• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.442-449
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• 2010

Recently, the neutron irradiation for large diameter silicon (Si)-ingots of more than 8" diameter is requested to satisfy the demand for the neutron transmutation doping silicon (NTD-Si). By increasing the Si-ingot diameter, the radial non-uniformity becomes larger due to the neutron attenuation effect, which results in a limit of the feasible diameter of the Si-ingot. The current evaluation method has a certain limit to precisely evaluate the radial uniformity of Si-ingot because the current evaluation method does not consider the effect of the Si-ingot diameter on the radial uniformity. The objective of this study is to propose a new evaluation method of radial uniformity by improving the conventional evaluation approach. To precisely predict the radial uniformity of a Si-ingot with large diameter, numerical verification is conducted through comparison with the measured data and introducing the new evaluation method. A new concept of a gradient is introduced as an alternative approach of radial uniformity evaluation instead of the radial resistivity gradient (RRG) interpretation. Using the new concept of gradient, the normalized reaction rate gradient (NRG) and the surface normalized reaction rate gradient (SNRG) are described. By introducing NRG, the radial uniformity can be evaluated with one certain standard regardless of the ingot diameter and irradiation condition. Furthermore, by introducing SNRG, the uniformity on the Si-ingot surface, which is ignored by RRG and NRG, can be evaluated successfully. Finally, the radial uniformity flattening methods are installed by the stainless steel thermal neutron filter and additional Si-pipe to reduce SNRG.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.55-59
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• 1998

This paper probes into the influence of tire uniformity on tire's modal parameters with the method of experimental modal analysis. Two radial tires of the same kind with different uniformity level are taken to be tested at different exciting points and real modal parameters are abstracted. The differences of their modal parameters are presented. Then tire transfer functions are constructed with experimental modal parameters and ideal modal parameters respectively. It is found that the measured transfer functions of tire of good uniformity are closer to ideal transfer function than that of tire of bad uniformity. The study shows evident interrelation of experimental modal parameters and tire uniformity, and further study should be of great value.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2006

The radial uniformity of neutron irradiation in silicon ingots for neutron transmutation doping (NTD) at HANARO is examined by both calculations and measurements. HANARO has two NTD holes named NTD1 and NTD2. We have been using the NTD2 hole for 5 in. NTD commercial service, and we intend to use two holes for 6 in. NTD. The objective of this study is to predict the radial uniformity of 6 in. NTD at the two holes. The radial neutron flux distributions inside single crystal and noncrystal silicon loaded at the NTD2 hole are calculated by the VENTURE code. For NTD1, the radial distributions of the reaction rate for a 6 in. NTD with a neutron screen are calculated by MCNP, and measured by gold wire activation. The results of the measurements are compared with those of the calculations. From the VENTURE calculation, it is confirmed that the neutron flux distribution in the single crystal silicon is much flatter than that in the non-crystal silicon. The non-uniformities of the measurements for radial neutron irradiation are slightly larger than those of the calculations. However, excluding local dips in the measurements, the overall trends of the distributions are similar. The radial resistivity gradient (RRG) for a 5 in. silicon ingot is estimated to be about $1.5\%$. For a 6 in. ingot, the RRG of a silicon ingot irradiated at HANARO is predicted to be about $2.1\%$. Also, from the experimental results, we expect that the RRG would not be larger than $4.4\%$.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.85-90
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• 1997

32cm직경의 $AlCu_x$(x=0.5%)음극 타겟과 회전 자석을 이용한 상용 마그네트론 스퍼 터링 장치에서 부가적인 플라즈마 여기 방법으로 스퍼터링된 입자들을 이온화시킨후, 수십 볼트의 직류 기판 바이어스로 이온의 방향성과 에너지를 조절하여 작은 트렌치나 via를 채 울 수 있는 공정을 개발하였다. 여기에서, 반경방향의 이온 플럭스비의 균일도 문제를 개선 하기 위하여, 입자들의 가시광선 영역의 방출선을 이용한 플라즈마 진단과, 패터닝된 웨이 퍼에 대한 직접 채우기로 플라즈마 내의 입자 분포와의 상관 관계를 찾고, RF 코일 설계의 개선을 도모하였다. 가시광 방출 분광에서 $Ar^{\circ},\;Ar^+;Al^+,\;Al^{\circ}$ 입자들의 방출선 세기는 1$\mu\textrm{m}$이 하의 크기를 갖는 트렌치와 via의 바닥과 top 두께비와 밀접한 관련이 있었다. RF코일의 직 경을 29cm에서 32cm로 증가 시키고, RF 입력부에 의한 비대칭을 개선하여 이온 플럭스비 의 척도가 되는 via 채우기의 바닥과 top의 두께비에서 7.5%에서 1.5%로의 균일도 향상을 얻었다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2000

