• Current Applied Physics
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1422-1425
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• 2018

$NaTa_{1-x}Fe_xO_3$ ($0{\leq}x{\leq}0.40$) nanocubes were synthesized by a relatively low temperature hydrothermal method, using $Ta_2O_5$, $FeCl_3$ and NaOH as the precursors. The UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra showed that $NaTa_{1-x}Fe_xO_3$ had significant visible-light-absorbing capability, and the absorption edge of $NaTaO_3$ shifted to longer wavelength with the increase of Fe dopants. Moreover, $NaTa_{1-x}Fe_xO_3$ exhibited room-temperature ferromagnetism when $Fe^{3+}$ occupied $Ta^{5+}$ sites in $NaTaO_3$ crystal lattice. The ferromagnetism is mainly attributed to the superexchange interactions between doped $Fe^{3+}$, rather than the contribution of oxygen vacancies caused by Fe doping. Therefore, Fe doping can simultaneously regulate the optical and magnetic properties of $NaTaO_3$ semiconductor, which will enable its potential applications in multifunctional optical-electronics and opticalspintronics devices.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.191-210
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• 2021

To compare the antifungal effect of two nanomaterials (NMs), nanoparticles of zinc oxide were synthesized by a chemical route and zinc oxide-based nanobiohybrids were obtained using green synthesis in an extract of garlic (Allium sativum). The techniques of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Infrared (IR) and Ultraviolet Visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectroscopies and Scanning (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopies (TEM) were used to determine the characteristics of the nanomaterials synthesized. The results showed that the samples obtained were of nanometric size (< 100 nm). To compare their antifungal capacity, their effect on Cercospora sp. was evaluated. Test results showed that both nanomaterials had an antifungal capacity. The nanobiohybrids (green route) gave an inhibition of fungal growth of ~72.4% while with the ZnO-NPs (chemical route), inhibition was ~87.1%. Microstructural studies using High Resolution Optical Microscopy (HROM) and ultra-structural analysis using TEM carried out on the treated strains demonstrated the effect of the nanofungicides on the vegetative and reproductive structures, as well as on their cell wall. To account for the antifungal effect presented by ZnO-NPs and ZnO nanobiohybrids on the fungi tested, effects reported in the literature related to the action of nanomaterials on biological entities were considered. Specifically, we discuss the electrical interaction of the ZnO-NPs with the cell membrane and the biomolecules (proteins) present in the fungi, taking into account the n-type nature of the ZnO semiconductor and the electrical behavior of the fungal cell membrane and that of the proteins that make up the protein crown.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.49-63
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• 2021

In this study, a convenient approach for sensitive, quick and simple detection of hazardous acids was investigated. A series of azo dyes were synthesized and applied as a chemosensor for the acid detection both on fibers and in solution. Various aniline, benzothiazole or isoxazole derivatives were used as diazo component and coupled with N-benzyl-N-ethylaniline or 2,2'-(phenylimino)bis-ethanol to give azo based dyes. The acid sensing phenomenon was observed by naked-eye and detection was further confirmed by UV-Vis spectrophotometer and hue difference(ΔH^*) evaluation. The developed sensors showed a distinct and quick color change from yellow to magenta by addition of trace amounts of the hazardous acids. The absorption maxima was shifted to a longer wavelength by 70 ~ 150nm and hue difference(ΔH^*) was 60 ~ 120°. A cotton fiber coated with Dye 1 exhibited excellent storage stability under various temperature(-30 ~ 43℃) and humidity(30 ~ 80%) conditions without discoloration and fading of the fiber sensors. Also the acid sensing properties were maintained.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.208-218
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• 2023

Photocatalysts are advanced materials which accelerate the photoreaction by providing ordinary reactions with other pathways. The catalysts have various advantages, such as low-cost, low operating temperature and pressure, and long-term use. They are applied to environmental and energy field, including the air and water purification, water splitting for hydrogen production, sterilization and self-cleaning surfaces. However, commercial photocatalysts only absorb ultraviolet light between 100 and 400 nm of wavelength which comprises only 5% in sunlight due to the wide band gap. In addition, rapid recombination of electron-hole pairs reduces the photocatalytic performance. Recently, studies on blackening photocatalysts by laser, thermal, and plasma treatments have been conducted to enhance the absorption of visible light and photocatalytic activity. The disordered structures could yield mid-gap states and vacancies could cause charge carrier trapping. Herein, liquid phase plasma (LPP) is adopted to synthesize Ag-doped black ZnO for the utilization of visible-light. The physical and chemical characteristics of the synthesized photocatalysts are analyzed by SEM/EDS, XRD, XPS and the optical properties of them are investigated using UV/Vis DRS and PL analyses. Lastly, the photocatalytic activity was evaluated using methylene blue as a pollutant.

