• 한국가스학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2001

흡수식냉동기의 작동매체로 사용되고 있는 LiBr수용액 중에서 각 구성재료인 일반구조용 압연강재, 동 및 동합금재인 Ai-Ni bronze의 부식거동에 관한 연구를 하기 위하여, 여러 가지 농도의 LiBr 수용액 중에서 각 재료에 대한 분극실험을 실시하여 부식거동을 고찰한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1) 수용액의 LiBr 농도가 증가할수록 각 재료의 분극저항은 낮아지고, 개로전위는 비전 위화되면서 부식전류밀도는 높게 배류된다. 2) 일반구조용 압연강재의 개로전위는 동 및 Al-Ni bronze의 개로전위보다 비전위화되면서 부식전류밀도는 더 높게 배류된다. 3) 동 및 Al-Ni bronze에 대한 $62\%$ LiBr 수용액 중에서의 양극분극은 활성태로 지속되지만, 천연해수 중에서의 양극분극은 활성태가 지속되다가 부동태화전류가 나타난다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.20-24
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• 2012

Multilayer passivation film on OLED with organic/inorganic hybrid structure as to diminish the thermal stress and expansion was researched to protect device from the direct damage of $O_2$ and $H_2O$ and improve life time characteristics. Red OLED doped with 1 vol.% Rubrene in $Alq_3$ was used as a basic device. The films consist of ITO(150 nm)/ELM200_HIL(50 nm)/ELM002_HTL(30 nm)/$Alq_3$: 1 vol.% Rubrene(30 nm)/$Alq_3$(30 nm) and LiF(0.7 nm)/Al(100 nm) which were formed in that order. Using LiF/$SiN_x$ as a buffer layer was determined because it significantly improved life time characteristics without suffering damage in the process of forming passivation film. Multilayer passivation film on buffer layer didn't produce much change in current efficiency, while the half life time at 1,000 $cd/m^2$ of OLED/LiF/$SiN_x$/E1/$SiN_x$ was 710 hours which showed about 1.5 times longer than OLED/LiF/$SiN_x$/E1 with 498 hours. futhermore, OLED/LiF/$SiN_x$/E1/$SiN_x$/E1/$SiN_x$ with 1301 hours showed about twice than OLED/LiF/$SiN_x$/E1/$SiN_x$ which demonstrated that superior characteristics of life time was obtained in multilayer passivation film. Through the above result, it was suggested using LiF/$SiN_x$ as a buffer layer could reduce the damage from the difference of thermal expansion coefficient in OLED with protective films, and epoxy layer in multilayer passivation film could function like a buffer between $SiN_x$ inorganic layers with relatively large thermal stress.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제43회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.176-176
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• 2012

본 연구는 GaN 기반의 전자소자의 표면 패시베이션 방법으로 열산화 공정을 이용한 알루미늄산화막 패시베이션 공정에 대하여 연구하였다. 결정질의 알루미늄산화물은 경도가 크고 화학적으로 안정적이기 때문에 외부 오염에 대한 소자 표면을 효과적으로 보호할 수 있으며, 열적안정성이 뛰어나 공정중 또는 공정 후의 고온 환경에서의 열 손상이 적은 장점을 가진다. 결정질 알루미늄산화막($Al_2O_3$)을 소자 표면에 형성하기 위해서 일반적으로 TMA (trimethlyaluminium)와 오존($O_3$)가스를 이용한 ALD 공정법이 사용되고 있으나 공정 비용이 비싸고 열산화막에 비해 전자 trapping이 많이 발생하여 전자이동도가 저하되는 단점이 있어, 본 연구에서는 열산화 공정을 이용하여 소자의 전기적 특성 저하를 발생시키지 않는 알루미늄산화막 패시베이션을 수행하였다. 실험에 사용된 기판은 AlGaN/GaN 이종접합 구조가 증착된 HEMT 제작용 기판을 사용하였으며 TLM 구조를 제작하여 소자의 채널 면저항 및 절연영역간 누설전류 특성을 확인하였다. TLM 구조가 제작된 샘플 위에 알루미늄을 100 ${\AA}$ 두께로 소자위에 증착하고 $O_2$ 분위기에서 약 $525{\sim}675^{\circ}C$ 온도로 3분간 열처리하여 알루미늄 산화막을 형성한 후 $950^{\circ}C$ 온도로 $N_2$ 분위기에서 30초간 안정화열처리 하여 안정한 알루미늄 산화막 패시베이션을 형성하였다. 알루미늄산화막 패시베이션 후 소자의 절연영역 사이의 누설전류는 패시베이션 전과 비슷한 크기를 나타냈고 패시베이션 후 채널의 면저항이 패시베이션 전에 비해 약 20% 감소한 것을 확인하였다. 또한 패시베이션된 소자와 패시베이션되지않은 소자에 대해 $900^{\circ}C$ 온도로 30초간 열처리한 결과 패시베이션 되지 않은 소자는 74%만큼 채널 면저항이 증가하였으며, 절연영역 누설전류가 다섯오더 크기로 증가한 반면 알루미늄산화막 패시베이션한 소자는 단지 13%의 채널 면저항의 증가를 나타내었고 절연영역 누설전류는 100배 감소한 값을 보여 알루미늄산화막 패시베이션이 소자의 열적 안정성을 향상시키는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.391-397
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• 2015

