• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.267-273
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• 2016

This study evaluated the mechanical properties and crack-healing abilities of zirconia composite ceramics. The six kinds of specimens used were: partially stabilized zirconia (Z) and five zirconia composite (ZS, ZST1, ZST2, ZST3, and ZST5) with SiC and $TiO_2$. There was not a large difference between the Vickers hardness of the six types of zirconia ceramics. The bending strength of the ZS specimen degraded rapidly, but the zirconia specimens with $TiO_2$ (ZST1, ZST2, ZST3, and ZST5) showed improved strength. Therefore, it was determined that the bending strength is affected by the crystallization, which is due to the addition of SiC and $TiO_2$. From the crack-healing conditions having the highest bending strength, monolithic zirconia retained its cracks, while the specimens of four types with SiC healed their cracks.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.387-393
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• 1998

The formation of titanium diboride ($TiB_2$ ) via the reduction of $TiO_2$ with boric oxide and carbon was studied in a partially reducing atmosphere of argon mixed with 4 vol.%H2. The effect of reaction time, temperature, partial pressure of nitrogen and $TiO_2/B_2_O3$ stoichiometric ratio on the reducibility of oxides has been studied. The phases formed were analysed by using X-ray rowder diffraction and scanning sosctron microscopic techniques. In this paper, we also investigated the presence of $CaC_2$ as a reducing agent on the reducibility of oxide mixtures and on the Ti-B-C-Ca-O phase equilibria. The morphology of $TiB_2$ formed in the presence of $CaC_2$ is compared with the microstructure of $TiB_2$ formed as a consequence of carbothermic reduction. The observed variation in $TiB_2$ crystals formed is also explained.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.87-95
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• 1995

The effect of stuffing of TiN on the diffusion barrier property between A1 and Si was investigated. The stuffing of TiN was performed by annealing in a Nz ambient at $450^{\circ}C$ for 30min. By TEM analysis, it is identified that there are solid-free or open spaces of a b u t 10-20$\AA$ between the grains of asdeposited TiN. In the case of stuffed TiN, the width of solid-free or open spaces has been reduced to about 10$\AA$ or below. The combination of RBS and AES analyses showed that the asdeposited TiN had about 7at.% of oxygen, and that the stuffed TiN had about 10-15at.% of oxygen. The diffusion barrier test result shows that after annealing at $650^{\circ}C$ for lhour, the asdeposited TiN fails due to the formation of A1 spikes and Si pits in the Si substrate. However, in the case of stuffed TiN, there is no indication of Al spikes and Si pits at the same annealing condition. Thus, it is concluded that this stuffing of TiN significantly improves the diffusion barrier property of TiN between A1 and Si. It is considered that the stuffing effect results from the reduced diffusion through grain boundaries due to the reduced spacing of grain boundaries.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.53-59
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• 1994

Agrobacterium tumefaciens KU12 contains pTiKU12 (240kb) of the octopine type Ti plamsid and pTi12 (45 kb) of the cryptic plasmid. To make the avirulent A. tumefaciens, the octopine type Ti plasmid, pTiKU12, was cured with elevated temperature (37${\circ}C$) and ethidium bromide (EtBr), respectively. Also the cryptic plasmid, pTi12, was cured by the introduction of recombinant plasmid, pYWXP, made by pTi12 replication origin and pUC19. pYWXP was cured by elevated temperature (37${\circ}C$) and EtBr simultaneously.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.222-228
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• 1993

In order to obtian TiO2 fine powder of high purity, the new method which is different from the sulfate process and the chloride one was employed. TiO2 was syntehsized by the reaction between elemental titanium particles and H2O2 solutiosn at 30~7$0^{\circ}C$, and then TiO2 powder was characterized using XRD, SEM, TEM, DTA and FT-IR. It was found that the initial reaction rate was fast at a high temperature due to the high generation of activated oxygen associated with thedecomposition of H2O2. However, the reaction was slowly proceeded at a low temperature due to slow decomposition of H2O2. In this experimental range, the optimum temeprature was ocnsidered to be about 5$0^{\circ}C$. The primary particles of the hydrous titanium dioxide (TiO2 gel) before aging were spherical, and their mean sizes were about 50nm. The similar shapes and sizes were observed with calcinatin at 40$0^{\circ}C$. The FT-IR spectrum of Ti-OH in the TiO2 gel powder appeared at around 3380cm-1, 1630cm-1 and 530cm-1. This gel powder was crystallized into the anatase type TiO2 at 300~40$0^{\circ}C$.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.32 no.8
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• pp.2531-2536
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• 2011

Ethanol is a prototype molecule used in probing catalytic reactivity of oxide catalysts such as $TiO_2$. In the present study, we adsorbed ethanol on $TiO_2$(001) at room temperature (RT) and the corresponding bonding state of ethanol was systematically studied by x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) using synchrotron radiation. Especially, we compared $TiO_2$(001) surfaces prepared in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) with different surface treatments such as $Ar^+$-sputtering and oxidation with molecular $O_2$, respectively. We find that the saturation coverage of ethanol at RT varies depending on the amount of reduced surface defects (e.g., $Ti^{3+}$) which are introduced by $Ar^+$-sputtering. We also find that the oxidized $TiO_2$(001) surface has other type of surface defects (not related to Ti 3d state) which can dissociate ethanol for further reaction above 600 K. Our C 1s core level spectra indicate clearly resolved features for the two chemically distinct carbon atoms from ethanol adsorbed on $TiO_2$(001), showing the adsorption of ethanol proceeds without C-C bond dissociation. No other C 1s feature for a possible oxidized intermediate was observed up to the substrate temperature of 650 K.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.324-324
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• 2006

