• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.9
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• pp.132-132
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• 2008

Silicon carbide (SiC) is an attractive material for high-power, high-temperature, and high-frequency applications. So far, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been extensively used to study the surface charges, dielectric constants and electrical potential distribution as well as topography in silicon-based device structures, whereas it has rarely been applied to SiC-based structures. In this work, the surface potential and topography distributions SiC with different doping levels were measured at a nanometer-scale resolution using a scanning kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPM) with a non-contact mode AFM. The measured results were calibrated using a Pt-coated tip and a metal defined electrical contacts of Au onto SiC. It is assumed that the atomically resolved surface potential difference does not originate from the intrinsic work function of the materials but reflects the local electron density on the surface. It was found that the work function of the Au deposited on SiC surface was higher than that of original SiC surface. The dependence of the surface potential on the doping levels in SiC, as well as the variation of surface potential with respect to the schottky barrier height has been investigated. The results confirm the concept of the work function and the barrier heights of metal/SiC structures.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.153-161
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• 2006

A simulation program SIMULTSONIC is under development at CNDE to help determine and/or help optimize ultrasonic probe locations for inspection of complex components. SIMULTSONIC provides a ray-trace based assessment for immersion and contact modes of inspection. The code written in Visual C++ operating in Microsoft Windows environment provides an interactive user interface. In this paper, a description of the various features of SIMULTSONIC is given followed by examples illustrating the capability of SIMULTSONIC to deal with inspection of canonical objects such as pipes. In particular, the use of SIMULTSONIC in the inspection of very thin-walled pipes (with 450 urn wall thickness) is described. Ray trace based assessment was done using SIMULTSONIC to determine the standoff distance and the angle of oblique incidence for an immersion mode focused transducer. A 3-cycle Hanning window pulse was chosen for simulations. Experiments were carried out to validate the simulations. The A-scans and the associated B-Scan images obtained through simulations show good correlation with experimental results, both with the arrival time of the signal as well as with the signal amplitudes.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.913-916
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• 2009

Femtosecond vibrational spectroscopy was used to probe the dynamics of CO rebinding to hemoglobin (Hb), denatured by 4.0 M GdnHCl in $D_2O# at 283 K, after photolysis of HbCO. The stretching mode of $^{13}CO$ bound to the denatured $Hb^{13}CO$ showed a single band centered at 1922 $cm^{-1}$, indistinguishable from that of denatured $Mb^{13}CO$. Geminate rebinding of CO to the denatured Hb was accelerated more than 1000 times, suggesting that the native structure of the Hb is required to suppress efficient geminate rebinding of CO, as is the case in Mb. The geminate yield and rate for CO rebinding are almost the same in both the denatured Hb and Mb. Similarity in the equilibrium spectrum and rebinding dynamics of CO indicates that the state of the denatured Hb is very similar to that of the denatured Mb. In the denatured Hb, quaternary contact of the protein is likely severed, with the denatured protein existing as an independent subunit much like Mb.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.719-741
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• 1997

This study was undertaken to compare by Atomic Force Microscope the effects of various finishing and polishing instruments on surface roughness of filling and veneering composite resins. Seven composite resins were studied : Silux Plus (3M Dental Products, U.S.A.), Charisma (Heraeus Kulzer, Germany), Prisma THP (L.D.Caulk, Dentsply, U.S.A.), Photoclearfil (Kuraray, Japan), Cesead (Kuraray, Japan), Thermoresin LC (GC, Japan), Artglass (Heraeus Kulzer, Germany). Samples were placed and polymerized in holes (2mm thick and 8.5mm in diameter) machined in Teflon mold under glass plate, ensuring excess of material and moulded to shape with polyester matrix strip. Except control group (Polyester matrix strip), all experimental groups were finished and polishied under manufacturer's instructions. The finishing and polishing procedure were : carbide bur (E.T carbide set 4159, Komet, Germany), diamond bur (composite resin polishing bur set, GC, Japan), aluminum-oxide disc (Sof-Lex Pop-On, 3M Dental Products, U.S.A.), diamond-particle disc (Dia-Finish, Renfert Germany), white stone bur & rubber point( composite finishing kit, EDENTA, Swiss), respectively. Each specimens were evaluated for the surface roughness with Atomic Force Microscope (AutoProbe CP, Park Scientific Instruments, U.S.A.) under contact mode and constant height mode. The results as follows : 1. Except Thermoresin LC, all experimental composite resin groups showed more rougher than control group after finishing and polishing(p<0.1). 2. A surface as smooth as control group was obtained by $Al_{2}O_{3}$ disc all filling composite resin groups except Charisma and all veneering composite resin groups except Thermoresin LC(p<0.05). 3. In case of Thermoresin LC, there were no statistically significant differences before and after finishing and polishing(p>0.1). 4. Carbide bur, diamond bur showed rough surfaces in all composite resin groups, so these were inappropriate for the final polishing instruments.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2004

