• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.315-322
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• 2014

Purpose: The physical and optical characteristics of hydrophilic tinted contact lens containing titanium silicon oxide nanoparticles and the basic hydrogel contact lens material containing 4-iodoaniline were examined. In this study, the utility of titanium silicon oxide nanoparticles as a UV-blocking material for ophthalmologic devices were investigated by measuring the UV transmittance of the produced polymer. Also, titanium silicon oxide nanoparticles only without the addition of 4-iodoaniline in primary contact lens materials by copolymerizing two groups were compared. Methods: For manufacturing hydrogel lens, HEMA, MA, MMA, 4-iodoaniline and a cross-linker EGDMA were copolymerized in the presence of AIBN as an initiator. Also, the titanium silicon oxide nanoparticles was used as additive. After polymerization the physical properties such as water content, refractive index, contact angle and spectral transmittance of produced contact lenses were measured. Results: Measurement of the physical properties of the copolymerized material showed that the water content, refractive index, UV-B transmittance and contact angle were in the range of 35.01~38.60%, 1.4350~1.4418, $34.15{\sim}57.25^{\circ}$ and 1.0~10.0%, respectively. Titanium silicon oxide nanoparticles is not used as an additive in the experimental group, the results of the measurement showed that the water content, refractive index, contan angle and UV-B transmittance of the hydrogel lens polymer was 34.00~36.80%, 1.4378~1.4420, $40.15{\sim}60.16^{\circ}$ and 1.8~25.0%, respectively. Conclusions: Also, the transmittance for UV light was reduced significantly in combinations containing titanium oxide nanoparticles.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.121-126
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• 1992

Transmission electron microscopy was used to investigate the structure of GaAs ${\Sigma}=19$, [110] tilt grain boundaries. Relative positions of Ga and As atoms in each grain on either side of the boundaries were determined by examining the dynamical coupling between HOLZ reflections and(200) beams. No inversion symmetry was present across the boundaries. These boundaries were observed to have a strong tendency to lie parallel to {331} planes. The atomic structure and lattice translation at these boundaries was studied in detail by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM). The boundary consists of units of 5-, 7-, and two 6-member rings.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.447-447
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• 2013

최근 전자산업의 발전으로 차세대 디스플레이 소자로 산화물반도체가 주목받고 있다. 산화물 반도체는 저온공정, 높은 이동도 및 투과율을 가지기 때문에 이러한 공정이나 물성 측면에 있어 기존의 a-Si, LTPS 등을 대채할 만한 소자로서 연구가 활발이 이루어지고 있다. 특히 고해상도 및 고속구동이 진행됨에 따라 높은 이동도의 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 IGZO 산화물 반도체 박막트랜지스터의 이동도 개선을 위해 나노입자를 사용하였다. 게이트전극으로 사용된 Heaviliy doped P-type Si 기판위에 200 nm의 SiO2 절연층을 성장시킨 후, 채널로 작동하기 위한 IGZO 박막을 증착하기 전에 10~20 nm 크기의 니켈, 금 나노입자를 부착시켰다. 열처리 온도는 $350^{\circ}C$, 90분동안 진행하였고, 100 nm의 알루미늄 전극을 증착시켜 TFT 소자를 제작하였다. TFT 소자가 동작할 시, IGZO 박막 내부의 전자들은 게이트 전압으로 인해 하부로 이동하여 채널을 형성, 동시에 드레인 전압으로 인한 캐리어들의 움직임으로 인해 소자가 동작하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 채널이 형성되는 계면 부근에 전도성이 높은 금속 나노입자를 부착시켜 다수 캐리어인 전자가 채널을 통과할 때 전류흐름에 금속 나노입자들이 기여하여 전기적 특성의 변화에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 연구하였다. 반응시간을 조절하여 기판에 붙는 나노입자의 밀도 변화에 따른 특성과 다양한 크기(5, 10, 20 nm)를 갖는 금, 니켈 나노입자를 포함한 IGZO TFTs 소자를 제작하여 전달특성, 출력특성의 변화를 비교하였고, 실질적인 채널길이의 감소효율과 캐리어 이동도의 변화를 비교분석 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.338-338
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• 2012

