• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.320-325
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• 2013

TUnitized reversible fuel cells (URFC) combine the functionality of a fuel cell and electrolyzer in one unitized device. For a URFC with proton exchange membrane, a titanium (Ti)-felt is applied to the gas diffusion layer (GDL) substrate at the oxygen electrode, and additionally titanium (Ti)-powders and TiN-powders are loaded in the GDL substrate as a micro porous layer (MPL). Double porous layer with TiN MPL was not acceptable for the URFC because both of fuel cell performance and electrolysis performance are degraded. The double porous layer with Ti-powder loading in the Ti-felt substrate influence rearly for the electrolysis performance. In contrast, the change of pore-size distribution brings a significant improvement of fuel cell performance under fully humidification conditions. This fact indicates that the hydrophobic meso-pores in the GDL play an important role for mass transport.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.438-442
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• 2006

Novel sulfonated poly(aryl ether ketones) containing benzoxazole were directly synthesized by aromatic nucleophilic polycondensation using various ratios of 2,2'-bi[2-( 4-flurophenyl)benzoxazol-6-yl]hexafluoropropane to sodium 5,5'-carbonylbis(2-fluorobenzenesulfonate). The copolymers were soluble in polar aprotic solvents such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and N,N-dimethylformamide at a relatively high solid composition (>15 wt%) and formed tough, flexible and transparent membranes. The membranes exhibited a degradation temperature of above $290^{\circ}C$. The exact dissolution times of these membranes at $80^{\circ}C$ in Fenton's reagent (3 wt% $H_2O_2$ containing 2 ppm $FeSO_4$) were undetectable, confirming their excellent chemical stability in fuel cell application. The membranes showed a moderate increase in water uptake with respect to increasing temperature. The proton conductivities of the membranes were dependent on the composition and ranged from $1.10{\times}10^{-2}$ to $5.50{\times}10^{-2}Scm^{-1}$ at $80^{\circ}C$ and 95% relative humidity (RH). At $120^{\circ}C$ without externally humidified conditions, the conductivities increased above $10^{-2}Scm^{-1}$ with respect to increasing benzoxazole content, which suggested that the benzoxazole moieties contributed to the proton conduction.

• 멤브레인
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.338-344
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• 2007

HI몰랄리티가 9.5 $mol/kg-H_2O$인 HI의 전해-전기투석을 시판의 양이온교환막(CMB)을 이용하여 요오드의 존재하에 실험을 진행하였다. 수소이온 투과의 선택성을 증가시키기 위해, 막은 전자선 가속기를 이용하여 방사선 처리하였다. 방사선 처리한 막의 막특성(막 저항, 이온교환용량, 함수율)을 측정하였다. 각각의 방사선량에서 처리한 막의 2 $mol/dm^3$의 KCl 용액에서 막저항, 이온교환용량과 함수율은 처리하지 않은 막과 거의 동등의 값을 가졌다. HI몰랄리티가 9.5 $mol/kg-H_2O$인 HI의 전해-전투기투석을 $75^{\circ}C$, 9.6 $A/dm^2$에서 진행하였다. 전자선 가속기에 의해 방사선 처리한 양이온교환막은 처리하지 않은 막과 비교하여 고분자의 가교구조와 함께 수소이온투과의 높은 선택성을 가졌다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.459-464
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• 2007

Polymer electrolyte membranes, featuring ionic channels, were prepared from sulfonated dextran/ poly(vinyl alcohol) (sD/PVA) membranes. A stiff sulfated dextran was chosen as the route for ionic transport, since ionic sites are located along the stiff dextran main chain. The sD/PVA blend membranes were annealed and then chemically crosslinked. The characteristics of the crosslinked sD/PVA membranes were investigated to determine their suitability as proton exchange membranes. The proton conductivity was found to increase with increasing amounts of sD inside the membrane, which reached a maximum and then decreased when the sD content exceeded 30 wt%, while the methanol permeability increased with increasing sD content. The good dispersion of sD inside the membrane, which serves as an ionic channels mimic, played a significant role in proton transportation.

