• 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.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.204-210
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• 2013

Thin pore-filled cation and anion-exchange membranes (PFCEM and PFAEMs, $t_m=25-30{\mu}m$) were prepared using a porous polymeric substrate for efficient all-vanadium redox flow battery (VRB). The electrochemical and charge-discharge performances of the membranes have been systematically investigated and compared with those of commercially available ion-exchange membranes. The pore-filled membranes were shown to have higher permselectivity as well as lower electrical resistances than those of the commercial membranes. In addition, the VRBs employing the pore-filled membranes exhibited the respectable charge-discharge performances, showing the energy efficiencies (EE) of 82.4% and 84.9% for the PFCEM and PFAEM, respectively (cf. EE = 87.2% for Nafion 1135). The results demonstrated that the pore-filled ion-exchange membranes could be successfully used in VRBs as an efficient separator by replacing expensive Nafion membrane.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.554-559
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• 2011

리튬금속을 음전극으로 사용할 때의 안전성과 전극 특성을 개선하기 위해, 리튬금속 표면에 각기 종류가 다른 3가지의 탄소분말을 리튬금속 표면에 물리적으로 코팅한 전극을 제조하고 이를 리튬 2차전지의 음전극으로 채택하여 충방전 특성을 조사하였다. 일차입자의 입경이 작고 비표면적이 큰 탄소분말로 코팅한 음전극을 채택하는 경우가 충진밀도가 높고 표면 거칠기가 낮으며, 충방전 특성도 우수하게 나타났다. 이러한 탄소분말 코팅 효과는 소형 셀일수록 더욱 유리하게 나타났다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.45-54
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• 1992

An applicability microencapsulation, using electroless copper plating, of hydrogen storage alloy powder as an anode material for nickel-hydrogen secondary batteries was investigated. Alloys employed were $LaNi_{4.7}Al_{0.3}$ and $MmNi_{4.5}Al_{0.5}$(Mm=mischmetal) which have an appropriate equilibrium pressure and capacity. The microencapsulation of the alloy powder was found to accelerate initial activation of electrodes and to increase capacity which is about 285mAh/g for $LaNi_{4.7}Al_{0.3}$. In addition, other charge and discharge characteristics, such as polarization and flatness of charge and discharge potential, were improved due to the role of copper layer as a microcurrent collector and an oxidation barrier of the alloy powder. $MmNi_{4.5}Al_{0.5}$ alloy showed lower capacity than $LaNi_{4.7}Al_{0.3}$ because of higher equilibrium pressure. Cyclic characteristics of both alloys were somewhat poor because of mainly shedding and partial oxidation of alloy powder during the cycling. However, it was considered that the microencapsulation method is effective to improve the performances of the hydrogen storage alloy electrodes.

• 공업화학
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.607-612
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• 2021

실리콘(Si) 활물질은 낮은 전위와 높은 에너지 밀도를 가지고 있어 현재 활용되고 있는 흑연을 대체할 수 있는 소재로 기대되고 있다. 그러나 반복적인 충, 방전 과정 중 부피 팽창으로 인한 실리콘 입자의 붕괴와 지속적인 전해질 분해 반응이 문제점으로 지적되고 있다. 이와 같은 문제를 해결하기 위해 본 연구에서는 실리콘 음극에 대한 효과적인 바인더로서 가교 결합이 가능한 Castor oil 기반의 수분산 폴리우레탄을 제조하였으며(CWPU), 이를 다량의 Oxirane 작용기를 가진 Tris(2,3-epoxypropyl) isocyanurate (TGIC)와 결합시켜 기계적으로 안정한 3차원 네트워크 구조를 형성하였다. CWPU-TGIC 바인더로 제조된 실리콘 음극은 안정적인 장기 수명 특성뿐만 아니라 우수한 방전 용량을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 CWPU-TGIC 바인더가 장기간 반복되는 충, 방전 과정 동안 실리콘 음극의 큰 부피 변화를 효과적으로 완화하는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구 결과는 실리콘 음극의 전기화학적 특성을 향상시키기 위한 효과적인 친환경 바인더의 가능성을 제시한다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.136-140
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• 2017

