• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.72-72
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• 2010

Recent development of organic solar cell approaches the level of 8% power conversion efficiency by the introduction of new materials, improved material engineering, and more sophisticated device structures. As for interface engineering, various interlayer materials such as LiF, CaO, NaF, and KF have been utilized between Al electrode and active layer. Those materials lower the work function of cathode and interface barrier, protect the active layer, enhance charge collection efficiency, and induce active layer doping. However, the addition of another step of thin layer deposition could be a little complicated. Thus, on a typical solar cell structure of Al/P3HT:PCBM/PEDOT:PSS/ITO glass, we used Li:Al alloy electrode instead of Al to render a simple process. J-V measurement under dark and light illumination on the polymer solar cell using Li:Al cathode shows the improvement in electric properties such as decrease in leakage current and series resistance, and increase in circuit current density. This effective charge collection and electron transport correspond to lowered energy barrier for electron transport at the interface, which is measured by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. Indeed, through the measurement of secondary ion mass spectroscopy, the Li atoms turn out to be located mainly at the interface between polymer and Al metal. In addition, the chemical reaction between polymer and metal electrodes are measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제50권7호
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• pp.545-548
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• 2012

The optical and electronic properties of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) thin films deposited on a RF-plasma treated glass substrate were investigated by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Ultra-violet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS), Reflected Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (REELS). The modification of glass substrates was carried out by varying the time of the plasma surface treatment in an oxygen atmosphere. The focus of this research was to examine how the optical and electronic properties of ITO thin films change with the plasma treatment time. The surface energy increased since the carbon bonds were removed from the surface after the glass substrate received the surface treatment. The ITO thin films produced on the glass substrate with surface treatment showed that the high optical transmittance was approximately 85%. The measured band gap energy was as high as 3.23 eV when the plasma treatment time was 60 s and the work function after the treatment was increased by 0.5 eV in comparison to that before the treatment of 60 s. The ITO thin film exhibited an excellent sheet resistance of $2.79{\Omega}/{\Box}$. We found that the optical and electronic properties of ITO thin films can be improved by RF-plasma surface treatment.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.966-969
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• 2012

From a practical viewpoint, the topic of electrical stability in oxide thin-film transistors (TFTs) has attracted strong interest from researchers. Positive bias stress and constant current stress tests on indium-gallium-zinc-oxide (IGZO)-TFTs have revealed that an IGZO-TFT with a larger Ga portion has stronger stability, which is closely related with the strong binding of O atoms, as determined from an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2006년도 춘계 학술대회 개요집
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• pp.13-15
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• 2006

The effects of plasma treatment on the surfaces of the FR-4 (Flame Resistant-4) and copper substrates are investigated in terms of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), contact angle, and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The adhesion strengths of the underfills/FR-4 substrate and underfills/copper substrate are also studied. As experimental results, the plasma treatments of FR-4 and copper substrate surfaces yield several oxygen complexes in hydrophilic surfaces, which can play an important role in increasing the surface polarity, wettability, and adhesion characteristics of the underfills/substrates.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.491.1-491.1
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• 2014

Heteroatom phosphorous-doped graphene aerogel (PGA) with high surface area is successfully synthesized via hydrothermal method for high power and energy supercapacitors, including the advantage of three dimensional internetwork and constitutive graphene skeletons. The morphology of PGA was investigated by the scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope. The chemical structure and circumstances were confirmed by Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the phosphorus is successfully incorporated with the graphene sheets. As evidenced by electrochemical measurements, cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge discharge, the hierarchically PGA has an unprecedented high capacitance, which contributes to the excellent high-rate performance of this material for supercapacitor application.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.54-57
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• 2008

This report examines the variation on structural properties of $SnO_2$ thin films. TEM studies shows some of the interfaces to be atomically faceted. Secondary X-ray photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis(XPS) depth profiles show that films have a uniform composition along the depth.

• 한국산학기술학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국산학기술학회 2007년도 추계학술발표논문집
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• pp.353-355
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 리튬금속을 음극으로 하는 반전지에 여러 농도의 전해질을 사용하여 그에 따른 충/방전 효율과, 음극 표면을 관찰하는 것에 의해 전해질 농도가 음극/전해질 계면반응에 어떠한 영향을 끼치는지 알아보았다. 또한 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy(XPS)를 사용하여 표면에 생성되는 물질의 조성과 구조를 해석하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.781-786
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• 1996

Mass transport behavior of C60 films on electrodes with different thicknesses has been studied by an Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM) during electrochemical reduction-oxidation processes in the presence of water. C60 films were found to be reduced in the presence of water and they remains quite stable. In thin films, the mass on electrode decreased after a complete cycle while X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) study does not support the existence or formation of C60-epoxides during electrochemical reduction processes in the presence of water or oxygen.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.231-235
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• 1990

The activation energy of dissociative adsorption of oxygen on polycrystalline nickel surface is calculated from adsorption isotherms obtained using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Negative value of this activation energy (-5.9 kJ/mol) indicates that the adsorption takes place through an undissociated precursor state. An adsorption energy for this precursor state is calculated assuming the precursor state as a moleculary physisorbed state ($E_{ad}$ = -7.9 kJ/mol). Finally, an adsorption isotherm equation is derived as a function of the gas exposure, which agrees with the experimental isotherms reasonably good.

• 공업화학
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.438-442
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 무전해 도금법으로 니켈과 인을 탄소섬유 표면에 코팅한 후, 열처리시키는 과정에서 일어나는 변화를 다양한 분석방법을 이용하여 연구하였다. 전자현미경(Scanning Electron Microscopy, SEM)을 이용한 연구에서는, 코팅 후 추가적인 열처리를 하지 않은 경우 평평한 표면구조를 관찰하였으나, 열처리 온도가 $350^{\circ}C$에 이르면서 다공성구조가 생성됨을 알았다. 열처리 온도를 $50^{\circ}C$ 간격으로 증가시키면서 연구한 결과 $650^{\circ}C$까지는 열처리 온도가 증가할수록 기공의 크기는 증가하고, 개수는 감소하는 경향성이 관찰되었다. X-선 회절법(x-ray diffraction, XRD) 측정 결과, 코팅 후 추가 열처리가 없는 경우 금속성 Ni, Ni-P 화합물이 관찰되었으며, 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 NiO 봉우리는 세기가 증가하며, 금속성 Ni 봉우리의 세기는 감소하였다. X-선 광전자 분광법(X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, XPS) 측정에서는 $650^{\circ}C$, $700^{\circ}C$의 열처리 후 인 산화물이 표면에서 검출됨을 확인하였는데, 이는 코팅된 니켈 필름의 내부에 존재하던 인 화합물이 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라서 표면 밖으로 빠져 나오는 현상이 일어나는 결과로 해석할 수 있다. 이상의 분석 데이터를 토대로, 무전해 도금으로 코팅된 Ni-P 화합물($Ni_xP_y$)이 열처리 과정에서 산화되면서, 이때 생성된 인 화합물 기체가 승화하면서 필름에 기공을 생성시키는 것으로 제안할 수 있다. 다공성 물질은 넓은 비표면적 등의 우수한 물성때문에 불균일 촉매 등 다양한 분야에 적용될 수 있으며, 본 연구에서 소개하는 다공성 니켈 필름의 제작법은 대량 생산에 적용이 쉬워 환경 필터 분야 등의 다양한 곳에 응용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.