• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics A
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• v.29A no.10
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• pp.35-41
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• 1992

Ultra-thin silicon nitride films were fabricated with ECR(Electron cyclotron Resonance) nitrogen plasma at room temperature. Film thickness was about 50$\AA$ after nitridation for 1min at microwave power of 1000W, RF power of 500W, and NS12T pressure of ${\times}10^{-3}$ torr. 50$\AA$ fo nitride film was grown within 1 min and no appreciable growth occured thereafter. Dielectric breakdown strength and leakage current density in Al/SiN/Si structure were measured to be about 7-11 MV/cm and ${\times}10^{-10}~5{\times}10^{-10}A/cm^{2}$, respectively. Observed linear relationship in 1n(J/E)-vs-E$^{1/2}$ and no polarity-dependence of the leakage current indicated that the Poole-Frenkel emission is mainly responsible for the conduction in this nitrided silicon films.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.44 no.10
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• pp.585-588
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• 2007

Silicon nitride films for an anti-reflection coating were deposited on silicon via RF magnetron sputtering using a $Si_3N4$ target. The best result was obtained at the sputtering condition of 340 W RF power, 5 mtorr Ar atmosphere, $100^{\circ}C$ substrate temperature. The films showed 7.9% reflectance minimum with 2.35 refractive index. 0.21 absorption coefficient at 66.6 nm thickness. The surface morphology showed a smooth and dense film with good adhesion to silicon surface.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics A
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• v.30A no.1
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• pp.44-50
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• 1993

In an attempt to improve the electrical characteristics of tantalum pentoxide dielectric film, silicon substrate was reacted with a nitrogen plasma to form a silicon nitride of 50.angs. and then tantalum pentoxide thin films were formed by reactive sputtering in the same chamber. Breakdown field and leakage current density were measured to be 2.9 MV/cm and 9${\times}10^{8}\;A/cm^{2}$ respectively in these films whose thickness was about 180.angs.. With annealing at rectangular waveguides with a slant grid are investigated here. In particular, 900.deg. C in oxygen ambient for 100 minutes, breakdown field and leakage current density were improved to be 4.8 MV/cm and 1.61.6${\times}10^{8}\;A/cm^{2}$ respectively. It turned out that the electrical characteristics could also be improved by oxygen plasma post-treatment and the conduction mechanism at high electric field proved to be Schottky emission in these double-layered films.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1996.05a
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• pp.220-223
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• 1996

Mechanical properties of Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposited (PECVD) silicon nitride thin film was studied to determine the feasibility of the film as a passivation layer over the aluminum bonding areas of integrated circuit chips. Ultimate strain of the films in thicknesses of about 5 k${\AA}$ was measured using four-point bending method. The ultimate strain of these films was constant at about 0.2% regardless of residual stress. Intrinsic and residual stresses of these films were measured and compared with thermal shock and cycling test results. Comparison of the results showed that more tensile films were more susceptible to crack- induced failure.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.322-330
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• 1994

다결정실리콘 위에 저압 화학 증착법으로 비정질 WSix를 증착시킨 후에 질소 분위기, 87$0^{\circ}C$ 온 도에서 2시간 동안 열처리를 실시하여 결정화를 이룩한 다음 표면의 산화막을 희석된 불산용액으로 제 거한 후 산화를 실시하면 이상산화막이 형성이 되었다. 이와 같은 이상산화막 형성은 산화 공정전에 P 또는 As 이온 주입을 실시함으로써 억제되고 있었으며 P이온 주입 처리가 As 이온조입보다 이상산화 막 발생 억제에 보다 효율적임이 확인되었다. P이온 주입처리가 보다 효과적인 것은 산화시 산화막내에 형성되는 P2O5 가 산화막의 용융점을 크게 낮추어 양질의 산화막을 형성하는 데 기인하는 것으로 여겨 진다. 마지막으로 이온주입 처리에 의하여 비정질화된 텅스텐 실리사이드 표묘의 산화 기구에 대하여 제안하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.53-57
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• 1985

Comparisons and analyses were made of the properties of double or triple passivation layer structures composed of APCVD SiOt or PSG and PECVD SiN films with various layer combinations and layer thicknesses. As a result of the analyses of the pro.peHics such as threshold-voltage shift, crack resistance, pinhole density, and moisture reslstancei a con-clusion was reached that the proper passivation layer structure is the double layer consisting of a 4,00$\AA$ or thicker PSG film and a 6,000$\AA$ SiN film.

