• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.36-39
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• 2019

Effects of the spherically shaped Ge and the rod-like carbon-coated Ge on the superconducting properties of $MgB_2$ were investigated. Pure Ge and carbon-coated Ge nano-powders were synthesized under the different amount of $CH_4$ (0 to 5 kPa) by using DC thermal plasma method. When the $CH_4$ was added ~100 nm sized Ge with a spherical shape changed to rod-like morphology with a diameter of ~30-70 nm and a length of ~400-500 nm. Also it was confirmed that thin carbon layers of a few nanometers were formed along the rod length and the agglomerated carbons were found on the edges of rods. Pure spherical Ge and Ge/C rods were mixed and milled with Mg & B precursor to form the doped $MgB_2$ bulk samples by the solid-state reaction method. Almost no change of $T_c$ was noticed for the pure Ge-added $MgB_2$, whereas $T_c$ was found to decrease with the Ge/C-added $MgB_2$ samples. It was found that the pure spherical Ge showed to have a negative effect on the flux pinning of $MgB_2$. However, Ge/C rods can enhance the flux pinning property of $J_c$ due to the coated carbon on Ge rods.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2019

We investigate the effect of thermal annealing on $MgB_2$ thin films with thicknesses of 400 and 800 nm, irradiated by 350 keV C-ions with a dose of $1{\times}10^{15}atoms/cm^2$. Irradiation by low-energy C-ions produces atomic lattice displacement in $MgB_2$ thin films, improving magnetic field performance of critical current density ($J_c$) while reducing the superconducting transition temperature ($T_c$). Interestingly, the lattice displacement and the $T_c$ are gradually restored to the original values with increasing thermal annealing temperature. In addition, the magnetic field dependence of $J_c$ also returns to that of the pristine state together with the restoration of $T_c$. Because $J_c$(H) is sensitive to the type and density of the disorder, i.e. vortex pinning, the recovery of $J_c$(H) in irradiated $MgB_2$ thin films by thermal annealing indicates that low-energy C-ion irradiation on $MgB_2$ thin films primarily causes lattice displacement. These results provide new insights into the application of low-energy irradiation in strategically engineering critical properties of superconductors.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2022

In this article, Pb₂Ba_1.7Sr_0.3Ca₂Cu₃O_10+δ superconductor material was synthesized using conventional solid-state reaction method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis demonstrated one dominant phase 2223 and some impurities in the product powder. The strongest peaks in the XRD pattern were successfully indexed assuming a pseudo-tetragonal cell with lattice constants of a = 3.732, b = 3.733 and c = 14.75 Å for a Pb-Based compound. The crystallite size and lattice strain between the layers of the studied compound were estimated using several methods, namely the Scherrer, Williamson-Hall (W.H), size-strain plot (SSP) and Halder Wagner (H.W) approach. The values of crystallite size, calculated by Scherrer, W.H, SSP and H.W methods, were 89.4540774, 86.658638, 87.7555823 and 85.470086 Å, respectively. Moreover, the lattice strain values obtained by W.H, SSP and H.W methods were 0.0063240, 0.006325 and 0.006, respectively. It was noted that all crystallite size results are consistent; however, the best method is the size-strain plot because it gave a value of R² approaching one. Furthermore, degree of crystallites was calculated and found to be 59.003321%. Resistivity analysis suggests zero-resistance, which is typical of superconducting materials at critical temperature. Four-probe technique was utilized to measure the critical temperature at onset T_c(onset), zero resistivity T_{c(off set)}, and transition (width ΔT), corresponding to temperatures of 128 K, 116 K, and 12 K, respectively.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.504-509
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• 1989

The effect of oxygen-deficiency on the charge distributions and orbital energies for small copper oxide clusters representing the superconducting materials $YBa_2Cu_3O_x (6{\leq}x{\leq}7)$ were investigated by the extended Huckel molecular orbital (EHMO) method with the tight-binding model. Our calculations show +3 oxidation state of Cu(1) in the $CuO_3$ chain and +2 or +1 of Cu(2) in the $CuO_2$ layers for $YBa_2Cu_3O_7$ with the nominal charge of $Cu_3$ = +7 (or +5), while for $YBa_2Cu_3O_6$ +1 oxidation state of Cu(1) and +3 (or +2) of Cu(2) in the $CuO_2$ layers with the nominal charge of $Cu_3$ = +7 (or +5). For $Cu_3O_{12}$ cluster representing $YBa_2Cu_3O_7$ with the nominal charge of $Cu_3$ = +7 the Cu(2) $d_{{x^2}-{y^2}}$ orbitals in the $CuO_2$ layers is a typical Jahn-Teller $d^9$ system with the partial hole and the Cu(1) $d_{{_z2}-{_y2}}$ orbital in the $CuO_3$ chain contains hole occupancy. For $Cu_3O_{10}$ cluster representing $YBa_2Cu_3O_6$ with the nominal charge of Cu = +5 the orbital character of the highest partially occupied MO (HPOMO) and the lowest completely unoccupied MO (LCUMO) of $Cu_3O_{12}$ representing $YBa_2Cu_3O_7$ with the nominal charge of $Cu_3$ = +7 is reversed, and the character of Cu(1) $d{{x^2}-{y^2}}$ orbital of LCUMO of the $Cu_3O_{12} $cluster is vanished. It is suggested that the local crystal field environment of Cu(1) by the oxygens in the Cu(1) chain may play a vital role in conductivity and superconductivity, either alone or through cooperative electronic coupling with the Cu(2) layers in $YBa_2Cu_3O_7.$.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.447-454
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• 2003

