• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.8
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• pp.396-396
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• 2007

We investigated the liquid crystal (LC) aligning capabilities and electrooptical characteristics of semi-transparent silver paste electrodes substituting indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes. Experimental results show that a uniform vertical LC alignment and a large pretilt angle were achieved using the semi-transparent silver paste. The vertical alignment mode based on the semi-transparent silver paste electrodes showed appropriate electro-optical characteristics and a high transparency in comparison with that based on the ITO electrodes. These results indicate that the semi-transparent silver paste electrodes of liquid crystal displays could substitute the ITO electrodes.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.737-742
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• 2014

This paper reports a customized silver ink and its inkjet printing process on a cellulose electro-active paper (EAPap). To synthesize a silver ink, silver nanoparticle is synthesized from silver nitrate, polyvinylpyrrolidone and ethylene glycol, followed by adding a viscosifier, hydroxyethyl-cellulose solution, and a surfactant, diethylene glycol. The silver ink is used in an inkjet printer (Fujifilm Dimatix DMP-2800 series) to print silver electrodes on cellulose EAPap. After printing, the electrodes are heat treated at $200^{\circ}C$. The sintered electrodes show that the thickness of the electrodes linearly increases as the number of printing layers increases. The electrical resistivity of the printed electrodes is $23.5{\mu}{\Omega}-cm$. This customized ink can be used in inkjet printer to print complex electrode patterns on cellulose EAPap to fabricate flexible smart actuators, flexible electronics and sensors.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제30권9호
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• pp.572-576
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• 2017

A hybrid transparent electrode was fabricated with graphene and silver nanowires (Ag NWs). Three different processes were used to fabricate the hybrid electrode. Measurements of the sheet resistances, transmittances, and surface roughnesses of the hybrid electrodes were used to identify the optimal fabrication process. The surface roughness of the hybrid electrodes with Ag NWs embedded in a transparent polymer matrix was significantly lower than that of the other hybrid electrodes. A hybrid electrode fabricated by transferring graphene onto Ag NWs after spin-coating the Ag NWs onto the substrate showed the lowest sheet resistance. The transmittance of the hybrid electrodes was comparable to that of Ag NW electrodes.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.311-316
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• 2019

Transparent conducting electrodes are essential components in various optoelectrical devices. Although indium tin oxide thin films have been widely used for transparent conducting electrodes, silver nanowire network is a promising alternative to indium tin oxide thin films owing to its lower processing cost and greater suitability for flexible device application. In order to widen the application of silver nanowire network, the electrical conductance has to be improved while maintaining high optical transparency. In this study, we report the enhancement of the electrical conductance of silver nanowire network transparent electrodes by copper electrodeposition on the silver nanowire networks. The electrodeposited copper lowered the sheet resistance of the silver nanowire networks from $21.9{\Omega}{\square}$ to $12.6{\Omega}{\square}$. We perform detailed X-ray diffraction analysis revealing the effect of the amount of electrodeposited copper-shell on the sheet resistance of the core-shell(silver/copper) nanowire network transparent electrodes. From the relationship between the cross-sectional area of the copper-shell and the sheet resistance of the transparent electrodes, we deduce the electrical resistivity of electrodeposited copper to be approximately 4.5 times that of copper bulk.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2007년도 7th International Meeting on Information Display 제7권1호
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• pp.730-732
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• 2007

We fabricated a coplanar type organic thin-film transistors using ink-jet printed silver source/drain electrodes and ${\alpha},{\omega}-dihexylquaterthiophene$ (DH4T) which is an active layer. Use of ink-jet printed silver nanoparticle-based metal electrode assists the energetic mismatch with p-type organic semiconductor via modification of their interfacial properties to enable ohmic contact formation.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.54-59
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• 2023

