• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.297-301
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• 2021

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) convert chemical energy to electrical energy via electrochemically active microorganisms. The interactions between microbes and the surface of a carbon electrode play a vital role in capturing the respiratory electrons from bacteria. Therefore, improvements in the electrochemical and physicochemical properties of carbon materials are essential for increasing performance. In this study, a microwave and sulfuric acid treatment was used to modify the surface structure of graphite granules. The prepared expandable graphite granules (EGG) exhibited a 1.5 times higher power density than the unmodified graphite granules (1400 vs. 900 mW/m³). Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed improved physical and chemical characteristics of the EGG surface. These results suggest that physical and chemical surface modification using sulfuric acid and microwave heating improves the performance of electrode-based bioprocesses, such as MFCs.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.455-460
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• 2008

최근까지 유기박막의 제조에 있어서 진공 증착 혹은 스핀코팅법의 대체방법으로 펄스 레이져 증착법 (PLD: Pulsed laser deposition)에 많은 관심이 되고 있는 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 유기발광소자(OLED)의 제작을 위해 $Alq_3$(aluminato-tris-8-hydroxyquinolate)와 TPD의 유기물을 질소($N_2$)분위기 상태에서 KrF($\lambda$=278 nm) 엑시머 레이저를 이용한 PLD법으로 증착하였고, 증착공정변화에 따른 증착된 박막의 분자 및 광학적 특성의 효과를 PL과 FT-IR등을 이용하여 평가하였다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.108-114
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• 2019

In the present study, rutile phase titanium dioxide nanoparticles ($R-TiO_2$ NPs) were prepared by hydrolysis of titanium tetrachloride in an aqueous solution followed by calcination at $900^{\circ}C$. The composition of $R-TiO_2$ NPs was determined by the analysis of X-ray diffraction data, and the characteristic features of $R-TiO_2$ NPs such as the surface functional group, particle size, shape, surface topography, and morphological behavior were analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and zeta potential measurements. The average size of the prepared $R-TiO_2$ NPs was 76 nm, the surface area was $19m^2/g$, zeta potential was -20.8 mV, and average hydrodynamic diameter in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-$H_2O$ solution was 550 nm. The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and morphological observations revealed that $R-TiO_2$ NPs were cytocompatible with oral cancer cells, with no inhibition of cell growth and proliferation. This suggests the efficacy of $R-TiO_2$ NPs for the aesthetic white pigmentation of teeth.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2023

It is essential to determine a proper earthquake time history as a seismic load in a seismic design for a critical structure. In the code, a seismic load should satisfy a design response spectrum and include the characteristic of a target fault. The characteristic of a fault can be represented by a definition of a type of possible earthquake time history shape that occurred in a target fault. In this paper, the pseudo-basis function is proposed to be used to construct a specific type of earthquake, including the characteristic of a target fault. The pseudo-basis function is derived from analyzing the earthquake time history of specific fault harmonic wavelet transform. To show the feasibility of this method, the proposed method was applied to the faults causing the Gyeong-Ju ML5.8 and Pohang ML5.3 earthquakes.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.510-515
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• 1994

플라즈마 화학 증착법으로 (100)p-type Si wafer위에 $Y_2O_3$-Stabilzed $ZrO_2$박막을 증착하였다. 반응 기체로는 zirconium triflouracethylacetonate[Zr(tfacac) $[Zr(tfacac)_4]$, tri(2.2.6.6 tetramethy1-3, 5-heptanate) yttrium $[Y(DPM)_3]$과 oxygen gas를 사용하였다. X-ray diffraction(XRD)과 fourier Particle induced x-ray emission(PIXE)을 통하여 $Y(DPM)_3$ bubbling temperature가 $160^{\circ}C, 165^{\circ}C, 170^{\circ}C$일때 $Y_2O_3$함량이 12.1mo1%, 20.4mol%, 31.6mol%임을 알 수 있었다. C-V측정에서 $Y(DPM)_3$ bubbling temperature가 증가함에 따라 flat band voltage가 더욱더 음의 방향으로 이동하였다.

