• Title/Summary/Keyword: growth characterization

Search Result 1,681, Processing Time 0.036 seconds

Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition of semiconducting ZnO thin films and nanostructures

  • Kim Sang-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
    • /
    • v.16 no.1
    • /
    • pp.12-19
    • /
    • 2006
  • Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCYD) techniques have been applied to fabricate semiconducting ZnO thin films and nanostructures, which are promising for novel optoelectronic device applications using their unique multifunctional properties. The growth and characterization of ZnO thin films on Si and $SiO_2$ substrates by MOCYD as fundamental study to realize ZnO nanostructures was carried out. The precise control of initial nucleation processes was found to be a key issue for realizing high quality epitaxial layers on the substrates. In addition, fabrication and characterization of ZnO nanodots with low-dimensional characteristics have been investigated to establish nanostructure blocks for ZnO-based nanoscale device application. Systematic realization of self- and artificially-controlled ZnO nanodots on $SiO_2/Si$ substrates was proposed and successfully demonstrated utilizing MOCYD in addition with a focused ion beam technique.

Growth of ${\gamma}-6Bi_2O_3{\cdot}GeO_2$ Single Crystals by EFG Method (EFG법에 의한 ${\gamma}-6Bi_2O_3{\cdot}GeO_2$)

  • ;;Kei-Miyamoto
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
    • /
    • v.1 no.2
    • /
    • pp.34-45
    • /
    • 1991
  • The fundamental conditions for growing $r-6Bi_2O_3{\cdot}GeO_2$ (BGO) single crystal plates by EFG (Edge -defined Film-fed Growth) method, were investigated and the characterization, quality test were carried out for obtained BGO single crystal plates. The optimum growing conditions determined in this study were as follows: ${\cdot}$ temperature gradient: 22^{\circ}C/cm

  • PDF

The Influence of Aerosol Source Region on Size-resolved Hygroscopicity During the Asian Pacific Regional Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE-Asia) Campaign

  • Lee, Yong-Seob
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
    • /
    • v.22 no.E1
    • /
    • pp.9-18
    • /
    • 2006
  • Aerosol hygroscopic properties were measured by a tandem differential mobility analyzer (TDMA) system during the Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE)-Asia campaign from 31 March to 1 May 2001. Two high flow differential mobility analyzers (DMAs) were used to maximize the count rate on board the Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft (CIRPAS) Twin Otter aircraft. Hygroscopic growth factor distributions of particles having initial dry nanoparticle diameters of 0.040, 0.059, 0.086, 0.126, 0.186, 0.273, 0.400, and $0.586{\mu}m$ were measured during 19 research flights. Data collected during 12 of those flights were used to investigate aerosol mixing state and the influence of aerosol source region on size-resolved hygroscopicity. The uniformity in size-resolved hygroscopicity was quantified to facilitate comparison between measurements made in different air masses. Hygroscopic growth factors are strongly dependent on source region and sizes. Mean hygroscopic growth factors were observed to be greatest when the air mass origin was from the south. The mean growth factors for continental sources decreased with initial size from 1.47 to 1.27 for $0.040{\mu}m\;and\;0.586{\mu}m$, but increased with initial size from 1.44 to 1.8 for $0.040{\mu}m\;and\;0.400{\mu}m$ dry diameters for marine sources.

Effects of Antibiotic Growth Promoter and Characterization of Ecological Succession in Swine Gut Microbiota

  • Unno, Tatsuya;Kim, Jungman;Guevarra, Robin B.;Nguyen, Son G.
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
    • /
    • v.25 no.4
    • /
    • pp.431-438
    • /
    • 2015
  • Ever since the ban on antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs), the livestock death rate has increased owing to pathogenic bacterial infections. There is a need of developing AGP alternatives; however, the mechanisms by which AGP enhances livestock growth performance are not clearly understood. In this study, we fed 3-week-old swine for 9 weeks with and without AGPs containing chlortetracycline, sulfathiazole, and penicillin to investigate the effects of AGPs on swine gut microbiota. Microbial community analysis was done based on bacterial 16S rRNA genes using MiSeq. The use of AGP showed no growth promoting effect, but inhibited the growth of potential pathogens during the early growth stage. Our results showed the significant increase in species richness after the stabilization of gut microbiota during the post-weaning period (4-week-old). Moreover, the swine gut microbiota was divided into four clusters based on the distribution of operational taxonomic units, which was significantly correlated to the swine weight regardless of AGP treatments. Taxonomic abundance analysis indicated a negative correlation between host weight and the abundance of the family Prevotellaceae species, but showed positive correlation to the abundance of the family Spirochaetaceae, Clostridiaceae_1, and Peptostreptococcaeae species. Although no growth performance enhancement was observed, the use of AGP inhibited the potential pathogens in the early growth stage of swine. In addition, our results indicated the ecological succession of swine gut microbiota according to swine weight. Here, we present a characterization of swine gut microbiota with respect to the effects of AGPs on growth performance.

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of DNA Repair Related Gene in Yeast

  • Kang, Seon-Ah;Park, In-Soon
    • Journal of Life Science
    • /
    • v.10 no.1
    • /
    • pp.40-44
    • /
    • 2000
  • The SNF2/SW ATPase/helicase family comprises proteins form a variety of species with in vivo functions, such as transcriptional regulation, maintenance of chromosome stability during mitosis, and various types of DNA repair. Here, we reported the characterization of h게2+gene which was iolated by PCR amplification using the conserved domain of SNF2 motifs. Sequence analysis of PCR product showed striking evolutionary conservation among the SNF2 family of proteins. Two transcripts of 6.7 and 3.4 Lb were detected by Northern blot analysis. furthermore, the intensities of these two bands were increased by ultraviolet(UV) irradiation. These results indicate that the hrp2+ is a novel member of the SNF2 family of proteins and is one of the UV-inducible genes in S. pombe. To determine the level of transcripts of hrp2+ gene during cellular growth, Northern blot analysis were performed. This result indicates that the level of hrp2+transcript reached its maximum before cells entered the exponential growth phase. This suggests that hrp2+ gene is experssed mainly at the early stage of cell growth.