• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.247-251
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• 2002

In general, the bubbling, generated during the fabrication of the tapes, breaks the superconducting filament, and critical current of the tapes will be decreased. Heat-treatment schemes of Bi-2223/Ag HTS tapes were modified, such as pre-annealing of multi-stacked billet, 2-step main sintering and ramp rate etc. The generation of bubbling was drastically decreased from 20 bubbles/m to 0 ~ 1 bubble/m by the modified heat-treatment. Therefore, the value of critical current of the tapes without bubbling was increased almost twice higher than that of already existing tapes. Critical current up to 42 A in 40 m length Bi-22231Ag tapes have been measured at 77K, self-field, 1$mutextrm{V}$/cm criterion. It could be confirmed that elimination of bubbling is effective to maintain the superconducting property along the tape length.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.14 no.3 s.62
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• pp.165-172
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to analyze the sintering characteristics of gold and silver nanoparticles. In this study, gold and silver nanoparticles were prepared by using Inert Gas Cndensation (IGC). The sintering temperatures for gold and silver nanoparticles were $100{\sim}1000^{\circ}C\;and\'100{\sim}500^{\circ}C$, respectively. The sintering characteristics of gold and silver nanoparticles prepared by IGC were evaluated by X-ray diffraction(XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Gold and silver nanoparticles with the size of $1{\sim}100\;nm\;and\;10{\sim}100\;nm$, respectively, were obtained. The size of sintered gold and silver nanoparticles increased with an increase in the sintering temperature. XRD data showed that silver nanoparticles were similar with polycrystal single-phase.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.424-424
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• 2012

나노 구조의 반도성 산화물은 독특한 구조적 특성으로 전기적, 광학적 특성을 향상 시킬 수 있다. 현재 연구되고 있는 나노 구조의 반도성 산화물 중 Zinc oxide (ZnO)는 3.37 eV의 bandgap를 갖는 wurtzite 구조체로서 상온에서 60 meV의 exciton binding energy 등 우수한 특성으로 인하여 최근 많이 연구되고 있다. 특히 단파장 light emitting diode 재료로써 기대를 모으고 있는데, 이를 실현하기 위한 가장 큰 문제점이 바로 안정적인 p-type ZnO 박막의 제조이다. 지금까지 알려진 바에 따르면 P를 doping한 후 급속 열처리한 경우 p-type의 전기전도도를 갖는 ZnO 박막을 제조할 수 있다고 보고되어 있으나 vacancy 농도에 따른 불안정적인 요소가 해결해야 할 문제로 남아 있다. 최근 Ag를 doping 시킨 ZnO 박막의 p-type 반도체로서 가능성에 대한 보고가 제기되고 있다. 합성 방법과 조건에 따라서 수 nm에서 수십 또는 수백 nm 크기의 구형 입자나, 리본, 와이어, 로드 그리고 꽃모영 등 다양한 형상을 갖는 나노 구조체를 합성 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 ZnO:Ag 박막을 radio-frequency sputtering 방법으로 증착하여 그 물성을 분석하였다. 보통의 sputtering 증착법에서 사용되는 sintering된 타겟과 달리 본 실험은 분말 타겟을 이용하여 박막을 증착하였다. 타겟은 95 wt% ZnO와 5 wt% Ag를 서로 혼합하여 제조하였다. 본 발표에서는 박막의 증착압력 및 증착 온도의 변화에 따른 ZnO:Ag 박막의 구조적, 광학적 특성에 대하여 논의 할 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.23 no.7
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• pp.517-520
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• 2010

Lead-free $0.9(Na_{0.52}K_{0.48})NbO_3$ - $0.1LiTaO_3$ piezoelectric ceramics doped with $Ag_2O$ (0-4 mol%) have been prepared by the conventional mixed oxide method. The structural and electrical properties were analyzed in order to find its potential applications. The crystal structure of 1-4 mol% Ag doped $0.9(Na_{0.52}K_{0.48})NbO_3$-$0.1LiTaO_3$ lead free piezoelectric ceramics were investigated for several sintering temperatures ($1100^{\circ}C$) by the use of X-ray diffraction analysis. In order to analyze the effect of Ag dopants on the $0.9(Na_{0.52}K_{0.48})NbO_3$-$0.1LiTaO_3$ ceramic, the diffraction intensity ratio of the (002) to (200) planes were calculated from the X-ray diffraction patterns of the ceramic samples.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.523-528
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• 1998

The electrochemical characteristics of $V_2O_5$ as working electrode were studied in the cell (1-butene+$O_2$, $V_2O_5{\mid}YSZ{\mid}Ag$, $O_2$) with a YSZ solid electrolyte. The sintering of Ag as a counter electrode was occurred after calcination, and the structure which has the pores of over $3{\mu}m$ was achieved. In particular, the peak of (010) plane of the working electrode on the XRD spectrum which is responsible for selective oxidation appeared after calcination. The major product of 1-butene oxidation over $V_2O_5$ was butadiene. The technique of SEP (solid electrolyte potentiometry) was used to monitor the chemical potential of chemical species adsorbed on the working electrode. Over a wide range of gas compositions of 1-butene and oxygen, open circuit voltage (OCV) exhibited the mixed potential of surface oxygen activity.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.280-289
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• 1976

