• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.297-302
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• 2013

Enhancement of photocatalytic activity of UV/photocatalysis was carried out to oxidize the gaseous $H_2S$ in a tubular reactor coated with photocatalyst of sol type $TiO_2$. EtOH was used as the standard material to select the photocatalyst, and it was confirmed that the reactor activity was dependent on the coated surface characteristics. The selected photocatalytic reactor, which coated with STS-01, showed about 80% conversion when the gas linear velocity was 0.01 m/s and relative humidity was 40%. However, the conversion level of the reaction decreased significantly with increasing gas linear velocity. Pt was loaded on the photocatalyst to enhance and maintain the performance of the reactor, which enhanced the conversion level of $H_2S$ more than 95% under the same experimental condition.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.269-269
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• 2010

현재 화석연료의 부족으로 인한 에너지 수급의 불균형, 자연환경의 파괴로 인해 대체에너지 개발이 절실히 요구되고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 극복하기 위한 방안으로 태양전지에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 기존 결정형 실리콘 태양전지와 비교해 화합물 반도체를 기반으로 한 박막형 태양전지는 친환경적인 제품이면서 제조원가를 절감시킬 수 있고, 반영구적인 수명 및 값싼 기판을 활용할 수 있는 장점으로 인해 활발한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 실험에서는 Co-sputtering법으로 제작된 $CuInSe_2$(CIS)를 광활성층으로 한 박막형 태양전지에서 실온 ${\sim}550^{\circ}C$의 다양한 온도에서 후열 처리된 CIS 박막들의 전기적, 구조적, 광학적인 특성들을 분석하였다. 제작된 박막들 가운데 Hall Effect 측정결과 $550^{\circ}C$에서 후열 처리된 박막이 가장 높은 1.227E+22(/$cm^3$)의 캐리어 농도와 1.581(cm/$V{\cdot}s$)의 홀 이동도를 가지며, 3.092E-4(${\Omega}{\cdot}cm$)의 가장 낮은 비저항 값을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. EFM 측정결과 열처리 하지 않은 박막에 비해 후열처리된 CIS 박막의 전도성이 전체적으로 높아졌다. 특히, $550^{\circ}C$에서 후열 처리된 박막의 표면은 전체적으로 전기 전도성이 높은 결정립들이 골고루 분포하며 가장 높은 표면 포텐셜 에너지 값을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 박막들의 구조적 특성을 분석하기 위해 SEM과 XRD를 측정한 결과, $350^{\circ}C$에서 후열 처리된 박막들은 열처리 되지 않은 박막과 비교해 표면형상 변화가 일어났으며, $550^{\circ}C$에서 후열 처리된 CIS 박막들은 $CuInSe_2$(112) 방향이 향상된 chalcopyrite-like 구조를 가지면서 박막 밀도가 높고 결정립의 크기가 증가된 것을 확인하였다. 이는 박막 성장시 기판온도의 상승으로 CIS 박막 내에서 셀레늄의 확산과 상호작용으로 3원 화합물이 재결정화되어 구조적인 특성향상에 기여하였기 때문이다. 결론적으로 본 연구는 CIS 광활성층에서 후열 처리의 효과들 뿐만아니라 박막 증착시 co-sputtering법을 이용함으로써 증착시간의 감소 및 대면적화와 대량생산으로도 적용 가능함을 제시하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.85-90
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• 2017

The $TiCl_4$ as a blocking material is adsorbed in the mesoporous $TiO_2$ electron transfer layer(ETL) of the Perovskite solar cell to prevent the direct contact between the FTO electrode and the photoactive layer(AL), and facilitate the movement of the electrons between $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ ETL and Perovskite AL to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency(PCE). The structure of the perovskite solar cell is FTO/$TiO_2:TiCl_4$/Perovskite($CH_3NH_3PbI_3$)/spiro-OMeTAD/Ag. It was investigated that the dipping time of the $TiO_2$ into $TiCl_4$ aqueous solution affects on the photoelectric characteristics of the device. By the dipping for 30 minutes, the PCE of the perovskite solar cell with the $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ ETL was the highest 10.46%, which is 27% higher than the cell with $TiO_2$ ETL. From SEM, EDS, and XRD characterization on the $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ ETL and the perovskite AL, it was measured that the decrease of the porosity of the $TiO_2$ layer, the detection of the Cl component by the $TiCl_4$ adsorption, the cube-type morphology of perovskite AL, and shift of the $PbI_2$ peak of the perovskite AL. From these results, it was confirmed that the $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ ETL and the perovskite AL were formed.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.261-268
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• 2012