B $i_{1.84}$P $b_{0.34}$S $r_{1.91}$C $a_{2.03}$C $u_{3.06}$ $O_{10+{delta}$의 출발조성비로 99.99%의 순도를 갖는 B $i_2$ $O_3$, PbO, SrC $O_3$, CaC $O_3$, CuO 분말 시약을 사용하여 고상반응법으로 합성하였다. 이렇게 합성된 Bi계 110 K 단일상의 고온초전도 물질을 다시 분말 상태로 만든 후, AgO, A $u_2$ $O_3$, MgO 금속산화물 분말을 각각 50 wt%의 비율로 혼합하였다. AgO, A $u_2$ $O_3$, MgO의 금속분말이 혼합된 시편들을 820~85$0^{\circ}C$로 각각 최종 소결시킨 후, 각 시편들에 대하여 XRD, $T_{c}$, SEM, EDS 등의 실험을 진행하였다. 얻어진 시편들의 $T_{c}$는 순수한 Bi-2223 상보다 낮지만, AgO 금속분말을 50 wt% 혼합한 시편의 임계전이온도가 99.58 K로 A $u_2$ $O_3$나 MgO를 50 wt% 혼합한 시편들보다 더 높게 나타났다. 또한, 표면 입자(grain)의 배열 상태는 AgO 금속분말을 50 wt% 혼합한 시편이 A $u_2$ $O_3$나 MgO를 50 wt% 혼합한 시편들보다 더 치밀화 되는 경향을 나타내었다.내었다.나타내었다.내었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.165-171
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• 1998

$Y_2O_3$(99.9%)와 $BaCO_3$(99.9%) 및 CuO(99.9%)를 사용하여 $Y_1Ba_2Cu_3O_{7-x}$(123) 분말을 발화합성법에 의해 제조하였다. 발화전 용액을 여러 가지 pH로 변화시켜 제조하였으며, 이 분말을 성형하여 열처리 온도와 시간 변화에 따른 상형성과 반응특성을 조사하였다. 시료의 조성과 조직의 특성은 ICP와 SEM을 이용하여 측정하였고, Y-Ba-Cu-O계의 상형성과 전화율을 결정하기 위해 X선 회절분석을 하였다. 발화합성법을 이용하여 pH 7(${\pm}0.3$)에서 제조된 123 분말이 순도와 균일성 및 반응특성에서 가장 좋은 결과를 보였다. pH 7(${\pm}0.3$)에서 제조된 분말을 이용한 123 상생성에 따른 활성화에너지(${\Delta}E_a$)는 191kJ/mol으로서 고상반응법의 230kJ/mol에 약 13% 정도 더 낮았다.

• 대한자기공명의과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한자기공명의과학회 2003년도 제8차 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.103-105
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• 2003

After fifteen years of development, Magnetic Resonance (MR) technology for human imaging and spectroscopy is reaching a refined state with FDA approved 3T clinical products from Siemens, GE, and Philips. Broker has cleared CE approval with a 4T system. Varian supports a 4T system platform as well. Shielded magnets are standard at 3T from GE, Oxford, Magnex, and IGC. A shielded 4T whole body magnet is available from Oxford. Stronger switched gradients and dynamic shim coils, desired at any field, areespecially useful at higher static magnetic fields B0. In addition to the higher currents required for higher resolution slice or volume selection afforded by higher SNR, whole body gradient coils will be driven at increasing slew rates to meet the needs of new cardiac applications and other requirements. For example 3T and 4T systems are now being equipped with 2kV, 500A gradient coils and amplifiers capable of generating 4G/cm in 200msec, over a 67+/-cm bore diameter. High field EPI applications require oscillation rates at 1 kHz and higher. To achieve a benchmark 0.2 ppm shim over a 30cm sphere in a high field magnet, at least four stages of shimming need to be considered. 1) A good high field magnet will be built to a homogeneity spec. falling in the range of 100 to 150 ppm over this 30cm spherical "sweet spot" 2) Most modern high field magnets will also have superconducting shim coils capable of finding 1.5 ppm by their adjustment during system installation. 3) Passive ferro-magnetic shimming combined with 4) active, high order room temperature shim coils (as many as five orders are now being recommended) will accomplish 0.2 ppm over the 30cm sphere, and 0.1 ppm over a human brain in even the highest field magnets for human studies. Safety concerns for strong, fast gradients at any B0 field include acoustic noise and peripheral nerve stimulation. One or more of the mechanical decoupling methods may lead to quieter gradients. Patient positioning relative to asymmetric or short gradient coils may limit peripheral nerve stimulation at higher slew rates. Gradient designs combining a short coil for local speed and strength with a longer coil for coverage are being developed for 3T systems. Local gradients give another approach to maximizing performance over a limited region while keeping within the physiologically imposed dB0/dt performance limits.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.1771-1776
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• 2011