• 공업화학
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.74-80
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• 2019

저가습 작동을 위한 수소 이온 교환막 연료전지용 $Nafion/TiO_2$ 복합막을 졸-겔 법을 이용하여 제조하였다. 이때 Nafion막에 $TiO_2$ 나노 입자를 함침시키기 위하여 $TiO_2$ 전구체 용액에 1일부터 7일까지 함침 시간을 달리하여 복합막을 제조하였다. 담금 시간이 증가할수록 Nafion막 내에 함침되는 $TiO_2$ 함량이 증가하였다. $TiO_2$ 함량이 증가함에 따라 막의 표면의 친수성이 증가하면서 접촉각은 감소하는 것을 보여주었다. 물 흡수력(water uptake)과 복합막을 통한 수소 이온 전도도는 담금 시간이 4일인 경우 가장 높게 나타났고 4일 이상인 경우에는 오히려 감소하는 경향을 보여주었다. 담금 시간이 7일인 경우에는 큰 $TiO_2$ 입자들이 막의 표면과 내부에 생성되어 애노드에서 캐소드로의 수소 이온 전도를 방해하게 되는 결과를 초래하였다. 전지 성능 시험 결과 물 흡수력 및 수소 이온 전도도의 결과와 상당히 일치하는 것을 보여주었다. 즉, 0.6 V에서 담금 시간이 1일, 3일, 4일 및 7일인 경우 전류 밀도가 상대 습도(relative humidity, RH) 40%에서 각각 0.54, 0.6, $0.63A/cm^2$ 및 $0.49A/cm^2$를 나타내었다. Nafion 분산액과 $TiO_2$ 입자를 혼합하여 제작한 막과 Nafion 115를 이용하여 RH 40%에서 수행한 전지 성능 결과와 비교할 때 졸-겔 법을 이용하여 제조한 복합막의 경우 약 66%의 전지 성능 향상을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2024

Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is an efficient method for utilizing renewable energy sources such as wind and solar powers to produce green hydrogen. For PEMWE powered by renewable energy sources, its durability is a crucial factor in its performance since irregular and fluctuating characteristics of renewable energy sources, especially for wind power, can deteriorate the stability of PEMWE. Triangular voltage cycle is well able to simulate fluctuating wind power, but its effect on the durability has not been investigated extensively. In this study, the performance degradation of the PEMWE cell operated with the triangular voltage cycling was investigated at different ramping rates. The measured current responses during the cycling gradually decreased for both ramping rates, and I-V curve measurements before and after the cycling confirmed the degradation of the performances of PEMWE. For both measurements, the degradation rate was larger for 300 mV s^-1 than 30 mV s^-1, and they were determined as 0.36 and 1.26 mV h^-1 (at the current density of 2 A cm^-2) at the ramping rates of 30 and 300 mV s^-1, respectively. The comparison with other studies on triangular voltage cycling also indicate that an increase in the ramping rate accelerates the deterioration of the PEMWE performance. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy results showed that the Ir catalyst was oxidized and did not dissolve during the voltage cycling. This study suggests that the ramping rate of the triangular voltage cycling is an important factor for the evaluation of the durability of PEMWE cells.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.287-295
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• 2004

A performance simulator for the fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle (FCHEV) is developed to evaluate the potentials of hybridization for fuel cell electric vehicle. Dynamic models of FCHEV's electric powertrain components such as fuel cell stack, battery, traction motor, DC/DC converter, etc. are obtained by modular approach using MATLAB SIMULINK. In addition, a thermodynamic model of the fuel cell is introduced using bondgraph to investigate the temperature effect on the vehicle performance. It is found from the simulation results that the hybridization of fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) provides better hydrogen fuel economy especially in the city driving owing to the braking energy recuperation and relatively high efficiency operation of the fuel cell. It is also found from the thermodynamic simulation of the FCEV that the fuel economy and acceleration performance are affected by the temperature due to the relatively low efficiency and reduced output power of the fuel cell stack at low temperature.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.406-409
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• 2012

