• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.62-62
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• 2018

Pt is still considered as one of the most active electrocatalysts for ORR in alkaline fuel cells. However, the high cost and scarcity of Pt hamper the widespread commercialization of fuel cells. As a strong candidate for the replacement of Pt catalyst, silver (Ag) has been extensively studied due to its high activity, abundance, and low cost. Ag is more stable than Pt in the pH range of 8~14 as the equilibrium potential of Ag/Ag+ being ${\approx}200mV$ higher than that of Pt/PtO. However, Ag is the overall catalytic activity of Ag for oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) is still not comparable to Pt catalyst since the surface Ag atoms are approximately 10 times less active than Pt atoms. Therefore, further enhancement in the ORR activity of Ag catalysts is necessary to be competitive with current cutting-edge Pt-based catalysts. We demonstrate the architectural design of Ag catalysts, synthesized using plasma discharge in liquid phase, for enhanced ORR kinetics in alkaline media. An attractive feature of this work is that the plasma status controlled via electric-field could form the Ag nanowires or dendrites without any chemical agents. The plasma reactor was made of a Teflon vessel with an inner diameter of 80 mm and a height of 80 mm, where a pair of tungsten(W) electrodes with a diameter of 2 mm was placed horizontally. The stock solutions were made by dissolving the 5-mM AgNO3 in DI water. For the synthesis of Agnanowires, the electricfield of 3.6kVcm-1 in a 200-ml AgNO3 aqueous solution was applied across the electrodes using a bipolar pulsed power supply(Kurita, Seisakusyo Co. Ltd). The repetition rate and pulse width were fixed at 30kHz and 2.0 us, respectively. The plasma discharge was carried out for a fixed reaction time of 60 min. In case of Ag nanodendrites, the electric field of 32kVcm-1 in a 200-ml AgNO3 aqueous solution was applied and other conditions were identical to the plasma discharge in water in terms of electrode configuration, repetition rate and discharge time. Using SEM and STEM, morphology of Ag nanowires and dendrites were investigated. With 3.6 kV/cm, Ag nanowire was obtained, while Ag dendrite was constructed with 32 kV/cm. The average diameter and legth of Ag nanowireses were 50 nm and 3.5 um, and thoes values of Ag dendrites were 40 nm and 3.0 um. As a results of XPS analysis, the surface defects in the Ag nanowires facilitated O2 incorporation into the surface region via the interaction between the oxygen and the electron cloud of the adjacent Ag atoms. The catalytic activity of Ag for oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) showed that the catalytic ORR activity of Ag nanowires are much better than Ag nanodendrites, and electron transfer number of Ag nanowires is similar to that of Pt (${\approx}4$).

• 환경생물
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.345-358
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• 1999

본 연구는 온천 배수의 유입이 소형 하천의 부착조류군집에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여, 전북 고창군 석정온천에 발원하는 하천과 그 주변의 소형 하천을 대상으로 1996년 2월부터 1998년 9월까지 계절별로 조사하였다. 온천 배수의 유입이 직접 일어나는 지점에서는 저온기에 남조의 Oscillatoria와 Phormidium이 중심이 된 독특한 남조피막이 형성되었다. 특히, 부착조류의 출현 및 군집구조는 온천 배수의 영향 하천과 비영향 하천간에 뚜렷한 차이를 보였는데, 전체적으로 조사시기에 상관없이 규조의 높은 종 출현(전체의 58%)과 남조강의 높은 생물량(전체의 67%)이 대조적이었으며, 전자는 하천의 하류에 주로 분포하고, 후자는 집중적으로 상류에 분포하였다. 이러한 현상은 동계에 뚜렷하였으나, 계절이 전환되면서 보이지 않았다. 녹조와 유글레나류 등은 계절 및 지점에 큰 영향을 보이지 않았다. 대부분의 환경요인들은 하천방향을 따라 강하게 감소하였으나, 질산성 질소는 하천방향에 따라 다소 증가하였다. 본 조사하천은 온천 이용이 저온기에 집중됨으로서, 배출지점에 남조피막과 같은 독특한 하천생태계가 형성되지만, 하천방향에 따라 비영향 하천의 유입, 남조피막과 하천퇴적물과의 상호작용 등에 의한 화학물질의 빠른 감소로 하천의 하류로 갈수록 심한 오염현상은 발견되지 않았으나, 온천배수의 지속적인 유입이 이루어진다면, 하천의 퇴행적 천이가 빠르게 진행될 것으로 예상되었다.

