• 제목/요약/키워드: Scanning probe microscopy

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폴리머 기판상의 Al-doped ZnO 박막의 두께에 따른 특성 변화 (Thickness Dependance of Al-doped ZnO Thin Film on Polymer Substrate)

  • 김봉석;김응권;강현일;이규일;이태용;송준태
    • 한국진공학회지
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.105-109
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    • 2007
  • 본 논문에서는 AZO 박막 두께 변화에 따른 구조적, 전기적, 광학적 특성의 영향에 대하여 연구하기 위하여 폴리카보네이트(PC : polycarbonate) 기판 위에 DC 스퍼터링법으로 증착시간을 변화시켜 박막의 두께를 조절하였다. 박막의 두께는 100 nm에서 500 nm까지 100 nm단위로 실험하였으며, 제작된 AZO 박막의 비저항 특성은 four point probe system를 이용하여 측정하였고, 박막의 입자크기, 표면상태를 Environment Secondary Electron Microscopy (ESEM)으로 관찰하였다. 또한 AZO 박막의 결정상태를 조사하기 위하여 High Resolution X-Ray Diffractometer (HR-XRD)를 이용하였고 광학적 투과도는 UV-visible spectrophotometer를 이용하여 분석하였다. 실험 결과 모든 박막에서 90% 이상의 광투과도를 보였으며 400 nm과 500 nm 두께의 AZO 박막에서는 $4.5{\times}10^{-3}\;{\Omega}-cm$의 비저항과 3.61 eV의 광밴드갭 에너지를 보였다.

Naegleria fowleri Lysate Induces Strong Cytopathic Effects and Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Release in Rat Microglial Cells

  • Lee, Yang-Jin;Park, Chang-Eun;Kim, Jong-Hyun;Sohn, Hae-Jin;Lee, Jin-Young;Jung, Suk-Yul;Shin, Ho-Joon
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제49권3호
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    • pp.285-290
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    • 2011
  • Naegleria fowleri, a ubiquitous free-living ameba, causes fatal primary amebic meningoencephalitis in humans. N. fowleri trophozoites are known to induce cytopathic changes upon contact with microglial cells, including necrotic and apoptotic cell death and pro-inflammatory cytokine release. In this study, we treated rat microglial cells with amebic lysate to probe contact-independent mechanisms for cytotoxicity, determining through a combination of light microscopy and scanning and transmission electron microscopy whether N. fowleri lysate could effect on both necrosis and apoptosis on microglia in a time- as well as dose-dependent fashion. A $^{51}Cr$ release assay demonstrated pronounced lysate induction of cytotoxicity (71.5%) toward microglial cells by 24 hr after its addition to cultures. In an assay of pro-inflammatory cytokine release, microglial cells treated with N. fowleri lysate produced TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6, and IL-$1{\beta}$, though generation of the former 2 cytokines was reduced with time, and that of the last increased throughout the experimental period. In summary, N. fowleri lysate exerted strong cytopathic effects on microglial cells, and elicited pro-inflammatory cytokine release as a primary immune response.

Ti-Mo 코어-쉘 분말 제조 및 소결 특성 연구 (Fabrication of Ti-Mo Core-shell Powder and Sintering Properties for Application as a Sputtering Target)

  • 이원희;박천웅;김희연;하윤철;변종민;김영도
    • 한국분말재료학회지
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.43-49
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    • 2024
  • In this study, a core-shell powder and sintered specimens using a mechanically alloyed (MAed) Ti-Mo powder fabricated through high-energy ball-milling are prepared. Analysis of sintering, microstructure, and mechanical properties confirms the applicability of the powder as a sputtering target material. To optimize the MAed Ti-Mo powder milling process, phase and elemental analyses of the powders are performed according to milling time. The results reveal that 20 h of milling time is the most suitable for the manufacturing process. Subsequently, the MAed Ti-Mo powder and MoO3 powder are milled using a 3-D mixer and heat-treated for hydrogen reduction to manufacture the core-shell powder. The reduced core-shell powder is transformed to sintered specimens through molding and sintering at 1300 and 1400℃. The sintering properties are analyzed through X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy for phase and porosity analyses. Moreover, the microstructure of the powder is investigated through optical microscopy and electron probe microstructure analysis. The Ti-Mo core-shell sintered specimen is found to possess high density, uniform microstructure, and excellent hardness properties. These results indicate that the Ti-Mo core-shell sintered specimen has excellent sintering properties and is suitable as a sputtering target material.

