Ni hydroxides (Ni(OH)2) are synthesized on Ni foam by varying the hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) concentration using an electrodeposition process for pseudocapacitor (PC) applications. In addition, the effects of HMT concentration on the Ni(OH)2 structure and the electrochemical properties of the PCs are investigated. HMT is the source of amine-based OH− in the solution; thus, the growth rate and morphological structure of Ni(OH)2 are influenced by HMT concentration. When Ni(OH)2 is electrodeposited at a constant voltage mode of -0.85 V vs. Ag/AgCl, the cathodic current and the number of nucleations are significantly reduced with increasing concentration of HMT from 0 to 10 mM. Therefore, Ni(OH)2 is sparsely formed on the Ni foam with increasing HMT concentration, showing a layered double-hydroxide structure. However, loosely packed Ni(OH)2 grains that are spread on Ni foam maintain a much greater surface area for reaction and result in the effective utilization of the electrode material due to the steric hindrance effect. It is suggested that the Ni(OH)2 electrodes with HMT concentration of 7.5 mM have the maximum specific capacitance (1023 F/g), which is attributed to the facile electrolyte penetration and fast proton exchange via optimized surface areas.

In order to observe the effect of radiation crosslinking on the properties of cationic exchange membrane, the crosslinked SPS/TMPETA membranes were fabricated by solution casting of various composition of sulfonated polystyrene(SPS) prepared by sulfonation of polystyrene(PS) and trimethylolpropane ethoxylate triacrylate(TMPETA) crosslinker followed by an electron beam irradiation. The physicochemical properties of the membranes before and after radiation crosslinking were evaluated by measuring gel-fraction, ion exchange capacity, water-uptake and tensile strength. We confirmed that the introduction of radiation crosslinking in SPS membranes improved the water uptake, and tensile strength. The thermal properties of the prepared membranes were also observed using DSC and TMA.

팔라듐이 코팅된 V99.8B0.2 합금 분리막을 통해 sweep 가스를 사용하지 않고 수소 투과 시 혼합가스의 영향에 대해 알아보았다. 분리막은 400℃에서 sweep 가스를 사용하지 않고 순수 수소, 수소/이산화탄소, 수소/일산화탄소의 혼합가스를 1.5~8.0 bar의 압력으로 실험하였다. Sweep 가스를 사용하지 않고 수소만을 공급한 투과 실험에서 팔라듐 코팅된 V99.8B0.2 합금 분리막(두께 : 0.5 mm)의 수소 투과량은 40.7mL/min/㎠였다. 또한 수소/이산화탄소를 공급한 투과실험에서 V99.8B0.2 합금 분리막의 수소 투과량은 21.4mL/min/㎠였다. 수소/이산화탄소 및 수소/일산화탄소 혼합가스를 각각 공급할 때 투과량은 압력에 상관없이 수소 분압 감소 만큼 감소하였고 모든 경우 Sievert 법칙을 잘 만족시켰다. 투과 후 분리막의 XRD, SEM/EDX 결과로부터 V99.8B0.2 합금 분리막은 여러 혼합가스에 대해 안정성과 내구성이 우수하다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

니오븀 금속을 기반으로 하는 Nb56Ti23Ni21 합금 분리막의 수소 투과 특성 및 화학적 안정성에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 직경 10 mm, 두께 0.5 mm의 Nb56Ti23Ni21 합금 분리막을 제작하였으며, 2가지 조성(H2 100%, H2 60% + CO2 40%)의 공급가스를 450℃의 온도에서 투과시킬 때 압력에 따른 수소 투과 특성에 관한 실험을 진행하였다. 본 실험에서의 최대 수소 투과량은 순수한 수소를 투과시킬 경우 절대압력 3 bar에서 5.58mL/min/cm2로 나타났다. 또한 공급가스 조성에 따른 각각의 경우 모두 Sievert's law에 잘 부합하였으며, 이산화탄소와의 혼합가스 사용시, 투과량은 수소 분압 감소에 비례하여 감소하였다. 투과 실험 후 XRD 분석을 통하여 Nb56Ti23Ni21 합금 분리막의 이산화탄소에 대한 화학적 안정성에 대한 실험을 수행하였다.

보론이 도프된 바나듐 합금 분리막은 아직까지 연구된 적이 없다. 본 연구에서는 팔라듐이 코팅된 새로운 V99.8B0.2 조성의 합금 분리막을 합성하여 수소 투과 특성 및 화학적 안정성에 대하여 연구를 수행하였다. 순수 수소, 수소와 이산화탄소의 혼합가스를 400℃, 절대압력 1.0~3.0 bar에서 공급하여 수소 투과 특성을 알아보았다. 순수 수소를 공급하여 측정한 결과 0.5 mm 두께의 분리막은 최대 48.5mL/min/㎠의 투과량을 보였다. 본 연구 결과는 수성가스 전이반응(WGS)에서 생성된 수소를 분리할 수 있는 비 팔라듐계 수소 분리막의 합성에 새로운 방향을 제시하고 있다.

We studied the influence of different types of metal electrodes on the performance of solution-processed zinc tin oxide (ZTO) thin-film transistors. The ZTO thin-film was obtained by spin-coating the sol-gel solution made from zinc acetate and tin acetate dissolved in 2-methoxyethanol. Various metals, Al, Au, Ag and Cu, were used to make contacts with the solution-deposited ZTO layers by selective deposition through a metal shadow mask. Contact resistance between the metal electrode and the semiconductor was obtained by a transmission line method (TLM). The device based on an Al electrode exhibited superior performance as compared to those based on other metals. Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) allowed us to measure the work function of the oxide semiconductor to understand the variation of the device performance as a function of the types metal electrode. The solution-processed ZTO contained nanopores that resulted from the burnout of the organic species during the annealing. This different surface structure associated with the solution-processed ZTO gave a rise to a different work function value as compared to the vacuum-deposited counterpart. More oxygen could be adsorbed on the nanoporous solution-processed ZTO with large accessible surface areas, which increased its work function. This observation explained why the solution-processed ZTO makes an ohmic contact with the Al electrode.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the most effective and comprehensible method for the assessment of resting scapular position (RSP) and pain level (PL) in unilateral shoulder pain (USP). Fifty volunteers with USP were involved in the study. Resting scapular assessments of the patients' pain sides (PS) and non-pain sides (NPS) were evaluated. The assessment tools for RSP are: 1) sternal notch (SN) to coracoid process (CP) distance 2) 3rd thoracic spinous process (T3S) to posterolateral angle of acromion (PLA) distance 3) scapular index 4) 8th thoracic spinous process (T8S) to inferior angle of scapular (IAS) distance 5) supine measurement of pectoralis minor (PM) distance 6) standing PM distance 7) PM index (PMI) and 8) PM pain. The paired t-test was used to compare PS and NPS in RSP. Pearson correlation analysis was used to confer a relationship between the PL and RSP. The results of this study indicated that: 1) all the variables between the PS and NPS for RSP were statistically significant(p<.05) and 2) the PMI showed the strongest relationship in the correlation analysis between RSP and PL(p<.05, r=.37). Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between PMI and PL and it is suggested that an assessment tool using PMI to diagnose shoulder pain would be clinically effective.