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Status of the Rechargeable Alkaline Manganese Battery Technology (충전용 알칼리 망간 전지 기술 현황)

  • Bang Bu Gil
    • 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1999.11a
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    • pp.137-146
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    • 1999
  • The rechargeable alkaline manganese dioxide(RAM)battery system has reached a performance level that enables the consumer to utilize RAM for practically all applications where currently single use cells(alkaline manganese, zinc-carbon)are being used. In addition, it can replace nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride cells in low to medium power applications with much improved charge retention at higher operating temperatures and in intermittent use and works well with solar charging. A review is given on RAM cell performance as well as a comparison to competing rechargeable technologies. Potential new possibilities in the field of OEM(original equipment manufacturer) applications are discussed.

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Establishment of Hygrothermal Aging Mechanism via Thermal Analysis and Extraction of Reaction Kinetics of Ti Metal-based Pyrotechnic Materials (티타늄 금속 기반의 파이로테크닉 물질에 대한 열분석 및 반응특성 추출을 통한 열·수분 노화 메커니즘 구축)

  • Oh, Juyoung;Yoh, Jai-ick
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.49 no.9
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    • pp.759-769
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    • 2021
  • For aerospace propulsion systems, Titanium Hydride Potassium Perchlorate (THPP) is a material commonly used as a pyrotechnic initiator that generates gas when energy is supplied or as a supplement charge for NASA standard initiator (NSI). However, when the energetic materials are stored for a long time, it faces the problem of 'aging'. In this study, changes in thermodynamic properties of THPP aged under various humidity environments were identified through thermal analysis and surface analysis. First, a considerable amount of cracks on the surface of the oxidant was found in the aged THPPs. Particularly, when the humidity level increased, the number and length of the cracks rapidly increased. Also, the deterioration of Viton was found only in the thermally aged sample whereas the oxidation of the fuel was more pronounced in the hygrothermally aged samples. The extracted kinetic parameters of THPP on the reaction progress vary greatly by the humidity level, indicating that moisture significantly changes the performance and combustion reaction of THPP, which may eventually result in a reduced lifespan.

Hydrogen Storage in Ni Nanoparticles-Dispersed Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes (Ni Nanoparticles이 doping된 Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes의 수소저장 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Ho;Kim, Jin-Ho;Lee, Jai-Young
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.74-82
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    • 2002
  • Ni nanoparticles이 표면에 분산된 mutiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)의 수소저장 특성을 분석하였다. Metal nanoparticles의 분산 방법은 incipient wetness impregnation procedure을 사용하였는데, 이러한 Ni catalysts의 역할은 기존에 알려진 Li, K doping과 같은 개념으로 기상의 수소를 분해하여 carbon 표면에 chemical adsorption 시키는 역할을 하게 된다. 실제로 Ni nanoparticles이 6wt% loading된 경우에는 thermal desorption spectra를 분석한 결과 ~2.8wt% hydrogen이 ~340-520K의 온도범위에서 방출되는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. Kissingers plot을 통해서 MWNTs와 hydrogen과 interaction energy를 구한 결과 ${\sim}31kJ/molH_2$를 얻을 수 있었으며 이 값은 기존의 SWNTs에 hydrogen이 physi-sorption에서 실험적으로 얻을 수 있었던 값보다 1.5배 큰 값이라고 할 수 있다. 자세한 수소저장 기구를 분석하기 위해서 FT-IR분석을 한 결과 C-Hn stretching vibrations이 관찰되었으며 mono-hydride와 weak di-hydride $sp^3$가 형성된 것으로 해석 될 수 있었다. 이와 같은 결과는 Ni nanoparticle들이 예상과 같이 hydrogen molecules을 dissociation하는 역할을 하는 것을 의미한다. 연속적인 thermal desorption 실험을 통해 가역성도 평가하였다.

MATERIALS AND DETECTORS BASED ON GaInAs GROWN BY HYDRIDE VPE TECHNIQUE UTILIQUE UTILIZING A Ga/IN ALLOY SOURCE

  • Park, Chin-Ho;Tiothy J.Anderson
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.4 no.S1
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    • pp.168-173
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    • 1995
  • $GaxIn{1_x}As$ epitaxial layers were grown by a simplified hydrode vapor phase epitaxy(VPE) method bsed on the utilization of Ga/In alloy as the source metal. The effects of a wide range of experimental variables(i.e.,inlet mole fraction of HCI, deposition temperature, Ga/In alloy composition) on the ternary composition and growth rate were investigated. Layers of $Ga_{0.47}In_{0.53}As$ lattice matched to InP were successfully grown from alloys containing 5 to 8 at.% Ga. These layers were used to produce state-of-the art p-i-n photodetectors having the following characteristics: dark current, $I_d$(-5V) = 10-20 nA: responsivity, R=0.84-0.86 A/W; dark current, Id(-5V)=10-20 nA; responsivity, R=0.84-0.86 A/W; capacitance, C=0.88-0.92 pF; breakdown voltage, $V_b$ >40V. This study demonstrated for the first time that a simplified hydride VPE process with a Ga/In alloy source is capable of producing device quality epitaxial layers.

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Fabrication of Lotus Nickel Through Thermal Decomposition Method of Compounds under Ar Gas Atmosphere

  • Kim, Sang-Youl;Hur, Bo-Young;Nakajima, Hideo
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.270-275
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    • 2009
  • Lotus-type porous nickel with cylindrical pores was fabricated by unidirectional solidification under an Ar gas atmosphere using the thermal decomposition method of the compounds such as sodium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, and titanium hydride. The decomposed gas does form the pores in liquid nickel, and then, the pores become the cylindrical pores during unidirectional solidification. The decomposed particles from the compounds do play a rule on nucleation sites of the pores. The behavior of pore growth was controlled by atmosphere pressure, which can be explained by Boyle's law. The porosity and pore size decreased with increasing Ar gas pressure when the pores contain hydrogen gas decomposed from calcium and sodium hydroxide and titanium hydride, ; however it they did not change when the pores contain containing carbon dioxide decomposed from calcium carbonate. These results indicate that nickel does not have the solubility of carbon dioxide. Lotus-type porous metals can be easily fabricated by the thermal decomposition method, which is superior to the conventional fabrication method used to pressurized gas atmospheres.

Numerical Study on Properties of Metals and Expansion of Metal Hydrides (금속의 특성 및 금속수소화물의 팽창에 관한 수치해석)

  • Jung, Y.G.;Park, K.S.
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.257-265
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    • 2004
  • Numerical analysis, as EAM(Embedded Atom Method), in the atomic level is necessary to analyze the relation between the hydrogen and hydrogen absorption metals. EAM established on density functional theory was developed as a new means for calculating various properties and phenomena of realistic metal systems. In this study, we had constructed the EAM program from constitutive formulae and parameters of the hydrogen, nickel and palladium for the purpose of predicting the expansion behavior on hydrogen absorbing. In result, not only the ground state properties of metals but also lattice constants and the volume expansion ratio of metal hydrides show good agreement with Daw's data and experiment data.