본 연구에서는 폐타이어를 파쇄한 재생 SBR(Styrene-Butadience Rubber)을 사용하여 탄성 고무 층 의 파단 시의 인장 강도 및 연신도와 같은 인장특성 및 충격 흡수 및 수직 변형과 같은 동적특성을 평가하였고, 섬유 보강재를 혼입하여 탄성 고무 층의 취약점을 개선시키고자 하였다. 주요변수로 다짐 횟수, 바인더-고무분말 비율, 양생기간, 양생온도, 양생습도, 섬유 보강재의 종류를 고려하였다. 실험 결과, 재생 SBR을 사용한 탄성 고무 층의 인장 강도는 다짐 횟수, 바인더-고무분말 비율, 양생기간 및 온도가 증가함에 따라 증가하였으며, 파단 시 연신도는 양생온도와 기간에 영향을 받는 것으로 나 타났다. 충격 흡수와 수직 변형은 다짐횟수 및 바인더-고무분말 비율이 증가함에 따라 경도가 증가하 여 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 또한 양생온도가 탄성 고무 층의 인장 특성에 뚜렷한 영향을 미치며, 적절한 양생온도를 유지할 경우(약 50℃) 상대적으로 낮은 탄성 고무 층의 인장 특성을 개선할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다. 보강재로 폴리머 합성 섬유인 Polypropylene(PP), Polyester(PET), Nylon(NY)을 1%까지 혼입하는 경우 재생 SBR이 가진 충격 흡수 능력은 그대로 유지하면서, 인장강도를 향상시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

A combination of a series of epoxy coatings filled with octadecylamine (ODA)-modified graphene oxide (mGO) or commercial exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (xGnP) was developed to boost the anticorrosion performances of mild steel substrates in acidic and NaCl aqueous solutions. The xGnP and mGO were applied successfully as fillers for the preparation of layer by layer (LBL) xGnP or mGO/epoxy coatings, respectively, which were coated on the clean steel surfaces to form LBLassembled layers. The LBL-assembled xGnP or mGO/epoxy coating-coated steel substrates exhibit excellent anticorrosion performances. The corrosion potentials (Ecorr) of xGnP-1/xGnP-2/3 and mGO-1/mGO-2/3 display at − 193 and − 150 mV, respectively, while Ecorr of the bare steel shows at − 871 mV of immersion in the 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The most positive Ecorr values are obtained for xGnP-1/2/3 (− 117 mV) and mGO-1/2/3 (− 66 mV), showing the best anticorrosion performances compared to the bare steel (− 404 mV) in 17 wt% HCl solution.

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are zero-dimensional carbonous materials with exceptional physical and chemical properties such as a tuneable band gap, good conductivity, quantum confinement, and edge effect. The introduction of GQDs in various layers of solar cells (SCs) such as hole transport layer (HTL), electron transport materials (ETM), cathode interlayer (CIL), photoanode materials (PAM), counter electrode (CE), and transparent conducting electrode (TCE) could improve the solar energy (SE) harvesting, separation and transportation of electrons and hole, thus ultimately enhance the overall performance and stability of SCs. The incorporation of GQDs in various layers such as HTL, ETM, CIL, PAM, CE, and TCE achieved photo conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 18.63, 21.1, 12.81, 9.41, 8.1, and 3.66%, respectively. Furthermore, GQDs improved stabilities such as resistance to degradation for HTL (up to 77%), ETM (80%), resistance to UV light for ETM (94%), resistance to temperature in ETM (90%), and bending stabilities after 1000 cycles for HTL (88%) and for TCE (90%). There are reviews focused on the utilization of different carbon-structured materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes (CNT), fullerenes, and carbon dots in SCs applications. More specifically, the utilization of GQDs for SCs is limited and yet to be explored in greater detail. This review mainly focuses on the recent advancement of various techniques of production of GQDs synthesis, utilization of GQDs in various layers like HTL, ETM, CIL, PAM, CE, and TCE for the enhancement of PCE, and the stability of SCs. As a result, we believe that an exclusive study on GQDs-sensitized solar cells (GQDSSCs) could provide an in-depth analysis of the recent progress, achievements, and challenges.

