• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.16-21
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• 2008

The key component of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is the membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which comprises a polymer electrolyte membrane and catalyst layers (anode and cathode electrode). Generally the catalyst layer is coated on the porous electrode supporter (e.g. carbon paper or cloth) using various coating methods such as brushing, decal transfer, spray coating and screen printing methods. However, these methods were disadvantageous in terms of the uniformity of catalyst layer thickness, catalyst loss, and coating time. In this work, we used bar-coating method which can prepare the catalyst layer with uniform thickness for MEA of DMFC. The surface and cross-section morphologies of the catalyst layers were observed by SEM. The performances and resistance of the MEAs were investigated through a single cell evaluation and impedance analyzer.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.430-433
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• 2005

Laser bonding between similar and dissimilar thermoplastics has been investigated by making use of laser transmission weld technique. Spot welding of two layers of plastic materials has been demonstrated by using of a high-quality diode-laser with 808nm wavelength. Weld areas increases according to power density, exposure time. The results of peel out test show that peel strengths increase with the area of molten plastics. Layers, which have the same chemical properties, have good bonding qualities. A bonding method which dye film is coated on the interface is used for laser bonding between plastics with high transmission for laser wavelength. Laser transmission bonding is worthy of attention because it is not in contact, requires a few tooling devices, allows a flexible energy delivery and produces nearly invisible welds

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.26-39
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• 1992

Diffusion bonding of Mo was performed by using the metallic coating of Cu and Cr on the surface to be bonded. Joint characteristics of Mo with or without coating layer were compared in metallurgical and fractograpical aspects. The results showed that the diffusion bonding with coating layer, especially with Cu coating, increased the bending strength of joint. Variation of heating cycle(elevation of temperature for a moment) did not affect significantly the mechanical properties of joint. Fractographical analysis showed that the fracture of joint bonded with Cr coating occurred at the coating layer, while that with Cu coating occurred at the base metal.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.49-61
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• 1981

A generally applicable computer simulation program for diffused silicon solar cells has been developed on the basis of the experimental results. The program can be easily used to obtain the spectral response and I-V characteristics for N+P, P+N N+PP+, P+NN+cells by changing various input parameters. The insolated spectra can be taken from AMI and constant intensity and GE - ELH lamp light sources. The options for AR coating are Si3N4 film and materials with constant reflectance including zero reflectance for ideal case. The computer simulation demonstrates successful results compared with the measured values for the short circuit current, open circuit voltage, efficiency, spectral response, quantum efficiency, I-V characteristics, etc. This program was used to optimize doping concentration, cell thickness, light concentration, junction depth, and to obtain the limit values for front surface recornbination velocity, effective carrier life time in the depletion regions and shunt resistance, and also to drive the changing rate in conversion efficiency depending on operation temperature, series resistance and electric field strength in N+P+ bulk regions.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.35-39
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• 2019

The shielding effectiveness (SE) of the EMI spray coating film was measured in a three-dimensional structure. The shielding effectiveness was measured by AST D4935 using coaxial type TEM cell. A standard sample of the cylindrical slab is fabricated to measure the shielding effectiveness using the ASTM D4935. At this time, spray coating was performed by bonding a three-dimensional structure with NAND flash memory to a standard sample. In the case of spray coating, it was uniformly coated not only on the horizontal plane but also on the vertical plane of the three-dimensional structure. As a result of measurement, shielding effectiveness of maximum 59 dB was measured in a three-dimensional structure similar to the case without three-dimensional structure. As a result, it was confirmed that the spray coating can be uniformed even in the three-dimensional structure.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.81-81
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• 2010

태양광 또는 자연의 힘을 이용한 에너지의 생산은 가까운 미래에 화석연료의 고갈과 이들의 소모로 인해 발행하는 이산화탄소로 인한 지구 온난화등의 문제로 인하여 그 중요성이 점증되고 있는 실정이다. 특히 태양광으로부터 전기에너지를 얻는 발전 방식은 오래전부터 연구되어 왔고 또한 상용화되어 국부적으로 보조 에너지원으로 이용되어 지고 있다. 동작 원리에 따라 이종접합에서 오는 전위차를 이용하는 방법, 동종 물질의 pn접합을 이용하여 기전력을 얻은 방법 및 연료 감응형 종류가 있다. 이 중에서 물질의 이종접합을 이용하는 방법은 아주 오래된 태양전력을 얻는 방식이나 그 동안 연구가 미비하였던 것이 사실이다. 이에 우리는 새로운 재료인 그래핀을 이용하여 산화구리와의 이종접합 태양전지의 제작및 특성을 분석 하였다. 화학기상증착법 (CVD)을 이용해 그래핀을 구리 박편 표면에 성장하였다. 적절한 온도(섭씨 약 1000도)에서 아주 적은 양의 수소 및 메탄을 흘려 주었을때 손쉽게 단일 원자층의 그래핀이 코팅된 구리박편을 얻을 수 있으며, 이 박편을 고온에서 산화 시키면 그래핀은 산화되지 않고 구리만 산화되어 손쉽게 쇼트키타입 태양전지를 얻을 수 있다. 이때 그래핀은 다른 공정 없이 투명전극의 역할을 한다. 간단한 전극을 부착하여 태양전지를 성능을 평가 하였고 그래핀 및 산화구리의 계면효과를 분석하였다. 효율면에서 III-V족 및 실리콘계의 태양전지에 비해 떨어지나 산화구리의 결정화 순도및 산화구리와 금속간의 계면개선 연구를 통해 극복가능 할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Conservation Science
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.149-156
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• 2010

