• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.569-574
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• 2014

Inverted bulk hetero-junction polymer solar cells (iPSC) composed of P3HT/PC61BM blends on the ZnO modified with benzoic acid derivatives-based self-assembled monolayers (SAM) are fabricated. Compared with the device using the pristine ZnO, the devices with ZnO surface modified SAMs derived from benzoic acid such as 4-(diphenylamino)benzoic acid (DPA-BA) and 4-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)benzoic acid (Cz-BA) as an electron transporting layer show improved the performances. It is mainly attributed to the favorable interface dipole at the interface between ZnO and the active layer, the eective passivation of the ZnO surface traps, decrease of the work function and facilitating transport of electron from PCBM to ITO electrode. The power conversion eciency (PCE) of iPSCs based on DPA-BA and Cz-BA treated ZnO reaches 2.78 and 2.88%, respectively, while the PCE of the device based on untreated ZnO is 2.49%. The open circuit voltage values ($V_{oc}$) of the devices with bare ZnO and SAM treated ZnO are not much different. Whereas, higher the fill factor (FF) and lower the series resistance ($R_s$) are obtained in the devices with SAMs modification.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.1360-1366
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• 2018

The fungi associated with termites secrete enzymes such as laccase (multi-copper oxidase) that can degrade extracellular wood matrix. Laccase uses molecular oxygen as an electron acceptor to catalyze the degradation of organic compounds. Owing to its ability to transfer electrons from the cathodic electrode to molecular oxygen, laccase has the potential to be a biocatalyst on the surface of the cathodic electrode of a microbial fuel cell (MFC). In this study, a two-chamber MFC using the laccase-producing fungus Galactomyces reessii was investigated. The fungus cultured on coconut coir was placed in the cathode chamber, while an anaerobic microbial community was maintained in the anode chamber fed by industrial rubber wastewater and supplemented by sulfate and a pH buffer. The laccase-based biocathode MFC (lbMFC) produced the maximum open circuit voltage of 250 mV, output voltage of 145 mV (with a $1,000{\Omega}$ resistor), power density of $59mW/m^2$, and current density of $278mA/m^2$, and a 70% increase in half-cell potential. This study demonstrated the capability of laccase-producing yeast Galactomyces reessii as a biocatalyst on the cathode of the two-chamber lbMFC.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2016년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.153-153
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• 2016

Aluminum alloys have poor corrosion resistance compared to the pure aluminum due to the additive elements. Thus, anodizing technology artificially generating thick oxide films are widely applied nowadays in order to improve corrosion resistance. Anodizing is one of the surface modification techniques, which is commercially applicable to a large surface at a low price. However, most studies up to now have focused on its commercialization with hardly any research on the assessment and improvement of the physical characteristics of the anodized films. Therefore, this study aims to select the optimum temperature of sulfuric electrolyte to perform excellent corrosion resistance in the harsh marine environment through electrochemical experiment in the sea water upon generating porous films by variating the temperatures of sulfuric electrolyte. To fabricate uniform porous film of 5083 aluminum alloy, we conducted electro-polishing under the 25 V at $5^{\circ}C$ condition for three minutes using mixed solution of ethanol (95 %) and perchloric (70 %) acid with volume ratio of 4:1. Afterward, the first step surface modification was performed using sulfuric acid as an electrolyte where the electrolyte concentration was maintained at 10 vol.% by using a jacketed beaker. For anode, 5083 aluminum alloy with thickness of 5 mm and size of $2cm{\times}2cm$ was used, while platinum electrode was used for cathode. The distance between the two was maintained at 3 cm. Afterward, the irregular oxide film that was created in the first step surface modification was removed. For the second step surface modification process (identical to the step 1), etching was performed using mixture of chromic acid (1.8 wt.%) and phosphoric acid (6 wt.%) at $60^{\circ}C$ temperature for 30 minutes. Anodic polarization test was performed at scan rate of 2 mV/s up to +3.0 V vs open circuit potential in natural seawater. Surface morphology was compared using 3D analysis microscope to observe the damage behavior. As a result, the case of surface modification presented a significantly lower corrosion current density than that without modification, indicating excellent corrosion resistance.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.567-577
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• 1998