미세 입자 크기를 갖는 $YBa_2Cu_3Ox$(YBCO) 초전도 분말을 이용하여 $BaPbO_3$ 첨가에 따른 $YBa_2Cu_3Ox$ 초전도 벌크의 임계전류를 향상시키는 요소인 시편의 밀도와 결정들의 정렬 상태를 향상시키고, 기공도를 감소시키기 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 졸겔법으로 미세 크기를 갖는 $YBa_2Cu_3Ox$ 초전도 분말을 합성하여 입자의 크기가 0.2~1 ${\mu}m$의 미세한 분포를 갖는 초전도 분말을 사용하고, $YBa_2Cu_3Ox$ 초전도 시편의 입자 성장을 촉진시키고, 기공과 입계간의 약연접을 감소시키기 위하여 금속 물질 및 구조 화합물인 $BaPbO_3$를 10~30 wt%를 첨가하여 시편을 제작하고 특성을 관찰하였다. 나노 크기를 갖는 YBCO 분말과 $BaPbO_3$ 20 wt%를 첨가하여 제작한 $YBa_2Cu_3Ox$ 초전도 시편은 일반적인 벌크 제작법으로 제작된 시편과 비교하여 임계전류가 20% 향상된 4.74A를 얻었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.183-183
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• 2014

Recently, multiferroic materials gain much attention due to their fascinating fundamental physical properties. These materials offer wide range of potential applications such as data storage, spintronic devices and sensors, where both electronic and magnetic polarizations can be coupled. Among single-phase multiferroic materials, $BiFeO_3$ is typical because of the room-temperature magnetoelectric coupling in view of long-range magnetic- and ferroelectric-ordering temperatures. However, $BiFeO_3$ is well known to have large leakage current and small spontaneous polarization due to the existence of oxygen vacancies and other defects. Furthermore the magnetic moment of pure $BiFeO_3$ is very weak owing to its antiferromagnetic nature. Recently, various attempts have been performed to improve the multiferroic properties of $BiFeO_3$ through the co-doping at the A and the B sites, by making use of the fact that the intrinsic polarization and magnetization are associated with the lone pair of $Bi^{3+}$ ions at the A sites and the partially-filled 3d orbitals of $Fe^{3+}$ ions at the B sites, respectively. In this study, $BiFeO_3$, $Bi_{0.9}Ho_{0.1}FeO_3$, $BiFe_{0.97}Ni_{0.03}O_3$ and $Bi_{0.9}Ho_{0.1}Fe_{0.97}Ni_{0.03}O_3$ bulk compounds were prepared by solid-state reaction and rapid sintering. High-purity $Bi_2O_3$, $Ho_2O_3$, $Fe_2O_3$ and $NiO_2$ powders with the stoichiometric proportions were mixed, and calcined at $500^{\circ}C$ for 24 h to produce the samples. The samples were immediately put into an oven, which was heated up to $800^{\circ}C$ and sintered in air for 1 h. The crystalline structure of samples was investigated at room temperature by using a Rigaku Miniflex powder diffractometer. The field-dependent and temperature-dependent magnetization measurements were performed with a vibrating-sample magnetometer and superconducting quantum-interference device.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.47-50
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• 2007

최근 geometrical frustration 현상 및 멀티페로익 효과가 Cr 이온의 나선 스핀 구조에 기인하는 것으로 해석되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 Cr 이온 자리에 Fe을 치환하여 $CoCrFeO_4$를 제조하였고, $M\"{o}ssbauer$ 분광법에 의해 자기적 미세 구조의 상관관계를 연구하였다. 졸겔법을 이용하여 Fd3m의 cubic 스피넬 구조를 갖는 $CoCr_2O_4,\;CoCrFeO_4$ 단일상을 합성하였고, Rietveld 법에 의한 분석결과 격자상수는 $a_0=8.340$에서 $8.377{\AA}$로 증가 하였으며, Cr, Fe 이온은 모두 팔면체 구조에 위치하는 것으로 분석되었다. 자기 상전이 온도는 $T_N=97K$에서 320 K로 증가하였으며, 상호작용의 변화에 따라서 field cooled 온도에 따른 자화 곡선의 변화를 관측하였다. $M\"{o}ssbauer$ 스펙트럼 분석결과 4.2 K에서 공명흡수선에 대한 초미세자기장($H_{hf}$) 값은 각각 507, 492 kOe 정도로 나타났으며, 이성질체 이동치($\delta$)는 0.33, 0.34 mm/s 정도로 Fe 이온상태가 둘 다 +3 가의 이온상태임을 알 수 있었다.