• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 게르마늄 응축 공정을 모델링하고 공정을 적용한 나노와이어 구조의 게르마늄 PMOSFET의 특성을 소자 시뮬레이션을 통하여 확인하였다. 기존의 연구 결과들을 토대로 하여 모델링을 수행한 결과, 게르마늄 응축 공정 과정에서 얻게 되는 벌크 영역에서의 게르마늄 농도($C_B$)에 대한 실리콘 게르마늄-실리콘 산화막 계면에서의 게르마늄 농도의 비율($C_S$)은 약 4.03, 해당 공정 온도에서 게르마늄 원자의 유효 확산 계수($D_{eff}$)은 약 $3.16nm^2/s$으로 추출되었다. 나아가, 게르마늄 응축 공정을 통하여 구현할 수 있는 실리콘 코어 상에 얇은 게르마늄 채널을 갖는 나노와이어 채널 구조의 PMOSFET을 설계하고 성능을 분석하였다. 이를 통하여, 전영역을 실리콘으로 혹은 게르마늄으로 하는 채널을 갖는 소자에 비하여 실리콘 코어-게르마늄 채널의 동축 이종접합 채널을 갖는 소자가 우수한 특성을 가질 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.214-221
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• 2016

Background: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of germanium treatment on the growth and organic germanium production in the roots of Oplopanax elatus plantlets. Methods and Results: O. elatus plantlets were cultured in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with different concentrations of germanium dioxide ($GeO_2$) to analyze optimum growth conditions. Exogenous treatment of $10mg/{\ell}\;GeO_2$ promoted growth and an increase in the contents of chlorophyll a, b and carotenoid in O. elatus. The germanium accumulation and production in roots of O. elatus plantlets treated with organic germanium reached the highest levels. The growth of the aerial and underground portion of O. elatus with organic germanium was greater than that of the control. The accumulation and production of organic germanium reached the highest level ($40.89{\mu}g/plantlet$) with the treatment of $50mg/{\ell}\;GeO_2$. Antioxidant activity measured by DPPH and ABTS assays also increased with the germanium treatment and improved the DPPH and ABTS radical activity by 200% compared with that in the control. In addition, the total phenol and flavonoid contents of the plantlets with a treatment of $50mg/{\ell}\;GeO_2$ were higher than in the control. Conclusions: Taken together, the growth of O. elatus was increased with the treatment of $50mg/{\ell}\;GeO_2$ germanium and the biological references improved, with increased antioxidant activity and organic germanium production.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.224-234
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• 2013

This study investigates the fabrication of core-sheath nanocomposite fibers by locating germanium (Ge) and silicon dioxide ($SiO_2$) nanoparticles selectively in the sheath layer by co-axial electrospinning. Co-axially spun fibers were prepared by electrospinning a pure PVA solution and Ge/$SiO_2$/PVA solution as the core and sheath layer, respectively. Core-sheath nanocomposite fibers were electrospun under a variety of conditions that include various feed rates for the core and sheath solutions, voltages, and concentric needle diameters, in order to find an optimum spinning condition. Ge/$SiO_2$ nanocomposite fibers were also prepared by uniaxial electrospinning to compare fiber morphology and nanoparticle distribution with core-sheath nanofibers. Using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray analysis, it was demonstrated that the co-axial approach resulted in the presence of nanoparticles near the surface region of the fibers compared to the overall distribution obtained for uni-axial fibers. The co-axially electrospun Ge/$SiO_2$/PVA nanofiber webs have possible uses in high efficiency functional textiles in which the nanoparticles located in the sheath region provide enhanced functionality.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.308-315
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• 2011

Ammonium- and potassium-loaded zeolite (NK-Z) and other four kinds of environmental friendly fertilizers/agents were applied to characterize their effectiveness on garlic (Allium sativum L.) growth and soil amelioration. Selenium dioxide ($SeO_2$) and germanium dioxide ($GeO_2$) liquid treatments significantly increased selenium (Se) and germanium (Ge) contents in garlic stems, garlic cloves and clove peels. In soil treated with ZBFC, Se contents in garlic stems, cloves, and clove peels was 13.89-, 12.79-, and 10.96-fold higher, respectively, than in the controls. The inorganic contents of plants grown in soil treated with functional strengthened fertilizers were also higher than in plants grown in control soil. Soil treated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) agents exhibited significantly greater spore density and root colonization rate than in untreated soil. The density of chitinolytic microorganisms in soil treated with colloidal chitin was also significantly higher than in untreated soil. The cation exchange capacities (CEC) in ZAFC-, ZBFC-, and ZBF-treated soils was 16.05%, 8.95%, and 8.80% higher than in control soil 28 weeks after sowing.

