Highly safe lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are required for large-scale applications such as electrical vehicles and energy storage systems. A highly stable cathode is essential for the development of safe LIBs. LiFePO4 is one of the most stable cathodes because of its stable structure and strong bonding between P and O. However, it has a lower energy density than lithium transition metal oxides. To investigate the high energy density of phosphate materials, vanadium phosphates were investigated. Vanadium enables multiple redox reactions as well as high redox potentials. LiVPO4O has two redox reactions (V5+/V4+/V3+) but low electrochemical activity. In this study, LiVPO4O is doped with fluorine to improve its electrochemical activity and increase its operational redox potential. With increasing fluorine content in LiVPO4O1-xFx, the local vanadium structure changed as the vanadium oxidation state changed. In addition, the operating potential increased with increasing fluorine content. Thus, it was confirmed that fluorine doping leads to a strong inductive effect and high operating voltage, which helps improve the energy density of the cathode materials.

본 실험은 고기능성 채소 생산을 위한 배양액내의 적정 셀레니움 농도를 구명하고자 수행되었다. 벨기에의 채소연구소에서 허브재배를 위해 개발된 양액을 이용하여 각각 Na2SeO4를 0, 2, 4, 6, 8mg/l농도로 처리하였다. 배양액내 셀레니움의 농도가 국화과 식물인 향쑥의 생육에 미치는 영향을 알아본 결과 저농도의 처리는 생육을 향상시켰으나 6mg/l이상의 고농도 처리는 생육을 감소시켰다. 엽록소의 함량은 셀레니움 처리에 의해 증가되었는데 배양액 내의 selenate ion 농도가 높을수록 전체 엽록소함량도 증가되었다. 비타민 C의 함량은 좋은 생장을 보였던 4mg/l처리까지는 증가하였으나 그 이상으로 농도가 증가했을 때 비타민C의 함량은 감소하였다. 저농도의 selenate 이온 농도는 정유의 함량을 증가시켰으나 고농도에서는 정유의 함량이 감소되었다. 식물에 의한 셀레니움의 흡수는 배양액내의 selenate 이온 농도가 증가할수록 촉진되었다.

This study was conducted to determine the effect of salinity on the growth and development of Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer) and to evaluate the inorganic ion content in Korean ginseng with different general complete fertilizer (GCF) and NaCI concentrations at two growth stages. The stem height of Korean ginseng treated with different GCF and NaCI concentrations decreased at the higher EC (2.0 dS m-1 ), but there were no significant difference in the stem diameter, the leaf length, and the leaf width among different treatments. The root growth increased with the supply of GCF. Especially, the root growth was facilitated two times at 3.0 dS ~textrmm-1 as compared to control. But the root growth more sharply decreased with NaCI treatment than GCF. The ~textrmK+ and ~textrmMg2+ content in leaves and roots increased with GCF at the early growth stage. At the late growth stage, the ~textrmK+ content in leaves decreased but the ~textrmCa2+ and ~textrmMg2+ content increased. The ~textrmCa2+ and ~textrmMg2+ content in roots increased but the ~textrmK+ content decreased. The ~textrmNa+ content in Korean ginseng increased sharply with NaCl treatment. The ~textrmNO3- content in leaves and ~textrmNH4+ content in leaves and roots increased as GCF concentration increased. The ~textrmNO3- content in leaves, stems, and roots at the late growth stage decreased as NaCl concentration increased. The ~textrmNH4+ content in leaves and roots decreased significantly at the early growth stage, but it decreased significantly in leaves and stems at the late growth stage. The root activity of Korean ginseng increased with GCF, but decreased as the EC increased with NaCl. The water potential of leaves with GCF showed no significant difference compare to control, but the water potential of leaves treated with NaCl decreased as EC increased.

This study conducted to elucidate the change of the cation content (Na+ , K+ , and Ca2+ ), the L-proline content, and the sugar and starch content in the stems, roots, and leaves of three cultivars of the 30 days old seedling soybeans (Glycine max L. cv. Danwonkong, Hwang-keumkong, and Kwangankong) after 100 mM NaCl stress containing 1/2 Hoaglands nutrient solution in the sand culture. The reduction of the dry matter weight after 100 mM NaCl treatment among cultivars was higher in the order of Kwangankong, Danwonkong, and Hwang-keumkong. The highest reduction of the dry matter weight was occurred at the roots among three parts of plant. The Na+ content increased with NaCl treatment in overall and specially greatly increased in roots and stems. The K+ and Ca2+ content decreased with NaCl treatment at the roots and stems. The K+ content, however, at the leaves increased in all three cultivars with the NaCl treatment. The L-proline content with NaCl stress increased greatly. The increment of the L-proline content at the stems and roots of Hwangkeumkong was lower than that of other two cultivars, K wangankong and Danwonkong. The sugar content decreased with NaCl treatment at the stems and leaves. The starch content also decreased at the stems and leaves with NaCl treatment.aCl treatment.