• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.324-328
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• 2024

This study analyzed the influence of ball size and process control agents on the refinement and dehydrogenation behavior of TiH₂ powder. Powders milled using ZrO₂ balls with diameters of 0.1 mm, 0.3 mm, and 0.3+0.5+1 mm exhibited a bimodal particle size distribution, of which the first mode had the smallest size of 0.23 ㎛ for the 0.3 mm balls. Using ethanol and/or stearic acid as process control agents was effective in particle refinement. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that dehydrogenation of the milled powder started at a relatively low temperature compared to the raw powder, which is interpreted to have resulted from a decrease in particle size and an increase in defects. The dehydrogenation kinetics of the TiH₂ powder were evaluated by the magnitude of peak shift with heating rates using thermogravimetric analysis. The activation energy of the dehydrogenation reaction, calculated from the slope of the Kissinger plot, was measured to be 228.6 kJ/mol for the raw powder and 194.5 kJ/mol for the milled powder. TEM analysis revealed that both the milled and dehydrogenated powders showed an angular shape with a size of about 200 nm.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.42-47
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• 2005

Nanocrystalline Nd-Fe-B powder was synthesized by a new thermochemical process that combined with past reduction-diffusion process and spray-dry process. In this process, Ca reduction process is vary important due to formation of hard magnetic$Nd_{2}Fe_{14}B$ phase from various oxides by Ca powder. Therefore, the final products are essentially affected a shape, size, and composition etc. of the Ca reduced powders. Ca reduction was performed to way that raw powders just mixed with Ca powder in proper ratio unlike to compress into compact. The powders after mixture-type Ca reduction mainly composited with $Nd_{2}Fe_{14}B$ phase even relativily low reaction temperature ($800^{\circ}C$) and all particle size of powder were distributed less than 1 ${\mu}m$ except for powder after Ca oxides as magnetic properties of powders after cake-type Ca reduction, with the consequence that high magnetic properties has been expected. The magnetic properties of powders prepared by mixture-type Ca ruduction, with the conseqence that high magnatic properties has been expected. The magnetic properties of powders prepared by mixture-type Ca reduction process showed $_iH_c$ = 5.9 kOe, $B_r$ = 5.5 kG, (BH)max = $Nd_{2}Fe_{14}B{\to}Nd_{2}Fe_{17}B$ decomposition by violent exothermic reaction during washing.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.138-141
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• 2013

The microstructure evolution during sintering of the W-5 wt.%Cu nanocomposite powders was investigated for the purpose of developing a high density W-Cu alloy. The W-5 wt.%Cu nanopowder compact, fully-densified during sintering at 1623 K, revealed a homogeneous microstructure that consists of high contiguity structures of W-W grains and an interconnected Cu phase located along the edges of the W grains. The Vickers hardness of the sintered W-5 wt.%Cu specimen was $427{\pm}22$ Hv much higher than that ($276{\pm}19$ Hv) of the conventional heavy alloy. This result is mostly due to the higher contiguity microstructure of the W grains compared to the conventional W heavy alloy.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.51 no.5
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• pp.442-446
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• 2014

Influences of Co and inhibitors from nano-sized WC materials were observed in the sintering process. VC and $Cr_3C_2$ were used as inhibitors. The crystal structure and surface images of sintered nano-sized WC materials, as functions of Co and inhibitors, were evaluated by XRD and FE-SEM analyses. The relative densities of sintered nano-sized WC materials did not change even with increased quantity of Co and increased temperature. The density of sintered nano-sized WC materials with inhibitors was lower than that of sintered nano-sized WC materials without inhibitors. No difference in hardness due to change of inhibitors was found.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.167-168
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• 2009

Phase pure barium magnesium tantalate $Ba(Mg_{1/3}Ta_{2/3})O_3$(BMT) nanopowders were synthesized at temperature as low as $220^{\circ}C$ through glycothermal reaction by using $Ba(OH)_2{\cdot}8H_2O$, $Mg(NO_3){\cdot}6H_2O$, and $TaCl_5$ as precursors and 1,4-butandiol as solvent. XRD, SEM, and TGA data support that glycothermal processing method provides a simple low temperature route for producing fine grained BMT nanopowders without alkaline mineralizers. BMT nanopowders synthesized at $220^{\circ}C$ showed more homogenous with rounded morphologies.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.03a
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• pp.49-49
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• 2003

