• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2013년도 임시총회 및 하계학술연구발표회
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• pp.19-20
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• 2013

Thermoelectic properties of the typical thermoelectric host materials, the tellurides and selenides, are known to be noticeably changed by their volume change due to the strain [1]. In the bismuth telluride ($Bi_2Te_3$) crystal, a substitution of rare-earth element by replacing one of the Bi atoms may cause the change of the lattice parameters while remaining the rhombohedral structure of the host material. Using the first-principles approach by the precise full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FLAPW) method [2], we investigated the Ce substitution effect on the thermoelectric transport coefficients for the bismuth telluride, employing Boltzmann's equation in a constant relaxation-time approach fed with the FLAPW wave-functions within the rigid band approximation. Depending on the real process of re-arrangement of atoms in the cell to reach the equilibrium state, $CeBiTe_3$ was found to manifest a metal or a narrow bandgap semiconductor. This feature along with the strong correlation effect originated by the 4f states of Ce affect significantly on the thermoelectric properties. We showed that the position of the strongly localized f-states in energy scale (Fig. 1, f-states are shaded) was found to alter critically the transport properties in this material suggesting an opportunity to improve the thermoelectric efficiency by tuning the external strain which may changing the location of the f-sates.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.8-11
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• 2006

The magnetic properties and crystal structures of $Sm_yGd_{2-y}Fe_{17-x}Si_x$ alloys ($0\leq\;x\leq2\;and\;y=0\~1.67$) have been investigated using x-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements. The $Sm_yGd_{2-y}Fe_{17-x}Si_x$ specimens were crystallized to the rhombohedral $Th_2Zn_{17}-structure$ with less than $5mol\%$ of impurities. The unit cells of the mixed rare-earth samples are smaller than those of $Sm_2Fe_{17}\;and\;Gd_2Fe_{17}.$ For example, the $T_c\;of\;SmGdFe_{17}\;(255^{\circ}C)$ is approximately 160 and $800^{\circ}C)$ higher than that of $Sm_2Fe_{17}\;and\;Gd_2Fe_{17},$ respectively. The $T_cs$ measured for $Sm_yGd_{2-y}Fe_{17-x}Si_x$ samples, 280 to $290^{\circ}C)$, are among the highest values observed for a $R_2Fe_{17-x}M_x$ intermetallic where M is a substituent other than cobalt.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.14-26
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• 2014

Copper is an important component from coin metal to electronic wire, integrated circuit, and to lithium battery. Copper oxides, mainly including $Cu_2O$ and CuO, are important semiconductors for the wide applications in solar cell, catalysis, lithium-ion battery, and sensor. Due to their low cost, low toxicity, and easy synthesis, copper oxides have received much research interest in recent year. Herein, we review the crystallization of copper oxides by designing various chemical reaction routes, for example, the synthesis of $Cu_2O$ by reduction route, the oxidation of copper to $Cu_2O$ or CuO, the chemical transformation of $Cu_2O$ to CuO, the chemical precipitation of CuO. In the designed reaction system, ligands, pH, inorganic ions, temperature were used to control both chemical reactions and the crystallization processes, which finally determined the phases, morphologies and sizes of copper oxides. Furthermore, copper oxides with different structures as electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries were also reviewed. This review presents a simple route to study the reaction-crystallization-performance relationship of Cu-based materials, which can be extended to other inorganic oxides.

