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A Study on the Organic-Inorganic Multilayer Barrier Thin Films Using R2R Low-Temperature Atmospheric-Pressure Atomic Layer Deposition System (연속공정기반 저온 상압 원자층 증착 시스템을 이용한 유무기 멀티레이어 배리어 박막에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jae-Wook;Kim, Hyun-Bum;Choi, Kyung-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, the organic material Poly(methyl methacrylate) PMMA is used with inorganic $Al_2O_3$ to fabricate organic-inorganic multilayer barrier thin films. The organic thin films are developed using a roll-to-roll electrohydrodynamic atomization system, whereas the inorganic are grown using a roll-to-roll low-temperature atmospheric pressure atomic layer deposition system. For the first time, these two technologies are used together to develop organic-inorganic multilayer barrier thin films in atmospheric condition. The films are grown under optimized parameters and classified into three classes based on the layer structures, when the total thickness of the barrier is maintained at ~ 160 nm. All classes of barriers show good morphological, optical and chemical properties. The $Al_2O_3$ films with a low average arithmetic roughness of 1.58 nm conceal the non-uniformity and irregularities in PMMA thin films with a roughness of 5.20 nm. All classes of barriers show a notably good optical transmission of ~ 85 %. The hybrid organic-inorganic barriers show water vapor and oxygen permeation in the range of ${\sim}3.2{\times}10^{-2}g/m^2/day$ and $0.015cc/m^2/day$ at $23^{\circ}C$ and 100% relative humidity. It has been confirmed that it can be mass-produced and used as a low-cost barrier thin film in various printing electronic devices.

Characterization of Atomic-Layer Deposited ZnSnO Buffer Layer for 18%- Efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells (18% 효율 Cu(In,Ga)Se2 박막태양전지용 ZnSnO 버퍼층의 원자층 증착법 및 분석)

  • Kim, Sun Cheul;Kim, Seung Tae;Ahn, Byung Tae
    • Current Photovoltaic Research
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.54-60
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    • 2015
  • ZnSnO thin films were deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) process using diethyl zinc ($Zn(C_2H_5)_2$) and tetrakis (dimethylamino) tin ($Sn(C_2H_6N)_4$) as metal precursors and water vapor as a reactant. ALD process has several advantages over other deposition methods such as precise thickness control, good conformality, and good uniformity for large area. The composition of ZnSnO thin films was controlled by varying the ratio of ZnO and $SnO_2$ ALD cycles. The ALD ZnSnO film was an amorphous state. The band gap of ZnSnO thin films increased as the Sn content increased. The CIGS solar cell using ZnSnO buffer layer showed about 18% energy conversion efficiency. With such a high efficiency with the ALD ZnSnO buffer and no light soaking effect, AlD ZnSnO buffer mighty be a good candidate to replace Zn(S,O) buffer in CIGSsolar cells.

Effect and Response of Skeletal Muscle Cells on Electrical Stimulation Condition (전기자극 조건에 따른 근육 세포에 미치는 영향과 반응)

  • Seo, Hyung Woo;Shin, Hyun Young;Lee, Hyun-Ju;Tae, Ki-Sik;Kim, Minseok S.
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.38 no.6
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    • pp.308-312
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    • 2017
  • Skeletal muscle function plays a very important role in quality of life. However, skeletal muscle causes functional decline under aging or some diseases. Exercise and muscle training are good solutions to delay sarcopenia, but there are limitations to those who are uncomfortable in exercise. For this reason, alternative interventions for muscle sarcopenia are required, and many studies proved the increase of skeletal muscle mass by electrical stimulation. In conventional studies, however, mouse skeletal muscle cells have been mostly used in experiments to identify electrical stimulation conditions while human derived cells have not been frequently utilized in these studies. Stimulation used for rehabilitation has been uniformly treated without the consideration of aging. In addition, many studies have been used with conventional petri dish usually requiring many numbers of cells, which is not appropriate for rare. Moreover, they are not usually condition uniformity of electrical field. In this study, we have developed an electrical stimulation device which consumes a small amount of cells and can form a uniform electrical field. With the system, we analyzed the skeletal muscle differentiation and Myotube thickness depending on the electrical stimulation condition.

