• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권8호
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• pp.1983-1990
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• 2019

Spray deposited Molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃) thin film of thickness nearly 379 nm were irradiated with 200 MeV Ag¹⁵⁺ ion beam at different fluences (Ø) of 5 ×10¹¹, 1 × 10¹², 5 × 10¹² and 1 × 10¹³ ions/㎠. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the pristine film confirms orthorhombic structure and the crystallinity decreased after irradiation with the fluence of 5 × 10¹¹ ions/㎠ due to irradiation induced defects and became amorphous at higher fluence. In pristine film, Raman modes at 665, 820, 996 cm^-1 belong to Mo-O stretching, 286 cm^-1 belong to Mo-O bending mode and those below 200 cm^-1 are associated with lattice modes. Raman peak intensities decreased upon irradiation and vanished completely for the ion fluence of 5 ×10¹² ions/㎠. The percentage of optical transmittance of pristine film was nearly 40%, while for irradiated films it decreased significantly. Red shift was observed for both the direct and indirect band gaps. The pristine film surface had densely packed rod like structures with relatively less porosity. Surface roughness decreased significantly after irradiation. The electrical transport properties were also studied for both the pristine and irradiated films by Hall effect. The results are discussed.

• 폴리머
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.785-791
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• 2002

결정성 및 무정형 고분자 전해질의 이온전도 거동에 미치는 초임계 이산화탄소 (sc$CO_2$) 유체의 영향에 대해 조사하였다. 본 연구는 폴리에테르 전해질의 이온전도도 향상에 관한 새로운 개념의 접근 방법이다. sc$CO_2$ 처리결과, 결정성 PEO 전해질의 경우 실온에서 100배 이상의, 무정형 PMEO 전해질은 9$0^{\circ}C$에서 30배 가까운 이온전도도의 상승을 나타내었다. 이는 고분자 매트릭스 내부로 $CO_2$ 분자가 침투함으로써 이온 분산효과로 캐리어 이온의 수를 증가시키고 가소화 효과로 인해 유리전이온도를 저하시켜 이온이동도를 향상시킨 결과이다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2000

중금속은 토양 내에서 비보존성 화학물질로 작용하므로 흡착에 의해 지연효과가 발생할 수 있고 흡착은 pH에 영향을 받는다고 보고된 바 있다. 그러므로 토양 및 지하수 오염을 예방하고 복구하기 위해서는 다양한 pH조건에서 중금속의 이동형태를 파악하는 것이 중요한 연구과제가 된다. 본 연구에서는 사질토양에서 pH에 따른 중금속의 이동특성을 연구하기 위하여 배치실험과 주상실험올 수행하였다. 배치실험의 경우 초기농도별로 11가지의 $ZnCl_2$ 40 mL 용액과 사질토양 10g을 교반기에서 72시간 반응시켜 평형상태에 도달하게 한 후 용액을 채취하여 Zn, Ca, Mg의 세 가지 양이온을 ICP-AES로 분석하였다. 주상실험은 3가지 pH조건 (7.7, 5.8, 4.1)에서 10 g/L의 KCl과 $ZnCl_2$를 추적자로 사용하여 순간주입 (pulse injection) 형태로 토양시료 상부에 투입한 후 Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR)를 사용하여 10 cm 깊이에서 잔존수농도를, EC-meter와 ICP분석을 통하여 20 cm 깊이의 하부 경계면에서 침출수농도를 분석하였다. 배치실험 결과, Zn은 Ca, Mg와 이온교환의 형태로 흡착이 발생하였고 등온 흡착방정식의 각 모델 (Linear, Freundlich, Langmuir)별로 최저 1.2에서 최고 614.1의 지연계수를 나타냈다. 주상실험에서도 모든 pH조건에서 Zn이온이 이온교환을 하여 흡착이 발생하였으나, 잔존수와 침출수 형태의 파과곡선 모두에서 Zn이용의 첨두농도 도달시간이 K이온과 일치하여 지연효과는 발생하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 이는 정상류 상태로 부과한 낮은 배경농도의 용탈수내에 Zn보다 강한 이온교환능을 가지는 원소가 존재하지 않아 Zn의 탈착이 발생하지 않았기 때문이다. pH가 낮을수록 Zn는 용액내 수소이온 ($H^+$)의 증가로 치환능이 감소하여 첨두농도가 높게 나타났고, 상대적으로 치환되는 Ca, Mg의 양은 줄어들었다. 따라서 본 연구에 적용된 배치실험과 주상실험의 조건하에서는 Zn이온이 이온교환반응에 의한 흡착이 발생하였으나 지연효과는 발생하지 않았고 가장 낮은 pH에서 첨두농도가 최고 12.7배까지 증가하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.257-265
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• 2001

Placing a hydrogen conducting, methanol impermeable metallic barrier like palladium (Pd) is a well-known method for preventing methanol crossover through solid polymer electrolyte for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC). Applying a bias potential between the anode and the barrier can further develop this concept so that the hydrogen transfer rate is enhanced. Since hydrogen diffuses in Pd as atomic form while it moves through nafion electrolyte as ion, it has to be reduced or oxidized whenever it passes the interface formed by Pd and the electrolyte. We performed experiments to measure the hydrogen transport through the Pd membrane placed in Nafion electrolyte of hydrogen/oxygen fuel cell (PEMFC). Applying a bias potential between the hydrogen electrode of the cell and the Pd membrane facilitated the hydrogen passage through the Pd membrane. The results show that the cell current measured with the Pd membrane placed reached almost 40 % the value measured with the cell without Pd membrane. It was found that the current flown through the bias path is only a few percent of the cell current.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.696-696
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• 2013

