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Hole Transfer Layer p-doped with a Metal Oxide for Low Voltage Operation of OLEDs

  • Shin, Won-Ju;Lee, Je-Yun;Kim, Jae-Chang;Yoon, Tae-Hoon;Kim, Tae-Shick;Song, Ok-Keun
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.08a
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    • pp.435-438
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    • 2007
  • $V_{2}O_{5}$ was tested as a p-dopant for lower operating voltage and higher stability of OLEDs. Low voltage and high stability were achieved using this doping layer. It can be separated to bulk and interface contributions and the latter is a more dominant factor both of operation voltage and stability.

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Microscopic characterization of pretransition oxide formed on Zr-Nb-Sn alloy under various Zn and dissolved hydrogen concentrations

  • Kim, Sungyu;Kim, Taeho;Kim, Ji Hyun;Bahn, Chi Bum
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.50 no.3
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    • pp.416-424
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    • 2018
  • Microstructure of oxide formed on Zr-Nb-Sn tube sample was intensively examined by scanning transmission electron microscopy after exposure to simulated primary water chemistry conditions of various concentrations of Zn (0 or 30 ppb) and dissolved hydrogen ($H_2$) (30 or 50 cc/kg) for various durations without applying desirable heat flux. Microstructural analysis indicated that there was no noticeable change in the microstructure of the oxide corresponding to water chemistry changes within the test duration of 100 days (pretransition stage) and no significant difference in the overall thickness of the oxide layer. Equiaxed grains with nano-size pores along the grain boundaries and microcracks were dominant near the water/oxide interface, regardless of water chemistry conditions. As the metal/oxide interface was approached, the number of pores tended to decrease. However, there was no significant effect of $H_2$ concentration between 30 cc/kg and 50 cc/kg on the corrosion of the oxide after free immersion in water at $360^{\circ}C$. The adsorption of Zn on the cladding surface was observed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and detected as ZnO on the outer oxide surface. From the perspective of $OH^-$ ion diffusion and porosity formation, the absence of noticeable effects was discussed further.

Electrical and Optical Properties of Asymmetric Dielectric/Metal/Dielectric (D/M/D) Multilayer Electrode Prepared by Radio-Frequency Sputtering for Solar Cells

  • Pandey, Rina;Lim, Ju Won;Lim, Keun Yong;Hwang, Do Kyung;Choi, Won Kook
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.15-21
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    • 2015
  • Transparent and conductive multilayer thin films consisting of three alternating layers FZTO/Ag/$WO_3$ have been fabricated by radio-frequency (RF) sputtering for the applications as transparent conducting oxides and the structural and optical properties of the resulting films were carefully studied. The single layer fluorine doped zinc tin oxide (FZTO) and tungsten oxide ($WO_3$) films grown at room temperature are found to have an amorphous structure. Multilayer structured electrode with a few nm Ag layer embedded in FZTO/Ag/$WO_3$ (FAW) was fabricated and showed the optical transmittance of 87.60 % in the visible range (${\lambda}=380{\sim}770nm$), quite low electrical resistivity of ${\sim}10^{-5}{\Omega}cm$ and the corresponding figure of merit ($T^{10}/R_s$) is equivalent to $3.0{\times}10^{-2}{\Omega}^{-1}$. The resultant power conversion efficiency of 2.50% of the multilayer based OPV is lower than that of the reference commercial ITO. Asymmetric D/M/D multilayer is a promising transparent conducting electrode material due to its low resistivity, high transmittance, low temperature deposition and low cost components.

