• 한국자기학회지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.250-257
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• 1997

Ar+N$_{2}$ 가스분위기에서 반응성 스퍼터링법으로 제조된 Fe-Nb-B-N 박막의 미세구조 및 자기적 특성을 조사하였다. 질소첨가한 적정조성의 Fe-Nb-B-N 박막은 우수한 고주파 연자기 특성을 보였는데, 그 특성은 다음과 같다. 포화자화(4 .pi. M$_{s}$ )는 16.5 kG, 보자력(H$_{c}$)은 0.13 Oe, 1 MHz에서의 실효투자율은 약 5,000의 값을 나타내었다. 특히 실효투자율은 10 MHz까지 겨의 변화가 없었으며, 100 MHz에서도 약 2,000의 값을 보여 매우 우수한 고주파 특성을 가진 재료로 판단된다. 한편, 이러한 우수한 특성을 지닌 Fe-Nb-B-N 박막의 미세구조를 TEM으로 관찰한 결과, 적정 열처리온도인 590 .deg. C에서 열처리한 Fe-Nb-B-N 박막은 약 5 ~ 10 nm의 .alpha. -Fe phase, Nb-nitride의 석출물과 Nb-B rich 비정질상 등으로 이루어져 있음을 알 수 있었다. 반면에 N이 첨가되지 않은 Fe-Nb-B 박막의 경우에는 약 10 nm정도의 .alpha. -Fe결정립과 Nb-B rich 비정질상의 두가지 상으로 이루어져 있다. 따라서 N을 첨가한 경우에 더욱 미세한 .alpha. -Fe 결정립을 얻을 수 있음이 확인되었다. 이는 N 첨가로 인한 결정립의 미세화 효과 와 Nb-nitride 형성으로 인한 결정립 성장의 억제효과에 의한 것으로 생각된다. 따라서 Fe-Nb-B-N 박막의 우수한 연자기 특성은 결정립 미세화에 기인하는 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.435-438
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• 2012

As lead-free piezoelectric materials, $Ag_2O$ doped $0.95(K_{0.5}Na_{0.5})NbO_3-0.05LiNbO_3+x$ mol% (where x = 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3, respectively) ceramics were fabricated by a conventional sintering process. The doping effects on the microstructure and electrical properties of the $0.95(K_{0.5}Na_{0.5})NbO_3-0.05LiNbO_3$ ceramics were systematically investigated. When the 3 mol % $Ag_2O$ doped $0.95(K_{0.5}Na_{0.5})NbO_3-0.05LiNbO_3$ samples were sintered at $1,080^{\circ}C$ for 5 hrs in air, these ceramics showed excellent values of density=4.20 $g/cm^3$, piezoelectric constant ($d_{33}$)=174 pC/N and phase transition temperature$(T_c)=421.6^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.342-346
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• 2012

This work deals with the preparation of dense SiC based ceramics with high electrical conductivity without oxide sintering additives. SiC samples with different content of conductive Ti-NbC phase were hot pressed at $1850^{\circ}C$ for 1 h in Ar atmosphere under mechanical pressure of 30 MPa. The conductive phase is a mixture of Ti-NbC in weight ratio of Ti/NbC 1:4. Composite with 50% of conductive Ti-NbC phase showed the highest electrical conductivity of $30.6{\times}10^3\;S{\cdot}m^{-1}$, while the good mechanical properties of SiC matrix were preserved (fracture toughness 4.5 $MPa{\cdot}m^{1/2}$ and Vickers hardness 18.7 GPa). The obtained results show that use of NbC and Ti as sintering and also electrically conductive additives is appropriate for the preparation of SiC-based composite with sufficient electrical conductivity for electric discharge machining.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.201-205
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• 2007

