• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.1361-1366
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• 2010

This research aims to develop polymer composites which can be used for PEMFC separators by injection molding process. Considering the moldability and stiffness, we used PPS(Poly(phenylene sulfide)) and PP(Polypropylene) as base resin. In order to improve electrical conductivity and physical properties, we chose glass fiber, carbon fiber, carbon black, and both expanded graphite and synthetic graphite. The 3 type composites are prepared for injection molding of PEMFC separators. and CAE(Computer Aided Engineering) analysis was conducted to optimize injection processing parameters(injection pressure, heat time, mold temperature etc.). We did successfully fabricate the separators by injection molding, and measure the electrical conductivity of the samples by using four point probe device. Conclusively, PP/SG/CB composite showed better both electrical conductivity and moldability than the others.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.57 no.3
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• pp.408-412
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• 2019

In this study, nitrogen doped carbon felt was prepared by pyrolysis of urea at high temperature and applied as an electrode for vanadium redox flow cell. Urea is easier to handle than ammonia and forms $NH_2$ radicals at higher temperatures, creating a nitrogen functional group on the carbon surface and acting as an active site in the vanadium redox reaction. Therefore, the discharge capacity of activated carbon felt electrodes using urea was 14.9 Ah/L at a current density of $150mA/cm^2$, which is 23% and 187% higher than OGF and GF, respectively. These results show the possibility that activated carbon felt electrode using urea can be used as electrode material for redox flow battery.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.207-215
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• 2012

Soft carbons are prepared by heat-treatment of cokes with different amounts of phosphoric acid (2, 4.5, and 10 wt% vs. cokes) at $900^{\circ}C$ to be used as anode materials for lithium ion batteries. From electrochemical measurements combined with structural analyses, we confirm that abundant nano-pores are existed in the microstructure of soft carbons prepared with the phosphoric acid, which are responsible for further lithium ion storage. Significant increase in reversible capacity of soft carbon is attained in proportion to added amount of the phosphoric acid. We also demonstrate the effect of structural modification with phosphoric acid on electrochemical performance of soft carbon to elucidate the origin of additional capacity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.110-110
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• 2012

탄소나노튜브와 그래핀 소재는 나노 스케일의 탄소를 대표하는 소재로서 전기적, 기계적인 특성이 뛰어나며, 화학적으로 안정하고, 환경 친화성을 가지고 있다. 탄소나노튜브의 경우 전기적으로 도체 및 반도체성을 가지고 있을 뿐만이 아니라 직경이 최소 1 nm 수준으로 종횡비 및 비표면적이 매우 큰 특성을 가지고 있어서 차세대 정보 전자소재, 고효율 에너지 소재, 고기능성 복합소재, 친환경 소재 등의 분야에서 많은 응용연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 그래핀의 경우 실리콘의 100배에 이르는 전하 이동도, 구리의 100배에 이르는 전류밀도를 가지며, 열전도도 및 내화학성이 뛰어나고 다양한 화학적 기능화가 가능할 뿐 아니라 뛰어난 유연성과 신축성을 보이면서 그래핀 자체의 물리화적 특성구명과 더불어 투명전극, 반도체, 에너지 전극, 구조체, 가스 베리어 등의 응용연구가 최근 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 발표에서는 최근의 나노카본 기반의 투명전극 및 기체 차단 필름의 연구 개발동향 등에 대해 발표하고자 한다.

• Prospectives of Industrial Chemistry
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.12-20
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• 2020

최근 층상구조를 가진 전이금속 칼코겐 화합물이 새로운 고성능 리튬이온전지 음극소재로서 주목받고 있다. 층상구조 물질들의 고성능 전극 소재 활용에 있어 박리를 이용한 정확한 층의 개수 조절은 전기화학 반응성을 증가시키고, 전극 필름 내에서의 균일한 거동을 위해서 매우 중요하다. 볼 밀링 공정은 이차전지 전극 소재 제조에 있어서 주로 물질의 분쇄나 고상 화학반응을 유도하여 합금 형태의 전극 소재 개발에 보편적으로 사용되는 공정이나, 층상구조를 가진 전이금속 칼코겐 화합물에 적용하면 층상구조 물질에 고체윤활작용을 일으켜 박리가 촉진된다. 이러한 성질을 이용하여 다양한 종류의 전이금속 칼코겐 화합물(예: MoS₂, MoSe₂, NbSe₂)에 적절한 카본 매트릭스 물질과 복합화를 통해 새로운 전극 소재를 합성하고, 이를 통해 고성능 리튬이온전지 음극 소재를 제조하는 연구 동향에 대해 보고하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 2018