To observe and analysis ultra-microscopically barley aleurone cell surface, atomic force microscope (AFM) was used. Seed coat of early maturing germplasm, eam9, was dehulled and scanned by non-contact mode. We have obtained the high resolution topographic 3-dimensional image of barley aleurone layer with high resolution. These images showed the membrane proteins in barley aleurone cell. One channel protein and numerous peripheral or integral proteins were detected in a area of 100 $\mu\textrm{m}^2$. Furthermore, we found that their widths were ranged from 50 to 750nm and lengths from 0 to 66 $\mu\textrm{m}$. The thickness of aleurone layer was measured by scanning electron microscope. The thickness at early developmental stage was about 16 and then the aleurone cell enlarged upto 57 $\mu\textrm{m}$${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ at least until 42 days after anthesis. In this study, we firstly reported on the ultrastructural AFM analysis of living aleurone cell as a biological specimen. It was clearly suggested that AFM will become an powerful tool for probing both the structural properties of biological samples.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.457-464
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• 2005

본 연구의 목적은 법랑질과 상아질에서 와동을 형성하는 동안 치수벽에서 발생하는 온도변화를 관찰하여 치수 손상 가능성을 평가하고자 하였고 조사반복율의 차이에 따른 영향도 함께 조사하고자 하였다. 발거된 건전 대구치에 access cavity를 형성하고 레진 block에 식립한 다음, 온도측정센서를 레이저가 조사될 치수벽에 위치시켰다. 레이저를 조사하는 동안 분사되는 물이 온도변화에 영향을 주지 않도록 하기 위해 레진을 이용하여 occlusal cap을 만들고 가운데 작은 구멍을 내어 온도측정센서가 들어갈 수 있도록 하였으며 치아의 내부는 생리식염수로 채웠다. 치아표본은 법랑질실험군과 상아질 실험군으로 나누고 각 군당 치아표본수는 5개로 하였다. 상아질군에서는 모든 표본의 상아질 두께를 일정하게 하기 위하여, 고속핸드피스를 이용하여 상아질 두께가 2 mm가 되도록 삭제하여 사용하였다. $3\;mm{\times}2\;mm$의 일정한 면적을 치면에 표시한 다음 와동을 형성하였는데, 법랑질군에서는 상아질 이 노출되는 순간까지, 상아질군에서는 상아질벽이 천공되는 순간까지 온도변화를 조사하였다. 조사방식은 접촉식(contact mode)으로 하였으며 레이저가 한번 조사되는 시간을 3초 이하로 유지하면서 와동을 형성하였다. 300 mJ의 펄스 에너지, 10, 15, 20 Hz의 조사반복율, 1.6 ml/min의 물분사량이 가해지는 조건에서 레이저 조사측의 온도변화를 측정하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 따르면, Er:YAG 레이저 조사시 적절한 양의 물분사가 이루어질 때, 즉 1.6 ml/min의 물분사량과 300 mJ의 펄스에너지의 조건에서 법랑질에서 와동형성시 10, 15, 20 Hz 의 조사반복율 모두에서 온도상승이 미미하여 치수손상을 야기할 만한 온도상승이 이루어 지지 않았고 세 군 간의 유의한 차이도 존재하지 않았다(p=0.358). 상아질에서의 와동형성시에는 조사반복율이 증가할수록 온도상승이 컸지만(p=0.001), 실제 온도상승은 여전히 치수손상을 야기 하지 않는 안전한 범위에 있었다. 결론적으로 적절한 양의 물이 레이저 조사면에 적절하게 분사되기만 하면 법랑질이나 상아질에 서의 와동형성은 안전하게 시행할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.