• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.260-266
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• 2021

Synthesizing low-dimensional structures of oxide semiconductors is a promising approach to fabricate highly efficient gas sensors by means of possible enhancement in surface-to-volume ratios of their sensing materials. In this work, vertically aligned zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods are successfully synthesized on a transparent glass substrate via seed-mediated hydrothermal synthesis method with the use of a ZnO nanoparticle seed layer, which is formed by thermally oxidizing a sputtered Zn metal film. Structural and optical characterization by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Raman spectroscopy reveals the successful preparation of the ZnO nanorods array of the single hexagonal wurtzite crystalline phase. From gas sensing measurements for the nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) gas, the vertically aligned ZnO nanorod array is observed to have a highly responsive sensitivity to NO₂ gas at relatively low concentrations and operating temperatures, especially showing a high maximum sensitivity to NO₂ at 250 ℃ and a low NO₂ detection limit of 5 ppm in dry air. These results along with a facile fabrication process demonstrate that the ZnO nanorods synthesized on a transparent glass substrate are very promising for low-cost and high-performance NO₂ gas sensors.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.219-226
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• 2023

Utilizing low-dimensional structures of oxide semiconductors is a promising approach to fabricate relevant gas sensors by means of potential enhancement in surface-to-volume ratios of their sensing materials. In this work, vertically aligned cupric oxide (CuO) nanorods are successfully synthesized on a transparent glass substrate via seed-mediated hydrothermal synthesis method with the use of a CuO nanoparticle seed layer, which is formed by thermally oxidizing a sputtered Cu metal film. Structural and optical characterization by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Raman spectroscopy reveals the successful preparation of the CuO nanorods array of the single monoclinic tenorite crystalline phase. From gas sensing measurements for the nitrogen monoxide (NO) gas, the vertically aligned CuO nanorod array is observed to have a highly responsive sensitivity to NO gas at relatively low concentrations and operating temperatures, especially showing a high maximum sensitivity to NO at 200 ℃ and a low NO detection limit of 2 ppm in dry air. These results along with a facile fabrication process demonstrate that the CuO nanorods synthesized on a transparent glass substrate are very promising for low-cost and high-performance NO gas sensors.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.1975-1979
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• 2011

The modification of a gas diffusion layer (GDL), a vital component in polymer electrolyte fuel cells, is described here for use in the electrochemical detection of antibody-antigen biosensors. Compared to other substrates (gold foil and graphite), mouse anti-rHBsAg monoclonal antibody immobilized on gold-coated GDL (G-GDL) detected analytes of goat anti-mouse IgG antibody-ALP using a relatively low potential (-0.0021 V vs. Ag/AgCl 3 M NaCl), indicating that undesired by-reactions during electrochemical sensing should be avoided with G-GDL. The dependency of the signal against the concentration of analytes was observed, demonstrating the possibility of quantitative electrochemical biosensors based on G-GDL substrates. When a sandwich method was employed, target antigens of rHBsAg with a concentration as low as 500 ng/mL were clearly measured. The detection limit of rHBsAg was significantly improved to 10 ng/mL when higher concentrations of the 4-aminophenylphosphate monosodium salt (APP) acting on substrates were used for generating a redox-active product. Additionally, it was shown that a BSA blocking layer was essential in improving the detection limit in the G-GDL biosensor.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.188-192
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• 2018

In this study, we fabricated an $NO_X$ gas sensor using a composite film of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT)/zinc oxide (ZnO). Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) show good electronic conductivity and chemical-stability, and zinc oxide (ZnO) is a wide band gap semiconductor with a large exciton binding energy. Gas sensors require characteristics such as high speed, sensitivity, and selectivity. The fabricated gas sensor was used to detect $NO_X$ gas at different $NO_X$ concentrations. The sensitivity of the gas sensor increased with increasing gas concentrations. Additionally, while changing the temperature inside the chamber containing the MWCNT/ZnO gas sensor, we obtained the sensitivity and normalized responses for detecting $NO_X$ gas in comparison to ZnO and MWCNT film gas sensors. From the experimental results, we confirmed that the gas sensor sensing mechanism was enhanced in the composite-film gas-sensor and that the electronic interaction between MWCNT and ZnO contributed to the improved sensor performance.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2021

