• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.251-252
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• 2007

Nano manipulator is used to manufacture Carbon NanoTube(CNT) tips. Using nano manipulator operator attaches a CNT at the end of Atomic Force Microscopy(AFM) tip, which requires a master mechanic and long manufacture time. Nano manipulator is installed inside Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) chamber to observe the operation. This paper presents a control of horizontal axis of nano manipulator via processing SEM image. Edges of AFM tip and CNT are first detected, the position information so obtained is fed to control horizontal axis of nano manipulator. To be specific, visual servoing loop was realized to control the axis more precisely.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.25.2-25.2
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• 2010

CNT(Carbon Nanotube)는 특이한 구조 및 뛰어난 물성을 갖고 있어, 여러가지 분야에 응용 가능한 신소재로서 연구되어 왔다. 또한 모양 및 구조에 따라 기계, 전기, 화학적인 특성이 달라 다양한 분야에서 활용이 가능하다. 외국에서는 FED tip, TR, 디스플레이 소자, 수소저장체, 고강도 복합체 및 대 표면적 전극 등 CNT의 다양한 특성을 이용한 응용이 연구되고 있는 반면, 국내에서는 이론연구와 합성연구에 편중되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 열 화학 기상법 (Thermal CVD)을 이용하여 MWNT(Multi-wall nano tube)를 성장시켜 촉매두께, 온도, gas변수에 따른 CNT의 양상을 분석하였다. Ni catalyst는 DC magnetron sputter를 이용하여 5~50nm 두께로 증착하였으며, 성장온도는 $800^{\circ}C$에서 $950^{\circ}C$까지 변화시켰다. 기판의 pre-treatment 로 ammonia($NH_3$) gas를 주입한 후, carbon precursor인 methane($CH_4$) gas와 $H_2$ dilute gas를 1:4의 비율로 주입하여 CNT를 성장시켰다. FE-SEM과 TEM, 그리고 XRD를 이용해 성장된 CNT의 형상 및 구조를 분석한 결과, 낮은 온도에서는 100nm이상의 두께를 갖는 수직형상의 MWNT가 성장되었으며, $900^{\circ}C$이상의 높은 온도에서는 20nm이하의 amorphous carbon nano rod가 성장되었다. 각각의 MWNT, carbon nano rod는 온도가 높을수록 직경이 증가하는 추세를 나타냈으며, Ni catalyst가 얇아질수록 수직형상을 갖는 결과가 나타났다. 또한 ammonia gas의 pre-treatment여부에 따라 CNT의 수직 형상이 좌우되는 결과를 확인하였다. 향후 성장된 MWNT의 최적 조건을 도출하여 디스플레이 소자인 FED(Field Emission Display)분야 등에 응용 가능할 것으로 전망된다.

• Carbon letters
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.294-297
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• 2008

A CNT-$TiO_2$ nano composite was prepared from titanium chloride ($TiCl_4$) via sol-gel process using multi walled carbon nano tube (MWCNT) followed by calcination at $450^{\circ}C$. Spectral analysis revealed that the formed $TiO_2$ resided on the carbon in anatase form. The effect of adsorption was investigated using aqueous solution of methylene blue and procion blue dye. The photochemical reaction of CNT-$TiO_2$ composite in aqueous suspensions was studied under UV illumination in batch process. The reaction was investigated by monitoring the discoloration of the dyes employing UV-Visible spectro-photometeric technique as a function of irradiation time. The catalyst composites were found to be efficient for the photodegradation of the dye.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.23-29
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• 2002

The electronic properties of Carbon Nanotube(CNT) are currently the focus of considerable interest. In this paper, the electronic properties of finite length effect in CNT for the carbon nano-scale device is presented. To Calculate the electronic properties of CNT, Empirical potential method (the extended Brenner potential for C-Si-H) for carbon and Tight Binding molecular dynamic (TBMD) simulation are used. As a result of study, we have known that the value of the band gap decreases with increasing the length of the tube. The energy band gap of (6,6) armchair CNT have the ranges between 0.3 eV and 2.5 eV. Also, our results are in agreements with the result of the other computational techniques.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.679-687
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• 2014

In this study, a new paint which is able to resist the cavitation erosion is tried to be developed by using urethane added with nano particles such as multi-wall and single-wall carbon nano tube and spherical and fiber type graphite. The new paint synthesized was characterized with physical properties and resistivity to cavitation erosion($t_{50}$). Among nano particles, fiber type graphite($t_{50}$ 292min) showed high hardness and wear resistance compared with spherical type($t_{50}$ 182min). For carbon nano tube, single-wall type($t_{50}$ 286min) was higher than multi-wall type in wear resistance. Fiber-type graphite was the best nano-particle for paint with resistivity to cavitation erosion. In the application test of paint, the manually painted sample showed surface with smooth but the surface of sample prepared with spray was not smooth. During spray, dust was fixed on the surface.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society Of Semiconductor Equipment Technology
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.31-34
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• 2006

