• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2021

As opposed to using fossil fuels, we need to use eco-friendly resources such as sunlight, raindrops and wind to produce electricity and combat environmental pollution. A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is a device that converts mechanical energy into electricity by inducing repetitive contact and separation of two dissimilar materials. During the contact and separation processes, electron flow occurs owing to a change in electric potential of the contacting surface caused by contact electrification and electrostatic induction mechanisms. A solid-solid contact TENG is widely known, but it is possible to generate electricity via liquid-solid contact. Therefore, by designing a hydrophobic TENG, we can gather electricity from raindrop energy in a feasible manner. To fabricate the superhydrophobic surface of TENGs, we employ a dip coating technique to synthesize an octadecylamine (ODA)- and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based coating on polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The synthesized coating exhibits superhydrophobicity with a contact angle greater than 150° and generates a current of 2.2 ㎂/L while water droplets fall onto it continuously. Hence, we prepare a box-type TENG, with the ODA/PDMS coating deposited on the inside, and place a 1.5 mL water droplet into it. Resultantly, we confirm that the induced vibration causes continuous impacts between the ODA/PDMS coating and the water, generating approximately 100 pA for each impact.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.539-545
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• 2021

The effect of Sm₂O₃ doping on the microstructure and electrical properties of the ZPCCA-based varistors is comprehensively investigated. The increase of doping content of Sm₂O₃ results in better densification (from 5.70 to 5.82 g/cm³) and smaller mean grain size (from 7.8 to 4.1 ㎛). The breakdown electric field increases significantly from 2568 to 6800 V/cm as the doping content of Sm₂O₃ increases. The doping of Sm₂O₃ remarkably improves the nonlinear properties (increasing from 23.9 to 91 in the nonlinear coefficient and decreasing from 35.2 to 0.2 µA/cm² in the leakage current density). Meanwhile, the doping of Sm₂O₃ reduces the donor concentration (the range of 2.73 × 10¹⁸ to 1.18 × 10¹⁸ cm^-3) of bulk grain and increases the barrier height (the range of 1.10 to 1.49 eV) at the grain boundary. The density of the interface states decreases in the range of of 5.31 × 10¹² to 4.08 × 10¹² cm^-2 with the increase of doping content of Sm₂O₃. The dielectric constant decreases from 1594.8 to 507.5 with the increase of doping content of Sm₂O₃.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1213-1222
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• 2020

In the current study, a Cu2O/TiO2 photoinduced nanocomposite materials prepared by ultrasonification method was evaluated the photocatalytic oxidation efficiency of volatile organic compounds (BTEX) under visible-light irradiation. The results of XRD confirmed the successful preparation of photoinduced nanocomposite materials. However, diffraction peaks belonging to TiO2 were not confirmed for the Cu2O/TiO2. The possible reason for the absence of Cu2O peak is their low content and small particle size. The result of uv-vis spectra exhibited that the fabricated Cu2O/TiO2 can be activated under visible light irradiation. The FE-SEM/EDS and TEM showed the formation of synthesized nanocomposites and componential analysis in the undoped TiO2 and Cu2O/TiO2. The photocatalytic oxidation efficiencies of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-xylene with Cu2O/TiO2 were higher than undoped TiO2. According to light sources, the average oxidation efficiencies for BTEX by Cu2OT-0.5 were exhibited in the orer of 8 W day light > violet LEDs > white LEDs. However, the photocatalytic oxidation efficiencies normalized to supplied electric power were calculated to be in the following order of violet LEDs > white LEDs > 8 W day light, indicating that the LEDs could be a much more energy efficient light source for the photo-oxidation of gaseous BTEX using Cu2O/TiO2.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.342-347
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• 2011

We fabricated the silicon nanodots using the low pressure chemical vapor deposition technique to investigate their electron field emission characteristics. Atomic force microscope measurements performed for the silicon nanodot samples having various process parameters, such as, deposition time and deposition pressure, revealed that the silicon nanodots with an average size of 20 nm, height of 5 nm, and density of $1.3\;{\times}\;10^{11}\;cm^{-2}$ were easily formed. Electron field emission measurements were performed with the silicon nanodot layer as the cathode electrode. The current-voltage curves revealed that the threshold electric field was as low as $8.3\;V/{\mu}m$ and the field enhancement factor reached as large as 698, which is compatible with the silicon cathode tips fabricated by other techniques. These electron field emission results point to the possibility of using a silicon-based light source for display devices.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2020

Various manufacturing technologies, including over-molding and insert-injection molding, are used to produce hybrid plastics and metals. However, there are disadvantages to these technologies, as they require several steps in manufacturing and are limited to what can be reasonably achieved within the complexities of part geometry. This study aims to determine a practical approach for producing metal/plastic hybrid components by combining plastic injection molding and metal die casting to create a new hybrid metal/plastic molding process. The integrated metal/plastic hybrid injection molding process developed in this study uses the proven method of multi-component technology as a basis to combine plastic injection molding with metal die casting into one integrated process. In this study, the electrical conductivity and ampacity were verified to qualify the new process for the production of parts used in electronic devices. The electrical conductivity was measured, contacting both sides of the test sample with constant pressure, and the resistivity was measured using a micro ohmmeter. Also, the specific conductivity was subsequently calculated from the resistivity and contact surface of the conductor path. The ampacity defines the maximum amount of current a conductive path can carry before sustaining immediate or progressive deterioration. The manufactured hybrid multi-components were loaded with increasing currents, while the temperature was recorded with an infrared camera. To compare the measured infrared images, an electro-thermal simulation was conducted using commercial CAE software to predict the maximum temperature of the power loaded parts. Overall, during the injection molding process, it was demonstrated that multifunctional parts can be produced for electric and electronic applications.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.140-152
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• 2021

