• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.388-395
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 기상화학 증착법으로 성장되는 GaN 후막에 대한 열역학적 전사모사를 수행하고 이를 실험결과와 비교, 검토하였다. 열역학적계산은 화학양론적 연산방식을 이용하여 수치 해석하였으며, 모사의 변수로써 온도범위는 400~1500K, 기상비율은 $(GaCl_3)/[GaCl_3+NH_3],(N_2)/(GaCl_3+NH_3)$를 취하였다. GaN의 성장온도 범위는 이론적인 계산이 실험결과보다 훨씬 낮은 450~750K으로 예측되었다. 성장온도에서 모사결과와 실험결과와의 차이는 GaN의 기상 에픽텍시 성장이 박막성장의 높은 활성화 에너지 때문에 반응속도론적으로 국한된 영역 내에서 발생한다는 것을 나타낸다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.337-345
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• 2000

사파이어 기판을 이용한 GaN 박막성장에서 완충층의 사용과 기판의 질화처리는 GaN 박막 내의 격자결함을 줄이는 가장 보편적인 방법이다. GaN박막의 초기 핵생성과 성장 거동을 향상시키기 위한 새로운 방법으로 사파이어 표면을 질소 활성화 이온빔으로 처리하는 방법이 시도되었다. 활성화 이온빔 처리의 결과 약 10nm두께의 비정질 $AlO_xN_y$ 층이 형성되었으며 GaN의 성장온도에서 부분적으로 결정화되어 계면 부위에 고립된 비정질 영역으로 존재하였다. 계면에 존재하는 비정질 층은 기판과 박막사이에서 발생하는 열응력을 효과적으로 감소시키는 역할이 가능하며 이를 확인하기 위하여 활성화 이온빔 처리에 의한 GaN박막 내의 격자변형량 차이를 비교하였다. GaN박막에서 얻어진 $[\bar{2}201]$ 정대축고차 Laue도형을 전산모사 도형과 비교하여 격자변형량을 측정하였다. 본 연구의 결과 활성화 이온빔 처리를 하지 않은 기판 위에 성장시킨 GaN박막의 격자변형량은 처리한 경우에 비해 6배 이상 높은 값을 가졌으며 따라서 활성화 이온빔 처리에 의해 GaN박막의 열응력은 크게 감소함을 확인하였다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(2)
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• pp.5-8
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• 2000

This paper proposes GaN film as a piezoelectric material for SAW(surface acoustic wave) filters. The fabricated GaN SAW filter exhibited a very high velocity of 5800 ㎧and relatively low insertion loss of -9.9 dB without matching circuit. From Smith's equivalent circuit model, the calculated electromechanical coupling factor (K$^2$) was about 4.$\pm$03％. which is larger than those obtained from other thin film piezoelectric materials and allows the realization of wider filter fractional bandwidths.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.1720-1725
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• 2015

The performance of the AlGaN/GaN MSM-2DEG varactor with different dielectric films deposited by the E-beam deposition is investigated in detail. The capacitance swing and the capacitance ratio of the varactor without dielectric film as well as with, SiO₂, Gd₂O₃, and Si₃N₄ films, respectively, are determined by electrodes of varying areas. The maximum capacitance, the minimum capacitance and the capacitance ratios are proportional to the increasing of the electrode areas. The capacitance ratio determined by the maximum and the minimum capacitance is found to be 18.35 (with Si₃N₄ dielectric film) and 149.51 (without dielectric film), respectively. The transition voltages of the fabricated varactors are almost the same for a bias voltage of about ±5 V and leakage current can be lower three orders of magnitude while the varactors with dielectric films. The tunability of the capacitance ratio makes the AlGaN/GaN MSM-2DEG varactor with a dielectric film highly useful in multirange applications of a surge free preamplier.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.29-33
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• 2011

Film growth rate and composition variation are numerically analyzed during the selective area growth of InGaN on the GaN triangular stripe microfacet in this study. Both the vapor phase diffusion and the surface diffusion are considered to determine the In composition on the InGaN surface. To obtain the In composition on the surface, flux of In atoms due to the surface diffusion is added to the concentration determined from the Laplace equation which is governing the gas phase diffusion. The solution model is validated by comparing the growth rates from the analyses to the experimental results of GaN and InN films. The In composition and resulting wave length are increased when the surface diffusion is considered. The In content is also increased according to the increasing mask width. The effect of mask width to the In content and wave length is increasing in the case of a small open region.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제12권S1호
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• pp.56-59
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• 2003

