• 연구논문집
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• s.30
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• pp.147-157
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• 2000

The filtered vacuum arc source (FVAS), which is adopted by magnetic filtering methode to remove the macro-particle in vacuum arc plasma, was composed of a torus structure with bending angle of 60 degree. The radius of torus was 266 mm, the radius of plasma duct was 80 mm and the total length was 600 mm. The magnet parts were consisted of one permanent magnet, one magnetic yoke and five solenoid magnets. The plasma duct was electrically isolated from the ground so that a bias voltage could be applied. The baffles inside plasma duct were installed in order to prevent the recoil effect of macro-particles. Graphite was used as the cathode material to coat the amorphic diamond film and its diameter was 80 mm. The amorphic diamond film attracts much attention due to its excellent mechanical, optical and tribological properties suitable for wide range of applications. The effects of solenoid magnet in plasma extraction were studied by computer simulation and experiment using Taguchi's method. The source and extraction magnet affected the arc stabilization. The extraction beam current was maximized with low value of the source magnet current and high value of the filtering magnet current. Optimum deposition condition was obtained when the currents of arc discharge, source, extraction, bending, deflection and outlet magnet were 30 A, 1 A, 3 A, 5 A, and 5 A, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.170.2-170.2
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• 2016

DLC(Diamond like Carbon)는 Diamond와 유사한 물리화학적 특성을 보유한 막으로 고경도 및 우수한 내마모성, 화학적 안정성의 특성을 가지고 있다. DLC는 크게 카본의 막 형성 공정에서 카본 소스에 따라 수소가 포함된 DLC와 무수소DLC로 구분된다. Tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) 박막은 DLC 박막 중에서 가장 다이아몬드와 유사한 특성을 가지는 박막으로, a:C-H에 비해 높은 열적안정성, 경도(50~60 GPa) 및 내마모 특성이 우수하여, 현재 다양한 응용분야에 적용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 무수소 DLC 형성을 위해 자장필터가 장착된 Filtered Vacuum Arc Source(FVAS)를 자체적으로 개발하여 연구를 진행하였다. FVAS 장비는 카본 이온 발생부와 Plasma Duct 부위, 전자석부위 구성되어 있으며, 본 연구에서는 Plasma Duct 부위의 Bias 제어를 통해 음극에서 기판으로 이동하는 카본이온의 에너지와 flux 변화를 통한 박막 증착 거동 및 물성 연구를 진행하였다. Plasma Duct Bias 변화는 각 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 V 조건으로 진행하였으며, 물성 평가는 경도(Hardness), 마찰계수, 응력(Stress), 전기전도 특성에 대한 분석을 진행하였다. 박막의 증착 거동에서는 Plasma Duct bias 변화에 따라10 V에서 가장 높은 증착 거동을 가지다 감소하는 경향을 확인 하였으며, 박막의 물성 특성 평가 시에도 이와 유사하게 특성의 차이를 관찰하였다. 이는 음극부위에서 형성된 카본이온이 기판에 도달 시에 Plasma Duct Bias 변화에 따라 이온의 Flux 및 에너지 변화로 인해 박막의 밀도 및 ta-C 막의 물성 변화로 예상되며, 이를 분석하기 위해 라만분석 및 기판 도달 에너지 분석을 진행하였다

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.431-439
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• 2001

In this paper, the a-Diamond films were synthesized using filtered vacuum arc source (FVAS), FVAS was composed of a torus structure with bending angle of 60 degree. The radius of torus was 266 mm, the radius of plasma duct was 80 mm and the total length was 600 mm. The magnet parts were composed of one permanent magnet and five solenoid magnets. The plasma duct was electrically isolated from the ground so that a bias voltage could be applied. The baffles inside plasma duct were installed in order to prevent the recoil effect of macro-particles. Cathode was made of graphite with 80 mm in diameter. The effects of solenoid magnet on plasma extraction were investigated by computer simulation and experiment using Taguchi's methode. The source and extraction magnet affected the arc stabilization. The extraction beam current was maximized with low value of the source magnet current and high value of the filtering magnet current. The beam current density was 3.2 mA/$\textrm{cm}^2$ and average deposition rate was 5 $\AA$/sec when the currents of arc discharge, source, extraction, bending, deflection and outlet magnet were 30 A, 1 A, 3 A, 5 A, 5 A, and 5 A, respectively. The beam current density and the efficiency of beam transportation were increased with the positive bias voltage of the plasma duct.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.08a
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• pp.157-157
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• 2011

