• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.145-145
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• 2010

In this paper, we report that the effects of hydrogen doping on the electrical and optical properties of typical transparent conducting oxide films such as ZnO and $SnO_2$ prepared by magnetron sputtering. Recently, density functional theory (DFT) calculations have shown strong evidence that hydrogen acts as a source of n-type conductivity in ZnO. In this work, the beneficial effect of hydrogen incorporation on Ga-doped ZnO thin films was demonstrated. It was found that hydrogen doping results a noticeable improvement of the conductivity mainly due to the increases in carrier concentration. Extent of the improvement was found to be quite dependent on the deposition temperature. A low resistivity of $4.0{\times}10^{-4}\;{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ was obtained for the film grown at $160^{\circ}C$ with $H_2$ 10% in sputtering gas. However, the beneficial effect of hydrogen doping was not observed for the films deposited at $270^{\circ}C$. Variations of the electrical transport properties upon vacuum annealing showed that the difference is attributed to the thermal stability of interstitial hydrogen atoms in the films. Theoretical calculations also suggested that hydrogen forms a shallow-donor state in $SnO_2$, even though no experimental determination has yet been performed. We prepared undoped $SnO_2$ thin films by RF magnetron sputtering under various hydrogen contents in sputtering ambient and then exposed them to H-plasma. Our results clearly showed that the hydrogen incorporation in $SnO_2$ leads to the increase in carrier concentration. Our experimental observation supports the fact that hydrogen acting as a shallow donor seems to be a general feature of the TCOs.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권12호
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• pp.4660-4670
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• 2022

Hydroxyurea (HU) is a novel salt-free reductant used potentially for the separation of U/Pu in the advanced PUREX process. In this work, the radiation stability of HU were systematically investigated in solution by examining the effects of the type of rays (α, β, and γ irradiations), the absorbed dose (10-50 kGy), and the HNO₃ concentration (0-3 mol L^-1). The influence degree on HU radiolysis rates followed the order of the absorbed dose > the ray type > the HNO₃ concentration, but the latter two had moderate effects on HU radiolysis products where NH₄⁺ and NO₂^- were found to be the most abundant ones, suggesting that the differences of α, β, and γ rays should be considered in the study of irradiation effects. The radiolysis mechanism was explored using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and it proposed the dominant radiolysis paths of HU, indicating that the radiolysis of HU was mainly a free radical reaction among ·H, e_aq^-, H₂O, intermediates, and the radiolytic free radical fragments of HU. The results reported here provide valuable insights into the mechanistic understanding of HU radiolysis under α, β, and γ irradiations and reliable data support for the application of HU in the reprocessing of spent fuel.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제43회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.139-139
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• 2012

With angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), the surface electronic band structures of Pt3Co (111) and Pt3Ni (111) single crystals are investigated, which allow to study the bonding interaction between chemically absorbed atomic oxygen and its surfaces. The d-band electrons of subsurface TM are separated from the direct chemical bonding with atomic oxygen. That is, the TM does not contribute to direct chemical bonding with oxygen. From the density functional theory (DFT) calculations, it is identified that the main origin of improved oxygen absorption property, i.e. softening of Pt-O bonding, is due to the suppression of Pt surface-states which is generated from change of interlayer potential, i.e. charge polarization, between Pt-top and TM-subsurface. Our results point out the critical roles of subsurface TM in modifying surface electronic structures, which in turn can be utilized to tune surface chemical properties.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.237-253
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• 2022

The methyl 2-(1,3-dithietan -2- ylidene)-3-oxobutanoate (MDYO) and 2-(1,3-dithietan-2-ylidene) cyclohexane -1,3-dione (DYCD) were synthesized and tested at various concentrations as corrosion inhibitors for 316L stainless steel in 1 M HCl using weight loss, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), potentiodynamic polarization (PDP), surface analysis techniques (SEM / EDX and Raman spectroscopy) and Functional Density Theory (DFT) was also used to calculate quantum parameters. The obtained results indicated that the inhibition efficiency of MDYO and DYCD increases with their concentration, and the highest value of corrosion inhibition efficiency was determined in the range of concentrations investigated (0.01 × 10^-3 - 10^-3 M). Polarization curves (Tafel extrapolation) showed that both compounds act as mixed-type inhibitors in 1M HCl solutions. Electrochemical impedance spectra (Nyquist plots) are characterized by a capacitive loop observed at high frequencies, and another small inductive loop near low frequencies. The thermodynamic data of adsorption of the two compounds on the stainless steel surface and the activation energies were determined and then discussed. Analysis of experimental results shows that MDYO and DYCD inhibitors adsorb to the metal surface according to the Langmuir model and the mechanism of adsorption of both inhibitors involves physisorption. SEM-EDX results confirm the existence of an inhibitor protective film on the stainless steel surface. The results derived from theoretical calculations supported the experimental observation.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.59-70
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• 2017

