• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.1082-1085
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• 2012

CdTe 나노입자로부터 형성된 나노리본은 독특한 광학적 특성을 나타낸다. 용액 내 CdTe의 $Te^{2-}$ 이온의 산화는 나노입자에 불규칙적인 결함을 유발하며 이때 여러 층의 나노결정으로 구성된 나노리본을 형성하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 자기조립 된 CdTe 나노입자가 나노리본을 형성하는 과정에서 빛을 조사하였다. 빛은 용액 내 CdTe 나노입자의 표면에 위치한 $Te^{2-}$의 산화를 촉진시키는 촉매 역할을 수행한다. 합성된 3차원 나노리본의 형태와 특성을 투과전자현미경(TEM)으로 조사하였다. TEM 결과 안정제가 완전히 제거된 부분에서 부분적으로 접힌 꼬인 형태의 다결정 나노리본을 관찰할 수 있었다. Photoluminescence (PL) 측정 결과 550 nm에서 544 nm로 나노입자가 나노리본으로 형성될 때 Blue shift 되었음을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 제안된 새로운 합성법은 나노물질을 합성하는 새로운 대안을 제시한다.

• Composites Research
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) 필름 제작 과정 중 마이크로웨이브 처리 과정을 도입하여 β 결정성 향상에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 분석하였다. 또한, 나노 입자 보강제로써 금속산화물인 TiO₂를 혼합하여 PVDF 복합재료 필름을 만들어, 전기적 음성도 차이로 인한 반데르발스 힘을 통해 β 결정 형성을 추가적으로 향상시키려고하였다. FTIR과 XRD 분석을통하여해당필름시편들에대해결정화도(Crystallinity) 및결정성(Crystalline)을 분석하였다. 이러한 분석 결과를 바탕으로, 용매 증발 과정 중 마이크로웨이브 처리 과정이 PVDF 필름의 결정화도를 높여주는 것을 확인하였고, 추가적인 연신(Stretching) 공정을 통해 α 결정에서 β 결정 변화(Crystalline phase change)가 발생함으로써 결과적으로 더 많은 β 결정성을 나타내었다. 그리고 금속산화물을 넣은 PVDF 복합재료 필름이 Neat PVDF 필름보다 상대적으로 더 높은 β 결정성을 나타내는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권10호
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• pp.894-898
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• 2016

Solution plasma is a unique method which provides a direct discharge in solutions. It is one of the promising techniques for various applications including the synthesis of metallic/non-metallic nanomaterials, decomposition of organic compounds, and the removal of microorganism. In the context of nanomaterial syntheses, solution plasma has been utilized to produce carbon nanoparticles and metallic-carbon nanoparticle systems. The main purpose of this study was to synthesize nickel nanoparticles embedded in a matrix of carbon particles by solution plasma in one-step using waste vegetable oil as the carbon source. The experimental setup was done by simply connecting a bipolar pulsed power generator to nickel electrodes, which were submerged in the waste vegetable oil. Black powders of the nickel nanoparticles-embedded carbon (NiNPs/Carbon) particles were successfully obtained after discharging for 90 min. The morphology of the synthesized NiNPs/Carbon was investigated by a scanning electron microscope, which revealed a good dispersion of NiNPs in the carbon-particle matrix. The X-ray diffraction of NiNPs/Carbon clearly showed the co-existence of crystalline Ni nanostructures and amorphous carbon. The crystallite size of NiNPs (through the Ni (111) diffraction plane), as calculated by the Scherrer equation was found to be 64 nm. In addition, the catalytic activity of NiNPs/Carbon was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry in an acid solution. It was found that NiNPs/Carbon did not show a significant catalytic activity in the acid solution. Although this work might not be helpful in enhancing the activity of the fuel cell catalysts, it is expected to find application in other processes such as the CO conversion (by oxidation) and cyclization of organic compounds.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.300-306
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• 2010

소수성 고분자를 사용하여 제작한 마이크로구조에 금 나노입자를 마스크로 이용하는 반응성이온식각(RIE: Reactive Ion Etching)을 적용하여 초소수성을 갖는 마이크로-나노 혼성구조를 제작하였다. 소수성 고분자로는 PFPE (perfluoropolyether bisurethane methacrylate)를 사용하였으며 마이크로 단일구조는 PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) 몰드를 사용하는 스탬핑 방식으로 제작하였다. 다양한 형태로 제작한 PFPE 마이크로 단일구조와 마이크로-나노 혼성구조의 표면 접촉각을 측정하여 표면 미세구조에 따른 소수성의 변화를 관찰하였다. 마이크로 단일구조의 경우 접촉각은 안정적인 값을 보이지 못하였으나 단일 구조에 나노입자를 사용한 식각을 적용해 나노구조가 형성됨에 따라 $150^{\circ}$ 이상의 접촉각을 갖는 초소수성 표면이 매우 높은 재현성으로 용이하게 형성되었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2019

