• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.50 no.2
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• pp.187-190
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• 2012

Contamination of ion from cathode air on the membrane and electrode assembly (MEA) is the serious degradation source in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). In this study, concentration of ions in air at industry region, street and seaside were measured. There were comparably high concentration of $Na^+$, $K^+$, $Ca^{2+}$ and $Fe^{3+}$ in this regions. This paper shows the effects of MEA contamination by these ions generated from humidification water. After 170 hours of fuel cell operation using city water as humidification water, the performance of unit cell decrease to 11% of initial performance. The electrolyte membrane easily absorbed foreign contaminant cations due to the stronger affinity of foreign cations with the sulfonic acid group compared to $H^+$. The contaminant ions existing in the interface between the platinum catalyst and ionomer layer turn out to be the most serious factor to decrease cell performance.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.22 no.8
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• pp.82-88
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• 2008

This paper describes the influence of the bridge formed between electrodes by electrolyte for tracking process. Electrolytes is made by IEC(International Electrotechnical Commission) 60589, NaCl added to deionized water as each 1, 3, 5[wt%]. The used test equipment is made according to KS(Korean Industrial Standard) C IEC 00112. It is investigated voltage, current, value of resistance and thermal image when bridge formed between electrodes on tracking process. As a result, as conductivity of electrolyte gets bigger as Joule's heat on bridge also gets bigger. But It is not over electrolyte's boiling point due to evaporation heat of electrolyte. However as conductivity of electrolyte gets bigger as the necessary time of dry band gets shorter. So dry band is existed more long time between ahead of droplet to next droplet and discharge chance at dry band gets much. Therefore tracking process gets faster.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.265-280
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• 2020

External corrosion of buried pipes can be controlled using both coating and cathodic protection. However, deterioration of the coating can occur due to several reasons. The detection reliabilty of coating flaw detection methods is affected by interference such as metal objects connected to rectifiers and copper grids. When performing parallel direct current voltage gradient (DCVG) inspection, a sine wave form without potential reversal in voltage gradient appears in the area where the interference exists. However, this area may be not identified using existing methods. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of analyzing direction on the reliability of coating flaw detection of pipes buried in soil using a multi-electrode detector. DCVG on the buried pipe was measured along the buried pipe. This measurement parallel to the pipe was repeated. Measured data were analyzed for parallel, vertical, and diagonal directions. The reliability of coating flaw detection was improved by up to 46.4% compared to the conventional method.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.229-234
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• 2012

The existing permeability measurements based on pressure differential between the polymer membrane that is permeable to measure the amount of oxygen used, but these methods must be kept in a vacuum, and the measurement of the membrane with low permeability in the membrane is too time consuming. In recent years by using electrochemical method polymer membrane currents caused by the amount of oxygen is a measure of how much is used. In this study, apparatus consisting of one anode and six cathodes for multi-oxygen permeability tester used the same number of membranes produced by electrochemical oxygen permeation characteristics. In this study, one silver/silver chloride anode electrochemical method with a hexagonal sensor to put various kinds of polymer membranes with the six oxygen permeability for simultaneous measurement in real-time systems. Six cathodes (Pt), and one of the coil-shaped anode (Ag/AgCl) to form a hexagonal one of the polarographic oxygen sensor in a single measurement system by six sensors. Each sensor for making hexagonal specificity of the sensor to compensate for the conditions obtained in a pure nitrogen gas and pure oxygen gas conditions. With this study, self-developed hexagonal sensor capable of measuring sensors and oxygen permeability tester, for a multi-six different oxygen permeability characteristics of the membrane measured at the same time.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.93-101
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• 2014

This study aims to investigate the effect of heat input of outside SAW weld on low temperature toughness($-20^{\circ}C$) of inside SAW weld for API 5L X70 with sour gas resistance. As increasing heat input of the outside weld, low temperature toughness of the inside weld was decreased. Especially, in spite of the same heat input, the value of low temperature toughness was fluctuated. On the basis of fracture and microstructure analysis, the low temperature toughness is correlated with the fracture area ratio of shear lips and four kinds of fracture sections. These sections were divided with size and shape of dimple correlated with grain boundary ferrite and cleavage correlated acicular and polygonal ferrite in grain. Therefore, it was seen that these sections were two of final solidification area in the inside weld and the outside weld, no reheated zone and reheated zone in the inside weld. In conclusion, it is thought that the difference of low temperature toughness at the same heat input is due to the fact that each of impact test specimens could have the different microstructure, even though the notch was machined under the error tolerance of 1mm. It is because the final solidification area of the inside weld is very narrow.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.321-323
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• 2012

