• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.71-80
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• 2023

Silver paste is a valuable electrode material for electronic device applications because it is easy to handle with relatively low heat treatment. This study treated the electrode surface using an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet on the silver-paste electrode. This plasma jet was generated in an argon atmosphere using a high voltage of 5.5 to 6.5 kV with an operating frequency of 11.5 kHz. Plasma-jet may be more beneficial to the printing process by performing it at atmospheric pressure. The electrode surface becomes hydrophilic quickly and contact angle variation is observed on the electrode surface as a function of plasma treatment time, applied voltage, and gas flow rate. Also, there was no deviation in the contact angle after the plasma treatment in the large-area sample, that means a uniform result could be obtained regardless of the substrate size. The outcomes of this study are expected to be very useful in forming a stacked structure in the manufacture of large-area electronic devices and future applications.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.594-601
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• 2001

Direct thermal lamination of polyethylene film on aluminum plate without using adhesive was tried by modifying their surfaces to have polar groups. Polyethylene film was modified by treating with oxygen or acrylic acid plasma. Aluminum plate was modified by treating with boiling water or diaminocyclohexane plasma. Fairly high adhesion strength was obtained even in the case when only the polyethylene film was modified, and adhesion strength was so high that film was broken during the adhesion test if both the film and the aluminum plate were modified. Even chemical bonding seemed to be possible when the film treated with acrylic acid was laminated on the plate treated with diaminocyclohexane plasma by forming amide linkage through the reaction between COOH groups on the film surface and NH$_2$ groups on the plate surface.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.461-469
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• 2012

The surface modification and characterization of Ar-plasma treated polypropylene (PP) blend are investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and contact angle measurement. An increase in Ar-plasma treatment time leads to an increase in wettability, oxygen containing polar functional groups, the amount of talc, and surface roughness on the PP blend surface. A careful observation using SEM indicates that there exists a skin layer consisting of only PP component. The difference in viscosity between PP and rubber particles facilities the formation of skin layer. However, it is found that an increase in Ar-plasma treatment time helps to decrease the thickness of skin layer. Additional methodologies for the elimination of skin layer during injection molding are also discussed. The surface modification and morphological alteration induced by Ar-plasma treatment provides a hydrophilic state, followed by the improvement in wettability, on the PP blend surface.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.150-150
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• 2016

디스플레이, 센서 등 전자소자는 소형화 단계를 지나 인체 부착형 소자로의 발전을 요구하고 있다. 부착형 소자에서는 접착력과 큰 마찰력이 필요하지만 마찰특성이 더 중요하므로 인체 및 물체의 마찰을 위해서는 다양한 표면에 대항하는 마찰 특성과 내구성이 요구되며 이를 위해 개코도마뱀 또는 딱정벌레, 말벌날개와 같은 자연모사형 건식 마찰 방식에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 그러나 기존 폴리머를 이용하여 자연모사형 마이크로/나노 구조 형성은 기계적으로 가공된 금형 몰딩을 통한 매무 복잡한 공정을 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 복잡한 공정을 통한 마찰재 제작을 단순화하기 위해서 플라즈마 표면처리를 활용하여 나노구조 형성하는 방법을 소개하고자 하며, 건식 접착 및 마찰용 폴리머 소재(PDMS(Poly dimethyl siloxane))에 따른 표면구조 변화와 표면에너지 및 화학결합 변화에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 플라즈마 표면처리를 위해서 자체 개발한 선형이온소스를 활용하였으며 입사에너지에 따라 표면형상 변화를 주사전자현미경을 활용하여 관찰하였다. 표면에너지 변화는 접촉각측정기를 활용하였으며, Tribology tester(Ball on disk)를 활용하여 마찰특성을 평가하였다. PDMS(Poly dimethyl siloxane)는 입사에너지가 증가함에 따라 주름형태 구조 크기가 증가하는 것을 관찰하였고, 플라즈마 처리를 통해 표면에너지 및 마찰력 증가를 관찰하였다. 그리고 플라즈마 처리 후 표면에너지 변화인 FOTS(Trichloro-(1H,1H,2H,2H- perfluorooctyl) silane) 처리를 통하여 표면에너지 감소와 마찰력이 절반으로 감소하였다. 본 연구 결과는 나노구조에 따라 표면형상 및 표면에너지 변화에 따른 PDMS의 마찰력 변화를 확인하였고, 이러한 특성을 활용하여 마찰재와 피부 부착형 접착 패치에 응용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• Composites Research
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.76-81
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• 2012

Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment on carbon nanotube (CNT) surfaces was performed to modify reinforcement effect and interfacial adhesion of carbon fiber reinforced CNT-phenolic composites. The surface changes occurring on CNT treated with plasma were analyzed by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscope (FT-IR). The significant improvement of wettability on CNT was confirmed by static contact angle test after plasma treatment. Such plasma treatment resulted in a decrease in the advancing contact angle from $118^{\circ}$ to $60^{\circ}$. The interfacial adhesion between carbon fiber and CNT-phenolic composites increased by plasma treatment based on apparent modulus test results during quasi-static tensile strength. Furthermore, the proposed database offers valuable knowledge for evaluating interfacial shear strength (IFSS).

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.27-33
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• 2000

The selective chemical vapor deposition techniques for Cu metallization were studied. For enhancing the selectivity, furnace annealing and N$_{2}$ plasma were treated on patterned TiN/BPSG prior to the copper deposition. As a result, Cu did not deposited lead to suppressing the nucleation on BPSG singificantly. With the increasement the plasma treatment temperature, copper nucleation on BPSG was suppressed mote effectively, From TOF-SIMS(Time-of-Flight Secondary ion Mass Spectrometry), it is considered that annealing and N$_{2}$ plasma treatment remove hydroxyl(0-H) group so that eliminating the nucleation site for copper precursor enhance the selectivity.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.40 no.7
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• pp.494-498
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• 2003

In this paper, the plasma treatment on gate surface has been applied prior to deposition of pentacene and the effects on performance were investigated. The Plasma treatment produced the mobility of 0.05$\textrm{cm}^2$/V.sec which is 10 times larger than the non-treated. The resistance was also reduced from 400K$\Omega$ to 50K$\Omega$. In addition, the standard deviation of performance parameters variation was reduced with the plasma exposure time, which implies that plasma treatment makes the gate surface states be uniform across the whole wafer area. The performance parameters were increased with the exposure time up to 5min, after which they degraded again. Therefore, the optimal exposure time was found to be 5min.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.277-278
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• 2005

미생물 고정화를 위하여 PU 폼을 세 가지 처리 방법으로 처리하였다. 플라즈마 처리, 플라즈마 유도 그라프팅, 플라즈마 유도 그라프팅 후 플라즈마로 재처리 방법을 사용하였다. 플라즈마 처리는 bacteria adhesion에 큰 효과를 주지 못하였고, 아크릴산의 플라즈마 유도 그라프팅은 adhesion을 세 배 이상 증가시켰다. Bacteria의 adhesion 성능 향상은 표면의 친수성을 증가시키고 새로운 groove나 cavity들을 형성시킴으로 가능하였다. 반면, 그라프팅 후 plasma re-treatment는 미생물 고정화를 크게 향상시키지 못하였다. SEM 관찰을 통하여 대부분의 E.coli.는 groove나 cavities라는 shear-free area에 서식함을 알 수 있었다. PU폼의 bacteria adhesion은 미생물과 고분자 표면 사이의 정전기적 인력이나 van der Waals 인 력에 의해 주로 영향을 받는다고 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.144-146
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• 2011

플라스틱 기판 PC 또는 ABS에 플라즈마 처리하여 접촉각을 낮출 수 있었다. Cr, Ag 등의 금속으로 스퍼터링하여 반사도 90% 이상으로 고반사 필름을 플라즈마 처리된 플라스틱에 코팅하였다. 금속질감을 갖는 표면에 컬러 코팅하여 다양한 색상을 구현하였고, 산화물 코팅층의 물성과 천이영역에 대하여 고찰하였다.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.207-212
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• 2010

Purpose: Rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses, based on fluorosilicone acrylate, were treated with plasma in air. Methods: The chemical compositions were analyzed by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the surface morphology and roughness of RGP contact lenses were observed by using atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the wettability changes were estimated by wetting angle measurement. Results: As the contact lenses were treated by the plasma, the F contents decreased significantly, and the O and Si contents increased on the surface. The number of oxygen-containing hydrophilic radicals (C-O and Si-O) increased greatly, the hydrophobic surface decreased, and the wetting angle increased. But the C-O bonds created with exchange of the fluorine did not increase a wettability. The surface compositions were not remarkably changed for the 6 months after plasma treatment, but the wetting angle increased again. Conclusions: It was considered that the improved wettability of the RGP contact lenses of high fluorine content after plasma treatment was affected by the activation of surface, the increase of Si-O, and the decrease of hydrophobic surface.