• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.256-265
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• 2021

Titanium is applied in various industries due to its valuable properties and abundant reserves. Generally, if a highly uniform oxide structure and a high-density oxide film is formed on the surface through anodization treatment, the utility value such as color appearance and corrosion inhibition efficiency is further increased. The objective of this study was to determine improvement of water-repellent property by controlling titanium oxide parameters such as pore size and inter-pore distance to improve corrosion resistance. Oxide film structures of different shapes were prepared by controlling the anodization processing time and voltage. These oxide structures were then analyzed using a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM). Afterwards, a Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM) coating was performed for the oxide structure. The contact angle was measured to determine the relationship between the shape of the oxide film and the water-repellency. The smaller the solid fraction of the surface, the higher the water-repellent effect. The surface with excellent hydrophobic properties showed improved corrosion resistance. Such water-repellent surface has various applications. It is not only useful for corrosion prevention, but also useful for self-cleaning. In addition, a hydrophobic titanium may open up a new world of biomaterials to remove bacteria from the surface.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.119-122
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• 2018

Various ZnO/Ag/ZnO multilayers were fabricated and their optical properties were investigated. Top and bottom ZnO layers were formed by sol-gel method and mid-metal layers were deposited by spin coating. To find suitable deposition condition of Ag, we measure thickness and sheet resistance of Ag monolayer. After the optimization of Ag monolayer, we fabricate ZnO/Ag/ZnO multilayers. Transmittance of ZnO/Ag/ZnO multilayers increased to 63%. In near IR region, transmittance of ZnO/Ag/ZnO multilayers decreased to 35% when the concentration of Ag solution was 2.5wt%.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.48 no.3
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• pp.235-240
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• 2010

The interfacial adhesion properties of enamel-coated, alloyed steels were in detail characterized by spectroscopic techniques. The surfaces of alloyed steels existed as oxidized states of $Fe_3O_4$. Therefore, the oxidized surfaces of the steels significantly interacted with the coated enamels for the adhesion. Ti-alloyed steel showed many micro-boundaries during thermal treatment and these micro-boundaries might cause the decline of the interfacial adhesion between enamel and steel. The depth profiles of enamel-coated, alloyed steels were investigated by GDS (glow discharge spectroscopy) and Ti component was found to be related to the interfacial adhesion between enamel and steel.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• v.67
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• pp.396-406
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• 2018

In this study, a polydioxanone (PDO) and poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) sheath-core biphasic monofilament was designed to develop an esophageal stent with improved mechanical properties and controlled biodegradability. The radial force of PDO/PLLA sheath-core stent was 10.24 N, while that of PDO stent was 5.64 N. Deteriorations of tensile strength, elastic modulus and elongation during degradation test were also delayed on PDO/PLLA group. Hyaluronic acid-dopamine conjugate and $BaSO_4/PDO$ conjugate coating layers provided improved tissue adhesion strength and reasonable X-ray contrast, respectively. Taken all together, the sheath-core filaments with tissue adhesive and radiopaque properties will be useful in designing esophageal stents.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.112-117
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• 2021

Inductively coupled plasma magnetron sputtering (ICPMS) has the advantage of being able to dramatically improve coating properties by increasing the plasma ionization rate and the ion bombardment effect during deposition. Thus, this paper presents the comparative results of CrN films deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering (dcMS) and ICPMS systems. The structure, microstructure, and mechanical and corrosive properties of the CrN coatings were investigated by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, nanoindentation, and corrosion-resistance measurements. The as-deposited CrN films by ICPMS grew preferentially on a 200 plane compared to dcMS on a 111 plane. As a result, the films deposited by ICPMS had a very compact microstructure with high hardness. The nanoindentation hardness reached 19.8 GPa, and 13.5 GPa by dcMS. The corrosion current density of CrN film prepared by ICPMS was about 9.8 × 10^-6 mA/cm², which was 1/470 of 4.6 × 10^-3 mA/cm², the corrosion current density of CrN film prepared by dcMS.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.395-400
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• 2019

