• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2019

$Ti_{0.33}Al_{0.67}N/CrN$ nano-multilayers, which are known to have excellent wear resistance, were prepared using an unbalanced magnetron sputter to have various periods of 2-5 nm. $Ti_{0.33}Al_{0.67}N$ had a hexagonal structure in a single layer, but converted to a cubic structure by forming a multilayer with CrN, which has a cubic structure. Thus, $Ti_{0.33}Al_{0.67}N$ formed a superlattice in the multilayer. The $Ti_{0.33}Al_{0.67}/CrN$ multilayer with a period of 2.5 nm greatly exceeded the hardness of the $Ti_{0.33}Al_{0.67}N$ and the CrN single layer, reaching 39 GPa. According to the low angle X-ray diffraction results, the $Ti_{0.33}Al_{0.67}N/CrN$ multilayer maintained its as-coated structure to a temperature as high as $700^{\circ}C$ and exhibited hardness of 30 GPa. The thickness of the oxide layer of the $Ti_{0.33}Al_{0.67}N/CrN$ multilayered coating was less than one-tenth of those of the single layers. Thus, $Ti_{0.33}Al_{0.67}N/CrN$ multilayered coating had hardness and oxidation resistance far superior to those of its constituent single layers.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2021

This study aims to reduce the rancid odor generated during the fermentation process of kimchi by inserting zinc oxide (ZnO) into an inorganic porous material with a high surface area to decompose or adsorb the fermentation odor. ZnO activated by the presence of moisture exhibits decomposition of rancid odors. Mixed with Titanium dioxide (TiO₂), a photocatalyst. To manufacture the packaging liner used in this study, NaOH, ZnCl₂, and TiO₂ powder were placed in a tank with diatomite and water. The sludge obtained via a hydrothermal ultrasonication synthesis was sintered in an oven. After being pin-milled and melt-blended, the powders were mixed with linear low-density polyethylene (L-LDPE) to make a masterbatch (M/B), which was further used to manufacture liners. A gas detector (GasTiger 2000) was used to investigate the total amount of sulfur compounds during fermentation and determine the reduction rate of the odor-causing compounds. The packaging liner cross-section and surface were investigated using a scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (SEM-EDS) to observe the adsorption of sulfur compounds. A variety of sulfur compounds associated with the perceived unpleasant odor of kimchi were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). For the analyses, kimchi was homogenized at room temperature and divided into several sample dishes. The performance of the liner was evaluated by comparing the total area of the GC-MS signals of major off-flavor sulfur compounds during the five days of fermentation at 20℃. As a result, Nano-grade inorganic compound liners reduced the sulfur content by 67 % on average, compared to ordinary polyethylene (PE) foam liners. Afterwards SEM-EDS was used to analyze the sulfur content adsorbed by the liners. The findings of this study strongly suggest that decomposition and adsorption of the odor-generating compounds occur more effectively in the newly-developed inorganic nanocomposite liners.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2021

This study explores reducing the oxygen content of a commercial Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb powder to less than 400 ppm by deoxidation in the solid state (DOSS) using Ca vapor, and investigates the effect of Ca vapor on the surface chemical state. As the deoxidation temperature increases, the oxygen concentration of the Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb powder decreases, achieving a low value of 745 ppm at 1100℃. When the deoxidation time is increased to 2 h, the oxygen concentration decreases to 320ppm at 1100℃, and the oxygen reduction rate is approximately 78% compared to that of the raw material. The deoxidized Ti-48Al-2Cr-2nb powder maintains a spherical shape, but the surface shape changes slightly owing to the reaction of Ca and Al. The oxidation state of Ti and Al on the surface of the Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb powder corresponds to a mixture of TiO2 and Al2O3. As a result, the peaks of metallic Ti and Ti suboxide intensify as TiO2 and Al2O3 in the surface oxide layer are reduced by Ca vapor deposition.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.293-300
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• 2023

The global energy storage markets have gravitated to high-energy-density and low cost of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) as the predominant system for energy storage such as electric vehicles (EVs). High-Ni layered oxides are considered promising next-generation cathode materials for LIBs owing to their significant advantages in terms of high energy density. However, the practical application of high-Ni cathodes remains challenging, because of their structural and surface instability. Although extensive studies have been conducted to mitigate these inherent instabilities, a two-step process involving the synthesis of the cathode and a dry/wet coating is essential. This study evaluates a one-step β-Li₂SnO₃ layer coating on the surface of LiNi_0.8Co_0.2O₂ (NC82) via the thermal segregation of Sn owing to the solubility limit with respect to the synthesis temperature. The doping, segregation, and phase transition of Sn were systematically revealed by structural analyses. Moreover, surface-engineered 5 mol% Sn-coated LiNi_0.8Co_0.2O₂ (NC82_Sn5%) exhibited superior capacity retention compared to bare NC82 owing to the stable surface coating layer. Thus, the developed one-step coating method is suitable for improving the properties of high-Ni layered oxide cathode materials for application in LIBs.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.372-376
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• 2023

