• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.10-15
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• 2023

The carbonaceous materials have attracted much attention for utilization of anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Among them, hollow carbon spheres have great advantages (high specific capacity and good rate capability) to replace currently used graphite anode materials, due to their unique features such as high surface areas, high electrical conductivities, and outstanding chemical and thermal stability. Herein, we have synthesized various sizes of hollow carbon spheres by a facile hardtemplate method and investigated the anode properties for lithium-ion batteries. The obtained hollow carbon spheres have uniform diameters of 350 ~ 600 nm by varying the template condition, and they do not have any cracks after the optimization of the process. Increasing the diameter of hollow carbon spheres decreases their specific capacities, since the larger hollow carbon spheres have more useless spaces inside that could have a disadvantage for lithium storage. The hollow carbon spheres have outstanding rate and cyclic performance, which is originated from the high surface area and high electrical properties of the hollow carbon spheres. Therefore, hollow carbon spheres with smaller diameters are expected to have higher specific capacities, and the noble channel structures through various doping approaches can give the great possibility of high lithium storage properties.

• Carbon letters
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2002

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.323-330
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• 2017

$M_2GeO_4$ (M = Co, Fe and Ni) was synthesized as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries and its electrochemical characteristics were investigated. The $Fe_2GeO_4$ electrode exhibited an initial discharge capacity of $1127.8mAh\;g^{-1}$ and better capacity retention than $Co_2GeO_4$ and $Ni_2GeO_4$. A diffusion coefficient of lithium ion in the $Fe_2GeO_4$ electrode was measured to be $12.7{\times}10^{-8}cm^2s^{-1}$, which was higher than those of the other two electrodes. The electrochemical performance of the $Fe_2GeO_4$ electrode was improved by coating carbon onto the surface of $Fe_2GeO_4$ particles. The carbon-coated $Fe_2GeO_4$ electrode delivered a high initial discharge capacity of $1144.9mAh\;g^{-1}$ with good capacity retention. The enhanced cycling performance was mainly attributed to the carbon-coated layer that accommodates the volume change of the active materials and improves the electronic conductivity. Our results demonstrate that the carbon-coated $Fe_2GeO_4$ can be a promising anode material for achieving high energy density lithium-ion batteries.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.320-326
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• 2018

본 연구에서는리튬이온전지음극활물질로 Graphite의 전기화학적특성을향상시키기 위하여 Graphite/Silicon/Carbon (G/Si/C) 복합소재를 제조하였다. 제조된 G/Si/C 합성물은 XRD, TGA, SEM을 사용하여 물성을 분석하였다. 또한 $LiPF_6$ (EC:DMC:EMC=1:1:1 vol%) 전해액에서 리튬이차전지의 충 방전 사이클, 율속, 순환전압전류 및 임피던스 테스트를 통해 전기화학적 성능을 조사하였다. G/Si/C 전극을 사용한 리튬이온전지는 Graphite 전극을 사용한 전지보다 우수한 특성을 나타내었으며 Silicon 함량이 늘어날수록 용량은 높아지나 안정성이 저하됨을 확인하였다. 또한 $25{\mu}m$ 이하의 Silicon을 사용하였을 때 용량과 안정성 모두 향상되는 것을 나타내었다. Silicon (${\leq}25{\mu}m$) 10 wt%인 경우 G/Si/C 복합소재는 495 mAh/g의 초기 방전 용량, 89%의 용량 보존율과 2 C/0.1 C에서 80%의 속도 특성을 보였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.413-421
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• 2001

결합제인 coal tar pitch와 petroleum cokes를 주원료로 결합제 함량을 변화시켜 불소 전해용 탄소 전극을 제조한 후 결합제 함량의 변화가 전극특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 탄소 전극의 특성 조사는 1mM의 $[Fe$(CN)_6$]^{3-}$/$[Fe$(CN)_6$]^{4-}$가 첨가된 0.5M $K_2SO_4$용액에서의 cyclic voltammogram 거동, 기계적 강도, 그리고 $KF{\cdot}2HF$ 용액에서의 전기화학적 거동을 통하여 평가되었으며 이 결과 40 wt%의 결합제가 첨가된 경우 제일 양호한 전기특성을 나타내었다. 이러한 양호한 전극특성은 탄소전극 표면에 생성된 기공이 적절하게 분포하여 실질적으로 전극의 비표면적을 향상시켰기 때문이다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2003

