• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.374-378
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• 2004

The biodegradable and biocompatible poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV), a copolymer of microbial polyester, was fabricated as nanofibrous mats by electrospinning. Image analysis of the electrospun nanofibers fabricated from a 2 wt% 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol solution revealed a unimodal distribution pattern of fiber diameters with an observed average diameter of ca. 185 nm. The fiber diameter of electrospun fabrics could be controlled by adjusting the electro spinning parameters, including the solvent composition, concentration, applied voltage, and tip-to-collector distance. Chondrocytes derived from rabbit ear were cultured on a PHBV cast film and an electrospun PHBV nano-fibrous mat. After incubation for 2 h, the percentages of attached chondrocytes on the surfaces of the flat PHBV film and the PHBV nanofibrous mat were 19.0 and 30.1 %, respectively. On the surface of the electrospun PHBV fabric, more chondrocytes were attached and appeared to have a much greater spreaded morphology than did that of the flat PHBV cast film in the early culture stage. The electro spun PHBV nanofabric provides an attractive structure for the attachment and growth of chondrocytes as cell culture surfaces for tissue engineering.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2015

To improve the methanol electro-oxidation in direct methanol fuel cells(DMFCs), Pt electrocatalysts embedded on porous carbon nanofibers(CNFs) were synthesized by electrospinning followed by a reduction method. To fabricate the porous CNFs, we prepared three types of porous CNFs using three different amount of a styrene-co-acrylonitrile(SAN) polymer: 0.2 wt%, 0.5 wt%, and 1 wt%, respectively. A SAN polymer, which provides vacant spaces in porous CNFs, was decomposed and burn out during the carbonization. The structure and morphology of the samples were examined using field emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy and their surface area were measured using the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET). The crystallinities and chemical compositions of the samples were examined using X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The electrochemical properties on the methanol electro-oxidation were characterized using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. Pt electrocatalysts embedded on porous CNFs containing 0.5 wt% SAN polymer exhibited the improved methanol oxidation and electrocatalytic stability compared to Pt/conventional CNFs and commercial Pt/C(40 wt% Pt on Vulcan carbon, E-TEK).

• 공업화학
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2012

다공성 탄소나노섬유의 아민 작용기에 따른 $CO_2$ 가스 감응특성을 고찰하고자, 아민작용기가 도입된 다공성 탄소나노섬유 기반 $CO_2$ 가스센서를 제조하였다. Polyacrylonitrile를 전구체로 하여 전기방사법을 통해 나노섬유를 제조하였으며, 열처리 및 화학적 활성화 공정, 그리고 Diethylenetriamine 액상처리법을 통하여 아민작용기가 도입된 다공성 탄소나노섬유를 제조하였다. BET 비표면적 분석결과, 화학적 활성화법에 의해 최대 $2000m^2/g$까지 탄소나노섬유의 비표면적이 향상됨을 확인하였으며, FT-IR 분광법을 통해 아민 작용기의 도입을 확인하였다. 아민 작용기가 도입된 가스센서의 $CO_2$ 가스 감응특성은 다공성 탄소섬유 기반 가스센서에 비해 약 4배 향상됨을 확인하였다. 결과적으로 화학적 활성화법에 의해 발달된 기공특성과 아민작용기 도입에 따른 화학흡착 유도에 의하여 감응특성이 향상되었음을 확인하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.148-155
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• 2015

Electrospun $LaCoO_3$ perovskite nanofibers were produced for the air electrode in Zn-air rechargeable batteries using electrospinning technique with sequential calcination. The final calcination temperature was varied from 500 to $800^{\circ}C$ in order to determine its effect on the physical and electrochemical properties of the prepared $LaCoO_3$ perovskite nanofibers. The surface area of the electrospun $LaCoO_3$ perovskite nanofibers were observed to decrease with increasing final calcination temperature. Electrospun $LaCoO_3$ perovskite nanofibers calcined with final calcination temperature of $700^{\circ}C$ had the best electrocatalytic activity among the prepared perovskite nanofibers.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.198-209
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• 2020

본 연구는 실내공기질의 평가지표인 이산화탄소를 효과적으로 제어하기 위해, 활성탄소 나노섬유를 이용한 흡착·제어기술을 연구하고자 하였다. 연구는 PAN(Polyacrylonitrile) 전구체 용액을 사용한 전기방사(electrospinning) 방법으로 제조된 나노섬유를 고온에서 활성화하여 비표면적과 미세공 부피를 증가시켰다. 다음 단계로, 제조된 활성탄소 나노섬유 표면을 70% HNO₃로 산화처리한 후, TEPA(tetraethylenepentamine)용액으로 함침시킴으로 섬유표면의 알칼리성을 증진시켰다. 일련의 조건으로 제조된 활성탄소 섬유들에 대한 이산화탄소(3000 ppm)의 흡착능을 평가하는 실험을 진행하였다. 활성화 시간（30분, 60분, 90분)이 길어질수록 섬유 표면의 비표면적과 총 세공부피가 증가하였는데, 섬유표면의 비표면적은 308.4 ㎡/g에서 839.4 ㎡/g으로 증가하였고, 총 세공부피는 7.882 ㎤/g에서 27.50 ㎤/g으로 증가하였다. TEPA 함침 할 경우, 미세공의 막힘으로 인해 활성탄소섬유의 비표면적과 세공부피가 크게 감소하였지만, HNO₃ 산화처리에 의해 아민량이 6.42%에서 17.19%로 증가한 결과, 이산화탄소 흡착능을 향상시킬 수 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 결론적으로, 활성탄소 섬유에 대한 60분간 활성화 과정과 HNO₃와 TEPA 함침 처리 등의 일련의 과정을 거친 흡착제(60-ANF-HNO₃-TEPA)의 저농도(0.3%) 이산화탄소(N₂ 가스와 혼합)의 흡착능이 가장 우수한 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과는 실내공기 중 저농도 이산화탄소도 효율적으로 흡착·제어할 수 있는 기술로 활용될 수 있으리라 사료된다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.334-339
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• 2019

