• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.41-46
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• 2009

The rheological properties of highly concentrated Ag nano sol depending on particle size were studied. The Ag nano sol was prepared by reducing the Ag ion in aqueous solution. The size of Ag nano particle was controlled by two steps of nucleation and growth, and the thickness of adsorption layer was varied by molecular weight of polyelectrolytes. The polyelectrolytes acted as not only ionic complex agent in ionic state and but also dispersant after formation of Ag nano sol. The effective volume was controlled by combination of varying the molecular weight of polyelectrolytes and the size Ag nano sol. The particle size and the viscosity of nano sol were characterized by particle size analyzer, HR-TEM and cone & plate viscometer. It was found that the 10 nm and 40 nm-sized Ag nano sols were prepared by controlling the nucleation and growth steps, respectively. Finally, we could prepare highly concentrated Ag nano sol over 50 wt%.

• Transactions of the Society of Information Storage Systems
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.39-43
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• 2012

In spite of many advantages, the practical application of the thin film solar cell is restricted due to its low efficiency compared with the bulk type solar cells. This study intends to adopt the surface plasmon effect using nano particles to solve the low efficiency problem in thin film solar cells. By inserting Ag nano-particles in the absorbing layer of a thin film solar cell, the poynting vector value of the absorbing layer is increased due to the strong energy field. Increasing the value may give thin film solar cells chance to absorb more energy from the incident beam so that the efficiency of the thin film solar cell can be improved. In this work, we have designed the optimal shape of Ag nano-particle in the absorbing laser of a basic type thin film solar cell using the finite element analysis commercial package COMSOL. Design parameters are set to the particle diameter and the distance between each Ag nano-particle and by changing those parameters using the full factorial design variable set-up, we can determine optimal design of Ag nano-particles for maximizing the poynting vector value in the absorbing layer.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.125-126
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 금속 나노입자 함량에 따른 유기나노복합체에서의 광학 및 전기전도도 특성변화를 분석하였다. 유기나노복합체 전극은 전기전도성을 가리고 있는 PEDOT : PSS(poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythio- phone):poly(styrenesulfonate))나노 입자를 기반으로 하며 이 복합제에 미량의 Ag nano-particle을 첨가하여 전기전도도 특성을 향상시키는 연구를 진행하였다. Ag nano-particle은 전체 중량 대비 01 - 0.4%의 범위에서 첨가하였으며 실험결과 0.1%의 첨가 비율에서 약 5% 정도의 전기전도도 특성 향상이 확인되었다. 또한 광투과도 변화를 분석해본 결과 0.4%까지의 Ag nano-particle 첨가 비율에서는 광투과도의 비율이 크게 감소되지 않는 것으로 파악되었다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.14 no.6 s.68
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• pp.21-27
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• 2005

As one of the hydrometallurgical processes available in the recycling of silver-bearing wastes, the preparation of Ag nano-powder was investigated by a reductive precipitation reaction in silver solution using sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate and ascorbic acid as a reducing agent. Silver solution was prepared by dissolving silver nitrate with distilled water, and Tamol NN8906, PVP, SDS and caprylic acid were also used respectively as the dispersant to avoid the agglomeration of particles during the reductive reaction. Ag particles obtained from the reduction reaction from silver solution were characterized using the particle size analyzer and TEM to determine the particle size distribution and morphology. It was found that about $40\%$ excess of sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate was required to reduce completely silver ions in the solution. It alto appeared that the particle size generated with sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate was much greater than that with ascorbic acid. As far as the effect of dispersant on the Ag particles was concerned, the particle size distribution showed typically bimodal distribution in case of Tamol/FVP while very broad distribution ranged from 0.01 to $100{\mu}m$ appeared in case of SDS/caprylic acid.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.15 no.4 s.72
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• pp.19-26
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• 2006

The preparation of Ag nano-powder from aqueous silver nitrate solution, which would be available for the recycling of silver bearing wastes, was investigated by a reductive precipitation reaction using hydrazine hydrate as a reducing agent. Silver solution was prepared by dissolving silver nitrate with distilled water, and then the dispersant, Tamol NN8906 or Tween 20, was also mixed to avoid the agglomeration of particles during the reductive reaction followed by the addition of hydrazine hydrate to prepare Ag nano-particles. Ag particles obtained from the reduction reaction from silver solution were characterized using the particle size analyzer and TEM to determine the particle size distribution and morphology. It was found that about 100% excess of hydrazine hydrate was required to reduce completely silver ions in the solution. Ag powders with very narrow distribution could be obtained when Tamol NN8906 was used as the dispersant. In case of Tween 20, the particle size distribution showed typically the bimodal or multimodal distribution and the morphology of Ag particles was found to be irregular shape in both cases.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.1220-1223
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• 2009

