• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.65-70
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• 2006

Characteristics of thin-film NTC thermal sensors fabricated by micromachining technology were studied as a function of the thickness of membrane. The overall-structure of thermal sensor has a form of Au/Ti/NTC/$SiO_{X}$/(100)Si. NTC film of $Mn_{1.5}CoNi_{0.5}O_{4}$ with 0.5 mm in thickness was deposited on $SiO_{X}$ layer (1.2 mm) by PLD (pulsed laser deposition) and annealed at 873-1073 K in air for 1 hour. Au(200 nm)/Ti(100 nm) electrode was coated on NTC film by dc sputtering. By the results of microstructure, X-ray and NTC analysis, post-annealed NTC films at 973 K for 1 hour showed the best characteristics as NTC thermal sensing film. In order to reduce the thermal mass and thermal time constant of sensor, the sensing element was built-up on a thin membrane with the thickness of 20-65 mm. Sensors with thin sensing membrane showed the good detecting characteristics.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.453-458
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• 2010

DOC (Dissolved Organic Carbon) is an operational terminology for organic carbon molecules dissolved in natural waters. DOC has been studied by ecologists extensively, because it plays a key role in various ecological functions such as substrates for secondary production and the carbon cycle. DOC also represents a substrate for microbial growth within potable water distribution systems, and can react with disinfectants (e.g., chloride) to form harmful disinfection by-products. In addition, residual DOC may carry with it organically bound toxic heavy metals. DOC in aquatic ecosystems may ultimately be transported to the oceans, or released back to the atmosphere by heterotrophic respiration, which can accelerate global climate change. There is evidence that DOC concentrations in aquatic ecosystems are increasing in many regions of the world including Europe, North America, and even in Korea. Land use changes, elevated temperature, elevated $CO_2$, recovery from acidification, and nitrogen deposition have been proposed as mechanisms for the trend. However, the key driving mechanism is yet to be conclusively determined. We propose that more extensive and longer-term observations, research of chemical properties of DOC, impacts of elevated DOC on environmental issues and interdisciplinary approaches are warranted as future studies to fill the gaps in our knowledge about DOC dynamics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.179-180
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• 2012

Aluminum alloys are widely known as non-ferrous metal with light weight and high strength. Consequently, these materials take center stage in the aircraft and automobile industry. The Al7075 aluminum alloy is based on the Al-Zn-Mg-Cu and one of the strongest wrought aluminum alloys. Aluminum nitride has ten times higher thermal conductivity($319W/m{\cdot}K$) than Al2O3 and also has outstanding electric insulation($1{\times}1014{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$). Furthermore, it has high mechanical property (430 MPa) even though its co-efficient of thermal expansion is less than alumina For these reasons, it has great possibilities to be used for not only the field which needs high strength lightweight but also electronic material field because of its suitability to be applied to the insulator film of PCB or wafer of ceramic with high heat conduction. This paper investigates the mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of aluminum alloy Al7075 deposited with aluminum nitride thin films To improve the surface properties of Al7075 with respect to hardness, and resistance to corrosion, aluminum nitride thin films have been deposited by pulsed DC reactive magnetron sputtering. The pulsed DC power provides arc-free deposition of insulating films.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.47-51
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• 2014

In this work, a possible mechanism for grain evolution in Al-Mg alloy films during thermal annealing is suggested on the basis of the phase transition and the related residual stress. Al-Mg alloy films with compositions of 14.0 and 18.0 wt% Mg content were deposited on cold-rolled steel substrates by the direct current co-sputtering method using Al and Mg targets. After the deposition, the samples were thermally annealed at $400^{\circ}C$ for 10 min. The featureless, dense cross-sectional microstructure of the as-deposited films turned into a grainy microstructure after the thermal annealing. According to the residual stress evaluated by using the $XRD-sin2{\psi}$ technique and the phase analysis by XRD, it is likely that grains were created in order to relieve the additional accumulation of residual stress originating from the phase transition from face-centered cubic Al (${\alpha}$) to Al3Mg2 (${\beta}$) and Mg (${\delta}$) phases, suggesting interplay between the microstructure and residual stress.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.49-52
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• 2014

REBCO coated conductor (CC) tapes with superior mechanical and electromechanical properties are preferable in applications such as superconducting coils and magnets. The CC tapes should withstand factors that can affect their performance during fabrication and operation of its applications. In coil applications, CC tapes experience different mechanical constraints such as tensile or compressive stresses. Recently, the critical current ($I_c$) degradation of CC tapes used in coil applications due to delamination were already reported. Thermal cycling, coefficient of thermal expansion mismatch among constituent layers, screening current, etc. can induce excessive transverse tensile stresses that might lead to the degradation of $I_c$ in the CC tapes. Also, CC tapes might be subjected to very high magnetic fields that induce strong Lorentz force which possibly affects its performance in coil applications. Hence, investigation on the delamination mechanism of the CC tapes is very important in coiling, cooling, operation and design of prospect applications. In this study, the electromechanical properties of REBCO CC tapes fabricated by reactive co-evaporation by deposition and reaction (RCE-DR) under transversely applied loading were investigated. Delamination strength of the CC tape was determined using the anvil test. The $I_c$ degraded earlier under transverse tensile stress as compared to that under compressive one.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.1035-1038
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• 2013