Synthesis, chemically and electrochemically polymerization of N-substituted pyrrole containing azo chromophore and its copolymerization with pyrrole

  • Hosseini, Seyed Hossein
    • Advances in materials Research
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    • 제1권4호
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    • pp.299-310
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    • 2012
  • This article describes the synthesis of a novel N-substituted pyrrole monomer containing an azobenzene group. The 2-[N-ethyl-N-[4-[(4-nitrophenyl) azo]-phenyl] amino] ethyl-3-chloropropionate (RedII) compound was synthesized via reaction of 4-nitro-4'-[N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-amino] azobenzene (RedI) and 3-chloropropionic acid. RedII was reacted with the potassium salt of pyrrole then 2-[N-ethyl-N-[4-[(nitro phenyl) azo] phenyl] amino] ethyl-N-pyrrolyl propionate (Py-RedII) was prepared. Chemical polymerization of Py-RedII and copolymerization of Py-RedII with pyrrole carried out using $FeCl_3$. Poly (2-[N-ethyl-N-[4-[(nitro phenyl) azo] phenyl] amino] ethyl-N-pyrrolyl propionate) (PPy-RedII) was characterized by UV, IR, $^1HNMR$, $^{13}CNMR$ spectroscopies. Electropolymerization of Py-RedII and electroco-polymerization of Py-RedII and pyrrole were studied using conventional three electrodes system, Ag/AgCl reference electrode, platinum counter electrode and GC disk working electrode. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were used for thermal and rheological studies. The TGA curve of PPy-RedII demonstrated a high thermal stability up to 200°C and its DSC thermogram showed two endothermic peaks at 88 and $122^{\circ}C$. The glass transition temperature of the polymer was found to be above the room temperature. Electrical conductivities of PPy-RedII and it's copolymer with pyrrole (PPy-RedII-co-Py) were studied by the four-probe method and produced conductivities of $7.5{\times}10^{-4}$ and $6.5{\times}10^{-3}Scm^{-1}$, respectively.

Single Carrier Spectroscopy of Bisolitons on Si(001) Surfaces

  • Lyo, In-Whan
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.13-13
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    • 2010
  • Switching an elementary excitation by injecting a single carrier would offer the exciting opportunity for the ultra-high data storage technologies. However, there has been no methodology available to investigate the interaction of low energy discrete carriers with nano-structures. In order to map out the spatial dependency of such single carrier level interactions, we developed a pulse-and-probe algorithm, combining with low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. The new tool, which we call single carrier spectroscopy, allows us to track the interaction with the target macrostructure with tunneling carriers on a single carrier basis. Using this tool, we demonstrate that it is possible not only to locally write and erase individual bi-solitons, reliably and reversibly, but also to track of creation yields of single and multiple bi-solitons. Bi-solitons are pairs of solitons that are elementary out-of-phase excitations on anti-ferromagnetically ordered pseudo-spin system of Si dimers on Si(001)-c(42) surfaces. We found that at low energy tunneling the single bisoliton creation mechanism is not correlated with the number of carriers tunneling, but with the production of a potential hole under the tip. An electric field at the surface determines the density of the local charge density under the tip, and band-bending. However a rapid, dynamic change of a field produces a potential hole that can be filled by energetic carriers, and the amount of energy released during filling process is responsible for the creation of bi-solitons. Our model based on the field-induced local hole gives excellent explanation for bi-soliton yield behaviors. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy data supports the existence of such a potential hole. The mechanism also explains the site-dependency of bi-soliton yields, which is highest at the trough, not on the dimer rows. Our study demonstrates that we can manipulate not just single atoms and molecules, but also single pseudo-spin excitations as well.

