A zinc oxide (ZnO) hybrid structure was successfully fabricated on a glass substrate by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). In-situ growth of a multi-dimensional ZnO hybrid structure was achieved by adjusting the growth temperature to determine the morphologies of either film or nanorods without any catalysts such as Au, Cu, Co, or Sn. The ZnO hybrid structure was composed of one-dimensional (1D) nanorods grown continuously on the two-dimensional (2D) ZnO film. The ZnO film of 2D mode was grown at a relatively low temperature, whereas the ZnO nanorods of 1D mode were grown at a higher temperature. The change of the morphologies of these materials led to improvements of the electrical and optical properties. The ZnO hybrid structure was characterized using various analytical tools. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to determine the surface morphology of the nanorods, which had grown well on the thin film. The structural characteristics of the polycrystalline ZnO hybrid grown on amorphous glass substrate were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Hall-effect measurement and a four-point probe were used to characterize the electrical properties. The hybrid structure was shown to be very effective at improving the electrical and the optical properties, decreasing the sheet resistance and the reflectance, and increasing the transmittance via refractive index (RI) engineering. The ZnO hybrid structure grown by MOCVD is very promising for opto-electronic devices as Photoconductive UV Detectors, anti-reflection coatings (ARC), and transparent conductive oxides (TCO).

When sunlight irradiates a boron-doped p-type solar cell, the formation of BsO2i decreases the power-conversion efficiency in a phenomenon named light-induced degradation (LID). In this study, we used boron-doped p-type Cz-Si solar cells to monitor this degradation process in relation to irradiation wavelength, intensity and duration of the light source, and investigated the reliability of the LID effects, as well. When halogen light irradiated a substrate, the LID rate increased more rapidly than for irradiation with xenon light. For different intensities of halogen light (e.g., 1 SUN and 0.1 SUN), a lower-limit value of LID showed a similar trend in each case; however, the rate reached at the intensity of 0.1 SUN was three times slower than that at 1 SUN. Open-circuit voltage increased with increasing duration of irradiation because the defect-formation rate of LID was slow. Therefore, we suppose that sufficient time is needed to increase LID defects. After a recovery process to restore the initial value, the lower-limit open-circuit voltage exhibited during the re-degradation process showed a trend similar to that in the first degradation process. We suggest that the proportion of the LID in boron-doped p-type Cz-Si solar cells has high correlation with the normalized defect concentrations (NDC) of BsO2i. This can be calculated using the extracted minority-carrier diffusion-length with internal quantum efficiency (IQE) analysis.

목 적: 본 연구는 일반 카메라를 이용하여 누진 가입도 렌즈(Progressive Addition Lens : PAL)의 원용부, 주변부, 중간 거리부 및 근용부의 광학 수차 분포도를 분석하고자 하였다. 방 법: 카메라를 이용하여 렌즈 사진을 촬영하고 촬영된 이미지에서 수차가 발생하는 근용부와 주변부를 확대하였다. PAL의 비점수차와 왜곡을 MATLAB 공학용 프로그램을 이용하여 계산하였다. 결 과: PAL의 비점수차가 카메라로 찍은 이미지에서 확연히 나타났으며 렌즈의 가입도가 증가함에 따라 비점수차의 정도도 증가하였다. 또한 비점수차가 나타나는 곳에서 왜곡 현상과 흐린 상이 맺히는 것을 확인하였다. 결 론: 일반 카메라와 PAL 촬영에 의한 이미지로 소비자의 PAL의 이해도가 향상되어 소비자의 만족도 향상에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 보인다. 또한 PAL을 설계할 때 모의실험의 기초로 응용될 수 있을 것이다.

