• 한국산학기술학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국산학기술학회 2011년도 춘계학술논문집 2부
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• pp.836-839
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• 2011

염료감응형 태양전지의 상대전극으로 MWCNT(multi-walled carbon nanotube)의 농도 (0.01~0.06g)를 달리하여 FTO(fluorine-doped tin oxide) glass에 분산시켜 상대전극을 만들었다. 그리고 glass/FTO/$TiO_2$/Dye(N719)/electrolyte(C6DMII,GSCN)/MWCNT/FTO/glass 구조를 가진 0.45$cm^2$급 DSSC(dye-sensitized solar cells) 소자를 만들었다. 소자의 미세구조, 분산정도, 광특성은 각각 광학현미경, SEM, source measure unit (Keithley model 2400) 장비를 이용하여 확인하였다. MWCNT 농도 증가와 FTO의 거친 표면형상에 따라 비선형적으로 MWCNT 분산면적이 증가하였고, MWCNT 농도 0.06g일 때 FTO 표면에 전체적으로 MWCNT가 완전히 분산됨을 확인하였다. 소자의 광변환 효율은 MWCNT 분산면적에 비례하는 효율을 보였고, MWCNT 분산농도인 0.06g 일 때 4.49%의 광변환 효율을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.216-222
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• 2011

4급 아민에 의한 이온성 및 3급 아민에 의한 비공유전자쌍의 이중 특성을 갖은 다중벽 탄소나노튜브 지지체를 글리시딜 메티크릴레이트의 방사선 그래프트법을 수행한 후, 아민화 반응을 수행하여 제조하였다. 제조된 이중 다중벽 틴소나노튜브 지지체와 나피온 용액을 혼합 후, 이 코팅용액을 GC 전극 표면에 코팅시킨 후, 여기에 미생물인 Alkaligenes spp.를 고정화하여 미생물 바이오센서를 제작하였다. 이 미생물 센서의 페놀에 대한 검출범위는 0.005~7.0 mM이었다. 이 미생물 바이이오센서를 이용하여 상용의 적포도주에서 페놀함량을 측정하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.456-461
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• 2007

In this study, a surface treatment method using accelerated Ar ions was experimented for exposing the carbon nanotubes (CNT) from the screen-printed CNT paste. After making a cathode electrode on the glass substrate, photo sensitive CNT paste was screen-printed, and then back-side was exposed by UV light. Then, the exposed CNT paste was selectively remained by development. After post-baking, the remained CNT paste was bombarded by accelerated Ar ions for removing some binders and exposing only CNTs. As results, the field emission characteristics were strongly depended on the accelerating energy, bombardment time, and the power of RF plasma ion source. When Ar ions accelerated with 100 eV energy from the 100 W RF plasma source are bombarded on the CNT paste surface for 10 min, the emission level and the uniformity were best.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.219-226
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• 2017

Electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs) have received a tremendous interest due to their suitability for diverse applications. They have been fabricated using different carbon based electrodes including activated carbons, single walled/multi walled carbon nano tubes. But, graphite which is one of the natural resources in Sri Lanka has not been given a considerable attention towards using for EDLCs though it is a famous carbon material. On the other hand, EDLCs are well reported with various liquid electrolytes which are associated with numerous drawbacks. Gel polymer electrolytes (GPE) are well known alternative for liquid electrolytes. In this paper, it is reported about an EDLC fabricated with a nano composite polyethylene oxide based GPE and two Sri Lankan graphite based electrodes. The composition of the GPE was [{(10PEO: $NaClO_4$) molar ratio}: 75wt.% PC] : 5 wt.% $TiO_2$. GPE was prepared using the solvent casting method. Two graphite electrodes were prepared by mixing 85% graphite and 15% polyvinylidenefluoride (PVdF) in acetone and casting n fluorine doped tin oxide glass plates. GPE film was sandwiched in between the two graphite electrodes. A non faradaic charge discharge mechanism was observed from the Cyclic Voltammetry study. GPE was stable in the potential windows from (-0.8 V-0.8 V) to (-1.5 V-1.5 V). By increasing the width of the potential window, single electrode specific capacity increased. Impedance plots confirmed the capacitive behavior at low frequency region. Galvanostatic charge discharge test yielded an average discharge capacity of $0.60Fg^{-1}$.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2023

