• 전기화학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.242-255
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• 2008

1991년 lithium-ion battery(LIB)가 상용화된 이후, 초기 전해질은 주로 lithium cobalt oxide($LiCoO_2$) 양극과 graphite 음극의 특성에 집중되어 연구되어 왔다. 또한 전극과 전해질 간의 적합성에 대한 다양한 연구들이 이들 간의 계면에서 활발히 진행되었다. 이후 Si, Sn 등의 비탄소계 음극소재와 3성분(Ni, Mn, Co)계, spinel, olivine 등의 양극 소재를 리튬 2차전지에 채용하려 함에 따라 기존 전해질 재료들도 많은 도전에 직면하게 되었다. 특히, 안전성 문제가 최근 심각하게 부각됨에 따라 전해질의 요구특성은 점점 복잡해지고 까다로워지고 있다. 본 고에서는 이러한 전극소재 변화에 따른 전해질 소재의 다양한 변화와 그 특성에 대하여 구성요소 별로 연구 및 개발 동향을 정리하였다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.267-271
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• 2004

우레아 가수분해법을 이용하여 리튬이차전지용 $LiCoO_2$ 양극 분말을 합성하였다. Li/Co 몰비가 다르고 가수분해에 의해 얻어진 전구체는 다양한 온도에서 열처리되었다. 저온상 $LiCoO_2(LT-LiCoO_2)$와 고온상 $LiCoO_2(HT-LiCoO_2)$는 $500^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 열처리 후 합성되었고, 저온상에서 고온상으로 상전이는 $700^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 완전히 일어났다. 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 $LiCoO_2$의 층상구조가 잘 발달하였다. 충방전 실험결과 Li/Co의 몰비가 1.2이고 $800^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 $LiCoO_2$의 초기용량이 152 mAh/g으로 높았으며, 40회 충.방전 후에는 9.2%의 용량감소를 나타내는 상대적으로 안정한 충방전 특성을 나타내었다.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 1998년도 IUMRS-ICEM ABSTRACT BOOK
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• pp.59.1-59
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• 1998

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1998년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.159-162
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• 1998

The new type polymer electrolyte composed of polyacrylonitrile(PAN) baed polymer electrolyte contain LiClO$_4$-EC/PC and LiPF$\sub$6/-EC/PC were developed for the weightless and long or life time of lithium polymer battery system with using polyaniline electrode. The gel type electrolytes were prepared by PAN at different lithium salts in the glove box. We prepared for polymer electrolyte with knife casting method. The minimum thickness of PAN gel electrolyte for the slim type is about <400∼500$\mu\textrm{m}$. These gel electrolytes showed good compatibility with lithium electrode. The test cell of Li/polymer electrolyte/Lithium cobalt oxide solid state cell which was prepared by different lithium salt was researched by electrochemical technique. Resistance of polymer electrolyte which consist of LiClO$_4$ is more less than that of LiPF$\sub$6/ and cycle life is more longer than that of LiPF$\sub$6/.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2011

We demonstrate a new surface modification of high-voltage lithium cobalt oxide ($LiCoO_2$) cathode active materials for lithium-ion batteries. This approach is based on exploitation of a polarity-tuned gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) coating. Herein, two contrast polymers having different polarity are chosen: polyimide (PI) synthesized from thermally curing 4-component (pyromellitic dianhydride/biphenyl dianhydride/phenylenediamine/oxydianiline) polyamic acid (as a polar GPE) and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) containing 12 wt% vinyl acetate repeating unit (as a less polar GPE). The strong affinity of polyamic acid for $LiCoO_2$ allows the resulting PI coating layer to present a highly-continuous surface film of nanometer thickness. On the other hand, the less polar EVA coating layer is poorly deposited onto the $LiCoO_2$, resulting in a locally agglomerated morphology with relatively high thickness. Based on the characterization of GPE coating layers, their structural difference on the electrochemical performance and thermal stability of high-voltage (herein, 4.4 V) $LiCoO_2$ is thoroughly investigated. In comparison to the EVA coating layer, the PI coating layer is effective in preventing the direct exposure of $LiCoO_2$ to liquid electrolyte, which thus plays a viable role in improving the high-voltage cell performance and mitigating the interfacial exothermic reaction between the charged $LiCoO_2$ and liquid electrolytes.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.104-114
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• 2023

