• Clean Technology
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.23-27
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• 2024

Bismuth is a promising anodic for Li-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its adequate operating voltage and high-volume capacity (3,765 mAh cm^-3). Nevertheless, inevitable volume expansion during Bi alloy reactions leads to severe capacity loss and cell destruction. To address this, a complex of bismuth alloy nanoparticles (Bi@NC) embedded in an N doping-carbon coating is fabricated via a simple pyrolysis method. Nano-sized bismuth alloys can improve the reaction dynamics through a shortened Li⁺-ion diffusion path. In addition, the N-doped carbon coating effectively buffers the volume change of bismuth during the extended alloy/dealloy reaction with Li⁺ ions and maintains an effective conductive network. Based on the Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) showed high bismuth alloy loading (80.9 wt%) and maintained a high gravimetric capacity of 315 mAh g^-1 up to 100 cycles with high volumetric capacity of 845.6 mAh cm^-3.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.24 no.10
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• pp.1495-1500
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• 2003

Equilibria and applications of a synergistic extraction were studied for the determination of a trace lithium by using thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA) and trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) as ligands. Several equations were derived for the extraction of lithium into m-xylene as a phase of Li-TTA·mTOPO adduct. Distribution coefficients and extraction constant were determined together with a stability constant of the adduct. The adduct was quantitatively extracted from the basic solution of higher than pH 9 by shaking for 30 minutes. m-Xylene was selected as an optimum solvent by comparing the extraction efficiency among several kinds of organic solvents. The stability constant (${\Beta}_2$) for Li-TTA/2TOPO was 150 times higher than Li-TTA/TOPO. The distribution coefficient of Li-TTA/2TOPO into m-xylene was 9.12 and the logarithmic extraction constant (log $K_{ex}$) was 6.76. Trace lithium of sub-ppm level in seawater samples could be determined under modified conditions and a detection limit equivalent to 3 times standard deviation for background absorption was 0.42 ng/mL.

• Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.7-13
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• 2021

This paper presents an vulnerable road user (VRU) classification and tracking algorithm using vision and LiDAR sensor fusion method for urban autonomous driving. The classification and tracking for vulnerable road users such as pedestrian, bicycle, and motorcycle are essential for autonomous driving in complex urban environments. In this paper, a real-time object image detection algorithm called Yolo and object tracking algorithm from LiDAR point cloud are fused in the high level. The proposed algorithm consists of four parts. First, the object bounding boxes on the pixel coordinate, which is obtained from YOLO, are transformed into the local coordinate of subject vehicle using the homography matrix. Second, a LiDAR point cloud is clustered based on Euclidean distance and the clusters are associated using GNN. In addition, the states of clusters including position, heading angle, velocity and acceleration information are estimated using geometric model free approach (GMFA) in real-time. Finally, the each LiDAR track is matched with a vision track using angle information of transformed vision track and assigned a classification id. The proposed fusion algorithm is evaluated via real vehicle test in the urban environment.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.669-673
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• 1992

The stability constants, K for the complexation of alkali metal cations(Li^+, Na^+, K^+, Rb^+, and Cs^+) with both 4,5: 13,14-dibenzo-6,9,12-triaza-bicyclo [15,3,1] heneicosa-1 (21),7,19-trioxa-2,16-dione (DBPDA) and 6,9,12-trioxa-3,15,21-triaza bicyclo [15,3,1] heneicosa-1 (21),17,19-triene-2,16-dione (PDA) in N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) were determined conductomatically at various temperatures. At all the experiment temperatures, the K value sequences of the alkali metal ions with DBPDA and PDA are Cs^+ > K^+ > Rb^+ > Li^+ > Na^+ and Cs^+ > K^+ > Rb^+ > Li^+ > Na+, respectively. The K values for DBPDA are larger those of PDA for alkali metal ions. The widely recounted "hole-size-selectivity" principle is not applicable to these complexation systems. From the K values obtained at different temperatures, {\delta}H and T{\delta}S for these complexation reactions were determined. The enthalpy change plays principal important role in the complex formation by DBPDA. However, in the case of PDA, the entropy change also contributes to its complex formation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, and Cartography Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.153-156
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• 2007

