• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.4382-4386
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• 2011

$TiO_2$ hollow spheres were fabricated by using $SiO_2$ as an inorganic template. Spherical $SiO_2$ particles were coated by $TiO_2$ through the nucleation process, and then the core $SiO_2$ part was eliminated by using HF solution. Finally, $TiO_2$ hollow spheres were obtained. The size of the $TiO_2$ hollow spheres was about 300-400 nm and the thickness of the hollow wall was about 20-30 nm. The hollow has several holes whose diameters were within 100-200 nm. Dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated by using the $TiO_2$ hollow spheres were characterized. The solar conversion efficiency of the cell was 8.45% when $TiO_2$ hollow spheres were used as a scattering material, while it was 4.59% when $TiO_2$ hollow spheres were used as a normal electrode material.

• 공업화학
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.444-448
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• 2016

이차전지 음극소재인 실리콘의 부피팽창을 개선하기 위하여 hollow silicon/carbon (H-Si/C) 복합체의 특성을 조사하였다. $St{\ddot{o}}ber$법을 통해 합성한 $SiO_2$에 $NaBH_4$를 첨가해 hollow 형태의 $SiO_2\;(H-SiO_2)$를 제조한 후, 마그네슘 열 환원 반응과 phenolic 수지(resin)를 첨가한 후 탄화과정을 거쳐서 H-Si/C 복합체를 합성하였다. 제조된 H-Si/C 합성물은 XRD, SEM, BET, EDX, TGA를 통해 특성을 분석하였다. 음극소재의 용량과 사이클 안정성을 향상시키기 위해서, $NaBH_4$ 첨가량에 따라 합성된 H-Si/C 복합체의 전기화학적 특성을 충방전, 사이클, 순환전압전류, 임피던스 테스트를 통해 조사하였다. H-Si/C 음극활물질과 $LiPF_6$ (EC : DMC : EMC = 1 : 1 : 1 vol%) 전해액을 사용하여 제조한 코인셀은 $SiO_2:NaBH_4=1:1$일 때 1459 mAh/g의 향상된 용량을 나타내었으며, 사이클 성능 또한 두 번째 사이클 이후 40번째 사이클까지 매우 우수한 안정성을 나타냄을 확인하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.585-591
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• 2018

미세액적 유동반응기 공정에서 제조된 나노구조 $SiO_2:Zn$ 원환형 입자의 특성을 밴드갭 에너지와 표면 반응성의 관점에서 고찰하였다. $SiO_2:Zn$ 원환형 입자를 단일 공정에서 연속적이며 합리적인 생산 효율로 첨가제인 THAM (tris(hydroxymethyl)-aminomethane)과 도핑되는 $Zn^{2+}$ 이온의 농도 변화에 따라 성공적으로 제조할 수 있었다. 그리고 $Zn^{2+}$ 이온의 도핑은 $Si^{4+}$ 이온의 conduction band 보다 에너지 레벨이 낮은 $Zn^{2+}$ 이온의 acceptor level을 형성함으로써 $SiO_2:Zn$ 원환형 입자의 밴드갭 에너지를 줄일 수 있었다. 또한, 입자의 원환형 구조는 $SiO_2:Zn$ 입자의 밴드갭 에너지를 감소시키는데 기여하였다. 따라서 $Zn^{2+}$ 이온이 도핑된 $SiO_2:Zn$ 원환형 입자는 표면에 SiO-H의 형성과 산소 결함의 생성으로 표면 반응성을 증대시킬 것으로 사료되었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.1534-1538
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• 2011

