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Enhanced Performance of Solution-Processed n-channel Organic Thin Film Transistor with Electron-Donating Injection Layer

  • Kim, Sung-Hoon;Lee, Sun-Hee;Han, Seung-Hoon;Choi, Min-Hee;Jeong, Yong-Bin;Jang, Jin
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.64-66
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    • 2009
  • We obtained high performance of n-type organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) using a solution process. N, N' bis-(octyl-)-dicyanoperylene-3,4:9,10-bis(dicarboximide) (PDI-$8CN_2$) in ambient air. Low work function interlayer on source/drain is needed to enhance the electron injection to low LUMO level of n-type organic semiconductor. By using self-assembled monolayer (SAM) the field-effect mobility of 0.33 $cm^2$/Vs was achieved.

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SAMs of 2-Aminoethanethiol Modified with 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine for the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of NADH on Gold Electrodes

  • Cha, Seong-Keuck
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.786-790
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    • 2004
  • 2-Aminoethanethiol (aet) has been used to make self-assembled monolayer (SAMs) on gold electrodes, which are subsequently modified with 3,4-dihydroxy phenylalanine (dpa). Such modified electrodes having various types of Au/aet-dpa were employed in the electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH. The purpose of this study to characterize the responses of such modified electrodes in terms of the immobilization procedure, pH of the solution and applied potential. The reaction of the surface immobilized dpa with NADH was studied using the rotating disk electrode technique and a value of $2.2{\times}10^4M^{-1}s^{-1}$ was obtained for the second-order rate constant in 0.1 M Tris/$NO_3^-$buffer (pH=8.0). The hydration behavior of the films was characterized by quartz crystal microbalance. When used as a NADH sensor, the Au/aet-dpa electrode exhibited good sensitivity and an excellent correlation (r ${\geq}$ 0.99) for NADH concentration which extended to $3.8{\times}10^{-3}$ M.

Quantitative Analysis of Growth of Cells on Physicochemically Modified Surfaces

  • Chandra, Prakash;Kim, Jihee;Rhee, Seog Woo
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.524-530
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    • 2013
  • In this study, we describe the most expected behavior of cells on the modified surface and the correlation between the modified substrates and the response of cells. The physicochemical characteristics of substrates played an essential role in the adhesion and proliferation of cells. Glass and polymer substrates were modified using air plasma oxidation, and the surfaces were coated with self-assembled monolayer molecules of silanes. The PDMS substrates embedded with parallel micropatterns were used for evaluation of the effect of topologically modified substrate on cellular behaviour. BALB/3T3 fibroblast cells were cultured on different surfaces with distinct wettability and topology, and the growth rates and morphological change of cells were analyzed. Finally, we found the optimum conditions for the adhesion and proliferation of cells on the modified surface. This study will provide insight into the cell-surface interaction and contribute to tissue engineering applications.

Optimization of Quartz Crystal Microbalance-Precipitation Sensor Measuring Acetylcholinesterase Activity

  • Kim, Nam-Soo;Park, In-Seon;Kim, Dong-Kyung
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.16 no.10
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    • pp.1523-1528
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    • 2006
  • The optimization of a batch-type quartz crystal microbalance (QCM)-precipitation sensor measuring acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity was conducted. To covalently bind AChE onto the gold electrode of a QCM surface, glutaraldehyde cross-linking to a cystamine self-assembled monolayer was tried at different cystamine concentrations. At the optimum conditions of the QCM-precipitation sensor, 0.1 M potassium phosphate buffer (pH 8.0), containing 0.01% Tween 80, was used as the reaction buffer, with the enzyme amount of 5 units for immobilization and the substrate concentration of 50 mg/ml. The current biosensor might find a future applicability to the sum parameter detection on organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides.

Selective Array of Polystyrene Beads by Using Nanometer-Scaled Hydrophilic Thin Film Patterning (나노미터 규격의 친수성 박막 패터닝을 이용한 선택적 폴리스티렌 입자 배열)

  • Kang, Jung-Hwa;Kim, Kyoung-Soeb;Kim, Nam-Hoon;Roh, Yong-Han
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.103-104
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    • 2007
  • Nanometer-scaled polymer beads, such as polystyrene beads, were used as nanometer fabrication materials due to their some advantages such as self-assembled monolayer, nanometer scaled size and excellent compatibility with silicon based devices. Thus, the investigation on these properties of polymer beads was required. It is difficult to control the array of polystyrene beads on silicon substrate. In this study, we investigated the condition of selective array of polystyrene beads on nanometer-scaled hydrophilic surface which was obtained by APS coating. A tilting method was used to array the polystyrene beads selectively on the substrate. The polystyrene beads could be arrayed selectively by this method. From these results, we verified that there are possibilities to fabricate unique tools for the nanometer-scaled electrical devices.