고체산화물 연료전지용 음극소재로 사용되는 다공성 NiO-YSZ 소재의 강도를 향상시키기 위하여 $Y_2$O$_3$첨가제의 양 및 기공전구체로 첨가되는 탄소첨가제의 종류를 변화시켰으며, 이에 따른 기계적 강도와 기공율, 전기전도도를 측정하였다. $Y_2$O$_3$첨가제의 양은 8 mol%와 10 mo1%로 각각 변화시켰으며, 기공전구체는 활성탄과 카본블랙의 영향을 고찰하였다. 그 결과 카본블랙을 기공전구체로 사용하였을 경우 활성탄을 사용한 경우에 비해 기계적 강도가 크게 향상되었으며, 상대적으로 고온의 소결온도에서 제조된 10 mo1%의 $Y_2$O$_3$가 첨가된 NiO-YSZ 음극소재가, 8 mol%가 첨가된 소재에 비하여 상대적으로 우수한 강도를 나타내었다. 10 mo1%의 $Y_2$O$_3$와 카본블랙이 첨가된 음극소재는 전기전도도 값에 있어서도 $700^{\circ}C$~100$0^{\circ}C$의 온도범위에서 $10^2$~$10^3$S/cm의 양호한 값을 나타내는 것으로 평가되었다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제60권5호
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• pp.299-309
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• 2016

In this study, the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of carbon nanomaterials and synthesized nano-carbon/Si composites were studied. The nano-carbon/Si composites were ball-milled to a nano size and coated with pyrolytic carbon using Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). They were then finely mixed with respective nano-carbon materials. The physicochemical properties of samples were analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), and surface area analyzer. The electrochemical characteristics were investigated using the galvanostatic charge-discharge and cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements. Three-electrode cells were fabricated using the carbon nanomaterials and nano-carbon/Si composites as anode materials and LiPF₆ and LiClO₄ as electrolytes of Li secondary batteries. Reversibility using LiClO₄ as an electrolyte was superior to that of LiPF₆ as the electrolyte. The initial discharge capacities of nano-carbon/Si composites were increased compared to the initial discharge capacities of nano-carbon materials.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2021

Through a simple filtration process, followed by carbonization within a reductive environment, coffee waste grounds can be transformed into a non-porous hard carbon for use in multiple contexts. This resulting coffee-waste carbon has been evaluated as an eco-friendly and cost-effective replacement for conventional graphite. When compared with different types of carbon, our study found that the coffee-waste carbon fell into the category of hard carbon, as verified from the galvanostatic charge/discharge profiles. The coffee-waste carbon showed a superior rate capability when compared to that of graphite, while compromising smaller capacity at low C rates. During electrochemical reactions, it was also found that the coffee-waste carbon is well exposed to electrolytes, and its disordered characteristic is advantageous for ionic transport which leads to the low tortuosity of Li ions. Finally, the high irreversible capacity (low initial Coulombic efficiency) of the coffee-waste carbon, which if also often observed in amorphous carbon, can be adequately resolved through a solution-based prelithiation process, thereby proving that the coffee-waste carbon material is quite suitable for commercial use as an anode material for quickly-chargeable electrodes.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.483-488
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• 2016

Anode supported solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), consisting of Ni+YSZ anode, YSZ electrolyte, and LSM+YSZ cathode, were fabricated and constant current tested with direct internal reforming of methane (steam to carbon ratio ~ 2) as well as hydrogen fuel at $800^{\circ}C$. The cell, operated under direct internal reforming conditions, showed relatively rapid degradation (~ 1.6 % voltage drop) for 95 h; the cells with hydrogen fuel operated stably for 170 h. Power density and impedance spectra were also measured before and after the tests, and post-test analyses were conducted on the anode parts using SEM / EDS. The results indicate that the performance degradation of the cell operated with internal reforming can be attributed to carbon depositions on the anode, which increase the resistance against anode gas transport and deactivate the Ni catalyst. Thus, the present study shows that direct internal reforming SOFCs cannot be stably operated even under the condition of S/C ratio of ~ 2, probably due to non-uniform mixture (methane and steam) gas flow.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.121-124
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• 2008

This paper presents the fabrication and field emission of carbon nanotube field emitters for a micro mass spectrometer. The carbon nanotube is an adequate material as a field emitter since it has good characteristics. We have successfully fabricated a diode field emitter and a triode field emitter. Each field emitter has been constructed using several micromachining processes and a thermal CVD process. In the case of the diode field emitter, to increase the electric field, the carbon nanotubes are selectively grown on the patterned nickel catalyst layer. The electron current of the diode field emitter is 73.2 ${\mu}A$ when the anode voltage is 1100V. That of the triode field emitter is 3.4 pA when the anode voltage is 1000V.