• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.861-867
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• 2019

차세대 리튬이차전지용 음극활물질로 각광을 받고있는 $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$는 높은 수명특성, 낮은 비가역용량 그리고 충방전시 부피팽창이 거의 없는 물질이다. 하지만 낮은 전기전도도로 인하여 높은 전류밀도에서는 용량특성이 현저하게 낮아지는 단점을 가지고 있다. 이 문제점을 해결하기 위해 P123을 첨가한 졸-겔법으로 기공구조의 $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$를 합성하였다. 제조된 샘플들의 물리적 특성을 분석하기 위해 XRD, SEM, BET를 사용하였고, 전기화학적 특성은 사이클테스트, cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)로 분석을 하였다. P123/Ti = 0.01mol의 비율로 만들어진 $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$에서 가장 균일한 입자사이즈, 높은 비표면적, 그리고 상대적으로 높은 기공의 분포를 보였다. EIS분석 결과 기공구조의 $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$의 경우 저항을 나타내는 반원의 크기가 현저하게 감소하였으며, 전극 내 저항값이 줄어들었음을 알 수 있었다. 율속 테스트결과 0.2C에서 178 mAh/g, 0.5C에서 170 mAh/g, 5C에서 110 mAh/g 그리고 10C에서 90 mAh/g의 용량을 유지하였고 용량회복율 또한 99%로 매우 우수하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.442-454
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• 2021

The porous transport layer (PTL) is essential to effectively remove oxygen and hydrogen gas from the electrode surface at high current density operation conditions. In this study, the effect of PTL with different characteristics such as pore size, pore gradient, interfacial coating was investigated by multi-layered sintered mesh. A water electrolysis single cell of active area of the 34.56 cm² was constructed, and IV performance and impedance analysis were conducted in the range of 0 to 2.0 A/cm². It was confirmed that the multi-layered sintered mesh PTL, which have an average pore size of 25 to 57 ㎛ and a larger pore gradient, removed bubbles effectively and thus seemed to improve IV performance. Also, it was confirmed that the catalytic metals such as Ni, NiMo coating on the PTL reduced activation overpotential, but increased mass transport overpotential.

• 공업화학
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.239-246
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• 2015

나노 탄소재료를 복합화하면 기존 재료의 특성을 유지하면서 그 효율을 극대화할 수 있다. 여기에 이종원소를 부가하면 전기화학적인 특성이 디자인되므로, 나노 탄소재료의 복합화를 통해 한 종류의 나노 재료로부터 여러 강점을 얻을 수 있다. 특히 탄소나노섬유와 금속산화물을 복합화하면 탄소나노섬유의 전기이중층 뿐만 아니라 금속산화물의 산화 환원 반응을 이용하여 비축전 용량, 고율 특성, 수명 특성이 향상되고 높은 수준의 출력밀도가 유지되는 고용량 슈퍼 캐퍼시터용 전극 소재를 개발할 수 있다. 본 총설에서는 탄소의 고출력특성과 금속산화물의 고에너지 특성이 동시에 발현되는 금속산화물계 탄소나노섬유복합체의 제법과 응용에 대한 최신연구를 다루도록 하겠다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.427-431
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• 2012

The $TiO_2$ foam synthesized using freeze-casting is a promising photocatalyst and photovoltaic electrode for a variety of energy applications, because the freeze-casting technique is easy to use, cheap, and suitable for mass-production. Despite its several advantages, little scientific information is available on the processing and morphology of the $TiO_2$ foams processed by freeze-casting. In particular, no systematic study has been performed on the microstructural evolution and morphological change of the rutile-phase $TiO_2$ foams during sintering. Therefore, in the present study, several $TiO_2$ foam samples were produced using the freeze-casting technique, which were then sintered at a relatively high temperature of $1200^{\circ}C$ for 1, 2, and 4 h to compare the morphological changes in the microstructure and to understand the effects of processing parameters of the rutile-phase $TiO_2$ foams. The foam ligament size increased near linearly with increasing sintering time whereas the average pore size decreased only slightly with increasing sintering time, with changes in particle morphology from sphere to rod and complete phase transformation from anatase to rutile.

