• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제13권spc2호
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• pp.308-311
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• 2012

A wide range of possible hazards existing in thermal batteries are mainly caused by thermal runaway, which results in overheating or explosion in extreme case. Battery separators ensure the separation between two electrodes and the retention of ion-conductive electrolytes. Thermal runaways in thermal batteries can be significantly reduced by the adoption of these separators. The high operating temperature and the violent reactivity in thermal batteries, however, have limited the introduction of conventional separators. As a substitute for separators, MgO powders have been mostly used as a binder to hold molten salt electrolyte. During recent decades the fabrication technology of ceramic fiber, which has excellent mechanical strength and chemical stability, has undergone significant improvement. In this study we adopted wet-laid nonwoven paper making method instead of the electrospinning method which is costly and troublesome to produce in volume. Polymeric precursor can readily be coated on the surface of wet-laid ceramic paper, and be formed into ceramic film after heat treatment. The mechanical strength and the thermo-chemical stability as well as the wetting behaviors of ceramic separators with various molten salts were investigated to be applicable to thermal batteries. Due to their excellent chemical, mechanical, and electrical properties, wet-laid nonwoven separators made from ceramic fibers have revealed positive possibility as new separators for thermal batteries which operate at high temperature with no conspicuous sign of a short circuit and corrosion.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2011

We develop a new nonwoven composite separator for a safer lithium-ion battery, which is based on coating of silica ($SiO_2$) colloidal particles/styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) binder to a poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) nonwoven support. The $SiO_2$ particles are interconnected by the SBR binder and closely packed in the nonwoven composite separator, which thus allows for the development of unusual porous structure, i.e. highly-connected interstitial voids formed between the $SiO_2$ particles. The PET nonwoven serves as a mechanical support that contributes to suppressing thermal shrinkage of the nonwoven composite separator. The $SiO_2$/SBR content in the nonwoven composite separators plays an important role in determining their separator properties. Porous structure, air permeability, and electrolyte wettability of the nonwoven composite separators, in comparison to a commercialized polyethylene (PE) separator, are elucidated as a function of the $SiO_2$/SBR content. Based on this understanding of the nonwoven composite separators, the effect of $SiO_2$/SBR content on the electrochemical performances such as self-discharge, discharge capacity, and discharge C-rate capability of cells assembled with the nonwoven composite separators is investigated.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제68권
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• pp.173-179
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• 2018

Electrochemical characterization was conducted on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-ceramic composite (PVA-CC) separators for supercapacitor applications. The PVA-CC separators were fabricated by mixing various ceramic particles including aluminum oxide ($Al_2O_3$), silicon dioxide ($SiO_2$), and titanium dioxide ($TiO_2$) into a PVA aqueous solution. These ceramic particles help to create amorphous regions in the crystalline structure of the polymer matrix to increase the ionic conductivity of PVA. Supercapacitors were assembled using PVA-CC separators with symmetric activated carbon electrodes and electrochemical characterization showed enhanced specific capacitance, rate capability, cycle life, and ionic conductivity. Supercapacitors using the $PVA-TiO_2$ composite separator showed particularly good electrochemical performance with a 14.4% specific capacitance increase over supercapacitors using the bare PVA separator after 1000 cycles. With regards to safety, PVA becomes plasticized when immersed in 6 M KOH aqueous solution, thus there was no appreciable loss in tear resistance when the ceramic particles were added to PVA. Thus, the enhanced electrochemical properties can be attained without reduction in safety making the addition of ceramic nanoparticles to PVA separators a cost-effective strategy for increasing the ionic conductivity of separator materials for supercapacitor applications.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.298-306
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• 2023

Objective: Pain following the insertion of separators and archwires varies with age, sex, race, ethnicity, threshold, and health status. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of pain in orthodontic patients after the insertion of elastomeric separators, its effects on daily life, and its association with age and sex in a population not previously studied in this regard. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 130 patients undergoing orthodontic treatment included collecting data on demographics, pain experienced following the placement of separators, time of onset, duration, characteristics, change in dietary pattern or chewing side, intake of analgesics, and severity of pain on the Wong Baker's scale. The results are reported as counts and percentages. Associations between sex and age were evaluated using Pearson's chi-square test. Results: Among the 130 patients, 56.2% were 9-20 years old, 63.8% experienced pain following the insertion of separators, 22.9% had their first episode of pain at 4 hours, 56.6% experienced intermittent pain, and 37.3% experienced discomfort; 18.1% males and 81.9% females experienced pain following the insertion of separators. Pearson's chi-square test showed a significant association between pain and sex (P = 0.04). Most patients (37.3%) reported "hurts little more" for pain intensity on Wong Baker's scale and 21.7% reported all four quadrants as sites of pain. Conclusions: The pain experienced after separator insertion was associated with sex and age. Females experienced more pain than males and patients between the age range of 21 and 36 years suffered more pain during mastication than between 9 and 20 years old.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.324-328
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• 2009

