• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.32-38
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 리튬 이온 배터리 용 음극활물질인 실리콘의 사이클 안정성 및 율속 특성을 개선하기 위해 도파민이 코팅된 실리콘/실리콘카바이드/카본(Si/SiC/C) 복합소재의 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였다. Stöber 법에 CTAB을 추가하여 CTAB/SiO₂를 합성한 후 열 흡수제로써 NaCl을 첨가한 마그네슘 열 환원법을 통해 Si/SiC 복합소재를 제조하였으며, 도파민의 중합반응을 통해 탄소코팅을 하여 Si/SiC/C 음극소재를 합성하였다. 제조된 Si/SiC/C 음극소재의 물리적 특성 분석을 위해 SEM, TEM, XRD와 BET를 사용하였으며, 1 M LiPF₆ (EC : DEC = 1 : 1 vol%) 전해액에서 리튬 이온 배터리의 사이클 안정성, 율속 특성, 순환전압전류 및 임피던스 테스트를 통해 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 제조된 1-Si/SiC는 100사이클, 0.1 C에서 633 mAh/g의 방전용량을 나타냈으며, 도파민이 코팅된 1-Si/SiC/C는 877 mAh/g으로 사이클 안정성이 향상된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 5C에서 576 mAh/g의 높은 용량과 0.1 C/0.1 C 일 때 99.9%의 용량 회복 성능을 나타내었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.7
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• pp.442-443
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• 2006

Electrical, optical, surface, and structural properties of amorphous indium zinc oxide (IZO) films grown on $SiO_2$/PES/$SiO_2$ substrate by a RF sputtering in pure Ar ambient at room temperature were investigated. A sheet resistance of $13.5\;{\Omega}{\square}$, average transmittance above 85 % in 550 nm, and root mean square roughness of $10.5\;{\AA}$ were obtained even in the IZO layers grown at room temperature in pure Ar ambient. Without addition of oxygen gas during IZO sputtering process, we can obtain high quality IZO anode films from the specially synthesized oxygen rich IZO target. XRD result shows that the IZO films grown at room temperature is completely amorphous structure due to low substrate temperature. In addition, the electrical and optical properties of the flexible OLED fabricated on IZO/$SiO_2$/PES/$SiO_2$ is critically influenced by the electrical properties of a IZO anode. This findings indicate that the IZO/$SiO_2$/PES/$SiO_2$ is a promising anode/substrate scheme for realizing organic based flexible displays.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.82-88
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• 2019

Here, we report on nanocrystalline Si-Al-M (M = Fe, Cu, Ni, Zr) alloys for use as an anode for lithium-ion batteries, which were fabricated via a melt-spinning method. Based on the XRD and TEM analyses, it was found that the Si-Al-M alloys consist of nanocrystalline Si grains surrounded by an amorphous matrix phase. Among the Si-Al-M alloys with different metal composition, Ni-incorporated Si-Al-M alloy electrode retained the high discharge capacity of 2492 mAh/g and exhibited improved cyclability. The superior $Li^+$ storage performance of Si-Al-M alloy with Ni component is mainly responsible for the incorporated Ni, which induces the formation of ductile and conductive inactive matrix with crystalline Al phase, in addition to the grain size reduction of active Si phase.

• 청정기술
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2013

리튬이온전지에서 음극활물질의 저장용량을 증가시키기 위하여 주석산화물에 대한 연구가 많이 수행되고 있다. 주석산화물은 기존의 흑연 음극활물질보다 충방전 용량이 높다. 하지만 충방전이 진행되는 동안에 부피팽창률이 높아서 활물질이 파괴되는 현상이 나타나므로 과도한 비가역용량이 문제가 된다. 이를 해결하기 위하여 물리적 완충역할을 하는 물질이 첨가된 복합산화물을 제조하였다. $SnO_2-SiO_2$ 복합산화물을 솔-젤법을 이용하여 제조하였다. 10 vol% 프로필렌기체를 이용하여 탄소피복을 하여 전기전도성을 증가시켰다. TG/DTA, XRD, SEM과 FT-IR을 이용하여 제조된 물질의 물성을 분석하였으며, CR2032 코인셀을 제조하여 전기화학적인 특성을 조사하였다. $300^{\circ}C$로 열처리한 후에 탄소피복한 $SnO_2-SiO_2$ 활물질의 전기화학적 특성이 가장 우수하였다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.131-138
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• 2019

