• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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• v.35D no.6
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• pp.79-91
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• 1998

Design principles for high-brightness ligh-temitting diodes have been derived by using escape cone concepts. Based on the design principles, some important high-brightness LED structures developed thus far have been reviewed and, in addition, their external coupling efficiencies have also been estimated. In AlGaAs or InGaAIP LEDs, in which photon absorption in the ohmic electrodes is known to be serious, photon shielding by the electrodes is minimized by using window layer (WL) as well as transparent substrate (TS) leading to significantly improved light-emitting efficiency. However, in InGaN LEDs emitting blue to green lights, the photon absorption in ohmic contact to wide bandgap GaN may be negligible and therefore, photon shielding by the electrodes would not lead to as significant problems as in conventional In AIGaAs or InGaAIP LEDs.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.80-91
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• 2014

The aim of this study was to establish the superiority of ohmic heating over conventional heating for the sterilization of mulberry juice. Heat treatment of fresh juice significantly reduced the concentration of soluble solids, lowered the pH, and lowered the reducing sugar content (p<0.01). Color measurements showed decreases in the L and a values and increases in the b, H and C values after heat treatment, although the total color differences were smaller after ohmic heating than after conventional heating of fresh juice. The antioxidant capacities, such as reducing power, FRAP, and DPPH, decreased in the order of fresh juice, ohmically heated juice and conventionally heated juice. Furthermore, the anthocyanin, flovonoid, and total antioxidant capacities of the juices significantly decreased in the same order. Sensory evaluations showed no difference between fresh and ohmically heated mulberry fruit juice excluding off-flavor, whereas conventionally heated juice received significantly lower evaluations. The microbial counts were zero in the juice after either heat treatment. Thus, ohmic heat treatment can be effectively used to sterilize fresh mulberry juice to obtain good shelf life with minimal physicochemical, color, antioxidant and sensory deterioration.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.12 no.12
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• pp.918-923
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• 2002

In this work, CdTe films were deposited on CdS/ITO/glass substrate by a close spaced sublimation (CSS) method. A $Cu_2$Te layer was deposited on the CdTe film by evaporating $Cu_2$Te powder. Then the samples were annealed for p+ ohmic contact. TEM and XRD analysis showed that $CdTe/Cu_2$Te interface exhibited different forms with various annealing temperature. A good p+ ohmic contact was achieved when the annealing temperature was between $180^{\circ}C$ to $200^{\circ}C$. Best cell efficiency of 12.34% was obtained when post annealing temperature was $200^{\circ}C$ for 5 min. Thermal stress test of the CdS/CdTe cells with carbon back contact showed that the $Cu_2$Te contact was stable at $50^{\circ}C$ in $N_2$ and was slowly degraded at $100^{\circ}C$ in $N_2$. In comparison to the conventional carbon contact, the $Cu_2$Te contact showed a better thermal stability.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.157-157
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• 2010

Vertical-structure light-emitting diodes (V-LEDs) by laser lift-off (LLO) have been exploited for high-efficiency GaN-based LEDs of solid-state lightings. In V-LEDs, emitted light from active regions is reflected-up from reflective ohmic contacts on p-GaN. Therefore, silver (Ag) is very suitable for reflective contacts due to its high reflectance (>95%) and surface plasmon coupling to visible light emissions. In addition, low contact resistivity has been obtained from Ag-based ohmic contacts annealed in oxygen ambient. However, annealing in oxygen ambient causes Ag to be oxidized and/or agglomerated, leading to degradation in both electrical and optical properties. Therefore, preventing Ag from oxidation and/or agglomeration is a key aspect for high-performance V-LEDs. In this work, we demonstrate the enhanced thermal stability of Ag-based Ohmic contact to p-GaN by reducing the thermal compressive stress. The thermal compressive stress due to the large difference in CTE between GaN ($5.6{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$) and Ag ($18.9{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$) accelerate the diffusion of Ag atoms, leading to Ag agglomeration. Therefore, by increasing the additional residual tensile stress in Ag film, the thermal compressive stress could be reduced, resulting in the enhancement of Ag agglomeration resistance. We employ the thin Ni layer in Ag film to form Ni/Ag mutli-layer structure, because the lattice constant of NiO ($4.176\;{\AA}$ is larger than that of Ag ($4.086\;{\AA}$). High-resolution symmetric and asymmetric X-ray diffraction was used to measure the in-plane strain of Ag films. Due to the expansion of lattice constant by oxidation of Ni into NiO layer, Ag layer in Ni/Ag multi-layer structure was tensilely strained after annealing. Based on experimental results, it could be concluded that the reduction of thermal compressive stress by additional tensile stress in Ag film plays a critical role to enhance the thermal stability of Ag-based Ohmic contact to p-GaN.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.692-695
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• 2009