Graphene has generated significant interest in the recent years as a functional material for electronics, sensing, and energy applications due to its unique electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. Much of the considerable interest in graphene stems from results obtained for samples mechanically exfoliated from graphite. Practical applications, however, require reliable and well-controlled methods for fabrication of large area graphene films. Recently high quality graphene layers were fabricated using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on nickel and copper with methane as the source of the carbon atoms. Here, we report a simple and efficient method to synthesize graphene layers using solid carbon source. Few-layer graphene films are grown using filtered vacuum arc source (FVAS) technique by evaporation of carbon atom on Ni catalytic metal and subsequent annealing of the samples at 800$^{\circ}$C. In our system, carbon atoms diffuse into the Ni metal layer at elevated temperatures followed by their segregation as graphene on the free surface during the cooling down step as the solubility of carbon in the metal decrease. For a given annealing condition and cooling rate, the number of graphene layers is easily controlled by changing the thickness of the initially evaporated amorphous carbon film. Based on the Raman analysis, the quality of graphene is comparable to other synthesis methods found in the literature, such as CVD and chemical methods.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.24 no.10
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• pp.812-816
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• 2011

An optical lens is usually produced in the manner of high temperature compression molding with tungsten carbide alloy molding cores, it is necessary to develop and study technology for super-precision processing of molding cores and coating the core surface. As main methods used in surface improvement technologies using thin film, DLC present high hardness, chemical stability, and outstanding durability of abrasion to be extensively applied in various industrial fields. In this study, the effect of DLC coating of a thin film by means of the FVAS (filtered vacuum arc source) analyzed the characteristics of thin film. Surface roughness before and after DLC coating was measured and the result showed that the surface roughness was improved after coating as compared to before coating. In conclusion, it was observed that DLC coating of the ultra hard alloy core surface for molding had an effect on improving the surface roughness and shape of the core surface. It is considered that this will have an effect on improving abrasion resistance and the service life of the core surface.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.155-155
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• 2016

DLC (Diamond like Carbon)는 Diamond와 유사한 물리화학적 특성을 보유한 막으로 고경도 및 우수한 내마모성, 화학적 안정성의 특성을 가지고 있다. DLC는 크게 카본의 막 형성 공정에서 카본 소스에 따라 수소가 포함된 DLC와 무수소 DLC 로 구분된다. Tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) 박막은 DLC 박막 중에서 가장 다이아몬드와 유사한 특성을 가지는 박막으로, a:C-H에 비해 고온안정성, 높은 경도 (30~80 GPa) 및 내마모 특성이 우수하여, 현재 다양한 응용분야에 적용되고 있으며, 최근에는 고내구성을 보유하면서 전기적 특성을 가지는 기능성 DLC막의 요구가 증대하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 무수소 DLC 형성을 위해 자장필터가 장착된 Filtered Vacuum Arc Source (FVAS)를 자체적으로 개발하여 연구를 수행하였다. FVAS 장비는 카본 이온 발생부와 Plasma Duct 부위, 전자석부위 구성되어 있으며, 본 연구에서는 Plasma Duct 부위의 Bias 제어를 통한 음극에서 기판으로 이동하는 카본이온의 에너지 및 flux 변화를 통해 ta-C 막의 전기적, 기계적 물성 연구를 진행하였다. Plasma Duct Bias 변화는 각 0 ~ 20 V 조건으로 진행하였으며, 물성 평가는 경도 (Hardness), 마찰계수, 전기적 특성에 대한 분석을 진행하였다. 박막의 증착 거동에서는 Plasma Duct bias 변화에 따라 10 V에서 가장 높은 증착 거동을 가지다 감소하는 경향을 확인 하였으며, 박막의 물성 특성 평가 시에도 이와 유사하게 특성의 차이를 관찰하였다. 이는 음극부위에서 형성된 카본이온이 기판에 도달 시에 Plasma Duct Bias 변화에 따라 이온의 Flux 및 에너지 변화로 인한 박막의 밀도 및 ta-C 막의 물성 변화로 예상되며, 이를 분석하기 위해 라만 분석법을 통해 증명하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.16-20
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• 2021

In this study, we tried finding new materials to improve the stain resistance properties of polymer insulating materials. Using the filtered vacuum arc source (FVAS) with a graphite target source, DLC thin films were deposited on silicon and polymer insulator substrates depending on their thickness to confirm the surface properties, physical properties, and structural properties of the thin films. Subsequently, the possibility of using a DLC thin film as a protective coating material for polymer insulators was confirmed. DLC thin films manufactured in accordance with the thickness of various thin films exhibited a very smooth and uniform surface. As the thin film thickness increased, the surface roughness value decreased and the contact angle value increased. In addition, the elastic modulus and hardness of the DLC thin film slightly increased, and the maximum values of elastic modulus and hardness were 214.5 GPa and 19.8 GPa, respectively. In addition, the DLC thin film showed a very low leakage current value, thereby exhibiting electrical insulation properties.