• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.1267-1269
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• 2010

The pure crystalline $Li_{1.1}V_{0.9}O_2$ powder has been prepared by a simple solid state reaction of $Li_2CO_3$ and $V_2O_3$ precursors under nitrogen gas containing 10 mol % hydrogen gas flow. The structure of $Li_{1.1}V_{0.9}O_2$ powder was analyzed using Xray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The stoichiometric $Li_{1.1}V_{0.9}O_2$ powder was used as anode active material for lithium secondary batteries. Its electrochemical properties were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and constant current methods using lithium foil electrode. The observed specific discharge capacity and charge capacity were 360 mAh/g and 260 mAh/g during the first cycle, respectively. In addition, the cyclic efficiency of this cell was 72.2% in the first cycle. The specific capacity of $Li_{1.1}V_{0.9}O_2$ anode rapidly declines as the current rate increases and retains only 30 % of the capacity of 0.1C rate at 1C rate. The crystallinity of the $Li_{1.1}V_{0.9}O_2$ anode decrease as discharge reaction proceeds. However, the relative intensity of main peaks was almost recovered when the cell was charged up to 1.5 V.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2019

이산화바나듐은 잘 알려진 금속-절연체 상전이 물질이며, 바나듐 레독스 흐름 전지는 대규모 에너지 저장장치로 활용하기 위해서 많은 연구가 이루어져왔다. 본 연구에서는 바나듐 옥사이드 ($VO_x$) 박막을 리튬이온 이차전지의 양극으로 적용하는 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해서 $VO_x$ 박막을 실리콘 웨이퍼 위에 열산화공정으로 300 nm 두께의 $SiO_2$ 층이 형성된 Si 기판 및 쿼츠 기판 위에 RF 마그네트론 스퍼터 시스템으로 60분 동안 $500^{\circ}C$에서 다른 RF 파워로 증착하였다. 증착된 $VO_x$ 박막의 표면형상을 전계방출 주사전자현미경으로 조사하였고, 결정학적 특성을 Raman 분광학으로 분석하였다. 투과율 및 흡수율과 같은 광학적 특성은 자외선-가시광선 분광계로 조사하였다. Cu Foil 위에 증착된 $VO_x$ 박막을 리튬이온전지의 양극물질로 적용하여 CR2032 코인셀을 제작하였고, 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 그 결과 증착된 $VO_x$ 박막은 RF 파워가 증가할수록 낟알 크기가 증가하였고, RF 파워 200 W 이상에서 증착된 박막은 $VO_2$상을 나타내었다. 증착된 $VO_x$ 박막의 투과율은 결정상에 따라 다른 값을 나타내었다. $VO_x$ 박막의 이차전지 특성은 높은 표면적을 가질수록, 결정상이 혼재될수록 높은 충방전 특성을 나타내었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.638-645
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• 2015

Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) have been investigated for their potential utility as large energy storage systems due to their advantageous performances in terms of long cycle life, high energy efficiency, low cost, and flexible design. Carbon materials are typically used as electrodes in redox reactions and as a liquid electrolyte support. The activities, surface areas, and surface morphologies of porous carbon materials must be optimized to increase the redox flow battery performance. Here, to reduce the resistance in VRFBs, surface-modified carbon felt electrodes were fabricated, and their structural, morphological, and chemical properties were characterized. The surface-modified carbon felt electrode improved the cycling energy efficiencies in the VRFBs, from 65% to 73%, due to the improved wettability with electrolyte. From the results of impedances analysis with proposed fitting model, the electrolyte-coupled polarization in VRFB dramatically decreased upon modification of carbon felt electrode surface. It is also demonstrated that the compressibility of carbon felt electrodes was important to the VRFB polarization, which are concerned with mass transfer polarization. The impedance analysis will be helpful for obtaining better and longer-lived VRFB performances.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.164-170
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• 2021

Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) have emerged as large-scale energy storage systems (ESS) due to their advantages such as low cross-contamination, long life, and flexible design. However, Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in the negative half-cell causes a harmful influence on the performance of the VRFB by consuming current. Moreover, HER hinders V²⁺/V³⁺ redox reaction between electrode and electrolyte by forming a bubble. To address the HER problem, carbon nanotube/graphite felt electrode (CNT/GF) with oxygen functional groups was synthesized through the hydrothermal method in the H₂SO₄ + HNO₃ (3:1) mixed acid solution. These oxygen functional groups on the CNT/GF succeed in suppressing the HER and improving charge transfer for V²⁺/V³⁺ redox reaction. As a result, the oxygen functional group applied electrode exhibited a low overpotential of 0.395 V for V²⁺/V³⁺ redox reaction. Hence, this work could offer a new strategy to design and synthesize effective electrodes for HER suppression and improving the energy density of VRFB.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.182-186
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• 2014

