• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.193-193
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• 2013

실리콘 박막 태양전지는 광 흡수층에서 형성된 정공과 전자를 효과적으로 분리하기 위해 p형과 n형으로 도핑된 층을 형성하는 p-i-n구조를 갖게 된다. 이러한 도핑 층을 형성하기 위해 B2H6와 PH3와 같은 독성 가스를 사용하기 때문에, 공정 안정성과 환경적인 이슈가 대두된다. 또한 도핑은 추가적으로 실리콘 박막 태양전지의 안정화 효율을 지속적으로 저하시키는 요인이 된다. 이러한 문제점을 개선하기 위하여, 창층으로 MoO3, V2O5, WO3 등과 같이 높은 일함수를 갖는 전이금속 산화물을 사용하고, 광 흡수층으로 i-Si:H을, 후면 전극으로 낮은 일함수를 나타내는 LiF/Al을 사용하였다. 전이금속 산화물과 LiF/Al의 큰 일함수 차이에 의해서 흡수층인 i-Si:H 에서 생성된 캐리어들은 효과적으로 분리되고 수집이 된다. 금속 산화물은 스퍼터링 공정에 의하여 이루어졌으며, 스퍼터링 공정조건에 따라 산화도가 조절되며, 이러한 산화도에 따라 태양전지의 셀 특성이 결정된다. 도핑 층이 없는 새로운 형태의 실리콘 박막 태양전지는 기존 비정질 실리콘 박막 태양전지에 비해 높은 안정화 효율을 나타내며, 이는 도핑 층이 없기 때문에 기존 실리콘 박막 태양전지의 열화현상에 따른 효율저하가 발생하지 않는 장점을 지내고 있다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.239-246
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• 2015

The hybridization of carbon nano-materials enhances the efficiency of each function of the resulting structure or composites. Also, the addition of non-carbon elements to nanomaterials modifies the electrochemical properties. Electrodes combining porous carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and metal oxides benefit from the combination of the double-layer capacitance of the CNFs and the pseudocapacitive character associated with the surface redox-type reactions. Consequently, they demonstrate superior supercapacitor performance in terms of high capacitance, high energy/power efficiency and high rate capability. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the latest advances made in the development and application of various metal oxide/CNF composites (CNFCs) to supercapacitor electrodes.

• Korea Science and Art Forum
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• v.30
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• pp.251-261
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• 2017

Metal is a material that has exerted a lot of influence on the development of human cultures, and has closely connected with our life from the past to the present. Types of metal we have used from the prehistoric times are varied, and iron relics take the largest percentage of metal relics excavated in our country. The biggest threat to the existence of iron relics ranging from excavated relics to the ones that are transmitted is the process of corrosion, and physical removal has been used the most for removing corroded oxides. For details for removal of corrosion oxides, this thesis aimed to research on the chemical corrosion oxides remover that protects parent material of iron relics but treats corrosion oxides only. For safe and effective removal of corrosion oxides of iron relics, this study was conducted aiming at finding the possibility of and optimized composition for removal of iron relics corrosion oxides by manufacturing new acid, alkaline and neutral oxides removers and changing their composition variously, exploring the possibility by applying the agents to modern relics. The results of this study are as follows: First, the acid solution removed only some part of corrosive substance oxidized on the surface of metal specimen. Second, the application of each of alkaline and neutral solution resulted in remaining black-colored corrosive substance, but it was removed when the quantity of the solution and the duration of application are increased. Third, All the three solutions did not cause any damage to parent material in the course of application, and showed the result that they are capable of removing unstable oxide layer while protecting parent material and stable corrosive layer as the solutions would be able to deal with situation by a relic only through the control of concentration of solution and duration of application.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.98.1-98.1
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• 2004

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.335-344
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• 2006

