• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.201-202
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• 2015

최근 Indium Tin Oxide (ITO)를 대체하기 위해 많은 각광을 받고 있는 AgNW 투명전극에 대한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있으나, AgNW의 경우 기존 용액공정을 활용한 분산과 코팅으로 AgNW의 네트워크 형성시 접촉에 대한 문제점으로 전기적으로 균일한 면저항을 얻기 어려운 단점이 잘 알려져 있다. 또한 AgNW의 분산성을 위해 첨가된 절연체인 바인더에 의해 수분에 취악하고 또한 열적으로 매우 불안한 특성을 보여준다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 본 연구에서는 플라즈마를 활용하여 AgNW에 존재하는 바인더를 화학적, 물리적으로 효과적으로 제거할 수 있었으며, 이를 통해 환경적, 열적 안정성을 확보할 수 있었다. 더불어 AgNW에 내산화성이 우수한 부가적인 박막을 형성함으로 300도 이상의 고온에서도 안정한 AgNW 투명전극 소재를 개발할 수 있었다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.358-364
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• 2019

To improve the optical characteristics and antifouling of anti-reflective coating (AR) films, various AR coating films were prepared by varying the mixing ratio of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS)/base and methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS)/acid hybrid solution. Prepared AR coating films were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, contact angle analyzer, atomic force microscope (AFM), FT-IR and pencil scratch hardness test. In an AR coating film that prepared from the hybrid solution with a 10 wt% MTMS/acid solution, the glass substrate showed an excellent optical property (97.2% transmittance), good antifouling ($121^{\circ}$ water contact angle and $90^{\circ}\;CH_2I_2$ contact angle) and moderate mechanical strength (pencil hardness of 4 H). In particular, it is considered that the good antifouling was due to the well dispersion of the methyl group ($-CH_3$), derived from a small amount of MTMS/acid solution in the hybrid solution, on the substrate surface. From results of the pencil hardness test, the mechanical strength of AR coating film was improved as the content of MTMS/acid solution increased.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society Of Semiconductor Equipment Technology
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.259-264
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• 2006

ITO 투명전도막은 현재 FPD(flat panel display)소자의 전극으로 사용되고 있다. 특히 근래에 많은 연구가 진행되고 있는 유기발광다이오드(organic light emitting diode: OLED) 소자의 제작에 투명전도막으로 많은 응용이 되고 있다. ITO 를 이용한 디스플레이 소자는 ITO 의 계면 상태와 전기적 특성에 따라 그 특성이 크게 변한다. 본 연구에서는 $O_2$ 플라즈마 처리를 통하여 ITO 투명전도막의 전기적 특성 및 표면상태의 변화에 대하여 조사하고, 이러한 특성 변화에 따라 현재 많은 연구가 진행되고 있는 OLED 소자의 제작에 응용하기 위하여 유기용액을 이용한 접촉각 측정을 통하여 $O_2$ 플라즈마 처리에 따른 ITO 투명전도막과 유기용액의 접착력에 대하여 고찰하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.132.1-132.1
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 투명전극 제조를 목적으로 전기방사법을 이용하여 미세구리 패턴을 형성하는 방법에 대하여 연구하였다. $Ag^+$이온이 용해된 폴리비닐부티랄(PVB) 고분자 용액을 폴리에틸렌 테레프탈레이트(PET)와 같은 투명기판 위에 전기방사 하여 $Ag^+$이온/PVB 복합나노와이어를 제조한 후 이를 UV 조사로 환원하여 선택적으로 촉매를 형성하였다. 이후 연속적인 무전해 구리 도금을 통하여 촉매 위에 미세구리배선을 형성함으로써, 투명전극을 제조하였다. 개발 공정을 통해 제조된 투명전극은 기존 Ag나노와이어 기반 투명전극에서 발생하던 접촉저항에 대한 문제를 해결함으로써 전기적, 광학적 특성이 우수한 차세대 유연 디스플레이에 적용 가능성을 보여주었다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.47-51
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• 2004

