• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.311-317
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• 2008

Zebrafish were exposed to commercial silver nanoparticles (${\sim}$10-20 nm) at 0.4 and 4 ppm during cadual fin regeneration. The silver was in the $Ag^+$ ionic form. Fin regeneration was slow in the group exposed to the lower concentration. The cadual fin, gill, and muscle were assayed after 48 hours and subjected to histological analysis. In all tissues sampled, fish exposed to nanoparticles exhibited infiltration, large mitochondria with empty matrices, and accumulation of nano-sized silver in blood vessels. The results suggested mitochondrial damage and induction of inflammation. Microarray analysis of RNA from young zebrafish (52 hours post-fertilization) that were exposed to nanometer-sized silver particles, showed alteration in expression of the p53 gene pathway related to apoptosis. Gene expression changes in the nanoparticle-treated zebrafish led to phenotypic changes, reflecting increased apoptosis.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.79-83
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• 2018

EMI 스프레이 코팅막의 차폐효과(Shield Effectiveness, SE)를 측정하기 위한 정확한 방법을 제안하였다. 고주파 시뮬레이션을 한 후에 원형 동축 표준 측정기를 제작하였다. 원형 동축 표준 측정기에 삽입하기 위하여 EMI 스프레이 코팅막의 시료를 가공하였다. 차폐효과 측정을 위한 측정기는 에이질런트 8722ES 벡터 네트워크 분석기를 이용하였다. 이러한 측정기와 측정시료의 구성으로 구리와 은의 혼합 스프레이 코팅 시료의 정확한 차폐효과를 측정하였다. 동박 시료의 차폐효과는 70 dB로 측정되었고, 구리와 은의 혼합 스프레이 코팅 시료의 차폐효과는 60 dB로 측정되었다. 이와 같은 측정 결과로 원형 동축 표준 측정기의 신뢰성을 확인하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.131-135
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• 2020

Silver nanowire (AgNW) networks have been adopted as a front electrode in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin film solar cells due to their low cost and compatibility with the solution process. When an AgNW network is applied to a CIGS thin film solar cell, reflection loss can increase because the CdS layer, with a relatively high refractive index (n ~ 2.5 at 550 nm), is exposed to air. To resolve the issue, we apply solution-processed ZnO nanorods to the AgNW network as an anti-reflective coating. To obtain high performance of the optical and electrical properties of the ZnO nanorod and AgNW network composite, we optimize the process parameters - the spin coating of AgNWs and the concentration of zinc nitrate and hexamethylene tetramine (HMT - to fabricate ZnO nanorods. We verify that 10 mM of zinc nitrate and HMT show the lowest reflectance and 10% cell efficiency increase when applied to CIGS thin film solar cells.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2020

The silver nanowires (AgNWs) were synthesized by the conventional polyol process, which revealed 25 ㎛ and 30 nm of average length and diameter, respectively. The synthesized AgNWs were applied to the CdSe/CdZnS quantum dot (QD) based transparent light-emitting device (LED). The device using a randomly networked AgNWs electrode had some problems such as the high threshold voltage (for operating the device) due to the random pores from the networked AgNWs. As a method of improvement, a composite electrode was formed by overlaying the ZnO:Ga on the AgNWs network. The device used the composite electrode revealed a low threshold voltage (4.4 Vth) and high current density compared to the AgNWs only electrode device. The brightness and current density of the device using composite electrode were 55.57 cd/㎡ and 41.54 mA/㎠ at the operating voltage of 12.8 V, respectively, while the brightness and current density of the device using (single) AgNWs only were 1.71 cd/㎡ and 2.05 mA/㎠ at the same operating voltage. The transmittance of the device revealed 65 % in a range of visible light. Besides the reliability of the devices was confirmed that the device using the composite electrode revealed 2 times longer lifetime than that of the AgNWs only electrode device.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2018

콘포멀 스프레이 코팅으로 형성한 EMI 차단막으로 차폐효과(SE)를 얼마나 개선할 수 있는지 연구하였다. 차단막을 형성하는데 사용한 재료는 도체 분말을 아크릴계 바인더에 혼합한 금속-레진 복합재료이며, 금속분말로는 은(Ag)과 니켈(Ni)을 비교하였다. 재료의 점도는 400 cPs와 100 cPs에서 차폐성능을 비교하였다. 차단막의 두께는, 은의 경우 20 um에서 50 um, 니켈의 경우 60 um에서 120 um로 만들어 비교하였다. 차폐효과의 측정은 동축형 표준 측정기를 이용하여 ASTM D4935 방법으로 수행하였다. 니켈 시료보다 은 시료의 차폐효과가 우수했다. 차폐효과는 차단막 두께와 비례해 증가하지만 35 um 이상에서 더 이상 증가하지 않는다는 사실도 관찰하였다. 가장 차폐효과가 좋은 경우는 35 um 두께 은 시료 차단막으로, 63 dB의 차폐효과가 측정되었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.421-425
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• 2020

