• Journal of Korean Vacuum Science & Technology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.76-78
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• 2002

We have carried out the first-principle electronic structure calculations to investigate the spacer layer formation of Fe/Si multilayered films (MLF) and compared with the results obtained by optical spectroscopy. The computer-simulated spectra based on various structural models of MLF showed that neither FeSi$_2$ nor B2O-phase FeSi, which are semiconducting, could be considered as the spacer layers in the Fe/Si MLF for the strong antiferromagnetic coupling. The optical properties of the spacer extracted from the effective optical response of the MLF strongly support its metallic nature. The optical conductivity spectra of various phases of Fe-Si compounds were calculated and compared with the extracted optical properties of the spacer. From the above theoretical investigations it is concluded that a E2-phase metallic FeSi compound is spontaneously formed at the interfaces during deposition.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.343-348
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• 1999

저온 공정이 가능한 rf-plasma를 이용한 화학증착법으로 기판의 온도, 출력, $SiH_4$와 천음 함유한 유기화합불 진구체의 희석비 등을 변수로 각 실험 조건에 따라 iron silicide를 제조하였다. 일반적으로 iron silicide 막은 다단계 공정의 Ion Beam Synthesis (IBS)법으로 성장시키고 있으나, 플라즈마를 사용함으로써 단일공정에 의해 $Fe_aSi_bC_cH_d$로 결합된 iron silicide 및 ${\beta}$-상이 형성될 수 있음을 확인하였다. 철 전구체와 실란 (silane)의 희석비에 따라 막 내에 존재하는 탄소와 수소양의 차이로 인해 서로 다른 막의 특성을 나타내었다. 기관의 온도에 따른 광학에너지갭 ($E_b^{opt}$)은 박 표면에 존재하는 수소가 탈착되면서 제공할 수 있는 활성점이 한정되어 있기 때문에 큰 변화가 없었다. 240 watt 이하의 출력에서는 광학에너지갭이 감소하였고, 240 watt 이상의 높은 출력에서는 식각에 의해 미결합수가 증가하여 광학에너지갭은 높게 나타났다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제6권10호
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• pp.1043.2-1048
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• 1996

자기기록의 고밀도화로 인해 보자력(Hc)이 큰 자기기록매체가 필요하게 되었다. 고보자력매체에 신호를 충분히 기록하기 위해서는 보다 강한 자장이 필요하다. 이 때문에 포화자화(Ms)가 큰 재료가 필요하며 고주파 영역에서 실효투자율($\mu$eff)이 높아야 한다. Fe계 합금박막은 이에 적합한 재료이다. 본 연구에서는 Fe의 결정자기이방성에 영향을 미치는 Si과 Fe의 격자 변형을 유도할 수 있는 B를 첨가하였다. Fe-B-Si 계 박막을 질소분위기 중에서 RF Matnetron Sputter로 제작하여 연자기적 특성에 관하여 고찰하였다. Fe91.49B4.01Si4.50at% 박막은 35$0^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 열처리를 행함으로써 약 900(10MHz) 정도의 투자율과 7.6Oe의 보자력을 나타냈으며 포화자화는 1300emu/㎤를 얻었다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.39-45
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• 1999

Sandwich structures of$ Nd_2Fe_{14}B/Fe/Nd_2Fe_{14}B $magnetic films have been grown by a KrF excimer laser (λ=248 nm) ablation technique. Magnetic properties were characterized by varying the thickness of hard ($Nd_2Fe_{14}B$) and soft (Fe) magnetic films and the volume fraction as well. In the (x)nm[NdFeB]/(y)nm[Fe]/(x)nm[NdFeB]/(100) Si structure the thickness (x) was varied from 3.6 to 54 nm, and (y) from 15 to 112 nm. At (y) = 15~20 nm where the volume fraction of Fe corresponded to 61~75%, the sandwich structure exhibited an enhanced Mr/Ms and iHc as well from the result of the exchange coupling between the magnetic layers. Experimentally calculated exchange constant$ (A_s) of A_s = 2.5{\times}10^{-10} J/m$ was estimated using the intrinsic coercivity (iHc) of 1.2 kOe at 5 K for the sandwich magnetic trilayers.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.5 No.2
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• pp.932-934
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• 2004

Due to the increasing variety and capacity of information and communication media, systems of microwave band communication have branched out extensively. Surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices fabricated FeSiB thin films on quartz substrate were deposited by RF magnetron sputter and by photolithographic processes. This device is with a center frequency 146MHz and the insertion loss as low as -43dB was obtained.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 초전도 자성체
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• pp.3-6
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• 2002

Effect of Ag additive element on microstructure of $Fe_{87-x}Zr_7B_6Ag_x$, magnetic thin films on Si(001) substrates has been investigated using Transmission Electron Microscopy(TEM) and X-ray Diffraction(XRD). All samples with additive Ag element were made by DC-sputtering and subjected to annealing treatments of $300^{\circ}C{\siim}600^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr. TEM and XRD showed that perfectly amorphous state in Ag-free Fe-based films was observed in as-deposited condition. The as-deposited Fe-based films with the presence of Ag constituent have a mixture of Fe-based amorphous and nano-sized Ag crystalline phases. In this case, additive element, Ag was soluted into Fe-based matrix. With the increase in additive element, Ag, insoluble nano-crystalline Ag particles were dispersed in the Fe-based amorphous matrix. Crystallization of Fe-based amorphous phase in the matrix of $Fe_{82}Zr_7B_6Ag_5$ thin films occurred at an annealing temperature of $400^{\circ}C$. Upon annealing, the amorphous-Ag crystalline state of Fe-Zr-B-Ag films was transformed into the mixture of Ag crystalline phase + Fe-based amorphous phase + ${\alpha}$-Fe cluster followed by the crystallization process of ${\alpha}$-Fe nanocrystalline + Ag crystalline phases.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.76-85
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• 1997

