Recently, the electron transport layer (ETL) has become one of the key components for high-performance perovskite solar cell (PSC). This study is motivated by the nonreproducible performance of ETL made of spin coated SnO2 applied to a PSC. We made a comparative study between tin oxide deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) or spin coating to be used as an ETL in N-I-P PSC. 15 nm-thick Tin oxide thin films were deposited by ALD using tetrakisdimethylanmiotin (TDMASn) and using reactant ozone at 120 °C. PSC using ALD SnO2 as ETL showed a maximum efficiency of 18.97 %, and PSC using spin coated SnO2 showed a maximum efficiency of 18.46 %. This is because the short circuit current (Jsc) of PSC using the ALD SnO2 layer was 0.75 mA/cm2 higher than that of the spin coated SnO2. This result can be attributed to the fact that the electron transfer distance from the perovskite is constant due to the thickness uniformity of ALD SnO2. Therefore ALD SnO2 is a candidate as a ETL for use in PSC vacuum deposition.

In this study, defects generated in the YSZ coating layer of the IN738LC turbine blade are investigated using an optical microscope and SEM/EDS. The blade YSZ coating layer is composed of a Y-Zr component top coat layer and a Co component bond coat layer. A large amount of Cr/Ni component that diffused from the base is also measured in the bond coat. The blade hot corrosion is concentrated on the surface of the concave part, accompanied by separation of the coating layer due to the concentration of combustion gas collisions here. In the top coating layer of the blade, cracks occur in the vertical and horizontal directions, along with pits in the top coating layer. Combustion gas components such as Na and S are contained inside the pits and cracks, so it is considered that the pits/cracks are caused by the corrosion of the combustion gases. Also, a thermally grown oxide (TGO) layer of several μm thick composed of Al oxide is observed between the top coat and the bond coat, and a similar inner TGO with a thickness of several μm is also observed between the bond coat and the matrix. A PFZ (precipitate free zone) deficient in γ' (Ni3Al) forms as a band around the TGO, in which the Al component is integrated. Although TGO can resist high temperature corrosion of the top coat, it should also be considered that if its shape is irregular and contains pore defects, it may degrade the blade high temperature creep properties. Compositional and microstructural analysis results for hightemperature corrosion and TGO defects in the blade coating layer used at high temperatures are expected to be applied to sound YSZ coating and blade design technology.

Graphene, a new material with various advantageous properties, has been actively used in various fields in recent years. Applications of graphene oxide are increasing in combination with other materials due to the different properties of graphene oxide, depending on the number of single and multiple layers of graphene. In this study, single-layer graphene oxide and multi-layer graphene oxide are spray coated on polystyrene, and the physicochemical properties of the coated surfaces are characterized using SEM, Raman spectroscopy, AFM, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, and contact angle measurements. In singlelayer graphene oxide, particles of 20 μm are observed, whereas a 2D peak is less often observed, and the difference in surface height increases according to the amount of graphene oxide. Adhesion increases with an increase in graphene oxide up to 0.375 mg, but decreases at 0.75 mg. In multi-layer graphene oxide, particles of 5 μm are observed, as well as a 2D peak. According to the amount of graphene oxide, the height difference of the surface increases and the adhesive strength decreases. Both materials are hydrophilic, but single-layer graphene oxide has a hydrophilicity higher than that of multi-layer graphene oxide. We believe that multi-layer graphene oxide and single-layer graphene oxide can be implemented based on the characteristics that make them suitable for application.

Lithium silicate, a lithium-ion conducting ceramic, is coated on a layer-structured lithium nickel manganese oxide (LiNi0.7Mn0.3O2). Residual lithium compounds (Li2CO3 and LiOH) on the surface of the cathode material and SiO2 derived from tetraethylorthosilicate are used as lithium and silicon sources, respectively. Powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy analyses show that lithium silicate is coated uniformly on the cathode particles. Charge and discharge tests of the samples show that the coating can enhance the rate capability and cycle life performance. The improvements are attributed to the reduced interfacial resistance originating from suppression of solid-electrolyte interface (SEI) formation and dissolution of Ni and Mn due to the coating. An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of the cycled electrodes shows that nickel oxide and manganese oxide particles are formed on the surface of the electrode and that greater decomposition of the electrolyte occurs for the bare sample, which confirms the assumption that SEI formation and Ni and Mn dissolution can be reduced using the coating process.

본 연구는 수확 후 감귤의 부패과 발생 억제를 위하여 grapefruit seed extract과 oregano oil이 혼입된 carnauba 코팅 과 calcium oxide이 혼입된 chitosan 코팅을 감귤에 적용하여 Penicillium italicium 저해 효과에 대하여 연구하였다. carnauba 수용액(18%(w/w))에 grapefruit seed extract 또는 oregano oil을 단독으로 각각 0.3-1%(w/w) 첨가하였고, grapefruit seed extract과 oregano oil을 0.75:0.25, 0.5:0.5,그리고 0.25:0.75(w/w)의 비율로 혼합하여 첨가하였다. 또한 1% chitosan 수용 액의 경우 0.3-3%(w/w)의 calcium oxide을 첨가하여 코팅제를 개발하였다. 감귤 과피에 접종된 P. italicium에 대한 각 코팅제의 저해 효과는 부패과 발생률(%)로 표현하였다. carnauba wax 코팅의 경우, grapefruit seed extract을 단독으로 1% (w/w) 첨가, grapefruit seed extract과 oregano oil을 혼합하여 0.5:0.5%(w/w) 비율로 첨가하였을 때 부패과 발생률은 각각 23.6%와 25%로 유의적으로 가장 낮았고(P<0.05), calcium oxide을 첨가한 chitosan 코팅의 경우 calcium oxide의 농도와 관계없이 모든 조건에서 부패과 발생률이 유의적 차이를 보이지 않았다(P>0.05). 따라서 grapefruit seed extract 과 oregano oil이 혼입된 carnauba wax 코팅은 감귤의 저장 중 부패에 관여하는 P. italicium를 저해하여 저장성을 향상 시킬 수 있는 것으로 사료되었다.

