• 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.129-140
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• 2013

As a fundamental experimental study for reliability improvement of lithium ion secondary battery, degradation mechanism was investigated by microscopic observation and acoustic emission monitoring. Microstructural observation of the decomposed battery after cycle test revealed mechanical and chemical damages such as interface delamination, microcrack of the electrodes, and solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Acoustic emission (AE) signal was detected during charge and discharge of lithium ion battery to investigate relationships among cumulative count, discharge capacity, and microdamages. With increasing number of cycle, discharge capacity was decreased and AE cumulative count was observed to increase. Observed damages were attributed to sources of the detected AE signals.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.179-188
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• 2000

The anodic reaction of hydrogen/oxygen gas mixture at platinum or palladium electrode interfacing with a solid polymer electrolyte was investigated using AC impedance method. The impedance spectrum of the electrode reactions of the mixture depends on the gas composition, electrode roughness, the mode of electrochemical operation and the cell potential. For electrolysis mode of operation, the spectrum taken for the reaction on a rough platinum electrode for the gas mixture revealed clearly that the local anodic reduction of oxygen gas takes place concurrently with the anodic oxidation of hydrogen gas.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2020

There is a growing interest in hydrogen energy utilization since an alternative energy development has been demanded due to the depletion of fossil fuels. Hydrogen is produced by the reforming reaction of natural gas and biogas, and the electrolysis of water. An solid oxide electrolyte cell (SOEC) is reversible system that generates hydrogen by electrolyzing the superheated steam or producing the electricity from a fuel cell by hydrogen. If the water can be converted into steam by waste heat from other processes it is more efficient for high-temperature electrolysis to convert steam directly. The reasons are based upon the more favorable thermodynamic and electrochemical kinetic conditions for the reaction. In the present study, steam at over 180℃ and 3.4 bars generated from a boiler were converted into superheated steam at over 700℃ and 3 bars using a cylindrical steam superheater as well as the waste heat of the exhaust gas at 900℃ from a solid refuse fuel combustor. Superheated steam at over 700℃ was then supplied to a high-temperature SOEC to increase the hydrogen production efficiency of water electrolysis. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis was conducted on the effects of the number of 90° elbow connector for piping, insulation types and insulation layers of pipe on the exit temperature using a commercial Fluent simulator. For two pre-heater injection method of steam inlet and ceramic wool insulation of 100 mm thickness, the highest inlet temperature of SOEC was 744℃ at 5.9 bar.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.652-658
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• 1997

The phase stability in the interface of Sr-doped LaMnO3(LSM)/Gd-doped CeO2(CGO) was examined in this study in order to check the feasibility of using LSM as the cathode material in a low-temperature SOFC(solid oxide fuel cell) using CGO as the electrolyte. For the purpose, CGO powders of Ce0.82Gd0.18O0.91 and two LSM powders having different compositions, La0.9Sr0.1MnO3(LSM10) and La0.5Sr0.5MnO3(LSM50), were synthesized using Pechini method. Then, specimens having the LSM/CGO interface were prepared, heat-treated at 130$0^{\circ}C$ for up to 3 days, and analyzed by XRD and STEM/EDX. Face-centered cubic CGO powders of less than 10 nm size were obtained by calcination of polymeric precursor formed in the process at 45$0^{\circ}C$. Higher calcination temperature of $700^{\circ}C$ was necessary for monoclinic LSM10 and cubic LSM50 powders. LSM powders were coarser than CGO and observed to be in the range of 50~100 nm. No trace of LSM-CGO interaction product was found in the XRD pattern. Also it was known from the concentration profile in the vicinity of the interface that interdiffusion was occurred over only a small penetration depth of ~100 nm order.

• 세라미스트
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.378-387
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• 2018

The optimal fabrication conditions for $Gd_{0.1}Ce_{0.9}O_{2-{\delta}}$(GDC) buffer layer and $La_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}Co_{0.2}Fe_{0.8}O_{3-{\delta}}$ (LSCF) cathode on 1mol% $CeO_2-10mol%\;Sc_2O_3$ stabilized $ZrO_2$ (CeScSZ) electrolyte were investigated for application of IT-SOFCs. GDC buffer layer was used in order to prevent undesired chemical reactions between LSCF and CeScSZ. These experiments were carried out with $5{\times}5cm^2$ anode supported unit cells to investigate the tendencies of electrochemical performance, Microstructure development and interface reaction between LSCF/GDC/CeScSZ along with the variations of GDC buffer layer thickness, sintering temperatures of GDC and LSCF were checked, respectively. Electrochemical performance was analyzed by DC current-voltage measurement and AC impedance spectroscopy. Microstructure and interface reaction were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Although the interfacial reaction between these materials could not be perfectly inhibited, We found that the cell, in which $6{\mu}m$ GDC interlayer sintered at $1200^{\circ}C$ and LSCF sintered at $1000^{\circ}C$ were applied, showed good interfacial adhesions and effective suppression of Sr, thereby resulting in fairly good performance with power density of $0.71W/cm^2$ at $800^{\circ}C$ and 0.7V.

