• 공업화학
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.201-207
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 전기이중층 커패시터의 전극 활물질로 사용되는 페놀계 활성탄소의 비 정전용량의 증가를 위하여 붕산을 이용하여 표면처리를 수행하였다. 또한, 붕산 처리가 전기화학 특성에 미치는 영향에 대하여 고찰하였다. 활성탄소의 붕산 처리는 활성탄소의 표면에 전기화학적 특성 향상에 도움이 되는 퀴논형 관능기(O=C)의 비율을 효과적으로 증가시켰으며, 비표면적과 총 기공 부피 및 미세공 부피를 증가시켰다. 최적의 조건으로 붕산 처리된 활성탄소는 미처리활성탄소에 비해 비 정전용량이 약 20% 증가하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 활성탄소의 붕산 처리는 활성탄소의 비 정전용량을 효과적으로 증가시킬 수 있다고 사료된다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.317-322
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• 2009

To investigate degradation mechanism of PEMFC operated with repetitive startup/shutdown cycling, i-V characteristics, impedance, cyclic voltamograms were measured. OCV decreased from 0.967 to 0.951 V while the cell voltage at 800mA/$cm^2$ from 0.657 to 0.563V, implying that the electrodes rather than membrane electrolyte was damaged during the cycling operation. Electrochemical analyses supported that the performance degradation could be mainly attributed to degradation of the electrodes such as a decrease in electrochemical active surface area rather than degradation of membrane.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2014

The use of nanoscale electrocatalysts is a promising strategy for achieving high catalyst activity due to their large surface area. However, catalyst activity is not directly correlated to particle size. To understand this discrepancy, many studies have been conducted, but a full understanding has still not been achieved, despite the importance of particle size effects in designing an active catalyst. In this review, we focus on the discussion of particle size effects on the oxygen reduction reaction, and also discussed the nanoscale design beyond the nanoparticle to the meso and macroscale design.

• 공업화학
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.140-147
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• 2024

바이오매스 활용을 높이기 위하여, 열처리 공정을 통해 강아지풀 기반 리튬 이온 이차 전지용 탄소음극재(SV-C)를 제조한 뒤 전기화학적 성능을 고찰하였다. 강아지풀의 열처리 온도가 750 ℃로 낮을 때 낮은 결정성과 높은 비표면적(126 m²/g)과 함께, 표면에 많이 존재하는 산소의 (-) 전하가 리튬을 끌어당김으로 인하여 비정전용량(1003.3 mAh/g, at 0.1 C)이 높지만, 용량 유지율은 61.0% (at 500 cycles and 1 C)로 낮아지는 것으로 여겨진다. 또한, 열처리온도가 1150 ℃로 증가하면 탄소층이 축합되어 배열이 우수해짐에 따라 구조 결함이 감소하여 기공이 크게 줄어 비표면적(32 m²/g)이 감소한 것으로 확인되었다. 또한, 음극재 표면결함이 감소하여 결정성이 높아지게 되면, 용량 유지율은 89.7% (at 500 cycles and 1 C)로 높지만, 결함 정도가 작아 활성점이 줄어들어 비정전용량이 471.7 mAh/g로 매우 낮은 것으로 여겨진다. 본 연구 범위에서, 열처리 온도에 따라 제조된 강아지풀 기반 탄소음극재의 경우, 비표면적에 비해 표면 산소 함량과 결정성 등이 음극재의 전기화학적 특성에 더 높은 신뢰도를 갖는 것으로 나타났다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제20권
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• pp.47-52
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• 2016

Physical and electrochemical qualities were analyzed after KOH activation of a direct methanol fuel cell using needle coke as anode supporter. The results of research on support loaded with platinum-ruthenium suggest that an activated KOH needle coke container has the lowest onset potential and the highest degree of catalyst activity among all commercial catalysts. Through an analysis of the CO stripping voltammetry, we found that KOH activated catalysis showed a 21% higher electrochemical active surface area (ECSA), with a value of 31.37 m² /g, than the ECSA of deactivated catalyst (25.82 m² /g). The latter figure was 15% higher than the value of one specific commercial catalyst (TEC86E86).

