• Journal of Surface Science and Engineering
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.243-247
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• 2010

The micro Vickers hardness and internal stress of Ni-Fe metal thin film synthesized by electrodeposition method at $25^{\circ}C$ were studied as a function of bath composition, and surface microstructure and atomic compositions of thin films were investigated by SEM and EDS. And the shape change of $200\;{\AA}$ Ni-Fe nanowires made using anodic aluminum oxide(AAO) templates by electrodeposition method were observed by SEM as a function of ultrasonic treatment time and bath composition. The Fe deposition contents on the substrate non-linearly increased with Fe ion concentration over total metal ion concentration. In case of low Fe contents film, the grain size is smaller and denser than high Fe contents deposited films, and the micro Vickers hardness increased with Fe contents of electrodeposited films. These results affected the shape change of nanowire after ultrasonic treatments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.92.1-92.1
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• 2018

표면증강 라만 산란(Surface Enhancement Raman Scattering, SERS) 기판의 경우, 규칙적인 배열을 갖는 나노구조 및 나노패턴 기판과 금속 나노구조의 고밀도 패킹이 고감도 화학물질 검출에 중요하다. 또한 폭넓은 응용 가능성에도 불구하고 기판 제작의 비용이 높고 재현성이 떨어져 상용화에 어려움을 겪고 있다. 본 연구에서는 다공성 알루미나(Anodic Aluminum Oxide, AAO)를 사용하여 Ag 나노입자가 코팅된 나노기둥 배열(Nanopillar array)을 갖는 고분자 필름의 SERS-active 기판을 제작하여 공정비용을 낮추고, 대면적화로 생산성을 높이고자 한다. 다단계 양극산화 공정과 복제 기술을 통해 다양한 지름과 높이를 갖는 맥주병 형상의 나노기둥 배열을 제조하였고, aspect ratio가 2.3인 나노기둥 배열에서 최대의 SERS 신호 강도와 높은 재현성을 확인하였다. SERS 신호의 세기는 Ag 나노입자가 코팅된 나노기둥 배열의 열처리 온도와 분석 물질의 농도에 따라 비례하며 이를 바탕으로 정량적인 고감도 진단, 바이오 화학 물질 센서에 매우 적합함을 알 수 있다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.413-416
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• 2011

An array of FeCo nanotubes has been successfully fabricated in the pores of porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates by wetting templates method. The morphology and structure of the nanotube array were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction. The average diameter of the nanotubes was about 200 nm, and the length was more than 10 ${\mu}m$. Vibrating sample magnetometer and superconducting quantum interference device were used to investigate the magnetic properties of the nanotube array. Interaction between the nanotubes has been found to be demagnetizing as expected and the switching field distribution is broad.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.115.2-115.2
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• 2016

Al alloys are being used widely for automobile, aerospace and mechanical components because of their high strength ratio to weight. However, still they suffer from abrasion or corrosion owing to insufficient resistances to friction or mechanical impact and chemical attack. Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) method is one of the promising surface treatment methods for Al alloys which can render better hardness than aluminum anodic oxide (AAO) films prepared by conventional anodizing method in acidic solutions. In this presentation, some basic nature of PEO film formation and growth process on Al alloys will be presented based on the experimental results obtained and discussed in view of dielectric breakdown and reformation and the role of various anions in film breakdown and reformation of PEO films.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.45-50
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• 2012

In this paper, we investigated the effect of nanostructure on the cell behaviors such as adhesion and growth rate. Nanoporous structures with various diameters (30, 40, 45, 50, 60 nm) and 500 nm of the depth were fabricated using the anodizing method. The water contact angle of the surface consisting of nanopores with 30 nm diameter was 40 degree and those were 60~70 degree in cases of nanopores with over 40 nm diameter. Hela cells were cultivated on various nanoporous structure surface to investigate the cell behavior on nanostructure. As a result, Hela cells preferred 30 nm diameter nanoporous surface that has lower water contact angle. This result was confirmed by protein adsorption experiment and scanning electron microscope investigation.

