadium as main components and which have an oxide layer which contains titanium oxide on their surface, the oxide layer having a thickness of 6.2 nm or more, are provided. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311503 | Secondary Zinc-Manganese Dioxide Batteries for High Power Applications - In an embodiment, a secondary Zn—MnO | 2015-10-29 |
20150311504 | HIGH CAPACITY ELECTRODES - An electrode comprises carbon nanoparticles and at least one of metal particles, metal oxide particles, metalloid particles and/or metalloid oxide particles. A surfactant attaches the carbon nanoparticles and the metal particles, metal oxide particles, metalloid particles and/or metalloid oxide particles to form an electrode composition. A binder binds the electrode composition such that it can be formed into a film or membrane. The electrode has a specific capacity of at least 450 mAh/g of active material when cycled at a charge/discharge rate of about 0.1C. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311505 | LMFP Cathode Materials with Improved Electrochemical Performance - Particulate LMFP cathode materials having high manganese contents and small amounts of dopant metals are disclosed These cathode materials are made by milling a mixture of precursor materials in a wet or dry milling process. Preferably, off-stoichiometric amounts of starting materials are used to make the cathode materials. Unlike other high manganese LMFP materials, these cathode materials provide high specific capacities, very good cycle life and high energies even at high discharge rates. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311506 | VANADIUM OXYSULFIDE BASED CATHODE MATERIALS FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A cathode active composite containing an amorphous composite of vanadium oxide and an inorganic sulfide is provided. In one embodiment the composite contains vanadium pentoxide and phosphorous pentasulfide. In a further special embodiment, a cathode active material comprising a nanoparticle composite of an amorphous matrix containing vanadium, oxygen and sulfur and crystalline regions of vanadium and oxygen embedded in the matrix is provided. Electrochemical cells and a reversible battery having a cathode containing one of the cathode active composites are also provided. In specific embodiments the battery is a magnesium battery. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311507 | COMPOSITE ACTIVE MATERIAL, SOLID STATE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE ACTIVE MATERIAL - The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a composite active material having favorable electron conductivity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a composite active material comprising an active material, a coat layer with an average thickness of less than 100 nm, formed on a surface of the active material and composed of an ion conductive oxide, and carbon particles penetrating the coat layer, formed on a surface of the active material. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311508 | CORE-SHELL STRUCTURED NANOPARTICLES FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR CELLS - Described is a core-shell nanoparticle comprising a lithium sulfide nanoparticle core and a shell covering the lithium sulfide nanoparticle core, the shell comprising at least one of carbon, polyanaline or a transition metal sulfide. The core-shell nanoparticle may be used for a positive electrode in a lithium/sulfur battery cell. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311509 | PARTICULATE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POWER STORAGE DEVICE POSITIVE ELECTRODE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PARTICULATE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A particulate active material for a power storage device positive electrode having a higher energy density is provided, which includes particles of an electrically conductive polymer and a conductive agent, wherein the electrically conductive polymer particles each have a surface coated with the conductive agent. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311510 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE MATERIAL - An electrode material is composed of an electrode active material represented by the general formula LiMPO | 2015-10-29 |
20150311511 | COATED NICKEL HYDROXIDE POWDER FOR ALKALI SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A coated nickel hydroxide powder that has improved dispersibility in a paste to inhibit agglomeration and can be densely packed in a three-dimensional metal porous body in the preparation of a positive electrode for alkaline secondary battery includes nickel hydroxide particles and a coating layer made of a cobalt compound and formed on a surface of the nickel hydroxide particles, wherein when 10 mL of water is added to 10 g of the coated nickel hydroxide powder to prepare a suspension, the suspension having a pH of 10.2 or higher (as measured at 25° C.). The coated nickel hydroxide powder obtained through a crystallization step and a coating step is washed in a washing step until an amount of ammonium ions eluted into a suspension obtained by adding 10 mL of water to 10 g of the coated nickel hydroxide powder becomes 0.35 mmol/L or less. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311512 | Bimodal Lithium Transition Metal Based Oxide Powder for Use in a Rechargeable Battery - A bimodal lithium transition metal oxide based powder for a rechargeable battery, comprising: a first lithium transition metal oxide based powder, either comprising a material having a layered crystal structure consisting of the elements Li, a metal M and oxygen, wherein the Li content is stoichiometrically controlled, wherein the metal M has the formula M=Co | 2015-10-29 |