가스는 일반 가정 및 산업현장에서 폭 넓게 사용되는 에너지원이기도 하고, 석유화학 및 반도체 공정에서 넓게 사용되는 공정 물질이기도 하다. 그러나 사용이 쉬운 반면에 누출 시, 폭발 및 인체흡입 등으로 대규모 인명피해를 발생시키기도 한다. 따라서 가정 및 산업현장에서 안심하고 사용할 수 있는 가스 시설물 안전관리 솔루션은 필수적이다. 특히 가스시설의 노후화에 따라 고도화된 가스안전 솔루션의 개발 필요성이 대두되고 있는 실정이다. 본 논문은 가스 시설물에 더 이상 나눌 수 없는 최소 에너지 단위인 광자를 조사하고, 반사된 광자의 수를 분석해 원거리에서 가스 누출 여부 및 농도를 측정하는 기술을 개발하였다. 이는 기존의 전기/화학식 가스 센서나 적외선 기반의 가스 누출 감지기의 한계인 짧은 탐지 거리, 미세 누출 감지 불가 등의 기술적 한계를 극복하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.10-15
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• 2005

RTM 공정의 성공적인 수행을 위해 프리폼의 삽입 후 혹은 삽입 전의 상태를 점검하는 과정은 매우 유용하다. 이를 위해 기체를 주입하여 유량과 압력 측정을 통해 프리폼의 투과성 계수를 측정하고 결함을 탐지하는 기법이 최근 연구되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 이 기법을 소개하고 적용성을 검토해 본다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1994년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.118-121
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• 1994

The NO$_2$ gas-detection characteristics were investigated using the functional organic Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) film of Copper-tetra-tert-butylphalocyanine(CUTBP). The optimum conditions for a film deposition were obtained through a study of $\pi$-A isotherm and the deposited film status was confirmed by ellipsometry measurements. In the NO$_2$ response experiments, first of all, the proper number of layer was obtained by a change of the electrical conductivities depending on the number of layer when the film is exposed to the gas. And response time, recovery time, and reproducibility were measured on it. On the other hand, how the NO$_2$ gas interacts to the LB film was studied by UV/visible absorption spectra.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1998년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.415-418
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• 1998

The maleate copolyrner($C_{18}MA-VE_2$) is used as sensitive materials and deposited on the slide-glass substrates at room temperature using Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) method. The results of current-time(1-t) measurements are performed to investigate the gas-detection characteristics of the sensitive LB films in the presence of organic gases just as chloroform, acetone, ethanol, methanol using the apparatus for the gas-detection measurement. Several interesting responses are observed at room temperature, such as reversible response, sensitivity and response time. Response time and sensitivities are evaluated 160~220[sec], minimum 6[times], maximum 70[times] for each organic gas by adsorption and penetration of the organic gases in the relation concentration of 100[%], respectively.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2022

Plain radiographic analysis is the initial imaging modality for suspected small bowel obstruction. Among the many features that affect the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction (SBO), the presence of gas-filled or fluid-filled small bowel loops is the most salient feature that can be automatized by computer vision algorithms. In this study, we compare three frequently applied pixel-clustering algorithms for extracting gas-filled areas without human intervention. In a comparison involving 40 suspected SBO cases, the Possibilistic C-Means and Fuzzy C-Means algorithms exhibited initialization-sensitivity problems and difficulties coping with low intensity contrast, achieving low 72.5% and 85% success rates in extraction. The Adaptive Resonance Theory 2 algorithm is the most suitable algorithm for gas-filled region detection, achieving a 100% success rate on 40 tested images, largely owing to its dynamic control of the number of clusters.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2004

가스관의 비파괴검사로 가장 널리 사용되고 있는 자속누설탈사에서 가스배관의 잔류자화(residual magnetization, $M_{res}$)와 탐사횟수가 누설자속에 미치는 영향을 정량적으로 간편하게 실험실에서 해석할 수 있도록 배관대신에 소형의 모의장치를 제작하여 조사하였다. 제작된 장치는 나사에 의한 결함까지도 측정할 수 있고 또 원형 링을 완벽히 탈자시킬 수 있어 탐사가 진행됨에 따라 잔류자화의 영향, 배관의 자화상태변화와 누설자속 등을 효과적으로 모사할 수 있었다. 탐사횟수가 증가할수록 잔류자화, 최대자속밀도 그리고 검출전압은 감소하다가 일정해지지만 초기잔류자화(initial $M_{res}$)가 커지면 최종잔류자화(final $M_{res}$)도 커졌다. 탐사조건이 일정할 경우 검출전압은 배관의 최대자속밀도보다는 직전의 잔류자화의 크기에 직선적으로 비례하였으며 이것은 탄소강으로 만들어진 원형 링의 자기이력현상, 즉 자구구조의 변화 때문에 생기는 것으로 정확한 탐사신호를 해석하기 위해서는 이력현상을 고찰할 필요가 있다. 또 잔류자화가 크면 첫 번째 탐사에서 높은 검출전압을 얻을 수 있다는 것을 착안하여 두 번째 탐사에서는 착자기의 자화방향을 바꾸면 높은 검출을 얻을 수 있음을 제안하였다.