{"title":"Controllable Preparation of N-modified Cu-MOFs for Enhanced Steering CO2 Electroreduction Toward CH4 Products","authors":"Haixia Wang, Yilei Sun, Yao Liu, Kunjie Li, Ze-Da Meng, Won-Chun Oh","doi":"10.3740/mrsk.2025.35.8.352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3740/mrsk.2025.35.8.352","url":null,"abstract":"The catalyst materials 0N-Cu-MOF, 1N-Cu-MOF, and 2N-Cu-MOF were successfully synthesized usinga solvothermal method, and using different concentrations of nitrogen-modified Cu organic frameworks (xN-Cu-MOF).Characterizations using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis showed that 1N-Cu-MOF had the largest SSA and pore size among the three materials synthesized.1N-Cu-MOF exhibited the largest pore size and specific surface area among the three materials, which had a decisive effect on CO 2 reduction.In addition, stability and CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) activity were evaluated by linear sweep voltmeter, cyclic voltmeter, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and time flow tests.Faradaic efficiency (FE) was determined by product analysis.Among the three catalyst materials, 1N-Cu-MOF showed the best catalytic performance at 50 mAcm -2 (maximum current density).The charge transfer resistance was 8.23 , the average current density was 19.9 mAcm -2 , and the FE of methane (CH 4 ) production showed a high efficiency of 70.45 % when tested for 12 h at an overpotential of -0.35 V (to-RHE).","PeriodicalId":17864,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Materials Research","volume":"35 8","pages":"352-365"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://journal.mrs-k.or.kr/articles/pdf/9vZv/mrsk-2025-035-08-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147900845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yao Liu, Yilei Sun, Haixia Wang, Ze-Da Meng, Won-Chun Oh
{"title":"Enhanced Electrochemical Properties of NaFe2PO4(SO4)2 via Co2+ Doping as Cathode Material for Sodium-ion Batteries","authors":"Yao Liu, Yilei Sun, Haixia Wang, Ze-Da Meng, Won-Chun Oh","doi":"10.3740/mrsk.2025.35.7.266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3740/mrsk.2025.35.7.266","url":null,"abstract":"Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) offer a viable alternative to partially or fully replace lithium ion batteries (LIBs) due to their lower cost and increased safety.This paper outlines the compositional optimizations, crystallographic evaluations, and electrochemical behavior of a novel mixed NASICON polyanionic compound, NaFe 2 PO 4 (SO 4 ) 2 (NFPS).X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) results showed that cobalt doping produces a higher concentration of oxygen defects compared to undoped samples.Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis results revealed that the modified sample has more uniform pores and pore distribution.Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) measurements showed that doping of Co 2+ reduces the specific surface area of NFPS-Co0.08compared to NFPS.This shortens the sodium ion diffusion pathway and promotes ion dynamics.The addition of Co 2+ to the sample significantly improved its performance during galvanostatic charge-discharge tests.The electrochemical activity also is significantly enhanced by Co 2+ doping.Na 0.84 Co 0.08 Fe 2 PO 4 (SO 4 ) 2 exhibits superior rate and cycling performance compared to pristine NFPS.After 80 cycles at 25 mA g -1 , NFPS-Co 0.08 retained discharge specific capacity of 60.8 mA h g -1 , which is 1.24 times greater than that of NFPS.","PeriodicalId":17864,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Materials Research","volume":"35 7","pages":"266-276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://journal.mrs-k.or.kr/articles/pdf/Ro5Q/mrsk-2025-035-07-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147921697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kai Chen, Ze-Da Meng, Yao Liu, Yilei Sun, Liang Yuan, Won‐Chun Oh
{"title":"Facile Synthesis of WCu-C/N for Effective Catalyst toward Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to CO","authors":"Kai Chen, Ze-Da Meng, Yao Liu, Yilei Sun, Liang Yuan, Won‐Chun Oh","doi":"10.3740/mrsk.2024.34.9.409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3740/mrsk.2024.34.9.409","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17864,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Materials Research","volume":"34 9","pages":"409-421"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://journal.mrs-k.or.kr/articles/pdf/dPe5/mrsk-2024-034-09-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147903055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced Piezoelectric Degradation of Tetracycline Using Single-Atom Cu Anchored on