• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.37-41
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• 2024

The coconut shell, a by-product of popular tropical fruit, is a promising material due to its interesting properties. The preparation of the composite consisted of conducting polymer and coconut shell using a simple wet method, and subsequent carbonization produced a carbonized material under a controlled carbonization cycle. In addition, its electrochemical performance as an anode in lithium-ion batteries was also investigated. The appearance of the obtained materials was observed with a scanning electron microscope. The internal structure of the carbon derived from the coconut shell under a controlled heating profile was analyzed using a Raman spectroscope. A simple electrical measurement based on the ohmic relationship showed that the carbonized product has a significant electrical conductivity. The application of the carbonized product as anode in a lithium-ion battery was tested using half-cell charge/discharge experiments. This article provides important information for future research regarding the recycling of fruit shells and food waste.

• Composites Research
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.18-23
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• 2002

The absorption and the interference shielding of the problems thor both commercial and military purposes. In this study, the minimization of the electromagnetic wale reflections using composite layers with different dielectric properties was performed. Dielectric constants were measured for glass/epoxy composites containing conductive carbon blacks and carbon/epoxy fabric composites. Using the measured permittivities of the composites having various carbon black contents, the optimal electromagnetic wave absorbing structure in X-band(8.2GHz-12.4GHz) was determined. The optimal multi-layered composite plates have the thickness of 2.6mm. The maximum reflection loss is -30dB at 10GHz, and the bandwidth haying the absorptivity lower than -l0dB is about 2GHz.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.336-342
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• 1999

Various surface treatment techniques can be applied onto the surface of carbon fibers to increase interlaminar shear strength (ILSS). In a commerciaI treatment, first, surface of carbon fiber was oxidized, after that, a sizing agent was coated to improve handleability and adhesion to the matrix. Carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRC) which is made of these fibers show excellent ILSS but show low vaIues of impact strength In this study, reactive and ductile interphase was introduced between fiber and matrix to increase both the ILSS and impact strength. By using electric conductivity of carbon fibers, flexible polymers which have ionizable group, i.e., MVEMA and EMA, were coated onto the surface (oxidized) of carbon fiber by the technique of electrodeposition. ILSS and impact strength of composites were evaluated according to the surface treatments, i.e., commercial sizing treatment, interphase introduction, and without sizing treatment. Izod impact strength and ILSS of CFRC were simultaneously improved in thc thickness range of $0.08{\sim}0.12{\mu}m$ of MVEMA interphase. Water resistance of the composites was decreased by introducing MVEMA interphase.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.19 no.4 s.68
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• pp.80-85
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• 2004

Electromagnetic interference(EMI) shielding characteristics of composite filled with Cu flake and carbon brush powder as hybrid conductive filler and EAF slag have been studied. The coaxial transmission line method of ASTM D4935-99 was used to measure the EMI Shielding effectiveness of composites as formulation in frequency rage $100\~1,000MHz$ The SE also increases with the increase in flier loading. The hybrid filler filled composites show higher SE compared to that of only Cu flake. The correlation between SE and conductivity of the various composites is also discussed. The results indicate that the composites having higher filler loading$({\geq}40wt.\%)$ can be used for the purpose of safety materials to protect hazardous electromagnetic interference.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.3627-3632
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• 2015

We investigated mechanical, rheological and electrical properties of graphite/PP/LCP composites for a bipolar plate of the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. The composites containing very low molecular weighted PP showed much higher electrical conductivity compared with other thermoplastics. This was attributed to the enhanced dispersion of graphite particles due to the low viscosity of the PP. The conductivity of the composites was increased in a great extent by incorporation of small amount of carbon nano tube (CNT). However, the acid treated CNT which contains oxygen atoms did not increase the conductivity of the composite. From this result, it is concluded that the CNT has higher affinity with non polar polymer. The composite with low molecular weighted PP provided good processability so that the composites can be processed by an injection molding while the mechanical strength is deficient compared to other polymers. In order to reinforce the low mechanical property, LCP/PP was used as a binder and the graphite/PP/LCP composite showed the higher conductivity and moderate mechanical strength maintaining suitable processability.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.155-155
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• 2016