유한차분 시간영역 방법을 이용하여 연속 및 불연속 마이크로스트립올 해석할 때 홉수 경계조건은 Berenger의 완전 접합충(Perfectly Matched Layer:PML)올 3차원으로 적용하고, 전원의 인가는 기존의 마이크로스트립 전면(front face)에 인가하는 방법 대신 내부전원(Inner Source Technique:IST)을 이용하였다. 이 방법을 이용하면 de성분의 왜곡이 개선되고, 에베네센트(evanescent) 및 복사 전자계가 존재하는 측면과 윗면의 계산 영역올 줄이더라도 해석된 특성은 신뢰할 수 있는 결과를 얻올 수 있었다. 또한 내부전원의 위치를 조정함으로서 불완전한 경계조건에 의해서 발생되는 반사파의 영향올 효과적으로 제거할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 방법을 이용하여 마이크로스트립의 분산특성 및 특성임피던스를 계산하였다. 그리고 종단개방 마이크로스트립의 산란계수의 크기와 위상올 구하고 그 동가회로를 계산하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1822-1828
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• 2004

Electrochemical, in situ electrochemical scanning tunneling microscope (EC-STM), and attenuated total reflectance-FTIR (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopic methods were employed to investigate the preparation of atomically flat Si(111)-H surface in ammonium fluoride solutions. Electrochemical properties of atomically flat Si(111)-H surface were characterized by anodic oxidation and cathodic hydrogen evolution with the open circuit potential (OCP) of ca. -0.4 V in concentrated ammonium fluoride solutions. As soon as the natural oxide-covered Si(111) electrode was immersed in fluoride solutions, OCP quickly shifted to near -1 V, which was more negative than the flat band potential of silicon surface, indicating that the surface silicon oxide had to be dissolved into the solution. OCP changed to become less negative as the oxide layer was being removed from the silicon surface. In situ EC-STM data showed that the surface was changed from the initial oxidecovered silicon to atomically rough hydrogen-terminated surface and then to atomically flat hydrogenterminated surface as the OCP moved toward less negative potentials. The atomically flat Si(111)-H structure was confirmed by in situ EC-STM and ATR-FTIR data. The dependence of atomically flat Si(111)-H terrace on mis-cut angle was investigated by STM, and the results agreed with those anticipated by calculation. Further, the stability of Si(111)-H was checked by STM in ambient laboratory conditions.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.813-818
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• 2004

A systematic study of microbial fuel cells comprised of thermophilic Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus thermoglucosidasius has been carried out under various operating conditions. Substantial amount of electricity was generated when a redox mediator was used. Being affected by operation temperature, the maximum efficiency was obtained at 50$^{\circ}C$ with an open circuit voltage of ca. 0.7 V. While a small change around the optimum temperature did not make much effect on the cell performance, the rapid decrease in performance was observed above 70$^{\circ}C$. It was noticeable that fuel cell efficiency and discharge pattern strongly depended on the kind of carbon sources used in the initial culture medium. In the case of B. thermoglucosidasius, glucose alone was utilized constitutively as a substrate in the microbial fuel cell irrespective of used carbons sources. When B. licheniformis was cultivated with lactose as a carbon source, best charging characteristics were recorded. Trehalose, in particular, showed 41.2% coulombic efficiency when B. thermoglucosidasius was cultured in a starch-containing medium. Relatively good repetitive operation was possible with B. thermoglucosidasius cells up to 12 cycles using glucose as a carbon source, when they were cultured with lactose as an initial carbon source. This study demonstrates that highly efficient thermophilic microbial fuel cells can be constructed by a pertinent modulation of the operating conditions and by carefully selecting carbon sources used in the initial culture medium.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제44권9호
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• pp.54-58
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• 2007

