• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.363-369
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• 2002

We have designed conductive transparent filters using a low-emissivity coating such as [dielectric|Ag|dielectric] for display applications. The design is the repetition of [$TiO_{2}$|Ti|Ag |$TiO_{2}$] to increase the transmittance in the visible and decrease the transmittance in the near IR. The conductive transparent filters are deposited by a radio frequency(RF) magnetron sputtering system. The optical, structural and electrical properties of the filters were investigated and the optical spectra are compared with simulated spectra. The thickness of the deposited Ag films is above 13 ㎚ to increase the conductivity and that of $TiO_{2}$ films is 24 ㎚ to increase the transmittance in the visible range. Ti blockers are employed to prevent the Ag films from being oxidized by an oxygen gas during the reactive sputtering process. Also, it is shown that the thicker Ti film is necessary as the period increases. Finally, a filter with repetition of the basic structure three times shows the better cut-off near infrared(NIR) and the sheet resistance as low as 2Ω/□ which is enough to shield an unnecessary electromagnetic waves for a display panel.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.153-162
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was assessed to investigate the change of subjective and/or objective symptoms and the light transmittance of lens caused by the use longer than recommended wearing time of daily disposable circle contact lenses (circle lens) in dry eyes. Methods: Three daily disposable circle lenses made of etafilcon A, hilafilcon B, and nelfilcon A were applied on 30 dry eyes with smaller tear volume than normal eyes in their twenties free from any eye diseases by when subjects complained any kind of discomfort. On the first and the last days of lens wearing, subjective discomfort, blinking rate, lens centration on corneal surface and visible light transmittance of lens were recorded at every case and compared. Results: The circle lens wearers complained subjective discomfort and quit the lens wearing when they wore the circle lens longer than 10 hours even though there were some difference according to the lens materials of daily disposable circle lens. However, around 20% of dry eyes could wear the circle lens made of non-ionic materials longer than 40 hours. Dry eyes showed most sensitive feeling of subjective discomfort against the circle lens made of etafilcon A among three different lens materials. On the last day of lens wearing, the representative subjective discomforts were irritation, stiffness, dryness and tiredness. When the subjects wore circle lens more than the recommended time, blinking rate was significantly increased about 20~30% regardless of lens materials when it compared with the values right after lens wearing. On the last day of lens wearing, the vertical direction of lens centration was shifted to pupil center however, its distribution in horizontal direction was wide compared with the distribution right after lens wearing. Especially, the centration of etafilcon A lens was unstable. Furthermore, the visible light transmittance of 3 different circle lenses in dry eyes has significantly been reduced around 15% averaged. Conclusions: From these results, it was known that the increase of dryness and stiffness caused by overusage of daily disposable circle lens induced excess irritation and decreased visible light transmittance and caused significant more blinking, which provoked lens decentration. It was also revealed that dry eyes showed sensitive reaction subjectively and objectively against the overusage of circle lens made of high water content/ionic lens material even there were some difference of the degree depending on the individual and the lens material. Thus, this research can be suggested as the basic reference for the education about some unexpected problems and the side effect caused by the wearing of circle lens in dry eyes.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.23-24
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• 2008

Bipolar pulsed dc magnetron sputtering을 이용하여 태양전지의 투명 전도막용으로 유리기판 위에 Al doped ZnO (AZO) 박막을 증착하였다. $400{\times}400\;mm$의 대면적 기판에 증착하기 위해서 $5{\times}25$ inch 대형 사각 AZO target (Al 2 wt%)을 사용했고, $50{\sim}250\;kHz$의 bipolar pulse를 인가하였다. 실제로는 $400{\times}400\;mm$ 면적의 기판에 slide glass 16개를 사용했으며, 약 700 nm 두께에서 두께와 투과도, 비저항의 균일도를 평가하였다. Bipolar pulse의 주파수 150 kHz일 때, 가장 우수한 특성을 갖는 AZO가 증착되었으며, $2.13{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$의 비저항에 가시광선 영역에서 82%의 투과율을 보였다. 또한, $400{\times}400\;mm$ 대면적 기판에서의 두께와 투과도, 비저항의 불균일도는 각각 5%, 1%, 9% 였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.178.1-178.1
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• 2013

