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The Effect of Chamber Pressure and Nitrogen Flow Rate on Deposition Characteristics of $(Ni_{0.8}Fe_{0.2})_{20}Ag_{80}$ Thin Films

  • Oh, T.S.;Choo, W.K.
    • Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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    • 1997.06a
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    • pp.275-280
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    • 1997
  • We have investigated the deposition characteristics of (Ni0.8Fe0.2)20Ag80 thin films as a function of chamber pressure and nitrogen flow rate with scanning electron microscopy(SEM), atomic force microscopy(AFM), XRD and $\alpha$-step. The deposition rate of these film is decreased with increasing the chamber pressure and the nitrogen flow rate. With raising the chamber pressure, the growth mode of thin film is changed from island growth to columnar one, which is probably due to energy of atom. Contrary, the nitrogen flow rate is raised, growth mode is changed from columnar to island one. According to the XRD patterns, the preferred orientation is inhibited as the nitrogen flow rate is kept above 10 sccm, but that is nearly independent on the chamber pressure. When the chamber pressure decrease or the nitrogen flow rate increase, phase separation into permoally and silver is occured.

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Implementation of The Smart Plant Growth Chamber with Arduino (아두이노를 활용한 스마트 식물 재배기 구현)

  • Lim, Yu-Lee;Lim, Eun-Byeol;Kim, Tai-Woo
    • Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.27-36
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    • 2016
  • These days, many people are interested in healthy eating. They want to buy organic fruits and organic vegetables for their wellbeing life or to grow the plants themselves. However, if you buy the organic fruits or vegetables carrying costs a lot of money, it would be difficult to bring the plants directly. In this paper, we propose the Smart Plant Growth Chamber to grow plants directly at home. Through proposed the Smart Plant Growth Chamber, users can grow the plants with minimum effort in optimized environment without need to know detailed information about to grow the plants. Also, users can feel fun of growing plants through online activities of the smart plant growth chamber, it is believed to contribute to a health eating.

Variations of Air Temperature, Relative Humidity and Pressure in a Low Pressure Chamber for Plant Growth (식물생장용 저압챔버 내의 기온, 상대습도 및 압력의 변화)

  • Park, Jong-Hyun;Kim, Yong-Hyeon
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.200-207
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    • 2009
  • This study was conducted to analyze the variations of air temperature, relative humidity and pressure in a low pressure chamber for plant growth. The low pressure chamber was composed of an acrylic cylinder, a stainless plate, a mass flow controller, an elastomer pressure controller, a read-out-box, a vacuum pump, and sensors of air temperature, relative humidity, and pressure. The pressure leakage in the low pressure chamber was greatly affected by the material and connection method of tubes. The leakage rate in the low pressure chamber with the welding of the stainless tubes and a plate decreased by $0.21kPa{\cdot}h^{-1}$, whereas the leakage in the low pressure chamber with teflon tube and rubber O-ring was given by $1.03kPa{\cdot}h^{-1}$. Pressure in the low pressure chamber was sensitively fluctuated by the air temperature inside the chamber. An elastomer pressure controller was installed to keep the pressure in the low pressure chamber at a setting value. However, inside relative humidity at dark period increased to saturation level.. Two levels (25 and 50kPa) of pressure and two levels (500 and 1,000sccm) of mass flow rate were provided to investigate the effect of low pressure and mass flow rate on relative humidity inside the chamber. It was concluded that low setting value of pressure and high mass flow rate of mixed gas were the effective methods to control the pressure and to suppress the excessive rise of relative humidity inside the chamber.

Cutting Propagation and Seedling Growth Effect According to Fertilizer Application of Elsholtzia minima Nakai (좀향유의 삽목 증식 및 시비에 따른 유묘의 생장 효과)

  • Kim, Tae-Keun;Kim, Hyoun-Chol;Song, Jin-Young;Lee, Hee-Seon;Ko, Seok-Hyung;Lee, You-mi;Song, Chang-Khil
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.243-252
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    • 2015
  • This study was performed to establish a production system for in situ and ex situ conservation of Elsholtzia minima Nakai, an endemic plant grown in Jeju Island. Moreover, this study aimed to identify root-growth characteristics according to the use of pre-treatment agents and seedling growth effect according to fertilizer application. The mean temperature was similar in greenhouse and vinyl-moist chamber, but air humidity was higher in vinyl-moist chamber than in greenhouse. After stem planting of Elsholtzia minima Nakai, initial root growth was observed after 10 days in greenhouse and after 7 days in vinyl-moist chamber. Root growth rate was more rapid in vinyl-moist chamber. Moreover, survival rate, root growth rate and root number was slightly higher in vinyl-moist chamber than in greenhouse, indicating that vinyl-moist chamber is more effective in plant growth. When pre-treatment agents were used to remove root growth-inhibiting substances, a higher root growth rate of more than 95% was found in pre-treatment groups, excluding the group treated with AgNO3 at 77.5%. Thus, Elsholtzia minima Nakai is thought to have less root growth inhibitors. In the analysis of nitrogen application rate and Osmocote application by seedling container, a difference was found in survival rate and growth according to application rate and container conditions. When Osmocote, a slow release fertilizer, was applied to the soil surface around each culture container, survival rate and the growth of aerial and root parts were most favorable. Thus, Osmocote fertilizer is thought to be desirable for seedling propagation of Elsholtzia minima Nakai.

Silicon single crystal growth by continuous growth method (연속성장법에 의한 silicon 단결정 연속 성장)

  • J.W. Han;S.H. Lee;Keun Ho Orr
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.111-118
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    • 1994
  • Silicon single crystals were continuously grown by a modified process. Polycrystalline silicon powder was fed from the top reservoir to the growth chamber. Silicon single crystals were grown from the botton of the growth chamber. The balance between the gravitational force of melt and the centrifugal force originated from the rotation of seed was the one of the main factors to control the diameter of crystals grown and quality, etc.