20150311513 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING SAME - There is provided a negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries having a structure in which in charged and discharged states, a Li | 2015-10-29 |
20150311514 | PRECURSOR OF LI-ION CATHODE MATERIAL, THE PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND LI-ION CATHODE MATERIAL - Li-ion cathode materials with improved performance characteristics and precursors to prepare such materials are disclosed. The precursors consist of complex, mixed alkali transition metal oxides of the formula Li | 2015-10-29 |
20150311515 | Antimony and Layered Carbon Network Battery Anode - A method is provided for fabricating an antimony anode. The method disperses antimony (Sb) particles in a layered carbon network using a process such as mechanical mixing, ball milling, stirring, or ultrasound sonication, forming a Sb/carbon composite. The Sb/carbon composite is mixed with a binder, forming a mixture, and the mixture is deposited on a current collector. Advantageously, the binder may be an aqueous (water soluble) binder. In one aspect, prior to dispersing the Sb particles in the layered carbon network, the Sb particles are coated with carbon. For example, the Sb particles may be dispersed in a solution including a polymer, where the solution may be an aqueous or organic. Alternatively, the Sb particles may be dispersed in a solution including a monomer. The monomer solution is polymerized to form polymer sheathed Sb core-shell structures, and then carbonized. Associated Sb anodes and Sb anode batteries are also provided. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311516 | BATTERY - A battery, including a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte; the cathode including a cathode active material capable of reversibly intercalating-deintercalating ions; the anode including an anode current collector that does not participate in the electrochemical reaction; the electrolyte including a solvent capable of dissolving solute, the solute being ionized to at least an active ions that can be reduced to a metallic state during a charge cycle and be oxidized from the metallic state to the dissolved ion state during a discharge cycle and/or an intercalation-deintercalation ions that can deintercalate from the cathode active material during the charge cycle and intercalate into the cathode active material during the discharge cycle; the anode further comprising an anode active material formed on the anode current collector capable of being oxidized and dissolved to active ion state during the discharge cycle. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311517 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRIC DEVICE AND ELECTRIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - [TECHNICAL PROBLEM] To provide a negative electrode for an electric device such as a Li ion secondary battery, which shows good balanced characteristics where Initial capacity is high while maintaining high cycle characteristics. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311518 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a network structure formed by at least some of iron oxide particles being linked to each other. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311519 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes secondary particles formed by primary particles containing iron oxide that are linked in a chain. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311520 | VANADIUM OXYSULFIDE BASED CATHODE MATERIALS FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A cathode active composite containing an amorphous composite of vanadium oxide and an inorganic sulfide is provided. In one embodiment the composite contains vanadium pentoxide and phosphorous pentasulfide. An elctrochemical cell and a reversible battery having a cathode containing the cathode active composite are also provided. In one embodiment the battery is a magnesium battery. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311521 | DEVICE FOR PREPARING LITHIUM COMPOSITE TRANSITION METAL OXIDE, LITHIUM COMPOSITE TRANSITION METAL OXIDE PREPARED USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING LITHIUM COMPOSITE TRANSITION METAL OXIDE - A device for preparing a lithium composite transition metal oxide includes first and second mixers continuously arranged in a direction in which a fluid proceeds, wherein the first mixer has a closed structure including a hollow fixed cylinder, a rotating cylinder having the same axis as that of the hollow fixed cylinder and having an outer diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the fixed cylinder, an electric motor to generate power for rotation of the rotating cylinder, a rotation reaction space, as a separation space between the hollow fixed cylinder and the rotating cylinder, in which ring-shaped vortex pairs periodically arranged along a rotating shaft and rotating in opposite directions are formed, first inlets through which raw materials are introduced into the rotation reaction space, and a first outlet to discharge a reaction fluid formed from the rotation reaction space. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311522 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR USE IN A LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention provides a positive active material for use in a lithium ion battery, a method for preparing the positive active material and a lithium ion battery containing the positive active material. The positive active material includes a core of lithium containing transition metal oxide represented by Formula Li | 2015-10-29 |
