• 한국재료학회지
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.682-689
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• 2021

NbC, HfC, TaC, and their solid solution ceramics have been identified as the best materials for ultrahigh-temperature ceramics. However, their structural stability and elastic properties are mostly unclear. Thus, we investigated structure and elastic properties of (Nb_1-xTa_x)C and (Nb_1-xHf_x)C solid solutions via ab initio calculations. Our calculated results show that the stability of (Nb_1-xTa_x)C and (Nb_1-xHf_x)C increases with the increase of Hf and Ta content, and (Nb_1-xHf_x)C is more stable than (Nb_1-xTa_x)C at the same content of Hf and Ta. The lattice constants decrease with increasing of Hf and Ta content. (Nb_1-xTa_x)C and (Nb_1-xHf_x)C carbides are mechanically stable and brittle. Bulk modulus of (Nb_1-xTa_x)C increases with increasing Ta content. In contrast, bulk modulus of (Nb_1-xHf_x)C decreases with increasing Hf content. Hardness of solid solutions shows the highest values at the (Nb_0.25Ta_0.75)C and (Nb_0.75Hf_0.25)C. In particular, (Nb_0.75Hf_0.25)C shows the highest hardness for the current system. The results indicate that the overall mechanical properties of (Nb_1-xHf_x)C solid solutions are superior to those of (Nb_1-xTa_x)C solid solutions. Therefore, controlling the Hf and Ta element and content of the (Nb_1-xTa_x)C and (Nb_1-xHf_x)C Solid solution is crucial for optimizing the material properties.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제8권10호
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• pp.956-960
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• 1998

XPS와 glancing angle XRD, AES 및 AFM을 사용하여 $330^{\circ}C$-$800^{\circ}C$사이의 진공분위기에서 열처리할 때, Co/Nb이중층과 $SiO_2$기판 사이의 계면반응을 조사하였다. $600^{\circ}C$에서 Co와 Nb는 서로 활발하게 확산하여, $700^{\circ}C$이상에서는 두 층사이의 충역전이 완전히 일어났다. 그 때 Nb 중간층과 $SiO_2$기판 사이의 반응에 의하여 계면에 일부 NbO가 형성되었으며, 표면에서는 분위기 중의 산소에 의하여 $Nb_2O_5$가 생성되었다. Nb와 기판간의 반응에 의하여 유리된 Si는 $600^{\circ}C$이상에서 잔류 Co 및 Nb와 반응하여 실리사이드를 형성하였다. Co/Nb 이중층 구조는 $800^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 후 면저항이 급증하기 시작하였는데, 이것은 Co층이 기판과 바로 접하게 되어 계면에너지를 줄이기 위해 응집되기 때문이다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.108-123
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• 1983

순수 Mo와 Mo-Nb, Mo-Ta($\leq$10 at% Nb. Ta)합금을 1,500-2,06$0^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 탄소의 고용도를 연구하였다. 특수한 침탄방법으로 C2H2를 시편에 침탄한후 열처리하여 부분적으로 석출하거나 완전석출에 관계없는 화학적 분석방법으로 행하였다. 순수 Mo에서 최대탄소 고용도는 logCCmax = 7.02-9,490/T이다. Nb, Ta를 미량첨가하여 탄소의 최대 고용도는 Arrhenius 식을 적용할 수 없다. Nb-, Ta- 농도와 온도에 따라 Mo2C와 Nb-,Ta-를 함유한 여러 가지 탄화물상을 만들거나 $\alpha$고용체와 Mo가 포함된 NbC, TaC와 평형상태를 나타나기 때문이다. 실험온도 범위에서 Nb, Ta를 첨가량을 증가하면 탄화물 내부에 NbC, TaC로 석출된다. 고온에 용해된 a-고용체는 150-200 oK/Min으로 냉각하면 석출물은 결정입계나 결정내부에 나타난다. 순수 Mo에 Nb, Ta를 첨가하여도 경도, 파괴실험에서와 같이 인장강도는 크게 증가하지 않는다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2014

In order to clarify the effect of Nb addition on the ductile-brittle transition property of sintered TiC, TiC-10 mol% Nb composites were researched using a three-point bending test at temperatures from room temperature to 2020 K, and the fracture surface was observed by scanning electron microscopy. It was found that the Nb addition decreases the ductile-brittle transition temperature of sintered TiC by 300 K and increases the ductility. The room temperature bending strength was maintained at up to 1800 K, but drastically dropped at higher temperatures in pure TiC. The strength increased moderately to a value of 320MPa at 1600 K in TiC-10 mol% Nb composites, which is 40% of the room temperature strength. Pores were observed in both the grains and the grain boundaries. It can be seen that, as Nb was added, the size of the grain decreased. The ductile-brittle transition temperature in TiC-10 mol% Nb composites was determined to be 1550 K. Above 1970 K, yieldpoint behavior was observed. When the grain boundary and cleavage strengths exceed the yield strength, plastic deformation is observed at about the same stress level in bending as in compression. The effect of Nb addition is discussed from the viewpoint of ability for plastic deformation.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.76-82
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• 2008

