• 제목/요약/키워드: Nanophase materials

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초미립 WC-l0wt%Co 초경 분말의 소결시 입자 성장 억제제 첨가 효과 연구 (Effect of Grain Growth Inhibitor on Sintering of Nanophase WC-10wt%Co)

  • 김병기
    • 한국분말재료학회지
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    • 제1권2호
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    • pp.208-216
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    • 1994
  • A radically new approach to the in situ synthesis of the consituent phases of a composite structure has enabled the production of a new WC/Co materials with an ultrafine microstructure. The process for synthesizing nanophase WC/Co powders consists of spray drying from solution to form a homogeneous precursor powder, and thermochemical conversion of the precursor powder to the nanophase WC/Co powder. Near theoretical density of pure nanophase WC-10 wt%Co has been obtained in only 30 sec at 140$0^{\circ}C$. But WC particles were grown up very rapidly with longer sintering time to get full density. To overcome coarsening of WC particle during sintering, VC, TaC and VC/TaC were used as the grain growth inhibitor with different amount respectively. VC/TaC doped WC-10 wt%Co was shown superior hardness and TRS and microstructure was maintained ultrafine scale (average WC size is less than 0.1 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$).

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Nanophase Catalyst Layer for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

  • Chang Hyuk;Kim Jirae
    • 전기화학회지
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    • 제4권4호
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    • pp.172-175
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    • 2001
  • 마그네트론 스퍼터링 방법에 의하여 Nanophase 촉매층을 형성하여 Direct Methanol Fuel Cell(DMFC)에 적용하였다. 일반적인 박막 증착 방법보다 높은 압력 (Ar/He혼합기체)에서 금속 Target과 탄소 Target을 동시에 스퍼터링하여 내피온막 위에 직접 코팅함으로써 기공성 있는 PtRu혹은 Pt및 탄소입자를 포함한 새로운 구조의 촉매층을 형성하였다. 본 방법에 의하여 $1.5mg/cm^2$의 PtRu(Anode) 및 $1mg/cm^2$ Pt(Cathode) 로딩으로 2M Methanol, 1 Bar공기, $80^{\circ}C$조건에서 $45mW/cm^2$의 출력을 얻을 수 있었으며, 이는 기존의 상용방법에 의하여 제조된 전극보다 같은 조건에서 $30\%$의 성능향상을 제시한 것이다. 이는 Nanophase촉매층 구조로 인하여 초미세 분말을 적용하였고, 많은 량의 원자들이 입계에 배열하게 됨으로써 촉매반응을 원활하게 하고,연료의 공급을 효율적으로 해준 것에 기안한 것으로 판단된다. 그러므로, 본 연구의 결과를 응용할 경우 DMFC를 휴대용 전자기기에 적용함에 있어서 성능향상 및 가격경쟁력 확보에 도움을 줄 것으로 기대된다.

Phase Identification of Nano-Phase Materials using Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED) Technique

  • Kim, Gyeung-Ho;Ahn, Jae-Pyoung
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • 제36권spc1호
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    • pp.47-56
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    • 2006
  • Improvements are made to existing primitive cell volume measurement method to provide a real-time analysis capability for the phase analysis of nanocrystalline materials. Simplification is introduced in the primitive cell volume calculation leading to fast and reliable method for nano-phase identification and is applied to the phase analysis of Mo-Si-N nanocoating layer. In addition, comparison is made between real-time and film measurements for their accuracy of calculated primitive cell volume values and factors governing the accuracy of the method are determined. About 5% accuracy in primitive cell determination is obtained from camera length calibration and this technique is used to investigate the cell volume variation in WC-TiC core-shell microstructure. In addition to chemical compositional variation in core-shell type structure, primitive cell volume variation reveals additional information on lattice coherency strain across the interface.

High-Frequency Induction-Heated Combustion Synthesis and Consolidation of Nanostructured NbSi2 from Mechanically Activated Powders

  • Kim, Byung-Ryang;Yoon, Jin-Kook;Nam, Kee-Seok;Shon, In-Jin
    • 한국분말재료학회지
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.279-284
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    • 2008
  • Dense nanostructured $NbSi_2$ was synthesized by high-frequency induction-heated combustion synthesis (HFIHCS) method within 1 minute in one step from mechanically activated Nb and Si powders. Highly dense $NbSi_2$ with relative density of up to 99% was simultaneously synthesized and consolidated under the combined effects of an induced current and mechanical pressure of 60 MPa. The average grain size and mechanical properties (hardness and fracture toughness) of the compound were investigated.

Synthesis and Characterization of Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether) Polyimide Multiblock Copolymers for Proton Exchange Membranes

  • Lee, Hae-Seung;Roy Abhishek;Badami Anand S.;McGrath James E.
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.160-166
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    • 2007
  • Novel multiblock copolymers, based on segmented sulfonated hydrophilic-hydrophobic blocks, were synthesized and investigated for their application as proton exchange membranes. A series of segmented sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)-b-polyimide multiblock copolymers, with various block lengths, were synthesized via the coupling reaction between the terminal amine moieties on the hydrophilic blocks and naphthalene anhydride functionalized hydrophobic blocks. Successful imidization reactions required a mixed solvent system, comprised of NMP and m-cresol, in the presence of catalysts. Proton conductivity measurements revealed that the proton conductivity improved with increasing hydrophilic and hydrophobic block lengths. The morphological structure of the multiblock copolymers was investigated using tapping mode atomic force microscopy (TM-AFM). The AFM images of the copolymers demonstrated well-defined nanophase separated morphologies, with the changes in the block length having a pronounced effect on the phase separated morphologies of the system. The self diffusion coefficient of water, as measured by $^1H$ NMR, provided a better understanding of the transport process. Thus, the block copolymers showed higher values than Nafion, and comparable proton conductivities in liquid water, as well as under partially hydrated conditions at $80^{\circ}C$. The new materials are strong candidates for use in PEM systems.