• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.105-112
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• 2011

Syntheses and property analysis of hydropolysilanes were studied. Those hydropolysilanes can be utilized as precursors for amorphous silicon and polycrystallline silicon for the purpose of the solar cell and the thin film transister for the next generation's semiconductors. Most important characteristics of this study are to find optimized conditions for the synthesis and property analysis of soluble hydropolysilanes. Also the possibility of pyrolytic conversion to amorphous and polycrystalline silicon was investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.103-104
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• 2008

In this paper we report upon an investigation into the effect of DC bias voltage on the electrical and optical properties of Gallium doped zinc oxide (GZO) film. GZO films were deposited on glass substrate without substrate temperature by RF magnetron sputtering from a ZnO target mixed with 5 wt% $Ga_2O_3$. we investigated sample properties of bias voltage change in 0 to -60 V. We were able to achieve as low as $5.89\times10^{-4}$ ${\Omega}cm$ and transmittance over 87%. without substrate temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.423.2-423.2
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• 2014

비정질 실리콘 박막 태양전지는 1970년대 중반 개발된 이후 현재까지 지속적으로 연구 개발이 이루어져 왔으며, 대면적의 용이성 및 재료 사용의 효율성 등 산업적 측면에서 많은 장점을 보이고 있다. 하지만, 재료 특유의 무질서(disorder)로 인한 Voc의 한계 및 광 열화 현상 등의 문제점이 극복해야 할 과제로 남아있다. 이를 개선하기 위한 시도 중 하나로 나노입자를 포함한 실리콘 박막 제작을 통해 재료의 무질서도를 낮추고 전기광학적 물성을 개선하는 방법이 제안되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 유도결합 플라즈마(ICP, Inductively coupled plasma)를 사용하여 제작한 실리콘 나노입자 박막으로 비정질 실리콘 박막의 한계를 극복하고자 한다. 실리콘 나노입자를 사용하여 조밀한 박막을 제작하는데 중요한 변수로는 유도결합 플라즈마 반응기 상, 하부의 압력차 및 이로 인한 제트분사의 속력, 그리고 나노 입자의 크기 등이 중요하게 작용한다. 합성된 입자의 크기와 물성의 변화는 유입되는 반응 가스의 양, 공정압력과 파워에 의존한다. 실리콘 나노입자 박막을 다양한 플라즈마 조건에 따라 제작한 후 XRD, Raman, SEM, TEM을 이용하여 물성 변화를 관찰하였으며, 이를 통해 박막태양전지로의 응용 가능성을 제시하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.19.1-19.1
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• 2010

The process of manufacturing printed electronics using printing technology is attracting attention because its process cost is lower than that of the conventional semiconductor process. This technology, which offers both a lower cost and higher productivity, can be applied in the production of organic TFT (thin film transistor), solar cell, RFID(radio frequency identification) tag, printed battery, E-paper, touch screen panel, black matrix for LCD(liquid crystal display), flexible display, and so forth. In general, in order to implement printed electronics, narrow width and gap printing, registration of multi-layer printing by several printing units, and printing accuracy of under $20\;{\mu}m$ are all required. These electronic products require high precision to the degree of tens of microns - in a large area with flexible material, and mass productivity at low cost. As such, the roll-to-roll printing process is attracting attention as a mass production system for these printed electronic devices. For the commercialization of this process, two basic electronic ink technologies, such as conductive ink and polymers, and printing equipment have to be developed. Therefore, this paper addressed basis design and test to develop fine patterning equipment employing the roll-to-roll printing equipment and electronic ink.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.28 no.10
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• pp.1153-1158
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• 2011

Roll-to-roll process is an emerging mass production method for printed and flexible electronics such as touch screen panel, RFID tag, thin film solar cell, and flexible display due to its high throughput. High precision in printing and coating is required to apply functional materials onto substrate. For such reason, every part of the roll-to-roll equipment needs to be precisely fabricated and to retain its precision under regular operation. In this article, the precision of cantilever type idler roller and a novel method to mitigate its deflection under web tension loading are discussed and the method is verified using both the numerical and the experimental works. The proposed method improves the structural rigidity of cantilever type roller whose advantages, such as low capital cost and high web path configurability, are maintained.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.306-312
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• 1995

본 연구에서는 비정질 실리콘과 CuInSe2와 함께 지상용 태양전지재료로 널리 연구되고 있는 다결정 CdTe 박막의 열처리방법으로서 로열처리와 반도체 공정에서 사용되는 급속열처리 방법을 이용하여 이들 열처리의 효과를 분석함으로써 태양전지용 다결정 CdTeq 박막에 적합한 효율적인 열처리 방법에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 증착 후 열처리조건에 따른 결정구조, 결정립 크기, 표면과 박막내부의 성분, 밴드갭 에너지값, 그리고 전기비저항 등을 측정하여 태양전지용 CdTe 박막의 물리적.전기적 특성에 미치는 열처리효과를 관찰하였다. 연구결과 30$0^{\circ}C$에서 증착하고 CdCI2 처리 후 $400^{\circ}C$ 30분간 로열처리를 한 경우, 그리고 $200^{\circ}C$에서 증착한 후 $500^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 1분간 급속열처리를 한 경우 다결정 CdTe 박막의 물리적 전기적 특성이 현저히 향상됨을 알 수 있었다. 특히 급속열처리를 한 경우 로열처리에 비해 결정립의 크기는 작으나 전기비저항이 낮고 밴드갭에너지가 단결정에 더욱 접근하며 태양전지용 다결정 CdTe 박막의 열처리 방법으로 적용할 가치가 있는 방법으로 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.08a
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• pp.145-145
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• 2011

