• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.1065-1068
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• 2008

Marine bridges are readily deteriorated due to the exposure to marine environment. The concrete deterioration occurred by corrosion of steel in concrete is mainly relevant to chloride in seawater. Chloride ions penetrate through porous concrete, and then reach to the reinforcing steel, and finally corroded them. The corrosion by-products(rusts) increase the volume as much as 6 to 10 times of origin steel. this creates expanding pressure and tensile stress, which cause the structures cracking and spalling. Sometimes the rebar corrosion is accelerated, and then collapsed catastrophically. In order to prevent corrosion damage, it is important to understand well regarding the reason of concrete corrosion, the quantification of its damage, and protection method/system to stop or to mitigate the corrosion. In this study, slab specimens were fabricated to evaluate the effect of cathodic protection which was simulated to marine bridges, and/or port structures. Zn-mesh sacrificial anode has been applied as a chathodic protection system and accelerated test conditions, i.e. temperature and salt concentration have been used in this study.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.81-88
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• 2010

Thermal annealing and electromigration test were performed at $150^{\circ}C$ and $4{\times}10^3\;A/cm^2$ conditions in order to investigate the effect of PCB surface finishs on the growth kinetics of intermetallic compound (IMC) in Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu solder bump. The surface finishes of the electrodes of printed circuit board (PCB) were organic solderability preservation (OSP), immersion Sn, and electroless Ni/immersion gold (ENIG). During thermal annealing, the OSP and immersion Sn show similar IMC growth velocity, while ENIG surface finish had much slower IMC growth velocity. Applying electric current accelerated IMC growth velocity and showed polarity effect due to directional electron flow.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.48 no.12
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• pp.1090-1096
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• 2010

This pitting corrosion study of welded joints of austenitic stainless steels (AISI 304L and 316L) has addressed the differentiating solidification mode using three newly introduced filler wires with a flux-cored arc welding process (FCAW). The delta ferrite (${\delta}$-ferrite) content in the welded metals increased with an increasing equivalent weight ratio of chromium/nickel ($Cr_{eq}/Ni_{eq}$). Ductility dip cracking (DDC) was observed in the welded metal containing ferrite with none of AISI 304L and 0.1% of AISI 316L. The potentiodynamic anodic polarization results revealed that the $Cr_{eq}/Ni_{eq}$ ratio in a 3.5% NaCl solution didn't much affect the pitting potential ($E_{pit}$). The AISI 316L welded metals with ${\ddot{a}}$-ferrite content of over 10% had a superior $E_{pit}$ value. Though the AISI 316L welded metal with 0.1% ferrite had larger molybdenum contents than AISI 304L specimens, it showed a similar $E_{pit}$ value because the concentration of chloride ions and the corrosion product induced severe damage near the DDC.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.46 no.11
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• pp.730-736
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• 2008

$TiO_2$ nanotubes fabricated in aqueous HF-based electrolytes have been generally grown only to about 500nm in length because of the strong dissolubility of HF acid. In this paper, ethylene glycol solution has been applied for increasing the length of the anodic $TiO_2$ nanotubes, and the growth behaviors of the nanotubes according to water contents has been investigated. Anodization of Ti in ethylene glycol + 1 wt% $NH_4F$ (EG solution) with water additions up to 10 wt% were carried out at the constant voltage of 20 V. The results show that a thin titanium oxide layer is formed in the initial stage and the nanotube structure grows underneath the initial layer. And the length of $TiO_2$ nanotubes decreases with the increasing water content in the solution. It can be ascribed to the locally acidified circumstance around the barrier layer inside the nanopore due to $H^+$ ion originated from water. The XPS for the nanotubes suggests that the spectra of Ti2p and O1s are the major chemical bonding states of the $TiO_2$, and those for F1s, N1s and C1s come from the compound of $(NH_4)_2TiF_6$.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.223-229
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• 2023

Seawater batteries are next-generation secondary batteries that use seawater as a cathode. They utilize marine resources to provide competitive prices, high eco-friendliness, and a structure suitable for marine applications. Based on these advantages, pouch types and prismatic types have been studied and developed assuming natural seawater exposure. However, because of the electrical characteristics of the secondary battery, its capacity and internal resistance vary depending on the use environment. These characteristics are not only utilized for predicting the life of a battery but also have a direct effect on the capacity and power suitable for a specific situation. Therefore, the internal resistance was analyzed in this study by measuring the capacity depending on the seawater battery use environment and the state-of-charge-open-circuit-voltage measurement method.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.80-86
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• 2016

