• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.740-744
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• 2017

Herein we studied the electrical and optical properties of indium tin oxide ITO/Ag/ITO multilayer thin films for application in transparent conducting electrodes. The ITO and Ag thin films were deposited onto soda lime glass (SLG) using radiofrequency and DC-sputtering methods, respectively. The as-synthesized ITO/Ag/ITO multilayer thin films were analyzed using 4-point probe, UV-Visible spectroscopy, and Hall measurement. We observed a rapid increase in electron concentration with increasing Ag thickness. However, electron mobility decreased with increasing Ag thickness. Finally, ITO/Ag/ITO multilayer thin films showed a characteristic low sheet resistance of $18{\Omega}/sq$ and high optical transmittance value (80%) with variation of Ag thickness (5~10 nm).

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2009년도 9th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.917-919
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• 2009

Effects of nano-silver contents(15~50wt%) on screen printed-etched gate electrodes and electrical characteristics of OTFTs were investigated. As Ag contents increased, the screen-printed film was transferred exactly without spreading and obtained the densely-packed layer with a stable and excellent conductivity but, its thickness was increased and surface became rougher. It was found that the leakage current of MIM devices and off-state currents of OTFTs became larger due to poor step coverage of PVP dielectric layer on the thick and rough gate electrodes for nano-Ag inks with Ag contents more than 30wt%.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.7
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• pp.331-332
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• 2006

Ag-ceramic composite materials were investigated as internal electrodes for multilayer ceramic actuators (MLCA). Ag-ceramic pastes were prepared by adding PZT-based ceramic powders to a Ag patse in a range of 0 to 50 wt.%. PZT/Ag-PZT multilayered laminates were fabricated by tape casting and fired at low temperatures below $950^{\circ}C$. The addition of ceramic into the Ag electrode resulted in a decrease in the thermal expansion mismatch between the electrode and the ceramic sheet. The maximum strain of PZT/Ag-PZT multilayered actuators were $9{\times}10^{-4}$ under an electric field of 2.5MV/m. In conclusion, Ag-PZT composite materials are efficient for low cost piezoelectric MLCAs.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 RF/DC 마그네트론 증착법을 이용하여 유리 기판 상에 실온에서 TIZO/Ag/TIZO 다층막 투명전극 필름을 증착하였다. 전체 박막 두께 60 nm TIZO/Ag/TIZO (10 nm/10 nm/40 nm)로 이루어진 다층막의 경우 650 nm에서 투과도는 86.5%, 면저항 값은 8.1 Ω/□를 나타냈으며, 적외선(열선)을 효과적으로 차단할 수 있는 투과도 특성 때문에 향후 에너지 절약형 스마트 윈도우로서의 적용도 가능할 것으로 판단된다. TIZO/Ag/TIZO 다층막 투명전극을 적용한 폴리에스터 아크릴레이트 기반 고분자분산액정(polymer-dispersed liquid crystal, PDLC) 시스템에 있어서 액정과 prepolymer의 함량비, PDLC 코팅층의 두께 및 자외선 세기 변화에 따른 전기광학 특성 및 표면 형태학에 미치는 영향이 조사되었다. 15 ㎛의 PDLC 층 두께에 1.5 mW/cm²의 UV 세기로 광경화된 TIZO/Ag/TIZO 다층막 투명전극 적용 PDLC 셀이 전반적으로 양호한 구동 전압과 on-state 투과도 및 뛰어난 off haze를 나타냈으며, PDLC 복합체의 고분자 매트릭스 표면에 형성된 액정 droplet들은 입사광을 효율적으로 산란시킬 수 있는 1~3 ㎛ 크기를 갖고 있었다. 또한, 본 연구에서 제조된 TIZO/Ag/TIZO 다층막 투명전극 적용 PDLC 기반 스마트 윈도우는 연한 갈색의 색조를 띠고 있어서 심미적 측면에서 색다른 장점을 부여할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.313-313
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• 2016

Transparent conductive oxide (TCO) films have many disadvantages, such as rarity, possible exhaustion, process temperature limitations, and brittleness on a flexible substrate. In particular, as display technology moves toward flexible displays, TCO will become completely unsuitable due to its brittleness. To address theses issue, many researchers have been studying TCO substitutes. In recent efforts, metal nanowires, conducting polymers, carbon nanotube networks, graphene films, hybrid thin films, and metal meshes/grids have been evaluated as candidates to replace TCO electrodes. In this study, we fabricated the TCO film with Ag meshes shape using polystyrene (PS) beads monolayer on the substrate. The PS beads were used as a template to create the mesh pattern. We fabricated the monolayer on the flexible substrate (PES) with the well-aligned PS beads. Electrodes with Ag mesh shape were formed using this patterned monolayer. We could fabricated the Ag mesh electrode with the sheet resistance with $8ohm{\Omega}/{\Box}$.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.507-512
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• 2016

