New Physics: Sae Mulli

Aims and Scope

The origin of New Physics: Sae Mulli (NPSM, ISO abbreviation: New Phys.: Sae Mulli.): Sae Mulli (새물리 in Korean characters means ‘new physics’) is the oldest Korean pure scientific journal. It was first published in 1961 just after the Korean War by the Korean Physical Society (KPS). The primary mission of Sae Mulli was to start building up Korean physics research community from almost nothing and in fact Sae Mulli had made tremendous contributions to the Korean science community. Through a peer-review system, Sae Mulli had continued elevating the level of scientific researches, consequently becoming a cornerstone of the economic miracle of Korea...

Editor-in-Chief : Sam Jin KIM
New Physics: Sae Mulli Editorial Board

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eISSN : 2289-0041

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Research Papers

Growth of Silica Nanowires by Using Amorphous Silicon Films

Jong-Hwan YOON*

Department of Physics, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea

Silica nanowires were fabricated by using amorphous silicon (a-Si) films with Ni as a catalyst, and their morphological and physical properties were compared with those of a crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafer. The fabrication was achieved by thermal annealing of a-Si films, which were prepared by using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, coated with Ni films at 1100 $^{\circ}$C. No distinct differences in the formation mechanism, the morphology and the emission characteristics between a-Si and c-Si, as deduced from scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and photoluminescence measurements, were found the results show that the growth of silica nanowires is mediated by a solid-liquid-solid mechanism rather than by the vapor-liquid-solid process.

New Physics: Sae Mulli 2017; 67: 703-707

Biomedical Application of Raman Spectroscopy

Gyeong Bok JUNG*

Department of Physics Education, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Korea

Raman spectroscopy has attracted great interest as a powerful analytical tool that can be used to detect changes in the structure and the composition of biological samples (cells, tissues, biofluids, etc.) at the molecular level. Its high sensitivity and specificity, a small amount of sample preparation, and non- or minimally-invasive use have recently led to an increase in the number of biomedical applications of Raman spectroscopy. This paper reviews the recent biomedical applications of Raman spectroscopy, which are considered to be multi-functional and powerful toolkits for probing the biochemical properties of biomedical samples in medical science. The basic principles of Raman spectroscopy and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) are briefly introduced. Furthermore, the biomedical applications of Raman spectroscopy, including diagnostic assessment (orthodontic tooth movement), pharmacotherapy (antibiotic effect, cytotoxicity of tissue adhesive), medical device therapy (collagen cross-linking treatment for the restrain of progressive myopia), and finally in-vivo Raman diagnosis, are described.

New Physics: Sae Mulli 2017; 67: 665-678

New Physics: Sae Mulli 2017; 67: 645~792

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Research Papers

Electron-Density Dependence of the Electro-Optical Properties of AZO Thin Films

Jae-Suk KIM, Byungsung O*, Shi-Gwan WOO

New Physics: Sae Mulli 2017; 67: 645-649 https://doi.org/10.3938/NPSM.67.645