Seoul National Univ. DMSE
People

Faculty

Faculty
Park, Chan
professor
Education
  • 1996

    Ph. D : Alfred University, Department of Ceramics

  • 1988

    M.S : Seoul National University, Department of Inorganic Materials Engineering

  • 1986

    B.S : Seoul National University, Department of Inorganic Materials Engineering

Career
  • 2005-present

    Seoul National University, Professor

  • 2001-2005

    Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Senior Research Scientist

  • 2000-2001

    IGC-SuperPower, USA, Senior Materials Scientist

  • 1996-2000

    Oak Ridge National Labs, USA, Research Associate

Research Interests
1. Thermoelectric materials with high efficiencies* Oxide thermoelectric materials with high efficiencies at temperatures higher than 600K
* Tellirides and silicides thermoelectric materials with high efficiencies at low and mid temperature ranges
* Energy harvesting with thermoelectric micro power devices
* Thermoelectric devices with improved efficiencies in wide temperature range using thermal/interface engineering
* Applications: power generation (large-scale and micro), cooling (refrigerator, chip-cooling device, etc.)2. Thermochromic smart windows* Oxide coating which can automatically control window glass IR transmittance in different temperatures
* Anti-reflection coating which can improve the luminous transparency
* Applications: energy saving windows for buildings and automobiles3. Multi layer oxide films for high temperature superconducting wires* Epitaxial growth and characterization of multi layer oxide films
* Continuous film deposition for the fabrication of long wires
* Applications: Superconducting electric devices with negligible loss for energy efficient power systems (Electric
transmission cables, motors, transformers, power generators, fault current limiters, etc.)4. Transparent conductive oxide thin films* Indium-free transparent conductive oxide electrode materials
* Applications: flat panel displays, solar cells, etc.
Selected Publications
1. Patents* Noncontact measurement method of current on superconductor wires connected in parallel, US7920977 (2011)
* High throughput continuous PLD process & apparatus, US7501145 (2009)
[Total of 16 international / 34 domestic patents]2. Papers* CuO as a Sintering Additive for (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-BaTiO3-(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 Lead-free Piezoceramics , J.
Eur. Ceram. Soc., 31, 2107 (2011)
* Preparation Polarity Engineering in Polycrystalline ZnO by Inversion Boundaries , Appl. Phys. Lett., 94, 252108 (2009)
* Characterization of pytamidal inversion boundaries in Sb2O3-doped ZnO by using electron back-scattered
diffraction (EBSD) , Acta Crystallogr. A, A63, 229 (2007)
* X-Ray microdiffraction study of growth modes and crystallographic tilts in oxide films on metal substrates , Nat.
Mater., 2, 487 (2003) [Total of 120 journal papers]
Lab Overview
1. Synthesizing bulk materials & thin film deposition* Sintering, Spark plasma sintering
* Sputter, Pulsed laser deposition, Spin coating2. Controlling & analyzing material propertiesn* Nanostructure control, Heat treatment, Doping
* XRD, Rietveld refinement, SEM, TEM
* Hall effect measurement, Thermoelectric property measurement