• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2016

Since the sodium-cooled fast reactor is operated in a hostile environment due to the use of liquid sodium as its coolant, advanced techniques for in-service inspection are required to periodically verify the integrity of the reactor. This paper presents the development of in-service inspection techniques for Proto-type Generation IV Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor. First, the 10 m long plate-type ultrasonic waveguide sensor has been developed for in-service inspection of reactor internals, and its feasibility was verified through several under-water and under-sodium experiments. Second, the combined inspection system for in-service inspection of ferromagnetic steam generator tubes has been developed. The remote field eddy current testing and magnetic flux leakage testing can be conducted simultaneously by using the developed inspection system, and the detectability was demonstrated through several damage detection experiments. Finally, the electro-magnetic acoustic transducer which can withstand high temperature and be installable in the remote operated vehicle has been developed for in-service inspection of the reactor vessel, and its detectability was investigated through damage detection experiments.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제54권11호
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• pp.490-492
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• 2005

A study on radiation hardening of infrared(IR) detector, the chief component of IR camera was performed. The radiation test on IR sensor passivated with the ZnS by Co$^{60}$ gamma-ray over 1 Mrads showed the reduction in Ro by 1/100 which was related to the noise level. This effect that was caused by carrier trapping in the ZnS passivation layer increased the leakage current and resulted in degradation in the device performance. For the radiation hardening of IR devices we suggested the ones with CdTe passivation layer which had a tendency to reluctant to carrier trapping in its layer and developed test patterns. Radiation test to the patterns showed that the our CdTe passivated device could survived over 1 Mrad gamma-ray dose.

• 센서학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.165-168
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• 2015

We demonstrated low-voltage organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) with bilayer insulators, high-k polymer and low temperature crosslinkable polymer, on a flexible plastic substrate. Poly (vinylidene fluoridetrifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) and poly (2-vinylnaphthalene) are used for high-k polymer gate insulator and low temperature crosslinkable polymer insulators, respectively. The mobility of flexible OTFTs is $0.17cm^2/Vs$ at gate voltages -5 V after bending operation.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.212-224
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• 2010

The usefulness of the magnetic camera for non-destructive testing of aging aircraft is discussed in this paper. The magnetic camera can be used f magnetic particle testing(MT), magnetic flux leakage testing(MFLT), eddy current testing(ECT) and penetration testing(PT). It measures the distribution of a magnetic field and visualizes the magnetic pattern. Near and far side cracks, fatigue, thickness degradation, and cracks under rivets have been detected. The possibility of quantitative evaluation was also examined. Using indirect experiments, we verified the detection ability of the sensor for cracks in titanium and advanced composite materials.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.446-453
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• 2021

This paper proposes enhanced single-phase pulse width modulation buck, boost, and buck-boost type ac-ac converters. The proposed converters, where input and output voltages share a common ground, require no isolated voltage sensor and have no leakage current problem. The commutation problem is solved with series-connected switching cell structures without using an additional RC snubber. In addition, with the use of the polarity of input voltage, switching patterns are determined so that the inductor currents can flow through switching devices during all operational modes. Two switches are always turned on during a half-period of the input voltage; thus, the switching loss is significantly reduced. Detailed analysis and experimental results are provided to verify the performance of the proposed converter.

• 센서학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.101-108
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• 1996

Au 또는 Pt를 확산시켜 실리콘 $p^{+}-n$ 접합 다이오드를 제작하였다. Au 또는 Pt의 확산을 $800{\sim}1010^{\circ}C$, 산소 및 질소분위기에서 실시하여 다이오드의 전기적 특성을 분석하였으며, Au 또는 Pt가 확산된 시편을 산소분위기의 $800{\sim}1010^{\circ}C$에서 2차 열처리를 실시한후 이 처리가 소자의 전기적 특성에 미치는 효과에 대해 고찰하였다. $1010^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 1차 확산결과 Pt가 확산된 다이오드의 누설전류는 Au가 확산된 다이오드 누설전류의 75배 였다. $1010^{\circ}C$, 질소분위기에서 1시간동안 Pt가 확산된 시편을 산소분위기에서 $800^{\circ}C$, 1시간동안 2차 열처리하였을 경우에 1차 열처리한 것보다 누설전류가 1/1100로 감소되었다. 초고속 실리콘 $p^{+}-n$ 접합 스위칭 다이오드의 특성을 만족하기 위해서는, Pt를 $1010^{\circ}C$, 질소분위기에선 1시간 확산시킨후 2차 열처리를 $800^{\circ}C$, 산소분위기에서 1시간동안 열처리하는 것이 최적 조건임을 알 수 있었다. 이때 다이오드의 제특성은 역회복시간 4ns, 항복전압 138V, 누설전류1.7nA 그리고 순방향 전압이 1V였다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.133-137
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• 2004