두 종류의 집전체(BP, bipolar plate)를 사용하여 바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지(V-RFB, vanadium redox-flow battery)의 성능을 평가하였다. V-RFB의 성능평가는 $60mA/cm^2$의 전류밀도에서 진행하였다. A 집전체를 사용한 V-RFB의 기전력(SOC 100%에서의 OVC)은 1.47V, B 집전체를 사용한 V-RFB의 기전력은 1.54V를 나타냈다. A 집전체를 사용한 V-RFB의 셀 저항은 충전시에 $4.44{\sim}5.00{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$을, 방전시에 $3.28{\sim}3.75{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$를 보였으며, B 집전체를 사용한 V-RFB의 셀 저항은 충전시에 $4.19{\sim}4.42{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$, 방전시에 $4.71{\sim}5.49{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$를 나타냈다. 각 집전체를 사용한 V-RFB의 성능은 5회 충방전 실험을 진행하여 평가하였다. A 집전체를 사용한 V-RFB는 평균 전류효율 93.1%, 평균 전압효율 76.8%, 평균 에너지효율 71.4%를 나타냈으며, B 집전체를 사용한 V-RFB는 평균 전류효율 96.4%, 평균 전압효율 73.6%, 평균 에너지효율 71.0%를 나타냈다.

• 폴리머
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.593-598
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 전바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지용 음이온교환막의 제조를 위하여 isophthalic acid (IPA), 1,6-hexanediol(HDO), terephthalic acid(TPA), maleic anhydride(MA)의 용융 축합중합 방법에 의해 IPA-co-HDO-co-(TPA/MA)(IHTM) 공중합체를 합성하였다. 합성된 IHTM 공중합체 아민화 반응을 trimethylamine으로 하였으며, UV 가교 반응을 통하여 음이온교환막을 제조하였다. IHTM 공중합체의 구조 및 열안정성을 FTIR, $^1H$ NMR, TGA 분석을 통하여 확인하였다. 또한 IHTM 음이온교환막의 함수율, 이온교환용량, 전기저항, 전기전도도를 중량법, 적정법 및 LCR 미터로 측정하였으며, 전바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지의 효율 실험을 하였다. 막의 이온교환용량, 전기저항, 전기전도도는 각각 1.10 meq/g, $1.98{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$, 0.009 S/cm로 우수하게 나타났으며, 전바나듐 레독스-흐름 전지의 충 방전효율, 전압효율 및 에너지효율은 각각 96.5, 74.6, 70.0%이었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.571-575
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• 2011

Graphite-based electrodes were prepared using synthetic graphite (MCMB 1028) or natural graphite (NG) powder using a dimensionally stable anode (DSA) as a substrate. Their electrochemical properties were investigated in vanadiumbased electrolytes to determine how to increase the durability and improve the energy efficiency of redox flow batteries. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was performed in the voltage range of -0.7 V to 1.6 V vs. SCE at various scan rates to analyze the vanadium redox reaction. The graphite-based electrodes showed a fast redox reaction and good reversibility in a highly concentrated acidic electrolyte. The increased electrochemical activity of the NG-based electrode for the $V^{4+}/V^{5+}$ redox reaction can be attributed to the increased surface concentration of functional groups from the addition of conductive material that served as a catalyst. Therefore, it is expected that this electrode can be used to increase the power density and energy density of redox flow batteries.

• 대한안전경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한안전경영과학회 2002년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.279-284
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• 2002

All-vanadium redox flow battery(VRFB) has been studied actively as one of the most promising electrochemical energy storage systems for a wide range of applications such as electric vehicles, photovoltaic arrays, and excess power generated by electric power plants at night time. CPCS has been shown to have the characteristics as an excellent current collector for VRFB and electrochemical properties of specific resistivity 0.31 $\Omega$cm, which were composed of G-1028 80 wt%, PVC 10 wt%, DBP 5 wt% and FS 5 wt%. Energy efficiencies of VRFB with the CPCE and the existing electrode assembly were 84.14 % and 77.24 % respectively, in charge/discharge experiments at constant current of 200 mA, and the CPCE was confirmed to be suitable as the electrode of VRFB.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2002년도 추계총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.56-56
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• 2002

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2000년도 추계총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.34-34
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• 2000