• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.159-161
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• 1996

Photosensitivity of silver halide emulsion depends on the properties of the microcrystals. Size, shape, grain distribution and chemical composition as well as the inner structure or the topography of the latent image specks affect on the optical properties and play an important role in the photographic process. In the present paper, a study on the sensitization of emulsion containing AgBrClI core/shell grains showed that for the given size, shape, halide content and crystal habit, under the optimal conditions the photosensitivity of the heterojunction type grains are different from that of the common regular grains. The optimal photosensitivity was obtained at the iodide content of 2.0 mo1%.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권11호
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• pp.728-733
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• 2006

The equilibrium or growth shape of ceramic materials is classified largely into two categories according to the thermodynamic conditions imposed. One is a polyhedral shape where the surface free energy is anisotropic, and the other a spherical shape where the surface free energy is isotropic. In the case of grains with a polyhedral shape of anisotropic surface free energy, socalled abnormal grain growth usually takes place due to a significant energy barrier for a growth unit to be attached to the crystal surface. In the case of grains with a spherical shape of isotropic surface free energy, however, normal grain growth with a uniform size distribution takes place. In this contribution, the state-of-the-art of our current understanding of the relationship between the crystal shape and the microstructure evolution during the sintering of ceramic materials in the presence of a liquid phase was discussed.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.224-229
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• 2013

Vanadium oxide thin films were deposited on $c-Al_2O_3$ (001) substrate by in-situ RF magnetron sputtering. Oxygen partial pressure was adjusted to prepare thermochromic $VO_2$ phase. X-ray diffraction patterns and scanning electron microscopy convincingly showed that plate-like $V_2O_5$ grains were changed into round-shape $VO_2$ grains as oxygen partial pressure decreased. After the optimized deposition conditions were fixed, the effect of substrate temperature and orientation on the optical properties of $VO_2$ thin films was analyzed.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2001년도 추계학술발표회 초록집
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• pp.67-67
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• 2001

The structure zone model has been used to provide an overview of the relationship between the microstructure of the films deposited by PVD and the most prominent deposition condition.s. B.AMovchan and AV.Demchishin have proposed it firstls such model. They concluded that the general features of the resulting structures could be correlated into three zones depending on $T/T_m$. Here T m is the melting point of the coating material and T is the substrate temperature in kelvines. Zone 1 ($T/Tm_) is dominated by tapered macrograins with domed tops, zone 2 ($O.3) by columnar grains with denser boundaries and zone 3 ($T/T_m>O.5$) by equiaxed grains formed by recrystallization. J.AThomton has extended this model to include the effect of the sputtering gas pressure and found a fourth zone termed zone T(transition zone) consisting of a dense array of poorly defined fibrous grains. R.Messier found that the zone I-T boundary (fourth zone of Thorton) varies in a fashion similar to the film bias potential as a function of gas pressure. However, there has not nearly enough model for explaining the change in morphology with crystal orientation of the films. The structure zone model only provide an information about the morphology of the deposited film. In general, the nucleation and growth mechanism for granular and fine structure of the deposited films are very complex in an PVD technique because the morphology and orientation depend not only on the substrate temperature but also on the energy of deposition of the atoms or ions, the kinetic mechanism between metal atoms and argon or nitrogen gas, and even on the presence of impurities. In order to clarify these relationship, AI and Mg thin films were prepared on SPCC steel substrates by PVD techniques. The influence of gas pressures and bias voltages on their crystal orientation and morphology of the prepared films were investigated by SEM and XRD, respectively. And the effect of crystal orientation and morphology of the prepared films on corrosion resistance was estimated by measuring polarization curves in 3% NaCI solution.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.307-313
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• 1999

The effect of carbon content on the shape of WC grains dispersed in the Co-rich matrix during liquid phase sintering of WC-35%Co hard metals has been determined. The shape of WC grains was observed using SEM stereography after removing cobalt matrix with boiling hydrochloric acid solution. The WC grains changed from hexagonal to trigonal prism as the carbon content increased in the two-phase region of(WC + $\beta$ - Co), while the morphology of WC grains changed from trigonal to hexagonal shape as the carbon content decreased. The morphology of WC grains changes reversibly along with carbon loss or carbon pick-up. Morphology change of WC grains is attributed to crystal structure of WC, which has an asymmetric array of carbon atoms. There are two types of prismatic planes having different numbers of broken W-C bonds in WC grains. It is scrutinized that as the carbon content increases, the high energy prism planes grow fast and the crystals change from hexagonal to trigonal shape. On the other hand, when the carbon content decreases, the high energy prism planes are dissolved accompanying split of (100) plane into (101) and (101) planes.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.273-280
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• 2000

Silver was deposited on glass by electroless plating and electroplating. Surface properties were investigated using the AFM. Crystal structure of deposit layers was confirmed by TEM and XRD. Electroplating is performed by DC plating and pulse plating, respectively. This study resulted in followings, first, deposit of electroless plating showed fine grain and was similar to the amorphous structure. Second, electrodeposit on the electroless layer was revealed following results ; (1) more uniform layer and finer grains were obtained with increasing frequency (2) more isotropic structure was obtained with increasing frequency (3) finer grains at 25% duty cycle was obtained (4) grain size and roughness of the silver deposit was decreased with increasing frequency.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.33-37
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• 2017

