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Enhancement of the characteristics of carbon nanofibers by the on/off cyclic modulation of $C_2H_2/H_2$ flow

  • Kim, Sung-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.160-164
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    • 2007
  • Carbon nanofibers were deposited on silicon oxide substrate by thermal chemical vapor deposition method. For the enhancement of the characteristics of carbon nanofibers, the source gases ($C_2H_2,\;H_2$) flows were intentionally manipulated as the cyclic on/off modulation of $C_2H_2$ flow. By the cyclic modulation process during the initial deposition stage, the formation density of carbon nanofibers on the substrate could be much more enhanced. The diameter of as-grown carbon nanofibers was also reduced by the cyclic modulation process. The cause for the variation in the characteristics of carbon nanofibers by the cyclic modulation process was discussed in association with the hydrogen gas etching ability.

Cyclic on/off Modulation of $CH_4\;and/or\;O_2$ Flows for the Enhancement of the Diamond Film Characteristics ($CH_4/O_2$의 사이클릭 유량제어에 의한 다이아몬드 박막의 특성향상)

  • Kim Tae-Gyu;Kim Sung-Hoon;Yoon Su-Jong
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.82-86
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    • 2006
  • Diamond films were deposited on 10.0$\times$10.0$mm^2$ pretreated (100) Si substrate using $CH_4$, $H_2$ and $O_2$ source gases in a horizontal-type microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition system. We introduced a cyclic on/off modulation of $CH_4$ and/or $O_2$ flows is a function of the reaction time during the initial deposition stage. Surface morphology and diamond quality of the films were investigated as a function of the different cyclic modulation process of the source gases flows: For the enhancement of the nucleation density, there is an optimal process for the incorporation of oxygen. Diamond qualities of the films were improved by introducing oxygen gas during the initial deposition stage.

Controlling the Diameter Size of Carbon Nanofilaments by the Cyclic on/off Modulation of C2H2/H2/SF6 Flow in a Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition System (C2H2/H2/SF6 기체들의 싸이클릭 유량 변조를 통한 탄소 나노 필라멘트 직경크기 조절)

  • Kim, Kwang-Duk;Kim, Sung-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.481-487
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    • 2009
  • To control the diameter size of the carbon nanofilaments (CNFs), SF6 was incorporated in the source gases ($C_2H_2/H_2$) during the initial deposition stage. The source gases and $SF_6$ were manipulated as the cyclic on/off modulation of $C_2H_2/H_2/SF_6$ flow in a thermal chemical vapor deposition system. The characteristics of the CNFs formation on the substrate were investigated according to the different cyclic modulation processes and the substrate temperatures. By $SF_6\;+\;H_2$ flow injection during the cycling etching interval time, the diameter size of CNFs was extremely decreased. The cause for the decrease in the diameter size of the individual CNFs by the cyclic on/off modulation process of $C_2H_2/H_2/SF_6$ flow was discussed in association with the slightly enhanced etching ability by the incorporation of $SF_6$.

Enhancement of the nucleation density for diamond film on the pretreated glass substrate by the application of cyclic modulation of the source-gas flow rate

  • Kim, T.-G.;Kim, S.-H.;Kim, Y.-H.
    • Journal of Korean Vacuum Science & Technology
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.18-22
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    • 2000
  • For the enhancement of the nucleation density of the diamond film, we introduced the cyclic process. The cyclic process was carried out by the on/off control of CH$_4$ flow rate for a relatively short time (10 min), compared with the total reaction time (6 h). Prior to depositing the diamond film, we made the pretreated glass substrate via the unidirectional scratch using ∼l $\mu\textrm{m}$ size diamond powders. Diamond films were deposited on the pretreated glass substrate in a microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (MPECVD) system. We observed the enhancement of the nucleation density of the diamond films caused by the cyclic process. Detailed surface morphologies of the substrate were investigated after the cyclic process. Based on these results, we discussed the cause for the enhancement of the nucleation density on the pretreated glass substrate by the cyclic process.

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Digitally Modulated Signal Classification based on Higher Order Statistics of Cyclostationary Process (순환정상 프로세스의 고차 통계 특성을 이용한 디지털 변조인식)

  • Ahn, Woo-Hyun;Nah, Sun-Phil;Seo, Bo-Seok
    • Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.195-204
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, we propose an automatic modulation classification method for ten digitally modulated baseband signals, such as 2-FSK, 4-FSK, 8-FSK, MSK, BPSK, QPSK, 8-PSK, 16-QAM, 32-QAM, and 64-QAM based on higher order statistics of cyclostationary process. The first order cyclic moments and higher order cyclic cumulants of the signal are used as features of the modulation signals. The proposed method consists of two stages. At the first stage, we classify modulation signals as M-FSK and non-FSK using peaks of the first order cyclic moment. At the next step, we apply the Gaussian mixture model-based classifier to classify non-FSK. Simulation results are demonstrated to evaluate the proposed scheme. The results show high probability of classification even in the presence of frequency and phase offsets.

