• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.859-860
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• 2011

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.304.2-304.2
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• 2014

Chalcogenides (Te,Se) and pnictogens(Bi,Sb) materials have been widely investigated as thermoelectric materials. Especially, Bi2Te3 (Bismuth telluride) compound thermoelectric materials in thin film and nanowires are known to have the highest thermoelectric figure of merit ZT at room temperature. Currently, the thermoelectric material research is mostly driven in two directions: (1) enhancing the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity using quantum confinement effects and (2) decreasing thermal conductivity using phonon scattering effect. Herein we demonstrated influence of annealing temperature on structural and thermoelectrical properties of Bismuth-telluride-selenide ternary compound thin film. Te-rich Bismuth-telluride-selenide ternary compound thin film prepared co-deposited by thermal evaporation techniques. After annealing treatment, co-deposited thin film was transformed amorphous phase to Bi2Te3-Bi2Te2Se1 polycrystalline thin film. In the experiment, to investigate the structural and thermoelectric characteristics of Bi2Te3-i2Te2Se1 films, we measured Rutherford Backscattering spectrometry (RBS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, Scanning eletron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Seebeck coefficient measurement and Hall measurement. After annealing treatment, electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient was increased by defect states dominated by selenium vacant sites. These charged selenium vacancies behave as electron donors, resulting in carrier concentration was increased. Moreover, Thermal conductivity was significantly decreased because phonon scattering was enhanced through the grain boundary in Bi2Te3-Bi2Te2Se1 polycrystalline compound. As a result, The enhancement of thermoelectric figure-of-merit could be obtained by optimal annealing treatment.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 밀도범함수법 (DFT; Density Functional Theory) 기반의 제일원리 계산을 통해 페로브스카이트 $La_{0.5}Ca_{0.5}MnO_3$ (LCMO) 재료의 열전 특성에 미치는 열처리 효과를 조사하고 실험을 통해 확인해 보았다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 얻어진 열전 파워팩터 (PF; Power Factor) 값은 열처리 온도가 올라감에 따라 증가하는 현상을 보였으며, 1100 K에서 높은 PF 값 ($S^2{\sigma}=566{\mu}W/m{\cdot}K^2$)을 나타내었다. 해당 PF 열전 특성 값은 전기전도도 (Electrical Conductivity) 값의 향상보다는 지벡계수 (Seebeck Coefficient)의 향상에 더욱 우세한 영향을 받은 것으로 확인되었으며, 실험을 통해 각각의 열전 특성들에 미치는 영향성을 확인하였다. 수열합성법을 통해 합성된 $La_{0.5}Ca_{0.5}MnO_3$ 재료를 가지고 600K ~ 1100K의 온도 조건에서 열처리 공정을 진행했으며, 이후 XRD (X-ray Diffraction) 분석과 SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) 분석을 통해 재료의 특성을 분석하였다. 결과적으로 사방정계 구조를 가지는 페로브스카이트 LCMO 재료는 900K 이상에서 16~19 nm의 작은 결정 크기를 가지고 있음을 확인했으며, 이를 통해 열처리 온도의 증가가 열전 주요 특성인 전기전도도와 지벡계수 값을 각각 향상시킬 수 있음을 밝혔다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제40권11호
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• pp.1106-1112
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• 2003

$\beta$-FeSi$_2$의 열전물성에 있어서 산소의 역할을 규명하기 위해서, 고온상 ($\alpha$+$\varepsilon$)과 저온상 ($\beta$)-FeSi$_2$ 시료에 대해 산화처리에 따른 열전물성 측정 및 분석실험을 행하였다. 산화에 의해 소결밀도가 감소하였으며, 반도체상으로의 전이도 방해되었다. 모든 시료에서 도전율과 열전도율은 산화처리시간과 함께 감소하였다. 순수한 FeSi$_2$ 및 고온상 ($\alpha$+$\varepsilon$)을 산화처리한 시료 Seebeck 계수는 작은 양의 값을 나타낸 반면에, 저온상 ($\beta$)을 산화처리한 FeSi$_2$ 는 음의 값을 나타내었으며 약 500K 부근에서 최대값을 나타내었다. 또 산화시간과 함께 최대값도 증가하였다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.353-359
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• 2000

