• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• v.73 no.12
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• pp.1867-1872
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• 2018

This study proposes a route for surface modification for p-type cobalt oxide-based gas sensors. We deposit a thin layer of Ni on the Co oxide film by sputtering process and annealed at $350^{\circ}C$ for 15 min in air, which changes a typical sputtered film surface into one interlaced with a high density of hemispherical nanoparticles. Our in-depth materials characterization using transmission electron microscopy discloses that the microstructure evolution is the result of an extensive inter-diffusion of Co and Ni, and that the nanoparticles are nickel oxide dissolving some Co. Sensor performance measurement unfolds that the surface modification results in a significant sensitivity enhancement, nearly 200% increase for toluene (at $250^{\circ}C$) and CO (at $200^{\circ}C$) gases in comparison with the undoped samples.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.587-592
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• 2023

Cobalt oxide (Co₃O₄·CoO) ultra fine particles were synthesized by liquid phase precursor method. cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate (CoCl₂·6H₂O) was as a starting material. A plant-derived crystalline cellulose was used as impregnating materials. A impregnated precursor was calcined at a temperature of 350 to 900℃ to obtain cobalt oxide particles having a particle size of 1 to 10㎛. The crystallization process and morphology according to the calcination temperature were examined, and the properties of the synthesized powder were evaluated using SEM and XRD. It was confirmed that a crystal phase of Co₃O₄ began to form around 350℃ and crystal growth occurred up to 900℃. At a temperature above 500℃, the Co₃O₄ crystal was changed to another crystal phase CoO.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.290-294
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• 2010

We performed a density functional theory study to investigate the intercalation voltage and lithium ion conduction in lithium cobalt oxide for lithium ion battery as a function of the lithium concentration. There were two methods for the intercalation of lithium ions; the intercalation of a lithium ion at a time in the individual layer and the intercalation of lithium ions in all the sites of one layer after all the sites of another layer. The average intercalation voltage was the same value, 3.48 V. However, we found the former method was more favorable than the latter method. The lattice parameter c was increased as the increase of the lithium concentration in the range of x < 0.25 while it was decreased as increase of the lithium concentration in the range of x > 0.25. The energy barrier for the conduction of lithium ion in lithium cobalt oxide was increased as the lithium concentration was increased. We demonstrated that the decrease of the intercalation voltage and increase of the energy barrier as the increase of the lithium concentration caused lower output voltage during the discharge of the lithium ion battery.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.16-21
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• 2004

The nano-sized Co particles were successfully synthesized by chemical vapor condensation (CVC) process using the precursor of cobalt carbonyl ($Co_2(CO)_8$). The influence of carrier gases on the microstructure and magnetic properties of nanoparticles was investigated by means of XRD, TEM, XPS and VSM. The Co nano-particles with different phases and shapes were synthesized with a change of carrier gas : long string morphologies with coexistence of fcc and hcp structure in Ar carrier gas condition; finer Co core in a mass of cobalt oxide with only fcc structure in He; rod type cobalt oxide phase in Ar＋6vol％$O_2$. The saturation magnetization and coercivity was lower in Co nanoparticles synthesized in He carrier gas, due to their finer size.

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2006.09a
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• pp.418-419
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• 2006

In the present, the focus is on the synthesis of nanostructured TiC/Co composite powder by the spray thermal conversion process using titanium dioxide powder has an average particle size of 50 nm and cobalt nitrate as raw materials. The titanium-cobalt-oxygen based oxide powder prepared by the combination of the spray drying and desalting methods. The titanium-cobalt-oxygen based oxide powder carbothermally reduced by the solid carbon. The synthesized TiC-15wt.%Co composite powder at 1473K for 2 hours had an average particle size of 150 nm.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.207-207
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• 2010

