• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.118-122
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• 2010

Electrical transport properties were measured on $SmFeAsO_{0.85}$ single crystals along the c-axis for various temperatures and magnetic fields. For the measurements a mesa structure was fabricated on the surface of the single crystals. Samples showed a metallic temperature dependence of resistance and current-voltage curves without hysteretic multiple branch splitting that is usually observed in tunneling Josephson junctions. In addition, in ab-planar magnetic fields, samples did not show the Fraunhofer-type field modulation of the critical current. All these features indicate that the c-axis transport characteristics of $SmFeAsO_{0.85}$ single crystals are explained by the anisotropic bulk superconductivity rather than Josephson tunneling.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.69-88
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• 2015

Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a stable and cohesive high consistency concrete mix with enhanced filling ability properties that reduce the need for mechanical compaction. Limited standards and specifications have been reported in the literature on the structural behavior of reinforced self-compacting concrete elements. The significance of the research presented in this paper stems from the need to investigate the effect of enhanced fluidity of SCC on the structural behavior of high strength self-consolidating reinforced concrete beams. To meet the objectives of this research, twelve reinforced concrete beams were prepared with two different generations of superplasticizers and designed to exhibit flexure, shear, or bond splitting failure. The compared beams were identical except for the type of superplasticizer being used (second generation sulphonated-based superplasticizer or third generation polycarboxylate-based superplasticizer). The outcomes of the experimental work revealed comparable resistance of beam specimens made with self-compacting (SCC) and conventional vibrated concrete (VC). The dissimilarities in the experimental values between the SCC and the control VC beams were not major, leading to the conclusion that the high flowability of SCC has little effect on the flexural, shear and bond strengths of concrete members.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권12호
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• pp.836-841
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• 2010

In the era of personal genomics, predicting the individual response to drug-treatment is a challenge of biomedical research. The aim of this study was to validate whether interaction information between genetic and transcriptional signatures are promising features to predict a drug response. Because drug resistance/susceptibilities result from the complex associations of genetic and transcriptional activities, we predicted the inter-relationships between genetic and transcriptional signatures. With this concept, captured genetic polymorphisms and transcriptional profiles were prepared in cancer samples. By splitting ninety-nine samples into a trial set (n = 30) and a test set (n = 69), the outperformance of relationship-focused model (0.84 of area under the curve in trial set, P = $2.90{\times}10^{-4}$) was presented in the trial set and validated in the test set, respectively. The prediction results of modeling show that considering the relationships between genetic and transcriptional features is an effective approach to determine outcome predictions of drug-treatment.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.521-529
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• 2016

In this study, titanium nanotubes, prepared by anodization method, showing high surface and strong chemical stability in acidic and basic media, have been employed for the application to the electrodes for water splitting in KOH solution. Due to its high polarization resistance of $TiO_2$ itself, proper catalysts are essentially required to reduce overpotentials for water oxidation and reduction. Most of academic literature showed noble metal catalysts for foreign dopants in $TiO_2$ electrodes. From commercialization point of view, screening of low-cost catalyst is important. Herein, we propose molybdenum oxide as low-cost catalysts among various catalysts tested in the experiments, which exhibits the highest performance for hydrogen evolution reaction in highly alkaline solution. We showed that molybdenum oxide doped electrode can be operated in extreme acidic and basic conditions as well.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.2271-2275
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• 2013

We report on the photoelectrochemical properties of partially reduced mesoporous titania thin films. The fabrication is achieved by synthesizing mesoporous titania thin films through the self-assembly of a titania precursor and a block copolymer, followed by aging and calcination, and heat-treatment under a $H_2$ (1 torr) environment. Depending on the temperature used for the reaction with $H_2$, the degree of the reduction (generation of oxygen vacancies) of the titania is controlled. The oxygen vacancies induce visible light absorption, and decrease of resistance while the mesoporosity is practically unaltered. The photoelectrochemical activity data on these films, by measuring their photocurrent-potential behavior in 1 M NaOH electrolyte under AM 1.5G 100 mW $cm^{-2}$ illumination, show that the three effects of the oxygen vacancies contribute to the enhancement of the photoelectrochemical properties of the mesoporous titania thin films. The results show that these oxygen deficient $TiO_2$ mesoporous thin films hold great promise for a solar hydrogen generation. Suggestions for the materials design for improved photoelectrochemical properties are made.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2022

In the present work, copper oxide thin films were formed by heat-treatment method with different temperatures and atmosphere, e.g., at 200 ~ 400 ℃; in air and Ar atmosphere. The morphological, electrical and optical properties of the thermally fabricated Cu oxide films were analyzed by SEM, XRD, and UV-VIS spectrometer. Thereafter, photoelectrochemical properties of the thermal copper oxide films were analyzed under solar light (AM 1.5, 100 mW/cm²). Conclusively, the highest photocurrent was obtained with Cu₂O formed under the optimum annealing condition at 300 ℃ in air atmosphere. In addition, EIS results of Cu oxide formed in air atmosphere showed relatively low resistance and long electron life-time compared with Cu Oxide fabricated in Ar atmosphere at the same temperature. This is because heat-treatment in Ar atmosphere could not form Cu₂O due to lack of oxygen, and thermally formed CuO at high temperature suppressed stability and conductivity of the Cu oxide.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2023