Expensive silver powder is used to form electrodes in most IT equipment, and recently, many attempts have been made to lower manufacturing costs by developing powders with Ag-Ni or Ag-Cu core-shell structures. This study examined the sintering behavior of Ag-Ni electrode powder with a core-shell structure for silicon solar cell with high energy efficiency. The electrode powder was found to have a surface similar to pure Ag powder, and cross-sectional analysis revealed that Ag was uniformly coated on Ni powder. Each electrode was formed by sintering in the range of $500^{\circ}C$ to $800^{\circ}C$, and the specimen sintered at $600^{\circ}C$ had the lowest sheet resistance of $5.5m{\Omega}/{\Box}$, which is about two times greater than that of pure Ag. The microstructures of electrodes formed at varying sintering temperatures were examined to determine why sheet resistance showed a minimum value at $600^{\circ}C$. The electrode formed at $600^{\circ}C$ had the best Ag connectivity, and thus provided a better path for the flow of electrons.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.347-352
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• 2002

A transparent dielectric of the $PbO-B_2O_3-SiO_2-A1_2O_3$ system which was a low melting glass has been used for PDP (Plasma Display Panel), but it has a problem which is a reaction to be occurred between a transparent dielectric layer and electrodes (Ag, ITO) after firing. This research was conducted for ion migration of $Ag^+\$ and $Sn^ {2+}$ during firing three different frits of low melting glass. The result showed that yellowing phenomena occurred through a chemical reaction between $Ag^+\$and $Sn^ {2+}$ at 550~58$0^{\circ}C$ for 20~60 min. In addition, it was confirmed that the migration of $Sn^{2+}$ from ITO electrode made a strong effect on the yellowing phenomena.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2005

$Bi_2O_3$를 첨가한 8M KOH용액에서 다결정 Ag전극의 전기화학적인 거동과 생성된 산화물들의 미세조직 변화를 분석하였다. $Bi_2O_3$를 첨가한 8M KOH용액에서 Ag 산화물뿐만 아니라 새로운 Ag-Bi-O화합물들이 생성되는 것을 알 수 있었다. Ag(I) 산화물 생성 전위 영역에서는 $Ag_2O$ 이외에, Ag-Bi-O 화합물이 핵 생성과 3D성장 과정에 의해서 생성되고, Ag(II)산화물 생성 전위 영역에서는 AgO뿐만 아니라 새로운 Ag-Bi-O화합물들이 핵 생성과 3D성장 과정에 의해서 생성되었다. Ag(I) 산화물 생성 전위에서 두 가지 형상의 Ag(I) 산화물이 생성되는 것을 SEM 조직에 의해 관찰하였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.587-593
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• 2013

We demonstrate semitransparent organic photovoltaics (OPVs) based on thin metal electrodes and polymer photoactive layers consisting of poly(3-hexylthiophene) and [6,6]-phenyl $C_{61}$ butyric acid methyl ester. The power conversion efficiency of a semitransparent OPV device comprising a 15-nm silver (Ag) rear electrode is 1.98% under AM 1.5-G illumination through the indium-tin-oxide side of the front anode at 100 $mW/cm^2$ with 15.6% average transmittance of the entire cell in the visible wavelength range. As its thickness increases, a thin Ag electrode mainly influences the enhancement of the short circuit current density and fill factor. Its relatively low absorption intensity makes a Ag thin film a viable option for semitransparent electrodes compatible with organic layers.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제56권11호
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• pp.835-843
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• 2018

In this work, we report a delta rosette strain sensor based on highly stretchable silver nanowire (AgNW) percolation piezoresistors. The proposed rosette strain sensors were easily prepared by a facile two-step fabrication route. First, three identical AgNW piezoresistive electrodes were patterned in a simple and precise manner on a donor film using a solution-processed drop-coating of the AgNWs in conjunction with a tape-type shadow mask. The patterned AgNW electrodes were then entirely transferred to an elastomeric substrate while embedding them in the polymer matrix. The fabricated stretchable AgNW piezoresistors could be operated at up to 20% strain without electrical or mechanical failure, showing a maximum gauge factor as high as 5.3, low hysteresis, and high linearity ($r^2{\approx}0.996$). Moreover, the sensor responses were also found to be highly stable and reversible even under repeated strain loading/unloading for up to 1000 cycles at a maximum tensile strain of 20%, mainly due to the mechanical stability of the AgNW/elastomer composites. In addition, both the magnitude and direction of the principal strain could be precisely characterized by configuring three identical AgNW piezoresistors in a delta rosette form, representing the potential for employing the devices as a multidimensional strain sensor in various practical applications.