• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.177-184
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• 1999

The charge-discharge characteristics of the $Mg_2Ni-x$ wt.%Nd (x = 0~3) electrodes were investigated. The electrodes were prepared by the mechanical grinding of the induction-melted $Mg_2Ni$ alloy powders with Ni and/or Nd using planetary ball mill apparatus. The discharge capacity of the $Mg_2Ni$ alloy increased with the increase in the nickel content. The electrode possessing 100 wt.% nickel powder showed the initial capacity of 760 mAh/g and the capacity decay with the cycle number was less than that of the 55 wt.% nickel powder. The Nd was added to this composition. It was found that the $Mg_2Ni-100$ wt.%Ni -0.2 wt.%Nd alloy showed an excellent charge-discharge cycle characteristics compared with the other reported Mg-Ni alloy system. The discharge capacity was 400 mAh/g after 70 cycles. Such an improved cycle life seems to be attributed to the improvement in the corrosion characteristics of the alloy. The anodic polarization curve of the $Mg_2Ni-100$ wt.%Ni-0.2 wt.%Nd alloy exhibited better passivating behavior than that of the $Mg_2Ni-100$ wt.%Ni.

• 한국공작기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국공작기계학회 2000년도 추계학술대회논문집 - 한국공작기계학회
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• pp.320-325
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• 2000

This study was performed to investigate the electro-chemical-machining (ECM) characteristic of Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy (SMA). From the experimental results, we could gain optimal electro-chemical conditions to bound with lesser machining effect and better surface roughness than any other machining methods to workpiece at the same time. At these conditions, current efficiency was, for especially ECM working of Ni-Ti SMA, approximately 100% and high frequency pulse current was detected.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.727-734
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• 2017

이산화탄소의 농도를 줄이는 방법 중 하나로 전기화학을 이용하여 이산화탄소를 고부가 가치인 탄소로 전환하는 연구가 진행 중이다. 본 연구에서는 4.0 V, $600^{\circ}C$의 실험 조건에서 은, 니켈, 백금, 이리듐 전극을 사용하였다. 720분 동안 이산화탄소의 전환을 수행하였으며, 각 전극에서 생성된 탄소는 열중량 분석 및 XRD 분석을 수행하였다. 이산화탄소의 전환 및 생성 탄소의 양은 은, 백금, 니켈, 이리듐으로 나타났다. 열중량 분석을 통해 각 전극에서 생성된 탄소는 유사한 열 반응성을 가지며, XRD 분석을 통해 전극의 반응성에 따라 탄소의 결정성이 달라짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 은 전극은 전기화학적 전환 성능은 가장 높지만 약한 내구성을 보이며, 전극의 반응성 및 내구성을 고려하였을 때 백금이 4개의 재질 중에서 가장 적합함을 확인하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.593-603
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• 1996

용응탄산염 연료전지의 산소전극성능모사를 위한 이중기공구조의 filmed agglomerate model을 연구하였다. 이 모델에서는 전극과 전해질 계면의 물리, 화학적인 현상 및 전극반응기구를 고려하여 정상상태 에서 전극의 특성을 조업조건에 따라 표시할 수있다. 기존의 연구에서 기하학적인 구조를 가정하여 전극반응면적을 이론적으로 계산한 반면에 본 연구에서는 porosimeter를 이용한 기공도와 기공구조 분포 측정자료를 이용한 방법을 제시하였다. 계산결과는 전극재질, 기체조성, 전극두께, agglomerate 기공도 및 전해질 막의 두께에 따른 영향을 전류밀도와 과전압의 관계로 표시하였다. 또한 전극 재질로 perovskite (La0.8Sr0.2CoO3)와 NiO를 사용하여 실제전지를 이용한 성능을 측정하여 이론치와 비교하였다. 두전 극의 반쪽전지 실험에서 유사한 성능을 나타내었다. Perovskite 전극은 전극 기공도 65%, agglomerate 기공도 12% 그리고 전극두께 1.5~2mm에서 최적의 결과를 보여주었다. NiO전극의 경우 peroxide 반응기구에서 superoxide 반응기구의 계산결과보다 실험치와 일치하는 좋은 결과를 보였다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2009

