• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.441-448
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• 2015

Silicon carbide (SiC) coatings for tri-isotropic (TRISO) nuclear fuel particles were fabricated using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process onto graphite. A micro-tensile-testing system was developed for the mechanical characterization of SiC coatings at high temperatures. The fracture strength of the SiC coatings was characterized by the developed micro-tensile test in the range of $25^{\circ}C$ to $1000^{\circ}C$. Two types of CVD-SiC films were prepared for the micro-tensile test. SiC-A exhibited a large grain size (0.4 ~ 0.6 m) and the [111] preferred orientation, while SiC-B had a small grain size (0.2 ~ 0.3 mm) and the [220] preferred orientation. Free silicon (Si) was co-deposited onto SiC-B, and stacking faults also existed in the SiC-B structure. The fracture strengths of the CVD-SiC coatings, as measured by the high-temperature micro-tensile test, decreased with the testing temperature. The high-temperature fracture strengths of CVD-SiC coatings were related to the microstructure and defects of the CVD-SiC coatings.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제40권8호
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• pp.739-745
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• 2003

In $N_{x}$ films were deposited on soda-lime glass without substrate heating by reactive dc magnetron sputtering using indium (In) metal target. Depositions were carried out under various total gas pressures ( $P_{tot}$) of mixture gases (Ar+$N_2$ or He+$N_2$). He gas was introduced to $N_2$ gas in order to enhance the reactivity of nitrogen on film surface by the "penning ionization". Plasma impedance decreased greatly when 20% or more introduced the $N_2$ gas. This is due to the In $N_{x}$ layers formed on target surface because a secondary electron emission rate of InN is small compared with In metal. XRD patterns of the films revealed that <001> preferred oriented polycrystalline In $N_{x}$ films, where the crystallinity of the films was improved with decrease of $P_{tot}$ and with increase of $N_2$ flow ratio. The improvement of the crystallinity and stoichimetry of the In $N_{x}$ films were considered to be caused by an increase in the activated nitrogen radicals and also by an increase in the kinetic energy of sputtered In atoms arriving at growing film surface, which should enhance the chemical reaction and surface migration on the growing film surface, respectively. Furthermore, the films deposited using mixture gases of He+$N_2$ showed higher crystallinity compared with the film deposited by the mixture gases of Ar+$N_2$.$.EX>.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 DC bias가 인가된 유도결합형 플라즈마 열선 화학기상증착법을 이용하여 580$^{\circ}C$의 저온에서 탄소나노튜브를 수직 배향시켰다. 성장된 탄소나노튜브의 기판으로는 강화유리 위에 촉매층으로 Ni과 전도층으로 Cr을 300/200 ${\AA}$(Ni/Cr) 증착된 것으로 R-F magnetron sputtering을 이용하여 제작하였다. 성장 시 RF power와 DC bias power는 150W와 80W이며 텅스텐 필라멘트 power는 7∼8 A로 인가하였다. 성장된 탄소나노튜브는 속이 비어 있는 다중벽으로 이루어 졌으며 성장된 탄소나노튜브 끝단에는 금속 촉매로 보이는 Ni이 존재하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 탄소나노튜브는 흑연화도가 우수하며 그에 따라 탄소나노튜브의 전계 방출 특성도 우수하게 평가되었다. 성장된 탄소나노튜브의 구동 전압은 약 3 V/${\mu}m$이었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.209-215
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• 1997

Reactive Single Ion Beam Sputtering 방법을 이용하여 AIN박막을 증착하고 물성을 분석하였다. 반응성 가스로 질소 가스 또는 암모니아 가스를 이용하였다. 증착된 AIN박막의 구조적, 화학적, 광학적 물성을 분석하기 위해 XRD, GAXRD, TEM, SEM, XPS, UV/VIS spectrophotometer, FT-IR등을 이용하였다. XRD, GAXRD분석결과에 의하면 증착된 모든 AIN박막은 비정질이었으나 TEM분석결과에서는 비정질 속에 육방정의 AIN미세결정들이 분포해 있었다. 그리고 FT-IR과 XPS분석을 통하여 Al-N결합을 확인하였으며, 화학양론적인 조성이 됨에 따라 UV-VIS spectrophotometery 분석에서 투광성이 증가하며 광학적 밴드갭은 6.2eV까지 증가함을 확인하였다. 또한 단면과 표면 형상관찰에서는, 반응성 가스로 질소 가스나 암모니아 가스에 관계없이, 결정입계가 전혀 관찰되지 않는 아주 평활한 현상이었으며 굴절율은 1.6~1.7의 값을 갖는다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.94-98
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• 2011

A Sn-doped $In_2O_3$ (ITO) nanowire photoelectrode was produced using a simple metal evaporation method at low synthesis temperature (< $540^{\circ}C$). The nanowire electrodes have large surface area compared with that of flat ITO thin film, and show low electrical resistivity of $5.6{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}cm$ at room temperature. In order to apply ITO nanowires to the photoelectrodes of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), those surfaces were modified by $TiO_2$ nanoparticles using a chemical bath deposition (CBD) method. The conversion efficiency of the fabricated $TiO_2$/ITO nanostructure-based DSSC was obtained at 1.4%, which was increased value by a factor of 6 than one without ITO nanowires photoelectrode. This result is attributed to the large surface area and superior electrical property of the ITO nanowires photoelectrode, as well as the structural advantages, including short diffusion length of photo-induced electrons, of the fabricated $TiO_2$/ITO nanostructure-based DSSC.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.69-73
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• 2011

