• Current Applied Physics
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1393-1398
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• 2018

We have investigated Bernal-stacked tetralayer graphene as a function of interlayer distance and perpendicular electric field by using density functional theory calculations. The low-energy band structure was found to be very sensitive to the interlayer distance, undergoing a metal-insulator transition. It can be attributed to the nearest-layer coupling that is more sensitive to the interlayer distance than are the next-nearest-layer couplings. Under a perpendicular electric field above a critical field, six electric-field-induced Dirac cones with mass gaps predicted in tight-binding models were confirmed, however, our density functional theory calculations demonstrate a phase transition to a quantum valley Hall insulator, contrasting to the tight-binding model prediction of an ordinary insulator.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.44-47
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• 2005

The oscillatory interlayer exchange coupling (IEC) has been shown in pinned $[CoFe/Pt(t_{pt})/CoFe]/IrMn$ multi-layers with perpendicular anisotropy. The period of oscillation corresponds to about 2 monolayers of Pt. The oscillatory behavior of IEC depending on the nonmagnetic metallic Pt thickness is thought to be related the antiferromagnetic ordering induced by IrMn layer. Oscillatory IEC as function of insulating NiO thickness has been observed in $[Pt/CoFe]_4/NiO(t_{NiO})/[CoFe/Pt]_4$ multilayers. The effect of N (number of bilayer repeats) upon the magnetic property of [Pt/CoFe]N/IrMn is also studied.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.256-262
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• 2007

Effects of interlayer and the combination of different coating methods on the mechanical and corrosion behaviors of TiN and CrN coated on 420 stainless steel have been studied. STS 420 specimen were tempered at $300^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr in vacuum furnace. The TiN and CrN thin film with 2 ${\mu}m$ thickness were coated by arc ion plating and DC magnetron sputtering following the formation of interlayer for pure titanium and chromium with 0.2 ${\mu}m$ thickness. The microstructure and surface analysis of the specimen were conducted by using SEM, XRD and roughness tester. Mechanical properties such as hardness and adhesion also were examined. XRD patterns of TiN thin films showed that preferred TiN (111) orientation was observed. The peaks of CrN (111) and $Cr_2N$ (300) were only observed in CrN thin films deposited by arc ion plating. Both TiN and CrN deposited by arc ion plating had the higher adhesion and hardness compared to those formed by magnetron sputtering. The specimen of TiN and CrN on which interlayer deposited by magnetron sputtering and thin film deposited by arc ion plating had the highest adhesion with 22.2 N and 19.2 N. respectively. TiN and CrN samples shown the most noble corrosion potentials when the interlayers were deposited by using magnetron sputtering and the metal nitrides were deposited by using arc ion plating. The most noble corrosion potentials of TiN and CrN were found to be approximately -170 and -70 mV， respectively.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.400.1-400.1
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• 2016

Interfacial engineering approaches as an efficient strategy for improving the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of inverted polymer solar cells (iPSCs) has attracted considerable attention. Recently, polymer surface modifiers, such as poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) and polyethylenimine ethoxylated (PEIE), were introduced to produce low WF electrodes and were reported to have good electron selectivity for inverted polymer solar cells (iPSCs) without an n-type metal oxide layer. To obtain more efficient solar cells, quantum dots (QDs) are used as effective sensitizers across a broad spectral range from visible to near IR. Additionally, they have the ability to efficiently generate multiple excitons from a single photon via a process called carrier multiplication (CM) or multiple exciton generation (MEG). However, in general, it is very difficult to prepare a bilayer structure with an organic layer and a QD interlayer through a solution process, because most solvents can dissolve and destroy the organic layer and QD interlayer. To present a more effective strategy for surpassing the limitations of traditional methods, we studied and fabricated the highly efficient iPSCs with mono-layered QDs as an effective multi-functional layer, to enhance the quantum yield caused by various effects of QDs monolayer. The mono-layered QDs play the multi-functional role as surface modifier, sub-photosensitizer and electron transport layer. Using this effective approach, we achieve the highest conversion efficiency of ~10.3% resulting from improved interfacial properties and efficient charge transfer, which is verified by various analysis tools.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.148-153
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• 2010

Transparent conducting films having a hybrid structure of GZO/Metal/GZO were prepared on glass substrates by sequential deposition using DC magnetron sputtering. Silver, copper, aluminum and zinc thin films were used as the intermediate metal layers in the hybrid structure. The electrical and optical properties of hybrid transparent conducting films were investigated with varying the thickness of metal layer or GZO layers. With increasing the metal thickness, hybrid films showed a noticeable improvement of the electrical conductivity, which is mainly dependent on the electrical property of the metal layer. GZO(40 nm)/Ag(10 nm)/GZO(40 nm) film exhibits a resistivity of $5.2{\times}10^{-5}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ with an optical transmittance of 82.8%. For the films with Zn interlayer, only marginal reduction in the resistivity was observed. Furthermore, unlike other metals, hybrid films with Zn interlayer showed a decrease in the resistivity with increasing the GZO thickness. The optimal thickness of GZO layer for anti-reflection effect at a given thickness of metal (10 nm) was found to be critically dependent on the refractive index of the metal. In addition, x-ray diffraction analysis showed that the insertion of Ag layer resulted in the improvement of crystallinity of GZO films, which is beneficial for the electrical and optical properties of hybrid-type transparent conducting films.

