• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.53 no.6
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• pp.665-669
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• 2016

$TiO_2/BiVO_4$ layered films were prepared by sol-gel and spin coating methods. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Uv-vis spectroscopy were used to investigate the crystal structure, morphology and ultraviolet-visible absorption of the $TiO_2/BiVO_4$ films. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared films was inspected according to the degradation of methylene blue. The results show that the prepared films present a net chain structure; the absorption band edge had obvious red shift. The degradation of the methylene blue solution was about 80% after 300 mins using $TiO_2/BiVO_4$ layered films under visible light, which was stronger than when using only pure $TiO_2$ film and $BiVO_4$ film.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Dyers and Finishers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.5-5
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• 2011

나노섬유를 제조하는 방법 중에는 상분리 현상을 이용한 방법, 자가 조립성을 이용한 방법, 템플레이트를 이용한 방법, 전기방사법이 있으며 특히 전기방사법은 연속적으로 균일한 나노섬유를 제조할 수 있다. 또한 전기방사법은 장비가 간단하며 고분자 blend ratio와 무기재료의 함량에 따라 뛰어난 특성을 나타내는 나노복합섬유를 만들 수 있다. 최근 식물에서 추출한 단백질을 전기방사법을 이용하여 나노입자 및 나노섬유를 제조하고 이를 의료 분야 등에 적용하기 위한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있으며 이런 식물성 단백질은 동물성 단백질에 비하여 인체 적용이 용이하고 매장량이 풍부한 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 전기방사법을 이용하여 옥수수에서 추출한 단백질인 zein의 나노입자 및 나노섬유를 제조하였다. 또한 천연 추출물이 혼입된 복합 나노입자 및 나노섬유를 제조하여 zein이 가진 고유 특성 이외에 천연 추출물의 특성을 추가로 부여해서 더욱 발전된 나노입자 및 나노섬유를 제조하였다. 고분자 농도, 전압, 방사거리 등 다양한 공정변수를 조절하여 최적의 조건을 확립하였으며 제조된 나노입자 및 나노섬유는 field-emission type scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV/vis), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)를 이용하여 특성분석을 실시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.245-246
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• 2012

Al 농도를 0 부터 2 at.% 까지 조절하여 도핑된 $Cd_{0.5}Zn_{0.5}O$ 박막을 석영 기판 위에 성장하였다. Al 도핑된 $Cd_{0.5}Zn_{0.5}O$ 박막의 구조적, 광학적 특성을 조사하기 위해 field-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), 그리고 ultraviolet-visible (UV) spectroscopy을 사용하였다. 광학적 밴드갭은 Al 도핑 농도가 증가함에 따라 2.874 (0 at.%), 2.874 (0.5 at.%), 3.029 (1.0 at.%), 3.038 (1.5 at.%), 3.081 eV (2.0 at.%)로 증가하였다. Urbach energy는 도핑 농도에 따라 각각 464 (0 at.%), 585 (0.5 at.%), 571 (1.0 at.%), 600 (1.5 at.%), 470 meV (2.0 at.%)이었다. 또한, Al 농도가 증가함에 따라 $Cd_{0.5}Zn_{0.5}O$ 박막의 표면, 구조적 및 광학적 특성이 크게 변화되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.48-56
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• 2011

Black cobalt solar selective coatings were prepared by thermal oxidation of electroplated cobalt metal on copper and nickel substrates. The optical properties and structure of the black cobalt selective coating for solar energy utilizations were characterized by glow discharge spectrometry (GDS), ultraviolet-visible-near infrared (UV-VIS-NIR) spectrometer, atom force microscopy(AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). The optical properties of optimum black cobalt selective coating prepared on copper substrate were a solar absorptance of 0.82 and a thermal emittance of 0.01. From the GDS depth profile analysis of these coatings, the concentration of cobalt particles near the interface was higher than at the surface, but oxygen concentration at the surface was higher than at the interface. These results suggest that the selective absorption was dominated by this chemical composition variation in the coating. The surface of this film exhibited morphology with root-mean-square(rms) roughness of about 144.3nm. XPS measurements data showed that several phases of Co coexist($Co_3O_4$,CoO) in the film.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.214-224
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• 2002

High concentrated $TiO_2$ nano colloids were synthesized by sol-gel method. Reactions were performed in $TiCl_4$/HCl/$H_2O$ aqueous solution and the conditions of particles such as shape, size and aggregation, etc. were controlled by polymerization and adsorption of acrylamide in surface of $TiO_2$ nano particles. And also, aminopropyltriethoxysilane was added instead of acrylamide and compared each other. The prepared colloids were well dispersed and showed the strong absorption peaks at 350nm-370nm which is blue shifted to 20-30nm, compared to macro particles. The obtained techniques from $TiO_2$ nato colloids synthesis were utilized in coating on boron nitride powders which are nonpolar and isoelectronic materials of carbon. Their surface morphology, structure, thermal stability and U. V absorption chracteristics were examined by SEM(Scanning Electron Microscopy), XRD(X-ray diffraction), TG/DTA(Thermogravimetric and Differential Thermal Analysis), UV-VIS(Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy).

