• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

Purpose: To investigate the exchange and redistribution of hyperpolarized $^{13}C$ metabolites between different pools by temporally analyzing the relative fraction of dual $T_2{^*}$ components of hyperpolarized $^{13}C$ metabolites. Materials and Methods: A dual exponential decay analysis of $T_2{^*}$ is performed for [1-$^{13}C$] pyruvate and [1-$^{13}C$] lactate using nonspatially resolved dynamic $^{13}C$ MR spectroscopy from mice brains with tumors (n = 3) and without (n = 4) tumors. The values of shorter and longer $T_2{^*}$ components are explored when fitted from averaged spectrum and temporal variations of their fractions. Results: The $T_2{^*}$ values were not significantly different between the tumor and control groups, but the fraction of longer $T_2{^*}$ [1-$^{13}C$] lactate components was more than 10% in the tumor group over that of the controls (P < 0.1). The fraction of shorter $T_2{^*}$ components of [1-$^{13}C$] pyruvate showed an increasing tendency while that of the [1-$^{13}C$] lactate was decreasing over time. The slopes of the changing fraction were steeper for the tumor group than the controls, especially for lactate (P < 0.01). In both pyruvate and lactate, the fraction of the shorter $T_2{^*}$ component was always greater than the longer $T_2{^*}$ component over time. Conclusion: The exchange and redistribution of pyruvate and lactate between different pools was investigated by dual component analysis of the free induction decay signal from hyperpolarized $^{13}C$ experiments. Tumor and control groups showed differences in their fractions rather than the values of longer and shorter $T_2{^*}$ components. Fraction changing dynamics may provide an aspect for extravasation and membrane transport of pyruvate and lactate, and will be useful to determine the appropriate time window for acquisition of hyperpolarized $^{13}C$ images.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.301-312
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• 2011

철을 포함한 비정질 규산염 용융체의 원자 구조 규명은 지표 환경의 화성활동 및 맨틀 심부의 초저속도층의 속도구조에 이르는 광범위한 지질과정의 미시적인 원인에 대한 단서를 제공한다. 본 연구에서는 철을 포함한 비정질 규산염의 원자 구조 규명에 가장 적합한 고상 핵자기공명분광분석(NMR)을 이용하여 최대 16.07 wt%의 $Fe_2O_3$가 포함된 비정질 알칼리 규산염(iron-bearing alkali silicate glasses)의 철의 함량 변화가 원자구조에 미치는 영향을 규명하였다. $^{29}Si$ 스핀-격자 완화시간($T_1$)을 측정한 결과, 철의 함량에 따라 스핀-격자 완화시간이 짧아지는데 이는 철이 가지고 있는 홀전자(unpaired electron)와 핵 스핀(nuclear spin)간의 상호작용으로부터 기인한다. $^{29}Si$ MAS NMR 실험 결과, 철이 포함되지 않은 시료의 경우 $Q^2$, $Q^3$ 그리고 $Q^4$의 환경을 지시하는 피크가 분리됨에 반하여, 철이 포함된 시료의 경우 NMR 신호의 급격한 감소와 피크 폭이 넓어짐으로써 각각의 규소 환경이 거의 분리되지 않았다. 그러나 철의 함량에 따라 스펙트럼이 넓어지고 화학적 차폐값(chemical shift)이 높아지는 현상을 확인하였는데, 이는 $Q^4$의 규소 환경을 나타내는 방향으로서 철 주변의 $Q^n$이 불균질하게 분포하고 있음을 지시한다. $^{17}O$ MAS NMR 실험에서도 철이 포함되지 않은 시료에서는 연결산소(Si-O-Si)와 비연결산소(Na-O-Si)가 부분적으로 분리되지만, 철의 함량이 증가하면서 각각의 산소 환경이 거의 분리되지 않는다. 이러한 연구결과는 고상 핵자기공명분광분석이 철을 포함한 비정질 규산염의 상세한 구조 연구에 효과적인 도구임을 지시한다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2008년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.107-108
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• 2008

The spectacular development of AMLCDs, been made possible by a-Si:H technology, still faces two major drawbacks due to the intrinsic structure of a-Si:H, namely a low mobility and most important a shift of the transfer characteristics of the TFTs when submitted to bias stress. This has lead to strong research in the crystallization of a-Si:H films by laser and furnace annealing to produce polycrystalline silicon TFTs. While these devices show improved mobility and stability, they suffer from uniformity over large areas and increased cost. In the last decade we have focused on microcrystalline silicon (${\mu}c$-Si:H) for bottom gate TFTs, which can hopefully meet all the requirements for mass production of large area AMOLED displays [1,2]. In this presentation we will focus on the transfer of a deposition process based on the use of $SiF_4$-Ar-$H_2$ mixtures from a small area research laboratory reactor into an industrial gen 1 AKT reactor. We will first discuss on the optimization of the process conditions leading to fully crystallized films without any amorphous incubation layer, suitable for bottom gate TFTS, as well as on the use of plasma diagnostics to increase the deposition rate up to 0.5 nm/s [3]. The use of silicon nanocrystals appears as an elegant way to circumvent the opposite requirements of a high deposition rate and a fully crystallized interface [4]. The optimized process conditions are transferred to large area substrates in an industrial environment, on which some process adjustment was required to reproduce the material properties achieved in the laboratory scale reactor. For optimized process conditions, the homogeneity of the optical and electronic properties of the ${\mu}c$-Si:H films deposited on $300{\times}400\;mm$ substrates was checked by a set of complementary techniques. Spectroscopic ellipsometry, Raman spectroscopy, dark conductivity, time resolved microwave conductivity and hydrogen evolution measurements allowed demonstrating an excellent homogeneity in the structure and transport properties of the films. On the basis of these results, optimized process conditions were applied to TFTs, for which both bottom gate and top gate structures were studied aiming to achieve characteristics suitable for driving AMOLED displays. Results on the homogeneity of the TFT characteristics over the large area substrates and stability will be presented, as well as their application as a backplane for an AMOLED display.