• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.438-442
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• 2017

This paper reports the facile synthesis of microlamella-structured porous copper (Cu)-oxide-based electrode and its potential application as an advanced anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Nanowire-like Cu oxide, which is created by a simple thermal oxidation process, is radially and uniformly formed on the entire surface of Cu foam that has been fabricated using a combination of water-based slurry freezing and sintering (freeze casting). Compared to the Cu foil with a Cu oxide layer grown under the same processing conditions, the Cu foam anode with 63% porosity exhibits over twice as much capacity as the Cu foil (264.2 vs. 131.1 mAh/g at 0.2 C), confirming its potential for use as an anode electrode for LIBs.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.412-413
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• 2007

We report on the electrical, optical, and structural properties of indium zinc tin oxide (IZTO) anode films grown at room temperature on glass substrate. The IZTO anode films grown by a RF magnetron sputtering were investigated as functions of RF power, working pressure, and process time in pure Ar ambient. To investigate electrical, optical and structural properties of IZTO anode films, 4-point probe, Hall measurement, UV/Vis spectrometer, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were performed, respectively. A sheet resistance of $13.88\;{\Omega}/{\square}$, average transmittance above 80 % in visible range were obtained from optimized IZTO anode films grown on glass substrate. These results shown the amorphous structure regardless of RF power and working pressure due to low substrate temperature.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.244-249
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• 2019

SiO has a high theoretical capacity as a promising anode material candidate for high-energy-density Li-ion batteries. However, its practical application is still not widely used because of the large volume change that occurs during cycling. In this report, an active material containing a mixture of SiO and graphite was used to improve the insufficient energy density of the conventional anode with the support of multidimensional conducting agents. To relieve the isolation of the active materials from volume changes of SiO/graphite electrode, two types of conducting agents, namely, 1-dimensional VGCF and 0-dimensional Super-P, were introduced. The combination of VGCF and Super-P conducting agents efficiently maintained electrical pathways among particles in the electrode during cycling. We found that the electrochemical performances of cycleability and rate capability were greatly improved by employing the conducting agent combinations of VGCF and Super-P compared with the electrode using only single VGCF or single Super-P. We investigated the detailed failure mechanisms by using systematic electrochemical analyses.

• 청정기술
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.332-338
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• 2018

현재 리튬이온전지의 음극 소재 활물질로는 흑연이 주로 사용되고 있다. 그러나 흑연의 최대 이론 용량이 $372mA\;h\;g^{-1}$으로 제한되기 때문에 차세대 고용량 및 고에너지 밀도의 리튬이온전지 개발을 위해서는 새로운 음극 소재 활물질이 필요하다. 여러 음극 소재 활물질 중에서 Si의 최대 이론 용량은 $4200mA\;h\;g^{-1}$으로 흑연의 최대 이론 용량보다 약 10배 이상 높은 값을 나타내고 있지만 부피 팽창율이 거의 400%로 크기 때문에 사이클이 진행될수록 비가역 용량이 증가하여 충전 대비 방전 용량이 현저히 감소하는 현상을 나타내고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위한 방법으로 Si 음극 소재 활물질의 입자 크기를 조절하여 기계적 응력 및 반응상의 체적 변화를 감소시켜 사이클 특성을 다소 향상시킬 수 있다. 따라서 Si 입자의 부피 팽창율에 따른 충전 및 방전 용량의 감소를 최소화하기 위해 공정 시간 및 원가 절감이 우수한 건식 방법으로 Si을 분쇄하여 사이클 특성 향상에 관한 연구를 진행 하였다. 본 논문에서는 진동밀을 이용하여 Si을 나노 크기로 제어하고 실험 변수에 따른 재료들의 물리화학적 특성과 전기화학적 특성을 측정하였다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2023

이차전지 산업의 성장과 함께 이차전지의 생산량과 사용량의 급격한 증가가 예상되며, 이와 맞물려 생산 스크랩을 포함한 폐이차전지의 재활용에도 많은 관심과 노력이 이루어지고 있다. 그동안 폐이차전지 재활용은 양극재를 중심으로 많은 노력이 이루어졌지만, 핵심 광물의 공급망 확보와 재활용률 향상을 위해 음극재의 재활용에도 많은 관심이 기울이기 시작하였다. 음극재의 주성분인 흑연 분석을 위해 석탄의 함량을 측정하는 공업분석이 활용될 수 있지만, 기존의 석탄 분석에 활용되는 공업분석 방법은 블랙 매스의 구성 성분 간의 상호작용으로 인해 정확한 측정이 불가능하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 산소 분위기에서 950℃까지의 온도 상승에 따른 블랙 매스 각 성분의 열중량 변화를 측정하였다. 측정 결과 양극재의 경우에는 양극재에 포함된 바인더와 도전재의 산화에 의한 약 5%의 질량 감소 이외에는 질량 변화가 측정되지 않았으며, 음극재의 경우에는 약 2%의 바인더에 의한 질량 감소 이외에는 모두 고정 탄소에 의한 질량 감소로 측정되었다. 또한 블랙 매스에 함유될 수 있는 금속 전극(Al, Cu)들은 온도가 상승함에 따라 산화되어 질량이 증가하는 현상이 관찰되었다. 다양한 혼합 비율의 양극재/음극재 혼합 시료의 열중량 변화 측정 결과는 양극재와 음극재 각각의 열중량 변화를 통해 계산할 수 있는 예측값과 유사한 결과를 보여, 블랙 매스의 열중량 특성 변화를 통해 음극재의 함량 도출이 가능할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.359-362
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to research and develop graphene composite for lithium polymer battery. VO(graphene) composite is one of the promising material as a electrode active material for lithium polymer battery(LPB). We investigated AC impedance response and charge/discharge cycling of VO(graphene)/SPE/Li cells. The first discharge capacity of VO(graphene) cathode with 50wt.% V$_2$O$\sub$5/ was 150mAh/g, while that of VO(graphene) cathode with 85wt.% V$_2$O$\sub$5/ was 248mAh/g. The Ah efficiency was above 98% after the 2nd cycle. The discharge capacity of VO(graphene) anode with 3wt.% V$_2$O$\sub$5/ was 718 and 266mAh/g at cycle 1 and 10 at room temperature, respectively. The VO(graphene) anode with 3wt.% V$_2$O$\sub$5/ in PVDF-PAN-PC-EC-LiC1O$_4$ electrolyte showed good capacity with cycling.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.636-643
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• 2006

