• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.6 no.5
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• pp.329-333
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• 1996

We have studied the magnetoresistance and the magnetic anisotropy of Cu/(NiFe/Ni/NiFe) metallic multi layers grown on Si(100), Si(111), $4^{\circ}\;tilt-cut\;Si(111)$ or glass substrate. When the multilayer was grown on $4^{\circ}\;tilt-cut\;Si(111)$ with $50\;{\AA}$ of Cu underlayer, an in-plane uniaxial anisotropy was observed. On the other substrates such as Si(100), Si(111) or glass with Cu underlayer, however, no appreciable anisotropy was shown. The multilayer grown with NiFe or Ni underlayer or without underlayer did not show any arnsotropy even on $4^{\circ}\;tilt-cut\;Si(111)$. When $10\;{\AA}$ of NiFe was deposited prior to the Cu underlayer, the anisotropy in Cu/(NiFe/Ni/NiFe) multilayer disappeared.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.589-594
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• 1997

Superconducting $YBa_2Cu_3O_y$ thin films were prepared at the deposition temperature of $650^{\circ}C$ under oxygen partial pressure of 0.0126 Torr on Si(111) and SrTiO3(100) substrates by chemical vapor deposition technique using $\beta$-diketonates of Y, Ba and Cu as source materials. The thin film fabricated on $SrTiO_3(100)$ had a $T_{c,onset}$ of 91K and $T_{c.0}$ of 87K. The thin film prepared on Si(111) had a $T_{c,onset}$ of 91K but didn't have a $T_{c.0}$ at liquid nitrogen boiling point(77.3K). Dense and two-dimensionally well alligned microstructure was developed for the film deposited on $SrTiO_3(100)$ substrate whereas a relatively porous and randomly distributed microstructure was developed for the film prepared on Si(111) substrate.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.167-171
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• 2004

The electroless deposition of copper on the hydrogen-terminated Si(111) surface was investigated by means of attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The hydrogen-terminated Si(111) surface prepared was stable under air atmosphere for a day or more. It was found from ATR-FTIR that two bands centered at 2000 and 2260 $cm^{-1}$ appeared after the H-Si(111) surface was immersed in 40% $NH_4F$ solution containing 10 mM $Cu^{2+}$. On the other hand, STM image included the copper islands with a height of 5 nm and a diameter of 10-20 nm. The EDS data displayed the presence of copper, silicon and oxygen species. The results were rationalized in terms of the redox reaction of surface Si atoms and $Cu^{2+}$ ions in solutions, which are changed into $Si(OH)_x(F)_y$ containing $SiF_6^{2-}$ ions and neutral copper islands.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.132-144
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• 1994

The application of TEM in investigating the evolution of microstructure during solid phase crystallization of the amorphous Si, $Si_{1-x}Ge_x,\;and\;Si_{1-x}Ge_x/Si$ films deposited on $SiO_2$ substrate, in identifying the failure mechanism of the TiN barrier layer in the Cu-metallization scheme, and in comparing the microstructure of the as-deposited Cu-Cr and Cu-Ti alloy films are discussed. First, it is identified that the evolution of microstructure in Si and $Si_{1-x}Ge_x$ alloy films strongly depends on the concentration of Ge in the film. Second, the failure mechanism of the TiN diffusion barrier in the Cu-metallization is the migration of the Cu into the Si substrate, which results in the formation of a dislocation along the Si {111} plane and precipitates (presumably $Cu_{3}Si$) around the dislocation. Finally, the microstructure of the as-deposited Cu-Cr and Cu-Ti alloy films is also quite different in these two cases. From these several cases, we demonstrate that the information which we obtained using TEM is critical in understanding the behavior of materials.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.310-313
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• 1993

