• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.407-407
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 p형 전도 특성을 갖는 ZnO 박막 연구를 위해 RF 마그네트론 스퍼터 법으로 Li이 1 at.% 첨가된 ZnO target을 이용하여 ZnLiO 박막을 제작하였다. ZnLiO 박막은 $500{\sim}650^{\circ}C$의 온도 구간에서 $50^{\circ}C$ 단계로 아르곤 가스와 산소의 가스 분압비를 조절하여 성장하였으며, 급속 열처리 법으로 산소분위기에서 3분간 열처리 하였다. 성장된 박막은 전자주사현미경과 x-ray 회절 분광법을 이용하여 구조적 특성을 분석하였고, Hall 효과 측정을 통하여 전기적 특성을 분석하였다. Photoluminescence (PL)법을 통하여 박막의 광학적 특성을 분석하였다. 초기 제작된 ZnLiO 박막은 산소 분위기에서의 급속 열처리과정을 통하여 결정성과 p형 전도 특성이 향상됨을 확인하였다. 이는 열처리 과정을 통해 격자 내 치환되지 못한 Li 원자가 Zn 자리로 치환됨에 따라 격자가 안정화 되며, 억셉터 농도의 증가를 통하여 p-type 전도 특성이 개선된 것으로 보여진다.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.36-40
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• 2012

We have developed the detection method of the resonance frequency of micro/nano mechanical resonator using optical method. The optical interferometery method enabled us to detect the displacement change of resonators within several nm scale. The micro mechanical resonator was produced by attaching a micro mechanical cantilever to a piezo ceramic. The mass of cantilever was increased by evaporating Au using electron beam evaporator and the mass variation was estimated by detecting the resonance frequency changes.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.175-183
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• 2024

Research into optical signal processing using photonic integrated circuits (PICs) has been actively pursued in various fields, including optical communication, optical sensors, and quantum optics. Among the materials used in PIC fabrication, polymers have attracted significant interest due to their unique characteristics. To fabricate polymer-based PICs, establishing an accurate manufacturing process for the cross-sectional structure of an optical waveguide is crucial. For stable device performance and high yield in mass production, a process with high reproducibility and a wide tolerance for variation is necessary. This study proposes an efficient method for fabricating polymer optical-waveguide devices by introducing the atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. Compared to conventional photoresist or metal-film deposition methods, the ALD process enables more precise fabrication of the optical waveguide's core structure. Polyimide optical waveguides with a core size of 1.8 × 1.6 ㎛² are fabricated using the ALD process, and their propagation losses are measured. Additionally, a multimode interference (MMI) optical-waveguide power-splitter device is fabricated and characterized. Throughout the fabrication, no cracking issues are observed in the etching-mask layer, the vertical profiles of the waveguide patterns are excellent, and the propagation loss is below 1.5 dB/cm. These results confirm that the ALD process is a suitable method for the mass production of high-quality polymer photonic devices.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.1213-1222
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• 2018

The energy band gaps and the bowing parameters of zincblende $GaAs_{1-x}N_x$ on the variation of temperature and composition are determined by using an empirical pseudo-potential method with another virtual crystal approximation, which includes the disorder effect. The bowing parameter is calculated as 15eV and the energy band gaps are decreasing rapidly in $GaAs_{1-x}N_x$ ($0{\leq}x{\leq}0.05$, 300K). A refractive index n and a function of high-frequency dielectric constant ${\varepsilon}$ are calculated by the results of energy band gaps and the calculation results of energy band gaps are consistent with experimental values.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.384-384
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• 2011

양자점 감응형 태양전지는 염료감응형 태양전지와 비슷한 구조를 가지지만, 유기물 염료를 대신하여 무기물 양자점을 사용함으로서 기존 유기물 염료가 가지는 한계점을 극복할 수 있다. 양자점을 광감응 염료로 사용하는 경우 양자제한효과(quantum confinement effect)에 의해 양자점의 사이즈조절만으로 밴드갭을 조절할 수 있어 광학적 특성 조절이 용이하며, 유기물 염료보다 광흡수 능력도 뛰어나다. 더불어, 하나의 광자를 흡수하여 두개 이상의 전자-정공쌍을 만들 수 있는(multiple exciton generation) 가능성이 있어 기존 태양전지가 가지는 이론적 한계효율(Shockley-Queisser limit)을 뛰어넘을 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 고효율의 양자점 감응형 태양전지 개발을 위해, ZnO 나노선 구조에 CdS, CdSe 양자점을 증착한 CdSe/CdS/ZnO 나노선 헤테로구조를 수열합성법으로 합성하였다. 증착한 CdSe/CdS 양자점이 태양광의 가시광 전 영역을 흡수하여 전자-정공을 생성하며, 세 물질 간의 밴드구조를 통해 양자점에서 생성된 전자가 ZnO 나노선으로 포집되고, 바닥전극으로 직접연결이 되어있는 1차원의 나노선 구조를 통해 전자를 효율적으로 운반할 수 있다.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.10 no.10
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• pp.1005-1010
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• 1997