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Investigation of Synthesis Yield and Diameter Distribution of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Grown at Different Positions in a Horizontal CVD Chamber (수평형 CVD 장치에서 기판 위치에 따른 단일벽 탄소나노튜브의 합성 수율 및 직경 분포 고찰)

  • Jo, Sung-Il;Jeong, Goo-Hwan
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.52 no.6
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    • pp.357-363
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    • 2019
  • We investigated a synthesis yield and diameter distribution of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with respect to the growth position in a horizontal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) chamber. Thin films and line-patterned Fe films (0.1 nm thickness) were prepared onto ST-cut quartz substrates as catalyst to compare the growth behavior. The line-patterned samples showed higher growth density and parallel alignment than those of the thin film catalyst samples. In addition, line density of the aligned SWNTs at central region of the chamber was 7.7 tubes/㎛ and increased to 13.9 tubes/㎛ at rear region of the CVD chamber. We expect that the enhanced amount of thermally decomposed feedstock gas may contribute to the growth yield enhancement at the rear region. In addition, the lamina flow in the chamber also contribute to the perfect alignment of the SWNTs based on the value of gas velocity, Reynold number, and Knudsen coefficient we employed.

Response of Leaf Water Potential and Growth Characteristics to Irrigation Treatment in Soybean

  • Lee, Jeong-Hwa;Seong, Rak-Chun
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.48 no.2
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    • pp.81-88
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    • 2003
  • Soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] are frequently exposed to unfavorable environments during growing seasons and water is the most important factor limiting for the production system. The purpose of this study was to determine the leaf water potential changes by irrigation, and to evaluate the relationships of leaf water potential, growth and yield in soybeans. Three soybean cultivars, Hwangkeumkong, Shinpaldalkong 2, and Pungsannamulkong, were planted in growth chamber and field with irrigated treatments. Leaf water potential of three soybean cultivars was positively correlated with leaf water content during vegetative and reproductive growth stages in growth chamber and field experiments. Leaf water potentials measured for three soybean cultivars under growth chamber were higher than those of under field conditions. Higher leaf water potential with irrigated plots under field was observed compared to conventional plots during reproductive growth stages. Leaf water potentials of three soybean cultivars were continually decreased during reproductive growth stages under field and there was no significant difference among them. Number of leaves, leaf water content, pod dry weight, number of seeds and seed dry weight with irrigated plots were higher than those of conventional plots. The results of this study suggested that leaf water potential could be used as an important growth indicator during the growing season of soybean plants.

High Performance of Temperature Gradient Chamber Newly Built for Studying Global Warming Effect on a Plant Population

  • Lee, Jae-Seok;Tetsuyuki Usami;Takehisa Oikawa;Lee, Ho-Joon
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.293-298
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    • 2000
  • To study the effect of global warming on the growth of plants and plant populations throughout their life cycle under a field-like condition, we constructed a Temperature Gradient Chamber (TGC) in Tsukuba, Japan. The chamber had slender shape : 30 m long. 3 m wide, and 2.5 m high. That satisfactory performance was confirmed by a test throughout all seasons in 1998: the projected global warming condition in the near future was simulated. That is, independent of a great daily or seasonal change in ambient meteorological conditions, air temperatures at the air outlet were warmed 5$^{\circ}C$ higher than those at the ambient (the annual mean was 14.3$^{\circ}C$) with precision of ${\pm}$0.2$^{\circ}C$ (the annual means were 19.2$^{\circ}C$) with a rising rate of approximately 1$^{\circ}C$ every 5 m. This chamber will enable us to study the effects of global warming on growth of plants and plant populations because their abilities to control air temperature are excellent. TGC is expected that it would be utilized for studying the effect of global warming on plant growth under natural weather conditions.

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Formation and Growth of Atmospheric Aerosols by Water Vapor Reactions in an Indoor Smog Chamber (스모그 챔버에서 수분 반응에 의한 대기 에어로졸의 생성 및 성장)

  • Kim Min Cheol;Bae Gwi-Nam;Moon Kil-Choo;Park Ju-Yeoun
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.161-174
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    • 2004
  • Aerosol formation and growth by water vapor reactions were investigated in a 2.5 -㎥ indoor smog chamber filled with the unfiltered ambient air. The relative humidity of test ambient air was elevated at 59~64% or 84~88% by adding water vapor. The aerosol number size distribution and the concentrations of $O_3$, NO, NO$_2$, and SO$_2$ were measured during the experiments. The $O_3$ and NO$_2$ gases were well reacted with the water vapor at high relative humidity of 84~88%, and the reaction rates of these gases seemed to be decreased at low relative humidity of 59~64%. The formation and condensational growth phenomena of ambient aerosols by water vapor reactions were observed in a Teflon bag, depending strongly on the initial particle size distribution. The water vapor reactions might be affected by the contents of oxidants produced by photochemical reactions under sunlight.

The Growth Chamber's remote control that use PLC and HMI software [Relative increment calculation of plant growth] (HMI 소프트웨어를 이용한 식물재배용 Chamber의 원격제어 [식물 성장의 상대적 증분 계산])

  • Jun S. D.;Lee H. W.;Gac D. G.;Jun J. H.;Choi H
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2002.07a
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    • pp.459-461
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    • 2002
  • Various device or devices is automated by developments of various control appliance. however, the control method is not escaping local area System. In these meaning, this research uses PLC and HMI software for the Growth Chamber's remote monitor and control.

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