Nb and Ti were added to 316 stainless steel, and then heat-treatments and surface treatments were performed on the 316 stainless steel and the Nb- and Ti-added alloys. All samples indicated enhanced electrical conductivity after surface treatments, whereas they showed low electrical conductivity before surface treatments due to the existence of non-conductive passive film on the alloy surface. In particular, the Hb- and Ti-added alloys showed remarkable enhancement of electrical conductivity compared to the original alloy, 316 stainless steel. Surface characterization revealed that small carbide particles formed on the alloy surface after surface treatments, while the alloys indicated flat surface structure before surface treatments. $Cr_{23}C_6$ mainly formed on the 316 stainless steel, and NbC and TiC mainly formed on the Nb- and Ti-added alloys, respectively. We attribute the enhanced electrical conductivity after surface treatments to the formation of these carbide particles, possibly acting as a means of electro-conductive channel through the passive film. Furthermore, NbC and TiC are supposed to be more effective carbides than $Cr_{23}C_6$ as electro-conductive channels of stainless steel

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.228-234
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• 2003

In the present study, the focus is on the synthesis of titanium carbide/cobalt composite powder by the spray thermal conversion process using metallic salt solution as the raw materials. Two types of oxide powders of Ti-Co-O system were prepared by the spray drying of two types of metallic salt solutions : titanium chloride-cobalt nitrate and $TiO_2$ powder-cobalt nitrate solutions. These oxide powders were mixed with carbon black, and then these mixtures were carbothermal reduced under a flowing argon atmosphere. The changes in the phase structure and thermal gravity of the mixtures during carbothermal reduction were analysed using XRD and TG-DTA. In the case of using the titanium chloride-cobalt nitrate solution, it could not be obtained TiC/Co composite powder due to contamination of the impurities during the spray drying of the solution. However, in tile case of using the $TiO_2$ powder-cobalt nitrate scullion, TiC-15 wt. %Co composite powder could be synthesized by the spray thermal conversion process. The synthesized TiC-15 wt. %Co composite powder at 120$0^{\circ}C$ for 2 hours has average particle size of 150 nm.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.161-167
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• 2003

The preparations of deodorizing fibers using $TiO_2$ have been investigated. The fibers were coated with $TiO_2$ for the purpose of deodorizing by dipping fibers into the $TiO_2$ sol solutions and calcined at $450^\circ{C}$, $500^\circ{C}$ and $750^\circ{C}$ for 1 h after coating. The surface structure of the coated fibers was studied with XRD on the different preparation conditions of calcination temperatures. The deodorizing function of the prepared fibers was studied by the determination of the decomposing capability for $NH_3,\;CH_3SH\;and\;CH_3CHO$. The deodorant activity(D.A.) of these deodoriBing fibers was measured by chromogenic gas detector tubes. The deodorizing effect of the prepared fibers were shown to be similar for the three model compounds; 5wt% $TiO_2$ sol solution calcined at $450^\circ{C}$ < 5 wt% $TiO_2$ sol solution calcined at $500^\circ{C}$< 5 wt% TiO$_2$ sol solution calcined at $750^\circ{C}$.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.968-972
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• 2008

Ni/Ti/Al multilayer system ('/'denotes the deposition sequence) was tested for low-resistance ohmic contact formation to Al-implanted p-type 4H-SiC. Ni 30 nm / Ti 50 nm / Al 300 nm layers were sequentially deposited by e-beam evaporation on the 4H-SiC samples which were implanted with Al (norminal doping concentration = $4\times10^{19}cm^{-3}$) and then annealed at $1700^{\circ}C$ for dopant activation. Rapid thermal anneal (RTA) temperature for ohmic contact formation was varied in the range of $840\sim930^{\circ}C$. Specific contact resistances were extracted from the measured current vs. voltage (I-V) data of linear- and circular transfer length method (TLM) patterns. In constrast to Ni contact, Ni/Ti/Al contact shows perfectly linear I-V characteristics, and possesses much lower contact resistance of about $2\sim3\times10^{-4}\Omega{\cdot}cm^2$ even after low-temperature RTA at $840^{\circ}C$, which is about 2 orders of magnitude smaller than that of Ni contact. Therefore, it was shown that RTA temperature for ohmic contact formation can be lowered to at least $840^{\circ}C$ without significant compromise of contact resistance. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis indicated the existence of intermetallic compounds of Ni and Al as well as $NiSi_{1-x}$, but characteristic peaks of $Ti_{3}SiC_2$, a probable narrow-gap interfacial alloy responsible for low-resistance Ti/Al ohmic contact formation, were not detected. Therefore, Al in-diffusion into SiC surface region is considered to be the dominant mechanism of improvement in conduction behavior of Ni/Ti/Al contact.