• 공업화학
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.592-597
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 리튬이차전지의 음극활물질로 graphite의 전기화학적 특성을 향상시키기 위하여 졸-겔 법에 의한 graphite/$SiO_2$ 복합소재를 제조하였다. 제조된 graphite/$SiO_2$ 합성물은 XRD, FE-SEM과 EDX를 사용하여 분석하였다. $SiO_2$에 의해 표면 개질된 graphite는 SEI 층을 안정화시키는데 장점을 보여 주었다. Graphite/$SiO_2$ 전극을 작업 전극으로, 리튬메탈을 상대전극으로 하여 리튬이차전지의 전기화학 특성을 조사하였다. $LiPF_6$ 염과 EC/DMC 용매를 전해질로 사용하여 제조한 코인 셀의 전기화학적 거동은 충방전, 사이클, 순환전압전류, 임피던스 테스트를 진행하여 평가하였다. Graphite/$SiO_2$ 전극을 사용한 리튬이차전지는 graphite 전극을 사용한 전지보다 우수한 특성을 보여주었으며, 0.1 C rate에서 465 mAh/g의 용량을 보여주었다. 또한 개질된 graphite 전극은 0.8 C rate에서 99%의 용량 보존율을 보여주었다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2010

리튬이온전지의 양극 전자전도도를 향상시키기 위하여 탄소제를 첨가할 때 기존의 혼합법과는 다르게 abrasive milling에 의하여 $LiCoO_2$ 양극 활물질에 흑연을 균일하게 분산시켜서 충방전시 용량감소를 줄이고자 하였다. 밀링 조건은 300 rpm, 10min으로 하였으며, 흑연 농도는 전기 전도성 향상과 용량의 관계를 고려해 볼 때, 1 wt% 경우가 가장 우수한 전극특성을 보여주었다. Abrasion법은 기존 혼합법에 비하여 10% 이상 capacity retention의 향상을 가져올 수 있었으며, 비가역적인 용량에 있어서도 초기 방전 용량의 효율도 높아 비가역 용량이 감소되는 효과를 얻을 수 있었다. 이는 첨가한 흑연이 균일하게 혼합되고 일부는 $LiCoO_2$ 표면에 코팅되어 전자전도도를 향상시키고 산화물인 활물질의 용해를 억제하기 때문으로 생각된다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.62-68
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• 2023

Silicon (Si) is considered as a promising substitute for the conventional graphite due to its high theoretical specific capacity (3579 mAh/g, Li₁₅Si₄) and proper working voltage (~0.3V vs Li⁺/Li). However, the large volume change of Si during (de)lithiation brings about severe degradation of battery performances, rendering it difficult to be applied in the practical battery directly. As a one feasible candidate of industrial Si anode, silicon monoxide (SiO_x) demonstrates great electrochemical stability with its specialized strategy, downsized Si nanocrystallites surrounded by Li⁺ inactive buffer phase (Li₂O and Li₄SiO₄). Nevertheless, SiO_x inherently has the initial irreversible capacity and poor electrical conductivity. To overcome those issues, conformal carbon coating has been performed on SiO_x utilizing ethylbenzene as the carbon precursor of chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Through various characterizations, it is confirmed that the carbon is homogeneously coated on the surface of SiO_x. Accordingly, the carbon-coated SiOx from CVD using ethylbenzene demonstrates 73% of the first cycle efficiency and great cycle life (88.1% capacity retention at 50th cycle). This work provides a promising synthetic route of the uniform and scalable carbon coating on Si anode for high-energy density.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.194-201
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• 2014

To increase the capacity of secondary cells, an appropriate serial composition of the battery modules is essential. The unbalance that may occur due to the series connection in such a serial composition is the main cause for declines in the efficiency and performance of batteries. Various studies have been conducted on the use of a passive or active topology to eliminate the unbalance from the series circuit of battery modules. Most topologies consist of a complex structure in which the Battery Management System (BMS) detects the voltage of each module and establishes the voltage balancing in the independent electrical power converters installed on each module by comparing the module voltage. This study proposes a new magnetic flux sharing type DC/DC converter topology in order to remove voltage unbalances from batteries. The proposed topology is characterized by a design in which all of the DC/DC convertor outputs connected to the modules converge into a single transformer. In this structure, by taking a form in which all of the battery balancing type converters share magnetic flux through a single harmonic wave transformer, all of the converter voltages automatically converge to the same voltage. This paper attempts to analyze the dynamic properties of the proposed circuit by using a Programmable Synthesizer Interface Module (PSIM), which is useful for power electronics analysis, while also attempting to demonstrate the validity of the proposed circuit through experimental results.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2019

This study investigates the electrochemical characteristics of the hybrid cell that combined the advantageous characteristics of Li secondary battery and supercapacitor, high energy density and high power density, respectively. Electrochemical behaviors of the hybrid cell was characterized by charge/discharge, cycle and impedance tests. The hybrid cell using Li secondary battery and supercapacitor had better discharge capacity and cycle performance than that of using Li secondary battery only. Proper design of such a hybrid cell system is expected to result in substantial benefits to the well being of the Li secondary battery. The hybrid cell involving Li secondary battery for high energy density and supercapacitor for high power density may be the possible solution for future energy storage system.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.169-174
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• 2000