• ALGAE
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.125-134
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• 2012

Germanium dioxide ($GeO_2$) has been used for many years in the cultivation of red and green algae as a means of controlling the growth of diatoms. Brown algae are sensitive to $GeO_2$, however, the basis of this sensitivity has not been characterized. Here we use embryos of $Fucus$ $vesiculosus$ to investigate morphological and physiological impacts of $GeO_2$ toxicity. Morphometric features of embryos were measured microscopically, and physiological features were determined using pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry. At 5 mg $L^{-1}$ $GeO_2$, embryos grew slower than controls and developed growth abnormalities. After 24 h, initial zygote divisions were often oblique rather than transverse. Rhizoids had inflated tips in $GeO_2$ and were less branched, and apical hairs were deformed, with irregularly aligned, spheroidal cells. Minimum fluorescence ($F_0$) showed minor differences over the 10 days experiment, and pigment levels (chlorophylls $a$, $c$ and total carotenoids) showed no difference after 10 days. Optimum quantum yield increased from ca. 0.52 at 24 h to 0.67 at 5 days, and $GeO_2$-treated embryos had higher mean values (significant at 3 and 5 days). Optimum quantum yield of photosystem II (${\Phi}_{PSII}$) was stable in control thalli after 5 days, but declined significantly in $GeO_2$. Addition of silica (as $SiO_2$) did not reverse the effects of $GeO_2$. These results suggest that $GeO_2$ toxicity in brown algae is associated with negative impacts at the cytological level rather than metabolic impacts associated with photosynthesis.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.163-172
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• 2007

본 연구는 효모 내에서 생합성된 유기게르마늄을 함유한 게르마늄강화효모 Geranti Bio Ge-Yeast 내에 무기게르마늄이 존재하지 않거나 불검출임을 확인하기 위해 수행하였으며, 이를 뒷받침하기 위한 과학적 논거를 제시하기 위해 $GeO_2$ 정성분석 프로토콜을 수립하여 실험을 실시하였다. 1당량의 $NaBH_4$를 $GeO_2$에 가하면 갈홍색의 침전이 관찰되고 2당량의 $NaBH_4$를 가하면 진한 갈색의 침전이 생성되는데 이 독특한 색을 띠는 침전 생성으로부터 $GeO_2$의 존재를 정성적으로 분석이 가능하였다. $SiO_2$와의 반응 시 색 변화가 일어나지 않는 것으로 보아 색은 Ge-O와 B간의 결합에 의해 생기는 전하이동 전이 때문일 것으로 생각되며, 게르마늄강화효모와의 반응에서는 발색이나 침전이 형성되지 않아 $GeO_2$가 존재하지 않음을 확인하였다. 투석막 외부의 여과액을 취하여 상기 $GeO_2$ 정성 프로토콜에 따라 $NaBH_4$와 반응을 시도하여도 특이한 색 변화와 갈홍색 침전이 관찰되지 않았으므로 투석막을 통과하여 외부에 존재하는 게르마늄도 역시 $GeO_2$의 형태가 아닌 유기게르마늄일 것으로 사료된다. Geranti Bio Ge-Yeast는 생합성 기법을 사용하여 생산된 게르마늄을 강화한 유기게르마늄으로서 더 다양한 분석과 연구를 통해 각각의 single compound들의 구조를 규명하고 분리 정제하는 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 UV-A 조사를 통해 titanium dioxide($TiO_2$), hydroxyapatite(HAP)와 germanium(Ge)의 다양한 복합촉매를 통한 항생제(lincomycin, LM)의 광촉매 제거를 조사하였다. 우선, 다양한 복합촉매의 향상된 광촉매능을 비교하였고, 도출된 제거효율은 $TiO_2/HAP/Ge$ > $TiO_2/Ge$ > $TiO_2/HAP$ 순으로 관찰되었다. $TiO_2/HAP/Ge$의 조성은 반응표면법의 하나인 혼합물분석(mixture analysis)에 기초하여 통계적 방안이 수행되었다. 각 인자별 6개의 조건을 포함하도록 설정한 독립변수 $TiO_2(X_1)$, HAP($X_2$)와 Ge($X_3$)의 LM($Y_1$)과 TOC($Y_2$) 제거에 대한 영향을 살펴보았다. 분산분석(ANOVA)의 회귀분석항은 유의한 p값(p<0.05)과 높은 결정계수 값($R^2$ of $Y_1=99.28%$ and $R^2$ of $Y_2=98.91%$)을 나타냈다. 등고선도와 반응곡선을 통해 UV-A 조사조건에서 $TiO_2$/HAP/Ge 조성에 따른 LM의 제거를 나타냈다. TOC($Y_2$) 제거를 기준으로 도출된 최적조성비는 코드화 값으로 $X_1=0.6913$, $X_2=0.2313$과 $X_3=0.0756$으로 나타났다. 실제 적용에 따른 비교 실험 결과는 LM과 TOC의 평균제거율이 각각 99.2%와 49.3%로 나타나 모델의 예측과 잘 부합하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.18
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• pp.3-4
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• 2005

Germanium nanocrystals(NCs) were formed in the silicon dioxide($SiO_2$) on Si layers by Ge implantation and rapid thermal annealing process. The density and mean size of Ge-NCs heated at $800^{\circ}C$ during 10 min were confirmed by High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy. Capacitance versus voltage(C-V) measurements of MOS capacitors with single $Al_2O_3$ capping layers were performed in order to study electrical properties. The C-V results exhibit large threshold voltage shift originated by charging effect in Ge-NCs, revealing the possibility that the structure is applicable to Nano Floating Gate Memory(NFGM) devices.