• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.91-91
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• 2010

본 논문은 펄스 직류전원 (Pulse DC) 플라즈마 소스와 반응성 가스인 $CF_4$와 불활성 가스인 Ar를 혼합하여 산업에서 널리 사용되는 유기고분자인 Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), 그리고 Polycarbonate (PC) 샘플을 건식 식각한 결과에 대한 것이다. 각각의 샘플은 감광제 도포 후에 자외선을 조사하는 포토레지스트 방법으로 마스크를 만들었다. 펄스 직류전원 플라즈마 시스템을 사용하면 다양한 변수를 줄 수 있다는 장점이 있다. 공정 변수는 Pulse DC Voltage는 300 - 500 V, Pulse DC reverse time $0.5{\sim}2.0\;{\mu}s$, Pulse DC Frequency 100~250 kHz 이었다. 변수 각각의 값이 높아질수록 고분자의 식각률이 높아졌다. 특히, PMMA의 식각률이 가장 높았으며 PET, PC 순이었다. 샘플 중 PC의 식각률이 가장 낮은 이유는 고분자 결합 중에 이중결합의 벤젠 고리 모양을 포함하고 있어 분자 결합력이 비교적 높기 때문으로 사료된다. 기계적 펌프만을 사용한 공정 전 압력은 30 mTorr이었다. 쓰로틀 밸브를 완전 개방한 상태에서 식각 공정 중 진공 압력은 $CF_4$ 가스유량이 늘어날수록 증가하였다. 식각률 역시 $CF_4$ 가스유량(총 가스 유량은 10 sccm)이 많을수록 증가함을 보여주었다 (PMMA: 10 sccm $CF_4$에서 330 nm/min, 3.5 sccm $CF_4$/6.5 sccm Ar에서 260 nm/min., PET: 10 sccm $CF_4$에서 260 nm/min, 3.5 sccm $CF_4$/6.5 sccm Ar에서 210 nm., PC: 10 sccm $CF_4$에서 230 nm, 3.5 sccm $CF_4c$/6.5 sccm Ar에서 160 nm). 이는 펄스 직류전원 플라즈마 식각에서 $CF_4$와 Ar의 가스 혼합비를 조절함으로서 고분자 소재의 식각률을 적절히 변화시킬 수 있다는 것을 의미한다. 표면 거칠기는 실험 후 표면단차 측정기와 전자 현미경 등을 이용하여 식각한 샘플의 표면을 측정하여 알 수 있었다. 실험전 기준 샘플 표면 거칠기는 PMMA는 1.53nm, PET는 3.1nm, PC는 1.54nm 이었다. 식각된 샘플들의 표면 거칠기는 PMMA는 3.59~10.59 nm, PET은 5.13~11.32 nm, PC는 1.52~3.14 nm 범위였다. 광학 발광 분석기 (Optical emission spectroscopy)를 이용하여 식각 공정 중 플라즈마 발광특성을 분석한 결과, 탄소 원자 픽 (424.662 nm)과 아르곤 원자 픽 (751.465 nm, 763.510 nm)의 픽의 존재를 확인하였다. 이 때 탄소 픽은 $CF_4$ 가스에서 발생하였을 것으로 추측한다. 본 발표를 통해 펄스 직류전원 $CF_4$/Ar의 고분자 식각 결과에 대해 보고할 것이다.

• 한국근적외분광분석학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국근적외분광분석학회 2001년도 NIR-2001
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• pp.1248-1248
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• 2001

Mastitis is a major problem for the global dairy industry and causes substantial economic losses from decreasing milk production and considerable compositional changes in milk, reducing milk quality. The potential of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy in the region from 1100 to 2500nm and chemometric method for classification to detect milk from mastitic cows was investigated. A total of 189 milk samples from 7 Holstein cows were collected for 27 days, consecutively, and analyzed for somatic cells (SCC). Three of the cows were healthy, and the rest had mastitis periods during the experiment. NIR transflectance milk spectra were obtained by the InfraAlyzer 500 spectrophotometer in the spectral range from 1100 to 2500nm. All samples were divided into calibration set and test set. Class variable was assigned for each sample as follow: healthy (class 1) and mastitic (class 2), based on milk SCC content. The classification of the samples was performed using soft independent modeling of class analogy (SIMCA) and different spectral data pretreatment. Two concentration of SCC - 200 000 cells/ml and 300 000 cells/ml, respectively, were used as thresholds fer separation of healthy and mastitis cows. The best detection accuracy was found for models, obtained using 200 000 cells/ml as threshold and smoothed absorbance data - 98.41% from samples in the calibration set and 87.30% from the samples in the independent test set were correctly classified. SIMCA results for classes, based on 300 000 cells/ml threshold, showed a little lower accuracy of classification. The analysis of changes in the loading of first PC factor for group of healthy milk and group of mastitic milk showed, that separation between classes was indirect and based on influence of mastitis on the milk components. The accuracy of mastitis detection by SIMCA method, based on NIR spectra of milk would allow health screening of cows and differentiation between healthy and mastitic milk samples. Having SIMCA models, mastitis detection would be possible by using only DIR spectra of milk, without any other analyses.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.48-52
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• 2017

