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Electrical properties of NiCr thin films deposited by rf magnetron sputtering (RF magnetron sputtering 방법으로 제작한 NiCr 박막의 전기적특성)

  • Kim, Dae-Yeon;Kwon, Jeong-Ho;Jeong, Yeon-Hak;Lee, Jae-Shin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.411-415
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    • 2002
  • Precision resistors were prepared by controlling the concentration of Ni and Cr deposited on cylindrical alumina substrates (diameter: 1.7mm, length: 5.5mm). Deposited films were analyzed with FESEM, AES, and AFM. As the amount of Cr in the film increases, the TCR was shifted to negative direction.

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Magnesium Thin Films Possessing New Corrosion Resistance by RF Magnetron Sputtering Method

  • Lee, M.H.;Yun, Y.S.;Kim, K.J.;Moon, K.M.;Bae, I.Y.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.148-153
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    • 2004
  • Magnesium thin flims were prepared on cold-rolled steel substrates by RF magnetron sputtering technique. The influence of argon gas pressure and substrate bias voltage on their crystal orientation and morphology of the coated films were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction, respectively. And the effect of crystal orientation and morphology of magnesium films on corrosion behaviors was estimated by measuring anodic polarization curves in deaerated 3%NaCl solution. From the experimental results, all the sputtered magnesium films showed obviously good corrosion resistance to compare with 99.99% magnesium target of the sputter-evaporation metal. Finally it was shown that the Corrosion-resistance of magnesium films can be improved greatly by controlling the crystal orientation and morphology with effective use of the plasma sputtering technique.

Effects of ZnO Buffer Layer Thickness on the Crystallinity and Photoluminescence Properties of Rf Magnetron Sputter-deposited ZnO Thin Films (rf 마그네트런 스퍼터링법으로 Si 기판위에 증착한 ZnO 박막의 결정성과 photoluminescence 특성에 대한 Zn 완충층 두께의 영향)

  • Cho, Y.J.;Park, An-Na;Lee, Chong-Mu
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.16 no.7
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    • pp.445-448
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    • 2006
  • Highly c-axis oriented ZnO thin films were grown on Si(100)substrates with Zn buffer layers. Effects of the Zn buffer layer thickness on the structural and optical qualities of ZnO thin films were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL) and Atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis techniques. It was confirmed that the quality of a ZnO thin film deposited by rf magnetron sputtering was substantially improved by using a Zn buffer layer. The highest ZnO film quality was obtained with a Zn buffer layer 110 nm thick. The surface roughness of the ZnO thin film increases as the Zn buffer layer thickness increases.

A Study on the SAW Characteristics of the AIN Thin Film Prepared by Reactive RF Magnetron Sputtering System (반응성 RF 마그네트론 스퍼터로 증착한 AIN 박막의 물성 및 SAW소자 특성에 관한 연구)

  • 고봉철;전순배;황영한;김재욱;남창우;이규철
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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    • v.53 no.2
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    • pp.73-78
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    • 2004
  • AIN thin film has been deposited on the $AI_2$$O_3$substrate with reactive radio frequency( RF) magnetron sputtering method. In this work, elelctromechanical coupling coefficient of AIN thin film was increased with an increase of AIN thin film thickness, and the maximum value was 0.11%. Insertion loss of SAW device was decreased with an increase of AIN thin film thickness and the minimum value was 33[㏈]. SAW velocity of IDTs/AIN/$AI_2$$O_3$structure and IDTs/AIN/$AI_2$$O_3$/Si structure were about 5480[㎧]and 5040[㎧]respectively.

