• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.298-302
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• 2023

In this paper, we discussed the effect of field plate dielectric materials such as silicon dioxide (SiO₂), aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), and hafnium oxide (HfO₂) on the breakdown characteristics of β-Ga₂O₃ Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs). The breakdown voltage (BV) of the SBDs with a field plate was higher than that of SBDs without a field plate. The higher dielectric constant of HfO₂ contributed to the superior reduction in electric field concentration at the Schottky junction edge from 5.4 to 2.4 MV/cm. The SBDs with HfO₂ field plate showed the highest BV of 720 V, and constant specific on-resistance (R_on,sp) of 5.6 mΩ·cm², resulting in the highest Baliga's figure-of-merit (BFOM) of 92.0 MW/cm². We also investigated the effect of dielectric thickness and field plate length on BV.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.525-529
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• 2023

β-Ga₂O₃ has become the focus of considerable attention as an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor following the successful development of bulk single crystals using the melt growth method. Accordingly, homoepitaxy studies, where the interface between the substrate and the epilayer is not problematic, have become mainstream and many results have been published. However, because the cost of homo-substrates is high, research is still mainly at the laboratory level and has not yet been scaled up to commercialization. To overcome this problem, many researchers are trying to grow high quality Ga₂O₃ epilayers on hetero-substrates. We used diluted SiH4 gas to control the doping concentration during the heteroepitaxial growth of β-Ga₂O₃ on c-plane sapphire using metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Despite the high level of defect density inside the grown β-Ga₂O₃ epilayer due to the aggregation of random rotated domains, the carrier concentration could be controlled from 1 × 10¹⁹ to 1 × 10¹⁶ cm^-3 by diluting the SiH4 gas concentration. This study indicates that β-Ga₂O₃ hetero-epitaxy has similar potential to homo-epitaxy and is expected to accelerate the commercialization of β-Ga₂O₃ applications with the advantage of low substrate cost.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2024

β-Ga₂O₃는 4.9 eV의 넓은 밴드갭과 8 MV/cm의 높은 항복전압으로 전력 소자 응용 분야에서 많은 관심을 받고 있는 대표적인 UWBG(Ultra-wide Band-gap) 반도체이다. 또한 용액 성장이 가능하기 때문에 SiC, GaN에 비해 성장 속도가 빠르고 생산 비용이 저렴하다는 장점이 있다[1,2]. 본 연구에서는 EFG(Edge-defined Film-fed Growth) 법을 통해 Si 도핑 된 β-Ga₂O₃ 단결정을 성장시키는 데에 성공하였다. 성장 방향과 성장 주 면은 각각 [010] / (001)로 설정하였으며 성장속도는 7~20 mm/h이다. 성장시킨 β-Ga₂O₃ 단결정은 다양한 결정 면 방향(001, 100, ${\bar{2}}01$)과 off-angle(1^o, 3^o, 4^o)에 따라 절단하여 표면 가공을 진행하였고, 가공 후 HVPE(Halide vapor phase epitaxy) 법을 이용해 epi-ready 기판 위에 homoepitaxial 층을 성장시켰다. 가공 후의 샘플과 epi-layer를 성장시킨 샘플을 XRD, AFM, OM, Etching 등의 분석을 통해 결정면과 off-angle에 따른 표면 특성을 비교하였다.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.189-192
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• 2016

$^{68}Ga$ has emerged as a promising candidate for non-invasive diagnostic imaging within Positron Emission Tomography (PET) because of its advantageous radiochemical characteristics ($t_{1/2}=68min$, ${\beta}^+$ yield ~89%). $^{68}Ga$ forms a stable chelation with various ligands and it is possible to be quickly and easily study using a $^{68}Ge/^{68}Ga$ generator. Commercial $^{68}Ge/^{68}Ga$ generators are chromatographic system using the inorganic materials such as alumina and tin dioxide which are employed as column matrixes for $^{68}Ge$. In this study, we tried out to make $^{68}Ge/^{68}Ga$ generator system with the $^{68}GeO_2$ microstructures for column matrix. $^{68}Ge$ tends to have stable bond with oxide as $^{68}GeO_2$ microstructures. The $^{68}GeO_2$ has been synthesized by hydrolysis of $GeCl_4$ (sol-gel method) and characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope for geometrical analysis. The stability of $GeO_2$ was tested using eluents with diverse solvents(water, ethanol and 0.1 N HCl). The radioactivity of $^{68}Ga^{3+}$ in eluate through $GeO_2$ was measured to prove a function as column material for a generator.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.632-638
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• 2005

The surface lapping process on sapphire wafer was carried out for the epitaxial process of thin film growth of GaN semiconducting material. The planarization of the wafers was investigated by the introduction of the dummy wafers. The diamond lapping process causes the surface deformation of dislocation and micro-cracks. The material deformation due to the mechanical stress was analyzed by the X-ray diffraction and the Vickers indentation. The fracture toughness was increased with the increased annealing temperature indicating the recrystallization at the surface of the sapphire wafer The sudden increase at the temperature of $1200^{\circ}C$ was correlated with the surface phase transition of sapphire from a $-A1_{2}O_{3}\;to\;{\beta}-A1_{2}O_{3}$.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2020

