• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.151-151
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• 2012

A new plasma process, i.e., the combination of PIII&D and HIPIMS, was developed to implant non-gaseous ions into materials surface. HIPIMS is a special mode of operation of pulsed-DC magnetron sputtering, in which high pulsed DC power exceeding ~1 kW/$cm^2$ of its peak power density is applied to the magnetron sputtering target while the average power density remains manageable to the cooling capacity of the equipment by using a very small duty ratio of operation. Due to the high peak power density applied to the sputtering target, a large fraction of sputtered atoms is ionized. If the negative high voltage pulse applied to the sample stage in PIII&D system is synchronized with the pulsed plasma of sputtered target material by HIPIMS operation, the implantation of non-gaseous ions can be successfully accomplished. The new process has great advantage that thin film deposition and non-gaseous ion implantation along with in-situ film modification can be achieved in a single plasma chamber. Even broader application areas of PIII&D technology are believed to be envisaged by this newly developed process. In one application of non-gaseous plasma immersion ion implantation, Ge ions were implanted into SiO2 thin film at 60 keV to form Ge quantum dots embedded in SiO2 dielectric material. The crystalline Ge quantum dots were shown to be 5~10 nm in size and well dispersed in SiO2 matrix. In another application, Ag ions were implanted into SS-304 substrate to endow the anti-microbial property of the surface. Yet another bio-application was Mg ion implantation into Ti to improve its osteointegration property for bone implants. Catalyst is another promising application field of nongaseous plasma immersion ion implantation because ion implantation results in atomically dispersed catalytic agents with high surface to volume ratio. Pt ions were implanted into the surface of Al2O3 catalytic supporter and its H2 generation property was measured for DME reforming catalyst. In this talk, a newly developed, non-gaseous plasma immersion ion implantation technique and its applications would be shown and discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.340-341
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• 2013

양자점(Quantum dots; QDs)은 단전자 트랜지스터, 레이저, 발광다이오드, 적외선 검출기와 같은 고효율 광전소자 응용을 위해 활발한 연구가 진행되고 있다. II-VI 족 화합물 반도체는 III-V 족 화합물 반도체와 비교했을 때 더 큰 엑시톤 결합에너지(exciton binding energy)를 가지는 우수한 특성을 보이고 있으며 이러한 성질을 가지는 II-VI 족 화합물 반도체 중에서도 넓은 에너지 갭을 가지는 CdTe 양자점은 녹색 영역대의 광전자 소자로서 활용되고 있다. 기존의 CdTe/ZnTe 양자점을 성장하기 위해 ZnTe와 격자부정합이 적은 GaAs 기판을 이용한 연구가 주를 이룬 반면 Si기판을 이용한 연구는 미흡하다. 하지만 Si 기판은 GaAs 기판에 비해 값이 싸고, 여러 분야에 응용이 가능하며 대량생산이 가능하다는 이점을 가지고 있어 초고속, 초고효율 반도체 광전소자의 제작을 가능케 할 것으로 기대된다. 또한 양자점의 고효율 광전소자에 응용을 위해서는 Si 기판 위에 양자점의 크기를 효율적으로 조절하는 연구 뿐 아니라 양자점의 크기에 따른 운반자 동역학에 대한 연구도 중요하다. 본 연구에선 분자선 에피 성장법(Molecular Beam Epitaxy; MBE)과 원자층 교대 성장법(Atomic Layer Epitaxy; ALE)을 이용하여 Si 기판 위에 성장한 CdTe/ZnTe 양자점의 크기에 따른 광학적 특성을 연구하였다. 저온 광 루미네센스(PhotoLuminescence; PL) 측정 결과 양자점의 크기가 증가함에 따라 더 낮은 에너지영역으로 피크가 이동하는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 온도 의존 광루미네센스 측정 결과 양자점의 크기가 증가함에 따라 열적 활성화 에너지가 증가하는 것을 관찰하였는데, 이는 양자점의 운반자 구속효과가 증가하였기 때문이다. 또한 시분해 광루미네센스 측정 결과 CdTe/ZnTe 양자점의 크기가 증가함에 따라 소멸 시간이 긴 값을 갖는 것을 관찰하였는데, 이는 양자점의 크기가 증가함에 따라 엑시톤 진동 세기가 감소하였기 때문이다. 이와 같은 결과 Si 기판 위에 성장한 CdTe/ZnTe 양자점의 크기에 따른 열적 활성화 에너지와 운반자 동역학에 대해 이해 할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.08a
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• pp.70-70
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• 2011