현재 반도체 공정에서 사용되는 세정기술은 대부분이 1970년대 개발된 RCA 세정법인 과산화수소를 근간으로 하는 습식 세정으로, 표면의 입자를 제거하기 위한 SC-1 세정액은 강력한 산화제인 과산화수소에 의한 표면과 입자의 산화와 암모니아에 의한 표면의 에칭이 동시에 일어나 입자를 표면으로부터 분리시킨다. 금속 불순물을 제거하기 위한 SC-2 세정액은 염산과 과산화수소 혼합액을 사용하며 금속 불순물을 용해시켜 알칼리나 금속 이온을 형성하거나 용해 가능한 화합물을 형성시켜 제거한다. 또한 황산과 과산화수소를 혼합한 Piranha 세정액은 효과적인 유기물 제거제로서 웨이퍼에 오염된 유기물을 용해 가능한 화합물로 만들거나 과산화수소에 의해 형성되는 산화막내에 오염물을 포함시켜 불산 용액으로 산화막을 제거할 때 함께 제거된다. 최근 금속과 산화막을 동시에 제거하기 위해 희석시킨 불산에 과산화수소를 첨가한 세정공정이 사용되고 있으며 불산에 의해 표면의 산화막이 제거될 때 산화막내에 포함된 금속 불순물을 동시에 제거시킬 수 있다. 그러나 이와 같이 습식세정액 내에 공통적으로 포함되어 있는 과산화수소의 분해는 그만큼 가속화되어 사용되는 화학 약품의 양이 그만큼 증가하게 되고 조작하기 어려운 단점도 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 환경친화적인 관점으로 화학약품의 사용을 최소화하는 등 RCA세정을 보완하는 연구가 계속 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 RCA세정법을 환경적으로 대체할 수 있는 세정에 사용되는 전리수의 pH변화에 따른 전리수 분석을 하였다. 전리수의 제조를 위하여 전해질로는 NH4CI (HCI:H2O:NH4OH=1:1:1)를 사용하였다. pH 11 이상, ORP -700mV~-850mV인 환원수와 pH 3 이하, ORP 1000mV~1200mV인 산화수를 제조하였으며, 초순수를 첨가하여 pH 7.2와 ORP 351.1mV상태까지 조절하였다. 이렇게 만들어진 산화수와 환원수를 시간 변화와 pH 변화에 따라 Clean Room 안에서 FT-IR과 접촉각 측정기로 실험하였다. FT-IR분석에서 산화수는 pH가 높아질수록, 환원수는 낮아질수록 흡수율이 낮아졌다. 접촉각 실험에서는 산화수의 pH가 높아질수록 환원수의 pH가 낮아질수록 접촉각이 커짐을 확인하였다. 결론적으로 전리수를 이용하여 세정을 하면, 접촉성을 조절할 수 있어 반도체 세정을 가능하게 할 수 있으며, 환경친화적인 결과를 도출할 것으로 전망된다.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.1-9
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• 2004

Using the methods which described in ISO 4588, ASTM D2651 and the selected literature, we investigated the best conditions of acid treatment for stainless steel and carbon steel. The acid treatments were conducted with four different acid solutions which were prepared for stainless steel and carbon steel specimen. We observed the contact angle and morphology and roughness of the metal surface and the thickness change at various treatment conditions as treatment temperature and time. Also, we investigated the characteristics of the surface aging according to air exposure after surface treatment. As a result, the optimal temperature of the acid treatment for stainless steel and carbon steel were each obtained at $83^{\circ}C$ and $63^{\circ}C$. Also, it was confirmed that the acid treatments for the metal surface were accompanied with the decrease of thickness and the change of surface morphology due to significant erosion that depend on treatment methods. And also, it was characterized that the aspect of surface aging by air exposure was highly depended on the method of acid treatment.

