• 세라미스트
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.331-348
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• 2018

With the expectation to overcome the problem of increasing energy consumption, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells are getting more attention as a promising environmentally friendly and sustainable next-generation energy conversion system. In spite of the rapid improvement of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells(PEMFCs), there are several critical issues still need to be resolved for practical commercialization. Out of the many issues, the main hurdle comes from oxygen reduction reaction(ORR), thus development of efficient ORR electrocatalysts is the main key for enhancing PEMFC performance. Among various catalysts, 1D nanostructured catalyst is a promising candidate because it holds many advantages that come from nanostructuring while supplementing the disadvantages of other nanostructures such as nanoparticles(0D) or gyroids(3D). This review focused on diverse 1D nanostructures and talks about their advantages as catalyst for ORR. Different 1D nanostructures will be introduced while applying the structures to different materials system showing the prospects of 1D nanostructures for improving PEMFC.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제25권6_2호
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• pp.1037-1045
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• 2022

In this study, nanoscale Al₂O3 ceramic particles were used due its exceptionally high hardness characteristics, chemical stability, and wear resistance properties. These nanoparticles will be used to investigate the optimal process conditions for the electro co-deposition of the Ni-Al₂O₃ composite coatings. A Watts bath electrolytic solution of a controlled composition along with a fixed agitation speed was used for this study. Whereas the current density, the pH value, temperature and concentration of the nano Al₂O₃ particles of the electrolyte were designated as the manipulative variables. The experimental design method was based on the orthogonal array to find the optimum processing parameters for the electro co-deposition of Ni-Al₂O₃ composite coatings. The result of confirmation experimental based on the optimal processing condition through the analysis of variance ; EDX analysis found that the ratio of alumina increased to 8.65 wt.% and subsequently the overall hardness increased to 983 Hv. Specially, alumina were evenly distributed on Nickel matrix and particles were embedded more firmly and finely in Nickel matrix.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.502-508
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• 2023

With the increasing demand for electronic products, the amount of multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) waste has also increased. Recycling technology has recently gained attention because it can simultaneously address raw material supply and waste disposal issues. However, research on recovering valuable metals from MLCCs and converting the recovered metals into high-value-added materials remains insufficient. Herein, we describe an electrospinning (E-spinning) process to recover nickel from MLCCs and modulate the morphology of the recovered nickel oxide particles. The nickel oxalate powder was recovered using organic acid leaching and precipitation. Nickel oxide nanoparticles were prepared via heat treatment and ultrasonic milling. A mixture of nickel oxide particles and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was used as the E-spinning solution. A PVP/NiO nanowire composite was fabricated via E-spinning, and a nickel oxide nanowire with a network structure was manufactured through calcination. The nanowire diameters and morphologies are discussed based on the nickel oxide content in the E-spinning solution.

• 공업화학
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.705-713
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• 2017

독창적 물질인 $Bi_2WO_6-GO-TiO_2$ 나노복합체를 쉬운 수열법에 의해 성공적으로 합성하였다. 수열반응을 하는 동안, 그래핀 시트 위에 $Bi_2WO_6$와 $TiO_2$를 도포하였다. 합성한 $Bi_2WO_6-GO-TiO_2$ 복합체형 광촉매는 X-선 회절법(XRD), 주사전자현미경(SEM), 에너지 분산 X-선(EDX) 분석, 투과전자현미경(TEM), 라만분광법, UV-Vis 확산반사 분광법(UV-vis-DRS), 및 X-선 광전자분광기(XPS)에 의하여 특성화하였다. $Bi_2WO_6$ 나노입자는 불규칙한 dark-square block 나노 플페이트 형상을 보였으며, 이산화티탄 나노입자는 퀜텀 도트 사이즈로 그래핀 시트 위 표면을 덮고 있었다. 로다민 비의 분해는 농도감소의 측정과 함께 UV 분광법에 의하여 관찰하였다. 합성된 물질의 광촉매 반응은 Langmuir-Hinshelwood 모델과 띠 이론으로 설명하였다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.282-291
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• 2018

