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Fabrication of Fabric-based Wearable Devices with High Adhesion Properties using Electroplating Process (전해 도금을 이용한 높은 접착 특성을 갖는 섬유 기반 웨어러블 디바이스 제작)

  • Kim, Hyung Gu;Rho, Ho Kyun;Cha, Anna;Lee, Min Jung;Park, Jun-beom;Jeong, Tak;Ha, Jun-Seok
    • Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.55-60
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    • 2021
  • In order to produce wearable displays with high adhesion while maintaining flexible characteristics, the adhesive method using electro plating method was carried out. Laser lift-off (LLO) transcription was also used to remove sapphire substrates from LEDs bonded to fibers. Afterwards, the SEM and EDS data of the sample, which conducted the adhesion method using electro plating, confirmed that copper actually grows through the lattice of the fiber fabric to secure the light source and fiber. The adhesion characteristics of copper were checked using Universal testing machine (UTM). After plating adhesion, the characteristics of the LLO transcription process completed and the LED without the transcription process were compared using probe station. The electroluminescence (EL) according to the enhanced current was measured to check the characteristics of the light source after the process. As the current increases, the temperature rises and the bandgap decreases, so it was confirmed that the spectrum shifted. In addition, the change in the electrical characteristics of the samples according to the radius change is confirmed using probe station. The radius strain also had mechanical strength that copper could withstand bending stress, so the Vf variation was measured below 6%. Based on these results, it is expected that it will be applied to batteries, catalysts, and solar cells that require flexibility as well as wearable displays, contributing to the development of wearable devices.

Wastewater Treatment by using a Rotating Photocatalitic Oxidation Disk System (회전광촉매 시스템에 의한 폐수처리)

  • Chung, Ho Jin
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.29 no.5B
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    • pp.497-502
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    • 2009
  • The wastewater treatment by photocatalyst decomposes pollutants directly in water, and it is easy to decompose indecomposable organics and inorganic. and Especially, it has an advantage that there is no secondary production of pollutants. However, there will be many problems which are generated depending on the type of photocatalyst. The type of rotating photocatalyst minimizes previous problems, and advanced oxidation processes is possible by the application of rotating disc method. The consideration of the characteristics about various designs and operation factors is needed for the application of rotating photocatalyst system. In this study, rotating photocatalyst was manufactured for rotating disc method by fixing of $TiO_2$. The operation factors were derived for the wastewater treatment by the reaction of rotating photocatalyst. The contained quantity of $TiO_2$ was limited about 70%. The more the contained quantity of $TiO_2$ was increased, the more the treatment rate was continually increased. The optimum rotating photocatalyst was R4, and the contained quantity of $TiO_2$ was 36.8%. The more the exposed amount of UV is increased, the more the decomposition effect of TCODcr was continually increased. However, the adequate strength of light source must be determined by the consideration of economical efficiency. The more the speed of rotating photocatalyst is increased, the more treatment efficiency was increased. When UV lamp was not submerged in reactor, the wastewater treatment was efficient in the order of the depth of water 50%, 30%, 10%, 70%, 100%. This study is a basic research for the development of a system which treats organics in solar light.

Effect of pomegranate concentration solution on photoaging (석류농축액의 광노화에 의한 주름 개선 효과)

  • Kang, Su Jin;Choi, Beom Rak;Kim, Seung Hee;Yi, Hae Yeon;Park, Hye Rim;Song, Chang Hyun;Park, Soo Jin;Ku, Sae Kwang;Lee, Young Joon
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.109-116
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    • 2015
  • Objective : Solar ultraviolet (UV) light can cause photoaging of human skin. Many researchers have focused on effective prevention to mitigate the aging process. This study was aimed to investigate anti-wrinkle effects of pomegranate concentration solution (PCS) using photoaged hairless mouse model. Method : To clarify the protective effect of PCS against UVB-induced photo-damage, water capacity was measured with transepidermal water loss (TEWL) in SKH-1 hairless mice. In addition, image of skin replicas was analyzed. Results : Our results showed that the PCS treatment protects skin against UVB-induced photoaging, based on the parameters including moisture capacity and TEWL. According to visual assessment of skin replica, application of 1 ml/kg PCS inhibited UV-induced wrinkle formation in mice skin as compared to the vehicle-applied control mice. Conclusion : Taken together, these results indicated that PCS could improve skin wrinkle formation induced by UVB irradiation in SHK-1 hairless mice. PCS could be applied as an anti-wrinkle agent.