• 대기
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.227-241
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• 2016

This study investigated the cause of the heavy snowfall that occurred in the East Coast of Korea from 6 February to 14 February 2014. The synoptic conditions were analyzed using blocking index, equivalent potential temperature, potential vorticity, maritime temperature difference, temperature advection, and ground convergence. During the case period, a large blocking pattern developed over the Western Pacific causing the flow to be stagnant, and there was a North-South oriented High-to-Low pressure system over the Korean Peninsula because of this arrangement. The case period was divided into three parts based on the synoptic forcing that was responsible for the heavy snowfall; detailed analyses were conducted for the first and last period. In the first period, a heavy snowfall occurred over the entire Korean Peninsula due to strong updrafts from baroclinic instability and a low pressure caused by potential vorticity located at the mid-troposphere. In the lower atmosphere, a North-South oriented High-to-Low pressure system over the Eastern Korea intensified the easterly airflow and created a convergence zone near the ground which strengthened the upslope effect of the Taebaek Mountain range with a cumulative fresh snowfall amount of 41 cm in the East Coast region. In the last period, the cold air nestled in the Maritime Province of Siberia and Manchuria strengthened much more than that in the first half and extended to the East Sea. The temperature difference between the 850 hPa air and the SST was large and convective clouds developed over the sea. The highest cumulative fresh snow amount of 39.7 cm was recorded in the coastal area during this period. During the entire period, vertically oriented equivalent potential temperature showed neutral stability layer that helped the cloud formation and development in the East Coast. The 2014 heavy snowfall case over the East Coast provinces of Korea were due to: 1) stagnation of the system by blocking pattern, 2) the dynamic effect of mid-level potential vorticity of 1.6 PVU, 3) the easterly air flow from North-South oriented High-to-Low pressure system, 4) the existence of vertically oriented neutral stable layer, and 5) the expansion of strong cold air into the East Sea which created a large temperature difference between the air and the ocean.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.114-120
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• 2007

The augmentation of soft tissue defects is one of the critical problems in the oral and maxillofacial surgery. Various types of graft materials, both autologous and non-autologous, have been used for the augmentation of soft tissue in the facial region. However, it is not easy to choose an ideal material for soft tissue augmentation because each has its advantages and disadvantages. An ideal graft material should meet the following criteria : it should not leave a scar at the area from which it was taken; should have less likelihood of causing infection; should feel natural after implanted; and should be not absorbed. Among the materials meeting these criteria, human dermis and artificial dermis are commonly used for clinical purposes. The present study was aimed to investigate and compare the resorption rate and the histological change following the use of the autologous dermis, the human homogenous dermis $Alloderm^{(R)}$, and the artificial dermis $Terudermis^{(R)}$ to reconstruct the soft tissue defect. Twenty mature rabbits of either sex, weighing about 2 ㎏, were used. Each rabbit was transplanted with the autologous dermis, $Alloderm^{(R)}$, and $Terudermis^{(R)}$ size $1{\times}1-cm$ at the space between the external abdominal oblique muscle and the external abdominal oblique fascia. They were then divided into 4 groups (n=5 each) according to the time elapsed after the surgery: 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks. The resorption rate was calculated by measuring the volume change before and after the transplantation, and H-E stain was preformed to observe the histological changes. The resorption rate after 8 weeks was 21.5% for the autologous dermis, 16.0% $Alloderm^{(R)}$, and 36.4% $Terudermis^{(R)}$, suggesting that $Alloderm^{(R)}$ is the most stable while $Terudermis^{(R)}$ is the most unstable. In microscopic examinations, the autologous dermis graft was surrounded by inflammatory cells and showed foreign body reactions. The epidermal inclusion cyst was observed in the autologous dermis graft. $Terudermis^{(R)}$ and $Alloderm^{(R)}$ demonstrated neovascularization and the progressive growth of new fibroblast. The results suggest that $Terudermis^{(R)}$ and $Alloderm^{(R)}$ can be availably for substituting the autologous dermis.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2006