This study investigates Ag coated $Cu_2O$ nanoparticles that are produced with a changing molar ratio of Ag and $Cu_2O$. The results of XRD analysis reveal that each nanoparticle has a diffraction pattern peculiar to Ag and $Cu_2O$ determination, and SEM image analysis confirms that Ag is partially coated on the surface of $Cu_2O$ nanoparticles. The conductive paste with Ag coated $Cu_2O$ nanoparticles approaches the specific resistance of $6.4{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ for silver paste(SP) as $(Ag)/(Cu_2O)$ the molar ratio increases. The paste(containing 70 % content and average a 100 nm particle size for the silver nanoparticles) for commercial use for mounting with a fine line width of $100{\mu}m$ or less has a surface resistance of 5 to $20{\mu}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$, while in this research an Ag coated $Cu_2O$ paste has a larger surface resistance, which is disadvantageous. Its performance deteriorates as a material required for application of a fine line width electrode for a touch panel. A touch panel module that utilizes a nano imprinting technique of $10{\mu}m$ or less is expected to be used as an electrode material for electric and electronic parts where large precision(mounting with fine line width) is not required.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.65-65
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• 2012

Copper zinc tin sulfide ($Cu_2ZnSnS_4$, CZTS) is a very promising material as a low cost absorber alternative to other chalcopyrite-type semiconductors based on Ga or In because of the abundant and economical elements. In addition, CZTS has a band-gap energy of 1.4~1.5eV and large absorption coefficient over ${\sim}10^4cm^{-1}$, which is similar to those of $Cu(In,Ga)Se_2$(CIGS) regarded as one of the most successful absorber materials for high efficient solar cell. Most previous works on the fabrication of CZTS thin films were based on the vacuum deposition such as thermal evaporation and RF magnetron sputtering. Although the vacuum deposition has been widely adopted, it is quite expensive and complicated. In this regard, the solution processes such as sol-gel method, nanocrystal dispersion and hybrid slurry method have been developed for easy and cost-effective fabrication of CZTS film. Among these methods, the hybrid slurry method is favorable to make high crystalline and dense absorber layer. However, this method has the demerit using the toxic and explosive hydrazine solvent, which has severe limitation for common use. With these considerations, it is highly desirable to develop a robust, easily scalable and relatively safe solution-based process for the fabrication of a high quality CZTS absorber layer. Here, we demonstrate the fabrication of a high quality CZTS absorber layer with a thickness of 1.5~2.0 ${\mu}m$ and micrometer-scaled grains using two different non-vacuum approaches. The first solution-processing approach includes air-stable non-toxic solvent-based inks in which the commercially available precursor nanoparticles are dispersed in ethanol. Our readily achievable air-stable precursor ink, without the involvement of complex particle synthesis, high toxic solvents, or organic additives, facilitates a convenient method to fabricate a high quality CZTS absorber layer with uniform surface composition and across the film depth when annealed at $530^{\circ}C$. The conversion efficiency and fill factor for the non-toxic ink based solar cells are 5.14% and 52.8%, respectively. The other method is based on the nanocrystal dispersions that are a key ingredient in the deposition of thermally annealed absorber layers. We report a facile synthetic method to produce phase-pure CZTS nanocrystals capped with less toxic and more easily removable ligands. The resulting CZTS nanoparticle dispersion enables us to fabricate uniform, crack-free absorber layer onto Mo-coated soda-lime glass at $500^{\circ}C$, which exhibits a robust and reproducible photovoltaic response. Our simple and less-toxic approach for the fabrication of CZTS layer, reported here, will be the first step in realizing the low-cost solution-processed CZTS solar cell with high efficiency.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제28권spc호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2022

해수 중 존재하는 유해화학물질 검출을 목적으로 센서 시작품 제작하고 성능을 확인하였다. 센서 시작품은 검지부, 기구부, 구동부로 구성하였다. 센서의 검지부는 ITO (Indium-Tin-Oxide) 금속산화물 나노입자 (metal oxide nanoparticle) 필름을 기판위에 인쇄하여 제작하였고, 온도와 HNS 농도를 동시에 검출할 수 있도록 2개의 검출 부분을 갖도록 설계하였다. 센서의 기구부는 검지부와 구동부를 연결하며, 검출에 영향을 줄 수 있는 화학적 반응을 막기 위해 테프론 재질을 이용하여 제작하였고, 특히 검지부의 착탈이 용이하도록 설계 하였다. 구동부는 브릿지 회로와 아두이노 보드를 이용하여 전원 공급과 데이터 측정 및 디스플레이가 가능하도록 제작하였다. 시작품의 성능에 대해서는 기존의 수질 센서를 참고한 성능 사양을 제시하고, 유기용제를 사용한 검지부와 시작품의 동작을 확인하여 응답 (ΔR), 검출하한 (Limit of Detection), 응답시간 (response time), 오차 (error) 등을 평가하였다. 또한 해수 중 동작 특성을 파악하여 설계 사양이 구현되었는지 확인하였다.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2009년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.6.2-6.2
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• 2009

