• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.106-106
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• 2011

Recently, zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films have attracted great attention as a promising candidate for various electronic applications such as transparent electrodes, thin film transistors, and optoelectronic devices. ZnO thin films have a wide band gap energy of 3.37 eV and transparency in visible region. Moreover, ZnO thin films can be deposited in a poly-crystalline form even at room temperature, extending the choice of substrates including even plastics. Therefore, it is possible to realize thin film transistors by using ZnO thin films as the active channel layer. In this work, we investigated influence of oxygen partial pressure on ZnO thin films and fabricated ZnO-based thin film transistors. ZnO thin films were deposited on glass substrates by using a pulsed laser deposition technique in various oxygen partial pressures from 20 to 100 mTorr at room temperature. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission line method (TLM), and UV-Vis spectroscopy were employed to study the structural, electrical, and optical properties of the ZnO thin films. As a result, 80 mTorr was optimal condition for active layer of thin film transistors, since the active layer of thin film transistors needs high resistivity to achieve low off-current and high on-off ratio. The fabricated ZnO-based thin film transistors operated in the enhancement mode with high field effect mobility and low threshold voltage.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.195-195
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• 2012

Recently, graphene based solution-gated field-effect transistors (SGFETs) have been received a great attention in biochemical sensing applications. Graphene and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) possess various advantages such as high sensitivity, low detection limit, label-free electrical detection, and ease of fabrication due to their 2D nature and large sensing area compared to 1D nanomaterials- based nanobiosensors. Therefore, graphene or RGO -based SGFET is a good potential candidate for sensitive detection of protons (H+ ions) which can be applied as the transducer in various enzymatic or cell-based biosensing applications. However, reports on detection of H+ ions using graphene or RGO based SGFETs have been still limited. According to recent reports, clean graphene grown by CVD or exfoliation is electrochemically insensitive to changes of H+ concentration in solution because its surface does not have terminal functional groups that can sense the chemical potential change induced by varying surface charges of H+ on CVD graphene surface. In this work, we used RGO -SGFETs having oxygen-containing functional groups such as hydroxyl (OH) groups that effectively interact with H+ ions for expectation of increasing pH sensitivity. Additionally, we also investigate RGO based SGFETs for bio-sensing applications. Hydroloytic enzymes were introduced for sensing of biomolecular interaction on the surface of RGO -SGFET in which enzyme and substrate are acetylcholinesterase (AchE) and acetylcholine (Ach), respectively. The increase in H+ generated through enzymatic reaction of hydrolysis of Ach by AchE immobilized on RGO channel in SGFET could be monitored by the change in the drain-source current (Ids).

• 생태와환경
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.10-17
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• 2013

History of Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM) Following the large reservoir and water development era of the mid-twentieth century in North America, resource agencies became concerned over the loss of many miles of riverine fish and wildlife resources in the arid western United States. Consequently, several western states began issuing rules for protecting existing stream resources from future depletions caused by accelerated water development. Many assessment methods appeared during the 1960's and early 1970's. These techniques were based on hydrologic analysis of the water supply and hydraulic considerations of critical stream channel segments, coupled with empirical observations of habitat quality and an understanding of riverine fish ecology. Following enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1970, attention was shifted from minimum flows to the evaluation of alternative designs and operations of federally funded water projects. Methods capable of quantifying the effect of incremental changes in stream flow to evaluate a series of possible alternative development schemes were needed. This need led to the development of habitat versus discharge functions developed from life stage-specific relations for selected species, that is, fish passage, spawning, and rearing habitat versus flow for trout or salmon. During the late 1970's and early 1980's, an era of small hydropower development began. Hundreds of proposed hydropower sites in the Pacific Northwest and New England regions of the United States came under intensive examination by state and federal fishery management interests. During this transition period from evaluating large federal reservoirs to evaluating license applications for small hydropower, the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM) was developed under the guidance of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.555-562
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• 2010

