• Carbon letters
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.251-254
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• 2013

In this study, poly(amic acid) was prepared via a polycondensation reaction of 3,3'-dihydroxybenzidine and pyromellitic dianhydride in an N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone solution; reduced graphene oxide/polybenzoxazole (r-GO/PBO) composite films, which significantly increased the electrical conductivity, were successfully fabricated. GO was prepared from graphite using Brodie's method. The GO was used as nanofillers for the preparation of r-GO/PBO composites through an in situ polymerization. The addition of 50 wt% GO led to a significant increase in the electrical conductivity of the composite films by more than sixteen orders of magnitude compared with that of pure PBO films as a result of the electrical percolation networks in the r-GO during the thermal treatment at various temperatures within the films.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2016

In this study $TiO_2$/reduced graphene oxide ($TiO_2/rGO$) bipyramid with tunable nanostructure was fabricated by two-step solvothermal process and subsequent heat-treatment in air. The as-synthesized anatase $TiO_2$ nanocrystals possessed morphological bipyramid with exposed dominantly by (101) facets. Polyethylenimine was utilized during the combination of $TiO_2$ and graphene oxide (GO) to tune the surface charge, hindering the restack of graphene during solvothermal process and resulting in 1 to 5 layers of rGO wrapped on $TiO_2$ surface. After a further calcination, a portion of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with a diameter about 2 nm were produced owing to the oxidizing and cutting of rGO on $TiO_2$. The as-prepared $TiO_2/rGO$ hybrid showed a highly photocatalytic activity, which is about 3.2 and 7.7 times enhancement for photodegradation of methyl orange with compared to pure $TiO_2$ and P25, respectively. We assume that the improvement of photocatalysis is attributed to the chemical bonding between rGO/CQDs and $TiO_2$ that accelerates photogenerated electron-hole pair separation, as well as enhances light harvest.

• Carbon letters
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• 제24권
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• pp.47-54
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• 2017

Different phytochemicals obtained from various natural plant sources are used as reduction agents for preparing gold, copper, silver and platinum nanoparticles. In this work a green method of reducing graphene oxide (rGO) by an inexpensive, effective and scalable method using olive leaf aqueous extract as the reducing agent, was used to produce rGO. Both GO and rGO were prepared and investigated by ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, cyclic voltammetry, X-ray photoelectron spectra, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2014

This study aimed to investigate the diversity of the Butyrivibrio group bacteria in goat rumen and its response to garlic oil (GO) supplementation as revealed by molecular analysis of cloned 16S rRNA genes. Six wethers fitted with ruminal fistulas were assigned to two groups for a cross-over design with 28-d experimental period and 14-d interval. Goats were fed a basal diet without (control) or with GO ruminal infusion (0.8 g/d). Ruminal contents were used for DNA extraction collected before morning feeding on d 28. A total bacterial clone library was firstly constructed by nearly full-length 16S rRNA gene cloned sequences using universal primers. The resulting plasmids selected by Butyrivibrio-specific primers were used to construct a Butyrivibrio group-specific bacterial clone library. Butyrivibrio group represented 12.98% and 10.95% of total bacteria in control and GO group, respectively. In libraries, clones were classified to the genus Pseudobutyrivibrio, Butyrivibrio and others within the family Lachnospiraceae. Additionally, some specific clones were observed in GO group, being classified to the genus Ruminococcus and others within the family Ruminococcaceae. Based on the criterion that the similarity was 97% or greater with database sequences, there were 29.73% and 18.42% of clones identified as known isolates (i.e. B. proteoclasticus and Ps. ruminis) in control and GO groups, respectively. Further clones identified as B. fibrisolvens (5.41%) and R. flavefaciens (7.89%) were specifically found in control and GO groups, respectively. The majority of clones resembled Ps. ruminis (98% to 99% similarity), except for Lachnospiraceae bacteria (87% to 92% similarity) in the two libraries. The two clone libraries also appeared different in Shannon diversity index (control 2.47 and GO group 2.91). Our results indicated that the Butyrivibrio group bacteria had a complex community with considerable unknown species in the goat rumen.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.547-558
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• 2023

초고강도 콘크리트의 강도와 유동성 확보를 위해 실리카흄(SF)를 사용하는 전통적인 방식에서 벗어나 산화 그래핀 나노플레이트릿(Oxidized graphene nanoplatelet, GO)와 유공유리분말( Hollow glass powder, HGP)를 사용한 초고강도 콘크리트를 개발하였고 본 연구에서는 자기수축 특성에 대해 검토하였다. 그 결과 SF를 사용한 Ref 배합보다 SF를 사용하지 않고 cGO(C사의 GO)와 HGP를 사용한 NewMix 배합의 자기수축이 13% 정도 감소하였다. NewMix의 자기수축에 의한 균열발생은 Ref 보다 1일 정도 지연되었고 균열발생 시의 인장응력은 가장 높았다. cGO의 높은 비표면적과 우수한 분산성으로 콘크리트 내의 공극들이 충전 되어 자기수축이 감소하고 cGO에 의한 균열저항 성능이 증가하여 초고강도 콘크리트의 자기수축 균열 제어에 효과가 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제26권
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• pp.81-87
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• 2018

