• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.102-102
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• 2011

ZnO는 우수한 전기적, 광학적 특성으로 LED, solar cell 등과 같은 광전자소자의 응용을 목적으로 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 최근에는 ZnO 동종접합을 만들고자 많은 연구가 진행되고 있으나 p형 ZnO의 낮은 용해성과 높은 불순물에 따른 제조의 어려움으로 현재까지는 n형 ZnO만이 전도성 기판 위에 성장되어 응용되고 있다. 전도성 기판으로서 Si의 경우 낮은 가격, 공정의 용이함 등으로 GaN, SiC 등의 기판에 비하여 많은 응용이 가능하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 전기화학증착법을 이용하여 p-n 접합을 형성하기 위하여 p형 Si 기판 위에 n형 ZnO 나노구조를 성장하고 그 특성을 분석하였다. 전기화학증착법은 낮은 온도 및 간단한 공정과정으로 빠른 성장 속도를 가지고 나노구조를 효과적으로 성장할 수 있는 방식이다. Seed 층 및 열처리에 따른 n형 ZnO 나노구조의 성장 특성 분석을 위하여 radio frequency (RF) magnetron 스퍼터를 사용하여 ZnO 및 Al doped ZnO (AZO) seed 층을 p형 Si 기판 위에 증착 후 다양한 온도로 열처리를 수행하였다. 질산아연(zinc nitrate)과 HMT가 희석된 용액에 KCl 촉매를 일정량 첨가한 후 다양한 공정 온도, 공정시간 및 질산아연의 몰농도를 변화시켜 n형 ZnO 나노구조를 성장하였다. 성장된 나노구조의 특성은 field emission scanning microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), photoluminescence (PL) 등의 장비를 사용하여 구조적, 광학적 특성을 분석하였다.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.49-59
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to investigate the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete bridge columns using shaking table tests. A computer program, named RCAHEST (Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology), for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures was used. Material nonlinearity is taken into account by comprising tensile, compressive and shear models of cracked concrete and a model of reinforcing steel. Solution of the equations of motion is obtained by numerical integration using Hither-Hughes-Taylor (HMT) algorithm. The proposed numerical method for the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete bridge columns using shaking table tests is verified by comparison with reliable experimental results.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.190-190
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• 2010

Zinc oxide is the most attractive material due to the large direct band gap (3.37 eV), excellent chemical and thermal stability, and large exciton binding energy (60 meV). Recently, ZnO nanorods were used as the high efficient antireflection coating layer of solar cells based on silicon (Si). In this reports, we studied the effects of rapid thermal annealing (RTA) treatment on optical properties of ZnO nanorods. For fabrication of ZnO nanorods, there are many methods such as hydrothermal method, sol-gel method, and metal organic chemical vapor deposition method. Among of them, we used the conventional wet chemical method which is simple and low temperature growth. In order to synthesize the ZnO nanorods, the ZnO films were deposited on Si substrate by RF magnetron sputtering at room temperature and the samples were dipped to aqua solution containing the zinc nitrate and hexamethylentetramines (HMT). The synthesis process was achieved in keeping with temperature of $90-95^{\circ}C$ and under constant stirring. The morphology of ZnO nanorods on glass and Si was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. For the analysis of antireflection performance, the reflectance and transmittance were measured by spectrophotometer. And for analyzing the effects of RTA treatment on ZnO nanorods, crystalline properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction measurements and optical properties was estimated by photoluminescence spectra.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.54 no.3
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• pp.152-157
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• 2021

The pseudocapacitor has a high energy density characteristic because it accumulates charges through a paradic redox reaction. However, due to its strong insulation properties, metal hydroxides should be designed as structural systems optimized for charge transfer to support fast electron transport. Also, Nickel material is weak to heat and is easily deformed when used as a cathode material, so stability must be secured. In this study, nickel hydroxide was produced by electrodeposition to secure the stability of nickel. Electrodeposition is a synthetic method suitable for growing optimized nickel hydroxide because it allows fine control. Nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)₂) is a metal hydroxide used as a pseudocapacitor anode due to its high capacitance, electrical conductivity and resistance. Therefore, in order to determine how Ni(OH)₂ nanosheets are formed and what are the optimization conditions, various measurement methods were used to focus on structural growth of nanosheets produced by electrodeposition.

