• 대한화학회지
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• 제66권6호
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• pp.451-458
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• 2022

LiNi_xMn_yCo_1-(x+y)O₂의 자기특성을 고려한 자기장 이용 결정방향 제어 연구를 통해, LiNi_0.6Mn_0.2Co_0.2O₂ 결정 내 많은 비율의 (00l) plane들이 전극집전체 표면에 수직으로 정렬된 결정배향 전극을 확보하였다. 해당 결정배향 전극은 리튬이차전지의 충방전 과정 중에 낮은 전극 polarization 특성을 나타내었으며, 일반 LiNi_0.6Mn_0.2Co_0.2O₂ 전극 대비 높은 용량을 기록하였다. 결정 배향 전극은 빠른 리튬이온 전달에 적합한 구조적 특성으로 인해 리튬이차전지 성능 향상에 기여한 것으로 예상되었다. 결정배향 전극에 의한 성능 향상을 다양한 전기화학적 이론 및 분석 결과를 통해 검증, 해석하였다.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2022

Although the mileage of electric vehicles can be increased based on the excellent energy density of the LiNi_0.9Co_0.05Mn_0.05O₂, it is known that the reason for limiting its use is the low lifespan and poor surface stability due to the structural deformation of the LiNi_0.9Co_0.05Mn_0.05O₂. To improve the structural stability of LiNi_0.9Co_0.05Mn_0.05O₂, electrochemical performance is improved by La coating on the surface. La-modified LiNi_0.9Co_0.05Mn_0.05O₂ shows an initial capacity of 210.6 mAh/g, a capacity retention rate of 89.9 % after 50 cycles, and a retention rate of 52.5% at 6.0 C. These are superior performances than the pristine sample, because the structural stability of the LiNi_0.9Co_0.05Mn_0.05O₂ cathode is improved by the La coating.

• 한국결정학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국결정학회 2002년도 정기총회 및 추계학술연구발표회
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• pp.16-16
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• 2002

The presently commercialized lithium-ion batteries use layer structured LiCoO₂ cathodes. Because of the high cost and toxicity of cobalt, an intensive search for new cathode materials has been underway in recent years. Recently, a concept of a one-to-one solid state mixture of LiNO₂ and LiMnO₂, i.e., Li[Ni/sub 0.5/Mn/sub 0.5/]O₂, was adopted by Ohzuku and Makimura to overcome the disadvantage of LiNiO₂ and LiMnO₂. Li[Ni/sub 0.5/Mn/sub 0.5/]O₂ has the -NaFeO₂ structure, which is characteristic of the layered LiCoO₂ and LiNiO₂ structures and shows excellent cycleability with no indication of spinel formation during electrochemical cycling. Layered Li[Ni/sub x/Co/sub 1-2x/Mn/sub x/]O₂ (x = 0.5 and 0.475) materials with high homogeneity and crystallinity were synthesized using a mechanical alloying method. The Li[Ni/sub 0.475/Co/sub 0.05/Mn/sub 0.475/]O₂ electrode delivers a high discharge capacity of 187 mAh/g between 2.8 and 4.6 V at a high current density of 0.3 mA/㎠(30 mA/g) with excellent cycleability. The charge/discharge and differential capacity vs. voltage studies of the Li[Ni/sub x/Co/sub 1-2x/Mn/sub x/]O₂ (x = 0.5 and 0.475) materials showed only one redox peak up to 50 cycles, which indicates that structural phase transitions are not occurred during electrochemical cycling. The magnitude of the diffusion coefficients of lithium ions for Li[Ni/sub x/Co/sub 1-2x/Mn/sub x/]O₂(x = 0.5 and 0.475) are around 10/sup -9/ ㎠/s measured by the galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT).

