• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.404-411
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• 2012

The reliability of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) particularly depends on the high quality of solid oxide electrolytes. The application of thinner electrolytes and multi electrolyte layers requires a more reliable characterization method. Most of the investigations on thin film solid electrolytes have been made for the parallel transport along the interface, which is not however directly related to the fuel cell performance of those electrolytes. In this work an array of ion-blocking metallic Ti/Au microelectrodes with about a $160{\mu}m$ diameter was applied on top of an ultrathin ($1{\mu}m$) yttria-stabilized-zirconia/gadolinium-doped-ceria (YSZ/GDC) heterolayer solid electrolyte in a micro-SOFC prepared by PLD as well as an 8-${\mu}m$ thick YSZ layer by screen printing, to study the transport characteristics in the perpendicular direction relevant for fuel cell operation. While the capacitance variation in the electrode area supported the working principle of the measurement technique, other local variations could be related to the quality of the electrolyte layers and deposited electrode points. While the small electrode size and low temperature measurements increaseed the electrolyte resistances enough for the reliable estimation, the impedance spectra appeared to consist of only a large electrode polarization. Modulus representation distinguished two high frequency responses with resistance magnitude differing by orders of magnitude, which can be ascribed to the gadolinium-doped ceria buffer electrolyte layer with a 200 nm thickness and yttria-stabilized zirconia layer of about $1{\mu}m$. The major impedance response was attributed to the resistance due to electron hole conduction in GDC due to the ion-blocking top electrodes with activation energy of 0.7 eV. The respective conductivity values were obtained by model analysis using empirical Havriliak-Negami elements and by temperature adjustments with respect to the conductivity of the YSZ layers.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.145-150
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• 1999

고체산화물 연료전지의 양극재료로서 Gd1-xSrxMnO3을 구연산법으로 합성하였으며, 이의 결정구조, 전기전도도 및 열팽창률을 조사하였다. 또한 합성한 Gd1-xSrxMnO3을 8mol% yttria stabilized zirconia(8YSZ) 혹은 Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9(CGO) 전해질과의 반응성을 조사하였다. Gd1-xSrxMnO3의 결정구조는 Sr함량이 증가함에 따라 orthorhombic (0$\leq$X$\leq$0.3)에서 cubic(0.4$\leq$X$\leq$0.5)을 거쳐 tetragonal (X=0.6)로 변하였다. Sr 함량이 증가함에 따라 Gd1-xSrxMnO3의 전기전도도는 증가하였다. 열팽창률은 Sr 함량이 30mol% 이상인 경우 함량이 증가함에 따라 증가하는 경향을 보이는 8YSZ, CGO와 비슷한 거동을 보였다. 8YSZ 및 CGO와의 반응성을 보기 위하여 Gd1-xSrxMnO3과 이들을 각각 혼합하여 130$0^{\circ}C$에서 48시간 동안 열처리했을 경우 8YSZ와는 SrZrO3의 반응물을 형성하였으나 CGO와는 반응을 하지 않았다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권12호
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• pp.812-822
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• 2006

This study amis to investigate the functional analysis of anode and cathode materials in Anode supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. The concentration polarization of single cell was investigated with CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) method for the case of the different morphology by using four types of unit cell and discussed to reduce the concentration polarization. The concentration polarization at anode side effected the voltage loss in Anode supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and increased contact areas between fuel gas and anode side could reduce the concentration polarization. For intermediate temperature operation, Anode-supported single cells with thin electrolyte layer of YSZ (Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia) were fabricated and short stacks were built and evaluated. We also developed diesel and methane autothermal reforming (ATR) reactors in order to provide fuels to SOFC stacks. Influences of the $H_2O/C$ (steam to carbon ratio), $O_2/C$ (oxygen to carbon ratio) and GHSV (Gas Hourly Space Velocity) on performances of stacks have been investigated. Performance of the stack operated with a diesel reformer was lower than with using hydrogen as a fuel due to lower Nernst voltage and carbon formation at anode side. The stack operated with a natural gas reformer showed similar performances as with using hydrogen. Effects of various reformer parameters such as $H_2O/C$ and $O_2/C$ were carefully investigated. It is found that $O_2/C$ is a sensitive parameter to control stack performance.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2012