Influence of RF Magnetron Sputtering Condition on the ZnO Passivating Layer for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

  • Rhee, Seung Woo;Choi, Hyung Wook
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.86-89
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    • 2013
  • Dye-sensitized solar cells have a FTO/$TiO_2$/Dye/Electrode/Pt counter electrode structure, yet more than a 10% electron loss occurs at each interface. A passivating layer between the $TiO_2$/FTO glass interface can prevent this loss of electrons. In theory, ZnO has excellent electron collecting capabilities and a 3.4 eV band gap, which suppresses electron mobility. FTO glass was coated with ZnO thin films by RF-magnetron sputtering; each film was deposited under different $O_2$:Ar ratios and RF-gun power. The optical transmittance of the ZnO thin film depends on the thickness and morphology of ZnO. The conversion efficiency was measured with the maximum value of 5.22% at an Ar:$O_2$ ratio of 1:1 and RF-gun power of 80 W, due to effective prevention of the electron recombination into electrolytes.

Properties of ZnO:Ga Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Sputtering with Ar Gas Flows (RF 마그네트론 스퍼터링법으로 제조한 GZO 박막의 Ar 유량에 따른 특성)

  • Kim, Deok Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.450-453
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    • 2020
  • In this study, ZnO:Ga thin films were fabricated on a glass substrate using various Ar flows by an RF magnetron sputter system at room temperature. The dependencies of Ar flow on different properties were investigated. An appropriate control over the Ar flow led to the formation of a high-quality thin film. The ZnO:Ga films were formed as a hexagonal wurtzite structure with high (002) preferential orientation. The films exhibited a typical columnar microstructure and a smooth top face. The average transmittance was 85~89% within the visible area. By decreasing the Ar flow, the sheet resistance was decreased due to an increase in the grain size and a decrease in the root mean square roughness. The lowest sheet resistance of 86 Ω/□ was obtained at room temperature for the 40 sccm Ar flow.

Properties and Preparation of AlNO Multi-layer Thin Films Using DC Magnetron Sputter Method (직류 마그네트론 스퍼터법에 의한 AlNO 복층박막의 제조와 특성)

  • Kim, Hyun-Hoo;Oh, Dong-Hyun;Baek, Chan-Soo;Jang, Gun-Eik;Choi, Dong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.27 no.9
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    • pp.589-593
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    • 2014
  • AlNO multi-layer thin films on aluminum substrates were prepared by DC reactive magnetron sputtering method. $Al_2O_3$/AlNO(LMVF)/AlNO(HMVF)/Al/substrate of 4 multi-layer has been prepared in an Ar and ($N_2+O_2$) gas mixture, and $Al_2O_3$ of top layer is anti-reflection layer on double AlNO(LMVF)/AlNO(HMVF) layers and Al metal of infrared reflection layer. In this study, the roughness and surface properties of AlNO thin films were estimated by field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM). The grain size of AlNO thin films increased with increasing sputtering power. The composition of thin films has been systematically investigated using electron probe microanalysis(EPMA). The optical properties with wavelength spectrum were recorded by UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometry at a range of 200~1,500 nm. The absorptance of AlNO films shows the increasing trend with swelling ($N_2+O_2$) gas mixture in HMVF and LMVF deposition. The excellent optical performance showed above 98% of absorptance in visible wavelength region.

Micro Structure and Surface Characteristics of NiCr Thin films Prepared by DC Magnetron Sputter according to Annealing Conditions (DC 마그네트론 스퍼터링 NiCr 박막의 열처리 조건에 따른 미세구조 및 표면특성)

  • Kwon, Yong;Kim, Nam-Hoon;Choi, Dong-You;Lee, Woo-Sun;Seo, Yong-Jin;Park, Jin-Seong
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.554-559
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    • 2005
  • Ni/Cr thin film is very interesting material as thin film resistors, filaments, and humidity sensors because their relatively large resistivity, more resistant to oxidation and a low temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR). These interesting properties of Ni/Cr thin films are dependent upon the preparation conditions including the deposition environment and subsequent annealing treatments. Ni/Cr thin films of 250 nm were deposited by DC magnetron sputtering on $Al_2O_3/Si$ substrate with 2-inch Ni/Cr (80/20) alloy target at room temperature for 45 minutes. Annealing treatments were performed at $400^{\circ}C,\;500^{\circ}C,\;and\;600^{\circ}C$ for 6 hours in air or $H_2$ ambient, respectively. The clear crystal boundaries without crystal growth and the densification were accomplished when the pores were disappeared in air ambient. Most of surface was oxidic including NiO, $Ni_2O_3$ and $Cr_xO_y$(x=1,2, y=2,3) after annealing in air ambient. The crystal growth in $H_2$ ambient was formed and stabilized by combination with each other due to the suppression of oxidized substance on film surface. Most oxidic Ni was restored when the oxidic Cr was present due to its stability in high-temperature $H_2$ ambient.

