• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2015

This paper presents the experimental effects of lubricant with nanodiamond particles in sliding friction. In order to improve the performance of lubricants many additives are used, such as MoS₂, cadmium chloride, indium, sulfides, and phosphides. These additives are harmful to human health and to the environment, so alternatives are necessary. One such alternative is nanodiamond powder, which has a large surface area. In order to investigate the effect of nanodiamonds in lubricants under sliding friction, they are dispersed in the lubricant at a variety of concentrations (0 wt%, 0.1 wt%, 0.3 wt%, 0.5 wt%, and 1 wt%) using the matrix synthesis method. Friction and wear tests are performed according to the ASTM G99 method using a pin-on-disc tester at room temperature. The specimens used in this experiment are AISI 52100 ball bearings and AISI 1020 steel discs. During the test, lubricant mixed with nanodiamond is supplied constantly to keep the two bodies separated by a lubricant film. To maintain boundary lubrication, the speed is set to 0.18 m/s and a load of 294 N is applied to the disc through the pin. Results are recorded by using workbench software over the test duration of 10 minutes. Experimental results show that when the concentration of nanodiamond increases, the coefficient of friction decreases. However, above a nanodiamond concentration of 0.5 wt%, both the coefficient of friction and wear volume increase. From this experiment, the optimum concentration of nanodiamond showing a minimum coefficient of friction of 0.09 and minimum wear volume of 0.82 nm² was 0.5 wt%.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.4689-4695
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• 2011

나노다이아몬드는 넓은 적용성 측면을 고려한다면 상대적으로 신물질이라 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 XRD, EDS, HRTEM, FTIR, Raman 분광기, 열분석 장치와 BET 측정 장치와 같은 다양한 장비를 통해 단결정 폭발 나노다이아몬드와 다결정 합성 나노다이아몬드의 물리화학적 특성들을 고찰하였다. 단결정 폭발 나노다이아몬드는 4nm ~ 6nm 크기의 구형이나 타원 모양이지만, 다결정 합성 다이아몬드는 80nm ~ 120nm 크기의 각이 진 입체도형 모양이다. 단결정과 다결정 나노다이아몬드의 표면은 수산기, 카보닐기, 카복실기 등과 같은 다양한 관능기를 가지고 있다. 질소분위기 하에서 단결정 폭발 나노다이아몬드의 상전이 온도는 대략 $650^{\circ}C$이었다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2019

수소 분위기 열처리 및 수소 플라즈마 처리의 두 가지 수소화 표면개질을통해 나노다이아몬드 seed 입자의 분산 향상 및 평탄한 초미세 나노결정질 다이아몬드 박막증착을 위한 핵형성 밀도 향상을 확보하였다. 수소화 처리 이후 나노다이아몬드 입자 표면의 탄소-산소 및 산소-수소 결합기가 탄소-수소 결합기로 전환되는 화학적 표면개질이 진행되었고 Zeta 전위가 증가하였다. 분산도 향상에 따라 나노다이아몬드 응집체 크기가 현저하게 감소하였고 핵형성 밀도는 크게 증가하였다. 600℃, 수소분위기에서 열처리 이후 나노다이아몬드 평균 입자 크기가 3.5 ㎛에서 34.5 nm로 크게 감소하였고, seeding 된 Si 기판 표면에서 ~3.9 × 10¹¹ nuclei/㎠의 매우 높은 핵형성 밀도를 확보하였다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.291-294
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• 2014

Multiple additives can help improve the performance of generally used lubricants. These additives include MoS2, cadmium, chloride, indium, sulfide, and phosphide, which are harmful to both humans and the environment. Thus, researchers in this industry have been trying to reduce the use of these additives by finding alternatives. Nanodiamonds are one of these candidates. Nanodiamond particles are very hard, chemically stable, and highly heat-conductive. This research involved uniformly dispersing nanodiamond particles in marine engine oils via a matrix synthesis method at various concentrations (0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 1.0 wt). Friction and wear tests involved constant loads on ball-on-disk specimens, where the ball was AISI 51200 steel, the disk was AISI 1020 steel, and the sliding speed was 0.217 m/s. The lowest wear occurred at a suitable concentration of nanodiamonds (0.3 wt). However, excessive amounts of nanodiamonds caused them to act as abrasive debris because of their hardness, which increased the wear amount. The friction coefficient decreased as the nanodiamond concentration increased because their octagonal, almost spherical shape caused them to act as rolling contact elements between two surfaces.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.216-222
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• 2017

