• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.3.1-3.13
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• 2023

Background: Zinc (Zn) is an essential cofactor for physiological homeostasis in the body. Zn oxide (ZnO), an inorganic compound that supplies Zn, exists in various sizes, and its bioavailability may vary depending on the size in vivo. However, comparative studies on the nutritional effects of micro-sized ZnO (M-ZnO) and nano-sized ZnO (N-ZnO) supplementation on Zn deficiency (ZnD) animal models have not been reported. Objectives: This study investigated the nutritional bioavailability of N-ZnO and M-ZnO particles in dietary-induced ZnD mice. Methods: Animals were divided into six experimental groups: normal group, ZnD control group, and four ZnO treatment groups (Nano-Low, Nano-High, Micro-Low, and MicroHigh). After ZnD induction, N-ZnO or M-ZnO was administered orally every day for 4 weeks. Results: ZnD-associated clinical signs almost disappeared 7 days after N-ZnO or M-ZnO administration. Serum Zn concentrations were higher in the Nano-High group than in the ZnD and M-ZnO groups on day 7 of ZnO treatment. In the liver and testis, Nano-Low and Nano-High groups showed significantly higher Zn concentrations than the other groups after 14-day treatment. ZnO supplementation increased Mt-1 mRNA expression in the liver and testis and Mt-2 mRNA expression in the liver. Based on hematoxylin-and-eosin staining results, N-ZnO supplementation alleviated histological damage induced by ZnD in the testis and liver. Conclusions: This study suggested that N-ZnO can be utilized faster than M-ZnO for nutritional restoration at the early stage of ZnD condition and presented Mt-1 as an indicator of Zn status in the serum, liver, and testis.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.590-594
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• 2018

ZnO micro/nanocrystals are formed by a vapor transport method. Mixtures of ZnO and TiO powders are used as the source materials. The TiO powder acts as a reducing agent to reduce the ZnO to Zn and plays an important role in the formation of ZnO micro/nanocrystals. The vapor transport process is carried out in air at atmospheric pressure. When the weight ratios of TiO to ZnO in the source material are lower than 1:2, no ZnO micro/nanocrystals are formed. However, when the ratios of TiO to ZnO in the source material are greater than 1:1, the ZnO crystals with one-dimensional wire morphology are formed. In the room temperature cathodoluminescence spectra of all the products, a strong ultraviolet emission centered at 380 nm is observed. As the ratio of TiO to ZnO in the source material increases from 1:2 to 1:1, the intensity ratio of ultraviolet to visible emission increases, suggesting that the crystallinity of the ZnO crystals is improved. Only the ultraviolet emission is observed for the ZnO crystals prepared using the source material with a TiO/ZnO ratio of 2:1.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.440-446
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• 2006

액체상태에 분산된 ZnO 분말을 레이저 ablation 시켜 ZnO 나노입자를 생성하였고, 계면활성제에 따른 생성된 나노입자의 특성을 비교하였다. 생성된 나노 입자는 UV-VIS 흡광 스펙트럼과 X-ray 회절 스펙트럼으로 순수한 ZnO 결정 상태를 나타냄을 확인하였으며, 전자투과 현미경 사진으로 나노입자의 크기, 크기 분포 및 모양을 관찰하였다. 순수한 물에서 얻어진 ZnO 나노입자의 밴드 갭 에너지는 3.35 eV로 bulk ZnO와 비슷한 값을 나타내었으며, 평균 크기는 27 nm로 막대모양의 입자들이 주로 생성되었다. SDS 용액에서 얻어진 ZnO 나노입자는 입자 크기가 평균 28 nm인 주로 구형에 가까운 형태를 가졌으며 CTAB 용액에서 나노입자는 막대 모양의 형태가 많으며 평균 크기가 40 nm 이었다. CTAB 용액에서 만들어진 ZnO 나노입자는 SDS 용액에서 만들어진 ZnO 나노입자 보다 더 안정하였다. 이러한 계면활성제에 따른 ZnO 나노입자의 크기 및 모양, 그리고 안정성의 차이는 ZnO와 계면활성제 사이의 전하 극성 차이로 인한 정정기적 인력과 용매화 차이로 설명할 수 있었다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.119-122
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• 2018