• Carbon letters
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.21-25
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• 2011

A novel electrode for an NO gas sensor was fabricated from electrospun polyacrylonitrile fibers by thermal treatment to obtain carbon fibers followed by chemical activation to enhance the activity of gas adsorption sites. The activation process improved the porous structure, increasing the specific surface area and allowing for efficient gas adsorption. The gas sensing ability and response time were improved by the increased surface area and micropore fraction. High performance gas sensing was then demonstrated by following a proposed mechanism based on the activation effects. Initially, the pore structure developed by activation significantly increased the amount of adsorbed gas, as shown by the high sensitivity of the gas sensor. Additionally, the increased micropore fraction enabled a rapid sensor response time due to improve the adsorption speed. Overall, the sensitivity for NO gas was improved approximately six-fold, and the response time was reduced by approximately 83% due to the effects of chemical activation.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.312-316
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• 2013

In this study, short-circuit preventive layer (blocking layer) was deposited between conductive transparent electrode and porous $TiO_2$ film in the DSSCs. As blocking layer, we selected the metal-oxide such as $TiO_2$, $Nb_2O_5$ and ZnO. The sheet resistance with each different blocking layers were 18 ${\Omega}/sq.$ for the $TiO_2$, 10 ${\Omega}/sq.$ for the $Nb_2O_5$ and 8 ${\Omega}/sq.$ for the ZnO, while the RMS (Root Mean Square) roughness value of DSSCs were 39.61 nm for the $TiO_2$, 41.84 nm for the $Nb_2O_5$ and 36.14 nm for the ZnO respectively. From the results of photocurrent-voltage curves, a sputtered $Nb_2O_5$ blocking layer showed higher performance on 2.64% of photo-electrochemical properties. The maximum of conversion efficiency which was achieved under 1 sun irradiation by depositing the blocking layer increased up to 0.56%.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.667-673
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• 2017

공개소스 전산유체 해석 라이브러리인 OpenFOAM을 이용하여 음극 지지체형 고체산화물 연료전지의 온도균일성에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 3가지 유형의 유동흐름(병행류, 대향류, 직교류)에 대하여 수치해석이 이루어졌다. 다공성 물질내에서의 기체의 흐름은 유효확산계수를 이용하여 계산하였고 분리판의 리브 영향도 고려하였다. 전기화학반응의 계산을 위하여 실험식으로부터 얻은 집중내부저항 모델이 사용되었다. 수치해석 결과 대향류가 가장 균일한 온도분포를 나타내었다.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.64-71
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• 2005

The stability of alumina-coated NiO cathodes was studied in $Li_{0.62}/K_{0.38}$ molten carbonate electrolyte. Alumina was effectively coated on the porous Ni plate using galvanostatic pulse plating method. The deposition mechanism of alumina was governed by the concentration of hydroixde ions near the working electrode, which was controlled by the temperature of bath solution. Alumina-coated NiO cathodes were formed to $A1_2O_3-NiO$ solid solution by the oxidation process and their Ni solubilities were were than that of NiO up to the immersion time of 100h. However, their Ni solubilities increased and were similar to that of the bare NiO cathode after 100h. It was because aluminum into the solid solution was segregated to $\alpha-LiAlO_2$ on the NiO and its Product did not Play a role of the Physical barrier against NiO dissolution.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.836-844
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• 2009

A denitrification bacterium was isolated from riverbed soil and identified as Ochrobactrum sp., whose specific enzymes for denitrification metabolism were biochemically assayed or confirmed with specific coding genes. The denitrification activity of strain G3-1 was proportional to glucose/nitrate balance, which was consistent with the theoretical balance (0.5). The modified graphite felt cathode with neutral red, which functions as a solid electron mediator, enhanced the electron transfer from electrode to bacterial cell. The porous carbon anode was coated with a ceramic membrane and cellulose acetate film in order to permit the penetration of water molecules from the catholyte to the outside through anode, which functions as an air anode. A non-compartmented electrochemical bioreactor (NCEB) comprised of a solid electron mediator and an air anode was employed for cultivation of G3-1 cells. The intact G3-1 cells were immobilized in the solid electron mediator, by which denitrification activity was greatly increased at the lower glucose/nitrate balance than the theoretical balance (0.5). Metabolic stability of the intact G3-1 cells immobilized in the solid electron mediator was extended to 20 days, even at a glucose/nitrate balance of 0.1.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제44권12호
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• pp.733-739
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• 2007

NiO-YSZ anode-supported single cell was prepared by spin-coating YSZ and LSM slurries as electrolyte and cathode, respectively. Dense YSZ electrolyte film was successfully prepared on the porous NiO-YSZ anode substrate by tuning pre-sintering temperature of NiO-YSZ and co-firing temperature. The thickness of YSZ film was controlled by the solid content of slurry and coating cycles. The experimental conditions affecting on the thickness of YSZ film was discussed. Single cells with the active electrode area ${\sim}0.8\;cm^2$ were prepared by spin-coating the cathode layers of LSM-YSZ mixture and LSM consequently as well. The effects of the pre-sintering temperature and thus the microstructure of NiO-YSZ substrate on the current-voltage characteristics of co-fired cell were investigated.