• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.93-95
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• 2004

The present report is the investigation of the effects of the HIP treatment on plasma-sprayed ceramic coating of $Al_2$O$_3$, $Al_2$O$_3$- SiO$_2$ on the metal substrate. These effects were characterized by phase identification, Vickers hardness measurement, and tensile test before and after HIPing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.161-162
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• 2006

Scaling rules for TFT application devices have led to the necessity of ultra thin dielectric films and high-k dielectric layers. In this paper, The advantages of high concentration of nitrogen in silicon oxide layer deposited by using $N_2O$ in Inductively Coupled Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (ICP-CVD) reported about Ellipsometric measurement, Capacitance-Voltage characterization and processing conditions.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.119-124
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• 2013

Nano-multilayered, crystalline AlTiSiN thin films were deposited on WC-TiC-Co substrates by the cathodic arc plasma deposition. The deposited film consisted of wurtzite-type AlN, NaCl-type TiN, and tetragonal $Ti_2N$ phases. Their oxidation characteristics were studied at 800 and $900^{\circ}C$ for up to 20 h in air. The WC-TiC-Co oxidized fast with large weight gains. By contrast, the AlTiSiN film displayed superior oxidation resistance, due mainly to formation of the ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$-rich surface oxide layer, below which an ($Al_2O_3$, $TiO_2$, $SiO_2$)-intermixed scale existed. Their oxidation progressed primarily by the outward diffusion of nitrogen, combined with the inward transport of oxygen that gradually reacted with Al, Ti, and Si in the film.

• Journal of Surface Science and Engineering
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• v.45 no.5
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• pp.206-211
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• 2012

Process analysis was carried out during deposition of MgO by inductively coupled plasma assisted reactive magnetron sputtering in Ar and $O_2$ ambient. At the initiation of Mg sputtering with bipolar pulsed dc power in Ar ambient, total pressure showed sharp increase and then slow fall. To analyse partial pressure change, QMS was used in downstream region, where the total pressure was maintained as low as $10^{-5}$ Torr during plasma processing, good for ion source and quadrupole operation. At base pressure, the major impurity was $H_2O$ and the second major impurity was $CO/N_2$ about 10%. During sputtering of Mg in Ar, $H_2$ soared up to 10.7% of Ar and remained as the major impurity during all the later process time. When $O_2$ was mixed with Ar, the partial pressure of Ar decreased in proportion to $O_2$ flow rate and that of $H_2$ dropped down to 2%. It was understood as Mg target surface was oxidized to stop $H_2$ emission by Ar ion sputtering. With ICP turned on, the major impurity $H_2$ was converted into $H_2O$ consuming $O_2$ and C was also oxidized to evolve CO and $CO_2$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.230-230
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• 2013

In amorphous or microcrystalline thin-film silicon solar cells, p-i-n structure is used instead of p/n junction structure as in wafer-based Si solar cells. Hence, these p-i-n structured solar cells inevitably consist of many interfaces and the cell efficiency critically depends on the effective control of these interfaces. In this study, in-situ plasma treatment process of the interfaces was developed to improve the efficiency of a-Si:H solar cell. The p-i-n cell was deposited using a single-chamber VHF-PECVD system, which was driven by a pulsed-RF generator at 80 MHz. In order to solve the cross-contamination problem of p-i layer, high RF power was applied without supplying SiH4 gas after p-layer deposition, which effectively cleaned B contamination inside chamber wall from p-layer deposition. In addition to the p-i interface control, various interface control techniques such as thin layer of TiO2 deposition to prevent H2 plasma reduction of FTO layer, multiple applications of thin i-layer deposition and H2 plasma treatment, H2 plasma treatment of i-layer prior to n-layer deposition, etc. were developed. In order to reduce the reflection at the air-glass interface, anti-reflective SiO2 coating was also adopted. The initial solar cell efficiency over 11% could be achieved for test cell area of 0.2 $cm^2$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.223-224
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 $Cl_2$/Ar 기반의 플라즈마 식각에 $N_2$가스를 첨가하여 ZnO 박막을 식각 하였을 때 관찰된 ZnO 박막의 식각 특성에 관하여 연구 하였다. ZnO 박막 식각 실험은 RF 800 W, bias power 400 W, 공정 압력 15 mTorr를 기준으로 하였으며 가스 혼합 비율로는 최적의 식각률을 보여주는 $Cl_2$/Ar=8:2 비율에서 실행하였다. 연구의 목적인 첨가 가스 $N_2$를 $Cl_2$ (80%)/Ar (20)%에 5 sccm 씩 첨가하여 20 sccm 까지 증가 시켜 실험 하였다. $N_2$ 가스가 15 sccm 첨가되었을 때 식각률 95.9 nm/min로 기존 $Cl_2$/Ar 기반의 플라즈마 식각보다 높은 식각률을 보여 주었으며 $N_2$ 가스 흐름 조절 외에도 공정 압력, RF power, bias power를 변경하며 실험하였다. 식각된 ZnO 박막의 표면은 최대 식각률을 보이는 공정 조건을 찾기 위해 surface profiler ($\alpha$-step)을 이용하여 식각률을 측정하였으며 ZnO 박막 표면의 화학적인 변화를 조사하기 위해 x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)를 사용하였다. XPS 분석 결과 Zn $2p_{3/2}$ peak 가낮은 binding energy 쪽으로 이동한 것을 관찰 할 수 있었다. 또한 O 1s 의 스펙트럼을 분석한 결과 N-O bond와 O-H bond가 존재함이 밝혀졌다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.131-131
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• 2011