최근 전자소자는 플렉서블 기판을 기반으로 휨이 가능한 전자소자가 제품으로 출시되고 있으며, 따라서 본 연구에서는 전도성 있는 투명 테이프의 플렉서블 기판 가능성을 평가하는 것에 목적이 있다. 투명 전극으로 연구진이 개발한 코팅 방법으로 CNT를 형성하였으며, 최대 5번까지 코팅한 샘플까지 제작하였다. 기판의 표면 저항 및 투과도를 측정하였고, CNT 코팅 횟수가 늘어날수록 저항과 투과도는 모두 감소하였다. 테이프를 유리로부터 탈착한 후 표면 저항은 모든 샘플에서 약간 증가하였으며, 투과도는 글라스를 제거한 상태이기 때문에 측정된 모든 파장 영역에서 10% 정도 상승하였다. 특히 3번 코팅한 샘플은 탈착 전후 파장에 따른 투과도 변화정도를 관찰하였으며, 전체적으로 평균값이 높아졌고, 특히 700nm의 파장에서 큰 변화가 확인되었다. 이를 통해 탈착 후 CNT의 전기적 광학적 특성이 미세하게 변화하였다고 판단할 수 있다. 다음으로 2번 CNT 코팅되어 있는 테이프를 곡률 반경 2mm인 조건에서 20,000번 벤딩 테스트를 하였으며, 벤딩 전후 전기적 및 광학적 특성이 변하지 않았으며, 이는 벤딩에 따른 CNT 특성 변화는 없다. 향후 전도성 있는 투명 테이프에 전자소자를 제작하여 플렉서블 전자소자의 특성을 분석할 예정이다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.1541-1546
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• 2012

The early stages of bismuth (Bi) electrodeposition on glass carbon electrode from alkaline electrolyte were studied by cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The CV analysis showed that the electrodeposition of Bi was determined to be quasireversible process with diffusion controlled. The current transients for Bi electrodeposition were analyzed according to the Scharifker-Hills model and the Heerman-Tarallo model. It can be concluded that the nucleation and growth mechanism was carried out under a 3D instantaneous nucleation, which was confirmed by SEM analysis. The kinetic growth parameters were obtained through a nonlinear fitting. In addition, the Bi film obtaining at -0.86 V for 1 hour was of compact and uniform surface with good smoothness, small roughness and a very high purity. The Bi film were indexed to rhombohedral crystal structure with preferred orientation of (0 1 2) planes to growth.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1514-1519
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• 2001

This paper is concerned with design, manufacturing and performance test of LIPCA ( Lightweight Piezo- composite Curved Actuator) using a top carbon fiber composite layer with near -zero CTE(coefficient of thermal expansion), a middle PZT ceramic wafer and a bottom glass/epoxy layer with high CTE. The main point of this design is to replace the heavy metal layers of THUNDER by thigh tweight fiber reinforced plastic layers without losing capabilities to generate high force and large displacement. It is possible to save weight up to about 30% if we replace the metallic backing material by the light fiber composite layer. We can also have design flexibility by selecting the fiber direction and the size of prepreg layers. In addition to the lightweight advantage and design flexibility, the proposed device can be manufactured without adhesive layers when we use epoxy resin prepreg system. Glass/epoxy prepregs, a ceramic wafer with electrode surfaces, and a graphite/epoxy prepreg were simply stacked and cured at an elevated temperature (177 $^{circ}C$ after following an autoclave bagging process. It was found that the manufactured composite laminate device had a sufficient curvature after detached from a flat mold. The analysis method of the cure curvature of LIPCA using the classical lamination theory is presented. The predicted curvatures are fairly in agreement with the experimental ones. In order to investigate the merits of LIPCA, a performance test of both LIPCA and THUNDE$^{TM}$ were conducted under the same boundary conditions. From the experimental actuation tests, it was observed that the developed actuator could generate larger actuation displacement than THUNDERT$^{TM}$.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.918-923
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• 2002

In this work, CdTe films were deposited on CdS/ITO/glass substrate by a close spaced sublimation (CSS) method. A $Cu_2$Te layer was deposited on the CdTe film by evaporating $Cu_2$Te powder. Then the samples were annealed for p+ ohmic contact. TEM and XRD analysis showed that $CdTe/Cu_2$Te interface exhibited different forms with various annealing temperature. A good p+ ohmic contact was achieved when the annealing temperature was between $180^{\circ}C$ to $200^{\circ}C$. Best cell efficiency of 12.34% was obtained when post annealing temperature was $200^{\circ}C$ for 5 min. Thermal stress test of the CdS/CdTe cells with carbon back contact showed that the $Cu_2$Te contact was stable at $50^{\circ}C$ in $N_2$ and was slowly degraded at $100^{\circ}C$ in $N_2$. In comparison to the conventional carbon contact, the $Cu_2$Te contact showed a better thermal stability.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.44-45
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• 2010