사파이어 ($Al_2O_3$)는 높은 밴드갭 에너지 (~19.5 eV)를 가진 물질로서 우수한 내마모성, 강도, 전기 절연성 및 안정한 화학적 특성을 갖고 발광다이오드 기판, 보석재료 등 각종 산업 및 기술적 분야에서 널리 사용되고 있다. 특히, 플립칩 발광다이오드 구조의 경우 광추출효율을 향상시키기 위해 높은 투과도를 갖는 사파이어 기판이 요구되어 왔으며, 지금까지 건식/습식식각방법을 이용한 사파이어 표면에 마이크로 크기의 심한 거칠기 또는 요철이 형성된 나노크기의 격자구조를 형성시키는 연구가 진행되어 오고 있다. 그 중, 나노 크기의 격자구조는 공기에서 반도체 기판까지 선형적인 유효굴절률 분포를 갖기 때문에 표면에서 생기는 Fresnel 반사 손실을 줄일 수 있다. 이러한 구조를 형성하기 위해서는 식각 마스크가 필요한데, 형성 방법으로 레이저 간섭 리소그래피, 전자빔 리소그래피, 나노임프린트 리소그래피 등이 있으나, 비싼 가격과 복잡한 공정 절차 등의 단점을 지니고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 식각 마스크 패턴을 위해, 보다 저렴하고 간단한 실리카 나노구 및 열적응집 금 나노 입자를 이용하였다. 양면 폴리싱 c-plane 사파이어 기판을 사용하였고, 단일 층의 주기적인 실리카 나노구를 기판 표면에 스핀코팅에 의해 도포한 후 유도결합플라즈마 식각 장비를 이용하여 식각하여 주기적인 패턴을 갖는 렌즈모양의 격자구조를 형성하였다. 그리고 주기적으로 형성된 격자 위에 열 증착기를 이용하여 금 박막을 증착한 후 급속열적어닐닝(rapid thermal annealing)을 이용하여 열처리함으로써 비주기적인 금 나노입자를 형성시켰다. 형성된 금 나노패턴을 이용하여 동일한 조건으로 식각함으로써 광대역 및 전방향성 높은 투과도를 갖는 원뿔 모양의 사파이어 나노구조를 제작하였다. 제작된 샘플의 패턴 및 식각 형상은 전자현미경을 사용하여 관찰하였으며, UV-vis-NIR 분광광도계 (spectrophotometer)를 사용하여 투과율을 측정하였다. 렌즈 모양 표면 위에 원뿔모양의 나노구조를 갖는 사파이어 기판은 일반적인 사파이어 기판보다 향상된 투과율 특성을 보였다.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.390-394
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• 2011

Effects of silver nanoparticles on the polymerization rate and morphology of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc)/silver microspheres prepared by suspension polymerization of VAc were investigated. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and atomic absorption spectrometry were used to characterize the morphology and properties of the PVAc/silver microspheres. Due to the change of hydrophilicity of silver nanoparticles, appearance of the microspheres having golf ball-like convave surfaces was observed. Under controlled concentration of surfactant, PVAc/silver microspheres with various hollow structures were synthesized. In the case of silver nanoparticles modified by surfactant, the polymerization rate increased slightly. PVAc/silver microspheres with a conversion up to 80% were prepared via suspension polymerization.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.581-589
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• 2005

Recently, membrane processes have been replacing the conventional processes for waste water treatment to produce better quality of effluent and to meet more stringent regulations because of water shortage. However, using membrane processes for water treatment has confronted with fouling and difficulty in treating dissolved organic pollutants. In this study, membrane process equipped with crossflow microfiltration is combined with coagulation process using alum and PAC to improve permeability and treatment efficiency. The effects of coagulant dosage and optimum membrane operating conditions were investigated from measurement of permeate flow, cumulative volume, total resistance, particle size, dissolved organic pollutant, dissolved aluminium and quality of effluent. Characteristic of PAC coagulation was compared with that of alum coagulation. PAC coagulation reduced membrane fouling because of forming larger particle size and increased permeate velocity and cumulative volume. Less dissolved organic pollutants and dissolved aluminum made decreasing-rate of permeate velocity being lowered. At using $0.2\;{\mu}m$ membrane, cake filtration observed. At using $0.45\;{\mu}m$ membrane, there was floc breakage due to shear stress occurred born circulating operation. It made floc size smaller than membrane pore size, which subsequently to decrease permeate velocity and to increase total resistance. The optimum coagulation dosage was $300{\pm}50\;mg/L$ for both alum and PAC. PAC coagulation was more efficiently used with $0.2\;{\mu}m$ membrane, and the highest permeate flux was in using $0.45\;{\mu}m$membrane. The greatest efficiency of treatment was as follows; turbidity 99.8%, SS 99.9%, $BOD_5$ 94.4%, $COD_{Cr}$ 95.4%, T-N 54.3%, T-P 99.8%.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.183-189
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• 2019

