• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.384-388
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• 2013

Fluorine-doping on the $Li_{1+x}Mn_{1.9-x}Al_{0.1}O_4$ spinel cathode materials is found to alter crystal shape, and enhance initial interfacial reactivity and solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation, leading to improved initial coulombic efficiency in the voltage region of 3.3-4.3 V vs. Li/$Li^+$ in the room temperature electrolyte of 1 M $LiPF_6$/EC:EMC. SEM imaging reveals that the facetting on higher surface energy plane of (101) is additionally developed at the edges of an octahedron that is predominantly grown with the most thermodynamically stable (111) plane, which enhances interfacial reactivity. Fluorine-doping also increases the amount of interfacially reactive $Mn^{3+}$ on both bulk and surface for charge neutrality. Enhanced interfacial reactivity by fluorine-doping attributes instant formation of a stable SEI layer and improved initial cyclic efficiency. The data contribute to a basic understanding of the impacts of composition on material properties and cycling behavior of spinel-based cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2009

무선 센서 네트워크에서 센서 노드는 제한된 자원과 센싱 능력을 가지고 있으며 분산된 환경에서 동작한다. 특히 적은 에너지 자원을 가지고 있으며, 한 번 살포된 후에는 사용자의 접근이 제한되며 배터리를 교체할 수 없다. 에너지 소비를 최소화하여 전체 센서 네트워크의 수명을 최대화하는 것은 중요한 이슈 중 하나이다. LEACH에서는 현재 에너지 량을 고려하지 않고 확률적으로 클러스터 헤드를 선택한다. 본 논문에서는 평균 에너지 레벨보다 센서 노드의 에너지 레벨이 높을 경우, 클러스터 헤드로 선출될 자격을 부여하는 클러스터 형성 기법을 제안한다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 제안하는 클러스터 형성 기법의 우수성을 검증한다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.71-80
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• 2018

Electrospinning is a versatile technique that utilizes electrostatic forces to produce very thin and fine fibers of polymer ranging from submicron to nanometer scale. The technique can be applied to fibers of a various polymer types. Working parameters in the electrospinning are very important to understand not only the nature of electrospinning but also the conversion of polymer solutions into nanofibers through electrospinning. Those parameters in the electrospinning can be broadly divided into three parts. The first parameter is solution parameters such as molecular weight of polymer, concentration, viscosity, surface tension and conductivity/surface charge density of solution. The second parameter is process such as voltage, distance between the collector and the tip of the syringe, shape of collectors, flow rate. The third parameter is ambient parameters such as humidity and temperature. Fibers which made by electrospinning with working parameters are applied for various fields according to shape such as medical, cloth, photodiode, a sensor technology, catalyst, filtration, battery etc.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.228-233
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• 2016

It is hard to employ the carbon materials or the lithium metal foil for the anode of lithium sulfur batteries because of the poor passivation in ether-based electrolytes and the formation of lithium dendrites, respectively. Herein, we investigated the electrochemical characteristics of lithium sulfur batteries with lithiated silicon anode in the liquid electrolytes based on ether solvents. The silicon anodes were lithiated by direct contact with lithium foil in a 1M lithium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI) solution in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) and 1,3-dioxolane (DOL) at a volume ratio of 1:1. They were readily lithiated up to ~40% of their theoretical capacity with a 30 min contact time. In particular, the carbon mesh reported in our previous work was employed in order to maximize the performance by capturing the dissolved polysulfide in sulfur cathode. The reversible specific capacity of the lithiated silicon-sulfur batteries with carbon mesh was 1,129 mAh/g during the first cycle, and was maintained at 297 mAh/g even after 50 cycles at 0.2 C, without any problems of poor passivation or lithium dendrite formation.

• 청정기술
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.131-136
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• 2020

기존의 석유계부산물 기반 음극재의 대체물질을 개발하고자, 친환경적이며 가격이 저렴한 대나무 기반 1차 탄화숯을 저온 흑연화 공정을 통해 흑연으로 전환 후 음극재로 활용하였다. 저온 흑연화 공정을 위해 탄화철을 촉매로 사용하였으며, 첨가된 탄화철의 양에 따라 흑연화 정도를 X선 회절기(x-ray diffraction, XRD), 라만 분광기(raman spectroscopy), TEM (transmission electron microscopy)을 사용하여 분석 한 후 탄화철의 최적 양을 결정하였다. 가스흡착법(brunauer-emmett-teller, BET)를 사용하여 흑연화 숯의 기공특성도 분석하였다. 분석 결과 촉매 표면을 중심으로 비정질의 탄소가 흑연으로 전환되었으며, 흑연화 공정 후 촉매를 제거하기 위해 산 처리를 하는 동안 기존의 1차 탄화숯보다 크기가 큰 기공이 형성되어 상대적으로 표면적이 줄어들었다. 최적 양의 촉매를 사용하여 제조된 흑연화 숯을 음극재로 활용하여 전지성능을 분석한 결과 1차 탄화숯과 비교하여 방전용량과 충방전 효율이 증가하였다. 이는 흑연화 공정으로 비정질의 탄소가 흑연으로 전환되었기 때문으로 추정되며, 전지성능을 더욱 향상시키기 위해서는 탄화철 촉매의 크기를 최대한 작게 조절하고, 흑연화 숯의 입자크기를 균일화 하는 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.2045-2050
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• 2011