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Fabrication and Electrochemical Detection Property of Single Strand DNA Hybridization Sensor (DNA Hybridization 센서의 제작과 전기화학적 검출 특성)

  • Lee, Dong-Yun;Yang, Chang-Heon;Choi, Won-Suk;Park, Sang-Hyun;Kwon, Young-Soo
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.07a
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    • pp.1375-1376
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    • 2007
  • A synthesized 21-mer single-stranded DNA(ss DNA) was covalently immobilized onto a self-assembled aminoethanethiol monolayer modified gold electrode onto QCM. The covalently immobilized ssDNA was hybridized with complementary ssDNA. The interaction between surface immobilized ssDNA and complementary 21-mer DNA in solution was also examined. Each step was followed by monitoring changes in the QCM frequency with time. Also, PBS with pH 7.0 was selected as a supporting electrolyte in order to get maximum sensitivity and good bioactivity.

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Comparison of the tribological behaviors of various organic molecular films (다양한 유기분자막의 마찰특성 비교)

  • ;;;V. Tsukruk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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    • 2001.06a
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    • pp.49-54
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    • 2001
  • Monolayers such as self-assembled monolayer (SAM) have received considerable attention to reduce stiction and friction in micro-devices and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Various organic molecular films were investigated to obtain better understanding of their tribological behaviors and adhesion property. The organic molecular films studied in this work are: epoxysilane SAMs, octadecyltricholosilane (OST), multi-layers composed of epoxysilane SAMs, poly〔styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene〕(SEBS) and compound of epoxy resin and poly (paraphenylene) (EP/PPP). The pull-off forces of these films were also obtained from force-distance curves measured in static mode of operation of atomic force microscope (AFM). Tribological tests were conducted with a ball-on-flat reciprocating friction tester. The OST showed the lowest pull-off force, indicating its low adhesion property. It was revealed that, the OST, EP/PPP and the multi-layer of epoxysilane SAMs, SEBS and EP/PPP exhibited good tribological properties at the lower load (0.3 N) whereas the OST showed best performance at the higher load (1.8 N).

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Molecular Layer Deposition of Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrid Dielectrics for OTFTs

  • Lee, Byeong-Hun;Lee, Gwang-Hyeon;Im, Seong-Il;Seong, Myeong-Mo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2010.02a
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    • pp.56-56
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    • 2010
  • We report a low-temperature fabrication of organic/inorganic nanohybrid dielectrics for organic thin film transistors. The self-assembled organic layers (SAOLs) were grown by repeated sequential adsorptions of C=C-terminated alkylsilane and metal (Al or Ti) hydroxyl with ozone activation, which was called "molecular layer deposition (MLD)". The $TiO_2$ and $Al_2O_3$ inorganic layers were grown by ALD, which relies on sequential saturated surface reactions resulting in the formation of a monolayer in each sequence and is a potentially powerful method for preparing high quality multicomponent superlattices. The MLD method combined with ALD (MLD-ALD) was applied to fabricate SAOLs-$Al_2O_3$-SAOLs-$TiO_2$ nanohybrid superlattices on polymer substrates at relatively low temperature. The MLD method is an ideal fabrication technique for various flexible electronic devices.

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Characterization of immobilized laccase and its catalytic activities (고정된 laccase의 특성 및 촉매효과)

  • Hyung Kyung Hee;Shin Woonsup
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 1999
  • Copper-containig enzyme, laccase (Rhus vernicifera) was immobilized onto gold electrode using self-assembly technique and its surface properties and catalytic activities were examined. Laccase is an oxidoreductase capable to oxidize diphenols or diamines by 4-electron reduction of molecular oxygen without superoxide or peroxide intermediates. The electrode surface were modified by $\beta-mercaptopropionate$ to have a net negative charge in neutral solution and positively charged laccase (pI=9) was immobilized by electrostatic interaction. The successful immobilization was confirmed by cyclic voltammograms which showed typical surface-confined shapes and behaviors. The amount of charge to reduce the surface was similar to the charge calculated assuming the surface being covered by monolayer. The activity of the immobilized enzyme was tested by the capbility of oxidizing a substrate, ABTS (2,2-azine-bis-(3-ethylbenzthioline-6-sulfonic acid) and it was maintained for $2\~3$ days at $4^{\circ}C$. The immobilzed laccase showed about $10\~15\%$ activity compared to that in solution. The laccase-modified electrode showed the activity of elefoocatalytic reduction of oxygen in the presence of mediator, $Fe(CN)_6^{3-}$ The addtion of azide which is an inhibitor of laccase compeletly eliminated the catalytic current.