• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.158-169
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• 2006

The present article is concerned with the overview of the chemically/surface modified cubic spinel $LiMn_2O_4$ as a cathode electrode far lithium ion secondary batteries. Firstly, this article presented a comprehensive survey of the cubic spinel structure and its correlated electrochemical behaviour of $LiMn_2O_4$. Subsequently, the various kinds of the chemically/surface modified $LiMn_2O_4$ and their electrochemical characteristics were discussed in detail. Finally, this article reviewed our recent research works published on the mechanism of lithium transport through the chemically/surface modified $Li_{1-\delta}Mn_2O_4$ electrode from the kinetic view point by the analyses of the experimental potentiostatic current transients and ac-impedance spectra.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.225-229
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• 2015

This study was performed to investigate crystal structure of cubic spinel-type monophase oxide composed of the Mn-Co-Ni ternary system. Starting material was prepared by mixing Mn, Co, Ni oxides then evaporation to dryness. The XRD patterns were analyzed by in-situ XRD as increasing temperature from room temperature to $1400^{\circ}C$ in air atmosphere. The cubic spinel phase was existed in a temperature range from $900^{\circ}C$. However, separation of NiO phase was detected from $1300^{\circ}C$, which was the origin of deterioration in the crytallinity. The surface morphology of the manufactured NTC thermistors were analyzed by FE-SEM for comparison of good and bad samples.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.96-99
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• 2005

Phase transition from normal- to inverse-spinel structure has been observed for $Fe_xCo_{3-x}O_4$ thin films as the Fe composition (x) increases from 0 to 2. The samples were fabricated as thin films by sol-gel method on Si(100) substrates. X-ray diffraction measurements revealed a coexistence of two phases, normal and inverse spinel, for $0.76{\le}x{\le}0.93$. The normal-spinel phase is dominant for $x{\le}0.55$ while the inverse-spinel phase for $x{\ge}l.22$. The cubic lattice constant of the inverse-spinel phase is larger than that of the normal-spinel phase. For both phases the lattice constant increases with increasing x. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements revealed that both $Fe^{2+}$ and $Fe^{3+}$ ions exist with similar strength in the x=0.93 sample. Conversion electron $M\ddot{o}ssbauer$ spectra measured on the same sample showed that $Fe^{2+}$ ions prefer the octahedral $Co^{3+}$ sites, indicating the formation of the inverse-spinel phase. Analysis on the measured optical absorption spectra for the samples by spectroscopic ellipsometry indicates the dominance of the normal spinel phase for low x in which $Fe^{3+}$ ions tend to substitute the octahedral sites.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.657-662
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• 1999

Mn-Ni oxide thin films for NTC thermistor application were sputtered on alumina substrates at $320^{\circ}C$ Effects of various oxygen partial pressures and annealing temperatures on the microstructure, crystal phase, resistivity and B constant were investigated. In general, microstructure of the films deposited was columnar grain structure. After annealing at $700^{\circ}C$, the microstructure was begun to transform to equiaxed grain structure. Most of the phases were mixture of cubic spinel and $Mn_2$$O_3$. As the oxygen concentration increased, the resistivity and B constant were greatly decreased, and these values become low and stable after annealing between $600^{\circ}C$ and $700^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.455-458
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• 2001

Spinel $LiMn_{2-y}$$M_{y}$ $O_4$powder was prepared solid-state method by calcining the mixture of LiOH - $H_2O$, Mn $O_2$, ZnO and MgO at 80$0^{\circ}C$ for 36h. To investigate the effect of substitution with Mg, Zn cation, charge-discharge experiments and initial impedance spectroscopy performed. The structure of $LiMn_{2-y}$$M_{y}$ $O_4$crystallites was analyzed from powder X-ray diffraction data as a cubic spinel, space group Fd3m. all cathode material showed spinel phase based on cubic phase in X-ray diffraction. Ununiform which calculated by (111) face and (222) face was constant in spite of the change of y value, except PUf\ulcorner LiM $n_2$ $O_4$. The discharge capacities of the cathode for the cation subbstitUtes $LiMn_{2-y}$$M_{y}$ $O_4$/Li cell at the 1st cycle and at the 40th cycle were about 120~124 and 108~112mAh/g except LiM $n_{1.9}$Z $n_{0.1}$ $O_4$/Li cell, respectively. This cell capacity is retained by 93% after 40th cycle. AC impedance of $LiMn_{2-y}$$M_{y}$ $O_4$/Li cells revealed the similar resistance of about 65~110$\Omega$ before cycling. before cycling.g.g.

