• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.134-140
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• 2007

Optical structure of $V_{2}O_{5}$ thin films were analyzed and confirmed, the films were deposited in oxygen partial pressure 0% and 10% by RF magnetron sputtering system. Measurements of the elliptic constants were made in the range of $0.75{\sim}4.0\;eV$ by using phase modulated spectroscopic ellipsometer. The elliptic constants of the thin films were analyze by Double Amorphous dispersion relation. The calculated n, k spectra of $V_{2}O_{5}$ layer were obtained over the range of $0.75{\sim}4.0\;eV$ photon energy. SEM and XRD measurements were also made to validate the ellipsometric analysis and they give good agreement with the structural properties of the films. It was found that optical structure of the $V_{2}O_{5}$ layer has a 3 phase(roughness/film/substrate) and optical absorption properties are greatly depend on the partial pressure of the oxygen.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.376-376
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• 2012

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) are future building block for nano-scale devices. Especially, Ge NWs are fascinated material due to the high electrical conductivity with high carrier mobility. It is strong candidate material for post-CMOS technology. However, thermal stability of Ge NWs are poor than conventional semiconductor material such as Si. Especially, when it reduced size as small as nano-scale it will be melted around CMOS process temperature due to the melting point depression. Recently, Graphene have been intensively interested since it has high carrier mobility with single atomic thickness. In addition, it is chemically very stable due to the $sp^2$ hybridization. Graphene films shows good protecting layer for oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance of metal surface using its chemical properties. Recently, we successfully demonstrated CVD growth of monolayer graphene using Ge catalyst. Using our growth method, we synthesized Ge/graphene core/shell (Ge@G) NW and conducted it for highly thermal stability required devices. We confirm the existence of graphene shell and morphology of NWs using SEM, TEM and Raman spectra. SEM and TEM images clearly show very thin graphene shell. We annealed NWs in vacuum at high temperature. Our results indicated that surface melting phenomena of Ge NWs due to the high surface energy from curvature of NWs start around $550^{\circ}C$ which is $270^{\circ}C$ lower than bulk melting point. When we increases annealing temperature, tip of Ge NWs start to make sphere shape in order to reduce its surface energy. On the contrary, Ge@G NWs prevent surface melting of Ge NWs and no Ge spheres generated. Furthermore, we fabricated filed emission devices using pure Ge NWs and Ge@G NWs. Compare with pure Ge NWs, graphene protected Ge NWs show enhancement of reliability. This growth approach serves a thermal stability enhancement of semiconductor NWs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.21-21
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• 2006

21세기 정보통신 및 관련 소재의 연구방향은 새로운 기능성 확보, 극한적 제어성, 복합 및 융합이라는 경향으로 발전해 가고 있다. 반도체 기술 분야에서 현재의 공정적 한계를 극복하고 새로운 기능성을 부여하기 위해 나노 합성과 배열을 기본으로 하여 bottom-up 방식의 나노소자 구현이 큰 주목을 받고 있다. 나노선의 경우 나노 스케일의 dimension, 양자 제한 효과, 우수한 결정성, self-assembly, internal stress 등 기존 벌크형 소재에서 발견할 수 없는 새로운 기능성이 나타나고 있어 바이오, 에너지, 구조, 전자, 센서 등의 분야에서의 활용이 가능하다. 현재 국내외적으로 반도체 나노선으로 널리 연구되고 있는 재료는 ZnO, $SnO_2$, SiC 등이 중심이 되고 있다. 이중 ZnO 나 노선의 합성을 위해서는 thermal CVD, MOCVD, PLD, wet-chemical 등 다양한 방법이 사용되고 있다. 특히 MOCVD 방법에 의해 수직 정렬된 ZnO 나노막대를 성장할 수 있다. 이러한 나노막대는 MO 원료 및 산소 공급량을 적절히 제어함으로서 수직 배향 및 나노선의 구경 제어가 가능하며, 나노 막대의 크기 제어와 관련해서는 반응 관내의 DEZn 와 $O_2$의 양을 변화시켜 구조체의 크기를 수 십 ~ 수 백 나노미터의 크기로 제어할 수 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 ZnO 나노선의 성장과정에서 $210^{\circ}C$ 이하의 저온에서 성장한 ZnO 버퍼층을 이용해 나노구조의 형상을 제어하고자 하였다. 특히 ZnO 저온 버퍼층의 두께에 따라 나노막대의 직경변화, 수직배향성, 형상변화의 제어가 가능하였다. 나노막대의 특성 평가는 TEM, SEM, PL, XRD 등을 이용하여 구조적, 결정학적, 광학적 특성을 분석하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1998.02a
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• pp.133-133
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• 1998