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.295-298
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• 2009

Oxygen ionic conductors of CeScSZ electrolyte in SOFC unit cell are applied to anode and cathode as well as electrolyte to have the triple-phase-boundaries of electrochemical reaction, and it is required to decrease the sintering temperature of anode-supported electrolyte by the nanoscale of CeScSZ electrolyte powder. In this report, nanoscale CeScSZ electrolyte powder was synthesized by chemical synthesis method. The particle size, surface area and morphology of the powder were observed by SEM and BET. Thin film electrolyte of under $10{\mu}m$ was fabricated by tape casting using the synthesized CeScSZ electrolyte powder, and ionic conductivity and gas permeability of electrolyte film were evaluated. Finally the SOFC unit cell was fabricated using the anode-supported electrolyte prepared by a tape casting method and co-sintering, in which the active layer, measuring $20{\mu}m$, was introduced in the anode layer to provide a more efficient reaction. Electrochemical evaluations of the SOFC unit cell, including measurements such as power density and impedance, were performed and analyzed.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2016

An anatase TiO₂ nanotube array (NTA) was fabricated by anodization and successive heat treatments. When the anatase TiO₂ NTA was cathodically polarized, its color changed to blue, and it could be used as an electrochemically active anode for an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline water electrolysis. The structure of the blue anatase TiO₂ NTA was controlled by the anodization conditions and its catalytic activity increased with an increase of the surface area. The activity of the blue anatase TiO₂ NTA gradually reduced with the continued OER because of the partial oxidation of Ti³⁺ to Ti⁴⁺. However, an intermittent cathodic regeneration process could significantly slow its reduction rate. The blue anatase TiO₂ NTA could be an alternative anode for alkaline water electrolysis.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2020

Here we report our preliminary results about nickel phosphide (Ni-P) electroless coating on the surface of cellulose paper (CP) and its feasibility as the anode for lithium (Li) batteries. In particular, CP can act as a flexible skeleton to maintain the mechanical structure, and the Ni-P film can play the roles of both the anode substrate and the active material in Li batteries. Ni-P films with different P contents were plated uniformly and compactly on the microfiber strands of CP. When they were tested as the anode for Li battery, their theoretical capacity per physical area was comparable to or higher than hypothetical pure graphite and P film electrodes having the same thickness. After the large irreversible capacity loss in the first charge/discharge process, the samples showed relatively reversible charge/discharge characteristics. All samples showed no separation of the plating layer and no detectable micro-cracks after cycling. When the charge cut-off voltage was adjusted, their capacity retention could be improved significantly. The electrochemical result was just about the same before and after mechanical bending with respect to the overall shape of voltage curve and capacity.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2016

In this study a new, simple, precise, accurate and economic electrochemical method was developed and validated for the voltammetric determination of zolpidem (ZP) using disposable pencil graphite (PG) electrode. The anodic oxidation of ZP on the surface of the PG electrode was examined in a britton robinson (BR) buffer. Square wave and cyclic voltammetry were used as electrochemical techniques in the potential range of 0-1.2 V in the pH 8 BR buffer. In cyclic voltammetry studies, the diffusion coefficient of ZP oxidation was found to be 3.6×10^-6 cm² s^-1. On the other hand, the ZP has shown a well-defined irreversible anodic peak at 0.98 V in the square wave voltammetry mode. The PG electrode, primarily being graphite which has a large active surface area gives rise to increasing peak current with respect to ZP electrooxidation. PG electrode showed an electrocatalytic effect in anodic oxidation of ZP. A linear relationship between catalytic current response and ZP concentration was obtained over a concentration range of 10-30 μM with R.S.D. values ranging from 0.29-3.89. Limits of detection and quantitation were found to be 1 and 3 μM, respectively. Finally, the PG electrode was successfully used to determine ZP in standard and tablet dosage forms with a mean recovery of 100.69 %.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.423-430
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• 2016

In this study, we investigated the corrosion damage characteristics of steel for offshore wind turbine tower substructure using an accelerated electrochemical test. The galvanostatic corrosion test method was employed with a conventional 3 electrode cell in natural sea water, and the steel specimen was served as a working electrode to induce corrosion in an accelerated manner. Surface and cross-sectional image of the damaged area were obtained by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope. The weight of the specimens was measured to determine the gravimetric change before and after corrosion test. The result revealed that the steel tended to suffer uniform corrosion rather than localized corrosion due to active dissolution reaction under the constant current regime. With increasing galvanostatic current density, the damage depth and surface roughness of surface was increased, showing approximately 25 times difference in damage depth between the lowest current density ($1mA/cm^2$) and the highest current density ($200mA/cm^2$). The gravimetric observation showed that the weight loss was proportionally increased with increment of current density that has 75 times different according by experimental conditions. Consequently, uniform corrosion of the steel specimen was conveniently induced by the electrochemically accelerated corrosion technique, and it was possible to control the extent of the corrosion damage by varying the current density.