The prospects of current and coming solar-photovoltaic (PV) technologies are envisioned, arguing this solar-electricity source is beyond a tipping point in the complex worldwide energy outlook. Truly, a revolution in both the technological advancements of solar PV and the deployment of this energy technology is underway; PV is no longer an outlier. The birth of modern photovoltaics (PV) traces only to the mid-1950s, with the Bell Telephone Laboratories' development of an efficient, single-crystal Si solar cell. Since then, Si has dominated the technology and the markets, from space through terrestrial applications. Recently, some significant shift toward technology diversity have taken place. Some focus of this presentation will be directed toward PV R&D and technology advances, with indications of the limitations and relative strengths of crystalline (Si and GaAs) and thin-film (a-Si:H, Si, Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2, CdTe). Recent advances, contributions, industry growth, and technological pathways for transformational now and near-term technologies (Si and primarily thin films) and status and forecasts for next-generation PV (nanotechnologies and non-conventional and "new-physics" approaches) are evaluated. The need for R&D accelerating the now and imminent (evolutionary) technologies balanced with work in mid-term (disruptive) approaches is highlighted. Moreover, technology progress and ownership for next generation solar PV mandates a balanced investment in research on longer-term (the revolution needs revolutionary approaches to sustain itself) technologies (quantum dots, multi-multijunctions, intermediate-band concepts, nanotubes, bio-inspired, thermophotonics, ${\ldots}$ and solar hydrogen) having high-risk, but extremely high performance and cost returns for our next generations of energy consumers. This presentation provides insights to the reasons for PV technology emergence, how these technologies have to be developed (an appreciation of the history of solar PV)-and where we can expect to be by this mid-21st century.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.213-213
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• 2013

화합물 반도체 양자점(Quantum dots; QDs)은 높은 효율의 광전자 소자에 적용할 수 있기 때문에 이분야에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있지만 주로 III-V 족 화합물 반도체에 대한 연구가 주를 이룬 반면 II-VI 족 화합물 반도체에 대한 연구는 아직 미흡하다. 하지만 II-VI 족 화합물 반도체는 III-V 족 화합물 반도체와 비교했을 때 더 큰 엑시톤 결합에너지(exciton binding energy)를 가지는 우수한 특성을 보이고 있으며 이러한 성질을 가지는 II-VI 족 화합물 반도체 중에서도 넓은 에너지 갭을 가지는 $Cd_xZn_{1-x}Te$ 양자점은 녹색 영역대의 광전자 소자로서 활용되고 있다. 현재 대부분의 $Cd_xZn_{1-x}Te$ 양자점 구조는 기판과 완충층 (buffer layer) 사이의 작은 격자 부정합(lattice mismatch) 때문에 GaAs 기판을 이룬 반면 Si기판을 이용한 연구는 미흡하다. 하지만 Si 기판은 GaAs 기판에 비해 값이 싸고, 여러 분야에 응용이 가능하며 대량생산이 가능하다는 이점을 가지고 있어 초고속, 초고효율 반도체 광전소자의 제작을 가능케 할 것으로 기대된다. 또한 양자점의 고효율 광전소자에 응용을 위해서는 Si 기판 위에 양자점의 크기를 효율적으로 조절하는 연구 뿐 아니라 양자점의 크기에 따른 운반자 동역학에 대한 연구도 중요하다. 본 연구에선 분자선 에피 성장법(Molecular Beam Epitaxy; MBE)을 이용하여 Si 기판위에 성장한 $Cd_xZn_{1-x}Te/ZnTe$ 양자점의 크기에 따른 광학적 특성을 연구하였다. 저온 광 루미네센스 (PhotoLuminescence; PL) 측정 결과 양자점의 크기가 증가함에 따라 더 낮은 에너지영역으로 피크가 이동하는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 시분해 광루미네센스 측정 결과 $Cd_xZn_{1-x}Te/ZnTe$ 양자점의 크기가 증가함에 따라 소멸 시간이 긴 값을 갖는 것을 관찰 하였는데, 이는 양자점의 크기가 증가함에 따라 엑시톤 진동 세기가 감소하였기 때문이다. 또한 온도 의존 광루미네센스 측정 결과 양자점의 크기가 증가함에 따라 열적 활성화 에너지가 증가하는 것을 관찰 하였는데, 이는 양자점의 운반자 구속효과가 증가하였기 때문이다. 이와 같은 결과 Si 기판 위에 성장한 $Cd_xZn_{1-x}Te/ZnTe$ 양자점의 크기에 따른 광학적 특성에 대해 이해 할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.289.1-289.1
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• 2014