In the thin film alloy formation of the transition metals ion-beam-mixing technique forms a metastable structure which cannot be found in the arc-melted metal alloys. Sppecifically it is well known that the studies about the electronic structure of ion-beam-mixed alloys pprovide the useful information in understanding the metastable structures in the metal alloy. We studied the electronic change in the ion-beam-mixed ppt-Ct alloys by XppS and XANES. These analysis tools pprovide us information about the charge transfer in the valence band of intermetallic bonding. The multi-layered films were depposited on the SiO2 substrate by the sequential electron beam evapporation at a ppressure of less than 5$\times$10-7 Torr. These compprise of 4 ppairs of ppt and Cu layers where thicknesses of each layer were varied in order to change the alloy compposition. Ion-beam-mixing pprocess was carried out with 80 keV Ae+ ions with a dose of $1.5\times$ 1016 Ar+/cm2 at room tempperature. The core and valence level energy shift in these system were investigated by x-ray pphotoelectron sppectroscoppy(XppS) pphotoelectrons were excited by monochromatized Al K ａ(1486.6 eV) The ppass energy of the hemisppherical analyzer was 23.5 eV. Core-level binding energies were calibrated with the Fermi level edge. ppt L3-edge and Cu K-edge XANES sppectra were measured with the flourescence mode detector at the 3C1 beam line of the ppLS (ppohang light source). By using the change of White line(WL) area of the each metal sites and the core level shift we can obtain the information about the electrons pparticippating in the intermetallic bonding of the ion-beam-mixed alloys.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.840-847
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• 2003

The bonding of adhesive joints of adhesive joints is influenced by the surface roughness of the joining Parts. However, the magnitude of the influence has not yet been clarified because of the complexity of the phenomena. In this study, it is shown that surface treatment affects adhesive strength and durability of alumina/polycarbonate single-lap .joints, and leading speed affects tensile-shea strength of adhesive Joints. To evaluate effect of surface treatments on the adhesive strength, several surface treatment methods are used, that is, cleaning, grinding, SiC polishing and sand blasting. It is shown that an optimum value of the surface roughness exists with respect to the tensile-shea strength of adhesive joints. The adhesive strength shows linear relationship with the surface roughness and loading speed. And the mechanical removal of disturbing films of lubricants, impurities and oxides make adhesive strength increase significantly.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.151-156
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• 2006

A method for fabrication of nano-scale GaN structure by inductively coupled plasma etching is proposed, exploiting a thermal dewetting of Pt thin film as an etch mask. The nano-scale Pt metal islands were formed by the dewetting of 2-dimensional film on $SiO_2$ dielectric materials during rapid thermal annealing process. For the case of 30 nm thick Pt films, pattern formation and dewetting was initiated at temperatures greater $600^{\circ}C$. Controlling the annealing temperature and time as well as the thickness of the Pt metal film affected the size and density of Pt islands. The activation energy for the formation of Pt metal island was calculated to be 23.2 KJ/mole. The islands show good resistance to dry etching by a $CF_4$ based plasma for dielectric etching indicating that the metal islands produced by dewetting are suitable for use as an etch mask in the fabrication of nano-scale structures.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.61-61
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• 2003

