• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.68-74
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• 2003

The effects of Niobium on the structure and properties(especially electric properties) of passive film of Zirconium alloys in pH 8.5 buffer solution are examined by the photo-electrochemical analysis. For Zr-xNb alloys (x = 0, 0.45, 1.5, 2.5 wt%), photocurrent began to increase at the incident energy of 3.5 ~ 3.7 eV and exhibited the $1^{st}$ peak at 4.3 eV and the $2^{nd}$ peak at 5.7 eV. From $(i_{ph}hv)^{1/2}$ vs. hv plot, indirect band gap energies $E_g{^1}$= 3.01~3.47 eV, $E_g{^2}$= 4.44~4.91 eV were obtained. With increasing Nb content, the relative photocurrent intensity of $1^{st}$ peak significantly increased. Compared with photocurrent spectrum of thermal oxide of Zr-2.5Nb, It was revealed that $1^{st}$ peak in photocurrent spectrum for the passive film formed on Zr-Nb alloy was generated by two types of electron transitions; the one caused by hydrous $ZrO_2$ and the other created by Nb. Two electron transition sources were overlapped over the same range of incident photon energy. In the photocurrent spectrum for passive film formed on Zr-2.5Nb alloy in which Nb is dissolved into matrix by quenching, the relative photocurrent intensity of $1^{st}$ peak increased, which implies that dissolved Nb act as another electron transition source.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.673-676
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• 2003

We have investigated $Al_{x}$ $Ga_{l-x}$ N/GaN epilayers (x = 0.08, 0.15) grown by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy on sapphire with photoluminescence(PL), and persistent photoconductivity(PPC) experiments. An anomalous S-shaped shift behavior of temperature dependencies of PL peak energy is observed for the x = 0.15 sample. In PPC measurement, showed that the dark current recovery time of $Al_{x}$$Ga_{l-x}$ N/GaN epilayers mainly depends on the Al content. These behaviors are usually attributed to the presence of carrier localization states. All these phenomena are explained based on the alloy compositional fluctuations in the $Al_{x}$ /$Ga_{l-x}$ N/ epilayers. The photocurrent quenching observed in PPC measurements for $Al_{x}$ $Ga_{l-x}$ N/ epilayers less than 0.2 $\mu\textrm{m}$ thickness indicates that the presence of metastable state in the bandgap of GaN layer, and that the excess holes in the valence band recombine with free electrons.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.553-557
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• 1999

MOCVD로 성장된 $A1_x$$Ga_{1-x}$N/GaN 박막의 광학적 특성을 이해하기 위하여 실온에서 광발광(PL), 광전류)PC), 광단속에 의한 광권도도(PPC) 측정하였다. PL과 PC로 결정된 $A1_x$$Ga_{1-x}$N/GaN 박막의 광학적 에너지 간격은 3.7eV 이었다. PC측정 시 빛을 시료의 위쪽에서 조사시켰을 때에는 3.70, 3.40eV의 peak와 2.2eV 근방에서 broad한 peak가 관측되었다. 그러나 기판 쪽에서 빛을 조사시켰을 때의 PC 스펙트럼은 2.2eV 근방에서 broad한 peak와 3.43eV peak 만을 볼 수 있었다. PPC실험에서 관측된 photocurrent quenching과 비정상적인 PPC현상은 GaN 띠간격내에 형성된 전위나 vacancy 등의 결정결함 준위내에 전자들이 포획되고 오랫동안 포화되어 있다가 다시 방전되는 현상으로 보인다.

• Rapid Communication in Photoscience
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.79-81
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• 2013

A novel method of fabricating polythiophene-gold nanoparticle composite film electrodes for photoelectric conversion is demonstrated. The method includes electrodeposition of gold and electropolymerization of 2,2'-bithiophene onto an indium-tin-oxide (ITO) electrode. First, electrodeposition of gold onto the ITO electrode was carried out with various repetition times of pulsed applied potential (0.25 s at -2.0 V vs. Ag/AgCl) in an aqueous solution of $HAuCl_4$. Significant progress of the number density of deposited gold nanoparticles was confirmed from scanning electron micrographs, from 4 (1 time) to 25% (15 times). Next, electropolymerization of 2,2'-bithiophene onto the above ITO electrode was performed under controlled charge condition (+1.4 V vs. Ag wire, 15 $mC/cm^2$). Structural characterization of as-fabricated films were carried out by spectroscopic and electron micrographic methods. Photocurrent responses from the sample film electrodes were investigated in the presence of electron acceptors (methyl viologen and oxygen). Photocurrent intensities increased with increasing the density of deposited gold nanoparticles up to ~10%, and tended to decrease above it. It suggests that the surplus gold nanoparticles exhibit quenching effects rather than enhancement effects based on localized electric fields induced by surface plasmon resonance of the deposited gold nanoparticles.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.461-468
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• 2006

MEH-PPV/DFPP 혼합물의 고분자 박막에서 광학적 특성들이 최초로 조사되었다. 여기서 사용된 BFPP(N, N'-diperfluorophenyl-3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic diimide)는 새로운 n형 고분자인데 공기 중에서 안정성이 우수하고 일반 용매에서 잘 용해되었다. 1:19 DFPP:MEH-PPV 혼합물의 경우 매우 효율적인 형광소멸이 관측되었다. 더불어 이 MEH-PPV/DFPP 광전 셀의 광전류 응답특성들이 측정되었다. 빛의 세기가 $50mW/cm^2$일 때 단락전류 밀도는 단일 층의 MEH-PPV 소자들보다 2배 이상 되었다.