• BMB Reports
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• v.55 no.12
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• pp.595-601
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• 2022

Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) exhibits key roles in mammalian development through its temporospatial repression of gene expression. EZH1 or EZH2 is the catalytic subunit of PRC2 that mediates the mono-, di- and tri-methylation of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me1/2/3), H3K27me2/me3 being a hallmark of facultative heterochromatin. PRC2 is a chromatin-modifying enzyme that is recruited to a limited number of "nucleation sites", spreads H3K27 methylation and fosters chromatin compaction. EZH1 and EZH2 exhibit differences in their expression patterns, levels of histone methyltransferase activity (HMT) in the context of PRC2, and DNA/nucleosome binding activity. This suggests that their roles in heterochromatin formation are disparate. Dysregulation of PRC2 activity leads to aberrant gene expression and is implicated in cancer and developmental diseases. In this review, we discuss the distinct function of PRC2/EZH1 and PRC2/EZH2 in the early and late developmental stages. We then discuss the cancers associated with PRC2/EZH1 and PRC2/EZH2.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.14 no.7
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• pp.4393-4398
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• 2013

Background: Chromosomal translocations are genetic aberrations associated with specific non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) subtypes. This study investigated the differential gene expression profile of Egyptian NHL cases based on a microarray approach. Materials and Methods: The study included tissue samples from 40 NHL patients and 20 normal lymph nodes used as controls. Total RNA was extracted and used for cDNA microarray assays. The quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction was used to identify the aberrantly expressed genes in cancer. Results: Significant associations of 8 up-regulated and 4 down-regulated genes with NHL were observed. Aberrant expression of a new group of genes not reported previously was apparent, including down-regulated NAG14 protein, 3 beta hydroxy-delta 5-c27 steroid oxi-reductase, oxi-glutarate dehydrogenase (lipo-amide), immunoglobulin lambda like polypeptide 3, protein kinase x linked, Hmt1, and caveolin 2 Tetra protein. The up-regulated genes were Rb binding protein 5, DKFZP586J1624 protein, protein kinase inhibitor gamma, zinc finger protein 3, choline ethanolamine phospho-transferase CEPT1, protein phosphatase, and histone deacetylase-3. Conclusions: This study revealed that new differentially expressed genes that may be markers for NHL patients and individuals who are at high risk for cancer development.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.77-81
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• 2009

This study examined the effects of black ginseng (9 times-steamed ginseng) on hypoglycemic action in streptozotocininduced diabetic rats as well as changes in ginsenoside composition by the steaming process. As the number of steaming cycles increased, the amounts of crude saponin and most ginsenoside contents decreased, while the amount of ginsenoside- Rg3 and the ratio of PD/PT (=[$Rb_1+Rb_2+Rc+Rd+Rg_3]/[Re+Rb_1+Rh_1]$) increased. This ginsenoside composition is a unique characteristic compared to other types of ginseng products. In order to investigate the hypoglycemic effect of the black ginseng extract, in vivo studies were performed in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. The studies showed that the administration of the black ginseng extract decreased high blood glucose levels (more than 300 mg/dL) to a normal level (102 mg/dL). These results suggest that this black ginseng extract has a significant hypoglycemic effect and can be used as an anti-diabetic substance for dietary supplements or new drugs.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.101-107
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• 2009

Investigation of resaturation and thermal-hydro-mechanical behavior for the buffer of a repository requires measuring the water content of compacted bentonite. This study investigated the relative humidity of compacted bentonites using a humidity sensor (Vaisala HMT 334) applicable under high temperature and pressure, and then conducted a multi-regression analysis based on the measured results to determine relationships among the water content, relative humidity, and temperature. The relationships for the compacted bentonites with the dry densities of 1,500 $kg/m^3$ and 1,600 $kg/m^3$ were expressed as ${\omega}=0.196RH-0.029T+1.391({r^2=0.96)}$ and ${\omega}=0.199RH-0.029T+2.596({r^2=0.98)}$, respectively. These were then used to interpret the resaturation of bentonite blocks in the KENTEX test.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.189-189
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• 2010

