• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.393.2-393.2
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• 2014

유기물/무기물 나노복합체를 이용하여 제작한 비휘발성 메모리 소자는 유기 박막 소자의 응용 때문에 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 유기물 박막 안에 분산된 금속 나노입자를 사용하여 제작한 메모리 소자의 전기적 특성 향상에 대한 연구가 많은 주목을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Ag 금속 나노입자가 유기물 박막 안에 분산된 유기 쌍안정성 메모리 소자에서 메모리 특성 및 나노입자의 분산 농도에 따른 전기적 특성에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 화학적 방법을 이용하여 합성한 Ag 금속 나노입자를 클로로벤젠에 용해되어 있는 polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) 용액을 제작하였다. Ag 금속 나노입자 포함된 용액을 p-형 Si 기판 위에 스핀 코팅한 후, 열을 가해 남아있는 용매를 제거하여 Ag 금속 나노입자가 PMMA 유기물에 분산되어 있는 나노복합체 박막을 형성하였다. 형성된 Ag 금속 나노입자가 포함된 나노복합체 박막 위에 상부 전극으로 Al을 열증착하여 비휘발성 메모리 소자를 제작하였다. 제작된 소자의 전하 저장 능력을 측정하여 Ag 금속 나노입자를 포함하지 않은 소자의 전하 저장 능력과 비교하여 Ag 금속 나노입자가 메모리 소자에서의 전하 저장 매체의 중요한 역할인 것을 확인하였다. Ag 금속 나노입자의 농도에 따른 전하 저장 능력 및 전기적 특성에 대해서도 측정 및 확인 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.189-189
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• 2010

ZnO nanorods 구조는 광소자 및 태양광 소자의 성능을 향상시키기 위해서 무반사계수, 광추출효율, 전기적, 열적 전도도를 개선시킬 수 있어, 매우 큰 관심을 가지고 왔다. 또한 Ag 나노입자는 표면 플라즈몬 효과를 이용하여 LED나 태양전지에 응용하여 소자의 성능이 향상됨을 이론적, 실험적으로 증명되어 왔으며, 현재에도 활발한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 이러한 ZnO nanorods 특성과 Ag 나노입자의 표면 플라즈몬 효과를 이용하기 위해서, 본 연구에서는 Ag 나노 입자를 형성된 ZnO seed층에 ZnO nanorods를 성장시켰다. 시료를 제작을 위해서 비교적 성장이 간단하고 저온성장이 가능한 화학적 합성방법을 이용하였다. Ag 나노입자가 형성된 ZnO seed층 제작을 위해서 먼저 Si 기판위에 RF magnetron 스퍼터를 이용하여 고진공, $N_2$ 분위기에서 일정한 두께로 증착을 하였으며, 이후 Ag 박막을 thermal evaporator로 10 nm 두께로 증착하였다. 그 다음, 크기가 다른 Ag 나노입자를 형성을 위해서 rapid thermal annealing (RTA)을 여러 가지 온도에서 수행하였다. 그리고 이러한 시료들를 이용하여, ZnO nanorods를 성장하기 위하여, $90-95^{\circ}$의 온도에서 zinc nitrate $Zn(NO_3)_2{\cdot}6H_2O$과 hexamethylentetramines (HMT)으로 혼합된 용액에 담가두어 ZnO nanorods를 성장시켰다. Ag 나노입자의 크기에 따라 ZnO nanorods의 구조와 형태에 대하여 어떠한 영향을 주는지를 관찰하기 위해 field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM)을 이용하여 측정하였으며, Ag와 ZnO의 성분분석과 결정성을 조사하기 위해 X-ray diffraction (XRD)을 이용하여 분석하였다. 그리고 표면 플라즈몬에 의한 영향에 대하여 조사하기 위해, ZnO nanorods와 Ag 나노입자가 형성된 ZnO nanorods를 UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer을 이용하여 흡수계수와 반사계수를 비교하여 측정하였으며. 태양전지의 성능향상을 수 있음을 이론적으로 계산하였다. 그리고 또한 photoluminescence (PL) 분석을 수행하여 ZnO nanorods의 구조에 대하여 Ag 나노입자의 영향에 대한 광특성을 측정하였다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.36-44
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• 2023

