• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.1019-1026
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• 2017

$HfO_2$ 박막은 공정압력을 조정함으로써 박막의 질을 향상시켜 그 구조적 특성을 개선시킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 RF 마그네트론 스퍼터링 방법을 이용하여 유리 기판 위에 $HfO_2$ 박막을 증착하였으며, 이때의 기저 진공 압력은 $4.5{\times}10^{-6}Pa$ 이하였으며 RF 파워는 100 W, 기판의 온도는 $300^{\circ}C$ 이었다. 해당 박막 증착 공정의 공정 압력은 1 mTorr 에서 15 mTorr 로 변화되었다. 그 후, 해당 박막의 구조적 및 광학적 특성들을 조사하였다. 특히, 1 mTorr 의 공정 압력으로 증착된 $HfO_2$ 박막이 다른 박막들과 비교하여 가장 우수한 특성을 가진 것으로 나타났으며, 이때의 결정립의 크기는 10.27 nm, 표면 거칠기는 1.173 nm, 550 nm 파장에서의 굴절률은 2.0937, 그리고 550 nm 파장에서의 투과율은 84.85 % 의 우수한 특성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과들을 통해 1 mTorr 의 공정 압력으로 증착된 $HfO_2$ 박막은 투명 전자 소자에 적용하기에 적합함을 알 수 있다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.924-928
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• 2010

In this study, $HfAlO_3$ thin films using gate insulator of MOSFET were etched in inductively coupled plasma. The etch characteristics of the $HfAlO_3$ thin films has been investigated by varying $O_2/BCl_3$/Ar gas mixing ratio, a RF power, a DC bias voltage and a process pressure. As the $O_2$ concentration increases further, $HfAlO_3$ was redeposited. As increasing RF power and DC bias voltage, etch rates of the $HfAlO_3$ thin films increased. Whereas, as decreasing of the process pressure, etch rates of the $HfAlO_3$ thin films increased. The chemical reaction on the surface of the etched the $HfAlO_3$ thin films was investigated with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). These peaks moved a binding energy. This chemical shift indicates that there are chemical reactions between the $HfAlO_3$ thin films and radicals and the resulting etch by-products remain on the surface.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.501-505
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 HfO₂와 Al₂O₃ 비율을 조절하여 게이트 절연막을 구성하고, 게이트 절연막에 따른 a-ITGZO 박막트랜지스터의 전기적 특성을 분석하였다. HfO₂ 게이트 절연막, HfO₂와 Al₂O₃ 비율이 2:1인 게이트 절연막, HfO₂와 Al₂O₃ 비율이 1:1인 게이트 절연막으로 구성된 a-ITGZO 박막트랜지스터의 전자이동도는 각각 32.3, 26.4, 16.8 cm²/Vs이고 SS 값은 각각 206, 160, 173 mV/dec 이며 히스테리시스 윈도우 폭은 각각 0.60, 0.12, 0.09 V 이었다. 게이트 절연막에서 Al₂O₃ 비율이 높아질수록 a-ITGZO 박막트랜지스터의 히스테리시스 윈도우 폭이 감소했는데, 이는 Al₂O₃ 비율이 높아질수록 게이트 절연막과 채널 박막 사이의 interface trap density가 감소했기 때문이다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.237-242
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• 1997

초미세결정 구조를 갖는 Fe-Hf-O계 연자성박막을 Ar+ $O_{2}$ 혼합가스 중에서 산소분압을 10%로 고정하고 Hf의 면적비를 변화시켜 반응성 스퍼터링에 의해 제조하였다. 가장 우수한 연자기 특성을 나타낸 F $e_{82}$H $f_{3.4}$ $O_{14.6}$의 초미세결정 박막의 경우 증착상태에서 각각 포화자속밀도 17.7 kG, 보자력 0.7 Oe 및 실효투자율 (0.5 ~ 100 MHz) 2,500을 나타내었다. Fe-Hf-O계 박막의 조성은 고정된 산소분압 하에서 Hf함량의 변화에 따라 박막내 산소의 함량이 비례하여 변화하였다. 또한 미세구조는 Hf-oxide의 함량이 적은 경우에는 .alpha. -Fe 결정상에 Hf-oxide가 석출된 형태로 나타났으며 Hf-oxide의 양이 증가할수록 .alpha. -Fe 결정상과 Hf-oxide 비정질의 혼상을 거쳐 전체적으로 비정질로 변화하는 경향을 나타내었다. Fe-Hf-O계 박막의 전기비저항은 Hf-oxide의 양이 증가할수록 증가하는 경향을 나타내었고 가장 우수한 연자기 특성을 나타내는 F $e_{82}$H $f_{3.48}$ $O_{14.6}$ 박막의 경우, 약 150 .mu. .ohm. cm로 $O_{2}$를 첨가하지 않은 경우의 30 .mu. .ohm. cm에 비하여 약 5배 증가된 값을 나타내었다. 또한 Fe-Hf-O 박막의 성능지수는 수십 MHz 영역에서 20 ~ 50의 값을 나타내었다.내었다.다.내었다.다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.710-712
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• 2011

In this study, we fabricate resistive switching random access memory (ReRAM) devices constructed with a Al/$HfO_2$/ITO structure on glass substrates and investigate their memory characteristics. The hafnium oxide thin film used as a resistive switching layer is sputtered at room temperature in a sputtering system with a cooling unit. The Al/$HfO_2$/ITO device exhibits bipolar resistive switching characteristics, and the ratio of the high resistance (HRS) to low resistance states (LRS) is more than 60. In addition, the resistance ratio maintains even after $10^4$ seconds.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전기물성,응용부문
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• pp.117-118
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• 2006

