• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.497-503
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• 2022

Spinel ferrites (Ni_xFe_3-xO₄; x = 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0) have been prepared at 550℃ by egg white auto-combustion route using egg white at 550℃ and characterized by physicochemical (TGA, IR, XRD, and SEM) and electrochemical (CV and Tafel polarization) techniques. The presence of characteristic vibration peaks in FT-IR and reflection planes in XRD spectra confirmed the formation of spinel ferrites. The prepared oxides were transformed into oxide film on glassy carbon electrodes by coating oxide powder ink using the nafion solution and investigated their electrocatalytic performance for OER in an alkaline solution. The cyclic voltammograms of the oxide electrode did not show any redox peaks in oxygen overpotential regions. The iR-free Tafel polarization curves exhibited two Tafel slopes (b₁ = 59-90 mV decade^-1 and b₂ = 92-124 mV decade^-1) in lower and higher over potential regions, respectively. Ni-substitution in oxide matrix significantly improved the electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction. Based on the current density for OER, the 0.75 mol Ni-substituted oxide electrode was found to be the most active electrode among the prepared oxides and showed the highest value of apparent current density (~9 mA cm^-2 at 0.85 V) and lowest Tafel slope (59 mV decade^-1). The OER on oxide electrodes occurred via the formation of chemisorbed intermediate on the active sites of the oxide electrode and follow the second-order mechanism.

• 센서학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.312-317
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• 2022

Piezoelectric energy harvesting has attracted increasing attention over the last decade as a means for generating sustainable and long-lasting energy from wasted mechanical energy. To develop self-powered wearable devices, piezoelectric materials should be flexible, stretchable, and bio-eco-friendly. This study proposed the fabrication of stretchable piezoelectric composites via dispersing perovskite-structured BaTiO₃ nanoparticles inside an Ecoflex polymeric matrix. In particular, the stretchable piezoelectric sensor array was fabricated via a simple and cost-effective spin-coating process by exploiting the piezoelectric composite comprising of BaTiO₃ nanoparticles, Ecoflex matrix, and stretchable Ag coated textile electrodes. The fabricated sensor generated an output voltage of ~4.3 V under repeated compressing deformations. Moreover, the piezoelectric sensor array exhibited robust mechanical stability during mechanical pushing of ~5,000 cycles. Finite element method with multiphysics COMSOL simulation program was employed to support the experimental output performance of the fabricated device. Finally, the stretchable piezoelectric sensor array can be used as a self-powered touch sensor that can effectively detect and distinguish mechanical stimuli, such as pressing by a human finger. The fabricated sensor demonstrated potential to be used in a stretchable, lead-free, and scalable piezoelectric sensor array.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2021

Metal pipes are used in a wide range of applications, from plumbing systems of large construction sites to small devices such as medical tools. When a liquid is enforced to flow through a metal pipe, a higher flow rate is beneficial for higher efficiency. Using high pressures can enhance the flow rate yet can be harmful for medical applications. Thus, we consider an optimal geometrical design to increase the flow rate in medical devices. In this study, we focus on cannulas, which are widely used small metal pipes for surgical procedures, such as liposuction. We characterize the internal flow rate driven by a negative pressure and explore its dependence on the key design parameters. We quantitatively analyze the suction characteristics for each design variable by conducting computational fluid dynamics simulations. In addition, we build a suction performance measurement system which enables the translational motion of cannulas with pre-programmed velocity for experimental validation. The inner diameter, section geometry, and hole configuration are the design factors to be evaluated. The effect of the inner diameter dominates over that of section geometry and hole configuration. In addition, the circular tube shape provides the maximum flow rate among the elliptical geometries. Once the flow rate exceeds a critical value, the rate becomes independent of the number and width of the suction holes. Finally, we introduce a slippery liquid-infused nanoporous surface (SLIPS) coating using nanoparticles and hydrophobic lubricants that effectively improves the flow rate and antifouling property of cannulas without altering the geometrical design parameter.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2003년도 추계학술발표강연 및 논문개요집
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• pp.20-20
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• 2003