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.61 no.4
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• pp.191-196
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• 2017

One-phase method to prevent the initial formation of Ag(I) thiolate layered materal from the mixture of $AgNO_3$ and thiols was previously developed to generate TP (Thiolate-Protected)-nanosilver. In this modified method, $AgNO_3$ is added to the mixtures of $NaBH_4$ and thiols in ethanol. This method was so successful that it was applied to synthesize TP-nanogold and nanoplatinum. The synthesis and characterization of these nanoparticles by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption spectra, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) pictures, X-ray powder differaction (XRD) patterns and infrared(IR) spectra are described. The results show that colloidal nanoparticles are spherical or oval shape and the mean sizes for TP-nanogold and nanoplatinum are about 3~7 nm and below 2 nm, respectively. The conformation of polymethylene [$-(CH_2)_7-$] sequence in octanethiolate attached to nanogold was elucidated as trans.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.285-285
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• 2010

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a direct band gap semiconductor with 3.37 eV, which has in a hexagonal wurtzite structure. ZnO is a good candidate for a photocatalyst because it has physical and chemical stability, high oxidative properties, and absorbs of ultraviolet light. During ZnO is irradiated by UV light, redox (reduction and oxidation) reactions will occur on the ZnO surface, generating the radicals O2- and OH. These two powerful oxidizing agents have been proven to be effective in decomposition of harmful organic materials, converting them into CO2 and H2O. Therefore, we assume that oxygen on the surface of ZnO is a very important factor in the photocatalytic activities of ZnO nanoparticles. Recently, ZnO nanoparticles are studied in various application fields by many researchers. Photocatalyst research is progressing much in various application fields. But the ZnO nanoparticles have disadvantage that is unstable in water in comparison titanium dioxide (TiO2). The Zn(OH)2 was formed at the ZnO surface and ZnO become inactive as a photocatalyst when ZnO is present in the solution. Therefore, we prepared synthesized ZnO nanoaprticles that were immersed in the water and dried in the oven. After that, we measured photocatalytic activities of prepared samples and find the cause of their phtocatalytic activity changes. The characterization of ZnO nanoparticles were analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and BET test. Also we defined the photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles using UV-VIS Spectroscopy. And we explained changing of photocatalytic activity after the water treatment using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.402-408
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• 2011

To improve $Na^+$-saponite(SPT) film flexibility, we prepared SPT hybrid clay films with various poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) concentrations(0~10 wt%) using the solution intercalation method. In this study, we investigated the thermo-optical properties, morphology, and gas permeability of the SPT hybrid films. We also examined the relationship between the film properties and PVA content using wide angle X-ray diffraction measurements(XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM), differential scanning calorimetry(DSC), thermogravimetric analysis(TGA), thermomechanical analysis(TMA), ultraviolet-visible(UV-vis) spectroscopy, and oxygen transmission rate($O_2$TR) testing. The properties of the clay hybrid films were strongly affected by PVA filler content. The presence of a small amount of PVA was sufficient to improve the flexibility of SPT hybrid films.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.375-382
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• 2010

A layered perovskite photocatalysts, $SrBi_2Nb_2O_9$ (SBN), was synthesized by the conventional solid-state reaction method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV-visble spectrophotometry. The results showed that the structure of $SrBi_2Nb_2O_9$ is orthorhombic. Diffuse reflectance spectra for calcined and attrition-milled SBN showed the main absorption edges were less 400 nm, that is ultraviolet region. SBN under micron-sized powder was deposited on the $Al_2O_3$ by room temperature powder spray in vacuum process, so called aerosol deposition (AD), and nano-grained $SrBi_2Nb_2O_9$ photocatalytic thick film was fabricated. AD-deposited SBN thick films were characterized by XRD, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-visable spectrophotometry, Moreover, it was found that several nano-sized SBN film by AD process can improve the photocatalytic activity under visable reflectance.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.228-232
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• 2021

Ca_1-xZrO₃:xPr phosphor with perovskite structure was successfully synthesized by using skull melting method. The crystal structure, morphology and optical properties of synthesized phosphor were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultraviolet fluorescence reaction and photoluminescence. The XRD results indicated that single crystals of CaZrO₃:Pr³⁺ belongs to orthorhombic perovskite system. The synthesized phosphor could be excited by UV light (254 nm) and the emission spectra results indicated that green luminescence of CaZrO₃:Pr³⁺ due to charge transfer transition ³P₀ → ³H₄, ³P₁ → ³H₅ and ³P₀ → ³H₅ at 506, 536 and 548 nm was dominant.