This study was conducted on the structural and electrical properties of (Ba0.7Sr0.3)TiO3 thin films prepared by the sol-gel and spin-coating methods in order to investigate their applicability to electrocaloric devices. All specimens showed a tetragonal crystal structure and lattice constants of a = 3.972 Å, c = 3.970 Å. The mean grain size of specimens sintered at 800 ℃ was about 30 nm, and the average thickness of 5 times coated specimens was 304~311 nm. In the specimen sintered at 750 ℃, The relative dielectric constant and loss of specimens measured at 20 ℃ were 230 and 0.130, respectively, while dependence of the dielectric constant on unit DC voltage was -8.163 %/V. The remanent polarization and coercive fields were 95.5 μC/㎠ and 161.3 kV/cm at 21 ℃, respectively. And, the highest electrocaloric property of 2.69 ℃ was observed when the electric field of 330 kV/cm was applied.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.13-17
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• 2006

The effect of the addition of the nano size $Y_2O_3$ powder on the microstructurte and superconducting properties of YBCO thin film deposited on LAO single crystalline substrate by TFA-MOD method was studied. Nano size $Y_2O_3$ powder was added to the stoichiometric precursor solution with a cation ratio of Y : Ba . Cu = 1 : 2 : 3 prepared using TFA as chelating agent. Precursor solutions with and without $Y_2O_3$ addition were coated on $LaAlO_3(100)$ single crystalline substrates by dip coating method. Calcination and conversion heat treatments were performed in controlled atmosphere containing moisture Current carrying capacity(Jc) of YBCO film was enhanced about 50% by $Y_2O_3$ doping and it is thought to be due to the better connectivity of YBCO grains and/or the flux pinning by the $Y_2O_3$ particles embedded in YBCO grains.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.725-730
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• 2020

This study investigated the structural and electrical properties of thin K(Ta_0.6Nb_0.4)O₃ films for their applicability to electrocaloric devices. Both of the sol-gel and spin coating methods were used to fabricate thin films. Those sintered at 650 ℃ showed a KTN phase with pyrochlore of K₂Ta₂O₆, but those sintered at 750 ℃ showed pure polycrystalline phase without a pyrochlore phase. The lattice constants observed were a= 3.990nm. The dielectric constant rapidly decreased due to decrease in polarization of space charge approximately at an applied frequency of 10 kHz. The dielectric constant and loss at 30 ℃ of the thin films sintered at 750 ℃ were 3,617 and 0.264. The dielectric constant of the specimen sintered at 750 ℃ decreased to about -8.27 %/V according to the applied DC field. The remanent polarization and coercive field at 36 ℃ of the specimen sintered at 750 ℃ were 20.0 µC/cm² and 122.6 kV/cm. When the electric field of 247 kV/cm was applied to the specimen sintered at 750 ℃, the highest electrocaloric property of 3.02 ℃ was obtained.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.214-220
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• 2021

Heterolayered potassium tantalate niobate(KTN(70/30)/KTN(30/70)) thin films on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates prepared by the sol-gel process and spin coating method. When sintered at 700 ℃ or higher, the X-ray diffraction intensities of the perovskite phase were greatly increased, and it was observed as the main phase of the KTN heterolayered thin film. As the sintering temperature increased from 650 ℃ to 800 ℃, the average grain size increased from 146nm to 380 nm, and the average thickness of the KTN films coated six times was about 394-441 nm. Dielectric constant and dielectric loss of the KTN film sintered at 750 ℃ and room temperature showed good properties of about 2850 and 0.573, respectively, and all films exhibited the typical dielectric relaxation characteristics. The phase transition temperature of KTN thin film was around 12-13 ℃. Remanent polarization and the coercive field of KTN film sintered at 750 ℃ showed excellent properties of 23.98 μC/cm2 and 35.41 kV/cm, respectively. Adiabatic temperature changes (ΔT) and electrocaloric strength of the KTN films sintered at 750 ℃ at 60 ℃ were 2.67℃ and 0.012 KcmkV-1, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• v.81
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• pp.942-947
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• 2022

We report the electrical transport properties of a dual-gate graphene device placed on a CaF₂ substrate. A hexagonal boron nitride top-gate dielectric was introduced to confirm the electrical characteristics of the CaF₂/graphene transistor because it is difficult to inject sufficient carriers through the CaF₂ substrate owing to its thickness of 500 ㎛, and the typical ambipolar behavior of graphene with a slight n-doping effect was clearly observed. In addition, we used a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) film as a top-gate dielectric for large-scale graphene devices grown via chemical vapor deposition, which was transferred onto a CaF₂ substrate. We controlled the high gate leakage current caused by the breakdown of the polymer due to non-uniformity by applying the film-transfer process rather than the direct coating method on the graphene device. Furthermore, the transport properties of large-area graphene in contact with CaF₂ are discussed with respect to the effect of top-contacted PMMA.