Wurtzite GaN films are grown by low-pressure MOCVD on (0001)-plane sapphire substrates. The GaN films have a total thickness of 4 $\mu$m with a surface Mg-doped p-type layer, which has a thickness of 0.5 $\mu$m. 90k eV $Mn^{+}$ ions are implanted into the GaN films at room temperature with doses ranging from $1 \times10^{15}$ to $1 \times 10^{16}\textrm{cm}^{-2}$. After an annealing step at $770^{\circ}C$ in flowing $N_2$, the structural characteristics of the $Mn^{+}$ implanted GaN films are studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The structural and morphological changes brought about by $Mn^{+}$ implantation and annealing are characterized.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2003년도 춘계학술발표강연 및 논문개요집
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• pp.105-105
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• 2003

InGaN/GaN MQW 구조는 청색 및 녹색 범위의 밴드 갭을 가지는 반도체로 최근 LED 및 LD 제조 등에 이용되고 있다. InGaN/GaN MQW은 InGaN와 GaN의 최적 성장온도의 중간온도에서 실행된다. InGaN와 GaN는 최적 성장온도의 차이가 크므로 중간온도에서 성장 시에 많은 결함이 생긴다. 성장온도가 높으면 InN가 분해되고 낮을 경우에는 질소의 결핍이 일어난다. 최적성장온도의 선택이 매우 중요한 문제로 주목되었다. Si 도핑으로 중간온도 성장 시에 형성되는 결함을 감소시키고 광학적 특성을 향상시킨다고 보고되었다. 그러나, Si 도핑효과에 대한 구체적이고 체계적인 연구는 부족한 실정이다. MQWs 구조의 GaN 장벽층에 미치는 성장온도와 Si 도핑 효과를 이해하기 위해서는 고온에서 성잠시킨 GaN박막(HT-GaN) 위에 중간온도에서 성장된 GaN 에피층(IT-GaN)의 구조에 관한 연구가 선행되어야한다. 본 연구에서는 HT-GaN 위에 성장된 GaN 에피층에 미치는 성장 온도와 Si 도핑 효과에 관해 연구하였다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.388-396
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• 2023

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a vital source of clean and sustainable hydrogen energy. Moreover, the large-scale H₂ production is currently necessary, while long-term stability and high PEC activity still remain important issues. In this study, a GaN-based photoelectrode was modified by an additional NH₃ treatment (900℃ for 10 min) and its PEC behavior was monitored. The bare GaN exhibited a highly crystalline wurtzite structure with the (002) plane and the optical bandgap was approximately 3.2 eV. In comparison, the NH₃-treated GaN film exhibited slightly reduced crystallinity and a small improvement in light absorption, resulting from the lattice stress or cracks induced by the excessive N supply. The minor surface nanotexturing created more surface area, providing electroactive reacting sites. From the surface XPS analysis, the formation of an N-Ga-O phase on the surface region of the GaN film was confirmed, which suppressed the charge recombination process and the positive shift of E_FB. Therefore, these effects boosted the PEC activity of the NH₃-treated GaN film, with J values of approximately 0.35 and 0.78 mA·cm^-2 at 0.0 and 1.23 V_RHE, respectively, and an onset potential (V_on) of -0.24 V_RHE. In addition, there was an approximate 50% improvement in the J value within the highly applied potential region with a positive shift of V_on. This result could be explained by the increased nanotexturing on the surface structure, the newly formed defect/trap states correlated to the positive V_on shift, and the formation of a GaO_xN_1-x phase, which partially blocked the charge recombination reaction.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1995년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.97-101
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• 1995

GaN films were prepared on Si(111) substrates by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) on HCl-NH$_3$-N$_2$gas system. Effects of HCl gas flow rate on the film investigate under deposition conditions of flow time of 10min, 20min, 30min. The deposition rate increased with increasing HCl gas flow rate in the range of 10cc/min to 40cc/min and deposition time. Strung (00.2) oriented GaN film was obtained at a lower HCl flow rate and improved of the surface morphology.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2003년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집 II
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• pp.759-762
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• 2003

The epitaxially grown Mg-doped GaN thin film was prepared by MOCVD (Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition) for a SAW(Surface Acoustic Wave) filter. Mg-doped GaN thin film had enough properties for a SAW filter which include crystallinity and morphology. The surface morphology and crystalline of the Mg-doped GaN thin films were characterized using AFM and an X-ray rocking curve. The SAW filter, which was fabricated by lift-off process and frequency response, was measured by HP 8753C network analyzer. Center frequency was 96.687 MHz and SAW velocity was 5801 m/s when wavelength(λ) was 60${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. Insertion loss was over -10 dB, Q was factor over 200, and side lobe attenuation was over 22 dB which was suitable for use as a SAW filter. Electro-mechanical coupling coefficient (k$^2$) was calculated from the measured data. k$^2$ was from 1 % to 1.44 %. The fabricated SAW filter using Mg-doped GaN/sapphire structure has good qualities as a filter and will be used as a SAW filter for operating RF frequency.