마그네트론 스퍼터링법으로 p형 ($Bi_{0.15}Sb_{0.85})_2Te_3$과 ($Bi_{1-x}Sb_x)_2Te_3$ 열전박막을 제조하여 스퍼터 증착 조건 및 $Sb_2Te_3$ 함량에 따른 열전특성을 분석하였다. Corning glass 기판을 10rpm으로 회전시키며 DC 스퍼터링법으로 $300^{\circ}C$에서 증착한($Bi_{0.15}Sb_{0.85})_2Te_3$ 박막은 $(Bi, Sb)_2Te_3$ 단일상으로 결정화가 완료되고 c축 우선배향성을 나타내었으며, 다른 조건으로 증착한 ($Bi_{0.15}Sb_{0.85})_2Te_3$ 박막보다 높은 185 $\mu$V/K의 Seebeck 계수를 나타내었다. p형(Bi$_{1-x}$ Sb$_{x}$)$_2$Te$_3$ (0.77$\leq$x$\leq$ 1.0) 박막에서는 Sb$_2$Te$_3$ 함량이 증가함에 따라 Seebeck 계수와 전기비저항이 감소하였으며($Bi_{1-x}Sb_x)_2Te_3$조성에서 $0.79\times10^{-3}W/K^2$-m의 최대 출력인자를 나타내었다.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2006년도 춘계학술발표대회 및 제10회 신소재 심포지엄 논문개요집
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• pp.24.1-24.1
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• 2006

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1165-1166
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• 2011

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.416-421
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• 2017

V-substituted $SrTiO_3$ thermoelectric oxide materials were fabricated by the conventional solid state reaction method. From X-ray diffraction pattern analysis, it can be clearly seen that almost every vanadium atom incorporated into the $SrTiO_3$ provided charge carriers. The electrical conductivity ${\sigma}$, Seebeck coefficient S, and thermal conductivity k were investigated in a high temperature regime above 1000 K. The addition of vanadium significantly reduced the thermal conductivity and enhanced the Seebeck coefficient, as well as the electrical conductivity, thus enhancing the ZT value. A maximum ZT value of 0.084 at 673 K was observed for the sample with 1.0 mole% of vanadium substitution. In this study, the reason for the enhanced thermoelectric properties via vanadium addition was also investigated.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.529-532
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• 2006

Sn-filled $Co_8Sb_{24}$ skutterudites were synthesized by the encapsulated induction melting process. Single ${\delta}-phase$ was successfully obtained by subsequent annealing and confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. Temperature dependences of Seebeck coefficient, electrical resistivity and thermal conductivity were examined from 300 K to 700 K. The positive Seebeck coefficient confirmed the p-type conductivity of the Sn-filled $Co_8Sb_{24}$. Electrical resistivity increased with increasing temperature, which shows that the Sn-filled $Co_8Sb_{24}$ skutterudite is a highly degenerate semiconductor. Thermal conductivity was reduced by Sn-filling because the filler atoms acted as phonon scattering centers in the skutterudite lattice. Thermoelectric figure of merit was enhanced by Sn filling and its optimum filling content was considered to be $z{\leq}0.5$ in the $Sn_zCo_8Sb_{24}$ system.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.312-317
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• 2006

Binary skutterudite $CoSb_3$ compounds were prepared by the encapsulated induction melting (EIM) process, and their thermoelectric, microstructural and mechanical properties were examined. Single-phase ${\delta}-CoSb_3$ was successfully produced by the EIM and subsequent heat treatment at 773 K-873 K for 24 hours in vacuum. Seebeck coefficient increased with increasing heat treatment temperature up to 673 K, showing the positive signs in the range of measuring temperature. However, the samples heat-treated at 773 K-873 K showed negative Seebeck coefficient from room temperature to 400 K, while it showed positive signs above 400 K. Electrical resistivity decreased with increasing temperature, showing typical semiconducting conductivity. Thermal conductivity decreased drastically with increasing heat-treatment temperature. This is closely related with the phase transition to ${\delta}-CoSb_3$.