• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.35.2-35.2
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• 2010

최근 $Cu(In,Ga)Se_2$(CIGS)와 같은 박막 태양전지에 대한 연구가 많은 관심을 끌고 있다. CIGS 태양전지의 광투과층으로 사용되고 있는 II-VI족 화합물 반도체인 CdS는 상온에서의 에너지 밴드 갭(band gap)이 2.42eV 정도로서, 가시광영역의 많은 빛을 투과시키고, 적절한 제작 조건하에서 비교적 낮은 비저항을 나타내기 때문에 널리 사용되고 있다. 하지만 CIGS 태양전지 연구는 주로 CIGS 흡수층 제조공정에 편중되어 있으며, CdS 버퍼층 공정조건에 대한 체계적인 연구가 부족하다고 판단된다. 습식공정인 Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD)에 의해 주로 제조되는 CdS는 단순한 제조공정에도 불구하고 CIGS 태양전지의 성능에 지대한 영향을 미치는 것으로 알려져 있다. 특히, CdS합성반응이 개시되기 전까지의 용액잔류시간 (dip time)은 CIGS내로의 Cd이온 농도를 결정하는 중요한 공정변수로 판단된다. CIGS 표면에 Cd이 도핑될 경우, CIGS는 n형 전도성을 갖는 얇은 층을 갖게 되어 전체적으로 n-CIGS/p-CIGS의 동종 접합을 형성하는 장점을 부여할 것으로 기대된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 dip time을 주요변수로 하여 CIGS 태양전지의 성능에 미치는 영향을 주로 고찰하였다. Cd의 확산 정도는 secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS)를 이용하여 정량화하였으며, 제조된 CIGS 태양전지의 전류-전압 특성과 상관성을 제시하고자 한다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.76-80
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• 2006

Well-defined orthorhombic $LiMnO_2\;and\;LiCo_{0.1}Mn_{0.9}O_2$ were synthesized by a solid-state reaction and quenching process. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results revealed that the as-synthesized powders showed an orthorhombic phase of a space group with Pmnm. The $Li/LiMnO_2\;and\;Li/LiCo_{0.1}Mn_{0.9}O_2$ cells were constituted and cycled galvanostatically in the voltage range of 2.0-4.3 V vs. $Li/Li^+$ at a current density of $0.5\;mA\;cm^{-2}$ at room temperature and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. The results demonstrated that the highest specific capacity of $Li/LiMnO_2$ cells at room temperature and $50^{\circ}C$ was 95 and $155\;mAh\;g^{-1}$, respectively. As for $Li/LiCo_{0.1}Mn_{0.9}O_2$ cells, the highest specific capacity at room temperature and $50^{\circ}C$ was 160 and $250\;mAh\;g^{-l}$, respectively. It could be seen that the performance of $Li/LiCo_{0.1}Mn_{0.9}O_2$ cells was better than that of $Li/LiMnO_2$ cells.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.365-371
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• 2017

During sling wear of a ferrous metal, a surface layer is formed. Its microstructure, constituting phases, and mechanical property are different from those of the original wearing material. Since wear occurs at the layer, it is important to characterize the layer and understand how wear rate changes with different layers. Various layers are formed depending on external wear conditions such as load, sliding speed, counterpart material, and environmental conditions. In this research, sliding wear tests of pure iron were carried out against two different counterparts (AISI 52100 bearing steel and $Al_2O_3$) in the air and in an inert Ar gas atmosphere. Pure iron was employed to exclude other effects from secondary phases in steel on the wear. Wear tests were performed at room temperature. Worn surfaces, wear debris, and cross-sections were analyzed after the test. It was found that these two different counterparts and environments produced diverse layers, resulting in significant changes in wear rate. Against the bearing steel, pure iron showed higher wear rate in an Ar atmosphere due to severe adhesion than that in the air. On the contrary, the iron showed much higher wear rate in the air against $Al_2O_3$. Different layers and wear rates were analyzed and discussed by oxidation, severe plastic deformation, and adhesion at wearing surfaces.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.141-147
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• 2015

This paper deals with thermal characteristic analysis of induction motors for machine tool spindle for motion error prediction. Firstly, the inverse design of general induction motors for machine tool spindle has been performed by design principles. Characteristics considering VVVF inverter of induction motors were analyzed. Secondary, power loss and thermal characteristics of induction motors analyzed by equivalent thermal resistance model from Motor-CAD S/W. To develop a second-order fitted power-loss distribution model for the constant-torque operating range of the induction motor, we employed the design of experiment and response surface methodology techniques. Finally, the analysis results were experimentally verified, and the validity of the proposed analysis method was confirmed.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.48 no.3
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• pp.189-199
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• 2011

Austenite stainless steel(ASS), aluminum alloy and nickel steel alloy are the most widely used in many cryogenic applications due to superior mechanical properties at low temperature. The Face-Centered Cubic(FCC) and Hexagonal Close-Packed(HCP) materials are used for the primary and secondary insulation barrier of Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG) carrier tank and various kinds of LNG applications currently. In this study, tensile tests of ASS, aluminum alloy and nickel steel alloy were carried out for the acquisition of quantitative mechanical properties under the cryogenic environment. The range of thermal condition was room temperature to $-163^{\circ}C$ and strain rate range was 0.00016/s to 0.01/s considering the dependencies of temperatures and strain rates. The comprehensive test data were analyzed in terms of the characteristics of mechanical behavior for the development of constitutive equation and its application.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.9 no.9
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• pp.932-936
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• 1999