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광학 현미경을 이용한 산화 그래핀 이미지 분석 조건에 관한 연구 (A Study on Image Analysis of Graphene Oxide Using Optical Microscopy)

  • 이유진;김나리;윤상수;오영석;이제욱;이원오
    • Composites Research
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    • 제27권5호
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    • pp.183-189
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    • 2014
  • 광학 현미경 관찰을 통해 산화 그래핀의 형상, 크기 및 두께를 쉽게 파악할 수 있는 광학 관찰을 위한 최적 조건을 확보하고자 하였다. 본 연구에서는 $SiO_2$ 절연막이 300 nm 두께로 도포된 실리콘 기판 위의 산화 그래핀을 하이드라진 증기 환원을 통하여 본래의 모폴로지를 유지한 채 환원된 산화 그래핀의 이미지의 선명도를 증가시켰고, 녹색 필터를 사용한 관찰을 통해 이미지의 대비값을 보다 증대시켰다. 추가적으로 얻어진 광학 이미지를 RGB 채널별로 분리하는 방법을 제안하고 이를 통해 이미지를 분석하였다. 그 결과 하이드라진 증기 환원 처리 및 녹색 파장에서의 광원 하에서 고대비의 이미지 확보가 가능하였으며, 더불어 광학 이미지의 RGB 채널 분리만으로도 선명한 그래핀 이미지를 얻을 수 있음을 알아내었다.

Au-Pt-Cu계 합금의 미세구조 및 기계적 특성에 미치는 첨가원소 Indium 효과에 관한 연구 (Effect of Indium on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Au-Pt-Cu Alloys)

  • 이상혁;도정만;정호년;민동준
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제24권3호
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    • pp.203-208
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    • 2003
  • 인듐함량에 따른 Au-Pt-Cu 삼원계합금의 미세조직 및 기계적 특성을 광학현미경, 시차주사열분석기, SEM, XRD, EPMA 그리고 미소경도계를 이용하여 조사하였다. 인듐함량이 0.5 wt% 인 Au-Pt-Cu-0.5In 사원계 합금을 온도범위 150~95$0^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 결과 55$0^{\circ}C$/3O분 열처리한 시료의 경도 값이 가장 높게 나타났고, 55$0^{\circ}C$에서 시효시간을 증가시킴에 따라 30분에서 최고 경도치에 도달된 후 거의 일정하게 유지되었다 또한, 55$0^{\circ}C$에서 30분 동안 시효 처리한 Au-Pt-Cu 삼원계합금의 미세조직은 인듐 함량이 증가함에 따라 결정립이 미세화 되었다. XRD, EPMA을 이용하여 Au-Pt-Cu-In 사원계 합금에 존재하는 석출상을 분석한 결과 모상은 fcc구조를 갖는 Au-Pt-Cu 고용체, 석출상은 Ll$_2$구조를 갖는InPt$_3$ 석출물로 판명되었다. 이러한 연구결과로부터 인듐 함량에 따른 Au-Pt-Cu-In 합금의 경도증가는 결정립 미세화에 의한 강화 효과와 InPt$_3$ 형태의 석출물에 의한 석출강화 효과에 기인하는 것으로 해석된다.

The beneficial effect of ginsenosides extracted by pulsed electric field against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in HEK-293 cells

  • Liu, Di;Zhang, Ting;Chen, Zhifei;Wang, Ying;Ma, Shuang;Liu, Jiyun;Liu, Jingbo
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • 제41권2호
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    • pp.169-179
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    • 2017
  • Background: Ginsenosides are the main pharmacological components of Panax ginseng root, which are thought to be primarily responsible for the suppressing effect on oxidative stress. Methods: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity and oxygen radical absorption capacity were applied to evaluate the antioxidant activities of the ginsenosides. Human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK-293) cells were incubated with ginsenosides extracted by pulsed electric field (PEF) and solvent cold soak extraction (SCSE) for 24 h and then the injury was induced by $40{\mu}M$ $H_2O_2$. The cell viability and surface morphology of HEK-293 cells were studied using MTS assay and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. Dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate fluorescent probe assay was used to measure the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species. The intracellular antioxidant activities of ginsenosides were evaluated by cellular antioxidant activity assay in HepG2 cells. Results: The PEF extracts displayed the higher 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity and stronger oxygen radical absorption capacity (with an oxygen radical absorption capacity value of $14.48{\pm}4.04{\mu}M\;TE\;per\;{\mu}g/mL$). The HEK-293 cell model also suggested that the protective effect of PEF extracts was dose-dependently greater than SCSE extracts. Dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate assay further proved that PEF extracts are more active (8% higher than SCSE extracts) in reducing intracellular reactive oxygen species accumulation. In addition, scanning electron microscopy images showed that the HEK-293 cells, which were treated with PEF extracts, maintained more intact surface morphology. Cellular antioxidant activity values indicated that ginsenosides extracted by PEF had stronger cellular antioxidant activity than SCSE ginsenosides extracts. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated the antioxidative effect of ginsenosides extracted by PEF in vitro. Furthermore, rather than SCSE, PEF may be more useful as an alternative extraction technique for the extraction of ginsenosides with enhanced antioxidant activity.

