• 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.

• 공업화학
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 나노 콜로이드 실리카에 은을 코팅하기 위하여 직접 은을 코팅하는 방법과 실리카입자 표면개질 후 은을 코팅하는 방법 등의 2가지 방법이 시도되었다. 실리카에 대한 은의 질량비율과 환원제 주입량 등이 은의 코팅에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 콜로이드 실리카에 직접 은을 코팅한 경우보다 MPTS (3-Mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane)와 APTS (3-Aminopropyl trimethoxysilane)로 표면개질한 후 은을 코팅한 경우가 높은 은(Ag) 코팅율과 우수한 항균효과를 나타내는 것이 관찰되었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.609-614
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• 2017

The proposed stretchable transparent electrodes based on silver nanowires (AgNWs) were prepared on a polyurethane (PU) substrate. In order toavoid the surface roughness caused by the silver nanowires, a titanium oxide ($TiO_2$) buffer layer was addedby coating and heating the organometallic sol-gel solution. The fabricated stretchable electrodes showedan electrical sheet resistance of $24{\Omega}sq^{-1}$, 78% transmittance at 550 nm, and an average surface roughness below 5 nm. Furthermore, the AgNW-based electrode maintained its initial electrical resistance under 130% strain testing conditions, without the assistance of additional conductive polymer layers. In this paper, the critical role of the $TiO_2$ buffer layer between the AgNW network and the PU substrate has been discussed.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2002

Nano adhesion and friction between a $Si_{3}N_{4}$ AFM(atomic force microscope) tip and thin silver films were experimentally studied. Tests were performed to measure the nano adhesion and friction in both AFM and LFM(lateral force microscope) modes in various range of normal loads. Thin silver films deposited by IBAD (ion beam assisted deposition) on Si-wafer (100) and other Si-wafers of different surface roughness were used. Results showed that nano adhesion and friction decreased with the surface roughness. When the Si surfaces were coated by pure silver, the adhesion and friction decreased. But the adhesion and friction were not affected by the thickness of IBAD silver coating. As the normal force increased, the adhesion forces of bare Si-wafer and IBAD silver coating film remained constant, but the friction forces increased linearly. Test results suggested that the friction was mainly governed by the adhesion as long as the load was low.

• 공업화학
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.385-390
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 seed sol 부가법을 통해 나노 사이즈의 콜로이달 Ag를 제조하였다. 제조된 콜로이달 Ag 용액은 hybridizer system과 spray nozzle을 통하여 제지용 무기안료 표면에 분사한 후 이산화티탄으로 표면개질하여 기능성 항균 복합 분체를 제조하였다. 나노 사이즈의 콜로이달 Ag 제조에 있어 $AgNO_3$의 첨가와 시간의 경과에 따라 흡수도가 커지는 것으로 단위 중량당 입자의 크기가 커짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 제조된 기능성 무기안료의 항균성 측정은 균들의 해당 균주에서 시간이 증가함에 따라 균의 성장이 억제되는 결과를 나타내었고 항균접종 실험 실시 후 5~7 h 안에 항균성이 발현되면서 일정한 시간 범위 내에서의 항균력이 우수한 것으로 측정되었다. 또한 $TiO_2$의 광촉매 효과 측정 결과 benzene의 광분해 효율실험에서 반응시간 80 min 동안 60~70% 정도의 효율을 보였고, 반응시간 30 min 정도에서 이미 달성한 분해효율이 90% 이상에 도달해 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.354-359
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• 2006

일반적인 포토리소그래피를 사용하지 않고 마이크로미터 혹은 나노미터 단위의 패턴형성을 위한 연구가 최근 많은 연구그룹에 의해 진행되고 있다. 본 실험에서는 패턴이 형성된 polydimelthylsiloxane (PDMS) 몰드를 octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) 용액에 dipping 하여 PDMS 표변에 OTS 단분자막을 형성하고 micro contact printing (${\mu}-CP$) 방법으로 OTS 단분자 막을 유리기판 표면위로 전사하였다. 전사된 OTS 단분자막은 친수성 유리기판 위에서 소수성 표면특성을 갖게 하며, 친수성은 용액 속에 dipping 하였을 때 소수성 표면 위에는 코팅되지 않도록 한 이 방법을 이용하여 유리기판 위에 Ag 패턴을 형성하였다. 또한, 세척직후 친수성 표면 특성을 보이는 유리기판의 시간에 따른 접촉각 측정을 통해 표면에너지의 변화를 분석하였다.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.16-30
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• 2017

