• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권12호
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• pp.1884-1888
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• 2018

We have employed electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and magnetization measurements in order to study the effect of Al-incorporation on the magnetic interactions in ZnO:Mn diluted magnetic semiconductors. Al-doping is shown to decrease the antiferromagnetic correlation and to increase the ferromagnetic interaction, which is attributed to the hydrogen-mediated ferromagnetic Mn complexes in our Mn-doped ZnO samples.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.688-688
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• 2013

Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin films have attracted a lot of attention as a cheap transparent conducting oxide (TCO) material that can replace the expensive Sn-doped In2O3. In particular, AZO thin films are widely used as a window layer of chalcogenide-based thin film solar cells such as Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS). Mostly important requirements for the window layer material of the thin film solar cells are the high transparency and the low sheet resistance, because they influence the light absorption by the activelayer and the electron collection from the active layer, respectively. In this study, we prepared the AZO thin films by RF magnetron sputtering using a ZnO/Al2O3 (98：2wt%) ceramic target, and the effect of the sputtering condition such as the working pressure, RF power, and the working distance on the optical, electrical, and crystallographic properties of the AZO thin films was investigated. The AZO thin films with optimized properties were used as a window layer of CZTS thin film solar cells. The CZTS active layers were prepared by the electrochemical deposition and the subsequent sulfurization process, which is also one of the cost-effective synthetic approaches. In addition, the solar cell properties of the CZTS thin film solar cells, such as the photocurrent density-voltage (J-V) characteristics and the external quantum efficiency (EQE) were investigated.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.18
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• pp.55-56
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• 2005

The properties of phosphorus doped ZnO thin films deposited on (001) sapphire substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) were investigated depending on various deposition conditions. The phosphorus (P) doped ZnO target was composed of ZnO + x wt% Al (x=1, 3, 5). The structural, electrical and optical properties of the ZnO thin films were measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Hall measurements and photoluminescence (PL). As the deposition temperature optimized, the electrical properties of the phosphorus doped ZnO (ZnO:P) layer showed a electron concentration of $7.76\times10^{16}/cm^3$, a mobility of 10.225 $cm^2/Vs$, a resistivity of 7.932 $\Omega$cm. It was observed the electrical property of the film was changed by dopant activation effect as target variations and deposition conditions.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제43회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.422-422
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• 2012

투명전극 산화막은 태양전지, 평판 디스플레이 등의 투명전극과 같은 광전자 소자에 사용되고 있다. 투명 전도성 산화막으로서 ITO (Indium tin oxide)는 높은 투과도, 낮은 비저항, 높은 일함수 등의 장점을 가지고 있어서 그동안 널리 사용되어 왔다. 그러나 In의 희소성으로 인한 고가격 문제 때문에 이를 대체하기 위해 불순물을 도핑한 ZnO (Zinc oxide)에 관한 연구가 활발히 진행되어 왔다. ZnO의 전기전도도를 높이기 위해 일반적으로 Al, Ga, B와 같은 3족 원소가 ZnO의 n형 도펀트로 널리 사용된다. 그 중에서 Al은 반응성이 커서 박막 증착 중에 산화되기 쉬운 반면 낮은 생산단가, 우수한 전기적 및 광학적 특성을 보이기 때문에 투명 전극으로서 Al-doped ZnO (AZO)가 많이 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 rf 마그네트론 스퍼터링 공정을 이용하여 glass 기판 위에 Al-doped ZnO (AZO) 투명 전도막을 증착하였고, 수명 및 신뢰성에 영향에 미치는 주요 인자로서 온도, 온도 사이클 및 습도에 따른 AZO 박막의 열화 특성에 대한 연구를 진행하였다. 또한, 온도 사이클, 고온 및 고온고습 환경에 장시간 노출된 AZO 박막들의 성능 저하 원인들을 미세구조 관찰, 전기적 및 광학적 특성 변화들을 연계하여 규명하고자 하였다.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 2007년도 하계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.159-160
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• 2007

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.631-636
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• 2009