Synthesized monocrystalline nanodiamond (nD) particles are heat-treated at various temperatures to produce highly structured diamond crystals. The heat-treated nDs show different weight loss ratios during thermogravimetric analysis. The crystallinities of the heat-treated nDs are analyzed using Raman spectroscopy. The average particle sizes of the heat-treated nDs are measured by a dynamic light scattering (DLS) system and direct imaging observation methods. Moreover, individual dispersion behaviors of the heat-treated nD particles are investigated based on ultrasonic dispersion methods. The average particle sizes of the dispersed nDs according to the two different measurement methods show very similar size distributions. Thus, it is possible to produce highly crystallized nD powder particles by a heat-treatment process, and the nD particles are relatively easy to disperse individually without any dispersant. The heat-treated nDs can lead to potential applications such as in nanocomposites, quantum dots, and biomedical materials.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.291-295
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• 2013

산화 및 수소 분위기 열처리를 통한 화학적 표면 개질로 나노다이아몬드 seed 입자의 응집성 완화 및 초미세나노결정질 다이아몬드 (UNCD) 박막 증착을 위한 핵형성 밀도 향상을 확보하였다. 열처리에 의해 나노다이아몬드 seed 입자표면 작용기가 개질되었고, 제타 전위도 증가하였다. 또한, 응집체 평균 크기가 약 $2{\mu}m$에서 ~55 nm로 크게 감소하였다. $600^{\circ}C$, 수소 열처리된 seed 입자로 seeding 한 Si 기판으로부터 열처리하지 않은 seed 입자에 비해 현저하게 향상된 ${\sim}2.7{\times}10^{11}cm^{-2}$의 매우 높은 핵형성 밀도를 확보하였다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2021

Carbon-based nanofillers, including nanodiamond (ND) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), have been employed in epoxy matrixes for improving the toughness, using the tow prepreg method, of epoxy compounds for high pressure tanks. The reinforcing performance was compared with those of commercially available toughening fillers, including carboxyl-terminated butadiene acrylonitrile (CTBN) and block copolymers, such as poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(butyl acrylate)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (BA-b-MMA). CTNB improved the mechanical performance at a relatively high filler loading of ~5 phr. Nanosized BA-b-MMA showed improved performance at a lower filler loading of ~2 phr. However, the mechanical properties deteriorated at a higher loading of ~5 phr because of the formation of larger aggregates. ND showed no significant improvement in mechanical properties because of aggregate formation. In contrast, surface-treated ND with epoxidized hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene considerably improved the mechanical properties, notably the impact strength, because of more uniform dispersion of particles in the epoxy matrix. CNTs noticeably improved the flexural strength and impact strength at a filler loading of 0.5 phr. However, the improvements were lost with further addition of fillers because of CNT aggregation.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2015년도 제49회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.59.1-59.1
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• 2015

In the Linford group at Brigham Young University we have recently developed three new sets of materials for three different areas of separations science: thin layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and solid phase microextraction (SPME). First, via microfabrication we have grown patterned carbon nanotube (CNT) forests on planar substrates that we have infiltrated with inorganic materials such as silicon nitride. The coatings on the CNTs are conformal and typically deposited in a process like low pressure chemical vapor deposition. The resulting materials have high surface areas, are porous, and function as effective separation devices, where separations on our new TLC plates are typically significantly faster than on conventional devices. Second, we used the layer-by-layer (electrostatically driven) deposition of poly (allylamine) and nanodiamond onto carbonized poly (divinylbenzene) microspheres to create superficially porous particles for HPLC. Many interesting classes of molecules have been separated with these particles, including various cannabinoids, pesticides, tricyclic antidepressants, etc. Third, we have developed new materials for SPME by sputtering silicon onto cylindrical fiber substrates in a way that creates shadowing of the incoming flux so that materials with high porosity are obtained. These materials are currently outperforming their commercial counterparts. Throughout this work, the new materials we have made have been characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, etc.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.253-258
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• 2017

This paper presents a numerical study on the thermal characteristics of a milling process of titanium alloy with nanofluid minimum-quantity lubrication (MQL). The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach is introduced for establishing the numerical model for the nanofluid MQL milling process, and estimated temperatures for pure MQL and for nanofluid MQL using both hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and nanodiamond particles are compared with the temperatures measured by thermocouples in the titanium alloy workpiece. The estimated workpiece temperatures are similar to experimental ones, and the model is validated.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2020

In this study, polycrystalline diamond was synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Diamond films were deposited on a-plane sapphire substrates while changing the concentration of methane for hydrogen (CH₄/H₂), and the concentrations of methane were 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 4 vol%, respectively. Crystallinity and nucleation density according to changes in methane concentration were investigated. At this time, the discharge power, vacuum pressure, and deposition time were kept constant. In order to deposit polycrystalline diamond, the sapphire substrate was etched with sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide (ratio 3:7), and the sapphire surface was polished for 30 minutes with 100 nm-sized nanodiamond particles. The deposited diamond thin film was analyzed by a scanning electron microscope (SEM), a Raman spectra, Atomic force microscope (AFM) and an X-ray diffractometer (XRD). By controlling the ratio of methane to hydrogen and performing appropriate pre-treatment conditions, a polycrystalline diamond thin film having excellent crystallinity and nucleation density was obtained.