During the shift from gasoline vehicles to electric ones, auto parts manufacturing companies have realized the importance of improvement in the manufacturing process that does not require any layout changes nor extra investments, while maintaining their current production rate. Due to these reasons, for the auto part manufacturing company, I-company, this study has developed the simulation model of the PUSH system to conduct a process analysis in terms of production rate, WIP level, and logistics work's utilization rate. In addition, this study compares the PUSH system with other three manufacturing systems -KANBAN, DBR, and CONWIP- to compare the performance of these production systems, while satisfying the company's target production rate. With respect to lead-time, the simulation results show that the improvement of 77.90% for the KANBAN system, 40.39% for the CONWIP system, and 69.81% for the DBR system compared to the PUSH system. In addition, with respect to WIP level, the experimental results demonstrate that the improvement of 77.91% for the KANBAN system, 40.41% for the CONWIP system, and 69.82% for the DBR system compared to the PUSH system. Since the KANBAN system has the largest impacts on the reduction of the lead-time and WIP level compared to other production systems, this study recommends the KANBAN system as the proper manufacturing system of the target company. This study also shows that the proper size of moving units is four and the priority allocation of bottleneck process methods improves the target company's WIP and lead-time. Based on the results of this study, the adoption of the KANBAN system will significantly improve the production process of the target company in terms of lead-time and WIP level.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 고전압, 고전류 동작에 적합한 4H-SiC UMOSFET에 대해서 연구하였다. 일반적으로 SiO2는 SiC MOSFET에서 gate dielectric으로 가장 많이 사용되는 물질이다. 하지만 4H-SiC보다 유전 상수 값이 2.5배 낮아서 높은 전계를 갖게 되므로 SiO2/SiC 접합 부분에서 열악한 특성을 갖는다. 따라서 high-k 물질을 gate dielectric으로 적용한 소자를 SiO2를 적용한 소자와 TCAD 시뮬레이션을 통해 전기적 특성을 비교하였다. 그 결과 BV 감소, VTH 감소, gm 증가, Ron 감소를 확인하였다. 특히 온도가 300K일 때, Al2O3와 HfO2의 Ron은 66.29%, 69.49%가 감소하였으며 600K일 때도 39.71%, 49.88%가 감소하였다. 따라서 Al2O3와 HfO2가 고전압 SiC MOSFET의 gate dielectric 물질로써 적합함을 확인하였다.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2021

The number of processes in the manufacture of semiconductors, displays and solar cells is increasing. And as the processes is performed, multiple layers of films and various patterns are formed on the wafer. At this time, substrate warpage occurs due to the difference in stress between each film and pattern formed on the wafer. the substrate warping phenomenon occurs due to the difference in stress between each film and pattern formed on the wafer. We developed a new warpage measurement method to measure wafer warpage during real-time processing. We performed an experiment to measure the presence and degree of warpage of the substrate in real time during the process by adding only measurement equipment for applying additional electrical signals to the existing ESC and detecting the change of the additional electric signal. The additional electrical measurement signal applied at this time is very small compared to the direct current (DC) power applied to the electrostatic chuck whit a frequency that is not generally used in the process can be selectively used. It was confirmed that the measurement of substrate warpage can be easily separated from other power sources without affecting.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제48권12호
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• pp.1013-1020
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• 2020

스파크 유도 플라즈마 분광법 (SIBS)은 전기 스파크를 사용하여 강력한 플라즈마를 유도한 후 원자 방출 스펙트럼 신호를 수집하는 방법이다. 이 연구는 우주 탐사에 활용되는 기존의 레이저 유도 분해 분광법 (LIBS) 대신 SIBS를 사용할 수 있는지의 잠재력을 보기 위해 진행되었다. 과거에는 SIBS를 사용하여 부피가 큰 고체 샘플을 대상으로 실험하는 것이 성공적이지 않았기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 전극 위치 및 전극 재료의 SIBS의 최적화 연구가 수행되었다. LIBS를 사용할 때에 비해 SIBS의 검출 한계 (LOD)가 78에서 20ppm으로 최대 4배 향상되어 있음을 볼 수 있었다. 생성된 플라즈마의 더 높은 에너지로 인해, SIBS에 의한 신호 세기는 동일한 분광계 설정에서 LIBS보다 3배 정도 높았다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.1349-1354
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• 2021

일체형 등명기는 운항 중인 선박의 항로 선위를 결정하기 위한 등화장치이다. 현재 태양광을 기반으로 하는 일체형 등명기는 태양광의 일조시간에 따른 제약에 따라 전력 공급의 부족으로 항로 표시 가능한 능력이 제한적이다. 본 논문에서는 해상의 풍부한 전력원인 태양광과 풍력을 동시에 사용하는 신재생에너지 일체형 9해리 LED 등명기를 구축하고 원격 스마트 모니터링 시스템을 구현하였다. 또한 LED 등명기 장치와 모니터링 시스템을 IoT화 함으로서 등명기의 원격제어 가능한 스마트 제어시스템을 마련하였다. 본 원격 스마트 모니터링 시스템을 적용하여 실시간 상태 모니터링 및 원격제어가 가능하게 하여 선박이 안전한 항해를 할 수 있고 등명기 기능의 정확성 및 영속성을 유지하여 해양사고 예방과 사회적 비용을 절감할 수 있다.