• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.702-706
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• 2016

We demonstrated that self-separation FS-GaN (freestanding-GaN) was grown on MELO (maskless epitaxially lateral overgrowth) GaN template by horizontal HVPE (hydride vapor phase epitaxy). Before thick GaN grwoth, MELO GaN template was grown on patterned GaN template by MOCVD (metal organic chemical vapor deposition). The laterally overgrown GaN would consist of a continuous well coalesced layer. The mixed TDD (threading dislocation density) of seed and wing region were $8{\times}10^8cm^{-2}$ and $7{\times}10^7cm^{-2}$, respectively. After thick GaN grown by HVPE, the self-separation between thick GaN and sapphire substrate was generated at seed region. The regions of self-separation for FS-GaN and sapphire were observed by FE-SEM. Moreover, Raman results indicated that the compressive strain of seed and wing regions at FS-GaN substrate were slightly released compared to that of thick GaN grown on conventional GaN template. The optical properties of the FS-GaN substrate were examined by using PL (photoluminescence). The PL exhibited that donor bound exciton and donor acceptor pair were observed at low temperature. The effects on optical and structural properties of FS-GaN substrate have been discussed in detail.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전기물성,응용부문
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• pp.109-110
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• 2006

In bio applications, high temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) at $30^{\circ}C{\sim}40^{\circ}C$ is especially important for a temperature sensor. In this work, single phase-vanadium dioxide ($VO_2$) thin films for temperature sensor were fabricated by reactive DC magnetron sputtering and post-annealing method. VOx thin films deposited by reactive sputtering in a controlled $Ar/O_2$ atmosphere can be transformed into single phase-$VO_2$ films by post-annealing in $N_2$ atmosphere. The grown $VO_2$ thin films have a moderate resistance at room temperature and very high TCR at room temperature and transition temperature, respectively 2.88%/K and 15.8%/K. A detailed structural characterization is performed by SEM, XRD and RBS. SEM morphology image indicates that grains of fabricated $VO_2$films are homogeneous and ball-like in shape. A fact that the films contain only single phase-$VO_2$ is obtained by XRD and RBS analysis. After deposition, the sensors were fabricated by micromachining technology. Silicon nitride membrane and black nickel were used for a thermal isolation structure and absorption layer. In the vicinity of room temperature, the TCR of sensors was enough high to apply for bio sensors.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.376-384
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• 2009

연구목적: 본 연구에서는 양극산화 임플란트 표면에 서로 다른 두 가지 방법, Ion beam-assisted deposition (IBAD)법과 Sol-gel법으로 Ca-P 코팅한 임플란트 시편에 골모세포를 배양하였을 때 세포의 증식, 분화, 형태에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 조사하고자 한다. 연구재료 및 방법: 지름 10 mm, 두께 2 mm 인 상업용 순수 titanium grade IV 재질의 디스크를 제작하였고, 모든 시편은 acetone, 70% ethanol, 증류수에서 각각 10분씩 세척 후 건조하였다. 모든 표면은 300 V의 constant voltage하에서 양극 산화 (anodized)시킨다. 실험군은 양극산화 임플란트 표면에 각각 IBAD법과 Solgel법으로 Ca-P 코팅하였다. 각 표면의 미세표면 거칠기(Ra)를 측정하였고, SEM을 통해 표면의 형상을 관찰하였다. 골모세포을 배양한 후 각 표면군의 세포 증식, ALP 활성도 및 RT-PCR를 통한 골세포 분화 능력 검증을 하였으며, SEM을 통해 세포의 형상도 확인하였다. 통계분석은 SPSS (version 12.0) 프로그램을 이용하여 Kruskal-Wallis Test로 각 군의 유의성을 검증하였다 ($\alpha$=0.05). 결과: IBAD법으로 Ca-P 코팅한 표면이 Sol-gel법으로 Ca-P 코팅한 표면보다 표면 거칠기 (Ra) 값이 더 크게 나타났다 (P<.05). IBAD법으로 Ca-P 코팅한 표면이 Sol-gel법으로 Ca-P 코팅한 표면 보다 세포 증식이 더 활발하고 골세포 조기 분화 정도를 확인 할 수 있는ALP 활성도 또한 더 높게 나타났다 (P<.05). SEM 관찰 결과IBAD법으로 Ca-P 코팅한 표면에 골모세포들이 친화성을 띄면서 안정적으로 부착되었다. 결론: IBAD법으로 Ca-P 코팅한 표면이 Sol-gel법으로 Ca-P 코팅한 표면보다 더 우수한 세포 반응을 보였다. IBAD법으로 Ca-P 코팅한 표면의 세포들은 증식이 잘 이루어지고 잘 분화된 골모세포 형상을 보이고 ALP 활성도 또한 높아 골 형성을 증가시켜 높은 골-임플란트 접촉을 보일 것이다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2018