Rolling circle amplification (RCA) of DNA on an aligned-carbon nanotube (a-CNT) surface was electrically interfaced by the a-CNT based filed effect transistor (FET). Since the electric conductance of the a-CNT will be dependent upon its local electric environment, the electric conductance of the FET is expected to give a very distinctive signature of the surface reaction along with this isothermal DNA amplification of the RCA. The a-CNT was initially grown on the quartz wafer with the patterned catalyst by chemical vapor deposition and transferred onto a flexible substrate after the formation of electrodes. After immobilization of a primer DNA, the rolling circle amplification was induced on chip with the a-CNT based FET device. The electric conductance showed a quite rapid increase at the early stage of the surface reaction and then the rate of increase was attenuated to reach a saturated stage of conductance change. It took about an hour to get the conductance saturation from the start of the conductance change. Atomic force microscopy was used as a complementary tool to support the successful amplification of DNA on the device surface. We hope that our results contribute to the efforts in the realization of a reliable nanodevice-based measurement of biologically or clinically important molecules.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.668-668
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• 2013

CIGS 박막태양전지는 다른 박막태양전지에 비해 높은 에너지 변환효율을 보이고 있으며, 광범위한 기술 응용분야를 가지고 있다. CIGS를 광흡수층으로 하는 태양전지의 구조는 5개의 단위박막(배면전극, 광흡수층, 버퍼층, 앞면 투명전극, 반사방지막)을 순차적으로 형성시켜 만든다. 단위박막별로 다양한 종류의 재료와 조성, 또한 제조방법에서는 갖가지 물리적, 화학적 박막 제조방법이 사용된다. 현재 광흡수층인 CIGS층의 경우 동시증발법과 스퍼터링법이 높은 효율을 보이고 있다. 본 연구에서는 CIGS층을 3-stage process를 적용한 동시증발법을 사용하였고, Fluxmeter와 기판후면 온도 모니터링을 이용하여 제조하였으며, 버퍼층은 moving 스퍼터링 법으로 ZnS를 증착하였고, 투명전극층은 PLD (Pulsed Laser Deposition)를 이용하여 제조하였다. 가장 높은 광변환효율을 보인 Al/ZnO/CdS/Mo/SLG박막시료는 유효면적 0.45 $cm^2$에 광변환효율 15.71%, Jsc: 33.64 mA/$cm^2$, Voc: 0.64 V, FF: 73.18%를 얻을 수 있었으며, CdS를 ZnS로 대체한 Al/ZnO/ZnS/Mo/SLG 박막시료는 유효면적 0.45 $cm^2$에 광변환효율 12.13%, Jsc: 33.22 mA/$cm^2$, Voc: 0.60 V, FF: 62.85%를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.207-207
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• 2013

기존의 그래핀 성장에 관한 연구는 열화학기상증착법(Chemical vapor deposition; CVD)을 이용한다. 그래핀 성장 제어 요소로는 촉매 기판인 전이 금속[Ru, Ir, Co, Re, Pt, Pd, Ni, Cu], 기판 전처리 과정, 수소/메탄 가스 혼합비, 작업 진공 상태, 기판온도[$800{\sim}1,000^{\circ}C$, 냉각 속도 등으로 보고 되고 있다. 그래핀 성장 원리는 Cu 촉매 기판에 메탄 가스를 $1,000^{\circ}C$ 온도에서 분해해서 탄소를 고용 시킨 후 급랭하는 도중에 석출되는 탄소에 의해 그래핀 시트가 형성되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 기존의 CVD를 열원을 이용할 경우 내부 챔버에 생기는 잠열에 의해 cooling profile의 제어가 용이하지 않다. 본 연구에서는 근적외선(Near Infrared; NIR) 열원을 이용한 CVD로 챔버 내부 잠열을 최소화하고, 냉각 공정을 Natural, Linear, Convex cooling type으로 디자인해서 cooling profile 제어가 그래핀 성장에 미치는 영향을 연구 하였다. 이렇게 성장된 그래핀을 임의의 기판(SiO2, Glass, PET film) 위에 습식방법으로 전이 시킨 후, 전기적 구조적 및 광학적 특성을 면저항(four-point probe), 전계방사 주사전자현미경(Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope; FE-SEM), 마이크로 라만 분광법(Micro Raman spectroscopy) 및 광학현미경(optical microscope), 투과도(UV/Vis spectrometer)의 측정으로 잠열이 최소화된 NIR-CVD에서 cooling profile에 따른 그래핀 성장을 평가하였다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.87-98
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• 2018

It is widely known that infragravity waves can exert significant influence on wave run-up over beaches. Large run-ups can lead to overwash, flooding and severe coastal erosion. In spite of the importance of infragravity waves in relation to wave run-up and coastal erosion, few studies have been carried out with regard to the impact of infragravity waves on nearshore morphodynamics with respect to eastern beaches in Korea. The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of infragravity waves in nearshore numerical modelling. For the study, XBeach model was set up to analyze morphodynamics in December 2016, in Ilsan beach which is located in Ilsan-dong, Ulsan Metropolitan City. After validation of the XBeach model, numerical experiments were conducted by using various directional spreading coefficients. As the directional spreading coefficients are increased, the effect of infragravity waves is also enhanced by narrowband frequency. With the increasing effect of infragravity waves, the amount of sediment transport is also increased and an erosion dominant pattern is found in the south part of Ilsan beach and a deposition pattern in the north part of the beach mainly due to the wave incident direction of NNE.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.191-196
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• 2001

Organic semiconductors based on vacuum-deposited films of fused-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon have great potential to be utilized as an active layer for electronic and optoelectronic devices. In this study, pentacene thin films and electrode materials were deposited by Organic Molecular Beam Deposition (OMBD) and vacuum evaporation respectively. For the gate dielectric layer, photoacryl (OPTMER PC403 from JSR Co.) was spin-coated and cured at $220^{\circ}C$. Electrical characteristics of the device were investigated, where the channel length and width was 50 ${\mu}m$ and 5 mm. It was found that field effect mobility was 0.039 $cm^{2}V^{-1}s^{-1}$, threshold voltage was -8 V, and on/off current ratio was $10^{6}$. Further details will be discussed.