4NH(sub)3+$3O_2$$\longrightarrow$$2N_2$+$6H_2$O 의 화학반응식을 가지며$ O_2$ 및 $H_2$O를 산화제로 하는 $NH_3$/$O_2$산화의 성장모델을 세웠으며, 그 결과 Fick의 제 1 법칙을 기초로 하는 건식 및 습식 산화메카니즘으로 이해되는 Deal-Grove의 산화막 성장모델과 유사한 결과가 도출되었다. 이 성장모델에 의하면 산화제$ O_2$ 및 $H_2$O가 상호보완적으로 산화에 영향을 미치므로 산화온도 뿐 아니라 $NH_3$/O$_2$의 유량비도 산화율을 결정한다. rapid thermal processing(RTP)에 의한 산화막 성장실험으로 본 연구에서 제안하는 성장모델을 확인하였으며, NH$_3$분자의 분해에 의해 발생하는 N 원자의 산화막 내부확산을 secondary ion mass spectroscopy(SIMS)로 확인하였으며, Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) 측정결과 N 원자의 존재는 무시할만한 수준이었다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.171-176
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• 2015

We present the detection characteristics of nitrogen monoxide(NO) gas using p-type copper oxide(CuO) thin film gas sensors. The CuO thin films were fabricated on glass substrates by a sol-gel spin coating method using copper acetate hydrate and diethanolamine as precursors. Structural characterizations revealed that we prepared the pure CuO thin films having a monoclinic crystalline structure without any obvious formation of secondary phase. It was found from the NO gas sensing measurements that the p-type CuO thin film gas sensors exhibited a maximum sensitivity to NO gas in dry air at an operating temperature as low as $100^{\circ}C$. Additionally, these CuO thin film gas sensors were found to show reversible and reliable electrical response to NO gas in a range of operating temperatures from $60^{\circ}C$ to $200^{\circ}C$. It is supposed from these results that the p-type oxide semiconductor CuO thin film could have significant potential for use in future gas sensors and other oxide electronics applications using oxide p-n heterojunction structures.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.56-56
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• 2018

Transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) have attracted attention due to their high electrical conductivity and optical transparency in the visible region. Consequently, TCOs have been widely used as electrode materials in various electronic devices such as flat panel displays and solar cells. Previous studies on TCOs focused on their electrical and optical performances; there have been numerous attempts to improve these properties, such as chemical doping and crystallinity enhancement. Recently, due to rapidly increasing demand for flexible electronics, the academic interest in the mechanical stability of materials has come to the fore as a major issue. In particular, long-term stability under bending is a crucial requirement for flexible electrodes; however, research on this feature is still in the nascent stage. Hydrogen-incorporated amorphous In-Sn-O (a-ITO) thin films were fabricated by introducing hydrogen gas during deposition. The hydrogen concentration in the film was determined by secondary ion mass spectrometry and was found to vary from $4.7{\times}10^{20}$ to $8.1{\times}10^{20}cm^{-3}$ with increasing $H_2$ flow rate. The mechanical stability of the a-ITO thin films dramatically improved because of hydrogen incorporation, without any observable degradation in their electrical or optical properties. With increasing hydrogen concentration, the compressive residual stress gradually decreased and the subgap absorption at around 3.1 eV was suppressed. Considering that the residual stress and subgap absorption mainly originated from defects, hydrogen may be a promising candidate for defect passivation in flexible electronics.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.56-64
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• 2002

Thermally induced vibration response of composite thin-walled beams is investigated in this paper. The flexible spacecraft appendages modeled as thin-walled beam incorporates a number of nonclassical effects of transverse shear, primary and secondary warping, rotary inertia and anisotropy of constitute materials. Thermally induced vibration responds characteristics of a composite thin walled beam exhibiting the circumferantially uniform system(CUS) configuration are exploited in connection with the structural flapwise bending lagwise bending coupling resulting from directioal properties of fiber reinforced composite materials and ply stacking sequence. A coupled thermal structure gradient is investigated.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.55 no.4
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• pp.358-363
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• 2018

To improve the polarization property of cathodes, which is the main factor limiting the performance of protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs), $K_2NiF_4-type$ $Pr_2NiO_{4+{\delta}}$, which is expected to exhibit a triple conducting property (proton, oxygen ion, and hole conductions) was applied to PCFCs and its properties were investigated. Low-temperature microwave heat-treatment was used to achieve both sufficient interface adhesion between the electrolyte and the cathode layers and suppression of the secondary phase formation due to migration of elements such as barium and cerium. Through this fabrication method, a high performance of $0.82W{\cdot}cm^{-2}$ and low ohmic resistance of $0.06{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$ were obtained in an $Ni-BaCe_{0.55}Zr_{0.3}Y_{0.15}O_{3-{\delta}}$ | $BaCe_{0.55}Zr_{0.3}Y_{0.15}O_{3-{\delta}}$ | $Pr_2NiO_{4+{\delta}}$ single cell at $650^{\circ}C$. This result verifies that the $K_2NiF_{4+{\delta}}-type$ cathode shows good chemical compatibility which, in turn, will make it a potent candidate as a PCFC cathode.