In this study, boron - doped carbon was prepared by reducing carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) at high temperature by using sodium borohydride ($NaBH_4$). The boron - doped carbon was coated on carbon felt and applied as an electrode for a vanadium redox battery cell. As a result of electrochemical performance evaluation, reversibility of carbon felt coated with boron doped carbon compared to pure carbon felt was improved by about 20% and charge transfer resistance was reduced by 60%. In the charge / discharge results, energy density and energy efficiency were improved by 21% and 12.4%, respectively. These results show that carbon produced by reduction of $CO_2$ can be used as electrode material for redox flow battery.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.812-820
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• 2002

The positive temperature coefficient (PTC) characteristics of polymer composites were investigated with the nano-sized carbon black particles using solution tasting and melt compounding methods. The polymeric PTC composites should the electrical threshold at 35 wt% for the melt compounding method and 40 wt% for the solution casting method. The ethylene vinylacetate copolymer (EVA) composite showed a gradual increase of resistance as a function of temperature and showed a maximum at the polymer molting point. The resistance of the high-density polythylene (HDPE) composite remains unchanged with temperature but started to Increase sharply near the melting point of HDPE and showed a maximum resistance at the melting point of HDPE. The dispersion of nano-sized carbon black particles was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and low resistance after electrical threshold, and both methods exhibited a well dispersed morphology. When the electric current was applied to the PTC composites, the resistance started increasing at the curie temperature and further increased until the trip temperature was roached. Then the resistance remained stable over the trip temperature. The secondary increase started at T$\sub$m/ of matrix polymer and kept increasing up to the trip temperature.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.51-58
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• 2021

The notion of leisure has changed with industrial development and improvement in life quality. Bicycling is a healthy sport; it is an exercise performed while enjoying nature. There have been many changes in the materials that are used to manufacture the bicycle frame. Iron and aluminum have been mainly used in bicycle frames. However, carbon-based materials are lighter and stronger than metal frames. The bicycles made of carbon composite changes frame rigidity depending on the direction of the carbon sheet sacking angle. We study the direction of composite material and how they affect the stiffness of frames based on the stacking angle.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.255-260
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• 2022

This research presents tetrahedral amorphous (ta-C) coating on the artificial tooth for improving the durability and functionality (esthtics, foreign body of tooth) by filtered cathodic vacuum arc (FCVA). A differentiated coating method is required for a ta-C coating on polymer owing to the low melting point of the polymer, inter-facial adhesion, low friction, and non-conductivity. Herein, ta-C coating is applied below 50℃, and the potential difference of the carbon plasma drawn to the substrate was controlled by applying a positive duct bias voltage without using a substrate bias voltage. Consequently, the ta-C coating with a thickness of 70nm using the duct bias condition of 20V with the highest plasma intensity satisfies the esthetics of the artificial tooth and had a 5B level of inter-facial adhesion. In addition, the composite hardness of ta-C/polymer is 380 MPa, and correlations with esthetics, sp³ bonding, and mechanical properties. The friction coefficient (CoF) of the ta-C coating in a water-lubricated environment is 0.07, showing a six-fold reduction in CoF compared with that of a polymer.

• Composites Research
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.13-17
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• 2009

This paper decided the 3D shape of sandwich composite for the cradle of CT instrument, suggested the stacking sequence with satisfaction on structural criteria using the Finite Element Analysis, and introduced the manufacturing method to meet the X-ray transmission performance uniformly. The design of Cradle was considered the space between other parts, fixing method, and assembly condition with headrest part. It is decided the stacking sequence to meet the criteria that the deflection at the end point is less than 20 mm when it is applied to 135 kg load at the specific locations. In site of manufacturing method, at first, it is used the hand lay-up for carbon UD and carbon fabric/polyester resin, but it had the ununiform X-ray transmission performance due to the void and excess resin. For solving this problem, it was replaced with the infusion method for the first layer of face material and the application of carbon UD or fabric/epoxy resin prepreg for other layers. Therefor, the property of X-ray transmission was improved.