• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제13권spc2호
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• pp.403-406
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• 2012

Effect of thickness on ZnO properties including the compositional ratio and crystallinity has been systematically investigated using a variety of characterization tools of x-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, x-ray fluorescence and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Interestingly, it was observed that ZnO films below 80 nm in thickness were in oxygen deficiency, while the oxygen ratio was increased in the films above the thickness, although the compositional ratio of ZnO film was not linearly varied with increasing film thickness. Also, ZnO crystallinity, which is characterized by (002) diffraction pattern, was clearly improved with increasing film thickness. The properties of ZnO film with different sputtering time and the nature of direct current reactive sputtering process were discussed in terms of compositional ratio, especially oxygen ratio in ZnO film.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.363-369
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• 2024

In this study, the magnetocaloric effect and transition temperature of bulk metallic glass, an amorphous material, were predicted through machine learning based on the composition features. From the Python module 'Matminer', 174 compositional features were obtained, and prediction performance was compared while reducing the composition features to prevent overfitting. After optimization using RandomForest, an ensemble model, changes in prediction performance were analyzed according to the number of compositional features. The R2 score was used as a performance metric in the regression prediction, and the best prediction performance was found using only 90 features predicting transition temperature, and 20 features predicting magnetocaloric effects. The most important feature when predicting magnetocaloric effects was the 'Fe' compositional ratio. The feature importance method provided by 'scikit-learn' was applied to sort compositional features. The feature importance method was found to be appropriate by comparing the prediction performance of the Fe-contained dataset with the full dataset.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.164-174
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• 2023

The bandgap characteristics of semiconductor materials are an important factor when utilizing semiconductor materials for various applications. In this study, based on data provided by AFLOW (Automatic-FLOW for Materials Discovery), the bandgap of a semiconductor material was predicted using only the material's compositional features. The compositional features were generated using the python module of 'Pymatgen' and 'Matminer'. Pearson's correlation coefficients (PCC) between the compositional features were calculated and those with a correlation coefficient value larger than 0.95 were removed in order to avoid overfitting. The bandgap prediction performance was compared using the metrics of R² score and root-mean-squared error. By predicting the bandgap with randomforest and xgboost as representatives of the ensemble algorithm, it was found that xgboost gave better results after cross-validation and hyper-parameter tuning. To investigate the effect of compositional feature selection on the bandgap prediction of the machine learning model, the prediction performance was studied according to the number of features based on feature importance methods. It was found that there were no significant changes in prediction performance beyond the appropriate feature. Furthermore, artificial neural networks were employed to compare the prediction performance by adjusting the number of features guided by the PCC values, resulting in the best R² score of 0.811. By comparing and analyzing the bandgap distribution and prediction performance according to the material group containing specific elements (F, N, Yb, Eu, Zn, B, Si, Ge, Fe Al), various information for material design was obtained.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.177-187
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• 2001

폴리프로필렌(PP)/폴리우레탄(PU) 블렌드를 compositional quenching으로 제조하여 모폴로지, 인장물성, 표면에너지 그리고 열안정성 등을 조사하였다. 블렌드 제조시, 말레인산 무수물이 그라프트된 PP(MPP)와 히드록시에틸 말레이미드가 그라프트된 PP(HPP)를 반응성 상용화제로 도입하였으며, 이들의 생성 및 PU 조성과의 반응을 FT-IR로 확인하였다. Compositional quenching으로 제조한 블렌드는 용융블렌드에 비해 높은 혼화성을 보였으며, 블렌드내의 상용화제의 함량이 증가함에 따라 모폴로지, 인장물성. 표면특성, 그리고 열안정성 등의 물성이 현저하게 향상되었다. 상용화제로 MPP를 도입한 블렌드는 HPP를 도입한 블렌드에 비해, 높은 표면 에너지를 가졌다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2009

A series of experiments demonstrated that an addition of Ag into $(Cu_{0.5}Zr_{0.5})_{100-x}Ag_{x}$ amorphous alloys alters the plasticity of the alloys in a systematic manner. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) conducted on the $(Cu_{0.5}Zr_{0.5})_{100-x}Ag_{x}$ alloys exhibited the presence of compositional modulation, indicating that compositional separation had occurred. The presence of compositional modulation was also validated using a combined technique of molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulation. In this study, the effect of Ag on the compositional separation in $(Cu_{0.5}Zr_{0.5})_{100-x}Ag_{x}$ bulk amorphous alloys was investigated to understand the role played by the phase-separating element on the plasticity of the amorphous alloys.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2000

