• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.400-405
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• 2015

Traditional anti-reflective (AR) coating films prepared using tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) as a precursor absorbs water easily in addition to having a weak abrasion resistance. To improve the transmittance, hydrophobicity and abrasion resistance of AR coating film, various AR coating films were prepared using methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) as a precursor in addition to introducing a fluoroalkylsilane, acid catalyst, base catalyst and acid-base two step catalyst. The prepared AR coating films were then characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, contact angle analyzer, atomic force microscope (AFM), pencil scratch hardness test and cross-cut test. As a result, the transmittance of bare glass was 90.5%, while that of AR coating glass increased to 94.8% at curing temperature of $300^{\circ}C$. When the fluoroalkylsilane was added, the water contact angle of AR coating film increased from $96.3^{\circ}$ to $108^{\circ}$, indicating that the hydrophobicity of the film was greatly improved. The abrasion resistance of AR coating film was also improved by the acid catalyst, whereas the transmittance increased by the base catalyst. In the case of AR coating film prepared using an acid-base two step catalyzed reaction, both the transmittance and abrasion resistance of the film was synergistically enhanced as compared with those of AR coating films prepared without introduction of a catalyst.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.3-7
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• 1997

VO$_{2}$ 써모크로믹 원도우의 가시광 투과율을 높히기 위하여 내마모성이 우수한 SiO$_{2}$박막을 이용하여 AR(anti-rdflection)코팅을 하였다. 두가지 중요한 공정변수인 기판온도와 증착속도가 AR효과에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 그리고 SiO$_{2}$박막의 AR효과는 낮은 기판온도와 높은 증착속도에서 더 우수한 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 SiO$_{2}$AR 박막의 굴절율과 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. VO$_{2}$ 써모크로믹 유리 위에 SiO$_{2}$AR-코팅을 했을 때 약 30% 정도의 가시광 투과율의 향상이 있었다. 그리고 AR-코팅을 하지 않은 경우보다 더 뚜렷한 써모크로미즘을 나타냈다. 또한 천이온도는 7$0^{\circ}C$정도로 AR-코팅을 하지 않은 VO$_{2}$써모크로믹 유리의 경우와 같게 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.216-221
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• 2017

Reducing optical reflection in the visible light range, in order to increase the share of transmitted light and avoid the formation of ghost images in imaging, is important for polymer lens applications. In this study, polymer lenses with refractive indices of n=1.56, 1.60, and 1.67 were fabricated by the injection-molding method with a polymer lens monomer, dibutyltin dichloride as the catalyst and an alkyl phosphoric ester as the release agent. To investigate their anti-reflection (AR) effects, various AR coating structures, viz. a multi-layer AR coating structure, tri-layer AR coating structure with a discrete approximation Gaussian gradient-index profile, and tri-layer AR coating structure with a quarter-wavelength approximation, were designed and coated on the polymer lens by an E-beam evaporation system. The optical properties of the polymer lenses were characterized by UV-visible spectrometry. The material properties of the thin films, refractive index and surface roughness, were analyzed by ellipsometry and AFM, respectively. The most effective AR coating structure of the polymer lens with low refractive index, n=1.56, was the both side coating of multi-layer AR coating structure. However, both side coating of the tri-layered discrete approximation Gaussian gradient-index profile AR coating structure gave comparable results to the both side coating of the multi-layer AR coating structure for the polymer lens with a high refractive index of n=1.67.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.159-165
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• 2011

Purpose: In this paper, the reliability and reproductivity of anti-reflection (AR) coating on ophthalmic lens using optical monitoring system (OMS) were investigated. Methods: The random error simulation and RunSheet performance in Essential Macleod software to confirm possibility of AR coating using OMS were performed. The coating process of 19 batches was carried out in order to perform reproductivity test of AR coating after simulation process. Results: As a result, the coating results of 19 batches had shown the excellent reproductivity of about 0.5% error. Conclusions: We confirmed the excellent reproductivity and reliability of AR coating on ophthalmic lens using optical monitoring system from our results.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.395-402
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• 1997

We have obtained the optimum thickness of anti-reflection(AR) coating on one of facets of a $\1.55mu\textrm{m}$ InGaAsP MQW FP semiconductor laser by in-site monitoring of the light emitted from the rear facet during the film deposition on the fore facet. The optimum thickness of $SiO_x$ thin film whose refractive index is 1.85 was found to be 188 nm. The reflectivity of the coated facet was calculated by the threshold current ratio of before and after AR coating, which was obtained from exprimental data, and it was about 2$\times$ $10^{-4}$. The results show that the output power is increased by 87% at bias current 60 mA, the slope efficiency is increased by 3.4 times, and the threshold current is increased by 2.64 times. By in-situ depositing of the $Si/SiO_2$ thin film HR coating on the rear facet, the output power was increased by 160% than before the AR and HR coatings, the slope efficiency was increased by 3.8 times, the threshold current was increased by 1.07 times, which is similar to the value of before AR coating. Due to the AR and HR coatings the output light power characteristics were enhanced.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.145-150
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• 2014