Finite Element Analysis of Combustion Reaction on Iron and Metal Oxides Interface (Fe-금속 산화물 계면에서 연소반응의 유한 요소해석)

  • Gu, Mun-Seon;Choe, Yong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.118.2-118.2
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    • 2017
  • Combustion behavior of Fe, CuO, NiO, ZnO and $Fe_2O_3$ powder mixture was carried out by finite element method (FEM) to understand a reaction at iron and metal oxide interface. The FEM was done by using ANSYS Fluent 17.0. Initial and boundary conditions are 1 atmosphere, room temperature, 0.1MPa of oxygen partial pressure, $T_{S1}=1127^{\circ}C$, $T_{S2}=327^{\circ}C$ for a cylindrical shape specimen with dia. $35{\times}80$ [mm]. The maximum combustion temperature is $1537^{\circ}C$ for the condition of conduction, convection and radiation. The combustion temperature and rate are about $847^{\circ}C$ and 3.9mm/sec, respectively. The combustion wave is enough to make ternary ferrite phase like $CuNiZnFe_2O_3$.

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High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Commercial Pure Titanium in Mixed Gases (혼합가스 분위기 중에서 공업용 순 타이타늄의 고온산화 거동)

  • Park, S.H.;Ahn, Y.S.
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.44-50
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    • 2007
  • The oxidation behavior of commercial pure titanium is investigated in the temperature range of $727^{\circ}C{\sim}950^{\circ}C$ in mixed gases. The weight change is measured by TGA during oxidation in mixed gases. The oxidation behavior indicated by weight gain or the growth of oxide layer is based on the linear rate law at high temperatures. The structure of the oxide scale formed during oxidation is analysed by optical microscopy, electron probe microanalyzer, scanning electron microscope and x-ray diffraction. Oxide scales have a $TiO_2$ structure, and are constituted with multi-layered or two layered porous external one and a dense internal one. Ti-O solid solution region is formed at the interface of metal and scale layer. The formation of oxide scale is influenced by the oxidation temperature, time, crystal structure and the condition of atmosphere.

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A study on the characteristics of double insulating layer (HgCdTe MIS의 이중 절연막 특성에 관한 연구)

  • 정진원
    • Electrical & Electronic Materials
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.463-469
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    • 1996
  • The double insulating layer consisting of anodic oxide and ZnS was formed for HgCdTe metal insulator semiconductor(MIS) structure. ZnS was evaporated on the anodic oxide grown in H$_{2}$O$_{2}$ electrolyte. Recently, this insulating mechanism for HgCdTe MIS has been deeply studied for improving HgCdTe surface passivation. It was found through TEM observation that an interface layer is formed between ZnS and anodic oxide layers for the first time in the study of this area. EDS analysis of chemical compositions using by electron beam of 20.angs. in diameter and XPS depth composition profile indicated strongly that the new interface is composed of ZnO. Also TEM high resolution image showed that the structure of oxide layer has been changed from the amorphous state to the microsrystalline structure of 100.angs. in diameter after the evaporation of ZnS. The double insulating layer with the resistivity of 10$^{10}$ .ohm.cm was estimated to be proper insulating layer of HgCdTe MIS device. The optical reflectance of about 7% in the region of 5.mu.m showed anti-reflection effect of the insulating layer. The measured C-V curve showed the large shoft of flat band voltage due to the high density of fixed oxide charges about 1.2*10$^{12}$ /cm$^{2}$. The oxygen vacancies and possible cationic state of Zn in the anodic oxide layer are estimated to cause this high density of fixed oxide charges.

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Prediction of Sediment-Bound Metal Bioavailability in Benthic Organisms: Acid Volatile Sulfide (AVS) Approaches

  • Song, Ki-Hoon
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.101-108
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    • 2002
  • Benthic organisms dwell in sediment-water interface that contains significant amount of organic and inorganic contaminants. Their feeding behavior is highly related with sediment itself and pore water in the sediments, especially in ease of deposit feeder (i.e. polychaete, amphipod). The acid volatile sulfide (AVS) is one of the important binding phases of sediment-bound metals in addition to organic matter and Fe and Mn oxide fractions in sediments, particularly in anoxic sediments. The AVS model is a powerful tool to predict metal bioavailability and bioaccumulation in benthic organisms considering SEM/AVS mole ratios in surficial sediments. However, several biogeochemical factors must be considered to use AVS model in the sediment-bound metal bioavailability.