Core-shell TiO₂/Ag nanoparticles were synthesized by a modified sol-gel process and the reverse micelle method using acetoxime as a reducing agent in water/dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DDBA)/cyclohexane. The structure, shape, and size of the TiO₂/Ag nanoparticles were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The size of TiO₂/Ag nanoparticles could be controlled by changing the [water]/[DDBA] molar ratio values. The size and the polydispersity of TiO₂/Ag nanoparticles increased when the [water]/[DDBA] molar ratio rose. The resultant Ag nanoparticles over the anatase crystal TiO₂ nanoparticles exhibited a strong surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak at about 430 nm. The SPR peak shifted to the red side with the increase in nanoparticle size. Conductive pastes with 70 wt% TiO₂/Ag nanoparticles were prepared, and the pastes were coated on the PET films using a screen-printing method. The printed paste films of the TiO₂/Ag nanoparticles demonstrated greater surface resistance than conventional Ag paste in the range of 405~630 μΩ/sq.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.48 no.1
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• pp.98-102
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• 2010

Magnolia kobus leaf extract was used for the synthesis of bimetallic Au core-Ag shell nanoparticles. Gold seeds and silver shells were formed by first treating aqueous solution of $HAuCl_4$ and then $AgNO_3$ with the plant leaf extract as reducing agent. UV-visible spectroscopy was monitored as a function of reaction time to follow the formation of bimetallic nanoparticles. The synthesized bimetallic nanoparticles were characterized with transmission electron microscopy(TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). TEM images showed that the bimetallic nanoparticles are a mixture of plate(triangles, pentagons, and hexagons) and spherical structures. The atomic Ag contents of the bimetallic Au/Ag nanoparticles determined from EDS and XPS analysis were 34 and 65 wt%, respectively, suggesting the formation of bimetallic Au core-Ag shell nanostructure. This core-shell type nanostructure is expected to have potential for application in surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and in the sensitive detection of biomolecules.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.57 no.5
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• pp.618-624
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• 2013

We demonstrated unique inter- and intra-plasmonic coupling effects in bimetallic Au@Ag core-shell NP arrays which are regularly or randomly arranged on self-assembled block copolymer (BCP) inverse micelle monolayers. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-stabilized Au@Ag core-shell NP arrays in regular or disordered configuration were incorporated and assembled on reconstructed PS-b-P4VP inverse micelle templates through two types of processes. The intensively enhanced LSPR coupling properties of individual and assembled Au@Ag NPs were evaluated by UV-visible spectroscopy in terms of the type of ligand stabilizer, coupling between Au and Ag, thickness of Ag shell, and type of array configuration. Finally, Au@Ag core-shell NP arrays were employed as active substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and a significantly enhanced signal enhancement was observed in accordance with the coupling intensity of Au@Ag NPs patterns.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.144-149
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• 2010

Ag/polystyrene(PS) nanocomposites were prepared by in situ reduction of silver 2-ethylhexylcarbamate (Ag-CB) complex and follwing radical polymerization only by heating at 110 $^{\circ}C$. In contrast to this conventional heating method, the microwave irradiation afforded well-dispersed silver nanoparticles(NPs) in styrene monomer without polymerization. The synthesis of Ag NPs proceeded uniformly throughout the reaction vessel only under microwave irradiation, completing the reaction simultaneously in the whole reaction solution. Successive polymerization of the monomer containing the resultant NPs has successfully produced a hybrid of the silver NPs dispersed in PS matrix. Ag/PS (0.1/100) nanocomposites were prepared successfully by melt-mixing process using Ag/PS(4.0/100) as a master-batch. UV-VIS spectroscopy, TEM, and X-ray diffraction techniques were used to investigate the process of formation of Ag/PS nanocomposites.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.300-306
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• 2011

We report the surface distribution of metal (Ag, Au) nanoparticles grown on polarity-patterned ferroelectric substrates by photochemical reaction. Single crystal periodically polarity-patterned $LiNbO_3$(PPLN) was used as a ferroelectric substrate. The nanoparticles were grown by ultra-violet (UV) light exposure of the PPLN in the aqueous solutions including metas. The surface distribution of the grown nanoparticles were measured by atomic force microscopy and identification of the orientation of the polarity of the ferroelectric surface was performed by piezoelectric force microscopy. The Ag- and Au-nanoparticles grown on +z polarity regions are larger and denser than that on -z polarity regions. In particlur, the largest and denser Ag-nanoparticles were grwon on the polarity boundary regions of the PPLN while Au-nanoparticles were not specifically grown on the boundary regions. Thus, we found that the size and position of metal nanoparticles grown on ferroelectric surfaces can be controlled by UV-exposure time and polarity pattern structures. Also, we discuss the difference of the surface distribution of the metal nano-particles depending on the polarity of the ferroelectric surfaces in terms of surface band structures, reduced work fucntion, and inhomogeneous electric field distribution.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.88-93
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• 2017