Uniform, hollow nanosilica spheres were prepared by the chemical coating of cationic polystyrene (cPS) with tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), followed by calcination at 600 $^{\circ}C$ under air. cPS was synthesized by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization using 2,2'-azobis (2-methyl propionamidine) dihydrochloride as the cationic initiator, and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) as a stabilizer. The resulting cPS spheres were 280 nm in diameter, and showed monodispersion. After coating, the hollow silica product was spherically shaped, and 330 nm in diameter, with a narrow distribution of sizes. Dispersion was uniform. Wall thickness was 25 nm, and surface area was 96.4 $m^2/g$, as determined by BET. The uniformity of the wall thickness was strongly dependent upon the cPS surface charge. The effects of TEOS and ammonia concentrations on shape, size, wall thickness, and surface roughness of hollow $SiO_2$ spheres were investigated. We observed that the wall thicknesses of hollow $SiO_2$ spheres increased and that silica size was simultaneously enhanced with increases in TEOS concentrations. When ammonia concentrations were increased, the irregularity of rough surfaces and aggregation of spherical particles were more severe because higher concentrations of ammonia result in faster hydrolysis and condensation of TEOS. These changes caused the silica to grow faster, resulting in hollow $SiO_2$ spheres with irregular, rough surfaces.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.78-82
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• 2015

유기주형(organic template) 입자를 이용하여 소디움실리케이트(sodium silicate)로부터 중공형 실리카(hollow silica) 입자를 제조하였다. 유기주형 입자로는 스티렌 단량체(styrene monomer)로부터 분산중합(dispersion polymerization)에 의해 제조된 폴리스티렌 라텍스(polystyrene latex, PSL) 입자를 사용하였다. 유기주형 입자 제조 시 중합개시제인 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile(AIBN)의 주입량을 조절하여 $1{\sim}3{\mu}m$의 크기를 가진 입자를 제조하였다. 생성된 유기주형 입자 표면에 졸-겔(sol-gel)법에 의해 소디움실리케이트로부터 생성된 실리카($SiO_2$) 나노 입자를 코팅하여 PSL/$SiO_2$ 코어-쉘 형태의 입자를 제조하였다. 유기용매인 테트라하이드로푸란(tetrahydrofuran, THF)을 이용하여 코어-쉘 입자 내부의 유기주형을 제거 하였다. 코어-쉘 입자 제조 시 용매의 종류 및 pH의 변화에 따라 생성되는 중공형 실리카 입자의 형상을 조사하였다. PSL/$SiO_2$ 코어-쉘 입자 제조 시 용매를 에탄올에서 물로 변경했을 때 중공형 실리카 입자가 성공적으로 제조되었으며 낮은 pH 값을 갖는 용매에서 쉘 두께가 균일한 중공형 실리카 입자가 형성되었다. 중공형 실리카 입자의 반사도를 측정한 결과 상용 제품(Insuladd)보다 높은 반사 특성을 보여주었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.639-645
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• 2012

Embossed $TiO_2$ thin films with high surface areas are achieved using soft-templates composed of monolayer polystyrene beads. The form of links between the beads in the templates is controlled by varying the $O_2$ plasma etching time on the templates, resulting in various templates with close-linked, nano-linked, and isolated beads. Room-temperature deposition of $TiO_2$ on the plasma-treated templates and calcination at $550^{\circ}C$ result in embossed films with tailored links between anatase $TiO_2$ hollow hemispheres. Although all the embossed films have similar surface areas, the sensitivity of films with nano-linked $TiO_2$ hollow hemispheres to 500 ppm CO and ethanol gases are much higher than that of films with close-linked and isolated hollow hemispheres, and the detection limits of them are as low as 0.6 ppm for CO and 0.1 ppm for ethanol. The strong correlation of sensitivity with the form of links between hollow hemispheres reveals the critical role of potential barriers formed at the links. The facile, large-scale, and on-chip fabrication of embossed $TiO_2$ films with nano-linked hollow hemispheres on Si substrate and the high sensitivity without the aid of additives give us a sustainable competitive advantage over various methods for the fabrication of highly sensitive $TiO_2$-based sensors.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.361-370
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• 1989

Mullite powders were synthesized from the common solution of aluminum sulfate and sodium silicate solutions by the emulsion-hot kerosene technique. The reaction temperature and mechanism for mullitization and the characteristics of synthesized mullite powders were investigated. The effect of Na components introduced from sodium silicate solution on the physical property and microstructure of sintered mullite was also examined. It was proved that mullites were formed at 75$0^{\circ}C$ through the reaction mechanism of Na2O.2.2SiO2＋3.3Al2(SO4)3longrightarrow1.1(3Al2O3.2SiO2)＋Na2SO4＋8.9SO3. Synthetic mullite powders consisted of the compositiion of 3Al2O3.2SiO2 and showed highly agglomeration of hollow spherical particles of 1${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ diameter. The density and fracture toughness of sintered mullites were somewhat reduced because of the effect of a very small amount of residual Na components.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.397-407
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• 1988