• 센서학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.329-337
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• 2008

Simple, small and portable oxygen sensors were fabricated by tape casting technique. Yttria stabilized zirconia containing cordierite ceramics (YSZC) were used as a porous diffused layer of oxygen in pumping cell. Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) solid electrolyte, YSZC porous diffusion layer and heater-patterned ceramic sheets were prepared by co- firing method. Limit current characteristics and the linear relationship of current to oxygen concentration were observed. Viscosity variation of the slurries both YSZ and YSZC showed a similar behavior, but micro pores in the fired sheet were increased with increasing of the cordierite amount. Molecular diffusion was dominated due to the formation of large pores in porous diffusion layer. The plateau range of limit current in porous-type oxygen sensor was narrow than the one of aperture-type oxygen sensor. However limit current curve was appeared in porous-type oxygen sensor even at the lower applied voltage. The plateau range of limit-current was widen as increasing the thickness of porous diffusion layer of the YSZ containing cordierite. Measuring temperature of $600{\sim}650^{\circ}C$ was recommended for limit-current oxygen sensor. Porous diffusion layer-type oxygen sensor showed faster response than the aperture-type one and was stable up to 30 days running without any crack at interface between the layers.

• 공업화학
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.235-242
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• 2011

본 총설은 전극표면과 수용액 사이의 계면에서의 산화 및 환원반응을 이용하여 수용액 내 존재하는 유해한 유기화합물, 중금속 이온 등을 처리 가능한 최근의 전기화학기술에 대해서 정리 요약한 것이다. 수처리에 사용 가능한 전기화학기술은 일반적으로 고온, 고압을 요구하지 않으므로 비용면과 안정성면에서 장점을 지니고 있으며, 또한 높은 시스템 효율로서 다양한 성분을 포함한 폐수를 동시에 처리 가능하다는 것을 소개하고자 한다. 무엇보다 중요한 것은 전극소재의 선택과 사용이다.

• Composites Research
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2017

질량 및 부피 증가없이 전지와 구조물기능을 복합재에 결합시키는 구조전지 연구가 광범위하게 진행되고 있다. 탄소섬유 및 유리섬유를 하중지지 및 음극, 분리막 용도로 사용하고, 하중전달이 가능한 고체전해질을 모재로 쓰는 것이 현재 아이디어 이지만, 고체전해질이 두 성능을 충분히 만족시키지 못하는 수준이라 구조전지를 구현하지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 그래서, 본 연구는 유리섬유 분리막 및 액체전해질을 사용하여 하중지지 및 전지의 기능을 동시에 수행하는 실험을 구성하여 액체전해액을 사용한 구조전지의 가능성 및 전기적 물성 변화를 관찰하였다. 인장된 분리막은 안정성을 떨어트리는 영향을 미치는데, 이는 양극의 미세입자들이 늘어난 유리섬유의 틈새로 침투하는 것을 분리막이 막지 못하기 때문이라 예상하였고, 상용 분리막을 추가로 사용 하여 그 예상되는 원인을 확인해 보았다. 그리고, 이러한 구조전지 시스템을 구현하기 위해서는 유리섬유 특성의 연구와 전극과 분리막의 계면에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.295-301
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• 1980

고체전해질 $RbAg_4I_5$의 단결정을 키워서 온도에 따른 전기전도율의 변화를 퍼텐티오메트릭 4-전극방법으로 측정하고 $Ag/RbAg_4I_5$, 계면에 대한 전기화학적 성질을 순환전압전류법으로 조사하였다. 25$^{\circ}C$에서 단결정의 비전기전도율은 $0.284\pm0.003 ohm^{-1}cm^{-1}이었고 \;Ag^+$이온의 이동에 대하여 계산된 활성화에너지는 1.70kcal/mol로서 다결정 시료에 대한 값들과 거의 일치하였다. 순환전압전류법 실험결과 은 기준전극에 대한 전위 0볼트 이하에서는 은 전극에서 $Ag^+$ 이온의 가역적환원이 일어났고 +0.67볼트 이상의 전위에서 요오드화 이온이 산화되어 요오드가 유리되었다. 은의 산화 전위에서 은 전극은 작은 양극전류만을 나타내었으나 환원전위에서 은 전극의 표면에 환원 석출된 은은 다시 양극 전위로 돌아갈 때 아주 큰 산화전류를 나타내었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.659-662
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• 2012

Yttrium (Y) and niobium (Nb) doped spherical $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$ were synthesized to improve the energy density and electrochemical properties of anode material. The synthesized crystal was $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$, the particle size was less than $1{\mu}m$ and the morphology was spherical and well dispersed. The Y and Nb optimal doping amounts were 1 mol% and 0.5 mol%, respectively. The initial capacity of the dopant discharge and charge capacity were respectively 149mAh/g and 143 mAh/g and were significantly improved compared to the undoped condition at 129 mAh/g. Also, the capacity retention of 0.2 C/5 C was 74% for each was improved to 94% and 89%. It was consequently found that Y and Nb doping into the $Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$ matrix reduces the polarization and resistance of the solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer during the electrochemical reaction.