• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제57권5호
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• pp.406-415
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• 2024

Using DC magnetron sputtering, we deposited a bilayer composed of a seed layer consisting of Ti, Cr, Co, and Zr, and an overlayer of Ag on MgO(001) single crystal substrates, creating self-assembled nanostructures. When Ti was used as the seed layer, it was observed that the formed nano-dots inherently aggregated into dot shapes. Additionally, Cr, Co, and Zr were chosen to investigate their influence on SLAA(Seed layer Assisted Agglomeration) depending on the seed layer material, revealing different shapes of the formed nano-dots. Moreover, it was observed that aggregation was inhibited as the thickness of the seed layer exceeded a critical point. X-ray diffraction analysis of the Ti seed layer revealed epitaxial growth of Ag along the (001) direction of the MgO substrate. In contrast, no epitaxial growth was observed when Cr, Co, and Zr were used as seed layer materials. Ultimately, Ti was identified as the most suitable seed layer material for the fabrication of self-assembled nanostructures utilizing the aggregation phenomenon of the bilayer. This research is deemed sufficiently valuable in addressing the limitations associated with the low productivity and high cost of current nano thin film processes.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.611-618
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• 2007

아민기로 코팅된 단분산 폴리스티렌 입자를 제조한 뒤 톨루엔-물로 구성된 유중수 액적(oil-in-water emulsion) 내부에서 입자를 자기 조립(self-assembly)시켜 다양한 다면체(polyhedra) 구조의 콜로이드 클러스터(colloidal cluster)를 제조하였다. 콜로이드 클러스터의 표면에서 솔-젤(sol-gel) 반응을 유발한 뒤 표면이 실리카로 코팅된 복합(composite) 콜로이드 클러스터를 제조할 수 있었고 이를 주형(template)으로 활용하여 고온 소성에 의해 내부의 폴리스티렌 입자를 제거하고 마이크로미터 크기의 다양한 구조의 비구형상 공동 입자(hollow particle)를 제조하였다. 밀도구배원심분리법 (density gradient centrifugation)에 의해 폴리스티렌 구성 입자의 수와 구조가 균일한 콜로이드 클러스터를 제조할 수 있었으며 표면 솔-젤 반응에 의해 비구형상 구조의 공동 입자를 제조하였다.