• 한국진공학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.138-143
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• 2013

최근 산화아연 나노입자의 물리-화학적 특성을 이용하여 다양한 분야에 응용하는 연구가 많이 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 산화아연 나노입자의 산화-환원 반응을 이용하여 광촉매의 응용 연구를 진행하였다. 이러한 산화아연 광촉매는 산화티타늄 광촉매에 비하여 물 용매에서의 $Zn(OH)_2$를 형성하여 광촉매 활성을 감소시키는 단점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 분무 열분해 방법을 이용하여 산화아연 나노입자를 합성하고 이렇게 합성된 산화아연 나노입자의 물에 대한 안정성 연구를 진행하였다. 그 결과 1일 동안 물 용매 처리를 한 산화아연 나노입자의 표면에 molecular $H_2O$의 증가로 인하여 광촉매 효율이 증가하는 결과를 나타내었으며 본 연구에서 합성된 산화아연 나노입자가 물 용매에서 안정하다는 결과를 도출하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.380.1-380.1
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• 2016

In this study, we report a novel antioxidant ZnO nanoparticle that is newly designed and prepared by simple surface modification process. Antioxidative functionality is provided by the immobilization of antioxidant of 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid (galic acid, GA) onto the surface of ZnO nanoparticles. Microstructure and physical properties of the ZnO@GA nanoparticles were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and steady state spectroscopic methods. The antioxidative activity of ZnO@GA was also evaluated using ABTS (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical cation decolorization assay. Notably, ZnO@GA showed strong antioxidative activity in spite of the conjugation process of GA on the ZnO surface. These results provide that GA-coating onto ZnO nanoparticles may offer an intriguing potential for biomedical devices as well as nanomaterials.

• 청정기술
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2016

화장품이나 타이어에 주로 사용되는 ZnO 나노입자에 대한 나노위해성 문제가 대두되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 수계상에 존재하는 ZnO 나노입자에 대한 제거 및 생물학적 독성평가를 실시하였다. 송사리(O. Latipes) 수정란을 이용한 단기 노출평가에서는 5 mg L⁻¹에서는 일부 개체에서 기형이 관찰되었고, 10 mg L⁻¹에서 성장지연에 의한 부화율저감이 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 ZnO 나노입자가 수생생물종에게 독성을 보인다는 것을 확인하고, 이를 제거하기 위한 방법인 침전법을 제안하였다. Na₂S와 Na₂HPO₄를 이용하여 ZnO를 ZnS와 Zn₃(PO₄)₂로 전환시켜 침전시켰으며, 이들의 침전에 의한 제거율은 거의 100%에 이르렀다. 또한 해당 침전물 대한 물벼룩(D. magna) 급성독성 평가에서 어떠한 독성 영향도 찾지 못하였다. 이는 ZnO의 황 및 인처리를 통한 변환이 독성 감소에 효과적이었음을 나타낸다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.1297-1308
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• 2011

This research investigates the application of ZnO (zinc oxide) nanoparticles and $TiO_2$ (titanium dioxide) nanoparticles to polypropylene nonwoven fabrics via an electrospinning technique for the development of textile materials that can decompose harmful gases. To fabricate uniform ZnO nanocomposite fibers, two types of ZnO nanoparticles were applied. Colloidal $TiO_2$ nanoparticles were chosen to fabricate $TiO_2$ nano- composite fibers. ZnO/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and $TiO_2$/PVA nanocomposite fibers were electrospun under a variety of conditions that include various feed rates, electric voltages, and capillary diameters. The morphology of electrospun nanocomposite fibers was examined with a field-emission scanning electron micro- scope and a transmission electron microscope. Decomposition efficiency of gaseous materials (formaldehyde, ammonia, toluene, benzene, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide) by nanocomposite fiber webs with 3wt% nano-particles (ZnO or $TiO_2$) and 7$g/m^2$ web area density was assessed. This study shows that ZnO nanoparticles in colloid were more suitable for fabricating nanocomposite fibers in which nanoparticles are evenly dispersed than in powder. A heat treatment was applied to water-soluble PVA nanofiber webs in order to stabilize the electrospun nanocomposite fibrous structure against dissolution in water. ZnO/PVA and $TiO_2$/PVA nanofiber webs exhibited a range of degradation efficiency for different types of gases. For nitrogen dioxide, the degradation efficiency was 92.2% for ZnO nanocomposite fiber web and 87% for $TiO_2$ nanocomposite fiber web after 20 hours of UV light irradiation. The results indicate that ZnO/PVA and $TiO_2$/PVA nano- composite fiber webs have possible uses in functional textiles that can decompose harmful gases.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.292-292
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• 2010

Among the semiconducting materials, ZnO has considerably attracted attention over the past few years due to the high activities in removing organic contaminants created from industry. In this work, ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by spray pyrolysis method using the zinc acetate dihydrate as starting material at various synthesis temperatures. The structures of the synthesized ZnO were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Brunauer, Emmett & Teller (BET), Fourier Transformation Infrared (FT-IR), and UV-vis spectroscopy. The Miller indices of XRD patterns indicate that the synthesized ZnO nanoparticles showed a hexagonal wurtzite structure. With increasing synthesis temperature, the mean diameter of ZnO nanoparticles increased, and their crystallinity was improved. Also, the photocatalytic activity of ZnO was studied by the photocatalytic degradation of methyleneblue (MB) under UV irradiation (365 nm) at room temperature. The results show that the photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO nanoparticles was enhanced by increasing synthesis temperature.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.90-96
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• 2011