In this study, we used I-V spectroscopy, photoconductivity (PC) yield and internal photoemission (IPE) yield using IPE spectroscopy to characterize the Schottky barrier heights (SBH) at insulator-semiconductor interfaces of Pt/$HfO_2$/p-type Si metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) capacitors. The leakage current characteristics of the MIS capacitor were analyzed according to the J-V and C-V curves. The leakage current behavior of the capacitors, which depends on the applied electric field, can be described using the Poole-Frenkel (P-F) emission, trap assisted tunneling (TAT), and direct tunneling (DT) models. The leakage current transport mechanism is controlled by the trap level energy depth of $HfO_2$. In order to further study the SBH and the electronic tunneling mechanism, the internal photoemission (IPE) yield was measured and analyzed. We obtained the SBH values of the Pt/$HfO_2$/p-type Si for use in Fowler plots in the square and cubic root IPE yield spectra curves. At the Pt/$HfO_2$/p-type Si interface, the SBH difference, which depends on the electrical potential, is related to (1) the work function (WF) difference and between the Pt and p-type Si and (2) the sub-gap defect state features (density and energy) in the given dielectric.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.192-198
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• 2021

The battery's State of Health (SOH) is a critical parameter in the process of battery use, as it represents the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) of the battery. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) is a widely used technique in observing the state of the battery. The measured impedance at certain frequencies can be used to evaluate the state of the battery, as it is intimately tied to the underlying chemical reactions. In this work, a low-cost portable EIS instrument is developed on the basis of the ARM Cortex-M4 Microcontroller Unit (MCU) for measuring the impedance spectrum of Li-ion battery packs. The MCU uses a built-in DAC module to generate the sinusoidal sweep perturbation signal. Moreover, it performs the dual-channel acquisition of voltage and current signals, calculates impedance using a Digital Lock-in Amplifier (DLA), and transmits the result to a PC. By using LabVIEW, an interface was developed with the real-time display of the EIS information. The developed instrument was suitable for measuring the impedance spectrum of the battery pack up to 1000 V. The measurement frequency range of the instrument was from 1 hz to 1 Khz. Then, to prove the performance of the developed system, the impedance of a Samsung SM3 battery pack and a Bexel pouch module were measured and compared with those obtained by the commercial instrument.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2012

LNG저장탱크의 보냉제로 사용되는 폴리우레탄 폼의 NCO index에 대한 영향을 알아보기 위해 대체발포제인 HFC-365mfc를 사용하여 NCO index와 촉매를 변화시키면서 폴리우레탄 폼을 합성하였다. 폴리우레탄 폼의 물성변화를 고찰하기 위해 만능시험기, 시차주사열량계, 주사전자현미경, 적외선 분광기를 이용하였다. 촉매의 종류를 PC-8과 33LV, TMR-2로 변화시키고 양을 변화시킨 결과 촉매의 종류에 따라 압축강도의 차이가 발생하였으나 밀도에는 영향을 미치지 않음을 확인하였다. 또한 촉매의 첨가량이 증가할수록 압축강도도 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 겔화촉매인 PC-8과 33LV를 사용한 폼을 노화시킨 결과 NCO index가 증가하면 유리전이온도와 압축강도가 증가하였으나 삼량화 촉매인(TMR-2)를 사용한 폼을 노화시킨 결과 노화전후의 물성차이가 발생하지 않았으며 이는 초기 반응시 삼량화 여부에 기인함을 FT-IR을 사용하여 규명하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.16
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• pp.533-538
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• 2003

It has been shown that ion implantation produces remarkable improvements in surface-sensitive physical and chemical properties as well as other mechanical properties, in polymers. In this study, ion implantation was performed onto polymer, PC(polycarbonate), in order to investigate surface hydrophilic property through contact angle measurement using distilled water. PC was irradiated with N, Ar, Xe ions at the irradiation energy of $20\;{\sim}\;50keV$ and the dose range of $5{\times}10^{15},\;1{\times}10^{16},\;7{\times}10^{16}\;ions/cm^2$. The contact angle of water has been reduced with increasing fluence and ion mass but increased with increasing implanted energy. The changes of chemical and structural property are discussed in view of infrared spectroscopy and FT-IR, XPS, which shows increasing C-O bonding and C-C bonding. The root mean square of surface roughness examined by means of AFM changed smoothly from 0.387nm to 0.207nm and the change of wettability was discussed with respect to elastic and inelastic collisions obtained as results of TRIM simulation. It was found that wettability of the modified PC surface was affected on change of functional group and nuclear stopping or linear energy transfer(LET, energy deposited per unit track length per ion) that causes chain scission by displacing atom from polymer chains, but was not greatly dependant on surface morphology.

