• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.2256-2261
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• 2017

Carbon nanotube (CNT) and alumina ($Al_2O_3$) are synthesized into hybrid composites, and an advanced electrical discharge machining (EDM) system is developed for the machining of hard and conductive materials. CNT nanoparticles are mixed with $Al_2O_3$ powder and the $Al_2O_3$/CNT slurry is sintered by spark plasma. The hardness and the electrical conductivity of the $Al_2O_3$/CNT hybrid composite were investigated. The electrical discharge is controlled by a capacitive ballast circuit. The capacitive ballast circuit is applied to the tungsten carbide and the $Al_2O_3$/CNT hybrid composite. The voltage-current waveforms and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images were measured to analyze the characteristics of the boring process. The developed EDM process can manufacture the ceramic based hybrid composites, thereby expecting the variety of applications.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.285-286
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• 2009

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2014

Micro-holes of conductive ceramic are required in micro structures. Micro-electrical discharge machining (Micro-EDM) is an effective machining method since EDM is as process for shaping hard metals and complex-shaped holes by spark erosion in all kinds of electro-conductive materials. However, as the depth of micro hole increases, the machining condition becomes more unstable due to inefficient removal of debris between the electrode and the workpiece. In this paper, micro-EDM was performed to evaluate machining characteristic such as electrode wear, machining time, taper angle, radial clearance with varying voltage and ultrasonic vibration on 10 vol.% Carbon-nanotube reinforced conductive $Al_2O_3$ composite fabricated by spark plasma sintering in previous research.

• Composites Research
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 기능성 나노복합재를 제작하는 방법이 제시되었다. 미소 입자들을 포함하고 있는 점성을 가진 유체에 전기장을 가하여 유체속에 포함된 입자들을 전기장의 방향에 따라 규칙적으로 배열을 하였다. FAiMTa 기술이라고 불리는 이 방법은 마이크로 혹은 나노 사이즈의 입자들을 체인의 형태로 배열하여 직교이방성 폴리머 나노복합재의 제작을 가능하게 하였다. 알루미나($Al_2O_3$), 탄소나노튜브(CNT), 탄소(Graphite), 텅스텐(W) 등의 마이크로 혹은 나노 사이즈 입자 분말을 사용하여 FAiMTa기술의 유효성을 확인하는 시험을 수행하였다. 이러한 입자들을 전기장을 사용하여 일정한 방향으로 배열하여 직교이방성 폴리머 복합재를 만들었고, 시험시편의 물리적 특성 즉 기계적 열적 특성을 측정하여 방향성을 확인하였다. 이렇게 제작된 첨단 나노복합재는 각종 산업분야에서 큰 효과가 기대된다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 제38회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1363-1364
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• 2007

The composites such as Sn-CNTs, $SnSb_{0.5}$-CNTs and $CoSb_3$-CNTs have attracted much attention in the past years owing to their good overall properties. In these samples, intermetallic compounds show high specific capacities. Recently, interest in metal oxides such as $Al_{2}O_{3}$, MgO and $TiO_2$ has been largely stimulated by the realization that they can improve the cycling stability of the Li-ion battery electrodes. The reversible capacity of the $TiO_2$/CNTs composite reaches 168 mAh $g^{-1}$ at the first cycle and remains almost constant during long-term cycling. In this study, a nanocomposite of $TiO_2$/CNTs was prepared by sol-gel method and its electrochemical properties as anode materials for Li-ion batteries were studied by galvanostatic cycling, cyclic voltammograms (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).