Low temperature sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of the $BiNbO_{4^-}$ and the $ZnNb_2O_{6^-}zinc$ borosilicate glass(ZBS) systems were investigated with a view to applying the composition to LTCC technology. The addition of $10{\sim}30$ wt% ZBS in both systems ensured successful sintering below $900^{\circ}C$. For the $BiNbO_{4^-}ZBS$ system, the sintering was completed when 15 wt% ZBS was added whereas 25 wt% ZBS was necessary for the $ZnNb_2O_{6^-}zinc$ system. Secondary phase was not observed in the $BiNbO_{4^-}ZBS$ system but a small amount of $ZnNb_2O_6$ with the willemite structure as the secondary phase was observed in the $ZnNb_2O_{6^-}ZBS$ system. In terms of dielectric properties, the application of the $BiNbO_{4^-}$ and the $ZnNb_2O_{6^-}ZBS$ systems sintered at $900^{\circ}C$ to LTCC were shown to be appropriate; $BiNbO_{4^-}15$ wt% ZBS($\varepsilon_r=25,\;Q{\times}f\;value=3,700GHz,\;\tau_f=-32ppm/^{\circ}C$) and $ZnNb_2O_{6^-}25$ wt% ZBS($\varepsilon_r=15.8,\;Q{\times}f\;value=5,400GHz,\;\tau_f=-98ppm/^{\circ}C$).

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2016

The effects of austenitizing temperature and cooling rate on precipitation behavior and tensile properties were investigated in an Mn-Mo-Nb-V pressure vessel steel. During austenitizing, it was shown that the austenite coarsening was somewhat suppressed by undissolved NbC. After cooling from austenitizing, the microstructure of all the steels mainly consisted of upper bainite. However, the steel comprised a little lower bainite and martensite in the case of aqua oil quenching from $1000^{\circ}C$, which would be due to increased hardenability by partly dissolved Nb and comparatively large austenite grains. The average size of NbC in austenite at higher temperature was analyzed to be smaller than that at lower temperature because of the more dissolution. It was found that the NbC did not grow much during fast cooling from austenitizing. Meanwhile, the NbC grew much during slow cooling, probably due to wide temperature range of cooling and sufficiently long time for NbC to grow. It was conjectured the V precipitates newly formed and/or grew during cooling from austenitizing and during tempering. On the other hand, the formation of NbC was almost completed before tempering and little more precipitated during tempering. Among the tempered steels, the steel which was fast cooled from $1000^{\circ}C$ showed the highest tensile strength, which seemed to come from the microstructure of fine upper bainite and some low temperature phases as well as the comparatively fine NbC precipitates.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2015년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.96-97
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• 2015

확산을 이용한 표면 개질법인 Thermo-Reactive Diffusion(TRD) 기술 기반 2단 표면처리를 통해 고경도의 Nb(C,N) 코팅층을 고탄소 베어링강인 JIS-SUJ2강에 형성시켰다. 2단 표면처리는 암모니아 가스 질화와 분말 확산 코팅법으로 구성된 2step 열처리이다. 본 연구에서는 가스질화 화합물층의 두께가 코팅층 성장 거동에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 알아보기 위해서 $550^{\circ}C$에서 3, 6시간 암모니아 가스 분위기에서 가스질화를 실시하고, $900^{\circ}C$에서 3시간 분말 확산법을 통해 표면 코팅층을 형성하였다. 생성된 코팅층의 형상과 두께 측정을 광학현미경(OM) 과 주자전자현미경(SEM)을 통해 한 결과, 가스 질화는 약 10uu와 16um, 최종 코팅층은 약 정도 생성이 되었음을 확인하였다. 코팅층의 성분 분석은, EDS, FE-EPMA, XPS 분석을 통해서 실시하였다. EDS와 FE-EPMA 원소 mapping을 통해 모재에 비해 높은 농도의 Nb, C 그리고 N이 코팅층 내부에 존재함을 확인하였다. XPS분석의 결합에너지 peak를 통해 NbC, NbN 그리고 Nb-oxide가 생성이 되었음을 분석하였다. 생성된 코팅층의 경도는 low mode에서 10회 측정한 후 평균값을 내었고, 각각 Hv이었다.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2021

Among elemental metals, niobium (Nb) has the highest superconducting transition temperature (T_c) at ambient pressure. Thus, Nb films have been used in superconducting electronics and radio frequency cavity applications. In this study, the depositional factors determining the crystallinity and T_c of Nb films were investigated. An Nb film grown at a sputtering temperature of 240℃ exhibited the maximum crystallinity of Nb and the minimum crystallinity of niobium oxide. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed a maximum atomic percent of niobium and a minimum atomic percent of oxygen. A sputtering power of 210 W and a sputtering time of 50 min were the optimal conditions for Nb deposition, and the T_c of the optimized film (9.08 K) was close to that of bulk Nb (9.25 K). Transmission electron microscopy images of the thick film directly confirmed the removal of the typical in-plane compressive strain in the (110) plane caused by residual stress.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 1996

