• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.49-49
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• 2010

Nanopiezotronics is an emerging area of nanotechnology with a variety of applications that include piezoelectric field-effect transistors and diodes, self-powered nanogenerators and biosystems, and wireless nano/biosensors. By exploiting coupled piezoelectric and semiconducting characteristics, it is possible for nanowires, nanobelts, or nanorods to generate rectifying current and potential under external mechanical energies such as body movement (handling, winding, pushing, and bending) and muscle stretching, vibrations (acoustic and ultrasonic waves), and hydraulic forces (body fluid and blood flow). Fully transparent, flexible (TF) nanogenerators that are operated by external mechanical forces will be presented. By controlling the density of the seed layer for ZnO nanorod growth, transparent ZnO nanorod arrays were grown on ITO/PES films, and a TF conductive electrode was stacked on the ZnO nanorods. The resulting integrated TF nanodevice (having transparency exceeding 70 %) generated a noticeable current when it was pushed by application of an external load. The output current density was clearly dependent on the force applied. Furthermore, the output current density depended strongly on the morphology and the work function of the top electrode. ZnO nanorod-based nanogenerators with a PdAu, ITO, CNT, and graphene top electrodes gave output current densities of approximately $1-10\;uA/cm^2$ at a load of 0.9 kgf. Our results suggest that our TF nanogenerators are suitable for self-powered TF device applications such as flexible self-powered touch sensors, wearable artificial skins, fully rollable display mobile devices, and battery supplements for wearable cellular phones.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.186-186
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• 2010

액정디스플레이, 유기발광소자 및 태양전지에서 전도성 투명전극으로 indium-tin-oxide (ITO)가 일반적으로 많이 사용되고 있지만 인듐의 희소성과 유독성으로 인하여 ITO를 대체할 수 있는 물질에 대한 많은 연구가 현재 진행되고 있다. ITO 전극을 대체할 수 있는 물질 중에서 Al 도핑된 ZnO (AZO) 박막은 높은 전도성과 광학적 투과성 때문에 다양한 광전소자의 전극과 윈도우 물질로 많은 응용 가능성을 보여주고 있다. 본 연구에서는 여러 가지 스퍼터링 증착 조건에서 증착된 AZO 박막의 전기적특성과 광학적 특성을 조사하였다. 기준시료의 AZO 박막 증착 조건은 ZnO-2 wt.% $Al_2O_3$세라믹 타겟을 사용하였고 $250^{\circ}C$의 기판 온도에서 100 W 전력으로 5 mTorr의 진공 분위기에서 증착되었다. 최적의 AZO 박막 조건을 얻기 위해 증착 온도와 증착 챔버의 압력을 변화하면서 AZO 박막의 전기적 특성 변화와 광학적 특성 변화를 조사하였다. 4-포인트 프로브 측정과 홀 효과측정으로 각기 다른 조건에서 증착한 AZO 박막의 비저항과 전하농도 값을 비교 분석하였고 UV 스펙트로미터 측정을 통해서 AZO 박막의 투과율을 조사하였다. 스퍼터링 방법으로 증착된 AZO 박막은 높은 전도성과 광학적 투과성을 가지기 때문에 액정디스플레이, 유기발광소자 및 태양전지의 투명전극으로 사용할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.58-58
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• 2010

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been extensively studied owing to its superior electrical properties, especially high electron mobility, which can be applied to various nano-electronic devices. However, synthesized CNTs have a mixture of metallic and semiconducting tubes so that their separation has been a tremendous obstacle to the practical application in electronic device structures. Among the different separation methods, electrical breakdown process to selectively burn out the metallic tubes has been quite successful though it needs additional process in the fabrication of device structures. Here, we report on the selective but not perfect growth of semiconducting nanotubes via use of diluted ferritin catalyst. SWCNTs were grown on ferritin catalyst, where the concentration of the ferritin solution was changed. In this way, we could fabricate the electrical breakdown free SWCNT thin film transistors on the flexible polyimide (PI) substrate. When we used the ferritin diluted by 1/2000, ~ 60 % of the SWCNT thin film transistors showed a perfect p-type behavior with an on/off current ratio higher than $10^5$ and on-current greater than $10^{-7}$ A. We will also discuss the photo-response of such formed thin film transistors over both visible and UV light.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.110-122
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• 2008

Pneumatic vibration isolator typically consisting of dual-chamber pneumatic springs and a rigid table are widely employed for proper operation of precision instruments such as optical devices or nano-scale equipments owing to their low stiffness- and high damping-characteristics. As environmental vibration regulations for precision instruments become more stringent, it is required to improve further the isolation performance. In order to facilitate their design optimization or active control, a more accurate mathematical model or complex stiffness is needed. Experimental results we obtained rigorously for a dual-chamber pneumatic spring exhibit significantly amplitude dependent behavior, which cannot be described by linear models in earlier researches. In this paper, an improvement for the complex stiffness model is presented by taking two major considerations. One is to consider the amplitude dependent complex stiffness of diaphragm necessarily employed for prevention of air leakage. The other is to employ a nonlinear model for the air flow in capillary tube connecting the two pneumatic chambers. The proposed amplitude-dependent complex stiffness model which reflects dependency on both frequency and excitation amplitude is shown to be very valid by comparison with the experimental measurements. Such an accurate nonlinear model for the dual-chamber pneumatic springs would contribute to more effective design or control of vibration isolation systems.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.347-353
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• 2014