The silver selenide electrode has been prepared and its properties as an indicating electrode for silver ion have been investigated. Epoxy resin was used as a filler of silver selenide electrode. Silver metal plate was directly connected with the membrane of the electrode and the silver paste was used as its binder. The sintered electrode was more sensitive and stable than the pressed electrode, and the silver selenide electrode more sensitive than the silver sulfide electrode to silver ion. The linear relationship between the electrode potential and logarithmic concentration of silver ion has been observed down to 10-6 M for the electrode. Several heavy metal ions except mercuric ion did not interfere this linearity, but halide, cyanide, and thiocyanate ions did intensively interfere owing to the formation of silver compounds and complexes. This electrode has been applied to the potentiometric titration for determining halide ion. It is concluded that interferences from ,$CN^-, SCN^-, S^-, I^-, Br^-, Cl^- and Hg^{2+}$ ions are detrimental to the practical use of the electrodes for measuring pAg.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• v.13 no.spc2
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• pp.282-285
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• 2012

Lead-free (Bi0.5Na0.41K0.09)TiO3 (BNKT) multilayer ceramic actuators were prepared using tape-casting and screen-printing techniques. Co-firing behavior of BNKT/AgPd laminates was examined as a function of sintering temperature. It was found that co-firing induced bending and electrical properties were very sensitive to sintering condition. By optimizing sintering conditions, lead-free electrostrictive multilayer actuators with normalized strain Smax/Emax of 266 pm/V have been successfully fabricated, which is promising for lead-free actuator applications.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.782-788
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• 2018

Submicron copper-silver core-shell (Cu@Ag) particles were synthesized using the sonochemical combined transmetallation reaction and the application to printed electronics as a low cost conductive paste was evaluated. $Cu_2O$ of the $Cu_2O/Cu$ composite used as a core in the reaction for the synthesis of core-shell was sonochemically reduced to Cu, and Cu atoms functioned as a reducer for silver ions in transmetallation to achieve the copper-silver core-shell structure. The characterization of submicron particles by TEM-EDS and TG-DSC confirmed the core-shell structure. Conductive pastes in which 70 wt% Cu@Ag was dispersed in solvents were prepared using a binder and wetting agents, and coated on the polyamide film using a screen-printing method. Printed paste films containing synthesized Cu@Ag particles with 8 at% and 16 at% Ag exhibited low resistivity of 96.2 and $38.4{\mu}{\Omega}cm$ after sintering at $180^{\circ}C$ in air, respectively.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.242-248
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• 2023

The Ag/WC electrical contacts were prepared via powder metallurgy using 60 wt% Ag, 40 wt% WC, and small amounts of Co₃O₄ with varying WC particle sizes. After the fabrication of the contact materials, microstructure observations confirmed that WC-1 had an average grain size (AGS) of 0.27 ㎛, and WC-2 had an AGS of 0.35 ㎛. The Ag matrix in WC-1 formed fine grains, whereas a significantly larger and continuous growth of the Ag matrix was observed in WC-2. This indicates the different flow behaviors of liquid Ag during the sintering process owing to the different WC sizes. The electrical conductivities of WC-1 and WC-2 were 47.8% and 60.4%, respectively, and had a significant influence on the Ag matrix. In particular, WC-2 exhibited extremely high electrical conductivity owing to its large and continuous Ag-grain matrix. The yield strengths of WC-1 and WC-2 after compression tests were 349.9 MPa and 280.7 MPa, respectively. The high yield strength of WC-1 can be attributed to the Hall-Petch effect, whereas the low yield strength of WC-2 can be explained by the high fraction of high-angle boundaries (HAB) between the WC grains. Furthermore, the relationships between the microstructure, electrical/mechanical properties, and deformation mechanisms were evaluated.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.435-438
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• 2012

As lead-free piezoelectric materials, $Ag_2O$ doped $0.95(K_{0.5}Na_{0.5})NbO_3-0.05LiNbO_3+x$ mol% (where x = 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3, respectively) ceramics were fabricated by a conventional sintering process. The doping effects on the microstructure and electrical properties of the $0.95(K_{0.5}Na_{0.5})NbO_3-0.05LiNbO_3$ ceramics were systematically investigated. When the 3 mol % $Ag_2O$ doped $0.95(K_{0.5}Na_{0.5})NbO_3-0.05LiNbO_3$ samples were sintered at $1,080^{\circ}C$ for 5 hrs in air, these ceramics showed excellent values of density=4.20 $g/cm^3$, piezoelectric constant ($d_{33}$)=174 pC/N and phase transition temperature$(T_c)=421.6^{\circ}C$, respectively.