유기 발광 다이오우드는(OLEDs) 자체 발광 소자로써 높은 시야각, 높은 효율, 그리고 빠른 응답속도 등의 장점을 가지고 있어 차세대 디스플레이 및 조명 소자로서 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 특히 유기 발광 다이오우드는 차세대 반도체 조명 소자로서 조명의 패러다임을 바꿀 수 있는 기술로 인식되고 있다. 하지만, 유기 발광 다이오우드 조명의 상용화를 위해서는 가격 경쟁력을 갖추는 것이 시급하며, 이를 위해 저가 공정 개발이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 유기발광 다이오우드 조명 제작에 필수적인 전면 전극 및 절연막 증착 공정을 기존의 노광 공정이 아닌 shadow mask 기술을 적용하여 형성하였다. 먼저 유리 기판 상에 150 nm 두께의 ITO 막을 shadow mask를 이용하여 증착하였다. 기존 공정에서는 노광 및 식각 공정을 이용하여 증착하는 것이 일반적이며, 광학적, 전기적 특성 또한 타 공정 방법에 비해 우수하다. 하지만 일련의 복잡한 공정으로 인해 제조 원가를 상승 시키는 단점이 있다. Fig. 1은 shadow mask를 이용하여 ITO를 증착을 수행한 공정의 모식도이다. ITO 박막 증착 후 표면 거칠기 제어 및 면저항 제어를 위해 O2 plasma 처리와 RTA 공정을 추가 수행하였다. Fig. 2(a)는 플라즈마 처리 및 열처리 공정 수행 후에 측정한 표면 AFM 사진이다. 열처리 및 플라즈마 처리 후에 ITO 박막의 표면 거칠기는 10배 이상 향상되었으며, 이는 유기 발광 다이오우드 조명 소자의 전면 투명 전극으로 사용되기에 적합한 값이다. 또한 전기적 특성 중 하나인 면저항 값은 열처리 및 플라즈마 처리 전/후의 값에서 많은 차이를 보인다. 표면 거칠기가 향상됨에 따라 면저항 값 역시 향상되는 결과를 보여주는데, 표면 처리전후의 면저항 값은 각각 28.17, 13.18 ${\Omega}/{\Box}$이다. 일반적으로 유기 발광 다이오우드의 전면 투명 전극으로 사용되기 위해서는 15 ${\Omega}/{\Box}$이하의 면저항 값이 필요한데, 표면 처리 후의 면저항값들은 이로한 조건을 만족한다. Fig. 3은 shadow mask 기술을 이용하여 절연막까지 형성한 유기 발광 다이오우드 소자의 전자 현미경 사진으로, 기존의 공정을 이용한 경우와 큰 차이는 없으며, 다만 shadow tail이 약 $30{\mu}m$ 정도 발생함을 확인할 수 있다. 절연막의 특성 평가 기준인 누설 전류 밀도는 $10-5A/cm^2$으로 기존의 공정을 이용한 경우에 비해 95% 수준으로서 shadow mask를 이용한 공정이 기존의 노광 및 식각 공정을 이용한 경우에 비해 공정 수는 9개가 단축됨에도 불구하고, 각 증착 박막의 특성에는 큰 차이가 없음을 알 수 있다.

• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2014

Hyperthermia is effective treatment modality when it combine with the radiotherapy treatment. It is important to verify the temperature distribution of (patient's) body for the safety and effective treatment during raising the temperature. In this study, we raised the temperature in agar phantom using radio frequency (RF) Hyperthermia and protocol that manufacture recommend. Temperature distribution measured 5 section of 5 cm thickness with agar phantom. When the temperature was raised according to the increase energy. Temperature distribution was elevated at similar domain regardless of energy. The temperature tend to be increased at up side then bottom side and also increase when A large electrode was used than small one.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.82.1-82.1
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• 2012

