• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권5호
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• pp.701-705
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• 2019

알칼라인 조건에서의 산소발생 반응(oxygen-evolution reaction: OER)은 다양한 에너지 시스템에 중요한 반응으로 여겨지고 있다. 큰 overpotential을 감소시키기 위해 다양한 촉매들이 개발되고 있으며, 그 중 NiO는 높은 활성도에 대한 가능성으로 인해 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 촉매의 표면에서 OER에 대한 메커니즘은 정확하게 규명되지는 않았지만, 산화물 촉매에서 Ni 또는 O vacancy와 같은 결함들은 많은 전기화학반응에서 활성점으로 여겨진다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 nitrogen을 ethylenediamine을 이용하여 NiO의 O위치에 치환하여 Ni vacancy를 형성하고 그로 인해서 OER의 activity와 내구성에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대해 분석해 보았다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2022

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) has been widely used as a catalyst for the bifunctional activities of hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER). Here, we investigated size dependent HER and OER performance of MoS₂. The smallest size (90 nm) of MoS₂ exhibits the lowest overpotential of -0.28 V at -10 mAcm^-2 and 1.52 V at 300 mAcm^-2 with the smallest Tafel slopes of 151 and 176 mVdec^-1 for HER and OER, respectively, compared to bigger sizes (2 ㎛ and 6 ㎛) of MoS₂. The better HER and OER performance is attributed to high electrochemical active surface area (6 × 10^-4 cm²) with edge sites and low charge transfer resistance (18.1 Ω), confirming that the smaller MoS₂ nanosheets have the better catalytic behavior.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.243-251
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• 2023

Developing oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts is essential to accomplish viable CO₂ and water electrolysis. Herein, we report the fabrication and OER performance of Ni-foam (NF)-immobilized Ni₆ nanoclusters (NCs) (Ni₆/NF) prepared by a dip-coating process. The Ni₆/NF electrode exhibited a high current density of 500 mA/cm² for the OER at an overpotential as low as 0.39 V. Ni₆/NF exhibited high durability in an alkaline solution without corrosion. Electrokinetic studies revealed that OER can be easily initiated on Ni6 NC with fast electron-transfer rates. Finally, we demonstrated stable CO₂-to-CO electroreduction using an NC-based zero-gap CO₂ electrolyzer operated at a current density of 100 mA/cm² and a full-cell potential of 2.0 V for 12 h.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.339-344
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• 2022

The lattice oxygen mechanism (LOM) is considered one of the promising approaches to overcome the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER), bypassing -OOH^* coordination with a high energetic barrier. Activated lattice oxygen can participate in the OER as a reactant and enables O^*-O^* coupling for direct O₂ formation. However, such reaction kinetics inevitably include the generation of oxygen vacancies, which leads to structural degradation, and eventually shortens the lifetime of catalysts. Here, we demonstrate that Se incorporation significantly enhances OER performance and the stability of NiFe (oxy)hydroxide (NiFe) which follows the LOM pathway. In Se introduced NiFe (NiFeSe), Se forms not only metal-Se bonding but also Se-oxygen bonding by replacing oxygen sites and metal sites, respectively. As a result, transition metals show reduced valence states while oxygen shows less reduced valence states (O^-/O₂^2-) which is a clear evidence of lattice oxygen activation. By virtue of its electronic structure modulation, NiFeSe shows enhanced OER activity and long-term stability with robust active lattice oxygen compared to NiFe.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.92-97
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• 2024

수소 생산을 위한 물 분해 시스템의 효율성을 높이려면 산소 발생 반응(OER, Oxygen Evolution Reaction)에서 촉매로 인해 발생하는 전기화학 반응의 높은 과전압을 감소시켜야 한다. 그중 전이금속을 포함하는 LDH(Layered Double Hydroxide)와 같은 화합물은 현재 사용되고 있는 백금 등의 귀금속을 대체할 수 있는 촉매 소재로 주목받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 저렴한 금속 다공성 물질인 니켈 폼을 지지체로 사용하였고, 수열합성 공정을 통해 NiCo LDH 나노결정을 합성하였다. 또한, OER 특성을 향상시키기 위해 Mo를 도핑하여 합성한 Mo 도핑된 NiCo LDH 나노결정 시료의 형태, 결정구조, 물분해 특성의 변화를 관찰하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.180-185
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• 2023

