• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.347-360
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• 2021

Currently, the demand for eco-friendly energy sources is high, which has prompted research on polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Both aluminum alloys and nickel alloys, which are commonly considered as materials of bipolar plates in fuel cells, oxide layers formed on the metal surface have excellent corrosion resistance. In this research, the electrochemical characteristics of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy and Inconel 600 were investigated with chloride concentrations in an acid environment that simulated the cathode condition of the PEMFC. After potentiodynamic polarization experiments, Tafel analysis and surface analysis were performed. Inconel 600 presented remarkably good corrosion resistance under all test conditions. The corrosion current density of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy was significantly higher than that of Inconel 600 under all test conditions. Also, 6061-T6 aluminum alloy and Inconel 600 presented uniform corrosion and intergranular corrosion, respectively. The Ni, Cr, and Fe, which are the main chemical compositions of Inconel 600, are higher than Al in the electromotive force series. And a double oxide film of NiO-Cr₂O₃, which is more stable than Al₂O₃, is formed. Thus, the corrosion resistance of Inconel 600 is better.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.663-668
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• 2021

For the development of highly efficient quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs), it is important to enhance the electrocatalytic activity of the counter electrodes (CEs). Herein, a fabrication process of Cu₂S CEs are optimized for the development highly efficient QDSCs. The surface of brass film is treated with HCl solution to prepare the Cu₂S CEs, and the concentraion as well as the temperature of HCl solution are controlled. It is found that the uniformity for the thickness of prepared Cu₂S CEs is enhanced when the diluted HCl solution is used, compared to the HCl solution of standard concentration. In addition, the electrocatalytic activity of the Cu₂S CEs is also increased with the modificed process, which is confirmed by impedance data and Tafel polarization curves. As a result, the photoconversion efficiency of QDSCs is improved from 4.49% up to 5.73%, when the concentraion and temperature of the HCl treatment are efficiently optimized.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권9호
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• pp.1087-1093
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• 2014

Ti과 Nb과 같은 안정화 원소가 첨가된 스테인리스강은 입계부식 방지 효과가 있어 해양 및 조선 산업에 널리 사용되는 내식성 재료이다. 본 연구에서는 STS 304 주성분에 탄소 안정화 원소인 Ti(0.26%, 0.71%)와 Nb(0.29%, 0.46%, 0.71%)을 농도 변수로 첨가한 시편을 제작하여, 안정화 원소 함량에 따른 기계적 특성 및 전기화학적 특성을 평가하였다. 합금 원소 첨가에 따른 재료의 기계적 특성 파악을 위해 마이크로 비커스 경도기를 이용하여 경도 측정을 실시하였다. 재료의 전기화학적 특성을 파악하기 위해 타펠분석, 사이클릭 분극(Cyclic polarization) 실험, 정전류 실험을 실시하여 재료별 내식성을 상호 비교하였다. 실험 결과, Nb 첨가 시편의 경우 Nb 함량 증가에 따라 경도 향상을 나타냈으나, Ti의 경우 경도 향상 효과가 미미한 것으로 나타났다. 전기화학특성의 경우 Nb 함량 증가에 따라 대체적으로 전기화학적 특성이 개선되는 반면 Ti의 경우 오히려 전기화학특성이 열화되는 것으로 나타났다. 결과적으로, 안정화 원소의 종류와 함량에 따라 전기화학적 특성이 큰 차이를 나타내며, 해수환경에 적용되는 스테인리스강 강종 개발시 이를 고려한 설계가 중요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.43-63
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• 1989

