• 한국자기학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.32-35
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• 2008

차세대 반도체 산업의 발전을 위하여 반도체 소자의 구조는 DRAM, FRAM, MRAM 등 여러 분야에서 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 특히 이런 차세대 반도체 소자에서 금속 배선으로는 Cu가 사용되며, Cu 금속 배선을 위한 확산방지막에 대한 연구는 반드시 필요하다[1-3]. Cu 금속 배선을 위한 확산방지막에 대한 현재까지의 연구에서는 Tungsten(W)을 기반으로 Nitride(N)를 불순물로 첨가한 확산방지막에 대하여 연구되었다[4-7]. 이러한 W-N를 기반으로 본 연구에서는 물리적 기상 증착법(PVD) 방법인 RF Magnetron Sputter 방법으로 W-N 이외에 Carbon(C) 과 Boron(B)을 첨가하여 확산방지막의 특성을 확인하였고, 특히 Boron Target의 power를 변화하여 W-B-C-N 확산방지막의 Boron에 의한 특성과 열적 안정성을 연구하였다[8-10]. 실험은 다양한 Boron의 조성을 가지는 확산방지막을 증착하여 $\beta$-ray와 4-point probe를 사용하여 확산방지막의 특성을 확인하였고, 고온($700^{\circ}C{\sim}1000^{\circ}C$) 열처리한 후 X-ray Diffraction 분석을 하여 열적 안정성을 확인하였다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.345-351
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• 2017

A double-layered anti-reflective coating with hydrophilic/abrasion-resistant properties was studied using anatase titanium dioxide($TiO_2$) and silicon oxycarbide($SiO_xC_y$) thin film. $TiO_2$ and $SiO_xC_y$ thin films were sequentially deposited on a glass substrate by DC sputtering and PECVD, respectively. The optical properties were measured by UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer. The abrasion-resistance and the hydrophilicity were observed by a taber abrasion tester and a contact angle analyzer, respectively. The $TiO_2/SiO_xC_y$ double-layer thin film had an average transmittance of 91.3%, which was improved by 10% in the visible light region (400 to 800 nm) than that of the $TiO_2$ single-layer thin film. The contact angle of $TiO_2/SiO_xC_y$ film was $6.9^{\circ}$ right after UV exposure. After 9 days from the exposure, the contact angle was $10.2^{\circ}$, which was $33^{\circ}$ lower than that of the $TiO_2$ single-layer film. By the abrasion test, $SiO_xC_y$ film showed a superior abrasion-resistance to the $TiO_2$ film. Consequently, the $TiO_2/SiO_xC_y$ double-layer film has achieved superior anti-reflection, hydrophilicity, and abrasion resistance over the $TiO_2$ or $SiO_xC_y$ single-layer film.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.341-341
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• 2016

The discovery of light emission in nanostructured silicon has opened up new avenues of research in nano-silicon based devices. One such pathway is the application of silicon quantum dots in advanced photovoltaic and light emitting devices. Recently, there is increasing interest on the silicon quantum dots (c-Si QDs) films embedded in amorphous hydrogenated silicon-nitride dielectric matrix (a-SiNx: H), which are familiar as c-Si/a-SiNx:H QDs thin films. However, due to the limitation of the requirement of a very high deposition temperature along with post annealing and a low growth rate, extensive research are being undertaken to elevate these issues, for the point of view of applications, using plasma assisted deposition methods by using different plasma concepts. This work addresses about rapid growth and single step development of c-Si/a-SiNx:H QDs thin films deposited by RF (13.56 MHz) and ultra-high frequency (UHF ~ 320 MHz) low-pressure plasma processing of a mixture of silane (SiH4) and ammonia (NH3) gases diluted in hydrogen (H2) at a low growth temperature ($230^{\circ}C$). In the films the c-Si QDs of varying size, with an overall crystallinity of 60-80 %, are embedded in an a-SiNx: H matrix. The important result includes the formation of the tunable QD size of ~ 5-20 nm, having a thermodynamically favorable <220> crystallographic orientation, along with distinct signatures of the growth of ${\alpha}$-Si3N4 and ${\beta}$-Si3N4 components. Also, the roles of different plasma characteristics on the film properties are investigated using various plasma diagnostics and film analysis tools.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.90-93
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• 2004

