• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.178-187
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• 2021

Dual-cooled annular fuel allows a significant increase in power density while maintaining or improving safety margins. However, the dual-cooled design brings much higher Zircaloy charge in reactor core, which could cause a great threaten of hydrogen explosion during severe accidents. Hence, an innovative fuel combined dual-cooled annular geometry and SiC cladding was proposed for the first time in this study. Capabilities of fuel design and behavior simulation were developed for this new fuel by the upgrade of FROBA-ANNULAR code. Considering characteristics of both SiC cladding and dual-cooled annular geometry, the basic fuel design was proposed and preliminary proved to be feasible. After that, a design optimization study was conducted, and the optimal values of as-fabricated plenum pressure and gas gap sizes were obtained. Finally, the performance simulation of the new fuel was carried out with the full consideration of realistic operation conditions. Results indicate that in addition to possessing advantages of both dual-cooled annular fuel and accident tolerant cladding at the same time, this innovative fuel could overcome the brittle failure issue of SiC induced by pellet-cladding interaction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.100-100
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• 2016

Among various two-dimensional (2D) materials, 2D semiconductors and insulators have attracted a great deal of interest from nanoscience community beyond graphene, due to their attractive and unique properties. Such excellent characteristics have triggered highly active researches on 2D materials, such as hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), and tungsten diselenide (WSe2). New physics observed in 2D semiconductors allow for development of new-concept devices. Especially, these emerging 2D materials are promising candidates for flexible and transparent electronics. Recently, van der Waals heterostructures (vdWH) have been achieved by putting these 2D materials onto another, in the similar way to build Lego blocks. This enables us to investigate intrinsic physical properties of atomically-sharp heterostructure interfaces and fabricate high performance optoelectronic devices for advanced applications. In this talk, fundamental properties of various 2D materials will be introduced, including growth technique and influence of defects on properties of 2D materials. We also fabricate high performance electronic/optoelectronic devices of vdWH, such as transistors, memories, and solar cells. The device platform based on van der Waals heterostructures show huge improvement of devices performance, high stability and transparency/flexibility due to unique properties of 2D materials and ultra-sharp heterointerfaces. Our work paves a new way toward future advanced electronics based on 2D materials.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.295-301
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• 1997

다양하고 방대한 양의 정보를 효과적으로 처리, 분배하는 멀티미디어 정보통신 시스템이 광신호에 의한 처리를 통해 구현되어갈 전망이다. 이를 위해 빛을 발생시키는 발광소자, 빛을 검출하는 소광소자, 광신호를 처리하는 광신호 처리소자 그리고 광신호를 전달해주는 광섬유 및 화상정보의 표시를 위한 표시소자 등이 중요한 요소기술이다. 이같은 소자의 제작에 있어 기존 물질로는 요구에 대한 대응이 어려워 보다 우수한 성능의 소재개발이 요구된다. 이에 대한 대체물질로 최근 유기물 또는 고분자가 각광을 받고 있으며, 이를 사용한 소자개발이 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이제까지 무기물로 달성하기 힘들었던 많은 기술들이 유기물로 쉽게 구현이 가능하게 되면 고성능의 소재 및 소자기술은 다가오느 정보화 시대를 더축 풍요롭게 하는데 크게 기여할 것이다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.37 no.12
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• pp.11-17
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• 2000

We investigated the growth of InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells (MQWs) structures which emit blue light. The samples were grown in a low pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition system. We examined InGaN/GaN MQWs by varying growth temperatures and thicknesses of InGaN well and GaN barrier layers in MQWs. Especially, the thickness of GaN barrier in InGaN/GaN MQWs was found to severely affect the interfacial abruptness between InGaN well and GaN barrier layers. The higher order satellite peaks in the high resolution x-ray diffraction spectra and the high resolution cross sectional transmission electron microscope image of MQW structrues revealed that the interface between InGaN and GaN layers was very abrupt. Room-temperature photoluminescence spectra also showed a blue emission from InGaN/GaN MQWs at the wavelength of 463.5nm with a narrow full width at half maximum of 72.6meV.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.160-167
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• 2010

