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Silver nanowires and nanodendrites synthesized by plasma discharge in solution for the catalytic oxygen reduction in alkaline media

  • 김회근;송면규;김동우;이상율
    • 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국표면공학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.62-62
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    • 2018
  • Pt is still considered as one of the most active electrocatalysts for ORR in alkaline fuel cells. However, the high cost and scarcity of Pt hamper the widespread commercialization of fuel cells. As a strong candidate for the replacement of Pt catalyst, silver (Ag) has been extensively studied due to its high activity, abundance, and low cost. Ag is more stable than Pt in the pH range of 8~14 as the equilibrium potential of Ag/Ag+ being ${\approx}200mV$ higher than that of Pt/PtO. However, Ag is the overall catalytic activity of Ag for oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) is still not comparable to Pt catalyst since the surface Ag atoms are approximately 10 times less active than Pt atoms. Therefore, further enhancement in the ORR activity of Ag catalysts is necessary to be competitive with current cutting-edge Pt-based catalysts. We demonstrate the architectural design of Ag catalysts, synthesized using plasma discharge in liquid phase, for enhanced ORR kinetics in alkaline media. An attractive feature of this work is that the plasma status controlled via electric-field could form the Ag nanowires or dendrites without any chemical agents. The plasma reactor was made of a Teflon vessel with an inner diameter of 80 mm and a height of 80 mm, where a pair of tungsten(W) electrodes with a diameter of 2 mm was placed horizontally. The stock solutions were made by dissolving the 5-mM AgNO3 in DI water. For the synthesis of Agnanowires, the electricfield of 3.6kVcm-1 in a 200-ml AgNO3 aqueous solution was applied across the electrodes using a bipolar pulsed power supply(Kurita, Seisakusyo Co. Ltd). The repetition rate and pulse width were fixed at 30kHz and 2.0 us, respectively. The plasma discharge was carried out for a fixed reaction time of 60 min. In case of Ag nanodendrites, the electric field of 32kVcm-1 in a 200-ml AgNO3 aqueous solution was applied and other conditions were identical to the plasma discharge in water in terms of electrode configuration, repetition rate and discharge time. Using SEM and STEM, morphology of Ag nanowires and dendrites were investigated. With 3.6 kV/cm, Ag nanowire was obtained, while Ag dendrite was constructed with 32 kV/cm. The average diameter and legth of Ag nanowireses were 50 nm and 3.5 um, and thoes values of Ag dendrites were 40 nm and 3.0 um. As a results of XPS analysis, the surface defects in the Ag nanowires facilitated O2 incorporation into the surface region via the interaction between the oxygen and the electron cloud of the adjacent Ag atoms. The catalytic activity of Ag for oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) showed that the catalytic ORR activity of Ag nanowires are much better than Ag nanodendrites, and electron transfer number of Ag nanowires is similar to that of Pt (${\approx}4$).

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Visible Light Driven ZnFe2Ta2O9 Catalyzed Decomposition of H2S for Solar Hydrogen Production

  • Subramanian, Esakkiappan;Baeg, Jin-Ook;Kale, Bharat B.;Lee, Sang-Mi;Moon, Sang-Jin;Kong, Ki-Jeong
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제28권11호
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    • pp.2089-2092
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    • 2007
  • Tantalum-containing metal oxides, well known for their efficiency in water splitting and H2 production, have never been used in visible light driven photodecomposition of H2S and H2 production. The present work is an attempt in this direction and investigates their efficiency. A mixed metal oxide, ZnFe2Ta2O9, with the inclusion of Fe2O3 to impart color, was prepared by the conventional ceramic route in single- and double-calcinations (represented as ZnFe2Ta2O9-SC and ZnFe2Ta2O9-DC respectively). The XRD characterization shows that both have identical patterns and reveals tetragonal structure to a major extent and a minor contribution of orthorhombic crystalline system. The UV-visible diffuse reflection spectra demonstrate the intense, coherent and wide absorption of visible light by both the catalysts, with absorption edge at 650 nm, giving rise to a band gap of 1.9 eV. Between the two catalysts, however, ZnFe2Ta2O9-DC has greater absorption in almost the entire wavelength region, which accounts for its strong brown coloration than ZnFe2Ta2O9-SC when viewed by the naked eye. In photocatalysis, both catalysts decompose H2S under visible light irradiation (λ ≥ 420 nm) and produce solar H2 at a much higher rate than previously reported catalysts. Nevertheless, ZnFe2Ta2O9-DC distinguishes itself from ZnFe2Ta2O9-SC by exhibiting a higher efficiency because of its greater light absorption. Altogether, the tantalum-containing mixed metal oxide proves its efficient catalytic role in H2S decomposition and H2 production process also.