다결정 실리콘 박막은 박막 트랜지스터와 실리콘 태양전지등에 응용되며, 비정질 실리콘을 재결정화 하여 얻어지는 다결정 실리콘 박막이 주로 이용되고 있다. 비정질 실리콘 박막을 금속 원소와 접촉시킨 상태에서 열처리할 경우 결정화 온도가 낮아지고 결정화에 필요한 열처리 시간이 짧아지게 된다. 금속을 실리콘 박막 표면에 가하는 방법은 진공증착법등으로 비정질 실리콘 박막 위에 금속원소 층을 형성하는 방법이 주로 이용되었다. 본 연구에서는 AlCl$_3$와 NiCl$_2$ 금속화합물 분위기에서 LPCVD 비정질 실리콘 박막을 열처리하여 결정화 거동을 관찰하였다. 금속화합물과 결정화할 비정질 실리콘 박막을 각각 다른 온도로 가열해 줄 수 있는 노를 이용하여 열처리를 시행하였다. AlCl$_3$와 NiCl$_2$ 분말을 혼합하여 소스로 이용한 경우 48$0^{\circ}C$ 5시간 열처리로 결정화가 완료되었으며, 박막 전체에 걸친 균일도와 재현성이 우수하였다. AlCl$_3$와 NiCl$_2$를 이용한 결정화 초기 상태에는 박막 전면에 걸쳐 등근 형태의 결정립이 균일한 핵 생성으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과는 Al과 Ni이 고상결정화에 동시에 작용하면서 나타난 것으로, Al이 가해진 비정질 실리콘으로 인해 결정화 속도가 빨라지고 결함이 작은 결정립을 얻을 수 있었으며, Ni로 인해 결정화의 균일성과 재현성을 높일 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.22 no.7
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• pp.549-554
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• 2009

Al thin films were synthesized on TiN/Si substrate by MOCVD using N-methylpyrrolidine alane (MPA) precursor. Effects of substrate temperature, reaction pressure on the deposition rate, surface roughness and electrical resistivity were investigated. The early stage of Al thin film formation was analyzed by in-situ surface reflectivity measurement with a laser and photometer apparatus. From the Arrhenius plot of deposition rate vs. substrate temperature, it was found that the activation energy of surface reaction was 91.1kJ/mole, and the transition temperature from surface-reaction-limited region to mass-transfer-limited region was about $150^{\circ}C$. The growth rate increased with the reaction pressure, and average growth rates of $200{\sim}1,200nm/min$ were observed at various experimental conditions. Surface roughness of the film increased with the film thickness. The electrical resistivity of Al film was about $4{\mu}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ in the case of optimum condition, and it was close to the value of the bulk Al, $2.7{\mu}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.116.2-116.2
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• 2011

연성 CIGS 태양전지를 제작하기 위해서는 휘어지는 연성 기판재의 적용이 반드시 필요하다. 상용되는 연성 기판재로는 플라스틱, 폴리이미드, 금속재가 있다. 그러나 플라스틱과 폴리이미드는 고효율의 CIGS 흡수층을 제조하기 위한 $500{\sim}600^{\circ}C$의 공정에 접합하지 못하다. 금속 기판재의 경우는 몰리브데늄, 알루미늄, 티타늄, 크롬강, 스테인레스강, 합금재 등이 있다. 이러한 금속 기판재 중에서 Fe-Ni 합금재는 Ni 함량의 변화에 따라 기계적, 자기적, 열팽창 특성이 다르게 나타나는 것으로 알려져 있다. 선행 연구에서 CIGS 태양전지의 기판재로 열팽창 계수가 박막층과 유사한 SUS400번 계열과 Fe-52Ni이 적합하다는 것을 확인 하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 유한요소해석(Finite element analysis) 프로그램인 Algor를 이용하여 CIGS solar cell을 설계하고 Fe-52Ni 기판재와 절연층인 SiO2, 흡수층인 CIGS의 두께에 따른 Cell의 잔류응력을 해석하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.48-49
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• 2008

본 실험에서는 대향 타겟식 스퍼터링 (face target sputtering, FTS) 장비를 사용하여 플렉서블 디스플레이용 poly ethylene naphthalate (PEN) 플라스틱 기판 위에 보호층으로 사용된 $ZrO_2$ 박막의 특성들에 대해 연구하였다. FTS에 의해 3 시간동안 증착된 $ZrO_2$ 박막의 기판 온도는 $69^{\circ}C$ 로 낮은 증착 온도를 나타내었으며, 이는 유리전이온도가 낮은 PEN 과 같은 플라스틱 기판위에 박막 증착시 적용하기에 적합하다. 제작된 $ZrO_2$ 박막에서 기판 중심으로부터 거리의 함수로 측정된 박막의 두께 차이는 약 4.5%로 매우 균일한 두께를 갖는 것으로 측정되었다.