NiO catalysts/$Al_2O_3$/FeCrAl alloy foam for hydrogen production was prepared using atomic layer deposition (ALD) and subsequent dip-coating methods. FeCrAl alloy foam and $Al_2O_3$ inter-layer were used as catalyst supports. To improve the dispersion and stability of NiO catalysts, an $Al_2O_3$ inter-layer was introduced and their thickness was systematically controlled to 0, 20, 50 and 80 nm using an ALD technique. The structural, chemical bonding and morphological properties (including dispersion) of the NiO catalysts/$Al_2O_3$/FeCrAl alloy foam were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy. In particular, to evaluate the stability of the NiO catalysts grown on $Al_2O_3$/FeCrAl alloy foam, chronoamperometry tests were performed and then the ingredient amounts of electrolytes were analyzed via inductively coupled plasma spectrometer. We found that the introduction of $Al_2O_3$ inter-layer improved the dispersion and stability of the NiO catalysts on the supports. Thus, when an $Al_2O_3$ inter-layer with a 80 nm thickness was grown between the FeCrAl alloy foam and the NiO catalysts, it indicated improved dispersion and stability of the NiO catalysts compared to the other samples. The performance improvement can be explained by optimum thickness of $Al_2O_3$ inter-layer resulting from the role of a passivation layer.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.55-55
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• 2018

Recently, amorphous oxides such as InGaZnO (IGZO) and InZnO (IZO) as a channel layer of an oxide TFT have been attracted by advantages such as high mobility, good uniformity, and high transparency. In order to apply such an amorphous oxide TFTs to a display, the stability in various environments must be ensured. In the InGaZnO which has been studied in the past, Ga elements act as a suppressor of oxygen vacancy and result in a decreased mobility at the same time. Previous studies have been showed that the InZnO, which does not contain Ga, can achieve high mobility, but has relatively poor stability under various instability environments. In this study, the TFTs using $IZO/Al_2O_3$ double layer structure were studied. The introduction of an $Al_2O_3$ interlayer between source/drain and channel causes superior electrical characteristics and electrical stability as well as reduced contact resistance with optimally perfect ohmic contact. For the IZO and $Al_2O_3$ bilayer structures, the IZO 30nm IZO channels were prepared at $Ar:O_2=30:1$ by sputtering and the $Al_2O_3$ interlayer were depostied with various thickness by ALD at $150^{\circ}C$. The optimal sample exhibits considerably good TFT performance with $V_{th}$ of -3.3V and field effect mobility of $19.25cm^2/Vs$, and reduced $V_{th}$ shift under positive bias stress stability, compared to conventional IZO TFT. The enhanced TFT performances are closely related to the nice ohmic contact properties coming from the defect passivation of the IZO surface inducing charge traps, and we will provide the detail mechanism and model via electrical analysis and transmission line method.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.287-293
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• 2009