Ohmic joule heating electrodes were developed for the electrical heater of the floor of a room. A composite slurry of super pure black and polyvinylidene fluoride with/without the additives of multi-walled carbon nanotube or kindney stone powder was coated as a thin film on the polyethylene terephthalate film. The performances of heating electrodes were evaluated checking specific conductivity, adhesion strength and hardness. The addition of kindney stone powder increases specific resistance and hardness in a small extent. However, the addition of carbon nanotube increases specific conductivity and hardness. The properties of various compositions of ohmic joule heating electrodes were evaluated.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.24-28
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• 1998

Pd/Ge ohmic contact system on n-type InGaAs was studied. A good ohmic begavior by rapid thermal annealing was shown up to $400^{\circ}C$, and the specific contact resistance was reduced to low-$10^-6\Omega\textrm{cm}^2$EX>. However, above $425^{\circ}C$ it was deteriorated by intermixing and phase reaction of ohmic metals and InGaAs substrate. No remarkable phase change was observed below $350^{\circ}C$, but the reaction was initiated at ~$375^{\circ}C$ and considerable phase change was found above $425^{\circ}C$. Non-spiking and planar interfaces were observed even when annealed at $425^{\circ}C$, and smooth and shiny surface was kept up to $400^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.79-79
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• 2000

탄화규소는 그 전기적, 열적 기계적 안정성 때문에 새로운 반도체 재료로서 주목받고 있는 물질이다. 탄화규소를 이용하여 전자소자를 제조하기 위해서는 ohmic 접촉과 Schottky 접촉을 형성하는 전극물질의 개발이 선행되어야 하며, 고온, 고주파, 고출력용 반도체 소자를 제조하기 위해서는 전극의 고온 안정성 확보가 필수적이다. 따라서 탄화규소 소자의 응용범위는 전극에 의해서 제한된다고 할 수 있다. 일반적으로 전극을 증착한 후 원하는 접촉 특성을 얻기 위해서는 열처리 과정을 거쳐야 하며 접촉의 특성이 열처리에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 열처리가 금속/탄화규소 접촉의 특성에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 우수한 Schottky 다이오드의 제작 가능성을 타진해보고자 하였다. 유기실리콘 화합물 원료인 TEMSM(bis-trimethysilylmethane)을 사용하여 실리콘 기판위에 단결정 $eta$-Sic 박막을 증착하였다. 기판의 영향을 줄이기 위하여 $\beta$-Sic 박막의 두께가 $1.5mu extrm{m}$ 이상인 시편을 사용하였다. 전극으로는 Pt를 사용하였으며, 전극 증착은 DC magnetron sputter를 이용하였다. 전기적인 특성을 분석하기 위하여 전류-전압, 커패시턴스-전압 특성을 분석하였고, XRD와 AES를 이용하여 계면에서의 반응을 알아보았다. Hall 측정 결과 모든 $\beta$-Sic 박막은 약 2$\times$1018cm-3 정도의 도핑 농도를 갖는 n형 탄화규소임을 확인하였다. Pt/$\beta$-Sic 접촉은 열처리 전에는 ohmic 접촉 특성을 보였으나 열처리 후에는 Schottky 접촉의 특성을 나타냈다. 전기적 특성 분석을 통하여 열처리 온도가 증가할수록 에너지 장벽의 높이가 증가하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이상적인 Pt/$\beta$-Sic 접촉의 특성을 보이는 것은 전극 증착시 sputtering에 의하여 계면에 발생한 결함이 도너의 역할을 하여 에너지 장벽의 두께를 감소시켜 tunneling을 촉진하기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 열처리 후 접촉 특성이 변화하는 것은 이러한 결함들의 소멸 때문으로 생각된다. AES 분석을 통하여 열처리시 Pt가 $\beta$-Sic 내부로 확산하는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 이 때 Pt가 $\beta$-Sic 와 반응하여 계면에 실리사이드가 형성됨으로써 Pt/$\beta$-Sic 계면이 보다 안정한 탄화규소 박막 내부로 이동하게 되고 계면의 결함 농도가 줄어드는 것이 접촉 특성 변화의 원인이라 할 수 있다. 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 계면이 점점 $\beta$-Sic 내부로 이동하여 결함농도가 낮아지기 때문에 tunneling 효과가 감소하여 에너지 장벽이 높아지게 된다. Pt를 ohmic 접촉과 Schottky 접촉 전극물질로 이용하여 제작한 Schottky 다이오드는 ohmic 접촉 형성시 Schottky 접촉에 발생하는 wputtering 손상에 의하여 좋은 정류특성을 얻지 못하였다. 따라서 chmic 접촉 전에 Schottky 접촉의 passivation이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.449-449
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• 2010