최근 증가하고 있는 플렉서블 기기제작을 위한 플렉서블 전극으로 금속메쉬, 그래핀, 은나노선을 사용한 전극이 제안되었으나 복잡한 공정 및 안정성 문제로 인해 다양한 나노복합구조를 적용하여 단점을 개선하기 위한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 은나노선 전극은 특히 공정이 단순하고 투과도 및 전도도가 비교적 우수하며 기판의 휘어짐에도 특성변화가 가장 작아 플렉서블 전극의 가장 강력한 후보재료로 알려져 있다. 그러나 은나노선 전극은 구조적으로 전극표면에 고르게 분포하지 못하기 때문에 전극의 표면거칠기가 매우 커지고 투과되는 빛과 간섭하여 헤이즈가 발생되는 문제를 가지고 있다. 특히 플렉서블 OLED용 전극으로 응용시 화면의 선명도가 떨어지며 은나노선 네트워크의 접촉저항이 증가하고 큰 표면거칠기로 인해 수명이 감소하는 문제를 가지고 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 본 연구에서는 은나노선 전극에 산화그래핀 처리를 통해 나노복합구조를 형성하고 플렉서블 기판에 전사하는 방법을 통해 투명 전극을 형성하였다. 주사전자현미경 측정을 통해 산화그래핀 플레이크와 은나노선 전극의 구조적 특성을 조사하였고 면저항측정을 통해 산화그래핀 처리공정 조건에 따라 전기적 특성이 개선되는 결과를 확인하였다. 은나노선 전극의 전도도 개선의 원인을 조사하기 위해 라만, XPS, 투과도 측정결과를 분석하였다. XPS 분석결과 은나노선과 그래핀의 나노복합구조 형성을 통해 산화그래핀에 포함된 pyridinic 질소가 감소하고 quaternary 질소가 증가하였다. 이는 산화그래핀의 내부 defect sites에 질소결합이 증가되었음을 의미하고 이로인해 산화그래핀에 부분적인 전도경로가 형성되어 은나노선의 전도특성을 개선되었다. 투과도 측정을 통해 은나노선의 가로방향 플라즈몬 공명 흡수가 산화그래핀 처리에 의해 감소하였고 이로 인해 은나노선 전극의 투과도가 산화그래핀 처리에 의해 개선되는 결과를 확인하였다. 은나노선 전극에 대해 산화그래핀 처리를 통해 나노복합구조 형성에 대한 연구는 은나노선 플렉서블 전극 개발을 가속화하고 잠재적인 응용분야를 확대하기 위한 원천지식을 제공할 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.69-73
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• 2018

The power law is very important in gas sensing for the determination of gas concentration. In this study, the resistance of a gas sensor based on poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate+graphene oxide composite was found to exhibit a power law dependence on hydrogen concentration at $150^{\circ}C$. Experiments were carried out in the gas concentration range of 30~180 ppm at which the sensor showed a sensitivity of 6~9% with a response and recovery time of 30s.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.150-152
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• 2007

직렬로 연결 된 다층의 단위전지 집합으로 구성되는 고체 고분자 연료전지의 적층전지는 에서 발생 할 수 있는 단위전지 간 전압손실과 압력구배를 최소화하기 위해 적층전지 내의 단위전지 외에 부품 및 재료를 추가하여 전압손실과 압력구배를 줄이는 방법에 대한 연구를 진행하였다. 체결압 구배를 최소화하기 위해 부드러운 층으로 이루어진 외곽부분과 딱딱한 층으로 이루어진 중심부를 가지는 필름을 전류집합체 뒤쪽에 첨가하였고， 분리판과 전류집합체 사이에서 발생 할 수 있는 전압손실을 방지하기 위해 높은 전기 전도성을 가지며, 평활도를 유지 할 수 있는 재료로 구성 된 복합층을 전류집합체와 분리판 사이에 첨가하였다. 압력구배 측정 및 다층전지 성능테스트 중 단전지간 전압손실을 측정하여 기 제작 된 첨가층들에 대한 영향의 정도를 파악하였다.

• Composites Research
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.50-54
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• 2020

Soft robotics and wearable devices require large motions and flexibility. In this regard, there is a demand for developing stretchable strain sensors which can be attached to the soft robots and wearable devices. In this work, we fabricated stretchable and electrically conductive composite fibers by combining polyurethane (PU) and silver nanoflowers (AgNFs). The PU/AgNF composite fibers showed the change of the resistance as a function of the applied strain, demonstrating the potential for stretchable strain sensors in soft robotics and wearable devices. The mechanical and electrical characteristics of the composite fibers were measured and analyzed to use the composite fibers for stretchable strain sensors.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.372-376
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• 2012

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are considered as one of ideal nano-fillers in the field of composites with their excellent electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties. Therefore CNT composites are increasingly used in fabricating conductive materials, structural materials with high strength and low weight, and multifunctional materials. The main problem of the CNT composites is difficulty in the dispersion of CNT in the polymer matrix. In this study multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) were pretreated by the physical process utilizing a wrapping method. After the pretreatment polymer/MWNT nanocomposites were prepared by melt processing. The effect of functionalization MWNT by wrapping with styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) on the mechanical and electrical properties of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin (ABS)/MWNT composites was studied by comparing the properties of ABS mixed with the neat MWNT. Electrical and mechanical properties of ABS/MWNT nanocomposites were studied as a function of the functionalization and content of MWNT. The tensile strength of the ABS/MWNT nanocomposites increased, but the impact strength decreased. The polymer wrapping in ABS system has little effect on the improvement of electrical properties.