• Title/Summary/Keyword: Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube

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External rf plasma treatment effect on multi-wall carbon nanotubes grown inside anodic alumina nanoholes at low deposition temperatures

  • Ahn, Kyoung-Soo;Kim, Jun-Sik;Kim, Eun-Kyu;Kim, Chae-Ok;Hong, Jin-Pyo
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.08a
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    • pp.692-693
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    • 2002
  • Well-aligned multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were fabricated by utilizing a radio frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (rf-PECVD) system from Ni particles at the bottom of anodic alumina nanoholes (AAN). To remove the amorphous graphite layers on the AAN surface and to eliminate the protrusion of MWNT tips, the AAN surface with MWNTs were treated by external rf plasma source. As a result, the AAN surface almost became flat without having any protrusion of MWNT tips. The diameter, length of MWNTs and AAN were investigated by using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Raman spectroscopy was also used to characterize wall structure of the carbon nanotube. And the emission properties of the MWNTs were measured for the application of field emission display (FED) in near future.

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Improvement Field Emission Uniformity in Carbon Nanotube Composite using Zinc Nano-Fillers

  • Jeon, Sung-Yun;Park, Jae-Hong;Lee, Jong-Hak;Shin, Jun-Ho;Park, Sung-Min;Prashant, Alegaonkar;Yoo, Ji-Beom
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.08a
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    • pp.772-774
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    • 2007
  • The improvement in the field emission parameters, luminescent uniformity, degradation rate and half life has been observed for the thin-multi wall carbon nanotube (t-MWCNT) composite, after incorporating the Zn nanoparticles. The Zn nanoparticles $(diameter\;{\sim}\;100\;{\pm}15\;nm)$ has been incorporated to synthesize the Zn-t-MWCNT composite.

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Electrochemical Properties of Acetylene Black/Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Cathodes for Lithium Thionyl Chloride Batteries at High Discharge Currents

  • Song, Hee-Youb;Jung, Moon-Hyung;Jeong, Soon-Ki
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.430-436
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    • 2020
  • Lithium thionyl chloride (Li/SOCl2) batteries exhibit the highest energy densities seen in commercially available primary batteries because of their high operating voltages and discharge capacities. They are widely used in various extreme environments; however, they show signs of degradation at high discharge currents. The discharge performance of Li/SOCl2 is considered to be greatly dependent on the carbon materials used in the cathode. Therefore, suitable carbon materials must be chosen to improve discharge performances. In this work, we investigated the discharge properties of Li/SOCl2 batteries in which the cathodes contained various ratios of acetylene black (AB) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) at high discharge currents. It was confirmed that the MWCNTs were effectively dispersed in the mixed AB/MWCNT cathodes. Moreover, the discharge capacity and operating voltage improved at high discharge currents in these mixed cathodes when compared with pure AB cathodes. It was found that the mesopores present in the cathodes have a strong impact on the discharge capacity, while the macropores present on the cathode surface influence the discharge properties at high discharge rates in Li/SOCl2 batteries. These results indicate that the ratio of mesopores and macropores in the cathode is key to improving the discharge performance of Li/SOCl2 batteries, as is the dispersion of the MWCNTs.

Removal Properties of Nickel and Copper ions by Activated Carbon and Carbon Nanotube (활성탄과 카본나노튜브를 이용한 수용액상의 니켈과 구리 제거 특성)

  • Jung, Yong-Jun
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.410-416
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    • 2018
  • This experiment was carried out with the purpose of testing nickel and copper adsorption abilities of multi wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and activated carbon. In the acidic condition, only MWCNT was effective for removing nickel and copper ion in the aqueous phase while activated carbon rarely remove them. The MWCNT and heavy metals adsorption reaction followed pseudo-first order kinetic. When the initial pH value was neutral (pH=7), nickel was rapidly removed by MWCNT and activated carbon in 4 hr (99.02 %, 80.30 %). Also, copper ion was rapidly removed by both adsorbents in 4 hr when the initial pH was 7 (100 %, 99.73 %). Increasing of adsorbent dosages affect the pH evolution and heavy metal ions removal (0 ~ 99%). Also, oxidation pretreatment enhanced the adsorption efficiency of MWCNT.

Supercapacitor performances of carbon nanotube composite carbon fibers from electrospinning

  • Yang, Kap-Seung;Kim, Chan;Lee, Wan-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.69-70
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    • 2003
  • 10 wt.% of PAN was dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and 1 wt. % of the multi wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was evenly dispersed in PAN solution by using ultrasonic miner. The 1 wt.% addition of MWCNT increased the specific capacitance by two times more from 82 to 160 F/g. The specific capacitance of carbon nanofiber(CNF)/carbon nanotube(CNT) composite capacitors was about 90 F/g at the current density of 500 mA/g. This value is even larger than the capacitance from the CNF electrode at the current density of 5 mA. The relatively high capacitance at the high current density is a practical importance for applications to supercapacitor in motor vehicle.