In this paper a computer program was developed, which simulates the Li reduction process of PWR spent fuel, and the amount of a produced metal or chloride compound was calculated at the various amount of Li with the program. It establishes a database, which is composed of some characteristics related to a chemical reaction equation and thermodynamic data, and it calculates the transformed rate of PWR spent fuel oxide at the certain amount of Li by using the database as input data. As the results of the performance test of the program, it was validated that the transformed values of oxides, except for $Eu_2O_3$ and $Sm_2O_3$, were almost the same to within about a 6 % error with those calculated by the previous code and that the calculated amount of Li was also exactly consistent with the theoretical one, which is used for a complete reaction of each oxide in a single chemical reaction. A relationship between Li and the transformed metal of each oxide was analyzed on the basis of the quantities calculated with the verified development program. Of the results, when the amount of Li was given to be 250 mole, the 83.73 percentage of $UO_2$ was transformed into U while the remainder was still to be $UO_2$. In addition, it was appeared that the 297 mole of Li was needed to completely convert $UO_2$ into U.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.310-310
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 Titanium (Ti) source/drain 전극 접합이 차세대 비정질 InGaZnO (IGZO) 기반 박막형 트랜지스터에 미치는 영향을 화학적, 구조적, 전기적 특성 분석을 통하여 관찰하고 Ti/IGZO 접합 특성을 설명할 수 있는 메커니즘을 제시하였다. IGZO 기반 박막형 트랜지스터 소자의 구동 특성은 transmission line method (TLM) 패턴 공정을 이용하여 정량적으로 분석되었다. 비정질 IGZO 기반의 박막형 트랜지스터에서 Ti source/drain 전극 접합에 의한 구동 특성 변화 및 영향을 확인하기 위하여 금속/산화물 계면 반응성이 낮은 silver (Ag) source/drain 전극이 reference로 비교되었으며, 그 결과 Ti source/drain 전극 접합이 적용된 비정질 IGZO 트랜지스터의 경우 Ti 금속과 IGZO 산화물 계면에 형성되는 열역학적으로 안정한 $TiO_x$ 층의 형성에 의해 VT ($-{\Delta}0.52V$) shift 및 saturation mobility ($8.48cm^2$/Vs) 상승됨을 확인하였다. 뿐만 아니라 TLM 패턴을 이용한 IGZO 트랜지스터의 전기적 변수 도출 및 수치적 해석으로부터 $TiO_x$ 계면층 형성이 Ti 금속과 비정질 InGaZnO 계면에서의 effective contact resistivity를 효과적으로 낮출 수 있음을 확인하였다. Ti source/drain 전극 접합에 의해 발생되는 $TiO_x$ 계면층의 화학적, 구조적 특성과 $TiO_x$ 계면층 생성에 의한 소자 특성 변화를 연관시켜 해석함으로써, IGZO 기반 박막형 트랜지스터에서의 Ti source/drain 전극 접합이 비정질 IGZO 기반 박막형 트랜지스터에 미치는 영향을 설명하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.82-82
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 이온빔 스퍼터링 방법으로 증착한 Cr2O3, Ta2O5, HfO2 산화물박막의 구조적 특성변화를 관찰하였다. 금속박막에서 표면이 산화되는 문제를 해결하기위하여 산화물 박막을 증착시켰다. 이온빔 스퍼터링으로 박막 증착 시 산화물 타겟을 사용할 때 발생되는 전하의 영향을 상쇄하기 위하여 neutralizer를 사용하였다. 박막 증착 후 XRR (X-ray Reflectometer)을 이용하여 박막의 두께, 거칠기 및 밀도를 확인하였으며, AFM (Atomic Force MicroScope)을 통하여 증착한 박막표면 거칠기 측정을 하여 XRR로 얻은 데이터와 비교하여 살펴보았다. 또한 XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy)측정을 통해 제조된 박막의 화학적 결합상태를 확인하였다. 여러 가지 조건변화와 기판의 차이에 따라 제작된 산화물 박막 중 실리콘 기판을 사용하여 증착시킨 박막은 XRR측정시 반사율 곡선에서 자연 산화막에 의한 영향이 나타났다. 반면 glass나 sapphire에 증착시킨 산화물 박막은 실리콘기판에서 나타난 자연 산화막의 영향을 받지 않음을 확인하였다. 기판과 산화물 박막사이에 계면층에 나타나는 영향을 최소화시킴으로써 양질의 박막을 제작할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.401-410
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• 2016

The $Pt-Sn/Al_2O_3$ catalysts mixed with metal oxides for propane dehydrogenation were studied. $Cu-Mn/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$, $Ni-Mn/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$, $Cu/{\alpha}-Al_2O_3$ was prepared and mixed with $Pt-Sn/Al_2O_3$ to measure the activity for propane dehydrogenation. As standard sample, $Pt-Sn/Al_2O_3$ catalyst mixed with glassbead was adopted. In the case of catalytic activity test after non-reductive pretreatment of catalyst and metal oxide, $Pt-Sn/Al_2O_3$ mixed with $Cu-Mn/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ showed higher conversion of 15% and similar selectivity at $576.5^{\circ}C$, compared to conversion of 8% in standard sample. In the case of catalytic activity test after reductive pretreatment of catalyst and metal oxde, $Cu/{\alpha}-Al_2O_3$ showed higer yield than standard sample. But, increase of yield of most of samples after reductive pretreatment was not significant, so it was found that lattice oxygen of $Cu-Mn/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ is effective to propane dehydrogenation.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.19-32
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• 2010

Electrolytic reduction technology is essential for the purpose of adopting pyroprocessing into spent oxide fuel as an alternative option in a back-end fuel cycle. Spent fuel consists of various metal oxides, and each metal oxide releases an oxygen element depending on its chemical characteristic during the electrolytic reduction process. In the present work, an electrolytic reduction behavior was estimated for voloxidized spent fuel based on the assumption that each metal-oxygen system is independent and behaves as an ideal solid solution. The electrolytic reduction was considered as a combination of a Li recovery and chemical reactions between the metal oxides such as uranium oxide and the produced Li metal. The calculated result revealed that most of the metal oxides were reduced by the process. It was evaluated that a reduced fraction of lanthanide oxides increased with a decreasing $Li_2O$ concentration. However, most of the lanthanides were expected to be stable in their oxide forms. In addition, a semi-empirical model for describing $U_3O_8$ electrolytic reduction behavior was proposed by considering Li diffusion and a chemical reaction between $U_3O_8$ and Li. Experimental data was used to determine model parameters and, then, the model was applied to calculate the reduction yield with time and to estimate the required time for a 99.9% reduction.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.379-384
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• 2017

An electrochemical reduction of a mixture of NiO and rare earth oxides has been conducted to increase the reduction degree of rare earth oxides. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurement was carried out to determine the electrochemical reduction behavior of the mixed oxide in molten LiCl medium. Constant voltage electrolysis was performed with various supplied charges to understand the mechanism of electrochemical reduction of the mixed oxide as a working electrode. After completion of the electrochemical reduction, crystal structure of the reaction intermediates was characterized by using an X-ray diffraction method. The results clearly demonstrate that the rare earth oxide was converted to RE-Ni intermetallics via co-reduction with NiO.