• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.202-207
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• 2024

This study examines a manufacturing process for the photoelectrode material of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) intending to increase efficiency through the surface plasmon resonance phenomenon of nanoparticles with a composite structure made of Ag and TiO₂. This invention involves the use of Ag and TiO₂ nanoparticles in the solar cell. These nanoparticles cause surface plasmon resonance, which amplifies and scatters incident solar energy, enhancing the dye's rate of light absorption. It also makes it possible to absorb energy in wavelength ranges that were previously difficult to do, which increases efficiency. Centrifugal separation and heat synthesis are used to create the composite metal structures, and certain combinations are used to decide the particle morphologies. To increase the efficiency of organic solar cells and DSSC, the Ag/TiO₂ composite structure is therefore quite likely to be used.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.284-288
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• 2014

We present tapered nanostructures fabricated on a selective area of gallium phosphide substrates for advanced optoelectronic device applications. A lithography-free fabrication process was accomplished by dry etching of metal nanoparticles. Thermal dewetting of micro-patterned metal thin films provides etch masks for tapered nanostructures. This simple process also allows the formation of plasmonic surfaces with corrugated shapes. Rigorous coupled-wave analysis calculations provide design guidelines for tapered nanostructures on gallium phosphide substrates.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.1312-1316
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• 2014

Metal-carbon nanoreactors (MCNRs) were prepared from a pristine carbon cage (CC) using a simple and efficient template method with nano silica ball (NSB), pyrolysis fuel oil (PFO) and transition metals, such as palladium and gold. Metal nanoparticles were embedded in approximately 25 and 170 nm sized, highly ordered carbon cages. The newly developed Pd, Au and Au-Pd doped carbon nanoreactors were characterized by microanalysis, $N_2$ adsorption-desorption isotherm, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), transmission electron microscopy and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis. The ordered MCNRs have exhibited dynamic hydrogen adsorption capability compared to the carbon cage.

• 센서학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.178-183
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• 2016

Semiconductor gas sensors based on metal oxide are widely used in a number of applications, from health and safety to energy efficiency and emission control. Nanomaterials including nanowires, nanorods, and nanoparticles have dominated the research focus in this field owing to their large number of surface sites that facilitate surface reactions. Recently, metal oxide hollow structures using soft templates have been developed owing to their high sensing properties with large-area uniformity. Here, we provide a brief overview of metal oxide hollow structures and their gas-sensing properties from the aspects of template size, morphology, and additives. In addition, a gas-sensing mechanism and perspectives are presented.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제68권2호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2024

The commercialization of rechargeable metal-air batteries is extremely desirable but designing stable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts with non-noble metal still has faced challenges to replace platinum-based catalysts. The nonnoble metal catalysts for ORR were prepared to improve the catalytic performance and stability by the thermal decomposition of ZIF-8 with optimum cobalt loading. The porous carbon was obtained by the calcination of ZIF-8 and different loading amounts of Co nanoparticles were anchored onto porous carbon forming a Co/PC catalyst. Co/PC composite shows a significant increase in the ORR value of current and stability (500 h) due to the good electronic conductive PCN support and optimum cobalt metal loading. The significantly improved catalytic performance is ascribed to the chemical structure, synergistic effects, porous carbon networks, and rich active sites. This method develops a new pathway for a highly active and advantageous catalyst for electrochemical devices.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.667-671
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 전구체 각각의 독립제어가 가능한 이성분계 금속산화물을 얻기 위해 졸-겔법으로 합성한 실리카 나노입자를 $TiO_2$ 전구체와 교반시켜 전기방사법을 이용하여 실리카가 고르게 분산된 $TiO_2$ 나노섬유를 성공적으로 제작하였다. 제작된 나노섬유는 FE-SEM, XRD, EDS를 이용해 구조적 특성분석과 UV-VIS, 광촉매 반응기를 통해 광촉매 특성 분석을 하였다. 그 결과, 실리카가 분산된 $TiO_2$ 나노섬유는 실리카가 분산되지 않은 $TiO_2$ 나노섬유 보다 광촉매 효율이 10% 가량 향상되었다. 이는 실리카 나노입자가 첨가됨으로써 $TiO_2$가 흡수하지 못하는 380~440 nm 가시광선 영역을 흡수하여 광학적 특성 향상되었으며 Ti와 Si 두 금속산화물간에 $Br{\o}nsted$ acid site가 생성되어 OH 라디칼을 증가시킴으로써 광조사에 의해 여기된 전자를 잡아 재결합 손실을 억제하는 역할을 하여 화학적 특성이 개선되어 광촉매 효율이 증가되었을 것으로 사료된다.

