• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.4 No.2
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• pp.880-883
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• 2003

ZnO thin films for Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator(FBAR) were prepared by FTS (Facing Target Sputtering) system. The FTS methode enable to generate high density plasma, and it has a high deposition rate at 1mTorr pressure. Therefore, the ZnO thin films were deposited on $AZO/SiO_2/Si$ substrates with oxygen gas flow rate, and the other sputtering conditions were fixed such as a sputtering current of 0.8A, a substrate temperature at room temperature. AZO bottom electrode were deposited on $SiO_2/Si$ substrate and by Zn:Al(Al:2wt%) metal target. ZnO thin film thickness and the c-axis preferred orientation of ZnO thin film were evaluated by ${\alpha}-step$ and XRD.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.434-435
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• 2012

Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) silicon dioxide thin films have many applications in semiconductor manufacturing such as inter-level dielectric and gate dielectric metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs). Fundamental chemical reaction for the formation of SiO2 includes SiH4 and O2, but mixture of SiH4 and N2O is preferable because of lower hydrogen concentration in the deposited film [1]. It is also known that binding energy of N-N is higher than that of N-O, so the particle generation by molecular reaction can be reduced by reducing reactive nitrogen during the deposition process. However, nitrous oxide (N2O) gives rise to nitric oxide (NO) on reaction with oxygen atoms, which in turn reacts with ozone. NO became a greenhouse gas which is naturally occurred regulating of stratospheric ozone. In fact, it takes global warming effect about 300 times higher than carbon dioxide (CO2). Industries regard that N2O is inevitable for their device fabrication; however, it is worthwhile to develop a marginable nitrous oxide free process for university lab classes considering educational and environmental purpose. In this paper, we developed environmental friendly and material cost efficient SiO2 deposition process by substituting N2O with O2 targeting university hands-on laboratory course. Experiment was performed by two level statistical design of experiment (DOE) with three process parameters including RF power, susceptor temperature, and oxygen gas flow. Responses of interests to optimize the process were deposition rate, film uniformity, surface roughness, and electrical dielectric property. We observed some power like particle formation on wafer in some experiment, and we postulate that the thermal and electrical energy to dissociate gas molecule was relatively lower than other runs. However, we were able to find a marginable process region with less than 3% uniformity requirement in our process optimization goal. Surface roughness measured by atomic force microscopy (AFM) presented some evidence of the agglomeration of silane related particles, and the result was still satisfactory for the purpose of this research. This newly developed SiO2 deposition process is currently under verification with repeated experimental run on 4 inches wafer, and it will be adopted to Semiconductor Material and Process course offered in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Myongji University from spring semester in 2012.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.215-218
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• 2007

In this paper, amorphous semiconductor and insulator thin film are etched using reactive ion etcher. At that time, we experiment in various RIE conditions (chamber pressure, gas flow rate, rf power, temperature) that have effects on quality of thin film. The using gases are $CF_4,\;CF_4+O_2,\;CCl_2F_2,\;CHF_3$ gases. The etching of a-Si:H thin film use $CF_4,\;CF_4+O_2$ gases and the etching of $a-SiO_2,\;a-SiN_x$ thin film use $CCl_2F_2,\;CHF_3$ gases. The $CCl_2F_2$ gas is particularly excellent because the selectivity of between a-Si:H thin film and $a-SiN_x$ thin film is 6:1. We made precise condition on dry etching with uniformity of 5%. If this dry etching condition is used, that process can acquire high yield and can cut down process cost.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.609-614
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• 2012

We report on the NO gas sensing properties of non-directional ZnO nanofibers synthesized using a typical electrospinning technique. These non-directional ZnO nanofibers were electrospun on an $SiO_2$/Si substrate from a solution containing poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) and zinc nitrate hexahydrate dissolved in distilled water. Calcination processing of the ZnO/PVA composite nanofibers resulted in a random network of polycrystalline ZnO nanofibers of 50 nm to 100 nm in diameter. The diameter of the nanofibers was found to depend primarily on the solution viscosity; a proper viscosity was maintained by adding PVA to fabricate uniform ZnO nanofibers. Microstructural measurements using scanning electron microscopy revealed that our synthesized ZnO nanofibers after calcination had coarser surface morphology than those before calcination, indicating that the calcination processing was sufficient to remove organic contents. From the gas sensing response measurements for various NO gas concentrations in dry air at several working temperatures, it was found that gas sensors based on electrospun ZnO nanofibers showed quite good responses, exhibiting a maximum sensitivity to NO gas in dry air at an operating temperature of $200^{\circ}C$. In particular, the non-directional electrospun ZnO nanofiber gas sensors were found to have a good NO gas detection limit of sub-ppm levels in dry air. These results illustrate that non-directional electrospun ZnO nanofibers are promising for use in low-cost, high-performance practical NO gas sensors.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2008

$La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}MnO_3$ 박막을 rf 마그네트론 스퍼터를 이용하여 챔버 내 산소가스유량비를 0, 40, 80 sccm 으로 조절하고 후열처리 공정 없이 기판온도를 $350^{\circ}C$로 유지하면서 $SiO_2$/Si(100) 및 Si(100) 기판에 증착하였다. 증착된 $La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}MnO_3$ 박막은 $SiO_2$/Si(100), Si(100) 기판 모두 (100), (110), (200)면을 갖는 polycrystalline 상태였으며, oxygen flow rate이 증가함에 따라 박막의 grain size가 증가하였다. 증가되는 grain size로 인하여 grain boundary가 감소하였고 따라서 높은 oxygen flow rate에서 증착된 박막은 면저항이 감소하는 현상을 나타내었다. $SiO_2$/Si 기판과 Si 기판에 증착된 LSMO 박막의 TCR 값은 약 -2.0 $\sim$ -2.2%를 나타내었다.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2024

