• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.588-593
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 hemin, 폴리에틸렌이민(PEI) 및 탄소나노튜브(CNT)를 이용하여 제조 CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI 복합재에 가교제인 테레프탈알데하이드(TPA)를 첨가하여 전자전달이 개선된 과산화수소 환원 반응(HPRR) 촉매를 합성하였다. 합성된 촉매(CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI/TPA)를 과산화수소 10 mM 농도에서 HPRR 반응성을 확인한 결과, 0.2 V (vs. Ag/AgCl)에서 0.2813 mA cm^-2의 전류 밀도로 나타났으며, 이는 가교하지 않은 촉매(CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI)와 범용 가교제인 글루타르알데하이드(GA)에 의해 가교된 촉매(CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI/GA)에 비해 각각 2.43 및 1.87배 증가하였다. CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI/TPA의 HPRR 개시전위는 0.544 V로서 CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI와 CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI/GA의 0.511 및 0.471 V에 비하여 원활한 전자전달에 의해 개선되었음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이는 전기화학 임피던스 분광법(EIS)을 이용한 분석 결과에서도 확인되었는데, CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI/GA의 경우, 전자전달을 방해하는 가교제의 도입에 따라 CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI에 비하여 높은 전자전달저항을 나타낸 반면, CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI/TPA는 6.2% 감소하여, 가장 낮은 전자전달저항을 나타냈다. 막이 없는 흐름형 과산화수소 연료전지를 이용한 평가에서도, CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI/TPA를 환원극으로 활용한 전지의 최대 출력 밀도가 36.34±1.41 μWcm^-2로, CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI (27.87±0.95 μWcm^-2)와 CNT/PEI/hemin/PEI/GA(25.57±1.32 μWcm^-2) 보다 높게 측정되어, TPA는 전자전달을 개선 성능을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2020

In this study, materials characterization of pure copper and copper based carbon nano-tube composite prepared by powder metallurgy method were investigated. Prior to evaluate materials characterization, spark plasma sintering processing variables such as sintering temperature, pressure, thickness and diameter of compacts was optimized to ensure the microstructure and materials property of pure Cu and Cu-CNT composite. In addition, corrosion behavior of Cu-based CNT composite produced by powder sintering method was investigated. It was confirmed from this study that the corroded surfaces of the composite shows less dissolution compared with pure copper in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The measured corrosion current density (I_corr) indicates improved corrosion property of Cu based composite containing small additions of CNTs in chloride containing media. Micro-galvanic activity between Cu and CNT was not observed in given sintering condition.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2007년도 7th International Meeting on Information Display 제7권1호
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• pp.486-489
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• 2007

Carbon nanotube (CNT) cathodes having a trench structure similar to the structure of the gated triodetype cathode were successfully fabricated by a screenprinting method with multi-walled carbon nanotubes. We observed that a liquid method not only readily removes the organic residues on the CNT films, but also satisfactorily protrudes the CNTs out of the electrode surface. The CNT cathodes prepared by the liquid method showed a turned-on field of $1.4\;V/{\mu}m$. The emission current density of them was about $3.1\;mA/cm^2$ at the electric field of $3\; V/{\mu}m$. The liquid method appears to be a promising surface treatment of CNT cathode for gated triode-type FEDs applications.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 효소연료전지의 율속 반응인 산화극의 효소반응 강화 및 효소 담지량을 증가시키기 위하여 안트라센 가교제를 도입하였다. CNT/PEI 담지체에 가교 처리된 글루코오스 산화효소(GOx)를 전기적인 극성을 이용하여 결합시켰다(AC[CNT/PEI/GOx]). 본 촉매의 성능을 확인하기 위하여 전기화학 평가가 수행되었으며, 성능 비교를 위해 가교제 처리를 하지 않은 CNT/PEI/GOx 촉매도 같이 전기화학 테스트를 진행하였다. 전기화학적 특성 평가들을 통해 글루코오스 산화효소 담지량이 증가한 것을 확인하였으며, 라인위버-버크 방정식 통해 AC[CNT/PEI/GOx] ($K_m$ : 0.73 mM)가 가교제 처리를 하지 않은 CNT/PEI/GOx ($K_m$ : 1.71 mM) 보다 우수한 성능을 지닌 것을 확인했다. 또한, 완전지 성능평가 결과 최대 전력 밀도(Maximum power density, MPD)도 상승($21.2{\mu}W/cm^2$에서 $72.6{\mu}W/cm^2$로)한 것을 볼 수 있었는데 이를 통해 글루코오스 산화효소 담지량 및 전자전달능력이 향상되었다는 것을 재확인 하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2015년도 제49회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.252.1-252.1
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• 2015

최근 화석연료 고갈 문제를 해결하기 위해 대체에너지 개발과 다양한 형태의 에너지 개발에 관한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 특히, supercapacitor는 high energy density, high power density, longer life-time과 같은 특성으로 인해 에너지 저장 소자로 각광 받고 있다. Supercapacitor는 석유를 대체할 수 있으며 이산화탄소 배출이 없는 친환경 에너지인 태양광, 풍력, 수소연료전지 등의 신재생에너지 저장장치로써 큰 비중을 차지한다. Supercapacitor의 종류인 electrical double layer capacitors (EDLCs) 는 전극과 전해질 사이에 발생하는 전기 이중층에 축적되는 전하를 이용하여 에너지를 저장하는 반응 메커니즘을 가지며 전극 재료로는 탄소 소재를 사용한다. 탄소 소재는 환경 오염이 적고 가격이 저렴하며 넓은 표면적이라는 장점이 있다. 하지만 기존 탄소 소재는 이러한 장점을 가지지만 supercapacitor로써의 효율이 좋지 않게 나온다. 이런 문제를 개선하기 위하여 그래핀 나노플레이트(Graphene nanoplate, GNP) 위에 직접 탄소나노튜브(Carbon nanotube, CNT)를 성장 시킴으로써 GNP-CNT 하이브리드 탄소 소재를 제조하여 전극으로 사용하였다. 이 GNP-CNT 하이브리드 탄소 소재는 다차원 구조를 가짐으로써 기존 탄소 소재들보다 분산이 잘되고 전해질과의 작용하는 비표면적이 넓다. 전극을 제작하여 Cyclic voltammetry(CV)와 galvano를 측정한 결과는 기존 탄소나노튜브보다 5배 정도의 정전용량(Capacitance)를 가졌다. 이 전극의 구조적 특성을 관찰하기 위해 SEM, TEM 등을 측정하였다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.343-348
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• 2014

