• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.3190-3194
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• 2010

Mixed electrolytes formed by the combination of 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (BMP-TFSI) ionic liquid and standard liquid electrolyte are prepared and characterized. Linear sweep voltammetry measurements demonstrate that these mixed systems exhibit a wide electrochemical stability window, allowing them to be suitable electrolyte for carbonaceous anode-based lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion cells composed of graphite anode and $LiCoO_2$ cathode are assembled using the mixed electrolytes, and their cycling performances are evaluated. The cell containing proper content of BMP-TFSI shows good cycling performance comparable to that of a cell assembled with organic electrolyte. The presence of BMP-TFSI in the mixed electrolyte contributes to the reduction of the flammability of electrolyte solution and the improvement of the thermal stability of charged $Li_{1-x}CoO_2$ in the electrolyte solution.

• Carbon letters
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.187-191
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• 2014

This study reports on the influence of N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium tetrafluoroborate ($PYR_{14}BF_4$) ionic liquid additive on the conducting and interfacial properties of organic solvent based electrolytes against a carbon electrode. We used the mixture of ethylene carbonate/dimethoxyethane (1:1) as an organic solvent electrolyte and tetraethylammonium tetrafluoroborate ($TEABF_4$) as a common salt. Using the $PYR_{14}BF$ ionic liquid as additive produced higher ionic conductivity in the electrolyte and lower interface resistance between carbon and electrolyte, resulting in improved capacitance. The chemical and electrochemical stability of the electrolyte was measured by ionic conductivity meter and linear sweep voltammetry. The electrochemical analysis between electrolyte and carbon electrode was examined by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.1591-1596
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• 2020

고분자를 기반으로 하는 고체전해질은 용이한 가공성, 재료의 유연성뿐만 아니라 배터리, 슈퍼커패시터를 포함하는 이차전지 등 다양한 전기화학 소자에 응용이 가능한 소재로서, 기존 전해질의 낮은 이온전도도 및 전기화학적 안정성을 향상시키기 위하여 다양한 이온성 액체 기반의 고체 전해질에 관한 연구가 활발히 진행 중에 있다. 이온성 액체의 높은 이온전도성, 넓은 전기화학 안정성, 열적 안정성을 활용한 고분자 전해질은 다양한 전자소자에 활용되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이온성 액체의 종류와 비율의 최적화를 통하여 고분자 기반의 고체 전해질을 제조하고 전기화학적 성능을 분석하여 이차전지를 포함한 다양한 전자 소자에 응용이 가능한 이온성 액체 기반의 전해질을 개발하고자 하였다. 이온성 액체의 비율을 최적화를 통하여 제조된 고분자 기반 고체 전해질의 이온 전도도는 1.46-2 S/cm로 확인되었다. 이온전도도가 향상된 이온성 액체와 고분자 기반의 고체 전해질은 다양한 이차전지에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.168-174
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 Poly(VdF-HFP)를 사용한 Gel Polymer 전해질을 제작하여 기존의 액상전해질과 비교하였다. 제작된 젤 고분자 전해질의 성분은 FTIR 분석을 사용하여 화학적 구조를 고찰한 후, 성분조사를 통해 Gel Polymer 전해질임을 확인하였으며, SEM 관측을 통해 Polymer 상태의 Gel 전해질의 구조를 확인하였다. 본 실험에서 제작된 젤 고분자 전해질을 구성하는 DEC와 PC의 최적의 성분비는 5 : 5임을 확인할 수 있었다. 최적조건의 젤 고분자전해질을 이용하여 제작된 염료 태양전지(DSCs)의 효율은 $3{\sim}4[%]$정도의 측정값을 얻었으며, 이상의 결과로부터 기존의 액상 전해질을 대체할 수 있는 준 고체형 염료태양전지의 제작이 가능함이 확인되었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2019

