• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.54 no.9
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• pp.3516-3525
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• 2022

The high capture cross-section (𝜎_c) of Gadolinium (Gd-155 and Gd-157) causes reactivity penalty and swing at the initial stage of fuel burnup in Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). The present study is concerned with the feasibility of the combination of mixed burnable poison with both low and high 𝜎_c as an approach to minimize these effects. Two considered reference designs are fuel assemblies with 24 IBA rods of Gd₂O₃ and Er₂O₃ respectively. Models comprise nuclear fuel with a homogeneous mixture of Er₂O₃, AmO₂, SmO₂, and HfO₂ with Gd₂O₃ as well as the coating of PaO₂ and ZrB₂ on the Gd₂O₃ pellet's outer surface. The infinite multiplication factor was determined and reactivity was calculated considering 3% neutron leakage rate. All models except Er₂O₃ and SmO₂ showed expected results namely higher values of these parameters than the reference design of Gd₂O₃ at the early burnup period. The highest value was found for the model of PaO₂ and Gd₂O₃ followed by ZrB₂ and HfO₂. The cycle burnup, discharge burnup, and cycle length for three batch refueling were calculated using Linear Reactivity Model (LRM). The pin power distribution, energy-dependent neutron flux and Fuel Temperature Coefficient (FTC) were also studied. An optimization of model 1 was carried out to investigate effects of different isotopic compositions of Gd₂O₃ and absorber coating thickness.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.132.2-132.2
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• 2000

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.61.1-61
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• 2003

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.348-352
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• 2014

In light of the sure protection function, the most important factors of a varistor are the clamping voltage ratio and degradation characteristics. The degradation characteristics of Pr/Co/Cr/Er co-doped zinc oxide varistors were investigated by impulse currents (0.4~2.1 kA) stress for the specified content of $Er_2O_3$ (0.5 and 2.0 mol%). The varistor doped with 2.0 mol% $Er_2O_3$ exhibited the best clamp characteristics, with the clamp voltage ratio (K) in the range of K = 1.63~1.88 at the impulse currents of 5-50 A. However, the varistor doped with 0.5 mol% exhibited excellent electrical stability, with variation rates for the breakdown field, for the nonlinear coefficient, and for the leakage current density of -6.9%, -12.6%, and -14.3%, respectively, after application of an impulse current of 2.1 kA. In contrast, the varistor doped with 2.0 mol% was destroyed after application of an impulse current of 1.2 kA.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.118-124
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• 2005

We have obtained sharp and clearly resolved ESR spectra of $Nd^{3+}$ and $Er^{3+}$ in vapor transport equilibrium (VTE) treated $LiNbO_3$ crystals, consequently have determined more accurate spin Hamiltonian parameters, than those in congruent samples. The anisotropic hyperfine structures of $^{143}Nd^{3+}$ and $^{145}Nd^{3+}$ in the VTE-treated crystals at liquid helium temperature have been analyzed. It is proposed that both rare earth ions favor the lithium site in $LiNbO_3$ from the consideration of the determined anisotropic g-values.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.25 no.7
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• pp.905-916
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• 2016

The characteristics of phenol removal and $UV_{254}$ matters variance were investigated and compared by the variation of operating factors (NaCl concentration, air flow rate, initial phenol concentration) in electrochemical reaction (ER) and dielectric barrier discharge plasma reaction (DBDPR), respectively. The phenol removal rate was shown as $1^{st}$ order both in ER and DBDPR. Also, the absorbance of $UV_{254}$ matters which means aromatic intermediates was analyzed to investigate the complete phenol degradation process. In ER, the phenol degradation and aromatic intermediates production rates increased by the increase of NaCl concentration. However, in DBDPR, the variation of NaCl concentration had no effect on the degradation of phenol and $UV_{254}$ matters. Air flow rate had a little effect on the removal of phenol and the variation of $UV_{254}$ matters in ER. The phenol removal rate in ER was a little higher than that in DBDPR. The produced $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ amounts in ER were 2 times and 10 times higher than those in DBDPR. The chlorine intermediates ($ClO_2$ and free chlorine) were produced in ER, however, they were not produced in DBDPR.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.13 no.10
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• pp.887-894
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• 2000