빈발 패턴 네트워크에서 아이템 클러스터링을 통한 연관규칙 발견 (Discovering Association Rules using Item Clustering on Frequent Pattern Network)

  • 오경진;정진국;하인애;조근식
    • 지능정보연구
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    • 제14권1호
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    • pp.1-17
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    • 2008
  • 데이터 마이닝은 대용량의 데이터에 숨겨진 의미있고 유용한 패턴과 상관관계를 추출하여 의사결정에 활용하는 작업이다. 그 중에서도 고객 트랜잭션의 데이터베이스에서 아이템(item) 사이에 존재하는 연관규칙을 찾는 것은 중요한 일이 되었다. Apriori 알고리즘 이후 연관규칙을 찾기 위해 대용량의 데이터베이스로부터 압축된 의미있는 정보를 저장하기 위한 데이터 구조와 알고리즘들이 많이 제안되어 왔다. 연관규칙을 발견하기 위한 기존의 연구들은 모든 규칙을 찾아내지만, 사람이 분석하기에 너무 많은 규칙이 생성되기 때문에 규칙을 분석하기 위한 일 또한 많은 과정을 거쳐야 한다. 본 논문에서는 빈발 패턴 네트워크(Frequent Pattern Network)라 부르는 자료 구조를 제안하고 이를 활용하였다. 네트워크는 정점과 간선으로 구성되며 정점은 아이템을 표현하고, 간선은 두 아이템 집합을 표현한다. 아이템의 빈도수를 이용하여 빈발 패턴 네트워크를 구성하고, 아이템 사이의 유사도를 측정한다. 그리고 클러스터 내의 아이템과는 유사도가 높고, 다른 클러스터의 아이템과는 유사도가 낮도록 클러스터를 생성한다. 클러스터를 이용해 연관규칙을 생성하고 실험을 통해 Apriori와 FP Growth 알고리즘과의 성능을 비교를 하였다. 그 결과 빈발 패턴 네트워크에서 신뢰도 유사도를 이용하는 것이 클러스터의 정확성을 높여줌을 볼 수 있었다. 그리고 전통적인 방법과 비교를 통해 빈발 패턴 네트워크를 이용하는 것이 최소지지도에 유연성을 가짐을 알 수 있었다.

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창조융합시장을 위한 유럽 연합 (EU)의 시장과문화적 지역특화방안 (Creative Cultural Localization Ways and IT Market of the EU to Converge the Creative Industries)

  • 서대성
    • 유통과학연구
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2015
  • Purpose - The ICT market in the EU is lagging behind that of the US; however, algorithm and software development within the EU have grown steadily, and they involve focusing on the creative cultural convergence conceptualized as part of Horizon 2020 and connecting neighboring markets in the EE and the Mediterranean region. It is essential to study the requirements to market the EU's creative ICT development in emerging industrial countries after examining its applicability in these countries. Research design, data, and methodology - This study deals with data pertaining to the EU's creative industry and competitive edge. The global cultural expansion of the EU facilitates a new concept involving not only low-cost IT products to enhance local cultural artifacts through R&D and the construction of efficient infrastructure services, but also information exchange with a realistic commercialization of the technology that can be applied for creative cultural localization. In the European industry, research on algorithms has been applied for the benefit of consumers. We investigated how the process is conducted in the EU. Results - Europe needs to adjust its economic structure to the local culture as part of IT distribution convergence. The convergence has been converted into a production algorithm with IT in the form of low-cost production. This is because there is an attempt to improve the quality of transport infrastructure, workforce availability, and the distribution of the distance to the local industries and consumers, using IT algorithms. Integrated into the manufacturing industry, based on the ICT infrastructure and solutions, smart localized regional clusters are formed with the help of grafting. Europe has own strategy to increase the number of hub-and-spoke cities. Europe is now becoming integrated, with an EPC system for regional cooperation rather than national competition in ICT technology. Europe has also been recognized in this study as changing the step-by-step paradigm for global competitiveness through new creative culture industries. Conclusions - As a result, there are several ways of converging with others through EU R&D intensity; therefore, the EU can be seen as successfully increasing marginal value, which is useful in developing a special industrial cluster or local cultural cities that create converged development by connecting people and objects with IT. In fact, when compared to the US, Europe has a strong culture and the car industries have a tendency to overshadow the IT industries with integration of services in IT distribution. Considering the rapid environmental changes, the convergence of IT services is likely to take place in Europe, similar to the pharmaceutical industry and the automotive industry. This requires a focus on human resources and automated systems management. The trend is to move away from low-wage industries, switched to key personnel centers of the local university-industry. EU emphasizes the creation of IT market demand in Europe involving local cultural convergence for marketing as the second step to strengthen the economic hub-and-spoke areas.