Transparent conductive tungsten (W) doped indium oxide (In₂O₃; IWO) films were deposited at different substrate bias voltage (-V_b) conditions at room temperature on glass substrates by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering and the influence of the substrate bias voltage on the optical and electrical properties was investigated. As the substrate bias voltage increased to -350 V_b, the IWO films showed a lower resistivity of 2.06 × 10^-4 Ωcm. The lowest resistivity observed for the film deposited at -350 V_b could be attributed to its higher mobility, of 31.8 cm²/Vs compared with that (6.2 cm²/Vs) of the films deposited without a substrate bias voltage (0 V_b). The highest visible transmittance of 84.1 % was also observed for the films deposited at the -350 V_b condition. The X-ray diffraction observation indicated the IWO films deposited without substrate bias voltage were amorphous phase without any diffraction peaks, while the films deposited with bias voltage were polycrystalline with a low In₂O₃ (222) diffraction peak and relatively high intensity (431) and (046) diffraction peaks. From the observed visible transmittance and electrical properties, it is concluded that the opto-electrical performance of the polycrystalline IWO film deposited by RF magnetron sputtering can be enhanced with effective substrate bias voltage conditions.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.588-593
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• 2023

The advantage of OTFT technology is that large-area circuits can be manufactured on flexible substrates using a low-cost solution process such as inkjet printing. Compared to silicon-based inorganic semiconductor processes, the process temperature is lower and the process time is shorter, so it can be widely applied to fields that do not require high electron mobility. Materials that have utility as electrode materials include carbon that can be solution-processed, transparent carbon thin films, and metallic nanoparticles, etc. are being studied. Recently, a technology has been developed to facilitate charge injection by coating the surface of the Al electrode with solution-processable titanium oxide (TiOx), which can greatly improve the performance of OTFT. In order to commercialize OTFT technology, an appropriate method is to use a complementary circuit with excellent reliability and stability. For this, insulators and channel semiconductors using organic materials must have stability in the air. In this study, carbon-doped Mo (MoC) thin films were fabricated with different graphite target power densities via unbalanced magnetron sputtering (UBM). The influence of graphite target power density on the structural, surface area, physical, and electrical properties of MoC films was investigated. MoC thin films deposited by the unbalanced magnetron sputtering method exhibited a smooth and uniform surface. However, as the graphite target power density increased, the rms surface roughness of the MoC film increased, and the hardness and elastic modulus of the MoC thin film increased. Additionally, as the graphite target power density increased, the resistivity value of the MoC film increased. In the performance of an organic thin film transistor using a MoC gate electrode, the carrier mobility, threshold voltage, and drain current on/off ratio (I_on/I_off) showed 0.15 cm²/V·s, -5.6 V, and 7.5×10⁴, respectively.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.174-179
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• 2024

본 논문에서는 극저온 냉동기를 사용하여 양자 컴퓨터 제어 및 read-out을 위한 CMOS 기반의 집적회로 측정 셋업을 제시한다. CMOS 회로는 큐비트 안정성과 잡음 감소를 위해 3~5 K의 극저온에서 작동해야한다. 기존의 극저온 측정 시스템은 액체 헬륨 담금질이며, 이는 소모성 자원을 장기간 사용하기에 비용이 많이 소모된다. 따라서 헬륨 가스를 장기간 사용해도 비용이 들지 않는 폐쇄 사이클 냉동기(Closed Cycle Refrigerator, CCR) 기반의 극저온 측정 시스템에 대해 설명한다. Gifford-Mcmahon(G-M) 방식의 극저온 냉각기를 이용하여 4.7 K에 도달할 수 있는 냉동기를 구축하였다. 이는 가격 경쟁력이 우수한 극저온 냉동기 셋업이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 X선 광전자 분광법(X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS)을 이용하여 ZIRLO (ZIRconium Low Oxidation) 피복관의 표면 산화 거동을 연구하였다. 산화 시간 (10-336 시간, $500^{\circ}C$) 및 산화 온도 ($400-700^{\circ}C$, 10 시간)에 따른 산화 특성변화를 관찰하였다. XPS peak 분석 결과, $500^{\circ}C$에서 산화된 피복관의 산화 시간이 24 시간이 될 때 $ZrO_2$ peak가 11.86% 관찰되었으며, 이후 산화 시간이 길어질수록 $ZrO_2$의 비율이 17.93%까지 (336 시간) 증가하는 것이 확인되었다. 반면, 10 시간 산화된 피복관에서 5.68% 존재하던 ZrO 상은 산화 시간이 24 시간으로 늘어남에 따라 사라지는 것이 관찰되었다. 산화 온도 증가에 의한 영향 분석 결과에서는 산화 온도가 $400^{\circ}C$에서 500, 600, $700^{\circ}C$로 증가할 때 ZrO 상의 비율이 0% 부터 5.68, 8.31, 9.16%로 증가하는 것이 확인되었다. 이 때, $ZrO_2$ 상은 $700^{\circ}C$에서 산화된 시료에서만 관찰되었다. ZrO 상의 형성 메커니즘은 불명확하지만, 고온에서 공기 중의 수분과 Zr의 반응으로 인해 $Zr(OH)_4$ 상의 형성이 가속되는 것으로 예상된다. 본 논문에는 $500^{\circ}C$에서 산화된 ZIRLO 피복관과 이들의 염소화 반응 특성에 대한 논의도 포함되었으며, 염소화 반응 진행 가능성에 있어서 산화막의 두께가 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 보여진다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.666-672
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• 2014