Floating zone법으로 $LiNbO_3$ 단결정올 육성하는데 있어서 원료분말 합성과 원료봉 소결 과정의 최척의 조건을 설험적으로 조사하였다. 원료분말 합성사 낮은 고상반응 온도(700, $800^{\circ}C$)에서는 미량의 $Li_2CO_3$와 $Nb_2O_5$가 미반응상태로 남아있고, 고상반응 온도가 높을 때 ($1000^{\circ}C$)에는 입자성장이 일어나 후속공정인 원료봉 소결에 악영향을 미침이 확인되었다. $950^{\circ}C$에서 12시간 고상반응시킨 원료분말이 $LiNbO_3$의 결정상을 가지면서 미세한 결정립 크기와 균일한 크기분포를 보여 $950^{\circ}C$, 12시간이 최적의 원료분말 합성조건이었다. 원료봉 소결시 소 결온도가 높아질수록, 또 소결시간이 늘어날수록 치밀도가 증가하고 업자성장 양상이 급격히 증가함을 알 수 었었다. $1100^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 동안 소결한 원료봉이 치밀하고, 작은 결정립 크기 와 균얼한 크기분포를 나타내어 floating zone법에 의한 $LiNbO_3$ 단결정성장에 가장 적합한 최적 의 소결 조건은 $1100^{\circ}C$, 2시간엄이 확인되었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.577-582
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• 2015

The present study is concerned with the influence of niobium(Nb) addition and austenitizing temperature on the hardenability of low-carbon boron steels. The steel specimens were austenitized at different temperatures and cooled with different cooling rates using dilatometry; their microstructures and hardness were analyzed to estimate the hardenability. The addition of Nb hardly affected the transformation start and finish temperatures at lower austenitizing temperatures, whereas it significantly decreased the transformation finish temperature at higher austenitizing temperatures. This could be explained by the non-equilibrium segregation mechanism of boron atoms. When the Nb-added boron steel specimens were austenitized at higher temperatures, it is possible that Nb and carbon atoms present in the austenite phase retarded the diffusion of carbon towards the austenite grain boundaries during cooling due to the formation of NbC precipitate and Nb-C clusters, thus preventing the precipitation of $M_{23}(C,B)_6$ along the austenite grain boundaries and thereby improving the hardenability of the boron steels. As a result, because it considerably decreases the transformation finish temperature and prohibits the nucleation of proeutectoid ferrite even at the slow cooling rate of $3^{\circ}C/s$, irrespective of the austenitizing temperature, the addition of 0.05 wt.% Nb had nearly the same hardenability-enhancing effect as did the addition of 0.2 wt.% Mo.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.556-560
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• 2007

In this study, both structural and microwave dielectric properties of the $Mg_5B_4O_{15}$ (B=Ta, Nb) cation-deficient perovskite ceramics with sintering temperature were investigated. All sample of the $Mg_5B_4O_{15}$ (B=Ta, Nb) ceramics were prepared by the conventional mixed oxide method and sintered at $1400^{\circ}C{\sim}1500^{\circ}C$. The bulk density and quality factor of the $Mg_5B_4O_{15}$ (B=Ta, Nb) ceramics were increased with increasing sinterning temperature in the range of $1400^{\circ}C{\sim}1450^{\circ}C$, but these were decreased the sintering temperature of above $1450^{\circ}C$. The dielectric constant of the $Mg_5Ta_4O_{15}$ ceramics was increased continuously with increasing sintering temperature. And the dielectric constant of the $Mg_5Nb_4O_{15}$ ceramics was increased in as the sintering temperature increasesfrom $1400^{\circ}C{\sim}1450^{\circ}C$ but was decreased at the temperatures above $1475^{\circ}C$. In the case of the $Mg_5Ta_4O_{15}\;and\;Mg_5Nb_4O_{15}$ ceramics sintered at $1450^{\circ}C$ for 5h, the dielectric constant, quality factor, and temperature coefficient of the resonant frequency (TCRF) were 8.2, 259,473 GHz, $-10.91ppm/^{\circ}C$ and 14, 37,350 GHz, $-52.3ppm/^{\circ}C$, respectively.