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 sensin 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 oC. 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 oC to 200 oC. It is supposed from these results that the ptype 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.

본 연구에서는 축전식 탈이온 공정(capacitive deionization, CDI)의 성능을 개선하기 위해 poly(2,6-di-methyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO)를 기저물질로 이용하여 코팅이 가능한 음이온교환 이오노머(quaternized PPO, QPPO) 용액을 제조하였다. 제조된 QPPO는 상용 음이온교환막(AMX, Astom Corp., Japan) 대비 우수한 이온전도도 특성을 나타내었으며 전기화학적 특성 또한 동등 수준임을 확인할 수 있었다. 다공성 탄소 전극에 이오노머 용액을 코팅하여 CDI 성능평가를 수행하였으며 그 결과 약 94.9%의 높은 염 제거 효율을 나타내었다. 기존의 CDI와 상용 음이온교환막을 결합한 membraneCDI (MCDI), QPPO가 코팅된 전극을 사용한 coated CDI (CCDI)의 탈염 성능을 비교한 결과 QPPO의 높은 이온선택성 및낮은 이온 전달저항으로 CCDI가 기존의 CDI에 비해 52.1%, MCDI에 비해 18.3% 향상된 높은 염 제거 성능을 나타냄을 확인하였다.

Inorganic oxide colloids dispersed in alcohol were applied to a stainless steel substrate to produce oxide coatings for the purpose of minimizing emissive thermal transfer. The microstructure, roughness, infrared emissive energy, and surface heat loss of the coated substrate were observed with a variation of the nano oxide sol and coating method. It was found that the indium tin oxide, antimony tin oxide, magnesium oxide, silica, titania sol coatings may reduce surface heat loss of the stainless steel at 300˚C. It was possible to suppress thermal oxidation of the substrate with the oxide sol coatings during an accelerated thermal durability test at 600˚C. The silica sol coating was most effective to suppress thermal oxidation at 600˚C, so that it is useful to prevent the increase of radiative surface heat loss as a heating element. Therefore, the inorganic oxide sol coatings may be applied to improve energy efficiency of the substrate as the heating element.

Pure Mg and Mg-6wt.%Al alloy were coated by the plasma electrolytic oxidation with various coating times and the microstructural and mechanical characteristics of the coatings were investigated. The coatings on pure Mg and Mg-6wt.%Al alloy consisted of MgO and Mg2SiO4. The surface roughness and thickness of the coatings became larger as the coating time increased. The coatings on the Mg-6wt.%Al alloy were more uniform and thicker than those on pure Mg. The microhardness and friction coefficient of the coatings increased progressively as the coating time increased. In addition, the coatings on the Mg-6wt.%Al alloy compared to pure Mg showed improved microhardness and a better friction coefficient.

본 연구에서는 산화텅스텐() 분말을 이용하여 여러 금속 기판에 텅스텐 박막을 코팅하는 방법에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 언급되는 W 코팅은 Lee 등이 보고한 W, Cu 산화물을 이용하여 W-Cu 복합분말을 제조하는 것으로부터 아이디어가 출발되었으며, 본 연구의 결과는 기존의 6불화 텅스텐 가스() 를 열 분해하여 증착시키는 화학증착법(CVD: chemical vapor deposition)과 순수 텅스텐 target을 sputtering하여

고체 산화물 연료전지의 전해질로 주로 사용되는 8mol.%Y2O3-ZrO2는 전기 전도성은 우수하나 기계적 특성이 좋지 못하므로, 전기적 특성과 기계적 특성이 동시에 우수한 고체산화물 연료전지의 전해질의 개발이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 두 가지 요구조건을 충족시키기 위해서 수행되어졌다. 단위전지의 공기극 재료인 LSM(La(sub)0.75Sr(sub)0.25MnO3) 기판과 Si wafer를 기판으로 기계적 성질이 우수한 3mol.%의 YSZ(3-YSZ)와 전기 전도성이 우수한 8mol.%의 YSZ(8-YSZ)를 각각 단층 및 다층 박막의 네 가지 형태로 전자빔 코팅에 의해 전해질 막을 제작하였다. 박막층의 분석결과, 결정조직은 증착된 3-YSZ 박막의 정방정 및 일부 단사정 구조, 8-YSZ 박막은 입방정 구조의 결정성이 나타났다. 단층막 보다 다층막이 낮은 내부 응력을 보였으며, 다층막이 기존의 8-YSZ 단층막의 열처리 전, 후와 비슷한 미세 경도 값을 보였다.