• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.38-42
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• 2015

In terms of food safety,mixture of contaminants in food is a serious problem for not only consumers but also manufacturers. In general, the target size of the metallic contaminant to be removed is 0.5 mm. However, it is a difficult task for manufacturers to achieve this target, because of lower system sensitivity. Therefore, we developed a food contaminant detection system based on high-Tc RF superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs), which are highly sensitive magnetic sensors. This study aims to improve the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the system and detect a 0.5 mm diameter steel ball. Using a real time digital signal processing technique along with analog band-pass filters, we improved the SNR of the system. Owing to the improved SNR, a steel ball with a diameter as small as 0.3 mm, with stand-off distance of 117 mm was successfully detected. These results suggest that the proposed system is a promising candidate for the detection of metallic contaminants in food products.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.135-140
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• 2006

Magnetocardiography (MCG) is the measurement and analysis of the magnetic component of the electro-magnetic field of the human heart, usually conducted externally, using extremely sensitive devices such as a Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID). MCG is a totally noninvasive method, it uses neither radiation nor ultrasonics. The magnetic activity of the heart is registered from outside the thorax. MCG has a very high sensitivity and a high spatial resolution for very a small, local myocardial current. In comparison to the electrical signals measured by an ECG, the magnetic signal does not disturb the boundaries of tissues with different electrical properties. MCG measures the myocardial function rather than describing the morphology. MCG is a relatively new technique that promises good spatial resolution and extremely high temporal resolution, thus complementing other heart activity measurement techniques such as Electrocardiography (ECG). The clinical uses of MCG are in detecting various cardiac disorders including myocardial infarction, ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular conduction defects, Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, sudden cardiac death and fetal magnetocardiography. Magnetocardiography may be used alone or together with electrcardiography for the measurement of spontaneous or overloaded activity and for research or clinical purposes.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2010

인체의 심장 활동에 의해 발생되는 생체 자기 신호를 심자도(magnetocardio-gram, MCG)라고 부른다. 이러한 생체자기장은 극저온 상태에서 고감도 자장센서인 SQUID(Superconducting QUantum Interference Device)를 사용함으로서 측정할 수 있다. 이 심자도 장비의 냉각장치는 액체 헬륨을 냉매로 사용하며 이 냉매를 보관하는 방법이 장비의 성능을 좌우한다. 액체 저온 듀아가 극저온 4 K에서 초전도 특성을 유지하기 위하여 사용된다. 본 연구에서는 액체 헬륨 듀아의 온도분포 특성이 연구되었다. 본 연구에서 사용된 듀아는 액체헬륨 용량이 30 L이고 5일간 유지된다. 듀아에는 150 K와 40 K의 이중 차폐체가 설치되었다. 열차폐체 끝단에서의 온도가 측정되었으며 전산모델의 해석결과와 비교되었다. 기하 설계 변수에 대한 최적화 기법을 적용하여 냉각장치인 저온 듀아의 열전단율을 최소화하였으며 듀아의 응력분포에 영향을 갖는 설계 기하 변수들의 특성을 연구하였다. 냉각장치의 열해석 및 최적화해석을 위해 유한요소 코드 ANSYS 10을 사용하였다. 저온 듀아에 사용된 전산모델은 열복사에 의한 영향을 최소화 할 수 있는 분야에서 온도 분포를 예측하는데 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2004

나노 두께의 NiFe의 자기적 특성을 살펴보기 위해 Si(100)/ $SiO_2$(200 nm)/Ta(5 nm)/N $i_{80}$F $e_{20}$(1～15 nm)의 구조를 ICP형 헬리콘 스퍼터로 제작하였다. 제작된 시편의 자기적 물성은 SQUID를 이용하여 $\pm$50 Oe에서의 4.2K와 300K에서 각각의 M-H loop를 측정하여 자기탄성에너지 변화와 보자력을 확인하였다. 또한 SQUID로 4.2K-300K에서의 M-T curve를 통해 온도에 따른 포화자화를 두께에 따라 살펴보았다. TEM을 사용하여 제작된 시편의 각 계면간의 미세구조를 살펴보았다 나노두께의 NiFe는 3 nm 이하에서는 $B_{bulk}$=0, $B_{surf}$=-3${\times}$$10^{-7}$(J/$m^2$)의 자기 탄성계수를 보였으며, 보자력은 급격히 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 나노 두께의 퍼말로이는 계면효과에 의해서 벌크특성과 다른 자기탄성계수, 보자력, Ms의 변화가 발생하였다. 따라서 나노급 소자를 제작할 때 이러한 변화를 고려하여 설계하여야 하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.183-183
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• 2014

Recently, multiferroic materials gain much attention due to their fascinating fundamental physical properties. These materials offer wide range of potential applications such as data storage, spintronic devices and sensors, where both electronic and magnetic polarizations can be coupled. Among single-phase multiferroic materials, $BiFeO_3$ is typical because of the room-temperature magnetoelectric coupling in view of long-range magnetic- and ferroelectric-ordering temperatures. However, $BiFeO_3$ is well known to have large leakage current and small spontaneous polarization due to the existence of oxygen vacancies and other defects. Furthermore the magnetic moment of pure $BiFeO_3$ is very weak owing to its antiferromagnetic nature. Recently, various attempts have been performed to improve the multiferroic properties of $BiFeO_3$ through the co-doping at the A and the B sites, by making use of the fact that the intrinsic polarization and magnetization are associated with the lone pair of $Bi^{3+}$ ions at the A sites and the partially-filled 3d orbitals of $Fe^{3+}$ ions at the B sites, respectively. In this study, $BiFeO_3$, $Bi_{0.9}Ho_{0.1}FeO_3$, $BiFe_{0.97}Ni_{0.03}O_3$ and $Bi_{0.9}Ho_{0.1}Fe_{0.97}Ni_{0.03}O_3$ bulk compounds were prepared by solid-state reaction and rapid sintering. High-purity $Bi_2O_3$, $Ho_2O_3$, $Fe_2O_3$ and $NiO_2$ powders with the stoichiometric proportions were mixed, and calcined at $500^{\circ}C$ for 24 h to produce the samples. The samples were immediately put into an oven, which was heated up to $800^{\circ}C$ and sintered in air for 1 h. The crystalline structure of samples was investigated at room temperature by using a Rigaku Miniflex powder diffractometer. The field-dependent and temperature-dependent magnetization measurements were performed with a vibrating-sample magnetometer and superconducting quantum-interference device.