• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.9-22
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• 2017

Many new functional materials have been studied for efficient production and storage of energy. Many new materials such as sodium-based and sulfide-based materials have been proposed for energy storage, but research on Li batteries is still dominant. Due to the influence of environmental concerns regarding nuclear energy, interest in and research on fusion power are steadily increasing. For the commercialization of nuclear fusion, a design standard based on a considerable level of physical analysis and modeling is proposed. Nevertheless, limitations of existing materials in nuclear fusion environments limit practical applications. Tritium propagation material for continuous fusion reaction is one of the core materials, and therefore research on this material is being carried out intermittently. The key material for Li-based energy storage and tritium generation is the functional material Li-M-O. In this review, a structural description of functional Li-M-O system materials and technical trends for its applications are introduced.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.568-573
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• 2016

We explore the crystalline structure and phase transition of lithium thiophosphate ($Li_7P_3S_{11}$) solid electrolyte using electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The glass-like $Li_7P_3S_{11}$ powder is prepared by the high-energy mechanical milling process. According to the energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and selected area diffraction (SAD) analysis, the glass powder shows chemical homogeneity without noticeable contrast variation at any specific spot in the specimen and amorphous SAD ring patterns. Upon heating up to $260^{\circ}C$ the glass $Li_7P_3S_{11}$ powder becomes crystallized, clearly representing crystal plane diffraction contrast in the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy image. We further confirm that each diffraction spot precisely corresponds to the diffraction from a particular $Li_7P_3S_{11}$ crystallographic structure, which is also in good agreement with the previous X-ray diffraction results. We expect that the microscopic analysis with EDS and SAD patterns would permit a new approach to study in the atomic scale of other lithium ion conducting sulfides.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.557-564
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• 2021

페로브스카이트 구조를 갖는 Sr_0.92Y_0.08Ti_1-xV_xO_3-δ (SYTV)는 고체산화물 연료 전지(Solid oxide fuel cell, SOFC)에서 H₂S를 포함하는 연료를 사용하기 위한 대체 연료극으로 연구되었다. Sr_0.92Y_0.08TiO_3-δ (SYT)의 전기화학적 성능을 향상시키기 위해 페로브스카이트의 B-사이트에 위치한 티타늄을 바나듐으로 치환하였다. 페치니법을 통해 합성된 SYTV는 작동 온도 조건에서 추가적인 부산물의 형성 없이 YSZ(yttria-stabilized zirconia) 전해질과 화학적으로 안정했다. 바나듐의 치환량이 증가함에 따라 산소 공공 결함(Oxygen vacancy)이 증가하였으며, 생성된 산소 공공 결함으로 인해 연료극의 이온 전도도가 증가했다. 전지 성능은 850 ℃ 순수한 H₂ 연료 조건에서 바나듐 치환 정도에 따라 1 mol.%의 바나듐이 치환된 경우 19.30 mW/cm² 이고 7 mol.%의 바나듐이 치환된 경우 34.87 mW/cm²이다. 1000 ppm의 H₂S를 포함하는 H₂ 연료조건에서 cell의 최대 전력밀도는 1 mol.%의 경우 22.34 mW/cm²이고 7 mol.%의 경우 73.11 mW/cm²로 증가하였다.