Patents by Inventor Young-Rack Ahn

Young-Rack Ahn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120113565
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved electrode for a supercapacitor and a method of preparation thereof. The inventive electrode comprises a collector, a carbon substrate disposed on the collector comprising ultrafine carbon fibers having a specific surface area of at least 200 m2/g (BET) and a d002 value of 0.36 nm or less, and a metal oxide thin layer formed on the carbon substrate. The electrode of the subject invention retains a high specific capacitance during high-speed charging and discharging cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dong Young KIM, Seong Mu JO, Sung-Yeon JANG, Young Rack AHN
  • Patent number: 8120892
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved electrode for a supercapacitor and a method of preparation thereof. The inventive electrode comprises a collector, a carbon substrate disposed on the collector comprising ultrafine carbon fibers having a specific surface area of at least 200 m2/g (BET) and a d002 value of 0.36 nm or less, and a metal oxide thin layer formed on the carbon substrate. The electrode of the subject invention retains a high specific capacitance during high-speed charging and discharging cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dong Young Kim, Seong Mu Jo, Sung-Yeon Jang, Young Rack Ahn
  • Patent number: 7670467
    Abstract: A supercapacitor having a metal oxide electrode and a method for preparing the same. The method comprises preparing a substrate composed of a current collector and a titanium dioxide ultrafine fiber matrix layer formed on the current collector, and electrochemically depositing a metal oxide thin film layer onto the substrate by a constant current potentiometry or a cyclic voltammetric method. Since the metal oxide is uniformly deposited on the substrate having a wide specific surface area with the titanium dioxide ultrafine fiber, a bonding material or a conductive particle need not to be added to the capacitor electrode. Therefore, a resistance of the capacitor electrode is prevented from being increased, and thus a capacitance of the capacitor electrode is prevented from being decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dong-Young Kim, Seong-Mu Jo, Byung-Doo Chin, Young-Rack Ahn
  • Publication number: 20080251971
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved electrode for a supercapacitor and a method of preparation thereof. The inventive electrode comprises a collector, a carbon substrate disposed on the collector comprising ultrafine carbon fibers having a specific surface area of at least 200 m2/g (BET) and a d002 value of 0.36 nm or less, and a metal oxide thin layer formed on the carbon substrate. The electrode of the subject invention retains a high specific capacitance during high-speed charging and discharging cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dong Young Kim, Seong Mu Jo, Sung-Yeon Jang, Young Rack Ahn
  • Publication number: 20070116640
    Abstract: A titanium dioxide nanorod having anisotropy and a preparation method thereof in which, particularly, an ultrafine composite fiber of polymer and titanium dioxide precursor and a single crystal titanium dioxide nanorod using a phase separation are prepared, wherein a mixed solution containing titanium dioxide precursor, polymer which is compatible with the precursor and solvent is prepared, the mixed solution is electrospun to form titanium dioxide polymer composite fiber containing ultrafine fibril structure therein by the phase separation between the titanium dioxide precursor and the polymer, the composite fiber is heat-pressed, and the polymer material is removed from the composite fiber, so as to obtain titanium dioxide nanorod, which can be used as dye-sensitized solar cells, various sensors, and photocatalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dong-Young Kim, Seong-Mu Jo, Byung-Doo Chin, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Mi-Yeon Song, Young-Rack Ahn
  • Publication number: 20070095657
    Abstract: A supercapacitor having a metal oxide electrode and a method for preparing the same. The method comprises preparing a substrate composed of a current collector and a titanium dioxide ultrafine fiber matrix layer formed on the current collector, and electrochemically depositing a metal oxide thin film layer onto the substrate by a constant current potentiometry or a cyclic voltammetric method. Since the metal oxide is uniformly deposited on the substrate having a wide specific surface area with the titanium dioxide ultrafine fiber, a bonding material or a conductive particle need not to be added to the capacitor electrode. Therefore, a resistance of the capacitor electrode is prevented from being increased, and thus a capacitance of the capacitor electrode is prevented from being decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Dong-Young KIM, Seong-Mu Jo, Byung-Doo Chin, Young-Rack Ahn