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Nondestructive Sensing Evaluation of Ni Nanowire Strands and Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Composites Using Electro-Micromechanical Techniques (Electro-Micromechanical 시험법을 이용한 Ni Nanowire Strands 및 Carbon Nanotube 강화 에폭시 복합재료의 비파괴 감지능 평가)

  • Jung, Jin-Gyu;Kim, Sung-Ju;Park, Joung-Man
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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    • 2005.04a
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    • pp.269-272
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    • 2005
  • Nondestructive damage sensing and load transferring mechanism of Ni nanowire strands and multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/epoxy composites were investigated using electro-micromechanical techniques. MWCNT composite was especially prepared for high volume contents, 50 vol % of reinforcement. Electro-micromechanical techniques were applied to measure apparent modulus and contact resistance of Ni nanocomposites with their alignment and different diameters, and adding contents. Applied cyclic load affected on apparent modulus and electrical properties on nanocomposites due to various inherent properties of each CNMs. Contact resistivity on humidity sensing was a good indicator for monitoring as for multifunctional applications. Further study on actuation as well as sensing will be investigated for the following work continuously.

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Thermal Dissipation Property of Acrylic Composite Films Containing Graphite and Carbon Nanotube (흑연과 탄소나노튜브 함유 아크릴 복합체 박막의 방열 특성)

  • Kim, Junyeong;Kang, Chan Hyoung
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.50 no.3
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    • pp.198-205
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    • 2017
  • Thermal dissipation was investigated for poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) composite films containing graphite and multi wall carbon nanotube(CNT) powders as filler materials. After mixing PMMA with fillers, solvent, and dispersant, the pastes were prepared by passing through a three roll mill for three times. The prepared pastes were coated $15{\sim}40{\mu}m$ thick on a side of 0.4 mm thick aluminium alloy plate and dried for 30 min at $150^{\circ}C$ in an oven. The content of fillers in dried films was varied as 1, 2, and 5 weight % maintaining the ratio of graphite and CNT as 1:1. Raman spectra from three different samples exhibited D, G and 2D peaks, as commonly observed in graphite and multi wall CNT. Among those peaks, D peak was prominent, which manifested the presence of defects in carbon materials. Thermal emissivity values of three samples were measured as 0.916, 0.934, and 0.930 with increasing filler content, which were the highest ever reported for the similar composite films. The thermal conductivities of three films were measured as 0.461, 0.523, and $0.852W/m{\cdot}K$, respectively. After placing bare Al plate and film coated samples over an opening of a polystyrene box maintained for 1 h at $92^{\circ}C$, the temperatures inside and outside of the box were measured. Outside temperatures were lower by $5.4^{\circ}C$ in the case of film coated plates than the bare one, and inside temperatures of the former were lower by $3.6^{\circ}C$ than the latter. It can be interpreted that the PMMA composite film coated Al plates dissipate heat quicker than the bare Al plate.

Thermal Property of CNT/Cu Nanocomposite (Carbon Nanotube/Cu 나노복합체의 열적특성)

  • Hong, Youn-Jeong;Kim, Hye-Jin;Jung, Chung-Hun;Lee, Kyu-Mann
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.89-90
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    • 2006
  • The CNTs are of great interest because of their unique complete properties of matter, especially, the large thermal conductivity (Thermal conductivity of CNTs ~ >2000W /mK vs. Thermal conductivity of Aluminum ~ >204W/mK). However, owing to the strong agglomeration cause by the vander wall's force, the CNTs are limited to applicate. In this study. we suggest a new method for CNTs dispersion. which are developed by the mechanical and chemical method. and then Cu was coated. This new process produces CNTs/Cu nanocomposite powders. The CNTs are homogeneously located within the Cu powders by chemical reaction. And the thermal properties of the CNTs/Cu nanocomposite were investigated.

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Carbon Nanotube Passivation layer for Increasing the Solar Water Splitting Performance of CdS/CuInGaSe Photocathode

  • Bae, Hyojung;Ko, Young-Hee;Park, Jun-Beom;Ko, Hang-Ju;Ryu, Sang-Wan;Ha, Jun-Seok
    • Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.107-111
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    • 2019
  • We report the fabrication of a CdS/CuInGaSe (CdS/CIGS) structure with carbon nanotubes and its application as a photocathode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. CIGS thin films were fabricated using co-evaporation by RF magnetron sputtering, while CdS was fabricated by chemical bath deposition. Spray coated multi-wall carbon nanotube (CNT) film on CdS/CIGS thin film was investigated as a photocathode. The CNT-coated CdS/CIGS showed superior photocurrent density and exhibited improved photostability.