• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.257-260
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• 2005

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.743-745
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• 2015

Amorphous cobalt phosphates were synthesized with their distinct morphology by controlling the amount of base in the synthetic condition. The crystallinity and morphology of cobalt phosphates were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The prepared cobalt phosphates were applied as a heterogeneous catalyst for generating hydrogen gas from the hydrolysis reaction of sodium borohydride. We found that the catalyst prepared using the least amount of base condition at room temperature showed a plate shape with less than 10 nm thickness, which resulted in the best catalytic activity among all catalysts due to the large surface area.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.3 no.1 s.9
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• pp.68-74
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• 2007

The fuel cells for portable application are attracted using a liquid fuel such as methanol and chemical hydride solutions. Recently, DBFC [Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell] is a candidate for power of portable electronic devices. In this work, the anion exchange membrane and non-precious catalyst for the DBFC were concerned. Anion-exchange membrane was fabricated by amination of polysulfone followed chloromethylation. Non-precious catalysts such as raney-Ni and Ag were used as an anode and cathode catalyst. The optimum conditions of catalyst slurry mixing and MEA fabrication were developed. The single cell performance using anion exchange membrane and non-precious catalyst was evaluated and the results were compared with cation exchange membrane [Nafion membrane] and precious catalysts.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.587-595
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• 2020

Nickel-based bimetallic catalysts were investigated for use in direct borohydride/hydrogen peroxide fuel cells. For anode and cathode, PdNi and AuNi catalysts were used, respectively. Nickel-based bimetallic catalysts have been investigated through various methods, such as inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The performance of the catalysts was evaluated through fuel cell tests. The maximum power density of the fuel cell with nickel-based bimetallic catalysts was found to be higher than that of the fuel cell with the monometallic catalysts. The nickel-based bimetallic catalysts also exhibited a stable performance up to 60 minutes.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.34-34
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• 2001

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.20 no.8
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• pp.867-868
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• 1999

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.1260-1262
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• 2000

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.238-247
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• 2020

Some nano structured bimetallic NiPd electrocatalysts were electrodeposited on glassy carbon electrodes using a double potential step chronoamperometry. The morphology of the electrodeposited samples was investigated by field emission-scanning electron microscopy, while their compositions were evaluated using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. It was observed that the electrodeposited samples contained a low Ni content, in the range of 0.80 - 7.10%. The electrodeposited samples were employed as the anode electro-catalysts for the oxidation of sodium borohydride in NaOH solution (1.0 M) using cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, rotating disk electrode, and impedance spectroscopy. The number of exchanged electrons, charge transfer resistances, apparent rate constants, and double layer capacitances were calculated for the oxidation of borohydride on the prepared catalysts. According to the results obtained, the NiPd-2 sample with the lowest Ni content (0.80%), presented the highest catalytic activity for borohydride oxidation compared with the other NiPd samples as well as the pure Pd sample. The anodic peak current density was obtained to be about 1.3 times higher on the NiPd-2 sample compared with that for the Pd sample.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.341-346
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• 2005

펄스 도금 조건이 Co 도금층의 미세 구조 및 알칼리 $NaBH_4$ 용액의 수소발생특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 펄스 주기 및 최대전류밀도가 증가함에 따라 polyhedral 형상의 Co 결정립이 triangular형상으로 변화하였으며, 점차 결정립이 조대화 되어, 촉매 표면적이 감소하였다. 결국 알칼리 $NaBH_4$ 용액 내에서 가수분해반응에 참여하는 촉매 site가 감소하여 수소발생속도가 낮아졌다. 펄스도금시간이 증가함에 따라 Co 결정립의 크기가 점차 증가하여 촉매 표면적이 감소하였고, 가수분해반응에 참여하지 못하는 CO의 양이 증가하여 수소발생속도가 크게 감소하였다. 최대전류밀도 $0.1\;A/cm^2$, 펄스 주기 2 mS에서 10 s 동안 펄스 도금 시, $25^{\circ}C\;1\;wt.\%\;NaOH\;+\;10\;wt.\%\;NaBH_4$ 용액에서 $2140\;ml/min{\cdot}g-catalyst$의 높은 수소발생속도를 가지는 것으로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2008.03a
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• pp.579-582
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• 2008

PEM Fuel cell system was designed and constructed to use as a power source of unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV) in the present study. Sodium borohydride was selected as a hydrogen source and was decomposed by catalytic hydrolysis reaction. Fuel cell system consists of a fuel cell stack, a hydrogen generation system(HGS), and power management system(PMS). HGS was composed of a catalytic reactor, micropump, fuel cartridge, and separator. Hybrid power system between lithium-polymer battery and fuel cell was developed. The fuel cell system was integrated and packaged into a blended wing-body UAV. Energy density of the total system was 1,000 $W{\cdot}hr/kg$ and high endurance more than 5 hours was accomplished in the ground tests.