Objectives: The photocatalytic degradation of toluene in a batch mode photoreactor for the purpose of the hazardous waste treatment was investigated. Methods: Kinetic experiments using a low pressure mercury lamp (Lambda Scientific Pty Ltd, 50 Watt) emitting both UV and visible light were performed at $31^{\circ}C$ over toluene concentrations ranging from 10 to 50 mg/l in water with $50%TiO_2/6%WO_3$ (TW) concentration of 1 g/l at a pH of 6. Results: Kinetic studies showed that $50%TiO_2/6%WO_3$ (TW) photocatalyst was highly active in toluene degradation; we observed that 99% of the pollutant was degraded after six hours under visible irradiation; furthermore, we observed that adsorption onto TW catalyst was responsible for the decrease of toluene with pseudo-first order kinetics. It was also found that oxygen as a radical source in the sol medium played a significant role in affecting the photodegradation of toluene, especially with a two-fold elevation. This increase was achieved by a more than four-fold elevation of the photodegradation of toluene in the presence of acetone than without, presumably via an energy transfer mechanism. Conclusions: We concluded that photodegradation in acetone and oxygen molecules along with TW was an effective method for the removal of toluene from wastewater.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.386-395
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• 1978

The rates of the forward mutarotation of poly(trans-5-methyl-L-proline) in trifluoro-ethanol and of the reverse mutarotation in trifluoroethanol-n-butanol (1:4 v/v) have been measured at a number of temperatures and polymer concentrations. It was found that both mutarotations are of first-order with respect to the polymer concentration. A modified Arrhenius equation to evalute the activation energy was derived for the reaction kinetics, in which the relation between the measured physical properties and concentration, and the order of tle reaction are uncertain. The activation energies for the forward and reverse mutarotation were found to be 32.5 and 33.5 kcal per residue mole, respectively, which are about 10 kcal per residue mole higher than the $E_a$ for the mutarotation of polyproline (the resonance energy of amide bonds). The excessive quantity of the activation energy was attributed to the steric barrier between carbonyl and methyl groups during the cis-trans isomerization of amide bonds in the polymer.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.432-442
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• 2011

Anodized tubular $TiO_2$ electrodes (ATTEs) with three noticeably different lengths are prepared to determine their optimum length for the photo-driven activity in the reaction of Cr(VI) reduction and hydrogen evolution. The ATTEs with ethylene glycol have longer $TiO_2$ tubes (7-15.6 ${\mu}m$) than those with hydrfluoric acid (0.6-0.8 ${\mu}m$). These samples, which differ only in the length of the tubes, with a wall thickness of ca. 20 nm, consist mainly of an anatase crystalline phase after heat treatment at $650^{\circ}C$, since the anatase crystallites at the tube walls do not undergo transformation into rutile phase, due to the constraints imposed by the wall thickness. Among them, the medium size (ca. 8 ${\mu}m$) tubes provide the optimum conditions, irrespective of the light intensity, which is explained in terms of the correlation between the amount of photons and the adsorbed electron acceptors and their location. Photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction leads to ca. 60% reduction of Cr(VI) even under 1 sun irradiation with the medium-sized anodized $TiO_2$ tubes, but only ca. 20% with the short- and long-sized tubes. For hydrogen evolution, tubes longer than 8 ${\mu}m$ do not exhibit better performance with any light intensity.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.236-241
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• 2008

The possibility of silicon oxidation through the aerial-diffusion of active oxygen species has been evaluated. The species originate from the surface of $TiO_2$ exposed by UV. Among process parameters such as UV intensity, substrate temperature and chamber pressure with oxygen, UV intensity was a major parameter to the influence on the oxide growth rate. When 1 kW high pressure Hg lamp was used as a UV source, the growth rate of silicon oxide was 8 times as faster as that of a 60 W BLB lamp. However, as the chamber pressure increased, the growth rate was declined due to the suppression of aerial diffusion of active oxygen species. According to the results, it could be confirmed that the aerial-diffusion of active oxygen species from UV-irradiated photocatalytic surface can be applied to a new method for preparing an ultra-thin silicon oxide at the range of relatively low temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.72.1-72.1
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• 2013