본 연구는 저온 저장된 키위과실의 상온 유통 중 에틸렌 발생 및 품질에 미치는 영향을 확인함으로써 유통기간 연장에 NO 처리 효과를 확인하기 위해서 수행하였다. 1개월 저장된 키위를 $200{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ NO를 처리한 후 대조구와 함께 상온에 저장하면서 품질을 비교하였다. 상온에서 저장하는 동안 무게손실은 무처리구에 높았다. 에틸렌 생성은 NO 처리에 의해서 2일 지연되었으며, 호흡률은 대조구에 비해 2배이상 낮았다. 3개월 저장된 키위과실은 100, 200, 그리고 $500{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 농도로 NO를 처리하였다. 대조구는 NO를 처리하지 않은 무처리구와 $N_2$ 처리구를 두었다. 무게손실은 $100{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$에서 가장 많았으며, 1개월 저장된 과실에 비해서도 높은 손실률을 보였다. 에틸렌 생생은 대조구와 $100{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ NO에서 높은 반면 $200{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ NO와 $500{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ NO에서는 상대적으로 낮았다. 경도는 무처리구와 $N_2$ 처리구는 저장일수가 경과 되면서 급격히 연화된 반면, NO 처리구에서는 6일까지 경도가 높게 유지되었으며, 특히 $200{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ NO 처리구는 9일까지 유지되었다. 키위과실로부터 채취하여 배양된 Botrytis cinerea에 NO를 처리한 결과 처리 후 2일 경과될 때까지 무처리구와 $N_2$ 처리구에 비해서 NO 처리구는 곰팡이 번식이 적었다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면 저장된 과실을 상온에 유통하기 전에 NO 처리는 에틸렌 발생 및 호흡을 저지시키고, 연화를 지연시키는데 효과가 있다. NO의 적정 처리 농도는 $200{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ NO을 기준으로 너무 낮거나 높으면 NO의 효과가 줄어든다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2022

플라즈마란 고체, 액체, 기체에 이은 "4번째 상"으로서 이온화된 기체를 의미한다. 주로 용접과 네온사인에 응용 및 사용되어 왔으나, 최근 암 치료 등 의료 분야에도 적용되고 있으며, 피부에서는 콜라겐 생성 촉진, 피부 톤 개선, 피부 유해균 사멸 등 다양한 효과가 보고되고 있다. 본 연구는 대기의 주성분인 질소를 활용한 화장품 제조용 플라즈마 기기를 통해 질소 플라즈마 활성종 중, 추적 평가가 용이한 nitric oxide (NO)의 양을 측정하여 플라즈마의 양적/질적 평가를 진행하였다. 효율적인 플라즈마 처리를 위해 sinking과 non sinking 법을 활용한 주입 방법을 시도한 결과, non sinking 법을 활용한 제형의 근접 처리가 효과적임을 확인할 수 있었다. 나아가 토너와 앰플을 화장품 제형으로 선택하여 NO 플라즈마 주입 후 제형의 성상 및 주입한 플라즈마의 상태 변화를 관찰하였다. 두 제형에서 NO 플라즈마의 주입 성공량은 토너가 앰플보다 약 2 배 가량 높았으며, 시간에 따라 점진적으로 감소하여 일주일 후, 소실되는 것이 확인되었다. 사용된 질소 플라즈마는 저온(4 ℃), 실온(25 ℃), 고온(37 ℃, 50 ℃) 조건에서 토너와 앰플 제형의 안정도에 영향을 미치지 않는 것을 확인하였다. 종합적으로, 본 연구는 질소 플라즈마의 화장품 가능성을 제시하고 있으며 주입된 플라즈마의 안정성 확보의 중요성을 시사하고 있다.