• 열처리공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2010

A new advanced combined PVD/CVD technique of DLC film deposition has been developed. Deposition of a DLC film was carried out using a pulsed carbon arc discharge in vapor hydrocarbon atmosphere. The arc plasma enhancing CVD process promotes dramatic increase in the deposition rate and decrease of compressive stress as well as improvement of film thickness uniformity compared to that obtained with a single PVD pulsed arc process. The optical spectroscopy investigation reveals great increase in radiating components of $C_2$ Swan system molecular bands due to acetylene molecules decomposition. AFM, Raman spectroscopy, XPS and nano-indentation were used to characterize DLC films. The method ensures obtaining a new superhard DLC nano-material for deposition of protective coatings onto various industrial products including those used in medicine.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.179-184
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• 2011

This work investigated the effect of duty cycle and pulse frequency on the microstructures and properties of titanium nitride thin films deposited by asymmetric bipolar pulsed DC sputtering system. Oscilloscope traces of the I-V waveforms indicate high power and high current density outputs during the asymmetric bipolar pulsed mode. The grain size decreases with decreasing duty cycle. The duty cycle has a strong influence not only on the microstructural properties but also on the mechanical properties of titanium nitride films. Comparing with the continuous DC sputtering, the titanium nitride films prepared by pulsed DC asymmetric bipolar process exhibit better properties.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 2012

Both electrogalvanized and hot-dip galvanized steel sheets have been finally produced via organic-inorganic surface coating process on the zinc surface to enhance corrosion resistance and afford additional functional properties. Recently, POSCO has been developed a variety of chromate-free coated steels that are widely used in household, construction and automotive applications. New organic-inorganic hybrid coating solutions as chromate alternatives are comprised of surface modified silicate with silane coupling agent and inorganic corrosion inhibitors as an aqueous formulation. In this paper we have prepared new type of hybrid coatings and evaluated quality performances such as corrosion resistance, spot weldability, thermal tolerance, and paint adhesion property etc. The electrogalvanized steels with these coating solutions exhibit good anti-corrosion property compared to those of chromate coated steels. Detailed components composition of coating solutions and experimental results suggest that strong binding between organic-inorganic hybrid coating layer and zinc surface plays a key role in the advanced quality performances.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1670-1679
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• 2006

The development of the oxidation, wear and corrosion resistant materials that could be used in severe environmental conditions is needed. The elementary technologies for surface modification include ion implantation and/or thin film coating. Furthermore, in order to develop ion implantation technique to the specimens with three-dimensional shapes, plasma-based ion implantation (PBII) techniques were investigated. As a result, it was found that the ion implantation and/or thin film coating used in this study were/was effective for improving the properties of materials, which include implantations of various kinds of ions into TiAl alloy, TiN films formed on surface of base material and coatings in high-temperature steam. The techniques proposed in this study provide useful information for all of the material systems required to use at elevated temperature. For the practical applications, several results will be presented along with laboratory test results.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.22-26
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• 2003

This short communication reports on the experiment which demonstrates that superhard nanostructured films with hardness of about 40 GPa and greater can be composed not only of two or more nanocrystalline and/or amorphous phases of different materials, as it is in the case of nanocomposite coatings, but also that can be formed by a mixture of small (<10 nm) nanocrystalline grains of the same material with different crystallographic orientation and/or lattice structures. This finding opens new possibilities to develop advanced nanostructured materials with enhanced physical and functional properties.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.461-466
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• 1999

Diamond-like carbon(DLC) films were directly deposited onto germanium(Ge) witness pieces and lenses by a capacitively coupled 13.56 MHz RF glow discharge plasma with $CH_4$ gas. The characterizations of DLC films were measured using a Raman and FTIR spectrometer. The configuration of Raman and FTIR spectra had a traditional shape. The IR transmittance was measured using an IR spectrophotometer. The maximum values of the IR transmission of Ge with the DLC/Ge/DLC, DLC/Ge/BBAR (broad band antireflection), DLC/Ge, and BBAR/Ge structures are 98%, 93%, 64%, and 63.5%, respectively, which come up to the theoretical values. The uniform DLC films were obtained by a rotation of the cathode at certain conditions.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제13권spc1호
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• pp.149-153
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• 2012

