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Strain-free AlGaN/GaN Nanowires for UV Sensor Applications (Strain-free AlGaN/GaN 자외선 센서용 나노선 소자 연구)

  • Ahn, Jaehui;Kim, Jihyun
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.50 no.1
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    • pp.72-75
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    • 2012
  • In our experiments, strain-free nanowires(NWs) were dispersed on to the substrate, followed by e-beam lithography(EBL) to fabricate single nanowire ultraviolet(UV) sensor devices. Focused-ion beam(FIB), micro-Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence were employed to characterize the structural and optical properties of AlGaN/GaN NWs. Also, I-V characteristics were obtained under both dark condition and UV lamp to demonstrate AlGaN/GaN NW-based UV sensors. The conductance of a single AlGaN/GaN UV sensor was 9.0 ${\mu}S$(under dark condition) and 9.5 ${\mu}S$ (under UV lamp), respectively. The currents were enhanced by excess carriers under UV lamp. Fast saturation and decay time were demonstrated by the cycled processes between UV lamp and dark condition. Therefore, we believe that AlGaN/GaN NWs have a great potential for UV sensor applications.

Surface Modification of a Screen-printed Carbon Electrode with Iridium Oxide and Its Application of an Impedance Sensor (스크린 프린팅 탄소 전극의 이리듐 산화물 표면 개질과 이의 임피던스 센서 응용)

  • Min Sik Kil;Jo Hee Yoon;Jinwu Jang;Bong Gill Choi
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.493-500
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    • 2023
  • In this study, we developed an impedance sensor capable of controlling electrode polarization by coating iridium oxide (IrOx) on the surface of the screen-printed carbon electrode. IrOx was deposited on the surface of carbon electrodes according to the number of cycles (0~50 cycles) by cyclic voltammetry. Observation of scanning electron microscope images revealed that the size and number of IrOx particles increased as the number of cycles increased. The changes in impedance responses as a function of the NaCl concentration of the as-obtained sensors were investigated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The sensors manufactured in 50 cycles exhibited the best coefficient of determination and reproducibility, attributed to the well-controlled electrode polarization. We further demonstrated the usefulness of the IrOx-based sensor as a diagnosis sensor for dry eye syndrome by comparing the results of the commercially available osmometer and our sensor using actual solution samples.

Fabrication and Properties of Self-diagnosis GFRP for Low Loading (저하중용 자기진단 GFRP의 제조와 특성)

  • Shin, Soon-Gi;Lim, Hyun-Ju;Lee, Jun-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.13 no.11
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    • pp.732-736
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    • 2003
  • A CP-GFRP(Carbon Powder-Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic) sensor was fabricated for fracture detection. The electric resistance of the sensor was measured on condition of various composition of carbon powders and thickness of bundle of glass fibers. The resistance of the sensor was decreased as the increase of the content of carbon powders and the TEX of the glass fibers. In the case of loading on CP-GFRP, because inner crack was propagated, the part of percolation structures was disconnected. These observations show the following results. The conduction of CP-GFRP sensor is due to percolation structure of carbon powders and increase of resistance is due to expansion of cracks.

Potentiometric Sensor for the Determination of Dibucaine in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Electrochemical Study of the Drug with BSA

  • Ensafi, Ali A.;Allafchian, A.R.
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.8
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    • pp.2722-2726
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    • 2011
  • Plasticized poly(vinyl chloride), PVCs, with different membrane compositions tested for use in the construction of an ion-selective sensor for the determination dibucaine. A prepared membrane with dioctyl phthalate-PVC and ion-pair of N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine dihydrochloride-tetraphenyl borate had a good potential to acts as a potentiometric sensor for the analysis of dibucaine. A linear relationship was obtained between potential and logC varying between $1.0{\times}10^{-6}$ and $1.0{\times}10^{-2}$ M dibucaine with a good repeatability and reproducibility. The sensor was applied for the determination of the drug in pharmaceuticals and biological fluids such as plasma and urine samples with satisfactory results. The drug electrode has also been used to study the interaction of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with dibucaine. The saturated quantities of dibucaine binding were 13.04, 5.30 and 9.70 mol/mol in 0.01, 0.02 and 0.1% of protein, respectively.

Applications of Conductive Polymers to Electrochemical Sensors and Energy Conversion Electrodes

  • Kim, Dong-Min;Noh, Hui-Bog;Shim, Yoon-Bo
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.125-139
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    • 2013
  • The electrical conductive polymers (ECPs) reported at my research group are introduced in this review, which works are started from the late Professor Su-Moon Park's pioneering research for polyaniline at the University of New Mexico. The electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties and their applications to sensor and energy conversion systems are briefly described. At first, the growth and degradation mechanism of polyaniline describes and we extend to polypyrrole, polyazulene, polydiaminonaphthalenes, and polyterthiophene derivatives. In addition, the preparation of monomer precursors having functional groups is briefly described that can give us many exceptional applications for several chemical reactions. We describe the application of these ECPs for the fabrication of chemical sensors, biosensors, biofuel cells, and solar cells.

Design of a Sensor to Detect Conductivity Change

  • Sang-Hoon Seo;Bye
    • Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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    • 1998.04a
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    • pp.109-111
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    • 1998
  • A sensor was designed to detect backmixing of vessel fluid into the feedpipe. The sensor was composed of electrodes and a designed electric circuit. The electrodes were installed inside the feedpipe and tap water was flowed into the feedpipe. When NaC1 solution in the vessel penetrate into the feedpipe due to high agitator speed, the conductivity change is sensed by the electrodes and the resultant output signal is recorded by a pen-chart recorder. The electric circuit was designed to show maximum sensitivity. The resolution of this designed sensor was on the order of 10-s mole/l.

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Rhodamine Based Fluorescent Chemosensors for Hg2+ and its Biological Application

  • Choi, Ji-Young;Kim, Wan-Tae;Yoon, Ju-Young
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.33 no.7
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    • pp.2359-2364
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    • 2012
  • Two new chemosensors, rhodamine 6G derivative bearing hydroxyethyl group (1) and rhodamine base derivative bearing 15-crown-5 group (2) were synthesized and their sensing behaviors toward various metal ions were investigated by UV/Vis and fluorescence spectroscopies. Addition of $Hg^{2+}$ ion to a $CH_3CN$ solution of 1 and 2 gave visual color changes as well as fluorescent OFF-ON observations. Selectivity and sensitivity of 1 towards $Hg^{2+}$ are excellent enough to detect micromolar level of $Hg^{2+}$ ion, even in equeous media and biological sample (HeLa cell).

Microbial BOD Sensor Using Hansenula anomala

  • Ihn Gwon-Shik;Park Kyung-Ho;Pek Un-Hua;Sohn Moo-Jeong
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.145-148
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    • 1992
  • A microbial sensor for BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) measurement has been developed by immobilizing Hansenula anomala in a polyacrylamide gel. The optimum pH and temperature for BOD measurement using this sensor were pH 7.0 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. The response time was 30 min. A linear relationship was observed between the potential and the concentration below 44 ppm BOD. The potential was reproducible within ${\pm}9%$ of the relative error when a sample solution containing 20 mg/l of glucose and 20 mg/l of glutamic acid was employed. The effect of various compounds on BOD estimation was also examined. The potential output of the sensor was almost constant for 30 days. The relative error in BOD estimation was within ${\pm}10%$.