We investigated the properties of artificial pinning centers of YBCO multilayer films in which $Y_2O_3$ and ZnO nanoparticles are uniformly introduced by using the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique. $Y_2O_3$ and ZnO nanoparticles were deposited on top of YBCO buffer layer and the density of nanoparticles was controlled by varying the number of nanoparticle layers. YBCO superconducting layers with total thickness of 250 nm were deposited on top of $Y_2O_3$ and ZnO nanoparticles. Based on analyses of the surface morphology, the transition temperature $T_c$, and the critical current density $J_c$, we discussed the difference between the two kinds of nanoparticles as flux pinning centers.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.368-368
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• 2007

Zinc oxide (ZnO) has drawn much interest as a potential transparent conducting oxide (TCO) for applying to solar cell and front electrode of electro-luminescent devices. For the enhancement of electrical property of TCOs, dopant introduction and hybridization with conductive nanoparticles have been investigated. In this work, ZnO films were formed on glass substrate by using photochemical solution deposition of Ag nanoparticles dispersed or various metal (Ag, Cd, In, or Sn) contained photosensitive ZnO solutions. The usage of photosensitive solution permits us to obtain a micron-sized direct patterning of ZnO film without using conventional dry etching procedure. The structural, optical, and electrical characteristics of ZnO films with the introduction of metal dopants with/without Ag nanoparticles have been investigated to check whether there is a combined effect between metal dopants and Ag nanoparticles on the characteristics of ZnO film. The phase formation and crystallinity of ZnO film were monitored with X-ray diffractometer. The optical transmittance measurement was carried out using UV-VIS-NIR spectrometer and the electrical properties such as sheet resistance and conductivity were observed by using four-point probe.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.440-446
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• 2006

액체상태에 분산된 ZnO 분말을 레이저 ablation 시켜 ZnO 나노입자를 생성하였고, 계면활성제에 따른 생성된 나노입자의 특성을 비교하였다. 생성된 나노 입자는 UV-VIS 흡광 스펙트럼과 X-ray 회절 스펙트럼으로 순수한 ZnO 결정 상태를 나타냄을 확인하였으며, 전자투과 현미경 사진으로 나노입자의 크기, 크기 분포 및 모양을 관찰하였다. 순수한 물에서 얻어진 ZnO 나노입자의 밴드 갭 에너지는 3.35 eV로 bulk ZnO와 비슷한 값을 나타내었으며, 평균 크기는 27 nm로 막대모양의 입자들이 주로 생성되었다. SDS 용액에서 얻어진 ZnO 나노입자는 입자 크기가 평균 28 nm인 주로 구형에 가까운 형태를 가졌으며 CTAB 용액에서 나노입자는 막대 모양의 형태가 많으며 평균 크기가 40 nm 이었다. CTAB 용액에서 만들어진 ZnO 나노입자는 SDS 용액에서 만들어진 ZnO 나노입자 보다 더 안정하였다. 이러한 계면활성제에 따른 ZnO 나노입자의 크기 및 모양, 그리고 안정성의 차이는 ZnO와 계면활성제 사이의 전하 극성 차이로 인한 정정기적 인력과 용매화 차이로 설명할 수 있었다.

• Composites Research
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.94-98
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• 2018

Well-defined, monodispersed hollow ZnO nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by a facile one-pot solution method at room temperature. Hollow ZnO nanoparticles were fabricated using polystyrene nanoparticles as seed particles. The removal of core particles via solvent extraction yields hollow nanoparticles. The structures and morphologies of the obtained products were characterized with Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The formation mechanism of the hollow structure of the ZnO nanoparticles was also investigated. The technique developed here is expected to be useful in the preparation other metal oxides and hollow architectures.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.127-140
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• 2017

Metal nanoparticles have been intensively studied within the past decade. Nano-sized materials have been an important subject in basic and applied sciences. Zinc oxide nanoparticles have received considerable attention due to their unique antibacterial, antifungal, and UV filtering properties, high catalytic and photochemical activity. In this study, microbiological aspects of scale formation in PVC pipelines bacteria and fungi were isolated. In the emerging issue of increased multi-resistant properties in water borne pathogens, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticle are being used increasingly as antimicrobial agents. Thus, the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) and minimum fungal concentration of ZnO nanoparticles towards pathogens microbe were examined in this study. The results obtained suggested that ZnO nanoparticles exhibit a good anti fungal activity than bactericidal effect towards all pathogens tested in in-vitro disc diffusion method (170 ppm, 100 ppm and 30 ppm). ZnO nanoparticles can be a potential antimicrobial agent due to its low cost of production and high effectiveness in antimicrobial properties, which may find wide applications in various industries to address safety issues. Stable ZnO nanoparticles were prepared and their shape and size distribution characterized by Dynamic light scattering (35.7 nm) and transmission electron microscopic TEM study for morphology identification (20 nm), UV-visible spectroscopy (230 nm), X-ray diffraction (FWHM of more intense peak corresponding to 101 planes located at $36.33^{\circ}$ using Scherrer's formula), FT-IR (Amines, Alcohols, Carbonyl and Nitrate ions), Zeta potential (-28.8). The antimicrobial activity of ZnO nanoparticles was investigated against Bacteria and Fungi present in drinking water PVC pipelines biofilm. In these tests, Muller Hinton agar plates were used and ZnO nanoparticles of various concentrations were supplemented in solid medium.