• 한국분말야금학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국분말야금학회 2006년도 Extended Abstracts of 2006 POWDER METALLURGY World Congress Part 1
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• pp.682-683
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• 2006

Thermoelectric conversion efficiency of thermoelectric elements can be increased by using a structure combining n-type and p-type semiconductors. From the above point of view, attention was directed at ZnO as a candidate n-type semiconductor material and investigations were made. As the result, a dimensionless figure of merit ZT close to 0.28 (1073K) was obtained for specimens produced by the PCS (Pulse Current Sintering) method with addition of specified quantities of $TiO_2$, CoO, and $Al_2O_3$ to ZnO. It was found that the interstitial $TiO_2$ in the ZnO restrains the grain growth and CoO acts onto the bond between grains. The influence of the inclusion of $TiO_2$ and CoO onto the sintering behavior also was investigated.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.560-565
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• 2003

방전 플라즈마 소결법(SPS: Spark Plasma Sintering)을 이용하여 800~100$0^{\circ}C$의 낮은 소결 온도에서 완전 치밀화를 이루는 M-doped ZnO를 (M=Al, Ni) 제조하여 그 소결 특성과 미세구조를 분석하였다. 전자현미경 분석 결과, NiO의 첨가는 ZnO 결정격자와의 고용체 형성을 촉진시키고 결정립 성장을 유발하였고, A1$_2$O$_3$는 순수한 ZnO 소결 시 나타나는 입계에서의 증발현상을 제어하고, 이차상 형성을 통하여 결정립 성장을 억제함을 확인할 수 있었다 NiO와 $Al_2$O$_3$를 동시에 첨가한 시편이 가장 우수한 미세구조가 형성됨을 확인하였고, SEM-EBSP (Electron Back-scattered Diffraction Pattern) 분석 결과 또한 우수한 결정립계 분포를 가지고 있음을 확인하였다. 이러한, 소결체의 우수한 미세구조적 특징은 carrier 농도 증가에 따른 전기 전도도와 증가 및 phonon scattering 효과에 의한 열전도도의 감소 효과를 유발하여 ZnO의 열전 특성을 향상시키리라 사료된다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.208-211
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• 2016

In this study, thermal-treatment-derived variations of the thermoelectric characteristics of ZnO nanofibers (NFs) are examined. NFs that were prepared by electrospinning were transformed into n-type ZnO NFs after they were exposed to thermal heating for 30 min at 550℃. For the ZnO NFs, the Seebeck coefficient decreased from - 132.1 μV/K to - 44.6 μV/K over the heating-time range of 30 min to 120 min, while the electrical conductivity increased from 2.07 × 10^-3 S/m to 0.18 S/m.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2002년도 춘계 학술발표강연 및 논문개요집
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• pp.115-115
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• 2002

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.543-549
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• 2003

In order to investigate the thermoelectric properties of $Zn_{k}$ $In_2$$O_{ 3＋k}$ homologous compounds, the samples of $Zn_{k}$ /$In_2$$O_{3＋k}$ / (k = integer between 1 and 9) were prepared by calcining the mixed powders of ZnO and $In_2$$O_3$fellowed by sintering at 1823 K for 2 hours in air, and their electrical conductivities and Seebeck coefficients were measured as a function of temperature in the range of 500 K to 1150 K. X-ray diffraction analysis of the sintered samples clarified that single-phase specimens were obtained for $Zn_{k} /$In_2$$O_{3＋k}$ with k = 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9. Electrical conductivity of the $Zn_{k}$ $In_2$$O_{3＋k}$ / decreased with increasing temperature, and decreased with increasing k for k $\geq$ 3. The Seebeck coefficient was negative at all the temperatures for all compositions, confirming that $Zn_{k}$ $In_2$$O_{3＋k}$ / is an n-type semiconductor. Absolute values of the Seebeck coefficient increased linearly with increasing temperature and increased with increasing k for k $\geq$ 3. The temperature dependence of the Seebeck coefficient indicated that Z $n_{k}$I $n_2$ $O_{3＋k}$ could be treated as an extrinsic degenerate semiconductor. Figure-of-merits of Z $n_{k}$I $n_2$ $O_{3＋k}$ were evaluated from the measured electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient, and the reported thermal conductivity. Z $n_{7}$ I $n_2$ $O_{10}$ has the largest figure-of-merit over all the temperatures, and its highest value was $1.5{\times}$10$^{-4}$ $K^{-1}$ at 1145 K.5 K.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2021

The SnSe single crystal shows an outstanding figure of merit (ZT) of 2.6 at 973 K; thus, it is considered to be a promising thermoelectric material. However, the mass production of SnSe single crystals is difficult, and their mechanical properties are poor. Alternatively, we can use polycrystalline SnSe powder, which has better mechanical properties. In this study, surface modification by atomic layer deposition (ALD) is chosen to increase the ZT value of SnSe polycrystalline powder. SnSe powder is ground by a ball mill. An ALD coating process using a rotary-type reactor is adopted. ZnO thin films are grown by 100 ALD cycles using diethylzinc and H₂O as precursors at 100℃. ALD is performed at rotation speeds of 30, 40, 50, and 60 rpm to examine the effects of rotation speed on the thin film characteristics. The physical and chemical properties of ALD-coated SnSe powders are characterized by scanning and tunneling electron microscopy combined with energy-dispersive spectroscopy. The results reveal that a smooth oxygen-rich ZnO layer is grown on SnSe at a rotation speed of 30 rpm. This result can be applied for the uniform coating of a ZnO layer on various powder materials.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2008

칼슘 코발트 층상 산화물계에서 $Ca_3Co_2O_6$와 $Ca_3Co_4O_9$를 기본으로 하여 열전 특성 향상을 위해 Ca 위치를 Bi, Sr, La, K로 부분 치환하고, Co위치를 Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn로 치환한 다결정 산화물을 제조하여 $300{\sim}1000K$ 까지의 열전 특성을 분석하였다. Bi가 치환된 $Ca_3Co_4O_9$계의 $Ca_{2.7}Bi_{0.3}Co_4O_9$는 전기전도도 $85.4({\Omega}cm)^{-1}, Seebeck계수 $176.2{\mu}V/K$그리고 파워팩터 $265.2{\mu}W/K^m$로 가장 높은 열전 물성치가 관찰되었다. 열전 모듈 제조를 위해서 각각의 열전반도체의 성능지수Z($10^{-4}/K$)가 0.87, 0.41의 값인 p형 열전 소재로 $Ca_{2.7}Bi_{0.3}Co_4O_9$를, n형 열전 소재로($Zn_{0.98}Al_{0.02}$)O를 선택하여 열전쌍을 제조하였다. 제조된 2쌍의 기본 열전쌍은 120K의 온도차에서 약 30mV정도의 기전력이 나타났다.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2005년도 춘계학술발표대회 및 제8회 신소재 심포지엄 논문개요집
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• pp.27-27
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• 2005

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2005년도 춘계학술발표대회 및 제8회 신소재 심포지엄 논문개요집
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• pp.216-216
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• 2005

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 1998년도 IUMRS-ICEM ABSTRACT BOOK
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• pp.56.4-56
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• 1998