This study presents the experimental results performed to evaluate the effects of Polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) and Polypropylene (PP) fibers on the fresh and residual mechanical properties of the hybrid fiber reinforced SCC before and after the exposure of 250℃, 500℃ and 750℃ temperatures. The compressive and splitting tensile strength, modulus of rupture (MOR), ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) as well as toughness and weight loss were investigated at different temperatures. PVA and PP fibers were added into SCC mixtures having only macro steel fiber and also having binary hybridization of both macro and micro steel fiber. The results showed that the use of micro steel fiber replaced by macro steel fiber improved the fresh and hardened properties compared to the use of only macro steel fiber. Moreover, it was emphasized that PVA or PP enhanced the residual flexural performance of SCC, generally, while it negatively influenced the workability, weight loss, UPV and the residual strengths with regards to the use of single steel fiber and binary steel fiber hybridization. Compared to the effect of synthetic fibers, PP had slightly more positive effect in the view of workability while PVA enhanced the residual mechanical properties more.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.439-446
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• 2013

이 연구의 목적은 국내생산이 가능한 자철석을 이용한 중량 콘크리트의 유동성 및 역학적 특성을 평가하고 설계기준의 안전성을 확인하는 것이다. 주요변수로는 물-시멘트 비와 보통중량 굵은골재(화강석)의 치환율이다. 배합된 콘크리트 기건 단위용적질량은 $2446{\sim}3426kg/m^3$ 범위에 있었다. 측정된 역학적 특성들은 압축강도, 응력-변형률관계, 탄성계수, 쪼갬인장강도, 파괴계수 그리고 철근과의 부착응력-미끄러짐 관계 등이다. 실험 결과, 자철석 중량 콘크리트의 초기 슬럼프는 보통중량 굵은골재 치환율이 증가할수록 향상하였다. 압축강도, 인장저항성 등의 역학적 특성은 굵은골재 치환율에 따른 영향이 미미하였으나, 응력-변형률 관계와 탄성계수는 콘크리트 단위용적질량에 중요한 영향을 받았다. ACI 349-06 및 CEB-FIP 제안모델들은 일반적으로 자철석 중량 콘크리트의 역학적 특성들에 대해 안전측에 있지만, 탄성계수 및 쪼갬인장강도에 대해서는 콘크리트 단위용적질량을 고려하여 보완될 필요가 있었다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2020

광전기화학적 물분해에서 광전극으로 이용되는 GaN은 전해질에 대해 높은 안정성을 가지고 있으며 물의 산화 환원준위를 포함하고 있어 외부전압 없이 물분해가 가능하다. 그러나 GaN 광전극의 경우, 재료 자체의 효율이 낮아 상용화하기에는 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 광효율을 향상시키기 위해 Cobalt phosphate(Co-pi) 촉매를 광전기증착(Photoelectro-deposition)방법을 통하여 GaN 광전극에 도입하였다. Co-pi 촉매 증착 후 SEM, EDS, XPS분석을 진행하여 Co-pi의 증착 여부 및 증착 정도를 확인하고, Potentiostat를 이용해 PEC 특성을 분석하였다. SEM 이미지를 통해 Co-pi가 GaN 표면 위에 20~25 nm 사이즈의 클러스터 형태로 고르게 증착되어 있는 것을 확인하였다. EDS 및 XPS 분석을 통해 GaN 표면의 입자가 Co-pi임을 확인하였다. 이 후 측정된 PEC 특성에서 Co-pi를 증착 시킨 후 0.5 mA/㎠에서 0.75 mA/㎠로 향상된 광전류밀도 값을 얻을 수 있었다. 향상된 원인을 밝히기 위하여, 임피던스 및 Mott-Schottky 측정을 진행하였고, 측정 결과, 50.35 Ω에서 34.16 Ω으로 감소한 분극저항(R_p)과 증가된 donor 농도(N_D) 값을 확인하였다. 물분해 전 후, 표면 성분을 분석한 결과 물분해 후에도 Co-pi가 남아있음으로써 Co-pi 촉매가 안정적이라는 것을 확인하였다. 이를 통해, Co-pi가 GaN의 효율 향상을 위한 촉매로서 효과가 있음을 확인하였고, 다른 광전극에 촉매로써 적용시켰을 경우, PEC 시스템의 효율을 향상시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 청정기술
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.50-54
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 디에틸렌트리아민(diethylenetriamine, DETA) 수용액에 물리흡수제인 N-메틸-2-피롤리돈(N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, NMP)을 도입한 저수계 흡수제에서 이산화탄소 포집에 따른 흡수제의 상분리 현상을 고찰하였다. 2 M DETA 수용액에서 NMP 조성이 30 wt%를 초과하면 $CO_2$ 흡수에 따라 흡수제의 상이 분리되는데 그 이유는 DETA-카바메이트 이온종의 NMP에 대한 낮은 용해도로 설명할 수 있다. 흡수제 내에서 NMP의 조성이 증가함에 따라 상분리 된 흡수제의 상층과 하층의 이산화탄소 로딩 차이가 커지고 하층의 부피가 감소하게 된다. 2 M DETA + NMP + 물 혼합 흡수제를 이용하여 충진탑에서의 이산화탄소 포집을 실시할 경우 흡수제 내 NMP조성이 40 wt%에 이르면 흡수속도가 줄어드는 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 이산화탄소 흡수에 따른 점도 증가로 인한 흡수제 액막에서의 물질전달 저항 때문으로 해석된다. DETA + NMP + 물로 구성된 저수계 흡수제를 이산화탄소 포집에 적용하면 상분리에 따른 이산화탄소-rich 상 부피 감소로 재생에너지를 낮출 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.