• 대한화학회지
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.18-21
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• 2015

We use a scanning tunneling microscope based break-junction technique to measure the conductance of a 4,4'-dimethoxybiphenyl molecular junction formed with Ag and Au electrodes. We observe the formation of a clear molecular junction with Ag electrodes that result from stable Ag-oxygen bonding structures. However we have no molecular bonding formation when using Au electrodes, resulting in a tunneling current between the top and bottom metal electrodes. We also see a clear peak in the conductance histogram of the Ag-oxygen molecular junctions, but no significant molecular features are seen with Au electrodes. Our work should open a new path to the conductance measurements of single-molecule junctions with oxygen linkers.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2006

p-iodo-phenyl octadecyl ether (I-POE)와 p-iodo-phenyl docosyl ether (I-PDE)의 분자의 흑연표면에서의 자기조립과 이 두 분자로 이루어진 혼합물의 자기조립을 주사 터널링 현미경을 이용하여 연구하였다. 각 분자 시스템은 흑연 표면에서 head-to-tail 배향의 안정된 단분자막으로 자기조립한다. 혼합물 시스템에서는 I-POE와 I-PDE 분자들은 표면에서 섞이지 않고, 고립된 단분자막 도메인을 형성한다. 특히 I-POE 분자는 흑연 표면에서 단분자막 구조를 우선적으로 형성하는데 이는 알킬 사슬 길이와 작용기를 가진 헤드 그룹의 효과에 기인한다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.280-280
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• 2013

Using both experimentaland theoretical methods, we have investigated the structural and electronic properties of self-assembled two-dimensional organic molecule (hexaaza-triphenylene-hexacarbonitrile, HATCN), which is used as an efficient OLED hole injection material, on Au(111) surfaces. Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope (STM) measurements revealed that self-assembled linear and hexagonal porous structures are formed at atomic steps and terraces of Au(111), respectively. We also found that the hexagonal porous structure have chirality and forms only small (＜1,000 nm2) phase-separated chiral domains that can easily change their chiral phase in subsequence STM images at 80 K. To explain these observations, we calculated the molecular-molecular and molecule-surface interaction energies by using first-principles density functional theory method. We found that the change of their chiral phase resulted from the competition between the two energies. These results have not only verified our experimental observations, but also revealed the delicate balance between different interactions that caused the self-assembed structures at the surface.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1822-1828
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• 2004

Electrochemical, in situ electrochemical scanning tunneling microscope (EC-STM), and attenuated total reflectance-FTIR (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopic methods were employed to investigate the preparation of atomically flat Si(111)-H surface in ammonium fluoride solutions. Electrochemical properties of atomically flat Si(111)-H surface were characterized by anodic oxidation and cathodic hydrogen evolution with the open circuit potential (OCP) of ca. -0.4 V in concentrated ammonium fluoride solutions. As soon as the natural oxide-covered Si(111) electrode was immersed in fluoride solutions, OCP quickly shifted to near -1 V, which was more negative than the flat band potential of silicon surface, indicating that the surface silicon oxide had to be dissolved into the solution. OCP changed to become less negative as the oxide layer was being removed from the silicon surface. In situ EC-STM data showed that the surface was changed from the initial oxidecovered silicon to atomically rough hydrogen-terminated surface and then to atomically flat hydrogenterminated surface as the OCP moved toward less negative potentials. The atomically flat Si(111)-H structure was confirmed by in situ EC-STM and ATR-FTIR data. The dependence of atomically flat Si(111)-H terrace on mis-cut angle was investigated by STM, and the results agreed with those anticipated by calculation. Further, the stability of Si(111)-H was checked by STM in ambient laboratory conditions.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 InP(2${\times}$4) 재구성된 표면 위에 원자층 단위로 증착된 Co 박막의 특성을 표면 자기광 커 효과(surface magneto-optical Kerr effect, SMOKE) 시스템, 반사 고에너지 전자 회절(reflection high energy electron diffraction), 주사 터널링 현미경(scanning tunneling microscope)이 장착된 초고진공 챔버를 이용하여 조사하였다. 실시간(in situ) SMOKE 연구 결과, Co 박막이 InP(2${\times}$4) 재구성된 표면 위에 성장할 때, Co박막의 두께에 따라 자성 특성이 대조적으로 구분되는 세 가지 두께 영역이 존재함을 확인할 수 있었다. 즉, Co 박막 두께가 7 단층(monolayer, ML)보다 작은 두께 영역에서는 가로 방향(longitudinal)과 수직방향(polar) 측정에서 모두 SMOKE신호를 관찰할 수 없었다. 8$m\ell$에서 15$m\ell$까지의 Co두께 영역에서는 수평 자기 이방성과 수직 자기 이방성이 공존하는 준안정상(metastable phase)을 관찰할 수 있었다. 그리고 마지막 영역은 16$m\ell$이상의 두께를 갖는 영역으로 수평 자기 이방 강자성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2006