$SiO_2$는 지각과 맨틀을 구성하는 풍부한 물질로 고압 상태의 $SiO_2$ 원자구조를 결정짓는 전자구조적 특성에 대한 상세한 이해는 지구 내부의 탄성과 열역학적 성질에 대한 통찰을 제공한다. $SiO_2$처럼 경원소(low-z)로 이루어진 지구 물질의 고압상 전자구조는 in situ 고압 XRS (x-ray Raman scattering) 실험을 통해 연구되어 왔다. 하지만 기존의 고압 실험 방법으로는 물질의 국소 원자구조와 XRS 스펙트럼 간 상관관계를 밝히는데 한계가 있다. 이를 극복하고 더 높은 압력에서 존재하는 $SiO_2$에 대한 XRS 정보를 얻기 위해 밀도 범함수 이론(density functional theory; DFT)에 기반을 둔 제1원리(ab initio) 계산법을 이용한 XRS 스펙트럼 계산 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 비탄성 X-선 산란에 의하여 원자핵 주변 1s 오비탈에 만들어지는 전자-정공(core-hole)은 경원소 물질의 국소 전자구조에 크게 영향을 미치기 때문에 O K-edge XRS 스펙트럼 형태를 계산할 때 중요하게 고려해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 온-퍼텐셜 선형보충파(full-potential linearized augmented plane wave; FP-LAPW) 방법론에 기반하는 WIEN2k 프로그램을 사용하여 ${\alpha}-quartz$, ${\alpha}-cristobalite$ 그리고 $CaCl_2$-구조를 갖는 $SiO_2$에 대한 O 원자 전자 오비탈의 부분 상태밀도(partial density of states; PDOS)와 O K-edge XRS 스펙트럼을 계산하였다. 또한, $CaCl_2$-구조를 갖는 $SiO_2$의 O 원자 PDOS의 전자-정공 효과의 적용 여부에 따른 차이를 비교하여, 원자핵 부근 전자구조 변화에 따른 PDOS의 피크 세기와 위치 변화가 크게 나타났다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 계산된 각 $SiO_2$ 구조의 O K-edge XRS 스펙트럼이 각 $SiO_2$ 구조에서 계산된 O 원자의 $p^*$ 오비탈의 PDOS 결과와 매우 유사한 형태를 갖고 있음을 확인하였다. 이는 O K-edge XRS 스펙트럼이 갖는 대부분의 특징적인 피크들이 O 원자의 점유 1s 오비탈에서 $2p^*$ 오비탈로의 전자전이에 기인하기 때문이다. 본 연구의 결과는 $SiO_2$에 대한 정확한 O K-edge XRS 스펙트럼을 계산하는데 있어 전자-정공 효과를 고려해야 한다는 사실을 보여준다. 또한, 실험적으로는 재현이 어려운 고압 환경에 존재하는 $CaCl_2$-구조를 갖는 $SiO_2$ (~63 GPa)에 대한 O K-edge XRS 스펙트럼 계산을 통해, 제1원리 계산이 고압상 물질의 물성 연구에 이용될 수 있다는 사실을 보여준다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2015년도 제49회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.65-65
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• 2015

In this talk, I will introduce two topics. The first topic is the polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs) using graphene oxide quantum dots as emissive center. More specifically, the energy transfer mechanism as well as the origin of white electroluminescence in the PLED were investigated. The second topic is the facile synthesis of eco-friendly III-V colloidal quantum dots and their application to light emitting diodes. Polymer (organic) light emitting diodes (PLEDs) using quantum dots (QDs) as emissive materials have received much attention as promising components for next-generation displays. Despite their outstanding properties, toxic and hazardous nature of QDs is a serious impediment to their use in future eco-friendly opto-electronic device applications. Owing to the desires to develop new types of nanomaterial without health and environmental effects but with strong opto-electrical properties similar to QDs, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have attracted great interest as promising luminophores. However, the origin of electroluminescence (EL) from GQDs incorporated PLEDs is unclear. Herein, we synthesized graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) using a modified hydrothermal deoxidization method and characterized the PLED performance using GOQDs blended poly(N-vinyl carbazole) (PVK) as emissive layer. Simple device structure was used to reveal the origin of EL by excluding the contribution of and contamination from other layers. The energy transfer and interaction between the PVK host and GOQDs guest were investigated using steady-state PL, time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Experiments revealed that white EL emission from the PLED originated from the hybridized GOQD-PVK complex emission with the contributions from the individual GOQDs and PVK emissions. (Sci Rep., 5, 11032, 2015). New III-V colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized using the hot-injection method and the QD-light emitting diodes (QLEDs) using these CQDs as emissive layer were demonstrated for the first time. The band gaps of the III-V CQDs were varied by varying the metal fraction and by particle size control. The X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) results show that the crystal states of the III-V CQDs consist of multi-phase states; multi-peak photoluminescence (PL) resulted from these multi-phase states. Inverted structured QLED shows green EL emission and a maximum luminance of ~45 cd/m2. This result shows that III-V CQDs can be a good substitute for conventional cadmium-containing CQDs in various opto-electronic applications, e.g., eco-friendly displays. (Un-published results).