Effect of Hydrogen Treatment on Anatase TiO2 Nanotube Arrays for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

  • Kim, Hyun Sik;Kang, Soon Hyung
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.7
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    • pp.2067-2072
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    • 2013
  • Hydrogen ($H_2$) treatment using a two-step $TiO_2$ nanotube (TONT) film was performed under various annealing temperatures from $350^{\circ}C$ to $550^{\circ}C$ and significantly influenced the extent of hydrogen treatment in the film. Compared with pure TONT films, the hydrogen-treated TONT (H:TONT) film showed substantial improvement of material features from structural, optical and electronic aspects. In particular, the extent of enhancement was remarkable with increasing annealing temperature. Light absorption by the H:TONT film extended toward the visible region, which was attributable to the formation of sub-band-gap states between the conduction and valence bands, resulting from oxygen vacancies due to the $H_2$ treatment. This increased donor concentration about 1.5 times higher and improved electrical conductivity of the TONT films. Based on these analyses and results, photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance was evaluated and showed that the H:TONT film prepared at $550^{\circ}C$ exhibited optimal PEC performance. Approximately twice higher photocurrent density of 0.967 $mA/cm^2$ at 0.32 V vs. NHE was achieved for the H:TONT film ($550^{\circ}C$) versus 0.43 $mA/cm^2$ for the pure TONT film. Moreover, the solar-to-hydrogen efficiency (STH, ${\eta}$) of the H:TONT film was 0.95%, whereas a 0.52% STH efficiency was acquired for the TONT film. These results demonstrate that hydrogen treatment of TONT film is a simple and effective tool to enhance PEC performance with modifying the properties of the original material.

The Conceptions of Astronomical Distance of Elementary School Teachers (초등학교 교사들의 천문학적 거리에 대한 개념 연구)

  • Jeong, Jin-Woo;Han, Shin
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.31 no.7
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    • pp.827-838
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study is to identify the conceptions of elementary school teachers regarding the variation scale about astronomical distance and its accuracy with distance increased. The astronomical distance questionnaire was administered to 69 elementary school teachers, then; three teachers were selected to interview about their conceptions. Results showed that many elementary school teachers overestimated the distance from the Earth to the Moon and to the Sun, and dramatically underestimated the distances to the nearest star and to the nearest galaxy. They inferred astronomical distance with the use of both intuitive (psychological) measure and theoretical (calculative) measure. They well recited the terminology such as AU and a light-year, yet they did not show a good understanding of what the terms exactly means. Some teachers thought that the distance to Neptune is farther than the distance from Earth to the nearest star. There was a considerable variability in the participants' estimates of astronomical distances. Elementary school teachers showed a tendency to overestimate the distance as it gradually increases to the outer solar system.

Self-contained LED lantern Control system with BLE functions (BLE 기능을 갖는 일체형 LED 등명기 제어시스템)

  • Ye, Seong-hyeon;Park, Jeong-Seon;Han, Soonhee
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.1005-1012
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    • 2016
  • LED beacons operated on an isolated marine area are mostly employing the solar power supply system, and this system is well known for increasing the cost of management and maintenance. Recently, a number of researches and demonstrations on self-contained LED beacon is actively conducted to solve this issue. In this work, we propose an self-contained LED beacon with Bluetooth Low Energy function for an effective management of LED beacon. Firstly, control program structure is designed by expanding the status protocol of self-contained LED beacon, and then it is implemented into the form which administrator can easily understand. The control system visualizes the status and control data of self-contained LED beacon, and this enables the rapid decision-making of administrator. Also, minimizing electricity consumption of the beacon, it can transfer and update the status or light information of self-contained LED beacons with smart phone.

Short-range Monitoring of Marine AtoN Charge and Discharge Controller (해상용 항로표지 충·방전조절기의 근거리 모니터링)

  • Ye, Seong-Hyeon;Han, Soonhee
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.933-939
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    • 2015
  • If the Visual Aids(light wave signs) is not supplied the general power it is using solar power system. These power supply systems, the role of the charge/discharge control is very important. Introduction of IT(AIS etc.) for the effective management of the AtoN(Aids to Navigation) is a Visual Aids has been added to the device using the power to charge/discharge control, the need increases. The current charge/discharge controller is attached to the inside of the AtoN and checks on and verification of the maritime environment, depending on the difficulty. In order to resolve these issues in this paper, the Bluetooth module is mounted on the inside of the charge/discharge controller and proposed a possible system monitoring at close range. Advantage of the system implemented is a simple configuration and low installation cost. In addition, it can be applied to a variety of AtoN. Also, it has been able to check the real-time status information of the charge/discharge controller at a short distance in to reduce inspection costs, and reduce risk factors that might occur during check.

