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Fabrication of Superconducting Transition Edge Sensors based on Ti/Au Bilayer Formation (Ti/Au 이중층을 이용한 초전도 상전이 센서 제작)

  • Lee, Young-Hwa;Kim, Yong-Hamb
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.21 no.10
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    • pp.943-949
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    • 2008
  • We report on the development of transition edge sensors for x-ray detection. The sensor technology was based on the fabrication of a superconducting film on a thin membrane. A bilayer of a superconductor, Ti, and a noble metal, Au, was e-beam evaporated on a micromachined SiNx. Another Au layer was evaporated on the two side edges of the bilayer in order not to be affected by structural imperfections at the boundaries. With the method described in the present report, the superconducting transition temperature of the device was consistently achieved to near 80 mK with a sharp transition. The energy spectrum ueasured with the device provided 37 eV FWHM for 5.9 x-rays. We also discuss the design and fabrication considerations as well as the performance of the device in detail.

Development of Superconducting Transition Edge Sensors for Gamma Ray Detection (감마선 검출을 위한 초전도 상전이 센서)

  • Lee, Young-Hwa;Kim, Yong-Hamb
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.162-166
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    • 2008
  • We are developing a sensitive gamma ray spectrometer based on superconducting transition edge sensors. The detector consists of a small piece of high purity Sn as an absorber and a Ti/Au bilayer as a temperature sensor. It is designed to measure the thermal signal caused by absorption of gamma rays. The mechanical support and the thermal contact between the absorber and the thermometer were made with Stycast epoxy. The bilayer was formed by e-beam evaporation and patterned by wet etching on top of a $SiN_X$ membrane. A sharp superconducting transition of the film was measured near 100 mK. When the film was biased to the edge of the transition, signals were observed due to single photon absorption emitted from an $^{241}Am$ source. The measured spectrum showed several characteristic peaks of the source including 59.5 keV gamma line. The full with at half maximum was about 900 eV for the 59.5 keV gamma line. The background was low enough to resolve low energy lines. Considerations to improve the energy resolution of the gamma ray spectrometer are also discussed.

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Study on Superconducting Coil Charging Based on Fuel Cell Power for Improving Performance Uniformity of 3-cell Stack (3셀 스택의 성능 균일성 향상을 위한 연료전지 전력 기반 초전도 코일 충전에 관한 연구)

  • YOUNG MIN SEO;HYUN WOO NOH;TAE HYUNG KOO;DONG WOO HA;ROCK KIL KO
    • Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.392-400
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    • 2024
  • In this study, 3-cell stack fuel cell power technology was developed for charging superconducting coil. It was found that the performance of the fuel cell stack increased depending on the number of activation. In addition, the flow rates of hydrogen and air supplied to 3-cell stack was adjusted because of a large difference in membrane electrode assembly (MEA) characteristics depending on its location. As a result, it was confirmed that it was possible to apply current to the superconducting coil from about 15 to 33 A by changing the variable resistance, and it was confirmed that the voltage difference between fuel cell cells could be overcome through sufficient control of fuel supply.

Study of Superparamagnetic Microneedles containing Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (산화철 나노입자를 함유한 초상자성 마이크로니들에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Seung-Jun
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.556-561
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    • 2021
  • Recently, iron oxide nanoparticles have been used as the subject of many studies on drug delivery system (DDS) due to their excellent magnetic properties and biocompatibility in response to external magnetic fields. In this study, hyaluronic acid-superparamagnetic microneedles (HA-SMNs) and carboxy methyl cellulose-superparamagnetic microneedles (CMC-SMNs) containing superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SIONs) were prepared with HA and CMC as a matrix materials of MNs (microneedles). Various properties of SMNs were then investigated with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), superconducting quantum interference device-vibrating sample magnetometer (SQUD-VSM), frequency mixing magnetic detection (FMMD), and polymer/bio membrane. The SQUID-VSM measurements showed superparamagnetism of HA-SMNs and CMC-SMNs containing SIONs. The FMMD results demonstrated that the signal intensity changed significantly as the concentration of SIONs increased. In addition, SMNs exhibited the average skin permeability intensities on the bio membrane for HA-SMNs and CMC-SMNs were 92.5 and 98.5%, respectively. These results suggested that SMNs could be utilized as deliver materials for a TDDS and MR molecular imaging.

Field gradient calculation of HTS double-pancake coils considering the slanted turns and the splice

  • Baek, Geonwoo;Kim, Jinsub;Lee, Woo Seung;Song, Seunghyun;Lee, Onyou;Kang, Hyoungku;Ko, Tae Kuk
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.51-55
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    • 2017
  • To obtain Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) measurement of membrane protein, an NMR magnet is required to generate high intensity, homogeneity, and stability of field. A High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) magnet is a promising alternative to a conventional Low-Temperature Superconducting (LTS) NMR magnet for high field, current density, and stability margin. Conventionally, an HTS coil has been wound by several winding techniques such as Single-Pancake (SP), Double-Pancake (DP), and layer-wound. The DP winding technique has been frequently used for a large magnet because long HTS wire is generally difficult to manufacture, and maintenance of magnet is convenient. However, magnetic field generated by the slanted turns and the splice leads to field inhomogeneity in Diameter of Spherical Volume (DSV). The field inhomogeneity degrades performance of NMR spectrometer and thus effect of the slanted turns and the splice should be analyzed. In this paper, field gradient of HTS double-pancake coils considering the slanted turns and the splice was calculated using Biot-Savart law and numerical integration. The calculation results showed that magnetic field produced by the slanted turns and the splice caused significant inhomogeneity of field.

A-8 Three -Dimensional Crystalizing Combined $\pi$-Bonding Orbitals ("O" S' Bonding) And Electrical And Mechanical Properties of Alloy Metals

  • Oh, Hung-Kuk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 1995.03a
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    • pp.90-106
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    • 1995
  • The "O"S' BONDING make metallic and non-metalic crystal structures and form localized superconducting orbitals , which induce electrical conduction , semi-conduction, and superconduction. The orbitals are proced by Ampere's law, Faraday's law , Meissner effect, highcritical temperature of thecopper oxide layers. abnomal trans-membrane signal in cancer cell and plastic deformations bytwins and dislocations, In the case of alloying metals, the most deterimentla cases of electrical conduction are those of solid solution and intermetalic compound . The highest case for the hardness are also those of solid solution and intermetallic compound. It explains the contributions of the "O"S' BONDING for conduction bands and plastic deformation by twins and dislocations.ns and dislocations.

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Studies on the Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Cobalt Nanoparticles in the Polymer Film (코발트 나노 입자가 도입된 초상자성 고분자 박막의 제조 및 자성 연구)

  • Kim, Y.;Yoon, M.;Kim, Y.M.;Volkov, V.;Park, I.W.;Song, H.J.
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.59-63
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    • 2003
  • Superparamagnetic properties of self-aggregated cobalt nanoparticles in the perfluorinated ion-exchange polymeric membrane (MF-4SK) prepared by ion-exchange and recovery methods were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer at various temperatures. Our experimental results show that cobalt nanoparticles in MF-4SK for the concentration of $7.8{\times}10^{19}$ atoms per 1 g of polymer membrane exhibit superparamagnetic properties above the average blocking temperature ($T_{B}$), which is determined to be around 185 K at applied field of 500 Oe. The average particle radius of 4.0 nm achieved from Langevin function fit is in good agreement with TEM observations. This experimental evidence suggests that cobalt nanoparticles in polymer film obey a single domain theory. The results are discussed in the light of current theory for the superparamagnetic behavior of magnetic nanoparticles.