• 전기화학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.120-132
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• 2021

기존 LiCoO₂의 고전압 사용의 제약에 따른 용량적 한계와 코발트 원료의 높은 가격을 해결하기 위하여 high-Nickel에 대한 개발이 활발히 진행되고 있지만 Ni 함량의 증가에 따른 구조적 안정성의 저하에 의한 전지 특성의 저하는 상용화를 지연시키는 중요한 원인이 되고 있다. 이에 Ni-rich 삼성분계 양극소재 LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂의 고안정성을 높이고자 전구체에 균일한 이종원소 Ti를 치환을 위해서 나노크기의 TiO₂ 서스펜젼 형태 소스를 사용하여 전구체 Ni_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2-x(OH)₂/xTiO₂를 제조하였다. Li₂CO₃와 혼합하고, 열처리 후 양극활물질 LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2-xTi_xO₂ 합성하여 Ti 함량에 따른 물리적 특성을 비교하였다. Field Emission Scanning electron Microscope(FE-SEM) 및 Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) mapping 분석을 통해 Ti 치환된 구형의 전구체와 입자 크기 측정을 통해 균일한 입자크기를 가지는 양극 활물질 제조를 확인하였고, 내부치밀도와 강도가 증가함을 확인 하고, X-ray Diffractometry (XRD) 구조 분석과 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) 정량분석을 통해 Ti 치환된 양극활물질 제조 및 고온, 고전압에서 충·방전을 지속하더라도 효과적으로 용량이 유지됨을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.245-250
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• 2016

The layered $Na_{0.6}Li_{0.6}[Mn_{0.72}Ni_{0.18}Co_{0.10}]O_2$ composite with well crystalized and high specific capacity is prepared by molten-salt method and using the substitution of Na for Li-ion battery. The effects of annealing temperature, time, Na contents, and electrochemical performance are investigated. In XRD analysis, the substitution of Na-ion resulted in the P2-$Na_{2/3}MO_2$ structure ($Na_{0.70}MO_{2.05}$), which co-exists in the $Na_{0.6}Li_{0.6}[Mn_{0.72}Ni_{0.18}Co_{0.10}]O_2$ composites. The discharge capacities of cathode materials exhibited $284mAhg^{-1}$ with higher initial coulombic efficiency.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.411-420
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• 2020

Undesirable interfacial reactions between the cathode and sulfide electrolyte deteriorate the electrochemical performance of all-solid-state cells based on sulfides, presenting a major challenge. Surface modification of cathodes using stable materials has been used as a method for reducing interfacial reactions. In this work, a precursor-based surface modification method using Zr and Mo was applied to a LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ cathode to enhance the interfacial stability between the cathode and sulfide electrolyte. The source ions (Zr and Mo) coated on the precursor-surface diffused into the structure during the heating process, and influenced the structural parameters. This indicated that the coating ions acted as dopants. They also formed a homogenous coating layer, which are expected to be layers of Li-Zr-O or Li-Mo-O, on the surface of the cathode. The composite electrodes containing the surface-modified LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂ powders exhibited enhanced electrochemical properties. The impedance value of the cells and the formation of undesirable reaction products on the electrodes were also decreased due to surface modification. These results indicate that the precursor-based surface modification using Zr and Mo is an effective method for suppressing side reactions at the cathode/sulfide electrolyte interface.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.132-137
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• 2020

Lithium secondary batteries have become an important power source for portable electronic devices such as cellular phones, laptop computers. Presently, commercialized lithium-ion batteries use a LiCoO₂ cathode. However, due to the high cost and environmental problems resulting from cobalt, an intensive search for new electrode materials is being actively conducted. Recently, solid solution LiMn_1-xNi_xO₂ have become attractive because of high capacity and enhanced safety at high voltages over 4.5 V. The Li_1.6Ni_0.35Mn_0.65O₂ compounds were conventionally prepared by a sol-gel method, which can produce the layered Li-Ni-Mn-O compounds with a high homogeneity. And by adding a graphene 2wt% the first charge-discharge voltage profiles was increased over Li_1.6Ni_0.35Mn_0.65O₂ compound. Also, the variation s of the discharge capacities with cycling showed a higher capacity retention rater. In this study, material lifecycle evaluation was performed to analyze the environmental impact characteristics of Li_1.6Ni_0.35Mn_0.65O₂ & graphene 2wt% half-cell manufacturing process. The software of material life cycle assessment was Gabi. Through this, environmental impact assessment was performed for each process. The environmental loads induced by Li_1.6Ni_0.35Mn_0.65O₂ & graphene 2wt% synthesis process were quantified and analyzed, and the results showed that the amount of power had the greatest impact on the environment.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.222-228
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• 2014