이 연구에서는 지르코니아 코어의 두께를 달리 제작하여 동일한 색조의 상부도재를 축성함에 있어 제작방법을 다르게 하여 두 상반된 시편을 각각 분광측색장치를 이용하여 CIE $L^*,a^*,b^*$ 색체계로 산출하여 객관적으로 색차를 비교, 분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 지르코니아 코어의 두께가 두꺼워 지고 상부도재의 두께가 얇아지면서 $L^*$ 값의 수치는 높아지며 $a^*,b^*$ 값은 낮아지는 경향을 띠었다. 상부도재 축성방법을 다르게 제작한 시편에서도 같은 결과를 보였다. 동일한 색조 시편에서 HP군은 PST군에 비해 $L^*$ 값의 수치는 낮게 측색되어 어두운 경향을 보였으며 $a^*,b^*$ 값도 낮은 수치를 보여 황색의 경향을 띠었다. 2. HP군, PST군 모두 동일한 색조에서 지르코니아 코어 두께와 상부도재 제작방법 간에 교호작용은 없었다(P=.083). 지르코니아 코어의 두께에 따라서는 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 존재하였으며(P=.001), 두께가 0.3 mm의 시편 A1, A2 색조에서 색차 값($E^*$)은 3.7 이상으로 나타났고, 그 이외 시편에서는 3.7 이하로 분석되어 임상가능 허용치로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 지르코니아를 이용한 전부 도재관 제작 시 같은 색조의 재료 일지라도 제작방식과 상부도재의 재료에 따라 색차 값이 존재하므로 이를 감안하여 보철물 제작에 사용해야 할 것으로 사료되며, 특히 코어의 두께가 얇은 보철물에서는 임상 허용치 이상의 색차 값을 보이므로 코어의 두께를 좀 더 추가하여 설계한 보철물이 바람직하다고 생각된다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제45권9호
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• pp.549-555
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• 2008

The thermal barrier coating must withstand erosion when subjected to flowing gas and should also maintain good stability and mechanical properties while it must also protect the turbine component from high temperature, hot corrosion, creep, and oxidation during operation. In this study we investigated the influence of subsurface layer, $Al_2O_3$ or NiCrCoAIY bond coat layer, on the indentation damage behavior of YSZ thermal barrier coating layers deposited by electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD). The bond coat is deposited using different process such as air plasma spray (APS) or spray of high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) and the thickness is varied. Hertzian indentation technique is used to induce micro damages on the coated layer. The stress-strain behaviors are characterized by results of the indentation tests.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제44권12호
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• pp.655-659
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• 2007

Zirconia polycrystals co-doped with x mol% CaO and (10-x) mol% $Y_2O_3$ were prepared by solid state reaction method. The compositions were chosen for nominally the same oxygen vacancy concentration of 5 mol%. X-ray diffraction patterns indicated the formation of cubic zirconia by heat treatment at $1600^{\circ}C$. Impedance spectroscopy was applied to deconvolute the bulk and grain boundary response. Electrical conductivity was measured using the complex impedance technique from 516 to 874 K in air. Maximum conductivity was exhibited by the composition with equal amounts of CaO and $Y_2O_3$, which may be ascribed to the smaller degree of defect-interactions in that composition due to the competition of different ordering schemes between the two systems. When compared to the composition containing $Y_2O_3$ only, co-doping of CaO increases the grain boundary resistance considerably. The activation energy of grain and grain boundary conductivity was 1.1 eV and 1.2 eV, respectively, with no appreciable dependence on dopant compositions.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.37-44
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• 1986

Yttria-antimonia-stabilized zirconia was investigated with respect to the amount of $Sb_2O_3$ addition in the range of 0.5~5mole% to the base composition of $(ZrO)_{0.92}(Y_2O_3)_{0.08}$ The sinterbility modulus of rupture Vickers hardness evaporation of components phase form-tion and mcicrostructure were evaluated with antimonia content. Also two probe A. C conductivity measurement was subjected to all specimens and the best results are achieved with 1mol% $Sb_2O_3$ as a sinter agent and relative density of~98% obtained at 140$0^{\circ}C$ and this composition has a maximum electrical conductivity due to the possible substition of $Sb^{3+}$ for $Zr^{4+}$ site. The effect of $Sb_2O_3$ on the electrical conductivity of th bulk and the grain boundaries has on investigated using frequency dispersion analysis (5~106 Hz) Antimonia addition has a negative in-fluence on both the bulk and the grain boundary conductivity except for a 1 mon% addition. The additive antimonia has improve a modulus of rupture to 60~MPa due to metastable-tetragonal phase apparence and decrease the hardness with increasing the $Sb_2O_3$ content.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2010

