• 한국재료학회지
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.696-703
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• 2016

In this study, we intensively investigated the effect of conductive additive amount on electrochemical performance of organic supercapacitors. For this purpose, we assembled coin-type organic supercapacitor cells with a variation of conductive additive(carbon black) amount; carbon aerogel and polyvinylidene fluoride were employed as active material and binder, respectively. Carbon aerogel, which is a highly mesoporous and ultralight material, was prepared via pyrolysis of resorcinol-formaldehyde gels synthesized from polycondensation of two starting materials using sodium carbonate as the base catalyst. Successful formation of carbon aerogel was well confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and $N_2$ adsorption-desorption analysis. Electrochemical performances of the assembled organic supercapacitor cells were evaluated by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements. Amount of conductive additive was found to strongly affect the charge transfer resistance of the supercapacitor electrodes, leading to a different optimal amount of conductive additive in organic supercapacitor electrodes depending on the applied charge-discharge rate. A high-rate charge-discharge process required a relatively high amount of conductive additive. Through this work, we came to conclude that determining the optimal amount of conductive additive in developing an efficient organic supercapacitor should include a significant consideration of supercapacitor end use, especially the rate employed for the charge-discharge process.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.627-634
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• 2023

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) has attracted considerable attention since its discovery for its catalysis of water splitting to hydrogen and oxygen under visible light irradiation. However, pristine g-C₃N₄ confers only low photocatalytic efficiency and requires surface cocatalysts to reach moderate activity due to a lack of accessible surface active sites. Inspired by the high specific surface area and superior electron transfer of graphene, we developed a strongly coupled binary structure of graphene and g-C₃N₄ aerogel with 3D porous skeleton. The as-prepared 3D structure photocatalysts achieve a high surface area that favors efficient photogenerated charge separation and transfer, enhances the light-harvesting efficiency, and significantly improves the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate as well. The photocatalyst performance is observed to be optimized at the ratio 3:7 (g-C₃N₄:GO), leading to photocatalytic H₂ evolution of 16125.1 mmol. g^-1. h^-1 under visible light irradiation, more than 161 times higher than the rate achieved by bulk g-C₃N₄.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.38-43
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• 2004

전기화학적으로 이온을 흡착시켜 제거시키는 capacitive deionization(CDI) 공정용 전극으로 탄소에어로젤에 실리카젤이 첨가된 다공성 탄소에어로젤 복합전극을 사유하여 1,000ppm NaCl수용액에서 10회와 100회 동안 싸이클을 변화시켜 탈염과 재생 특성에 대한 충전과 방전 시 시간에 따른 전류변화, 싸이클에 대한 전하량 변화, 그리고 CDI효율을 조사하였다. Paste rolling법으로 제조된 탄소에어로젤 복합전극은 CDI반응진행에 대한 전극 활물질의 탈락이 없이 전극의 성형성이 크게 향상되었고, 전극시트 제조시간을 $50\%$ 이상 단축시킬 수 있었다. 10분동안 충전과 방전으로 10회 싸이클까지의 전하량 결과를 살펴보면, $50wt.\%$의 실리카젤이 첨가된 C복합전극의 평균 충전 전하량이 실리카젤이 첨가되지 않은 A전극에 비해 $3\%$ 증가하였으며, 평균 방전 전하량은 $7\%$증가하였다. 5분동안 충전과 방전으로 100회 싸이클까지 평균 충전 전하량을 보면 $25w1.\%$와 $50wt.\%$의 실리카젤이 첨가된 B복합전극과 C복합전극은 A전극에 비해 각각 $6\%,\;14\%$증가하였으며, 또한 평균 방전 전하량도 각각 $9\%,\;21\%$증가하여 복합전극의 전하량 특성이 매우 우수하였다. 100회 싸이클까지의 CDI효율은 싸이클이 진행되면서 $70\%$ 이상으로 안정하게 유지하였고, 100회 싸이클에서는 B 복합전극이 $72.3\%$, C 복합전극이 $74.0\%$로 A 전극$(63.1\%)$보다 $10\%$이상 우수한 CDI 효율을 나타내었다.

• Nano
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.1850113.1-1850113.11
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• 2018

Environmental and energy issues have always been a hot topic of global research. Oil leakage has caused great damage to the environment, affecting a wide area and it is difficult to clean up. In most cases, carbon-based adsorbents are typically utilized to remove oil spills because of their economic benefits and high adsorbent efficiency. At the same time, its excellent material properties can also be used for the preparation of supercapacitors. In this paper, the carbon aerogels were prepared by the one-step method. The prepared materials endowed a 3D network structure with a huge number of micropores and mesoporous, and the material is light-weight, stable, hydrophobic and has affinity for oil (17.02 g/g) to the KGM carbon aerogel. Through the physicchemical characterization, the KGM carbon aerogel shows specific surface area is $689m^2/g$, high water contact angle ($136.64^{\circ}$) and excellent reusability (more than 15 cycle times). In addition, we also discussed the electrochemical properties of the material and obtained the specific electrical capacity of 139 F/g under the condition of 1 A/g.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2003

직접 메탄을 연료전지의 음극 촉매로 사용되는 Pt-Ru/C를 솔-젤법을 이용하여 크라이오젤 및 에어로젤 형태로 제조하였다. 탄소의 원료가 되는 유기물의 종류에 따라 B종의 촉매를 제조하였으며 XRD분석에 의해 금속이 탄소담체 위에 고분산되어 있음을 확인하였다. 초임계건조, 탄화. 환원 공정을 거쳐 완성된 에어로젤 촉매의 전극 활성은 Cyclic voltametry를 이용한 half cell test를 통하여 평가하였다. 그 중 Phloroglucinol-Formaldehyde(PF) 형의 촉매가 가장 우수한 활성을 보였으며 내구성 또한 양호하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국세라믹학회 2004년도 추계총회 및 연구발표회 초록집
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• pp.93.4-93.4
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• 2004

• 한국세라믹학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국세라믹학회 2003년도 춘계총회 및 연구발표회 초록집
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• pp.51.2-51
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• 2003

• 한국세라믹학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국세라믹학회 2002년도 추계총회 및 연구발표회 초록집
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• pp.36.2-36
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• 2002

• 한국세라믹학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국세라믹학회 2003년도 추계총회 및 연구발표회 초록집
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• pp.44.2-44
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• 2003

• 한국세라믹학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국세라믹학회 2004년도 추계총회 및 연구발표회 초록집
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• pp.87.2-87.2
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• 2004