Nanometer sized zinc oxide (ZnO) powder was synthesized by a novel "solution-combustion method" and its photocatalytic activity was evaluated with the recovery of Ag from a used photofilm developing solution. Different parameters affecting the reaction rates like wavelength of the W light used, reaction temperature, mass of the used photocatalyst, and effect of scavenger were tested. The optimum parameters were found as follows. UV wavelength of less than 385nm, reaction temperature between 40- 60 $^{\circ}C$, photocatalyst concentration of 3-6 g/1, and scavenger concentration of 0.3-0.4 g/1.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.241-241
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• 2003

실리카 나노 분말의 제조공정과 얻어진 나노분말의 자기조립 현상에 대하여 연구하였다. 나노분말은 TEOS(Tetraethylorthosilicate)를 이용하여 Stober process로 단분산 콜로이드 SiO2를 제조하였다. 다양한 응용을 위해서 좁은 입도분포를 가지면서도 다양한 크기를 가지는 분말을 제조하고자 TEOS, NH4OH, 에탄올, 증류수 등의 절대량과 몰비를 변화시키면서 나노분말을 제조하였다. 실험조건에 대한 입도분포와 평균 입자크기의 변화는 핵생성 이론으로 설명될 수 있었다. 얻어진 나노분말을 이용하여 dipcoating과 electron plating방법으로 단층 혹은 여러층의 박막을 형성하였다. 자기배열에 기초한 두 가지 증착방법에서 박막층에 미치는 변수들의 영향을 주로 electorn plating 방법에 대하여 고찰하였다.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.11 no.6 s.47
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• pp.445-450
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• 2004

나노분말 기술은 나노기술이 성숙단계에 접어들 것으로 예상되는 2012년 내지 2015년경에 성숙될 기술이 아니라 이미 산업화가 빠른 속도로 이루어지고 있으며 나노기술의 산업화를 선도할 기술이다. 나노분말 기술은 에너지/환경은 물론 IT, BT 산업 등 거의 모든 신산업 분야에 활용되고 있거나 활용될 전망이다. 이러한 이유로 거의 모든 국가들이 수행하고 있는 나노기술개발 프로그램에 나노소재 기술이 중요한 분야로 다루어지고 있고 나노분말 소재기술 분야는 빠지지 않는 기술 분야이다. 우리나라의 나노기술개발 프로그램에서도 예외는 아니다. 많은 수의 연구과제들이 수행되고 있으며 일부 상업화에 접어든 기술들도 있다. 미국, 일본 등 거의 모든 나라에서 다수의 벤처기업들이 나노분말 기술의 상업화에 뛰어들고 있다. EU의 경우는 전체 나노소재 관련 사업체 중 절반에 해당하는 업체들이 나노분말 업체라는 점은 눈여겨 볼만하다. 앞서 살펴보았듯이 나노분말 기술은 그 자체가 하나의 산업을 이끌어낼 기술인 동시에 기존산업을 포함한 소재산업은 물론 나노기술 산업을 바탕으로부터 지탱해줄 기반기술이다. 그만큼 많은 가능성을 갖고 있으며 기술적인 장애가 하나씩 극복될 때마다 기술의 발전속도는 빨라질 것이며 시장 또한 빠르게 확대될 것이다.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.328-332
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• 2004

Fe nanopowders were successfully synthesized by plasma arc discharge (PAD) process using Fe rod. The influence of chamber pressure on the microstructure was investigated by means of X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The prepared particles had nearly spherical shapes and consisted of metallic cores (a-Fe) and oxide shells (Fe$_{3}$O$_{4}$), The powder size increased with increasing chamber pressure due to the higher dissolution and ejection rate of H$_2$ and gas density in the molten metal.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.126-131
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• 2008

In this study, we prepared zirconia gel by the sol-gel method and investigated its photoluminescence properties by varying pyrolysis temperature. The addition of acetic acid into a Zr-alkoxide solution resulted in forming the bidentate ligands with Zr ions and producing a stable gel. At the pyrolysis temperature of $350^{\circ}C$, the zirconia nanocrystals with tetragonal structure gradually appeared in the gel. The PL intensity of the zirconia gel increased with increasing the pyrolysis temperature up to $350^{\circ}C$, but decreased above the temperature. Concurrently, its PL peak wavelength continuously shifted from ${\sim}440\;nm$ to ${\sim}550\;nm$ with the temperature. The PL characteristics of the zirconia gels were closely associated with decomposition of residual organic groups, the formation of the zirconia nanocrystals, and the tetragonal to monoclinic phase transformation.