• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05a
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• pp.668-673
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• 1995

$UO_2$-CeO$_2$ 모의혼합분말에 첨가제를 미량 첨가하여 소결체의 미세구조 변화를 $UO_2$분말의 경우와 비교, 관찰하였다. 소결 첨가제로서 Ta, Ti 및 Nb를 사용하였으며, 이들을 미세한 산화물의 형태로 $UO_2$ 및 $UO_2$-CeO$_2$에 첨가하여 환원성 및 산화성 분위기에서 각각 소결하였다. Ta, Ti 및 Nb는 환원소결에서 $UO_2$의 결정립을 성장시켰으나 산화소결에서는 첨가효과가 크게 나타나지 않았다. $UO_2$-0.lw%TiO$_2$와 $UO_2$-0.6w%Ta$_2$O$_{5}$의 환원소결체에서 eutectic phase가 관찰되었으나 산화소결체에서는 나타나지 않았다. $UO_2$-4wt%CeO$_2$의 환원소결에서는 Ti만이 결정립성장에 기여하는 것으로 나타났으며 Ta, Nb와 같이 $UO_2$에 치환형으로 고유되는 원소는 Ce 이온과 Cluster를 형성함으로 결정립성장에 거의 기여하지 못하고, Ti와 같이 UO2$_2$ 침입형으로 고용되는 원소는 일부가 인접한 Ce$_{U}$' 이온과 cluster를 형성하더라도 나머지가 V$_{U}$'의 형성에 기여하므로서 결정립을 성장시킬 수 있다.

• Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.84-88
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• 2008

The formation and thermal properties of the $BaO_2$ and $TiO_2$ mixtures were prepared by mechanical alloying method was investigated by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetric/differential thermal analysis (TG/DTA). The rotating speed of 750 rpm shows more effects on the formation of $BaTiO_3$ single phase. The internal strain calculated using Williamson-Hall method was $4.27{\times}10^{-3}$ for the mixture milled for 300 min, the crystallite size was calculated using the Scherrer method decreased with milling time. The $BaTiO_3$ crystal improved crystallinity was formed by thermal annealing at a temperature of $600^{\circ}C$ for 1 h for the mixture milled for 300 min.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.156.1-156
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• 2003

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.13 no.6 s.59
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• pp.401-407
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• 2006

Effects of oxygen deficiency on the room temperature ferromagnetism in Fe-doped reduced $TiO_2$ have been investigated by comparing the air-annealed $Ti_{0.97}Fe_{0.03}O_2$ compound with secondly post-annealed one in vacuum ambience. The air-annealed sample showed a paramagnetic behavior at room temperature. However, when the sample was further annealed in vacuum, a strongly enhanced ferromagnetic behavior was observed at same temperature. $M{\"{o}}ssbauer$ spectra of air-annealed sample at 295K showed a single doublet of $Fe^{3+}$, suggesting that the Fe ions are paramagnetic. On the other hand, the absorption spectra after vacuum-annealing exhibited two doublets, in which one is the same component with air-annealed sample and the other is new doublet corresponding to $Fe^{2+}$ state. This result suggests that the occurrence of ferromagnetism in reduced sample may be interpreted as the contribution of unquenched orbital moment of $Fe^{2+}$ ions.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.253-258
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• 2012

The characteristics of $Al_2TiO_5$ ceramics were influenced by the additives and the heat treatment that controls the microcrack behavior at grain boundaries. The effect of additives on $Al_2TiO_5$ ceramics were investigated in terms of mechanical properties and thermal expansion at high temperature. The $Al_2TiO_5$ were synthesized at $1500^{\circ}C$, $1550^{\circ}C$ and $1600^{\circ}C$ for 2h by reaction sintering. The formation of $Al_2TiO_5$ phase was increased by additives that enhanced the volume of the microcrack that can lead to low thermal expansion. The mechanical properties of the stabilized $Al_2TiO_5$ ceramics were increased remarkably at $1100^{\circ}C$, $1200^{\circ}C$ and $1300^{\circ}C$ due to the oneset of mechanical healing of grain-bondary microcracks at a high temperature. The amount of microcrack was decreased at lower sintering temperature that causes the increase of mechanical properties at high temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2006.09b
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• pp.955-956
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• 2006