광촉매 활용 기술은 수질 및 대기 중의 난분해성 오염 물질 처리 등의 환경 분야에서부터 항균 및 초친수성 기능을 활용한 소재 분야, 그리고 태양광을 이용한 물분해 수소 제조 및 이산화탄소의 전환 등의 인공 광합성 연구 분야까지 그 응용분야가 대단히 넓은 기술이다. 본 강연에서는 이러한 광촉매의 반응 원리와 대표적인 응용분야인 환경 정화 분야 및 에너지 분야에서의 광촉매 기술의 활용, 그리고 현재 광촉매 관련 연구 분야의 주요 관심사 및 미래 성장을 위한 과제 등을 포괄적으로 다루고자 한다. 광촉매 반응은 반도체의 따간격 에너지 흡수에 따라 전자와 정공(+전하를 가진 전자와 같은 거동을 하는 입자)가 발생한 뒤에 일어나는 계면에서의 전자전달 반응을 기초한다. 발생한 정공과 전자는 각각 산화와 환원 반응을 유발하며 이러한 산화, 환원반응을 통해 다양한 분야로의 응용이 가능하다. 환경 정화 분야의 경우, 정공이 물 혹은 공기 속에 존재하는 수분과 반응하여 생성되는 OH 라디칼 ($OH{\cdot}$)의 강력한 산화력을 주로 이용하게 된다. OH 라디칼에 의한 다양한 난분해성 유기물질의 산화분해 반응을 활용하여 고도처리공정이 가능하게 되며, 수계 난분해성 유기오염물질의 제거뿐만 아니라 대기 중에 존재하는 VOCs, 악취물질 등의 분해도 가능하며, 아울러 바이러스나 박테리아와 같은 세균을 제거할 수 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 한편, 물 분해 수소제조 및 이산화탄소의 전환과 같은 에너지 분야 응용의 경우, 전도대의 전자를 활용한 환원반응에 기초한다. 앞서 언급한 다양한 응용분야에서 활용될 수 있는 광촉매의 종류 또한 매우 다양하며, 이사화티탄(TiO2)는 대표적인 고효율 상용 광촉매이다. 아울러, 원하는 응용 분야에서의 광활성이 높은 새로운 광촉매의 제조 및 평가가 꾸준히 진행되고 있으며, 그 가운데 태양광의 가장 많은 영역을 차지하고 있는 가시광 활성을 갖는 광촉매 개발에 관한 연구가 활발히 수행되고 있다. 이에, 현재까지 개발된 다양한 가시광 광촉매 시스템에 대한 소개 및 각 광촉매 응용분야에서 최근 새롭게 대두되고 있는 이슈들에 대하여 중점적으로 고찰하고자 한다.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.185-191
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• 2005

Photo-reactive $TiO_2$ thin films on soda-lime-silica slide glass were prepared by spin coating technique with a Ti-naphthenate precursor. Optical, structural and photo-catalytic properties of the films after annealing at $500^{\circ}C{\sim}600^{\circ}C$ were evaluated. As increase with annealing temperature, absorption bands and total transmittance of the films showing an average transmittance (about 80%) at visible spectra range were shifted to UV spectra range and slightly decreased. Refractive index and thickness of the films were increased from 2.16 to 2.63 and decreased from 484 nm to 439 nm, respectively, with increase of annealing temperature. Anatase phase was visible at all annealing temperature. More rougher surface structure was obtained at $600^{\circ}C$ than those of films annealed at $500^{\circ}C$ and $550^{\circ}C$. The hydrophilic conversion was found within 45 min by UV stimulation and optical activation was UVC>UVA>UVB at the case of $500^{\circ}C{\sim}550^{\circ}C$ and UVA>UVC>UVB at the annealing temperature of $600^{\circ}C$. The lowest initial contact angle was obtained at $600^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Korea Port Economic Association
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.145-172
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• 2007

The goals of this paper are to analyze the present status of logistics on the Dongbei area in China and present implications to the related Korean companies. The mainland of China is very huge, we need to study each regional logistics of China separately. The Dongbei area is more than three times as much as the Korean peninsula, and the population is over two times as much as the two Koreas. Therefore, Korea which is trying to be a logistics hub in Northeast Asia has to pay attention to the logistics of China. This study tries to analyze the logistics of the Dongbei area, but except for the Liaoning province, we needs more information.