물의 전기 분해 효율을 향상시키기 위해 산소발생반응(OER)의 반응 속도를 가속화하며 고성능과 장기 안정성을 가진 OER 전기촉매 개발이 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 고효율의 OER 전기촉매를 합성하기 위해 중공 금속-유기골격체 (MOF)로부터 유도된 루테늄-코발트 산화물 촉매를 개발하였다. 합성된 촉매는 루테늄의 표면 노출을 증대시킴으로 낮은 Tafel 기울기와 10 mA/cm²의 전류밀도에서 386 mV의 낮은 과전위가 관찰되었다. 또한 상용 RuO₂ 촉매 대비 높은 질량 활성과 안정성을 보여, 귀금속 촉매를 대체할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2021

Alkaline oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts have been widely studied for improving the efficiency and green hydrogen production through electrochemical water splitting. Transition metal-based electrocatalysts have emerged as promising materials that can significantly reduce the hydrogen production costs. Among the available electrocatalysts, transition metal-based layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have demonstrated outstanding OER performance owing to the abundant active sites and favorable adsorption-desorption energies for OER intermediates. Currently, cobalt doped nickel LDHs (NiCo LDHs) are regarded as the benchmark electrocatalyst for alkaline OER, primarily owing to the physicochemical synergetic effects between Ni and Co. We report effects of heat-treatment of the as-grown NiCo LDH on electrocatalytic activities in a temperature range from 250 to 400℃. Electrocatalytic OER properties were analysed by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The heat-treatment temperature was found to play a crucial role in catalytic activity. The optimum heat-treatment temperature was discussed with respect to their OER performance.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.408-413
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• 2022

The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is very sluggish compared to the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Considering this difference is essential when designing and developing a cost-effective and facile synthesis method for a catalyst that can effectively perform OER activity. The material should possess a high surface area and more active sites. Considering these points, in this work we successfully synthesized sheets of cobalt phosphate hydrate (CP) and sulphurated cobalt phosphate hydrate (CPS) material, using simple successive ionic layered adsorption and reaction (SILAR) methods followed by sulfurization. The CP and CPS electrodes exhibited overpotentials of 279 mV with a Tafel slope of 212 mV dec^-1 and 381 mV with a Tafel slope of 212 mV dec^-1, respectively. The superior performance after sulfurization is attributed to the intrinsic activity of the deposited well-aligned nanosheet structures, which provided a substantial number of electrochemically active surface sites, speeded electron transfer, and at the same time improved the diffusion of the electrolyte.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.79-89
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• 2023

산성 조건에서의 산소 발생 반응(OER)의 효율 향상 및 안정적인 전기 촉매 개발은 양이온 교환 막 (PEM) 수전해 장치의 상용화를 위한 바람직한 목표다. 여기서 우리는 산성 OER에 대해 Ir 함량이 낮은 유망한 촉매로서 Ir이 도핑된 수소화 티타네이트 (Ir-HTO) 나노벨트를 보고한다. 크게 확인할 수 있는 {100}면이 있는 단결정 HTO 나노벨트에 낮은 함량의 Ir(~3.36 at %)을 추가하면 산성 조건에서 OER에 대한 촉매 활성과 안정성이 크게 향상된다. Ir-HTO는 상용적인 대조군 IrO2 촉매보다 성능이 뛰어나다. 10mA cm^-2의 전류밀도에서 과전압은 Ir-HTO가 25% 감소했다. Ir-HTO 촉매 성능은 산성 OER에 대한 가장 효율적인 전기 촉매로서 자리 잡고 있다. 심층적인 전기화학적 특성화를 통해 Ir-HTO에 대해 개선된 고유한 촉매 활성 및 안정성도 확인되었다. 따라서, 우리의 실험결과는 낮은 함량의 Ir이 도핑된 단결정 HTO 나노벨트가 산성조건에서 효율적이고 내구성 있는 OER 촉매로 유망 될 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.243-249
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• 2023

Urea oxidation reaction (UOR) via electrochemical oxidation process can replace oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for green hydrogen production since UOR has lower thermodynamic potential (0.37 V_RHE) than that of OER (1.23 V_RHE). However, in the case of UOR, 6 electrons are required for the entire UOR. For this reason, the reaction rate is slower than OER, which requires 4 electrons. In addition, it is an important challenge to develop catalysts in which both oxidation reactions (UOR and OER) are active since the active sites of OER and UOR are opposite to each other. We prove that among the NiFe₂O₄ nanoparticles synthesized by the hydrothermal method at various synthesis temperatures, NiFe₂O₄ nanoparticle with properly controlled particle size and crystallinity can actively operate OER and UOR at the same time.