Si-C materials were synthesized by the heating the mixture of silicon and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). The electrochemical properties of the Si-C materials as the high capacitive anode materials of lithium secondary batteries were evaluated by the galvanostatic charge-discharge test through 2032 type $Si-C{\mid}Li$ coin cells. Charge-discharge tests were performed at C/10 hour rate(C = 372 mAh/g). Initial discharge and charge capacities of $Si-C{\mid}Li$ cell using a Si-C material derived from PVDF(20wt.%) were found to be 1,830 and 526 mAh/g respectively. The initial discharge-charge characteristics of the developed Si-C electrode were analyzed by the electrochemical galvanostatic test adopting the capacity limited charge cut-off condition(GISOC). The range of reversible specific capacity IIE(intercalation efficiency at initial discharge-charge) and IICs(surface irreversible specific capacity) were 216 mAh/g, 68 % and 31 mAh/g, respectively.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.337-342
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• 2018

Using a high pressure homonizer, we report on the electrochemical performance of $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}(LTO)$ particles manufactured as anode active material for lithium ion battery. High-pressure synthesis processing is performed under conditions in which the mole fraction of Li/Ti is 0.9, the synthesis pressure is 2,000 bar and the numbers of passings-through are 5, 7 and 10. The observed X-ray diffraction patterns show that pure LTO is manufactured when the number of passings-through is 10. It is found from scanning electron microscopy analysis that the average size of synthesized particles decreases as the number of passings-through increases. $LiCoO_2-based$ active cathode materials are used to fabricate several coin half/full cells and their battery characteristics such as lifetime, rate capability and charge transfer resistance are then estimated, revealing quite good electrochemical performance of the LTO particles as an effective anode active material for lithium secondary batteries.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.338-343
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• 2014

A $Fe_3O_4$-graphite nanofiber composite for use as an anode material was successfully synthesized by calcining $Fe_3O_4$ and graphite nanofiber (GNF) together in a $N_2$ atmosphere. Using this $Fe_3O_4$-GNF composite in a lithium ion battery resulted in a higher lithium storage capacity than that obtained using $Fe_3O_4$-graphite ($Fe_3O_4$-G). The $Fe_3O_4$-GNF (10 wt%) electrode exhibited a higher lithium ion diffusion coefficient ($2.29{\times}10^{-9}cm^2s^{-1}$) than did the $Fe_3O_4$-G (10%) ($3.17{\times}10^{-10}cm^2s^{-1}$). At a current density of $100mA\;g^{-1}$, the $Fe_3O_4$-GNF (10 wt%) anode showed a higher reversible capacity ($1,031mAh\;g^{-1}$) than did the $Fe_3O_4$-G (10%) anode ($799mAh\;g^{-1}$). Moreover, the $Fe_3O_4GNF$ electrodes showed good cycling performance without the addition of a conductive material.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.663-668
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• 2017

SOFC anode fabricated core-shell using machano-fusion method using core with submicron size Ni, nano size YSZ for shell. Using prepared core-shell, depending on the thickness of the shell, we studied how the characteristics of sintering and SOFC cell change by sintering the anode. The Ni-YSZ core-shell has a Ni core of 0.5 to $1.2{\mu}m$ over 2 to 7 YSZ of 15 to 20 nm is, and as the high speed mixing time increases, the YSZ number increases and the shell thickness becomes uniform increased. When the fuel electrode is manufactured with core-shell, it has superior sintering property, has grain of uniform size compared with the one synthesized by general mixing, the falling path is short, the conductors (electrons and ions) connection is excellent, the electrical conductivity has become excellent. The thicker the shell, the lower the electrical conductivity. When the thickness of shell ranged from 46 to 139 nm and 61 to 81 nm, the performance was the highest and the ASR was the smallest.