We developed 30 ㎽-AlInGaN based violet laser diodes. The fabrication procedures of the laser diodes are described as follows. Firstly, GaN layers having very low defect density were grown on sapphire substrates by lateral epitaxial overgrowth method. The typical dislocation density was about 1-3$\times$10$^{6}$ /$\textrm{cm}^2$ at the wing region. Secondly, AlInGaN laser structures were grown on LEO-GaN/sapphire substrates by MOCVD. UV activation method, instead of conventional annealing, was conducted to achieve good p-type conduction. Thirdly, ridge stripe laser structures were fabricated. The cavity mirrors were formed by cleaving method. Three pairs of SiO$_2$ and TiO$_2$ layers were deposited on the rear facet for mirror coating. Lastly, laser diode chips were mounted on AlN submount wafers by epi-down bonding method. The lifetime of the laser diodes was over 10,000 hrs at room temperature under automatic power controlled condition. We expect the performance of the LDs to be improved by the optimization of the growth and fabrication process. The detailed characteristics and important issues of the laser diodes will be discussed at the conference.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.491-496
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• 2023

As the demand for p-type semiconductors increases, much effort is being put into developing new p-type materials. This demand has led to the development of novel new p-type semiconductors that go beyond existing p-type semiconductors. Copper iodide (CuI) has recently received much attention due to its wide band gap, excellent optical and electrical properties, and low temperature synthesis. However, there are limits to its use as a semiconductor material for thin film transistor devices due to the uncontrolled generation of copper vacancies and excessive hole doping. In this work, p-type CuI semiconductors were fabricated using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process for thin-film transistor (TFT) applications. The vacuum process has advantages over conventional solution processes, including conformal coating, large area uniformity, easy thickness control and so on. CuI thin films were fabricated at various deposition temperatures from 150 to 250 ℃ The surface roughness root mean square (RMS) value, which is related to carrier transport, decreases with increasing deposition temperature. Hall effect measurements showed that all fabricated CuI films had p-type behavior and that the Hall mobility decreased with increasing deposition temperature. The CuI TFTs showed no clear on/off because of the high concentration of carriers. By adopting a Zn capping layer, carrier concentrations decreased, leading to clear on and off behavior. Finally, stability tests of the PBS and NBS showed a threshold voltage shift within ±1 V.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.458-466
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• 2023

우리 주변의 구조물들은 시간이 지남에 따라 환경적, 화학적 요인에 의해 열화 현상이 발생하며 구조물의 성능저하 현상이 나타난다. 콘크리트 구조물의 가장 큰 열화 현상 원인으로 탄산화, 염해, 동결융해 현상이 있다. 이러한 열화현상에 대하여 다양한 보수공법이 있다. 그러나 기존의 보수 공법에 대한 연구 및 기술개발은 꾸준히 진행되어 왔으나 보수재료와 기술의 정확성 및 실효성 검증은 크게 이루어지지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 다양한 제조사의 보수재료에 관하여 재료 성능 평가를 수행하였고, 이를 바탕으로 균열과 가장 밀접한 공법에 사용되는 함침제와 에폭시를 적용 하여 탄산화, 염해, 동결융해에 대하여 내구성능 평가를 수행한다. 이 결과 탄산화와 염해는 대략 2배의 성능 개선과 동결융해의 경우 5 %의 보수 성능 향상을 나타낸다. 이처럼 추구 구조물 보수 시 환경적, 화학적 요인에 따라 적절한 보수를 실시한다면 철근 부식을 방지하는데 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.12-17
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• 2004