The pristine fluorine-doped $SnO_2$ (abbreviated as FTO) inverse opal (IO) was developed using a 410 nm polystyrene bead template. The nanolayered copper tungsten oxide ($CuWO_4$) was decorated on the FTO IO film using a facile electrochemical deposition, subsequently followed by annealing at $500^{\circ}C$ for 90 min. The morphologies, crystalline structure, optical properties and photoelectrochemical characteristics of the FTO and $CuWO_4$-decorated FTO (briefly denoted as $FTO/CuWO_4$) IO film were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, UV-vis spectroscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, showing FTO IO in the hexagonally closed-pack arrangement with a pore diameter and wall thickness of about 300 nm and 20 nm, respectively. Above this film, the $CuWO_4$ was electrodeposited by controlling the cycling number in cyclic voltammetry, suggesting that the $CuWO_4$ formed during 4 cycles (abbreviated as $CuWO_4$(4 cycles)) on FTO IO film exhibited partial distribution of $CuWO_4$ nanoparticles. Additional distribution of $CuWO_4$ nanoparticles was observed in the case of $FTO/CuWO_4$(8 cycles) IO film. The $CuWO_4$ layer exhibits triclinic structure with an indirect band gap of approximately 2.5 eV and shows the enhanced visible light absorption. The photoelectrochemical (PEC) behavior was evaluated in the 0.5 M $Na_2SO_4$ solution under solar illumination, suggesting that the $FTO/CuWO_4$(4 cycles) IO films exhibit a photocurrent density ($J_{sc}$) of $0.42mA/cm^2$ at 1.23 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE, denoted as $V_{RHE}$), while the FTO IO and $FTO/CuWO_4$(8 cycles) IO films exhibited a $J_{sc}$ of 0.14 and $0.24mA/cm^2$ at $1.23V_{RHE}$, respectively. This difference can be explained by the increased visible light absorption by the $CuWO_4$ layer and the favorable charge separation/transfer event in the cascading band alignment between FTO and $CuWO_4$ layer, enhancing the overall PEC performance.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제40권12호
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• pp.1202-1207
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• 2003

최근 개발된 하이브리드플라즈마 가속입자충격 프로세스를 이용하여 기상의 TEOS(tetraethoxysilane, (C$_2$ $H_{5}$O)$_4$Si)를 Ar-hybrid plasma 환경 하에 분사하는 방법으로 나노구조(nanostructured) Si 코팅 합성에 대해서 연구하였다. 반응가스와 함께 플라즈마제트는 노즐을 통해서 챔버속으로 700 torr정도에서 10 torr정도로 압력 강하를 동반하며 확장되었다. 노즐의 초중단부에서 핵생성 및 입성장한 초미세입자는 노즐의 하단의 자유 제트에서 가속되어 온도조절 기판위에 관성 충격에 의해 퇴적되어 10nm 이하의 비정질 실리콘 코팅층이 형성되었다. 퇴적된 비정질 코팅은 Ar분위기의 tube로에서 열처리 되었는데 90$0^{\circ}C$에서 30분간 열처리하여 결정화가 시작되었고, 이때 시편의 입자크기는 TEM을 통하여 10nm 이하로 유지됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한 라만분광기로 분석한 결과 이동치는 2.39$cm^{-1}$ /이며 반감폭은 5.92$cm^{-1}$ /으로 피크 이동치로 도출한 평균입자크기 7nm값과 일치하였으며, 특히 PL 피크는 398nm에서 강한 피크를 나타내어 3∼4 nm의 극미세 나노입자도 포함하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.44-48
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 낮은 열전이 온도를 가지는 텅스텐이 도핑된 이산화바나듐$(W-VO_2)$을 제조하였다. 텅스텐이 도핑된 이산화바나듐은 바나딜설페이트$(VOSO_4)$와 중탄산암모늄($(NH_4)$ $HCO_3$)을 전구체로 열분해 과정을 통해 제조하였다. 이에 대한 입자의 구조 및 열전이 특성을 FE-SEM, EDS, XRD, XPS, DSC 분석을 통해 조사하였다. 그 결과 텅스텐이 도핑된 이산화바나듐 입자의 형상은 판상형태로 텅스텐이 이산화바나듐 결정에 잘 도핑 되어 있음을 확인 하였다. 텅스텐이 도핑된 이산화바나듐의 결정 구조는 단사정으로 60 nm의 크기를 가지고 있었으며, 화학적인 조성 및 표면 상태는 이산화바나듐과 유사하였다. 또한, 텅스텐이 도핑된 이산화바나듐의 상전이 온도는 $38.5^{\circ}C$로 순수한 이산화바나듐의 상전이 온도인 $67.7^{\circ}C$에 비해 $29.2^{\circ}C$ 낮게 나타났으며, 가역 상전이 안정성이 우수하였다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.65-69
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• 2012