목자판 표면 상태에 적응적인 영상 기반 수위 계측 기법 (Image-based Water Level Measurement Method Adapting to Ruler's Surface Condition)

  • 김재도;한영준;한헌수
    • 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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    • 제15권9호
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    • pp.67-76
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    • 2010
  • 본 논문은 수위 측정 영역의 오염 상태에 적응적인 영상 기반 수위 계측 기법을 제안한다. 수위를 측정하기 위해 사용되는 목자판이 진흙, 부유물, 조명의 강한 반사에 의해 얼룩진 경우, 목자판 내부의 수평 성분 패턴이 유지되는 영역의 최종 위치와 목자판과 수면의 색상 차를 이용하여 얻어진 대략적인 수위 위치인 참조 수위와의 거리 차를 측정하여 목자판의 오염 여부를 판단하는 기법을 사용한다. 목자판이 오염되지 않은 경우에는 수평 성분이 유지되는 최종 위치의 근방 하단 영역에서 수평 성분의 분포를 분석하여 히스토그램이 가지는 최대값의 30%이상의 값을 가지는 위치를 수위로 검출하고, 목자판이 오염된 경우는 참조 수위 근방의 색상 변화의 국지적인 정점과 골을 검출한 후 그 변화가 가장 큰 위치를 수위로 검출한다. 검출된 영상 수위는 영상에 보이는 목자판의 눈금을 기준으로 생성한 맵핑 테이블을 이용하여 실제 수위로 변환된다. 제안한 방법의 적용 가능성과 일반성을 평가하기 위하여 실제 교량에 측정 시스템을 구축하고 같은 위치에 기존에 설치된 초음파 기반 측정 시스템과 그 측정치를 비교하였다.

균일 밝기 랜덤 도트 어레이 생성을 위한 이진 회절광학소자 설계 및 제작 (Design and Fabrication of Binary Diffractive Optical Elements for the Creation of Pseudorandom Dot Arrays of Uniform Brightness)

  • 이수연;이준호;김영광;이혁교;이문섭
    • 한국광학회지
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    • 제33권6호
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    • pp.267-274
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    • 2022
  • 쉴리렌 이미징을 위한 랜덤 도트 배열 투영용 이진 회절광학소자를 설계하고 제작하였다. 이 연구에서 적용된 회절광학소자는 단 두 단계의 위상 및 10 ㎛의 피치를 갖는 이진 위상 회절 격자로, 제작 단가 및 제작 공정의 용이성을 위하여 선택되었다. 회절광학소자의 설계는 최종 패턴의 밝기 정보를 목적 함수로 사용하는 iterative Fourier transform algorithm을 적용하였다. 먼저 균일 밝기의 랜덤 도트 이미지를 생성하였고, 이를 최종 목표 이미지(패턴)로 적용한 결과, 위치(시야)에 따른 랜덤 도트의 밝기 변화를 확인하였다. 이를 해결하기 위하여 최종 목표 패턴에 가우시안 가중치를 적용한 개선 설계를 적용하였고, 그 결과 패턴 밝기 균일도를 52.7%에서 90.8%까지 향상시켰다. 이후, 바이너리 회절 소자 및 이를 적용한 빔 투사기를 제작하여 설계 결과를 검증하였다. 검증 결과 투사 거리 5 m에서 설계 목표인 430 mm × 430 mm 투광면적, 10,000개 이상의 랜덤 도트 패턴의 생성을 확인하였다. 측정된 균일도는 시뮬레이션에서 예상되었던 균일도보다 다소 적은 84.5%이나, 이는 회절 격자 형상, 특히 모서리 뭉개짐 및 간격 오류에 의한 것으로 추정된다.