It is important to develop a simple method oftuning localized surface plasmon resonance(LSPR) properties, due to their numerous applications. In addition, the careful examination of the shape, size and combination of metal nanoparticles is useful for understanding the relation between the LSPR properties and metal nanostructures. This article describes the dependence of theLSPR properties on the arrays of metal nanoparticles obtained from a block copolymer(BCP) micellar thin film. Firstly, two different Au nanostructures, having a dot and ring shape, were fabricated using conventional block copolymer micelle lithography. Then, Ag was plated on the Au nanostructures through the silver mirror reaction technique to obtain Au/Ag bimetallic nanostructures. During the production of these metallic nanostructures, the processing factors, such as the pre-treatment by ethanol, silver mirror reaction time and removal or not of the BCP, were varied. Once the Au nanoparticles were synthesized, Ag was properly plated on the Au, providing two distinguishable characteristic plasmonic bands at around 525nm for Au and around 420nm for Ag, as confirmed bythe UV-vis measurements. However, when a small amount of Au seed nanoparticles, which accelerate the Ag plating speed,was formed by usinga block copolymer with a relatively highmolecular weight, all of the Au surfaces were fully covered by Ag during the silver mirror reaction, showing only the characteristic peak for Ag at around 420nm. The Ag plating technique on Au nanoparticles pre-synthesized from a block copolymer is useful to study the LSPR properties carefully.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.445-445
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 편극 패턴된 강유전체 단결정 $LiNbO_3$ 기판에 광화학적 반응에 의해 금속(Au, Ag, Cu)나노입자를 표면에 선택적으로 성장하였다. 강유전체는 자발편극성의 특성을 지니고 있기 때문에 선택적으로 전압을 가하여 편극성의 역전에 의해 표면의 편극성을 선택적으로 패터닝이 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 주기적으로 양의 편극 영역과 음의 편극 영역이 패턴된 $LiNbO_3$ 기판을 사용하였다. 표면의 편극성은 압전소자반응현미경법(PFM)을 이용하여 확인하였으며, 극성은 R-V curve로 확인하였다. 금속입자는 금속입자를 포함하는 용액에 기판을 넣고 자외선을 조사하여 성장시켰다. 성장된 금속입자의 표면 분포 및 분석은 AFM을 이용하여 측정하였다. Ag 입자를 성장시킨 결과, (-z)편극 영역보다 (+z)편극영역에서 보다 많은 금속 나노입자들이 환원반응을 일으켜 나노입자를 형성하였으며, 경계영역 (inversion domain boundary)에 가장 많은 나노구조체가 형성되었다. Au 입자의 경우, (+z)편극영역이 (-z)편극영역의 표면보다 더 많은 입자가 형성되었지만 Ag입자처럼 편극영역의 경계에서 많이 증착되는 경향성은 보이지 않았다. Cu 입자의 경우 광화학반응을 거의 일으키지 않았으며, 편극영역에 따른 증착 경향성도 보이지 않았다. 이와 같은 결과를 증착된 금속 나노입자의 편극에 따른 표면분포를 강유전체 표면 극성에 따른 표면 밴드구조와, 각 입자가 지닌 환원전위와 전자친화도에 관련된 모델로 설명할 것이다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.97-102
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• 2017

In this paper, we investigate the optical properties of $Ag@Fe_3O_4$ nanoparticles (NPs) composed of a plasmonic core and a magnetic shell. As the $Fe_3O_4$ shell with high refractive index (~2.42) is formed on the surface of the silver NPs having diameter of 60 nm, the wavelength of the localized surface-plasmon resonance (LSPR) is shifted from 420 nm to 650 nm, a so-called "redshift". Furthermore, through the use of three simulation models ($Ag@Fe_3O_4$ NP, $Fe_3O_4$ shell NP, and silver NP), the peak at 410 nm is seen to be the result of scattering by the $Fe_3O_4$ shell with 60 nm thickness, which would be useful in comprehending the complex optics in various nanoscale assemblies using similar NPs.