Supercapacitors are attracting much attention in sensor, military and space applications due to their excellent thermal stability and non-explosion. The ionic liquid is more thermally stable than other electrolytes and can be used as a high temperature electrolyte, but it is not easy to realize a high temperature energy device because the separator shrinks at high temperature. Here, we report a study on electrochemical supercapacitors using a composite electrolyte film that does not require a separator. The composite electrolyte is composed of thermoplastic polyurethane, ionic liquid and fumed silica nanoparticles, and it acts as a separator as well as an electrolyte. The silica nanoparticles at the optimum mass concentration of 4wt% increase the ionic conductivity of the composite electrolyte and shows a low interfacial resistance. The 5 wt% polyurethane in the composite electrolyte exhibits excellent electrochemical properties. At $175^{\circ}C$, the capacitance of the supercapacitor using our free standing composite electrolyte is 220 F/g, which is 25 times higher than that at room temperature. This study has many potential applications in the electrolyte of next generation energy storage devices.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.731-735
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• 2008

The fluid ensemble in the liquid lens, which is composed of electrolyte and silicone oil, is the key material system to vary the focal length processing of the electrochemical desorption. In order to characterize the capability of the liquid lens according to response time and optical range, we prepared a fluid ensemble comprising the electrolyte and oil. To elucidate the physical mechanism of the effective response time, we examined the viscosity dependency while satisfying the requirements for the density and refractive index of the electrolyte and oil, respectively. The characterization results indicated that the response time (up and down) is influenced by the viscosity of the electrolyte and oil. On this basis, we prepared a fluid ensemble capable of reversibly adjusting for the focal length of the liquid lens, as well as the response time. The ensemble is applicable to various systems such as micro-lens and optical sensors.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.134-138
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• 2008

A novel acrylol borate was designed and synthesized by reacting acrylate monomer and boric acid. The obtained acrylol borate was used as both gelator and anion receptor for the liquid electrolyte in a lithium secondary battery. It was found that the ionic conductivity of the gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) was as high as that of the liquid electrolyte, and the thermal stability of GPE was increased when only 2 wt% acrylol borate was incorporated into the liquid electrolyte. These results suggest that acrylol borate can be used as an effective additive to enhance the thermal stability of the electrolyte without adversely affecting its conductivity. It is believed that the strong complex formation between boron in the gelator and the anion of the salt is responsible for the enhanced thermal stability of the electrolyte solution and the increased ionic conductivity.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.84-90
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• 2010

This paper presents the effects of a dielectric layer and an electrolyte on the driving performance of an electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD)-based liquid lens. The range of tunable focal length of the EWOD-based liquid lens was highly dependent on the conditions of the dielectric layer, which included an inorganic oxide layer and an organic hydrophobic layer. Moreover, experiments on the physical and optical durability of electrolyte by varying temperature conditions, were conducted and their results were discussed. Finally, the lens with a truncated-pyramid silicon cavity having a sidewall dielectrics and electrode was fabricated by anisotropic etching and other micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies in order to demonstrate its performance. The lens with $0.6-{\mu}m$-thick $SiO_2$ layer and 10 wt% LiCl-electrolyte exhibited brilliant focal-length tunability from infinity to 3.19 mm.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.1480-1484
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• 2012

We report a series of novel imidazolium iodides based ionic liquids (NMIPHI, NAIPHI, and NBIPHI) with different functional groups for the development of a quasi-solid type electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The diffusion coefficients of redox ions ($I^-$ and $I_3{^-}$) are dependent on the molecular weight and it was higher for lighter salts. Among the three ionic liquids, NMIPHI showed highest efficiency of 4.18% when it was used in a liquid electrolyte of a DSSC with $ca$. 6 ${\mu}m$ thick $TiO_2$ mesoporous film. Even though the efficiency was $ca$. 19% lower than that obtained from a liquid electrolyte composed of PMII. When NMIPHI was mixed with PMII with a molar ratio of 1:1 in a solvent free electrolyte, the efficiency of the DSSCs was enhanced compared to that based on pristine PMII.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.382-382
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• 2009

In this study, we prepared electrodes containing ionic liquid for high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Effects of ILs on electrochemical properties of the electrodes were investigated carrying out measurement of cyclic voltammograms of the various electrodes with the content of IL in a strong supporting electrolyte. As the ILs content increased in electrodes, electrochemical surface area(ESA) decreased due to the leakage of ILs from Nafion ionomer. In addition, two case of cyclic voltammograms under two simulated environment, i.e. IL leakage from Nafion ionomer in I) electrode and ii) polymer electrolyte, were investigated. As a result, IL leakage from polymer electrolyte showed worse results in electrochemical properties of the electrode.