In this paper, we have studied the effect of earth (Gd, Er) on the various properties (microstructure, shrinkage, initial permeability, permeability as a function of frequency, etc) of Ba-ferrite. The permeabilities were analyzed by Impedance Analyzer(100KHz~40MHz) and Network Analyzer(30KHz~3㎓). As the result of XRD, all of the Ba-ferrite doped with rat earth was found to be Y-hexagonal phase. The resonance frequencies at the maximum imaginary value of complex permeability were observed near 2㎓. The complex permeabilities of the Ba-ferrite doped with Gd$_2$O$_3$at 3wt% and doped with Er$_2$O$_3$at 3wt% and 5wt% as a function of frequency showed the highest value at sintered temperature at 95$0^{\circ}C$/3h.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.37 no.12
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• pp.1159-1164
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• 2000

페롭스카이트 구조를 갖는 E $r_{1-x}$S $r_{x}$Cr $O_{3-y}$ 계에서 x=0.0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2인 비화학양론적 화합물 고용체를 1573 K 대기압 하에서 제조하였다. X-선 회절분석을 통하여 제조된 모든 계들이 등방정계 단일상을 형성하였고, 또한 반지름이 큰 S $r^{2+}$를 doping 시켜줌에 따라 격자상수 및 환산부피가 증가됨을 알 수 있었으며, 단위 세포의 부피는 직선성을 보이며 증가하였다. TG-DTA에 따른 열분석 결과 Sr이 치환되지 않은 계에서는 상전이가 발생하는 반면, x값이 0.05 이상인 계들은 고온영역에 이르기까지 등방정계에서 마름모정계로의 상전이가 억제되었다. 전자현미경을 통하여 치환된 Sr의 몰비에 따른 시료들이 미세구조를 관찰하였고, d.c 전도도 측정을 통하여 다결정성 시료계들이 가지는 전도도의 온도 의존성으로부터 구한 활성화 에너지는 0.17 eV였다.다.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.211-216
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• 1999

Four different $\beta-Si_3N_4$ ceramics with silicon oxynitrides $[Y_10(SiO_4)_6N_2, Yb_4Si_2N_2O_7, Er_2Si_3N_4O_3, \;and La_{10}(SiO_4)_6N_2$, respectivley] as secondary phases have been fabricated by hot-pressing the $Si_3N_4-Re_4Si_2N_2O_7$ (Re=Y, Yb, Er, and La) compositions at $1820^{\circ}C$ for 2h under a pressure of 25 MPa. The high temperature strength and oxidation behavior of the hot-pressed ceramics were characterized and compared with those of the ceramics fabricated from $Si_3N_4-Si_2O_7$ compositions. The $Si_3N_4-Re_4Si_2N_2O_7$composition investigated herein showed comparable high temperature strength to those from $Si_3N_4-Re_2Si_2O_7$ compositions. Si3N4 ceramics from a $Si_3N_4-Y_4Si_2N_2O_7$ composition showed the highest strength of 877 MPa at $1200^{\circ}C$ among the compositions. All $Si_3N_4$ ceramics investigated herein showed a parabolic weight gain with oxidation time at $1400^{\circ}C$ and the oxidation products of the ceramics were $SiO_2$ and $Re_2Si_2O_7$. The $Si_3N_4-Re_4Si_2N_2O_7$ compositions showed inferior oxidation resistance to those from $Si_3n_4-Re_2Si_2O_7$ compositions, owing to the incompatibility of the secondary crystalline phases of those ceramics with $SiO_2$, the oxidation product of Si3N4.Si3N4 ceramics from a $Si_3N_4-Er_4Si_2N_2O_7$ composition showed the best oxidation resistance of 0.375mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ after oxidation at $1400^{\circ}C$ for 102 h in air among the compositions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.78.2-78
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• 2000