One of resins, V-Flon is useful as a coating material because YK-D80, which is a solvent for V-Flon, is not highly volatile. However, it can not completely harden and can flow out when metal artifacts are joined and restored in the process of the treatment. Therefore, after the impregnation process in order to accelerate the hardening speed of a coating material, usually a dry oven was adopted. This study focused on finding the problems on the dry oven which is employed to increase the speed and investigating the most effective solvent and its composition by checking any change occurred depending on the concentration of solvents. Six different types of solvents were selected and samples were prepared in a manner that they were impregnated with solvents in three concentrations respectively (10%, 20%, 30%). To determine the condition of the samples, the stability evaluation was performed by measuring the change of color and the gloss, the thickness of coated layers, the corrosion after coating, the water resistance by contact angles. Through the comparative experiments between the natural drying and the artificial drying using a dry oven, it was found that when the dry oven is used, some problems are identified on the point of forming a uniform and stable layer because of the unstable data collected from the forced artificial dry. The experiments performed using 3 different concentration rates (10%, 20%, 30%) presented that in the case of 10% V-Flon in Xylene (using as a solvent), its layer was thin as well as it showed the high water-barrier property, which allows it to form the stably coated layer with the lower gloss and color change.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.113-119
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• 2022

In order to improve the mechanical reliability of next-generation electronic devices including flexible, wearable devices, a high level of mechanical reliability is required at various flexible joints. Organic adhesive materials such as epoxy for bonding existing polymer substrates inevitably have an increase in the thickness of the joint and involve problems of thermodynamic damage due to repeated deformation and high temperature hardening. Therefore, it is required to develop a low-temperature bonding process to minimize the thickness of the joint and prevent thermal damage for flexible bonding. This study developed flexible laser transmission welding (f-LTW) that allows bonding of flexible substrates with flexibility, robustness, and low thermal damage. Carbon nanotube (CNT) is thin-film coated on a flexible substrate to reduce the thickness of the joint, and a local melt bonding process on the surface of a polymer substrate by heating a CNT dispersion beam laser has been developed. The laser process conditions were constructed to minimize the thermal damage of the substrate and the mechanism of forming a CNT junction with the polymer substrate. In addition, lap shear adhesion test, peel test, and repeated bending experiment were conducted to evaluate the strength and flexibility of the flexible bonding joint.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.89-94
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• 2021

The mechanical reliability of flexible devices has become a major concern on their commercialization, where the importance of reliable bonding is highlighted. In terms of component materials' properties, it is important to consider thermal damage of polymer substrates that occupy large area of the flexible device. Therefore, room temperature bonding process is highly advantageous for implementing flexible device assemblies with mechanical reliability. Conventional epoxy resins for the bonding still require curing at high temperatures. Even after the curing procedure, the bonding joint loses flexibility and exhibits poor fatigue durability. To solve this problems, low-temperature and adhesive-free bonding are required. In this work, we develop a room temperature bonding process for polymer substrates using carbon nanotube heated by microwave irradiations. After depositing multiple-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) on PET polymer substrates, they are heated locally with by microwave while the entire bonding specimen maintains room temperature and the heating induces mechanical entanglement of CNT-PET. The room temperature bonding was conducted for a PET/CNT/PET specimen at 600 watt of microwave power for 10 seconds. Thickness of the CNT bonding joint was very thin that it obtains flexibility as well. In order to evaluate the mechanical reliability of the joint specimen, we performed lap shear test, three-point bending test, and dynamic bending test, and confirmed excellent joint strength, flexibility, and bending durability from each test.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.26 no.10
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• pp.542-548
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• 2016

The influence of NiCrAlY bond coating on the adhesion properties of an Fe thermal coating sprayed on an Al substrate was investigated. By applying a bond coat, an adhesion strength of 21MPa was obtained, which was higher than the 15.5MPa strength of the coating without the bond coat. Formation of cracks at the interface of the bond coat and the Al substrate was suppressed by applying the bond coat. Microstructural analysis of the coating interface using EBSD and TEM indicated that the dominant bonding mechanism was mechanical interlocking. Mechanical interlocking without crack defects in the coating interface may improve the adhesion strength of the coating. In conclusion, the use of an NiCrAlY bond coat is an effective method of improving the adhesion properties of thermal sprayed Fe coatings on Al substrates.