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Chemical Imaging Analysis of the Micropatterns of Proteins and Cells Using Cluster Ion Beam-based Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Principal Component Analysis

  • Shon, Hyun Kyong;Son, Jin Gyeong;Lee, Kyung-Bok;Kim, Jinmo;Kim, Myung Soo;Choi, Insung S.;Lee, Tae Geol
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.815-819
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    • 2013
  • Micropatterns of streptavidin and human epidermal carcinoma A431 cells were successfully imaged, as received and without any labeling, using cluster $Au_3{^+}$ ion beam-based time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) together with a principal component analysis (PCA). Three different analysis ion beams ($Ga^+$, $Au^+$ and $Au_3{^+}$) were compared to obtain label-free TOF-SIMS chemical images of micropatterns of streptavidin, which were subsequently used for generating cell patterns. The image of the total positive ions obtained by the $Au_3{^+}$ primary ion beam corresponded to the actual image of micropatterns of streptavidin, whereas the total positive-ion images by $Ga^+$ or $Au^+$ primary ion beams did not. A PCA of the TOF-SIMS spectra was initially performed to identify characteristic secondary ions of streptavidin. Chemical images of each characteristic ion were reconstructed from the raw data and used in the second PCA run, which resulted in a contrasted - and corrected - image of the micropatterns of streptavidin by the $Ga^+$ and $Au^+$ ion beams. The findings herein suggest that using cluster-ion analysis beams and multivariate data analysis for TOF-SIMS chemical imaging would be an effectual method for producing label-free chemical images of micropatterns of biomolecules, including proteins and cells.

Interaction between Oxygens and Secondary Defects Induced in Silicon by High Energy $B^+$Ion Implantation and Two-Step Annealing

  • Yoon, Sahng-Hyun;Jeon, Joon-Hyung;Kim, Kwang-Tea;Kim, Hyun-Hoo;Park, Chul-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2005.07a
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    • pp.185-186
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    • 2005
  • Intrinsic gettering is usually used to improve wafer quality which is an important factor for reliable ULSI devices. The two-step annealing method was adopted in order to investigate interactions between oxygens and secondary defects during oxygen precipitation process in lightly and heavily boron doped silicon wafers with high energy $^{11}B^+$ ion implantation. Secondary defects were inspected nearby the projected range by high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Oxygen pileup was measured in the vicinity of the projected range by secondary ion mass spectrometry for heavily boron doped silicon wafers.

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Characteristics of reoxidation of nitried oxide for gate dielectric of charge trapping NVSM (전하트랩형 NVSM의 게이트 유전막을 위한 질화산화막의 재산화특성에 관한 연구)

  • 이상은;한태현;서광열
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.11 no.5
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    • pp.224-230
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    • 2001
  • The characteristics of $NO/N_2O$ annealed reoxidized nitrided oxide being studied as super thin gate oxide and gate dielectric layers of Non-Volatile Semiconductor Memory (NVSM) were investigated by Dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (D-SIMS), Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), and Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES). The specimen was annealed by $NO/N_2O$ after initial oxide process and then rcoxidized for nitrogen redistribution in nitrided oxide. Out-diffusion of incorporated nitrogen during the wet oxidation in reoxidation process took place more strongly than that of the dry oxidation. It seems to indicate that hydrogen plays a role in breaking the Si N bonds. As reoxidation proceeds, incorporated nitrogen of $NO/N_2O$ annealed nitrided oxide is obsen-ed to diffuse toward the surface and substrate at the same time. ToF-SIMS results show that SiON species are detected at the initialoxide interface, and Si,NO species near the new $Si_2NO$ interface that formed after reoxidation. These SiON and $Si_2NO$ species most likely to relate to the origin of the state of memory charge traps in reoxidized nitrided oxide, because nitrogen dangling bonds of SiON and silicon dangling bonds of $Si_2NO$ are contained defects associated with memory effect.

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MOVPE of ZnSe with DIPSe and DMZn

  • Soo, Huh-Jeung;Ok, Lim-Jeong
    • Journal of Korean Vacuum Science & Technology
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.118-121
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    • 1998
  • Diisopropylselenide (DIPSe) is employed for the metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) of ZnSe in order to eliminate premature gas phase reaction while maintaining negligible carbon incorporation and preserving relatively low growth temperature. In combination with dimethylzinc, single crystalline ZnSe layers were grown on GaAs at temperature around 450$^{\circ}C$. Secondary ion mass spectrometry showed a negligible carbon incorporation in ZnSe films grown from DIPSe even at high [Ⅵ]/[II] ratios, in contrast of a carbon concentration of 1021 cm-3 in ZnSe films grown from diallyselenide (DASe). Crystalline and interface quality are demonstrated by secondary electron microscopy, secondary ion mass spectroscopy and double crystal X-ray diffraction.

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Organic matrix-free imaging mass spectrometry

  • Kim, Eunjin;Kim, Jisu;Choi, Inseong;Lee, Jeongwook;Yeo, Woon-Seok
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.53 no.7
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    • pp.349-356
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    • 2020
  • Mass spectrometry (MS) is an ideal tool for analyzing multiple types of (bio)molecular information simultaneously in complex biological systems. In addition, MS provides structural information on targets, and can easily discriminate between true analytes and background. Therefore, imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) enables not only visualization of tissues to give positional information on targets but also allows for molecular analysis of targets by affording the molecular weights. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) MS is particularly effective and is generally used for IMS. However, the requirement for an organic matrix raises several limitations that get in the way of accurate and reliable images and hampers imaging of small molecules such as drugs and their metabolites. To overcome these problems, various organic matrix-free LDI IMS systems have been developed, mostly utilizing nanostructured surfaces and inorganic nanoparticles as an alternative to the organic matrix. This minireview highlights and focuses on the progress in organic matrix-free LDI IMS and briefly discusses the use of other IMS techniques such as desorption electrospray ionization, laser ablation electrospray ionization, and secondary ion mass spectrometry.

Effcets of Initial Oxygen Concentration on Oxygen Pileup and the Diffusion of Impurities after High-energy Ion Impaltation (초기 산소 농도가 고에너지 이온 주입시 발생하는 산소 축적 및 불순물 확산에 미치는 영향)

  • 고봉균;곽계달
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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    • v.36D no.4
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    • pp.48-56
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    • 1999
  • In this paper, we have investigated experimentally the effects of initial oxygen concentration on oxygen pileup phenomenon and the diffusion of implanted impurities. 1.2 MeV $^{11}B^{+}$ and 2.2 MeV $^{31}P^{+}$ ions were implanted into p-type (100) Si wafers with a dose of 1${\times}10^{15}$ / $\textrm{cm}^2$. Secondary ion mass spectrometry(SIMS) measurements were carried out to obtain depth distribution profiles for implanted impurities and oxygen atoms after two-step annealing of $700^{\circ}C$(20 hours)+$1000^{\circ}C$(10 hours). Residual secondary defect distribution and annealing behabiour were also studied by cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy(TEM) observations. Oxygen pileup nearly $R_p$(projected range) were observed by SIMS measurements and considerable amount of residual secondary defect layer were observed by TEM observations. It can be seen that oxygen atoms are trapped at the secondary defects by the experimental results. Enhanced diffusions of boron and phosphorus to the bulk direction were observed with the increasing of initial oxygen concentration.

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