이온교환막은 전기막 공정의 성능을 결정하는 핵심 구성 요소이다. 본 총설에서는 다양한 전기막 공정에 적용되 는 이온교환막의 성능을 탄소계 및 금속계 나노물질을 이용한 개질을 통해 향상시킨 최신 연구 동향을 살펴보았다. 나노물질 들은 다양한 방법을 통해 이온교환막에 도입될 수 있다. 특히 탄소계 나노물질은 화학적 개질을 통해 추가적인 기능기를 도 입함으로써 고분자 사슬과의 상호작용을 강화할 수 있다. 이를 통해 이온교환막의 이온전도도를 개선시킬 수 있을 뿐만 아니 라 적층 구조를 통한 체거름 현상으로 이온 선택 투과성을 향상시킬 수 있다. 한편, 금속계 나노물질은 적층 구조 혹은 다공 성 구조를 갖는 특성을 이용하여 이온교환막 내에서 목적 이온과 배제 이온 간의 수화 반경 차이를 이용한 체거름 특성을 통 해 이온 선택 투과성을 향상시킬 수 있다. 또한, 사용한 바인더의 특성에 따라서는 나노물질-바인더 간의 상호작용을 통해 이 온전도도도 향상시킬 수 있다. 본 총설로부터 탄소계 및 금속계 나노물질을 이용하여 이온교환막의 특성을 효과적으로 조절 할 수 있으며, 따라서 이에 관한 연구가 전기막 공정의 성능을 크게 향상시키기 위해 중요함을 확인할 수 있다.

Thermoelectric materials and devices are energy-harvesting devices that can effectively recycle waste heat into electricity. Thermoelectric power generation is widely used in factories, engines, and even in human bodies as they continuously generate heat. However, thermoelectric elements exhibit poor performance and low energy efficiency; research is being conducted to find new materials or improve the thermoelectric performance of existing materials, that is, by ensuring a high figure-of-merit (zT) value. For increasing zT, higher σ (electrical conductivity) and S (Seebeck coefficient) and a lower к (thermal conductivity) are required. Here, interface engineering by atomic layer deposition (ALD) is used to increase zT of n-type BiTeSe (BTS) thermoelectric powders. ALD of the BTS powders is performed in a rotary-type ALD reactor, and 40 to 100 ALD cycles of ZnO thin films are conducted at 100oC. The physical and chemical properties and thermoelectric performance of the ALD-coated BTS powders and pellets are characterized. It is revealed that electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity are decoupled, and thus, zT of ALD-coated BTS pellets is increased by more than 60% compared to that of the uncoated BTS pellets. This result can be utilized in a novel method for improving the thermoelectric efficiency in materials processing.

High-temperature and high-pressure post-processing applied to sintered thermoelectric materials can create nanoscale defects, thereby enhancing their thermoelectric performance. Here, we investigate the effect of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) as a post-processing treatment on the thermoelectric properties of p-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3.0 compounds sintered via spark plasma sintering. The sample post-processed via HIP maintains its electronic transport properties despite the reduced microstructural texturing. Moreover, lattice thermal conductivity is significantly reduced owing to activated phonon scattering, which can be attributed to the nanoscale defects created during HIP, resulting in an ~18% increase in peak zT value, which reaches ~1.43 at 100oC. This study validates that HIP enhances the thermoelectric performance by controlling the thermal transport without having any detrimental effects on the electronic transport properties of thermoelectric materials.

Rapid development of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced to polymer composites has been recently noticed in many aspects. In this work, the latest developments on fatigue and fracture enhancement of polymer composites with CNTs reinforcement with diverse methods are thoroughly compiled and systematically reviewed. The existing available researches clearly demonstrate that fatigue fracture resistance of polymer composites can be improved accordingly with the addition of CNTs. However, this work identifies an interesting research gap for the first time in this field. Based on the systematic reviewing approach, it is noticed that all previously performed experiments in this field were mostly focused upon studying one factor only at a time. In addition, it is also addressed that there were no previous studies reported a relationship or effect of one factor upon others during examining the fatigue fracture of carbon nanotubes. Moreover, there was no adequate discussion demonstrating the interaction of parameters or the influence of one parameter upon another when both were examined simultaneously. It is also realized that the scope of the conducted fatigue fracture studies of carbon nanotubes were mainly focused on microscale fatigue analysis but not the macroscale one, which can consider the effect of environment and service condition. In addition, the inadequacy of fatigue life predicting models via analytical and numerical methods for CNT-reinforced polymer composites have also been highlighted. Besides, barriers and challenges for future directions on the application of CNT-reinforced polymer composite materials are also discussed here in details.

