• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.95-122
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• 2020

In this article, we evaluated the performance of radiofrequency (RF) coils in terms of the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) and homogeneity of magnetic resonance images when used for ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) 7T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). High-quality MRI can be obtained when these two basic requirements are met. However, because of the dielectric effect, 7T magnetic resonance imaging still produces essentially a non-uniform magnetic flux (|B₁|) density distribution. In general, heterogeneous and homogeneous RF coils may be designed using electromagnetic (EM) modeling. Heterogeneous coils, which are surface coils, are used in consideration of scalability in the |B₁| region with a high S/N as multichannel loop coils rather than selecting a single loop. Loop coils are considered state of the art for their simplicity yet effective |B₁|-field distribution and intensity. In addition, combining multiple loop coils allows phase arrays (PA). PA coils have gained great interest for use in receiving signals because of parallel imaging (PI) techniques, such as sensitivity encoding (SENSE) and generalized autocalibrating partial parallel acquisition (GRAPPA), which drastically reduce the acquisition time. With the introduction of a parallel transmit coil (pTx) system, a form of transceiver loop arrays has also been proposed. In this article, we discussed the applications and proposed designs of loop coils. RF homogeneous coils for volume imaging include Alderman-Grant resonators, birdcage coils, saddle coils, traveling wave coils, transmission line arrays, composite right-/left-handed arrays, and fusion coils. In this article, we also discussed the basic operation, design, and applications of these coils.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP)를 나노 크기의 $Al_2O_3$ 세라믹입자와 혼합하여 전기방사법으로 복합 겔 고분자 전해질을 제조하였다. $Al_2O_3$ 세라믹입자를 혼합한 복합 겔 고분자 전해질의 이온전도도는 $9.5{\times}10^{-2}Scm^{-1}$로, 순수한 PVdF-HFP 겔 고분자 전해질보다 높은 이온전도도를 나타내며 전기화학적 안정성도 5.2 V까지 개선하였다. 전기화학적 성능을 분석하기 위해서 $LiNi_{1/3}Mn_{1/3}Co_{1/3}O_2$ (NMC)양극과 함께 전지로 제작되었으며 순수 겔 고분자 전해질과 복합 겔 고분자 전해질 셀은 0.1C-rate에서 각각 $168.2mAh\;g^{-1}$과 $189.6mAh\;g^{-1}$의 방전 용량을 가지며 우수한 수명 특성을 보여 주었다. 따라서 고유전율 세라믹 입자의 복합화는 리튬 이온 겔 고분자 전지의 안정성과 전기화학적 특성을 향상시키는 좋은 대안이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2009

이 논문에서는 마이크로스트립을 이용하여 차단주파수가 10.2 GHz인 계단형 임피던스 구조의 저역 통과 여파기를 설계하고, 차단주파수 3.2 GHz인 병렬 스터브를 이용한 고역 통과 여파기를 설계하여 서로 결합하고 삽입하여 소형화하는 방식으로 UWB 대역을 포함하는 대역통과여파기를 설계, 제작하였다. 설계에 사용된 기판의 유전율은 2.2, 높이 0.508mm, loss tangent 0.0009이고, 대역통과 여파기의 넓이는 약 3 cm의 소형으로 제작되었다. 통과 대역에서의 측정 결과 -10 dB 대역폭은 7.5 GHz, -3dB 이하의 삽입손실의 특성을 보였다. 이 연구의 결과 UWB 통신 시스템과 MIC/MMIC, RFIC 시스템에 충분히 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.116-124
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• 2024

