• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.59-60
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• 2008

GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with ZnO nanorod arrays on a planar indium tin oxide (ITO) transparent electrode were demonstrated. ZnO nanorods were grown into aqueous solution at low temperature of $90^{\circ}C$. Under 20 mA current injection, the light output efficiency of the LED with ZnO nanorod arrays on ITO was remarkably increased by about 40 % of magnitude compared to the conventional LED with only planar ITO. The enhancement of light output by the ZnO nanorod arrays is due to the formation of side walls and a rough surface resulting in multiple photon scattering at the LED surface.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.49-49
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• 2010

Nanopiezotronics is an emerging area of nanotechnology with a variety of applications that include piezoelectric field-effect transistors and diodes, self-powered nanogenerators and biosystems, and wireless nano/biosensors. By exploiting coupled piezoelectric and semiconducting characteristics, it is possible for nanowires, nanobelts, or nanorods to generate rectifying current and potential under external mechanical energies such as body movement (handling, winding, pushing, and bending) and muscle stretching, vibrations (acoustic and ultrasonic waves), and hydraulic forces (body fluid and blood flow). Fully transparent, flexible (TF) nanogenerators that are operated by external mechanical forces will be presented. By controlling the density of the seed layer for ZnO nanorod growth, transparent ZnO nanorod arrays were grown on ITO/PES films, and a TF conductive electrode was stacked on the ZnO nanorods. The resulting integrated TF nanodevice (having transparency exceeding 70 %) generated a noticeable current when it was pushed by application of an external load. The output current density was clearly dependent on the force applied. Furthermore, the output current density depended strongly on the morphology and the work function of the top electrode. ZnO nanorod-based nanogenerators with a PdAu, ITO, CNT, and graphene top electrodes gave output current densities of approximately $1-10\;uA/cm^2$ at a load of 0.9 kgf. Our results suggest that our TF nanogenerators are suitable for self-powered TF device applications such as flexible self-powered touch sensors, wearable artificial skins, fully rollable display mobile devices, and battery supplements for wearable cellular phones.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.22 no.11
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• pp.987-991
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• 2009

We report growth of vertically well-aligned zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods on indium-tin oxide (ITO)/glass substrates using a simple aqueous solution method at low temperature via control of the ZnO seed layer morphology. ZnO nanoparticles acting as seeds are pre-coated on ITO-coated glass substrates. by spin coating to control distribution and density of the ZnO seed nanoparticles. ZnO nanorods were synthesized on the seed-coated substrates in a dipping process into a main growth solution. It was found that the alignment of ZnO nanorods can be effectively manipulated by the spin-coating speed of the seed layer. A grazing incidence X-ray diffraction pattern shows that the ZnO seed layer prepared using the higher spin-coating speed is of uniform seed distribution and a flat surface, resulting in the vertical growth of ZnO nanorods aligned toward the [0001] direction in the main growth process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.296-296
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• 2013

Supercapacitor is a capacitor with extraordinarily high energy density, which basically consists of current collector, active material and electrolyte. Ruthenium oxide ($RuO_2$) is one of the most widely studied active materials due to its high specific capacitance and good electrical conductivity. In general, it is known that the coating of $RuO_2$ on nanoarchitectured current collector shows improved performance of energy storage device compared to the coating on the planar current collector. Especially, the surface structure with standing coaxial nanopillars are most desirable since it can provide direct paths for efficient charge transport along the axial paths of each nanopillars and the inter-nanopillar spacing allows easy access of electrolyte ions. However, well-known fabrication methods for metal or metal oxide nanopillars, such as the process using anodize aluminum oxide (AAO) templates, often require long and complicated nanoprocess.In this work, we developed relatively simple method fabricating indium tin oxide (ITO) nanopillars via sputtering. We also electrodeposited $RuO_2$ nanoparticles onto these ITO nanopillars and investigated its physical and electrochemical properties.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.149-154
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• 2017

Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) were fabricated using solution-based ITO (Sn-doped $In_2O_3$) nanoinks with nanorods at an annealing temperature of $200^{\circ}C$. In order to optimize their transparent conducting performance, ITO nanoinks were composed of ITO nanoparticles alone and the weight ratios of the nanorods to nanoparticles in the ITO nanoinks were adjusted to 0.1, 0.2, and 0.5. As a result, compared to the other TCOs, the ITO TCOs formed by the ITO nanoinks with weight ratio of 0.1 were found to exhibit outstanding transparent conducting performance in terms of sheet resistance (${\sim}102.3{\Omega}/square$) and optical transmittance (~80.2 %) at 550 nm; these excellent properties are due to the enhanced Hall mobility induced by the interconnection of the composite nanorods with the (440) planes of the short lattice distance in the TCOs, in which the presence of the nanorods can serve as a conducting pathway for electrons. Therefore, this resulting material can be proposed as a potential candidate for solution-based TCOs for use in optoelectronic devices requiring large-scale and low-cost processes.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.350-356
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• 2015

The effects of the zinc oxide (ZnO) preparing process on the performance of inverted organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs) were explored. The morphology and size of ZnO nanoparticles were controlled, leading to more efficient charge collection from device and higher electron mobility compared with nanospheres. Nanosized ZnO particles were synthesized by using zinc acetate dihydrate and potassium hydroxide in methanol. Also, water was added into the reaction medium to control the morphology of ZnO nanocrystals from spherical particles to rods, and $NH_4OH$ was used to prevent the gelation of dispersion. Solution-processed ZnO thin films were deposited onto the ITO/glass substrate by using spin coating process and then ZnO films were used as an electron transport layer in inverted organic photovoltaic cells. The analyses were carried out by using TEM, FE-SEM, AFM, DLS, UV-Vis spectroscopy, current density-voltage characteristics and solar simulator.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.97-97
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• 2011

산화아연 (ZnO)은 넓은 에너지 밴드갭 (~3.37 eV), 큰 엑시톤 결합 에너지 (~60 meV) 그리고 높은 전자 이동도 (bulk~300 $cm^2Vs^{-1}$, single nanowire~1000 $cm^2Vs^{-1}$)를 갖고 있어, 광전자 소자 및 반도체소자 응용에 매우 널리 사용되고 있다. 특히, 산화아연 나노로드(ZnO nanorod)는 1차원 나노구조로써 더욱 향상된 전자 이동도와 캐리어의 direct path way를 제공하여 차세대 광전자소자 및 태양광 소자의 응용에 대한 연구가 매우 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 한편, 이러한 산화아연 나노로드를 성장시키기 위하여 VLS (vapor-liquid-solid), 졸-겔 공정(sol-gel process), 수열합성(hydrothermal synthesis), 전기증착(electrodeposition)등 다양한 방법이 보고되었지만, 이러한 산화아연 나노로드의 성장방법은 실제적인 소자응용을 위한 패터닝 형성에 대하여 제약을 받는 문제점이 있다. 이들 중에서 수열합성법과 전극증착법은 ZnO 또는 AZO (Al doped ZnO) seed 층 표면과 성장용액의 화학반응에 의해서 선택적으로 산화아연 나노로드를 성장시킬 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는, 광전자소자의 응용을 위한 간단한 패터닝 공정을 위해, 산화인듐주석(ITO) 박막이 증착된 유리기판(glass substrate)위에 수열합성법과 전극증착법을 이용하여 산화아연 나노로드를 선택적으로 성장시켰다. 실험을 위해, ITO glass 위에 RF magnetron 스퍼터를 사용하여 AZO seed 층을 metal shadow mask를 이용하여 패터닝을 형성한 후, 질산아연과 헥사메틸렌테트라아민으로 혼합된 용액에 $85^{\circ}C$ 온도를 유지하여, 패터닝이 형성된 샘플에 전압을 인가하여 성장시켰다. 나노구조 분석을 위해, 전계주사현미경을 이용하여 수열합성법과 전기증착법에 의한 패터닝된 산화아연 나노로드를 비교하여 관찰하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2015.08a
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• pp.254-254
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• 2015

