• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.381-386
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• 2019

Zn-air battery uses oxygen from the air, and hence, air holes in it are kept open for cell operation. Therefore, loss of water by evaporation through the holes is inevitable. When the water is depleted, the battery ceases to operate. There are two water consumption routes in Zn-air batteries, namely, active path (electrolysis) and passive path (evaporation and corrosion). Water loss by the active path (electrolysis) is much faster than that by the passive path during the early stage of the cycles. The mass change by the active path slows after 10 h. In contrast, the passive path is largely constant, becoming the main mass loss path after 10 h. The active path contributes to two-thirds of the electrolyte consumption in 24 h of cell operation in 4.0 M KOH. Although water is an important component for the cell, water vapor does not influence the cell operation unless the water is nearly depleted. However, high oxygen concentration favors the discharge reaction at the cathode.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.299-301
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• 2007

An organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell fibers with characteristics such as formability, low-cost and tailorability was developed by deposition of C60 and CuPc on fiber surface. In spite of some variation according to the temperature of ITO deposition, the maximum open circuit voltage of 0.39V was attained at $150^{\circ}C$(1000end). The resulting solar cell showed the performances Isc=0.482, Voc=0.320, FF=0.285 ${\eta}_{e}=0.044$% which are comparable to one of other types of solar cells in literature.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2007

A flow channel model of a bipolar plate with varying cross-sectional area was newly designed for improving performance and efficiency of a PEM fuel cell stack. As a result, the varying cross-sectional area model showed poor uniformity in velocity distribution, however, maximum velocity in the flow path is about 30% faster than that of the uniform cross-sectional area model. The proposed varying cross-sectional area model is expected to diffuse operating fluids more easily into diffusion layer because it has relatively higher values in pressure distribution compared with other flow channel models. It is expected that the implementation of the varying cross-sectional area model can reduce not only the mass transport loss but also the activation loss in a PEM fuel cell, and open circuit voltage of a fuel cell can thus be increased slightly.

• BMB Reports
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2018

The Hippo signaling pathway controls nuclear accumulation and stability of the transcriptional coregulator YAP and its paralog TAZ. The activity of Hippo-YAP signaling is influenced not only by biochemical signals, but also by cell shape and mechanical tension transmitted through cell-cell junctions and cell-matrix adhesions. Data accumulated thus far indicates that the actin cytoskeleton is a key mediator of the regulation of Hippo-YAP signaling by means of a variety of biochemical and mechanical cues. In this review, we have outlined the role of actin dynamics and actin-associated proteins in the regulation of Hippo-YAP signaling. In addition, we discuss actin-mediated regulation of YAP/TAZ activity independent of the core Hippo kinases MST and LATS. Although our understanding of the link between Hippo-YAP signaling and the actin cytoskeleton is progressing rapidly, many open questions remain.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.730-733
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• 2013

In this work, buffer layers with various conditions are inserted at an n/i interface in hydrogenated amorphous silicon semitransparent solar cells. It is observed that the performance of a solar cell strongly depends on the arrangement and thickness of the buffer layer. When arranging buffer layers with various bandgaps in ascending order from the intrinsic layer to the n layer, a relatively high open circuit voltage and short circuit current are observed. In addition, the fill factors are improved, owing to an enhanced shunt resistance under every instance of the introduced n/i buffer layers. Among the various conditions during the arrangement of the buffer layers, a reverse V shape of the energy bandgap is found to be the most effective for high efficiency, which also exhibits intermediate transmittance among all samples. This is an inspiring result, enabling an independent control of the conversion efficiency and transmittance.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제59권11호
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• pp.2026-2031
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• 2010

The electrical characteristics of galvanic cell which is composed of the cathode electrode(graphite, carbon and copper) and the anode electrode(Zn and Mg) were investigated. For this research as electrolyte 2~12 wt% NaCl aqueous solution were used. At graphite cathode electrodes which use Zn and Mg with the anode electrode, the open circuit voltage was 1.3V most highly. The maximum output power increased as the electrolyte concentration increased, due to a increase in ion density. When Zn and Mg with the anode electrode, the maximum output power respectively was evaluated as 2.2mW and 5.5mW about the graphite cathode electrode in the NaCl 4wt%. The research results indicated that the output power of cell which is composed with graphite with the cathode and Mg with the anode was most excellent and the efficiency of the cell could be enhanced by increasing the electrolyte concentration.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.29-40
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• 1976

