• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.302-311
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• 2014

In this work, a FTTL (fishbone-type transmission line) structure was fabricated on PES (polyether sulfone) for a realization of transparent flexible wireless communication device, and its RF characteristics were investigated. According to the results, the FTTL on PES showed a short wavelength characteristic compared with conventional coplanar waveguide. Concretely, the wavelength of the FTTL was 2.23 mm at 50 GHz, which was 56.6 % of the conventional coplanar waveguide. According to the bandwidth extraction result, the passband of the FTTL on PES was 608 GHz. Unlike conventional periodic structures, the characteristic impedance of the FTTL on PES showed a very low frequency dependency, which means that the FTTL on PES can be used for application to transmission line and distributed passive components with a broadband operation frequency.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.353-361
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• 2016

This work presents an investigation of the radio frequency characteristics of an FTLPGS (fishbone-type transmission line employing periodic ground structure) fabricated on PES (polyether sulfone) for the realization of a transparent flexible wireless communication device. According to the results, the FTLPGS on PES showed a shorter wavelength characteristic when compared with a conventional coplanar waveguide. Concretely, the wavelength of the FTLPGS was 1.91 mm at 50 GHz, which was 48.5% of the conventional coplanar waveguide. The bandwidth extraction result showed that the passband of the FTLPGS on PES was 250 GHz. Unlike conventional periodic structures, the characteristic impedance of the FTLPGS on PES also showed a very low frequency dependency. A miniaturization of the RF circuit on the PES substrate was made possible by the FTLPGS on PES having shown characteristic impedance lower than that of conventional transmission lines. These results mean that, with a broadband operation frequency, the FTLPGS on PES is a suitable construction application for the transmission line and distributed passive components.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.142-145
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• 2015

In this work, open stubs were fabricated on a polyether sulfone (PES) substrate, and their basic radio frequency (RF) characteristics were investigated for application to RF matching components of a flexible monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC). According to the results, an open stub employing coplanar waveguide (OSCPW) on PES exhibited much lower loss than that on silicon substrate. The OSCPW with a length of $500{\mu}m$ on PES showed capacitance values of 0.031 ~ 0.044 pF from 0.5 to 50 GHz. For application to a relatively high-value capacitive matching, an open stub employing a fishbone-type transmission line (OSFTTL) was fabricated on PES, and its characteristics were investigated. The OSFTTL showed much higher capacitance values than the OSCPW due to the high effective permittivity value. Specifically, the OSFTTL on PES showed capacitance values of 0.066 ~ 0.24 pF from 0.5 to 50 GHz, which are higher than those for the open stub on silicon substrate. The above results indicate that the OSCPW and OSFTTL on PES can be effectively used for application to low/high-value capacitive matching components on microwave and millimeter wave flexible MMIC. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this work is the first report of the investigation of RF capacitive matching components on PES substrate.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.426-432
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• 2015

Poly(ether sulfone) (PES) embedded diglycidylether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) epoxy composites were fabricated for improving its mechanical properties and thermal stability. The mechanical properties such as tensile, flexural and impact strength of the composites changed significantly with the introduction of PES. The value of the fracture toughness of this composite also was increased remarkably about 24%. Thermal stability of PES/epoxy composites also improved 12%, which was calculated with integral procedural decomposition temperature (IPDT). From the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) result, the curing temperature and curing heat decreased according to the increase of PES contents. These were attributed to the good distribution and the formation of the semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs) composed of the epoxy network and linear PES.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.283.2-283.2
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• 2016

최근 ZnO는 무독성, 저가격, 수소 플라즈마에 대한 내구성 및 열적 안정성 등의 활발히 연구되고 있으며, III족 원소(Al, Ga, In) 불순물을 도핑하여 전기적 성질의 열적 불안정성을 해결하고 전기적 성질을 향상 시키고 또한 밴드갭 에너지가 3.3 eV 이상으로 증가하여 가시광선 영역에서 광투과율이 높은 투명도 전성 재료를 제공할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 RF Magnetron Sputtering을 이용하여 내열성과 광학적 측면에서 우수한 성능을 가지는 PES 기판에 표면 에너지를 높이고 치밀한 구조의 박막을 증착하기 위해서 $O_2$ 플라즈마 처리를 하여 ZnO계 투명 전도막을 제작함으로써 투명전극에서 요구하는 $10^{-3}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ 이하의 낮은 비저항과 80% 이상의 광투과율을 가지는 방안에 대하여 연구하였다. PES 기판 위에 고밀도 $O_2$ 플라즈마를 이용하여 전 처리를 실시한 후 4인치의 Al-doped ZnO(ZnO 98 wt% : $Al_2O_3$ 2 wt%), AZO의 타겟을 이용하여 상온에서 RF Magnetron Sputtering 법으로 AZO 박막을 증착하였다. PES 기판상의 AZO 박막 두께가(100~400nm) 증가함에 따라 캐리어 농도와 홀 이동도가 점차 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이는 박막 두께가 증가할수록 면저항과 비저항은 감소하며 결정립 크기가 커지고 결정입계에서 산란이 줄어들기 때문에 전기적 특성이 개선된 것으로 판단된다. 고밀도 $O_2$ 플라즈마 표면처리 시간이 증가함에 따라 플라스틱 기판의 결합에너지와 부착력이 증가하여 AZO 박막의 결정립 크기를 증가시키며, 접촉각은 감소하였다. 또한 급속열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 전기적 특성과 광학적 특성이 향상됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 제작된 AZO 박막은 급속열처리 시간 10분에서 온도 $200^{\circ}C$일 때, 캐리어 농도 $2.32{\times}10^{21}cm^{-3}$, 홀 이동도 $4.3cm^{-2}/V$로 가장 높은 것을 확인할 수 있었고, 가장 낮은 비저항 $1.07{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$과 가시광 영역(300 nm ~ 1100 nm)에서의 AZO 박막의 광 투과율은 약 86%를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Journal of Information Display
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.13-18
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• 2006

Currently, the flexible organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) are investigated. They are very vulnerable to moisture, and thus have been found to show some problems. Thus, an effective barrier layer is needed to protect from moisture in air. We deposited thin films with magnesium oxide (MgO) and silicon oxide $(SiO_{2})$ compounds mixed at various mixture ratios on flexible polyether sulfone (PES) substrates by an electron-beam evaporator to investigate their applizability for transparent barrier applications. In this study, we found that as the MgO fraction increased, thin films comprised of MgO and $(SiO_{2})$ compounds became more amorphous and their surface morphologies become smoother and denser. In addition, zirconium oxide $(ZrO_{2})$ was added to the above-mentioned compound mixtures. $ZrO_{2}$ made thin mixture films more amorphous and made the surface morphology denser and more uniform. The water vapor transmission rates (WVTRs) of the whole films decreased rapidly. The best WVTR was obtained by depositing thin films of Mg-Si-Zr-O compound among the whole thin films. As the thin mixture films became more amorphous, and the surface morphology become denser and more uniform, the WVTRs decreased. Therefore, the thin mixture films became more suitable for flexible OLED applications as transparent passivation layers against moisture in air.