Uniform $TiO_2$ blocking layers (BLs) are fabricated using ultrasonic spray pyrolysis deposition (USPD) method. To improve the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), the BL thickness is controlled by using USPD times of 0, 20, 60, and 100 min, creating $TiO_2$ BLs of 0, 40, 70, and 100 nm, respectively, in average thickness on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass. Compared to the other samples, the DSSC containing the uniform $TiO_2$ BL of 70 nm in thickness shows a superior power conversion efficiency of $7.58{\pm}0.20%$ because of the suppression of electron recombination by the effect of the optimized thickness. The performance improvement is mainly attributed to the increased open-circuit voltage ($0.77{\pm}0.02V$) achieved by the increased Fermi energy levels of the working electrodes and the improved short-circuit current density ($15.67{\pm}0.43mA/cm^2$) by efficient electron transfer pathways. Therefore, optimized $TiO_2$ BLs fabricated by USPD may allow performance improvements in DSSCs.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.397-397
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• 2010

Bone is considered as hierarchically organized biocomposites of organic (collagen) and inorganic (hydroxyapatite) materials. The precise structural dependence between hydroxyapatite (HAp, $Ca_{10}(PO_4)_6(OH)_2)$ crystals and collagen fibril is critical to unique characteristics of bone. To meet those conditions and obtain optimal properties, it is essential to understand and control the initial growth mechanisms of hydroxyapatite at the molecular level, such as other nano-structured materials. In this study, collagen fibrils were prepared by adsorbing native type I collagen molecules onto hydrophobic surface. Hydrophobicity was introduced on the Si wafer surface by using PECVD (plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition) method and cyclohexane as a precursor. Biomimetic nucleation and growth of HAp on the self-assembled collagen nanofibrils were occurred through incubation of the sample in SBF (simulated body fluid). Chemical and morphological evolution of HAp nanocrystals was investigated by surface-sensitive analytical techniques such as ToF-SIMS (Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry) and AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy) in the early growth stages (< 24 hrs). The very initial stages (< 12 hrs) of mineralization could be clearly demonstrated by ToF-SIMS chemical mapping of surface. In addition to ToF-SIMS and AFM measurement, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis were conducted to characterize the HAp layer in the late stages. This study is of great importance in the growth of real bone-like materials with a structure analogous to that of natural bones and the development of biomimetic nanomaterials.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.70-74
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• 2009

Sol-gel 법으로 제조한 $Pb(Sc_{1/2}Nb_{1/2})O_3$(이하 PSN) sol을 이용하여 스핀 코팅법으로 Pt(111)/Ti/$SiO_2$/Si 기판위에 제조한 박막의 제조 공정에 따른 영향을 연구하였다. Pt 기판위에 PSN sol을 증착, 건조한 후에 $370^{\circ}C$에서 5분간 열처리를 행한 후 $10^{\circ}C/sec$의 급속 가열로 $600{\sim}700^{\circ}C$에서 최종 열처리한 경우에 박막은 (111)면으로 우선 배향하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 중간 열처리를 거치지 않고, 급속가열에 의한 최종 열처리만을 행한 경우에는 (100)면으로 우선 배향하는 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 중간 열처리 후 $4^{\circ}C/min$의 승온속도로 관상로에서 최종 열처리를 행한 경우에는 (111)면과 (100)면이 동시에 나타나는 것으로 나타났다. 동일한 조건하에서 박막의 두께는 모두 300로 중간 열처리 공정이 어떠한 영향도 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.369-369
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• 2016