In this study, we investigated the microstructure and piezoelectric properties of 0.96(K_0.456Na_0.536)Nb_0.95Sb_0.05-0.04Bi_0.5(Na_0.82K_0.18)_0.5ZrO₃ (KNNS-BNKZ) ceramics based on one-step and two-step sintering processes. One-step sintering led to significant abnormal grain (AG) growth at temperatures above 1,085 ℃. With increasing sintering temperature, piezoelectric and dielectric properties were enhanced, resulting in a high d₃₃ = 506 pC/N for one-step specimen sintered at 1,100 ℃ (one-step 1,100 ℃ specimen). However, for one-step 1,115 ℃ specimen, a slight decrease in d₃₃ was observed, emphasizing the importance of a high tetragonal (T) phase fraction for superior piezoelectric properties. Achieving a relative density above 84 % for samples sintered by the one-step sintering process was challenging. Conversely, two-step sintering significantly improved the relative density of KNNS-BNKZ ceramics up to 96 %, attributed to the control of AG nucleation in the first step and grain growth rate control in the second step. The quantity of AG nucleation was affected by the duration of the first step, determining the final microstructure. Despite having a lower T phase fraction than that of the one-step 1,100 ℃ specimen, the two-step specimen exhibited higher piezoelectric coefficients (d₃₃ = 574 pC/N and k_p = 0.5) than those of the one-step 1,100 ℃ specimen due to its higher relative density. Performance evaluation of magnetoelectric composite devices composed of one-step and two-step specimens showed that despite having a higher g₃₃, the magnetoelectric composite with the one-step 1,100 ℃ specimen exhibited the lowest magnetoelectric voltage coefficient, due to its lowest k_p. This study highlights the essential role of phase fraction and relative density in enhancing the performance of piezoelectric materials and devices, showcasing the effectiveness of the two-step sintering process for controlling the microstructure of ceramic materials containing volatile elements.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2020

In this work, the electrical potential (EP) technique with an artificial neural networks (ANNs) for monitoring of nanostructures are used for the first time. This study employs an expert system to identify size and localize hidden nano-delamination (N.Del) inside layers of nano-pipe (N.P) manufactured from Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer (BFRP) laminate composite by using low-cost monitoring method of electrical potential (EP) technique with an artificial neural networks (ANNs), which are combined to decrease detection effort to discern N.Del location/size inside the N.P layers, with high accuracy, simple and low-cost. The dielectric properties of the N.P material are measured before and after N.Del introduced using arrays of electrical contacts and the variation in capacitance values, capacitance change and node potential distribution are analyzed. Using these changes in electrical potential due to N.Del, a finite element (FE) simulation model for N.Del location/size detection is generated by ANSYS and MATLAB, which are combined to simulate sensor characteristic, therefore, FE analyses are employed to make sets of data for the learning of the ANNs. The method is applied for the N.Del monitoring, to minimize the number of FE analysis in order to keep the cost and save the time of the assessment to a minimum. The FE results are in excellent agreement with an ANN and the experimental results available in the literature, thus validating the accuracy and reliability of the proposed technique.

• 폴리머
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.375-377
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• 2011

두 단계 스핀 코팅 방법을 사용하여 세라믹 체적 분율 0.10과 0.13의 $PbTiO_3$/P(VDF/TrFE) 0~3형 복합재료를 제작하고 분석하였다. 0~3형 $PbTiO_3$/P(VDF/TrFE) 복합재료를 SEM 전자현미경 사진으로 성공적으로 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 전자현미경 사진을 통하여 복합재료의 0~3형 구조를 재확인하였다. 0~3형 $PbTiO_3$/P(VDF/TrFE) 복합재료는 P(VDF/TrFE) 공중합체보다 센서용 전기적 특성이 우수함을 나타내었다. 그러므로 이러한 낮은 유전상수와 높은 초전계수를 나타내는 0~3형 $PbTiO_3$/P(VDF/TrFE) 복합재료는 더 높은 성능을 나타낼 수 있는 새로운 초전형 센서 재료로 사용될 수 있다.

• Composites Research
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.247-264
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• 2024

최근 전기 활성 고분자 (EAP) 액추에이터는 그들의 유연성, 경량성, 그리고 단순한 제작 과정 덕분에 소프트 로봇, 생체 모방 기술, 웨어러블 장치, 햅틱 기술 등 다양한 분야에서 높은 활용도를 보여주고 있다. 뿐만 아니라, 전기 활성 고분자 액추에이터들은 기능성 재료 및 혁신적 기술과의 결합을 통해 새로운 기능과 특성을 가진 스마트 기기로 발전하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 전기 활성 고분자를 이온성 전기 활성 고분자와 전기적 활성 고분자로 분류하였다. 이온성 전기 활성 고분자에는 대표적으로 이온성 금속-고분자 복합재 (IPMCs), 전도성 고분자 (CPs) 액추에이터가 소개되며, 전기적 활성 고분자에는 유전성 탄성체 액추에이터 (DEAs), 강유전 고분자 액추에이터, 그리고 최근 발표된 유압증폭 자가치유 정전 (HASEL) 액추에이터가 소개된다. 각각의 액추에이터에 대한 메커니즘, 구조, 성능 개선 방안 및 기능성 추가 방법 및 응용 분야에 대한 내용을 최신 연구를 바탕으로 상세히 설명하였다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2005