Single phase niobium nitride (NbN) coatings were deposited using asymmetric bipolar pulsed dc sputtering by varying pulse frequency and duty cycle of pulsed plasmas. Crystal structure, microstructure, morphology and mechanical properties were examined using XRD, FE-SEM, AFM and nanoindentation. Upon increasing pulse frequencies and decreasing duty cycles, the coating morphology was changed from a pyramidal-shaped columnar structure to a round-shaped dense structure with finer grains. Asymmetric bipolar pulsed dc sputtered NbN coatings deposited at pulse frequency of 25 kHz is characterized by higher hardness up to 17.4 GPa, elastic modulus up to 193.9 GPa, residual compressive stress and a smaller grain size down to 27.5 nm compared with dc sputtered NbN coatings at pulse frequency of 0 kHz. The results suggest that the asymmetric bipolar pulsed dc sputtering technique is very beneficial to reactive deposition of transition-metal nitrides such as NbN coatings.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2011년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.243.2-243.2
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• 2011

ZnO materials with a wide band gap of approximately 3.3 eV has been used in transparent conducting oxides (TCO) due to exhibitinga high optical transmission, but its low conductivity acts as role of a limitation for conducting applications. Recently, Ga or Al-doped ZnO (GZO, AZO) becomes transparent conducting materials because of high optical transmission and excellent conductivity. However, the fundamental mechanism underlying the improvement of electrical conductivity of the GZO is still the subject of debate. In this study, we have fully investigated the reasons of high conductivity through the characterization of plane defects, crystal orientation, doping contents, crystal structure in Zn1-xGaxO (x=0, 3, 5.1, 5.6, 6.6 wt%). We manufactured Zn1-xGaxO by sintering ZnO and Ga2O3 powers, having a theoretical density of 99.9% and homogeneous Ga-dopant distribution in ZnO grains. The GZO containing 5.6 wt% Ga represents the highest electrical conductivity of $7.5{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}{\cdot}m$. In particular, many twins and superlattices were induced by doping Ga in ZnO, revealed by X-ray diffraction measurements and TEM (transmission electron microscopy) observations. Twins developed in conventional ZnO crystal are generally formed at (110) and (112) planes, but we have observed the twins at (113) plane only, which is the first report in ZnO material. Interestingly, the superlattice structure was not observed at the grains in which twins are developed and the opposite case was true. This structural change in the GZO resulted in the difference of electrical conductivity. Enhancement of the conductivity was closely related to the extent of Ga ordering in the GZO lattice. Maximum conductivity was obtained at the GZO with a superlattice structure formed ideal ordering of Ga atoms.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2018

PVT(Physical vapor transport)법은 고품질의 대면적 웨이퍼를 생산하기에 이점을 가져 질화물계 반도체의 상용화를 위해 많은 연구가 진행되고 있는 단결정 성장 방법이다. 하지만 복잡한 공정 변수들로 인하여 비평형적인 성장 조건을 갖게 될 경우 수많은 결함들이 발생하게 된다. 결정성장 후 어닐링 공정은 결정성 개선을 위해 널리 사용된다. 효과적인 결정성 개선을 위해서는 적절한 온도, 압력과 시간을 설정하는 게 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 PVT법으로 성장된 AlN 단결정 및 어닐링 조건에 따른 단결정의 결정 미세구조 변화를 X-ray topography, Electron Backscattered Diffraction(EBSD), Rietveld refinement를 통해 분석하였다. Synchrotron Whitebeam X-ray topography 분석 결과 어닐링을 진행하지 않은 단결정에 2차상 및 sub grain, impurity가 존재하였으며 이로 인해 결정성이 저하되는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. EBSD 결과 어닐링을 진행한 시편의 경우 결정립수가 증가함과 동시에 basal plane의 뒤틀림이 일어나는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. Rietveld refinement 결과 일부 격자들이 a, b, c축 방향으로 응력을 받아 변형된 것으로 분석되었다. 이는 어닐링 과정 중 hot zone 내의 상하 온도구배에 의해 발생한 응력으로 결정립 방향의 뒤틀림이 일어날 뿐만 아니라 격자 상수가 달라진 것으로 분석된다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.104-108
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• 2018

Grain-growth behavior in the $95Na_{1/2}Bi_{1/2}TiO_3-5BaTiO_3$ (mole fraction, NBT-5BT) system has been investigated with the addition of $Na_2CO_3$. When $Na_2CO_3$ is added to NBT-5BT, the growth rate is higher than desired and grains are already impinging each other during the initial stage of sintering. The grain size decreases as the sintering temperature increases. With the addition of $Na_2CO_3$, a liquid phase infiltrates the interfaces between grains during sintering. The interface structure can be changed to be more faceted and the interface migration rate can increase due to fast material transport through the liquid phase. As the sintering temperature increases, the impingement of abnormal grains increases because the number of abnormal grains increases. Therefore, the average grain size of abnormal grains can be decreased as the temperature increases. The phenomenon can provide evidence that grain coarsening in NBT-5BT with addition of $Na_2CO_3$ is governed by the growth of facet planes, which would occur via mixed control.