To improve the performance of Si anodes in advanced Li-ion batteries, the design of the electrode plays a critical role, especially due to the large volumetric expansion in the Si anode during Li insertion. In our study, we used a simple fabrication method to prepare Si-based electrodes by grafting polyacrylic acid (PAA) to a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) binder (CMC-g-PAA). The procedure consists of first mixing nano-sized Si and the binders (CMC and PAA), and then coating the slurry on a Cu foil. The carbon network was formed via carbonization of the binders i.e., by a simple heat treatment of the electrode. The carbon network in the electrode is mechanically and electrically robust, which leads to higher electrical conductivity and better mechanical property. This explains its long cycle performance without the addition of a conducting agent (for example, carbon). Therefore, the partially carbonized CMC-g-PAA binder presented in this study represents a new feasible approach to produce Si anodes for use in advanced Li-ion batteries.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.116-123
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• 2011

Herein, a novel preparation method of highly homogeneous carbon-silicon composite materials was presented. In contrast to conventional solvent evaporation method, a milled silicon-graphite or its oxidized material were directly reacted with petroleum-derived pitch precursor. After thermal reaction under high pressure, pitch-graphite-silicon composite was prepared. Carbon-graphite-silicon composite were prepared by an air-oxidization and following carbonization. From energy dispersive spectroscopy, it was observed that small Si particles were highly embedded within carbon, which was confirmed by disappearance of Si peaks in Raman spectra. Furthermore, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectra revealed that carbon crystallinity decreased when the strongly oxidized silicon-graphite was added, which was probably due to oxygen-induced cross-linking. From the anode application in lithium ion batteries, carbon-graphite-silicon composite anode displayed a high capacity ($565\;mAh\;g^{-1}$), a good initial efficiency (68%) and an good cyclability (88% retention at 50 cycles), which were attributed to the high dispersion of Si particles within cabon. In case of the strongly oxidized silicongraphite addtion, a decrease of reversible capacity was observed due to its low crystallinity.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2017

The cycle performance of Ti-Si alloy anode material for Li-ion batteries has been investigated as a function of loading level of electrode using a nodule type of substrate, in which the current collector of flat foil is also used for comparison. The Ti-Si alloy powders are prepared by mechanical alloying method. The electrodes with the nodule type of current collector exhibit enhanced cycling performance compared to those using the flat foil because the alloy particles are more strongly adhered to substrate and the stress caused by lithiation and delithiation reaction can be effectively relaxed by nodule-type morphology. It appears, however, that the cycle performance is critically dependent on the loading level of electrode, even when the nodule type of current collector is applied. With high loading level, cracks are initiated at surface of electrode due to a steep stress gradient through the electrode thickness during cycling, leading to capacity fading.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2003년도 춘계총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.26-26
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• 2003

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.269-278
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• 2022

Utilization of high-voltage electrolyte additive(s) at a small fraction is a cost-effective strategy for a good solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation and performance improvement of a lithium-rich layered oxide-based high-energy lithium-ion cell by avoiding the occurrence of metal-dissolution that is one of the failure modes. To mitigate metal-dissolution, we explored fluorinated dual-additives of fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) and di(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)carbonate (DFDEC) for building-up of a good SEI in a 4.7 V full-cell that consists of high-capacity silicon-graphite composite (15 wt% Si/C/CF/C-graphite) anode and Li_1.13Mn_0.463Ni_0.203Co_0.203O₂ (LMNC) cathode. The full-cell including optimum fractions of dual-additives shows increased capacity to 228 mAhg^-1 at 0.2C and improved performance from the one in the base electrolyte. Surface analysis results find that the SEI stabilization of LMNC cathode induced by dual-additives leads to a suppression of soluble Mn²⁺-O formation at cathode surface, mitigating metal-dissolution event and crack formation as well as structural degradation. The SEI and structure of Si/C/CF/C-graphite anode is also stabilized by the effects of dual-additives, contributing to performance improvement. The data give insight into a basic understanding of cathode-electrolyte and anode-electrolyte interfacial processes and cathode-anode interaction that are critical factors affecting full-cell performance.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.139-142
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• 2018

Silicon (Si) is a promising anode material for next-generation lithium ion batteries (LIBs) because of its high capacity of 4,200 mAh/g ($Li_{4.4}Si$ phase). However, the large volume expansion of Si during lithiation leads to electrical failure of electrode and rapid capacity decrease. Generally, a binder is homogeneously mixed with active materials to maintain electrical contact, so that Si needs a particular binding system due to its large volume expansion. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is known to form a hydrogen bond with partially hydrolyzed silicon oxide layer on Si nanoparticles. However, the decrease of its cohesiveness followed by the repeated volume change of Si still remains unsolved. To overcome this problem, we have introduced the electrospinning method to weave active materials in a stable nanofibrous PVA structure, where stresses from the large volume change of Si can be contained. We have confirmed that the capacity retention of Si-based LIBs using electrospun PVA matrix is higher compared to the conservative method (only dissolving in the slurry); the $25^{th}$ cycle capacity retention ratio based on the $2^{nd}$ cycle was 37% for the electrode with electrospun PVA matrix, compared to 27% and 8% for the electrodes with PVdF and PVA binders.