Case Study of Quality Assurance for MDCT Image Quality Evaluation Using AAPM CT Performance Phantom (AAPM CT 성능 평가용 팬텀을 이용한 전산화단층촬영의 영상 평가를 위한 정도관리 사례 연구)

  • Jang, Keun-Jo;Kweon, Dae-Cheol
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.7 no.7
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    • pp.114-123
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    • 2007
  • The increasing use of computed tomography (CT) as a diagnostic tool creates the need from and efficient means of evaluating the performance of the CT scanner now in use. Accordingly, acceptance testing and quality assurance of CT is of great importance. The aim of this study is to analyze of AAPM CT performance phantom in the CT accreditation program. The modular phantom offers the CT system with which to measure eight performance parameters. The parameters are listed of CT attenuation coefficient of water, noise, uniformity, spatial resolution, contrast resolution, slice thickness (5 and 10 mm), artifacts and alignment. The phantom evaluation was done by two radiologists. The acceptance testing protocol described here in demonstrates the successful of the guidelines for the quality assurance using AAPM CT performance phantom. We need to be upgraded for the CT image quality and make the standard reference of the quality assurance in the CT.

The Characteristics of the Discharge Lamp Type Ozonizer using Pulse Power Source for Carnation Productivity Improvement (카네이션 생산성 향상을 위한 펄스 전원을 활용한 방전관형 오존발생기의 특성)

  • Song, Hyun-Jig
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.21 no.7
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    • pp.68-74
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    • 2007
  • For carnation productivity improvement, compact-low cost discharge lamp type ozonizer using pulse power source is designed and manufactured. This paper describes the discharge characteristics and the ozone generation characteristics with variation of the output voltage of pulse power source, the quantity of flowing air and the operating number of ozonizer. The important conclusions are as follows. The discharge voltage and current values are proportional to the output voltage of pulse power source. The ozone concentration and generation are proportional to the output voltage of pulse power source and the number of ozonizer. The maximum value of the ozone concentration and generation of the discharge lamp type ozonizer can be obtained 890[ppm] and 59.7[mg/h] respectively. In the carnation productivity house, when the discharge lamp type ozonizer is used the carnation is good quality in the uniformity of the carnation stalk thickness and increased the productivity through improvement of the air and the soil.

Multi-component $ZnO-In_2O_3-SnO_2$ thin films deposited by RF magnetron co-sputtering

  • Lee, Byoung-Hoon;Hur, Jae-Sung;Back, Sang-Yul;Lee, Jeong-Seop;Song, Jung-Bin;Son, Chang-Sik;Choi, In-Hoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society Of Semiconductor Equipment Technology
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.68-71
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    • 2006
  • Multi-component $ZnO-In_2O_3-SnO_2$ thin films have been prepared by RF magnetron co-sputtering using targets composed of $In_3Sn_4O_{12}$(99.99%) [1] and ZnO(99.99%) at room temperature. $In_3Sn_4O_{12}$ contains less In than commercial ITO, so that it lowers cost. Working pressure was held at 3 mtorr flowing Ar gas 20 sccm and sputtering time was 30 min. RF power ratio [RF1 / (RFI + RF2)] of two guns in sputtering system was varied from 0 to 1. Each RF power was varied $0{\sim}100W$ respectively. The thickness of the films was $350{\sim}650nm$. The composit ion concentrations of the each film were measured with EPMA, AES and XPS. The low resistivity of $1-2\;{\times}\;10^3$ and an average transmittance above 80% in the visible range were attained for the films over a range of ${\delta}\;(0.3\;{\leq}\;{\delta}\;{\leq}\;0.5)$. The films also showed a high chemical stability with time and a good uniformity.

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Growth of Two Native Zoysiagrasses Collected from Sea Side and Mountain Area in Indonesia on Growing Media Composed of Sand and Clay

  • Rahayu, Rahayu;Dewantoro, Hery;Arianto, Dwi Priyo;Bae, Eun-Ji;Choi, Su-Min;Lee, Kwang-Soo;Yang, Geun-Mo;Choi, Joon-Soo
    • Weed & Turfgrass Science
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.54-61
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    • 2018
  • Zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.) exists spotly in Indonesia and it has potential to be used in parks, golf courses, and football fields. Many football fields and golf course fairways use sand as top soil over native soil. This study aims to analyze growth and quality of two native zoysiagrasses Zis and Zim. Zis is a native zoysiagrass collected in sea-side and Zim is a native zoysiagrass collected in mountain area. Both types of zoysiagrasses were planted at field with altitude of 300 m with various growing media mixes of sand and reservoir's sediment. Thickness of the growing medium was 10 cm over an alfisol clay soil. Experimental plots were constructed using factorial completely randomized design with two native zoysiagrasses and 5 types of growing media. Two ecotypes of native zoysiagrasses showed different in growth habits combined with mixtures of growth media. Zim showed higher growing speed including more vigor with uniformity and texture than Zis. There were not significanthly differences on leaf color and root length between two ecotypes of native zoysiagrasses collected in Indonesia.