The feasibility of using the thin film technology in utilizing lanthanum strontium manganite (LSM) for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathode in a low-temperature regime is investigated in this study. Thin film LSM cathodes were fabricated using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on anode-supported SOFCs with yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolytes. Although cells with a 1 ${\mu}m$-thick LSM cathode showed poor low-temperature cell performance compared to that of a cell with a bulk-processed cathode due to the lack of a triple-phase boundary length, the cell with 200 nm-thick gadolinia-doped ceria (GDC) inserted between the LSM and YSZ showed enhanced performance and more stable operation characteristics in a comparison of a cell without a GDC layer. We postulate that the GDC layer likely improved the cathode adhesion, therefore contributing to the improvement of the cell performance instead of serving as an interfacial reaction buffer.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.158-165
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• 2001

고체산화물 연료전지용 밀봉재로서 전지 구성원과 열팽창계수가 유사하고 비젖음성 특성을 가지며 전지 작동온도에서 화학적 안정성을 갖는 밀봉유리를 개발하고자, BaO-Al$_2$O$_3$-La$_2$O$_3$-Ba$_2$O$_3$-SiO$_2$계 유리를 제조하여 조성 변화에 따른 열적 특성 변화와 접합후의 젖음성 및 반응성 등을 조사하였다. 유리망목 형성산화물인 B$_2$O$_3$와 SiO$_2$의 함량비 및 BaO의 망목 형성산화물(B$_2$O$_3$+SiO$_2$)에 대한 함량비 변화에 따른 유리의 열적 특성을 조사한 결과, 0.33~0.71의 B$_2$O$_3$/SiO$_2$함량비하에서 BaO/(B$_2$O$_3$+SiO$_2$)가 0.70일 때 유리의 열팽창계수는 106~111$\times$$10^{-7}$/K 이었으며 이때 연료전지 구성원인 YSZ(yttria stabilized zirconia)와의 열팽창 불일치(thermal expansion mismatch)가 가장 작았다. 또한 이러한 조성의 유리로부터 분말성형체를 제조하여 YSZ에 접합을 시도한 결과, 우수한 접합성 및 비젖음성을 확인할 수 있었으며, 800~8$50^{\circ}C$의 전지 작동온도에서 100시간까지 유지시에도 YSZ와의 계면반응이 일어나지 않음을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.479-488
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• 2016

PURPOSE. The aim of this study was to test the modulus of elasticity (E) across the interfaces of yttria stabilized zirconia (YTZP) / veneer multilayers using nanoindentation. MATERIALS AND METHODS. YTZP core material (KaVo-Everest, Germany) specimens were either coated with a liner (IPS e.max ZirLiner, Ivoclar-Vivadent) (Type-1) or left as-sintered (Type-2) and subsequently veneered with a pressable glass-ceramic (IPS e.max ZirPress, Ivoclar-Vivadent). A $5{\mu}m$ (nominal tip diameter) spherical indenter was used with a UMIS CSIRO 2000 (ASI, Canberra, Australia) nanoindenter system to test E across the exposed and polished interfaces of both specimen types. The multiple point load - partial unload method was used for E determination. All materials used were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X - ray powder diffraction (XRD). E mappings of the areas tested were produced from the nanoindentation data. RESULTS. A significantly (P<.05) lower E value between Type-1 and Type-2 specimens at a distance of $40{\mu}m$ in the veneer material was associated with the liner. XRD and SEM characterization of the zirconia sample showed a fine grained bulk tetragonal phase. IPS e-max ZirPress and IPS e-max ZirLiner materials were characterized as amorphous. CONCLUSION. The liner between the YTZP core and the heat pressed veneer may act as a weak link in this dental multilayer due to its significantly (P<.05) lower E. The present study has shown nanoindentation using spherical indentation and the multiple point load - partial unload method to be reliable predictors of E and useful evaluation tools for layered dental ceramic interfaces.