• 전기의세계
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• v.28 no.9
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• pp.43-50
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• 1979

Silicon nitride films were chemically deposited on silicon substrates by reacting SiCl$_{4}$ and NH$_{3}$ in a nitrogen atmosphere at 700~1100 .deg.C. The deposition rate increased rapidly with deposition temperature upto about 1000 .deg.C, and became less temperature dependent above this temperature. The etch rate of films in buffered HF solution decreased, with an increase of deposition temperature, and a heat treatment at a temperature higher than that of the deposition considerably reduced the etch rate. It indicates that the heat treatment resulted in a densification of the films. Surface charge density of 3~4 * 10$^{11}$ /cm$^{2}$ was determined from the C-V characteristics of MNS diode, and it was also found that surface charge density depended on deposition temperature, but not film thickness. The current-voltage characteristics displayed a logI-V$^{1}$2/ dependence in the temperature range of 300~500.deg.K. Measurement of the slope of this characteristics and its dependence on temperature and bias polarity suggest that conduction in sili con nitride films arises from the Poole-Frenkel mechanism.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.78-85
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• 1988

본 논문에서는 SiH$_{4}$-N$^{2}$ 혼합가스에 의한 PECVD 방법으로 퇴적시킨 실리콘 질화막의 신뢰성을 평가하기 위해 절연파괴 분포와 TDDB(Time Dependent Dielectric Breakdown)특성을 고찰하였다. MNS 캐패시터의 절연파괴 분포는 7-8NV/cm의 전계세기에서 그 파괴전계가 집중되었으며 전계와 온도 stress에 의해 파괴시간이 지수함수적으로 감소함을 알 수 있었다. 아울러 이러한 TDDB 특성과 계면준위 밀도 및 SiN 막내의 공간전하형성과의 관련성을 고찰하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.348-353
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• 2011

By gel-casting, the silicon-polymer green bodies were prepared for silicon nitride ceramics, sintered by microwave gas phase reaction. Considering the viscosity and the idle time of slurries, we decided the operational conditions of related processes, and the optimum concentrations of raw materials powders, organic monomers, cross-linker, dispersant, initiator, and catalyst. So we could get the machinable green bodies, having about 50 MPa of bending strength without cracks by selecting drying conditions carefully.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.169-172
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• 2001

다층 MEMS구조의 기초기판쌍 소재로 쓰일 수 있는 Si∥SiO₂/Si₃N₄∥Si 기판쌍의 직접접합 가능성을 확인하기 위해서 2000Å-SiO₂와 500Å-Si₃N₄층을 가진 직경 10cm의 실리콘 기판을 각각 친수성 및 소수성 표면세척을 하고 청정분위기에서 경면끼리 가접을 실시하였다. 가접된 기판쌍을 통상의 박스형 전기로를 이용하여 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200℃ 범위에서 2시간 동안 가열하여 접합을 완료하였다. 완성된 기판쌍을 적외선분석기를 이용하여 접합면적을 확인하였고, 면도칼 삽입법으로 접합계면에너지를 측정하였다. 실험온도 범위 내에서 Si∥SiO₂/Si₃N₄∥Si 기판쌍은 1000℃ 이상에서 접합계면에너지는 2,344mJ/㎡을 나타냈으며, 이는 기존의 Si/Si의 동종접합기판쌍과 동등한 수준의 접합강도로서 부가가치가 큰 새로운 조합의 기판쌍 제조가 가능하였다.