Isothermal Characteristics of a Rectangular Parallelepiped Sodium Heat Pipe

  • Boo Joon Hong;Park Soo Yong
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.1044-1051
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    • 2005
  • The isothermal characteristics of a rectangular parallelepiped sodium heat pipe were inves­tigated for high-temperature applications. The heat pipes was made of stainless steel of which the dimension was $140\;m\;(L)\;{\times}\;95m\;(W)\;{\times}\;46 m\;(H)$ and the thickness of the container was 5 mm. Both inner surfaces of evaporator and condenser were covered with screen meshes to help spread the liquid state working fluid. To provide additional path for the working fluid, a lattice structure covered with screen mesh wick was inserted in the heat pipe. The bottom surface of the heat pipe was heated by an electric heater and the top surface was cooled by circulating coolant. The concern in this study was to enhance the temperature uniformity at the bottom surface of the heat pipe while an uneven heat source up to 900 W was in contact. The temperature distribution over the bottom surface was monitored at more than twenty six locations. It was found that the operating performance of the sodium heat pipe was critically affected by the inner wall temperature of the condenser region where the working fluid may be changed to a solid phase unless the temperature was higher than its melting point. The maximum temperature difference across the bottom surface was observed to be $114^{\circ}C$ for 850 W thermal load and $100^{\circ}C$ coolant inlet temperature. The effects of fill charge ratio, coolant inlet temperature and operating temperature on thermal performance of heat pipe were analyzed and discussed.

Effects of storing defocused Fourier plane holograms in three-dimensional holographic disk memories (디스크형 3차원 홀로그래피 메모리에서 비초점 Fourier 면 홀로그램의 저장 효과)

  • 장주석;신동학
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.61-66
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    • 2001
  • Defocused Fourier plane holograms are stored in disk-type holographic memories where thin recording media are used, the areal storage density per hologram and the intensity uniformity of the signal beam at the recording plane are studied. As the pixel pitch of the spatial light modulator that represents binary data increases, the storage density per hologram increases if exact Fourier holograms are stored. When defocused Fourier plane holograms are stored, however, we show that there exists an optimal pixel pitch that maximizes the area storage density per hologram in general, to increase the areal storage density per hologram, f/# of the Fourier transform lens that focuses the data image should be as small as possible. In this case, not only the intensity distribution at the recording plane but also the recording area becomes very sensitive to the degree of defocusing. Therefore, even if the exact Fourier plane holograms are stored, the defocusing effect owing to the medium thickness should be taken into account to achieve the maximal areal storage density per hologram.logram.

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A Study on Design and Application of Tissue Compensator for 6MV X-rays (6MV X-선에 대한 조직 보상체의 제작 및 응용에 관한 연구)

  • Chai Kyu Young;Choi Eun Kyung;Chung Woong Ki;kang Wee Saing;Ha Sung Whan;Park Charn Il
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.123-132
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    • 1989
  • A radiation beam incident on an irregular or sloping surface produces the non-uniformity of absorded dose. The use of a tissue compensator can partially correct this dose inhomogeneity. The tissue compensator is designed based on the patient's three dimensional contour. After required compensator thickness was determined according to tissue deficit at $25cm\pm25cm$ field size, 10cm depth for 6MV x-rays, tissue deficit was mapped by isoheight technique using laser beam system. Compensator was constructed along the designed model using 0.8mm lead sheet or 5mm acryl plate. Dosimetric verification were peformed by film dosimetry using humanoid phantom. Dosimetric measurements were normalized to central axis full phantom readings for both compensated and non-compensated field. Without compensation, the percent differences in absorbed dose ranged as high as $12.1\%$ along transverse axis, $10.8\%$ along vertical axis. With the tissue compensators in place, the difference was reduced to $0\~43\%$ Therefore, it can be concluded that the compensator system constructed by isoheihnt technique can produce good dose distribution with acceptible inhomogeneity, and such compensator system can be effectively applied to clinical radiotherapy.

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