We are currently conducting studies on culturing and biocompatibility assessment of various cells such as neural stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells(IPS cells) on carbon nanotube (CNT), on nerve regeneration electrodes, and on silicon wafers with a focus on developing nerve integrated CNT based bio devices for interfacing with living organisms, in order to develop brain-machine interfaces (BMI). In addition, we are carried out the chemical modification of carbon nanotube (mainly SWCNTs)-based bio-nanosensors by the plasma ion irradiation (plasma activation) method, and provide a characteristic evaluation of a bio-nanosensor using bovine serum albumin (BSA)/anti-BSA binding and oligonucleotide hybridization. On the other hand, the researches in the case of "novel plasma" have been widely conducted in the fields of chemistry, solid physics, and nanomaterial science. From the above-mentioned background, we are conducting basic experiments on direct irradiation of body tissues and cells using a micro-spot atmospheric pressure plasma source. The device is a coaxial structure having a tungsten wire installed inside a glass capillary, and a grounded ring electrode wrapped on the outside. The conditions of plasma generation are as follows: applied voltage: 5-9 kV, frequency: 1-3 kHz, helium (He) gas flow: 1-1.5 L/min, and plasma irradiation time: 1-300 sec. The experiment was conducted by preparing a culture medium containing mouse fibroblasts (NIH3T3) on a culture dish. A culture dish irradiated with plasma was introduced into a $CO_2$-incubator. The small animals used in the experiment involving plasma irradiation into living tissue were rat, rabbit, and pick and are deeply anesthetized with the gas anesthesia. According to the dependency of cell numbers against the plasma irradiation time, when only He gas was flowed, the growth of cells was inhibited as the floatation of cells caused by gas agitation inside the culture was promoted. On the other hand, there was no floatation of cells and healthy growth was observed when plasma was irradiated. Furthermore, in an experiment testing the effects of plasma irradiation on rats that were artificially given burn wounds, no evidence of electric shock injuries was found in the irradiated areas. In fact, the observed evidence of healing and improvements of the burn wounds suggested the presence of healing effects due to the growth factors in the tissues. Therefore, it appears that the interaction due to ion/radicalcollisions causes a substantial effect on the proliferation of growth factors such as epidermal growth factor (EGF), nerve growth factor (NGF), and transforming growth factor (TGF) that are present in the cells.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 용액 기반의 탄소나노튜브(CNT: Carbon Nano-tube)를 전자기기의 전도성 소재로 사용하기 위하여 쉽고 빠르게 형성하는 방법에 대해 연구하였다. 이를 위해 스핀 코팅 방법 및 아르곤 상압플라즈마 공정을 적용하여 글라스 위에 CNT 박막 코팅을 진행하였다. 코팅 횟수에 따른 전기적, 물리적 특성 변화를 관찰하기 위하여 1회부터 5회까지 동일한 방법으로 형성된 샘플을 제작하였고, 각 샘플에 대해 표면 형상, 반사도, 투과도, 흡수율 및 표면 저항을 측정하였다. 현미경을 이용하여 관찰했을 때 횟수가 늘어날 때 글라스 상에 검은 형상이 더 잘 관찰되며, 특히 스핀코팅에 의해 가운데 영역이 더 검게 관찰되는 것을 알 수 있다. 코팅 수가 증가함에 따라 측정 파장의 전 영역에서 투과도는 감소, 반사도 및 흡수율은 증가하였다. 또한, 파장이 감소함에 따라 투과율은 감소, 반사도 및 흡수율은 증가한다. 전기적인 특성의 경우, 2번 코팅했을 때 전도도가 상당히 향상됨을 확인할 수 있었으며, 추가 코팅에 의해서 전도도 감소가 관찰되지만, 큰 변화를 보이지는 않았다. 결론적으로 CNT를 투명전극으로 대체하기 위해서는 반사도 및 전기전도도를 함께 고려하여 코팅 횟수를 고려해야 하며, 2회가 최적임을 알 수 있다.