일반 인구 집단의 우울증상 네트워크 구조 (Network Structure of Depressive Symptoms in General Population)

  • 박선일;이경규;이석범;이정재;김경민;정효석;김도현
    • 정신신체의학
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    • 제30권2호
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    • pp.172-178
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    • 2022
  • 연구목적 임상전단계의 우울증상도 삶의 질이나 자살사고와의 연관성이 높고, 자살률이 높은 우리나라의 특성상 자살과 연관성이 높은 증상을 찾기 위해 본 연구에서는 일반인구 대상으로 한 우울증상의 네트워크 구조를 밝히고자 했다. 방 법 제 7기 국민건강 영양조사 데이터를 활용했고, 19세 이상 65세 미만의 우울증 선별도구(PHQ-9) 전문항을 완료한 8,741명을 대상으로 개별 증상에 대한 Ising fit 모델을 활용하여 증상 네트워크를 찾고, 중심강도성이 높은 노드와 가중치가 높은 엣지를 확인하였다. 결 과 정신운동성 변화, 자살사고가 가장 높은 중심강도성을 보였으며 두 증상간의 연결이 가장 높은 엣지 가중치를 보였다. 자살사고는 무가치함이나 우울한 기분과도 높은 연결성을 보였다. 결 론 일반인구 집단에서도 자살사고와 관련된 증상은 우울증상 중 정신운동성 변화, 무가치함, 우울한 기분 등이 높은 연결성을 보였고, 이러한 증상들은 추후 인지행동치료 등 치료 단계에서 주요한 치료 목표가 될 수 있음을 시사한다.

마오리族 傳統 服飾과 文身 考察 (A Study on the Traditional Costumes and Tattoo of the Maori)

  • 황춘섭;정현주
    • 복식문화연구
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.241-260
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    • 1995
  • The Maori's traditional clothing materials, basic forms of dress, and the pattern and technique of tatoo were examined in the present study in order to deepen the appreciation of the cultural heritage of the Maori. The research method employed was the analysis of written materials. And a fild-trip was also made for the study. The study was limitted to the traditional culture of body adornment of the Maori including the clothing which is preserved and practicing by them at the present day, and the origin and the process of the historical development of those are not included in the scope of the present study. Followings are the results of the study: (1) By far the most widely used fiber for Maori clothing is abtained from what is commonly called New Zealand Flax. The fiber of kiekie(Freycinetia baueriana) and cabbage trees(Cordyline spp.) may also be used. The strong, long-lasting fiber of toi(cordyline indivisa) is used for a prestige warrior's cloak. Flat strips of ti kauka(Cordyline australi) are also used as thatch on rain cloaks. (2) Regardless of technique used, Maori weaving is always worked horizontally from left to right. Traditionally the work was suspended between two upright turuturu or weaving sticks. As the work progressed a second pair of uprights was used to keep the work off the ground. These uprights were moved forward as required. Because the weaver sat on the ground, the working edge was kept at a height that was comfortable to reach. No weaving tools are used, the wefts(aho) being manipulated by the fingers. The two main Maori weaving techniques are whatu aho patahi(single-pair twining) and whatu aho rua(double-pair twining). (3) The Maori wore two basic garments - a waist met and a cloak. The cloth of commoners were of plain manufacture, while those of people of rank were superior, sometimes being decorated with feather or dyed tags and decorated borders. Children ran more-or-less naked until puberty, being dressed only for special events. Some working dress consisted of nothing more than belts with leaves thrust under them. Chiefs and commoners usually went barefoot, using rough sandals on journeys over rough country (4) The adornment of men and women of rank was an important matter of tribal concern as it was in chiefly persons that prestige of the group was centred, The durable items of Maori persons adornment were either worn or carried. Ornaments of various kinds were draped about the neck or suspended from pierced earlobes. Combs decorated the head. Personal decorations not only enhanced the appearance of men and women, but many had protective magical function. The most evident personal ornament was the hei-tiki made of jade or other material. Maori weapons were treasured by their owners. They served on bottle and were also personal regalia. A man of rank was not fully dressed without a weapon in hand. Also weapons were essential to effective oratory. (5) No man or woman of rank went without some tattoo adornment except in extremely rare instances when a person was too sacred to have any blood shed. The untattooed were marked as beeing commoners of no social standing. This indelible mark of rank was begun, with appropriate rite and ritual, at puberty. And tattoo marked the person as being of a marriageable age. Maori tattoo was unlike most traditional tattoo in that its main line were 'engraved' on the face with deep cuts made by miniature bone chisels. The fill-in areas were not tattooed with cuts but with the multiple pricks of small bone 'combs' that only lightly penetrated the skin surface. The instrument of tattoo consisted of small pots of pumice or wood into which was placed a wetted black pigment made from burnt kauri gum, burnt vegetable caterpillars or other sooty materials. A bird bone chisel or comb set at right angles on a short wooden handle was dipped into the gigment, that a rod or stick was used to tap head of this miniature adze, causing penetration of the skin surface. Black pigment lodged under the skin took on a bluish tinge. A full made facial tattoo consisted of major spirals with smaller spirals on each side of the nose and sweeping curved lines radiating out from between the brows over the forehead and from the nose to the chin. The major patterns were cut deep, while the secondary koru patterns were lightly pricked into the skin.