• 분석과학
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2009

기능성 염료의 일종인 fluoran계 염료의 열 변색현상으로부터 열역학적인 함수들을 구하였다. 양성자성 용매와 비양성자성 용매에서 온도변화에 따른 UV-Vis 스펙트럼을 측정함으로서 평형상수와 엔탈피 값을 측정하였다. 양성자성 용매에서는 락톤형으로만 존재하나 비양성자성 용매에서는 락톤형과 쯔비터 이온형이 같이 존재함을 확인하였다. 평형 상수를 결정하는 요인은 용매의 극성도가 아니라 수소결합 주게의 성질에 큰 영향을 받음을 확인하였다. 엔탈피 변화량도 측정하였다. 온도 변화에 따라 열 변색 현상이 잘 일어나므로 엔탈피 변화량은 약 -2.0 kJ/mol정도이며, 따라서 열린형이 닫힌형보다도 에너지가 안정함을 확인하였다. 산에 의한 엔탈피 변화량은 양성자성 용매에서는 거의 0 kJ/mol에 가까우며 비양성자성 용매에서는 일정한 경향성을 찾기 어려웠으며. 또한 엔트로피와 깁스 자유에너지도 일정한 경향성을 보이지 않았다. 이러한 열역학적인 분석 결과는 기능성 염료의 디자인이나 합성에서 중요한 정보를 제공할 수 있다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.721-731
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• 2023

This paper studies various roughness parameters, besides waviness, texture, and nonlinear parameters of Bismarck brown Y (BBY)-doped Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) films based on the computed values of optical limiting (OL) threshold power and nonlinear refractive index. The films' morphology, grain size, and absorption spectra were investigated using atomic force microscopy in conjunction with ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer. The particle size of the films ranged between 4.11-4.51 mm and polymer films showed good homogeneity and medium roughness, ranging from 1.11-4.58 mm. A polymer film's third-order nonlinear optical features were carried out using the Z-scan methodology. The measurements were obtained by a continuous wave produced from a solid-state laser with a 532 nm wavelength. According to the results, BBY has a nonlinear refractive index of 10^-6 cm²/W that is significantly negative and nonlinear. The optical limiting thresholds are roughly 10.29, 13.52, and 18.71 mW, respectively. The shift of nonlinear optical features with the film's concentration was found throughout the experiment Additionally, we found that the polymer samples have outstanding capabilities for restricting the amount of optical power that may be transmitted through them. We propose that these films have the potential to be used in a wide variety of optoelectronic applications, including optical photodetectors and optical switching.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.15-31
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• 2024

The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine sulphate (HCQ) has taken much attention during the first COVID-19 pandemic phase for the treatment of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) patients. Hence it is interest to study the electrochemical properties and photocatalytic degradation of the HCQ drug. Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles, graphene oxide (GO) and CuO/GO NC (nanocomposite) modified carbon paste electrodes (MCPE) are used for the detection of HCQ in an aqueous medium. Electrochemical behaviour of HCQ (20 μM) was observed using CuO/MCPE, GO/MCPE and CuO/GO NC/MCPE in 0.1 M phosphate buffer at pH 7 with a scan rate of 20 to 120 mV s^-1 by cyclic voltammetry (CV). Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) of HCQ was performed for 0.6 to 16 μM HCQ. The CuO/GO NC/MCPE showed a reasonably good sensitivity of 0.33 to 0.44 μA μM cm^-2 with LOD of 69 to 92 nM for HCQ. Furthermore, the CuO/GO NC was used as a catalyst for the photodegradation of HCQ by monitoring its UV-Vis absorption spectra. About 98% was degraded in about 34 min under visible light and after 4 cycles it was 87%. The improved photocatalytic activity may be attributed to decrease in bandgap energy and enhanced ability for the electrons to migrate. Thus, CuO/GO NC showed good results for both sensing and degradation applications as well as reproducibility.

