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The electrode characteristics of non-stoichiometric Zr-based Laves phase alloys (Non-Stoichiometric Zr-Based 라베스상 수소저장합금의 방전특성)

  • Kim, Dong-Myung;Jung, Jai-Han;Lee, Han-Ho;Lee, Jai-Young
    • Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 1996
  • The Laves phase alloy hydrides have some promising properties as electrode materials in reversible metal hydride batteries. In this work, the hydrogen storage performance, crystallographic parameters, surface morphology, surface area and electrochemical characteristics of the non-stoichiometric $ZrMn_{0.3}V_{0.7}Ni_{1.4+{\alpha}}$, $ZrMn_{0.5}V_{0.5}Ni_{1.4+{\alpha}}$($\alpha$ =0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6) alloys were examined. These as-cast alloys were found to have mainly a cubic C15-type Laves phase structure by X -ray diffraction analysis. The equilibrium pressure of the alloy were increased as $\alpha$ increased in both two types alloy. In case of $ZrMn_{0.5}V_{0.5}Ni_{1.4+{\alpha}}$ alloys, discharge efficiency and the rate capability of the alloy were decreased as $\alpha$ increased but, these values were increased in case of $ZrMn_{0.3}V_{0.7}Ni_{1.4+{\alpha}}$ alloys. The differences of these electrode properties observed were dependent on the reaction surface area and the catalytic activity of unit area of the each electrode.

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A performance study of organic solar cells by electrode and interfacial modification (전극과 계면간의 개질에 의한 유기태양전지의 성능 연구)

  • Kang, Nam-Su;Eo, Yong-Seok;Ju, Byeong-Kwon;Yu, Jae-Woong;Chin, Byung-Doo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.67-67
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    • 2008
  • Application of organic materials with low cost, easy fabrication and advantages of flexible device are increasing attention by research work. Recently, one of them, organic solar cells were rapidly increased efficiency with regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyricacidmethylester (PCBM) used typical material. To increased efficiency of organic solar cell has tried control of domain of PCBM and crystallite of P3HT by thermal annealing and solvent vapor annealing. [4-6] In those annealing effects, be made inefficiently efficiency, which is increased fill factor (FF), and current density by phase-separated morphology with blended P3HT and PCBM. In addition, increased conductivity by modified hole transfer layer (HTL) such as Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), increased both optical and conducting effect by titanium oxide (TiOx), and changed cathode material for control work function were increased efficiency of Organic solar cell. In this study, we had described effect of organic photovoltaics by conductivity of interlayer such as PEDOT:PSS and TCO (Transparent conducting oxide) such as ITO, which is used P3HT and PCBM. And, we have measured with exactly defined shadow mask to study effect of solar cell efficiency according to conductivity of hole transfer layer.

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Study on UV Opto-Electric Properties of ZnS:Mn/ZnS Core-Shell QD

  • Lee, Yun-Ji;Cha, Ji-Min;Yoon, Chang-Bun;Lee, Seong-Eui
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.55 no.1
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    • pp.55-60
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    • 2018
  • In this study, quantum dots composed of $Mn^{2+}$ doped ZnS core and ZnS shell were synthesized using MPA precursor at room temperature. The ZnS: Mn/ZnS quantum dots were prepared by varying the content of MPA in the synthesis of ZnS shells. XRD, Photo-Luminescence (PL), XPS and TEM were used to characterize the properties of the ZnS: Mn/ZnS quantum dots. As a result of PL measurement using UV excitation light at 365 nm, the PL intensity was found to greatly increase when MPA was added at 15 ml, compared to the case with no MPA; the PL peaks shifted from 603 nm to 598 nm. A UV sensor was fabricated by using a sputtering process to form a Pt pattern and placing a QD on the Pt pattern. To verify the characteristics of the sensor, we measured the electrical properties via irradiation with UV, Red, Green, and Blue light. As a result, there were no reactions for the R, G, and B light, but an energy of 3.39 eV was produced with UV light irradiation. For the sensor using ZnS: Mn/ZnS quantum dots, the maximum current (A) value decreased from $4.00{\times}10^{-11}$ A to $2.62{\times}10^{-12}$ A with increasing of the MPA content. As the MPA content increases, the PL intensity improves but the electrical current value dropped because of the electron confinement effect of the core-shell.

The Adsorptions and Configurations of CO Molecules on W (110) and W (100) Surface: Molecular Orbital Theory

  • Choe, Sang-Joon;Kang, Hae-Jin;Park, Dong-Ho;Huh, Do-Sung;Lee, Soon-Bo
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.25 no.9
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    • pp.1314-1320
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    • 2004
  • The adsorption and configuration of CO molecules adsorbed on W (110) and W (100) surfaces have been calculated by the atomic superposition and electron delocalization molecular orbital (ASED-MO) method. Referred to as the ASED-MO method, it has been used in the present study to calculate the geometries, binding energies, vibrational frequencies, orbital energies, reduced overlap population (ROP), and charges. From these results adsorption properties of ${\alpha}$-state and ${\beta}$-state were deduced. The calculated binding energies are in good agreement with the experimental result. On the W (110), the calculated average binding energies are 2.56 eV for the end-on configuration and 3.20 eV for the lying-down configuration. Calculated vibrational frequency is 1927 $cm^{-1}$ at a 1-fold site and 1161 $cm^{-1}$ at a long-bridge (2) site. These results are in reasonable agreement with experimental values. On the W(100) surface, calculated average binding energies of the end-on and the lying-down are 2.54 eV and 4.02 eV respectively. The differences for binding energy and configuration on the surfaces are explained on the basis of surface-atom coordination and atom-atom spacing. In the favored lyingdown CO configuration on the W(110) and W(100) surfaces, 4 ${\sigma}$ and 1 ${\pi}$ donation interactions, coupled with the familiar 5 ${\sigma}$ donation to the surfaces and back-donations to the CO 2 ${\pi}^{\ast}$ orbital, are responsible for adsorption to the surface.

Study of SiO2 Thin Film Patterning by Low Energy Electron Beam Lithography Using Microcolumns (저 에너지 초소형 전자칼럼 리소그래피를 이용한 SiO2 박막의 Pattern 제작에 관한 연구)

  • Yoshimoto, T.;Kim, H.S.;Kim, D.W.;Ahn, S.
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.178-181
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    • 2007
  • Electron beam lithography has been studied as a next-generation lithography technology instead of photo lithography for ULSI semiconductor devices. In this work, we have made a low-energy electron beam lithography system based on the microcolumn and investigated the dependence of the pattern thickness on the energies and dose concentration of the electron beam. We have also demonstrated the potential of low-energy lithography by achieving 100 nm-$SiO_2$ thin film patterning.

Leaching of Cobalt and Nickel from Metallic Mixtures by Inorganic and Organic Acid Solutions (코발트와 니켈 금속혼합물로부터 무기산 및 유기산에 의한 침출)

  • Moon, Hyun Seung;Song, Si Jeong;Tran, Thanh Tuan;Lee, Man Seung
    • Resources Recycling
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2021
  • Leaching experiments from single metal and metallic mixtures were conducted to develop a process for the recovery of cobalt, copper, and nickel in spent lithium ion batteries. Inorganic and organic acid solutions without oxidizing agents were employed. No copper was dissolved in the absence of an oxidizing agent in the leaching solutions. The leaching condition to completely dissolve single metal of cobalt and nickel was determined based on acid concentration, reaction temperature and time, and pulp density. The leaching condition to dissolve all of cobalt and nickel from the metallic mixtures was also obtained. Leaching of the metallic mixture with methanesulfonic acid led to selective dissolution of cobalt at low temperatures.