• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2017

In this work, we have fabricated anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) with ordered nanoscale porosity through an anodization process. We deposited gold and nano-organic thin films on the porous AAO surface to protect its structure and reduce friction. We investigated the tribological characteristics of the porous AAO with respect to the protective surface coatings using tribometers. While investigating the frictional characteristics of the samples by applying normal forces of the order of micro-Newton, we observed that AAO without a protective coating exhibits the highest friction coefficient. In the presence of protective surface coatings, the friction coefficient decreases significantly. We applied normal forces of the order of milli-Newton during the tribotests to investigate the wear characteristics of AAO, and observed that AAO without protective surface coatings experiences severe damage due to the brittle nature of the oxide layer. We observed the presence of several pieces of fractured particles in the wear track; these fractured particles lead to an increase in the friction. However, by using surface coatings such as gold thin films and nano-organic thin films, we confirmed that the thin films with nanoscale thickness protect the AAO surface without exhibiting significant wear tracks and maintain a stable friction coefficient for the duration of the tribotests.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.475-480
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• 2015

Ultrasonic atomic force microscopy (Ultrasonic-AFM) has been used to investigate the elastic property of the ultra-thin coating layer in a thin-film system. The modified Hertzian theory was applied to predict the contact resonance frequency through accurate theoretical analysis of the dynamic characteristics of the cantilever. We coat 200 nm thick Aluminum and Titanium thin films on the substrate using the DC Magnetron sputtering method. The amplitude and phase of the contact resonance frequency of a vibrating cantilever varies in response to the local stiffness constant. Ultrasonic-AFM images were obtained using the variations in the elastic property of the materials. The morphology of the surface was clearly observed in the Ultrasonic-AFM images, but was barely visible in the topography. This research demonstrates that Ultrasonic-AFM is a promising technique for visualizing the distribution of local stiffness in the nano-scale thin coatings.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.110-116
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 나노 두께를 갖는 두 층을 반복적으로 증착하여 나노 다층 구조를 갖는 질화 물이 코팅된 절삭공구의 기계적 성능과 절삭성능의 향상에 대해 고찰하였다. 이러한 질화물계 나노 다층막에 대한 재료는 격자상수와 결정구조에 따라 $Ti_{0.54}Al_{0.46}N-CrN$계와 $Ti_{0.84}Al_{0.16}N-NlN$계를 선택하여, UBM sputtering 증착법을 이용하여 초경(WC-Co) 인서트(insert)위에 증착하였다. 공정 변수들인 증착온도, 압력. 기판 바이어스 전압, 기판회전 속도 등을 조절하여 다른 주기 값을 갖는 일정한 두께의 다층막들을 증착 시켰고, 주기에 따른 초격자 형성, 경도 값과 절삭성능을 관찰하였다. 증착된 다층막들은 그 주기 값에 따라 경도 값이 다르게 나타났으며. 경도 값이 상대적으로 높았던 특정 주기의 다층막이 코팅된 절삭 공구의 경우, 기존의 상용화된 제품에 비해 frank wear로 비교한 절삭 성능이 $20\%$이상 향상됨을 관찰하였다

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제39권12호
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• pp.1245-1249
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 나노스케일 박막의 표면주름 형성에 의한 산란반사도 향상을 평가하였다. 실리콘 기판 위에 120 nm 두께의 Poly(methyl metacrylate) 층을 스핀코팅(spin-coating)한 후, 20 nm 의 알루미늄 박막을 증착하여 시편을 제작하였다. 이를 오븐에서 $95^{\circ}C$의 온도로 2 시간 동안 풀림처리하여 표면주름을 형성하였다. 분광광도계로 가시광선 영역의 산란반사도를 측정한 결과 400 nm 파장에서 40%의 증가를 보였으며, 표면주름 위에 100 nm 의 은박막을 추가적으로 증착한 경우 산란반사도가 50%까지 향상되는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 산란반사도의 증대를 요구하는 박막형 소자에 표면주름을 활할 수 있음을 제시한다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.286-293
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• 2019

In friction and wear tests that use friction force microscopy (FFM), the wear debris transfer to the tip apex that changes tip radius is a crucial issue that influences the friction and wear performances of films and coatings with nanoscale thicknesses. In this study, FFM tests are performed for bilayer $MoS_2$ film to obtain a better understanding of how geometrical and chemical changes of tip apex influence the friction and wear properties of nanoscale molecular layers. The critical load can be estimated from the test results based on the clear distinction of the failure area. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy are employed to measure and observe the geometrical and chemical changes of the tip apex. Under normal loads lower than 1000 nN, the reuse of tips enhances the friction and wear performance at the tip-sample interface as the contact pair changes with the increase of tip radius. Therefore, the reduction of contact pressure due to the increase of tip radius by the transfer of $MoS_2$ or Mo-dominant wear debris and the change of contact pairs from diamond/$MoS_2$ to partial $MoS_2$ or Mo/$MoS_2$ can explain the critical load increase that results from tip reuse. We suggest that the wear debris transfer to the tip apex should be considered when used tips are repeatedly employed to identify the tribological properties of ultra-thin films using FFM.