In this work, we investigated etching characteristics of $HfO_2$ thin film and Si using inductive coupled plasma (ICP) system. The ion energy distribution functions in an inductively coupled plasma was analyzed by quadrupole mass spectrometer with an electrostatic ion energy analyzer. The maximum etch rate of $HfO_2$ is 85.5 nm/min at a $BCl_3/(BCl_3+Ar)$ of 20% and decreased with further addition of $BCl_3$ gas. From the QMS measurements, the most dominant positive ion energy distributions (IEDs) showed a maximum at 20 % of $BCl_3$. These tendency was very similar to the etch characteristics. This result agreed with the universal energy dependency of ion enhanced chemical etching yields. And the maximum selectivity of $HfO_2$ over Si is 3.05 at a O2 addition of 2 sccm into the $BCl_3/(BCl_3+ Ar)$ of 20% plasma.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2009

In this paper, Thin films of $HfO_2$/Hf were deposited on p-type wafer by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD). We studied the electrical and material characteristics of $HfO_2$/Hf/Si MOS capacitor depending on thickness of Hf metal layer. $HfO_2$ films were deposited using TEMAH and $O_3$ at $350^{\circ}C$. Samples were then annealed using furnace heating to $500^{\circ}C$. Round-type MOS capacitors have been fabricated on Si substrates with $2000\;{\AA}$-thick Pt top electrodes. The composition rate of the dielectric material was analyzed using TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy), XRD (X-ray Diffraction) and XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy). Also the capacitance-voltage (C-V), conductance-voltage (G-V), and current-voltage (I-V) characteristics were measured. We calculated the density of oxide trap charges and interface trap charges in our MOS device. At the interface between $HfO_2$ and Si, both Hf-Si and Hf-Si-O bonds were observed, instead of Si-O bond. The sandwiched Hf metal layer suppressed the growing of $SiO_x$ layer so that $HfSi_xO_y$ layer was achieved. And finally, the generation of both oxide trap charge and interface trap charge in $HfO_2$ film was reduced effectively by using Hf metal layer.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2005년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.6
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• pp.223-224
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• 2005

In this paper, multiple regression analysis of the electrical characteristics for $HfO_2$ thin films grown by metal organic molecular beam epitaxy (MOMBE) was investigated. The electrical properties, such as, the accumulation capacitance and the hysteresis index, are the main factors to determine the characteristics of $HfO_2$ thin films. The input factors on the process are the substrate temperature, Ar gas flow, and $O_2$ gas flow. For statistical analysis, the design of experiments was carried out and the effect plots were used to analyze the manufacturing process. This methodology can predict the electrical characteristics of the thin film growth mechanism related to the process conditions.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.319.1-319.1
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• 2016

Recently, the Al-doped ZnO (ZnO:Al) films are intensively used in thin film a-Si solar cell applications due to their high transmittance and good conductivity. The textured ZnO:Al films are used to enhance the light trapping in thin film solar cells. The wet etch process is used to texture ZnO:Al films by dipping in diluted acidic solutions like HCl or HF. During that process the glass substrate could be damaged by the acidic solution and it may be difficult to apply it for the inline mass production process since it has to be done outside the chamber. In this paper we report a new technique to control the surface morphology of RF-sputtered ZnO:Al films. The ZnO:Al films are textured with vaporized HF formed by the mixture of HF and H2SiO3 solution. Even though the surface of textured ZnO:Al films by vapor etching process showed smaller and sharper surface structures compared to that of the films textured by wet etching, the haze value was dramatically improved. We achieved the high haze value of 78% at the wavelength of 540 nm by increasing etching time and HF concentration. The haze value of about 58% was achieved at the wavelength of 800 nm when vapor texturing was used. The ZnO:Al film texture by HCl had haze ratio of about 9.5 % at 800 nm and less than 40 % at 540 nm. In addition to low haze ratio, the texturing by HCl was very difficult to control etching and to keep reproducibility due to its very fast etching speed.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.381-381
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• 2010

$(ZrO_2)_{0.66}(HfO_2)_{0.34}$ thin films as gate dielectrics have been proposed to overcome the problems of tunneling current and degradation mobility inachieving a thin equivalent oxide thickness. An extremely thin $SiO_2$ layer is used in order to separate the carrier in MOSFET channel from the dielectric field fluctuation caused by phonons in the dielectric which decreases the carrier mobility. The electronic and optical properties influenced the device performance to a great extent. $(ZrO_2)_{0.66}(HfO_2)_{0.34}$ dielectric films on p-Si (100) were grown by atomic layer deposition method, for which the conduction band offsets, valence band offsets and band gapswere obtained by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy. The band gap, valence and conduction band offset values for $(ZrO_2)_{0.66}(HfO_2)_{0.34}$ dielectric thin film, grown on Si substrate were about 5.34, 2.35 and 1.87 eV respectively. This band alignment was similar to that of $ZrO_2$. In addition, The dielectric function (k, $\omega$), index of refraction n and the extinction coefficient k for the $(ZrO_2)_{0.66}(HfO_2)_{0.34}$ thin films were obtained from a quantitative analysis of REELS data by comparison to detailed dielectric response model calculations using the QUEELS-$\varepsilon$(k, $\omega$)-REELS software package. These optical properties are similar with $ZrO_2$ dielectric thin films.