Spinel, mullite and cordierite powders have synthesized from Mg(NO3)2.6H2O, Al(NO3).9H2O and SiCl4 solution by spray pyrolysis method. The two-fluid nozzle was used as an atomizer. The powders of sinel and mullite were synthesized above 80$0^{\circ}C$, but the cordierite composition was noncrystalline for all synthersizing temperature. Those noncrystalline powders were crystallized to $\alpha$-cordierite during calcining at 130$0^{\circ}C$ for 2hrs. The synthesized spinel, mullite and cordierite powders seem to be consisted of agglomerated hollow spherical particles. For all powders, the particle size ranged from submicron to about 3${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ and mean particle size was about 1.4${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in diameter. The specific surface area values of spinel, mullite and cordierite powders were maximum for powders prepared at 100$0^{\circ}C$, and those were 45.9, 25.8 and 13.6$m^2$/gr, respectively.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.588-588
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• 2013

Nanoscale noble-metals have attracted enormous attention from researchers in various fields of study because of their unusual optical properties as well as novel chemical properties. They have possible uses in diverse applications such as devices, transistors, optoelectronics, information storages, and energy converters. It is well-known that nanoparticles of noble-metals such as silver and gold show strong absorption bands in the visible region due to their surface-plasmon oscillation modes of conductive electrons. Silver nanocubes stand out from various types of Silver nanostructures (e.g., spheres, rods, bars, belts, and wires) due to their superior performance in a range of applications involvinglocalized surface plasmon resonance, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, and biosensing. In addition, extensive efforts have been devoted to the investigation of Gold-based nanocomposites to achieve high catalytic performances and utilization efficiencies. Furthermore, as the catalytic reactivity of Silver nanostructures depends highly on their morphology, hollow Gold nanoparticles having void interiors may offer additional catalytic advantages due to their increased surface areas. Especially, hollow nanospheres possess structurally tunable features such as shell thickness, interior cavity size, and chemical composition, leading to relatively high surface areas, low densities, and reduced costs compared with their solid counterparts. Thus, hollow-structured noblemetal nanoparticles can be applied to nanometer-sized chemical reactors, efficient catalysts, energy-storage media, and small containers to encapsulate multi-functional active materials. Silver nanocubes dispersed in water have been transformed into Ag@Au nanoboxes, which show highly enhanced catalytic properties, by adding $HAuCl_4$. By using this concept, $SiO_2$-coated Ag@Au nanoboxes have been synthesized via galvanic replacement of $SiO_2$-coated Ag nanocubes. They have lower catalytic ability but more stability than Ag@Au nanoboxes do. Thus, they could be recycled. $SiO_2$-coated Ag@Au nanoboxes have been found to catalyze the degradation of 4-nitrophenol efficiently in the presence of $NaBH_4$. By changing the amount of the added noble metal salt to control the molar ratio Au to Ag, we could tune the catalytic properties of the nanostructures in the reduction of the dyes. The catalytic ability of $SiO_2$-coated Ag@Au nanoboxes has been found to be much more efficient than $SiO_2$-coated Ag nanocubes. Catalytic performances were affected noteworthily by the metals, sizes, and shapes of noble-metal nanostructures.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.173-176
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• 2014

The hollow $SiO_2$ spheres with uniform size were synthesized by a modified Stober method under the control of polyelectrolytes (PSS and PAA) as templates. This synthetic route includes the formation of spherical colloid micelle in ethanol solution, hydrolysis of TEOS under control of ammonia, and the removal of polyelectrolyte by washing or calcination. Hollow silica spheres with controllable core diameters between 100 and 270 nm and wall thickness between 15 and 50 nm have been synthesized. The influence of template solution concentration and solvent and dispersant on the formation of silica hollow spheres is studied and reported in detail.