유기발광소자(organic light-emitting diodes, OLEDs)는 저공정비용, 경량화, 가용성 및 대면적화 등의 장점으로 조명 분야와 디스플레이 분야로의 응용 가능성으로 인해 크게 주목을 받아 왔다. 이러한 OLED 소자의 고효율, 고휘도 및 저소비전력 등을 구현하기 위해서는 전극으로부터 전하 주입 층으로 효율적인 전하 주입이 요구된다. 즉, 각 전극의 폐르미 준위로부터 전하 전도준위대로의 전하주입 장벽이 없어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 홀 주입장벽이 없는 정공주입 층으로 $MoO_x$(molybdenum oxide)가 도핑된 NPB(N, N'-diphenyl-N, N'-bis(1-naphthyl)-1,1'-biphenyl-4,4'-diamine) 층을 사용하여 hole-only 소자를 제작하고 전류-전압 특성을 통해 양극으로부터 홀주입 층으로의 hole-ohmic 특성을 고찰했다. 또한, 전자 주입장벽이 없는 전자주입 층으로 $C_{60}$(fullerene)/LiF(lithum fluoride)의 이종 층을 사용하여 electron-only 소자를 제작하고 음극으로부터 전자주입 층으로의 전자 ohmic 특성을 조사했다. 또한, 전극으로부터 전하주입 층으로 ohmic 특성을 더 자세히 이해하기 위하여 전하주입 층의 자외선 광방출 스펙트럼(ultraviolet photoemission spectra)을 조사했다. 한편, glass/ITO/$MoO_x$-doped NPB (x%: x=0,25, 50 및 75; 5nm)/NPB (63nm)/$Alq_3$ (37nm)/$C_{60}$ (5nm)/LiF (1nm)/Al (100nm)로 구성된 all-ohmic OLED 소자의 발광특성은 $MoO_x$의 도핑 농도가 25%이상일 때 최적의 특성을 보여줬다. 이러한 현상은 정공주입 층에서 p형 도핑 농도의 증가에 따른 정공 농도의 증가에 기인한다. 또한 $MoO_x$의 도핑 농도의 증가에 따라 정공주입 층의 new gap state와 전극의 페르미 준위의 pinning에 기인한다. 25%의 $MoO_x$을 가진 OLED소자는 7.2V의 낮은 전압에서 $58300 cd/m^2$의 높은 휘도를 보여줬다.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.48 no.6
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• pp.565-569
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• 2010

We report on the characteristics of indium-oxide-doped ZnO (IZO) ohmic contact to p-GaN. The IZO ohmic contact layer was deposited on p-GaN by a Roll-to-Roll (RTR) sputter method. IZO contact film with a thickness of 360, 230 and 100 nm yielded an ohmic contact resistance of $4.70{\times}10^{-4}$, $5.95{\times}10^{-2}$, $4.85{\times}10^{-1}\;{\Omega}cm^{2}$ on p-GaN when annealed at $600{^{\circ}C}$ for 1 min under a nitrogen ambient, respectively. While the transmittance of IZO film with a thickness of 360 nm slightly increased in the wavelength range of 380-800 nm after annealing, the transmittance rapidly increased up to 80% after annealing at $600{^{\circ}C}$ in the wavelength range of 380~430 nm because the crystallization of IZO film and created Ga vacancies near the p-GaN surface region were affected by the annealing. These results indicate that ohmic contact resistance and transmittance of the IZO films improved.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.284-289
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• 2014

The effects of additives (Nb, Bi and Cr) on the microstructure, varistor properties, and aging behavior of V/Mn/Co/ La/Dy co-doped zinc oxide ceramics were systematically investigated. An analysis of the microstructure showed that all of the ceramics that were modified with various additives were composed of zinc oxide grain as the main phase, and secondary phases such as $Zn_3(VO_4)_2$, $ZnV_2O_4$, and $DyVO_4$. The $Bi_2O_3$-modified samples exhibited the lowest density, the $Nb_2O_5$-modified sample exhibited the largest average grain size, and the $Cr_2O_3$-modified samples exhibited the highest breakdown field. All additives improved the non-ohmic coefficient (${\alpha}$) by either a small or a large margin, and in particular an $Nb_2O_5$ additive noticeably increased the non-ohmic coefficient to be as large as 36. The $Bi_2O_3$-modified samples exhibited the highest stability with variation rates for the breakdown field and for the non-ohmic coefficient (${\alpha}$) of -1.2% and -26.3%, respectively, after application of a DC accelerated aging stress of 0.85 EB/$85^{\circ}C$/24 h.