Recently, multi-hole electrode RF capacitively coupled plasma discharge is being used in the deposition of microcrystalline silicon for thin film solar cell to increase the speed of deposition. To make efficient multi-hole electrode RF capacitively coupled plasma discharge, the hole diameter is to be designed concerning the plasma parameters. In past studies, the relationship between plasma parameters such as pressures and gas species, and hole diameter for efficient plasma density enhancement is experimentally shown. In the presentation, the relationship between plasma deriving frequency and hole diameter for efficient multi-hole electrode RF capacitively coupled plasma discharge is shown. In usual capacitively coupled plasma discharge, plasma parameter, such as plasma density, plasma impedence and plasma temperature, change as frequency increases. Because of the change, the optimum hole diameter of the multi-hole electrode RF capacitively coupled plasma for high density plasma is thought to be modified when the plasma deriving frequency changes. To see the frequency effect on the multi-hole RF capacitively coupled plasma is discharged and one of its electrode is changed from a plane electrode to a variety of multi-hole electrodes with different hole diameters. The discharge is derived by RF power source with various frequency and the plasma parameter is measured with RF compensated single Langmuir probe. The shrinkage of the hole diameter for efficient discharge is observed as the plasma deriving frequency increases.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.08a
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• pp.326-326
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• 2011

최근 다양한 종류의 태양전지의 연구가 수행되고 있으며 그 중 박막형 태양전지 및 웨이퍼 실리콘 기반의 태양전지의 경우 태양전지의 효율 및 생산단가를 충족시키는 것에 연구의 목적이 집중되어 있다. 이러한 사항을 만족시키기 위하여 대면적 PECVD기반의 플라즈마 소스를 적용하려는 연구가 진행되고 있으며 결정질의 실리콘 박막 증착에 있어서 다중접합 태양전지 기준으로 효율 10% 내외를 유지하면서 결정질 기준 증착속도 0.5 nm/sec의 성과를 보이고 있다. 하지만 단위 가격 당 전력 생산 단가의 경쟁력을 확보하기 위하여 증착속도의 고속화에 대한 연구가 더욱 진행되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 새로운 플라즈마 방전 개념으로서 Gas의 분사되는 Jet을 plasma에 통과시켜 증착속도의 향상을 도모하는 plasma 소스를 제시하였다. 새로운 방전 개념을 이용하여 다양한 공정조건인 압력(3~8 torr), Gas ratio([SiH4]/[H2]), RF power에서의 Plasma의 특성을 확인 하였으며 해당 조건에서의 박막 특성을 확인하여 비정질 기준 3 nm/sec, 결정질 기준 결정화도 약 70%의 조건에서 증착속도 2 nm/sec의 결과를 확인하였다. 또한 해당 조건에서의 효율 및 FF, $V_{oc}$, $I_{sc}$를 확인하여 태양전지로서의 적용가능성을 확인하였다. 마지막으로 해당소스의 대면적 적용가능성을 확인하기 위하여 대면적 plasma 개념의 모델중 하나인 In-line 개념의 plasma source로서의 적용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.373-376
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• 2009

In this paper we report upon an investigation into the effect of DC bias voltage on the electrical and optical properties of Gallium doped zinc oxide (GZO) film. GZO films were deposited on glass substrate without substrate temperature by RF magnetron sputtering from a ZnO target mixed with 5 wt% $Ga_{2}O_{3}$. we investigated sample properties of bias voltage change in 0 to -60 V. We were able to achieve as low as $5.89{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}cm$ and transmittance over 88 %. without substrate heating.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.15.2-15.2
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• 2009

Manufacturing of printed electronics using printing technology has begun to get into the hot issue in many ways due to the low cost effectiveness to existing semi-conductor process. This technology with both low cost and high productivity, can be applied in the production of organic thin film transistor (OTFT), solar cell, radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, printed battery, E-paper, touch screen panel, black matrix for liquid crystal display (LCD), flexible display, and so forth. The emerging technology to manufacture the products in mass production is roll-to-roll printing technology which is a manufacturing method by printings of multi-layered patterns composed of semi-conductive, dielectric and conductive layers. In contrary to the conventional printing machines in which printing precision is about $50~100{\mu}m$, the printing machines for printed electronics should have a precision under $30{\mu}m$. In general, in order to implement printed electronics, narrow width and gap printing, register of multi-layer printing by several printing units, and printing accuracy of under $30{\mu}m$ are all required. We developed the roll-to-roll printing equipment used for printed electronics, which is composed of un-winder, re-winder, tension measurement system, feeding units, dancer systems, guide unit, printing unit, vision system, dryer units, and various auxiliary devices. The equipment is designed based on cantilever type in which all rollers except printing ones have cantilever types, which could give more accurate machine precision as well as convenience for changing rollers and observing the process.