휴대용 기기의 사용이 증가하면서 전지의 고용량화와 소형화가 요구되고 있다. 특히 의료용 센서 기기에서는 소형화가 매우 중요하며 인체에 해로운 물질로 구성되지 않는 것이 바람직하다. 최근 고체전해질을 사용하는 마이크로 배터리가 개발되고 있으나, 에너지 저장용량이 작아 응용분야가 제한적이다. Silicon wafer 위에 형성된 고단차의 3차원 박막 배터리를 형성한다면 표면적 증가에 의해 에너지 저장용량 역시 크게 증가할 것이다. 따라서 고단차의 3차원 구조위에 confomal한 박막을 형성하기 위해서는 기존 물리증착방법과는 달리 새로운 step coverage가 우수한 박막증착법이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 atomic layer deposition(ALD)으로 박막 배터리의 cathode 물질인 $LiCoO_2$를 증착하기 위한 기초연구로서 cobalt oxide 박막의 ALD 공정을 연구하였다. Cobalt +2가 전구체와 $O_3$를 교대로 공급하여 박막을 증착하고 그 박막의 물리적, 화학적, 전기적 특성을 조사하였다. 이를 통해 exposure와 기판온도가 박막의 특성에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 또한 pattern wafer위에 박막을 증착하여 step coverage를 조사하였다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.51-60
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• 2010

A study on the recovery of cobalt and lithium from Lithium Ion Battery(LIB) scraps has been carried out by a physical treatment - leaching - solvent extraction process. The cathode scraps of LIB in production were used as a material of this experiment. The best condition for recovering cobalt from the anode scraps was acquired in each process. The cathode scraps are dissolved in 2M sulfuric acid solution with hydrogen peroxide at $95^{\circ}C$, 700 rpm. The cobalt is concentrated from the leaching solution by means of a solvent extraction circuit with bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid(D2EHPA) and PC88A in kerosene, and then cobalt and lithium are recovered as cobalt hydroxide and lithium carbonate by precipitation technology. The purity of cobalt oxide powder was over 99.98% and the average particle size after milling was about 10 lim. The over all recoveries are over 95% for cobalt and lithium. The pilot test of mechanical separation was carried out for the recovery of cobalt from the scraps. The $Co_3O_4$ powder was made by the heat treatment of $Co(OH)_2$ and the average particle size was about 10 ${\mu}m$ after grinding. The recovery was over 99% for cobalt and lithium each other and the purity of cobalt oxide was over 99.98%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.43-43
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• 2014

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.25-28
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• 1998

Lithiated cobalt and nickel oxides are becoming very attractive as active cathode materials for secondary lithium ion secondary battery. $LiCoO_2$ is easily synthesized from lithium cobalt salts, but has a relatively high oxidizing potential on charge. LiNiOz is synthesized by a more complex procedure and its nonstoichiometry significantly degraded the charge-discharge characteristics. But $LiNiO_2$ has a lower charge potential which increases the system stability. Lithiated cobalt and nickel oxides are iso-structure which make the preparation of solid solutions of $LiNi_{1-x}Co_xO_2$ for O$LiCoO_2 and LiNiO_2$ electrode. The aim of the presentb paper is to study the electrochemical behaviour, as weU as the possibilities for practical application of layered Iithiated nickel oxide stabilized by $Co^{3+}$ substitution as active cathode materials in lithium ion secondary battery.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.35 no.8
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• pp.2367-2370
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• 2014

"Cat's eye"-shaped $[^{57}Co]CoO@SiO_2$ core-shell nanostructure was prepared by the reverse microemulsion method combined with radioisotope technique to investigate a potential imaging agent for a single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in nuclear medicine. The core cobalt oxide nanorods were obtained by thermal decomposition of $Co-(oleate)_2$ precursor from radio isotope Co-57 containing cobalt chloride and sodium oleate. The $SiO_2$ coating on the surface of the core cobalt oxide nanorods was produced by hydrolysis and a condensation reaction of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) in the water phase of the reverse microemulsion system. In vivo test, micro SPECT image was acquired with nude mice after 30 min of intravenous injection of $[^{57}Co]CoO@SiO_2$ core-shell nanostructure.