A powder-in-sheath rolling (PSR) process utilizing a copper alloy tube was applied to a fabrication of a multi-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced aluminum matrix composite. A copper tube with an outer diameter of 30 mm and a wall thickness of 2 mm was used as a sheath material. A mixture of pure aluminum powders and CNTs with the volume contents of 1, 3, 5 vol% was filled in the tube by tap filling and then processed to 93.3% height reduction by a rolling mill. The relative density of the CNT/Al composite fabricated by the PSR decreased slightly with increasing of CNTs content, but showed high value more than 98%. The average hardness of the 5%CNT/Al composite increased more than 3 times, compared to that of unreinforced pure Al powder compaction. The hardness of the CNT/Al composites was some higher than that of the composites fabricated by PSR using SUS304 tube. Therefore, it is concluded that the type of tube affects largely on the mechanical properties of the CNT/Al composites in the PSR process.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2014

Here we report improved photo-catalytic effect of $Ag_2S$ under visible light using carbon nano-tubes (CNT) modified with $Ag_2S$ nanoparticles. The optical properties, structural properties and compositional analysis, as well as the photo-electrochemical properties of the prepared composites were investigated. It was found that the photocurrent density, and the photo-catalytic effect, was increased by modification of CNT in this way. Compared with the separate effects of $Ag_2S$ and CNT nanoparticles, the photocatalytic effect of CNT-modified-with-$Ag_2S$ composites, increased significantly due to a synergistic effect between the CNT and the $Ag_2S$ nanoparticles.

• Carbon letters
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.181-187
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• 2005

Bipolar plates require some specific properties such as electrical conductivity, mechanical strength, chemical stability, and low permeability for the fuel cell application. This study investigated the effects of carbon nanotube (CNT) contents and process conditions of hot press molding on the electrical and physical properties using CNT 3~7 wt% added graphite nano-composites in the curing temperatures range of 140~$200^{\circ}C$ and pressure of 200~300 kg/$cm^2$. Bulk density, hardness and flexural strength increased with increasing CNT contents, curing pressure and temperature. With the 7 wt% CNT added noncomposite, the electrical resistance improved by 30% and the flexural strength increased by 25% as compared to that without CNT at the temperature of $160^{\circ}C$ and pressure of 300 kg/$cm^2$. These properties were close to the DOE reference criteria as bulk resistance of 13 $m{\Omega}cm$ and tensile strength of 515 kg/$cm^2$.

• EDISON SW 활용 경진대회 논문집
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• 제4회(2015년)
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• pp.304-307
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• 2015

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been widely accepted and used as the enhancer for polymer nano-composites due to their remarkable mechanical properties. Understandably, the CNT fiber-polymer matrix interface plays a major role in determining the properties of the CNT-polymer nano-composites. Here, using the LCAODFT Lab tool available on the EDISON Nano-Physics site, we performed first-principles density-functional theory calculations to determine the atomic configurations and binding energies of the CNTs in contact with polymers. For the polymer matrixes, we chose poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN), which is one of the most well-known polymer matrixes for the carbon nanofiber nanocomposites. Different chiralities and diameters of pristine CNTs were considered, and several PAN-CNT configurations were prepared based on the atomistic positions and directions of cyano group in PAN. The most favorable configuration of PAN was obtained when the PAN bound parallel to the surface of CNT. Our finding indicates the binding configurations are determined by the direction of the cyano group dominantly rather than the atomistic position of PAN, or the symmetry of CNTs. The result of increasing the length of CNT diameter suggests that PAN is inclinable to align evenly on the surface of relatively large size of CNT with the configuration parallel to the surface. These results obtained in this study will provide the starting point for the design of improved PAN-CNT composites for the next-generation ultra-strong and ultra-light carbon nanofibers.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2007년도 정기 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.421-426
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• 2007

A parametric study to investigate the effects of composition variables on the glass transition and mechanical properties of CNT-based nanocomposites was performed using molecular dynamics simulations. In this study, matrix chain length and CNT length were chosen as the candidate characteristic parameters. In order to understand the effect of both parameters in detail, three sample sets having different chain lengths with the same CNT configuration and two sample sets having different CNT lengths with same chain length were prepared. Other parameters such as volume fraction and density were fixed to enable rigorous comparisons. Amorphous polyethylene is used as matrix polymer and (10,0) zigzag CNT is embedded into the matrix to reinforce polymer matrix. As a result, longer polymer chain length of matrix solely increased glass transition temperature but no reinforcing enhancement was observed. CNT length showed similar increase with little enhancement of elastic modulus. In addition to this, nanocomposites showed temperature-dependent elastic modulus jump passing thorough the glass transition region agrees well with experimental results.