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Direct Measurement of Diffusion Length in Mixed Lead-halide Perovskite Films Using Scanning Photocurrent Microscopy

  • Kim, Ahram;Son, Byung Hee;Kim, Hwan Sik;Ahn, Yeong Hwan
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.2 no.6
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    • pp.514-518
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    • 2018
  • Carrier diffusion length in the light-sensitive material is one of the key elements in improving the light-current conversion efficiency of solar-cell devices. In this paper, we measured the carrier diffusion length in lead-halide perovskite ($MAPbI_3$) and mixed lead-halide ($MAPbI_{3-x}Cl_x$) perovskite devices using scanning photocurrent microscopy (SPCM). The SPCM signal decreased as we moved the focused laser spot away from the metal contact. By fitting the data with a simple exponential curve, we extracted the carrier diffusion length of each perovskite film. Importantly, the diffusion length of the mixed-halide perovskite was higher than that of the halide perovskite film by a factor of 3 to 6; this is consistent with the general expectation that the carrier mobility will be higher in the case of the mixed lead-halide perovskites. Finally, the diffusion length was investigated as a function of applied bias for both samples, and analyzed successfully in terms of the drift-diffusion model.

Development of Hollow Fibers for the Controlled Release of Drugs

  • Feijen, J.;Eenink, M.J.D.;Olijslager, J.;Schakenraad, J.M.;Nieuwenhuis, P.;Molenaar, I.
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.111-112
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    • 1986
  • Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise.

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The Structure of Visual Cells in the Retina of the Pond Loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Pisces; Cobitidae)

  • Kim, Chi-Hong;Kim, Jae-Goo;Park, Jong-Young
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.254-258
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    • 2015
  • A histological study on the retina of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus was carried out by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy as part of getting information about relation between its habitat and visual cells. The visual cells of the retina in M. anguillicaudatus, a bottom-dwelling freshwater pond loach in stagnant or slow waters such as swamps, reservoirs and paddy fields, consists of double cones and large rods. The cones form a row mosaic pattern in which the partners of double cones are linearly oriented with a large rod. In a double cone, the two members are unequal such that one cone may be longer than the other.

Proposal and design of reflecting optical system to improve detection intensity in fluorescence confocal scanning microscopy (형광 공초점 주사 현미경의 측정 강도 향상을 위한 반사 광학계의 제안 및 설계)

  • 강동균;서정우;권대갑
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.187-190
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    • 2002
  • Confocal microscopy is very popular technology in bio-medical inspection due to its ability to reject background signals and to measure very thin slide of thick specimens, which is called optical sectioning. But intensity of detected signal in fluorescence type confocal microscopy is so small that only 0.2% of emitted fluorescence light can be detected in the best case. In this paper, we proposed the reflecting optical system to improve the detection intensity and designed the optical system by optimal design method. At the end of the paper, we analyzed the characteristics of the proposed reflecting optical system.

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Lateral Resolution Enhancement in Confocal Self-interference Microscopy with Commercial Calcite Plate

  • Kang DongKyun;Yoo HongKi;Lee SeungWoo;Gweon Dae-Gab
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.32-35
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    • 2005
  • In light microscopy, spatial resolution is limited by diffraction effect. Confocal microscopy has improved resolutions in both lateral and axial directions, but these are still limited by diffraction effect. Confocal self-interference microscopy (CSIM) uses interference between two perpendicularly polarized beams to enhance lateral resolution. In previous research, we proposed a calcite plate with its optic-axis perpendicular to the propagation angle and one of the boundary surfaces of the plate. This type of plate is not widely used to our knowledge. In this paper, we change the calcite plate to more common one, which is commercially available. This calcite plate has its optic axis in the plane of incidence. We analyze the characteristics of this calcite plate and numerically compare the performances of CSIM in previous research and CSIM with the commercial calcite plate. Numerical results show improved performance when using the commercial calcite plate

Fluorescent Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles Prepared Using a Reverse Microemulsion

  • Myung, Seung-Jun;Kim, Hun-Sik;Kim, Yeseul;Chen, Peng;Jin, Hyoung-Joon
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.16 no.7
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    • pp.604-608
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    • 2008
  • Color dye-doped silk fibroin nanoparticles were successfully fabricated using a microemulsion method. An aqueous silk fibroin solution was prepared by dissolving cocoons (Bombyx mori) in a concentrated lithium bromide solution followed by dialysis. A color dye solution was also mixed with the aqueous silk fibroin solution. The surfactants used for the microemulsion were then removed by methanol and ethanol, yielding color dye-doped silk fibroin nanoparticles, approximately 167 nm in diameter. The secondary structure of the nanoparticles showed a $\beta$-sheet conformation, as characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The morphology of the nanoparticles was determined by field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, and their size and size distribution were measured by dynamic light scattering. The color dye-doped silk fibroin nanoparticles were examined by confocal laser scanning microscopy.

