• Advances in nano research
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.409-419
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• 2023

Tracking the motion of tennis balls is a challenging task in using cameras around the tennis court. The most important instance of the tennis trajectory is the time of impact and touch the court which in some cases could not be detected precisely. In the present study, we aim to present a novel design of tennis balls equipped with nano-sensors to detect the touch of the ball to the court. In the impact instance, tennis ball receives significant acceleration and change in the linear momentum. This large acceleration could deform a small-beam structure with piezoelectric layer to produce voltage. The voltage could further be utilized to produce infrared waves which could be easily detected by infrared detection sensors installed on the same video cameras or separately near the tennis court. Therefore, the exact time of the impact could be achieved with higher accuracy than image analyzing method. A detailed dynamical property of such sensors is discussed using nonlinear beam equations. The results show that within the acceleration range of tennis ball during an impact, the piezoelectric patches of the nano-sensors in the tennis ball could produce enough voltages to propagate infrared waves to be detected by infrared detectors.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.615-618
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• 2005

All over the world, many kinds of micro-actuators were already developed for various applications. The actuators are using various principles such as electromagnetic, piezoelectric and thermopneumatic etc. The most of the micro-actuators have been made using 2D based MEMS technology. In these actuators, it is difficult to drive 3-dimensional motion. This characteristic gives the limit of actuator application. However, micro-stereolithography technology has made it possible to fabricate freeform three-dimensional microstructures. In this technology, 2-dimensional micro-shape layer is cumulated on the other layers. This layer-by-layer process is the main principle to fabricate 3-dimensioal micro-structures. In this research, a micro-bellows actuator that is vertically moving was developed using the micro-stereolithography technology. When pressure was applied into the bellows, a non-contact actuating motion is generated. For actuation experiment, syringe pump and laser interferometer were used for applying pressure and measuring the displacement. Several hundreds micro-scale actuation was observed. And, to demonstrate the feasibility of proposed actuation principle, in this research, a micro-gripper was developed using half-bellows structure.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.2434-2440
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• 2018

A new type of piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (pMUT) with high resonant frequency was developed by using a thin lead zirconate titanate (PZT) as an insulation layer on a floating $10{\mu}m$ silicon membrane. The PZT insulation layer facilitated acoustic impedance matching at active pMUT, leading to a high performance in the acoustic conversion property compared with the transducer using $SiO_2$ insulation layer. The fabricated ultrasonic devices were wirelessly measured by connecting two identical acoustic transducers to two separate ports in a single network analyzer simultaneously. The acoustic wave emitted from a transducer induced a $3.16{\mu}W$ on the other side of the transducer at a distance of 2 cm. The transducer performances in terms of device diameters, PZT thickness, annealings, and different DC polings, etc. were investigated. COMSOL simulation was also performed to predict the device performances prior to fabrication. Based on the COMSOL simulation, the device was fabricated and the results were compared.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.42-47
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• 2006

In this paper, we prepared high-quality ZnO thin films for application of FBAR (Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator) by using pulse DC magnetron sputtering. To prevent the formation of low dielectric layers between metal and piezoelectric layer, Ru film of 30 nm thickness was used as a buffer layer. In addition we investigated the influence of annealing condition with various temperatures. As the annealing temperature increased, the crystalline orientation with the preference of (002) c-axis and resistance properties improved. The single resonator which was fabricated at $500^{\circ}C$ exhibited the resonance frequency and the return loss 0.99 GHz and 15 dB, respectively. This work demonstrates potential feasibility for the use of thin film Ru buffer layers and the optimization of annealing condition.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2004년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.286-289
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• 2004

This paper presents the fatigue characteristics of LIPCA (LIghtweight Piezo-Composite Actuator) device system. The LIPCA device system is composed of a piezoelectric ceramic layer and fiber reinforced lightweight composite layers. Typically a PZT ceramic layer is sandwiched by a top fiber layer with low CTE (coefficient of thermal expansion) and base layers with high CTE. The advantages of the LIPCA design are weight reduction by using the lightweight fiber reinforced plastic layers without compromising the generation of high force and large displacement and design flexibility by selecting the fiber direction and the size of prepreg layers. To predict the degradation of actuation performance of LIPCA due to fatigue, the cyclic electric loading tests using PZT specimens were performed and the strain for a given excitation voltage was measured during the test. The results from the PZT fatigue test were implemented into CLPT (Classical Laminated Plate Theory) model to predict the degradation of LIPCA's actuation displacement. The fatigue characteristic of PZT was measured using a test system composed of a supporting jig, a high voltage power supplier, data acquisition board, PC, and evaluated.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.164-168
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• 2005

Piezoelectric ZnO thin films were for the first time formed on SiO$_2$/Si(100) substrate using 2-step deposition, atomic layer deposition(ALD) and RF magnetron sputtering deposition, for film bulk acoustic resonator(FBAR) applications. The ZnO buffer layer by ALD was deposited using alternating diethyl zinc(DEZn)/$H_2O$ exposures and ultrahigh purity argon gas for purging. The ZnO films by 2-step deposition revealed stronger c-axis-preferred orientation and smoother surface than those by the conventional RF sputtering method. The solidly mounted resonator(SMR)-typed FBAR fabricated by using 2-step deposition method revealed higher quality factor of 580 and lower return loss of -17.35dB. Therefore the 2-step deposition method in this study could be applied to the FBAR device fabrication.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.921-925
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• 2000

