• 전기화학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.176-183
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 8족 금속 원소인 osmium을 중심금속으로 4가지의 착물을 합성하였다. 합성한 착물은 ${[Os(bpy)}_2{(ap-im)Cl]}^{+/2+}$, ${[Os(dme-bpy)}_2{(ap-im)Cl]}^{+/2+}$, ${[Os(dmo-bpy)}_2{(ap-im)Cl]}^{+/2+}$, ${[Os(dcl-bpy)}_2{(ap-im)Cl]}^{+/2+}$이다. 합성된 착물을 순환전압전류법을 포함한 다양한 전기화학분석방법을 이용하여 전기적 성질을 조사하여 작용기에 따른 전위의 변화를 다음의 전위구간에서 $E_p$:$-0.06\;V{\sim}0.313\;V$ vs. Ag/AgCl 확인하였다. 합성한 화합물을 전기적 흡착방법으로 고정된 금나노입자(gold nano-particles)를 전극 위에 자기조립방식으로 고정화를 시켰다. 당과 당 분해효소(Glucose Oxidase, GOx)에 의한 촉매반응의 전류를 확인하였고, glucose농도에 따른 변화하는 전류의 양도 확인하였다. 마지막으로 고정된 4가지의 osmium complex는 서로 다른 전위로 인하여 촉매전류의 양이 달라지는 것을 알 수 있었고, 이로 인해 redox complex의 전위가 촉매반응에 미치는 영향을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권10호
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• pp.1437-1443
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• 2018

In this work, $SnO_2$ modified with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) separately and combined sensitized by using the co-precipitation method and their sensing behavior toward ethanol vapor at room temperature were investigated. An interdigitated electrode (IDE) gold substrate is very expensive compared to a fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate; hence, we used the latter to reduce the fabrication cost. The structure and the morphology of the studied materials were characterized by using differential thermal analyses (DTA) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area and Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) pore size measurements. The studied composites were subjected to ethanol in its gas phase at concentrations from 10 to 200 ppm. The present composites showed high-performance sensitivity for many reasons: the incorporation of $SnO_2$ and CNTs which prevents the agglomeration of rGO sheets, the formation of a 3D mesopourus structure and an increase in the surface area. The decoration with rGO and CNTs led to more active sites, such as vacancies, which increased the adsorption of ethanol gas. In addition, the mesopore structure and the nano size of the $SnO_2$ particles allowed an efficient diffusion of gases to the active sites. Based on these results, the present composites should be considered as efficient and low-cost sensors for alcohol.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.201-212
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• 2011

Nanotechnology is the applied science which develops new materials and systems sized within 1 to 100 nanometer, and improves their physical, chemical, and biological characteristics by manipulating on an atomic and molecular scale. This nanotechnology has been applied to wide spectrum of industries resulting in production of various nanoparticles. It is expected that more nanoparticles will be generated and enter to natural water bodies, imposing great threat to potable water resources. However their toxicity and treatment options have not been throughly investigated, despite the significant growth of nanotechnology-based industries. The objective of this study is to provide fundamental information for the management of nanoparticles in water supply systems through extensive literature survey. More specifically, two types of nanoparticles are selected to be a potential problem for drinking water treatment. They are carbon nanoparticles such as carbon nanotube and fullerene, and metal nanoparticles including silver, gold, silica and titanium oxide. In this study, basic characteristics and toxicity of these nanoparticles were first investigated systematically. Their monitoring techniques and treatment efficiencies in conventional water treatment plants were also studied to examine our capability to mitigate the risk associated with nanoparticles. This study suggests that the technologies monitoring nanopartilces need to be greatly improved in water supply systems, and more advanced water treatment processes should be adopted for better control of these nanoparticles.