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Nitrogen-Doping of Nano-Thin Exfoliated (NTE) Graphite by RF Thermal Plasma with NH3

  • Lee, Gyu-Hang;Sin, Myeong-Seon;Choe, Seon-Yong;Jo, Gwang-Seop;Kim, Seong-In
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2016.02a
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    • pp.233.1-233.1
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    • 2016
  • 화학적 방법에 의한 NTE graphite의 박리 또는 전도도 개선을 위한 도핑공정을 수행할 경우, 결함 및 불순물 생성에 의해 재결정화 공정 및 순도 개선을 위한 별도의 공정을 필요로한다. 본 연구에서는 건식 방법으로써 10,000K 이상의 초고온 RF 열플라즈마를 이용하여 in-situ 방법으로 흑연의 박리, 결함 제거, 결정성 향상 및 도핑 공정을 수행하고, 도핑특성을 평가하였다. 질소 도핑을 위하여 암모니아 가스를 첨가하여 NTE graphite를 도핑 처리하였으며, 시뮬레이션을 통하여 반응기 내부의 온도분포를 파악하고, 도핑을 위한 암모니아가스가 분해되어 도핑공정이 수행될 수 있는 투입위치를 결정하였다. 질소 도핑율은 암모니아 가스의 주입위치에서의 온도 및 가스 주입 유량 등의 공정조건에 따라 변화됨을 확인하였고, XPS 분석결과 최대 14.87 atomic%의 도핑율의 결과를 얻었다.

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Synthesis and Photodecomposition of N-Doped $TiO_2$ Surface Treated by Ammonia (암모니아 표면처리 된 질소 도핑 $TiO_2$ 광촉매의 합성 및 광분해반응)

  • Kim, Yesol;Bai, Byong Chol;Lee, Young-Seak
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.308-312
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    • 2012
  • Nitrogen doped $TiO_2$ photocatalysts were prepared by ammonia for exploring the visible light photocatalytic activity. To explore the visible light photocatalytic activity of the nitrogen doped $TiO_2$ photocatalyst, the removal of methylene blue dye was investigated under the sunlight. SEM images showed that the flocculated particle sizes of N-doped $TiO_2$ decreased due to the reaction with ammonia. XRD patterns demonstrated that the samples calcined at temperatures up to $600^{\circ}C$ and doped with nitrogen using ammonia clearly showed rutile as well as anatase peaks. The XPS results showed that the nitrogen composition onto $TiO_2$ increased according to the reaction time with ammonia. Photocatalytic activity of the nitrogen doped $TiO_2$ was better than that of undoped $TiO_2$. Nitrogen doping onto the $TiO_2$ also affected the crystal type of $TiO_2$ photocatalyst.

Preparation of Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanowire Arrays by Carbonization of Mussel-inspired Polydopamine

  • Oh, Youngseok;Lee, Jea Uk;Lee, Wonoh
    • Composites Research
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.132-137
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    • 2016
  • Based on mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA), a novel technique to fabricate carbon nanowire (CNW) arrays is presented for a possible use of porous carbon electrode in electrochemical energy storage applications. PDA can give more porosity and nitrogen-doping effect to carbon electrodes, since it has high graphitic carbon yield characteristic and rich amine functionalities. Using such outstanding properties, the applicability of PDA for electrochemical energy storage devices was investigated. To achieve this, the decoration of the CNW arrays on carbon fiber surface was performed to increase the surface area for storage of electrical charge and the chemical active sites. Here, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowire (NW) arrays were hydrothermally grown on the carbon fiber surface and then, PDA was coated on ZnO NWs. Finally, high temperature annealing was performed to carbonize PDA coating layers. For higher energy density, manganese oxide ($MnO_x$) nanoparticles (NPs), were deposited on the carbonized PDA NW arrays. The enlarged surface area induced by carbon nanowire arrays led to a 4.7-fold enhancement in areal capacitance compared to that of bare carbon fibers. The capacitance of nanowire-decorated electrodes reached up to $105.7mF/cm^2$, which is 59 times higher than that of pristine carbon fibers.

Chemical Doping of Graphene by Altretamine(2,4,6-Tris [dimethylamino]-1,3,5-Triazine)

  • Park, Sun-Min;Yang, Se-Na;Lim, Hee-Seon;Lee, Han-Gil
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.7
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    • pp.2199-2202
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    • 2011
  • The electronic properties of altretamine(2,4,6-tris [dimethylamino]-1,3,5-triazine) adsorbed on epitaxial graphene (EG) were investigated by core-level photoemission spectroscopy (CLPES) in conjunction with low energy electron diffraction (LEED). We found that altretamine molecule adsorbed onto interface layer (S1) of graphene as we confirm decrement of S1 peak using CLPES and haziness of LEED pattern. Moreover, the measured work function changes verified that increased adsorption of the altretamine on graphene layer showed n-type doping characteristics due to charge transfer from altretamine to graphene through the nitrogens. Two distinct nitrogen bonding feature associated with the N 1s peak was clearly observed in the core-level spectra indicating two different chemical environments.