High Ni content layered oxide materials for the positive electrode in lithium-ion batteries have high specific capacity. However, their poor electrochemical and thermal stability at elevated temperature restrict the practical use. A small amount of $Al_2O_3$ was added to the mixture of transition metal hydroxide and lithium hydroxide. The $LiNi_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}O_2$ was simultaneously doped and coated with $Al_2O_3$ during heat-treatment. Electrochemical characteristics of modified $LiNi_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}O_2$ were evaluated by the galvanostatic cycling and the LSTA(linear sweep thermmametry) at the constant voltage conditions. The nano-sized $Al_2O_3$ added materials show better cycle performance at elevated temperature than that of micro-sized $Al_2O_3$. As the added amount of nano-$Al_2O_3$ increased, the thermal stability of electrode also enhanced, but the use of 2.5 mol% Al showed the best high temperature performance.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.7-12
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• 2017

Using a precursor of $LiNi_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}O_2$ as a starting material, a surface-modified cathode material was obtained by coating with KCl, where the added KCl reduces residual Li compounds such as $Li_2CO_3$ and LiOH, on the surface. The resulting electrochemical properties were investigated. The amounts of $Li_2CO_3$ and LiOH decreased from 8,464 ppm to 1,639 ppm and from 8,088 ppm to 6,287 ppm, respectively, with 1 wt% KCl added $LiNi_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}O_2$ that had been calcined at $800^{\circ}C$. X-ray diffraction results revealed that 1 wt% of KCl added $LiNi_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}O_2$ did not affect the parent structure but enhanced the development of hexagonal crystallites. Additionally, the charge transfer resistance ($R_{ct}$) decreased dramatically from $225{\Omega}$ to $99{\Omega}$, and the discharge capacity increased to 182.73mAh/g. Using atomic force microscopy, we observed that the surface area decreased by half because of the exothermic heat released by the Li residues. The reduced surface area protects the cathode material from reacting with the electrolyte and hinders the development of a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) film on the surface of the oxide particles. Finally, we found that the introduction of KCl into $LiNi_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}O_2$ is a very effective method of enhancing the electrochemical properties of this active material by reducing the residual Li. To the best of our knowledge, this report is the first to demonstrate this phenomenon.

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.182-192
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• 2006