Thermoelectric materials can reversely convert heat and electricity into each other; therefore, they can be very useful for energy harvesting from heat waste. Among many thermoelectrical materials, SnSe exhibits outstanding thermoelectric performance along the particular direction of a single crystal. However, single-crystal SnSe has poor mechanical properties and thus it is difficult to apply for mass production. Therefore, polycrystalline SnSe materials may be used to replace single-crystal SnSe by overcoming its inferior thermoelectric performance owing to surface oxidation. Considerable efforts are currently focused on enhancing the thermoelectric performance of polycrystalline SnSe. In this study, we briefly review various enhancement methods for SnSe thermoelectric materials, including doping, texturing, and nano-structuring. Finally, we discuss the future prospects of SnSe thermoelectric powder materials.

긴 파이프 라인 굴착 시설에 대한 광범위한 현장 평가는 예상과 달리 프레임 채널에서 생성된 진흙 흐름의 두께 변동이 평활하지 않아 펌프의 효율성에 영향을 미쳤다. 따라서 본 연구는 액체 저항을 줄이고 토양의 두께를 줄이는데 사용되는 전자기장(EMF)에 의하여 구조화된 프레임워크를 평가하는 데 중점을 두었다. 또한, 펌프의 효율성을 평가하기 위하여 빠른 점검이 가능한 프레임워크가 도입하였다. 300m의 절대 채널 길이와 11Kw의 펌프 강도를 사용하여 프레임 워크를 평가하기 위한 탐색적 연구를 수행하였다. 마찬가지로, 카올리나이트와 미분탄은 굴착된 진흙 흐름을 재현하기 위하여 사용하였다. EMF가 굴착토의 유속을 증대시키고 펌프의 효율성을 94.8%까지 구축함을 보인다.

Recently, interest in technology for eco-friendly energy harvesting has been increasing. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is one of the most fascinating materials that has been used in energy harvesting technology as well as micro-filters by utilizing an electrostatic effect. To enhance the performance of the electrostatic effect-based nanogenerator, most studies have focused on enlarging the contact surface area of the pair of materials with different triboelectric series. For this reason, one-dimensional nanofibers have been widely used recently. In order to realize practical energy-harvesting applications, PVDF nanofibers are modified by enlarging their contact surface area, modulating the microstructure of the surface, and maximizing the fraction of the β-phase by incorporating additives or forming composites with inorganic nanoparticles. Among them, nanocomposite structures incorporating various nanoparticles have been widely investigated to increase the β-phase through strong hydrogen bonding or ion-dipole interactions with -CF2/CH2- of PVDF as well as to enhance the mechanical strength. In this study, we report the recent advances in the nanocomposite structure of PVDF nanofibers and inorganic nanopowders.

이 연구는 지진하중 작용시 RC 교각의 겹침이음부에서 발생할 수 있는 종방향 철근의 부착파괴를 방지하기 위한 FRP 래핑 보강공법에 관한 실험적 연구이다. FRP 래핑공법은 수작업 또는 장비를 이용해 교각에 유리섬유를 래핑하고 에폭시 수지를 이용해 고정시키는 공법이다. FRP 래핑공법의 내진성능 보강효과를 확인하기 위해, 겹침이음부가 존재하는 6개의 교각 실험체에 대해 준정적실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과 FRP 래핑공법으로 보강한 교각은 변위연성도 및 에너지소산 능력이 증가하 였으며, 무보강 실험체에 비해 연성거동함을 확인하였다. 또한, FRP 래핑 보강량과 보강효과는 선형비례하지 않으므로 최적 설 계를 통해 교각을 보강하는 것이 효과적임을 확인하였다.

