• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.133-136
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• 1998

The scanning Maxwell-stress microscopy (SMM) is a dynamic noncontact electric force microscopy that allows simultaneous access to the electrical properties of molecular system such as surface potential, surface charge, dielectric constant and conductivity along with the topography. Here we report our recent results of its application to nanoscopic study of domain structures and electrical functionality in organic thin films prepared by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1996.05a
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• pp.269-272
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• 1996

The electrochemical behavior of Ru complex and PD complex monolayer, deposited on conductive substrate by the Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) technique as monolayer and multilayer, has been studied by cyclic voltammetry. Monolayer films show stable reversible state. Atomic resolution imaging of LB highly-conductive, environmently stable organic films has been obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM) showing their closely packed structure,

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1995.05a
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• pp.77-80
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• 1995

Enhancing the electrical conductivity of the ultrathin organic films using Langmuir-Blodget technique is important step for the developement of molecular electronic device. The Octadecylviologen-TCNQ was synthesized with Octadecylviologen-Bromide an Lithium TCNQ Sine Octadecylviologen-TCNQ has two TCNQ snion radicals, the conductivity of LB film is expected to increase. The $\pi$-A isotherm showed that the limiting area was 150${\AA}$$\^$2/ molecule and the silid-like transition surface pressure was 25 mN/m. The electronic transition of the TNCNQ anion radical was observed at 400 nm. Intermolecular charge transfer absorption was observed at 600nm and 850~1050 nm which ay resulted from the TCNQ anion radical dimer formation. The electrical conductivity of the viologen -TCNQ LB film was 10$\^$-6/cm This values was 100 times higher than that of the quinolinium-TCNQ and pyridinium-TCNQ LB films.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.172-178
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• 1997

Polyaniline(PANI)-stearic acid(SA) composite monolayer was formed at the air-water interface. The stearic acid as a surfactant was used to promote PANI monolayer formation. Uniform PANI-SA monolayer assemblies with Y type and transfer ratio of ca. 1 were fabricated using the Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) technique. The PANI-SA composite LB films with high electrical conductivity of $10^{-1}{\sim}10^{-2}S/cm$ were obtained by doping of HCl or $I_2$, and their conductivity revealed essentially close value as that of conventional PAHI-HCl complex. Especially, iodine is found to be the most promising dopant, since it gives a remarkable stability for the application as a polymer electrode in the MIM molecular device consisted of acceptor, sensitizer, and donor. The structure and physical properties of PANI-SA LB films were investigated through the near-ir UV, FT-IR, and Cyclic voltammetry.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.264-264
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• 2013

Strong metal-support interaction effect is an important issue in determining the catalytic ac-tivity for heterogeneous catalysis. In this study, we investigated the support effect and the role of organic capping layers of two-dimensional Pt nanocatalysts on reducible metal oxide supports under the CO oxidation. Several reducible metal oxide supports including CeO2, Nb2O5, and TiO2 thin films were prepared via sol-gel techniques. The structure, chemical state and optical property were characterized using XRD, XPS, TEM, SEM, and UV-VIS spectrometer. We found that the reducible metal oxide supports have a homogeneous thin thickness and crystalline structure after annealing at high temperature showing the different optical band gap energy. Langmuir-Blodgett technique and arc plasma deposition process were employed to ob-tain Pt nanoparticle arrays with capping and without capping layers, respectively on the oxide support to assess the role of the supports and capping layers on the catalytic activity of Pt catalysts under the CO oxidation. The catalytic performance of CO oxidation over Pt supported on metal oxide thin films under oxidizing reaction conditions (40 Torr CO and 100 Torr O2) was tested. The results show that the catalytic activity significantly depends on the metal oxide support and organic capping layers of Pt nanoparticles, revealing the strong metal-support interaction on these nanocatalysts systems.

• KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications
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• v.3C no.6
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• pp.216-219
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• 2003

A new class of carbosiloxane dendrimer (G4-48PyP) terminated with 4-pyridylpropano I was synthesized and its possible application to functional thin films was examined through metal complexation and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique. The highly concentrated periphery pyridyl groups of G4-48PyP were exposed on aq. aluminum ions at the air-water interface. The monolayers showed stability up to ca. 50 mN/m of surface pressure. When the subphase became acidic or alkaline, the monolayers changed to condensed phase. The presence of aluminum ions also caused reduction of the molecular area. The macroscopic images of the monolayers were monitored by Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) and only the images of dendrimer aggregates could be observed after the monolayer collapse. The surface images of the monolayer LB film were scanned by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The convex structures of single and aggregate molecules were directly observed. The structures of Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films were characterized by FT-IR, UV-Vis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The UV-Vis spectrum of the aluminum ion-complexed LB film showed additional band around 670nm, which was not found in the spectra of dendrimer itself or aq. aluminum ions. XPS spectra also supported the incorporation of aluminum ions into the LB films.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.37 no.7
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• pp.642-647
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• 1993

Monolayers of pure surfactant squaraine, DSSQ(4-distearyl amino phenyl-4'-dimethylaminophenylsquaraine), were deposited on $SnO_2 $ electrodes by the Langmuir-Blodgett film technique. The DSSQ film exhibits ${\lambda}_{max}$ at ∼530 nm. The absorption is significantly red-shifted from the solution of DSSQ (633 nm in chloroform), suggesting that the squaraine chromophores form aggregates in the LB film. The photogeneration of the squaraine aggregates is studied by measuring the photocurrents in photoelectrochemical cells consisting of the squaraine of the aggregates is found to parallel its absorption spectrum and quantum efficiency as high as 0.3% has been observed. While the photocurrent was attenuated exponentially when stearic acid layers (up to 8 layers) are inserted between the squaraine layer and the electrode, it is nearly extinguished when the squaraine layer is over-coated with 2 layers of stearic acid. A model for the observation is proposed and the roles of the electrolytes and oxygen on the photogeneration process will be discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1997.04a
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• pp.150-153
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• 1997

Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) technique is one of the ways of fabricating organic ultra-thin films. It is well known that It has the advantage to control the alignment and orientation of the molecules in the films. Metallo-phthalocyanines(MPcs) are sensitive to electron affinitive toxic gaseous molecules, such as NO$_2$, NO, SO$_2$. MPcs are thermal, optical, mechanical, chemical stable. Therefore, it is interesting to prepare phthalocyanine LB films containing copper as a chemical sensor for NO$_2$ and SO$_2$ gas and test their sensitivity to these toxic gases. In this study, thin films of Octa-dodecylosy copper-phthalocyanine were prepared by LB technique. $\pi$-A isotherm, transfer ratio, UV-VIS. spectroscopy of these films were investigated. Also current-voltage(I-V) characteristics of these was auto investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1997.04a
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• pp.146-149
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• 1997

It is well known that the metallo-phthalocyanines(MPcs) are sensitive to toxic gaseous molecules, such as NO$_2$, NO, SO$_2$. MPcs are thermally, optica1ly, mechanically and chemically stable. Therefore, it is interesting to prepare phthalocyanine LB films containing tin as a chemical sensor for NO$_2$ and SO$_2$ gas and test their sensitivity to these toxic gases. Frist, in this study, ultra thin films of Octa-dodecyloxy tin-phthalocyanine were prepared on various substrates by LB technique. Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) technique is one of the ways of fabricating organic thin films. It has the advantage to control the alignment and orientation of the molecules in the films. $\pi$-A isotherm and transfer ratio of tin-phthalocyanine derivative. UV-VIS. spectroscopy were investigated. Also intrinsic current-voltage(1-V) characteristics of these films was investigated.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.53-56
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• 2008

This study proposes a simple nano-patterning process for the fabrication of magnetic nanodot arrays on a large area substrate. Ni nanodots were fabricated on a large area (4 inches in diameter) Si substrate using the soft lithographic technique using self-assembled surface micelles of Polystyrene-block-Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PMMA) diblock copolymer formed at the air/water interface as a mask. The hexagonal array of micelles was successfully transferred to a Ni thin film on a Si substrate using the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. After ion-mill dry etching, a magnetic Ni nanodot array with a regular hexagon array structure was obtained. The Ni nanodot array showed in-plane easy axis magnetization and typical soft magnetic properties.