Ammonia (NH3) gas is one of the gases which causes damage to environment such as acidification and climate change. In this study, a gas sensor based on the three-dimensional (3D) network of single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) was fabricated for the detection of NH3 gas in dry air. The sensor showed enhanced performance due to the fast gas diffusion rate and weak interactions between the carbon nanotubes and the substrate. Metal oxide particles were introduced to enhance the performance of the gas sensor. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) was employed to deposit the metal oxide in the complex structure, and good control over thickness was achieved. The hybrid gas sensor consisting of the 3D network of SWNTs with anatase TiO2 particles showed stable, repeatable, and enhanced gas sensor performance. The phase of TiO2 particles was characterized by Raman and the morphology of the TiO2 particles on the 3D network of SWNTs was analyzed by transmission electron microscope.

The degree to which parameters affect the spheroidization heat treatment of steel was calculated by setting the spheroidization heat treatment conditions of Cr-Mo steel and using data analysis such as S/N ratio and ANOVA. After analyzing the transformation temperatures of the steel, A_c1 and A_c3 , using a DSC, the conditions were set accordingly. The surface hardness was measured for the conditions and used as an evaluation index. The correlation was analyzed by comparing the spheroidized volume fraction and the surface hardness, and the Pearson correlation coefficient was -0.88, proving that a correlation existed between the two values. Using S/N ratio and ANOVA, the degree to which each control parameter affects the decrease in the surface hardness was analyzed, qualitatively and quantitatively. For the S/N ratio, priority affecting the surface hardness for each control parameter was analyzed. The 1^st heating temperature was found to have a more preferential effect on the surface hardness than the 1^st heating time and the 2^nd heating temperature. Using ANOVA, the 1^st heating temperature was determined to be a very significant factor with the greatest influence, contributing 73.2% to the surface hardness. Intercritical annealing is a suitable spheroidization heat treatment condition, so if the surface hardness of the steel needs to be reduced using Intercritical annealing, the 1^st heating temperature and time should be designed as the priority.