Characterization of the microweld CCFL electrode for the TFT-LCD backlight unit was carried out in terms of the glass beading heat treatment conditions. We evaluate the weld zone and parent metal of the microweld CCFL electrodes that were exposed to simulated glass beading heat treatment. The CCFL electrode was composed of the cup made with pure Ni, the pin made with pure Mo and the lead wire made with Ni-Mn alloy. Each part of the electrode was assembled together by micro spot welding process and then the assembled electrodes were exposed to simulated glass beading temperatures of $700^{\circ}C,\;750^{\circ}C$ and $800^{\circ}C$. The microstructures of the microweld CCFL electrode were observed by using optical microscope, scanning electron microscope and EDS. Micro-tensile and microhardness test were also carried out. The results indicated that the grain coarsening in the HAZs(heat affected zones) for both the cup-pin weld and pin-lead wire were exhibited and the grain coarsening of the HAZ for the cup and the lead wire was more obvious than the HAZ of the pin. The micro-tensile test revealed that the fracture occurred at the cup-pin weld zone for all test conditions. The fracture surface could be classified into two parts such as pin portion and cup portion including weld nugget. The failure was seemed to be initiated from the boundary between nugget and pin through the weld joint. The result of the microhardness measurement exhibited that the relatively low hardness value, about 105HV was recorded at the HAZ of the cup. This value was about 50% less than that of the original value of the cup. The reduction of the microhardness was considered as the cause of the grain coarsening due to welding process. It was also appeared that there was no change in electric resistance for the standard electrodes and heat treated electrodes.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.135-141
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• 1998

Fe-Ti계 수소저장합금 전극의 방전특성을 개선하기 위하여 Ni을 첨가한 $TiFe_{1-x}Ni_x$ 합금을 제조하여 방전특성과 열처리 온도에 따른 변화를 조사하였다. 합금의 조성은 x = 0.1에서 0.6까지 0.1 단위씩 변화시킨 6가지 조성을 선택하여 각각에 대한 초기방전용량과 충방전사이클에 따른 용량변화를 조사하였다. 초기방전용량은 Ni의 조성이 클수록 증가하다가 x = 0.6 에서 다시 감소하였으며 Ni의 조성이 증가함에 따라 사이클특성은 전반적으로 매우 악화되었다. 열처리온도가 사이클 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 초기용량이 가장 우수한 $TiFe_{0.5}Ni_{0.5}$ 합금에 대하여 $700{\sim}900^{\circ}C$ 의 온도범위에서 열처리를 시행한 후 방전특성을 조사하였다. 열처리에 의해서 초기용량은 감소되지만 사이클 특성은 현저히 개선되었다. $700{\sim}850^{\circ}C$의 온도범위에서 1시간 열처리한 전극의 경우에 사이클이 진행되면서 방전용량이 크게 회복되었으며, 열처리한 표면조직을 SEM 으로 관찰해 본 결과 이는 충분한 전극강도 및 기공율에 기인한 것으로 생각되었다. $900^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 열처리한 전극은 충분한 기공율을 갖지 못하여 방전특성이 좋지 않음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.284-291
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• 1997

V-Ti(V-rich) 수소저장합금을 기초(base)로 하여 2가지 타입(type)의 전극을 제조하였다. 첫째로 V-Ti 합금에 Ni 분말을 혼합하여 성형한 후 급속가열방법으로 소결하여 전극을 제조하였다. 둘째로 Ni을 V-Ti 합금과 합금화한 V-Ti-Ni 3원계 수소저장합금에 Ni, PTFE 분말을 혼합하여 냉간압축으로 성형하여 전극을 제조하였다. 이와같이 제조된 전극으로 싸이클에따른 충/방전 실험을 한 결과, 모든 전극에 있어 10싸이클 이내에 퇴화(degradation)가 일어났다. 충방전 실험후 전해질내의 조성분석결과 Ti에 비해 V이 많이 전해질 내에 용해되었으며 합금원소의 용해에 의한 표면 형상의 변화가 관찰되었고, 전극표면에 매우 passive 한 Ti-oxide($TiO_2$)가 형성되었다. Ti-oxide($TiO_2$)는 전기전도도가 매우 낮고, 수소에대한 확산계수(diffusivity)도 낮기때문에 전극표면에 형성된 $TiO_2$층은 충/방전 싸이클동안 방전용량을 크게 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.965-974
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• 2022