약 10%이하의 Pt 또는 Ir 첨가시켜 니켈모노실리싸이드를 고온에서 안정화 시키는 것이 가능한지 확인하기 위해서 활성화영역을 가정한 단결정 실리콘 웨이퍼와 게이트를 상정한 폴리 실리콘 웨이퍼 전면에 Ni, Pt, Ir을 열증착기로 성막하여 10 nm-Ni/l nm-Pt/(poly)Si, 10 nm-Ni/l nm-Ir/(poly)Si 구조를 만들었다. 준비된 시편을 쾌속 열처리기를 이용하여 40초간 실리사이드화 열처리 온도를 $300^{\circ}C{\sim}1200^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 변화시켜 두께 50nm의 실리사이드를 완성하였다. 완성된 Pt와 Ir이 첨가된 니켈실리사이드의 온도별 전기저항변화, 두께변화, 표면조도변화, 상변화, 성분변화를 각각 사점전기저항측정기와 광발산주사전자현미경, 주사탐침현미경, XRD와 Auger depth profiling으로 각각 확인하였다. Pt를 첨가한 결과 기판 종류에 관계없이 기존의 니켈실리사이드 공정에 의한 NiSi와 비교하여 $700^{\circ}C$ 이상의 NiSi 안정화 구역을 넓히는 효과는 없었고 면저항이 커지는 문제가 있었다. Ir을 삽입한 경우는 단결정 실리콘 기판에서는 $500^{\circ}C$ 이상에서의 NiSi와 동일하게 $1200^{\circ}C$까지 안정한 저저항을 보여서 Ir이 효과적으로 Ni(Ir)Si 형태로 $NiSi_{2}$로의 상변태를 적극적으로 억제하는 특성을 보이고 있었고, 다결정 기판에서는 $850^{\circ}C$까지 효과적으로 NiSi의 고온 안정성을 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.455-460
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• 2004

1.064 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 파장의 연속발진 Nd:YAG 레이저를 펌핑 광원으로 하여 적외선 영역에서 광대역으로 파장 가변되는 연속발진 및 극초단펄스 C $r^{4+}$ :YAG 레이저를 자체 제작하였다. C $r^{4+}$ :YAG 레이저의 연속발진 및 펄스의 출력특성과 파장 가변 영역은 다음과 같다. 연속발진일 경우 1.436 $\mu\textrm{m}$에서 600 mW의 평균출력을 보였으나, 복굴절 필터를 삽입했을 경우는 1.492 $\mu\textrm{m}$근처에서 400 mW의 평균출력을 보였다. 펄스발진일 경우 1.436 $\mu\textrm{m}$에서 최초로 평균출력 320 mW의 모드록킹된 펄스가 발생하였지만 물 흡수대의 영향으로 불안정함을 피할 수 없었다. 따라서, 복굴절 필터를 사용하여 중심파장을 1.492 $\mu\textrm{m}$로 이동시켰으며 이 영역에서 안정한 상태의 모드록킹된 43 fs의 극초단 펄스를 생성하였다. 이 때의 평균출력은 280 mW이고, 반치폭(FWHM)은 45 nm이었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2014

The influence of temperature on the treatment efficiency of chlorinated organic substances contained in groundwater by permeable reactive barrier which is composed of $Fe^{\circ}$ has been investigated by constructing the Pourbaix diagrams for Fe-$H_2O$ system at different temperatures based on thermodynamic estimation. In aerobic condition, the equilibrium potentials for $Fe^{\circ}/Fe^{2+}$ and $Fe^{2+}/Fe^{3+}$ were observed to increase, therefore, the dechlorination reaction for organic pollutants by $Fe^{\circ}$ was considered to decline with temperature due to the diminished oxidation of reactive barrier. The result for the variations of the ionization fraction of $Fe^{2+}$ and $Fe^{3+}$ ion in the pH range of 0 ~ 2.5 obtained by employing Visual MINTEQ program showed that the ionization fraction of $Fe^{2+}$ increased with pH, however, that of $Fe^{3+}$ decreased symmetrically and the extent of the variation of ionization fraction for both ions was raised as temperature rises. The equilibrium pH for $Fe^{3+}/Fe(OH)_3$ was examined to decrease with temperature so that the treatment efficiency of chlorinated organic substance was expected to decrease with temperature due to the enhanced formation of passivating film in aerobic condition. The change of the reactivity of a specific chemical species with temperature was defined quantitatively based on the area of its stable region in Pourbaix diagram and depending on this the reactivity of $Fe^{3+}$ was shown to decrease with temperature, however, that of $Fe(OH)_3$ was decreased monotonously as temperature is raised for $Fe^{3+}/Fe(OH)_3$ equilibrium system. In anaerobic condition, the equilibrium potential for $Fe^{\circ}/Fe^{2+}$ was observed to rise and the equilibrium pH for $Fe^{2+}/Fe(OH)_2$ were examined to decrease as temperature increases, therefore, similar to that for aerobic condition the efficiency of the dechlorination reaction for organic substances was considered to be diminished when temperature rises because of the reduced oxidation of $Fe^{\circ}$ and increased formation of $Fe(OH)_2$ passivating film.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.115-143
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 개관시간 연장지원 사업이 가진 정보 접근성 향상, 생활복지 구현 등의 목적에 맞는 지속적인 운영을 위해 개관시간 연장지원 사업에 참여하고 있는 도서관 현황 및 만족도 조사를 실시하였다. 이를 위해 도서관별 개관시간 연장지원 사업담당자를 대상으로 설문과 면담조사를 실시하였으며, 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 개관시간 연장지원 사업은 지역의 특성과 환경에 맞는 전략이 필요한 사업으로써 지역 중심의 운영계획을 마련을 통해 향후 국가지원에 의존하기 보다는 독립적으로 운영하는 방안을 고려해야 한다. 둘째, 직원과 이용자 모두가 납득할 수 있는 유연한 개관시간 연장 운영 모델을 구축하는 것이 필요하다. 셋째, 소기존 정규직에 준하는 권리와 함께 의무와 책임을 함께 요구하는 조직 운영 방안을 마련하는 것이 필요하다. 넷째, 우리나라 전국 공공도서관이 특정 정책 및 사업에 대해 일관된 정책을 마련하고 시행하기 위해서는 향후 분리되어 있는 공공도서관 운영체계를 일원화 할 필요성이 있다. 다섯째, 사업의 지속성과 안정적인 운영을 위한 교육 및 지침 마련이 필요하고, 이용자의 쾌적한 이용을 위한 공간 개선 지원 등 인건비 외의 서비스 활성화를 위한 지원이 필요하다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.879-886
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• 2010