• 폴리머
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 전자가 풍부한 구조단위(dithienosilole 및 benzodithiophene)와 전자가 부족한 구조단위(difluorobenzothiadiazole)를 주사슬에 교대로 갖는 작은 밴드갭 공중합체를 Stille 짝지움 반응을 이용하여 합성하였다. $^1H$ NMR을 통하여 각 단계별 화합물과 고분자의 구조를 확인하였다. GPC, TGA, UV-vis 분광분석기 및 cyclic voltammetry를 이용하여 합성한 고분자의 특성을 조사하였다. 합성한 공액고분자와 $PC_{70}BM$을 1:1.5, 1:2, 1:3, 1:3.5 및 1:4의 중량비로 혼합하여 ITO/PEDOT:PSS/polymer:$PC_{70}BM/Al$의 구조로 유기태양전지 소자를 제작하여 그 광전특성을 조사하였다. 고분자:$PC_{70}BM$의 혼합비율이 1:3에서 최고 1.0%의 광전변환효율이 달성되었다. TEM 실험을 통하여 1:3 혼합비율에서 유기태양전지에 가장 적합한 나노규모로 상분리가 일어났으며, 다른 혼합비율에서는 고분자와 $PC_{70}BM$의 뭉침현상에 기인하여 태양전지 특성이 낮아졌다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.127.1-127.1
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• 2011

In this paper, ZnO:Al thin films with c-axis preferred orientation were prepared on Soda lime glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering technique. AZO thin film were prepared in order to clarify optimum conditions for growth of the thin film depending upon process, and then by changing a number of deposition conditions and substrate temperature conditions variously, structural and electrical characteristics were measured. For the manufacture of the AZO were vapor-deposited in the named order. It is well-known that post-annealing is an important method to improve crystal quality. For the annealing process, the dislocation nd other defects arise in the material and adsorption/decomposition occurs. The XRD patterns of the AZO films deposited with grey theory prediction design, annealed in a vacuum ambient($2.0{\times}10-3$Torr)at temperatures of 200, 300, 400 and $500^{\circ}C$ for a period of 30min. The diffraction patterns of all the films show the AZO films had a hexagonal wurtzite structure with a preferential orientation along the c-axis perpendicular to the substrate surface. As can be seen, the (002)peak intensities of the AZO films became more intense and sharper when the annealing temperature increased. On the other hand, When the annealing temperature was $500^{\circ}C$ the peak intensity decreased. The surface morphologies and surface toughness of films were examined by atomic force microscopy(AFM, XE-100, PSIA). Electrical resistivity, Gall mobility and carrier concentration were measured by Hall effect measuring system (HL5500PC, Accent optical Technology, USA). The optical absorption spectra of films in the ultraviolet-visibleinfrared( UV-Vis-IR) region were recorder by the UV spectrophotometer(U-3501, Hitachi, Japan). The resistivity, carrier concentration, and Hall mobility of ZnS deposited on glass substrate as a function of post-annealing.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.136-142
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• 2004

출발물질로 zinc acetate dihydrate(Zn($CH_3$COO)$_2$$.$2$H_2O$)를 사용하였고, 이 물질을 isopropanol(($CH_3$)$_2$CHOH)-monoethanolamine(MEA:H$_2$NCH$_2$C$H_2O$H) 용액에 용해하여 균일하고 안정한 sol을 만들었다. Sol-gel spin-coating 법에 의해 ZnO 박막을 제조시 예열 온도에 따른 박막의 c-축 배향성과 그 물리적 특성을 조사하였다. c-축으로의 성장은 예열 온도의 변화에 따라 차이를 보였으며. 275$^{\circ}C$에서 예열 후 $650^{\circ}C$에서 최종 열처리한 ZnO 박막은 XRD 측정결과 기판에 수직한 (002) 방향으로 강한 배향성을 나타내었다 200∼30$0^{\circ}C$에서 예열 후, $650^{\circ}C$에서 최종 열처리한 ZnO 박막은 UV-vis측정결과 가시광선 영역에서 온도에 따른 투과도의 변화를 보이지만 평균 85% 이상의 높은 투과도를 보였다. 또한 370nm 부근에서 흡수단을 나타내었으며, 광학적 밴드갭은 약 3.22 eV로 나타났다. 발광방출(PL) 측정결과, 황색(620nm, 2.0 eV)발광이 관찰되어, 무기발광 소자로의 응용 가능성을 나타내었다.