• Composites Research
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.45-50
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• 2011

Transparent and conductive carbon nanotube on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were prepared by dip-coating method for self-sensing multi-functional nanocomposites. The changes in the electrical and optical properties of CNT coating mainly depended on the number of dip-coating, concentration of CNT solution. Consequently, the surface resistance and transmittance of CNT coating were sensitively controlled by the processing parameters. Surface resistance of CNT coating was measured using four-point method, and surface resistance of coated CNT could be better calculated by using the dual configuration method. Optical transmittance of PET film with CNT coating was evaluated using UV spectrum. Surface properties of coated CNT investigated by wettability test via static and dynamic contact angle measurement were consistent with each other. As dip-coating number increased, surface resistance of coated CNT decreased seriously, whereas the transmittance exhibited little lower due to the thicker CNT networks layer. Interfacial microfailure properties were investigated for CNT and indium tin oxide (ITO) coatings on PET substrates by electrical resistance measurement under cyclic loading fatigue test. CNT with high aspect ratio exhibited no change in surface resistance up to 2000 cyclic loading, whereas ITO with brittle nature showed a linear increase of surface resistance up to 1000 cyclic loading and then exhibited the level-off due to reduced electrical contact points based on occurrence of many micro-cracks.

• Clean Technology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.35-39
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• 2008

In this study, we successfully fabricated a super-hydrophobic polymer layer on the surface of slide glass using the solubility difference of a polymer at two different solvents. After dissolving polystyrene (PS) resins in tetrahydrofuran (THF) as a good solvent and then adding ethanol(EtOH) as a poor solvent, we were able to fabricate super-hydrophobic surface. We also investigated the effect of EtOH addition, coating methods, solution mixing time and speed, and other alcohols on the surface hydrophobicity. The water contact angle (WCA) of the fabricated surface revealed $WCA>150^{\circ}$ and the microporous surface structure composed of microparticles with the size less than $5\;{\mu}m$.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.33-40
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• 2004

Thermodynamic properties of ubiquitin transient folding intermediate were studied by measuring folding kinetics in varying temperatures and denaturant concentrations. Through quantitative kinetic modeling, the equilibrium constant, hence folding free energy, between unfolded state and intermediate state in several different temperatures were calculated. Using these values, the thermodynamic parameters were estimated. The heat capacity change $({\Delta}C_p)$ upon formation of folding intermediate from unfolded state were estimated to be around 80% of the overall folding reaction, indicating that ubiquitin folding intermediate is highly compact. At room temperature, the changes of enthalpy and entropy upon formation of the intermediate state were observed to be positive. The positive enthalpy change suggests that the breaking up of the highly ordered solvent structure surrounding hydrophobic side-chain upon formation of intermediate state. This positive enthalpy was compensated for by the positive entropy change of whole system so that formation of transient intermediate has negative free energy.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.352-358
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• 2000

Preparation for the simplified separation of chitosandoligosaccharides from enzymatic hydrolysate was investigated. Two different types of chitosan beads as substrate were prepared as organic-based bead by W/O emulsion method and water-based bead by alkaline treatement. The average size of organic-based bead was $200{\mu}m$, and that of water based beads were $4000{\mu}m$, $100{\mu}m$, $30{\mu}m$, in diameter respectively. Enzyme stability was maintained over 80% at PH 6 after 24 hours. The optimal condition for the production of chitosanoligosaccharides was at pH 6.0, $50^{\circ}C$ and 40U (200U/g-chitosan) According to final oligosaccharide concentration water-based bed showed the similar result with that of organic-based bead even through it had smaller surface area attacked by chitosanse than that of organic-based bead. It is probable that the structure of water-based chitosan bead was looser than that of organic-based bead so enzyme penetrated easily into the bead structure. For the oligosaccharide production versus surface area the different size of water-based beads was investigated, Maxiaml production yield was observed in the $30{\mu}m$ beads. Consequently the water-based chitosan bead was better than the organic-based bead in this reaction system.