• 폴리머
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.668-676
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 실리카 나노입자를 bis[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]amine(BTMA) 실란 커플링제로 표면 개질한 후, 실리카에 도입되는 2차 아미노기인 -NH기와 Michael 부가반응이 가능한 acrylate기를 가지는 trimethylolpropane ethoxylate triacrylate(TMPET)와 3-(acryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate(AHM)로 표면 처리를 하여 반응성(meth)acrylate기를 가지는 brush를 도입하는 연구를 수행하였다. 1분자에 Michael 부가반응성이 있는 acrylate기를 3개 갖는 TMPET와 1분자에 반응성이 있는 acrylate기와 반응성이 없는 methacrylate기를 각각 1개씩 갖는 AHM을 사용하여, 처리 몰(mol)수의 변화가 실리카 표면에 도입되는 (meth)acrylate기에 미치는 영향을 Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), elemental analysis(EA) 및 고체 상태 cross-polarization magic angle spinning(CP/MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy(NMR)법을 사용하여 분석하였다. BTMA로 개질된 실리카를 TMPET로 처리하면, 액체상태의 순수 TMPET와 순수 BTMA의 반응과는 달리 TMPET 1분자당 3개씩 결합있는 acrylate기 대부분이 BTMA의 -NH기와 Michael 부가반응이 일어나는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 BTMA로 처리한 실리카에 Michael 부가반응으로 반응성 (meth)acrylate기를 도입하기 위하여서는 AHM과 같이 Michael 부가반응성이 있는 acrylate기와 Michael 부가반응성이 없는 methacrylate기를 각각 1개씩 가지는 AHM을 사용하는 것이 필요함을 확인하였다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제24권
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• pp.103-110
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• 2017

Carbon-based magnetic nanostructures in several instances have resulted in improved physicochemical and catalytic properties when compared to multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and magnetic nanoparticles. In this study, magnetic MWCNTs with a structure of $Ni_xZn_xFe_2O_4/MWCNT$ as peroxidase mimics were fabricated by the one-pot hydrothermal method. The structure, composition and morphology of the nanocomposites were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The magnetic properties were investigated with a vibrating sample magnetometer. The peroxidase-like catalytic activity of the nanocomposites was investigated by colorimetric and electrochemical tests with 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) and $H_2O_2$ as the substrates. The results show that the synthesis of the nanocomposites was successfully performed. XRD analysis confirmed the crystalline structures of the $Ni_xZn_xFe_2O_4/MWCNT$ nanohybrids and MWCNTs. The main peaks of the $Ni_xZn_xFe_2O_4/MWCNT$s crystals were presented. The $Ni_{0.25}Zn_{0.25}Fe_2O_4/MWCNT$ and $Ni_{0.5}Zn_{0.5}Fe_2O_4/MWCNT$ nanocatalysts showed nearly similar physicochemical properties, but the $Ni_{0.5}Zn_{0.5}Fe_2O_4/MWCNT$ nanocatalyst was more appropriate than the $Ni_{0.25}Zn_{0.25}Fe_2O_4/MWCNT$ nanocatalyst in terms of the magnetic properties and catalytic activity. The optimum peroxidase-like activity of the nanocatalysts was obtained at pH 3.0. The $Ni_{0.5}Zn_{0.5}Fe_2O_4/MWCNT$ nanocatalyst exhibited a good peroxidase-like activity. These magnetic nanocatalysts can be suitable candidates for future enzyme-based applications such as the detection of glucose and $H_2O_2$.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.513-520
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• 2019