Silicon dioxide thin films were deposited on p-type Si (100) substrates by atomic layer deposition (ALD) method using alternating exposures of $SiH_2$$Cl_2$ and $O_3$ at $300^{\circ}C$. $O_3$ was generated by corona discharge inside the delivery line of $O_2$. The oxide film was deposited mainly from $O_3$ not from $O_2$, because the deposited film was not observed without corona discharge under the same process conditions. The growth rate of the deposited films increased linearly with increasing the exposures of $SiH_2$$Cl_2$ and $O_3$ simultaneously, and was saturated at approximately 0.35 nm/cycle with the reactant exposures over $3.6 ${\times}$ 10^{9}$ /L. At a fixed $SiH_2$$Cl_2$ exposure of $1.2 ${\times}$ 10^{9}$L, growth rate increased with $O_3$ exposure and was saturated at approximately 0.28 nm/cycle with $O_3$ exposures over$ 2.4 ${\times}$ 10^{9}$ L. The composition of the deposited film also varied with the exposure of $O_3$. The [O]/[Si] ratio gradually increased up to 2 with increasing the exposure of $O_3$. Finally, the characteristics of ALD films were compared with those of the silicon oxide films deposited by conventional chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods. The silicon oxide film prepared by ALD at $300^{\circ}C$ showed better stoichiometry and wet etch rate than those of the silicon oxide films deposited by low-pressure CVD (LPCVD) and atmospheric-pressure CVD (APCVD) at the deposition temperatures ranging from 400 to $800^{\circ}C$.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.221-228
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• 2011

대면적 비정질 실리콘 박막의 결정화는 평판 디스플레이 생산에 있어서 핵심 요소로 꼽힌다. 현재 다양한 결정화 기술들이 연구 되고 있으며 그 중 최근에 소개된 줄 가열 유도 결정화는 수십 마이크로초의 짧은 공정 시간, 대면적 결정화 그리고 국부적인 가열로 기판의 열변형 억제 등의 잇점으로 인해 AMOLED 제작에 있어서 기대되는 기술이다. 본 연구에서는 JIC 공정 중 상변화과정에서의 온도를 이론적으로 해석하고 이를 실험과 비교하였다. 이를 통하여 결정화 메커니즘을 결정하는 임계온도를 in-situ 실험과 수치해석을 통해 밝혀내었다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2003

MEMS(미소전기기계시스템) 박막의 푸와송비 측정을 위한 미소굽힙기법이 제안되었다. 푸와송비 측정에 민감한 쌍원시편(두 개의 원모양)을 설계하고 표면미세가공 공정을 사용하여 제작하였다. 미소압입기로 하중을 가한 쌍원시편의 하중-변위 곡선을 분석하여 푸와송비를 측정할 수 있었다. 제안도니 미소굽힘기법은 표면미세가공에 적합하여 소자제작과정에서의 동시측정이 가능하고(in-situ measurement), 소자가 위치해 있는 작은 영영에서의 물성을 국부적으로 측정할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 제안된 기법을 검증하기 위하여 저압화학기상증착법에 의하여 증착된 2.3㎛ 다결정실리콘(Poly-silicon)의 푸와송비를 측정하였다. 실험에 사용된 다결정실리콘막의 푸와송비는 0.2569 이고 쌍원시편의 강성에 대한 측정표준편차는 2.66% 이었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.637-643
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• 2009

In this study, we analyzed the effect of silicon oxynitride matrix on the optical properties of Au nanoparticles dispersed on composite film and explored the effectiveness of the silicon in fine tuning the refractive index of the composite film for applications in optical waveguide devices. The atomic fraction of nitrogen in $SiO_xN_y$ films was controlled by varying the relative flow ratio of nitrogen gas in reactive sputtering and was evaluated optically using an effective medium theory with Bruggeman geometry consisting of a random mixture between $SiO_2$ and $Si_3N_4$. The Au nanoparticles were embedded in the $SiO_xN_y$ matrix by employing the alternating deposition technique and clearly showed an absorption peak due to the excitation of surface plasmon. With increasing nitrogen atomic fraction in the matrix, the surface plasmon resonance wavelength shifted to a longer wavelength (a red-shift) with an enhanced resonance absorption. These characteristics were interpreted using the Maxwell-Garnett effective medium theory. The formation of a guided mode in a slab waveguide consisting of 3 $\mu$m thick Au:$SiO_xN_y$ nanocomposite film was confirmed at the telecommunication wavelength of 1550 nm by prism coupler method and compared with the case of using $SiO_2$ matrix. The use of $SiO_xN_y$ matrix provides an effective way of controlling the mode confinement while maintaining or even enhancing the surface plasmon resonance properties.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 제36회 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.2410-2412
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• 2005