In this paper, we fabricated the optoelectronic device based on Cadmium selenide(CdSe) nanocrystal quantum dots (NQDs)/single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWNTs) heterostructure using dieletrophoretic force. The efficient charge transfer phenomena from CdSe to SWNT make CdSe-Pyridine(py)-SWNT unique heterostructures for novel optoelectronic device. The conductivity of CdSe-py-SWNT was increased when it was exposed at ultra violet(UV) lamp, and varied as a function of wavelength of incident light.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.16-20
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• 2001

Optoelectronic characteristics of the superlattice diode as a function of deposition temperature and annealing conditions have been studied. The multilayer nanocrystalline silicon/adsorbed oxygen (nc/Si/O) superlattice formed by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system. Experimental results showed that deposition temperature of 550$^{\circ}C$, followed by hydrogen annealing leads to best results, in terms of optical photoluminescence (PL) and electrical current-voltage (I-V) characteristics. Consequently, the experimental results of multilayer Si/O superlattic device showed the stable photoluminescence and good insulating behavior with high breakdown voltage. This is very useful promise for Si-based optoelectronic devices, and can be readily integrated with conventional silicon ULSI processing.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.63-68
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• 2015

A one-step fabrication of a photonic crystal (PC) with functional defects is demonstrated. Using multi-beam phase-controlled holographic lithography with a diffracting optical element, large area one dimensional (1D) and two dimensional (2D) PCs with periodic defects were fabricated. The uniform area is up to $2mm^2$, and tens of defect channels have been introduced in the 1D and 2D PC structure. This technique gives rise to substantial reduction in the fabrication complexity and significant improvement in the spatial accuracy of introducing functional defects in photonic crystals. This method can also be used to design and fabricate three dimensional (3D) PCs with periodic defects.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.307-311
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• 2017

Organometal halide perovskite materials, due to the tunability of their electronic and optical properties by control of composition and structure, have taken a position of significant importance in optoelectronic applications such as photovoltaic and lighting devices. Despite numerous studies on the structure - property relationship, however, practical application of these materials in electronic and optical devices is still limited by their processability during fabrication. Achieving nano-sized perovskite particles embedded in a polymer matrix with high loading density and outstanding photoluminescence performance is challenging. Here, we demonstrate that the careful control of nanoparticle formation and growth in the presence of poly(methyl methacrylate) results in perovskite nanoparticle - polymer nanocomposites with very good dispersion and photoluminescence. Furthermore, this approach is found to prevent further growth of perovskite nanoparticles, and thus results in a more uniform film, which enables fabrication using the perovskite nanoparticles.

• Polymer Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.24-32
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• 2010

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.30 no.10
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• pp.515-521
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• 2020

Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite nanocrystals have attracted a lot of attention owing to their excellent optical properties such as high absorption coefficient, high diffusion length, and photoluminescence quantum yield in optoelectronic applications. Despite the many advantages of optoelectronic materials, understanding on how these materials interact with their environments is still lacking. In this study, the fluorescence properties of methylammonium lead bromide (CH₃NH₃PbBr₃, MAPbBr₃) nanoparticles are investigated for the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and aliphatic amines (monoethylamine, diethylamine, and trimethylamine). In particular, colloidal MAPbBr₃ nanoparticles demonstrate a high selectivity in response to diethylamine, in which a significant photoluminescence (PL) quenching (~ 100 %) is observed at a concentration of 100 ppm. This selectivity to the aliphatic amines may originate from the relative size of the amine molecules that must be accommodated in the perovskite crystals structure with a narrow range of tolerance factor. Sensitive PL response of MAPbBr₃ nanocrystals suggests a simple and effective strategy for colorimetric and fluorescence sensing of aliphatic amines in organic solution phase.