Recently, enormous research efforts have been focused on the development of non-precious catalysts to replace Pt for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and to reduce the cost of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In recent years, heteroatom (N, B, and P) doped carbon nanostructures have been received enormous importance as a non-precious electrode materials for oxygen reduction. Doping of foreign atom into carbon is able to modify electronic properties of carbon materials. In this study, nitrogen and boron doped carbon nanostructures were synthesized by using a facile and cost-effective thermal annealing route and prepared nanostructures were used as a non-precious electrocatalysts for the ORR in alkaline electrolyte. The nitrogen doped carbon nanocapsules (NCNCs) exhibited higher activity than that of a commercial Pt/C catalyst, excellent stability and resistance to methanol oxidation. The boron-doped carbon nanostructure (BC) prepared at $900^{\circ}C$ showed higher ORR activity than BCs prepared lower temperature (800, $700^{\circ}C$). The heteroatom doped carbon nanomaterials could be promising candidates as a metal-free catalysts for ORR in the PEMFCs.

• 멤브레인
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.30-38
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• 2011

고온 무가습 조건에서 고분자 전해질 막의 수화성 및 수소이온 전도도 향상을 위해 sulfonated poly(aryl ether sulfone) 전해질 고분자에 sulfated $ZrO_2$ ($s-ZrO_2$)를 함침시킨 유-무기 복합막을 제조하였다. X-ray diffraction를 통해 $s-ZrO_2$ 의 구조적 특징과 입자크기를 확인하였으며 추가적으로 FT-IR 분석을 통해, $s-ZrO_2$입자에 술폰산기가 화학적으로 결합되어 있음을 확인 할 수 있었다. 다양한 $s-ZrO_2$ 조성비를 가진 유-무기 복합막의 이점을 확인하기 위해서 이온교환능력, 함수율, 수소이온 전도도를 측정하였다. 실험결과, $s-ZrO_2$의 조성비를 달리한 유-무기 복합막의 수소이온 전도도는, 5 wt% $s-ZrO_2$를 함유한 유-무기 복합막의 경우에서, 상온 수화조건 뿐만 아니라 $100^{\circ}C$ 이상의 무가습 조건에서 매우 높은 수소 이온 전도도를 나타내었다. 특히 $120^{\circ}C$ 무가습 조건에서도 5 wt% $s-ZrO_2$를 함유한 유-무기 복합막이 $0.0018\;S\;cm^{-1}$의 매우 높은 전도도를 나타냄으로써 $100^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온에서도 높은 수화도를 유지하는 유-무기 복합막의 제조가 가능하였다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.252-262
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• 2019

서로 다른 술폰화 정도에 따라 sulfonated star branched poly(styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene) triblock copolymer (SSBS)가 합성되었다. 술폰화된 butadiene block은 FT-IR spectroscopy로 확인할 수 있다. 술폰화 정도를 측정 비교하기 위해서 산-염기 적정을 통하여, ion exchange capacity (IEC)를 계산하였다. 술폰화된 SSEB 전해질막은 높은 water uptake와 proton conductivity를 보였다. 실온에서 25 mol% 술폰화된 SSBS는 0.114 S/cm라는 높은 값을 나타냈으며, 이는 Nafion과 비슷한 수치였다. 일정한 상대 습도에서 온도의 증가는 현저하게 높은 수소이온전도도를 나타냄을 알 수 있었다. 모든 술폰화된 막은 Nafion과 비교했을 때 낮은 methanol 투과도를 보여주었다. AFM을 이용하여 술폰화된 전해질막의 구조는 이른바 분리된 나노구조의 미세상과 ionic channel의 접속으로 이루어졌음을 확인할 수 있었다.