The effect of Ni content in Cu underlayer on the magnetoresistance of Cu/Co artificial superlattice has been investigated. As the content of Ni increased, the preferred orientation of artificial superlattice changed from fec (100) to fcc (111) due to the change of the preferred orientation of the underlayer. When the content of Ni was 6 %, 26.7 % of magnetoresistance with 175 Oe of saturation field could be obtained in ${[Cu(19\AA)/Co(30\AA)]}_{20}|Cu-6%Ni(200\AA)/Si$.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.108-111
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• 1998

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.152-158
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• 1997

NiFeCo/ Cu /Co trilayers were formed on 4$^{\circ}$ tilt-cut Si(111) substrates with a Cu(50$\AA$) underlayer and large-scaled test magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) cells were fabricated using a conventional lithographic process. NiFeCo / Cu /Co trilayers deposited on the same templates without any applied magnetic field showed strong in plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy and excellent magnetoresistive (MR) properties such as high MR ration and sensitivity within a low external magnetic field, which are suitable properties for a MRAM application. In order to obtain optimized MR results in NiFeCo /Cu /Co trilayers, the thickness of Cu spacer was varied. Interlayer coupling between two magnetic layers was observed and it was found that the MR properties were strongly dependent on the coupling force, especially near 20 $\AA$ of Cu spacer thickness. Test MRAM cells were fabricated using the optimized NiFeCo (60$\AA$)/ Cu (25$\AA$)/ Co (30$\AA$) trilayer thin films. With a 10 mA of sense current and 5$\times$$10^5$ of word current, 10 mV of signal output was obtained, which implies the strong potentials of NiFeCo/ Cu /Co trilayer thin films for a MRAM application.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.111-118
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 차세대 집적회로 device의 배선재료로서 사용될 가능성이 높은 Cu 금속을 무전해 도금으로 증착시킨 후 집적회로 공정에 필요한 열적 안정성에 대하여 고찰하 였다. MOCVD방법으로 Si 기판위에 TaN 박막을 확산 방지막으로 증착시킨 다음 무전해도 금으로 Cu막을 증착시켜 Cu/TaN/Si 구조의 다층박막을 제조하여 H2 환원 분위기에서 열처 리시킴으로서 열처리 온도에 따른 Cu 박막의 특성과 확산방지막 TaN와의 계면반응 특성에 대하여 고찰하였다. 활성화 처리와 도금용액의 조절을 적절히 행함으로서 MOCVD TaN 박 막위에 적당한 접착력을 지닌 Cu 박막층을 무전해 도금법을 사용하여 성공적으로 증착시킬 수 있었다. XRD, SEM 분석결과에 의하면 H2 환원분위기에서 열처리시켰을겨우 35$0^{\circ}C$~ $600^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 결정립 성장이 일어나 Cu 박막의 미세구조 특성이 개선됨을 알수 있었다. 또한 XRD, AES 분석에 의하여 열처리 온도에 따른 계면반응 상태를 조사해본 결과 $650^{\circ}C$ 온도에서는 Cu 원자가 TaN 확산방지막을 통과하여 Si 기판내로 확산함으로서 계면에서 Cu-Si 중간화합물을 형성하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.215-215
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• 2012

Sillicon Wafer는 순도 99.9999999%의 단결정 규소를 사용하여 만들어진다. 웨이퍼의 표면은 결함이나 오염이 없어야 하고 회로의 정밀도에 영향을 미치기 때문에 고도의 평탄도와 정밀도를 요구한다. 특히 실리콘의 순도는 효율성에 영향을 주는 주요 원인으로 금속의 오염은 실리콘 웨이퍼의 수명을 단축시켜 효율성을 떨어뜨린다. 표면에 흡착된 구리와 니켈은 Silicon 오염의 주요인 중 하나로 알려져 있다. 이 연구는 Silicon Wafer 표면에 흡착된 구리가 내부로 확산되는 메커니즘을 규명하는 것을 목표로 한다. 표면에 구리가 흡착된 상태는 AES 및 LEED로 관찰하였다. 표면에 흡착된 구리의 표면(수평)및 내부(수직)확산은 SIMS를 이용하여 연구하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.26 no.11
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• pp.1891-1894
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• 2005