리튬 이차전지 양극소재인 Ni-rich계의 $Li[Ni_{1-x-y}Co_xMn_y]O_2$는 높은 방전용량을 갖고 있지만 Ni의 함량이 많아짐으로써, 구조적 안정성과 전기화학적 특성이 떨어지는 문제점이 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 양이온 도핑에 대한 연구가 시행되고 있다. 본 연구는, 공침법을 이용하여 제조한 $Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.1}Mn_{0.3}(OH)_2$ 전구체를 사용하여 바륨(Ba)이 도핑된 $Li[Ni_{0.6-x}Ba_xCo_{0.1}Mn_{0.3}]O_2$ (x=0.01)를 합성하였고, 바륨(Ba)의 도핑에 따른 구조적 안정성 및 전기화학적 특성을 연구하였다. 구조적 특성분석을 위한 X선-회절분석 결과, 바륨(Ba) 도핑시 $I_{(006)}+I_{(102)}/I_{(101)}$(R-factor)비가 감소하는 것을 통해 층상구조의 안정성이 증가한 것을 확인하였고, 전기 화학적 특성이 개선될 것으로 예측하였다. 전기화학적 분석 결과, 바륨(Ba)을 도핑한 전극의 경우 과전압의 감소로 $Li[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.1}Mn_{0.3}]O_2$ 전극보다 $Li[Ni_{0.6-x}Ba_xCo_{0.1}Mn_{0.3}]O_2$ (x=0.01)전극의 방전용량이 $23mAhg^{-1}$ 증가하였고, 구조적 안정성의 증가로 싸이클 특성의 개선과, 전극과 전해액 간의 전하이동 저항의 감소로 인하여 고율특성 특성이 개선된 것을 확인 하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.2603-2607
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• 2009

$LiNi_{0.5-x}Co_{2x}Mn_{0.5-x}O_{2}$ (x = 0, 0.1, 1/6, 1.2, 0.3) were synthesized by the solid-state reaction method. The crystal structure was analyzed by X-ray powder diffraction and Rietveld refinement. $LiNi_{0.5-x}Co_{2x}Mn_{0.5-x}O_{2}$ samples give single phases of hexagonal layered structures with a space group of R-3m for x = 0.1, 1/6, 0.2, and 0.3. The lattice constants of a and c-axis were decreased with the increase in Co contents in samples. The thickness of MO2 slab was decreased and inter-slab distance was increased with the increase in Co contents in $LiNi_{0.5-x}Co_{2x}Mn_{0.5-x}O_{2}$. According to XPS analysis, the valence states of Mn, Co, and Ni in the sample are mainly +4, +3, and +3, respectively. The discharge capacity of 202 mAh/g at 0.1C-rate in the potential range of 4.7 - 3.0 V was obtained in $LiNi_{0.3}Co_{0.4}Mn_{0.3}O_2$ sample, and $LiNi_{0.4}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.4}O_2$ gives excellent cycle performance in the same potential range.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2013

$Na_2CO_3$와 [M($SO_4$)(M = Ni, Co, Mn)]을 사용함으로써, Carbonate 공침 합성법에 의해 $[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}]CO_3$ 전구체를 합성하였다. 합성된 전구체는 공기분위기에서 $Li_2CO_3$와 혼합하여 각각, 750, 850 그리고 $950^{\circ}C$에서 소성되었고, 이로 인한 $Li[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}]O_2$ 양극활 물질의 소성온도가 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. $Li[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}]O_2$의 구조와 특성은 X-선 회절 분석(XRD), 시차주사현미경(SEM) 그리고 전기화학적 측정으로 분석되었는데, X-선 회절 결과 $Li[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}]O_2$는 소성온도가 증가함에 따라서 $I_{(003)}/I_{(104)}$는 증가하고 R-factor 는 감소하였으며, 시차주사현미경 결과에서는 1차 입자의 크기가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 특히, $950^{\circ}C$에서 24시간 동안 소성된 $Li[Ni_{0.6}Co_{0.2}Mn_{0.2}]O_2$는 가역 용량이 $165.3mAhg^{-1}$[cut-off voltage 2.5~4.3 V, 0.1 C($17mAhg^{-1}$)] 그리고 50번째 충 방전 사이클 [cut-off voltage 2.5~4.3 V, 1 C($170mAhg^{-1}$)]까지 95.4%의 우수한 용량 보존율을 가지면서 가장 우수한 전기화학적 특성을 보여주었다.