SiO₂, renowned for its excellent insulating properties, has been used in the semiconductor industry as a valuable dielectric material. High-quality SiO₂ films find applications in gate spacers and interlayer insulation gap-fill oxides, among other uses. One of the prevalent methods for depositing these SiO₂ films is plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) favored for its relatively low processing costs and ability to operate at low temperatures. However, compared to the increasingly utilized atomic layer deposition (ALD) method, PECVD exhibits inferior film characteristics such as uniformity. This study aims to produce SiO₂ films with uniformity as close as possible to those achieved by ALD through the adjustment of PECVD process parameters. we conducted a total of nine PECVD processes, varying the process time and gas flow rates, which were identified as the most influential factors on the PECVD process. Furthermore, ellipsometry analysis was employed to examine the uniformity variations of each process. The experimental results enabled us to elucidate the relationship between uniformity and deposition rate, as well as the impact of gas flow rate and deposition time on the process outcomes. Additionally, thickness measurements obtained through ellipsometer facilitate the identification of optimal process parameters for PECVD.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.201-206
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• 2020

A SiOxCy(-H) thin film was synthesized by atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge(APDBD), and a SiO₂-like layer was formed on the surface of the film by oxidation treatment using oxygen plasma. Hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane was used as a precursor for the SiOxCy(-H) synthesis, and He gas was used for stabilizing APDBD. Oxygen permeability was evaluated by forming an oxidized SiOxCy(-H) thin film on a PET film. When the single-layer oxidized SiOxCy(-H) film was coated on the PET, the oxygen gas permeability decreased by 46% compared with bare PET. In case of three-layer oxidized SiOxCy(-H) film, the oxygen gas permeability decreased by 73%. The oxygen permeability was affected by the thickness of the SiO₂-like layer formed by oxidation treatment rather than the thickness of the SiOxCy(-H) film. The excellent corrosion resistance was demonstrated by coating an oxidized SiOxCy(-H) thin film on the silver-coated aluminum PCB for light emitting diode (LED).

• 센서학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.406-410
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• 2006

The films of indium oxide $In_{2}O_{3}$) were deposited onto $SiO_{2}$ coated Si wafers by a thermal evaporation method. Substrate temperature was varied from $25^{\circ}C$ to $300^{\circ}C$. Deposition rate increased to $250^{\circ}C$ and then decreased rapidly. The crystallographic properties and surface morphologies of the films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM), respectively. The films deposited at $250^{\circ}C$ were found to have a nanobelt structure. Resistor-type gas-sensors were fabricated with $In_{2}O_{3}$ films using Pt as electrodes. The resistance variation of $In_{2}O_{3}$ films with the concentration of NO gas was measured. The $In_{2}O_{3}$ films deposited at $250^{\circ}C$ showed the highest sensitivity to the NO gas.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.459-465
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• 1993

SOG박막 밑에 층간 절연박으로 사용하는 PECVD산화막을 Si rich산화막으로 만들어 줌으로써 실리콘 dangling bond가 수소원자나 수분과 결합하여 SOG박막으로 부터 침투되는 수소원자나 수분의 확산을 억제하므로서 소작 열화되는 것을 방지한다. 이러한 Si rich산화막의 기본 특성을 알아보기 위하여 LF/HF power비와 $SiH_4/N_2O$ gas유량비를 변화시켜서 박막 특성을 조사하였다. 저주파 power만 변화시킨 경우, 증착속도가 감소하고 굴절율과 압축응력에 증가하며 FTIR에서 3300$\textrm{cm}^{-1}$~3800$\textrm{cm}^{-1}$영역의 수분에 의한 peak이 감소하는 것으로 보아 박막이 치밀해짐을 알 수 있고, $SiH_{4}$기체유량을 증가시킨 경우엔 증착속도, 굴절율, 식각속도는 증가하나 압축응력은 감소한다. FTIR에서 Si-O-Si peak의 세기가 감소하고 낮은 파수영역으로 이동하며, AES분석 결과에서 일반적인 oxide(Si:0=1:1.98)에서 보다 Si:O비가 1:1.23으로 낮아 PECVD산화 막내의 Si danling bond가 증가했음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.82-87
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• 1998

$O_2$기체에 $NH_3/O_2$기체를 첨가하여 실리콘 표면에 산화막을 형성하는 $NH_3/O_2$산화법 에 의한 산화공정시 반응석영관 외부에 방출하는 기체는 $N_2,O_2$및 $H_2O$이며 극소량의 $CO_2$, NO 및 $NO_2$가 검출되었다. 두 종류의 산화제($O_2$ 및 $H_2O$)가 산화에 기여하며 성장률은 $NH_3$및 $O_2$ 의 부분압과 온도에 의해 결정되며, 그 기울기는 건식 및 습식 산화법의 중간에 평행 하게 위치함을 확인하였다. Auger Electron Spectroscopy(AES) 측정결과 $NH_3/O_2$ 산화막은 정확한 $SiO_2$의 화학량론을 가지며 $SiO_2/Si$계면에 발생하는 결합을 억제하며 고정전하의 발 생을 최소화함을 알 수 있었다. $NH_3/O_2$ 산화막(470$\AA$)의 항복전압을 57.5Volt이며, C-V특성 곡선을 축정한 결과 플랫밴드 전압은 0.29Volt이며 곡선의 형태는 이상곡선과 일치하였다.