A spherical Sr4Al14O25:Eu2+ phosphor for use in white-light-emitting diodes was synthesized using a liquid-state reaction with two precipitation stages. For the formation of phosphor from a precursor, the calcination temperature was 1,100˚C. The particle morphology of the phosphor was changed by controlling the processing conditions. The synthesized phosphor particles were spherical with a narrow size-distribution and had mono-dispersity. Upon excitation at 395 nm, the phosphor exhibited an emission band centered at 497 nm, corresponding to the 4f65d→4f7 electronic transitions of Eu2+. The critical quenching-concentration of Eu2+ in the synthesized Sr4Al14O25:Eu2+ phosphor was 5 mol%. A phosphor-converted LED was fabricated by the combination of the optimized spherical phosphor and a near-UV 390 nm LED chip. When this pc-LED was operated under various forward-bias currents at room temperature, the pc-LED exhibited a bright blue-green emission band, and high color-stability against changes in input power. Accordingly, the prepared spherical phosphor appears to be an excellent candidate for white LED applications.

Cemented tungsten carbide has been used in cutting tools and die materials, and is an important industrial material. When the particle size is reduced to ultrafine, the hardness and other mechanical properties are improved remarkably. Ultrafine cemented carbide with high toughness and hardness is now widely used. The objective of this study is synthesis of nanostructured WC-Co powders by liquid phase method of tungstate. The precursor powders were obtained by freezen-drying of aqueous solution of soluble salts, such as ammonium metatungstate, cobalt nitrate. the final compositions were WC-10Co. In the case of liquid phase method, it can be observed synthesis of WC-10Co. The properties of powder produced at various temperature, were estimated from the SEM, BET and C/S analyser.

Nanostructured carbon materials have been found to have applications in fuel cell electrodes, field emitters, electronic devices, sensors and electromagnetic absorbers, etc. Especially, the CNF (carbon nanofiber) can be expected to play an important role in catalyst supporters for fuel cell electrodes and chemical reactions. In this study, we synthesized CNF from a liquid phase carbon source by a solvothermal method. In addition, we studied the parameters for the preparation of CNF by controlling heating and cooling rates, synthesis temperature and time. We characterized the CNF by SEM/TEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy and EDS. We found that the heating and cooling rate have strong effects on the CNF formation and growth. We were able to prepare the best CNF at the heating rate of 10˚/min, at 450˚ for 60 minutes, and at the cooling rate of 4˚/min. As a result of Raman spectra, we found that the sample showed two characteristic Raman bands at ~1350cm-1 (D band) and ~1600cm-1 (G band). The G band indicates the original graphite feature, but the D band has been explained as a disorder feature of the carbon structure. The diameter and length of the CNF was about 15~20nm, and over 1μ, respectively.

이 연구에서는 알코올과 증류수를 특정비율로 혼합한 특수용매를 사용하여 합성한 Gd2O3:Eu 나노 분말이 Europium(Eu)함량에 따라 어떤 입자특성과 발광특성을 가지게 되는지에 대하여 조사하였다. 액상법에 사용된 이 용매는 Gadolinium(Gd)과 Europium(Eu)의 용해되는 시간을 현저히 줄임으로써, 실험시간이 단축됨을 확 인하였다. 이번 실험에서 Gd2O3:Eu 나노 powder 형광체의 입자특성은 SEM(scanning electron microscope)과 EDX(Energy Dispersive X-ray)를 사용하였으며, 나노 powder의 발광특성은 PL(Photoluminescence), CL(CathodeLuminescence)을 사용하여 측정하였다. 결정들은 30nm∼40nm의 크기의 결정을 가졌고 발광특성 은 약 620nm의 특정 파장에서 크게 반응함을 알 수 있었으며, Europium(Eu)함량이 1wt%에서 3wt%, 5wt% 로 늘어날수록 Photon의 count가 증가하게 되어 발광효율이 증가함을 알 수 있었다.