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Inverse effect of Nickel modification on photoelectrochemical performance of TiNT/Ti photoanode (TiNT/Ti 광아노드의 광전기화학 특성에 미치는 Ni 금속의 영향)

  • Lee, JeongRan;Choi, HaeYoung;Shinde, Pravin S.;Go, GeunHo;Lee, WonJae
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.11a
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    • pp.100-100
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    • 2011
  • Nanomaterial architecture with highly ordered, vertically oriented $TiO_2$ nanotube arrays shows a good promise for diverse technological applications. As inspired from the literature reports that Nickel modification can improve the photocatalytic activity of $TiO_2$, it was planned to coat Ni into the $TiO_2$ matrix. In this study, first $TiO_2$ nanotubes(TiNTs) were prepared by anodization (60V,3min) in HF-free aqueous electrolyte on ultrasonically cleaned polished titanium sheet substrates ($1{\times}7cm^2$). The typical thickness of the sintered TiNT ($500^{\circ}C$for10min) was ~1 micronas confirmed from the FESEM study. In the next part, as-anodized and sintered TiNT/Ti photoanodes were used to coat Ni by AC electrodeposition from aqueous 0.1M nickel sulphate solution. During AC electrodeposition, conditions such as 1V DC offset voltage, 9V amplitude (peak-to-peak) and 750 Hz frequency were fixed constant and the deposition time was varied as 0.5 min, 1 min, 2 min and 10 min. The photoelectrochemical performance of pristine and Ni modified TiNT/Ti photoanodes was measured in 1N NaOH electrolyte under 1 SUN illumination in the potential range of -1V and 1.2V versus Ag/AgCl reference electrode. The photocurrent performance of TiNT/Ti photoanode decreased upon Ni modification and the results were confirmed after repeated experiments. This suggests us that Ni modification inhibits the photoelectrochemical performance of $TiO_2$ nanotubes.

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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Solution Treatment and Sr-Modification of Al-12%Si-1.5%Cu Alloy

  • Surin, Prayoon;Wong on, Jessada;Eidhed, Krittee
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.132-137
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this paper was to investigate the effects of solution treatment time and Sr-modification on the microstructure and property of the Al-Si piston alloy. It was found that as-cast microstructures of unmodified and Sr-modified Al-Si alloys consisted of a coarse acicular plate of eutectic Si, $Cu_3NiAl_6$ and $Mg_2Si$ phases in the ${\alpha}$-Al matrix but different in size and morphology. Both size and inter-particle spacing of Si particles were significantly changed by increasing of the solution treatment time. After a short solution treatment, the coarse acicular plate of the eutectic Si appears to be fragmented. Fully modified microstructure of Sr-modified alloy can reduce the solution treatment time to shorter compared to unmodified alloy. The maximum of a peak hardness value is found in the very short solution treatment of both Al-Si piston alloys. Compared to 10 h solution treatment, the solution treatment of 2-4 h is sufficient to achieve appropriate microstructures and hardness. The short solution treatment is very useful to increase the productivity and to reduce the manufacturing cost of the Al-Si piston alloys.

Physical Properties of Silicone Rubber/Clay Composites According to the Clay Type and Modification (Clay의 종류 및 표면처리가 silicone rubber/clay 복합체의 물성에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoon, Jin-San;Kim, Eung-Soo;Kim, Eun-Jeong;Lee, Tae-Hwa
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.260-268
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    • 2009
  • Modification of clay surface was attempted by treating the clay with bis[(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetra sulfide (TSS) to raise the hydrophobicity and to induce a chemical reaction between the clay and the high temperature vulcanization-type silicone rubber matrix with purpose of improving the compatibility between the components, and thereby Na-$MMTS_4$ and Fe-$MMTS_4$ were synthesized by treating Na-MMT and Fe-MMT with TSS, respectively. Silicone rubber/clay composites were prepared by compounding the clays with silicone rubber. Thermal stability and mechanical properties were evaluated as a function of the clay types and the surface modification.

폴리에스테르 바니시에서 나노 실리카의 분산성 향상과 나노 복합체 에나멜 와이어 개발

  • Kim, Yong-Beom;Kim, Eun-Jin;Kim, Seon-Jae;Hwang, Jong-Seon;Choe, Yong-Seong;Seo, Yeong-Su
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.151-151
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    • 2009
  • A enameled wire may have better corona-resistance when its coating material contains nano-sized inorganic particles. However, industrial applications are still limited because an aggregation between nanofillers may happen during coating processes. In this study we use a novel scheme of surface modification with silane on silica nanoparticles using sonochemical reaction where composition and surface density of silanes can be controlled in order to reduce particle-particle attractive interaction. Functionalized nanoparticles are evenly dispersed in the matrix confirmed by SEM and energy dispersive x-ray analysis. Dielectric strength and thermal resistance of the nanocomposite wires are improved while flexibility of the wire maintains.