경량 전파흡수체 구현 방안의 하나로 저밀도(약 0.2g/cc) 중공미세구 표면에 수 ${\cal}um$ 두께의 Co 피막을 무전해 도금에 의해 코팅하고, 고주파 전자기 특성 및 전파흡수특성을 조사하였다. Co 도금은 활성화 처리와 도금공정 2단계 과정을 거쳐 시행되었다. 도금공정의 반복에 의해 두께 $2{\~}3\mu$m의 균일한 Co 피막을 얻을 수 있었다. 이 분말을 실리콘 고무와 혼합하여 복합체를 제조하고, 고주파 전자기 물성 및 전파흡수특성을 회로망 분석기로 측정하였다. Co 피막의 강자성 특성 및 전도 특성에 의해 높은 자기손실 및 유전상수를 얻을 수 있었다. 이와 같은 전자기적 특성에 의해 GHz 대역에서 우수한 전파흡수특성(두께 2.0$\~$2.5mm, 전파흡수능 20dB 이상)이 확인되었다. 특히 Co 도금 중공미세구의 밀도(0.84 g/cc)는 페라이트(5.0 g/cc)에 비해 약 1/6에 불과하기 때문에 경량 전파흡수체로서 응용가치가 매우 높음을 제시할 수 있었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.21
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• pp.35-36
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• 2008

PTC thermistor are characterized by an increase in the electrical resistance with temperature. The PTC materials of middle Curie point were produced or that of high Curie point (above $200^{\circ}C$), it was determined that compositional modifications of $Pb^{2+}$ for $Ba^{2+}$ produce change sin the Curie point to higher temperature. PTC ceramic materials with the Curie point above $120^{\circ}C$ were prepared by adding $PbTiO_3$, PbO or $Pb_3O_4$ into $BaTiO_3$. Thereby, adding $Pb^{2+}$ into $BaTiO_3$-based PTC material to improve Tc was studied broadly, however, weal know that PbO was poisonous and prone to volatilize, then to pollute the circumstance and hurt to people, so we should dope other innocuous additives instead of lead to increase Tc of composite PTC material. In order to prepare lead-free $BaTiO_3$-based PTC with middle Curie point, the incorporation on $Bi_{1/2}K_{1/2}TiO_3$ into $BaTiO_3$-based ceramics was investigated on samples containing 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 50mol% of $Bi_{1/2}K_{1/2}TiO_3$. $Bi_{1/2}K_{1/2}TiO_3$ was compounded as standby material by conventional solid-state reaction technique. The starting materials were $Bi_2O_3$, $K_2CO_3$, $BaCO_3$ and $TiO_2$ powder, and using solid-state reaction method, too. The microstructures of samples were investigated by SEM, DSC, XRD and dielectric properties. Phase composition and lattice parameters were investigated by X-ray diffraction.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.9
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• pp.57-58
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• 2008

PTC thermistor are characterized by an increase in the electrical resistance with temperature. The PTC materials of middle Curie point were produced or that of high Curie point (above $200^{\circ}C$), it was determined that compositional modifications of $Pb^{2+}$ for $Ba^{2+}$ produce change sin the Curie point to higher temperature. PTC ceramic materials with the Curie point above $120^{\circ}C$ were prepared by adding $PbTiO_3$, PbO or $Pb_3O_4$ into $BaTiO_3$. Thereby, adding $Pb^{2+}$ into $BaTiO_3$-based PTC material to improve Tc was studied broadly, however, weal know that PbO was poisonous and prone to volatilize, then to pollute the circumstance and hurt to people, so we should dope other innocuous additives instead of lead to increase Tc of composite PTC material. In order to prepare lead-free $BaTiO_3$-based PTC with middle Curie point, the incorporation on $Bi_{1/2}Na_{1/2}TiO_3$ into $BaTiO_3$-based ceramics was investigated on samples containing 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 50mol% of $Bi_{1/2}Na_{1/2}TiO_3$. $Bi_{1/2}Na_{1/2}TiO_3$ was compounded as standby material by conventional solid-state reaction technique. The starting materials were $Bi_{1/2}Na_{1/2}TiO_3$, $BaCO_3$, $TiO_2$ and $Y_2O_3$ powder, and using solid-state reaction method, too. The microstructures of samples were investigated by SEM, DSC, XRD and dielectric properties. Phase composition and lattice parameters were investigated by X-ray diffraction.