통과대복의육십사괘차서도(通過對伏義六十四卦次序圖), 방도(方圖), 원도적연구(圓圖的硏究), 이급장개빈대육십사괘방원도중소천발적의역학내용적연구(以及張介賓對六十四卦方圓圖中所闡發的醫易學內容的硏究), 득출여하결론(得出如下結論): 1. 육십사괘적생성원리중(六十四卦的生成原理中), 존재소강절적일분위이법설화번사전적일정팔회설(存在邵康節的一分爲二法設和繁辭傳的一貞八悔說), 이사지횡향배열적도(而使之橫向排列的圖), 칭위복의육십사괘차서원(대횡도)(稱爲伏義六十四卦次序圓(大橫圖)). 종차원(從此圓), 가청초지효육십사괘적생성근원(可淸楚知曉六十四卦的生成根源). 2. 복의육십사괘원도(伏義六十四卦圓圖), 파대횡도분위료양부분(把大橫圖分爲了兩部分), 즉전삼십이괘종좌상방향하진행료배치(卽前三十二卦從左上方向下進行了配置), 이후삼십이괘종우상방향하원형진행료배치(而後三十二卦從右上方向下圓形進行了配置). 차원이자오묘유위중심청초지현시출료양시(자)(此圓以子午卯酉爲中心淸楚地顯示出了陽始(子)), 양진(묘)(陽辰(卯)), 양극(오)(陽極(午)). 음시(오)(陰始(午)), 음진(유)(陰辰(酉)), 음극(자)등적상(陰極(子)等的象), 체현료천도순환적도리(體現了天道循環的道理). 3. 복의육십사괘방원(伏義六十四卦方圓), 야유래어대횡도(也由來於大橫圖), 역체현료지도원리급선천법상적자연지묘(亦體現了地道原理及先天法象的自然之妙). 4. 복의육십사괘방위원시근거천지지리(伏義六十四卦方位圓是根據天地之理), 재복의육십사괘원도내배치료복의육십사괘방원(在伏義六十四卦圓圖內配置了伏義六十四卦方圓). 저시유주자수차배치적(這是由朱子首次配置的). 원도이원형진행료배치(圓圖以圓形進行了配置), 중공상태체현료천지순환적질서(中空狀態體現了天之循環的秩序), 이방도이방형진행료배치(而方圖以方形進行了配置), 중간충실체현료지지존재적상태(中間充實體現了地之存在的狀態), 기작용균시어중심부(基作用均始於中心部). 방원도중포함착일개월적변화(方圓圖中包含着一個月的變化), 일년적운행(一年的運行), 129,600년지우주일년적변화(年之宇宙一年的變化), 천지적종시(天地的終始), 인물적생사(人物的生死), 고금세변적원리등(古今世變的原理等). 5. 장개빈확립료용역학원리해석의학적의역학(張介貧確立了用易學原理解釋醫學的醫易學), 파육십사괘방원여인체진행결합작료천발(把六十四卦方圓與人體進行結合作了闡發). 기일(基一), 기인위육십사괘원도적중심시태극(基認爲六十四卦圓圖的中心是太極), 차부상당어인체지심, 이건남곤북화리동감서(而乾南坤北和離東坎西), 분별대응어상수하복화좌우이목(分別對應於上首下腹和左右耳目). 기이(基二), 원도이사등분적사상(圓圖以四等分的四象), 파인생분위료사분(把人生分爲了四分), 병분별진행료배속(幷分別進行了配屬). 저설명료파육십사괘여 "소문·상고천진론" 중이팔수위변적장부원리(這設明了把六十四卦與『素問·上古天眞論』中以八수爲變的丈夫原理), 소진행적배속관계(所進行的配屬關係). 기삼(基三), 기인위재원도중(基認爲在圓圖中), 여동양시생적복괘(천근)여음시생적구괘(월굴), 相互交替進行循環一樣, 인적생장쇠로적도리화일일중오매적도리시일양적(人的生長衰老的道理和一日中寤寐的道理是一樣的). 기사(基四), 기재원도중(基在圓圖中), 이천양재남화천부족서북(以天陽在南和天不足西北), 래설명료건재남화곤재북적도리(來說明了乾在南和坤在北的道理), 병재방토중이지강재북화지불만동남(幷在方土中以地剛在北和地不滿東南), 래설명료건재서북화건재동남적도리, 이육십사괘적원리여의학밀접결합, 대지진행료설명(對之進行了說明).

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.190-197
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• 2012

We employed the vinyl ethylene carbonate (VEC) as an electrolyte additive and investigated the effect of the electrolyte additive on the electrochemical performance in hybrid capacitor. The activated carbon was adopted as cathode material, and the $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$ oxide was used as anode material. The electrolyte was prepared with the $LiPF_6$ salt in the mixed solvent of ethylene carbonate (EC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), and ethyl methyl carbonate(EMC). We evaluated the electrochemical performance of the hybrid capacitor with increasing the amount of the VEC electrolyte additive, which is known as the remover of oxygen functional group and the stabilizer of the electrode by reducing the surface of electrode, and obtained the superior performance data especially at the addition of the VEC electrolyte additive of around 0.7 vol%. On the contrary, the addition of the VEC more than 0.7 vol% in the electrolyte leads to the degradation in electrochemical performance of hybrid capacitor, suggesting the increase of the side reaction from the excessive VEC additive. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed that the addition of the VEC suppressed the formation of LiF component, which is known as the insulator, on the surface of electrode. The optimized addition of VEC exhibited the improved capacity retention around 82.7% whereas the bare capacitors without VEC additive showed the 43.2% of capacity retention after 2500 cycling test.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.52 no.3
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• pp.279-288
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• 2014

Nuclear energy is expected to meet the growing energy demand while avoiding CO2 emission. However, the problem of accumulating spent fuel from current nuclear power plants which is mainly composed of uranium oxides should be addressed. One of the most practical solutions is to reduce the spent oxide fuel and recycle it. Next-generation fuel cycles demand innovative features such as a reduction of the environmental load, improved safety, efficient recycling of resources, and feasible economics. Pyroprocessing based on molten salt electrolysis is one of the key technologies for reducing the amount of spent nuclear fuel and destroying toxic waste products, such as the long-life fission products. The oxide reduction process based on the electrochemical reduction in a LiCl-$Li_2O$ electrolyte has been developed for the volume reduction of PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) spent fuels and for providing metal feeds for the electrorefining process. To speed up the electrochemical reduction process, the influences of the feed form for the cathode and the type of anode shroud on the reduction rate were investigated.