Characteristics of Pb(Mg, Nb)O$_3$-Pb(Zr, Ti)O$_3$system thick films fabricated by a screen printing method were investigated. The buffer layer were coated with various thickness of Ag-Pd by screen printing to investigate the effect as a diffusion barrier and deposited Pt as a electrode by sputtering on Ag-Pb layer. The printed thick films were burned out at 650$\^{C}$ and sintered at 950$\^{C}$ in O$_2$condition for each 20, 60min after printing with 350mesh screen. The thickness of piezoelectric thick film was 15∼20㎛ and Ag-Pb layer acted as a diffusion barrier above 3㎛ thickness. The PMN-PZT thick films were screen printed on Pt/Ag-Pb(6m) and sintered by 2nd step (650$\^{C}$/20min and 950$\^{C}$/1h) using paste mixed PMN-PZT and binder in the ratio of 70:30, and the remnant polarization of thick film was 9.1$\mu$C/㎠ in this conditions.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.222-227
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• 2020

페로부스카이트(Perovskite) 구조의 Pb(Zr,Ti)O₃(PZT)는 우수한 강유전 특성으로 인해 유전체, 압전체, 초전체 재료로 널리 사용된다. Pb_1.3(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃조성의 스퍼터링 타겟을 제조하여 RF 마그네트론 스퍼터링 공정으로 PZT박막을 형성하였다. PZT박막은 동일 스퍼터링 출력으로 연속 제조한 단층형 PZT와 2단계화한 스퍼터링 출력으로 제조한 2층형 PZT박막으로 구분하여 제조하였다. 2층형의 PZT는 저출력의 스퍼터링 조건으로 제작한 하부층과, 단층형 PZT와 동일한 조건으로 제작한 상부층으로 이루어진다. 제조한 박막에 대한 엑스선 회절분석결과, 단층형 PZT에서는 페로부스카이트상(Perovskite Phase)과 미소한 파이로클로르상(Pyrochlore Phase)이 혼합된 상태로 존재하나, 2층형 PZT에서는 페로부스카이트상만이 검출되었다. 전자현미경과 원자힘 현미경으로 표면상태를 관찰한 결과, 2층형 PZT박막의 상부는 단층형에 비해 치밀하고 평활한 표면상태를 나타냈으며, 단층형에 비해 낮은 표면거칠기값(RMS)을 보였다. 또한 이층형 PZT는 단층형에 비해 우수한 대칭성의 분극곡선형태를 보였고, 단층형에 비해 매우 저감된 1×10^-5 A/㎠ 이하수준의 누설전류 특성을 나타냈다. 이층형 PZT에서 보이는 이러한 현상은 치밀하게 형성한 하부 PZT층이 순차적으로 형성되는 상부PZT내의 미소 파이로클로르상 형성을 억제하여, 순수한 페로부스카이트상으로의 성장을 유도한 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.756-759
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• 2004

We present a piezoelectric actuator using stiffness control and stroke amplification mechanism in order to make large lateral displacement. In this work, we suggest stiffness control approach that generates lateral displacement by increasing the vertical stiffness and reducing the lateral stiffness using additional structure. In addition, an additional structure of a serpentine spring amplifies the lateral displacement like leverage structure. The suggested lateral PZT actuator (bellows actuator) consists of serpentine spring and PZT/electrode layer which is located at the edge of the serpentine spring. The edge of the serpentine spring prevents the vertical motion of PZT layer, while the other edge of the serpentine spring makes stroke amplification like leverage structure. We have determined dimensions of the bellows actuator using ANSYS simulation. Length, width and thickness of PZT layer are 135$\mu$m, 20$\mu$m and 0.4$\mu$m, respectively. Dimensions of the silicon serpentine spring are thickness of 25$\mu$m, length of 300$\mu$m, and width of 5$\mu$m. The bellows actuator has been fabricated by SOI wafer with 25$\mu$m-top silicon and 1$\mu$m-buried oxide layer. The bellows actuator shows the maximum 3.93$\pm$0.2$\mu$m lateral displacement at 16V with 1Hz sinusoidal voltage input. In the frequency response test, the fabricated bellows actuator showed consistent displacement from 1Hz to 1kHz at 10V. From experimental study, we found the bellows actuator using thin film PZT and silicon serpentine spring generated mainly laterally displacement not vertical displacement at 16V, and serpentine spring played role of stroke amplification.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.942-947
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• 2001

MEMS 소자에의 응용을 위한 PZT(52/48) 박막을 diol을 용매로한 솔젤법에 의해 제조하였으며 미세구조에 따른 전기적 특성 및 압전 특성 관계를 고찰하였다. 0.5 mol 의 sol을 제작하여 1회 코팅시 $0.2{\mu}m$ 두께를 갖는 균열 없는 박막을 얻을 수 있었으며 $0.2{\mu}m$에서 $3.8{\mu}m$의 두께의 막을 증착하였다. 미세구조사진으로부터 층간 porous한 영역이 관찰되지 않음과 제2상의 성장이 없는 치밀한 columnar입자 성장을 확인 할 수 있었으며 균열없는 치밀화된 입자의 성장으로부터 우수한 이력곡선을 얻을 수 있었다. XRD분석으로부터 우선 배향성을 알아본 결과 (111)우선 배향성이 $1{\mu}m$ 영역까지 우세하다가 $1{\mu}m$이상의 두께에서 점차 random하게 바뀌는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 유전 특성 및 압전특성의 경향도 이와 유사하게 $1{\mu}m$ 영역까지 증가하다가 그 이상의 두께에서는 수렴하여 각각 1400, 300 pC/N 정도의 우수한 값을 가졌다.