Morphological differences in multi-layered graphene flakes or graphene nanoplatelets prepared by oxidative (rGO-NP, reduced graphene oxide-nanoplatelets) and non-oxidative (GIC-NP, graphite intercalation compound-nanoplatelets) routes were investigated with various analytical methods. Both types of NPs have similar specific surface areas but very different structural differences. Therefore, this study proposes an effective and simple method to identify structural differences in graphene-like allotropes. The adsorptive potential peaks of rGO-NP attained by the density functional theory method were found to be more scattered over the basal and non-basal regions than those of GIC-NP. Raman spectra and high resolution TEM images showed more distinctive crystallographic defects in the rGO-NP than in the GIC-NP. Because the R-ratio values of the edge and basal plane of the sample were maintained and relatively similar in the rGO-NP (0.944 for edge & 1.026 for basal), the discrepancy between those values in the GIC-NP were found to be much greater (0.918 for edge & 0.164 for basal). The electrical conductivity results showed a remarkable gap between the rGO-NP and GIC-NP attributed to their inherent morphological and crystallographic properties.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.593-598
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 유연성을 갖는 전극 제조를 위해 환원된 그래핀 옥사이드/단일벽 탄소나노튜브 복합체를 금이 코팅된 PET 기판 위에 스프레이 코팅하였다. 제조된 플렉시블한 전극의 전기 용량 값은 1 M의 황산 전해질과 $100mVs^{-1}$ 의 주사속도에서 $82Fg^{-1}$ 으로 측정 되었으며, 이 용량 값은 500 번의 굽힘 시험 후에 $38Fg^{-1}$ 로 감소되는 현상을 확인 하였다. 또한, 이러한 결과는 정전류 충방전과 전기화학 임피던스법을 포함한 전기화학적 분석 결과와도 부합하는 결과를 나타내었다. 유연성을 갖는 환원된 그래핀 옥사이드/단일벽 탄소나노튜브 복합체 전극은 500회의 반복적인 굽힘 시험 후에도 대략 50%의 초기 전기 용량 값을 유지 할 수 있었으며, 이러한 여러 가지 전기화학적 특성을 고려하여 볼 때 미래 개발 가능한 플렉시블한 에너지 저장 매체로써의 적용이 가능 하다는 점을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.38-42
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• 2014

Poly[(9,9-bis((6'-(N,N,N-trimethylammonium)hexyl)-2,7-fluorene)-alt-(9,9-bis(2-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-9-fluorene)) dibromide(WPF-6-oxy-F)]와 graphene oxide(GO)를 혼합하여 WPF-6-oxy-F-GO를 제조한 후 공기 중에서 감마선을 조사하였다. WPF-6-oxy-F-GO 복합재는 유기태양전지(organic solar cells, OSCs)의 정공수송층(hole transporting layer, HTL)으로서 적용하였다. GO와 비교해 보았을 때, 조사된 WPF-6-oxy-F-GO의 면저항(sheet resistance, $R_{sheet}$)은 약 2배 정도 감소하였다. 이는 감마선 조사를 통하여 WPF-6-oxy-F와 GO 사이의 C-N 결합의 형성으로 인한 ${\pi}-{\pi}$ 공유 결합의 영향과 효율적인 packing 때문이다. 결과적으로, 조사된 WPF-6-oxy-F-GO를 정공수송층으로 적용하였을 때 유기태양전지의 효율은 6.10%까지 증가하였다. 수용성 고분자 WPF-6-oxy-F-GO는 정공수송층으로서 사용되고 있는 PEDOT:PSS를 대체하는 대안 소재로서, 높은 효율과 저가의 유기태양전지를 구현할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.653-653
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• 2013

In this study, ITO extended gate reduced graphene oxide field effect transistor (rGO FET) was demonstrated as a transducer for a proton sensing application. In this structure, the sensing area is isolated from the active area of the device. Therefore, it is easy to deposit or modify the sensing area without affecting on the device performance. In this case, the ITO extended gate was used as a gate electrode as well as a proton sensing material. The proton sensing properties based on the rGO FET transducer were analyzed. The rGO FET device showed a high stability in the air ambient with a TTC encapsulation layer for months. The device showed an ambipolar characteristic with the Dirac point shift with varying the pH solutions. The sensing characteristics have offered the potential for the ion sensing application.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2024

화석 연료의 사용이 증가함에 따라 이산화탄소와 같은 온실 가스의 배출량이 함께 증가하며 발생하는 환경 문제의 해결을 위해 이차전지와 같은 친환경 에너지 저장 기술이 주목받고 있다. 리튬 이온 전지의 중대형 전지를 제작하기 위해서는 고용량과 고효율 뿐만 아니라 우수한 안정성을 지니는 배터리의 전극 소재의 개발이 필수적이다. 이를 위해 고분자의 합성을 토대로 고용량을 얻을 수 있는 실리콘과 합성한 후 reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO)를 첨가하여 전극 활 물질을 제조해 물리적 특성과 전기화학적 성능을 분석하였다. 제조한 전극은 실리콘에 고분자를 탄화시켜 코팅하고 기계적 강도와 높은 안정성을 보이는 rGO를 첨가해 실리콘에 탄소를 코팅하는 Si@C 복합체에 비해 개선된 용량과 향상된 안정성을 보이는 것을 확인했다.