• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.650-657
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• 2012

For the purpose of improving the durability problem, translucent opal glass was fabricated as a substitute for the polycarbonate diffuser of LED lighting. Calcium phosphate was used as an opacifier of opal glass and melted in an electric furnace. The opaque effect was identified according to the change of the cooling procedure. As results, translucent opal glass was obtained by the melting of a batch with a composition of 3.8% calcium phosphate at $1550^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs and then the cooling of the material in the furnace. For the cooling condition of the glass sample, HTCG (High Temperature Cooled Glass) was found to have better optical properties than LTAG (Low Temperature Annealed Glass). It had excellent optical properties for a diffuser of LED lighting, with no dazzling from direct light due to its high haze value of over 99% and low parallel transmittance value of under 1%. For the thermal properties, it had an expressed thermal expansion coefficient of $5.7{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$ and a softening point of $876^{\circ}C$; it also had good thermal properties such as good thermal shock resistance and was easy to apply to the general manufacturing process in the forming of glass tubes and bulbs. Therefore, it is concluded that this translucent opal glass can be used as a glass diffuser material for LED lighting with high heat resistance and high durability; this material is suitable as a substitute for polycarbonate diffusers.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2013

We fabricated translucent opal glass to replace the polycarbonate diffuser in LED lighting systems in order to solve the durability problem. Batch materials of opal glass with a composition of calcium phosphate were created and melted at $1550^{\circ}C$, and the effect of opaqueness was identified by an addition of 1~7% calcium phosphate as an opacifier raw material. As a result, translucent opal glass was obtained by the melting of the mixed batch materials with a composition of more than 5% calcium phosphate glass at $1550^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs, which had excellent optical properties for the diffuser of a LED lighting system with no dazzling from direct light by a high haze value exceeding 90% and a low parallel transmittance value of about 5%. For the thermal properties, the thermal expansion coefficient was found to be $5.6{\sim}5.9{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$ and the softening point was $874{\sim}884^{\circ}C$. In addition, good thermal properties such as good thermal shock resistance and feasibility for use with a general manufacturing process during the forming of glass tubes and bulbs were noted. Therefore, it is concluded that this translucent opal glass can be used as a glass diffuser material for LED lighting due to its high heat resistance and high durability as a replacement for a polycarbonate diffuser.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.120-126
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• 2014

LED 조명등의 내구성 문제를 개선할 목적으로 폴리카보네이트 광확산판 소재를 대체하기 위한 반투명 녹색 컬러유백유리를 제조하였다. 녹색 컬러유백유리의 원료로는 유백제로서 인산칼슘을, 착색제로서 산화철을 사용하였고, $1550^{\circ}C$에서 용융하였다. 그 결과로서 LED 조명등의 광확산판으로서 90 % 이상의 높은 헤이즈 값과 1 %의 낮은 평행광 투과율을 가짐에 따라 직사광에 의한 눈부심이 없어 일반 컬러유리에 비해 매우 우수한 광학특성을 나타내는 반투명의 녹색 컬러유백유리가 얻어졌다. 따라서 녹색 컬러유백유리가 높은 열저항성과 내구성을 가지고 폴리카보네이트 광확산판을 대체하기 위한 LED 조명등의 광확산판 소재로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.246-254
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• 2013

LED 조명등의 내구성 문제를 개선할 목적으로 광 확산판에 사용되는 폴리카보네이트 소재를 대체하기 위하여 반투명 유백유리를 제조하였다. 유백유리의 유백제로서 인산칼슘을 사용하였고, $1550^{\circ}C$ 전기로에서 2시간 용융하였다. 유백유리는 용융유리가 성형된 후 냉각 열처리 과정에서 상분리 및 유백입자의 성장에 의해 만들어진다. 따라서 성형 및 냉각온도를 상온, $850^{\circ}C$, $1100^{\circ}C$ 및 $1200^{\circ}C$ 로 변화시키면서 유백특성의 영향을 확인하였다. 결과적으로 가장 고온인 $1200^{\circ}C$에서 성형 및 냉각을 한 샘플에서 가장 양호한 특성을 갖는 유백유리가 얻어졌다. 이 유리는 82 % 이상의 높은 Haze 값과 10 % 미만의 낮은 평행광 투과도에 의해 직사광 투과에 의한 눈부심이 없이 LED 조명용 광확산판으로서 우수한 광특성을 나타내었다. 또한 열적특성으로서 $6.309{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$의 열팽창 계수와 $839^{\circ}C$의 연화점을 나타내었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.447-452
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• 2013

Recently, products that a have 3-dimensional(3D) micro structure have been in wide use. To fabricate these 3D micro structures, several methods, such as stereo lithography, reflow process, and diffuser lithography, have been used. However, these methods are either very complicated, have limitations in terms of patterns dimensions or need expensive components. To overcome these limitations, we fabricated various 3D micro structures in one step using a pair of diffusers that diffract the incident beam of UV light at wide angles. In the experiment, we used positive photoresist to coat the Si substrate. A pair of diffusers(ground glass diffuser, opal glass diffuser) with Gaussian and Lambertian scattering was placed above the photomask in the passage of UV light in the photolithography equipment. The incident rays of UV light diffracted twice at wider angles while passing through the diffusers. After exposure, the photoresist was developed fabricating the desired 3D micro structure. These micro structures were analyzed using FE-SEM and 3D-profiler data. As a result, this dual diffuser lithography(DDL) technique enabled us to fabricate various microstructures with different dimensions by just changing the combination of diffusers, making this technology an efficient alternative to other complex techniques.