ZnS:Mn thin film was made by coevaporation with Electron Beam Evaparation(EBE) method. And structural and optical characteristics of ZnS:Mn thin films were investigated by substrate temperature annealing temperature and dopant Mn. When ZnS:Mn thin film was well deposited with cubic crystalline at substrate temperature of 30$0^{\circ}C$ its surface index was [111] and its lattice constant of a was 5.41$\AA$. Also When ZnA:Mn thin film was well made with hexagonal crystalline at substrate temperature of 30$0^{\circ}C$annealing temperature of 50$0^{\circ}C$and annealing time of 60min its miller indices were (0002) (1011), (1012) and (1120). And its lattice constant of a and c was 3.88$\AA$and 12.41$\AA$ respectively. Finally hexagonal ZnS:Mn thin film with dopant Mn of 0.5wt% had fundamental absorption wavelength of 342nm. And so its energy bandgap was about 3.62eV.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.49-54
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• 2000

A new functional organic thin film optical waveguide ion sensor is designed, which can select a specific ion, i.e., $Ca^{2+}$ -ion. The sensing membrane was composed of PVC-PVAC-PVA copolymer matrix based on anionic cation-selective chromoionophor(ETH5294), neutral ionophore(K23El), anionic site and plasticizer and it was coated on the etched glass substrate as embeded type optical waveguide itself. The sensor sensitivity dependence on waveguide length and thickness, contence of chromoionophore, and each mode was investigated. And this sensor could detect $Ca^{2+}$ ion in concentrations ranging from 1$\times$10­6~1M(with 0.05M tris-HCI buffer solution of pH7.4) by measuring the absorbance change at 514nm of light. Utilizing thin film membrane, the fast response time and high sensitivity are obtained. Also, it is expected that this sensor can be applied to various biochemical important ions.ons.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.33-39
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• 2015

CdS-QD particles are a nano-sized semiconducting crystal that emits light. Their optical properties show great potential in many areas of applications such as disease-diagnostic reagents, optical technologies, media industries and solar cells. The wavelength of emitting light depends on the particle size and thus the quality control of CdS-QD particle requires accurate determination of the size distribution. In this study, CdS-QD particles were synthesized by a simple ${\gamma}$-ray irradiation method. As a particle stabilizer polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) were added. In order to determine the size and size distribution of the CdS-QD particles, sedimentation field-flow fractionation (SdFFF) was employed. Effects of carious parameters including the the flow rate, external field strength, and field programming conditions were investigated to optimize SdFFF for analysis of CdS-QD particles. The Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis show the primary single particle size was ~4 nm, TEM images indicate that the primarty particles were aggregated to form secondary particles having the mean size of about 159 nm. As the concentration of the stabilizer increases, the particle size tends to decrease. Mean size determined by SdFFF, TEM, and dynamic light scattering (DLS) were 126, 159, and 152 nm, respectively. Results showed SdFFF may become a useful tool for determination of the size and its distribution of various types of inorganic particles.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.29-34
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• 2008

Small amounts of zinc ions regulate a plentitude of enzymatic proteins, receptors and transcription factors, thus cells need accurate homeostasis of zinc ions. Some neurons have developed mechanisms to accumulate zinc in specific membrane compartment ("vesicular zinc"), which can be evidenced using histochemical techniques. These neurons are the socalled zinc enriched (ZEN) neurons, which accumulate glutamate and zinc inside their synaptic vesicles and release it during synaptic transmission. In the present paper we have studied the distribution of the ZEN terminals in the rat hippo-campus using ZnSe autometallography, Neo-Timm staining, ZnT3 immunohistochemistry and TSQ fluorescence staining.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.1-16
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• 2003

As is well known that N-nitroso-N-methylurethane (NNNMU) causes acute lung injury (ALI) in experimental animals. And ALI caused by NNNMU is very similar to ARDS in human being in its pathology and progress. In its context, we investigated the pathogenetic mechanism of ARDS associated with oxidative stress by neutrophils in Sprague-Dawley rat model of NNNMU-induced ALI. NNNMU had increased lung weight/body weight ratio (L/B ratio), lung myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, protein content and number of neutrophils in bronchoalveolar fluid (BALF) compared with those of control rat (p<0.001, respectively). In contrast, the amount of pulmonary surfactant in BALF was decreased by NNNMU (p<0.001). Morphologically, light microscopic examination denoted pathological findings such as formation of hyaline membrane, infiltration of neutrophils and perivascular cuffing in the lungs of NNNMU-treated rats. In addition, ultrastructural changes such as the necrosis of endothelial cells, swelling and vacuolization of lamellar bodies of alveolar type II cells, and the degeneration of pulmonary surfactant were identified after treatment of NNNMU. Very interestingly, cerium chloride electron microscopic cytochemistry showed that NNNMU had increased the production of cerrous-peroxide granules in the lung, which signified the increased production of hydrogen peroxide in the lung. Collectively, we conclude that NNNMU causes acute lung leak by the mechanism of neutrophilic oxidative stress of the lung.