양극 (cathodes)과 음극 (anodes)이 서로 물리적으로 닿게되는 내부 단락 (internal short-circuit) 현상은 리튬이차전지 안전성 (safety) 이슈의 주요 원인으로 고려되고 있으며, 분리막 (separators)의 열 안정성 (thermal stability)에 의해 크게 영향을 받는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존 폴리올레핀 (polyolefin) 계열 분리막에 비해 열 안정성이 현저히 개선된 세라믹 복합막 구조의 신규 분리막을 개발하여, 전지 내부 단락 발생을 억제하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 복합분리막은 알루미나 ($Al_2O_3$) 나노입자와 PVdF-HFP (polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) 바인더로 구성된 세라믹 코팅층을, 폴리에틸렌 (polyethylene, PE) 분리막 양면에 도입시킴으로써 제조되었다. 세라믹 코팅층의 모폴로지는 코팅용액의 상전이 (phase inversion) 현상 제어를 통해 결정되었으며, 비용매 (물) 함량이 증가함에 따라 기공크기 및 기공구조가 보다 더 발달되었다. 이러한 세라믹 코팅층의 기공구조 변화는 복합분리막의 열 안정성 및 전기화학특성에 큰 영향을끼치는 것으로 관찰되었으며, 이를 상전이 현상 관점에서 체계적으로 해석하였다.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.359-364
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• 2010

PVDF-HFP (binder)/silylated alumina (inorganic particle)-coated PE (polyethylene) separators were with various compositions of binder and inorganic particle were prepared by a dip-coating process with humidity control (R.H. 25% and 50%) using electron beam irradiation. The morphology of the coated PVDF-$HFP/Al_2O_3$ layer with various compositions of PVDF-HFP and $Al_2O_3$, and humidity condition was found to be an important factor in determining ionic conductivity of the prepared separators. The PVDF-$HFP/Al_2O_3$ (5/5)-coated PE separator prepared at R.H. 50% followed by electron beam irradiation at 200 kGy was applied for lithium-ion polymer battery and the cell test results showed improved high-rate discharge performance and better cyclic stability compared to the cells with the bare PE and the PVDF-HFP-coated PE separators.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.1361-1366
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• 2010

본 논문은 매트릭스 수지로 PPS(Poly(phenylene sulfide))와 PP(Polypropylene)를 사용하였으며, 물리적 및 화학적 특성을 증대시키기 위해 주 첨가제로는 팽창 흑연, 합성 흑연과 보조 첨가제로는 유리 섬유, 카본 섬유, 카본 블랙을 사용하여 총 3가지의 복합소재를 제조하였다. 제조한 복합소재를 이용하여 사출 성형 및 평가 전에 CAE(Computer Aided Engineering)해석 프로그램을 통하여 해석을 하였으며, 사출성형을 통하여 사출조건(사출 압력, 가열시간, 금형온도 등)을 최적화하였다. 일반 사출성형의 경우 온도의 제한과 성형성의 한계가 있어 유동성이 낮은 복합소재의 경우 사출성형이 어렵기 때문에 이를 보완하기 위해 E-MOLD와 사출압축 기능을 함께 사용하여 복합소재의 성형성을 향상 시켰다. 사출 성형 된 각각의 최종 시편을 four point probe 장치를 사용하여 전기전도도를 측정/비교 하였고, 3가지 복합소재 중 PP/SG/CB를 혼합하여 제조한 복합소재가 성형성 및 전기전도도가 우수한 것을 확인하였다.

• 폴리머
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.74-78
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 다양한 전류조건하에 전자선 조사로 가교된 리튬 이차전지용 폴리에틸렌 분리막을 제조하였다. 제조된 폴리에틸렌 분리막의 가교율은 조사량이 증가할수록 그리고 빔 전류가 낮을수록 증가하여 최대 71%까지 증가하였다. 낮은 빔 전류에서 조사된 폴리에틸렌 분리막은 상용 분리막 보다 우수한 열수축률(51%) 및 기계적 특성을 보여주었다. 가교된 분리막의 이온전도도는 $1.01{\times}10^{-3}\;S/cm$와 전해액 함침률(275%)은 조사되지 않은 분리막과 거의 동일하였다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.86.2-86.2
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• 2011

We investigate the evolution of coronal loop emission in the context of the coronal magnetic field topology. New modeling techniques allow us to investigate the magnetic field structure and energy release in active regions (ARs). Using these models and high-resolution multi-wavelength coronal observations from the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer and the X-ray Telescope on Hinode, we are able to establish a relationship between the light curves of coronal loops and their associated magnetic topologies for NOAA AR 10963. We examine loops that show both transient and steady emission, and we find that loops that show many transient brightenings are located in domains associated with a high number of separators. This topology provides an environment for continual impulsive heating events through magnetic reconnection at the separators. A loop with relatively constant X-ray and EUV emission, on the other hand, is located in domains that are not associated with separators. This result implies that larger-scale magnetic field reconnections are not involved in heating plasma in these regions, and the heating in these loops must come from another mechanism, such as smallscale reconnections (i.e., nanoflares) or wave heating. Additionally, we find that loops that undergo repeated transient brightenings are associated with separators that have enhanced free energy. In contrast, we find one case of an isolated transient brightening that seems to be associated with separators with a smaller free energy.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.237-244
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• 2014

We report novel and simple structure of supercapacitors fabricated by using flexible glass fibre separators as templates. This method does not require separate electrodes, binders and high pressure/temperature to build the supercapacitor unit cells as required by the conventional technology. The supercapacitors were fabricated by drop-casting solution mixtures of carbonaceous active materials/gel electrolytes onto two sides of glass fibre separators. Two carbonaceous materials (nanoscaled activated carbons, multi-walled carbon nanotubes) were investigated as electrode materials. The electrochemical measurements reveal that the separatorbased supercapacitors using ACs successfully demonstrated significant mass specific capacitance ($22.3F\;g^{-1}$) and energy density ($9.7Wh\;kg^{-1}$), indicating this method can be useful in fabricating flexible, wearable and stretchable energy storage devices in more straightforward and cost-effective way than current technology.