A transparent quantum dot (QD)-based light-emitting diode (LED) with silver nanowire (Ag NW) and indium-tin oxide (ITO) hybrid electrode is demonstrated. The device consists of an Ag NW-ITO hybrid cathode (-), zinc oxide, poly (9-vinylcarbazole) (PVK), CdSe/CdZnS QD, tungsten trioxide, and ITO anode (+). The device shows pure green-color emission peaking at 548 nm, with a narrow spectral half width of 43 nm. Devices with hybrid cathodes show better performances, including higher luminance with higher current density, and lower threshold voltage of 5 V, compared with the reference device with a pure Ag NW cathode. It is worth noting that our transparent device with hybrid cathode exhibits a lifetime 9,300 seconds longer than that of a device with Ag NW cathode. This is the reason that the ITO overlayer can protect against oxidization of Ag NW, and the Ag NW underlayer can reduce the junction resistance and spread the current efficiently. The hybrid cathode for our transparent QD LED can applicable to other quantum structure-based optical devices.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.538-542
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• 2013

We propose a simple model to elucidate the dispersion behavior of spiraling modes on silver nanowire by finding correspondence parameters and building a simple equivalent relationship with the planar insulator-metal-insulator geometry. The characteristics approximated for the proposed structure are compared with the results from an exact solution obtained by solving Maxwell's equation in cylindrical coordinates. The effective refractive index for our proposed equivalent model is in good agreement with that for the exact solution in the 400-2000 nm wavelength range. In particular, when the radius of the silver nanowire is 100 nm, the calculated index shows typical improvements; the average percentage error for the real part of the effective refractive index is reduced to only 5% for the $0^{th}$ order mode (11.9% in previous results) and 1.5% for the $1^{st}$ order mode (24.8% in previous results) in the 400-800 nm wavelength range. This equivalent model approach is expected to provide further insight into understanding the important behavior of nanowire waveguides.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.205-208
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 서로 다른 터치스크린용 실버페이스트를 본딩 방식으로 ITO 필름(ITO : Indium Tin Oxide film)위에 전도성 패턴을 형성하고 5장씩 본딩하여 건조 하였다. 여기서 건조 조건은 ITO 필름( ITO film)이 산화가 발생하지 않는 조건 이다. 신뢰성 테스트는 열 충격테스트와 고온 고습테스트를 진행한다. 각 테스트는 5장씩의 전도성 패턴 본딩상태를 확인한다. 전도성 패턴본딩을 각 240, 480, 615 시간 마다 상태를 확인하였다. 이러한 신뢰성 테스트 통해 서로 다른 실버페이스트의 접착력, 전도성의 변화 등을 알 수 있으므로 품질 저하를 막을 수 있다. 그리고 저온경화 실버페이스트는 표면에 변색이 빨리 올 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.611-616
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• 2016

In this study, we synthesized $Ag_2Se$ nanoparticles (NPs) in an aqueous solution and investigated the thermoelectric characteristics of $Ag_2Se$ NPs thin films on plastic substrates. Regardless of thermal annealing treatment, all the $Ag_2Se$ NPs thin films show the negative Seebeck coefficients, indicating the n-type characteristics. As the annealing temperature increases, the electric conductivity increases while the Seebeck coefficient decreases. The electric conductivity of the thin film annealed at $180^{\circ}C$ is larger by $10^6$ times, compared with the as-prepared thin film, And the maximum power density for the thin film annealed at $180^{\circ}C$ is calculated to be $44{\mu}W/cm^2$.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2004

We have previously demonstrated that the redox reactant pyruvate prevents apoptosis in the oxidant model of bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells (BPAEC), and that the anti-apoptotic mechanism of pyruvate is mediated in part via the mitochondrial matrix compartment. However, cytosolic mechanisms for the cytoprotective feature of pyruvate remain to be elucidated. This study investigated the pyruvate protection against endothelial cytotoxicity when the glycolysis inhibitor 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) was applied to BPAEC. Millimolar 2DG blocked the cellular glucose uptake in a concentration- and time-dependent manner with >85% inhibition at $\geq$5 mM within 24 h. The addition of 2DG evoked BPAEC cytotoxicity with a substantial increase in lipid peroxidation and a marked decrease in intracellular total glutathione. Exogenous pyruvate partially prevented the 2DG-induced cell damage with increasing viability of BPAEC by 25-30%, and the total glutathione was also modestly increased. In contrast, 10 mM L-lactate, as a cytosolic reductant, had no effect on the cytotoxicity and lipid peroxidation that are evoked by 2DG. These results suggest that 2DG toxicity may be a consequence of the diminished potential of glutathione antioxidant, which was partially restored by exogenous pyruvate but not L-lactate. Therefore, pyruvate qualifies as a cytoprotective agent for strategies that attenuate the metabolic dysfunction of the endothelium, and cellular glucose oxidation is required for the functioning of the cytosolic glutathione/NADPH redox system.