Fe-doped $TiO_2$ nanopowders were prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) varying Fe contents up to 8.0 wt.%. The UV-vis absorption showed that the UV absorption for the Fe-doped powder shifted to a longer wavelength (red shift). The absorption threshold depends on the concentration of nano-size Fe dopant. As the Fe concentration increased up to 4 wt.%, the UV-vis absorption and the magnetization were increased. The benefical effect of Fe doping for photocatalysis and ferromagnetism had the critical dopant concentration of 4 wt.%. Based on the UV absorption and magnetization, the dopant level is localized to the valence band of $TiO_2$.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.382-388
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• 2014

Fe-TiC composite powder was fabricated by high-energy milling of powder mixture of (Fe, TiC) and (FeO, $TiH_2$, C) as starting materials, respectively. The latter one was heat-treated for reaction synthesis of TiC phase after milling. Both powders were spark-plasma sintered at various temperatures of $680-1070^{\circ}C$ for 10 min. with sintering pressure of 70 MPa and the heating rate of $50^{\circ}C/min$. under vacuum of 0.133 Pa. Density and hardness of the sintered compact was investigated. Fe-TiC composite fabricated from (FeO, $TiH_2$, C) as starting materials showed better sintered properties. It seems to be resulted from ultra-fine TiC particle size and its uniform distribution in Fe-matrix compared to the simply mixed (Fe, TiC) powder.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.45-48
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• 2019

Quantum dots (QDs) are an attractive material for application in solar energy conversion devices because of their unique properties including facile band-gap tuning, a high-absorption coefficient, low-cost processing, and the potential multiple exciton generation effect. Recently, highly efficient quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) have been developed based on CdSe, PbS, CdS, and Cu-In-Se QDs. However, for the commercialization and wide application of these QDSCs, replacing the conventional rigid glass substrates with flexible substrates is required. Here, we demonstrate flexible CISe QDSCs based on vertically aligned $TiO_2$ nanotube (NT) electrodes. The highly uniform $TiO_2$ NT electrodes are prepared by two-step anodic oxidation. Using these flexible photoanodes and semi-transparent Pt counter electrodes, we fabricate the QDSCs and examine their photovoltaic properties. In particular, photovoltaic performances are optimized by controlling the nanostructure of $TiO_2$ NT electrodes.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.241-245
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• 2013

Granular bamboo-derived active carbons (AC) were impregnated (or coated) with $TiO_2$ nano crystalline powders. The photocatalytic activity of the $TiO_2$-impregnated active carbons ($TiO_2$/AC) were determined on the basis of the degradation rate of methylene-blue aqueous solution under UV irradiation. The active compounds of $TiO_2$ were impregnated onto the AC under moderate hydrothermal conditions (${\leq}200^{\circ}C$, pH 11). The mean size of $TiO_2$ particles calculated from BET surface area were found to be as 50 nm. The $TiO_2$ precipitates were coated on the cavities or pores on the surfaces of highly activated carbons. Since the hydrothermal process led to a lowering of the on-set temperature of the anatase-to-rutile transition of $TiO_2$ as low as $200^{\circ}C$, $TiO_2$ crystallites of a pure anatase or a mixed form with rutile were successfully coated on the AC depending on the synthesis temperatures.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.493-498
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• 1989

High purity, submicron BaTiO3 powder was prepared by a hydrothermal technique using Ba(OH)2.8H2O, TiCl4 and NH4OH as starting raw materials. The submicron BaTiO3 powder was synthesized at 130~23$0^{\circ}C$ for 2.5h to yield highly crystalline particles with a narrow particle distribution. The mole ratio of Ba(OH)2.8H2O/TiO(OH)2 was 1.5. It is possible to obtain BaTiO3 with Ba : Ti=1.00$\pm$0/01. The samples densified well at 13$25^{\circ}C$, showing a uniform and fine grain structure. The grain size ranged between 0.3 and 0.5${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. The products obtained by hydrothermal treatment at various temperatures from 130 to 23$0^{\circ}C$ were characterized by XRD, DTA, BET and SEM etc.