LTPS TFT의 개발과 성능 향상은 패널에 다양한 디지털 회로를 내장하는 SOP의 비약적 발전에 기여하였다. 본 논문에서는 일반적으로 적용되는 낮은 성능의 CMOS 논리게이트를 대체할 수 있는 전류모드 논리(CML) 게이트의 설계 방법을 소개한다. CML 인버터는 낮은 로직스윙, 빠른 응답 특성을 갖도록 설계할 수 있음을 보였으며 높은 소비전력의 단점도 동작 속도가 높아질수록 CMOS의 경우와 근사해졌다. 아울러 전류 구동능력을 키울 필요가 없는 까닭에 많은 수의 소자가 사용되지만 면적은 오히려 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 특히 비반전 및 반전 출력이 동시에 생성되므로 noise immunity가 우수하다. 다수 입력을 갖는 NAND/AND 및 NOR/OR 게이트는 같은 회로에 입력신호를 바꾸어 구현할 수 있고 MUX와 XNOR/XOR 게이트도 같은 회로를 사용하여 구현할 수 있음을 보였다. 결론적으로 CML 게이트는 다양한 함수를 단순한 몇가지의 회로로 구성할 수 있으며 낮은 소비전력, 적은 면적, 개선된 동작속도 등을 동시에 추구할 수 있는 대안임을 확인하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.513-520
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• 2012

The electrochemical reaction of refuse derived fuel (RDF) and refuse plastic/paper fuel (RPF) was investigated in the direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) system. The open circuit voltage (OCV) of RPF was higher than RDF and other coals because of its thermal reactive characteristic under carbon dioxide. The thermal reactivity of fuels was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis method. and the reaction rate of RPF was higher than other fuels. The behavior of all sample's potential was analogous in the beginning region of electrochemical reactions due to similar functional groups on the surface of fuels analyzed by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy experiments. The potential level of RDF and RPF decreased rapidly comparing to coals in the next of the electrochemical reaction because the surface area and pore volume investigated by nitrogen gas adsorption tests were smaller than coals. This characteristic signifies the contact surface between electrolyte and fuel is restricted. The potential of fuels was maintained to the high current density region over 40 $mA/cm^2$ by total carbon component. The maximum power density of RDF and RPF reached up to 45~70% comparing to coal. The obvious improvement of maximum power density by increasing operating temperature was observed in both refuse fuels.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제34권1A호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 고속 이동성을 갖는 통신 시스템에서 회귀 신경망을 기반으로 한 페이딩 신호 예측 기법을 제안하고, 이를 이용한 송신 전력 제어를 제안하였다. 회귀 신경망의 연산 결과를 해석적으로 도출하여, 신경망 특유의 회로 복잡도 문제를 해결하고, 연산된 채널 예측치를 이용하여 최대비 결합(maximum ratio combining)방식으로 여러 개의 송신 안테나에 대하여 채널 이득을 산출하고, 이 산출된 값으로 송신 안테나 각각에 대한 송신 전력을 제어하였다. 모의 실험 결과 채널 예측 기반 전력 제어를 하지 않은 것에 비해 쥐어난 성능을 나타냄을 보여준다. 기존의 대부분의 연구들이 페이딩 신호에 강인한 수신기술에 대하여 연구를 하였거나 페이딩 신호에 대한 채널 예측도 저속의 이동성에 국한되어진 것에 비하여, 제안된 채널예측 방법은 개회로 전력제어에 적용하는 경우 송신단에서 페이딩의 영향을 제거하여 신호를 송신하기 때문에 수신 단에서 여타의 요소기술들을 매우 단순하게 설계하거나 시스템의 복잡도를 획기적으로 개선시킬 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.118-123
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• 2006

반복적인 작동/멈춤에 의해 고분자전해질 연료전지의 성능 감소가 촉진되며, 이는 연료전지 자동차의 상용화를 위해 반드시 해결되야 한다. 고분자전해질 연료전지 스택의 운전을 정지했을 때 연료극 유로에는 수소가, 공기극 유로에는 공기가 남아 있어 연료전지가 열림회로 전위 상태에 한동안 유지되며 이로 인해 촉매의 소결이 촉진되고 과산화수소 라디칼이 형성되어 전해질를 분해시키는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 반복적인 작동/멈춤이 따라 고분자전해질 연료전지의 성능 감소와 막-전극 접합체의 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하고, 운전 정지 시 잔존 수소를 제거함으로써 연료전지 스택의 내구성을 향상시키는 방법을 제안하였다.