The development of digital x-ray detector has been extensively progressed for the application of various medical modalities. In this study, we introduce a new hybrid-type x-ray detector to improve problems of a conventional direct or indirect digital x-ray image technology, which composed of multi-layer structure using a CaWO$_4$ phosphor and amorphous selenium (a-Se) photoconductor. The leakage current of our detector was found to be ∼180 pA/cm$^2$ at 10 V/m, which was significantly reduced than that of a single a-Se detector. The x-ray sensitivity was measured as the value of 4230 pC/cm$^2$/mR at 10 V/m. We found that the parylene thin film between a CaWO$_4$ phosphor and an a-Se layer acts as an insulator to prevent charge injection from indium thin oxide (ITO) electrode into an a-Se layer under applied bias.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.375-382
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• 2007

전자기적인 방법을 이용한 비파괴검사는 금속의 표면 및 표면 근방의 균열을 탐상하는데 매우 유용하다. 그러나, 강자성체, 상자성체 또는 강자성체와 상자성체 조직이 혼재되는 경우가 발생하여 기존의 비파괴검사법에 의하면 탐상신호의 해석에 어려움이 많다. 또한, 경우에 따라서는 국부적인 자성체의 존재를 유사결함으로 오해 또는 큰 결함을 국부적인 자성체의 존재로 오해할 수 있다. 한편, 원자력 발전소의 구조물 소재로 중요하게 사용되고 있는 Inconel은 결함 발생시 Nickel로 피막 처리한 후 연장 사용하게 된다. 이때, 상자성체인 Inconel과 강자성체인 Nickel의 혼재에 의하여 결함을 탐상하기 곤란하다. 본 연구에서는 Inconel 부재, Nickel 코팅부위 및 경계면에 존재하는 결함을 탐상하기 위한 방법으로써, 복합 유도전류-누설자속법과 고밀도 홀센서 배열을 이용한 라인스캔형 자기카메라를 제안하고, 탐상 가능 결함의 깊이 및 정량 평가 가능성에 대하여 보고한다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.21-25
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• 2010

사용후핵연료의 저장 및 이송시 핵임계 안전성 확보를 위하여 연소도를 정확히 결정할 필요가 있다. 특히, 정확한 연소도 결정을 위해서 핵연료 축방향 연소도 분포를 정확하게 측정할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 사용후핵연료 제어봉 안내관에 삽입하여 축방향 감마선 선량 분포를 측정하기 위하여 이온 챔버를 개발하였다. 이온 챔버는 유도부, 가스주입부, 센서부 세 부분으로 구성되었다. 센서부 전극은 cathode와 anode 두 전극만을 가지도록 설계되었으며, 제어봉 안내관에 원할한 삽입을 위하여 guard 전극은 사용하지 않았다. 이온 챔버 내부에 불활성 기체를 충진하고 누설 전류와 포화곡선을 측정하였다. 한국원자력 연구원의 저준위 조사 시설을 이용하여 선량 변화에 따른 이온 챔버 전류 변화를 측정하여 5% 이내의 선형성을 확보하였다. 제작된 이온 챔버는 추가적인 성능 평가를 통하여 한국원자력연구원내 조사후 시험시설에 있는 사용후핵연료 집합체의 연소도분포 측정에 적용될 예정이다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제3권6호
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• pp.583-589
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• 2019

We report experimental results on 940-nm 350-mW AlGaAs/InGaAs transverse single-mode laser diodes (LDs) adopting graded-index separate confinement heterostructures (GRIN-SCH) and p,n-clad asymmetric structures, with improved temperature and small-divergence beam characteristics under high-output-power operation, for a three-dimensional (3D) motion-recognition sensor. The GRIN-SCH design provides good carrier confinement and prevents current leakage by adding a grading layer between cladding and waveguide layers. The asymmetric design, which differs in refractive-index distribution of p-n cladding layers, reduces the divergence angle at high-power operation and widens the transverse mode distribution to decrease the power density around emission facets. At an optical power of 350 mW under continuous-wave (CW) operation, Gaussian narrow far-field patterns (FFP) are measured with the full width at half maximum vertical divergence angle to be 18 degrees. A threshold current (I_th) of 65 mA, slope efficiency (SE) of 0.98 mW/mA, and operating current (I_op) of 400 mA are obtained at room temperature. Also, we could achieve catastrophic optical damage (COD) of 850 mW and long-term reliability of 60℃ with a TO-56 package.