In this study, we made a organic thin film device in MIS(Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor) structure by using PVP (Poly vinyl phenol) as a insulating layer, and CdSe/ZnS nano particles which have a core/shell structure inside. We dissolved PVP and PMF in PGMEA, organic solvent, then formed a thin film through a spin coating. After that, it was cross-linked by annealing for 1 hour in a vacuum oven at $185^{\circ}C$. We operated FTIR measurement to check this, and discovered the amount of absorption reduced in the wave-length region near 3400 cm-1, so could observe decrease of -OH. Boonton7200 was used to measure a C-V relationship to confirm a properties of the nano particles, and as a result, the width of the memory window increased when device including nano particles. Additionally, we used HP4145B in order to make sure the electrical characteristics of the organic thin film device and analyzed a conduction mechanism of the device by measuring I-V relationship. When the voltage was low, FNT occurred chiefly, but as the voltage increased, Schottky Emission occurred mainly. We synthesized CdSe/ZnS and to confirm this, took a picture of Si substrate including nano particles with SEM. Spherical quantum dots were properly made. Due to this study, we realized there is high possibility of application of next generation memory device using organic thin film device and nano particles, and we expect more researches about this issue would be done.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.49-53
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• 2008

Magnetic and crystallographic properties of patterned media fabricated by nanoimprint lithography and Co-Pt electroplating were studied. Thin films of Ru(20 nm)/Ta(5 nm)/$SiO_2$(100 nm) were deposited on Si(100) wafer and then 25 nm hole pattern was fabricated by nanoimprint lithography on substrate. The electroplated Co-Pt nano-dots have the diameter of 35 nm and the height of 27 nm. Magnetic dot patterns of Co-Pt alloy were created using electroplated Co-Pt alloy and then their properties were measured by MFM, SQUID, SEM, TEM and AFM. We observed single domain with perendicular anisotropy for each dot and achieved optimum coercivity of 2900 Oe. These results mean that patterned media fabricated by nanoimprint lithography and electroplating have good properties in view of extending superparamagnetic limit while satisfying the writability requirements with the present write heads.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.619-619
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• 2009

