• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.257-262
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• 2005

Nano-sized ZrVFe alloy powders were prepared by the ablation of powder compact in alcobol using a Nd-YAG pulsed Laser. The $Zr_{57}V_{35.}8Fe_{7.2}$ alloy commercially designated as ST707 has long been known as the ideal solution for various vacuum applications. The target for the ablation was sintered pellets of $Zr_{57}V_{35.}8Fe_{7.2}$ alloy powder. The alloy was prepared by arc melting and Hydride-DeHydride method. The ablated powders were mostly circular having fairly large size distribution smaller than 200 nm in all cases. The X-ray diffraction study revealed that the ablated alloy retained the crystal structure of the target alloy. Nevertheless, Fe and V contents in the ablated powder were lower than those in the target alloy. This was believed to result from the high vapour pressures of Fe and V compared to that of Zr. The size of the powders ablated at high energy fluence tends to decrease due at least partly to the breakdown of previously made ones.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.676-679
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• 2010

Nano composite particles were synthesized from a bulk ZrVFe alloy ingot by transferred DC thermal plasma. Effects of plasma gas flow rate on the characteristics of the produced nano composite particles were investigated. The characteristics of the synthesized powder were analyzed by field scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), light scattering particle size analyzer (PSA), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analyzer. As the flow rate of plasma gas increased from 20 L/min to 40 L/min, the average particle size decreased from 91 nm to 55 nm, the particle size distribution became narrower, the surface area increased from $200\;m^2/g$ to $255\;m^2/g$, the particle composition was nearly unaffected, and the particle crystallinity was improved.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.388-392
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• 2005

The $Zr_{57}V_{36}M_7$ getter alloy was prepared by Fe substituting Ga or Y for Fe on $Zr_{57}V_{36}M_7$ getter alloy(St707), and the activation temperatures and the hydrogen a sorption speeds of these alloys were investigated. The activation temperatures of these alloys were estimated from the ultimate pressure-temperature curve and lowered about $100\~200\;K$ compared to $Zr_{57}V_{36}M_7$, fetter alloy(St707). However, final pressures at fully activated temperature were increased with substitution of Fe by Ga and Y on $Zr_{57}V_{36}M_7$ getter alloy. The hydrogen sorption speeds of these alloys measured by an orifice method were decreased about $0.460\~0.586liter/sec$ g compared to $Zr_{57}V_{36}M_7$ getter alloy.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.240-240
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• 2013

PLS-II 저장링 진공시스템의 주 배기 장치로 설치되어 운용되고 있는 조합펌프(NEG+이온펌프)의 성능을 측정하였다. 이 조합펌프는 60 l/s 또는 30 l/s의 이온펌프와 WP950 (ZrVFe) getter module (1~3개)로 구성되어 있다. 이 펌프의 배기속도를 활성화 방법에 따라 측정하여 성능을 검증하고 재활성화 빈도, 흡착률을 실험적으로 측정하였다. 배기속도는 수소, 일산화탄소, 수소+일산화탄소의 혼합기체를 사용하여 측정하여 보고하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.206-206
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• 2012

초고진공 시스템에 사용되는 조합펌프(게터펌프+이온펌프)의 배기속도를 측정하여 보고한다. 이 펌프는 좁은 공간 내에 설치가능 하고 비교적 큰 배기속도를 가지도록 설계되었다. 이온펌프는 소형(30 l/s) 이극형이며 게터펌프는 ZrVFe 합금의 모듈형태로 1개에서 3개까지 장착되도록 하였다. 이 펌프의 설계 성능을 검증하기 위하여 초고진공상태의 잔류기체 구성비에 가까운 기체조성비(수소 90%, 일산화탄소 10%)로 그 배기속도를 측정하였다. 배기속도는 미국진공학회 표준측정순서를 따랐으며 도달압력도 측정하여 보고한다.