Using first principles density functional theory the formation energies of various binary compounds of lithium graphite and its homologues were calculated. Lithium and graphite react to form $Li_1C_6$ (+141 mV) but not form $LiC_4$ (-143 mV), $LiC_3$ (-247 mV) and $LiC_2$ (-529 mV) because they are less stable than lithium metal itself. Properties of structure and reaction potentials of $C_5B$, $C_5N$ and $B_3N_3$ materials as iso-structural graphite were studied. Boron and nitrogen substituted graphite and boron-nitrogen material as a iso-electronic structured graphitic material have longer graphene layer spacing than that of graphite. The layer spacing of $Li_xC_6$, $Li_xC_5B$, $Li_xC_5N$ materials increased until to x=1, and then decreased until to x=2 and 3. Nevertheless $Li_xB_3N_3$ has opposite tendency of layer spacing variation. Among various lithium compositions of $Li_xC_5B$, $Li_xC_5N$ and $Li_xB_3N_3$, reaction potentials of $Li_xC_5B$ (x=1-3) and $Li_xC_5$ (x=1) from total energy analyses have positive values against lithium deposition.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.162-167
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• 2023

망간산화물은 다양한 결정구조를 가지고 있으며, 특히 초기에 생성되는 나노층상구조의 δ-MnO₂ 가 다양한 산화환원 반응에 따라 여러가지 터널 및 층상구조로 변화한다. 최근Zn기반 이차전지에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있지만, 충방전 간 Zn이온이 양극재로 사용되는 망간산화물 결정 구조 변화 및 새로운 결정 생성 등에 미치는 영향에 대한 기초적 이해를 위해 Zn이온이 망간산화물 결정에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구가 더욱 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 수열반응 간 Zn 도핑정도가 조절된 나노층상구조의 δ-MnO₂의 변화를 통해 todorokite과 chalcophanite이 생성 및 성장되는 것을 확인하였고, 반응 시간에 따른 변화과정을 확인하였다. Zn의 양이 많을수록 chalcophanite 결정이 우세하게 생성되었고, 결정 생성이 상대적으로 느린 속도로 발생하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.65-71
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• 1994

Electrochemical and thermodynamic properties of $MmNi_5$ and the related alloys for nickel-metal hydride battery(Ni-MH) were studied in terms of the equilibrium hydrogen pressure. $MmNi_5$ alloy with high equilibrium hydrogen pressure(10~20atm at room temperature), which is usually difficult to charge, was substituted for Al in part. Partial substitution of Al made not only the equilibrium pressure to be reduced remarkably, but also the enthalpy change depending on the formation of metal hydride to be agreed to the value in gas phase reaction and electrochemical reaction. Besides the composition of Al which can be given the maximum discharge capacity was turned out to be between the 0.5~1.0 atoms of Al.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.3333-3337
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• 2011

$ZnMn_2O_4$ has been prepared by a mechanochemical process using a mixture of $Mn_2O_3$ and ZnO as starting materials, and investigated as a possible anode material for lithium-ion batteries. The phase evolution and morphologies of the ball-milled and annealed powders are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive microanalysis (EDX), respectively. The solid-state reaction for the formation of $ZnMn_2O_4$, under the given experimental conditions, is achieved in a short time (30 min), and the prepared samples exhibit excellent electrochemical performances including an enhanced initial coulombic efficiency, high reversible capacity, and stable capacity retention with cycling.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.97.2-97.2
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• 2012

This study examined the utility of two zwitterions, nitrile-functionalized zwitterions and a zwitterion without a nitrile group (MF-ZI), were used as additives along with 1 M $LiPF_6$ in ethylene carbonate (EC):diethylene carbonate (DEC) (3:7 V/V) (E-0) to form an electrolyte solution for use in lithium ion batteries comprising graphite and $LiCoO_2$ electrodes. The presence of NF-ZI (E-NF-ZI) in the electrolyte produced an ion conductivity comparable to that of E-0 and higher than that of an electrolyte containing MF-ZI (E-MF-ZI). Linear sweep voltammetry data revealed that the intensity of the E-NF-ZI reduction peak was lower than that of E-0. Furthermore, the successful formation of an SEI layer in the E-NF-ZI over graphite was confirmed by cyclic voltammetry data. These results were attributed to the adsorption of NF-ZI on the electrode surface, as verified by differential capacity measurements.