Jin Gu Kang
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
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Energy and Environmental Science | 2011
Kyung Soo Park; Jin Gu Kang; Youngjin Choi; Sungjun Lee; Dong Wan Kim; Jae Gwan Park
Core/shell, indium tin oxide (ITO)/TiO2 hybrid nanostructured electrodes for high-power lithium ion rechargeable batteries have been synthesized via a thermal evaporation method followed by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Lithium-active TiO2 nanoparticles were uniformly assembled onto high-conductivity ITO nanowire arrays that were directly grown on metallic current collectors. This configuration resulted in superior rate capabilities and long-term cycle life. Such high electrochemical performances result from the unique 3 dimensional (3D) geometrical features of nanoarchitectured electrodes, which enable efficient electronic pathways upon prolonged cycling.
Nanoscale | 2011
Young Dae Ko; Jin Gu Kang; Gwang Hee Lee; Jae Gwan Park; Kyung Soo Park; Yun Ho Jin; Dong Wan Kim
We herein present the synthesis of germanium (Ge) nanowires on Au-catalyzed low-temperature substrates using a simple thermal Ge/Sn co-evaporation method. Incorporation of a low-melting point metal (Sn) enables the efficient delivery of Ge vapor to the substrate, even at a source temperature below 600 °C. The as-synthesized nanowires were found to be a core/shell heterostructure, exhibiting a uniform single crystalline Ge sheathed within a thin amorphous germanium suboxide (GeO(x)) layer. Furthermore, these high-density Ge nanowires grown directly on metal current collectors can offer good electrical connection and easy strain relaxation due to huge volume expansion during Li ion insertion/extraction. Therefore, the self-supported Ge nanowire electrodes provided excellent large capacity with little fading upon cycling (a capacity of ∼900 mA h g(-1) at 1C rate).
Nanoscale Research Letters | 2008
Jin Gu Kang; Young Dae Ko; Jae Gwan Park; Dong Wan Kim
Transition metal oxides have been suggested as innovative, high-energy electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries because their electrochemical conversion reactions can transfer two to six electrons. However, nano-sized transition metal oxides, especially Co3O4, exhibit drastic capacity decay during discharge/charge cycling, which hinders their practical use in lithium-ion batteries. Herein, we prepared nano-sized Co3O4with high crystallinity using a simple citrate-gel method and used electrochemical impedance spectroscopy method to examine the origin for the drastic capacity fading observed in the nano-sized Co3O4anode system. During cycling, AC impedance responses were collected at the first discharged state and at every subsequent tenth discharged state until the 100th cycle. By examining the separable relaxation time of each electrochemical reaction and the goodness-of-fit results, a direct relation between the charge transfer process and cycling performance was clearly observed.
Journal of Materials Chemistry | 2012
Jin Gu Kang; Gwang Hee Lee; Kyung Soo Park; Sang-Ok Kim; Sungjun Lee; Dong Wan Kim; Jae Gwan Park
It is of great significance to improve the power density of Li ion batteries (LIBs) in pursuit of high-end products and technologies. Herein, we investigated the three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical self-supported multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)/tin(IV) disulfide nanosheets (SnS2 NS) heterostructured electrodes, demonstrating superior rate capabilities of 480 and 420 mAh g−1 even at the very high c-rates of 5C and 10C (charging in 6 min), respectively. The origins of the enhancement of the rate capabilities were discussed in detail by focusing on the roles of MWCNTs, which were directly grown on the metallic current collector. Furthermore, we have delicately dealt with the in-plane and plane-normal growth mechanisms of hexagonal SnS2 NS from the crystallographic point of view.
Nanotechnology | 2011
Kyung Soo Park; Youngjin Choi; Jin Gu Kang; Yun Mo Sung; Jae Gwan Park
High quality single-crystalline indium tin oxide (ITO) nanowires with controlled Sn contents of up to 32.5 at.% were successfully synthesized via a thermal metal co-evaporation method, based on a vapor-liquid-solid growth mode, at a substrate temperature of as low as 540 °C. The high solubility of Sn in the nanowires was explained with the existence of Sn(2+) ions along with Sn(4+) ions: the coexistence of Sn(2+) and Sn(4+) ions facilitated their high substitutional incorporation into the In(2)O(3) lattice by relaxing structural and electrical disturbances due to the differences in ionic radii and electrical charges between Sn and In(3+) ions. It was revealed that, while the lattice parameter of the ITO nanowires had a minimum value at a Sn content of 6.3 at.%, the electrical resistivity had a minimum value of about 10(-3) Ω cm at a Sn content of 14 at.%. These structural and electrical behaviors were explained by variation in the relative and total amounts of the two species, Sn(2+) and Sn(4+).
Scientific Reports | 2015
Gwang Hee Lee; S. Joon Kwon; Kyung Soo Park; Jin Gu Kang; Jae Gwan Park; Sungjun Lee; Jae Chan Kim; Hyun Woo Shim; Dong Wan Kim
We demonstrate a new design of Ge-based electrodes comprising three-dimensional (3-D) spherical microflowers containing crystalline nanorod networks on sturdy 1-D nanostems directly grown on a metallic current collector by facile thermal evaporation. The Ge nanorod networks were observed to self-replicate their tetrahedron structures and form a diamond cubic lattice-like inner network. After etching and subsequent carbon coating, the treated Ge nanostructures provide good electrical conductivity and are resistant to gradual deterioration, resulting in superior electrochemical performance as anode materials for LIBs, with a charge capacity retention of 96% after 100 cycles and a high specific capacity of 1360 mA h g−1 at 1 C and a high-rate capability with reversible capacities of 1080 and 850 mA h g−1 at the rates of 5 and 10 C, respectively. The improved electrochemical performance can be attributed to the fast electron transport and good strain accommodation of the carbon-filled Ge microflower-on-nanostem hybrid electrode.
Nanotechnology | 2009
Young Dae Ko; Jin Gu Kang; Jae Gwan Park; Sungjun Lee; Dong Wan Kim
Electrochemistry Communications | 2010
Jin Gu Kang; Jae Gwan Park; Dong Wan Kim
Journal of Materials Chemistry | 2009
Young Dae Ko; Jin Gu Kang; Kyung Jin Choi; Jae Gwan Park; Jae-Pyoung Ahn; Kyung Yoon Chung; Kyung-Wan Nam; Won-Sub Yoon; Dong Wan Kim
Archive | 2009
Dong Wan Kim; Du-Hee Lee; Jin Gu Kang; Kyoung Jin Choi; Jae-Gwan Park