• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.89-92
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• 2013

Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) polymers with different electric conductivities were synthesized directly on a FTO substrate via a chemical polymerization method and applied as a platinum (Pt)-free counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The catalytic properties of the PEDOT as a function of electrical conductivity were studied using cyclic voltammograms, J-V measurements and impedance spectroscopy. The PEDOT counter electrode with around 340 S/cm conductivity exhibited the best performance as a counter electrode for tri-iodide reduction. The ability to modulate catalytic activity of PEDOT with changes in conductivity shows one of promising routes for developing new counter electrode of Pt-free DSSCs.

• Proceedings of the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.3-6
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• 2002

In this paper, Thin film bulk acoustic resonate.(TFBAR) fillers tuned by gold plated on-wafer inductors are presented. The air-gap type TEBAR is used with aluminum nitride(AIN) as piezoelectric material and platinum as top and bottom electrodes. Inductor equivalent model and modified Butterworth-Van Dyke(MBVD) model are employed for the frequency tuning of fabricated TFBAR bandpass filters. Fabricated inductor has inductance of 3 nH and Q factor of about 8 at 2 ㎓. It is clearly revealed that inductor tuning can enhance the bandwidth of ladder filters and improve out-of-band rejection characteristic around 10㏈.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.14 no.1 s.60
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• pp.44-49
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• 2007

In the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), carbon counter electrode has been tested for replacing the platinum counter electrode which has two drawbacks: limited surface area and high material cost. Poor mechanical stability of carbon layer due to weak bonding strength to electrically conductive TCO (transparent conducting oxide) glass substrate is a crucial barrier for practical application of carbon counter electrode. In the present study a carbon counter electrode with high conversion efficiency, comparable to Pt counter electrode, could be fabricated by adaption of a bonding layer between particulate carbon material and TCO substrate.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.144-150
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• 1995

Ceramic filter using energy trapping effect is used bandpass filter at high frequency. In this paper, the resonant points of the symmetrical modes and antisymmetrical modes were theoretically analyed and synthesized these modes in order to know the filter characteristics. We simulated them using the computer and also fabricated the ceramic filter using PZT-4 piezoelectric plate made by Valpey Fisher Co., The 1.5[.mu.m] - thick platinum electrode were deposited on the ceramic plates with the various masks. The characteristics of the fabricated filters were measured using the spectrum analyzer. Experimental data were compared with the theoretical results. The maximum-pass frequencies coinsided exactly. The bandwidths of the fabricated filters were slightly different between theoretical and experimental results. We found that these phenomenon were caused by the stray capacitance between the two neighbor electrodes..

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.39 no.9
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• pp.722-727
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• 1995

The electrochemical impedance spectra of polyaniline film prepared by cyclic voltammetry have been investigated in 0.1 M aqueous sulfuric acid solution. Charge transfer resistances were rather low at the oxidized states in agreement with the conductive behavior reported at these potentials. The corresponding exchange current densities were very high. Large values of capacitance associated with the polymer have been found which vary as a function of the electrode potentials. An equivalent electrical circuit has been deduced from the impedance data. It was therefore possible to obtain the parameters of the ionic mass transport within the film.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.357-363
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• 2013

An ultraviolet pulsed laser ablation of polyimide film coated with platinum has been used to enhance the sensitivity for the application as an electrochemical biosensor. Densely packed cones are formed on polyimide surface after UV irradiation which results in increase of surface area. In order to apply the sensitivity improvement of laser ablated polyimide film electrodes, the glucose oxidase modified biosensor was fabricated by using an encapsulation in the gel matrix through sol-gel transition of tetraethoxysliane on the surface of laser ablated polyimide film. The optimum conditions for glucose determination have been characterized with respect to the applied potential and pH. The linear range and detection limit of glucose detection were from 2.0 mM to 18.0 mM and 0.18 mM, respectively. The sensitivity of glucose biosensors fabricated with laser ablated polyimide film is about three times higher than that of plain polyimide film due to increase in surface area by laser ablation.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.200-205
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• 2000

This paper describes the structure modeling and operation characteristics of MFMIS(metal-ferroelectric-metal-insulator-semiconductor) device using the Tsuprem4 which is a semiconductor device tool by Avanti. MFMIS device is being studied for nonvolatile memory application at various semiconductor laboratory but it is difficult to fabricate and analyze MFMIS devices using the semiconductor simulation tool: Tsuprem4, medici and etc. So the new library and new materials parameters for adjusting ferroelectric material and platinum electrodes in the tools are studied. In this paper structural model and operation characteristics of MFMIS devices are measured, which can be easily adopted to analysis of MFMIS device for nonvolatile memory device application.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.248-250
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• 2002

본 논문은 당뇨병의 지표물질인 glucose의 농도를 극미량의 시료를 사용하여 정량 할 수 있는 방법을 개발하기 위하여 효소 고정화 전극을 제작하였다. 전극은 실리콘 웨이퍼상에 마이크로 크기의 전극을 반도체 공정을 이용하여 제작하였고, 전기 화학적 방법으로 마이크로 전극에 전도성 고분자 Polypyrrole(PPy) 및 glucose oxidase(GOx)를 고정화한 고감도의 전기화학 전극을 개발하였다. 도전성 고분자의 전기 화학적 중합은 순환 전압 전류법으로 하였으며, 용액의 액성에 따른 효소의 표면 전하를 이용하여, 도전성 고분자를 코팅한 전극에 일정한 전압을 인가하고 GOx를 도우핑 하였다. 제작된 전극은 시간대 전류법으로 glucose의 농도에 따른 감도 측정결과 마이크로 리터의 시료에 $5{\mu}A$/decade를 얻었다. 전극의 표면분석은 Scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX)를 이용하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.805-808
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• 2000

Mixed crystal powders based on Cd,Fe, and S have been synthesized by varying the ratio of CdS and $FeS_2in$ order to find a suitable material usefuI for the effectivc conversion of solar energy. Hydrogen gas was evolved only with CdS/Ptby photocatal ytic reaction under white light in an aqueous 1 M sodiumsulfite solution. From electrochemical studies of semiconductor electrodes. itwas shown that the onset potential shifted to the positive direction and that the bandgap energy also decreased as the molar ratio of Fe increased. A hydrogen evolution mechanism in terms of the conduction band potential and hydrogen evolution potential is proposed.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.481-487
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• 2001

Surface films formed prior to bulk reduction of lithium have been studied at gold, platinum, and copper electrodes in rigorously dried propylene carbonate solutions using electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) and secondary ion mass spectrometry experiments. The results indicate that the passive film formation takes place at a potential as positive as about 2.0 V vs. Li/Li+ , and the passive film thus formed in this potential region is thicker than a monolayer. Quantitative analysis of the EQCM results indicates that electrogenerated lithium reacts with solvent molecules to produce a passive film consisting of lithium carbonate and other compounds of larger molecular weights. The presence of lithium carbonate is verified by SIMS, whereas the lithium compounds of low molecular weights, including lithium hydroxide and oxide, are not detected. Further lithium reduction takes place underneath the passive film at potentials lower than 1.2 V with a voltammetric current peak at about 0.6 V.