Amphiphilic PCZ-r-PEG random copolymer assisted solvothermal process is used to prepare mesoporous $TiO_2$ microspheres generated from nanoparticles by self-assembly method. Synthesized PCZ-r-PEG is characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The mesoporous $TiO_2$ are prepared by PCZ-r-PEG, glucose, water in tertrahydrofuran solution at $150^{\circ}C$ for 12 h and the $TiO_2$ microspheres are calcined at $550^{\circ}C$ for 30 min to further crystallize and organic residue are removed. Morphology and crystallization phase is characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) respectively. The mesoporous $TiO_2$ crystallized in pure anatase phase with diameter of $300{\pm}20nm$.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.694-697
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• 2019

In recent years, titanium dioxide powders were produced as nanoparticles or nanowires or nanotubes in one-dimensional structure, and mesoporous spheres in 3-D to improve their crystallinities, which were further used as photo-electrode materials and for preventing photo-aging. In this study, a nano sol composed of titanium dioxide exhibiting a high crystallinity was synthesized using n-alcohol as a solvent. The crystallinity of the nano sol was confirmed by FE-SEM, and XRD, while the UV blocking rate confirmed by UV-Vis spectrometry results. Changes in the crystallinity were investigated by varying the types of solvents such as butanol, propanol and ethanol. The synthesized particle sizes were from 200 to 250 nm, and the optical transmittance showed a high blocking rate in the UVB and UVA range. It is expected that a high transmittance at 550 nm wavelength can increase the photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cells and the UV blocking efficiency.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.373-384
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• 2015

In the past few decades, polymeric membrane has played an important role in gas separation applications. For the separation of $CO_2$, one of greenhouse gases, high permselectivity, long-term stability and scale-up are needed. However, conventional polymeric membranes have shown a trade-off relation between permeability and selectivity while inorganic materials are highly permeable but expensive. Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) combining the advantages of both polymeric and inorganic materials have become a possible breakthrough for the next-generation gas separation membranes. The MMMs could be either symmetric or asymmetric but the latter is more preferred to improve the permeance. Important factors influencing the MMM fabrication include homogeneous distribution of inorganic particles and good interfacial contact between inorganic filler and organic matrix. Recently, metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have received much attention as a new class of porous crystalline materials and a potential candidate for $CO_2$ separation. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), a sub-branch of MOFs, are the most widely used in MMMs due to small particle size and appropriate pore size for $CO_2$ separation. One of the major issues associated with the incorporation of porous particles in a polymeric membrane is to control the microstructure of the porous particle materials such as particle size, orientation, and boundary conditions etc. In this review, major challenges surrounding MMMs and the strategies to tackle these challenges are given in detail.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.125-126
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 금속 나노입자 함량에 따른 유기나노복합체에서의 광학 및 전기전도도 특성변화를 분석하였다. 유기나노복합체 전극은 전기전도성을 가리고 있는 PEDOT : PSS(poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythio- phone):poly(styrenesulfonate))나노 입자를 기반으로 하며 이 복합제에 미량의 Ag nano-particle을 첨가하여 전기전도도 특성을 향상시키는 연구를 진행하였다. Ag nano-particle은 전체 중량 대비 01 - 0.4%의 범위에서 첨가하였으며 실험결과 0.1%의 첨가 비율에서 약 5% 정도의 전기전도도 특성 향상이 확인되었다. 또한 광투과도 변화를 분석해본 결과 0.4%까지의 Ag nano-particle 첨가 비율에서는 광투과도의 비율이 크게 감소되지 않는 것으로 파악되었다.