• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.299-308
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• 1992

Titanium nitride(TiN) has been synthesized by nitrogen ion irradiation onto the Ti thin film deposited on STD11 and SKH9 tool materials. The effect of irradiation flux and substrate temperature on the formation behavior and mechanical properaties of TiN were investigated through X-ray diffraction analysis, hardness and pin-on-disc wear testings. Nitrogen ion irradiation onto arc evaporated Ti thin film produced TiN of < 200> orientation at elevated temperature and thereby enhancing surface microhardness by 50% at maximum. Wear resistance was also improved by nitrogen irradiation at most process conditions. The enhancement of wear resistance appeared to be more effective for the nitrogen irradiated conditions at room temperature than at elevated temperature.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권8호
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• pp.492-497
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• 2006

SiC coating has been introduced as protective layer in TRISO nuclear fuel particle of High Temperature Gas cooled Reactor (HTGR) due to excellent mechanical stability at high temperature. In order to inhibit the failure of the TRISO particles, it is important to evaluate the fracture strength of the SiC coating layer. ]n present work, thin silicon carbide coating was fabricated using chemical vapor deposition process with different microstructures and thicknesses. Processing condition and surface status of substrate.affect on the microstructure of SiC coating layer. Sphere indentation method on trilayer configuration was conducted to measure the fracture strength of the SiC film. The fracture strength of SiC film with different microstructure and thickness were characterized by trilayer strength measurement method nanoindentation technique was also used to characterize the elastic modulus and th ε hardness of the SiC film. Relationships between microstructure and mechanical properties of CVD SiC thin film were discussed.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.558-564
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• 2004

In order to improve the low hardness and low wear resistance of Ti-6Al-4V alloy, plasma carburization treatment and CrN film coating were carried out. Effects of the plasma carburization and CrN coating were analyzed and compared with the non-treated alloy by mechanical and creep tests. After plasma carburization and CrN coating treatments, the carburized layer was about 150 ${\mu}m$ in depth and CrN coated layer was about 7.5 ${\mu}m$ in thickness. Hardness value of about $H_{v}$ 402 of the non-treated alloy was improved to $H_{v}$ 1600 and 1390 by plasma carburization and CrN thin film coating, respectively. Stress exponent(n) was decreased from 9.10 in CrN coating specimen to 8.95 in carburized specimen. However, the activation energy(Q) was increased from 242 to 250 kJ/mol. It can be concluded that the static creep deformation for Ti-6Al-4V alloy is controlled by the dislocation climb over the ranges of the experimental conditions.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2002년도 proceedings of the second asia international conference on tribology
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• pp.165-166
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• 2002

Hydrogen free diamond like carbon (DLC) films were prepared on steel substrates by using a single ion beam in a configuration that allowed sputtering of a graphite target and at the same time allowed to impact the substrate at a grazing angle. The DLC films so prepared have improved properties with increased disorder and with modest hardness that is slightly higher than previously reported values. We have studied the effects of $N_2^+$ ions implantation on such films. It is found that the implantations of nitrogen ions into DLC films lead to chemical modifications that allowed N atoms to be incorporated into the carbon network to produce a nitrogenated DLC. Nano-indentation experiments indicated that the nitrogenated films have consistently higher hardnesses ranging from 30 to 45GPa, which represents a considerable increase in surface hardness, compared with non-nitrogenated precursor films. The investigations by XPS and Raman spectroscopy suggests that the $N_2^+$ implanted DLCs had undergone both chemical and structural modifications through the incorporation of N atoms and the increased ratio of $sp^3/sp^2$ type bonding. The observed high hardness was therefore attributable to these structural and chemical modifications. This result has implication for the preparation of super hard wear resistant films required for tribological functions in devices.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2020

최근 스마트폰 산업의 발전으로 인하여 실사용 환경에서 유연소자의 기계적 거동에 대한 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. 유연소자 박막은 두께가 나노 단위이고, 기존의 시험법으로 측정하기 어려워 주로 나노압입시험을 이용하여 경도, 탄성계수 등의 특성을 구하고 있다. 그러나 현재 널리 쓰이고 있는 분석법(Oliver-Pharr Method)은 기판의 영향이 이론적으로 고려되지 않아 단순히 적용하기에는 무리가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기판 영향을 고려한 타 연구자들의 모델에 대한 적용성을 확인하고, 압입자와 시편 표면에서 발생하는 소성쌓임 현상(pile-up)에 대해 압입깊이의 보정을 실시하였다. 유연소자 박막의 탄성계수를 평가하고 검증하기 위하여 폴리이미드 및 실리콘 웨이퍼 기판 위에 금속, 비정질 박막을 증착하여 실제 실험을 수행하여 비교하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.429-429
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• 2007