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.593-599
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 활성탄과 납 전구체를 사용하여 나노 Pb/AC 복합소재를 제조한 후, 울트라 전지용 음극소재의 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 나노 Pb/AC 복합소재는 활성탄에 나노 Pb 입자를 흡착시킨 후 감압 수세하여 제조하였다. 제조된 복합소재의 물리적 특성은 SEM, BET, EDS를 통해 분석하였으며, $1740m^2/g$, 1.95 nm의 비표면적과 평균 기공크기를 얻었다. 울트라 전지의 음극은 납 극판에 나노 Pb/AC를 딥코팅하여 제조되었다. 울트라 전지는 이산화납을 사용한 양극과 나노 Pb/AC 복합소재 음극을 사용하였으며 전해액은 5M의 황산용액($1.31g/cm^3$)을 사용하였다. 전기화학적 성능은 충 방전, 순환전압전류, 임피던스, 사이클 테스트를 통해 조사되었다. 제조된 나노 Pb/AC를 이용한 울트라 배터리는 기존의 납 축전지와 AC를 코팅한 납 축전지보다 개선된 초기 용량과 사이클 특성을 보였다. 이러한 실험 결과로부터 나노 Pb/AC의 적절한 첨가가 수소발생 반응이 억제됨에 따라 용량 및 장기 사이클 안정성을 향상시킴을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2023

Interest in the future of the battery market is growing as Tesla announces plans to increase production of electric vehicles and to produce batteries. Tesla announced an action plan to reduce battery prices by 56% through 'Battery Day', which included expansion of factories to internalize batteries and improvement of materials and production technology. In the trend of automobile electrification, the expansion of the battery market, which accounts for 40% of the cost of electric vehicles, is inevitable, and the size of the electric vehicle battery market in 2026 is expected to increase more than five times compared to 2016. With the development of materials and process technology, the energy density of electric vehicle batteries is increasing while the price is decreasing. Soon, electric vehicles and internal combustion locomotives are expected to compete on the same line. Recently, the mileage of electric vehicles is approaching that of an internal combustion locomotive due to the installation of high-capacity batteries. In the EV battery market, Korean, Chinese and Japanese companies are fiercely competing. Based on market share in the first half of 2020, LG Chem, CATL, and Panasonic are leading the EV battery supply, and the top 10 companies included 3 Korean companies, 5 Chinese companies, and 2 Japanese companies. All-solid, lithium-sulfur, sodium-ion, and lithium air batteries are being discussed as the next-generation batteries after lithium-ion, among which all-solid-state batteries are the most active. All-solid-state batteries can dramatically improve stability and charging speed by using a solid electrolyte, and are excellent in terms of technology readiness level (TRL) among various technology alternatives. In order to increase the competitiveness of the battery industry in the future, efforts to increase the productivity and economy of electric vehicle batteries are also required along with the development of next-generation battery technology.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2009

This study investigated the dependence of the various sputtering conditions (Ar pressure: $2{\sim}10\;mTorr$, Power: $50{\sim}150\;W$) and thickness ($50{\sim}1200\;nm$) of Si thin film on the electrochemical properties, microstructural properties and the capacity fading of a Si thin film anode. A Si layer and a Ti buffer layer were deposited on Copper foil by RF-magnetron sputtering. At 10 mTorr, the 50 W sample showed the best capacity of 3323 mAh/g, while the 100 W sample showed the best capacity retention of 91.7%, also at 10 mTorr. The initial capacities and capacity retention in the samples apart from the 50W sample at 10 mTorr were enhanced as the Ar pressure and power increased. This was considered to be related to the change of the microstructure and the surface morphology by various sputtering conditions. In addition, thinner Si film anodes showed better cycling performance. This phenomenon is caused by the structural stress and peeling off of the Si layer by the high volume change of Si during the charge/discharge process.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.46-49
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• 1999

Electron-beam 증발장치를 이용하여 리튬 박막 2차 전지 양극용 lithium cobalt oxide 박막을 제조하였다. Stainless steel -기판 위에 입혀진 $LiCoO_2$ 박막은 열처리 과정을 거쳐 잘 발달된 hexagonal 구조의 (003)면을 나타냈으며, 3.9 V 부근에서 전위 평탄 영역이 나타났다. $LiCoO_2$, 박막은 증착속도가 증가함에 따라 Li/co 조성비가 양론비에 근접하였으며, $15{\AA}/s$의 증착속도로 제작한 경우 높은 방전용량을 나타내었다. 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 용량이 증가하여 $700^{\circ}C$에서 최대 값을 나타내었으나, 그 이상의 온도에서는 기판과의 반응 때문에 방전용량이 현저히 감소하였다. 박막 내부의 리튬과 코발트의 불균일한 조성은 초기 방전용량의 감소를 가져왔다.