The lithium ion battery has applied to various fields of energy storage systems such as electric vehicle and potable electronic devices in terms of high energy density and long-life cycle. Despite of various research on the electrode and electrolyte materials, there is a lack of research for investigating of the binding materials to replace polymer based binder. In this study, we have investigated petroleum pitch/polymer composite with various ratios between petroleum pitch and polymer in order to optimize the electrochemical and physical performance of the lithium-ion battery based on petroleum pitch/polymer composite binder. The electrochemical and physical performances of the petroleum pitch/polymer composite binder based lithium-ion battery were evaluated by using a charge/discharge test, cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and universal testing machine (UTM). As a result, the petroleum pitch(MP-50)/polymer(PVDF) composite (5:5 wt % ratio) binder based lithium-ion battery showed 1.29 gf mm-1 of adhesion strength with 144 mAh g-1 of specific dis-charge capacity and 93.1 % of initial coulombic efficiency(ICE) value.

Piezoelectric energy harvesting technology is attracting attention, as it can be used to convert more accessible mechanical energy resources to periodic electricity. Recent developments in the field of piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) are associated with nanocomposites made from inorganic piezoelectric nanomaterials and organic elastomers. Here, we used the BaTiO3 nanoparticles and piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) polymeric matrix to fabricate the nanocomposites-based PEH to improve the output performance of PEHs. The piezoelectric nanocomposite is produced by dispersing the inorganic piezo-ceramic nanoparticles inside an organic piezo-polymer and subsequently spin-coat it onto a metal plate. The fabricated organic-inorganic piezoelectric nanocomposite-based PEH harvested the output voltage of ~1.5 V and current signals of ~90 nA under repeated mechanical pushings: these values are compared to those of energy devices made from non-piezoelectric polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomers and supported by a multiphysics simulation software.

Growing demands for reducing energy consumption have raised interest to design advanced materials for thin film composite (TFC) desalination membranes with high permselectivity and low fouling. Here, we synthesized a star-shaped polymer as a new building block material, which can be assembled into selective layer of the TFC membrane via a facile interfacial polymerization (IP). Star polymer with compact globular structure and high density amine functional groups enabled to fabricate higher permselectivity and lower fouling propensity membrane compared to commercial membranes. In addition, star polymer assembled TFC membrane can function as either nanofiltration or reverse osmosis membrane by simply adjusting IP process conditions, which cannot feasible in conventional materials, demonstrating remarkable versatility of our star polymer.

Inorganic-organic composite thin-film-transistors (TFTs) of ZnO nanowire/Poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) were investigated by changing the nanowire densities inside the composites. Crystalline ZnO nanowireswere synthesized via an aqueous solution method at a low temperature, and the nanowire densities inside thecomposites were controlled by changing the ultrasonifiaction time. The channel layers were prepared withcomposites by spin-coating at 2000rpm, which was followed by annealing in a vacuum at 100oC for 10 hours.Au/inorganic-organic composite layer/SiO2 structures were fabricated and the mobility, Ion/Ioff ratio, andthreshold voltage were then measured to analyze the electrical characteristics of the channel layer. Comparedwith a P3HT TFT, the electrical properties of TFT were found to be improved after increasing the nanowiredensity inside the composites. The mobility of the P3HT TFT was approximately 10-4cm2/V·s. However, themobility of the ZnO nanowire/P3HT composite TFT was increased by two orders compared to that of theP3HT TFT. In terms of the Ion/Ioff ratio, the composite device showed a two-fold increase compared to thatof the P3HT TFT.

Two-component ceramic (alumina-zirconia) composites were fabricated by a soft-solution process in which polyethylene glycol (PEG) was used as a polymeric carrier. Metal salts and PEG were dissolved in ethyl alcohol without any precipitation in 1:1 volume ratio of alumina and zirconia. In the non-aqueous system, the flammable solvent made explosive, exothermic reaction during drying process. The reaction resulted in formation of volume expanded, porous precursor powders by a vigorous decomposition of organic components in the precursor sol. The PEG content affected the grain size of sintered composites as well as the morphology of precursor powders. The difference of microstructure in sintered composite was attribute to the solubility and homogeneity of metal cations in precursor sol. At the optimum amount of the PEG polymer, the metal ions were dispersed effectively in solution and a homogeneous polymeric network was formed. It made less agglomerated particles in the precursor sol and affected on uniform grain size in sintered composite.

본 연구는 PVA(polyvinyl alcohol) 섬유와 VAE(vinyl acetate ethylene) 분말 폴리머를 사용한 시멘트복합체의 압축·휨강도 와 온도변화에 따른 충격파괴거동을 연구하였다. 충격시험은 -35℃, 0℃ 및 35℃의 선정된 온도조건에서 실시하였다. 본 실험에서는 시멘트 복합체와 일반 모르타르에 대한 충격파괴 에너지와 변위, 시간을 얻기 위해 낙하 충격시험기(Ceast 9350)를 사용하여 충격시험을 수행하였다. 강도 시험결과, PVA 섬유와 VAE 분말 폴리머의 휨강도는 모두 증가하였다. PVA 섬유보강 시멘트복합체의 경우 재령 28일에서의 압축강도는 약간 감소하였으나, 휨강도는 일반 모르타르 강도보다 24.4% 증가하였다. 낙하 충격시험 결과, PVA 섬유보강 시멘트복합체 시편은 섬유의 가교역할로 인한 균열발생의 억제와 에너지 분산에 의한 미세균열이 발생하였으며, 충격에 의한 배면파괴와 관통에 대하여 억제되었다. 반면 VAE 분말 폴리머 시멘트복합체와 일반 모르타르의 시편은 대부분 큰 균열이나 관통파괴 되었다. 충격하중을 받는 시멘트복합체와 일반 모르타르의 시편은 대부분 국부적인 취성파괴거동을 보이며, PVA 섬유보강에 의한 휨성능 증진으로 인해 충격에 대한 저항성능이 크게 향상되었다.

In this study, freezing and thawing test of secondary product was performed using the Fiber Reinforced polymer Cement composites. From the test result, it was found that fiber reinforced polymer cement composites resistance of freezing and thawing were better than that of conventional products.

본 연구에서는 충격하중에 유리한 층 구조를 갖는 패각의 구조를 채용한 콘크리트 분절 복합체의 충격하중 성능을 평가하였다. 콘크리트 분절 복합체의 성능을 향상시키기 위해서는 콘크리트 블록 사이의 모르타르의 부착강도가 개선되어야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 모르타르의 부착강도를 향상시키기 위해 폴리머 모르타르를 적용하였다. 부착강도 실험에 따라 15% 라텍스 모르타르를 선정하였고, 일반 모르타르와 라텍스 모르타르를 적용한 부재에 대한 정하중 및 저속 충격하중 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과 모르타르의 부착력이 향상된 분절복합체가 높은 충격하중 저항 능력을 보였다. 불연속 균열 모델을 이용한 비선형 유한요소해석과 충격하중 실험의 결과와 충격에너지 소산도가 유사하게 나타났다. 따라서 분절복합체 해석 모델의 개선을 통해 다양한 변수의 충격 저항 능력의 예상과 평가가 가능할 것으로 판단된다.