복합도금이란 금속 도금층을 매트릭스로 세라믹, 폴리머, 나노분말과 같은 입자를 공석시켜 경도의 향상, 내마모성, 내식성, 자기 윤활성 등의 특성을 갖는 복합 금속피막을 얻어내는 방법으로 본 연구에서는 나노입자로 $TiO_2$를 사용하여 니켈과 함께 복합도금층을 형성하였다. $TiO_2$를 첨가시킨 복합전기도금을 통해 표면저항성 향상, 광분해 효과를 기대할 수 있다. 용액조건 중 pH 변화에 따른 zeta전위를 측정하였다. 초음파처리를 통한 물리적인 방법으로 용액 중 나노분말의 응집을 최소화한 후 $TiO_2$-Ni 복합도금을 실시하였다. 최적의 도금 조건으로 $50^{\circ}C$에서 pH 3.5, 전류밀도 $40mA/cm^2$에서 가장 효과적이었으며 Ti의 함량은 $50^{\circ}C$에서 15-20 at.%로 확인되었다.

• 세라미스트
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.281-300
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• 2019

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was first discovered in 1974 by an unexpected Raman signal increase from Pyridine adsorbed on rough Ag electrode surfaces by the M. Fleishmann group. M. Moskovits group suggested that this phenomenon could be caused by surface plasmon resonance (SPR), which is a collective oscillation of free electrons at the surface of metal nanostructures by an external light source. After about 40 years, the SERS study has attracted great attention as a biomolecule analysis technology, and more than 2500 new papers and 500 review papers related to SERS topic have been published each year in recently. The advantages of biomaterials analysis using SERS are as follows; ① Molecular level analysis is possible based on unique fingerprint information of biomolecule, ② There is no photo-bleaching effect of the Raman reporters, allowing long-term monitoring of biomaterials compared to fluorescence microscopy, ③ SERS peak bandwidth is approximately 10 to 100 times narrower than fluorescence emission from organic phosphor or quantum dot, resulting in higher analysis accuracy, ④ Single excitation wavelength allows analysis of various biomaterials, ⑤ By utilizing near-infrared (NIR) SERS-activated nanostructures and NIR excitation lasers, auto-fluorescence noise in the visible wavelength range can be avoided from in vivo experiment and light damage in living cells can be minimized compared to visible lasers, ⑥ The weak Raman signal of the water molecule makes it easy to analyze biomaterials in aqueous solutions. For this reason, SERS is attracting attention as a next-generation non-invasive medical diagnostic device as well as substance analysis. In this review, the principles of SERS and various biomaterial analysis principles using SERS analysis will be introduced through recent research papers.

• 세라미스트
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.388-405
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• 2018

In this paper, we review about current development of electrode materials for Li-ion batteries and catalysts for fuel cells. We scrutinized various electrode materials for cathode and anode in Li-ion batteries, which include the materials currently being used in the industry and candidates with high energy density. While layered, spinel, olivine, and rock-salt type inorganic electrode materials were introduced as the cathode materials, the Li metal, graphite, Li-alloying metal, and oxide compound have been discussed for the application to the anode materials. In the development of fuel cell catalysts, the catalyst structures classified according to the catalyst composition and surface structure, such as Pt-based metal nanoparticles, non-Pt catalysts, and carbon-based materials, were discussed in detail. Moreover, various support materials used to maximize the active surface area of fuel cell catalysts were explained. New electrode materials and catalysts with both high electrochemical performance and stability can be developed based on the thorough understanding of earlier studied electrode materials and catalysts.