• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.379-383
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• 2011

Electro-osmotic pumps were fabricated by using two types of porous glass frits. The performance of these pumps was characterized in terms of maximum flow rate, current, and pressure using deionized water and 1 mM sodium tertraborate decahydrate buffer. Maximum flow rate and current when ROBU porous glass frits were used were higher than those when DURAN porous glass frits were used because of the high porosity of the ROBU glass frits. However, the maximum pressure when ROBU glass frits were used was similar to that when DURAN glass frits were used. The therrmodynamic efficiency of a pump with ROBU porous glass frits is approximately twice that of a pump with DURAN porous glass frits. Further, the maximum flow rate at maximum current in the case of ROBU porous glass frits is high. However, it is lower than the maximum pressure at maximum current in the case of DURAN porous glass frits. Further, in this study, we also verified the effectiveness of ROBU glass frits when high flow rate is required and of DURAN glass frits when a high pressure is required.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.22 no.8
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• pp.390-396
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• 2012

Ag pastes added to Bi-oxide frits have been applied to the electrode material of Si solar cells. It has been reported that frits induce contacts between the Ag electrodes and the Si wafer after firing. During firing, the control of interfaces among Ag, the glass layer, and Si is one of the key factors for improving cell performance. Specifically, the thermo-physical properties of frits considerably influence Ag-Si contact. Therefore, the thermal properties of frits should be carefully controlled to enhance the efficiency of cells. In this study, the interface structures among Ag electrodes, glass layers, and recrystallites on an $n^+$ emitter were carefully analyzed with the thermal properties of lead-free frits. First, a cross-section of the area between the Ag electrodes and the Si wafer was studied in order to understand the interface structures in light of the thermal properties of the frits. The depth and area of the pits formed in the Si wafer were quantitatively calculated with the thermal properties of frits. The area of the glass layers between the Ag electrodes and Si, and the distribution of recrystallites on the $n^+$ emitter, were measured from a macroscopic point of view with the characteristics of the frits. Our studies suggest that the thermophysical properties should be controlled for the optimal performance of Si solar cells; our studies also show why cell performance deteriorated due to the high viscosity of frits in Ag pastes.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.48 no.6
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• pp.570-574
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• 2010

Silver conducting films were formed from nano-sized silver powders and glass frits prepared by flame spray pyrolysis. The mean sizes of the silver powders and glass frits were 73 and 63 nm, respectively. Nano-sized glass frits improved the adhesion strength of the silver conducting film to the glass substrate. The densities of the silver conducting films increased by increasing the glass contents of the films at firing temperatures of 400 and $500{^{\circ}C}$. The specific resistances of the silver conducting films with 5 wt.% glass of silver component were 7.8, 4.2 and 2.4 cm at firing temperatures of 400, 450 and $500{^{\circ}C}$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.173.1-173
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• 2002

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.47-52
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• 2003

A new type of Bi based glass frit was developed for Ag paste in PDP applications and its properties are compared with the commercially used Pb based glass frit. After optimization of the properties of Bi based frits for PDP application such as the softening temperature and the coefficient of thermal expansion (C.T.E), the screen printed electrodes prepared with the Bi based fit contained Ag paste were characterized. In $Bi_2O_3-B_2O_3-Al_2O_3$ glass system with the more than 50% of $Bi_2O_3$, the softening temperature, the thermal expansion coefficient and the line resistivity was 400∼$480^{\circ}C$, 7.31∼$10.02\times 10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$> and 4.1∼4.8$\Omega$ respectively. Properties of the Bi based frits are comparable with the Pb based frits. A printability and an uniformity of the Bi based frits were excellent in screen printed Ag eletrode. The Bi based frit system is an excellent candidate material for Pb free and Alkali free frit in PDP applications.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.555-557
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• 2004

We report the effect of the particle size (D50) and PSD (Particle Size Distribution) of glass frit on the transparency of transparent dielectric layer of PDP. The milling efficiency of wet milling with water was the best among the dry milling, wet milling with IPA and wet milling with water. The transparency increased with the reduction of particle size of glass frit as the milling time increased. Also the transparency changed by the PSD of glass frit. Glass frits of broad PSD showed high transparency compared with the glass frits of sharp PSD.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.245-249
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• 2011

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been significantly used for the field emitters for display applications. However, the lifetime of CNT emitters which are formed by screen printing technique is not guaranteed yet, because the constituents in CNT paste affect the lifetime of CNTs. The CNT pastes for screen printing are normally composed of organic vehicles (nitro cellulose, ethyl cellulose, etc) and additives (glass frits, indium tin oxide (ITO), etc) with CNTs. In this study, the effects of constituents in CNT pastes on the lifetime and emission characteristics of CNTs were investigated by thermal and electrical analysis. Use of glass frits worsened the lifetime and electron emission of CNTs. However, an addition of ITO to CNT paste rather improved the lifetime of CNTs. Degradation of CNTs was small when nitro cellulose was used in CNT paste as an organic vehicle.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.946-948
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• 2006

It is important to keep a constant transmittance of dielectric during firing. To control the shrinkage and fusion stage of frits in firing, we used a hot stage microscope (HSM) to analyze the thermal properties of the lead and bismate glass frits by the in-situ method. This research would be useful for improving the reliability of transmittance of dielectric during firing in industry using a large furnace with temperature deviation.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.75.1-75.1
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• 2010

Dye sensitized solar cells(DSSCs) have been extensively studied due to their various advantages such as low production cost, colorful design, and eco-friendly process. Long optical path length is one of the most effective method to improve light harvest efficiency for DSSCs. Multi-layered $TiO_2$ nano-structured film with scattering layer has been studied to generate scattering effect by many researchers. It was expected that the difference of refractive index between $TiO_2$ particles and glass frit would generate the light scattering effect and provide the long optical path length. Therefore, to enhance the scattering effect, the frits of $Bi_2O_3-B_2O_3$-ZnO glass system that has the different refractive index were added to $TiO_2$ pastes in this study. First of all, the absorbance and haze factor of $TiO_2$ electrode with dyes and the refractive index of glass frit and $TiO_2$ were measured, respectively. To study the effect of frits, the efficiencies of DSSCs added glass frit and without glass frit were compared. Our results showed slightly higher efficiency with the different absorbance and haze factor of $TiO_2$ and glass frit. It was considered that the light scattering effect would be improved with adding frits to $TiO_2$ paste. Our preliminary studies will be useful for increasing efficiency of DSSCs.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.1229-1232
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• 2005

We report the method of preventing the grey color of Bi based glass frits caused by reduction of $Bi_2O_3$. To prevent reduction of $Bi_2O_3$, we controlled the melting temperature. Low melting temperature reduces the reduction of $Bi_2O_3$ and that makes clarity transparent glass cullets. After firing, glass frits that melted at lower temperature showed better transparency. To prevent the browning, we used some additives like CuO, $CeO_2$, CoO and $TiO_2$. The colors of glass cullets were varied according to additives. After firing, dielectric layer contained additives showed better transparency than the one without additives. In the point of reaction between dielectric layer and Ag electrode, CuO was the most effective additive in preventing the yellowing.