본 논문은 용액공정으로 제작한 ZnO/Ag/ZnO 다층구조의 투과도에 대해 연구하였다. 다양한 두께의 ZnO/Ag/ZnO 다층구조를 스핀코팅을 이용해 제작하였고 광학적 특성을 측정하였다. ZnO는 졸겔법으로 제작하였고 Ag는 Ag 용액을 이용해 스핀코팅으로 증착하였다. 최적화된 Ag 두께를 찾기 위해 Ag 용액의 농도, 스핀코팅의 회전속도를 조절하고 두께와 면저항을 측정하였다. ZnO/Ag/ZnO 다층구조의 투과도는 가시광 영역에서 최대 63%까지 증가하였다. 적외선 영역에서 ZnO/Ag/ZnO 다층구조의 투과도는 Ag 용액의 농도가 2.5wt%일 때 투과도가 35%까지 감소하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.423-423
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• 2011

Zinc oxide is metal oxide semiconductor with the 3.37 eV bandgap energy. Zinc oxide is very attractive materials for many application fields. Zinc Oxide has many advantages such as high conductivity and good transmittance in visible region. Also it is cheaper than other semiconductor materials such as indium tin oxide (ITO). Therefore, ZnO is alternative material for ITO. ZnO is attracting attention for its application to transparent conductive oxide (TCO) films, surface acoustic wave (SAW), films bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR), piezoelectric materials, gas-sensing, solar cells and photocatalyst. In this study, we synthesized ZnO nanoparticles and defined their physical and chemical properties. Also we studied about the application of ZnO nanoparticles as a photocatalyst and try to find a enhancement photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanorticles.. We synthesized ZnO nanoparticles using spray-pyrolysis method and defined the physical and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles in experiment I. When the ZnO are exposed to UV light, reduction and oxidation (REDOX) reaction will occur on the ZnO surface and generate O2- and OH radicals. These powerful oxidizing agents are proven to be effective in decomposition of the harmful organic materials and convert them into CO2 and H2O. Therefore, we investigated that the photocatalytic activity was increased through the surface modification of synthesized ZnO nanoparticles. In experiment II, we studied on the stability of ZnO nanoparticles in water. It is well known that ZnO is unstable in water in comparison with TiO2. Zn(OH)2 was formed at the ZnO surface and ZnO become inactive as a photocatalyst when ZnO is present in the solution. Therefore, we prepared synthesized ZnO nanoparticles that were immersed in the water and dried in the oven. After that, we measured photocatalytic activities of prepared samples and find the cause of their photocatalytic activity changes.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1396-1400
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• 1994

Electrical properties in the ZnO-Bi2O3-CoO-Zn7Sb2O12 system were investigated with Zn7Sb2O12 content (0.1~2 mol%). The increase of the Zn7Sb2O12 content inhibited the grain growth of ZnO, which showed a narrow grain size distribution of ZnO. The breakdown voltage (Vb) increased markedly with 1 mol% Zn7Sb2O12 addition due to the grain growth control behaviour of the Zn7Sb2O12 . The nonlinear I-V characteristic was significantly influenced by the Zn7Sb2O12 content (or Bi2O3/Zn7Sb2O12 ratio). Addition of 0.5 mol% Zn7Sb2O12 showed the highest nonlinear coefficient ($\alpha$) of 43. The leakage current in prebreakdown region was decreased with increasing Zn7Sb2O12 content.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.7
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• pp.108-109
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• 2006

ZnO semiconductor has a wide band gap of 3.37 eV and a large exciton binding energy of 60 meV, and displays excellent sensing and optical properties. In particular, ZnO based 1D nanowires and nanorods have received intensive attention because of their potential applications in various fields. We grew ZnO buffer layers prior to the growth of ZnO nanorods for the fabrication of the vertically well-aligned ZnO nanorods without any catalysts. The ZnO nanorods were grown on Si (111) substrates by vertical MOCVD. The ZnO buffer layers were grown with various thicknesses at $400^{\circ}C$ and their effect on the formation of ZnO nanorods at $300^{\circ}C$ was evaluated by FESEM, XRD, and PL. The synthesized ZnO nanorods on the ZnO film show a high quality, a large-scale uniformity, and a vertical alignment along the [0001]ZnO compared to those on the Si substrates showing the randomly inclined ZnO nanorods. For sample using ZnO buffer layer, 1D ZnO nanorods with diameters of 150-200 nm were successively fabricated at very low growth temperature, while for sample without ZnO buffer the ZnO films with rough surface were grown.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2006