In this investigation, nano ZnO was sonochemically synthesized by a novel method using a methionine precursor. A narrow size distribution (41-50 nm) of nano ZnO was achieved that was immobilized on perlite and applied as a catalyst in catalytic ozonation. The catalyst was characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, BET surface area, and field emission scanning electron microscope. The ozonation of recalcitrant Remazol black 5 (RB5) di-azo dye solution by means of the synthesized catalyst was investigated in a bubble column slurry reactor. The influence of pH values (7, 9, 11), catalyst dosage (8, 12, 15, $20g\;L^{-1}$) and reaction time (10, 20, 30, 60 min) was investigated. Although the dye color was completely removed by single ozonation at a higher reaction time, the applied nanocatalyst improved the dye declorination kinetics. Also, the degradation of the hazardous aromatic fraction of the dye was enhanced five-times by catalytic ozonation at a low reaction time (10 min) and a neutral pH. The second-order kinetics was best fitted in terms of both RB5 color and its aromatic fraction removal. The total organic carbon analysis indicated a significant improvement in the mineralization of RB5 by catalytic ozonation using the nano-ZnO/perlite catalyst.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.2505-2511
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• 2014

Indium oxide nanocrystals ($In_2O_3$ NCs) with sizes of 5.5 nm-10 nm were synthesized by hot injection of the mixture precursors, indium acetate and oleic acid, into alcohol solution (1-octadecanol and 1-octadecence mixture). Field emission transmission electron microscopy (FE-TEM), High resolution X-Ray diffraction (X-ray), Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) were employed to investigate the size, surface molecular structure, and crystallinity of the synthesized $In_2O_3$ NCs. When covered by oleic acid as a capping group, the $In_2O_3$ NCs had a high crystallinity with a cubic structure, demonstrating a narrow size distribution. A high mobility of $2.51cm^2/V{\cdot}s$ and an on/off current ratio of about $1.0{\times}10^3$ were observed with an $In_2O_3$ NCs thin film transistor (TFT) device, where the channel layer of $In_2O_3$ NCs thin films were formed by a solution process of spin coating, cured at a relatively low temperature, $350^{\circ}C$. A size-dependent, non-monotonic trend on electron mobility was distinctly observed: the electron mobility increased from $0.43cm^2/V{\cdot}s$ for NCs with a 5.5 nm diameter to $2.51cm^2/V{\cdot}s$ for NCs with a diameter of 7.1 nm, and then decreased for NCs larger than 7.1 nm. This phenomenon is clearly explained by the combination of a smaller number of hops, a decrease in charging energy, and a decrease in electronic coupling with the increasing NC size, where the crossover diameter is estimated to be 7.1 nm. The decrease in electronic coupling proved to be the decisive factor giving rise to the decrease in the mobility associated with increasing size in the larger NCs above the crossover diameter.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.377-383
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• 1997

이트리아 안정화 지르코니아(Y-TZP)에 5가 산화물$(Ta_2O_5,\;Nb_2O_5)$을 첨가하여 $1500^{\circ}C$온도에서 상압소결한 삼성분계중 quasi-binary system인 $ZrO_2-YTa(Nb)O_4$의 조성영역안에서 상 안정성을 관찰하기 위해 상태도를 작성하였으며, 결정립 크기나 annealing 온도에 상관없이 상 안정성을 유지하는 non-transformable $t-ZrO_2$ solid solution$(NT_{ss}$ )영역을 확인하고 안정화 mechanism을 조사하였다. $NT_{ss}$ 의 상 안정성은 정방정 fergusonite 구조를 갖는 $YTa(Nb)O_4$의 안정화로 상 변태를 억제하여 우수한 상 안정성을 유지하는 것으로 추정되었다. 기계적 특성을 향상시키기 위해 상 변태율이 가장 좋은 transformable-TZP $(T_{ss/})$ 를 에 첨가하여 조사한 결과 mixture의 조성이 $NT_{ss}$ 영역밖의 $NT_{ss}$영역에 위치하여도 상 안정성과 우수한 기계적 특성을 갖는다는 것이 발견되었다.