• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.569-578
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• 2011

The $SiO_2$ membranes for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) are preapared by electrospinning method. It leads to high porosity and surface area of membrane to accommodate the proton conducting materials. The composite membrane was prepared by impregnating of Nafion ionomer into the pores of electrospun $SiO_2$ membranes. The $SiO_2$:heteropolyacid (HPA) nano-particles as a inorganic proton conductor were prepared by microemulsion process and the particles are added to the Nafion ionomer. The characterization of the membranes was confirmed by field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), and single cell performance test for PEMFC. The Nafion impregnated electrospun $SiO_2$ membrane showed good thermal stability, satisfactory mechanical properties and high proton conductivity. The addition of the $SiO_2$:HPA nano-particle improved proton conductivity of the composite membrane, which allow further extension for operation temperature in low humidity environments. The composite membrane exhibited a promising properties for the application in high temperature PEMFC.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.251-259
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• 2018

Metal hydride based hydrogen storage under moderate temperature and pressure gives the safety advantage over the gas and liquid storage methods. Still solid-state hydrogen storage including metal hydride is below the DOE target level for automotive applications, but it can be adapted to stationary or miliary application reasonably. In order to develop a modular solid state hydrogen storage system that can be applied to a distributed power supply system composed of renewable energy - water electrolysis - fuel cell, the heat transfer and hydrogen storage characteristics of the metal hydride necessary for the module system design were investigated using AB5 type metal hydride, LCN2 ($La_{0.9}Ce_{0.1}Ni_5$). The planetary high energy mill (PHEM) treatment of LCN2 confirmed the initial hydrogen storage activation and hydrogen storage capacity through surface modification of LCN2 material. Expanded natural graphite (ENG) addition to LCN2, and compression molding at 500 atm improved the thermal conductivity of the solid hydrogen storage material.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.351-355
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• 2014

Graphite electrodes are used for secondary batteries, fuel cells, and super capacitors. Research is underway to increased the reaction area of graphite electrodes used carbon nanotube (CNT) and porous carbon. CNT is limited to device utilization in order to used a metal catalyst by lack of surface area to improve. In contrast carbon nanowall (CNW) is chemically very stable. So this paper, microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system was used to grow carbon nanowall (CNW) on Si substrate with methane ($CH_4$) and hydrogen ($H_2$) gases. To find the growth properties of CNW according to the reaction gas ratio, we have changed the methane to hydrogen gas ratios (4:1, 2:1, 1:2, and 1:4). The vertical and surficial conditions of the grown CNW according to the gas ratios were characterized by a field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and Raman spectroscopy measurements showed structure variations.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 고체로켓 모터의 연소 불안정성을 예측하고 분석 할 수 있는 해석도구의 개발을 위해 음향에너지의 분석과 선형 안정성 해석을 수행하였다. 음향 해석의 경우 상용 프로그램인 COMSOL을 이용하여 단면적이 일정한 실린더 형상의 연소실 음향 해석 및 모드 해를 도출하였다. Culick에 의해 정립된 고체추진 로켓의 선형 안정성 해석에 기초하여 연소 불안정성을 진단하였으며 압력결합, 노즐감쇠, 입자감쇠의 안정성 요소(stability alpha) 외에 유동방향변환(flow turning) 요소와 점성감쇠(viscous loss) 요소를 추가하여 연료 표면 근처의 유동 및 점성효과를 포함하는 연소 불안정의 경향을 파악하였다. 또한 입자의 크기에 따른 주파수 영역별 연소 불안정 감쇠 특성을 파악하였다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.232-243
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• 2009

근래 고성능 친환경 타이어의 개발요구에 의하여 경제성(낮은 회전 저항)과 안전성(wet traction) 및 내마모성면에서 균형있는 특성을 가지는 타이어 트레드 고무의 합성 제조 기술이 중요하게 대두된다. 이를 위하여 다양한 기능성 용액중합 SBR의 개발과 함께 고무/충전제 간의 상호작용 증진 기술이 학술적으로나 산업적으로 활용되고 있다. 본 고에서는 기존의 카본블랙 고무와 함께 최근 green tire로서 각광 받는 실리카 충전 고무에서 충전제와 상호반응이 가능한 화학적 변성 SBR과 커플링제를 이용한 고성능 타이어 트레드 고무의 합성 제조 기술에 대하여 최근 연구 방향과 함께 작용 메카니즘에 대하여 고찰하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.276-282
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• 2016