8인치 쵸크랄스키 실리콘 단결성 성장에 있어서, 계면에서의 온도기울기, 산소, 농도 및, 반경방향의 산소농도 분포에 미치는 아르곤 가스 유동의 영향을 조사하였다. 아르곤의 유입량을 증가시킴에 따라 계면 근처 결정내 온도기울기가 증가하였으며. 결정내 산소농도는 감소하였다. 한편, 반경방향의 산소농도 균일성은 악화됨이 관찰되었다. 실험 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, 아르곤 유동이 산소 농도 및 균일 분포성 등의 결정 특성에 중요한 영향을 미치는 성장 공정변수임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.200-205
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• 2011

직경 1.0 m인 파일럿 규모 슬러리 기포탑에서 기포체류량의 축방향, 반경방향분포를 고찰하였다. 기체의 유속, 연속 액상의 표면장력 그리고 슬러리상에 포함된 고체입자의 분율이 기포탑 내부 기포의 축방향 및 반경방향 분포에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 본 연구의 실험조건 모두에서 체류량은 기포탑의 중심으로부터 반경방향 무차원 거리가 증가함에 따라 감소하였으며, 기포탑의 분산판으로부터 축방향의 무차원의 거리가 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 기포체류량의 반경방향 불균일도는 기체의 유속이 증가함에 따라 연속 액상의 표면장력이 감소함에 따라 증가하였으나 슬러리상에 포함된 고체입자 분율에는 크게 영향을 받지 않았다. 본 연구의 범위에서 축방향과 반경방향 기포체류량의 분포는 각각의 실험변수의 상관식으로 나타낼 수 있었다.

• Transactions on Control, Automation and Systems Engineering
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.268-273
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• 2000

Plasma models are crucial to equipment design and process optimization. A radial basis function network(RBFN) in con-junction with statistical experimental design has been used to model a process plasma. A 2$^4$ full factorial experiment was employed to characterized a hemispherical inductively coupled plasma(HICP) in characterizing HICP, the factors that were varied in the design include source power, pressure, position of shuck holder, and Cl$_2$ flow rate. Using a Langmuir probe, plasma attributes were collected, which include typical electron density, electron temperature. and plasma potential as well as their spatial uniformity. Root mean-squared prediction errors of RBEN are 0.409(10(sup)12/㎤), 0.277(eV), and 0.699(V), for electron density, electron temperature, and Plasma potential, respectively. For spatial uniformity data, they are 2.623(10(sup)12/㎤), 5.704(eV) and 3.481(V), for electron density, electron temperature, and plasma potential, respectively. Comparisons with generalized regression neural network(GRNN) revealed an improved prediction accuracy of RBFN as well as a comparable performance between GRNN and statistical response surface model. Both RBEN and GRNN, however, experienced difficulties in generalizing training data with smaller standard deviation.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2021

The radial distribution of etch rate was analyzed using the ion energy flux model in VHF-CCP. In order to exclude the effects of polymer passivation and F radical depletion on the etching. The experiment was performed in Ar/SF6 plasma with an SF6 molar ratio of 80% of operating pressure 10 and 20 mTorr. The radial distribution of Ar/SF6 plasma was diagnosed with RF compensated Langmuir Probe(cLP) and Retarding Field Energy Analyzer(RFEA). The radial distribution of ion energy flux was calculated with Bohm current times the sheath voltage which is determined by the potential difference between the plasma space potential (measured by cLP) and the surface floating potential (by RFEA). To analyze the etch rate uniformity, Si coupon samples were etched under the same condition. The ion energy flux and the etch rate show a close correlation of more than 0.94 of R² value. It means that the etch rate distribution is explained by the ion energy flux.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 제38회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1799-1800
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• 2007

Radial Basis Function Network (RBFN)을 이용하여 플라즈마 전자밀도를 모델링하였다. RBFN의 예측성능은 학습인자의 함수로 최적화하였다. 체계적인 모델링을 위해 통계적인 실험계획법이 적용되었으며, 실험은 반구형 유도 결합형 플라즈마 장비를 이용하여 수행이 되었다. 전자밀도 측정에는 Langmuir probe가 이용되었다. 최적화된 GA-RBFN모델을 일반 RBFN모델과 비교하였으며, 11%정도 모델의 예측성능을 향상시켰다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 제38회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1938-1939
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• 2007

Radial Basis Function Network (RBFN)을 이용하여 플라즈마 전자밀도를 모델링하였다. RBFN의 예측성능은 학습인자의 함수로 최적화하였다. 체계적인 모델링을 위해 통계적인 실험계획법이 적용되었으며, 실험은 반구형 유도결합형 플라즈마 장비를 이용하여 수행이 되었다. 전자밀도측정에는 Langmuir probe가 이용되었다. 최적화된 RBFN모델을 통계적인 회귀 모델과 비교하였으며, 59%정도 모델의 예측성능을 향상시켰다.