이종접합 태양전지 제작을 위해 기판의 buffer layer로 사용되는 기존의 a-Si 박막을 SiON 박막으로 대체하려는 연구가 진행 중이다. 기존의 a-Si 박막은 대면적에서 균일도를 담보하기 어렵고, 열적 안정성에 취약한 문제점이 있다. 이에 반해 SiON 박막은 일종의 화학 반응인 oxidation 방법으로 형성이 되기 때문에 막의 균일도를 담보 할 수 있고, $400^{\circ}C$이상의 온도에서 형성되기 때문에 열적 안정성이 우수한 장점이 있다. 이러한 장점에도 불구하고 기판위에 직접 형성이 되기 때문에 기판과 SiON 계면 사이의 pssivation이 무엇보다 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 비정질 실리콘 이종접합 태양전지에 적용키 위한 SiON 박막을 형성하고, 기판과 SiON 계면에서의 passivation 향상을 위한 계면 결함 감소에 대한 연구를 진행하였다. 실험을 위한 SiON 박막은 공정온도 $450^{\circ}C$, 공정압력 100 mTorr, 증착파워 120 mW/cm2에서 5분간 증착하였으며, 이때 50 sccm의 N2O 가스를 주입하였다. 증착된 박막은 2~4 nm의 두께로 증착이 되었으며, 1.46의 광학적 굴절률을 가지는 것으로 분석되었다. 계면의 결함을 줄이기 위해 PECVD를 이용한 NH3 plasma treatment를 실시하였다. 공정온도 $400^{\circ}C$, 공정압력 150mTorr~450 mTorr, 플라즈마 파워 60mW/cm2에서 30분간 진행하였으며, 50 sccm의 N2O 가스를 주입하였다. 계면의 결함이 줄었는지 확인하기 위해 C-V 측정을 위한 시료를 제작하여 분석을 하였다. 실험 결과 VFB가 NH3 plasma treatment 이후 positive 방향으로 shift 됨을 알 수 있었다. Dit 분석을 통해 공정 압력 450 mTorr에서 $4.66{\times}108$[cm2/eV]로 가장 낮은 계면 결함 밀도를 확인 할 수 있었다. 결과적으로 NH3 plasma 처리를 통해 positive charge를 갖는 N-content가 형성되었음을 예측해 볼 수 있으며, N-content가 증가하면, 조밀한 Si-N 결합을 형성하면서, boron 및 phosphorus diffusion을 막는데 효과적이다. 또한, plasma treatment 과정에서 H-content에 의한 passivation 효과를 기대할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.168-168
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• 2008

Dimension of a transistor has rapidly shrunk to increase the speed of device and to reduce the power consumption. However, it is accompanied with several problems like direct tunneling through the gate dioxide layer and low conductivity characteristic of poly-Si gate in nano-region. To cover these faults, study of new materials is urgently needed. Recently, high dielectric materials like $Al_2O_3$, $ZrO_2$, and $HfO_2$ are being studied for equivalent oxide thickness (EOT). However, poly-Si gate is not compatible with high-k materials for gate-insulator. Poly Si gate with high-k material has some problems such as gate depletion and dopant penetration problems. Therefore, new gate structure or materials that are compatible with high-k materials are also needed. TiN for metal/high-k gate stack is conductive enough to allow a good electrical connection and compatible with high-k materials. According to this trend, the study on dry etching of TiN for metal/high-k gate stack is needed. In this study, the investigations of the TiN etching characteristics were carried out using the inductively coupled $BCl_3$-based plasma system and adding $Cl_2$ gas. Dry etching of the TiN was studied by varying the etching parameters including $BCl_3$/Ar gas mixing ratio, RF power, DC-bias voltage to substrate, and $Cl_2$ gas addition. The plasmas were characterized by optical emission spectroscopy analysis. Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the etching profile.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.407-408
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• 2000

유전체 장벽 방전 반응기 (Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Reactor)를 이용한 비열 플라즈마(Non-thermal plasma) 공정에서 NO 제거 특성을 실험적으로 연구하였다. 질소 분위기에서 전자에 의한 NO 의 제거는 $N_2$ + e $\longrightarrow$ N + N + e 반응에 의한 질소의 전자충돌해리 (electron-impact dissociation)와 이 반응에 의하여 생성된 질소원자에 의한 NO 의 환원반응 N + NO $\longrightarrow$ $N_2$ + O 으로 설명될 수 있으며, 이로 인하여 $O_2$ 나 $H_2O$ 의 첨가에 따른 부산물(O, $O_3$, OH 등)에 의한 산화반응이 주로 일어나는 경우 (XO + NO $\longrightarrow$ X + NO$_2$) 와는 달리 NO 제거에 소모된 에너지를 평가하기에 용이한 장점이 있다(Penetrante et al., 1995). (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2008.02a
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• pp.209-209
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• 2008