• Journal of Surface Science and Engineering
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.25-29
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• 2021

The fabrication of nanopore membrane by deposition of Al2O3 film using electron-beam evaporation, which is fast, cost-effective, and negligible dependency on substance material, is investigated for potential applications in water purification and sensors. The decreased nanopore diameter owing to increased wall thickness is observed when Al2O3 film is deposited on anodic aluminum oxide membrane at higher deposition rate, although the evaporation process is generally known to induce a directional film deposition leading to the negligible change of pore diameter and wall thickness. This behavior can be attributed to the collision of evaporated Al2O3 particles by the decreased mean free path at higher deposition rate condition, resulting in the accumulation of Al2O3 materials on both the surface and the edge of the wall. The reduction of nanopore diameter by Al2O3 film deposition can be applied to the nanopore membrane fabrication with sub-100 nm pore diameter.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.217-220
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• 2009

This paper presents fabrication method of nano-structured PMMA substrates as well as evaluations of their optical transmittance. For anti-reflective surface, surface coating method had been conventionally used. However, it requires high cost, complicated process and post-processing times. In this study, we suggested the fabrication method of anti-reflective surface by the hot embossing process. Using the nano patterned master fabricated by anodic aluminum oxidation process. Anodic aluminum oxide(AAO) is widely used as templates or a molds for various applications such as carbon nano tube (CNT), nano rod and nano dots. Anodic aluminum oxidation process provides highly ordered regular nano-structures on the large area, while conventional pattering methods such as E-beam and FIB can fabricate arbitrary nano-structures on small area. We fabricated a porous alumina hole array with various inter-pore distance and pore diameter. In order to replicate nano-structures using alumina nano hole array patterns, we have carried out hot-embossing process with PMMA substrates. Finally the nano-structured PMMA substrates were fabricated and their optical transmittances were measured in order to evaluate the charateristivs of anti-reflection. Anti-reflective structure can be applied to various displays and automobile components.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.367-375
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• 2016

Although the bucky paper (BP) made from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possesses beneficial characteristics of hydrophobic nature and high porosity for membrane distillation (MD) application, weak mechanical strength of BP has often prevented the stable operation. This study aims to fabricate the BP with high mechanical strength to improve its MD performance. The strategy was to increase the purity level of CNTs with an assumption that purer CNTs would increase the Van der Waals attraction, leading to the improvement of mechanical strength of BP. According to this study results, the purification of CNT does not necessarily enhance the mechanical strength of BP. The BP made from purer CNTs demonstrated a high flux ($142kg/m^2{\cdot}h$) even at low ${\Delta}T$ ($50^{\circ}C$ and $20^{\circ}C$) during the experiments of direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). However, the operation was not stable because a crack quickly formed. Then, a support layer of AAO (anodic aluminum oxide) filter paper was introduced to reinforce the mechanical strength of BP. The support reinforcement was able to increase the mechanical strength, but wetting occurred. Therefore, the mixed matrix membrane (PSf-CNT) using CNTs as filler to polysulphone was fabricated. The DCMD operation with the PSf-CNT membrane was stable, although the flux was low ($6.1kg/m^2{\cdot}h$). This result suggests that the mixed matrix membrane could be more beneficial for the stable DCMD operation than the BP.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.39.1-39.1
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 전해증착법을 이용하여 결정성 ZnTe 나노와이어를 성장시켰고, 구조적 및 전기적 특성을 평가하였다. 또한 나노와이어 성장에 앞서, 결정성 ZnTe 박막을 전해증착법으로 형성하였고, 그 박막의 특성을 관찰하였다. 화학양론적(stoichiometric) 조성을 가지는 박막을 성장시키기 위하여, 순환전류전압법(cyclicvoltammetry)을 이용하여 Zn, Te, 이온들과 구연산 착화체(citrate-complexes)로 구성된 수용액 전해질에서 각 원소의 환원전위 분석이 이루어졌고, 과전압(overpotential)과 전해질 온도와 농도등과 같은 전해증착 조건에 따라 박막을 증착하였다. 각 조건에서 전해증착된 박막은 주사전자현미경(SEM)과 EDS를 이용하여 표면과 두께 그리고 성분분석을 하였고, XRD 분석법을 이용하여 박막의 결정성 변화를 관찰하였다. 박막증착 실험에서의 알맞은 증착조건을 나노와이어 전해증착실험에 적용하여, 다공성의 양극산화알루미늄(Anodic Aluminium Oxide, AAO) 템플레이트를 이용하여 bottom-up 방식으로 결정성 ZnTe 나노와이어를 성장시켰다. 수산화 나트륨(NaOH)용액을 이용하여 템플레이트를 선택적으로 에칭하여 제거한 후, ZnTe 나노와이어의 구조적 및 전기적 특성을 분석하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.95-100
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• 2016

We suggest and simulate an optical filter that a red wavelength range cannot transmit to protect the psychological stress that originates from the cognition of red color in emergency medical technicians. When a nanohole hexagonal array is fabricated on gold film using Anodic Aluminum Oxide (AAO), the blocked wavelength can be tuned by the hole diameter and film thickness. The characteristic of the transmittance for normal incident white light is simulated with Finite Element Method (FEM) in the MATLAB platform. Although the transmittance of the overall wavelength is reduced by 50% by the gold film, the transmittance of the red wavelength range is decreased by over 87%.