Fe3O4/CoFe2O4 superlattices; MBE growth and magnetic properties

  • Quang, Van Nguyen;Shin, Yooleemi;Duong, Anh Tuan;Nguyen, Thi Minh Hai;Cho, Sunglae;Meny, Christian
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2016.02a
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    • pp.242-242
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    • 2016
  • Magnetite, Fe3O4, is a ferrimagnet with a cubic inverse spinel structure and exhibits a metal-insulator, Verwey, transition at about 120 K.[1] It is predicted to possess as half-metallic nature, 100% spin polarization, and high Curie temperature (850 K). Cobalt ferrite is one of the most important members of the ferrite family, which is characterized by its high coercivity, moderate magnetization and very high magnetocrystalline anisotropy. It has been reported that the CoFe2O4/Fe3O4 bilayers represent an unusual exchange-coupled system whose properties are due to the nature of the oxide-oxide super-exchange interactions at the interface [2]. In order to evaluate the effect of interface interactions on magnetic and transport properties of ferrite and cobalt ferrite, the CoFe2O4/Fe3O4 superlattices on MgO (100) substrate have been fabricated by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) with the wave lengths of 50, and $200{\AA}$, called $25{\AA}/25{\AA}$ and $100{\AA}/100{\AA}$, respectively. Streaky RHEED patterns in sample $25{\AA}/25{\AA}$ indicate a very smooth surface and interface between layers. HR-TEM image show the good crystalline of sample $25{\AA}/25{\AA}$. Interestingly, magnetization curves showed a strong antiferromagnetic order, which was formed at the interfaces.

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A Study on the Characteristic of MOS structure using $HfO_{2}$ as high-k gate dielectric film ($HfO_{2}$를 이용한 MOS 구조의 제작 및 특성)

  • Park, C.I.;Youm, M.S.;Park, J.W.;Kim, J.W.;Sung, M.Y.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.163-166
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    • 2002
  • We investigated structural and electrical properties of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor(MOS) structure using Hafnium $oxide(HfO_{2})$ as high-k gate dielectric material. $HfO_{2}$ films are ultrathin gate dielectric material witch have a thickness less than 2.0nm, so it is spotlighted to be substituted $SiO_{2}$ as gate dielectric material. In this paper We have grown $HfO_{2}$ films with pt electrode on P-type Silicon substrate by RF magnetron sputtering system using $HfO_{2}$ target and oserved the property of semiconductor-oxide interface. Using pt electrode, it is necessary to be annealed at ${300^{\circ}C}$. This process is to increase an adhesion ratio between $HfO_{2}$ films with pt electrode. In film deposition process, the deposition time of $HfO_{2}$ films is an important parameter. Structura1 properties are invetigated by AES depth profile, and electrical properties by Capacitance-Voltage characteristic. Interface trap density are measured to observe the interface between $HfO_{2}$ with Si using High-frequency(1MHz) C-V and Quasi - static C-V characteristic.

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Highly stable amorphous indium.gallium.zinc-oxide thin-film transistor using an etch-stopper and a via-hole structure

  • Mativenga, M.;Choi, J.W.;Hur, J.H.;Kim, H.J.;Jang, Jin
    • Journal of Information Display
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.47-50
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    • 2011
  • Highly stable amorphous indium.gallium.zinc-oxide (a-IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) were fabricated with an etchstopper and via-hole structure. The TFTs exhibited 40 $cm^2$/V s field-effect mobility and a 0.21 V/dec gate voltage swing. Gate-bias stress induced a negligible threshold voltage shift (${\Delta}V_{th}$) at room temperature. The excellent stability is attribute to the via-hole and etch-stopper structure, in which, the source/drain metal contacts the active a-IGZO layer through two via holes (one on each side), resulting in minimized damage to the a-IGZO layer during the plasma etching of the source/drain metal. The comparison of the effects of the DC and AC stress on the performance of the TFTs at $60^{\circ}C$ showed that there was a smaller ${\Delta}V_{th}$ in the AC stress compared with the DC stress for the same effective stress time, indicating that the trappin of the carriers at the active layer-gate insulator interface was the dominant degradation mechanism.