• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2013년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.198-199
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 리튬공기(Li-Air) 배터리를 소개하고 전기화학적 특성분석을 간단히 진행하였다. 우선, 리튬공기 배터리의 동작원리를 소개하고 기존 리튬이온(Li-Ion) 배터리와의 차이점을 제시하였다. 각 만방전압에 따른 배터리의 전기화학적 특성분석을 위해 방전용량 및 임피던스 특성커브를 분석하였다. 더불어, 향후 State-of-charge(SOC) 추정을 위한 데이터를 위해 Open-circuit voltage(OCV) 및 실제 충방전 전류 프로파일에 따른 충방전 전압을 분석하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.170-178
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• 2015

In this study, we carry out a study on how to improve performance of vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) through promoting reaction rate of rate determining vanadium reaction ($[VO]^{2+}/[VO_2]^+$). In order to do that, three different carbons like Vulcan (XC-72), CMK3 and MSU-F-C are adopted as the catalysts, while their catalytic activity and reaction reversibility are evaluated using half-cell tests. Their topological images are also measured by TEM. For estimation of the VRFB performance, multiple charge-discharge curves of VRFBs including the catalysts are measured by single cell tests. As a result of that, MSU-F-C shows relatively excellent catalytic activity and reaction reversibility as well as large surface area compared to those of Vulcan (XC-72) and CMK3. Also, in terms of the performance of VRFBs including the catalysts, VRFB including MSU-F-C indicates (i) low charging/discharging overpotentials and low internal resistance, (ii) high charge/discharge capacities and (iii) high energy efficiency. These VRFB performance data are well agreed with results on catalytic activity and reaction reversibility. The reason that MSU-F-C induces superior VRFB performances is attributed to (i) its large surface area and (ii) its hydrophilic surface functional groups that mainly consist of hydroxyl bonds that are supposed to play active surface site role for facilitaing $[VO]^{2+}/[VO_2]^+$ redox reaction. Based on the above results, it is found that adoption of MSU-F-C as catalyst for VRFB results in improvement in VRFB performance by promoting the languid $[VO]^{2+}/[VO_2]^+$ redox reaction.