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슈퍼슈퍼마켓(SSM)에 대한 개인 슈퍼마켓의 경쟁전략에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Competition Strategy for Private Super Market against Super Super Market)

  • 유승우;이상윤
    • 산경연구논집
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    • 제2권2호
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    • pp.39-45
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    • 2011
  • 한국 유통산업이 무한 경쟁에 박차를 가하고 있다. 저성장시대를 맞으면서 각 소매업태간의 경쟁 중에 힘이 약한 자는 생존의 문제에 직결되기 마련이다. 근 수년간 대형할인마트가 매년 꾸준한 성장세를 보여 왔다. 그러나 점포수의 포화, 신규부지 확보의 어려움, 불경기로 인한 소비자의 소비행태 변화 등의 이유로 고객밀착형의 새로운 업태의 진출을 모색하게 되었다. 이에 따라 최근 대기업은 대기업 계열 기업형 슈퍼마켓을 만들었고 전통시장 상권에 따라서 대형유통업체의 막강한 바잉파워를 배경으로 SSM이라는 신업태에 역량을 집중하여 전국적 다점포화를 공격적으로 전개해 왔다. 이러한 출점은 지역사회에 기반을 둔 중소유통 그중에서도 일정규모이상의 개인 슈퍼마켓에 직격탄을 날리고 있다. 개인 슈퍼마켓과 소매상인들은 낡은 판매시설과 기존 운영방식으로 인하여 사업의 경쟁력을 잃어가고 있다. 최근 대기업 계열 기업형 슈퍼마켓의 전통시장 상권에 대하여 언론, 학계, 업계 등에서 매우 논란이 많고 이와 관련된 세미나와 공청회도 많이 열리고 있다. 이에 따른 규제로 출점 속도를 늦출 수는 있으나 결정적 대안은 아닐 것이다. 기업형 SSM이 최근 급증하는 이유는 정체로 접어든 오프라인 할인마트 업체들의 새로운 성장분야를 찾기 위한 목적이 크다. 이미 대형할인마트 형태로는 전국 대부분의 지리적 요지에 다 입점해 있어 포화상태에 이르렀기 때문이다. 할인마트로 커버하지 못하는 소규모 상권을 공략하기 위해서는 SSM 형태의 사업이 확대가 절실하다. 이에 반하여 개인 슈퍼마켓은 경쟁력을 잃어 간다. 개인 슈퍼마켓의 취약점은 가격적인 면에서 규모의 경제를 실현 할 수 없기에 소량으로 판매 물건을 구입하고 있으며, 이로 인해 구입단가 할인이 어려운 상황이다. 또한 조직화 및 협업화가 부진하고 상인교육이 활성화 되지 못한 부분이 서비스로 직결되기 때문에 힘든 상황이다. 이에 따른 해결책으로 농산물, 청과, 공산품 등의 전문점을 만들어 상권을 형성하는 방법이 있다. 둘째, 개인 슈퍼마켓의 가맹점 가입 추진을 통한 조직화. 협업화를 촉진하여 규모의 경제를 취득함과 동시에 정부에 제안 할 수 있는 하나의 기업형태가 되는 것이다. 셋째, 중소상인 교육의 활성화로 서비스 의식을 고취하고 좋은 서비스로 소비자를 모아야 한다는 점이다. 또한 SSM에서 할 수 없는 심리적 점포 운영으로 소비자의 심리를 자극 하는 것도 하나의 방법이 될 것이다. 일본에는 이미 전일식 체인으로 소상공인들의 생활이 한편 나아졌다. 이에 개인슈퍼마켓을 비롯한 중소유통점들의 취약 부분을 알아보고 경쟁력 강화 방안에 대해 자세히 제안하고자 한다.