The effects of conductive additives in a $La_{0.8}Sr_{0.2}MnO_3$ perovskite bifunctional electrode for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) were investigated in an alkaline solution. Highly porous carbon black (CB) and Ni powder were added to the bifunctional electrodes as conductive additives. The surface morphologies of electrodes containing CB and Ni were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The current densities for both ORR and OER were changed by the addition of CB. The conductive additive changed physical properties of bifunctional electrodes such as the sheet conductance, gas permeability and contact angle. It was observed that the air permeability of electrode was most effective to enhance the currents for ORR and OER.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.50-55
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• 2011

Pt/C 촉매 (20, 40 wt% Pt/C)를 사용하여 고분자 전해질 연료전지의 MEA를 제조하고 각각의 촉매에서 최적의 나피온 이오노머 함량을 알아보았다. 나피온 함량에 따른 MEA의 전기화학적인 성능변화는 단위전지 성능평가, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry(CV)을 통해서 분석하였다. 나피온의 함량에 따라 전지의 활성화 분극, 옴 저항, 물질전달 저항 등의 변화가 나타났다. 이는 전극의 촉매층 내에서 발생되는 전기/이온 전도도 사이의 'trade-off'와 물질전달(물 배출과 반응가스 확산)에 의한 것이며, 대부분 활성화 분극과 물질전달 저항의 변화로 나타났다. 20 wt% Pt/C와 40 wt% Pt/C 촉매에서 최적의 나피온 함량은 각각 35 wt%와 20 wt%로 나타났다. 이는 Pt 중량비에 따른 Pt 입자간의 거리 및 촉매의 비표면적의 차이 때문에 나타난 결과이며 서로 다른 나피온 함량에서 최적의 삼상계면이 형성되는 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.857-863
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• 1998

MLCC(Multilayer ceramic capacitor) 등의 전자 세라믹스 분야에서 폭넓게 이용되는 BaTiO3 분말 제조를 위해 GNP(Glycine-Nitrate process)법을 이용하였다. 일반적인 GNP법과는 달리 출발물질로 카보네이트와 알콕사이드를 도입했고, 연소반응의 산화제 및 출발물질의 용매로써 질산을 사용하였으며, 연소합성시의 연료인 글리신의 첨가량을 달리하여 분말을 합성하였다. 연소합성된 분말의 특성은 helium pycnometer, XRD, N2 흡착을 이용한 BET, 주사전자현미경 등으로 분석하였다. 제조된 전구체 분말은 100$0^{\circ}C$로 하소시에 단일상의 BaTiO3 상으로 전이되었으며, 조성이 1.2인 경우 24m2/g의 높은 비표면적 값을 나타내었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.529-534
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• 2016

Nanocrystalline powder of zirconia stabilized with 8 mol% yttria (YSZ) has been synthesized through oxalate process using $ZrOCl_2{\cdot}8H_2O$ and $Y(NO_3)_3{\cdot}6H_2O$ as starting materials. Understanding of the characteristic changes of YSZ powder as a function of processing conditions is crucial in developing dense and porous microstructures required for fuel cell applications. In this research, microstructure change, surface area, particle shape and particle size were measured as a function of different processing conditions such as calcination temperature, stirring speed and concentration of starting materials. The resultant crystallite sizes were calculated by XRD-LB (X-Ray Diffraction Line-Broadening) method, BET method, and morphology of the crystal was observed in TEM and FE-SEM. The TEM examination showed that the powder synthesized with 0.7 M of YSZ concentration had a spherical morphology with sizes ranging from 20 to 40 nm. However, the powder was gradually aggregated above 1.0 M of YSZ concentration with the aggregation being intensified as the YSZ concentration was increased.

• 세라미스트
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.211-230
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• 2020

Perovskite-type oxides with the nominal composition of ABO₃ can exsolve the B-site transition metal upon the controlled reduction. In this exsolution process, the transition metal emerges from the oxide lattice and migrates to the surface at which it forms catalytically active nanoparticles. The exsolved nanoparticles can recover back to the bulk lattice under oxidation treatment. This unique regeneration character by the redox treatment provides uniformly dispersed noble metal nanoparticles. Therefore, the conventional problem of traditional impregnated metal/support, i.e., sintering during reaction, can be effectively avoided by using the exsolution phenomenon. In this regard, the catalysts using the exsolution strategy have been well studied for a wide range of applications in energy conversion and storage devices such as solid oxide fuel cells and electrolysis cells (SOFCs and SOECs) because of its high thermal and chemical stability. On the other hand, although this exsolution strategy can also be applied to gas phase reaction catalysts, it has seldomly been reviewed. Here, we thus review recent applications of the exsolution catalysts to the gas phase reactions from the aspects of experimental measurements, where various functions of the exsolved particles were utilized. We also review non-perovskite type metal oxides that might have exolution phenomenon to provide more possibilities to develop higher efficient catalysts.