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Reliability Improvement of the Electro Optical Tracking System by using DLC Films (DLC 박막을 통한 전자광학추적장비 신뢰성 개선)

  • Shim, Bo-Hyun;Jo, Hee-Jin;Kim, Jang-Eun
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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    • v.52 no.5
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    • pp.197-205
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    • 2015
  • The Diamond Like Carbon(DLC) films for the Electro Optical Tracking System(EOTS) by using Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition(PECVD) method is presented. We achieve that the DLC films can reduce the surface delamination of thermal observation sensor front window due to the high hardness, low friction and chemical inertness which is comparable to a Si film. According to our experiment results, DLC films can be used for various electro optical systems to eliminate surface delamination.

Tribological Properties of DLC for Die Applications

  • Lee, Kyu-Yong;Liu, Zhen-Hua
    • Design & Manufacturing
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.24-28
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    • 2012
  • Friction and wear affect all processes involved in the extraction of materials and their conversion into finished products in the die applications such as drawing, extrusion etc. Originating phenomenon from the contact surface between the tool and workpiece, they are usually a hindrance to materials process operations which usually result in damaging the tools, increasing energy consumption, the contamination of processed material by wear particles and also some problems associated with technologies to control friction and wear. The most well established method to control friction and wear is by the application of lubricant such as fluorocarbon. Besides, a surface technique so-called surface modification can be applied to solve the tribology problems of the die applications for both the economical and ecological reasons. In this article, we applied DLC(diamond-like carbon) thin film on alumina ceramic for HT test using the PIID(plasma ion immersion deposition), 4 groups of test specimens were tested up to $200^{\circ}C$ which is a little higher than the normal working temperature of die application. Pin-on-disc tribo-tester was used to test the friction and surfaces were characterized by SEM and EDS and else, the morphology changes of DLC coatings were studied. The present work indicated that the DLC had a great potential to reduce the friction and wear in the alumina die application without lubricants.

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A Study on the Fabrication of Diamond Thin-Film from Cyclo-Hexane Using MW Plasma Process (사이클로헥산을 이용한 다이아몬드 박막제작 연구)

  • Han, Sang-Bo;Park, Sang-Hyun;Park, Jae-Youn;Lee, Seoung-Ji;Kwak, Tae-Young
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2009.07a
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    • pp.1319_1321
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    • 2009
  • 본 논문은 마이크로웨이브 플라즈마 프로세스에 의하여 사이클로헥산을 이용한 다이아몬드 박막 제작에 관한 산소유량 변화 및 파라메타 변화에 따른 분광분석 결과에 대하여 논하였다. 인가전력을 증가시킴에 따라서 수소원자의 $H_{\alpha}$$H_{\beta}$의 발광강도는 증가되는 반면에 CH(B-X) 발광강도는 일정하였으며, 헥산 유량을 증가시킴에 따라 CH(B-X) 라디칼의 발광강도가 증가되고, 산소유량을 증가시킴에 따라 CH(B-X) 라디칼이 산소원자와의 결합에 의해 밀도가 감소하여 발광강도가 감소되었다. 그리고, 산소가 공급되지 않은 경우에는 비정질 또는 DLC 성분이 많이 함유된 결정성이 거의 없는 다이아몬드 박막이 성장되었으며, 산소유량을 증가시킴에 따라서 결정 표면에 잔존하는 미결합 탄소성분들이 제거되면서 결정성이 향상됨을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통하여 유기용매인 사이클로헥산을 이용하여 다이아몬드 박막이 성장됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

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Characterization of Fracture Toughness and Wear Behavior for Plasma Ceramic Coated Materials (플라즈마 코팅재료의 파괴인성과 마모 거동)

  • Ha, Sun-Ho;Lee, Dong-Woo;Rehman, Atta Ur;Wasy, Abdul;Song, Jung-Il
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.123-130
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    • 2013
  • Zirconia is well known in industrial applications for its mechanical characteristics. DLC (diamond-like carbon) have high elastic modulus, high electric resistivity, high dielectric constant, high wear resistance, low friction coefficient, bio compatibility, chemically inert and thermally stable. Because of all these physical and chemical properties these types of coatings have become key procedure for thin coating. Friction coefficient of DLC films is already evaluated and the current work is a further advancement by calculating the fracture toughness and wear resistance of these coatings. In the present study DLC thin film coatings are developed on $ZrO_2$ alloy surface using Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) method. Vicker hardness test is employed and it was concluded that, DLC coatings increase the Vickers hardness of ceramics.

Ophthalmic Lens Coating by a-C:H Film (수소화된 비정질 탄소박막(a-C:H)에 의한 안경렌즈 코팅)

  • Lee, Won-Jin
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.91-97
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    • 2003
  • The behaviors of diamond deposition using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition method have been studied by varying the concentration of methane in the methane - hydrogen gas mixture. The carbonization is checked from peak intensities of D($sp^3$) and G($sp^2$) peaks in Raman spectra. The hydronization and C-H bonding status in films can also be determined from FTIR results. Both the bonding strength of C-H and the ratio of $sp^3$ to $sp^2$ in bonding are found to be slightly dependent of partial pressure of $CH_4$ Judging from above results, we can conclude that the best value for partial pressure of $CH_4$ in growing process of thick films is about 13.8%.