• 분석과학
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.108-116
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 천연 키토산과 glutaraldehyde을 이용하여 가교한 가교 키토산을 사용하여 희토류 금속과의 흡착특성을 조사하였다. 최대 흡착량을 나타내는 최적 pH 영역은 $Nd^{3+}$과 $Tm^{3+}$ 금속이온의 경우, 천연 및 가교 키토산에 대해 4.5~5.5 영역이었으며, $La^{3+}$과 $Ce^{3+}$ 금속이온의 경우, 가교 키토산은 pH 4. 0~5.5 영역, 천연 키토산은 pH 2.0에서 최대 흡착량을 보였다. 단일상 (pH 4.0)에서 희토류 금속의 최대 흡착량은 $Er^{3+}$ > $Gd^{3+}$ > $Yb^{3+}$ > $Nd^{3+}$ > $Lu^{3+}$ > $Eu^{3+}$ > $Tm^{3+}$ > $Ho^{3+}$ > $Dy^{3+}$ > $La^{3+}$ > $Ce^{3+}$ > $Y^{3+}$ > $Pr^{3+}$ 같은 순서로, 혼합상에서는 $Lu^{3+}$ > $Yb^{3+}$ > $Tm^{3+}$ > $Dy^{3+}$ > $Ho^{3+}$ > $Er^{3+}$ > $Eu^{3+}$ > $Gd^{3+}$ > $Nd^{3+}$ > $Y^{3+}$ > $La^{3+}=Ce^{3+}=Pr^{3+}$의 순서로 경쟁적 흡착반응을 나타내었다. 혼합상에서 희토류 금속의 경쟁반응은 원자번호가 증가할수록, 그리고 이온반지름이 작을수록 높은 흡착량을 나타내었다. 최대 흡착량에 도달하는데 걸리는 흡착평형시간은 이전 금속이온과의 연구에서와 상이하게 5시간 이상 소요되었다. 키토산에 대한 희토류 금속이온의 회수율은 $Nd^{3+}$ 이온의 경우, 83~95%이고, $Tm^{3+}$ 이온의 경우, 90~106%을 나타내었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 1994년도 제6회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.43-43
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• 1994

We studied chemical reactio of Eu metal on the in situ cleaved CdTe(110) surface by pphotoemission sppectroscoppy using synchrotron radiation. The chamber was maintained with base ppressure $\leq$2${\times}$10-10 mb during the expperiment. The expperiment was carried out in pphoton Factory in Jappan. Core level pphotoemission sppectroscoppy was carried out with Al K${\alpha}$ Line. The CdTe simiconductor was determined to be pp-typpe with low dopping concentration from Hall measurement. We found that there are two reacted pphases of Te with Eu (related to divalent Eu and trivalent Eu, resppectively) from least square fitting of Te 4d sppectra, but three is no indication of Cd reaction. Trivalent Eu exists after roughly one monolayer depposition (600 sec. depposition time is considered as one monolayer), which is also observed at Eu 3d core level sppectra. Overlayer Eu is metallized after roughly 2 monolayers depposition, as can be deduced from the fact that metallic edge near Fermi level begins to appear. The intensity of core-level of Te decreases expponentially at the initial stage (near one monolayer) and after one monolayer depposition it decreases more slowly due to Te out-diffusion. We categorized the growth mode of Eu on CdTe as S-K growth mode (cluster formation after one monolayer deppisition) from the relative intensity pplot of Te 4d normalized to the cleaved surface. At cleaved surface band bending is already established due to surface defects. At first 100 sec. depposition time the shift toward lower binding side by 0.6 eV is found at all core level sppectra of all elements in semiconductor. This shift is considered as the re-adjustment of surface Fermi level to the pposition induced by Eu metal (0.2 eV above the valence band maximum).

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.609-614
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• 2001

본 연구는 R-B & HDDR process를 적용해서 Nd-Fe-B계 회토류 이방성 본드자석의 제조를 위한 기초 데이터를 확보할 목적으로. 환원확산법을 사용해서 Nd-Fe-B계 자석합금분말을 제조하는 데 필요한 금속 Ca에 의한 Nd$_2$O$_3$의 환원반응과 Fe-B합금분말중에서의 Nd확산반응을 조사하였다. 그 결과 Nd$_2$O$_3$의 환원시 필요한 최적의 Ca첨가량은 100$0^{\circ}C$에서 1h동안 R-D 반응후 Nd 및 B원소의 수율관계로부터 이론당량의 1.3배정도가 적량인 것으로 나타났다. 또한 Fe-B합금분말중에 Nd의 확산과 관련된 XRD의 분석결과에 따라 완전한 균질화를 위해서는 110$0^{\circ}C$에서 45min정도의 R-D반응이 필요하였으며, R-D반응에 대한 Nd의 수율도 그 조건에서 최대로 얻어졌다. 그리고 수세후의 최종 분말시료중에 잔류하는 Ca 및 $O_2$량을 ICP발광분석 및 산소분석기에 의해 분석한 결과, 각각의 함유량은 0.17 및 0.42wt%정도가 검출되었다

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.3-16
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• 2014