To meet the current demand in the fields of permanent magnets for achieving a high energy density, it is imperative to prepare nano-to-microscale rare-earth-based magnets with well-defined microstructures, controlled homogeneity, and magnetic characteristics via a bottom-up approach. Here, on the basis of a microstructural study and qualitative magnetic measurements, optimized reduction conditions for the preparation of nanostructured Sm-Co magnets are proposed, and the elucidation of the reduction-diffusion behavior in the binary phase system is clearly manifested. In addition, we have investigated the microstructural, crystallographic, and magnetic properties of the Sm-Co magnets prepared under different reduction conditions, that is, $H_2$ gas, calcium, and calcium hydride. This work provides a potential approach to prepare high-quality Sm-Co-based nanofibers, and moreover, it can be extended to the experimental design of other magnetic alloys.

• 센서학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.94-98
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• 2021

In this study, pure and Co3O4/CoFe2O4-loaded Indium oxide (In2O3) nanofibers were synthesized by the electrospinning of an Indium/Polyvinylpyrrolidone precursor solution containing cobalt and iron bimetallic zeolitic imidazolate frameworks and subsequent heat treatment. The ethanol, toluene, p-xylene, benzene, carbon monodxide, and hydrogen gas sensing characteristics of the solution were measured at 250-400 ℃. 0.5 at%-Co3O4/CoFe2O4-loaded In2O3 nanofibers exhibited extreme response (resistance ratio - 1) to 5 ppm of ethanol (210.5) at 250 ℃ and excellent selectivity over the interfering gases. In contrast, pure In2O3 nanofibers exhibited relatively low responses to all the analyte gases and low selectivity above 250-400 ℃. The superior response and selectivity toward ethanol is explained by the catalytic roles of Co3O4 and CoFe2O4 in gas sensing reaction and the electronic sensitization induced by the formation of p (Co3O4/CoFe2O4)-n (In2O3) junctions.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.250-257
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• 2016

Octahedral $Co_3O_4$/carbon nanofiber (CNF) composites are fabricated using electrospinning and hydrothermal methods. Their morphological characteristics, chemical bonding states, and electrochemical properties are used to demonstrate the improved photovoltaic properties of the samples. Octahedral $Co_3O_4$ grown on CNFs is based on metallic Co nanoparticles acting as seeds in the CNFs, which seeds are directly related to the high performance of DSSCs. The octahedral $Co_3O_4$/CNFs composites exhibit high photocurrent density ($12.73mA/m^2$), superb fill factor (62.1 %), and excellent power conversion efficiency (5.61 %) compared to those characteristics of commercial $Co_3O_4$, conventional CNFs, and metallic Co-seed/CNFs. These results can be described as stemmnig from the synergistic effect of the porous and graphitized matrix formed by catalytic graphitization using the metal cobalt catalyst on CNFs, which leads to an increase in the catalytic activity for the reduction of triiodide ions. Therefore, octahedral $Co_3O_4$/CNFs composites can be used as a counter electrode for Pt-free dye-sensitized solar cells.

• Carbon letters
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.290-294
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• 2014

New precursors, poly(acrylonitrile-co-crotonic acid) (poly(AN-CA)) and poly(acrylonitrile-co-itaconic acid-co-crotonic acid) (poly(AN-IA-CA)) copolymers, for the preparation of carbon fibers, were explored in this study. The effects of comonomers with acidic groups, such as crotonic acid (CA) and/or itaconic acid (IA), on the stabilization of nanofibrous polyacrylonitrile (PAN) copolymers were studied. The extent of stabilization, evaluated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, revealed that the CA comonomer could retard/control the stabilization rate of PAN, in contrast to the IA comonomer, which accelerated the stabilization process. Moreover, the synthesized PAN copolymers containing CA possessed higher Mv than those of the IA copolymers and also showed outstanding dimension stability of nanofibers during the stabilization, which may be a useful property for improving the dimensional stability of polymer composites during manufacturing.

• 센서학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2011

Undoped and Sb-doped $SnO_2$ nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning and their responses to $H_2$, CO, $CH_4$, $C_3H_8$, and $C_2H_5OH$ were measured. In the undoped $SnO_2$ nanofibers, the gas response ($R_a/R_g$, $R_a$: resistance in air, $R_g$: resistance in gas) to 100 ppm $C_2H_5OH$ was very high(33.9), while that to the other gases ranged from 1.6 to 2.2. By doping with 2.65 wt% Sb, the response to 100 ppm $C_2H_5OH$ was decreased to 4.5, whereas the response to $H_2$ was increased to 3.0. This demonstrates the possibility of detecting a high $H_2$ concentration with minimum interference from $C_2H_5OH$ and the potential to control the gas selectivity by Sb doping.