We prepare ZnO nanoparticles by environmentally friendly synthesis using Cyathea nilgiriensis leaf extract. Various phytochemical constituents are identified through the assessment of ethanolic extract of plant Cyathea nilgiriensis holttum by GC-MS analysis. The formation of ZnO nanoparticles is confirmed by FT-IR, XRD, SEM-EDX, TEM, SAED and PSA analysis. TEM observation reveals that the biosynthesized ZnO nanopowder has a hexagonal structure. The calculated average crystallite size from the high intense plane of (1 0 1) is 29.11 nm. The particle size, determined by TEM analysis, is in good agreement with that obtained by XRD analysis. We confirm the formation of biomolecules in plant extract by FT-IR analysis and propose a possible formation mechanism of ZnO nanoparticles. Disc diffusion method is used for the analyses of antimicrobial activity of ZnO nanoparticles. The synthesized ZnO nanoparticles exhibit antimicrobial effect in disc diffusion experiments. The biosynthesized ZnO nanoparticles display good antibacterial performance against B. subtilis (Gram-positive bacteria) and K. pneumonia (Gram-negative bacteria). Bio-synthesized nanoparticles using green method are found to possess good antimicrobial performance.

This study reports an environment-friendly synthetic strategy to process nickel oxide nanocrystals. A mesoporous nickel oxide nanostructure was synthesized using an environmentally benign biomimetic method. We used a natural rambutan peel waste resource as a raw material to ligate nickel ions to form nickel-ellagate complexes. The direct decomposition of the obtained complexes at 700 oC, 900 oC and 1100 oC in a static air atmosphere resulted in mesoporous nickel oxide nanostructures. The formation of columnar mesoporous NiO with a concentric stacked doughnuts architecture was purely dependent on the suitable direct decomposition temperature at 1100 oC when the synthesis was carried out. The prepared NiO nanocrystals were coated on cotton fabric and their antibacterial activity was also analyzed. The NiO nanoparticle-treated cotton fabric exhibited good antibacterial and wash durability performance.

In this study, an environment-friendly synthetic strategy to process zinc oxide nanocrystals is reported. The biosynthesis method used in this study is simple and cost-effective, with reduced solvent waste via the use of fruit peel extract as a natural ligation agent. The formation of ZnO nanocrystals using a rambutan peel extract was observed in this study. Rambutan peels has the ability to ligate zinc ions as a natural ligation agent, resulting in ZnO nanochain formation due to the presence of an extended polyphenolic system over the whole incubation period. Via transmission electron microscopy, successful formation of zinc oxide nanochains was confirmed. TEM observation revealed that the bioinspired ZnO nanocrystals were spherical and/or hexagonal particles with sizes between 50 and 100 nm.

Process conditions for the impregnation of polycarbosilane preceramic polymer into SiC-based composites were investigated. Two kinds of preceramic polymer (PCP) was impregnated into SiC-fiber fabrics with different solvents of n-hexane and divinylbenzene (DVB). Both microstructural observations and mechanical tests were conducted to evaluate the impregnation. The matrix phases were particulated in the case of hexane solvents. Apparent relative density of the matrix was about 78.8%. The density of matrix was increased to about 96.1-98.8% when the DVB was used; however, brittle fracture was observed during a bending test. The modulus of toughness was less than 0.74J/m3. The fabric impregnated with a mixed PCP-dissolved solution showed intermediate characteristics with relative high density of filling (apparent density of ~96.1%) as well as proper bending behavior. The modulus of toughness was increased to about 5.31J/m3. The composites developed by changing the precursor and solvent suggested the possibility of fabricating SiCf/SiC composites without a fiber to matrix interphase coating.

In this study, the stress-strain response and the cracking behaviors of ITO film on a PET substrate are investigated. The cracking behaviors of ITO thin films deposited on a thermoplastic semi-crystalline polymer developed for flexible display applications was investigated by means of tensile experiments equipped with an electrical measurement apparatus and an in-situ optical microscope. Electrical resistance increased gradually in the elastic-to-plastic transition region of the stress strain curves and cracks formed. Numerous cracks were found in this region, and the increase of the resistance was linked to the cracking of ITO thin films. Upon loading, the initial cracks perpendicular to the tensile axis were observed at about 1% of the total strain. They propagated to the entire sample width as the strain increased. The spacing between the horizontal cracks is thought to be determined by the fracture strength and the thickness of the ITO film as well as by the interfacial strength between the ITO and PET. The effect of the strain rate on the cracking behavior was also investigated. The crack density increased as the strain increased. The spacing between the horizontal cracks (perpendicular to the stress axis) increased as the strain rate decreased. The increase of the crack density as the strain rate decreased can be attributed to the higher fraction of the plastic strain to the total strain at a given total strain. The higher critical strain for the onset of the increase in the resistance and the crack initiation of the ITO/PET with a thinner ITO film (300 ohms/sq.) suggests a higher strength of the thinner ITO film.

Since the 1990s, the second generation of Zirconium alloys containing main alloy compositions of Nb, Sn and Fe have been used as a replacement of Zircaloy-4 (Zr-Sn-Fe-Cr), a first-generation Zirconium alloy, to meet severe and rigorous reactor operating conditions characterized by high-burn-up, high-power and high-pH operations. In this study, the mechanical properties and creep behaviors of Zr-Sn-Fe-Cr and Zr-Nb-Sn-Fe alloys were investigated in a temperature range of 450~500˚C and in a stress range of 80~150 MPa. The mechanical testing results indicate that the yield and tensile strengths of the Zr-Nb-Sn-Fe alloy are slightly higher compared to those of Zr-Sn-Fe-Cr. This can be explained by the second phase strengthening of the β-Nb precipitates. The creep test results indicate that the stress exponent for the steady-state creep rate decreases with the increase in the applied stress. However, the stress exponent of the Zr-Sn-Fe-Cr alloy is lower than that of the Zr-Nb-Sn-Fe alloy in a relatively high stress range, whereas the creep activation energy of the former is slightly higher than that of the latter. This can be explained by the dynamic deformation aging effect caused by the interaction of dislocations with Sn substitutional atoms. A higher Sn content leads to a lower stress exponent value and higher creep activation energy.