• 공업화학
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.467-474
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• 2007

팔라듐과 금 나노입자 등이 첨착된 높은 비표면적을 갖는 Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)계 활성탄소섬유(ACF: Activated Carbon Fiber)를 제조하였다. 여러 첨착 ACF에 대하여 BET, FE-SEM, TEM, XPS 등으로 비표면적과 기공부피, 미세구조, 시간에 따른 산소관능기의 표면변화를 관찰하였으며 $SO_2$에 대한 흡착성능을 연구하였다. 그 결과 첨착과정으로 인하여 총 기공부피 대비 미세기공 부피는 95.5%에서 30.5~43.7%로 대부분 감소하였으며, 산소관능기의 표면변화는 대기중에서 시간이 경과함에 따라 나노입자보다 금속염의 산소관능기 변화가 컸음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 Au 나노입자와 금속염을 첨착한 ACF의 $SO_2$ 파과시간은 무첨착 ACF에 비하여 크게 변하지 않았으나, 100 ppm의 Pd 나노입자를 첨착한 ACF는 $SO_2$ 파과시간이 880 s로 흡착성능이 우수하였다. 이러한 결과로 볼 때 $SO_2$ 흡착성능은 시간에 따른 산소관능기의 표면 변화와 연관성이 있다고 볼 수 있으며, PAN계 활성탄소섬유에 적정한 농도의 Pd 나노입자 첨착은 촉매작용으로 인하여 $SO_2$ 흡착 성능을 증가시키는 것으로 판단된다

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2018년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.3-3
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• 2018

For centuries, Panax ginseng Meyer (Korean ginseng) has been widely used as a medicinal herb in Korea, China, and Japan. Ginsenosides are a class of triterpene saponins and recognized as the bioactive components in Korean ginseng. Ginsenosides, which can be classified broadly as protopanaxadiols (PPD), protopanaxatriols (PPT), and oleanolic acids, have been shown to flaunt a vast array of pharmacological activities such as immune-modulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-diabetic, and antioxidant effects. In recent years, a number of ginseng and ginsenoside researches have increasingly gained wide attention owing to its unique pharmacological properties. Although good efficacies of ginsenosides have been reported, lack of target specific delivery into tumor sites, low solubility, and low bioavailability due to modifications in gastro-intestinal environments limit their biomedical application in clinical trials. As a result to this major challenge, nanotechnology and drug delivery techniques play a significant role to solve this problematic issue. Thus, we reported the preparation of poly-ethylene glycol (PEG) and glycol chitosan (GC) functionalized to ginsenoside (Compound K and PPD) conjugates via hydrolysable ester bonds with improved aqueous solubility and pH-dependent drug release. In vitro cytotoxicity assays revealed that PEG-CK, and PPD-CK conjugates exhibited lower cytotoxicity compared to bare CK and PPD in HT29 cells. However, GC-CK conjugates exhibited higher and similar cytotoxicity in HT29 and HepG2 cells. Furthermore, GC-CK-treated RAW264.7 cells did not exhibit significant cell death at higher concentration of treatment which supports the biocompatibility of the polymer conjugates. They also inhibited nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW64.7 cells. In addition to polymer-ginsenoside conjugates, silver (AgNps) and gold nanoparticles (AuNps) have been successfully synthesized by green chemistry using different m. The biosynthesized nanoparticles demonstrated antimicrobial efficacy, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant activity, biofilm inhibition, and anticoagulant effect. Special interest on the effective delivery methods of ginsenoside to treatment sites is the focus of metal nanoparticle research.In short, nano-sizing of ginsenoside results in an increased water solubility and bioavailability. The use of nano-sized ginsenoside and P. ginseng mediated metallic nanoparticles is expected to be effective on medical platform against various diseases in the future.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.298-302
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• 2012

Fe/$SiO_2$ core-shell type composite nanoparticles have been synthesized using a reverse micelle process combined with metal alkoxide hydrolysis and condensation. Nano-sized $SiO_2$ composite particles with a core-shell structure were prepared by arrested precipitation of Fe clusters in reverse micelles, followed by hydrolysis and condensation of organometallic precursors in micro-emulsion matrices. Microstructural and chemical analyses of Fe/$SiO_2$ core-shell type composite nanoparticles were carried out by TEM and EDS. The size of the particles and the thickness of the coating could be controlled by manipulating the relative rates of the hydrolysis and condensation reaction of TEOS within the micro-emulsion. The water/surfactant molar ratio influenced the Fe particle distribution of the core-shell composite particles, and the distribution of Fe particles was broadened as R increased. The particle size of Fe increased linearly with increasing $FeNO_3$ solution concentration. The average size of the cluster was found to depend on the micelle size, the nature of the solvent, and the concentration of the reagent. The average size of synthesized Fe/$SiO_2$ core-shell type composite nanoparticles was in a range of 10-30 nm and Fe particles were 1.5-7 nm in size. The effects of synthesis parameters, such as the molar ratio of water to TEOS and the molar ratio of water to surfactant, are discussed.

• 멤브레인
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.55-61
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• 2010

원자전달 라디칼 중합을 이용하여 polystyrene-b-poly(oxyethylene methacrylate) (PS-b-POEM) 블록 공중합체를 합성하고, FT-IR을 통해 중합이 성공적으로 이루어졌음을 확인하였다. 또한 자기 조립된 블록 공중합체 막을 제조한 후, 전구체 $AgCF_3SO_3$ 도입과 UV 조사를 통해 고체상에서 은 나노입자를 성장시켰다. TEM 전자현미경과 UV-visible 분광학 분석을 통해 블록 공중합체 막의 내부에 은 나노입자가 형성된 것을 확인하였고, 또한 친수성 POEM 영역의 함량을 조절함으로써 나노입자의 크기를 조절할 수 있었다. 금속 나노입자를 제조하는 데 있어서 POEM 함량이 적은 블록 공중합체가 더 효과적임을 확인하였다.