란타늄 산화물 ($La_2O_3$) 박막은 하프늄 산화물 ($HfO_2$) 박막보다 높은 유전 상수와 높은 밴드 오프셋으로 인해 dynamic random access memory(DRAM)에서 유전체 재료로써 연구되어 왔다. 그리고 Lanthanum이 도핑된 HfO2이 더 높은 유전 상수와 낮은 누설 전류 밀도를 갖는 다는 사실이 이전에 보고 된 바 있다. 본 연구에서 우리는 ALD를 이용하여, TiN 하부 전극 위에 $La_2O_3$의 위치를 달리하는 $La_2O_3/HfO_2$의 나노 층상조직 구조(두께 10 nm)를 금속 - 절연체 - 금속 (MIM) 구조로 제작 하였다. ALD는 좋은 comformality와 넓은 지역 균일성을 가지며, 원자수준의 두께를 조절할 수 있다는 장점을 갖고 있다. 또한, 다양한 화학 물질들을 이용한 복합적 계층구조를 만들 수 있는 점과 $HfO_2$ 및 $La_2O_3$ 계층의 수직 위치를 정확하게 조절할 수 있는 점으로 본 연구에 적합한 증착 방법이다. HfO2 속에 $La_2O_3$ 층을 깊이에 따라 삽입함으로써 $HfO_2$ 계층에 La 도핑의 효과와 더불어 TiN 하부 전극 위의 $La_2O_3$과 $HfO_2$의 차이점을 확인 하였다. $HfO_2$은 $250^{\circ}C$에서 TDMAH와 물을 사용하여, $La_2O_3$은 동일한 온도에서 $La(iPrCp)_3$와 물을 사용하여 제작되었다. 화학적 구성 및 binding 구조는 X선 광전자 분광법 (XPS)을 통해 분석하였다. 전기적 특성(유전 상수 및 누설 전류)은 Capacitance-Voltage (CV)와 Current-Voltage (IV) 측정으로 확인하였다. 결과적으로, $La_2O_3$ 또는 $HfO_2$을 한 종류만 사용한 절연층의 전기적 특성보다, $La_2O_3/HfO_2$의 나노 층상조직 구조가 더 나은 특성 (누설 전류 밀도 : $5.5{\times}10^{-7}\;A/cm^2$ @-1MV/cm, EOT : 14.6)을 갖는다는 것을 확인했고, 더불어 $La_2O_3$의 흡습 성질로 인한 화학 구조와 전기적 특성의 일부 차이를 확인하였다. 본 연구에서는 $HfO_2$ 속에 $La_2O_3$층이 TiN 하부 전극 바로 위에 위치할 때, 즉, 공기 중에 노출되지 않은 $La_2O_3/HfO_2$ 구조에서 가장 좋은 특성의 MIM capacitor를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.8-12
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• 2002

In this paper, we studied a flat fluorescent lamp with high luminance for LCD backlighting. The lamps have simple structures with ITO glass, insulator layer, phosphor layer, electrode layer and gas gap. The firing voltage was decreased with increasing the frequency. It was considered that this tendency was resulted from the space charge effect due to Xe and Ar positive ions trapped in gas gap. Decrease of uniform voltage at higher drive frequency is due to the remaining space charges which are produced by preceding period. As a result, luminance of 2700[cd/m$^2$] and maximum luminous efficiency of 51[m/W] were obtained with luminance uniformity of 96[%] in operation(700[V$\_$rms/], 80[kHz].

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.59 no.6
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• pp.1087-1094
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• 2010

We have developed a cylindrical multi-terminal capacitive-conductive sensor that could be attached to the internal surface of cooling system pipe to evaluate capacitance and conductivity of heat transfer fluid. It was used as measuring system to diagnose insulating condition, by which was kept a insulating resistance of inner stack and at the same time was cooled electrochemical heat of reaction of FCEV(fuel cell electric vehicle) stack that used a compressed hydrogen gas reacting with oxygen in accordance with variation on thermal degradation of nonconductive heat transfer fluid. Also to assess diagnosis characteristics of heat transfer fluid, i.e. coolant, we have performed accelerated aging test using developed sensor attached to cooling system. Consequently, it was measured dielectric and electric resistance of coolant to estimate and analyse for dielectric properties by degradation condition.