대부분의 기존 송전철탑은 산악지형에 위치하여 강풍에 노출되어 있으며 이러한 강풍은 송전철탑에 동적하중의 증폭을 유도한다. 그러나 송전철탑은 일반적으로 이러한 동적하중을 직접 고려하지 않고, 단순히 등가정적하중을 사용하여 설계된다. 따 라서 기존의 송전철탑 보강방법으로는 정적응답을 줄이는 관점에서 단면 증대나 좌굴길이 감소 등의 방법이 사용되었다. 실제 동 적하중조건의 경우, 감쇠성능을 증가시킬 수 있는 보강기구가 보강방안의 대안으로 고려될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 송전철탑의 동적모델을 구축하였고, 비선형 시간이력해석을 수행하였다. 풍하중은 풍동실험을 통해 구하였으며, 마찰감쇠기가 강성과 감쇠 를 동시에 증가시키기 위해 적용되었다. 수치해석 결과는 마찰감쇠기의 최적 항복강도가 최하단 주주재가 부담했던 축하중의 5- 10% 임을 보여준다. 토글형 마찰감쇠기와 강성보강을 동시에 수행함으로써 주주재의 부재력과 기초에 전달되는 하중을 크게 저 감시킬 수 있었다.

We fabricate fine (<20 μm) powders of Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 alloys using a large-scale production method and subsequently consolidate them at temperatures of 573, 623, and 673 K using a spark plasma sintering process. The microstructure, mechanical properties, and thermoelectric properties are investigated for each sintering temperature. The microstructural features of both the powders and bulks are characterized by scanning electron microscopy, and the crystal structures are analyzed by X-ray diffraction analysis. The grain size increases with increasing sintering temperature from 573 to 673 K. In addition, the mechanical properties increase significantly with decreasing sintering temperature owing to an increase in grain boundaries. The results indicate that the electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient (217 μV/K) of the sample sintered at 673 K increase simultaneously owing to decreased carrier concentration and increased mobility. As a result, a high ZT value of 0.92 at 300 K is achieved. According to the results, a sintering temperature of 673 K is preferable for consolidation of fine (<20 μm) powders.

본 연구에서는 사용 후 폐기되는 정수기용 역삼투(Reverse Osmosis; RO)막 필터를 세정하여 새 필터의 수준으로 복원시키는 연구를 수행하였다. 화학적 세정액으로는 수산화나트륨, 중아황산나트륨, EDTA용액을 사용하였으며 마이크로버 블 발생 장치와 함께 in-situ의 방법으로 세정하였다. EDTA를 0.1%의 농도로 제조한 뒤 마이크로버블과 함께 사용하여 30분 세정하였을 때 가장 좋은 결과를 나타내었다. 이때 폐 필터와 세정 후 폐필터의 성능을 비교해 보았을 때 투과도는 19.9%, 회수율은 49.5%증가하였으며 NaCl 100 mg/L 용액에 대한 염제거율은 2.3% 감소되었는데, 이는 새 필터와 동등한 수준으로 회복이 되었다. 또한 전자현미경 분석을 이용하여 막 표면의 오염물의 제거를 육안으로 확인하였다. 이로써 전량 매립 또는 소각 되어지는 정수기용 폐 RO막 필터의 세정을 통하여 재사용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

Secure operation of hospitals during and right after earthquake is essential. Past lessons from earthquake damages have shown that most of the injured and the death occurred within 30 minutes after earthquake and the portion of nonstructural damage has become significant. However, hospital buildings in Korea have not prepared fully to address such rising issues. This paper is to study what type of damage patterns are related to hospital buildings and how to develop a preparedness plan to keep hospitals operational at all earthquakes if possible. This paper first reviews on past earthquake damages reported as critical to hospital buildings while classifying them into four groups: (1) structural element; (2) architectural-nostructural element; (3) medical equipments and contents; and (4) utility facility. Upon such classification, some detailed concerns can be specified under each group explicitly. Then a hierarchy for hospital building is also developed for the classified groups, which enables us to identify required things for the enhancement of seismic performance of hospital building that consists of heterogeneous elements. To upgrade the level of seismic performance for existing hospital buildings, the concept of performance-based approach can be adopted to address the heterogeneous problems in a systematic and stepwise manner. Finally a conceptual framework for the seismic risk assessment for hospital building is proposed toward the seismic enhancement of hospital buildings using performance-based approach.