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The Determination of Dopamine in the Presence of Ascorbic Acid at the Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode with Phytic Acid and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

  • Bae, Si-Ra;Jeong, Hae-Sang;Jeon, Seung-Won
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.28 no.12
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    • pp.2363-2368
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    • 2007
  • A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with phytic acid (PA) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were investigated by voltammetric methods in buffer solution. The PA-SWNTs/GCE-modified electrode demonstrated substantial enhancements in electrochemical sensitivity and selectivity towards dopamine (DA) in the presence of L-ascorbic acid (AA). The PA-SWNTs films promoted the electron transfer reaction of DA, while the PA film, acting as a negatively charged linker, combined with the positively charged DA to induced DA accumulation in the film at pH under 7.4. However, the PA film restrained the electrochemical response of the negatively charged AA due to the electrostatic repulsion. The anodic peak potentials of DA and AA could be separated by electrochemical techniques, and the interferences from AA were effectively eliminated in the DA determination. Linear calibration plots were obtained in the DA concentration range of 0.1-10 μM and the detection limit of the DA oxidation current was determined to be 0.06 μM at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. The results indicated that the modified electrode is used to determine DA without interference from AA.

Significant enhancement of critical current density by effective carbon-doping in MgB2 thin films

  • Ranot, Mahipal;Lee, O.Y.;Kang, W.N.
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.12-15
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    • 2013
  • The pure and carbon (C)-doped $MgB_2$ thin films were fabricated on $Al_2O_3$ (0001) substrates at a temperature of $650^{\circ}C$ by using hot-filament-assisted hybrid physical-chemical vapor deposition technique. The $T_c$ value for pure $MgB_2$ film is 38.5 K, while it is between 30 and 35 K for carbon-doped $MgB_2$ films. Expansion in c-axis lattice parameter was observed with increase in carbon doping concentration which is in contrast to carbon-doped $MgB_2$ single crystals. Significant enhancement in the critical current density was obtained for C-doped $MgB_2$ films as compared to the undoped $MgB_2$ film. This enhancement is most probably due to the incorporation of C into $MgB_2$ and the high density of grain boundaries, both help in the pinning of vortices and result in improved superconducting performance.

Correlation between a Structural Change and a Thermoelectric Performance of a Glassy Carbon Thin Film Induced by Electron Beam Irradiation (전자빔 조사에 의한 유리상 탄소에서의 구조적 변화와 열전 성능의 상관관계)

  • Oh, Inseon;Jo, Junhyeon;An, Ki-Seok;Yoo, Jung-woo
    • Composites Research
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.156-160
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    • 2016
  • Glassy carbon can be utilized in a variety of harsh environment due to exceptional thermal stability and chemically impermeability along with scalability and low electrical resistance. In this work, we studied effects of electron(e)-beam irradiation on thermoelectric properties of the glassy carbon film. E-beam irradiation triggered local crystallization and/or amorphization of glassy carbon thin films, which was determined by a Raman spectroscopy. The structural change by e-beam irradiation leads to the change in the doping level of the glassy carbon, which can be inferred from the change of a Seebeck coefficient and an electric conductivity. The optimal power factor we obtained for the irradiated glassy carbon film was ~200% higher than that of the non-irradiated sample.

Hydrophobic and Mechanical Characteristics of Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon Films Synthesized by Linear Ar/CH4 Microwave Plasma

  • Han, Moon-Ki;Kim, Taehwan;Cha, Ju-Hong;Kim, Dong-Hyun;Lee, Hae June;Lee, Ho-Jun
    • Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.34-41
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    • 2017
  • A 2.45 GHz microwave plasma with linear antenna has been prepared for hydrophobic and wear-resistible surface coating of carbon steel. Wear-resistible properties are required for the surface protection of cutting tools and achieved by depositing a hydrogenated amorphous carbon film on steel surface through linear microwave plasma source that has $TE_{10}-TEM$ waveguide. Compared to the existing RF plasma source driven by 13.56 MHz, linear microwave plasma source can easily generate high density plasma and provide faster deposition rate and wider process windows. In this study, $Ar/CH_4$ gas mixtures are used for hydrogenated amorphous carbon film deposition. When microwave power of 1000 W is applied, 40 cm long uniform $Ar/CH_4$ plasma could be obtained in gas pressure of 200~400 mTorr. The Vickers hardness measurement of hydrogenated amorphous carbon film on steel surface was evaluated. It was found the optimized deposition condition at $Ar:CH_4=25:25$ sccm, 300 mTorr with microwave power of 1000W and RF bias power of 100W. By deposition of hydrogenated amorphous carbon film, contact angle on steel surfaces increases from $43.9^{\circ}$ to $93.2^{\circ}$.

스프레이 법으로 제작된 MWCNT 투명전도막의 특성

  • Jang, Gyeong-Uk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.244-244
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    • 2009
  • Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have excellent electrical, chemical stability, mechanical and thermal properties. In this paper, networks of Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) materials were investigated as transparent electrode. Sensor films were fabricated by air spray method using the multi-walled CNTs solution on glass substrates. The film that was sprayed with the MWCNT dispersion for 60 sec, was 300nm thick. And the electric resistivity and the light transmittance rate are $2{\times}10^2{\Omega}cm$ and 60%, respectively.

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Nanotechnologies in Displays : TFTs with Carbon Nanotubes and Semiconductor Nanowires.

  • Pribat, Didier;Cojocaru, Costel;Gowtham, M.;Eude, L.;Balan, A.;Bondavalli, P.;Legagneux, P.
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.08b
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    • pp.1245-1248
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    • 2007
  • We propose new approaches to thin film transistor fabrication that use carbon nanotubes and semiconductor nanowires as active elements. These nanomaterials which are essentially studied in the context of the post CMOS era will certainly impact the active matrix display industry in the near future.

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Study on the Characteristic due to the Various Polarity based on the Carbon Contents in Organic Thin Film (유기물 박막에서 탄소 함량에 따라서 달라지는 분극의 변화에 따른 특성 변화에 대한 연구)

  • Oh, Teresa
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.14 no.9
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    • pp.2065-2070
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    • 2010
  • The diluted PMMA treated $SiO_2$ films as an passivation materials for semiconductor devices was researched by using the FTIR spectra. The diluted PMMA solution with various ratios changed the surface of $SiO_2$ film as the hydrophilic, hydrophobic or hybrid type properties. The sample 7 with little carbon content showed dramatically the chemical variation by the FTIR spectra analysis. Beacuse the little carbon with electrons decreased the polarity and surface energy on the $SiO_2$ film, and then became a stable bonding structure and decreased the leakage current. The FTIR spectra can define the detail variation due to the chemical reaction on the organic thin film, and help to research the characteristic of the organic materials.