은 나노와이어 기반 투명전극은 우수한 전도도와 투과도, 유연성을 가지고 있어 ITO 기반의 유연전극을 대체할 수 있는 차세대 유연투명전극으로 각광받고 있다. 그러나 은 나노와이어 기반 투명전극 제작에 사용되는 은 나노와이어 용액에 대한 이해가 부족하여 전자소자 응용 시 소자의 비정상적인 작동이나 전극 필름의 박리 문제가 종종 발생하곤 한다. 본 연구에서는 은 나노와이어 용액에 대한 이해를 높이고자 은 나노와이어 용액에 사용되는 첨가제 중 하나인 hydroxypropyl methylcellulose 접착력 증진제에 대한 연구를 진행하였으며, 접착력 증진제를 첨가함에 따라 은 나노와이어 용액의 특성이 어떻게 변화되고 이러한 용액을 사용하여 제작된 은 나노와이어 필름의 특성이 어떻게 변화되는지 연구하였다. 용액의 특성으로는 극성성분의 표면장력과 분산 성분의 표면장력이 측정되었으며, 필름 특성으로는 표면 에너지와 표면 형상, 은 나노와이어 밀도, 면저항 등이 분석되었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.170-176
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• 2006

A spark discharge aerosol generator using air as a carrier gas has successfully been applied to silver nanoparticle production. The spark discharge between two silver electrodes, which was periodically obtained by discharging the capacitor, produced sufficient high temperatures to evaporate a small fraction of the silver electrodes. The silver vapor was subsequently supersaturated by rapid cooling and condensed to silver nanoparticles by nucleation and condensation. The morphology of the generated particles observed by transmission electron microscope was spherical. The element composition of the nanoparticles was silver, which was determined by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The crystal phase of the particles spark-generated under air atmosphere was composed of silver and silver oxides phase, which was determined by Xray diffraction analysis. While the nanoparticles generated under nitrogen atmosphere had only silver phase. This XRD data indicates that some fraction of the evaporated silver vapor could be oxidized in air atmosphere by the reaction with oxygen. A stable operation of the spark discharge generator has been achieved. The size and concentration of the particles can be easily controlled by altering the repetition frequency, capacitance, gap distance and flow rate of the spark discharge system.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.377-383
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• 2014

위치 감응형 전극 네트워크(addressable conducting network, ACN)는 탄소섬유 복합재료와 전극 사이의 접촉저항을 통해 구조물의 손상 감지가 가능하다. 손상 감지를 위한 위치 감응형 전극 네트워크의 신뢰성을 향상시키기 위해서는 전극과 복합재료 사이의 접촉저항이 최소화되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 은 나노 전극을 탄소섬유 복합재료 위에 인쇄전자기술을 이용하여 제작하였다. 은 전극이 형성된 복합재료는 은 나노 잉크의 소결온도와 복합재료의 표면거칠기에 따라 제작되었으며, 이에 따른 접촉저항을 측정하였다. 또한, 전자주사현미경(scanning electron microscope, SEM)을 통해 전극과 복합재료 사이의 계면을 관찰하였다. 본 연구를 통해, 은 나노 잉크의 소결온도가 $120^{\circ}C$, 복합재료의 표면거칠기가 0.230a일 때, $0.3664{\Omega}$의 최소 접촉저항을 나타냈다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.537-542
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• 2015

One-dimensional (1D) silver nanostructures, which possess the highest conductivity among all room-temperature materials, moderate flexibility and high transmittance, are one of the most promising candidate materials to replace conventional indium tin oxide transparent electrodes. However, the short length and large diameter of 1D silver nanostructures cause a substantial decrease in the optical transparency or an increase in the sheet resistance. In this work, ultra-long silver nanofiber networks were synthesized with a low-cost and scalable electrospinning process, and the diameter of the nanofibers were finetuned to achieve a higher aspect ratio. The decrease in the diameter of the nanofibers resulted in a higher optical transparency at a lower sheet resistance: 87 % at $300{\Omega}/sq$, respectively. It is expected that an electrospun silver nanofiber based transparent electrode can be used as a key component in various optoelectronic applications.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.434-439
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• 2008

Silver pastes as the outer electrodes have been prepared using Pb-free glass frits with different content of $Bi_2O_3$ and the effects of glass composition on the degradation behaviors of the Ag electrodes were investigated using the change of adhesion between Ag electrode and alumina substrate with thermal cycle stress. Low adhesion and high surface resistance were observed in Ag electrode using glass frit with a $Bi_2O_3$ content of 60 wt%, owing to the open microstructure formed at the firing temperature of $600^{\circ}C$. When the $Bi_2O_3$ was increased to 80 wt% in the glass frit, the Ag electrodes had a dense microstructure with high adhesion and a low surface resistance. Delamination of the Ag electrodes was a major failure mode under thermal cycle stress and this was attributed to residual stress due to the thermal expansion mismatch between the Ag electrode and the alumina substrate.