This study is aimed to increase the activity of cathodic catalysts for PEMFCs(Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells). we investigated the temperature effect of 20wt% Pt/C catalysts at five different temperatures. The catalysts were synthesized by using chemical reduction method. Before adding the formaldehyde as reducing agent, process was undergone for 2 hours at the room temperature (RT), 40˚C, 60˚C, 80˚C and 100˚C, respectively. The performances of synthesize catalysts are compared. The electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was studied on 20wt% Pt/C catalysts by using a glassy carbon electrode through cyclic voltammetric curves (CV) in a 1M H2SO4 solution. The ORR specific activities of 20wt% Pt/C catalysts increased to give a relative ORR catalytic activity ordering of 80˚C > 100˚C > 60˚C > 40˚C > RT. Electrochemical active surface area (EAS) was calculated with cyclic voltammetry analysis. Prepared Pt/C (at 80˚C, 100˚C) catalysts has higher ESA than other catalysts. Physical characterization was made by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The TEM images of the carbon supported platinum electrocatalysts (80˚C, 100˚C) showed homogenous particle distribution with particle size of about 2~3.5 nm. We found that a higher reaction temperature resulted in more uniform particle distribution than lower reaction temperature and then the XRD results showed that the crystalline structure of the synthesized catalysts are seen FCC structure.

액체카드뮴음극(LCC, Liquid Cadmium Cathode)을 사용하여 우라늄과 TRU (TRans Uranium) 원소를 동 시에 회수하는 전해제련공정에서 LCC 표면에서 성장하는 수지상(dendrite) 우라늄의 생성 및 성장을 억제하 기 위한 LCC 구조는 개발은 전해제련공정의 핵심이다. 금속 수지상의 생성과 성장 현상을 관찰하기 위해 상 온에서 실험이 가능하며 육안관찰이 가능한 Zn-Ga 계의 모의실험장치를 제작하였으며 갈륨 계면에서의 수 지상 아연의 성장 현상과 기존의 교반기형과 파운더형 LCC 구조의 성능을 관찰하였다. 이러한 금속 수지상 은 전해용액 내에서 그 기계적 강도가 약한 것으로 보여 여러 가지 음극 구조에 의해 쉽게 파쇄 되지만 액체 금속으로 쉽게 가라앉지는 않았다. 모의 실험결과를 바탕으로, LCC 구조개발에 활용할 수 있는 실험실 규모 의 액체음극 전해제련 실험 장치를 제작하였으며, 수지상 우라늄의 성장 억제를 위한 여러 가지 형태의 LCC 구조의 성능 시험을 수행하였다. 교반기형 LCC 구조의 실험결과 LCC 도가니 내벽에서 성장하는 수지상 우 라늄을 효과적으로 파쇄하지 못하였으며, 일자형과 harrow형 LCC 구조의 성능은 유사하였다. 이에 따라 LCC 표면과 도가니 내벽에서 성장하는 수지상 우라늄을 LCC 도가니 바닥으로 침전시키기 위하여 mesh형 LCC 구조를 개발하였다. 이의 성능실험결과 수지상 우라늄의 성장 없이 약 5 wt%까지의 우라늄을 회수할 수 있었다. 실험 종료 후 LCC 바닥 침전물을 화학 분석한 결과 금속간화합물(UCd11)이 형성되었음을 확인할 수 있었다.

본 연구에서는 LiCI-KCl/Cd계의 전해제련 공정을 대상으로 악티늄 및 희토류족 원소들의 전해이동을 모텔링하고 해석하였다. 이 공정에서 용융염 전해질과 액체 카드륨 음극간의 확산 경계층 계면에서 확산제한 전기화학반웅 및 물질수지를 고려한 단순화된 통적모댐을 수립하였다 제안된 모델링 접근방법은 옴극에서 일어나는 금속엽의 반쪽 전 지 환원반용에 기초릎 둔 모델이다 이 모탤올 사용하여 정전류 전해공정에서 주어진 인가전류 조건을 만족하는 시간까지의 전해 이 동과 연계된 농도거동， 각 원소의 패러데이 전류 그리고 시간 함수의 전기화학 전위를 예측하는 가놓성을 보여주었다 선택된 5성분 원소(U ， Pu, Am, La, Nd) 계의 결과를 예비 모사하여 전산모댈이 전기화학적 특성을 이해하고 개선된 전해 제련로를 개발하기 위한 정보를 제공할 수 있는가를 평가하였다.

The electrocatalytic behavior of the PtCo catalyst supported on the multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) has been evaluated and compared with commercial Pt/C catalyst in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell(PEMFC). A PtCo/MWNTs electrocatalyst with a Pt:Co atomic ratio of 79:21 was synthesized and applied to a cathode of PEMFC. The structure and morphology of the synthesized PtCo/MWNTs electrocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. As a result of the X-ray studies, the crystal structure of a PtCo particle was determined to be a face-centered cubic(FCC) that was the same as the platinum structure. The particle size of PtCo in PtCo/MWNTs and Pt in Pt/C were 2.0 nm and 2.7 nm, respectively, which were calculated by Scherrer's formula from X-ray diffraction data. As a result we concluded that the specific surface activity of PtCo/MWNTs is superior to Pt/C's activity because of its smaller particle size. From the electrochemical impedance measurement, the membrane electrode assembly(MEA) fabricated with PtCo/MWNTs showed smaller anodic and cathodic activation losses than the MEA with Pt/C, although ohmic loss was the same as Pt/C. Finally, from the evaluation of cyclic voltammetry(CV), the unit cell using PtCo/MWNTs as the cathode electrocatalyst showed slightly higher fuel cell performance than the cell with a commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst.