For various applications of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), the uniform alignment of liquid crystal (LC) molecules on treated surfaces is significantly important. Generally, a rubbing method has been widely used to align the LC molecules on polyimide (PI) surfaces. Rubbed PI surfaces have suitable characteristics, such as uniform alignment. However, the rubbing method has some drawbacks, such as the generation of electrostatic charges and the creation of contaminating particles. Thus, we strongly recommend a non contact alignment technique for future generations of large high-resolution LCDs. Most recently, the LC aligning capabilities achieved by ultraviolet and ion-beam exposures which are non contact methods, on diamond-like carbon (DLC) inorganic thin film layers have been successfully studied because DLC thin films have a high mechanical hardness, a high electrical resistivity, optical transparency, and chemical inertness. In addition, nitrogen-doped DLC (NDLC) thin films exhibit properties similar to those of the DLC thin films and a higher thermal stability than the DLC thin films because C:N bonding in the NDLC thin filmsis stronger against thermal stress than C:H bonding in the DLC thin films. Our research group has already studied the NDLC thin films by an ion-beam alignment method. The $SiN_x$ thin films deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition are widely used as an insulation layer for a thin film transistor, which has characteristics similar to those of DLC inorganic thin films. Therefore, in this paper, we report on LC alignment effects and pretilt angle generation on a $SiN_x$, thin film treated by ion-beam irradiation for various N ratios

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2007

Quaternary TiZrAlN nanocomposite thin films were synthesized by Closed-Field Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering (CFUBMS), and their microstructure and mechanical characteristics were examined. The grain refinement of the TiZrAlN nanocomposite thin films was controlled by adjusting the $N_2$ partial pressure. The hardness of the film varied with the $N_2$ partial pressure and the maximum value was obtained approximately 47 GPa. It was also confirmed that there is a critical value of the grain size($d_c$) to need maximum hardness.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.333-338
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 전자석 코일 마그네트론 소스를 가지는 비대칭 마그네트론 스퍼터링 장치를 이용하여 보호 코팅 소재로 사용되어지는 비정질 탄소박막을 제작하였다. 내부 전자석 코일의 전류를 고정하고 외부 전자석 코일의 전류를 다양하게 변화시켜 탄소 박막을 제작하였고, 제작되어진 박막들의 경도, 마찰계수, 접착력, 표면 거칠기 등의 트라이볼로지 특성들을 측정하였고, 라만과 HRTEM을 이용하여 구조적 특성을 평가하였으며, 이들 상호간에 관계를 규명하였다. 결과로서, 제작되어진 탄소박막의 경도, 마찰계수, 접착 특성은 외부 전자석 코일 전류가 증가함에 따라 향상되었으며, 이러한 결과는 박막내에 결합력이 강한 $sp^2$ 결합과 클러스터의 형성과 관련된다. 전자석 코일 전류의 증가는 전자와 이온 밀도의 증가시키고, 기판에서 이온의 충돌의 증가와 기판온도 향상을 야기한다. 이러한 현상의 박막내에 증가되어진 $sp^2$ 결합과 클러스터들의 형성은 탄소박막의 트라이볼로지 특성 향상에 기여하였다.

• 폴리머
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.587-591
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• 2013

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT)은 높은 전기 전도도, 광학적 투과성 및 좋은 화학적 안정성을 가지고 있는 반면 낮은 물리화학적 물성을 가지고 있다. 본 연구의 목적으로 PEDOT의 내용제성 및 필름경도와 같은 물리화학적 특성을 향상시키고자 하였다. 음이온성 수성폴리우레탄(WPU)이 가지는 카르복실기는 아지리딘 존재 하에서 효과적인 가교반응이 일어나 물리화학적 특성이 개선된 WPU/PEDOT 혼성 전도성 박막을 제조할 수 있다. 다양한 WPU 및 고형분 함량별로 WPU/PEDOT 유기-유기 혼성 박막을 제조하여 전기적/물리화학적 특성을 비교하였다. 고형분 함량이 증가할수록 투과율과 표면저항은 감소하였다. WPU/PEDOT 혼성 전도성 박막의 연필경도와 내용제성이 WPU가 가지는 카르복실기의 가교반응에 인해 효과적으로 증가하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부 C
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• pp.851-853
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• 1999

DLC thin films have been fabricated by pulsed laser deposition with various deposition parameters. The characterization of fabricated thin films was performed depending on the deposition parameters. As the kinetic energies provided by deposition temperature and the laser energy density were increased, the film showed graphite properties. Structural properties of the films were investigated by Raman spectroscopy. The growth energy should be optimized to fabricate high quality DLC thin films. DLC films showed high hardness and their friction coefficient was measured to be about 0.2 regardless of the load of the ball pin.