Recently, silica nanostructures are widely used in various applicationary areas such as chemical sensors, biosensors, nano-fillers, markers, catalysts, and as a substrate for quantum dots etc, because of their excellent physical, chemical and optical properties. Additionally, these days, semiconductor silica and silicon with high purity is a key challenge because of their metallurgical grade silicon (MG-Si) exhibit purity of about 99% produced by an arc discharge method with high cast. Tremendous efforts are being paid towards this direction to reduce the cast of high purity silicon for generation of photovoltaic power as a solar cell. In this direction, which contains a small amount of impurities, which can be further purified by acid leaching process. In this regard, initially the low cast rice-husk was cultivated from local rice field and washed well with high purity distilled water and were treated with acid leaching process (1:10 HCl and $H_2O$) to remove the atmospheric dirt and impurity. The acid treated rice-husk was again washed with distilled water and dried in an oven at $60^{\circ}C$. The dried rice-husk was further annealed at different temperatures (620 and $900^{\circ}C$) for the formation of silica nanospheres. The confirmation of silica was observed by the X-ray diffraction pattern and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The morphology of obtained nanostructures were analyzed via Field-emission scanning electron microscope(FE-SEM) and Transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and it reveals that the size of each nanosphares is about 50-60nm. Using the Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(ICP-MS), Silica was analyzed for the amount of impurities.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.436-436
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• 2011

Recently, spintronic devices with submicron structures are widely investigated to take advantage of their unique micromagnetic properties. In this work, we study the temperature dependence of exchange bias in bilayer anti-dot arrays made by depositing Co (40 nm)/Ni (5 nm) ferromagnetic bilayer on Si substrate to form anti-dot arrays with a diameter $1{\mu}m$. The anti-dot patterning was done only for the upper Co layer, while the Ni underlayer was kept unperforated. The temperature dependences of magnetoresistance (MR) and exchange bias were studied along magnetic easy and hard axes. The in-plane MR measurements were performed using a physical-property measurement system (PPMS ; Quantum Design Inc.) at various temperatures. The standard in-line four-point probe configuration was used for the electrical contacts. As temperature was varied, the MR data were obtained in which in-plane field (H=3 kOe) was applied in the directions along the hard and the easy axes with respect to the lattice plane. The temperature dependences of magnetic anisotropy and exchange bias were also studied along the magnetic easy and hard axes. As temperature decreases, the single peak splits into two peaks. While no exchange bias was observed along the magnetic easy axis, the exchange bias field steadily increased with decreasing temperature along the magnetic hard axis. These results were interpreted in connection with the magnetic anisotropy and the effect of the anti-dots in pinning domain wall motion along the respective direction.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 2019

The health benefits associated with consumption of fresh produce have been clearly demonstrated and encouraged by international nutrition and health authorities. However, since fresh produce is usually minimally processed, increased consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables has also led to a simultaneous escalation of foodborne illness cases. According to the report by the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 10 people suffer from foodborne diseases and 420,000 die every year globally. In comparison to other processed foods, fresh produce can be easily contaminated by various routes at different points in the supply chain from farm to fork. This review is focused on the identification and characterization of possible sources of foodborne illnesses from chemical, biological, and physical hazards and the applicable methodologies to detect potential contaminants. Agro-chemicals (pesticides, fungicides and herbicides), natural toxins (mycotoxins and plant toxins), and heavy metals (mercury and cadmium) are the main sources of chemical hazards, which can be detected by several methods including chromatography and nano-techniques based on nanostructured materials such as noble metal nanoparticles (NMPs), quantum dots (QDs) and magnetic nanoparticles or nanotube. However, the diversity of chemical structures complicates the establishment of one standard method to differentiate the variety of chemical compounds. In addition, fresh fruits and vegetables contain high nutrient contents and moisture, which promote the growth of unwanted microorganisms including bacterial pathogens (Salmonella, E. coli O157: H7, Shigella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Bacillus cereus) and non-bacterial pathogens (norovirus and parasites). In order to detect specific pathogens in fresh produce, methods based on molecular biology such as PCR and immunology are commonly used. Finally, physical hazards including contamination by glass, metal, and gravel in food can cause serious injuries to customers. In order to decrease physical hazards, vision systems such as X-ray inspection have been adopted to detect physical contaminants in food, while exceptional handling skills by food production employees are required to prevent additional contamination.