초고진공 아래에서 주사터널링현미경을 이용해서 $495^{\circ}C$의 Si(5 5 12) 기판에 호모에피텍시를 시도하여 층상성장의 미세한 과정을 연구하였다 최초에는 Si Dimer가 기본블록이 되어 Si(5 5 12) 단위세포 내 (337)과 (225) 부분의 Si Dimer/Adatom 자리에 우선적으로 흡착하여 Si(5 5 12) 단위세포는 Si addimer로 채워진 $3\times(337)$ 세부 부분과 $1\times(113)$ 세부 부분으로 변한다. 이 과정 중 Si(5 5 12) 단위세포 내 또 다른 (337)에 있는 Tetramer는 Si Dimer를 흡착할 수 있는 Dimer/Adatom 자리로 변환한다 추가적인 Si 흡착으로 각각의 (337) 부분은 (112)과 (113)으로 나뉘어, 마침내 Si(5 5 12) 단위세포는 $3\times(112)\;와\; 4\times(113)$의 패싯들로 바뀐다. 이 단계에서 벌집사슬형과 Dimer/Adatom의 1차원 구조의 상호 변환이 선택적으로 일어난다. 기판의 단위세포 주기를 가지는 패싯의 높이는 2.34 효까지 성장하며, 끝으로 이 패싯 사이의 골짜기가 채워진다. 마지막 단계가 끝나면 균일하고 평평한 Si(5 5 12) 테라스가 복원된다. 본 연구로부터 Si(5 5 12) 호모에피텍시가 단위세포 당 28 개의 Si 원자가 흡착됨으로써 주기적으로 이루어지고, 기판 단위세포 내에서 패시팅이 균일한 오버레이어 필름 두께를 유도하는 데에 결정적 역할을 한다는 점에서 그 성장 방식이 독특하다고 할 수 있다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.213-218
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• 2001

Presented are the STM images of self-assembled monolayer of 2-mercaptoethanol on Au(111). Striped structures of ($6{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$), ($5{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$), ($4{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$) and compact-($5{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$) were observed after annealing at $80^{\circ}C.$ Analysis of the ordered structures revealed that the basic fundamental units of the ordered structures were three crystallographically non-equivalent ($3_{\frac{1}{2}}{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$) $R30^{\circ}$ assemblies, and that the way of combination of the assemblies produced the four different structures. The($6{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$) structure ( $\theta$ = 0.33) was composed of one ($3_{\frac{1}{2}}{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$)$R30^{\circ}$ assembly, while the ($5{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$) ( $\theta$ = 0.30) and ($4{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$) ( $\theta$ = 0.38) structures were consisted of two ($3_{\frac{1}{2}}{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$) $R30^{\circ}$ assemblies, separated by 5a and 4a, respectively. Furthermore, the compact-(5X 3½) structure ( $\theta$ = 0.50) was obtained by overlapping three ($3_{\frac{1}{2}}{\times}3_{\frac{1}{2}}$) $R30^{\circ}$ assemblies. In spite of the diversity in the adsorption structures, all the adsorption sites of 2-mercaptoethanol were fundamentally identical. On the other hand, the unannealed primitive SAM of 2-mercaptoethanol was characterized by two observations: a short-range order keeping the adsorbed molecules at approximately $3_{\frac{1}{2}}$ a and the small domains of the striped structures supporting that the observed surface structures on the annealed surface were the extension of the primitive layer of 2-mercaptoethanol. Comparing these observations with the already published structures of ethanthiol, it was concluded that the interaction between the hydroxyl groups of 2-mercaptoethanol might play a significant role in the adsorption step of 2-mercaptoethanol on Au(111) to organize the adsorption structures different from those of ethanthiol.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.868-878
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• 1998

There are recently increasing needs for precision XYZ-stage in the fields of nanotechnology, specially in AFMs(Atomic Force Microscope) and STMs(Scanning Tunneling Microscope). Force measurements are made in the AFM by monitoring the deflection of a flexible element (usually a cantilever) in response to the interaction force between the probe tip and the sample and controlling the force neasyred constant topography can be obtained. The power of the STM is based on the strong distance dependence of the tunneling current in the vacuum chamber and the current is a feedback for the tip to trace the surface topography. Therefore, it is required for XYZ-stage to position samples with nanometer resolution, without any crosscouples and any parasitic motion and with fast response. Nanometer resolution is essential to investigate topography with reasonable shape. No crosscouples and parasitic motion is essential to investigate topography without any shape distortion. Fast response is essential to investigate topography without any undesirable interaction between the probe tip and sample surface ; sample scratch. To satisfy these requirements, this paper presents a novel XYZ-stage concept, it is actuated by PZT and has a monolithic flexible body that is made symmetric as possible to guide the motion of the moving body linearly. PZT actuators have a very fast response and infinite resolution. Due to the monolithic structure, this XYZ-stage has no crosscouples and by symmetry it has no parasitic motion. Analytical modeling of this XYZ-stage and its verification by FEM modeling are performed and optimal design that is to maximize 1st natural frequencies of the stage is also presented and with that design values stage is manufactured.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.738-747
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to compare the positional stability of removable dies using several dowel pin systems. The removable dies were made by using five dowel pin systems: single dowel pin(Group I), single dowel pin and prepared groove on the die base(Group II), two-single dowel pin(Group III), two separate parallel dowel pins with plastic sleeves(Group IV), double straight dowel pins with metal sleeve(Group V). Special aluminum mold was made for specimens, and the dies of specimens removed and replaced thirty times with universal testing machine. Horizontal and vertical shift of dies was measured by Olympus monocular scanning tunneling microscope(STM5). The results were as follows: 1. The vertical shift was larger than the horizontal shift in all the other groups except Group I. 2. Single dowel pin system(Group I) was the most unstable of five dowel pin systems. 3. Double dowel pin systems with steeve(group IV, V) were the most stable of five dowel pin systems. 4. This study indicates that excellent horizontal positional stability is attainable with use of additional groove on the die base or double dowel pin. and excellent vertical positional stability is attainable with use of sleeve.