• 센서학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2005

For more convenient electrode-electrolyte interface impedance analysis in biosensor, a stand-alone impedance measurement system is required. In our study, we developed a PC-based portable system to analyze impedance of the electrochemical cell using microprocessor. The devised system consists of signal generator, programmable amplifiers, A/D converter, low pass filter, potentiostat, I/V converter, microprocessor, and PC interface. As a microprocessor, PIC16F877 which has the processing speed of 5 MIPS was used. For data acquisition, the sampling rate at 40 k samples/sec, resolution of 12 bit is used. RS-232 with 115.2 kbps speed is used for the PC communication. The square wave was used as stimuli signal for impedance analysis and voltage-controlled current measurement method of three-electrode-method were adopted. Acquired voltage and current data are calculated to multifrequency impedance signal after Fourier transform. To evaluate the implemented system, we set up the dummy cell as equivalent circuit of which was composed of resistor, parallel circuit of capacitor and resistor connected in parallel and measured the impedance of the dummy cell; the result showed that there exist accuracy within 5 % errors and reproduction within 1 % errors compared to output of Hioki LCR tester and HP impedance analyzer as a standard product. These results imply that it is possible to analyze electrode-electrolyte interface impedance quantitatively in biosensor and to implement the more portable high speed impedance analysis system compared to existing systems.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2008

Formation of ${\beta}$-amyloid $(A{\beta})$ fibrils has been identified as one of the major characteristics of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Inhibition of $A{\beta}$ fibril formation in the CNS would be attractive therapeutic targets for the treatment of AD. Several small compounds that inhibit amyloid formation or amyloid neurotoxicity in vitro have been known. Citrate has surfactant function effect because of its molecular structure having high anionic charge density, in addition to the well-known antibacterial and antioxidant properties. Therefore, we hypothesized that citrate might have the inhibitory effect against $A{\beta}$ fibril formation in vitro and have the protective effect against $A{\beta}$-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells. We examined the effect of citrate against the formation of $A{\beta}$ fibrils by measuring the intensity of fluorescence in thioflavin-T (Th-T) assay of between $A{\beta}_{25-35}$ groups treated with citrate and the control with $A{\beta}_{25-35}$ alone. The neuroprotective effect of citrate against $A{\beta}$-induced toxicity in PC12 cells was investigated using the WST-1 assay. Fluorescence spectroscopy showed that citrate inhibited dose-dependently the formation of $A{\beta}$ fibrils from ${\beta}$-amyloid peptides. The inhibition percentages of $A{\beta}$ fibril formation by citrate (1, 2.5, and 5 mM) were 31%, 60%, and 68% at 7 days, respectively in thioflavin-T (Th-T) assay. WST-1 assay revealed that the toxic effect of $A{\beta}_{25-35}$ was reduced, in a dose-dependent manner to citrate. The percentages of neuroprotection by citrate (1, 2.5, and 5 mM) against $A{\beta}-induced$ toxicity were 19%, 31 %, and 34%, respectively. We report that citrate inhibits the formation of $A{\beta}$ fibrils in vitro and has neuroprotective effect against $A{\beta}$-induced toxicity in PC12 cells. Neuroprotective effects of citrate against $A{\beta}$ might be, to some extent, attributable to its inhibition of $A{\beta}$ fibril formation. Although the mechanism of anti-amyloidogenic activity is not clear, the possible mechanism is that citrate might have two effects, salting-in and surfactant effects. These results suggest that citrate could be of potential therapeutic value in Alzheimer's disease.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2002년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.188-191
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• 2002

3-D orthogonal woven carbon/Al composites were fabricated using a pressure infiltration casting method. Especially, to minimize geometrical deformation of fiber pattern and $Al_4C_3$ formation, the process parameters of the minimum pressurizing force, melting temperature, delay and holding time of molten aluminum pressurizing was optimized through the PC-controlled monitoring system. Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) was utilized to measure the effective elastic constants of 3-D orthogonal woven carbon/Al composites. The CTE measurement was conducted using strain gages in a heating oven.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1996년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.109-112
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• 1996

The purpose of this study is to research and develop solid polymer electrolyte(SPE) for all-stolid-state lithium battery. We investigated conductivity, electrochemical properites and impedence spectroscopy of poly(ethylene oxide)[PEO]/poly(vinylidene fluoride)[PVOF] blend electrolytes and charge/discharge cycling of LiCoO$_2$/SPE/Li cell. By adding PVDF and plasticizer to PEO-LICIO$_4$electrolyte, its condustivity was higher than that of PEO-LiCIO$_4$electrolyte. Also PEO$_4$PVDF$_4$LiClO$_4$PC$_{5}$EC$_{5}$ remains stable up to 4.4V vs Li/Li. The discharge capacity of the LiCoO$_2$composite cathode was 92mAh/g based on LiCoO$_2$.EX>.