t-BaTiO3","authors":"Shu Ye, Jing Cheng, Ze-Da Meng, Won-Chun Oh","doi":"10.3740/mrsk.2024.34.9.422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3740/mrsk.2024.34.9.422","url":null,"abstract":"Hydrothermal and ultrasonic processes were used in this study to synthesize a single-atom Cu anchored on t-BaTiO 3 .The resulting material effectively employs vibration energy for the piezoelectric (PE) catalytic degradation of pollutants.The phase and microstructure of the sample were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and it was found that the sample had a tetragonal perovskite structure with uniform grain size.The nanomaterial achieved a considerable increase in tetracycline degradation rate (approximately 95 % within 7 h) when subjected to mechanical vibration.In contrast, pure BaTiO 3 demonstrated a degradation rate of 56.7 %.A significant number of piezoinduced negative charge carriers, electrons, can leak out to the Cu-doped BaTiO 3 interface due to Cu's exceptional conductivity.As a result, a single-atom Cu catalyst can facilitate the separation of these electrons, resulting in synergistic catalysis.By demonstrating a viable approach for improving ultrasonic and PE materials this research highlights the benefits of combining ultrasonic technology and the PE effect.","PeriodicalId":17864,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Materials Research","volume":"34 9","pages":"422-431"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://journal.mrs-k.or.kr/articles/pdf/KzKa/mrsk-2024-034-09-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147888641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Electron Beam Irradiation on the Opto-Electrical and Transparent Heater Property of ZnO/Cu/ZnO Thin Films for the Electric Vehicle Application","authors":"Yeon-Hak Lee, Min-Sung Park, Daeil Kim","doi":"10.3740/mrsk.2023.33.11.497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3740/mrsk.2023.33.11.497","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17864,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Materials Research","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139231016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ki Hyun Kim, Sung Jin Chung, Tae Youl Yang, Jong Chul Lim, Hyo Sik Chang
{"title":"Characteristics of Tin Oxide Thin Film Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition and Spin Coating Process as Electron Transport Layer for Perovskite Solar Cells","authors":"Ki Hyun Kim, Sung Jin Chung, Tae Youl Yang, Jong Chul Lim, Hyo Sik Chang","doi":"10.3740/mrsk.2023.33.11.475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3740/mrsk.2023.33.11.475","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17864,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Materials Research","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139228006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seungmin Lee, Seong Cheol Jang, Ji-Min Park, Soon-Gil Yoon, Hyunsook Kim
{"title":"p-type CuI Thin-Film Transistors through Chemical Vapor Deposition Process","authors":"Seungmin Lee, Seong Cheol Jang, Ji-Min Park, Soon-Gil Yoon, Hyunsook Kim","doi":"10.3740/mrsk.2023.33.11.491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3740/mrsk.2023.33.11.491","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17864,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Materials Research","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139229819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dielectric Properties of (Ba0.7Sr0.3-3x/2Lax)(Ti0.9Zr0.1)O3 Ceramics with La3+ Substitution for Sr2+-Site","authors":"S. Kim, Ju Hye Kim, E. Kim","doi":"10.3740/mrsk.2023.33.11.465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3740/mrsk.2023.33.11.465","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17864,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Materials Research","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139230189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xin Ni, Yuan Liang, Quanzi Pan, Hengjie Guo, Kai Chen, Bo Zhang, Shaocong Ni, Bin Sheng, Zeda Meng, Shouqing Liu, Won-Chun Oh
{"title":"Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide by Single-Atom Clusters Pd Anchored on t-BaTiO3 for Piezoelectric Degradation of Tetracycline","authors":"Xin Ni, Yuan Liang, Quanzi Pan, Hengjie Guo, Kai Chen, Bo Zhang, Shaocong Ni, Bin Sheng, Zeda Meng, Shouqing Liu, Won-Chun Oh","doi":"10.3740/mrsk.2023.33.11.447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3740/mrsk.2023.33.11.447","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17864,"journal":{"name":"Korean Journal of Materials Research","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139232599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}