We investigated the NO gas sensing characteristics of ZnO-carbon nanotube (ZnO-CNT) layered composites fabricated by coaxial coating of single-walled CNTs with a thin layer of 1 wt% Al-doped ZnO using rf magnetron sputtering deposition. Morphological studies clearly revealed that the ZnO appeared to form beadshaped crystalline nanoparticles with an average diameter as small as 30 nm, attaching to the surface of the nanotubes. It was found that the NO gas sensing properties of the ZnO-CNT layered composites were dramatically improved over Al-doped ZnO thin films. It is reasoned from these observations that an increase in the surface-to-volume ratio associated with the numerous ZnO “nanobeads” on the surface of the CNTs results in the enhancement of the NO gas sensing properties. The ZnO-CNT layered composite sensors exhibited a maximum sensitivity of 13.7 to 2 ppm NO gas at a temperature of 200${^{\circ}C}$ and a low NO gas detection limit of 0.2 ppm in dry air.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.169-169
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• 2009

ZnO varistor에서 희토류 산화물의 첨가는 비선형계 높게 만든다. 회토류 금속의 첨가로 높아진 비저항을 낮추기 위하여 3족 원소인 Al, Ga을 첨가하여 첨가 함량에 따른 ZnO-$Pr_6O_{11}$ varistor의 비저항을 낮추고자 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 Al과 Ga 첨가에 따른 ZnO-$Pr_6O_{11}$을 일반적인 세라믹 공정에 따라 제조하여, Al과 Ga 첨가에 따른 ZnO-$Pr_6O_{11}$ varistor의 특성을 미세구조 조직, 밀도, I-V 특성, 비저항 측정하였다. ZnO의 bulk 및 grain boundary 특성 변화를 각종 유전함수($Z^*$, $Y^*$, $M^*$, $\varepsilon^*$, $tan{\delta}$)를 이용하여 고찰하였다.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.279-283
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• 2014

Al doped ZnO thin films have been deposited by a RF magnetron sputtering technique from a ZnO (2 wt.% $Al_2O_3$) target onto glass substrates heated at temperature ranging from RT to $400^{\circ}C$. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the deposits have a preferential growth along the c-axis of a hexagonal structure. The full with at half maximum decreases from 0.45 to $0.43^{\circ}$ in the studied temperature range. The root main square surface roughness increases with substrate temperature from 1.89 to 2.67 nm. All films are transparent up to 80% in the visible wavelength range and the adsorption edge is red-shifted with substrate temperature from RT to $400^{\circ}C$. The sheet resistance increases from 92 ohm/sq to 419 ohm/sq when the deposition temperature increases from RT to $400^{\circ}C$. The increment of sheet resistance is caused by lowered carrier concentration resulting from an increase in surface roughness.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.5 No.2
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• pp.969-972
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• 2004

Al doped Zinc Oxide(ZnO:Al) films, which is widely used as a transparent conductor in optoelectronic devices such as solar cell, liquid crystal display, plasma display panel, thermal heater, and other sensors, were prepared by using the capacitively coupled DC magnetron sputtering method. In this paper the effect of doping amounts of $Al_2O_3$ on the electrical, optical and morphological properties were investigated experimentally, The results show that the structural and electrical properties of the film are highly affected by the doping. The optimum growth conditions were obtained for films doped with 2 wt% of Al203 which exhibit a resistivity of $8.5{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}-cm$ associated with a transmittance of 91.7 % for 840 nm in film thickness in the wavelength range of the visible spectrum.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2019

Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin films were synthesized on Si(100) wafers via plasma enhanced metal organic chemical vapor deposition (PE-MOCVD) method using diethyl zinc (DEZ) and N-methylpyrrolidine alane (MPA) as precursors. Effects of Al/Zn mixing ratio, plasma power on the surface morphology, crystal structure, and electrical property were investigated with SEM, XRD and 4-point probe measurement respectively. Growth rate of the film decreased slightly with increasing the Al/Zn mixing ratio, however electrical property was enhanced and resistivity of the film decreased greatly about 2 orders from $9.5{\times}10^{-1}$ to $8.0{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}cm$ when the Al/Zn mixing ratio varied from 0 to 9 mol%. XRD analysis showed that the grain size increased with increasing the Al/Zn mixing ratio. Growth rate and electrical property were enhanced in a mild plasma condition. Resistivity of AZO film decreased down to $7.0{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}cm$ at an indirect plasma of 100 W condition which was enough value to use for the transparent conducting oxide (TCO) material.