The effect of silver (Ag) nano-particles on OLEDs was investigated by using a finite difference time domain (FDTD) tool. The proposed OLEDs employed Ag nanoparticles thermally deposited in a high vacuum on a cathode. The emission rate of the exciton was improved by 1.8 fold compared to the conventional OLEDs without Ag nano-particles. Less spacing between the dipole source and the Ag nano-particles resulted in a larger emission rate of the exciton in the OLED with nano-particles. The size of the Ag nano-particles was proportional to the emission rate of the exciton in a range of nano-meter scale of nano-particles. The enhancement of the emission rate of the exciton due to Ag nano-particles caused the improvement in the efficiency of the proposed OLED.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.546-551
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• 2011

Ag spot-coated Cu nanopowders were synthesized by a hydrothermal-attachment method (HA) using oleic acid capped Ag hydrosol. Cu nano powders were synthesized by pulsed wire exploding method using 0.4 mm in diameter of Cu wire (purity 99.9%). Synthesized Cu nano powders are seen with comparatively spherical shape having range in 50 nm to 150 nm in diameter. The oleic acid capped Ag hydrosol was synthesized by the precipitation-redispersion method. Oleic acid capped Ag nano particles showed the narrow size distribution and their particle size were less than 20 nm in diameter. In the case of nano Ag-spot coated Cu powders, nanosized Ag particles were adhered in the copper surface by HAA method. The components of C, O and Ag were distributed on the surface of copper powder.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.105-109
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• 2016

We prepared a working electrode (WE) with a blocking layer (BL) containing 0 ~ 0.5 wt% Ag nano powders to improve the energy conversion efficiency (ECE) of dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). FESEM and micro-Raman were used to characterize the microstructure and phase. UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy was employed to determine the adsorption of the WE with Ag nano powders. A solar simulator and a potentiostat were used to confirm the photovoltaic properties of the DSSC with Ag nano powders. From the results of the microstructural analysis, we confirmed that Ag nano powders with particle size of less than 150 nm were dispersed uniformly on the BL. Based on the phase and adsorption analysis, we identified the existence of Ag and found that the adsorption increased when the amount of Ag increased. The photovoltaic results show that the ECE became 4.80% with 0.3 wt%-Ag addition compared to 4.31% without Ag addition. This improvement was due to the increase of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of the BL resulting from the addition of Ag. Our results imply that we might be able to improve the efficiency of a DSSC by proper addition of Ag nano powder to the BL.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.192-196
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• 2001

Ag doped Hydroxyapatite powder in nano-scale was successfully synthesized either by co-precipitation or by ion exchange route. The fabricated powder was successfully dispersed through freeze drying due to the prevention of secondary particles. The antimicrobial effects of nano-HAp against E.coli was superior to micron ones not only in its strength but also in duration.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.595-595
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 brush painting공법을 이용하여 인쇄형 유기태양전지에 적용이 가능한 ITO nanoparticle/Ag nanowire/ITO nanoparticle (Nano IAI) 다층 하이브리드 투명 전극의 전기적, 광학적, 구조적 특성을 연구하였다. 평균 25 nm 사이즈의 ITO 나노 입자로 구성된 ITO 나노 잉크와 직경 20~25 nm의 Ag nanowire 잉크를 기반으로 Brush painting 기술을 적용해 상온, 상압에서 낮은 면저항과 높은 투과도를 가지는 Nano IAI 하이브리드 투명 전극을 제작하였다. Nano IAI 투명 전극 제작 시 일정한 두께에서 Ag nanowire 코팅을 위한 brush painting 횟수를 변수로 하여 최적화 공정을 진행하였으며, Ag nanowire가 2번 brush painting 된 Nano IAI 다층 하이브리드 투명전극은 $3.4{\times}10^{-3}$ ohm-cm의 비저항과 52.33 ohm/square의 낮은 면저항을 나타내었다. 이를 통해 효과적으로Ag nanowire를 ITO nanoparticle 사이에 삽입할 경우, 고온의 열처리 공정을 통하지 않고 낮은 면저항을 가지는 인쇄형 투명 전극을 구현할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 특히 Nano IAI 다층 하이브리드 전극은 83.83%의 높은 투과도를 나타내는데 이는 삽입된 Ag Nanowire의 폭과 길이가 나노 사이즈이기 때문에 입사되는 빛이 흡수되기보다 대부분 투과하기 때문으로 사료된다. 또한, XRD 분석과 HRTEM 분석을 통해 Nano IAI 다층 하이브리드 투명전극의 전도 메커니즘을 설명하였다. 이와 같은 우수한 전기적, 광학적 특성은 brush painting 기법으로 제작된 Nano IAI 다층 하이브리드 투명 전극의 인쇄형 유기태양전지 적용 가능성을 나타낸다.