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Fabrication of electrodes on mcirochannel side wall using shadow evaporation effect (샤도우 증착 효과를 이용한 마이크로 채널내 측벽 전극 제작)

  • 강길환;김규만
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.1462-1465
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    • 2004
  • A new method to fabricate metal electrodes on side wall of the microchannel is presented. Coulter counter allows to count the number of cell passing through the microchannel by detecting impedance variation between two electrodes. The relative position of two electrodes is important for sensitivity of impedance measurement. 100nm thick Al electrodes are deposited on the channel side wall by means of shadow evaporation.

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The Deposition and Characterization of Electrochromic Tungsten Oxide Thin Films (산화텅스텐 박막의 제조 및 전기변색 특성)

  • 하승호;이진민;박승희;조봉희;김영호
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 1993.11a
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    • pp.120-123
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    • 1993
  • This paper describes the deposition and characteristics of electrochromic tungsten oxide thin films for electrochromic smart windows. Tungsten Oxide thin films(WO$_3$) are deposited by thermal evaporation techniques. By varying deposition parameters, WO$_3$ thin films exhibit different optical properties. The electrochromic devices are consist of ITO glass/ WO$_3$ thin films/ LiClO$_4$-propylene carbonate electrolyte/ counter electrode. The electrochromic properties of tungsten oxide thin films with different deposition condition ale investigated.

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Low molecular weight components and space charge formation in LDPE (저분자량성분과 저밀도폴리에틸렌의 공간전하형성과의 관계)

  • 구중회;한재홍;서광석
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 1994.05a
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    • pp.87-89
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    • 1994
  • The effects of low molecular weight components of LDPE and sample molding condition were investigated to find the orgins for heterocharge in LDPE without any addtives. Low molecular weight chains of LDPE encourages the formation of heterocharge by being charged and migrating the counter electrode. The formation of heteroohage in LDPE was also effected by sample preparation process and the kind of a moling film. When PET film is used as a molding layer, the carbonyl, which may lead to increase the heterocharge, formed at surface of LDPE.

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Ni Nanoparticles-Graphitic Carbon Nanofiber Composites for Pt-Free Counter Electrode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (염료감응 태양전지의 비백금 상대전극을 위한 니켈 나노입자-흑연질 탄소나노섬유 복합체)

  • Oh, Dong-Hyeun;Koo, Bon-Ryul;Lee, Yu-Jin;An, HyeLan;Ahn, Hyo-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.26 no.11
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    • pp.649-655
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    • 2016
  • Ni nanoparticles (NPs)-graphitic carbon nanofiber (GCNF) composites were fabricated using an electrospinning method. The amounts of Ni precursor used as catalyst for the catalytic graphitization were controlled at 0, 2, 5, and 8 wt% to improve the photovoltaic performances of the nanoparticles and make them suitable for use as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). As a result, Ni NPs-GCNF composites that were fabricated with 8 wt% Ni precursors showed a high circuit voltage (0.73 V), high photocurrent density ($14.26mA/cm^2$), and superb power-conversion efficiency (6.72%) when compared to those characteristics of other samples. These performance improvements can be attributed to the reduced charge transport resistance that results from the synergetic effect of the superior catalytic activity of Ni NPs and the efficient charge transfer due to the formation of GCNF with high electrical conductivity. Thus, Ni NPs-GCNF composites may be used as promising counter electrodes in DSSCs.

Performance Analysis of Ammonia-Fed Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Using Alternating Flow (교류 흐름 방식을 적용한 암모니아 공급 고체산화물 연료전지의 성능 분석)

  • QUACH, THAI-QUYEN;GIAP, VAN-TIEN;LEE, DONG KEUN;LEE, SUNYOUP;BAE, YONGGYUN;AHN, KOOK YOUNG;KIM, YOUNG SANG
    • Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.557-565
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    • 2022
  • The effect of flow configuration in ammonia-fed solid oxide fuel cell are investigated by using a three-dimensional numerical model. Typical flow configurations including co-flow and counter-flow are considered. The ammonia is directly fed into the stack without any external reforming process, resulting in an internal decomposition of NH3 in the anode electrode of the stack. The result showed that temperature profile in the case of counter-flow is more uniform than the co-flow configuration. The counter-flow cell, the temperature is highest at the middle of the channel while in the case of co-flow, the temperature is continuously increased and reached maximum value at the outlet area. This leads to a higher averaged current density in counter-flow compared to that of co-flow, about 5%.

Characteristics of the Multi-kW Class Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Stack for a Hybrid Electric Golf Cart

  • I.H. Oh;S.J. Shin;J.H. Jo;Park, S.K.;H.Y. Ha;S.A. Hong;S.Y. Ahn;Lee, Y.C.;S.A. Cho
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.254-261
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    • 2002
  • The fabrication method for the main components of the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack such as electrodes, membrane-electrode assemblies, and bipolar plates was established for the effective electrode area of 240 ㎠. A counter-flow type 100-cell stack was fabricated by using the above components and then a maximum power of 7.44 kW for H$_2$/O$_2$ and 5.56 kW for H$_2$/air could be obtained at 70$\^{C}$ and 1 atm. It was seen that the distribution of the OCV for unit cells in the stack was uniform but the voltage deviation increased as the load increased due to the IR drop and the electrode polarization. The stack was applied to the power source of the fuel cell/battery hybrid electric golf car. It produced about 1 kW at a room temperature operation during the test run, which occupied about 43% of the total power required by the 2.3 kW motor.

Investigation of Water Safety in Non-treated Drinking Water with Trace Toxic Metals

  • Ly, Suw Young;Kim, Dae Hong;Lee, Ga Eun
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.211-215
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    • 2013
  • The trace toxic metal copper was assayed using mercury immobilized on a carbon nanotube electrode (MCW), with a graphite counter and a reference electrode. In this study, a macro-scale convection motor was interfaced with a MCW three-electrode system, in which a handmade MCW was optimized using cyclic- and square-wave stripping voltammetry. An analytical electrolyte for tap water was used instead of an expensive acid or base ionic solution. Under these conditions, optimum parameters were 0.09 V amplitude, 40 Hz frequency, 0.01 V incremental potential, and a 60-s accumulation time. A diagnostic working curve was obtained from 50.0 to 350 ${\mu}g/L$. At a constant Cu(II) concentration of 10.0 ${\mu}g/L$, the statistical relative standard deviation was 1.78% (RSD, n = 15), the analytical accumulation time was only 60 s, and the analytical detection limit approached 4.6 ${\mu}g/L$ (signal/noise = 3). The results were applied to non-treated drinking water. The content of the analyzed copper using 9.0 and 4.0 ${\mu}g/L$ standards were 8.68 ${\mu}g/L$ and 3.96 ${\mu}g/L$; statistical values $R^2$ = 0.9987 and $R^2$ = 0.9534, respectively. This method is applicable to biological diagnostics or food surveys.