(5n,5n) CNT 로 이루어져 있는 삼중벽 CNT(Carbon Nano Tube) 오실레이터의 진동을 분자동역학 시뮬레이션을 통해 연구하였다. 삼중벽 CNT 오실레이터의 진동수는 이중벽 CNT 오실레이터의 진동수보다 더 높은 것으로 관찰되었다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.23 no.11
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• pp.607-612
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• 2013

A powder in sheath rolling method was applied to the fabrication of a carbon nano tube (CNT) reinforced aluminum composite. A 6061 aluminum alloy tube with outer diameter of 31 mm and wall thickness of 2 mm was used as a sheath material. A mixture of pure aluminum powder and CNTs with a volume content of 5% was filled in the tube by tap filling and then processed to an 85% reduction using multi-pass rolling after heating for 0.5 h at $400^{\circ}C$. The specimen was then further processed at $400^{\circ}C$ by multi-pass hot rolling. The specimen was then annealed for 1 h at various temperatures that ranged from 100 to $500^{\circ}C$. The relative density of the 5vol%CNT/Al composite fabricated using powder in sheath rolling increased with increasing of the rolling reduction, becoming about 97% after hot rolling under 96 % total reduction. The relative density of the composite hardly changed regardless of the increasing of the annealing temperature. The average hardness also had only slight dependence on the annealing temperature. However, the tensile strength of the composite containing the 6061 aluminum sheath decreased and the fracture elongation increased with increasing of the annealing temperature. It is concluded that the powder in sheath rolling method is an effective process for fabrication of CNT reinforced Al matrix composites.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.149-154
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• 2020

A powder-in-sheath rolling method is applied to the fabrication of a carbon nano tube (CNT) reinforced copper composite. A copper tube with outer diameter of 30 mm and wall thickness of 2 mm is used as sheath material. A mixture of pure copper powder and CNTs with a volume content of 3 % is filled in a tube by tap filling and then processed to an 93.3 % reduction using multi-pass rolling after heating for 0.5 h at 400 ℃. The specimen is then sintered for 1h at 500 ℃. The relative density of the 3 vol%CNT/Cu composite fabricated using powder in sheath rolling is 98 %, while that of the Cu powder compact is 99 %. The microstructure is somewhat heterogeneous in width direction in the composite, but is relatively homogeneous in the Cu powder compact. The hardness distribution is also ununiform in the width direction for the composite. The average hardness of the composites is higher by 8Hv than that of Cu powder compact. The tensile strength of the composite is 280 MPa, which is 20 MPa higher than that of the Cu powder compact. It is concluded that the powder in sheath rolling method is an effective process for fabrication of sound CNT reinforced Cu matrix composites.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.56 no.2
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• pp.157-167
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• 2015

The impact behavior of epoxy-based nanocomposites reinforced with carbon nano tube (CNT), carbon nano fiber (CNF) and mixed contents of these nanoparticles was investigated using Izod impact test. The results showed that while the impact strength of nanocomposites containing 1 wt% of CNT and 1 wt% of CNF increased 19% and 13% respectively, addition of mixed contents of these nanofillers (0.5-0.5 wt%) demonstrated higher improvement (21%) in the impact resistance. The trend of the results is explained on the basis of different fracture mechanisms of nanocomposites. Furthermore, the fracture surface of specimens and the dispersion state of nanoenhancers have been studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photographs.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.23-29
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• 2014

In this study, cooling and heat-transfer tests are performed to compare and evaluate the thermal conductivity in a prepared CNT TIM (thermal interface material). A polymerized CNT heat-transfer resin and commercial thermal grease (Shinetsu G-747) were applied for a comparison test in both cases. Cooling experiments with an aluminum foil specimen were performed in order to measure the temperature distribution using an infrared camera, and in heat radiation experiments, performance testing of the thermal conductivity was conducted using high-power LEDs. Carbon resin with the polymerization of graphite and carbon black, and CNT-polymerized CNT resin with graphite and carbon black were tested and compared with using G-747. It was found that the cooling performance and the heat transfer ability in both the carbon resin and the CNT-polymerized CNT resin were greater than those of G-747 because the temperature by 5. $0^{\circ}C$ in both cases appeared lower than that of the G-747.