The influence of different microstructures and compositional variations on hydrogen absorption by pure Pd, and $Pd_{0.9}Rh_{0.1}$ alloy has been examined from changes in the hydrogen isotherms. The dilute phase solubilities and the plateau pressures are affected by differences in microstructures and compositional variations but the hydrogen capacities at relatively high hydrogen pressures are not affected except for the alloy form which has some phase separation.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.97-101
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• 2008

We investigated the exchange bias fields at the NiFe/FeMn and FeMn/CoFe interfaces in 18.9-nm NiFe/15.0-nm FeMn/17.6-nm CoFe trilayer thin films as the annealing temperature was varied from room temperature to $250^{\circ}C$ in a vacuum for 1 hour in a magnetic field of 150 Oe. Interestingly, magnetic hysteresis (M-H) measurements showed that NiFe/FeMn/CoFe trilayer thin films exhibited a completely contrasting variation of the exchange bias fields at both the NiFe/FeMn and FeMn/CoFe interfaces with annealing temperatures. High-angle X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements indicated the absence of any discernible effect of thermal treatment on the NiFe(111) and FeMn(111) peaks. The compositional depth profile obtained from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results presented the asymmetric compositional depth profiles of the Mn and Fe atoms throughout the FeMn layer. We contend that this asymmetric compositional depth profile and the preferential Mn diffusion into the NiFe layer, compared to that into the CoFe layer, are conclusive experimental evidence of the contrasting variation of the exchange bias fields at two interfaces having a common polycrystalline FeMn(111) layer.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.1067-1071
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• 2020

To understand the formation of initial gut microbiota, three initial fecal samples were collected from two groups of two breast milk-fed (BM1) and seven formula milk-fed (FM1) infants, and the compositional changes in gut microbiota were determined using metagenomics. Compositional change analysis during week one showed that Bifidobacterium increased from the first to the third fecal samples in the BM1 group (1.3% to 35.1%), while Klebsiella and Serratia were detected in the third fecal sample of the FM1 group (4.4% and 34.2%, respectively), suggesting the beneficial effect of breast milk intake. To further understand the compositional changes during progression from infancy to childhood (i.e., from three weeks to five years of age), additional fecal samples were collected from four groups of two breast milk-fed infants (BM2), one formula milk-fed toddler (FM2), three weaning food-fed toddlers (WF), and three solid food-fed children (SF). Subsequent compositional change analysis and principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) revealed that the composition of the gut microbiota changed from an infant-like composition to an adult-like one in conjunction with dietary changes. Interestingly, overall gut microbiota composition analyses during the period of progression from infancy to childhood suggested increasing complexity of gut microbiota as well as emergence of a new species of bacteria capable of digesting complex carbohydrates in WF and SF groups, substantiating that diet type is a key factor in determining the composition of gut microbiota. Consequently, this study may be useful as a guide to understanding the development of initial gut microbiota based on diet.

• 대한한의학원전학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.79-92
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• 2008

Objective The analysis method based on the herbal formula's effects is a general tool, in traditional medicine. In effective applications of herbal formula, Korean herbal medicines traditionally used the classification methods based on the curative effects through the various compositions of herbal formulas. However' the effects of herbal formulas were not filed systemically in ancient literatures, and the standards to confirm their effects are not clear. Thus, it is not easy to classify herbal formulas according to the curative effects. Furthermore, there are no standards to estimate the effects of prescriptions frequently directed in clinic. In this study, we aimed to provide the methodology of classifying the curative effects of herbal formulas by calculating the combination of the effect of each compositional herb through the DB systems. Results : By comparing effects of herbal formula with those of compositional herbs, we found that about 25-50% of the herbal effects were included in herbal formula's effects. These results showed that the prospective estimation of herbal formula's effects may be possible through the DB systems filing herbal effects. To enhance the accuracy in explaining the herbal formula's effect, more studies are needed by giving prominence to major effects and by subtracting minor effects.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권9호
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• pp.4015-4021
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• 2011

시아나이드 화합물과 같은 환경에 유해한 도금첨가제를 사용하지 않는 친환경적인 무전해 구리도금용 도금용액조성을 개발하기 위하여, potassium ferrocyanide, aminoacetic acid (=glycine), 2,2'-dipyridyl과 같은 첨가제를 이용하여 첨가제의 투입량 또는 조성비가 도금특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 무전해도금으로 적층된 구리도금층의 도금속도는 potassium ferrocyanide와 aminoacetic acid의 조성비가 20 mg/L과 0.01 mol/L 이었을 때, $9.5mg{\cdot}cm^{-2}{\cdot}hr^{-1}$으로 나타났으며, 도금경도의 변화도 도금속도와 연동하여 비례적으로 변화하였다. 하지만 potassium ferrocyanide를 첨가하지 않은 도금용액의 조성에서도 $9.1mmg{\cdot}cm^{-2}{\cdot}hr^{-1}$의 도금속도를 나타내었다.