The effect of Nb addition on the precipitation and precipitate coarsening behavior was investigated in Ti and Ti + Nb steel weld HAZ. A dilatometer equipped with a He-quenching system was used to simulate the weld thermal cycle. Compared to $TiC_yN_{1-y}$ precipitate in a Ti containing steel, $Ti_xNb_{1-x}C_yN_{1-y}$ complex particle with addition of Nb is precipitated in a Ti + Nb containing steel. Meanwhile, precipitate coarsening occurred more easily in Ti + Nb steel, which may be because the high temperature stability of $Ti_xNb_{1-x}C_yN_{1-y}$ complex particle is deteriorated by the Nb addition.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.5-7
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• 2016

We present an experimental investigation of the superconducting transition temperatures, $T_c$, of superconductor/ferromagnet bilayers with varying the thickness of ferromagnetic layer. FeN was used for the ferromagnetic (F) layer, and NbN and Nb were used for the superconducting (S) layer. The results were obtained using three different-thickness series of the S layer of the S/F bilayers: NbN/FeN with NbN thickness, $d_{NbN}{\approx}9.3nm$ and $d_{NbN}{\approx}10nm$, and Nb/FeN with Nb thickness $d_{Nb}{\approx}15nm$. $T_c$ drops sharply with increasing thickness of the ferromagnetic layer, $d_{FeN}$, before maximal suppression of superconductivity at $d_{FeN}{\approx}6.3nm$ for $d_{NbN}{\approx}10nm$ and at $d_{FeN}{\approx}2.5nm$ for $d_{Nb}{\approx}15nm$, respectively. After shallow minimum of $T_c$, a weak $T_c$ oscillation was observed in NbN/FeN bilayers, but it was hardly observable in Nb/FeN bilayers.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제63권2호
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• pp.94-101
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• 2019

Nb, Mo-doped and Nb/Mo-codoped $VO_2(M)$ nanocrystallites with various doping levels were synthesized for the first time by a hydrothermal and post thermal transformation method. The reversible phase transition characteristics of those doped $VO_2(M)$ was comparatively investigated. Nb-doping of $VO_2(M)$ by this method resulted in a very efficient lowering of the transition temperature ($T_c$) with a rate of $-16.7^{\circ}C/at.%$ that is comparable to W-doping, while Mo-doping did not give a serious reduction of $T_c$ with only a rate of $-5.1^{\circ}C/at.%$. Nb/Mo-codoping gave a similar result to Nb-doping without a noticeable difference. The thin films of Nb-doped and Nb/Mo-codoped $VO_2(M)$ with a thickness of ca. 120 nm were prepared by a wet-coating of the nanoparticle-dispersed solutions. Those films showed a good thermochromic modulation of near infrared radiation with 30-35% for Nb-doped $VO_2(M)$ and 37-40% for Nb/Mo-codoped ones. Nb/Mo-codoped $VO_2(M)$ film showed slightly enhanced thermochromic performance compared with Nb-doped $VO_2(M)$ film.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.349-353
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• 2006

[ $TiO_2-Nb_2O_5$ ] sol was prepared using sol-gel method. Crystalline properties of gel powder changed from rutile phase to anatase phase with increasing $Nb_2O_5$ additives at $800^{\circ}C$, while they retained rutile phase regardless of $Nb_2O_5$ additives at $900^{\circ}C,\;1,000^{\circ}C$. They retained amorphous phase from $50^{\circ}C\;to\;400^{\circ}C$, retained anatase phase from $500^{\circ}C\;to\;600^{\circ}C$ and had rutile phase over $700^{\circ}C$ at 1mole% $Nb_2O_5$ additive. After $TiO_2-Nb_2O_5$ sol retained low viscosity with normal chain structure for a long time, its viscosity increased fast with network structure. DTA properties of gel powder had endothermic reaction due to evaporation of propanol and water about $78^{\circ}C$, had exothermic reaction due to propanol combustion about $290^{\circ}C$ and had exothermic reaction due to changing of $TiO_2$ phase about $640^{\circ}C$.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.71-78
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• 1991

$LiNbO_3$ congruent 조성이 성장결정과 잔류융액의 Curie 온도$(T_c)$측정에 의해 조사되어졌다. 결정성장시 원료의 조성은 48.45에서 48.60mole%$Li_2O$ 까지 변화되어졌다. $LiNbO_3$의 $T_c$는 조성에 따라 크게 변하였고 Tc=10.4184C2-962.996C+23342에 따름을 알 수 있었다. $T_c$측정에는 DSC-1500를 사용하였고, $iNbO_3$내 $Li_2O$의 분배계수가 결정과 융액조성의 관계에 따라 구해졌다. $ iNbO_3$의 congruent조성은 48.52mole%$Li_2O$임이 밝혀졌고 그때의 $T_c$는 $1145{\pm}^1{\circ}C$이었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.279-284
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• 1992

고분해능 전자에너지손실 및 자외선광전자 분광법을 사용하여 단결정 NbC(111)면의 산소횹착을 연구하였다. NbC(111) 표면에는 산소가 원자 및 분자상태로 흡착되었다. 산소원자는 3-fold hollow site에 흡착되며 진동수는 548c$m^{-1}$이었다. 산소분자의 신축진동수는 968c$m^{-1}$로서 기체상태인 산소분자의 진동수보다 크게 낮았으며, 산소분자의 흡착으로 일함수가 증가하였다. 이는 NbC(111) 기판으로부터 산소분자의 2p${pi}_g$ 궤도로 전자가 이동하였음을 보여주는 증거이다.