제철소에서 산업부산물로 다량 발생되는 제강전로슬래그를 struvite 정석반응의 정석재로 사용하여 고농도의 질소와 인의 제거특성을 파악하고자 하였다. $NH_4$-N와 $PO_4$-P의 제거 및 회수를 위한 struvite 정석반응의 최적의 pH영역은 8.0~8.75 범위로 확인되었다. pH 8.0~8.75 영역에서 struvite 침전 및 정석반응에 의한 총제거효율은 $NH_4$-N와 $PO_4$-P에 대하여 각각 34.3~61.0%와 91.0~96.2%의 값을 나타냈다. Struvite 정석반응에 의한 $NH_4$-N의 제거는 pH 8.5에서 29.4%의 최대값을 보였고 $PO_4$-P의 경우 pH 8.0에서 65.1%로 최대값을 나타냈다. 수중의 Ca 이온농도가 증가할수록 struvite 정석반응에 의한 $NH_4$-N의 제거효율은 감소하는 경향을 나타냈으며 $PO_4$-P의 경우에는 Ca 이온농도의 변화에 총제거효율이 크게 변하지 않았다. SEM, EDS 및 XRD 분석결과 struvite 정석반응에서 $NH_4$-N과 $PO_4$-P의 제거는 MAP과 HAp 결정이 독립적으로 혹은 정석재의 표면상에 발생함으로써 진행되는 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2016년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.59-75
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• 2016

Reduced or black $TiO_{2-x}$ materials with oxygen-deficiency have been achieved by creating oxygen vacancies and/or defects at the surface using different methods. Fascinatingly, they exhibited an extended absorption in VIS and IR instead of only UV light with bandgap decrease from 3.2 (anatase) to ~1 eV. However, despite the dramatic enhancement of optical absorption in black $TiO_{2-x}$ materials, they have failed to show expected visible light-assisted water splitting efficiency. This was ascribed to the high concentration of the surface defects and/or oxygen vacancies, considered as an electron donor to enhance donor density and improve the charge transportation in black $TiO_2$ can also act as charge recombination centers, which eventually decrease photocatalytic activity. Therefore, a black ot reducd $TiO_2$ material with optimized properties would be highly desired for visible light photocatalysis. In this report, a new controlled magnesiothermic reduction has been developed to synthesize reduced black $TiO_{2-x}$ in the presence $H_2/Ar$ for photocatalytic $H_2$ production from methanol-water system. The material possesses an optimum band gap and band position, oxygen vacancies, and surface defects and shows significantly improved optical absorption in the visible and infrared region. The synergistic effects enable the reduced $TiO_{2-x}$ material to show an excellent hydrogen production ability along with long-term stability under the full solar wavelength range of light and visible light, respectively, in the methanol-water system in the presence of Pt as a co-catalyst. These values are superior to those of previously reported black $TiO_2$ materials. On the basis of all the results, it can be realized that the outstanding activity and stability of the reduced of $TiO_{2-x}$ NPs suggest that a balanced combination of different factors like $Ti^{3+}$, surface defects, oxygen vacancy, and recombination center is achieved along with optimized bandgap and band position during the preparation employing magnesiothermic reduction in the presence of $H_2$. The controlled magnesiothermic reduction in the presence of $H_2$ is one of the best alternative ways to produce active and stable $TiO_2-based$ photocatalyst for $H_2$ production.