A nanostructure composite is a highly suitable substance for photoacoustic ultrasound generation. This allows an input laser beam (typically, nanosecond pulse duration) to be efficiently converted to an ultrasonic output with tens-of-MHz frequency. This type of energy converter has been demonstrated by using a carbon nanotube (CNT)-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite film that exhibit high optical absorption, rapid heat transition, and mechanical durability, all of which are necessary properties for high-amplitude ultrasound generation. In order to develop the CNT-PDMS composite film, a high-temperature chemical vapor deposition (HTCVD) method has been commonly used so far to grow CNT and then produce a CNT-PDMS composite structure. Here, instead of the complex HTCVD, we use a mixed solution of hydrophobic multi-walled CNT and dimethylformamid (DMF) and fabricate a solution-processed CNT-PDMS composite film over a spherically concave substrate, i.e. a focal energy converter. As the solution process can be applied over a large area, we could easily fabricate the focal transmitter that focuses the photoacoustic output at the moment of generation from the CNT-PDMS composite layer. With this method, we developed photoacoustic energy converters with a large diameter (>25 mm) and a long focal length (several cm). The lens performance was characterized in terms of output pressure amplitude for an incident pulsed laser energy and focal spot dimension in both lateral and axial. Due to the long focal length, we expect that the new lens can be applied for long-range ultrasonic treatment, e.g. biomedical therapy.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.667-671
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• 2013

We present an easy method of preparing two-dimensional (2D) periodic hollow tin oxide ($SnO_2$) hemisphere array gas sensors using polystyrene (PS) spheres as a template. The structures were fabricated by the sputter deposition of thin tin (Sn) metal over an array of PS spheres on a planar substrate followed by calcination at an elevated temperature to oxidize Sn to $SnO_2$ while removing the PS template cores. The $SnO_2$ hemisphere array structures were examined by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The structures were calcined at various temperatures and their sensing properties were examined with varying operation temperatures and concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) gas. Their gas-sensing properties were investigated by measuring the electrical resistances in air and the target gases. The measurements were conducted at different NO concentrations and substrate temperatures. A minimum detection limit of 30 ppb, showing a sensitivity of S = 1.6, was observed for NO gas at an operation temperature of $150^{\circ}C$ for a sample having an Sn metal layer thickness corresponding to 30 sec sputtering time and calcined at $600^{\circ}C$ for 2 hr in air. We proved that high porosity in a hollow $SnO_2$ hemisphere structure allows easy diffusion of the target gas molecules. The results confirm that a 2D hollow $SnO_2$ hemisphere array structure of micronmeter sizes can be a good structural morphology for high sensitivity gas sensors.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.258-261
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• 2000

Highly (h00)-oriented (Ba, Sr)TiO$_3$(BST) thin films were grown by pulsed laser deposition on the perovskite LaNiO$_3$(LNO) metallic oxide layer as a bottom electrode. The LNO films were deposited on SiO$_2$/Si substrates by rf-magnetron sputtering method. The crystalline phases of the BST film were characterized by x-ray $\theta$-2$\theta$, $\omega$-rocking curve and $\psi$-scan diffraction measurements. The surface microsturcture observed by scanning electron microscopy was very dense and smooth. The low-frequency dielectric responses of the BST films grown at various substrate temperatures were measured as a function of frequency in the frequency range from 0.1 Hz to 10 MHz. The BST films have the dielectric constant of 265 at 1 kHz and showed multiple dielectric relaxation at the low frequency region. The origin of these low-frequency dielectric relaxation are attributed to the ionized space charge carriers such as the oxygen vacancies and defects in BST film, the interfacial polarization in the grain boundary region and the electrode polarization. We studied also on the capacitance-voltage characteristics of BST films.

• 센서학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.41-48
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• 1996

SOx 가스를 고감도로 감지할 수 있는 SAW 가스 센서를 개발하였다. 이는 SAW device 위에 SOx 가스에 감응하는 재료를 박막으로 증착함으로써 고감도의 마이크로 센서형으로 한 것이다. SOx 감응 재료로서 CdS를 선정하였으며, 이를 SAW device 위에 박막화하기 위해 초음파 분무 노즐을 이용한 분무 열분해의 박막 증착공정을 응용하였다. 초음파 분무 노즐을 통하여 생성된 균일하고 미세한 입자들은 기판위에서 안정한 열분해 환경을 조성함으로써 센서 감응막을 위한 넓은 표면적의 박막을 증착 시켰는데 기판의 온도는 $300^{\circ}C$ 내외에서 최소 50 nm수준의 결정립의 박막을 얻었다. 이렇게 하여 얻은 SAW 가스 센서는 $SO_{2}$ 가스에 감응하였으며 재현성도 보였다. 다른 가스의 존재하에서 $SO_{2}$ 가스에 대한 선택성에 관하여는 계속적인 연구가 필요하다.