Carbazole과 diketopyrrolopyrrole를 기본 골격으로 한 2,5-bis-(2-butyl-octyl)-3,6-bis-[5-(4-carbazol-9-ylphenyl)-thiophen-2-yl] -2,5-dihydro-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione (PCTDPP12)을 스즈키 커플링 반응을 이용하여 합성하였다. UV-Visible 분광법으로 확인 한 결과 PCTDPP의 용액과 필름의 최대 흡수 피크는 각각 643 nm와 671 nm이며, PCTDPP12의 광학적 밴드갭은 각각 1.84 eV이다. 열처리에 의해 PCTDPP12의 UV-visible 흡광도 및 최대 흡수 파장이 변화된는 것을 관찰 하였다. 그리고 순환 전압 전류법에 의해 조사한 PCTDPP12의 HOMO 및 LUMO 에너지 준위는 –5.34 eV와 -3.54 eV 이다.

Purpose: This study evaluated the physical and optical characteristics of hydrophilic contact lens polymerized with addition of 1-vinylimidazole in the basic hydrogel contact lens material, and in particular, the utility of 1-vinylimidazole as a contact lens material for ophthalmologic devices was investigated. Methods: This study used 1-vinylimidazole with the cross-linker EGDMA (ethylene glycol dimethacrylate), HEMA (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and the initiator AIBN (azobisisobutyronitrile) for copolymerization. The polymerization of the contact lens material was conducted through thermal polymerization in 100°C for about 40 mins. To produce the high functional contact lenses, a cast mould method was used. Results: The physical properties of the hydrogel ophthalmic material were investigated by measuring the average value of refractive index, water content and optical transmittance. The refractive index of 1.4330~1.4408, water content of 36.10~38.59%, UV-A transmittance of 90.0~72.2% and UV-B transmittance of 88.6%~64.2% and visible ray transmittance of 89.2~91.8% were obtained. The transmittance for visible light was over 89% in all combinations with 1-vinylimidazole and the transmittance for UV reduced up to a certain level in certain combinations with 1-vinylimidazole. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, the produced copolymer can be estimated to be suitable for use as ophthalmic lens material for UV- blocking effects.

Solution-based Sb-doped SnO2 (ATO) transparent conductive oxides using a low-temperature process werefabricated by an electrospray technique followed by spin coating. We demonstrated their structural, chemical, morphological,electrical, and optical properties by means of X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, field-emission scanningelectron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, Hall effect measurement system, and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. In order toinvestigate optimum electrical and optical properties at low-temperature annealing, we systemically coated two layer, four layer,and six layers of ATO sol-solution using spin-coating on the electrosprayed ATO thin films. The resistivity and opticaltransmittance of the ATO thin films decreased as the thickness of ATO sol-layer increased. Then, the ATO thin films with twosol-layers exhibited superb figure of merit compared to the other samples. The performance improvement in a low temperatureprocess (300oC) can be explained by the effect of enhanced carrier concentration due to the improved densification of the ATOthin films causing the optimum sol-layer coating. Therefore, the solution-based ATO thin films prepared at 300oC exhibitedthe superb electrical (~7.25×10−3Ω·cm) and optical transmittance (~83.1%) performances.

ZnO nanoparticles in the size range from 5 to 15 nm were prepared by zinc-lithium-acetate system. The morphologies and structures of ZnO were characterized by TEM, XRD and FT-IR spectra. UV-visible results shows that the absorption of ZnO nanoparticles is blue shifted with decrease in particles size. Furthermore, photoluminescence spectra of the ZnO nanoparticles were also investigated. The ZnO nanoparticles have strong visible-emission intensity and their intensities depend upon size of ZnO nanoparticles.