The state of charge (SOC) is an important parameter in a battery-management system (BMS), and is very significant for accurately estimating the SOC of a battery. Li-ion batteries boast of excellent performance, and can only remain at their best working state by means of accurate SOC estimation that gives full play to their performances and raises their economic benefits. This paper summarizes some measures taken in SOC estimation, including the discharge experiment method, the ampere-hour integral method, the open circuit voltage method, the Kalman filter method, the neural network method, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS. The principles of the various SOC estimation methods are introduced, and their advantages and disadvantages, as well as the working conditions adopted during these methods, are discussed and analyzed.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2005

본 연구는 스캔 구동 회로의 변화에 따른 교류형 플라즈마 표시기의 구동 특성에 관한 것이다. 본 연구에서는 교류형 플라즈마 표시기의 용량성 부하 특성을 활용하여 스캔 라인 당 소요되는 스위치의 수를 줄일 수 있는 회로를 제안하고 그 적용 가능성을 고찰하였다. 제안된 방식의 실용화 가능성에 대한 검증을 위하여 방전 유지 전압의 변화에 따라 어드레싱 전압의 변화를 관찰하여 동적 전압 마진을 측정한 결과, 기존 방식에 비하여 9[V] 가량의 전압마진 감소가 관찰되었다. 이는 제안된 방식의 경우 선택된 전극의 스캔 기간에 이웃한 전극에 전위에 영향을 줌으로써 상호 간섭이 유발되는 효과에 의한 것으로 해석되었다. 최소 어드레싱 전압과 어드레싱 방전의 방전 지연 시간에 변화가 없는 점을 감안하면 제안된 방식의 실제 회로 적용은 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.40-46
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• 2001

An experimental investigation is proceeded to study on the relationship between spark ignition characteristics and the performances of an S. I. engine. The ignition parameters examined in this study are the ignition energy and discharging duration. The combustion pressure and exhaust gas are measured during the experiment. From the measured data of cylinder pressure, the heat release rate, the mass fraction burned, and the COV of IMEP are calculated. The dwell time and the injection time are varied. A single cylinder engine and a 30kW dynamometer are employed. Four different kinds of ignition systems are assembled, and one commercial ignition system is adopted. The experimental results show that the ignition energy is increased as the dwell time extended until the ignition energy is saturated. The higher ignition energy is effective in achieving the laster burning velocity and less producing HC emission. However, when the amount of ignition energy is similar, while the discharge duration becomes longer, the burning velocity is reduced but the engine operation becomes stable in terms of the COV of IMEP.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.133.1-133.1
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• 2010

In this work, carbon black(CBs)-embed multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) as conductive fillers for activated carbon(ACs)-based electrodes for supercapacitor were prepared by chemical reduction of oxidized MWNTs and CBs. The effect of CBs-MWNT composites on electrochemical performances of ACs-based electrodes were investigated as a function of CB-MWNT ratio. It was found that CBs-MWNTs composites were formed by the reduction reaction of the functional groups of oxidized MWNTs and CBs. It was resulted in the conjugation of CBs onto the MWNT having high surface area and aspect ratio, leading to the enhanced electrical properties of MWNTs. The electrochemical performances, such as current density, charge-discharge, and specific capacitance of the ACs/CBs-MWNT electrodes were higher than that of ACs/MWNTs and conventional ACs/CB electrodes, which was attributed to the synergistic effect of CBs-MWNTs as a conductive filler.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.657-660
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• 2009

The surface of $Li[Ni_{0.8}Co_{0.15}Al_{0.05}]O_2$ cathode particle was modified by lanthanum based oxide to improve electrochemical property and thermal stability. The XRD pattern of surface layer was indexed with that of $La_4NiLiO_8$. The discharge capacity of modified electrode was higher than that of pristine sample, specially at fast charge-discharge rate and high cut-off voltage. In the DSC profile of the charged sample, the generation of heat by exothermic reaction was decreased by surface modification. Such enhancement may by attributed to the presence of stable lanthanum based oxide, which effectively suppressd the reaction between electrode and electrolyte on the surface of $Li[Ni_{0.8}Co_{0.15}Al_{0.05}]O_2$ electrode.