A $ZrO_2$ thin film as a corrosion protective layer was deposited on Zircaloy-4 (Z-4) clad material using $N_2O$ as a reactive gas by RF reactive magnetron sputtering at room temperature. The Z-4 substrate was located in plasma or out of plasma during the $ZrO_2$ deposition process to investigate mechanical and corrosive properties for the plasma immersion. Tetragonal and monoclinic phases were existed in $ZrO_2$ thin film immersed in plasma. We observed that a grain size of the $ZrO_2$ thin film immersed in plasma state is larger than that of the $ZrO_2$ thin film out of plasma state. In addition, the corrosive property of the $ZrO_2$ thin films in the plasma was characterized using the weight gains of Z-4 after the corrosion test. Compared with the $ZrO_2$ thin film immersed out of plasma, the weight gains of $ZrO_2$ thin film immersed in plasma were larger. These results indicate that the $ZrO_2$ film with the tetragonal phase in the $ZrO_2$ can protect the Z-4 from corrosive phenomena.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.590-597
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• 2010

HTGR using a TRISO coated particles as nuclear raw fuel material can be used to produce clean hydrogen gas and process heat for a next-generation energy source. For these purposes, a TRISO coated particle was prepared with 3 pyro-carbon (buffer, IPyC, and OPyC) layers and 1 silicone carbide (SiC) layer using a CVD technique on a spherical $UO_2$ kernel surface as a fissile material. In this study, a spherical $UO_2$ particle was prepared using a modified sol-gel method with a vibrating nozzle system, and TRISO coating fabrication was carried out using a fluidized bed reactor with coating gases, such as acetylene, propylene, and methyltrichlorosilane (MTS). As the results of this study, a spherical $UO_2$ kernel with a sphericity of 1+0.06 was obtained, and the main process parameters in the $UO_2$ kernel preparation were the well-formed nature of the spherical ADU liquid droplets and the suitable temperature control in the thermal treatment of intermediate compounds in the ADU, $UO_3$, and $UO_2$ conversions. Also, the important parameters for the TRISO coating procedure were the coating temperature and feed rate of the feeding gas in the PyC layer coating, the coating temperature, and the volume fraction of the reactant and inert gases in the SiC deposition.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.543-551
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• 2012

In this study, transparent conducting Al-doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) films with a thickness of 150 nm were prepared on corning glass substrate by the RF magnetron sputtering with using a Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO), ($Al_2O_3$: 2 wt%) target at room temperature. This study investigated the effect of rapid thermal annealing temperature and oxygen ambient on structural, electrical and optical properties of Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin films. The films were annealed at temperatures ranging from 400 to $700^{\circ}C$ by using Rapid thermal equipment in oxygen ambient. The effect of RTA treatment on the structural properties were studied by x-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy. It is observed that the Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin film annealed at $500^{\circ}C$ at 5 minute oxygen ambient gas reveals the strongest XRD emission intensity and narrowest full width at half maximum among the temperature studied. The enhanced UV emission from the film annealed at $500^{\circ}C$ at 5 minute oxygen ambient gas is attributed to the improved crystalline quality of Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin film due to the effective relaxation of residual compressive stress and achieving maximum grain size.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.94-98
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• 2005

[ $RuO_2$ ]는 DRAM과 FRAM소자에서 고유전 capacitors의 저전극물질로서 폭넓게 연구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 XRD, SEM, AFM 분석 등을 통하여 금속유기 화학 증착법(MOCVD)으로 $RuO_2$ 증착시 핵생성에 영향을 미치는 수소, 산소, 아르곤 ECR플라즈마 전처리 효과를 조사하였으며, 아르곤 ECR플라즈마 전처리의 경우 가장 높은 핵생성 밀도를 나타내었다. ECR 플라즈마 전처리를 통한 $RuO_2$의 핵생성 향상 메카니즘은 아르곤이나 수소 ECR 플라즈마는 TiN막 표면의 질소나 산소원자를 제거하고 따라서 TiN막 표면은 Ti-rich TiN으로 바뀌게 되는 것이다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.424-434
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 CVD법으로 세라믹 막을 제조하였다. 튜브의 ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$ 지지체 위에 Ga 염이 첨가된 ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$를 코팅하였고, 실란화합물인 tetramethylorthosilane (TMOS) 를 $650^{\circ}C$에서 화학적 기상 증착법으로 막에 증착하였다. 제조된 세라믹 막을 사용하여 수소, 질소, 이산화탄소, 메탄의 단일조성 기체투과 실험을 $600^{\circ}C$에서 시행하였다. Ga 염 비첨가 시, $600^{\circ}C$ 수분 처리 실험의 $H_2/N_2$ 선택도가 926에서 829로 감소한 반면, Ga 염 첨가 시에는 910에서 904로 안정하였다. 이 결과를 통해, 막에 금속염을 첨가하여 제조한 막이 수분 안정성을 향상시킴을 확인하였다.