Magnetic and magnetostrictive properties of Tb-Fe and Tb-Fe-B thin films are systematically investigated over a wide composition range from 40.2 to 68.1 at. % Tb. The films were fabricated by rf magnetron sputtering using a composite target which consists of an Fe plate and Tb chips. The microstructure, examined by X-ray diffraction, mainly consists of an amorphous phase and, at high Tb contents, a pure Tb phase also exists. A progressive change in the direction of anisotropy from the perpendicular to in-plane occurs as the Tb content increases and the boundary at which the anisotropy change occurs shifts significantly towards to higher Tb contents with the addition of B. The saturation magnetization exhibits maxima at the Tb contents of 42 and 48 at. % for Tb-Fe and Tb-Fe-B thin films, respectively, and it is decreased by the addition of B. The coercive force, measured in the easy direction, decreases monotonically with the Tb content. Excellent magnetostrictive characteristics, particularly at low magnetic fields, are achieved in both Tb-Fe and Tb-Fe-B thin films; for example, a magnetostriction of 138 ppm is obtained in a Tb-Fe-B thin film at a magnetic field as low as 30 Oe. The excellent magnetostrictive properties of the present thin films are supported by the equally excellent magnetic softness, the coercivity below 10 Oe and a typical squared-loop shape with the saturation field as low as 1 kOe. Due to the excellent low field magnetostrictive characteristics, the present Tb-Fe based thin films are thought to be suitable for Si based microdevices.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2004

나노 두께의 NiFe의 자기적 특성을 살펴보기 위해 Si(100)/ $SiO_2$(200 nm)/Ta(5 nm)/N $i_{80}$F $e_{20}$(1～15 nm)의 구조를 ICP형 헬리콘 스퍼터로 제작하였다. 제작된 시편의 자기적 물성은 SQUID를 이용하여 $\pm$50 Oe에서의 4.2K와 300K에서 각각의 M-H loop를 측정하여 자기탄성에너지 변화와 보자력을 확인하였다. 또한 SQUID로 4.2K-300K에서의 M-T curve를 통해 온도에 따른 포화자화를 두께에 따라 살펴보았다. TEM을 사용하여 제작된 시편의 각 계면간의 미세구조를 살펴보았다 나노두께의 NiFe는 3 nm 이하에서는 $B_{bulk}$=0, $B_{surf}$=-3${\times}$$10^{-7}$(J/$m^2$)의 자기 탄성계수를 보였으며, 보자력은 급격히 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 나노 두께의 퍼말로이는 계면효과에 의해서 벌크특성과 다른 자기탄성계수, 보자력, Ms의 변화가 발생하였다. 따라서 나노급 소자를 제작할 때 이러한 변화를 고려하여 설계하여야 하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.105-111
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• 1999

현재 iron silicide막을 제작하고 있는 방법은 열처리를 수행함으로써 막의 계면 상태가 좋지 않으나 플라즈마를 이용하였을 때는 열처리를 수행하지 않으므로 양질의 막을 얻을 수 있다. 본 실험에서 제작된 막은 Raman 스펙트럼 $250cm^{-1}$에서 나타난 Fe와 Si의 진동모드와 FT-IR에 의해 유기화합물 뿐만 아니라 Fe-Si의 결합이 형성되었음을 확인하였다. 또한 플라즈마의 높은 에너지에 의해 낮은 기판 온도에서 에피택시 성장이 진행되는 동안 iron silicide는 [220]/[202], [115] 등과 같은 격자구조를 갖는 ${\beta}$-상으로 성장하였다. 제조된 막의 band gap은 1.182~1.174 eV의 값을 가지고, 광학적 에너지갭을 3.4~3.7 eV의 값을 나타내었다. 막 내의 유기화합물에 의해 유발되는 Urbach tail과 sub-band-gap 흡수가 관측되었다. 따라서 플라즈마를 이용하여 제작된 막은 단일결정이 성장되어 양질의 박막을 얻을 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.888-892
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• 2004

It is necessary to develop soft magnetic layer with high saturation magnetization 4 $\pi{M}_s$ and in-plane magnetic anisotropy field Hk for soft magnetic underlayer of perpendicular magnetic recording media with high signal to noise ratio. Fe-Co-B layer with high 4 $\pi$Ms of about 23 kG deposited on Ni-Fe and Ni-Fe/Si seedlayer exhibited very high in-plane magnetic anisotropy filed Hk of about 280 and 380 Oe, respectively, In-plane XRD studies clarified that the lattice spacing of planes along the easy axis direction was longer than that along the hard axis direction in the Fe-Co-B layers with high Hk. These results indicate that high Hk of Fe-Co-B/Ni-Fe and Fe-Co-B/［Ni-Fe/si］ layers were resulted from magnetoelastic anisotropy owing to a residual stress. Moreover, the high Hk in the Fe-Co-B/Ni-Fe layer was maintained until 30$0^{\circ}C$ annealing temperature.