• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제41회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.75-75
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• 2011

Recently, dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) attracts great attention as a promising alternative to conventional silicon solar cells. One of the key components for the DSSC would be the nanocrystalline TiO2 electrode, and the control of interface between TiO2 and TCO is a highly important issue in improving the photovoltaic conversion efficiency. In this work, we applied various interfacial layers, and analyzed their effect in enhancing photovoltaic properties. In overall, introduction of interfacial layers increased both the Voc and Jsc, since the back-reaction of electrons from TCO to electrolyte could be blocked. First, several metal oxides with different band gaps and positions were employed as interfacial layer. SnO2, TiO2, and ZrO2 nanoparticles in the size of 3-5 nm have been synthesized. Among them, the interfacial layer of SnO2, which has lower flat-band potential than that of TiO2, exhibited the best performance in increasing the photovoltaic efficiency of DSSC. Second, long-range ordered cubic mesoporous TiO2 films, prepared by using triblock copolymer-templated sol-gel method via evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) process, were utilized as an interfacial layer. Mesoporous TiO2 films seem to be one of the best interfacial layers, due to their additional effect, improving the adhesion to TCO and showing an anti-reflective effect. Third, we handled the issues related to the optimum thickness of interfacial layers. It was also found that in fabricating DSSC at low temperature, the role of interfacial layer turned out to be a lot more important. The self-assembled interfacial layer fabricated at room temperature leads to the efficient transport of photo-injected electrons from TiO2 to TCO, as well as blocking the back-reaction from TCO to I3-. As a result, fill factor (FF) was remarkably increased, as well as increase in Voc and Jsc.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2021

MnO2 can be potentially utilized as an electrode material for redox capacitors. The deposition of MnO2 with poor electrical conductivity onto porous carbons supplies them with additional conductive paths; as a result, the capacitance of the electrical double layer formed on the porous carbon surface can be utilized together with the redox capacitance of MnO2. However, the obtained composites are not generally suitable for industrial production because they require the use of expensive porous carbons and/or inefficient fabrication methods. Thus, to develop an effective preparation procedure of the composite, a suitable structure of porous carbons must be determined. In this study, MnO2/C composites have been prepared from activated carbon gels with various pore sizes, and their electrical properties are investigated via cyclic voltammetry. In particular, mesoporous carbons with a pore size of around 20 nm form a composite with a relatively low capacitance (98 F/g-composite) and poor rate performance despite the moderate redox capacitance obtained for MnO2 (313 F/g-MnO2). On the other hand, using macro-porous carbons with a pore size of around 60 nm increases the MnO2 redox capacitance (399 F/g-MnO2) as well as the capacitance and rate performance of the entire material (203 F/g-composite). The obtained results can be used in the industrial manufacturing of MnO2/C composites for supercapacitor electrodes from the commercially available porous carbons.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1995년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.221-223
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• 1995

The electrical conductivity of SnO$_2$added ZnO was investigated using the DC and AC methods. The electrical conductivity of SnO$_2$added ZnO was decreased with increasing the concentration of SnO$_2$. The cal쳐lated effective dielectric constants of 3 mol%, 5 mo1%, and 7 mol% are ~7, ~13, and ~120, respectively. The factor of the decrease for the electrical conductivity seems to be the increase of the resistance of grain decreasing the size of grain.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.379-383
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• 2015

Some insulating materials are organized and analyzed with variables to obtain the optimized profile of encapsulated three phase of epoxy barrier which is applied to gas compartment and supporting conductors for high voltage GIS (gas insulated switchgear). The high voltage GIS is used in electrical power system and operating reliability. In this paper, optimization possibility of barrier shape including both electrical insulation performance and mechanical strength, premised on that condition minimizing volume and light weight should be kept for high voltage GIS, could be achieved by analysis simulation. As a result, filling material which is lower permittivity such as $SiO_2$ instead of $Al_2O_3$ properly to the epoxy material, can be improved to increase the electrical insulation performance and mechanical strength for an optimized profile barrier of a high voltage GIS.

• Carbon letters
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.177-183
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• 2007

[ $TiO_2$ ]ACF composites were prepared by the electrochemical method with Titanium (IV) n-butoxide (TNB) electrolyte under different electrochemical operation time. The BET surface area for $TiO_2$/ACF composites decrease with the increase of electrochemical operation time. There is a single crystal structure which is anatase in all of the samples from the data of XRD. The SEM micrphotographs of $TiO_2$/ACF composites show that the $TiO_2$ particles were well mixed with the ACF. There are O and P with strong C and Ti peaks in all samples from EDX results, and it also shows that a decrease of the C content with a increasing of Ti content with increasing of the electrochemical operation time in the over all composites. DSC cures show that the exothermic peak of all composites at $560^{\circ}C$ represents the transformation heat of amorphous parts to anatase phase and the discontinuous grain growth of the transformed anatase particles. Finally, the excellent photoactivity of $TiO_2$/ACF composites (especially, ACFT10) could be attributed that the decrease of concentration of MB can be concluded to be much faster for the adsorption by ACF than for photocatalytic decomposition by $TiO_2$.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1193-1198
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• 2000

