• 제목/요약/키워드: Functional materials

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Effect of Particle Size and Doping on the Electrochemical Characteristics of Ca-doped LiCoO2 Cathodes

  • Hasan, Fuead;Kim, Jinhong;Song, Heewon;Lee, Seon Hwa;Sung, Jong Hun;Kim, Jisu;Yoo, Hyun Deog
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • 제11권4호
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    • pp.352-360
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    • 2020
  • Lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2, LCO) has been widely used as a cathode material for Li-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to its excellent electrochemical performance and highly reproducible synthesis even with mass production. To improve the energy density of the LIBs for their deployment in electro-mobility, the full capacity and voltage of the cathode materials need to exploited, especially by operating them at a higher voltage. Herein, we doped LCO with divalent calcium-ion (Ca2+) to stabilize its layered structure during the batteries' operation. The Ca-doped LCO was synthesized by two different routes, namely solid-state and co-precipitation methods, which led to different average particle sizes and levels of dopant's homogeneity. Of these two, the solid-state synthesis resulted in smaller particles with a better homogeneity of the dopant, which led to better electrochemical performance, specifically when operated at a high voltage of 4.5 V. Electrochemical simulations based on a single particle model provided theoretical corroboration for the positive effects of the reduced particle size on the higher rate capability.

건강기능성 수산식품소재의 개발 (Development of functional food products with natural materials derived from marine resources)

  • 류보미;전유진
    • 식품과학과 산업
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    • 제51권2호
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    • pp.157-164
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    • 2018
  • Recently demand for safer and healthier food has augmented with advancements in health conditions. Food ingredients with yet to be known safety and functionality, are being investigated for their safety or detrimental effects. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has introduced "health functional food" by the "Health Functional Food Act" to evaluate bio-functional and safety properties of raw materials using standard methods including in-vitro and in-vivo testing before human consumption. Despite recent growth in net worth of domestic functional food market, most of the raw materials are not from local Korean industries with own research and development, and mostly terrestrial not marine resources. Geographically, Korea has access to diverse marine bio-resources that need to be managed and utilized sustainably. Recently, diverse novel physiologically active substances have been reported from marine organisms. Hence, the development of functional foods from marine bio-resources is considered as an inevitably important task.

Magnetic Interaction in FeCo Alloy Nanotube Array

  • Zhou, D.;Wang, T.;Zhu, M.G.;Guo, Z.H.;Li, W.;Li, F.S.
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • 제16권4호
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    • pp.413-416
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    • 2011
  • An array of FeCo nanotubes has been successfully fabricated in the pores of porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates by wetting templates method. The morphology and structure of the nanotube array were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction. The average diameter of the nanotubes was about 200 nm, and the length was more than 10 ${\mu}m$. Vibrating sample magnetometer and superconducting quantum interference device were used to investigate the magnetic properties of the nanotube array. Interaction between the nanotubes has been found to be demagnetizing as expected and the switching field distribution is broad.

50μm급 이트리아 안정화 지르코니아 비드의 미세구조 및 마모 조건에 따른 마모율 분석 (Analysis of Attrition Rate of 50μm Size Y2O3 Stabilized Zirconia Beads with Different Microstructure and Test Conditions)

  • 김정환;윤세중;한병동;안철우;윤운하;최종진
    • 한국재료학회지
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.233-240
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    • 2019
  • This study analyzes the mechanical properties, including the attrition rate, of $50{\mu}m$ size yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) beads with different microstructures and high-energy milling conditions. The yttria distribution in the grain and grain-boundary of the fully sintered beads relates closely to Vickers hardness and the attrition rate of the YSZ beads. Grain size, fractured surfaces, and yttrium distribution are analyzed by electronic microscopes. For standardization and a reliable comparison of the attrition rate of zirconia beads with different conditions, Zr content in milled ceramic powder is analyzed and calculated by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer(XRF) instead of directly measuring the weight change of milled YSZ beads. The beads with small grain sizes sintered at lower temperature exhibit a higher Vickers hardness and lower attrition rate. The attrition rate of $50{\mu}m$ YSZ beads is measured and compared with the various materials properties of ceramic powders used for high-energy milling. The attrition rate of beads appears to be closely related to the Vickers hardness of ceramic materials used for milling, and demonstrates more than a 10 times higher attrition rate with Alumina(Hv ~1650) powder than $BaTiO_3$ powder (Hv ~315).

Functional Li-M (Ti, Al, Co, Ni, Mn, Fe)-O Energy Materials

  • Kim, In Yea;Shin, Seo Yoon;Ko, Jea Hwan;Lee, Kang Soo;Woo, Sung Pil;Kim, Dong Kyu;Yoon, Young Soo
    • 한국세라믹학회지
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    • 제54권1호
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    • pp.9-22
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    • 2017
  • Many new functional materials have been studied for efficient production and storage of energy. Many new materials such as sodium-based and sulfide-based materials have been proposed for energy storage, but research on Li batteries is still dominant. Due to the influence of environmental concerns regarding nuclear energy, interest in and research on fusion power are steadily increasing. For the commercialization of nuclear fusion, a design standard based on a considerable level of physical analysis and modeling is proposed. Nevertheless, limitations of existing materials in nuclear fusion environments limit practical applications. Tritium propagation material for continuous fusion reaction is one of the core materials, and therefore research on this material is being carried out intermittently. The key material for Li-based energy storage and tritium generation is the functional material Li-M-O. In this review, a structural description of functional Li-M-O system materials and technical trends for its applications are introduced.

환원-확산법에 의한 Sm-Fe-N계 자성분말 제조 (Synthesis of Magnetic Powder in the Sm-Fe-N System by the Reduction-Diffusion Process)

  • 이정구;강석원;박상준;오영우;최철진
    • 대한금속재료학회지
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    • 제48권9호
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    • pp.842-846
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    • 2010
  • In the present study, the reduction-diffusion method was employed to produce Sm-Fe alloy powder. It was confirmed that the amount of unreacted ${\alpha}-Fe$ in $Sm_2Fe_{17}$ matrix gradually decreased as the percentage of $Sm_2O_3$ increased. $Sm_2Fe_{17}$ single-phase powder was produced by the reduction-diffusion method with 40% excess $Sm_2O_3$. The Ca and Oxygen contents of the powder were approximately 300 ppm and 1600 ppm, respectively, after washing and acid treatment. By a subsequent nitrogenation, $Sm_2Fe_{17}N_x$ magnetic powders were produced. The coercivity of the powder increased with decreasing of the particle size by ball milling, and the highest coercivity of 2850 Oe was obtained after milling for 10 hours.

Thermal and Electrochemical Properties of Polymannuronate-polyaniline Nanocomposites

  • Basavaraja, C.;Veeranagouda, Y.;Kim, Na-Ri;Jo, Eun-Ae;Lee, Kyoung;Huh, Do-Sung
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제30권5호
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    • pp.1097-1100
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    • 2009
  • New types of conducting polyaniline-polymannuronate (PANI-PM) composites were synthesized by in situ deposition techniques in an aqueous media. By dissolving different weight percentage of polymannuronate (PM) (5, 10, 15, and 25%), the oxidative polymerization of aniline was carried out using ammonium per sulfate as an oxidant. The obtained composites were studied for their thermal stability and electrochemical behavior. The thermal stability of PANI-PM composites is lower than PANI, which supports a strong interaction between PANI and PM. However, the composites show an appreciable electrochemical behavior. Based on these observation the PANI-PM composites can be explored in different fields such as electric devices, sensors, functional coatings, etc.