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Improvement of Impact Properties for $Nb/MoSi_2$ Laminate Composites by the Interfacial Modification (II)

  • Lee, Sang-Pill;Yoon, Han-Ki
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.14 no.8
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    • pp.830-835
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    • 2000
  • The thermodynamical estimation of the interfacial reaction and the impact properties of $Nb/MoSi_2$ laminate composites containing SiC, $NbSi_2$ or $ZrO_2$ particles are investigated. Laminate composites, which comprise alternating layers of $MoSi_2$ with the particle and Nb foil, were fabricated by the hot press process. It is clearly found out that the interfacial reaction of $Nb/MoSi_2$ can be controlled by the addition of $ZrO_2$ particle to the $MoSi_2$ phase. The addition of $ZrO_2$ particle increases both the impact value and the sintered density of Nb/McSij, The suppression of the interfacial reaction is caused by the formation of $ZrSiO_2$ in $MoSi_2-ZrO_2$ matrix mixture.

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Preparation and Physical Properties of Poly(lactic acid) Bio-Composites using Surface Modified Microfibriled Celluloses

  • Yeo, Jun-Seok;Seong, Dong-Wook;Hwang, Seok-Ho
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.50 no.1
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    • pp.62-67
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    • 2015
  • The surface modification of microfibriled cellulose (MFC) was carried out through the hydrolysis-condensation reaction using (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APS) and 3-glycidyloxypropyltriethoxysilane (GPS) and then the modified cellulose was compounded with bio-degradable poly(lactic acid) (PLA). Also, pristine MFC was compounded with PLA as a control groups. The confirmation of surface modification for the pristine MFC was characterized by FT-IR and SEM/EDX. The thermal and mechanical properties of the PLA/MFC composites depended on the content of MFC and the type of silane coupling agents. From the thermal, morphological and mechanical behaviors of the PLA/MFC composites, it was found that GPS-MFC was more successful to improve the interface adhesion between PLA matrix and the surface of MFC than that of APS-MFC.

An improved version of Minty's algorithm to solve TSP with penalty function

  • Moon, Geeju;Oh, Hyun-Seung;Yang, Jung-Mun;Kim, Jung-Ja
    • Korean Management Science Review
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.187-198
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    • 1996
  • The traveling salesman problem has been studied for many years since the model can be used for various applications such as vehicle routing, job sequencing, clustering a data array, and so on. In this paper one of the typical exact algorithms for TSP, Minty's, will be modified to improve the performance of the algorithm on the applications without losing simplicity. The Little's algorithm gives good results, however, the simple and plain Minty's algorithm for solving shortest-route problems has the most intuitive appeal. The suggested Minty's modification is based on the creation of penalty-values on the matrix of a TSP. Computer experiments are made to verify the effectiveness of the modification.

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Ion Implantation Using Plasma Sheath (플라즈마 쉬스 (Sheath)를 이용한 이온 주입법)

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    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 1990
  • Ion implantation is a well established superior superior surface modification technique for the improvement of wear resistance, hardenece, hardness, corrosion resistance, biocompaibity, surface friction, as well as for the modification of surface electric conductance. Conventional ion implantaion is a line-of-sight process witch ues the ion beam accelerator techniques. Plasma sheath ion implantation (PSII), as a new technique, is described in this paper. In PSII high voltage pulse is applied to a target material placed directly in a plasma, forming a think ion-matrix sheath around the target. Ions accelerate through the sheath drop and bombard the traget from all sides simultaneosuslyregardless of the target shape. This paper describes the principle of PSII, which has non-line-of sight characteristics, as well as the experimental appratus.

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The Method to Estimate Quality Degradation from Information Hiding in JPEG Compression Environment (JPEG 압축 환경의 정보은닉에서 영상 질 저하 예측방법)

  • Choi, Yong-Soo;Kim, Hyoung-Joong;Lee, Dal-Ho
    • 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.08a
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    • pp.551-555
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    • 2008
  • In these days, compressed file is useful in internet environment and has many advantages. So a lot of data hiding algorithms works on JPEG compressed file. Of course they know basic rules of transformation and quantization and they utilize those rules to implement their programming. But most of them evaluate the affection of data hiding after data modification. We propose how to predict the affection of data modification in course of data hiding process. Through some kind of experiments, several valuable facts are revealed which used in data hiding in compressed domain such as JPEG. These facts will improve existing data hiding algorithms (F3, F4 and F5 which including Matrix Encoding)[1],[5],[6].

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Tribological Characteristics of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics by Surface modification (탄소섬유복합재의 표면개질에 따른 트라이볼로지 특성에 관한 연구)

  • 전승흥;양준호;오성모;이봉구
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.29-36
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    • 2000
  • This investigation has been studied about friction and wear properties which were important problem, when carbon fiber reinforced plastic(CFRP) was used practically. Unidirection carbon fiber reinforced composites was fabricated with epoxy resin matrix and carbon fiber as a reinforced, and its surface was modified by the ion-assisted reaction. And then we tested the their friction and wear properties according to the ion-irradiation. when the amount of ion-irradiation was 1${\times}$10l6$\^$16/ ions/$\textrm{cm}^2$, the friction coefficient values were about 0.1, where as, the friction coefficient values of non-treatment composites were about 0.16. The former was the stablest in wear mode. We know that ion-irradiation was not proportioned to the friction coefficient, so we found the optimal conditions of the friction and wear according to the ion-irradiation.

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