The electrical and optical properties of fluorine-doped tin oxide films grown on polyethylene terephthalate film witha hardness of 3 using electron cyclotron resonance plasma with linear microwave of 2.45GHz of high ionization energy wereinvestigated. Fluorine-doped tin oxide films with a magnetic field of 875 Gauss and the highest resistance uniformity wereobtained. In particular, the magnetic field could be controlled by varying the distribution in electron cyclotron depositionpositions. The films were deposited at various gas flow rates of hydrogen and carrier gas of an organometallic source. Thesurface morphology, electrical resistivity, transmittance, and color in the visible range of the deposited film were examined usingSEM, a four-point probe instrument, and a spectrophotometer. The electromagnetic field for electron cyclotron resonancecondition was uniformly formed in at a position 16cm from the center along the Z-axis. The plasma spatial distribution ofmagnetic current on the roll substrate surface in the film was considerably affected by the electron cyclotron systems. Therelative resistance uniformity of electrical properties was obtained in film prepared with a magnetic field in the current rangeof 180~200A. SEM images showing the surface morphologies of a film deposited on PET with a width of 50cm revealedthat the grains were uniformly distributed with sizes in the range of 2~7nm. In our experimental range, the electrical resistivityof film was able to observe from 1.0×10−2 to 1.0×10−1Ωcm where optical transmittance at 550nm was 87~89%. Theseproperties were depended on the flow rate of the gas, hydrogen and carrier gas of the organometallic source, respectively.

Use of low bandgap polymers is the most suitable way to harvest a broader spectrum of solar radiations for solar cells. But, still there is lack of most efficient low bandgap polymer. In order to solve this problem, we have synthesised a new low bandgap polymer and investigated its interaction with the ILs to enhance its conductivity. ILs may undergo almost unlimited structural variations; these structural variations have attracted extensive attention in polymer studies. In addition to this, UV-Vis spectroscopy, confocal Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR spectroscopy results have revealed that all studied ILs (tributylmethylammonium methyl sulfate [N1444] MeSO4] from ammonium family) and 1-methylimidazolium chloride ([MIM]Cl, and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [Bmim]Cl from imidazolium family) has potential to interact with polymer. Further, protic ILs shows enhanced conductivity than aprotic ILs with low bandgap polymer. This study provides the combined effect of low bandgap polymer and ILs that may generate many theoretical and experimental opportunities.

Al-doped ZnO(AZO) thin films were synthesized using atomid layer deposition(ALD), which acurately controlledthe uniform film thickness of the AZO thin films. To investigate the electrical and optical properites of the AZO thin films,AZO films using ALD was controlled to be three different thicknesses (50nm, 100nm, and 150nm). The structural, chemical,electrical, and optical properties of the AZO thin films were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,field-emssion scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, Hall measurement system, and UV-Visspectrophotometry. As the thickness of the AZO thin films increased, the crystallinity of the AZO thin films gradually increased,and the surface morphology of the AZO thin films were transformed from a porous structure to a dense structure. The averagesurface roughnesses of the samples using atomic force microscopy were ~3.01nm, ~2.89nm, and ~2.44nm, respectively. Asthe thickness of the AZO filmsincreased, the surface roughness decreased gradually. These results affect the electrical and opticalproperties of AZO thin films. Therefore, the thickest AZO thin films with 150nm exhibited excellent resistivity (~7.00×10−4Ω·cm), high transmittance (~83.2%), and the best FOM (5.71×10−3Ω−1). AZO thin films fabricated using ALD may be usedas a promising cadidate of TCO materials for optoelectronic applications.

Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is an attractive material for smart window applications where the transmittance of light can be automatically modulated from a transparent state to an opaque state at the critical temperature of ~68˚C. Meanwhile, F : SnO2 (F-doped SnO2, FTO) glass is a transparent conductive oxide material that is widely used in solar-energy-related applications because of its excellent optical and electrical properties. Relatively high transmittance and low emissivity have been obtained for FTO-coated glasses. Tunable transmittance corresponding to ambient temperature and low emissivity can be expected from VO2 films deposited onto FTO glasses. In this study, FTO glasses were applied for the deposition of VO2 thin films by pulsed DC magnetron sputtering. VO2 thin films were also deposited on a Pyrex substrate for comparison. To decrease the phase transition temperature of VO2, tungsten-doped VO2 films were also deposited onto FTO glasses. The visible transmittance of VO2/FTO was higher than that of VO2/pyrex due to the increased crystallinity of the VO2 thin film deposited on FTO and decreased interface reflection. Although the solar transmittance modulation of VO2/FTO was lower than that of VO2/pyrex, room temperature solar transmittance of VO2/FTO was lower than that of VO2/pyrex, which is advantageous for reflecting solar heat energy in summer.