Three dimensional (3D) porous structures consisting of Cu@CoO core-shell-type nano-dendrites were synthesized and tested as the anode materials in lithium secondary batteries. For this purpose, first, the 3D porous films comprising Cu@Co core-shell-type nano-dendrites with various thicknesses were fabricated through the electrochemical co-deposition of Cu and Co. Then the Co shells were selectively anodized to form Co hydroxides, which was finally dehydrated to get Cu@CoO nanodendrites. The resulting electrodes exhibited very high reversible specific capacity almost 1.4~2.4 times the theoretical capacity of commercial graphite, and excellent capacity retention (~90%@50^th cycle) as compared with those of the existing transition metal oxides. From the analysis of the cumulative irreversible capacity and morphology change during charge/discharge cycling, it proved that the excellent capacity retention was attributed to the unique structural feature of our core-shell structure where only the thin CoO shell participates in the lithium storage. In addition, our electrodes showed a superb rate performance (70.5%@10.8 C-rate), most likely due to the open porous structure of 3D films, large surface area thanks to the dendritic structure, and fast electron transport through Cu core network.

• 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.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제38권8호
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• pp.683-686
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• 2001

Electrochemically active lithium nickel cobalt oxide thin-film was not fabricated until now. The thin-film was deposited by RF magnetron sputtering at room temperature, and its initial phase was amorphous. By varying deposition condition, the different characteristics of thin-film were achieved. Using electrochemical analyses, the relationship between physical and electrochemical characteristics was identified. Crystallized thin-film by RTA (Rapid Thermal Annealing) was shown a good capacity and cycle property.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.1733-1737
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• 2009

A new cathode material based on Li$Ni_{0.8}Co_{0.15}Al_{0.05}O_2$ (LNCA)/polyaniline (Pani) composite was prepared by in situ self-stabilized dispersion polymerization in the presence of LNCA. The materials were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Electrochemical properties including galvanostatic charge-discharge ability, cyclic voltammetry (CV), capacity, cycling performance, and AC impedance were measured. The synthesized LNCA/Pani had a similar particle size to LNCA and exhibited good electrochemical properties at a high C rate. Pani (the emeraldine salt form) interacts with metal-oxide particles to generate good connectivity. This material shows good reversibility for Li insertion in discharge cycles when used as the electrode of lithium ion batteries. Therefore, the Pani coating is beneficial for stabilizing the structure and reducing the resistance of the LNCA. In particular, the LNCA/Pani material has advantageous electrochemical properties.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2020

리튬이온전지의 열적 열화 메커니즘을 이해하는 것은 전지의 안전성을 향상시키기 위한 필수적인 과정이다. 본 논문에서는 대표적인 양극물질의 하나인 리튬코발트산화물(LiCoO₂, LCO)이 고온에서 작동할 때 형성되는 표면 필름에 의한 전기화학적 성능 열화를 조사하였다. 먼저 25℃와 60℃ 각각의 온도에서 사이클 테스트를 진행한 결과, 60℃에서 25℃에 비해 저하된 사이클 수명을 보였다. 이후 처음 5사이클을 25℃, 60℃에서 구동시킨 LCO 양극을 각각 25-LCO, 60-LCO라 명명하였으며, 이후 임피던스 및 출력 특성 분석은 25℃에서 진행하였다. 이때 두 샘플 모두 저속에서의 초기 용량은 비슷함에도 불구하고 60-LCO가 25-LCO에 비해 높은 임피던스와 낮은 출력 특성을 보였다. X-선 광전자분광 (XPS)분석 결과 60-LCO 샘플에서 cathode-electrolyte interphase의 성분 중 하나인 절연성의 수산화 리튬 (LiOH) 성분이 다량 검출되었으며, 이는 고온에서 과도한 표면 필름 형성이 양극의 표면 저항 증가 및 속도/수명 특성 저하를 가져왔음을 보여준다.