Doping-level dependent dry-etch damage of in n-type GaN (n형 GaN의 doping 농도에 따르는 건식 식각 손상)

  • Lee, Ji-Myon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2004.07a
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    • pp.417-420
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    • 2004
  • The electrical effects of dry-etch on n-type GaN by an inductively coupled $Cl_2/CH_4/H_2/Ar$ plasma were investigated as a function of ion energy, by means of ohmic and Schottky metallization method. The specific contact resistivity(${\rho}_c$) of ohmic contact was decreased, while the leakage current in Schottky diode was increased with increasing ion energy due to the preferential sputtering of nitrogen. At a higher rf power, an additional effect of damage was found on the etched sample, which was sensitive to the dopant concentration in terms of the ${\rho}_c$ of ohmic contact. This was attributed to the effects such as the formation of deep acceptor as well as the electron-enriched surface layer within the depletion layer. Furthermore, thermal annealing process enhanced the ohmic and Schottky property of heavily damaged surface.

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Nitrogen and Fluorine Co-doped Activated Carbon for Supercapacitors

  • Kim, Juyeon;Chun, Jinyoung;Kim, Sang-Gil;Ahn, Hyojun;Roh, Kwang Chul
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.338-343
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    • 2017
  • Activated carbon has lower electrical conductivity and reliability than other carbonaceous materials because of the oxygen functional groups that form during the activation process. This problem can be overcome by doping the material with heteroatoms to reduce the number of oxygen functional groups. In the present study, N, F co-doped activated carbon (AC-NF) was successfully prepared by a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method, utilizing commercial activated carbon (AC-R) as the precursor and ammonium tetrafluoroborate as the single source for the co-doping of N and F. AC-NF showed improved electrical conductivity ($3.8\;S\;cm^{-1}$) with N and F contents of 0.6 and 0.1 at%, respectively. The introduction of N and F improved the performance of the pertinent supercapacitor: AC-NF exhibited an improved rate capability at current densities of $0.5-50mA\;cm^{-2}$. The rate capability was higher compared to that of raw activated carbon because N and F codoping increased the electrical conductivity of AC-NF. The developed method for the co-doping of N and F using a single source is cost-effective and yields AC-NF with excellent electrochemical properties; thus, it has promising applications in the commercialization of energy storage devices.

Study on urea precursor effect on the electroactivities of nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheets electrodes for lithium cells

  • Kim, Ki-Yong;Jung, Yongju;Kim, Seok
    • Carbon letters
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    • v.19
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    • pp.40-46
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    • 2016
  • Nitrogen-atom doped graphene oxide was considered to prevent the dissolution of polysulfide and to guarantee the enhanced redox reaction of sulfur for good cycle performance of lithium sulfur cells. In this study, we used urea as a nitrogen source due to its low cost and easy preparation. To find the optimum urea content, we tested three different ratios of urea to graphene oxide. The morphology of the composites was examined by field emission scanning electron microscope. Functional groups and bonding characterization were measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Electrochemical properties were characterized by cyclic voltammetry in an organic electrolyte solution. Compared with thermally reduced graphene/sulfur (S) composite, nitrogen-doped graphene/S composites showed higher electroactivity and more stable capacity retention.

Development of cobalt encased in nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanotube for non-precious metal catalyst toward oxygen reduction reaction

  • Kim, Tae-Hyun;Sang, Byoung-In;Yi, Sung-Chul
    • Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.499-503
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, cobalt embedded in nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanotubes (CoNSTs) were synthesized for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts. The CoNSTs were prepared through a facile heat treatment method without any templates. Different amounts of the metal salt were employed to examine the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of the CoNSTs. The CoNSTs showed the bamboo-like tube morphology with the encased Co nanoparticles in the tubes. Through the x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, the catalysts exhibited different chemical states of the nitrogen and sulfur species. As a result, the CoNST performed high activity toward the ORR in an acidic condition with the onset potential of 0.863 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode). It was clearly demonstrated from the electrochemical characterizations that the quality of the nitrogen and sulfur species significantly influences the ORR activity rather than the total amount of the dopants.