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Recent progress on Performance Improvements of Thermoelectric Materials using Atomic Layer Deposition (원자층 증착법을 이용한 열전 소재 연구 동향)

  • Lee, Seunghyeok;Park, Tae Joo;Kim, Seong Keun
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.56-62
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    • 2022
  • Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a promising technology for the uniform deposition of thin films. ALD is based on a self-limiting mechanism, which can effectively deposit thin films on the surfaces of powders of various sizes. Numerous studies are underway to improve the performance of thermoelectric materials by forming core-shell structures in which various materials are deposited on the powder surface using ALD. Thermoelectric materials are especially relevant as clean energy storage materials due to their ability to interconvert between thermal and electrical energy by the Seebeck and Peltier effects. Herein, we introduce a surface and interface modification strategy based on ALD to control the performance of thermoelectric materials. We also discuss the properties of the interface between various deposition materials and thermoelectric materials.

Evaluations of Microstructure and Hydrogenation Properties on $Mg_2NiH_x$ ($Mg_2NiH_x$ 수소저장합금의 미세결정구조 및 수소화 특성평가)

  • Seok, Song;Shin, Kyung;Kweon, Soon-Yong;Ur, Soon-Chul;Lee, Young-Geun;Hong, Tae-Whan
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.238-243
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    • 2005
  • Mg and Mg-based alloys are most important hydrogen storage materials. It is a lightweight and low-cost materials with high hydrogen storage capacity. However, the formation of hydride at high temperature, the deterioration effect, the hydriding and dehydriding kinetics are bad factor for application. In this study, Mg and Ni have been produced by hydrogen induced mechanical alloying(HIMA) process. The raw materials, Mg(purity 99.9%) chip and Ni(purity 99.95%) chip was prepared by using a planetary ball mill apparatus(FRITSCH pulverisette 5). The balls to chips mass ratio(BCR) are 30:1. The hydrogen pressure induced 2.0MPa and milling times were 12, 24, 48, 72, 96 hours with a rotating speed of 200rpm. X-ray diffraction(XRD) analysis was made to characterize the crystallite size and misfit strain. The crystallite size measured by laser particle size analysis(PSA). Microstructure changes were investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and the transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The hydrogen storage properties were evaluated by using an Sivert's type automatic pressure-composition-therm(PCT) apparatus.

Effect of Mixing Condition of Raw Materials on the Thermal Properties of the Exothermic & Insulating (원료 배합조건에 따른 발열보온재의 열적 특성)

  • Kim, D.J.;Shin, D.Y.;Byun, S.Y.;Wi, C.H.;Hong, S.H.;You, B.D.;Oh, S.H.
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.401-409
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    • 2009
  • The change of the thermal properties of exothermic and insulating materials with the mixing condition of raw materials which is the most important factor for exothermic & insulating materials was investigated by using the evaluation system of the thermal properties of exothermic and insulating materials. In this study, the effect of the thermal properties of the exothermic & insulating materials such as exothermic properties, endothermic properties, insulating properties, maximum temperature of molten metal, ignition time of exothermic & insulating materials and temperature recovery time on the mixing ratio of reductant and oxidant, types of reductant, and particle sizes of reductants was examined. It could be expected to design the mixing condition of raw materials for various exothermic and insulating materials.

An Apparatus for Containerless Melting and Solidification of Materials Via Electrostatic Levitation (정전기 부유 무용기 용해 및 응고 장비)

  • Sung, Y.S.;Kim, M.H.
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.16 no.7
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    • pp.439-444
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    • 2006
  • An apparatus capable of melting and solidifying various materials containerlessly in high vacuum via electrostatic levitation (ESL) has been developed for finding materials with new or improved properties and further building a database for processing materials in microgravity. Containerless solidification of semiconductors, metals, and alloys such as Si, Zr, Nb, Mo, $V_3Si$, and boron carbides has been carried out to test how various materials at how high temperatures can be processed by ESL. The materials in levitation became spherical at melting by their own surface tensions which were ideal for measuring intrinsic thermophysical properties of materials in the liquid state. Multiple cycles of melting and cooling were reproducibly repeated and radiative cooling curves were recorded.

Study of Friction Charactedstics of Non-asbestos Organic (NAO) and Semi-metallic Brake Pads During Automotive Braking (자동차 제동시 나타나는 마찰재의 마찰 특성에 관한 연구 (II. 비석면계 유기질 (Non-asbestos Organic) 마찰재와 반금속 (Semi-metallic) 마찰재의 마찰 특성 비교))

  • Kim, Seong-Jin;Jang, Ho
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.10-19
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    • 1997
  • Frictional characteristics of two different types of automotive friction materials were studied. They were non-asbestos organic and semi-metallic friction materials. The two friction materials were tested using an inertial brake dynamometer to investigate friction stability, rooster tailing phenomena, temperature change during drags and stops. Results show that the level of the friction force is strong functions of time, temperature, and speed regardless of the type of friction materials. In particular, rooster tailing effects are pronounced in the case of semi-metallic friction materials compared to non-asbestos organic friction materials. The phenomena appear strongly dependent on raw materials contained in the friction materials.

Recent Studies on Performance Enhancement of Polycrystal SnSe Thermoelectric Materials (다결정 SnSe 열전 재료의 성능 개선 연구 동향)

  • Jung, Myeong Jun;Choi, Byung Joon
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.152-158
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    • 2022
  • Thermoelectric materials can reversely convert heat and electricity into each other; therefore, they can be very useful for energy harvesting from heat waste. Among many thermoelectrical materials, SnSe exhibits outstanding thermoelectric performance along the particular direction of a single crystal. However, single-crystal SnSe has poor mechanical properties and thus it is difficult to apply for mass production. Therefore, polycrystalline SnSe materials may be used to replace single-crystal SnSe by overcoming its inferior thermoelectric performance owing to surface oxidation. Considerable efforts are currently focused on enhancing the thermoelectric performance of polycrystalline SnSe. In this study, we briefly review various enhancement methods for SnSe thermoelectric materials, including doping, texturing, and nano-structuring. Finally, we discuss the future prospects of SnSe thermoelectric powder materials.

Development on the Selection of Green Construction Materials for Residental Safety (거주자 안전을 고려한 친환경 건축재료 선정 시스템개발)

  • Song, Hyuk;Chung, Woo-Yang
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.20 no.4 s.72
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    • pp.63-70
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    • 2005
  • It has been used so many kinds of architectural materials and interior products in current building construction, and use of composite architectural materials is increasing with the development of chemical technology. As the green architecture has become the center of public interest, much effort is conducted in advanced countries on the LCA point of view, such as restriction of architectural materials that emitting pollution substances, developing of Non-Toxic architectural materials, and recycling of used materials, etc. with the cooperation of related organizations, material manufacture companies, and construction companies. Because the kinds of materials to be used in building constructions are so various, there might be some possibility of personal and subjective choice at the time of materials selection resulting the missing the requirements of building components and the choice of harmful materials to human. One way to resolve the material problem is to present the green architectural materials which coincide with the quality performance at service and not harmful to man and nature. At this point of view, this study aims to develop the material classification model by investigating the major labelling system about green architectural materials in both domestic and abroad and to implement an efficient material selection system by making a powerful database of environmental standard and quality basis of building requirements.