Various kinds of corrosion prevention methods have been developed. It is known that the method of electrochemical protection is more effective and economical than any other method on the large scale metal structures in corrosive solutions. Strong acid solutions such as nitric and sulfuric acid solutions are often used in industries, and the expensive stainless steel is almost exclusively used for the equipment that comes in contact with such acid solutions. However, it is more reasonable that carbon steel is used rather than stainless steel depending upon concentration of those acid solutions from the economical viewpoint. In this study, the typical strong acid solution such as nitric and sulfuric acid solutions are chosen for the experiment and the selected materials of specimen are the stainless steels of SUS 304L and SUS 316L, the carbon steels of SS 41, SM 50 and RA 32, and highly pure lead. Electrochemical protection diagrams can be drawn with data from the external cathodic and anodic polarization curves of SUS 304L, SUS 316L and SM 50 steels in 5-60% nitric acid solutions and from those polarization curves of SS 41, RA 32, SM 50 and SUS 316L steels, and highly pure lead in 2.5-98% sulfuric acid solutions at the slow scanning rate. The data obtained with using the determination method of the optimum cathodic protection potential, the Tafel extrapolation method and the characteristics of anodic polarization curves. The main results obtained from the diagrams are as follows: 1) In nitric acid solution : (1) Corrosion potentials exist in each of those corrosion zones on the stainless steels in the lower concentration than about 12% solutions and on the high tensile strength steels in the lower concentration than about 30% solutions, but the corrosion current (density) in each zone is small on the above mentioned former steels and large on the latter ones. (2) The stainless steels can be self-passivated in the higher concentration than 15% solutions, and the high tensile strength steels gives rise to the same phenomenon in the higher concentration than 35% solutions. (3) The stainless steels in the lower concentration than 60% solutions and the high tensile strength steels in the higher concentration than 35% solutions can be used without protection, but the latter steels must ve protected anodically in the lower conccentration than about 30% solutions. 2) In sufuric acid solution : (1) The carbon steels can be self-passivated in the higher concentration than 45% solutions, and the SUS 316L steel in higher concentration than 75% solutions and the lead in all concentration solutions also gives rise to the same phenomenon. (2) The lead in the lower concentration than 80% solutions and the SUS 316L steel in the higher concentration than 80% solutions can be used without protection. (3) The carbon steels in the higher concentration than 50% solutions also can be used without protecting economically, but the SUS 316L steel in the 20-70% solutions are considerably corrosive without protecting anodically.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.231-238
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• 2011

수치해석을 이용하여 아연공기전지의 전기화학적 성능을 예측하였다. KOH 수계전해질 내부의 이동현상을 예측하기 위하여 Nernst-Planck식을 사용하였고, 전극 표면의 활성화손실을 모사하기 위해 아연극(음극)에는 Butler-Volmer식을, 공기극(양극)에는 Tafel식을 적용하였다. 정상상태해석을 통하여 아연/공기전지의 I-V곡선을 도출하였으며, 실험결과와의 I-V곡선 비교/분석을 통하여 수치 해석 모델의 타당성을 검증하였다. 전지반응 진행에 따른 전해질 내부의 이온 이동 및 분포 특성을 조사하기 위해 과도상태해석을 수행하였으며, 전극주변에서의 ${Zn(OH)_4}^{-2}$, $OH^-$, $K^+$ 이온들의 농도변화를 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 다양한 전지전압조건 하에서 반응시간에 따라 아연극 표면에서의 ${ZnOH_4}^{2-}$의 농도 변화를 해석한 결과, 반응진행시 아연극 표면에서 ${ZnOH_4}^{2-}$의 농도가 최고성능을 나타내는 운전전압 0.63 V에서 약 1초 만에 포화농도에 도달하였으며, 일반적인 운전조건인 1.04 V에서는 약 13초 만에 포화농도에 접근하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 공업화학
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.1022-1028
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• 1997

본 연구에서는 1M $LiClO_4/PC$ 유기 용액 중에 존재하는 리튬 이온의 층간 반응에 의하여 전기 발색 현상을 나타내는 전자-선 증발법으로 제조된 비정질의 텅스텐 산화물 박막과 전해질 계면에서의 전기화학적 특성들을 연구하기 위하여 음극 Tafel 분극법, 순환 전류-전위법 및 전기량 적정법 등의 전기화학 측정법과 X선 회절 분석법을 이용한 박막의 결정 상태 조사 등이 수행되었다. 특히 다중 순환 전류-전위 곡선으로부터 리튬 이온의 층간 반응은 발색 반응에 대한 인가 과전압이 약 1.0V 이내에서는 안정된 소 발색의 가역적 현상을 나타내었으나, 발색 반응에 대한 인가 과전압이 1.5V일 때는 발색 시 삽입된 박막 내부의 리튬이 소색 시 완전히 빠져 나오지 못하여, 박막 내부에 리튬이 축적되는 현상을 나타내었으며, 적은 순환 횟수임에도 불구하고 소 발색의 전류 밀도가 감소되는 것이 조사되어 발색에 필요한 인가 과전압의 한계가 존재함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.352-355
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• 2006