열처리 공정을 이용하여 Si 도핑된 n형 β-Ga2O3의 전기적 특성을 변화시킨 후 전도도 변화 메커니즘에 대한 분석을 진행하였다. β-Ga2O3 시편들은 공기 또는 N2 분위기에서 800℃~1,200℃ 온도범위 내에서 30분 동안 열처리되었다. 우선 열처리로 인한 결정성 개선은 전기 전도도에 영향을 미치지 않음을 확인하였다. 하지만 공기중 열처리된 시편은 전도성이 악화된 반면 N2 열처리된 시편은 Hall 캐리어 농도와 이동도가 일부 개선되는 경향성을 보였다. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy(XPS)분석 결과, 산소공공(VO)의 농도는 가스 분위기에 상관없이 모든 열처리된 시편에서 증가하는 경향성을 보였다. 공기중 열처리된 시편에서의 VO 농도 증가는 β-Ga2O3내 VO가 Shallow donor가 아님을 보여주는 결과로 볼 수 있다. 그러므로 N2 열처리된 시편은 VO가 아닌 다른 메커니즘에 의해서 전도도가 향상되었을 가능성이 높다. Si의 경우 SiOx 결합상태를 보이는 Si의 농도가 열처리 온도 증가에 따라 증가하는 경향성을 보였다. 특이하게도 SiOx의 Si 2p peak의 면적 증가는 기존 Si의 화학적 변화 보다는 XPS 측정 영역내 Si농도 증가로 보였으며, SiOx와 전기전도도와의 상관성은 확인할 수 없었다. 결론적으로 본 연구를 통해 기존 보고된 실험결과와 달리 VO가 Deep donor임을 확인하였다. 이와 같은 β-Ga2O3 전도성의 결함 및 불순물 의존도에 대한 연구는 β-Ga2O3의 전기적 특성의 근본적인 이해를 바탕으로 물성 개선에 기여할 것으로 본다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.13-16
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• 2008

Five anthraquinones, emodin (1), ${\omega}$-hydroxyemodin (2), chrysophanol-8-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (3), emodin-8-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (4), and physcion-8-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (5), and five flavonoids, kaempferol-3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (6), quercetin (7), quercitrin (8), isoquercitrin (9), and (+)-catechin (10), were isolated from the EtOAc-soluble extract of the fruits of Rumex japonicus. The structures of 1-10 were identified by spectroscopic methods including NMR studies. This is the first report on the isolation of compounds 3-5 from this plant. The isolates were subjected to in vitro bioassays to evaluate their inhibitory activities on the rat lens aldose reductase (RLAR), among which two anthraquinones (1 and 4), and five flavonols (5-9) showed significant activities on RLAR.

• 한국세라믹학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국세라믹학회 2003년도 춘계총회 및 연구발표회 초록집
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• pp.221.1-221
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• 2003

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.500-504
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• 2023

In this study, the heteroepitaxial thin film growth of β-Ga₂O₃ was studied according to the position of the susceptor in mist-CVD. The position of the susceptor and substrate was moved step by step from the center of the hot zone to the inlet of mist in the range of 0~50 mm. It was confirmed that the average thickness increased to 292 nm (D1), 521 nm (D2), and 580 nm (D3) as the position of the susceptor moved away from the center of the hot zone region. The thickness of the lower region of the substrate is increased compared to the upper region. The surface roughness of the lower region of the substrate also increased because the nucleation density increased due to the increase in the lifetime of the mist droplets and the increased mist density. Therefore, thin film growth of β-Ga₂O₃ in mist-CVD is performed by appropriately adjusting the position of the susceptor (or substrate) in consideration of the mist velocity, evaporation amount, and temperature difference with the substrate, thereby determining the crystallinity of the thin film, the thickness distribution, and the thickness of the thin film. Therefore, these results can provide insights for optimizing the mist-CVD process and producing high-quality β-Ga₂O₃ thin films for various optical and electronic applications.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.348-352
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• 2005

Gallium oxyhydroxide (GaOOH) powders were heat-treated in a flowing ammonia gas to form GaN, and the reaction kinetics of the oxide to nitride was quantitatively determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. GaOOH turned into intermediate mixed phases of $\alpha-\;and\;\beta-Ga_2O_3$, and then single phase of GaN. The reaction time for full conversion $(t_c)$ decreased as the temperature increased. There were two-types of rapid reaction processes with the reaction temperature in the initial stage of nitridation at below $t_c$, and a relatively slow processes followed over $t_c$ does not depends on temperatures. The nitridation process was found to be limited by the rate of an interfacial reaction with the reaction order n value of 1 at $800^{\circ}C$ and by the diffusion-limited reaction with the n of 2 at above $1000^{\circ}C$, respectively, at below $t_c$. The activation energy for the reaction was calculated to be 1.84 eV in the temperature of below $830^{\circ}C$, and decreased to 0.38 eV above $830^{\circ}C$. From the comparative analysis of data, it strongly suggest the rate-controlling step changed from chemical reaction to mass transport above $830^{\circ}C$.