ZnO nanorods 구조는 광소자 및 태양광 소자의 성능을 향상시키기 위해서 무반사계수, 광추출효율, 전기적, 열적 전도도를 개선시킬 수 있어, 매우 큰 관심을 가지고 왔다. 또한 Ag 나노입자는 표면 플라즈몬 효과를 이용하여 LED나 태양전지에 응용하여 소자의 성능이 향상됨을 이론적, 실험적으로 증명되어 왔으며, 현재에도 활발한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 이러한 ZnO nanorods 특성과 Ag 나노입자의 표면 플라즈몬 효과를 이용하기 위해서, 본 연구에서는 Ag 나노 입자를 형성된 ZnO seed층에 ZnO nanorods를 성장시켰다. 시료를 제작을 위해서 비교적 성장이 간단하고 저온성장이 가능한 화학적 합성방법을 이용하였다. Ag 나노입자가 형성된 ZnO seed층 제작을 위해서 먼저 Si 기판위에 RF magnetron 스퍼터를 이용하여 고진공, $N_2$ 분위기에서 일정한 두께로 증착을 하였으며, 이후 Ag 박막을 thermal evaporator로 10 nm 두께로 증착하였다. 그 다음, 크기가 다른 Ag 나노입자를 형성을 위해서 rapid thermal annealing (RTA)을 여러 가지 온도에서 수행하였다. 그리고 이러한 시료들를 이용하여, ZnO nanorods를 성장하기 위하여, $90-95^{\circ}$의 온도에서 zinc nitrate $Zn(NO_3)_2{\cdot}6H_2O$과 hexamethylentetramines (HMT)으로 혼합된 용액에 담가두어 ZnO nanorods를 성장시켰다. Ag 나노입자의 크기에 따라 ZnO nanorods의 구조와 형태에 대하여 어떠한 영향을 주는지를 관찰하기 위해 field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM)을 이용하여 측정하였으며, Ag와 ZnO의 성분분석과 결정성을 조사하기 위해 X-ray diffraction (XRD)을 이용하여 분석하였다. 그리고 표면 플라즈몬에 의한 영향에 대하여 조사하기 위해, ZnO nanorods와 Ag 나노입자가 형성된 ZnO nanorods를 UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer을 이용하여 흡수계수와 반사계수를 비교하여 측정하였으며. 태양전지의 성능향상을 수 있음을 이론적으로 계산하였다. 그리고 또한 photoluminescence (PL) 분석을 수행하여 ZnO nanorods의 구조에 대하여 Ag 나노입자의 영향에 대한 광특성을 측정하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.209-209
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• 2010

금(Au) 또는 은(Ag) 금속 나노입자의 모양, 크기, 분포 상태를 조절하여 가시광선과 적외선, 자외선 영역에서 강한 표면 플라즈몬 효과을 이용할 수 있는데, 최근 이러한 금속 나노입자의 표면플라즈몬 효과를 이용하여 태양광 소자의 성능을 향상시키는 연구가 매우 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 그 중, 높은 효율과 낮은 제작비용 그리고 간단한 공정과정의 장점을 갖고 있어서 크게 주목 받고 있는 염료감응태양전지에서도 금(Au) 또는 은(Ag) 금속 나노입자을 이용하기 위한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 그 예로, Au가 코팅된 $TiO_2$ 기반의 염료감응태양전지구조를 제작하여, 입사된 빛이 표면플라즈몬 효과를 통해, Au에서 여기된 전자들이 Au/$TiO_2$ 사에의 schottky 장벽을 통과하여 $TiO_2$의 전도대 전자들의 밀도가 증가하여, charge carrier generating rate을 높여 소자의 광변환 효율의 향상을 증명하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는, $TiO_2$보다 높은 전자 이동도(mobility)와 직선통로(direct path way)의 장점을 갖고 있는 ZnO nanorod에서의 charge carrier generating rate을 높일 수 있도록, 비교적 가격이 저렴한 Ag nanoparticle을 코팅하였다. ZnO nanorod 제작은 낮은 온도에서 간단하게 성장시킬 수 있는 hydrothermal 방법을 이용하였다. 기판위에 RF magnetron 스퍼터를 이용하여 AZO seed layer를 증착한 후, zinc nitrate $Zn(NO_3)_2{\cdot}6H_2O$과 hexamethylentetramines (HMT)으로 혼합된 용액을 사용해 ZnO nanorods를 성장시켰다. 이 후, Ag를 형성할 수 있도록 열증기증착법을 이용하여 코팅하였다. Ag의 증착시간에 따른 ZnO nanorods에서의 코팅된 구조와 형태를 관찰하기 위해 field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM)을 이용하여 측정하였으며, 결정성을 조사하기 위해 X-ray diffraction (XRD)을 이용하여 분석하였다. 또한 입사된 빛에 의해, 여기된 ZnO 전도대 전자들이 다시 재결합을 통해 방출되는 photoluminescence 양을 scanning PL 장비를 통해 측정하여 Ag가 코팅된 ZnO nanorod의 광특성을 분석하였다.