Al이 첨가된 ZnO(ZnO : Al) 박막과 F이 첨가된 ZnO(ZnO : F) 박막을 sol-gel 법을 이용하여 glass 기판위에 코팅하였다. 공통적으로 (002)면의 c-축 배향성을 보였지만 I(002)/[I(002) + I(101)]와 FWHM(full width at half-maximum) 값은 차이를 보였다. 특히 입자크기에 있어서는 ZnO : Al 박막에서 첨가농도가 증가함에 따라 입자크기가 감소한 반면 ZnO : F 박막에서는 F 3 at%까지 입자크기가 증가하다가 그 이후로 다시 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 진기적 성질의 측정을 위해서 Hall effect measurement를 이용하였는데 ZnO : Al 박막의 경우 Al 1 at%에서 비저항이 $2.9{\times}10^{-2}{\Omega}cm$ 이었고 ZnO : F에서는 F 3 at%에서 $3.3{\times}10^{-1}{\Omega}cm$의 값을 보였다. 또한 ZnO : F 박막은 ZnO : Al 박막에 비해서 캐리어 농도는 낮았지만(ZnO : Al $4.8{\times}10^{18}cm^{-3}$, ZnO : F $3.9{\times}10^{16}cm^{-3}$) 이동도에 있어서 상당히 큰 값(ZnO : Al $45cm^2/Vs$ ZnO:F $495cm^2/Vs$)을 보였다. 가시광선 영역에서의 평균 광투과도에 있어서는 ZnO : Al 박막에서 $86{\sim}90%$의 값을 보였지만 ZnO : F에서는 $77{\sim}85%$로 상대적으로 낮은 광투과도를 나타내었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.265-265
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• 2007

In the present work, we have studied low temperature sintering and microwave dielectric properties of $ZnAl_2O_4$-zinc borosilicate (ZBS, 65ZnO-$25B_2O_3-10SiO_2$) glass composites. The focus of this paper was on the improvement of sinterability, low dielectric constant, and on the theoretical proof regarding of microwave dielectric properties in $ZnAl_2O_4$-ZBS glass composites, respectively. The $ZnAl_2O_4$ with 60 vo1% ZBS glass ensured successful sintering below $900^{\circ}C$. It is considered that the non-reactive liquid phase sintering (NPLS) occurred. In addition, $ZnAl_2O_4$ was observed in the $ZnAl_2O_4$-(x)ZBS composites, indicating that there were no reactions between $ZnAl_2O_4$ and ZBS glass. $ZnB_2O_4\;and\;Zn_2SiO_4$ with the willemite structure as the secondary phase was observed in the all $ZnAl_2O_4$-(x)ZBScomposites. In terms of dielectric properties, the application of the $ZnAl_2O_4$-(x)ZBS composites sintered at $900^{\circ}C$ to LTCC substrate were shown to be appropriate; $ZnAl_2O_4$-60ZBS (${\varepsilon}_r$= 6.7, $Q{\times}f$ value= 13,000 GHz, ${\tau}_f$= -30 ppm/$^{\circ}C$). Also, in this work was possible theoretical proof regarding of microwave dielectric properties in $ZnAl_2O_4$-(x)ZBS composites.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.94-103
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• 1991

ZnO함량이 45~60mol%인 ZnO-$P_2O_5$계 유리를 $1200^{\circ}C$에서 용융한 후 열처리하여 결정화시켰다. 기초유리와 결정화시킨 시료의 기계적 성질, 전기적 성질 등을 X선 회절, FTIR, 밀도, 열팽창, 전기전도도, 미세경도 등을 측정하여 검토하였다. X선 회절분석 결과 ZnO의 함량이 45~55mol%인 결정화 유리에서는 주결정상이 메타인산아연[$Zn(PO_3)_2$]이었으며ZnO가 60mol%인 시료는 피로인산아연($Zn_2P_2O_7$)으로 나타났다. 열팽창계수와 직류전기전도도는 ZnO가 50~60mol%인 시료에서 결정상 방향에 따라 각기 다른 값을 나타났으며 이는 배향성 결정상이 존재함을 시사한다.