DTV 방송이 개시된 이후로 방송망의 비디오, 오디오 및 채널 정보들을 제외한 나머지 대역폭에 부가 정보를 전송하여 데이터 방송 등과 같은 서비스를 제공하고자 하는 노력이 있었다. 최근에는 이러한 대역폭에 장시간 동안 VOD 콘텐츠를 전송하여 수신기에 저장시키는 방법으로 콘텐츠를 제공하는 Push-VOD 서비스가 주목을 받고 있으며, ATSC에서도 NRT(Non-Real-Time)[1]라는 이름으로 해당 전송 방법을 규격화하는 작업을 진행하고 있다. 그러나 이러한 방식으로 콘텐츠를 전송할 때 DTV 수신환경이나 수신기의 문제 등으로 인해 한 번의 전송만으로는 콘텐츠가 에러없이 전송되지 않을 확률이 높다. 따라서 이를 극복하기 위해서는 방송망의 단방향적 특성상 콘텐츠를 여러 번 반복 전송하여 전송 신뢰도를 높여야 한다. 본 논문에서는 단방향 전송환경인 방송망으로 제한된 시간 내에 여러 콘텐츠를 수신기로 전송하고자 할 때, 마르코프 연쇄 모델링과 동적 계획 기법을 이용하여 전송된 콘텐츠들의 에러를 최소화하는 콘텐츠들의 최적 반복 전송 횟수를 구하는 방법을 제안한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.1768-1789
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• 2015

The maximal signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (Max-SINR) algorithm for interference alignment (IA) has received considerable attention for its high sum rate achievement in the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) interference channel. However, its complexity may increase dramatically when the number of users approaches the IA feasibility bound, and the number of iterations and computational time may become unacceptable. In this paper, we study the properties of the Max-SINR algorithm thoroughly by presenting theoretical insight into the algorithm and by providing the potential of reducing the overall computational cost. Furthermore, a novel IA algorithm based on the principle direction search is proposed, which can converge more rapidly than the conventional Max-SINR method. In the proposed algorithm, it searches along the principle direction, which is found to approximately point to the convergence values, and can approach the convergence solutions rapidly. In addition, the closed-form solution of the optimal step size can be formulated in the sense of minimal interference leakage. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm outperforms the conventional minimal interference leakage and Max-SINR algorithms in terms of the convergence rate while guaranteeing the high throughput of IA networks.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2006

RFID는 각종 서비스 산업은 물론 물류, 산업 현장, 제조 공장과 국방 분야까지 물품의 흐름이 있는 곳이면 어디에서나 적용이 가능하여 사회 여러 분야로부터 큰 관심을 받고 있다. 그러나, 현재 900MHz 대역의 RFID에서 사용하는 ISO/IEC 18000-6의 프로토콜에서는 에러검출을 위한 CRC16만을 사용함으로써 낮은 수준의 보안과 양호한 채널 환경에서 대량의 물품을 빠른 시간 내에 인식하는 상황에서는 적합하나 데이터 양이 적고 놀은 수준의 보안이 요구되는 곳이나 채널 환경이 열악한 곳에서는 에러정정능력을 갖추지 못해 데이터의 신뢰성이 떨어질 것으로 예상된다. 돈 논문에서는 이와 같은 높은 수준의 보안이 요구되는 곳이나 잡음이 많은 채널 환경에서의 RFID 사용을 가정하여 ISO/IEC 18000-6 규격을 응용하여 적용하는 한 가지 방법으로서 콘벌루션 부호의 적용을 시도하였으며, 이를 구현하고 성능을 측정하였다. 신호의 제어와 전송을 위하여 마이크로프로세서와 RF부를 구현하였고, RFID 시스템의 신뢰성 향상을 위해 리더기에서 태그로의 명령어 및 데이터 전송 시에 FPGA를 이용하여 콘벌루션 부호를 구현하였다. 이러한 채널 부호를 적용했을 때와 적용하지 않았을 때의 프레임 오류율과 채널의 가시 성분이 있을 경우와 없을 경우를 나누어 프레임 오류율을 측정 비교하였다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권7호
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• pp.1387-1394
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• 2015

네트워크 전송 기술의 발달에 따라 IPTV 시장이 급격히 성장하고 있다. 또한 더 좋은 서비스를 사용자에게 제공하는 UHD급 방송 및 UX가 주목 받고 있다. 반면에 기존 UX와 차별화 된 사용자 경험을 극대화 할 수 있는 기술에 대한 연구는 많이 진행되지 않고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 사용자가 한 화면에서 여러 채널 및 비디오 콘텐츠를 동시에 시청할 수 있는 멀티뷰 서비스와 이를 수행하는 저복잡도 구문 수준 영상합성 기술을 제안한다. 실험 결과, 제안 알고리즘은 Full-HD 해상도를 가진 4개 영상, UHD급 영상을 1초에 80장 이상 합성할 수 있어, 실시간 적용이 가능함을 보여준다.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.339-348
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• 2016