Opal glass samples having different chemical compositions were synthesized and transparent glass was obtained after melting. The effects of TiO2, BaF2, and CeO2 content on the color of the opal glass were studied by observing images of the opal samples and analyzing the results via ultraviolet visible spectroscopy and color spectrometry. The aesthetic properties of the opal glass were determined by studying the transmittance of visible light in the 400 nm to 700 nm range. The basic chemical composition of opal glass was SiO2 52.9 wt%, Al2O3 12.35 wt%, Na2CO3 15.08 wt%, K2CO3 10.35 wt%, Ca3(PO)4 4.41 wt%, MgCO3 1.844 wt%, LiCO3 2.184 wt%, and TiO2 0.882 wt%. The glass samples were prepared by varying the weight percentage of TiO2, BaF2, and CeO2. The transmittance of visible light was decreased from 95 % to 75 % in the glass samples in which TiO2 content was increased from 0 to 3.882 wt%. In the blue spectrum region, as the content of TiO2 increased, the reflectance value was observed to become higher. This implies that TiO2 content induces more crystal formation and has an important effect on the optical properties of the glass. The opalescence of opal samples that contained CeO2 or BaF2 is stronger than that in the samples containing TiO2. Opal glass samples comprising TiO2 had tetragonal lattice structures; samples including CeO2 as an additive had cubic lattice structures (FCC, CeO2).

Yellow phosphor dispersed color conversion glasses are promising phosphor materials for white LED applications because of their good thermal durability, chemical stability, and anti-ultraviolet property. Six color conversion glasses were prepared with high Tg and low Tg specimens of glass. Luminous efficacy, luminance, CIE (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage) chromaticity, CCT (Correlated Color Temperature), and CRI (Color Rendering Index) of the color conversion glasses were analyzed according to the PL spectrum. Color conversion glasses with high Tg glass frit, sintered at higher temperature, showed better luminous properties than did color conversion glasses with low Tg glass frit. The characteristics of the color conversion glass depended on the glass composition rather than on the sintering temperature. The XRD peaks of the YAG phosphor disappeared in the color conversion glass with major components of B2O3-ZnO-SiO2-CaO and, in the XRD results, new crystalline peaks of BaSi2O5 appeared in the color conversion glass with major components of Bi2O3-ZnO-B2O3-MgO. The characteristics of CIE chromaticity, CCT, and the CRI of low Tg color conversion glasses showed worse color properties than those of high Tg color conversion glasses. However, these color characteristics of low Tg glasses were improved by thickness variation. So color conversion glasses with good characteristics of both luminous and color properties were attained.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the crystalline structure and optical properties of (GaZn)(NO) powders prepared by solid-state reaction between GaOOH and ZnO mixture under NH3 gas flow. While ammoniation of the GaOOH and ZnO mixture successfully produces the single phase of (GaZn)(NO) solid solution within a GaOOH rich composition of under 50 mol% of ZnO content, this process also produces a powder with coexisting (GaZn)(NO) and ZnO in a ZnO rich composition over 50 mol%. The GaOOH in the starting material was phase-transformed to α-, β-Ga2O3 in the NH3 environment; it was then reacted with ZnO to produce ZnGa2O4. Finally, the exchange reaction between nitrogen and oxygen atoms at the ZnGa2O4 powder surface forms a (GaZn)(NO) solid solution. Photoluminescence spectra from the (GaZn)(NO) solid solution consisted of oxygen-related red-emission bands and yellow-, green- and blue-emission bands from the Zn acceptor energy levels in the energy bandgap of the (GaZn)(NO) solid solutions.