This study investigates the preparation of anti-reflective (AR) coating film to improve the efficiency of solar cell. The AR coating film was successfully obtained by dip-coating with AR coatings prepared by sol-gel method. Fluoroalkylsilane was additionally introduced into the coatings to give the self-cleaning effect of AR coating film. We performed the abrasion test, pencil scratch hardness test and cross-cut test to identify the mechanical strength of AR coating film. As the results, the transmittance of AR coating films with 9.07, 18.13 and 27.20 of IPA/MTMS molar ratios were 93.1, 93.6 and 95.3%, respectively. The water contact angle and transmittance of AR coating film increased by the introduction of hydrophobicity. The prepared AR coating film shows the high level of abrasion, hardness and adhesion. The IPA/MTMS molar ratio of 27.20 and the withdrawing speed range of 0.20 ~ 0.28cm/sec are the optimal coating condition in terms of the transmittance and mechanical strength of AR coating film.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.385-385
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• 2013

음극 아크로 증착한 TiAlN 박막의 표면형상과 물리적 특성을 관찰하였다. 음극 아크로 박막을 코팅할 경우, 거대 입자가 박막 표면에 존재하여 박막의 품질을 저하시킨다. 본 연구에서는 거대입자의 생성을 막기 위한 기판 청정공정을 도출하였다. 먼저 글로우 방전을 이용하여 기판을 청정한 후 $N_2$ 가스를 주입하여 TiAlN 박막을 코팅하였다. 글로우 방전의 경우 Ar 가스주입 후 공정압력은 $1.9{\sim}2.1{\times}10^{-2}$ Torr, 전압 -800 V에서 30분 동안 청정을 실시하였다. 다른 청정 방법으로는 Ar과 $N_2$ 가스를 동시에 주입하여 아크를 발생시키고 시편에 전압을 -400 V 인가하여 청정을 실시한 후 인가전압만을 -100 V로 낮추어 TiAlN을 코팅하였다. 글로우 방전 청정과 Ar과 $N_2$의 혼합가스로 아크를 발생시켜 청정을 실시한 후 코팅된 시편의 박막 표면형상과 물리적 특성을 비교해 본 결과, 앞서 서술한 두 종류의 청정공정 모두 거대입자의 수가 주목할 만하게 줄어들었다. 글로우 방전과 Ar과 $N_2$의 혼합가스로 발생시킨 아크로 청정을 실시하고 코팅한 TiAlN 박막은 거대입자의 제거와 함께 박막의 경도가 최대 47 GPa까지 향상되는 경향을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.81-91
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 복층으로 구성된 $WSio_2Al$ 금속절연체의 상세를 보여주고 있는데, 금속과 절연체의 합성물질은 태양 흡수율의 설계와 열적인 현상을 보여주기 위해 종종 사용된다. 금속의 접착기면 위에 얇은 복층 코팅으로 구성되는 디자인은 태양 스펙트럼의 파장권역에서 선택적 흡수를 위함이다. 본 연구는 태양 복사의 열성능 평가를 위해 금속과 절연체 필름의 방사율, 태양흡수율, 코팅순서, 미 반사층(AR)의 두께, 코팅 두께와 코팅 면수, 전체 코팅 두께 등에 대해 시뮬레이션 하였다. 그 결과 네 겹의 코팅설계에서 $Sio_2AR$ 75 nm 두께와 각각의 층에서 $0.5\sim0.7$의 가변 금속부분 구성이 가장 우수한 성능을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 시뮬레이션으로 금속과 절연체 합성물의 최적의 구성과 각각의 코팅 두께에 대한 예측이 가능했으며, 최대 태양흡수율은 0.94, 방사율은 0.115의 금속과 절연체의 합성물을 구성할 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.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.53-58
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• 2008

Purpose: To design and fabricate the small sputter coating system for the Ophthalmic lens. Methods: The design of sputter target was done using macleod program for AR coating and mirror coating of Ophthalmic lens with Si target and then the sputter system was fabricated. Results: The optimum condition of AR coating with Si target was [air|$SiO_2$(81.3)|$Si_3N_4$ (102)|$SiO_2$(19.21)|$Si_3N_4$(15.95)|$SiO_2$(102)|glass], for blue color mirror coating [air|$SiO_2$(56.61)|$Si_3N_4$(135.86)|$SiO_2$(67.64)|$Si_3N_4$(55.4)|$SiO_2$(53.53)|$Si_3N_4$(51.28)|glass], for green color coating [air|$SiO_2$(66.2)|$Si_3N_4$(22.76)|$SiO_2$(56.58)|$Si_3N_4$(140.35)|$SiO_2$(152.35)|$Si_3N_4$(70.16)|$SiO_2$(121.87)|glass], for gold color [air|$SiO_2$(83.59)|$Si_3N_4$(144.86)|$SiO_2$(11.82)|$Si_3N_4$(129.93)|$SiO_2$(90.01)|$Si_3N_4$(88.37)|glass]. Conclusions: In the fabrication of sputtering coating apparatus, Dual cathode with same Ti target were coated at the same time on both sides of Ophthalmic lens to lessen the time of coating on Ophthalmic Lens and save the cost of the lens. The distance of target-substrate of cathode was variable from 12.5 cm to 20 cm. Turbo pump was used to take the whole coating process about 15 min. instead of diffusion pump. The lens holder was made to coat 2 pairs lens every coating and was rotated to get the uniformity of thin film.