시리콘 태양전지의 한쪽 면내에서 광에 의해서 발생된 전하운반체의 수집을 하는데 있어서 부가적인 도움을 줄 수 있는 정전적인 부등전계 효과에 고나한 연구가 수행되었다. 주석(tin) 주입에서 오는 격자변형의 보상효과로 말미암아 P형 측내에 보론농도의 구배를 가져오므로서 부동전계를 발생시킬 수 있었다. 태양전지내에 p-n 접합을 gtud성시키기 위하여 주로 방사증식확산의 원리에 근거를 둔 새로운 이온주입법이 채택되었다. 이온주입으로 된 태양전지의 회로개방전압과 변환효율을 각각 0.44V 및 5%였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1591-1598
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• 2004

To isolate the $\beta$-galactosidase producing thermophilic bacteria, samples of mud and water were collected from hot springs of avolcanic area near Golden Springs in New Zealand. Among eleven isolated strains, the strain of KNOUC112 produced the highest amounts of $\beta$-galactosidase at 40 h incubation time (0.013 unit). This strain was aerobic, asporogenic bacilli, immobile, gram negative, catalase positive, oxidase positive, and pigment producing. Optimum growth was at 70-72$^{\circ}C$, pH 7.0-7.2, and it could grow in the presence of 3% NaCl. The main fatty acids of cell components were iso-15:0 (30.26%), and iso-17:0 (31.31%). Based on morphological and biochemical properties and fatty acid composition, the strain could be identified as genus Thermus, and finally as Thermus thermophilus by phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA sequence. So the strain is designated as Thermus thermophilus KNOUC112. A gene from Thermus thermophilus KNOUC112 encoding $\beta$-galactosidase was amplified by PCR using redundancy primers prepared based on the structure of $\beta$-galactosidase gene of Thermus sp. A4 and Thermus sp. strain T2, cloned and expressed in E. coli JM109 DE3. The gene of Thermus thermophilus KNOUC112 $\beta$-galactosidase(KNOUC112$\beta$-gal) consisted of a 1,938 bp open reading frame, encoding a protein of 73 kDa that was composed of 645 amino acids. KNOUC112$\beta$-gal was expressed as dimer and trimer in E. coli JM109 (DE3) via pET-5b.

• 환경생물
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.507-516
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• 2018

벼재배 논에서 온실가스 측정을 위해 사용되는 closed 챔버법은 시 공간적으로 변동 폭이 큰 메탄 플럭스를 측정하는 데는 한계가 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하고자 메탄플럭스 측정에 있어 에디공분산을 기반으로 하는 open-path 방법과 closed 챔버법을 비교분석하였다. 벼 재배 기간 중 메탄 플럭스 변동은 두 방법 모두 비슷한 경향을 보였고 closed 챔버를 이용한 메탄 측정 시간대의 값은 open-path 측정에 의한 값과 고도로 유의한 상관을 보였다. 다만 총배출량에 있어서 두 측정 방법 간에 나타난 약 31%의 차이가 발생했는데 이는 closed 챔버법에 따른 과다 측정과 open-path에 의한 과소측정으로 생각해 볼 수 있다. 정확한 원인 분석을 위해서 향후에도 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.821-827
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• 2014

최근의 주파수 부족현상을 해결하면서 간섭 없이 스펙트럼을 효율적으로 사용하는 주파수 공동 사용에 대한 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. 또한, 이와 더불어 급증하는 모바일 데이터 수요에 대처하기 위한 주요 스펙트럼 정책으로서 ASA/LSA(Authorized Shared Access/Licensed Shared Access) 개념을 많은 나라에서 도입하고 있는데, 이는 모바일 트래픽 증가를 해결하기 위한 스몰셀(small cell) 기술을 적용하는데 가장 적합한 스펙트럼 액세스 모델이다. ASA/LSA 주파수로 3.5 GHz 대역이 고려되고 있는 바, 본 논문에서는 가능한 ASA/LSA 대역을 발굴하고, 나아가 면허 없는 대역을 확장하기 위해 국내 3~4 GHz 대역에 대한 SAM(Spectrum Access Model)을 제안하고, 그 결과는 향후 스몰셀 수용 및 개방 주파수 확보를 위한 SAM을 개발하는데 필요한 데이터를 제공하게 될 것이다.