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Statistical modeling of pretilt angle control for NLC using ion beam alignment (이온빔 배향을 이용한 네마틱 액정의 프리틸트각 제어를 위한 통계적 모델링)

  • Kang, Hee-Jin;Kang, Dong-Hun;Lee, Jung-Hwan;Yun, Il-Gu;Oh, Yong-Cheul;Seo, Dae-Shik
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.302-303
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    • 2006
  • The response surface modeling of the pretilt angle control using ion-beam (IB) alignment on nitrogen doped diamond-like carbon (NDLC) thin film layer is investigated. The response surface model is used to analyze the variation of the pretilt angle under various process conditions IB exposure angle and IB exposure time are considered as Input factors. The analysis of variance technique is used to analyze the statistical significance, and effect plots are also investigated to examine the relationships betweenthe process parameters and the response. The model can allow us to reliably predict the pretilt angle with respect to the varying process conditions.

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Investigation of Physicochemical Properties of Mo Carbide Utilizing Electron Spectroscopy

  • Jeong, Eunkang;Park, Juyun;Kang, Yong-Cheol
    • Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.87-91
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    • 2020
  • Molybdenum carbide (MoCx) thin films (TFs) were deposited by reactive radio frequency (rf) magnetron co-sputtering in high vacuum chamber. We compared the properties of MoCx thin films as the rf power changed on C target. The result of alpha step measurement showed that the thickness of the MoCx TFs varied from163.3 to 194.86 nm as C power was increased from 160 to 200 W. The crystallinity of MoCx such as b-Mo2C, Mo2C, and diamond like carbon (DLC) structures were observed by XRD. The oxidation states of Mo and C were determined using high resolution XPS spectra of Mo 3d and C 1s were deconvoluted. Molybdenum was consisted of Mo, Mo4+, and Mo6+ species. And C was deconvoluted to C-Mo, C, C-O, and C=O species.

A Novel Large Area Negative Sputter Ion Beam source and Its Application

  • Kim, Steven
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 1999.07a
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    • pp.73-73
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    • 1999
  • A large area negative metal ion beam source is developed. Kinetic ion beam of the incident metal ions yields a whole nucleation and growth phenomena compared to the conventional thin film deposition processes. At the initial deposition step one can engineer the surface and interface by tuning the energy of the incident metal ion beams. Smoothness and shallow implantation can be tailored according to the desired application process. Surface chemistry and nucleation process is also controlled by the energy of the direct metal ion beams. Each individual metal ion beams with specific energy undergoes super-thermodynamic reactions and nucleation. degree of formation of tetrahedral Sp3 carbon films and beta-carbon nitride directly depends on the energy of the ion beams. Grain size and formation of polycrystalline Si, at temperatures lower than 500deg. C is obtained and controlled by the energy of the incident Si-ion beams. The large area metal ion source combines the advantages of those magnetron sputter and SKIONs prior cesium activated metal ion source. The ion beam source produces uniform amorphous diamond films over 6 diameter. The films are now investigated for applications such as field emission display emitter materials, protective coatings for computer hard disk and head, and other protective optical coatings. The performance of the ion beam source and recent applications will be presented.

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Terabit-per-square-inch Phase-change Recording on Ge-Sb-Te Media with Protective Overcoatings

  • Shin Jin-Koog;Lee Churl Seung;Suh Moon-Suk;Lee Kyoung-Il
    • 정보저장시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.185-189
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    • 2005
  • We reported here nano-scale electrical phase-change recording in amorphous $Ge_2Sb_2Te_5$ media using an atomic force microscope (AFM) having conducting probes. In recording process, a pulse voltage is applied to the conductive probe that touches the media surface to change locally the electrical resistivity of a film. However, in contact operation, tip/media wear and contamination could major obstacles, which degraded SNR, reproducibility, and lifetime. In order to overcome tip/media wear and contamination in contact mode operation, we adopted the W incorporated diamond-like carbon (W-DLC) films as a protective layer. Optimized mutilayer media were prepared by a hybrid deposition system of PECVD and RF magnetron sputtering. When suitable electrical pulses were applied to media through the conducting probe, it was observed that data bits as small as 25 nm in diameter have been written and read with good reproducibility, which corresponds to a data density of $1 Tbit/inch^2$. We concluded that stable electrical phase-change recording was possible mainly due to W-DLC layer, which played a role not only capping layer but also resistive layer.

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A study on the deposition of DLC thin films by using an FCVA technique (FCVA 방법에 의한 DLC 박막의 제작에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Hae-Seung;Uhm, Hyun-Seok;Kim, Jong-Kuk;Choi, Byoung-Ryong;Park, Jin-Seok
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1997.07d
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    • pp.1379-1382
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    • 1997
  • Diamond-like carbon(DLC) thin films are produced by using a filtered cathodic vacuum arc(FCVA) deposition system. Different magnetic components, namely steering, focusing, and filtering plasma-optic systems, are used to achieve a stable arc plasma and to prevent the macroparticles from incorporating into the deposited films. Effects of magnetic fields on plasma behavior and film deposition are examined. The carbon ion energy is found to be varied by applying a negative (accelerating) substrate bias voltage. The deposition rate of DLC films is dependent upon magnetic field as well as substrate bias voltage and at a nominal deposition condition is about $2{\AA}/s$. The structural properties of DLC films, such as internal stress, relative fraction of tetrahedral($sp^3$) bonds, and surface roughness have also been characterized as a function of substrate bias voltages and partial gas($N_2$) pressures.

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