Magnetron Sputter Coating of Inner Surface of 1-inch Diameter Tube

  • Han, Seung-Hee;An, Se-Hoon;Song, In-Seol;Lee, Keun-Hyuk;Jang, Seong-Woo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2015.08a
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    • pp.135-135
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    • 2015
  • Tubes are of extreme importance in industries as for fluid channels or wave guides. Furthermore, some weapon systems such as cannons use the tubes as gun barrels. To increase the service life of such tubes, a protective coating must be applied to the tubes' inner surface. However, the coating methods applicable to the inner surface of the tubes are very limited due to the geometrical restriction. A small-diameter cylindrical magnetron sputtering gun can be used to deposit coating layers on the inner surface of the large-bore tubes. However, for small-bore tubes with the inner diameter of one inch (~25 mm), the magnetron sputtering method can hardly be accommodated due to the space limitation for permanent magnet assembly. In this study, a new approach to coat the inner surface of small-bore tubes with the inside diameter of one inch was developed. Instead of using permanent magnets for magnetron operation, an external electro-magnet assembly was adopted around the tube to confine the plasma and to sustain the discharge. The electro-magnet was operated in pulse mode to provide the strong axial magnetic field for the magnetron operation, which was synchronized with the negative high-voltage pulse applied to the water-cooled coaxial sputtering target installed inside the tube. By moving the electro-magnet assembly along the tube's axial direction, the inner surface of the tube could be uniformly coated. The inner-surface coating system in this study used the tube itself as the vacuum chamber. The SS-304 tube's inner diameter was 22 mm and the length was ~1 m. A water-cooled Cu tube (sputtering target) of the outer diameter of 12 mm was installed inside of the SS tube (substrate) at the axial position. The 50 mm-long electro-magnet assembly was fed by a current pulse of 250 A at the frequency and pulse width of 100 Hz and 100 usec, respectively. The calculated axial magnetic field strength at the center was ~0.6 Tesla. The central Cu tube was synchronously driven by a HiPIMS power supply at the same frequency of 100 Hz as the electro-magnet and the applied pulse voltage was -1200 V with a pulse width of 500 usec. At 150 mTorr of Ar pressure, the Cu deposition rate of ~10 nm/min could be obtained. In this talk, a new method to sputter coat the inner surface of small-bore tubes would be presented and discussed, which might have broad industrial and military application areas.

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Preparation of ATO Thin Films by DC Magnetron Sputtering (II)Electrical Properties (DC Magnetron Sputtering에 의한 ATO 박막의 제조(II)전기적 특성)

  • Yoon, C.;Lee, H.Y.;Chung, Y.J.;Lee, K.H.
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.514-518
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    • 1996
  • Sb doped SnO2(ATO: Antinomy doped Tin Oxide) thin films were prepared by a DC magnetron spttuering method using an oxide target and the electrical characteristics of ATO films were investigated. The experimen-tal conditions are as follows :Ar flow rate ; 0~100 sccm deposition tempera-ture ; 250~40$0^{\circ}C$ DC sputter powder ; 150~550W and sputteing pressure ; 2~7 mTorr, The thickness of depositied ATO films were 600$\AA$~1100 $\AA$ ranges. The resistivity of ATO films was decreased due to the increase of the crystallinity of ATO films with deposition temperature. The decrease of carrier concentration of films with the increase of oxygen flow rate and working pressure is responsible for the increase of resistivity. Increasing of sputtering power raised the resistivity of films by decreasing the carrier mobility.

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