Author: S.Lee†, J.Choi, Y.Chung, J.Kim*, S. Moon* and S.Lee*Title: Understanding the catalytic mechanism of calcium compounds for enhancing crystallinity in carbon fiberJournal: Chemical Engineering JournalYear: 2024Impact factor: 15.1Abstract:Graphitized carbon fibers are attractive materials because of their high tensile modulus and thermal and electrical conductivities. These attributes derive from their crystalline structures that develop during heat treatments of up to 3000 °C. Despite the costly thermal processes, there is a structural limit for achieving these sought-after properties for polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fibers. Herein, the preparation of polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fibers with highly developed microstructures via calcium-assisted thermal treatments of up to 2700 °C is reported. Carbon fibers hydrothermally immersed in a solution of calcium carbonate were heat-treated and their chemical structures traced to investigate the calcium-assisted catalytic graphitization mechanism. Graphitic structures appeared at 1400 °C, accompanied by intermediate complexes of carbon and calcium on the carbon fibers surfaces. Further heat treatment of the calcium compounds at 1600 °C to incorporate carbon fibers resulted in an interlayer spacing of 0.3360 nm, which was unachievable solely through heat treatment at 2700 °C. In addition, the achieved tensile modulus and electrical conductivity of 480 GPa and 1.7 × 103 S/cm, respectively, were significantly higher than those of pure carbon fibers. The calcium ions penetrating the internal structure of the carbon fibers aligned the non-uniform graphene structure and developed the graphite structure of the carbon fibers by acting as catalysts, even at low temperatures.

Author: H.Nam†, H.Lee†, H.Kim, J.Lee* and J.Kim*Title: Precipitation strengthening of Cu–Ni–Si-based alloys: Experimental and computational insightsJournal: Journal of Materials Research and TechnologyYear: 2023Impact factor: 6.4Abstract:The effects of interfacial energy on precipitation behavior and physical properties of Cu–Ni–Si–(Co) alloys were investigated. The Cu–1.3Ni–0.3Si and Cu–1.3Ni–0.6Si–1.0Co alloys (in weight %) were prepared by combined cold-rolling and aging processes. The addition of Co promoted the formation of (Ni,Co)2Si by replacing Ni with Co in Ni2Si. Ab initio calculations demonstrated that the small addition of Co considerably reduced the interfacial energy between the Cu matrix and (Ni,Co)2Si, which effectively decreased the activation energy for precipitation. As a result, the precipitation of fine rod-shaped (Ni,Co)2Si was accelerated during the aging process and the number density of the precipitates increased up to 9.0 × 1010 cm−2. The nano-scale (Ni,Co)2Si precipitates with an average size of 13.5 nm strengthened the alloy properly through the Orowan mechanism without much loss of electrical conductivity. The maximum hardness and electrical conductivity were 220 Hv and 51 % International Annealed Copper Standard, respectively, for the Cu–1.3Ni–0.6Si–1.0Co alloy aged for 4 h at 420 °C.

Author: H.Kim†, M.Kim†, J.Kim , and J.Kim*Title: Enhancing the hydrogen storage properties of (Ti, M)C1−x materials (M = W, Mg, Ni, and Al) depends on the carbon vacancies: Potential for the recycling of scrapsJournal: International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard MaterialsYear: 2024Impact factor: 3.6Abstract:New energy storage systems and recycling schemes are required to solve the increasing environmental and energy problems. Owing to the increasing cost of raw materials, scraps need to be recycled. Carbides can be used as hydrogen storage materials; however, their mechanical properties remain unclear. To fabricate high-quality carbides from scraps as potential candidates for hydrogen storage materials, it is necessary to understand the mechanical properties of the carbides when absorbing hydrogen atoms. In this study, we evaluated the thermodynamic stabilities, mechanical properties, and electronic structures of (Ti, M)C1-x materials (M = W, Mg, Ni, and Al, x = 0-1. The effects of the carbon vacancies were examined using density functional theory calculations. Based on the results, the TiC0.625 composition was stable at ambient temperature and pressure. Titanium carbides have shown potential for use in hydrogen storage applications at 0≤ x ≤ 0.375, as the hardness decreases rapidly when x ≥ 0.375. In addition, the results indicate that (Ti, Al)C should mainly be used in the target hydrogen storage materials at a composition below x = 0.25. These findings support the design of hydrogen storage materials based on recycled carbides.�=0–1

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