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) have been gaining academic/industrial attention due to the unique high efficiency and minimized pollution emission. SOFCs are an electrochemical system composed of dissimilar materials which operates at relatively high temperatures ranging from 800 to 1000oC. The cell performance is critically dependent on the inherent properties and integration processing of the constituents, a cathode, an electrolyte, an anode, and an interconnect in addition to the sealing materials. In particular, the gas transport, ion transport, and by-product removal also affect the cell performance, in terms of open cell voltages, and cell powers. In particular, the polarization of cathode materials is one of the main sources which affects the overall function in SOFCs. Up to now, there have been studies on the materials design and microstructure design of the component materials. The current work reports the effect of thin film processing on cathode polarization in solid oxide fuel cells. The polarization issues are discussed in terms of dc- and ac-based electrical characterizations. The potential of thin film processing to the applicability to SOFCs is discussed.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.285-297
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• 2016

Fundamental understanding of vanadium ion transport and the detrimental effects of cross-contamination on vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) performance is critical for developing low-cost, robust, and highly selective proton-conducting membranes for VRFBs. The objective of this work is to examine the effect of conductivity and diffusivity, two key membrane parameters, on long-cycle performance of a VRFB at different operating conditions using a transient 2D multi-component model. This single-channel model combines the transport of vanadium ions, chemical reactions between permeated ions, and electrochemical reactions. It has been discovered that membrane selecting criterion for long cycles depends critically on current density and operating voltage range of the cell. The conducted simulation work is also designed to study the synergistic effects of the membrane properties on dynamics of VRFBs as well as to provide general guidelines for future membrane material development.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 2003년도 Annual Meeting of KSAP : International Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences on Obesity
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• pp.109-109
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• 2003

Taurine is present in a variety of tissue and exhibits many important physiological functions in many tissues. Although it is known that many tissues mediate taurine transport, its functions of taurine transport in bone have not been identified yet. In the present study, we investigated the expression of taurine transporter (TauT) and taurine uptake using mouse stromal ST2 cells and osteoblast-like MC3T3-El cells, which is bone related cells. Detection of TauT mRNA expression in these cells were performed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The activity of TauT was assessed by measuring the uptake of ［$^3$H］taurine in the presence or absence of inhibitors. TauT mRNA was detected in these cells. ［$^3$H］Taurine uptake was dependent upon the presence of extracellular sodium, chloride and calcium ions, and inhibited by cold-taurine and ${\beta}$-alanine. These results suggest that taurine has biological functions in bone and some effect on the bone cells.

• Carbon letters
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2014

Double walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) are considered an ideal model for studying the coupling interactions between different concentric shells in multi-walled CNTs. Due to their intrinsic coaxial structures they are mechanically, thermally, and structurally more stable than single walled CNTs. Geometrically, owing to the buffer-like function of the outer tubes in DWCNTs, the inner tubes exhibit exciting transport and optical properties that lend them promise in the fabrication of field-effect transistors, stable field emitters, and lithium ion batteries. In addition, by utilizing the outer tube chemistry, DWCNTs can be useful for anchoring semiconducting quantum dots and also as effective multifunctional fillers in producing tough, conductive transparent polymer films. The inner tubes meanwhile preserve their excitonic transitions. This article reviews the synthesis of DWCNTs, their electronic structure, transport, and mechanical properties, and their potential uses.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.72-72
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• 2010

Recent development of organic solar cell approaches the level of 8% power conversion efficiency by the introduction of new materials, improved material engineering, and more sophisticated device structures. As for interface engineering, various interlayer materials such as LiF, CaO, NaF, and KF have been utilized between Al electrode and active layer. Those materials lower the work function of cathode and interface barrier, protect the active layer, enhance charge collection efficiency, and induce active layer doping. However, the addition of another step of thin layer deposition could be a little complicated. Thus, on a typical solar cell structure of Al/P3HT:PCBM/PEDOT:PSS/ITO glass, we used Li:Al alloy electrode instead of Al to render a simple process. J-V measurement under dark and light illumination on the polymer solar cell using Li:Al cathode shows the improvement in electric properties such as decrease in leakage current and series resistance, and increase in circuit current density. This effective charge collection and electron transport correspond to lowered energy barrier for electron transport at the interface, which is measured by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. Indeed, through the measurement of secondary ion mass spectroscopy, the Li atoms turn out to be located mainly at the interface between polymer and Al metal. In addition, the chemical reaction between polymer and metal electrodes are measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

• Korean Membrane Journal
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2006

Complex membranes consisting of silver salt ($AgBF_4,\;AgCF_3SO_3,\;AgSbF_6,\;AgNO_3$) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) or crosslinked PVA (CPVA) were prepared and tested for the separation of propylene/propane mixtures. For the tested membranes, the complex membranes containing $AgBF_4$ exhibited the highest separation properties, i.e., approximately 20 GPU ($1 GPU=10^{-6}cm^3 (STP)/(cm^2 sec cmHg)$) and 100 of selectivity at 0.2 of silver mole fraction. The CPVA membranes containing silver salt always showed higher selectivity than PVA membranes, presenting silver ions coordinated to -CHO are more effective than those to -OH groups. The threshold silver concentration of CPVA membranes was lower than that of PVA membranes, which might be due to stronger interaction of silver ions with -CHO than that with -OH. The composition at which the selectivity is the highest did not significantly depend on the crosslinking, but did on the kind of silver salt.