Platinum anodes are widely used for metal oxides reduction in LiCl-Li₂O, however high-cost and low-corrosion resistance hinder their implementation. NiO-Li₂O ceramics is an alternative corrosion resistant anode material. Anode processes on platinum and NiO-Li₂O ceramics were studied in (80 mol.%) LiCl-(20mol.%)KCl and (80 mol.%)LiCl-(20 mol.%)KCl-Li₂O melts by cyclic voltammetry, potentiostatic and galvanostatic electrolysis. Experiments performed in the LiCl-KCl melt without Li₂O illustrate that a Pt anode dissolution causes the Pt²⁺ ions formation at 3.14 V and 550℃ and at 3.04 V and 650℃. A two-stage Pt oxidation was observed in the melts with the Li₂O at 2.40 ÷ 2.43 V, which resulted in the Li₂PtO₃ formation. Oxygen current efficiency of the Pt anode at 2.8 V and 650℃ reached about 96%. The anode process on the NiO-Li₂O electrode in the LiCl-KCl melt without Li₂O proceeds at the potentials more positive than 3.1 V and results in the electrochemical decomposition of ceramic electrode to NiO and O₂. Oxygen current efficiency on NiO-Li₂O is close to 100%. The NiO-Li₂O ceramic anode demonstrated good electrochemical characteristics during the galvanostatic electrolysis at 0.25 A/cm² for 35 h and may be successfully used for pyrochemical treating of spent nuclear fuel.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.411-417
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• 2022

Environmental issues such as global warming due to fossil fuel use are now major worldwide concerns, and interest in renewable and clean energy is growing. Of the various types of renewable energy, green hydrogen energy has recently attracted attention because of its eco-friendly and high-energy density. Electrochemical water splitting is considered a pollution-free means of producing clean hydrogen and oxygen and in large quantities. The development of non-noble electrocatalysts with low cost and high performance in water splitting has also attracted considerable attention. In this study, we successfully synthesized a NiCo₂O₄/NF electrode for an oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline water splitting using a hydrothermal method, which was followed by post-heat treatment. The effects of heat treatment on the electrochemical performance of the electrodes were evaluated under different heat-treatment conditions. The optimized NCO/NF-300 electrode showed an overpotential of 416 mV at a high current density of 50 mA/cm² and a low Tafel slope (49.06 mV dec^-1). It also showed excellent stability (due to the large surface area) and the lowest charge transfer resistance (12.59 Ω). The results suggested that our noble-metal free electrodes have great potential for use in developing alkaline electrolysis systems.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.238-247
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• 2020

Some nano structured bimetallic NiPd electrocatalysts were electrodeposited on glassy carbon electrodes using a double potential step chronoamperometry. The morphology of the electrodeposited samples was investigated by field emission-scanning electron microscopy, while their compositions were evaluated using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. It was observed that the electrodeposited samples contained a low Ni content, in the range of 0.80 - 7.10%. The electrodeposited samples were employed as the anode electro-catalysts for the oxidation of sodium borohydride in NaOH solution (1.0 M) using cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, rotating disk electrode, and impedance spectroscopy. The number of exchanged electrons, charge transfer resistances, apparent rate constants, and double layer capacitances were calculated for the oxidation of borohydride on the prepared catalysts. According to the results obtained, the NiPd-2 sample with the lowest Ni content (0.80%), presented the highest catalytic activity for borohydride oxidation compared with the other NiPd samples as well as the pure Pd sample. The anodic peak current density was obtained to be about 1.3 times higher on the NiPd-2 sample compared with that for the Pd sample.