The preparation of nanocrystalline hematite, ${\alpha}-Fe_2O_3$, paricles and their surface coating with silica layers are described. The hematite particles with the size of 30~60 nm are firstly prepared by thermal decomposition of trinuclear acetate-hydroxo iron (III) nitrate complex, $[Fe_3$(OCOCH_3)_7$OH${\cdot}$2H_2O]NO_3$, at $400^{\circ}C$. Subsequently the hematite surfaces are coated with siliva layers by a controlled hydrolysis and condensation reaction of TEOS with varying the TEOS concentration and pH. Monodispersed and spherical $SiO_2-coatedFe_2O_3$ particles with the average particle diameter of ~90 nm and extremely narrow size distribution can be obtained at the pH of 11 and the TEOS concentration of 0.68M, which are found to be the optimum conditions in the present study in achieving the homogeneous deposition of silica layers on hematite surfaces. Diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectra reveal that the characteristic optical reflectance of ${\alpha}-Fe_2O_3$ particles is preserved almost constant even after coating the surfaces, suggesting that the $SiO_2$ layers can be regarded as protecting layers without degrading the optical properties of hematite particles.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.1534-1539
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• 2021

This study reports on the dissolution behavior of SrO in LiCl at varying SrO concentrations from low concentrations to excess. The amount of SrO dissolved in the molten salt and the species present upon cooling were determined. The thermal behavior of LiCl containing various concentrations of SrO was investigated. The experimental results were compared with results from the simulated results using the HSC Chemistry software package. Although the reaction of SrO with LiCl in the standard state at 650 ℃ has a slightly positive Gibbs free energy, SrO was found to be highly soluble in LiCl. Experimentally determined SrO concentrations were found to be considerably higher than those present in used nuclear fuel (<2 g/kg). As Sr-90 is one of the most important heat-generating nuclides in used nuclear fuel, this finding will be impactful in the development of fast, simple, and proliferation-resistant heat reduction processes for used nuclear fuel without the need for separating nuclear materials. Heat reduction is important as it decreases both the volume necessary for final disposal and the worker handling risk.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.81-88
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• 1997

유리 형성제로 $B_{2}O_{3}$를 사용하고 CuO를 첨가한 vanadate계 3성분계 유리의 전기적 특성을 조사하였다. 각 조성별 결정화온도에서 열처리 시간을 다르게 하여 생성되는 결정상을 조사 하였으며, 결정화 특성에 따른 직류 전기 전도도의 변화를 분헉하였다. 생성 결정물은 XRD 분석결과 $V_{2}O_{5},\;{\alpha}-CuV_{2}O_{6}$로 판명 되었으며, 열처리 시간에 따라 $V_{2}O_{5}\;와\;{\beta}-CuV_{2}O_6$의 결정화도는 별다른 변화가 없었으나 ${\alpha}-CuV_{2}O_{6}$의 결정화도는 크게 변화하였고 ${\alpha}-CuV_{2}O_{6}$의 결정화도 증가에 따라 전기 전도도가 증가 하였다. 전기 전도도는 상온(303K)에서 유리 조성을 변화시켜 $10^{-2}~-10^{-4}{\Omega}^{-1}cm^{-1}$ 범위로 조절될수 있었다. $V_{2}O_{5}$ 함량이 증가할수록, 염기도($CuO/B_{2}O_{3}$)가 감소할수록 전기 전도도가 증가 하였다. 이 유리의 charge carrier는 전자인 n-type 반도체임이 seebeck coefficient 측정결과 판명되었으며, 전자 전도에 대한 활성화 에너지는 0.098-0.124eV로 계산되어졌다. 측정 온도인 $30~200^{\circ}C$에서 small polaron hopping conduction이 발생함이 관찰되었고, variable range hopping은 보이지 않았다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.359-364
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• 2018

본 연구는 국내외 활발히 이용되고 있는 O2O 운송서비스, 그중 카카오택시를 중심으로 사용자의 서비스 이용 현상에 관해 연구하고, 더 나은 사용 경험을 위한 개선 방안을 제안하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 연구 방법으로 1차 사례 연구를 통해 국내의 택시 앱 서비스와 국외의 O2O 운송서비스의 특징을 조사하였다. 그리고 2차로 카카오택시 이용자 8명을 대상으로 한 심층 인터뷰를 통해 카카오택시 사용 경험을 파악하였다. 그 결과, 개선이 필요한 두 가지 포인트를 도출해낼 수 있었다. 첫째로 공급과 수요의 불균형에 대한 개선, 둘째로 목적지 위치 공개에 따른 이용자가 불이익을 받지 않도록 해야 한다는 것이다. 이 연구는 카카오택시를 통해 국내 O2O 운송서비스의 개선 방안을 제시했다는 점에 의의가 있다. 후속 연구를 통해 국내 O2O 운송서비스의 개선 방안을 보완하고, 경험 개선에 도움이 되기를 기대한다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.263-266
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 낮은 구동 전압에서 동작하고 안정된 on/off 상태를 갖는 Al/$TiO_2-SiO_2$/Mo 형태의 안티퓨즈를 제작하였다. 하부전극으로 사용된 Mo 금속은 표면상태가 부드럽고 녹는점이 높은 매우 안정된 금속으로, 표면 위에 제조된 $SiO_2$ 특성을 매우 안정되게 유지시켰다. 또한 $TiO_2$절연막을 $SiO_2$절연막 위에 복층 구조로 증착하여, Ti 금속의 침투로 인한 $SiO_2$ 절연막의 약화로 동일 두께(100 $\AA$)의 $SiO_2$, 단일막에 비하여 향상된 절연파괴 전압을 얻을 수 있었다. $TiO_2-SiO_2$ 이중절연막을 사용하여 적정 절연파괴전압 및 ON-저항을 구현하였으며, 두께가 두꺼워짐으로 인해 바닥금속의 거칠기의 영향을 최소화시킬 수 있었다. 이중 절연막의 두께는 250 $\AA$이고 프로그래밍 전압은 9.0 V이고 약 65 $\Omega$의 on 저항을 얻을 수 있었다.