ZnO thin films were grown on a sapphire substrate by RF magnetron sputtering. The characteristics of the thin films were investigated by ellipsometry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), photoluminescence (PL), and Hall effect. The substrate temperature and growth time were kept constant at 200˚C at 30 minutes, respectively. The RF power was varied within the range of 200 to 500 W. ZnO thin films on sapphire substrate were grown with a preferred C-axis orientation along the (0002) plan; X-ray diffraction peak shifted to low angles and PL emission peak was red-shifted with increasing RF power. In addition, the electrical characteristics of the carrier density and mobility decreased and the resistivity increased. In the electrical and optical properties of ZnO thin films under variation of RF power, the crystallinity improved and the roughness increased with increasing RF power due to decreased oxygen vacancies and the presence of excess zinc above the optimal range of RF power. Consequently, the crystallinity of the ZnO thin films grown on sapphire substrate was improved with RF sputtering power; however, excess Zn resulted because of the structural, electrical, and optical properties of the ZnO thin films. Thus, excess RF power will act as a factor that degrades the device characteristics.

We report the effect of the chain length of carboxylic acid on the photoluminescence(PL) of /ZnS nanocrystals. /ZnS nanocrystals with emission wavelength ranging from 566 nm through 583 nm were synthesized with zinc acetate and carboxylic acids with various chain length. In this study, /ZnS nanocrystals prepared using long chain carboxylic acid showed more improved PL intensity. The origin of strong photoluminescence of the nanocrystals prepared with zinc acetate and long chain carboxylic acid was ascribed to improved size distribution due to strong reactivity between long chain carboxylic acid and zinc acetate.

동아시아에서 대기 에어로졸의 광역적 분포를 분석하기 위해 MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) 센서에서 산출된 AOD (Aerosol Optical Depth)와 AE (Angstroom Exponent)를 이용하였다. 2009년 동아시아 지역에서 AOD는 3월(0.44±0.25)에 높았고, 9월(0.24±0.21)에 낮았다. 봄에는 중국 북부와 몽골의 사막, 건조지역에서 발생한 모래폭풍이 광역적으로 이동하여 동아시아의 AOD에 기여하고 있다. 그러나 동아시아의 풍하측에 위치한 한반도 중부의 안면도, 청원, 울릉도에서 PM10 (d≤10μm) 질량 농도는 2월에 최고를 보인 반면, AOD는 5월에 가장 높았다. 장마 전 상대습도의 증가에 따른 흡습성 에어로졸의 성장이 5월의 높은 AOD에 기여하고 있다. 여름(8월)에는 북태평양으로부터 해양성 기류와 잦은 강수에 의한 습윤 침전으로 AOD는 낮지만 중국 동부의 산업지역에서 광역적으로 발생한 미세 에어로졸로 인해 AE (1.30±0.37)가 가장 높은 값을 보였다. 안면도, 청원, 울릉도에서 MODIS AOD와 지상 PM10 질량 농도의 상관계수는 0.4-0.6이었다. 2009년 한반도 중부에서 관측한 황사 사례는 4회(6일)였고, 인위적 대기오염 이동 사례는 6회(12일)였다. 황사 사례와 인위적 대기오염의 이동 사례에서 안면도와 청원의 PM10 농도가 모두 증가하였다. 황사와 인위적 대기오염 이동으로 PM10이 증가하는 영역에서 AOD가 높게 나타나고 있다.

Copper composite materials have attracted wide attention for energy applications. Especially has a desirable direct band gap of 1.5 eV, which is well matched with the solar spectrum. nanoparticles could make it possible to develop color-tunable nanoparticle emitter in the near-infrared region (NIR) for energy application and bio imaging sensors. In this paper, nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by thermo-decomposition methods. Surface modification of nanoparticles were carried out with various semiconductor materials (CdS, ZnS) for enhanced optical properties. Surface modification and silica coating of hydrophobic nanoparticles could be dispersed in polar solvent for potential applications. Their optical properties were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). The structures of silica coated were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).