• Carbon letters
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• 제1권3_4호
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• pp.138-142
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• 2001

The effect of electrochemical surface treatments in KOH chemical solution on microstructures of carbon blacks was investigated in terms of surface functional values and XRD measurements. And their mechanical interfacial properties of the carbon blacks/rubber composites were studied by the composite tearing energy ($G_{IIIC}$). It was found that the development of basic-surface functional groups lead to the significant physical changes of carbon blacks, such as, decrease of the interlayer spacing ($d_{002}$), increase of the crystalline size along c-axis ($L_c$), and increase of degree of crystalline (${\chi}_c$). This treatment is possibly suitable for carbon blacks to be incorporated in a hydrocarbon rubber matrix, resulting in improving the hardness and tearing energy of the resulting composites.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2015

리튬-함유 백운모는 삼팔면체 레피돌라이트(lepidolite)와 함께 화강암 페그마타이트 주변에서 발견되는 대표적인 리튬광물 중 하나이다. 백운모 결정구조를 고려하면 $Li^+$ 이온은 층간 $K^+$ 자리(Int)에 위치하거나 $Al^{3+}$ 팔면체층의 원자 빈자리(Sub)에 위치할 수 있지만, 실험만으로 백운모의 리튬 함유기작을 규명하는데 어려움이 있다. 이번 연구에서는 밀도범함수(density functional theory, DFT)를 사용하여 백운모 결정구조 내에 $Li^+$이 함유되는 위치와 이에 따른 미시적 구조 및 에너지 변화를 조사하였다. $Li^+$이 Int 또는 Sub에 위치할 경우, 운모의 결정상수, ab 면과 가지는 수산기의 각, 층간 거리 등 상당한 차이를 보여주었다. 뿐만 아니라, DFT 에너지 계산은 순수 백운모 구조에서는 $Li^+$이 $K^+$를 대신하여 Int에 위치하는 것이 Sub에 위치하는 것보다 더 낮은 에너지를 보여주었다. 그러나 팔면체층에 $Fe^{2+}$ 치환이 일어난 경우에는, $Li^+$이 Sub에 위치하는 것이 오히려 더 낮은 에너지를 보여주었다. 이번 DFT 연구결과는 기존의 $Li^-$함유 백운모 화학분석으로부터 발견한 $Fe^{2+}$와 $Li^+$의 상관관계를 설명해 줄 수 있으며, 백운모의 $Li^+$ 함유기작에서 팔면체층의 양이온 치환의 중요한 역할을 제시한다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.2041-2043
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• 2013

A layered perovskite of Dion-Jacobson phase, $RbLaTa_2O_7$, was successfully exfoliated into colloidal suspension via successive ion-exchange and intercalation reaction. The pristine perovskite $RbLaTa_2O_7$ was synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction, and then, it was ion-exchanged with hydrochloric acid to obtain a protonic form of perovskite. The resulting proton-exchanged perovskite was reacted with ethylamine to increase interlayer spaces for further intercalation reaction. Finally, the ethylamine-intercalated form was exfoliated into nanosheets via an intercalation of bulky organic cations (tetrabutylammonium). According to X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, the TBA-intercalated form showed remarkably increased interlayer spacing (${\Delta}d$ = 1.67 nm) in comparison with that of the pristine material. Transmission electron microscopic image of exfoliated perovskite clearly revealed that the present exfoliated perovskite were composed of very thin layers. This exfoliated perovskite nanosheets could be applicable as building blocks for fabricating functional nanocomposites.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.336-345
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• 2020

Nickel-doped lanthanum cobalt oxide (LaCo_1-xNi_xO_3-δ, LCN) was investigated as an alternative anode material for solid oxide fuel cells. To improve its catalytic activity for steam methane reforming (SMR) reaction, Ni²⁺ was substituted into Co³⁺ lattice in LaCoO₃. LCN anode, synthesized using the Pechini method, reacts with yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte at high temperatures to form an electrochemically inactive phase such as La₂Zr₂O₇. To minimize the interlayer by-products, the LCN was coated via a double-tape casting method on the Ni/YSZ anode as a catalytic functional layer. By increasing the Ni doping amount, oxygen vacancies in the LCN increased and the cell performance improved. CH₄ fuel decomposed to H₂ and CO via SMR reaction in the LCN functional layer. Hence, the LCN-coated Ni/YSZ anode exhibited better cell performance than the Ni/YSZ anode under H₂ and CH₄ fuels. LCN with 12 mol% of Ni (LCN12)-modified Ni/YSZ anode showed excellent long-term stability under H₂ and CH₄ conditions.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.574-581
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• 2022

리튬-황 전지의 기능성 중간층으로 그래핀과 Mo₂C/Mo₂N 나노입자로 구성된 나노섬유(Mo₂C/Mo₂N rGO NFs)를 사용하였다. Mo₂C/Mo₂N 나노입자는 섬유 구조 내 고르게 분산되어 리튬 폴리설파이드의 화학적 흡착을 위한 활성 사이트 역할을 함으로써 전해질로의 용출을 효과적으로 억제하였다. 또한 구조 내 매트릭스로 구성된 그래핀 나노시트는 충방전이 진행되는 동안 이온 및 전자의 빠른 이동을 보장할 뿐만 아니라 반응 시 산화/환원 반응을 원활하게 하여 높은 리튬 폴리설파이드의 재사용을 보장하였다. 그 결과 Mo₂C/Mo₂N rGO NFs로 코팅된 분리막을 기능성 중간층으로 사용, 순수 황 전극(황 함량 70 wt%, 황 로딩 2.1 mg cm^-2)으로 제작된 리튬-황 전지는 0.1 C에서 400회 충방전 후 476 mA h g^-1의 안정적인 방전 용량을 나타냈으며, 1.0 C의 높은 전류밀도에서도 574 mA h g^-1의 방전용량을 나타내었다. 본 연구에서 제안된 나노구조체 합성 전략은 고성능 리튬-황 전지 용 기능성 중간층 및 다양한 에너지 저장 소재분야로의 확장이 가능하다.