Eu3+ -doped Y2O3 red phosphor was synthesized in a flux method using the chemicals Y2O3, Eu2O3,H3BO3 and BaCl2·2H2O. The effect of a flux addition on the preparation of Y2O3:Eu3+ red phosphor used asa cold cathode fluorescence lamp was investigated. H3BO3 and BaCl2·2H2O fluxes were used due to theirdifferent melting points. The crystallinity, thermal properties, morphology, and emission characteristics weremeasured using XRD, TG-DTA, SEM, and a photo-excited spectrometer. Under UV excitation of 254nm, Eu2O33.7mol% doped Y2O3 exhibited a strong narrow-band red emission, peaking at 612nm. From this result, thephosphor synthesized by firing Y2O3 with 3.7mol% of Eu2O3, 0.25mol% of H3BO3 and 0.5mol% of BaCl2·2H2Ofluxes at 1400oC for 2 hours had a larger particle size of 4µm on average compared to the phosphor of theH3BO3 flux alone. In addition, a phosphor synthesized by the two fluxes together had a rounder corner shape,which led to the maximum emission intensity.

Hydrogen production via high high-temperature steam electrolysis consumes less electrical energy than compared to conventional low low-temperature water electrolysis, mainly due to the improved thermodynamics and kinetics at elevated temperaturetemperatures. The elementalElemental powders of Cu, Ni, and YSZ are were used to synthesize high high-temperature electrolysis cathodecathodes, of Ni/YSZ and Cu/YSZ composites, by mechanical alloying. The metallic particles of the composites were uniformly covered with finer YSZ particles. Sub-micron sized pores are were homogeneously dispersed in the Ni/YSZ and Cu/YSZ composites. In this study, The cathode materials were synthesized and their Characterizations properties were evaluated in this study: It was found that the better electric conductivity of the Cu/YSZ composite was measured improved compared tothan that of the Ni/YSZ composite. Slight A slight increase in the resistance can be produced for in a Cu/YSZ cathode by oxidation, but it this is compensated offset for by a favorable thermal expansion coefficient. Therefore, Cu/YSZ cermet can be adequately used as a suitable cathode material of in high high-temperature electrolysis.

The effects of the field emission property in relation to the surface morphology and adhesion force were investigated. The single-wall-nanotube-based cathode was obtained by use of an in-situ arc discharge synthesis method, a screen-printing method and a spray method. The morphologies of the formed emitter layers were very different. The emission stability and uniformity were dramatically improved by employing an in-situ arc discharge synthesis method. In this study, it was confirmed that the current stability and uniformity of the field emission of the cathode depend on the surface morphology and adhesion force of the emitters. The current stability of the field emission device was also studied through an electrical aging process by varying the current and electric field.

Carbon nanotube (CNT) cathodes were fabricated using nano-sized silver (Ag) powders as a bonding material between the CNTs and cathode electrodes. The effects of the powder size on the sintering behavior, the current density and emission image for CNT cathodes were investigated. As the diameter of the Ag powders decreases to 10 nm, the sintering temperature of the CNT cathode was lowered primarily due to the higher specific surface area of the Ag powders. In this study, it was demonstrated that nano-sized Ag powders can be feasibly used as a bonding material for a screen-printed CNT cathode, yielding a high current density and a uniform emission image.

흑연음극을 이용하여 LiCl-KCl공융염내에서 금속우라늄의 전해정련을 수행하였다. Uraniurn-Graphite Intercalation Compound(U-GIC)의 형성에 의하여 우라늄 전착물의 sell-scraping이 일어나며 전해정련에서 stripping과정을 생략함으로서 전해효율을 높일 수 있다. 우라늄 전착물내의 희토류 원소 오염은 무시할 만 하였으나 약 300ppm정도의 탄소가 오염되어 있는 것으로 관찰되었다. 탄소 오염은 이트륨을 이용한 정제공정 등을 거칠 경우 제거 가능하리라 사료된다. 회수된 우라늄 전착물의 조직 특성을 분석하였으며, 스틸 음극에 의해 회수된 전착물과 비교하였다. 이 결과는 초기 실험결과 이며 보다 심층적 연구를 통하여 사용 후 금속핵연료의 전해정련 개념을 개선시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

Amorphous diamond has a very low work function (1 eV) at modest temperature (150℃). It has been coat coated on electron emitting electrodes. Such electrodes are used for cold cathode fluorescence lamps (CCFL) that illuminate liquid crystal displays (LCD) for rnote books and television sets. Amorphous diamond can dramatically reduce the turn-on voltage to lit CCFL so the lamp life can be greatly extended. Moreover, the electrical current can be increased to enhance the brightness of the light.

650의 LiCl-LiO 용융염계에서 10 g UO/batch 규모의 장치를 이용해서 우라늄산화물의 전해환원 특성에 대한 평가를 수행하였다. 일체형 음극은 고체전극, 우라늄산화물과 우라늄산화물을 담아주는 다공성 용기(멤브레인)로 구성된다. 멤브레인 재료로는 325-mesh 스테인레스강막과 다공성 마그네시아 도가니를 사용하였다. 일체형 음극의 재질에 따른 LiCl-3 wt LiO계와 UO-LiCl-3 wt LiO계의 순환 전압측정법 결과로부터 전해환원 반웅 메커니즘을 규명하였다. 일체형 음극의 재질에 따른 우라늄산화물의 직접 및 간접 전해환원에 대한 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 325-mesh스테인레스강막을 사용하여 직접 및 간접 전해환원으로 금속전환을 수행하였을 때 낮은 전류효율로 인해 우라늄산화물을 금속우라늄으로 환원시키지 못했으며, 마그네시아 다공성 도가니를 사용하여 간접 전해환원으로 금속전환을 수행하였을 때는 높은 전류효율로 인해 우라늄산화물을 금속우라늄으로 환원시킬 수 있었다