Corrosion & Surface Treatment

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Vacuum kinetic spraying (VKS) is a relatively advanced process, by which a dense film can be fabricated at room temperature. Various materials including ceramic, metal, polymer and composite can be used as the substrate and coating materials. In this research, red and blue color films were successfully fabricated on glass..... More

Powder Metallurgy

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A tungsten coating was deposited onto a graphite substrate using the atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) technique. In order to increase the adhesion strength between the metallic tungsten(W) and graphite, a molybdenum (Mo) interlayer was pre-deposited onto the graphite surface by utilizing the APS technique. Also, after deposition of a APS-W..... More

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TiC-Co or TiC-Ni hard materials have been used for cutting tools. However, the high cost and the low hardness of Ni or Co, and the low corrosion resistance of the TiC-Ni and TiC-Co cermets have generated interest in recent years in using them as alternative binder phases. In this study,..... More

Casting/Solidification/Heat Treatment

Smelting & Refining

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Mixtures of acidic extractants and LIX 63 were employed to improve the extraction efficiency of Pr and Nd from chloride solutions. The effect of the composition of the extractant mixtures has been studied. The order of metal extraction by single acidic extractant was D2EHPA > PC88A > Cyanex 272 >..... More

Electronic Materials

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This work details how the sawing velocity influences the chipping damage of semiconductor wafers with different thicknesses during wafer separation. The experimental result shows that at a sawing velocity higher than 60000 rpm, in thinner wafers the magnitude of chipping damage more strongly depends on the revolving velocity of the..... More

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In and Ga doped ZnO (IGZO, 100-nm thick) thin films were deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering without intentional substrate heating on a bare glass substrate and a TiO₂-deposited glass substrate to determine the effect of the thickness of a thin TiO₂ buffer layer on the structural, optical, and electrical..... More

Optical Devices & Energy Materials

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The vapor phase transport (VPT) process is usually used for the growth of one-dimensional nanostructures rather than for film deposition. In this study, for the first time, we report on the fabrication and optical propeties of ZnO film produced by VPT combined with rapid heating. The X-ray diffraction results showed..... More

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Nickel silicide was used as a counter electrode to replace the Pt catalytic layer of a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) device. 50 nm Si/ 50 nm Ni was formed on glass or quartz by sputtering, and nickel silicides were formed by vacuum heat treatments at 450 and 800 ℃ for..... More

Material Analysis & Characterization

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In order to strengthen the structure of the glass and ultimately improve its water resistance, P₂O₅–ZnO–Bi₂O₃ was doped with Fe₂O₃, which generated Fe ions in the phosphate-based glass. These ions constitute (P₂O₇)⁻⁴ groups within the glass network. Structural analysis using Fourier transfer infrared spectroscopy indicated that P-O-P and Bi-O-P bonds..... More