We present a synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNTs) for enhancement of parallel-alignment and density using chemical vapor deposition with methane feed gas. As-purchased ST-cut quartz substrates were heat-treated and line-patterned by electron-beam lithography in order to grow SWNTs with parallel alignment. We investigated the effects of various synthesis parameters such as catalyst oxidation, reduction, and synthesis conditions in order to enhance both tube density and degree of parallel alignment. The condition of $1{\AA}$ of Fe catalyst film, atmospheric oxidation at $750^{\circ}C$ for 10 min, reduction under 400 Torr for 5 min, and growth at $865^{\circ}C$ under 300 Torr yields $33tubes/10{\mu}m$, which is the highest tube density with parallel alignment. Based on the results of atomic force microscope and Raman spectroscopy, it was found that SWNTs have diameter range of 0.8-2.0 nm. We believe that the present work would contribute to the development of SWNTs-based flexible functional devices.

• Advances in nano research
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.379-390
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• 2019

Putting emphasis on the effect of existence of porosity in the functionally graded materials (FGMs) on the dynamic responses of waves scattered in FG nanobeams resulted in implementation of a novel porosity-based homogenization method for FGMs and show its applicability in a wave propagation problem in the presence of axial pre-load for the first time. In the employed porosity-dependent method, the coupling between density and Young's moduli is included to consider for the effective moduli of the FG nanobeam by the means of a more reliable homogenization technique. The beam-type element will be modeled via the classical theory of beams, namely Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. Also, the dynamic form of the principle of virtual work will be extended for such nanobeams to derive the motion equations. Applying the nonlocal constitutive equations of Eringen on the obtained motion equations will be resulted in derivation of the nanobeam's governing equations. Depicted results reveal that the dispersion responses of FG nanobeams will be decreased as the porosity volume fraction is increased which must be noticed by the designers of advanced nanosize devices who are interested in employment of wave dispersion approach in continuous systems for specific goals.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.231-237
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• 2008

Biodegradable poly($\varepsilon$-caprolactone-co-L-lactide)-b-poly(ethylene glycol) (PCLA-b-PEG) copolymers were synthesized via solution polymerization by varying the feed composition of $\varepsilon$-caprolactone ($\varepsilon$-CL) and L-lactide (LLA) ($\varepsilon$-CL: LLA= 10:0, 7:3, 5:5, 3:7, 0: 10). The feed ratio based on weight is in accordance with the copolymer composition except for the case of $\varepsilon$-CL: LLA=3:7 (C3L7), which was verified by $^1H$-NMR. Two different approaches were used for the exceptional case, which is an extension of the reaction time or the sequential introduction of the monomer. A copolymer composition of $\varepsilon$-CL: LLA=3:7 could be obtained in either case. The chemical microstructure of PCLA-b-PEG was determined using the $^{13}C$-NMR spectra and the effect of the sequential structure on the thermal properties and crystallinity were examined. Despite the same composition ratio of the copolymer, the microstructure can differ according to the reaction conditions.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.401-415
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• 2021

Soft robots are promising devices for applications in drug delivery, sensing, and manufacturing. Traditional hard robotics are manufactured with rigid materials and their degrees of motion are constrained by the orientation of the joints. In contrast to rigid counterpart, soft robotics, employing soft and stretchable materials that easily deforms in shape, can realize complex motions (i.e., locomotion, swimming, and grappling) with a simple structure, and easily adapt to dynamic environment. Among them, the magnetic actuators exhibit unique characteristics such as rapid and accurate motion control, biocompatibility, and facile remote controllability, which make them promising candidates for the next-generation soft robots. Especially, the magnetic actuators instantly response to the stimuli, and show no-hysteresis during the recovery process, essential for continuous motion control. Here, we present the state-of-the-art fabrication process of magnetically controllable nano-/micro-composites, magnetically aligning process of the composites, and 1-dimensional/multi-dimensional multimodal motion control for the nextgeneration soft actuators.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.24 no.8
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• pp.59-66
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• 2019

As the monetary value of cryptocurrency increases, the security measures for cryptocurrency becomes more important. A limitation of the existing cryptocurrency exchanges is their vulnerability to threats of hacking due to their centralized manner of management. In order to overcome such limitation, blockchain technology is increasingly adopted. The blockchain technology enables decentralization and Peer-to-Peer(P2P) transactions, in which blocks of information are linked in chain topology, and each node participating in the blockchain shares a distributed ledger. In this paper, we propose and implement a mobile electronic wallet that can safely store, send and receive cryptocurrencies. The proposed mobile cryptocurrency wallet connects to the network only when the wallet actively is used. Wallet owner manages his or her private key offline, which is advantageous in terms of security. JavaScript based wallet apps were implemented to respectively run on Android and iOS mobile phones. I demonstrate the process of transferring Ethereum cryptocurrency from an account to another account through Ropsten, a test net for Ethereum. Hardware wallets, such as Ledger Nano S, provide a slightly higher level of security, yet have the disadvantages of added burden of carrying additional physical devices and high costs (about 80$).

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.45-49
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• 2018

Portable microcontroller based measurement unit is demonstrated using digital-to-analog convertor module, analog-to-digital convertor module and additional preamplifier circuit with low-budget but excellent performances. Using the designed measurement unit, the measurement of current below 1 nA with applying voltage up to 5 V is successfully carried out. With the WiFi module in microcontroller, measured data is transferred to the user's computer. To evaluate the performance of the measurement unit, the transfer curve of a commercial N-type field effect transistor was measured with the measurement unit and the results is well consistent with that measured using commercial characterization system.