• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.617-621
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• 2009

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods were grown on the pre-oxidized silicon substrate with the assistance of Au and the fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) based on the catalysts by vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) synthesis. Two types of ZnO powder particle size, 20nm, $20{\mu}m$, were used as a source material, respectively The properties of the nanorods such as morphological characteristics, chemical composition and crystalline properties were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). The particle size of ZnO source strongly affected the growth of ZnO nanostructures as well as the crystallographic structure. All the ZnO nanostructures are hexagonal and single crystal in nature. It is found that $1030^{\circ}C$ is a suitable optimum growth temperature and 20 nm is a optimum ZnO powder particle size. Nanorods were fabricated on the FTO deposition with large electronegativity and we found that the electric potential of nanorods rises as the ratio of current rises, there is direct relationship with the catalysts, Therefore, it was considered that Sn can be the alternative material of Au in the formation of ZnO nanostructures.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.1539_1540
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 Porous Au-Pt 전극을 기반으로 연료전극과 공기전극으로 구성된 초소형 메탄올 센서를 설계 및 제작하고 그 특성을 분석해 보았다. 제안된 Porous Au-Pt 전극은 Porous 구조의 금속을 만드는 방법 중 하나인 Templating기법을 적용하여 수백나노 크기의 Pore들을 가진 Porous Au 전극을 제작하였고 그 위에 수 나노 크기의 Pt particles을 전해 도금하여 제작되었다. 고분자 전해질막 층으로서 Nafion film은 전해 도금한 Porous Au-Pt 전극 사이에 삽입하고 hot Pressing 통하여 센서를 구성하였다. Porous Au-Pt 전극을 기반으로한 전기화학 메탄올 센서는 $0.25\;cm^2$ 의 작은 전극 면적에도 불구하고 넓은 온도 범위 ($20^{\circ}C-100^{\circ}C$) 에서 온도에 따른 뛰어난 선형성(Correlation coefficient = 0.986)을 보였으며, 특히, 일정온도 ($60^{\circ}C$)에서 메탄올 농도 0 M에서 2 M 까지의 전류응답 특성을 측정, 분석 결과 메탄올 농도에 따른 9.6 mA/$mM{\cdot}cm^2$ 의 민감도 및 10 초 이내의 응답시간 특성을 보였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.1015-1020
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• 2007

A simple approach to prepare arrays of Au/TiO2 composite nanoparticles by using Au-loaded block copolymers as templates combined with a sol-gel process is described. The organic-inorganic hybrid films with closely packed inorganic nanodomains in organic matrix are produced by spin coating the mixtures of polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO)/HAuCl4 solution and sol-gel precursor solution. After removal of the organic matrix with deep UV irradiation, arrays of Au/TiO2 composite nanoparticles with different compositions or particle sizes can be easily produced. Different photoluminescence (PL) emission spectra from an organic-inorganic hybrid film and arrays of Au/TiO2 composite nanoparticles indicate that TiO2 and Au components exist as separate state in the initial hybrid film and form composite nanoparticles after the removal of the block copolymer matrix.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.140.2-140.2
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• 2013

Strong metal-support interaction effect is an important issue in determining the catalytic activity for heterogeneous catalysis. In this work, we report the catalytic activity of $Au/TiO_2$, $Au/Al_2O_3$, and $Au/Al_2O_3-CeO_2$ nanocatalysts under CO oxidation fabricated by arc plasma deposition (APD), which is a facile dry process with no organic materials involved. These catalytic materials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and $N_2$-physisorption. Catalytic activity of the materials has measured by CO oxidation using oxygen, as a model reaction, in a micro-flow reactor at atmospheric pressure. Using APD, the catalyst nanoparticles were well dispersed on metal oxide powder with an average particle size (3~10 nm). As for catalytic reactivity, the result shows $Au/Al_2O_3-CeO_2$ nanocatalyst has the highest catalytic activity among three samples in CO oxidation, and $Au/TiO_2$, and $Au/Al_2O_3$ in sequence. We discuss the effects of structure and metal-oxide interactions of the catalysts on catalytic activity.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.43 no.2 s.285
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• pp.114-120
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• 2006

Nano-size Au particle doped $TiO_2$ films were prepared with $Ti(OC_3H_7^i)_4$, polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP), $HAuCl_4$ and $C_3H_7OH$ etc. by sol-gel method. $TiO_2$ gel films were obtained by the dip-coating method on the $SiO_2$ glass substrates, and then heat-treated at $700^{\circ}C$ for 10 min. The thickness of $TiO_2$ films were $0.7\~1.8\;{\mu}m$. It was found that the thickness of films prepared from PVP containing solution was about $2\~8$ times higher values than that of thin films without PVP. The size of Au particles doped in the films were about $350\~750\;nm$. Nano-size Au particle dispersed $TiO_2$ films showed high absorption peak at visible region 450nm, which made them good candidates for non-linear optical materials and photo-catalytic materials. The contact angle of $TiO_2$ film for water was $12.5^{\circ}$, and therefore it is clear that $TiO_2$ films have very high hydrophilic properties and the self-cleaning effects.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.275-280
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• 2012