As the stainless steel has good corrosion resistance, mechanical property and ease of manufacture, it has been studied as the candidate material of metallic bipolar plate for automotive PIMFC. But, metal is dissolved under fuel cell operating conditions Dissolved ions contaminate a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and, decrease the fuel cell performance. In addition, metal oxide formation on the surface of stainless steel increases the contact resistance in the fuel cell. These problems have been acted as an obstacle in the application of stainless steel to bipolar plate. Therefore, many kinds of coating technologies have been examined in order to solve these problems. In this study, stainless steel was coated in order to achieve high conductivity and corrosion resistance by several methods. Contact resistance was measured by using a tensile tester and impedance analyzer Corrosion characteristics of coated stainless steel were examined by Tafel-extrapolation method from the polarization curves in a solution simulating the anodic and cathodic environment of PEMFC. Fuel cell performance was also evaluated by single cell test. We tested various coated metal bipolar plate and conventional and graphite were also tested as comparative samples. In the result, coated stainless steel bipolar plate exhibited better cell performance than graphite to bipolar plate.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2018

Various sealing techniques were applied to the anodized 5083 aluminum alloy for marine environment to reduce corrosion and cavitation erosion damage. Electrochemical experiments and cavitation erosion tests were conducted to evaluate the corrosion resistance and cavitation resistance of the anodic oxide film treated with sealing in natural seawater solution. Then, damaged surface morphology was analyzed by scanning electron microscope(SEM) and 3D microscope. As the results of the electrochemical experiments, it was observed that the surface damage of all the experimental conditions in the anodic polarization experiment was locally grown by the combination of crack and corrosion damage. In the Tafel analysis, the corrosion resistance of all sealing treatment conditions was improved compared to the anodizing. On the other hand, cavitation erosion tests showed that the anodizing and all the sealing treatment conditions generated local pit damage by cavitation erosion attack and grew to crater damage in the observation of damaged surface by SEM. Also, the weight loss and the surface damage depth measured with the experiment time presented that most of the sealing treatment conditions showed better cavitation erosion resistance than the anodizing, and they had an incubation period at the beginning of the experiment.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.48-55
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• 2010

The many vessels are built with FRP(Fiber-Reinforced Plastic) material for small boats and medium vessels. However, FRP is impossible to be used for recyclable material owing to environmental problems and causes large proportion of collision accidents because radar reflection wave is so weak that large vessels could not detect FRP ships during the sailing. Hence, Al alloy comes into the spotlight to solve these kinds of problems as a new-material for next generation instead of FRP. Al alloy ships are getting widely introduced for fish and leisure boats to save fuel consumption due to lightweight. In this study, it was selected 6061-T6 Al alloy which are mainly used for Al-ships and carried out various electrochemical experiment such as potential, anodic/cathodic polarization, Tafel analysis, potentiostatic experiment and surface morphologies observation after potentiostatic experiment for 1200 sec by using the SEM equipment to evaluate optimum corrosion protection potential in sea water. It is concluded that the optimum corrosion protection potential range is -1.4 V ~ -0.7 V(Ag/AgCl) for 6061-T6 Al alloy, in the case of application of ICCP(Impressed current cathodic protection), which was shown the lowest current density at the electrochemical experiment and good specimen surface morphologies after potentiostatic experiment for Al-Mg-Si(6061-T6) Al alloy in seawater environment.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.2879-2887
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• 2011

본 연구는 탄소강 재질의 증기발생기 배관에서 수화학 조건에 따라 발생하는 부식현상의 이해와 부식속도 측정을 위한 것이다. 부식을 최소화하기 위하여 염기 및 환원성 분위기 유지가 중요하나, 계통재질에 따라 pH 및 산화환원 전위가 다르고, pH제어제의 종류에 따라 부식의 정도가 다르게 나타난다. 실험에는 pH제어제로서 ETA 와 전통적 NH3를 사용하였다. 본 연구에서는 pH 8.5~10, 온도 $50\sim250^{\circ}C$의 조건에서 동전위 분극 부식시험(potentiodynamic polarization)을 통해 부식전류밀도(corrosion current density)를 구하여 부식율(corrosion rate)을 계산하였다. 부식시험 결과, $NH_3$ 보다 ETA 용액에서 부식율이 낮고, pH 증가시 부식율이 감소하였으며, $150\sim200^{\circ}C$범위의 온도에서 부식율이 최대로 나타났다.