탄산가스 삭감과 자동차 연비를 향상시키기 위한 자동차의 경량화는 현시대적 큰 과제이다. 경량화를 위하여 Hybrid Electrical Vehicle(HEV), Electrical Vehicle(EV)의 고성능 모터용 Nd 자석, Li이온 2차전지 및 배기가스 정화용 PGM촉매의 성능개발이 활성화 되고 있다. 우리나라는 자동차 경량화와 기능 향상을 위하여 사용하는 희소금속을 자원이 편재되어 있는 중국 등에서 수입하기 때문에 수출국의 공급 조절, 가격 폭등 등으로 수급이 불안정한 경우가 있다. 이를 대비하여 차세대 자동차에서 배출되는 폐 희소자원을 리싸이클링 할 필요가 있다. 본고는 리싸이클링 기술과 현상에 대하여 조사 분석한 정보를 기술자나 연구자에게 전해주어 국가 자동차 산업 발전에 기여하는데 목적이 있다. 조사 결과, 폐 자동차에서 배출되는 고성능 모터, 배기가스 정화용 백금족금속(PGM) 폐촉매, Li이온 배터리 등의 리싸이클링기술은 전처리 기술과 후처리 기술로 분류하는데, 전처리 기술인 기계적 분리 선별 기술은 연구 개발 중이며, 후처리기술인 습, 건식 제련 기술은 확립되어 있다. 리싸이클링 경제성 측면에서 폐 부품의 기계적 선별 기술에 대하여 집중적으로 연구할 필요가 있다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.217-223
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• 2005

Thermal, electrical and mechanical properties of high purity niobium and tantalum refractory rare metals were investigated tn evaluate the physical purity. Higher purity niobium and tantalum metals showed lower hardness due to smaller solution hardening effect. Temperature dependence of electrical resistivity showed a typical metallic behavior. Remarkable decrease in electrical resistivity was observed for a high purity specimen at low temperature. However, thermal conductivity increased for a high purity specimen, and abrupt increase in thermal conductivity was observed at very low temperature, indicating typical temperature dependence of thermal conductivity for high purity metals. It can be known that reduction of electron-phonon scattering leads to increase in thermal conductivity of high purity niobium and tantalum metals at low temperature.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2019

Layered $LiNi_{0.83}Co_{0.11}Mn_{0.06}O_2$ cathode materials single- and dual-doped by the rare-earth elements Ce and Nd are successfully fabricated by using a coprecipitation-assisted solid-phase method. For comparison purposes, non-doping pristine $LiNi_{0.83}Co_{0.11}Mn_{0.06}O_2$ cathode material is also prepared using the same method. The crystal structure, morphology, and electrochemical performances are characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) mapping, and electrochemical techniques. The XRD data demonstrates that all prepared samples maintain a typical ${\alpha}-NaFeO_2$-layered structure with the R-3m space group, and that the doped samples with Ce and/or Nd have lower cation mixing than that of pristine samples without doping. The results of SEM and EDS show that doped elements are uniformly distributed in all samples. The electrochemical performances of all doped samples are better than those of pristine samples without doping. In addition, the Ce/Nd dual-doped cathode material shows the best cycling performance and the least capacity loss. At a 10 C-rate, the electrodes of Ce/Nd dual-doped cathode material exhibit good capacity retention of 72.7, 58.5, and 45.2% after 100, 200, and 300 cycles, respectively, compared to those of pristine samples without doping (24.4, 11.1, and 8.0%).

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.230-238
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• 2024

The refractive index is a key material-design parameter, especially for high-refractive-index glasses, which are used for precision optics and devices. Increased demand for high-precision optical lenses produced by the glass-mold-press (GMP) process has spurred extensive studies of proper glass materials. B₂O₃, SiO₂, and multiple heavy-metal oxides such as Ta₂O₅, Nb₂O₅, La₂O₃, and Gd₂O₃ mostly compose the high-refractive-index glasses for GMP. However, due to many oxides including up to 10 components, it is hard to predict the refractivity solely from the composition of the glass. In this study, the refractive index of optical glasses based on the B₂O₃-La₂O₃-Ta₂O₅-SiO₂ system is predicted using machine learning (ML) and compared to experimental data. A dataset comprising up to 271 glasses with 10 components is collected and used for training. Various ML algorithms (linear-regression, Bayesian-ridge-regression, nearest-neighbor, and random-forest models) are employed to train the data. Along with composition, the polarizability and density of the glasses are also considered independent parameters to predict the refractive index. After obtaining the best-fitting model by R² value, the trained model is examined alongside the experimentally obtained refractive indices of B₂O₃-La₂O₃-Ta₂O₅-SiO₂ quaternary glasses.