• Korean Journal of Crystallography
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.110-114
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• 2003

LiAl/sub 0.24/Mn/sub 1.76/O/sub 4-y/S/sub y/ (y=0, 0.02) were synthesized by the sol-gel method. Both structures were refined by Rietveld method, its structure refined as a cubic spinel, space group Fd-3m, a=8.17937(30) Å and 8.18331(19) Å respectively. Though it has been made a charge/discharge experiment above 20 times, there was no change of 3 V/4 V capacity degradation. It was considered that the volume change of MnO/sub 6/ octahedron induced by sulfur substitution plays a key role in keeping the 3 V/4 V capacity. The refined composition of the compound could be confirmed with the ICP analysis.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.393-398
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• 2005

The crystal structure and magnetic properties of the $Mg_{1-x}Zn_xFeAlO_4\;(0{\leq}x\leq1.0)$ have been investigated by means of x-ray diffractometry and $M\ddot{o}ssbauer$ spectroscopy. The samples$(0{\leq}x\leq1.0)$ have been prepared by the ceramic sintering method. The x-ray diffraction pattern shows that the crystal structure of the samples is a cubic spinel type. The lattice constant has been found by extrapolation using the Nelson-Riley function and it increases slightly from $8.3496\AA\;to\;8.4128\AA$ with Zn concentration. The $M\ddot{o}ssbauer$ spectra for x<0.4 show a superposition of two sextets ana a paramagnetic doublet at room temperature. The superparamagnetic doublet for x<0.4 seems to be due to Al ion in tetrahedral site by the superparamagnetic clustering effect.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.39 no.12
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• pp.1119-1123
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• 2002

Nanostructured spinel NiZn ferrites were prepared by the sol-gel method from metal nitrate raw materials. Analyses by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy showed the average particle size of NiZn ferrite was under 50 nm. The single phase of NiZn ferrites was obtained by firing at 250${\circ}C$, resulting in nanoparticles exhibiting normal ferrimagnetic behavior. The nanostructured $Ni_{1-X}Zn_XFe_2O_4$ (x=0.0∼1.0) were found to have the cubic spinel structure of which the lattice constants ${\alpha}_2$ increases linearly from 8.339 to 8.427 ${\AA}$ with increasing Zn content x, following Vegard's law, approximately. The saturation magnetization $M_s$ was 48 emu/g for x=0.4 and decreased to 8.0 emu/g for higher Zn contents suggesting the typical ferrimagnetism in mixed spinel ferrites. Pure NiZn ferrite phase substituted by Cu was observed before using the additive but hematite phase was partially appeared at $Ni_{0.2}Zn_{0.2}Cu_{0.6}Fe_2O_4$. On the other hand, the hematite phase in this NiZn Cu ferrite was disappeared after using the additive of acethyl aceton with small amount. The saturation magnetization Ms of $Ni_{0.2}Zn_{0.8-y}Cu_yFe_2O_4$(y=0.2∼0.6) as measured was about 51 emu/g at 77K and 19 emu/g at room temperature, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.424-428
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• 1998

Mn-Ni oxide thin films for NTC thermistor application were deposited on alumina substrates by using rf magnetron sputter. Effects of various substrate temperatures and annealing temperatures on the microstructure. crystal phase, resistivity and B constant were investigated. Microstructure of the films deposited below 178$^{\circ}C$ was fibrous microcrystalline and at 32$0^{\circ}C$and 40$0^{\circ}C$their microstructure was changed to columnar grain structure. After annealing at 90$0^{\circ}C$, the microstructure was transformed to equiaxed grain structure. Most of the phases were mixture of cubic spinel and $Mn_2O_2$ The crystal phase of the film deposited at 40$0^{\circ}C$ was changed to cubic spinel after annealing above 700"c. As the substrate temperature increased, the resistivity and B constant were greatly decreased, and these values become low and stable after annealing between $600^{\circ}C$and $700^{\circ}C$, All thin films deposited in the present study showed NTC thermistor characteristicsstics.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.309-315
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• 2001

Crystallized $LiMn_{2-y}Mg_{y}O_4$ powder was prepared by calcing the mixture of LiOH.$H_2O$, $MnO_2$ and MgO at $800^{\circ}C$ for 36h in an air atmosphere. The structure of $LiMn_{2-y}Mg_{y}O_4$ crystallites was analyzed from powder X-ray diffraction data as a cubic spinel, space group Fd3m. Though all cathode material showed spinel phase based on cubic phase in X-ray diffraction, other peaks gradually exhibited and became intense with increasing y value in $LiMn_{2-y}Mg_{y}O_4$. However, ununiform which calculated by (111) face and (222) face was constant in spite of the increase of y value, except pure $LiMn_2O_4$. AC impedance of Li/$LiMn_{2-y}Mg_{y}O_4$ cells revealed the similar resistance of about $70\Omega$ before cycling. In addition, The impedance of Li/$LiMn_{1.9}Mg_{0.1}O_4$ cell changed during charge and discharge or after cycling.