There have been many studies on extracting building boundaries from LiDAR(Light Detection And Ranging) data. In such studies, points are first segmented, then are further processed to get straight boundary lines that better approximate the real boundaries. In most research in this area, processes like generalization or regularization assume that buildings have only right angles, i.e. all the line segments of the building boundaries are either parallel or perpendicular. However, this assumption is not valid for many buildings. We present a new approach consisting of three steps that is applicable to more complex building boundaries. The three steps consist of boundary tracing, generalization, and regularization. Each step contains algorithms that range from slight modifications of conventional algorithms to entirely new concepts. Four typical building shapes were selected to test the performance of out new approach and the results were compared with digital maps. The results show that the proposed approach has good potential for extracting building boundaries of various shapes.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.437-441
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• 2022

In this study, we developed a neutron time-of-flight (nTOF) measurement system for a 1.7-MV tandem proton accelerator with a target covered with 300-nm-thick lithium (Li) layer. With implementation of beam chopping module after its ion source, the accelerator is configured to operate in pulsed-beam mode with a pulse width <50 ns at 20-kHz repetition rate. This enables the gamma flash-type nTOF measurement system to identify the neutron generated with 3-MeV proton beam energy. The nTOF system consists of a 30" cylindrical NaI(Tl) and four stilbene scintillation detectors. The NaI(Tl) scintillator is placed 50 cm from the Li target to measure the time of beam irradiation on the target, and the stilbene detectors are placed 2 and 2.4 m away to measure nTOF at each location. The nTOF system successfully measured the generated neutron energy at irradiated proton energies of 2.6 and 3.0 MeV with an average energy resolution of 15%.

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.157-163
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• 2014

For a finite subset ${\Lambda}$ of $\mathbb{N}_0{\times}\mathbb{N}_0$, where $\mathbb{N}_0$ is the set of nonnegative integers, we say that a complex data ${\gamma}_{\Lambda}:=\{{\gamma}_{ij}\}_{(ij){\in}{\Lambda}}$ in the unit disc $\mathbf{D}$ of complex numbers has a cyclic subnormal completion if there exists a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$ and a cyclic subnormal operator S on $\mathcal{H}$ with a unit cyclic vector $x_0{\in}\mathcal{H}$ such that ${\langle}S^{*i}S^jx_0,x_0{\rangle}={\gamma}_{ij}$ for all $i,j{\in}\mathbb{N}_0$. In this note, we obtain some sufficient conditions for a cyclic subnormal completion of ${\gamma}_{\Lambda}$, where ${\Lambda}$ is a finite subset of $\mathbb{N}_0{\times}\mathbb{N}_0$.

• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.277-298
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• 2010

The complex variable reproducing kernel particle method (CVRKPM) and the FEM are coupled in this paper to analyze the two-dimensional potential problems. The coupled method not only conveniently imposes the essential boundary conditions, but also exploits the advantages of the individual methods while avoiding their disadvantages, resulting in improved computational efficiency. A hybrid approximation function is applied to combine the CVRKPM with the FEM. Formulations of the coupled method are presented in detail. Three numerical examples of the two-dimensional potential problems are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new method.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.55 no.5
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• pp.1529-1561
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• 2018

Let f and g be nonconstant meromorphic (entire, respectively) functions in the complex plane such that f and g are of finite order, let a and b be nonzero complex numbers and let n be a positive integer satisfying $n{\geq}21$ ($n{\geq}12$, respectively). We show that if the difference polynomials $f^n(z)+af(z+{\eta})$ and $g^n(z)+ag(z+{\eta})$ share b CM, and if f and g share 0 and ${\infty}$ CM, where ${\eta}{\neq}0$ is a complex number, then f and g are either equal or at least closely related. The results in this paper are difference analogues of the corresponding results from.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.91-102
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• 2000

Let ${\gamma}{\equiv}{\gamma}^{(2n)}$ denote a sequence of complex numbers ${\gamma}{00},{\gamma}{01},\cdots,{\gamma}0, 2n,...,{\gamma}{2n},0\;with\; {\gamma}{00}\;>\;0,{\gamma}{ji}={{\overline}{\gamma_{ij}}}$,and let K denote a closed subset of the complex plane C. The truncated K complex moment problem entails finding a positive Borel measure $\mu$ such that ${\gamma}{ij}={\int}{{\overline}{z}}^{i}z^{j}d{\mu}\;(0{\leq}\;i+j\;{\leq}\;2n)$ and supp ${\mu}{\subseteq}\;K$. If n=2, then is called the quartic moment problem. In this paper, we give partial solutions for the singular quartic moment problem with rank M(2)=5 and ${{\overline}{Z}}Z{\in}\;<1,Z,{{\overline}{Z}},Z^{2},{{\overline}{Z}}^2>$.