가시광선에 대해 선택적으로 투과할 수 있는 스마트 윈도우를 제작하기 위해 우리는 전기 에너지를 이용하여 유리의 색을 조절할 필요가 있다. 특히 환원되면서 가시광선 파장의 흡광도를 증폭시켜 색을 변화시키는 무기물질들이 존재하는데, 이러한 특성을 가진 균일한 박막을 만들 경우 그 표면적을 달리 하는 것이 중요하다. 이번 연구에서 우리는 Polystyrene 단일층을 만들어 WOx의 나노구조체 template를 만드는 연구를 진행하였다. 먼저, WOx nanorod 졸을 ITO 위에 스핀코팅 기법을 이용하여 도포시키고, 이후 단일 크기의 PS beads를 monolayer로 올렸다. 이 때의 PS beads의 크기는 400 ~ 1800nm의 크기를 이용하였다. 만들어진 monolayer에 다시 WOx sol을 도포시켜 반구형의 template를 갖는 WOx를 제작하였다. 우리는 이러한 방식으로 만들어진 Tungsten oxide 나노 구조체의 전기변색 특성이 어떻게 달라지는지 확인했다. 결정형 분석을 위해 XRD를 분석했고 투과도와 표면상을 보기 위해 UV-visible과 FE-SEM을 이용하였으며 마지막으로 Cyclic Voltametry를 이용해 전기변색특성 변화를 알아보았다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.283.1-283.1
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• 2014

최근 주위 환경에 존재하는 다양한 에너지를 전기에너지로 회수 또는 수확하는 에너지 하베스팅 기술(energy harvesting technology)이 크게 주목을 받고 있으며, 이와 더불어 압전 나노발전소자(piezoelectric nanogenerator)의 연구가 활발해 진행되고 있다. 한편, 수열합성법 또는 전기화학증착법을 이용하여 비교적 간단하게 수직으로 성장된 산화아연 나노로드(ZnO nanorod)는 광대역 에너지 밴드갭(wide bandgap energy)과 압전(piezoelectric)특성을 갖게 된다. 이렇게 수직 정렬된 나노로드의 기하학적 구조는 외부 물리적인 힘에 의해 구부러짐(bending) 변형이 일어나 압전특성이 효과적으로 일어나며, 이런 현상을 이용하여 압전 나노발전소자에 응용할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 상부의 전극의 표면 거칠기(surface roughness)를 증가시켜 외부 힘에 의해 산화아연 나노로드가 효과적으로 변형을 일으켜 압전 특성을 향상시켰다. 실험을 위해, 산화아연 마이크로로드 어레이 (microrod arrays)와 실리카 마이크로스피어(silica microsphere)를 각각 템플릿으로 이용하여 그 위에 금(Au)를 증착하여 상부전극을 제작하였다. 산화아연 나노로드와 마이크로로드는 전기화학증착법을 이용해서 저온공정($75^{\circ}C$)으로 ITO가 코팅된 PET 기판위에 성장하였으며, 인가된 전압의 세기를 변화시켜 산하아연 구조물의 크기를 조절하였다. 또한 화합합성법으로 실리카 마이크로 스피어를 준비하였다. 이러게 제작된 상부전극을 통해 기존의 사용되었던 전극과 비교하여 성능이 향상됨을 확인하였으며, 이와 함께 이론적인 분석을 진행하였다.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.198-203
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• 2014

ZnO nanorods have been deposited on ITO glass by electrodeposition method. The optimization of two process parameters (precursor concentration and current) has been studied in order to control the orientation, morphology, and optical property of the ZnO nanorods. The structural and optical properties of ZnO nanorods were systematically investigated by using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometer, and photoluminescence. Commonly, the results show that ZnO nanorods with a hexagonal form and wurtzite crystal structure have a c-axis orientation and higher intensity for the ZnO (002) diffraction peaks. Both high precursor concentration and high electrodeposition current cause the increase in nanorods diameter and coverage ratio. ZnO nanorods show a strong UV (3.28 eV) and a weak visible (1.9 ~ 2.4 eV) bands.