In this study, two types of PS substrate were fabricated for sensing of chemical and biological substances. For sensing of the humidity and chemical analyzes such as $CH_3OH$ or $C_2H_5OH$, PS layers are prepared by photoelectrochemical etching of silicon wafer in aqueous hydrofluoric acid solution. To evaluate their sensitivity, we measured the resistance variation of the PS diaphragm. As the amplitude of applied voltage increases from 2 to 6Vpp at constant frequency of 5kHz, the resistance variation for humidity sensor rises from 376.3 to $784.8{\Omega}$/%RH. And the sensitivities for $CH_3OH$ and $C_2H_5OH$ were 0.068 uA/% and 0.212 uA/%, respectively. For biological sensing application, amperometric urea sensors were fabricated based on porous silicon(PS), and planar silicon(PLS) electrode substrates by the electrochemical methods. Pt thin film was sputtered on these substrates which were previously formed by electrochemical anodization. Poly (3-methylthiophene) (P3MT) were used for electron transfer matrix between urease(Urs) and the electrode phase, and Urs also was by electrochemically immobilized. Effective working area of these electrodes was determined for the first time by using $Fe(CN)_6^{3-}/Fe(CN)_6^{4-}$ redox couple in which nearly reversible cyclic voltammograms were obtained. The $i_p$ vs $v^{1/2}$ plots show that effective working electrode area of the PS-based Pt thin film electrode was 1.6 times larger than the PLS-based one and we can readily expect the enlarged surface area of PS electrode would result in increased sensitivity by ca. 1.6 times. Actually, amperometric sensitivity of the Urs/P3MT/Pt/PS electrode was ca 0.91uA/$mM{\cdot}cm^2$, and that of the Urs/P3MT/Pt/PLS electrode was ca. 0.91uA/$mM{\cdot}cm^2$ in a linear range of 1mmol/L to 100mmol/L urea concentrations

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.109-109
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• 2010

$Er^{3+}$ ion shows a stable and efficient luminescence at 1.54mm due to its $^4I_{13/2}\;{\rightarrow}\;^4I_{15/2}$ intra-4f transition. As this corresponds to the low-loss window of silica-based optical fibers, Er-based light sources have become a mainstay of the long-distance telecom. In most telecom applications, $Er^{3+}$ ions are excited via resonant optical pumping. However, if nanocluster-Si (nc-Si) are co-doped with $Er^{3+}$, $Er^{3+}$ can be excited via energy transfer from excited electrical carriers in the nc-Si as well. This combines the broad, strong absorption band of nc-Si with narrow, stable emission spectra of $Er^{3+}$ to allow top-pumping with off-resonant, low-cost broadband light sources as well as electrical pumping. A widely used method to achieve nc-Si sensitization of $Er^{3+}$ is high-temperature annealing of Er-doped, non-stoichiometric amorphous thin film with excess Si (e.g.,silicon-rich silicon oxide(SRSO)) to precipitate nc-Si and optically activate $Er^{3+}$ at the same time. Unfortunately, such precipitation and growth of nc-Si into Er-doped oxide matrix can lead to $Er^{3+}$ clustering away from nc-Si at anneal temperatures much lower than ${\sim}1000^{\circ}C$ that is necessary for full optical activation of $Er^{3+}$ in $SiO_2$. Recently, silicon-rich silicon nitride (SRSN) was reported to be a promising alternative to SRSO that can overcome this problem of Er clustering. But as nc-Si formation and optical activation $Er^{3+}$ remain linked in Er-doped SRSN, it is not clear which mechanism is responsible for the observed improvement. In this paper, we report on investigating the effect of separating the nc-Si formation and $Er^{3+}$ activation by using hetero-multilayers that consist of nm-thin SRSO or SRSN sensitizing layers with Er-doped $SiO_2$ or $Si_3N_4$ luminescing layers.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.173-179
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 비정질 규소 박막의 결정화를 촉진시키기 위하여 표면 활성화 처리의 영향을 관찰하였다. 표면 활성화 방법으로는 습식 연마법(Wet Blasting)과 Nd:YAG 레이저의 빔을 사용하였고, 700~$800^{\circ}C$에서 관상로 열처리를 행하여 고살 결정화에 미치는 영향을 보았다. 결정화 정도의 기준으로는 XRD 분석을 통해 얻은 (111) 피크강도를 이용하였으며, 결정의 품질을 분석하기 위해 Raman 분석을 행하였다. 결정화의 표면 형상에 대한 관찰은 주사전자 현미경(SEM)을 사용하였다. 본 실험 결과 표면 활성화 처리는 비정질 규소박막의 결정화를 촉진하고, 결정의 품질을 향상시키는 것으로 확인되었다. 습식 연마법(Wet Blasting)의 경루 2 Kgf/$\textrm{cm}^2$의 압력이 가장 효과적이었고, 레이저의 에너지는 100~200mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$가 효과적이었다. 이것은 표면활성화처리를 통하여 비정질 실리콘 박막의 표면에 strain energy가 형성되어 결정화에 필요한 엔탈피에 영향을 미친 효과 때문으로 예상된다.