The geometry change of carbon nanofilaments by SF6 incorporation in a thermal chemical vapor deposition system

  • Kim, Sung-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.119-123
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    • 2011
  • Carbon nanotilaments (CNFs) could be synthesized on nickel catalyst layer-deposited silicon oxide substrate using $C_2H_2$ and$H_2$ as source gases under thermal chemical vapor deposition system. By the incorporation of $SF_6$ as a cyclic modulation manner, the geometries of carbon coils-related materials, such as nano-sized coil and wave-like nano-sized coil could be observed on the substrate. The characteristics (formation density and morphology) of as-grown CNFs with or without $SF_6$ incorporation were investigated. Diameter size reduction for the individual CNFs-related shape and the enhancement of the formation density of CNFs-related material could be achieved by the incorporation of $SF_6$ as a cyclic modulation manner. The cause for these results was discussed in association with the slightly increased etching ability by $SF_6$ addition and the sulfur role in SF 6 for the geometry change.

Geometry variation for as-grown carbon coils under the minimized sulfur additive condition

  • Lee, Seok-Hee;Kim, Sung-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.213-217
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    • 2012
  • Carbon coils could be synthesized on nickel catalyst layer-deposited silicon oxide substrate using $C_2H_2$ and $H_2$ as source gases under thermal chemical vapor deposition system. By the incorporation of $SF_6$ additive in cyclic modulation manner, the dominant formation of the nanosized carbon coils could be achieved with maintaining the minimized sulfur additive amount. The geometry variation of the as-grown carbon coils, such as linear type, microsized coil type, wavelike nanosized coil type, and nanosized coil type, were investigated according to the different cyclic modulation manner of $SF_6$ flow. $SF_6$ gas incorporation develops the coil-type geometry. Furthermore, the higher flow rate of $SF_6$ gas increased the amount of the nanosized carbon coils. The slightly increased etching ability by $SF_6$ addition seems to be the cause for these results.

Solar Cyclic Modulation of Diurnal Variation in Cosmic Ray Intensity

  • Park, Eun Ho;Jung, Jongil;Oh, Suyeon;Evenson, Paul
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.219-225
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    • 2018
  • Cosmic rays are ions that move at relativistic speeds. They generate secondary cosmic rays by successive collisions with atmospheric particles, and then, the secondary particles reach the ground. The secondary particles are mainly neutrons and muons, and the neutrons are observed by the ground neutron monitor. This study compared the diurnal variation in cosmic ray intensity obtained via harmonic analysis and that obtained through the pile-up method, which was examined in a previous study. In addition, we analyzed the maximum phase of the diurnal variation using four neutron monitors with a cutoff rigidity below approximately 6 GV, located at similar longitudes to the Oulu and Rome neutron monitors. Expanding the data of solar cycles 20-24, we examined the time of the maximum cosmic ray intensity, that is, the maximum phase regarding the solar cyclic modulation. During solar cycles 20-24, the maximum phase derived by harmonic analysis showed no significant difference with that derived by the pile-up method. Thus, the pile-up method, a relatively straightforward process to analyze diurnal variation, could replace the complex harmonic analysis. In addition, the maximum phase at six neutron monitors shows the 22-year cyclic variation very clearly. The maximum phase tends to appear earlier and increase the width of the variation in solar cycles as the cutoff rigidity increases.

A fiber optic surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensorusing cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) polymer prism (Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) 폴리머 프리즘을 사용한 광섬유 기반 표면 플라즈몬 공명 (SPR) 바이오 센서)

  • Yun, Sung-Sik;Lee, Soo-Hyun;Ahn, Chong-H.;Lee, Jong-Hyun
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.369-374
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    • 2008
  • A novel fiber optic surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor using cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) prism with the spectral modulation is presented. The SPR sensor chip is fabricated using the SU-8 photolithography, Ni-electroplating and COC injection molding process. The sidewall of the COC prism is partially deposited with Au/Cr (45/2.nm thickness) by e-beam evaporator, and the thermal bonding process is conducted for micro fluidic channels and optical fibers alignment. The SPR spectrum for a phosphate buffered saline (0.1.M PBS, pH.7.2) solution shows a distinctive dip at 1300.nm wavelength, which shifts toward longer wavelength with respect to the bovine serum albumin (BSA)concentrations. The sensitivity of the wavelength shift is $1.16\;nm{\cdot}{\mu}g^{-1}{\cdot}{\mu}l^{-1}$. From the wavelength of SPR dips, the refractive indices (RI) of the BSA solutions can be theoretically calculated using Kretchmann configuration, and the change rate of the RI was found to be $2.3{\times}10^{-5}RI{\cdot}{\mu}g^{-1}{\cdot}l^{-1}$. The realized fiber optic SPR sensor with a COC prism has clearly shown the feasibility of a new disposable, low cost and miniaturized SPR biosensor for biochemical molecular analyses.