High critical current density. $J_c$ over $1MA/cm^2$ at 77 K in a self field was successfully achieved from the YBCO film prepared on (100) $SrTiO_3$ single-crystal substrates by the TFA-MOD process. Unlike a normal TFA-MOD process, we prepared the TFA precursor solution by dissolving YBCO powder into the trifluoroacetic acid. A significant amount of the second phases, including $BaF_2$, was observed in the films fired at $700-725^{\circ}C$ for 2 h under $P(O_2)=10^{-3}$ atm and $P(H_2O)=4.2%$, most probably due to an insufficient reaction time, and hence $T_c$ was greatly degraded. However the films fired at $750-800^{\circ}C$ for 2 h were composed of strongly c-axis oriented YBCO grams without any second phases. and exhibited the $T_c$ values of 89.5 ~ 91 K with a sharp transition. With increasing the firing temperature from 750 to $800^{\circ}C$ average grain size of YBCO was increased and grain connectivity was enhanced. The highest $J_c$ value of $1.1MA/cm^2$ was obtained from the YBCO film fired at $800^{\circ}C$.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.387-393
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• 2023

Transition metal chalcogenides are promising cathode materials for next-generation battery systems, particularly sodium-ion batteries. Ni₃Co₆S₈-pitch-derived carbon composite microspheres with a yolk-shell structure (Ni₃Co₆S₈@C-YS) were synthesized through a three-step process: spray pyrolysis, pitch coating, and post-heat treatment process. Ni₃Co₆S₈@C-YS exhibited an impressive reversible capacity of 525.2 mA h g^-1 at a current density of 0.5 A g^-1 over 50 cycles when employed as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries. However, Ni₃Co₆S₈ yolk shell nanopowder (Ni₃Co₆S₈-YS) without pitch-derived carbon demonstrated a continuous decrease in capacity during charging and discharging. The superior sodium-ion storage properties of Ni₃Co₆S₈@C-YS were attributed to the pitch-derived carbon, which effectively adjusted the size and distribution of nanocrystals. The carbon-coated yolk-shell microspheres proposed here hold potential for various metal chalcogenide compounds and can be applied to various fields, including the energy storage field.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.123-131
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• 2008

한의학에서 혀의 상태는 인체 내부의 생리적 병리적 변화와 같은 건강 상태를 진단하는 중요한 지표로 활용된다. 혀의 상태를 진단하는 방법(설진)은 편리할 뿐 아니라 비침습적이므로, 한의학에서 널리 활용되고 있다. 하지만, 설진은 광원이나 환자의 자세, 의사의 건강 조건과 같은 검사 환경에 따라 많은 영향을 받는다. 객관적이고 표준화된 진단을 위한 자동 설진 시스템을 개발하기 위하여 촬영된 얼굴 영상으로부터 혀를 영역분할하고 설태를 분류하는 것은 필수적이지만 혀와 입술, 입 근처의 피부색이 서로 유사하므로 쉽지 않은 일이다. 제안된 방법은 전처리 과정과 영역분할, 혀의 구조로부터 발생하는 음영 영역의 지역 최소값 위치 검색, 지역 최소값의 교정, 컬러의 차이를 최대로 하는 위치를 찾는 컬러 경계면 탐색, 척의 기하적인 특성에 일치하는 경계면 선택, 경계면 평활화로 구성되어 있으며, 여기서 전처리 과정은 계산량의 감소를 위한 부 표본화, 히스토그램 평활화, 경계면 강화를 수행한다. 이러한 시스템적인 과정을 거치면, 영역분할된 혀를 획득할 수 있게 된다. 제안된 방법으로 분할된 영역은 초과적으로 혀가 아닌 영역을 제외해 낼 뿐 아니라 정확한 진단을 위해 중요한 정보를 제공함을 한의사의 진단 유효도 평가점수를 통해 확인할 수 있었다. 제안된 방법은 진단의 객관화와 표준화에 기여할 뿐만 아니라 u-Healthcare 시스템에도 활용 가능하다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.166-184
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• 1979