디지털 미디어의 발달은 지식 확장과 새로운 소통 등 긍정적인 평가를 하고 있는 반면 예상치 못한 여러 폐해들이 나타나고 있다. 그 중 어린이에게는 개인 고립, 중독 현상, 과잉 집착, 주의력 결핍 등의 문제들이 나타나고 있다. 이에 디지털 환경에 알맞은 어린이를 위한 콘텐츠 개발이 시급하다고 여기고, 그에 맞는 새로운 개념의 혼합현실(mixed reality)을 활용한 어린이용 융합 디바이스와 콘텐츠를 제안한다. 현실 세계와 가상 세계를 융합한 혼합현실은 현실 세계의 만져지는 어린이 장난감 자동차 인터페이스를 이용하고 스마트폰의 가상 세계가 연동하여 새로운 개념의 놀이와 교육을 체험할 수 있는 기회를 제공해 준다. 혼합현실은 기존의 주입식 교육이 아닌 체험의 교육으로 사고력 증진에 도움이 되며 스마트카는 디지털시대에 맞춰 새로워져야 할 놀이 및 교육 방식에 새로운 비전을 제시한 개발이라고 할 수 있다.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.41-61
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• 2017

The literature in research policy extensively addresses the interaction between public R&D and the society. Scholars have paid particular attention to the way science and technology are diffused into the society and industry with the aim of substantiating their potential value. In practice, having recognized the importance of the said interaction, R&D entities and governmental organizations promote scientific and technological innovations that result from their R&D activities. Yet, the nature of news media exposure as their primary channel to promote R&D outcomes has been remarkably understudied. Using the results of R&D projects supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), this study examines R&D entities' strategic use of the news media to publicize their outcomes. The empirical results suggest that the scale of an R&D project positively affects the counts of media exposure of its R&D outcomes, whereas the level of technology readiness and the technology life-cycle do not have significant influence. In addition, the results suggest that, compared to senior researchers, young researchers are more likely to publicize their R&D outcomes and that R&D outcomes from highly ranked universities are more likely to be publicized than those from lower-ranking universities despite our control for R&D outcomes. The aforementioned results suggest that in promoting the diffusion of science and technology, especially to the public, policymakers should be concerned about incentives for those who provide techno-scientific information, such as researchers. The social need for the diffusion of techno-scientific information into the public (e.g., technology transfer and diffusion) is an insignificant factor in determining the media exposure of such information, whereas personal benefits and sensitive issues related to a researcher's own R&D activities (e.g., justification for R&D activities) drive researchers to publicize their R&D outcomes. This paper suggests that policymakers, especially those concerned with better diffusion of scientific and technological innovations need to design a proper incentive system to maximize the societal benefits of media exposure.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.394-394
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• 2013

The spin-orbit interaction has received great attention in the field of spintronics, because of its property and applicability. For instance, the spin-orbit interaction induces spin precession which is the key element of spin transistor proposed by Datta and Das, since frequency of precession can be controlled by electric field. The spin-orbit interaction is classified according to its origin, Dresselhaus and Rashba spin-orbit interaction. In particular, the Rashba spin-orbit interaction is induced by inversion asymmetry of quantum well structure and the slope of conduction band represents the strength of Rashba spin-orbit interaction. The strength of spin-orbit interaction is experimentally obtained from the Shubnikov de Hass (SdH) oscillation. The SdH oscillation is resistance change of channel for perpendicular magnetic field as a result of Zeeman spin splitting of Landau level, quantization of cyclotron motion by applied magnetic field. The frequency of oscillation is different for spin up and down due to the Rashba spin-orbit interaction. Consequently, the SdH oscillation shows the beat patterns. In many research studies, the spin-orbit interaction was treated as a tool for electrical manipulation of spin. On the other hands, it can be considered that the Rashba field, effective magnetic field induced by Rashba effect, may interact with external magnetic field. In order to investigate this issue, we utilized InAs quantum well layer, sandwiched by InGaAs/InAlAs as cladding layer. Then, the SdH oscillation was observed with tilted magnetic field in y-z plane. The y-component (longitudinal term) of applied magnetic field will interact with the Rashba field and the z-component (perpendicular term) will induce the Zeeman effect. As a result, the strength of spin-orbit interaction was increased (decreased), when applied magnetic field is parallel (anti-parallel) to the Rashba field. We found a possibility to control the spin precession with magnetic field.