UV 처리에 의한 T-OLED용 산화전극에 적합한 Ag 박막연구: Nano-Mechanics 특성 분석을 중심으로 (The Study of Ag Thin Film of Suitable Anode for T-OLED: Focused on Nanotribology Methode)

  • 이규영;김수인;김주영;권구은;강용욱;손지원;전진웅;김민철;이창우
    • 한국진공학회지
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    • 제21권6호
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    • pp.328-332
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    • 2012
  • Ag (silver)의 일함수는 T-OLED (Top Emission Organic Light Emitting Diode)의 전극소자로 사용하기에는 다소 낮다는 단점이 있다(~4.3 eV). 이러한 단점을 해결하기 위한 대안으로 Ag 박막의 표면을 플라즈마, UV, 열처리를 통하여 일함수를 높이는 연구가 진행되어 왔다(~5.0 eV). 하지만 현재의 대부분 연구는 후 처리된 박막의 일함수에 초점을 맞춰 연구가 진행되어, 박막의 mechanical property에 대한 연구는 매우 부족하며 이는 T-OLED의 효율과 수명 등의 연구에 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 Ag와 $AgO_x$ 박막의 mechanical property에 초점을 맞춰 분석을 실시하였다. Ag는 유리기판 위에 rf-magnetron sputter를 이용하여 100 W의 power에서 150 nm 두께로 증착되었다. 증착된 박막은 UV 램프를 이용하여 다양한 시간동안 UV 처리되었다(0~9분). 본 논문에서는 처리된 박막의 면저항을 측정하고 nano indenter, Scanning Probe Microscopy의 Atomic Force Microscopy mode를 이용하여 mechanical property를 분석하였다. 실험 결과 UV 처리 시간이 3분을 넘어가는 시편과 3분 이내의 시편은 면저항값 및 경도 값에 큰 차이가 있었다. 이러한 결과는 Ag 박막의 후처리에 따른 Ag 물질의 산화 및 결합상태에 따라 박막 내에 존재하는 stress의 영향으로 예상되어진다.

유기금속화학증착법으로 유리기판 위에 성장된 산화아연 하이브리드 구조의 광학적 전기적 특성 (Optical and Electrical Properties of ZnO Hybrid Structure Grown on Glass Substrate by Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition)

  • 김대식;강병훈;이창민;변동진
    • 한국재료학회지
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    • 제24권10호
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    • pp.543-549
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    • 2014
  • A zinc oxide (ZnO) hybrid structure was successfully fabricated on a glass substrate by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). In-situ growth of a multi-dimensional ZnO hybrid structure was achieved by adjusting the growth temperature to determine the morphologies of either film or nanorods without any catalysts such as Au, Cu, Co, or Sn. The ZnO hybrid structure was composed of one-dimensional (1D) nanorods grown continuously on the two-dimensional (2D) ZnO film. The ZnO film of 2D mode was grown at a relatively low temperature, whereas the ZnO nanorods of 1D mode were grown at a higher temperature. The change of the morphologies of these materials led to improvements of the electrical and optical properties. The ZnO hybrid structure was characterized using various analytical tools. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to determine the surface morphology of the nanorods, which had grown well on the thin film. The structural characteristics of the polycrystalline ZnO hybrid grown on amorphous glass substrate were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Hall-effect measurement and a four-point probe were used to characterize the electrical properties. The hybrid structure was shown to be very effective at improving the electrical and the optical properties, decreasing the sheet resistance and the reflectance, and increasing the transmittance via refractive index (RI) engineering. The ZnO hybrid structure grown by MOCVD is very promising for opto-electronic devices as Photoconductive UV Detectors, anti-reflection coatings (ARC), and transparent conductive oxides (TCO).