Currently, e-textile market is rapidly expanding and the emerging area of e-textiles requires electrically conductive threads for diverse applications, including wearable innovative e-textiles that can transmit/receive and display data with a variety of functions. This study introduces hybrid nano-structures which may help increase the conductivity of the textile threads for use in wearable and flexible smart apparels. For this aim, Ag was selected as a conductive material, and yarn treatment was implemented where silver nanowire (AgNW) and graphene flake (GF) hybrid structures overcome the limitations of the AgNW alone. The yarn treatment includes several treatment conditions, e.g., annealing temperature, annealing time, binder material such as polyurethane (PU), coating time, in order to search for the optimum method to form stable conductive nano-scale composite materials as thin film on the surface of textile yarns. Treatedyarns showed improved electrical resistance readings. The functionality of the spandex yarn as a stretchable conductive thread was also demonstrated. When the yarn specimens were treated with colloid of AgNW/GF, relatively good electrical conductivity value was obtained. During the extension and recovery cycles of the treated yarns, the initial resistance values did not deteriorate significantly, since the network of nanowire structure with the support of GF and polyurethane stayed flexible and stable. Through this research, it was found that when one-dimensional structure of AgNW and two-dimensional structure of GF were mixed as colloids and treated on the surface of textile yarns, flexible and stretchable electrical conductor could be formed.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2010

단결정 실리콘 태양전지의 광학적 손실을 감소시키는 표면 텍스쳐링은 최종 셀의 효율을 향상시키기 위하여 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 2-step texturing의 공정으로 기존의 텍스쳐링에서 이루어진 피라미드에 수 많은 sub-micrometer 사이즈의 구조를 형성시켰다. $AgNO_3$ 용액으로 웨이퍼 표면에 Ag코팅을 한 후, 그 웨이퍼를 다시 HF/$H_2O_2$ 용액으로 수십초 동안 식각을 거치게 된다. 결과적으로, 피라미드 위에 생성된 수 nm사이즈의 구조물들은 $AgNO_3$의 농도 및 식각 시간의 변화에 의해 그 크기와 굵기가 변화하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 웨이퍼의 표면이 2-step texturing에 의해 식각이 이루어지면 연잎의 거친 표면과 비슷해지고, 그 결과 평균 10% 이상의 반사율을 보이던 기존 웨이퍼에서 3% 이하의 낮은 반사율을 얻을 수 있었다. 이는 일반적인 텍스쳐링과 anti-reflection coating을 거친 웨이퍼의 반사율보다 낮은 결과이다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.491-495
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• 2014

We developed a compact high-precision slot-die coating machine for thin-film deposition on a flexible substrate. For smooth and precise coating, air-bearing and linear motor system were employed to minimize velocity ripple. The gap control mechanism is specially designed to have repeatability of gap between nozzle and substrate under 1 ${\mu}m$. Due to extremely precise gap control, the machine can coat thin-films down to 50 nm with $200mm{\times}100mm$ size. A thin film of Ag nano-particle ink is coated for demonstration.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.476-481
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• 2012

Among the various roll-to-roll printing technologies such as gravure, gravure-offset, and reverse offset printing, reverse offset printing has the advantage of fine patterning, with less than 5 ${\mu}m$ line width. However, it involves complex processes, consisting of 1) the coating process, 2) the off process, 3) the patterning process, and 4) the set process of the ink. Each process demands various ink properties, including viscosity, surface tension, stickiness, and adhesion with substrate or clich$\acute{e}$; these properties are critical factors for the printing quality of fine patterning. In this study, Ag nano ink was developed for reverse offset printing and the effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP), used as a capping agent of Ag nano particles, on the printing quality was investigated. Ag nano particles with a diameter of ~60 nm were synthesized using the conventional polyol synthesis process. Ethanol and ethylene glycol monopropyl ether(EGPE) were used together as the main solvent in order to control the drying and absorption of the solvents during the printing process. The rheological behavior, especially ink adhesion and stickiness, was controlled with washing processes that have an effect on the offset process and that played a critical role in the fine patterning. The electrical and thermal behaviors were analyzed according to the content of PVP in the Ag ink. Finally, an Ag mesh pattern with a line width of 10 ${\mu}m$ was printed using reverse offset printing; this printing showed an electrical resistivity of 36 ${\mu}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ after sintering at $200^{\circ}C$.