• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2015년도 제49회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.146-146
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• 2015

We report the enhanced performance of poly(N-vinylcarbozole) (PVK)/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS)-based quantum-dot light-emitting diodes by inserting the polyaniline:poly (p-styrenesulfonic acid) (PANI:PSS) interlayer. The QD-LED with PANI:PSS interlayer exhibited a higher luminance and luminous current efficiency than that without PANI:PSS. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy results exhibited different electronic energy alignments of QD-LEDs with/without the PANI:PSS interlayer. By inserting the PANI:PSS interlayer, the hole-injection barrier at the QD layer/PVK interface was reduced from 1.45 to 1.23 eV via the energy level down-shift of the PVK layer. The reduced barrier height alleviated the interface carrier charging responsible for the deterioration of the current and luminance efficiency. This suggests that the insertion of PANI:PSS interlayer in QD-LEDs contributed to (i) increase the p-type conductivity and (ii) reduce the hole barrier height of QDs/PVK, which are critical factors leading to improve the efficiency of QD-LEDs.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.215-230
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• 2017

The development of hybrid systems comprising nanoparticles and polymers is an opening pathway for engineering nanocomposites exhibiting outstanding mechanical, optical, electrical, and magnetic properties. Among inorganic counterpart, iron oxide nanoparticles (IONP) exhibit high magnetization, controllable surface chemistry, spintronic properties, and biological compatibility. These characteristics enable them as a platform for biomedical applications and building blocks for bottom-up approaches, such as the layer-by-layer (LbL). In this regard, the present study is addressed to investigate IONP synthesised through co-precipitation route (average diameter around 7 nm), with either positive or negative surface charges, LbL assembled with sodium sulfonated polystyrene (PSS) or polyaniline (PANI). The surface and internal morphologies, and electrochemical properties of these nanocomposites were probed with atomic force microscopy, UV-vis and Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy, and electrochemical measurements. The nanocomposites display a globular morphology with IONP densely packed while surface dressed by polyelectrolytes. The investigation of the effect of thermal annealing (300 up to $600^{\circ}C$) on the oxidation process of IONP assembled with PSS was performed using Raman spectroscopy. Our findings showed that PSS protects IONP from oxidation/phase transformation to hematite up to $400^{\circ}C$. The electrochemical performance of nanocomposite comprising IONP and PANI were investigated in $0.5mol{\times}L^{-1}$ $Na_2SO_4$ electrolyte solution by cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry. Our findings indicate this structure as promising candidate for potential application as electrodes for supercapacitors.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.180-187
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• 2014

그래핀옥사이드(GO)와 전도성 고분자(PPy, PANI, PEDOT)로 이루어진 나노복합체를 제자리 화학중합을 통하여 제조하였으며, 전도성 고분자의 함량 증가에 따른 특성변화를 분석하였다. GO에 존재하는 반응성 그룹 그리고 GO-poly(4-styrene sulfonic acid)(PSSA) 복합체 및 세 종류 나노복합체에서 고분자의 존재를 확인하였으며, GO와 PSSA 또는 전도성 고분자 사이의 상호작용이 제안되었다. GO-PSS/PEDOT 나노복합체의 경우 PEDOT 함량이 증가함에 따라 라만 스펙트럼의 $I_D/I_G$ 값이 감소하였으며 특성 피크 위치도 크게 변화하였다. GO-PSS/PEDOT 나노복합체의 경우 PEDOT이 GO-PSSA 층을 박리시켜 그들 분자층 사이로 내부 삽입되어 있는 형태를 취하며 GO 또는 GO-PSSA 분자층이 열차단층으로 작용하게 되어 나노복합체는 GO 또는 GO-PSSA보다 열안정성이 향상되었다. 또한 GO-PSSA와 PEDOT 사이에 형성된 균일한 hybridization 모폴로지를 확인하였으며, GO-PSS/PEDOT 나노복합체의 경우 가장 우수한 전기전도성을 보여 주었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.203-214
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• 2022

Thermoelectric (TE) heating and cooling devices, which are able to directly convert thermal energy into electrical energy and vice versa, are effective and have exhibited a potential for energy harvesting. With the increasing consumer demands for various wearable electronics, organic-based TE composite materials offer a promise for the TE devices applications. Conductive polymers are widely used as flexible TE materials replacing inorganic materials due to their flexibility, low thermal conductivity, mechanical flexibility, ease of processing, and low cost. In this review, we briefly introduce the latest research trends in the flexible TE technology and provide a comprehensive summary of specific conductive polymer-based TE material fabrication technologies. We also summarize the manufacture for high-efficiency TE composites through the complexation of a conductive polymer matrix/inorganic TE filler. We believe that this review will inspire further research to improve the TE performance of conductive polymers.