To understand the effect of aerosols on the growth and physiological conditions of trees in forests, it is important to know the state of aerosols that are deposited on the surface of the leaves or needles. In this study, we developed methods of visualization of submicron-sized aerosols that were artificially deposited from the gas-phase or liquid phase onto tree leaves or needles in trees. Firstly, we used field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) to observe black carbon (BC) particles that were artificially sprayed onto the leaves or needles. The distribution of BC particles deposited on the leaves and needles were distinguished based on the size and morphological features of the particles. The distribution and agglomerates size of BC particles differed between two spraying methods of BC particles employed. Secondly, we tried to visualize gold (Au) particles that were artificially sprayed onto the leaves using energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX) coupled to FE-SEM. We detected the Au particles based on the characteristic X-ray spectrum, which was secondarily generated from the Au particles. In contrast to the case of BC particles, the Au particles did not form agglomerates and were uniformly distributed on the leaf surfaces. The present results show that our methods provide useful information of adsorption and/or behavior of fine particles at the submicron level on the surface of the leaves.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.23 no.12
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• pp.737-744
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• 2013

We demonstrated size control of Au nanoparticles by heat treatment and their use as a catalyst for single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNTs) growth with narrow size distribution. We used uniformly sized Au nanoparticles from commercial Au colloid, and intentionally decreased their size through heat treatment at 800 oC under atmospheric Ar ambient. ST-cut quartz wafers were used as growth substrates to achieve parallel alignment of the SWNTs and to investigate the size relationship between Au nanoparticles and SWNTs. After the SWNTs were grown via chemical vapor deposition using methane gas, it was found that a high degree of horizontal alignment can be obtained when the particle density is low enough to produce individual SWNTs. The diameter of the Au nanoparticles gradually decreased from 3.8 to 2.9 nm, and the mean diameter of the SWNTs also changed from 1.6 to 1.2 nm for without and 60 min heat treatment, respectively. Raman results reconfirmed that the prolonged heat treatment of nanoparticles yields thinner tubes with narrower size distribution. This work demonstrated that heat treatment can be a straightforward and reliable method to control the size of catalytic nanoparticles and SWNT diameter.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.104.2-104.2
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• 2011

세계적으로 환경오염이 심각해짐에 따라 친환경적으로 에너지를 생산하는 기술이 주목받고 있다. 그 중에서도 태양광을 이용하여 전력을 생산하는 태양광 태양전지의 경우 원리가 간단하고 에너지원의 수급이 용이하다는 장점으로 인하여 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 그러나 태양광 태양전지의 경우, 태양전지 기판에서의 반사로 인하여 발전 효율이 낮아는 문제점이 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 텍스처링 공정을 통해 태양전지 기판에서의 반사를 줄이고 태양전지의 효율을 증가시키는 방법이 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 나노 돌기를 가진 저반사 패턴을 이용하여 태양전지용 실리콘 기판을 제작함으로써, 태양전지 기판에서의 반사를 줄이고자 하였다. 나노 돌기를 가진 저반사 패턴이 형성 된 태양전지용 실리콘 기판을 제작하기 위해 ICP 장비를 이용한 $Cl_2$ 플라즈마 식각공정을 진행하였다. 먼저 Au agglomeration 기술을 이용하여 Au nano particle을 실리콘 기판 위에 형성 후, 이를 식각 마스크로 이용하여 ICP 식각을 진행하였다. 이어서 나노 돌기가 형성 된 실리콘 기판 위에 $Cl_2$ 플라즈마에 내식각성이 우수한 레지스트를 이용하여, 나노 임프린트 리소그래피 기술을 통해 저반사 패턴을 형성하였다. 이 방법으로 형성 된 저반사 패턴을 식각 마스크로 사용하여 앞의 공정과 동일한 조건으로 실리콘 기판을 식각하였다. 최종적으로 agglomerated Au particle과 $Cl_2$ 플라즈마에 내식각성이 우수한 레지스트를 이용하여 나노 돌기를 가진 저반사 패턴이 형성된 실리콘 기판을 제작하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 1999

Metal colloidal particles have been prepared by a photo-chemical process in an aqueous solution containing semiconductor nanocrystallites. Metal colloidal particles produced in CdS and AgBr exhibit different absorption spectra. Au particles produced in solution with CdS show typical Au plasmon resonance absorption spectra. On the other hand Ag particles in solution with AgBr shows surface plasmon resonance absorption spectra which are red-shifted, as compared to that of a dispersion of homogeneous Ag colloidal particles in the same host. The extent of red-shift depends on the UV illumination time. This phenomenon is interpreted within the context of effective medium theory for small volume fractions. From the theory, a metal coated particle predicts Ag plasmon resonance, red shifted with respect to 400 nm that would be associated with a silver particle in solution. The absorption peak position is very sensitive to the coating thickness.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.199-204
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• 2009

The effect of temperature on ACF thermocompression bonding for FPD assembly was investigated, It was found that Au bumps on driver IC's were not bonded to the glass substrate when the bonding temperature was below $140^{\circ}C$ so bonds were made at temperatures of $163^{\circ}C$, $178^{\circ}C$ and $199^{\circ}C$ for further testing. The bonding time and pressure were constant to 3 sec and 3.038 MPa. To test bond reliability, FPD assemblies were subjected to thermal shock storage tests ($-30^{\circ}C$, $1\;Hr\;{\leftrightarrow}80^{\circ}C$, 1 Hr, 10 Cycles) and func! tionality was verified by driver testing. It was found all of FPDs were functional after the thermal cycling. Additionally, Au bumps were bonded using ACF's with higher conductive particle densities at bonding temperatures above $163^{\circ}C$. From the experimental results, when the bonding temperature was increased from $163^{\circ}C$ to $199^{\circ}C$, the curing time could be reduced and more conductive particles were retained at the bonding interface between the Au bump and glass substrate.