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dc.contributor.advisor | Yu, Jong Sung | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kang, Joon Hee | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-18T06:33:50Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-08-18T06:33:50Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dgist.dcollection.net/jsp/common/DcLoOrgPer.jsp?sItemId=000002295148 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11750/984 | - |
dc.description.abstract | We utilize first principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations to investigate electronic and interfacial structures, thermodynamic and kinetic properties of hybrid interface materials. Hybrid interfaces are composed of heterogeneous materials creating unique properties unavailable with pure substances, such as enhanced mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. To design the hybrid interface materials with enhance properties atomic level understanding of the structures are the first step. This thesis utilizes density functional theory calculations based on quantum mechanics to accomplish the goals, and additionally applies ab-initio and statistical thermodynamic formalism and molecular dynamics simulations. With the methodologies emerging materials for energy convergence and storage devices are computationally predicted and designed to acquire best performance of the systems. Specifically the thesis focused on two types of hybrid interface materials: thin Film coating to stabilize active electrode of Li-ion batteries and Dispersion of uniform nanoparticles to create multi functionality (mechanical and electric properties). In the first part of the thesis, we study how to enhance thermal stability of cathodes with high Ni composition in Li-ion battery application. It is found that several atomic layers of amorphous Al2O3 is very useful for enhancing the durability, which originates from strong attractive interaction between LiNiO2 (012) and Al2O3 deposits interface via highly ionic chemical bonding of Al and O. If combined with the experimental atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique the results can guide developing high performance electrode materials in Li-ion batteries. Secondly, the thesis demonstrates that catalytic activities towards oxygen reduction and evolution reactions (ORR and OER) in a Li–O2 battery can be substantially improved via hybrid materials with doped graphene and metallic supports. The activities are accurately predicted by thermodynamic free energy diagrams, by which the rate-determining step dominantly controlling overpotentials is identified. Thirdly, DFT calculations are applied to band gap engineering of zirconia (ZrO2), which has a wide band gap (~ 5 eV). It is shown that the width of the band gap is sensitive function of the concentration of oxygen vacancies. By controlled magnesiothermic reduction white ZrO2 transforms into oxygen deficient black ZrO2-x, which has substantially lower band gap (~ 1.5 eV). Combined with experimental fabrication and measurement it is nicely shown that for the first time, the black ZrO2-x interact with solar light with dramatically enhanced absorbance and significant activity H2 production with excellent stability. The forth part of this thesis reports that DFT calculations can accurately predict mechanical properties of fabricated single crystal Ni2Si nanowire (NW). The material is experimentally synthesized using simple three-step processes: casting a ternary Cu-Ni-Si alloy, nucleate and growth of Ni2Si NWs as embedded in the alloy matrix via designing discontinuous precipitation (DP) of Ni2Si nanoparticles and thermal aging, and finally chemical etching to decouple the Ni2Si NWs from the alloy matrix. DFT calculations of strain-stress curve for the Ni2Si NW is validated by direct application of uniaxial tensile tests to the sample and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Lastly, DFT calculations and ab-initio thermodynamics are applied to develop completely new hybrid interface materials by Cu-based alloys to obtain high-mechanical properties (strength, ductility) and electrical conductivity simultaneously. It was not so successful in previous studies since the tow properties are mutually exclusive as conventionally speculated. It is, however, demonstrated that two contradictory material properties can be improved simultaneously if the interfacial energies between Cu matrix and uniform structures of Al2O3 nanoparticle are carefully controlled. The key underlying mechanism is elucidated as uniform dispersion of γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles over Cu matrix by adding small amounts of Ti solutes. Amazingly, Ti dramatically drives phase transformations of γ-Al2O3 particles from irregular shapes to homogeneous spherical morphologies via regulation of interfacial energies, leading to substantial enhancement of the mechanical property of Cu matrix without degrading its electric conductivity. We propose that the systematic methodologies pursued in this thesis significantly contributes to opening innovative ways to design various kinds of hybrid interface materials leading to improving performances of energy devices, advancing nanotechnology and commercializaing emerging materials into industries. |
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dc.description.tableofcontents | Chapter 1. Introduction 22-- 1.1 Hybrid interface materials 22-- 1.2 Motivation and overview 25-- Chapter 2. Computational methodologies 29-- 2.1 First principles DFT calculations 29-- 2.2 Electron localization function (ELF) 31-- Chapter 3. LiNiO2 with Al2O3 ultrathin coating 33-- 3.1 Introduction 33-- 3.2 Computational details 35-- 3.3 Results and discussion 36-- 3.4 Conclusions 40-- Chapter 4. Graphene-based catalysts 47-- 4.1 Introduction 47-- 4.2 Computational details 50-- 4.3 Results and discussion 52-- 4.4 Conclusions 58-- Chapter 5. Black ZrO2-x photocatalyst 65-- 5.1 Introduction 65-- 5.2 Experimental and computational details 67-- 5.3 Results and discussion 72-- 5.4 Conclusions 80-- Chapter 6. Ni2Si nanowire 96-- 6.1 Introduction 96 -- 6.2 Experimental and computational details 100-- 6.3 Results and discussion 102-- 6.4 Conclusions 109-- Chapter 7. Alumina dispersion 115-- 7.1 Introduction 115-- 7.2 Experimental and computational details 119-- 7.3 Results and discussion 121-- 7.4 Conclusions 129-- Chapter 8. Conclusions 142-- References 146-- Summary (국문요약) 164 |
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dc.format.extent | 143 | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | DGIST | en_US |
dc.subject | First principles | en_US |
dc.subject | Hybrid interface materials | en_US |
dc.subject | Energy storage | en_US |
dc.subject | Convergence devices | en_US |
dc.subject | 제일원리 전산모사 | - |
dc.subject | 복합 계면 소재 | - |
dc.subject | 에너지 저장 | - |
dc.subject | 융합 기기 | - |
dc.title | First Principles Design of Efficient and Durable Energy Storage and Convergence Devices using Hybrid Interface Materials | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | 제일원리전산을 이용한 고 효율 고 내구성 에너지 저장 및 융합 기기용 복합 계면 물질 소재 설계 | - |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.22677/thesis.2295148 | - |
dc.description.degree | Doctor | - |
dc.contributor.department | Energy Systems Engineering | - |
dc.contributor.coadvisor | Han, Byung Chan | - |
dc.date.awarded | 2016. 8 | - |
dc.publisher.location | Daegu | - |
dc.description.database | dCollection | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeDepartment | 대학원 에너지시스템공학전공 | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Kang, Joon Hee | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Yu, Jong Sung | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Han, Byung Chan | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | 강준희 | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | 유종성 | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | 한병찬 | - |