Study on the Cell Types of Epididymal Epithelium in the Rats (흰쥐 부정소 상피세포의 여러 유형에 관한 연구)

  • Cheong, Kyung-Soon;Park, Yong-Bin;Choi, Chee-Yong;Koh, Ki-Seok;Choe, Rim-Soon
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.23-36
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    • 1990
  • Several types of the epithelial cells were classified by ultrastructural observation through transmission electron microscope in the rat epididymis. Ultrastructural studies showed that the principal cells, basal cells and narrow cells are located in all the regions of the epididymis and the light cells are present only in the corpus and cauda epididymis. It was observed that the columnar epithelial cells like the principal cells, light cells and narrow cells contain several secretory vesicles and there are halo cells migrating in the several regions. The basal cells showed the elliptical forms in the caput and corpus region and the global forms in the cauda region.

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Histochemical and Ultrastructural Studios on the Cutaneous Mucous Glands of the Water Toad, Bufo stejnegeri Schmidt (물두꺼비(Bufo stejnegeri Schmidt) 피부(皮膚) 점액선(粘液腺)의 조직화학적(組織化學的) 및 미세구조적(微細構造的) 연구(硏究))

  • Do, Kum-Ryung;Moon, Myung-Jin;Kim, Chang-Whan;Kim, Woo-Kap
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.72-84
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    • 1987
  • Histochemical and ultrastructural properties on the cutaneous mucous glands of the water toad, Bufo stejnegeri Schmidt, are studied with light and electron microscopes. Mucous glands of the water toad are simple alveolar glands which are composed of gland cavity in dermis and gland duct in epidermis. Each gland cavity of the mucous glands is consisted of outmost myoepithelial cells, glandular epithelial cells and inner cavity. Gland cavities of the mucous glands are composed of four kinds of glandular epithelial cells which are the dark cell, the light cell, the mucous containing cell and the small cell. Secretory materials which are certified as acid mucopolysaccharides by the histochemical reactions are synthesized through the Golgi complexes of the mucous containing cells.

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Ultrastructural Studies of Typhoid Cells

  • Kim Chung-Sook;Lee Yoo-Bock;Kim Dong-Sik
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 1976
  • To investigate the nature of typhoid cells, three cases of clinically, serologically and histopathologically proven typhoid lesions of the small intestine and regional lymph nodes were studied light and electron microscopically, Light microscopically, typhoid cells were swollen mononuclear cells characterized by abundant amount of eosinophilic cytoplasm and frequent phagocytoses of red blood cells, bacterial clumps and other tissue debris. These cells were pyronin negative, Electron microscopically, these cells showed marked and diffuse dilatation of RER cisternae and disappearance of ordinary cytoplasmic organelles, but frequent phagocytosed materials, The meaning and reason of RER cisternal dilatation and reduction of cytoplasmic organelles were discussed, and are regarded as degenerative process due to bacterial endotoxin. Although there was hot enough cytoplasmic organelles to pinpoint the origin of typhoid cells, active phagocytosis and evidences against being either plasmacytic or lymphocytic nature favored retuculoendothelial nature of the typhoid cells.

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Photocatalytic Performance of CoS2-Graphene-TiO2 Ternary Composites for Reactive Black B (RBB) Degradation

  • Ali, Asghar;Oh, Won-Chun
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.54 no.4
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    • pp.308-313
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    • 2017
  • In this study we examined the photo-degradation efficiency of $CoS_2-G-TiO_2$ nanocomposites under visible light irritation using Reactive Black B (RBB) as standard dye, $CoS_2-G-TiO_2$ nanocomposites synthesized by facial microwave assist technique, and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Raman spectroscopic analysis. Our results show the efficiency of the $CoS_2-G-TiO_2$ ternary nanocomposite is better than $CoS_2-G$ and $TiO_2-G$ nanocomposite. The degradation efficiency of $CoS_2-G-TiO_2$ nanocomposite was found approximately 89% of Reactive Black B (RBB) degraded after 180 min. Our results will open new way for the development of a new ternary nanocomposite photocatalytic application.