산화물 반도체는 가시광선영역인 380~780nm에서의 투과율이 80% 이상이고, 3.2eV 이상의 밴드갭과 높은 이동도를 가지는 물질로 투명하고 휘어지는 디스플레이에 전도유망한 물질로 연구되고 있다. $10cm^2/V{\cdot}s$ 이상의 이동도를 확보하기 위해 IGZO에서 Ga대신 Sn을 첨가한 ITZO 산화물 반도체에 대한 연구가 되고 있다. 본 연구에서 ITZO 산화물 반도체 박막 증착 시 가장 중요한 특성으로 알려진 산소의 영향에 따른 광학적 특성을 알아보기 위한 실험이다. RF 마그네트론 스퍼터링을 이용하여 산소 가스 분압에 따라 ITZO 박막을 증착하였다. $(Ar+O_2)$의 합을 20으로 고정하고 $O_2/(Ar+O_2)$의 비율을 0~40%까지 가변하였고, $O_2$의 비율이 증가함에 따라 증착율은 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 투명 소자로서의 가능성을 판단하기 위하여 밴드갭과 투과도를 측정하였다. 광학적 밴드갭은 증착 시 산소 분압이 0%에서 40%로 증가할수록 3.46eV에서 3.32eV로 감소하였고, 또한 투과도가 가시광 영역(380~770nm)에서 87%에서 85% 감소하였다. In, Sn, Zn 의 금속 원자와의 결합 과정에서 산소의 빈자리가 줄어들어 전도도가 감소하여 광학적 밴드갭이 감소함에 따라 투과도가 감소하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.429-439
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was assessed to investigate the change of subjective and/or objective symptoms and the light transmissibility of lens caused by over-usage of daily disposable circle contact lenses (circle lens). Methods: Three daily disposable circle lenses made of etafilcon A, hilafilcon B, and nelfilcon A were applied on 20 normal eyes free from any eye diseases by when subjects complained any kind of discomfort. On the first and the last days of lens wearing, subjective discomfort, blinking rate, non-invasive break-up time, lens centration on corneal surface and visible light transmissibility of lens were recorded at every case and compared. Results: The circle lens wearers complained discomfort when they wore the circle lens more than 15 hours, in excess of 8 hours being the recommended wearing time and the most circle lens wearers quit the lens wearing when they wore more than 30 hours. On the last day of lens wearing, the representative subjective discomforts were stiffness, dryness and tiredness. When the subjects wore circle lens more than the recommended time, a tendency of increased blinking rate and decreased NIBUT was observed when it compared with the values right after lens wearing. On the last day of lens wearing, the lens centration was shown to be decentrated from the pupil center compared with the centration right after the wearing. These changes in lens centration and blinking rate were consistently shown in all cases of lens wearing however, the difference in the degree of subjective and/or objective change was present depending on lens materials and subjects. The visible light transmissibility of circle lens has largely been changed. Conclusions: From these results, it was thought that the decreased NIBUT induced dryness and stiffness and decreased visible light transmissibility caused more blinking when daily disposable circle lens was exceedingly used, which provoked lens decentration and subjective discomfort. However, the difference of subjective and/or objective change was largely varied in accordance with the lens material types and individuality and thus it may occur some unexpected problems by the individual base. Therefore, the education about the necessity to comply with the recommended wearing time and the problem will be essential.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.10
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• pp.771-776
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• 2017

The cover glass of mobile displays and photovoltaic cells needs a functional coating, such as an anti-reflection and self-cleaning coating. Numerous studies have been conducted on the engineering application of biomimetic functional surfaces, such as moth eye and lotus leaf Anti-reflection coantings of silica nanoparticles could enhance the light transmittance. $TiO_2$ photocatalyst coatings have been applied to self-cleaning functional films. In this study, transparent hydrophobic anti-reflective coatings consisting of thin layers of $SiO_2/TiO_2$ nanoparticles were fabricated on a slide glass substrate by the sol-gel process and dip-coating process. The dependence of the surface morphology of the functional coatings was investigated by the atomic force microscopy (AFM), contact angle measurement, and UV-visible spectroscopy. It was found that the coating of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles exhibited a high average transmittance comparable to that of the bare slide glass substrate in the visible light range. The bi-layered functional coating of 7 nm $SiO_2$/7nm $TiO_2$ nanoparticles exhibits a transparent hydrophobic surface with a contact angle of $110^{\circ}$ and an improvement of the average transmittance of 2.3% compared to the bare slide glass substrate in the visible light range.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.12
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• pp.1513-1519
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• 2013