The passivation films with epoxy layer on LiF, $SiN_x$ and LiF/$SiN_x$ inorganic layer were fabricated on OLED to protect device from the direct damage of $O_2$ and $H_2O$ and to apply for a buffer layer between OLED device and passivation multi-layer with organic/inorganic hybrid structure as to diminish the thermal stress and expansion. Red OLED doped with 1 vol.% Rubrene in $Alq_3$ was used as a basic device. The device structure was multi-layer of ITO(150 nm) / ELM200_HIL(50 nm) / ELM002_HTL(30 nm) / $Alq_3$: 1 vol.% Rubrene(30 nm) / $Alq_3$(30 nm) / LiF(0.7 nm) / Al(100 nm). LiF/epoxy applied as a protective layer didn't contribute to the improvement of life time. While in case of $SiN_x$/epoxy, damage was done in the passivation process because of difference in heat expansion between films which could occur during the formation of epoxy film. Using LiF/$SiN_x$/epoxy improved lifetime significantly without suffering damage in the process of forming films, therefore, the best structure of passivation film with inorganic/epoxy layers was LiF/$SiN_x$/E1.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1023-1027
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• 2009

Cadmium sulfide (CdS) thin film for flexible optical device applications were prepared at $H_2/(Ar+H_2)$ flow ratios on polyethersulfon (PES) flexible polymer substrates at room temperature by radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique. The CdS thin films deposited at room temperature showed a (002) preferred orientation and the smooth surface morphologies. Films deposited at a hydrogen flow ratio of 25% exhibited a photo- and dark-sheet resistance of about 50 and $2.7\;{\times}\;10^5\;{\Omega}/square$, respectively. From the result of the bending test, CdS films exhibit a strong adhesion with the PES polymer substrates and the $Al_2O_3$ passivation layer deposited on the CdS films only shows an increase of the resistance of 8.4% after exposure for 120 h in air atmosphere.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.84-84
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• 2010

In this study, we report on the novel lithographic patterning method to fabricate organic-semiconductor devices based on photo and e-beam lithography with well-known silicon technology. The method is applied to fabricate pentacene-based organic field effect transistors. Owing to their solubility, sub-micron sized patterning of P3HT and PEDOT has been well established via micromolding in capillaries (MIMIC) and inkjet printing techniques. Since the thermally deposited pentacene cannot be dissolved in solvents, other approach was done to fabricate pentacene FETs with a very short channel length (~30nm), or in-plane orientation of pentacene molecules by using nanometer-scale periodic groove patterns as an alignment layer for high-performance pentacene devices. Here, we introduce the atomic layer deposition of $Al_2O_3$ film on pentacene as a passivation layer. $Al_2O_3$ passivation layer on OTFTs has some advantages in preventing the penetration of water and oxygen and obtaining the long-term stability of electrical properties. AZ5214 and ma N-2402 were used as a photo and e-beam resist, respectively. A few micrometer sized lithography patterns were transferred by wet and dry etching processes. Finally, we fabricated sub-micron sized pentacene FETs and measured their electrical characteristics.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2023

In a solar cell, degradation refers to the decrease in performance parameters caused by defects originated due to various causes. During the fabrication process of solar cells, degradation is generally related to the processes such as passivation or firing. There exist sources of many types of degradation; however, the exact cause of Light and elevated Temperature Induced Degradation (LeTID) is yet to be determined. It is reported that the degradation and the regeneration occur due to the recombination of hydrogen and an arbitrary substance. In this paper, we report the deposition of Al₂O₃ and SiN_X on silicon wafers used in the Passivated Emitter and Rear Contact (PERC) solar structure and its degradation pattern. A higher degradation rate was observed in the sample with single layer of Al₂O₃ only, which indicates that the degradation is affected by the presence or the absence of a passivation thin film. In order to alleviate the degradation, optimization of different steps should be carried out in consideration of degradation in the solar cell fabrication process.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.466-470
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• 2009