Fabrication of Transparent Electrode Film for Organic Photovoltaic using Ag grid and Conductive Polymer (Ag grid와 전도성 고분자를 이용한 인쇄기반 OPV용 투명전극 형성)

  • Yu, Jongsu;Kim, Jungsu;Yoon, Sungman;Kim, Dongsoo;Kim, Dojin;Jo, Jeongdai
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.116.1-116.1
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    • 2011
  • Materials with a combination of high electrical conductivity and optical transparency are important components of many electronic and optoelectronic devices such as liquid crystal displays, solar cells, and light emitting diodes. In this study, to fabricate a low-resistance and high optical transparent electrode film for organic photovoltaic, the following steps were performed: the design and manufacture of an electroforming stamp mold, the fabrication of thermal roll imprinted (TRI) poly-carbonate (PC) patterned films, the manufacture of high-conductivity and low-resistance Ag paste which was filled into patterned PC film using a doctor blade process and then coated with a thin film layer of conductive polymer by a spin coating process. As a result of these imprinting processes the PC films obtained a line width of $10{\pm}0.5{\mu}m$, a channel length of $500{\pm}2{\mu}m$, and a pattern depth of $7.34{\pm}0.5{\mu}m$. After the Ag paste was used to fill part of the patterned film with conductive polymer coating, the following parameters were obtained: a sheet resistance of $9.65{\Omega}$/sq, optical transparency values were 83.69 % at a wavelength of 550 nm.

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열처리 온도에 따른 자외선 발광다이오드용 산화물/금속/산화물 투명전극의 전기적/광학적 특성

  • Lee, Jae-Hun;Kim, Gyeong-Heon;An, Ho-Myeong;Kim, Tae-Geun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2013.02a
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    • pp.418-419
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    • 2013
  • 현재, 인듐 주석 산화물(indium tin oxide, ITO) 박막은 가시영역에서 전기적 특성 및 광학적 특성이 우수하기 때문에 평면 디스플레이(flat displays), 박막 트랜지스터(thin film transistors), 태양전지(solar cells) 등을 포함한 광소자에 투명전도성산화물(transparent conducting oxide, TCO) 전극으로 가장 일반적으로 사용되고 있다. 하지만, 이 물질은 밴드갭이 3.4 eV로 다소 작아 다양한 분야의 의료기기, 환경 보호에 응용 가능한 자외선 영역에서 상당히 많은 양의 광흡수가 발생하는 치명적인 문제점을 가지고 있다. 또한, 인듐(Indium)의 급속한 소비는 인듐의 매장량의 한계로 인해 가격을 상승시키는 주요한 원인으로 작용하고 있다. 한편, InGaN 기반의 자외선 발광다이오드 분야에서는 팔라듐(Pd) 기반의 반투명 전극과 은(Ag) 기반의 반사전극을 주로 사용하고 있지만, 낮은 투과도와 낮은 굴절률을 때문에 여전히 자외선 발광다이오드의 광추출 효율(extraction efficiency)에 문제점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 자외선 발광다이오드의 외부양자 효율(external quantum efficiency, EQE)을 높이기 위해 높은 투과도와 GaN와 유사한 굴절률을 가지는 p-형 오믹 전극을 개발해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 초박막의 ITO (16 nm)/Ag (7 nm)/ITO (16 nm) 다층 구조를 갖는 투명전도성 전극을 제작한 후, 열처리 온도에 따른 전기, 광학적 특성에 향상에 대해서 조사하였다. 사용된 산화물/금속/산화물 전극의 구조는 유기발광 다이오드(organic light emitting diode, OLED), 태양전지 등에 많이 사용되는 안정적인 투명 전극을 자외선 LED 소자에 처음 적용하여, ITO의 전체 사용량은 줄이고, ITO 사이에 금속을 삽임함으로써 금속에 의한 전기적 특성 향상과 플라즈몬 효과에 의한 투과도를 높일 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. 실험 결과로는, $400^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 ITO/Ag/ITO 다층 구조는 365 nm에서 84%의 광학적 특성과 9.644 omh/sq의 전기적 특성을 확인하였다. 실험 결과로부터 좀 더 최적화를 수행하면, ITO/Ag/ITO 다층 구조는 자외선 발광다이오드의 투명전도성 전극으로 사용될 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

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Comparison of Luminescence Properties of Electrochemical Luminescence Cells for Various Electrode Materials and Structures

  • Pooyodying, Pattarapon;Ok, Jung-Woo;Sung, Youl-Moon
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.1605-1610
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    • 2017
  • The electrochemical luminescence (ECL) device was investigated, which has similar structure to the dye-sensitized solar cell. The structure of the ECL cell in this experiment reliably induces a large amount of the oxidation around electrodes. The band gap of the ECL electrode is of 3.0 - 3.2 eV. Titanium dioxide ($TiO_2$) nanoparticle has following properties: a band gap of 3.4 eV, a low-priced material, and 002 preferred orientation (Z-axis). Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanorod is easy to grow in a vertical direction. In this paper, in order to determine material suitable for the ECL device, the properties of various materials for electrodes of ECL devices such as ZnO nanorod (ZnO-NR) and $TiO_2$ nanoparticle ($TiO_2-NP$) were compared. The threshold voltage of the light emission of the ZnO-NR was 2.0 V which is lower than 2.5 V of $TiO_2-NP$. In the other hand, the luminance of $TiO_2-NP$ was $44.66cd/m^2$ and was higher than that of $34cd/m^2$ of ZnO-NR at the same applied voltage of 4 V. Based on the experimental results, we could conclude that $TiO_2-NP$ is a more suitable electrode material in ECL device than the ZnO-NR.