Dam에 저수(貯水)한 물이 흙수로(水路)에 의(依)해서 도수(導水)되는 과정(過程)에서 많은 손실(損失)을 보게 된다. 특(特)히 이들 용수로(用水路)가 사력층(砂礫層)과 같은 투수성지반(透水性地盤)을 통과(通過)할 때 용수로(用水路)의 누수방지(漏水防止)를 위(爲)해서 Lining을 실시(實施)하여 왔다. 이들 용수로(用水路)의 누수방지(漏水防止)를 위(爲)한 Lining 방법(方法)은 많은 연구(硏究)가 계속(繼續)되어 왔고 최근(最近)에는 plastic film 혹은 polyethylene film 등(等)으로 Lining 하는 방법(方法)이 고안(考案)되어 연구(硏究)하고 있다. 그러나 이들 재료(材料)는 강도(强度)가 약(弱)하여 파손(破損)될 위험성(危險性)이 있고 또 모래나 자갈 입자(粒子)와 접촉(接觸)하면 pin-hole이 생겨서 누수(漏水)하게 된다. 본(本)연구(硏究)에서는 이와 같은 흠점(欠點)을 보완(補完)하기 위(爲)하여 polypropylene mat에 vinyl을 coating해서 매설(埋設) Lining하는 방법(方法)을 시험(試驗)하였다. Polypropylene mat 매설(埋設) 혹은 노출(露出)에 따르는 내구성(耐久性)의 변화(變化), Asphalt 부착부(附着部)의 내구성(耐久性) 및 동해(凍害) 등(等)은 장기간(長期間)의 시험(試驗)이 필요(必要)하므로 아직도 미비(未備)된 점(點)이 있으나 본시험(本試驗)에서 얻은 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 수로(水路)의 저면(底面)과 양측사면(兩側斜面)의 연결부(連結部)는 곡선(曲線)으로 설치(設置)하는 것이 사면(斜面)의 안정도(安定度)가 크고 공사비(工事費)가 절약(節約)된다. 곡급부(曲級部)의 곡율변화(曲率變化)와 polypropylene mat의 감소량(減少量) 및 절토(切土)의 감소량(減少量)과의 관계(關係)를 사면(斜面)의 경사(傾斜)로 유도(誘導)해서 그림 7~그림 9에 표시(表示)하였다. 2. Polypropylene mat의 보호(保護)를 위(爲)해서 피복재료(被覆材料)를 덮어야 하고 이 두께는 수심(水深), 사면(斜面)의 안정(安定), 수로내((水路內) 침전물(沈澱物)의 제거작업(除去作業), 통행(通行), 비관개기(非灌漑期)의 back pressure 등(等)을 고려(考慮)해서 30cm 이상(以上)으로 함이 바람직하다. 3. 피복재료(被覆材料)는 사면침식(斜面侵蝕)을 방지(防止)하기 위(爲)해서 모래질(質)흙은 속에 넣고 표면(表面)은 조립질(粗粒質)의 자갈을 덮는 것이 수로사면(水路斜面)의 안정(安定)을 위(爲)해서도 좋을 것이다. 4. 용수로(用水路)의 사면안정검토(斜面安定檢討)는 수로저면(水路底面)의 수동부(受動部)를 고려(考慮)함이 타당(妥當)하고 사면안정(斜面安定), 허용유속(許容流速) 및 소유력(掃流力)을 고려(考慮)해서 1 : 2정도(程度)의 경사(傾斜)로 설치(設置)함이 바람직하다. 5. Earth Lining의 공사비(工事費)와 비재(比載)할 때 Vinyl로 coating 한 polypropylene mat의 Linging은 흙의 운반거리(運搬距離) 500m 일 때는 28%, 700m 일 때는 37%의 공사비(工事費)를 절약(節約)할 수 있다. 6. Vinyl로 coating 한 'polypropylene mat로 Lining 하면 거의 완벽(完壁)할 정도(程度)로 누수(漏水)를 방지(防止)할 수 있으나 Asphalt로 접합(接合)시켰을 때 polypropylene mat의 강도(强度)에 변화(變化)가 오는 것이 예상(豫想)되므로 경과시간(經過時間)에 따르는 강도변화(强度變化)는 계속(繼續)해서 연구(硏究)해야 할 것으로 생각된다.