• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.370-370
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• 2011

I-III-IV2족의 Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) 박막 태양전지는 3단계(three-stage) 동시증발공정을 통하여 약 19.9%의 최고의 효율을 보유하고 있다. 3단계 공정에 있어 IV2족 Se의 증발 속도 또는 증착압력은 우선 배향성 제어 및 표면 미세구조 영향 등에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 CIGS 박막 합성을 위한 3단계 공정에서 각 단계별 Se 분압의 변화를 주어, 각 공정 단계에서 Se 분압의 변화가 CIGS 박막의 미세구조 및 셀 효율에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 3단계 공정에서 Cu, In, Ga 분압은 고정시키고, Se 분압의 크기 순서대로 1, 2, 3으로 변화시켜 CIGS 박막을 제조하였다. 이 박막의 미세구조, 특히, 우선 배향성, 표면의 기공, 결정성을 제어 하기 위하여 3단계 공정에서 1st stage 이후 Se 분압을 증가시키는 방법($3{\rightarrow}1$, $2{\rightarrow}1$)과 1st stage 이 후 Se 분압을 감소시키는 방법($1{\rightarrow}3$, $1{\rightarrow}2$)을 적용하여 비교하였다. 그 결과 3단계에서 1st stage 이후 Se 분압을 증가시킴으로써 (220)/(204)의 우선 배향성을 촉진시키며, 결정성을 개선하였고, 1st stage 이후 Se 분압을 감소시킴으로써 CIGS 박막 표면의 기공을 제거하고, 결정성을 향상시켰다. 이렇게 1st stage이 후 Se 분압을 증가시킴으로써 (220)/(204)의 우선 배향성의 촉진과 결정성 개선은 단락 전류(Jsc)를 증가시켰으며, 1st stage 이후 Se 분압을 감소시킴으로써 CIGS 박막 표면의 기공을 제거와 결정성 개선은 개방전압(Voc)의 증가효과를 가져왔다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.20 no.8
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• pp.434-438
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• 2010

The selenization process has been a promising method for low-cost and large-scale production of high quality CIGS film. However, there is the problem that most Ga in the CIGS film segregates near the Mo back contact. So the solar cell behaves like a $CuInSe_2$ and lacks the increased open-circuit voltage. In this study we investigated the Ga distribution in CIGS films by using the $Ga_2Se_3$ layer. The $Ga_2Se_3$ layer was applied on the Cu-In-Ga metal layer to increase Ga content at the surface of CIGS films and to restrict Ga diffusion to the CIGS/Mo interface with Ga and Se bonding. The layer made by thermal evaporation was showed to an amorphous $Ga_2Se_3$ layer in the result of AES depth profile, XPS and XRD measurement. As the thickness of $Ga_2Se_3$ layer increased, a small-grained CIGS film was developed and phase seperation was showed using SEM and XRD respectively. Ga distributions in CIGS films were investigated by means of AES depth profile. As a result, the [Ga]/[In+Ga] ratio was 0.2 at the surface and 0.5 near the CIGS/Mo interface when the $Ga_2Se_3$ thickness was 220 nm, suggesting that the $Ga_2Se_3$ layer on the top of metal layer is one of the possible methods for Ga redistribution and open circuit voltage increase.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.403-414
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• 2000

To improve the semen production, the selenium(Se) and vitamin E(Vit. E) were administrated into Hanwoo young sire for intensification an antioxidant system and the taurine were supplemented into semen extender for improving the semen characteristics. The 16 heads ranging from twenty to thirty two months of age were randomly assigned to control group, Se-admistrated group(Se-group), Vit. E-administrated group(Vit. E-Group) and Se and Vit. E administrated group(Se and Vit. E-group). Se and Vit. E dministrated 3 times every 30 days by intramuscular injection. The administration of Se, Vit. E, and Se and Vit. E didn't affect on semen volume, sperm concentration, and total sperm number among all groups(p>0.05). Adiministration of Se improved sperm motility and viability. Motility of Se-group and control were 26.01% and 19.20%, respectively(p<0.05). Viability of Se-group(47.07%) was higher than control group(35.73%), Vit. E group(36.55%)(p<0.05). The administration of Se and Vit. E didn't affect sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction. The 100mM taurine supplement into semen extender increased the motility of frozen/thawed semen in the Vit. E-group(p<0.05) and had a beneficial effects on decreasing abnormality of frozen/thawed semen in all groups(p<0.05). These results indicate that Se administration improve sperm motility and viability, and the taurine supplement into semen extender decrease abnormality in Hanwoo young sire.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.140-148
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• 1993