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Oxide perovskite crystals type ABCO4:application and growth

  • Pajaczkowska, A.
    • 한국결정성장학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국결정성장학회 1996년도 The 9th KACG Technical Annual Meeting and the 3rd Korea-Japan EMGS (Electronic Materials Growth Symposium)
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    • pp.258-292
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    • 1996
  • In the last year great interest appears to YBCO thin films preparation on different substrate materials. Preparation of epitaxial film is a very difficult problem. There are many requirements to substrate materials that must be fullfilled. Main problems are lattice mismatch (misfit) and similarity of structure. From paper [1] or follows that difference in interatomic distances and angles of substrate and film is mire important problem than similarity of structure. In this work we present interatomic distances and angle relations between substrate materials belonging to ABCO4 group (where A-Sr or Ca, B-rare earth element, C-Al or Ga) of different orientations and YBCO thin films. There are many materials used as substrates for HTsC thin films. ABCO4 group of compounds is characterized by small dielectric constants (it is necessary for microwave applications of HTsC films), absence of twins and small misfit [2]. There most interesting compounds CaNdAlO4, SrLaAlO4 and SrLaGaO4 were investigated. All these compounds are of pseudo-perovskite structure with space group 14/mmm. This structure is very similar to structure of YBCO. SLG substrate has the lowest misfit (0.3%) and dielectric constant. For preparation of then films of substrates of this group of compound plane of <100> orientation are mainly used. Good quality films of <001> orientations are obtained [3]. In this case not only a-a misfit play role, but c-3b misfit is very important too. Sometimes, for preparation of thin films substrates of <001> and <110> orientations were manufactured [3]. Different misfits for different YBCO faces have been analyzed. It has been found that the mismatching factor for (100) face is very similar to that for (001) face so there is possibility of preparation of thin films on both orientations. SrLaAlO4(SLA) and SrLaGaO4(SLG) crystals of general formula ABCO4 have been grown by the Czochralski method. The quality of SLA and SLG crystals strongly depends on axial gradient of temperature and growth and rotation rates. High quality crystals were obtained at axial gradient of temperature near crystal-melt interface lower than 50℃/cm, growth rate 1-3 mm/h and the rotation rate changing from 10-20pm[4]. Strong anisotropy in morphology of SLA and SLG single crystals grown by the Czochralski method is clearly visible. On the basics of our considerations for ABCO4 type of the tetragonal crystals there can appear {001}, {101}, and {110} faces for ionic type model [5]. Morphology of these crystals depend on ionic-covalent character of bonding and crystal growth parameters. Point defects are observed in crystals and they are reflected in color changes (colorless, yellow, green). Point defects are detected in directions perpendicular to oxide planes and are connected with instability of oxygen position in lattice. To investigate facets formations crystals were doped with Cr3+, Er3+, Pr3+, Ba2+. Chromium greater size ion which is substituted for Al3+ clearly induces faceting. There appear easy {110} faces and SLA crystals crack even then the amount of Cr is below 0.3at.% SLG single crystals are not so sensitive to the content of chromium ions. It was also found that if {110} face appears at the beginning of growth process the crystal changes its color on the plane {110} but it happens only on the shoulder part. The projection of {110} face has a great amount of oxygen positions which can be easy defected. Pure and doped SLA and SLG crystals measured by EPR in the<110> direction show more intensive lines than in other directions which allows to suggest that the amount of oxygen defects on the {110} plane is higher. In order to find the origin of colors and their relation with the crystal stability, a set of SLA and SLG crystals were investigated using optical spectroscopy. The colored samples exhibit an absorption band stretching from the UV absorption edge of the crystal, from about 240 nm to about 550 m. In the case of colorless sample, the absorption spectrum consists of a relatively weak band in the UV region. The spectral position and intensities of absorption bands of SLA are typical for imperfection similar to color centers which may be created in most of oxide crystals by UV and X-radiation. It is pointed out that crystal growth process of polycomponent oxide crystals by Czochralski method depends on the preparation of melt and its stoichiometry, orientation of seed, gradient of temperature at crystal-melt interface, parameters of growth (rotation and pulling rate) and control of red-ox atmosphere during seeding and growth (rotation and pulling rate) and control of red-ox atmosphere during seeding and growth. Growth parameters have an influence on the morphology of crystal-melt interface, type and concentration of defects.

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