Ti2AlN MAX-phase films were synthesized through the post-annealing process of as-deposited Ti-Al-N films. Near amorphous or quasi-crystalline ternary Ti-Al-N films were deposited on Si and Al2O3 substrates by sputtering a Ti2AlN MAX-phase target at room temperature, 300 ℃ and 450 ℃, respectively. A vacuum annealing of those films at 800 ℃ for 1 hour changed those films to crystalline Ti2AlN MAX-phase. The polycrystalline Ti2AlN MAX-phase films exhibited very excellent oxidation resistance due to its characteristics microstructure (nanolaminates), which has potential applications for high-temperature protective coatings. The microstructure and composition of Ti2AlN MAX-phase films were investigated using with a variety of characterization tools.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.771-776
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• 2017

모바일 디스플레이 및 태양전지의 커버글라스에는 반사방지 코팅 및 셀프클리닝과 같은 기능성 코팅이 필요하다. 최근 들어 나방 눈 또는 연꽃 잎과 같은 자연의 기능성 표면을 모사하여 공학적으로 응용하고자하는 많은 연구가 수행되었다. 특히 실리카 나노입자를 이용한 반사방지 기능성 코팅은 빛의 투과를 증가시키며, $TiO_2$ 광촉매 코팅은 셀프클리닝 기능성 필름에 적용되어왔다. 본 연구에서는 $SiO_2/TiO_2$ 나노입자의 박막 코팅에 의한 투명 발수 반사방지 코팅을 sol-gel 공정과 dip-coating 공정으로 글라스 기판 위에 제조하였다. 기능성 코팅의 표면형상 의존성을 원자힘현미경, 접촉각 측정 및 UV-visible 분광광도계 분석으로 조사하였다. 그 결과 $TiO_2$ 나노입자의 코팅은 가시광선 영역에서 투과율을 저하시키지 않고 기판인 슬라이드 글라스와 비슷한 수준의 높은 평균 광 투과율을 나타내었다. 또한 7nm $SiO_2$/7nm $TiO_2$ 나노입자의 이중층 기능성 코팅은 접촉각 $110^{\circ}$의 투명 발수 표면 특성을 나타내었으며, 가시광선 영역에서 기판인 슬라이드 글라스 보다 2.3% 높은 평균 투과율의 향상을 나타내었다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2021

본 연구는 레이저 침탄된 TiZrN 코팅층의 탄소확산거동 측면과 이에 따른 기계적 특성 변화를 연구·고찰하였다. TiZrN 코팅에 탄소페이스트를 도포한 후, 레이저를 조사하여 침탄시켰다. 침탄 이후에 (111)상에 해당하는 XRD 피크가 저각으로 이동하여, 도핑된 탄소에 의한 격자팽창을 보여주었다. 아울러, 투입된 탄소의 입계 확산에 의한 결정립의 크기가 감소하였다. 침입된 탄소의 결합상태를 확인하기 위한 XPS 분석결과, 레이저의 열에너지를 통해 탄소가 TiZrN내 질소 원자와 치환되어 탄화물(TiC 또는 ZrC)을 보였다. 아울러, sp2와 sp3 혼성화 결합이 혼재하는 상태를 보여 비정질 탄소가 형성된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 침탄 전후 TiZrN 코팅층의 단면 TEM 이미지와 inverse FFT 분석결과, 격자 중간에 물결형상이 관찰되어 결정립계 내 비정질 상의 형성을 보여주었다. 침탄 후 경도는 34.57 G Pa에서 38.24 G Pa로 증가하였으며, 마찰계수는 83 % 감소하였다. 특히, 외부 하중에 저항하는 지표로 활용되는 H/E는 0.11에서 0.15으로 증가하였고 wear rate는 65 % 개선되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.226-237
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• 2011

W-ZrC and W-HfC composite powders were fabricated by the Plasma Alloying & Spheroidization (PAS) method and the powders were sprayed into hybrid coating layers by using Low Vacuum Plasma Spray (LVPS) process, respectively. Microstructure, mechanical properties, and ablation characteristics of the fabricated coating layers were investigated. The LVPS process led to successful production of W-Carbide hybrid coatings, approximately 400 ${\mu}M$ or above in thickness. As the substrate preheating temperature increased from $870^{\circ}C$ to $917^{\circ}C$, the hardness of the W-ZrC coating layer increased due to decreased porosity. Vickers hardness showed higher value (about 108.4 HV) in W-ZrC hybrid coating material compared to that of W-HfC while adhesive strength was found to be similar in both coating layers. The plasma torch test revealed good ablation resistance of the W-Carbide hybrid coating layers. The relatively high performance W-ZrC coating layer at the elevated temperature is thought to be attributed to both the strengthening effect of ZrC particle remained in the layer and the formation of ZrO2 phase with high temperature stability.