In recent years, equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) has been the subject of intensive study due to its capability of producing fully dense samples having a ultrafine grain size. In this paper, the ECAP process was applied to metallic powders in order to achieve both powder consolidation and grain refinement. In the ECAP process for solid and powder metals, knowledge of the internal stress, strain and strain rate distribution is fundamental to the determination of the optimum process conditions for a given material. The properties of the ECAP processed solid and powder materials are strongly dependent on the shear plastic deformation behavior during ECAP, which is controlled mainly by die geometry, material properties, and process conditions. In this study, we investigated the consolidation, plastic deformation and microstructure evolution behaviour of the powder compact during ECAP.

다발체 형성과 인발 공정으로 제조된 Cu-Nb 필라멘트 미세복합재료의 기계적 전기적 특성에 대하여 연구하였다. Nb의 함량이 증가함에 따라 강도는 점차 증가하였으나 연성은 Nb의 함량에 무관하였다. 293K와 75K에서의 항복강도의 비율은 Cu-Nb 미세복합재료의 Young의 계수 비율과 비슷하게 관찰되었다. 이러한 사실은 주로 장범위 방해물(athermal obstacles)들이 Cu-Nb 마세복합재료의 강도에 영향을 미친다는 것을 의미한다. 파면 조직관찰 결과는 Cu-Nb 미세복합재료는 Nb의 함량에 판관계없이 연성파괴의 특성을 나타내었으며, 부전선재 (subelematal wires)사이의 계면을 따라 발생하는 2차크랙 (secondary crack) 의 양은 Nb 함량이 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 전기 전도도와 비저항비 (ρ293k/rho75k)는 Nb 함량이 증가할수록 감소하였다. 이와 같은 Nb함량에 따른 전기전도도와 비저항비의 감소는 계면산란의 기여도가 증가하였기 때문이다.

다발체형성 제조기술을 이용하여 심하게 인발가공된 Cu-Nb 미세복합재료 전선의 전기적 특성과 열처리에 따른 미세조직 변화와의 관계에 대하여 연구하였다. 다발체형성과 인발공정에 의해 제조된 전선에서 Nb필라멘트 단면방향의 형태는 직선이거나 약간 굽은 형태로 나타났다 Nb필라멘트 형태의 차이는 고온에서의 다발체형성 제조공정중의 Nb필라멘트의 파손과 실린더화에 의해 발생하였다. Cu-Nb 미세복합재료의 비저항은 Cu-Nb 계면에서의 전자 산란에 의해 주로 결정된다. 400˚C의 어닐링온도 이하에서 전도도의 감소는 침상형태 석출물의 정합변형율과 관계된 산란의 기여가 증가하기 때문이다. 비저항의 비 (ρ295K/ρ75K)의 약간의 감소는 또한 Nb원자의 석출 때문이다. 500˚C의 어닐링온도에서 Cu-Nb 미세복합재료의 전도도 중가는 Nb필라멘트의 조대화와 구형화때문이다

본 연구에서는 열가공공정을 거쳐 제조된 Cu-Fe-Xi(Xi=Ag, Cr 또는 Co) 미세복합재료의 미세구조와 기계적 특성 및 전기적 특성에 대하여 조사하였다. 냉각가공 중에 수지상정들은 인발 방향에 평행하게 배열되고 필라멘트 형태로 연산되었다. Ag를 첨가한 미세복합재료가 같은 가공율에서 Co나 Cr를 첨가하는 미세복합재료보다 미세조직이 더욱 미세하게 관찰되었다. 제3첨가원소로 Ag를 함유하고 있는 Cu-Fe-Ag 미세복합재료의 강도와 전도도는 Co나 Cr를 첨가하는 미세복합재료보다 높게 나타났다. Cu-Fe-Ag 미세복합재료의 우수한 기계적 성질과 전기적 특성은 Ag가 함유되어 있는 경우 필라멘트의 미세성과 균일성이 높게 관찰되는 것과 관련이 있다. Cu-Fe-Xi 미세복합재료의 강도는 Fe 필라멘트의 간격을 고려한 Hall-Petch 형태의 식과 일치한다. Cu-Fe-Xi 미세복합재료의 파괴는 연성파괴가 관찰되었다.

Zr-0.8Sn합금의 재결정에 미치는 V, Sb의 영향을 조사하기 위해 냉간 압연 후 여러 온도 조건에서 열처리된 시편의 미세조직을 편광광학현미경, SEM, TEM으로 관찰하였고 미소경도계로 경도값을 측정하였다. 미세조직을 관찰한 결과 V과 Sb의 첨가에 의해 재결정이 지연되었으며, 재결정 완료 후의 결정립 성장도 억제됨이 관찰되었다. 특히 Sb는 V보다 재결정을 완료하는데 필요한 온도를 상승시키므로 재결정을 지연시키는 효과가 더욱 큰 것으로 생각된다. 이 처럼 첨가원소가 증가함에 따라 재결정에 늦어지고 결정립이 미세화 되는 것은 V이나 Sb 첨가에 의해 형성된 석출물이 전위나 입계의 이동을 방해하기 때문인 것으로 사료된다.