A genetic algorithm (GA) is an optimization technique based on natural evolution theory to find the global optimal solution. Unlike the gradient-based method, it can design nanoscale structures in the electric field because it does not require sensitivity calculation. This research intends to design a nanoaperture with an unprecedented shape by the topology optimization scheme based on the GA and ON/OFF method in the visible frequency range. This research mainly aims to maximize the transmission rate at a measuring area located 10nm under the exit plane and to minimize the electric distribution at other locations. The finite element analysis (FEA) and optimization process are performed by using the commercial package COMSOL combined with the Matlab programming. The final results of the optimized model are analyzed by a comparison of the electric field intensity and the spot size of near field with those of the initial model.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.183-183
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 기존의 투명전도박막(ITO) 재료인 Sn 성분을 Zn로 치환하여, Zn의 성분함량 변 화에 따른 투명전도박막의 특성을 조사하기 위하여, Zn이 100% 치환된 $In_2O_{3(90wt%)}-ZnO_(10wt%)$ (IZO) 그리고 Zn이 3 %와 7 % 치환된 $In_2O_{3(90wt%)}-ZnO_{(3wt%)}-SnO_{2(7wt%)}$, $In_2O_{3(90wt%)}-ZnO_{(7wt%)}-SnO_{2(3wt%)}$ (IZTO) 등의 타겟을 제작하여 RF-magnetron sputtering 법으로 투명전도박막을 성장하였다. 각각의 박막에 대해서 전기적 특성조사와 가시광선영역에서의 광투과도 특성, 성막 특성, 그리고 구조적 특성을 조사하였다. Sn이 100% Zn으로 치환된 IZO 박막의 경우 조성 성분비가 90 : 10 wt.%에서 비저항 값이 $5.2{\times}10^{-4}\;{\Omega}cm$ 정도로 전기전도성이 매우 우수한 것으로 나타났으며, 또한 X-ray 회절패턴 분석결과 성분비에 관계없이 비정질구조임을 확인 하였다. Sn이 일부 Zn으로 치환된 IZTO 박막의 경우 성분비가 90(In) : 7(Zn) : 3(Sn) wt%의 경우 비저항 값은 $6.5{\times}10^{-4}\;{\Omega}cm$ 정도로 우수한 것으로 나타났으며, X-ray 회절패턴 분석결과 비정질 구조임을 확인하였다. 광학적 특성으로는 가시광선영역(400~780nm)에서 IZO, IZTO 박막은 85% 이상의 매우 우수한 투과율을 나타내었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.370.2-370.2
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• 2016

투명 박막 태양전지는 건물과 일체화 된 building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) 시스템에 적용되어 건물의 외장재로서 외관의 심미적 가치를 높일 수 있다. 현재 BIPV 모듈은 glass 타입의 형태가 시장을 주도할 것으로 예상되며[1], 건물의 외부 미관을 고려하여 투명 박막 태양전지에 색을 구현하는 연구가 진행되고 있다. 투명 박막 태양전지에 적용하기 위한 목적으로 본 연구에서는 스핀코팅을 이용하여 표면 플라즈몬 효과가 큰 Cu 나노입자를 Si 웨이퍼와 유리기판 위에 각각 분포 시킨 후, 광학적 특성을 분석하였다. 스핀코팅의 속도(rpm)를 다양하게 변화 시킨 후 나노 입자의 분포를 관찰하였으며, 속도가 증가할수록 나노입자의 수는 감소함을 확인하였다. 또한 속도가 증가할수록 입자 사이의 거리는 멀어졌으며, 최저 속도 100 rpm에 비해 4000 rpm에서 스핀코팅 한 입자들은 응집이 상대적으로 되지 않았음을 관찰하였다. 속도가 증가할수록 입자가 기판 위에 적게 잔재하기 때문에 반사율과 투과율이 가시광선 영역에서 증가하였으며, 유리 기판에 구현한 색깔이 점차 옅어짐을 관찰하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 스핀코팅의 속도를 변화시킴으로써 나노입자의 분포 양상과 이에 따른 색상의 변화를 유발 할 수 있다는 사실을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.266.2-266.2
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• 2014

박막형 전기변색 소자의 특성파악을 위하여, 투명전극층으로 ITO를 이용하였으며, 가장 우수한 전기변색 특성을 나타내는 것으로 알려져 있는 $WO_3$를 DC magnetron sputtering방식을 이용하여 증착하였으며, 무기전해질층은 E-beam evaporation 방식으로 증착하고, 이온저장층을 제외한 박막형 전기변색 소자 구조를 제작하여 전기변색층의 증착조건에 따른 전기변색 소자 특성 연구를 수행하였다. 증착온도와 혼합gas의 분합비 등의 조건의 변화를 통한 박막 특성을 확인하였으며, XRD, SEM, TEM, Transmission Measurement 등을 이용하여 박막 분석을 하였다. ITO층의 저항에 따른 변색효율을 확인하였으며, $WO_3$층의 산소분합비에 따른 투과율변화를 분석하였다. 이온저장층을 제거한 상태에서의 박막형 전기변색 소자의 투과율변화가 가시광선 영역에서 45%의 변색효과를 확인하였다.