In this study, the electrical and optical properties of amorphous, crystallization and thin film of As-Ge-Se Chalcogenide System was investigated. Typical composition of this material has $As_{20~50}Se_{40~70} and Ge_{10~40}$ at%. Materials having Se was fixed to 40 at% and As was above 30 at% much more increased the electrical conductivity. After crystallization at the temperature of $476^{\circ}C$ for 3 hour was showed the best electrical conductivity of 1.74E-13$(\Omega cm)^{-l}$. And the main crystalline phase of this sample can be investigated using the mixed crystalline, i.e, $GeSe_2 and As_2Se_3$ phases. The thin film shows the optical absorption coefficient in the range $2{times}10^3 to 7{times}10^4$ and the optical energy gap of 1.85eV.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.41-45
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• 2014

By M$\ddot{o}$ssbauer spectroscopy and x-ray measurement $(Fe_{0.95}Ni_{0.05})_7Se_8$ has been studied. The crystal structure of $(Fe_{0.95}Ni_{0.05})_7Se_8$ is found to be a triclinic superstructure of the NiAs sturcture while $Fe_7Se_8$ has a orthohexagonal superstructure. Abrupt changes of quadrupole shifts near 125 K for $(Fe_{0.95}Ni_{0.05})_7Se_8$ suggests that the spin-rotation transition proceeds abruptly, in contrast with the gradual transition reported for $Fe_7Se_8$ with a triclinic superstructure. Isomer shifts indicate a ferrous state for the iron ions at all four states.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.171-176
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• 2003

Backgrounds and Objectives: Despite of enormous clinical and laboratory researches focused on the useful markers in status epilepticus(SE), clinically applicable methods are not yet available. Although ketogenic diet (KD) is an old method of treating epilepsies, its outstanding antiepileptic effect in some epileptic patients needs re-evaluation of this methods. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of KD on the change of nitric oxide(NO) during the SE. Methods: After the determination of critical EEG stages in the pilocarpine-induced SE model, serum NO levels were measured with Griess reaction. Open cardiac puncture was done immediately after the four different EEG stages of SE in the KD rats and regular diet (RD) rats. Cessation of SE was done with the 10~20 mg/Kg of diazepam i.p. injection in each stages of SE in KD and RD rats. Results: Pilocarpine-induced SE showed reliable EEG and behavioral patterns in all rats. Also, KD did not affect the SE induced by pilocarpine in terms of the SE induction time and SE severity. Serum NO was consistently higher in KD rats than RD rats in all SE stages. Conclusions: KD significantly increases NO during the pilocarpine-induced SE. These finding might contribute the neuroprotective effect of KD in the SE.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.4137-4146
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• 2015

The scale and required functionality of modern systems have increased and become more complicated. To successfully carry out the systems development projects, appropriate systems engineering (SE) and project management (PM) activities are required for the underlying process. In a system development organization, it is an effort to secure the SE & PM capability by adopting the CMMI is an evaluation model of improvement and ability of SE&PM process. To achieve the goal each organization establishes and uses its own organizational standard process, which satisfies the business characteristics. However, in practice, due to the lack of sufficient understanding on the interrelationship among different CMMI process areas, there still exist some difficulties with constructing organization processes. In systems development, the activities of SE are closely related with those of PM. Thus, the processes of SE and PM need to be fully integrated and explicitly linked to each other in order to complete the projects successfully. In this paper, we propose a SE&PM integration process architecture of organization that can be utilized in the system development organization is referenced in the construction of CMMI-based organizational process.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.529-539
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• 2021

The beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, is a serious insect pest infesting various vegetable crops. Two infectious insect viruses, baculovirus and iflavirus, are known to induce epizootics in S. exigua populations. Indeed, some laboratory colonies have appeared to be covertly infected by these viruses. Diagnostic PCR tests detected two different viruses: Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrosis virus (SeMNPV) and iflaviruses (SeIfV1 and SeIfV2). Viral extract from dead larvae of S. exigua could infect Sf9 cells and produce occlusion bodies (OBs). Feeding OBs to asymptomatic larvae of S. exigua caused significant viral disease. Interestingly, both SeIfV1 and SeIfV2 increased their titers at late larval stages. Sterilization of laid eggs with 1% sodium hypochloride significantly reduced SeMNPV titers and increased larval survival rate. Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) specific to SeIfV1 or SeIfV2 significantly reduced viral titers and increased larval survival rate. To continuously feed dsRNA, a recombinant Escherichia coli HT115 expressing SeIfV1-dsRNA was constructed with an L4440 expression vector. Adding this recombinant E. coli to the artificial diet significantly reduced the SeIfV1 titer and increased larval survival. These results indicate that laboratory colony collapse of S. exigua is induced by multiple viral infections. In addition, either suppression of SeMNPV or SeIfV infection significantly increased larval survival, suggesting a cooperative pathogenicity between baculovirus and iflavirus against S. exigua.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2019

The $Cu(In,Ga)Se_2$ (CIGS) thin film obtained by two-step process (metal deposition and Se annealing) has a rough surface morphology and many voids at the CIGS/Mo interface. To solve the problem a precursor that contains Se was employer by depositing a (In,Se)/(Cu,Ga) stacked layer. We devised a two-step annealing (vacuum pre-annealing and Se annealing) for the precursor because direct annealing of the precursor in Se environment resulted in the small grains with unwanted demarcation between stacked layers. After vacuum pre-annealing up to $500^{\circ}C$ the CIGS film consisted of CIGS phase and secondary phases including $In_4Se_3$, InSe, and $Cu_9(In,Ga)_4$. The secondary phases were completely converted to CIGS phase by a subsequent Se annealing. A void-free CIGS/Mo interface was obtained by the two-step annealing process. Especially, the CIGS film prepared by vacuum annealing $450^{\circ}C$ and subsequent Se annealing $550^{\circ}C$ showed a densely-packed grains with smooth surface, well-aligned bamboo grains on the top of the film, little voids in the film, and also little voids at the CIGS/Mo interface. The smooth surface enhanced the cell performance due to the increase of shunt resistance.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.47-53
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• 2019

BACKGROUND: This experiment was conducted to examine the effects of organic Se concentration and the number of foliar applications on growth characteristics and Se content in rice. METHODS AND RESULTS: A series of multiple foliar applications were performed at (1) 3 times (maximum tillering stage + booting stage + heading stage), (2) 4 times I (effective tillering stage + maximum tillering stage + booting stage + heading stage), (3) 4 times II (maximum tillering stage + booting stage + heading stage + grain filling stage) according to the development stage. Each set of the foliar application plots was treated with 0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 100 ppm of Se and with mixed pesticide ($P^*$ + Se 40 ppm) in which the treatment time was the same as that of the treatment 4 times II. The total cultivation period of rice was 184 days. Se contents in rice (brown rice, white rice) were analyzed by ICP. CONCLUSION: The number of grains per head tended to decrease with increasing concentrations of organic Se in all treatments. However, number of panicles per hill did not show statically significant differences between the 3 times and 4 times I treatments. The grain yield decreased with the 3 times and 4 times II, but there was no significant difference in 4 times I. Se content in brown rice was the highest at 100 ppm Se (5268.64) treatment and lowest at 10 ppm Se ($1269.19{\mu}g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$) treatment. Se content in the polished rice was the highest at 100 ppm Se (5047.33) treatment and lowest at 10 ppm Se ($885.05{\mu}g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$) treatment. The higher selenium was treated, the higher Se content was found in the rice (brown rice, polished rice).