20150311523 | COATED NICKEL HYDROXIDE POWDER FOR ALKALI SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A coated nickel hydroxide powder that has improved dispersibility in a paste to inhibit agglomeration and can be densely packed in a three-dimensional metal porous body in the preparation of a positive electrode for alkaline secondary battery includes nickel hydroxide particles and a coating layer made of a cobalt compound and formed on a surface of the nickel hydroxide particles, wherein when 10 mL of water is added to 10 g of the coated nickel hydroxide powder to prepare a suspension, a total amount of eluted ions except for oxonium ions, hydroxide ions, and carbonate ions in the suspension is 6.5 mmol/L or less. The coated nickel hydroxide powder obtained through a crystallization step, a coating step, and a washing step is dried in a drying step in a decarbonated atmosphere whose partial pressure of a carbon-containing gas is 15 Pa or less. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311524 | Low Porosity Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries - A positive electrode for a rechargeable battery comprising at least 95% active cathode material with an electrode loading of at least 6 mg/cm | 2015-10-29 |
20150311525 | BATTERY CELL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN TO REACH HIGH ENERGY - Improved high energy capacity designs for lithium ion batteries are described that take advantage of the properties of high specific capacity anode active compositions and high specific capacity cathode active compositions. In particular, specific electrode designs provide for achieving very high energy densities. Furthermore, the complex behavior of the active materials is used advantageously in a radical electrode balancing design that significantly reduced wasted electrode capacity in either electrode when cycling under realistic conditions of moderate to high discharge rates and/or over a reduced depth of discharge. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311526 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary cell is configured in a novel manner, having a charge-discharge capacity, as determined per unit weight of the carbon used in the electrode, that is markedly higher than the theoretical capacity of graphite, and having a surface that is stabilized against repeated charging and discharging. A negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary cell in which a carbon layer obtained by building up and growing a graphene sheet is formed on the surface of a substrate comprising an iron-based metal, the carbon layer being formed in a diagonal direction in relation to the substrate, and the carbon layer being used as the surface of the negative electrode. As measured using an argon laser having a wavelength of 532 nm, the Raman spectrum of the graphite that constitutes the carbon nanochip layer has a g/d ratio of 0.30-0.80. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311527 | LMFP Cathode Materials with Improved Electrochemical Performance - Particulate LMFP cathode materials having high manganese contents and small amounts of dopant metals are disclosed. These cathode materials are made by milling a mixture of precursor materials in a wet or dry milling process. Preferably, off-stoichiometric amounts of starting materials are used to make the cathode materials. Unlike other high manganese LMFP materials, these cathode materials provide high specific capacities, very good cycle life and high energies even at high discharge rates. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311528 | Battery Cell and Method of Operating the Same - A battery cell includes a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The battery cell also contains a thermally expandable graphite intercalation compound. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311529 | ELECTRONICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMER BINDER FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ELECTRODE - A family of carboxylic acid groups containing fluorene/fluorenon copolymers is disclosed as binders of silicon particles in the fabrication of negative electrodes for use with lithium ion batteries. Triethyleneoxide side chains provide improved adhesion to materials such as, graphite, silicon, silicon alloy, tin, tin alloy. These binders enable the use of silicon as an electrode material as they significantly improve the cycle-ability of silicon by preventing electrode degradation over time. In particular, these polymers, which become conductive on first charge, bind to the silicon particles of the electrode, are flexible so as to better accommodate the expansion and contraction of the electrode during charge/discharge, and being conductive promote the flow battery current. | 2015-10-29 |
20150311530 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME - An electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a binder comprising a vinyl chloride resin (PVC) and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), wherein the weight ratio of the PVC and the PVDF is PVC:PVDF=8:2 to 3:7, and at least one of the following (a) and (b) is satisfied: (a) the polymerization degree of the PVC is 900 or more, and (b) the polymerization degree of the PVDF is 5000 or more. | 2015-10-29 |