Nanostructured materials arecurrently receiving much attention because of their unique structural andphysical properties. Research has been stimulated by the envisagedapplications for this new class of materials in electronics, optics, catalysisand magnetic storage since the properties derived from nanometer-scalematerials are not present in either isolated molecules or micrometer-scalesolids. This study presents the experimental results derived fromthe various functional materials processed in nano-scale using pulsed laserablation, since those materials exhibit new physical phenomena caused by thereduction dimensionality. This presentation consists of three mainparts to consider in pulsed laser ablation (PLA) technique; first nanocrystallinefilms, second, nanocolloidal particles in liquid, and third, nanocoating fororganic/inorganic hybridization. Firstly, nanocrystalline films weresynthesized by pulsed laser deposition at various Ar gas pressures withoutsubstrate heating and/or post annealing treatments. From the controlof processng parameters, nanocystalline films of complex oxides and non-oxidematerials have been successfully fabricated. The excellentcapability of pulsed laser ablation for reactive deposition and its ability totransfer the original stoichiometry of the bulk target to the deposited filmsmakes it suitable for the fabrication of various functionalmaterials. Then, pulsed laser ablation in liquid has attracted muchattention as a new technique to prepare nanocolloidal particles. Inthis work, we represent a novel synthetic approach to directly producehighly-dispersed fluorescent colloidal nanoparticles using the PLA from ceramicbulk target in liquid phase without any surfactant. Furthermore, novel methodbased on simultaneous motion tracking of several individual nanoparticles isproposed for the convenient determination of nanoparticle sizedistributions. Finally, we report that the GaAs nanocrystals issynthesized successfully on the surface of PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate)microspheres by modified PLD technique using a particle fluidizationunit. The characteristics of the laser deposited GaAs nanocrytalswere then investigated. It should be noted that this is the first successfultrial to apply the PLD process nanocrystals on spherical polymermatrices. The present process is found to be a promising method fororganic/inorganic hybridization.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.66-66
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• 2011

Anodic titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotubes are very attractive materials for gas sensors due to its large surface to volume ratios. The most widely known method for fabrication of TiO2 nanotubes is anodic oxidation of metallic Ti foil. Since the remaining Ti substrate is a metallic conductor, TiO2 nanotube arrays on Ti are not appropriate for gas sensor applications. Detachment of the TiO2 nanotube arrays from the Ti Substrate or the formation of electrodes onto the TiO2 nanotube arrays have been used to demonstrate gas sensors based on TiO2 nanotubes. But the sensitivity was much lower than those of TiO2 gas sensors based on conventional TiO2 nanoparticle films. In this study, Ti thin films were deposited onto a SiO2/Si substrate by electron beam evaporation. Samples were anodized in ethylene glycol solution and ammonium fluoride (NH4F) with 0.1wt%, 0.2wt%, 0.3wt% and potentials ranging from 30 to 60V respectively. After anodization, the samples were annealed at $600^{\circ}C$ in air for 1 hours, leading to porous TiO2 films with TiO2 nanotubes. With changing temperature and CO concentration, gas sensor performance of the TiO2 nanotube gas sensors were measured, demonstrating the potential advantages of the porous TiO2 films for gas sensor applications. The details on the fabrication and gas sensing performance of TiO2 nanotube sensors will be presented.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.472-477
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 패러데이 모트를 사용한 기존의 피코리터 주입용 미세유체 칩에 은 나노입자를 이용한 전극을 추가하여 전압을 낮추며 효율을 높이는 실험을 수행하였다. 먼저, 복잡한 제조공정에서 탈피하여 은 나노입자 용액을 한 방울 떨어뜨리는 간단한 과정만으로 미세유체 피코리터 주입기 내에 전극을 제조하였다. 본 개념을 통한 은 나노입자 전극과 패러데이 모트가 통합된 미세유체 칩은 은 나노입자 전극을 사용하지 않는 기존 미세유체 칩의 피코리터 주입 시작 전압인 260 V 보다 낮은 전압인 180 V에서 피코리터 주입이 작동되었다. 또한 미세유체 피코리터 주입기는 피코리터 주입 부피를 7.5 pL부터 27.5 pL까지 정밀하게 조절할 수 있음을 주된 장점으로 하고 있다. 본 미세유체 피코리터 주입기는 미세유체 시스템의 새로운 기능을 설계함으로써 각 연구분야를 탐구할 유용한 플랫폼으로 기대되고 있다.