• 한국재료학회지
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.430-437
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• 2016

Aluminum oxide ($Al_2O_3$) thin films were grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) using a new Al metalorganic precursor, dimethyl aluminum sec-butoxide ($C_{12}H_{30}Al_2O_2$), and water vapor ($H_2O$) as the reactant at deposition temperatures ranging from 150 to $300^{\circ}C$. The ALD process showed typical self-limited film growth with precursor and reactant pulsing time at $250^{\circ}C$; the growth rate was 0.095 nm/cycle, with no incubation cycle. This is relatively lower and more controllable than the growth rate in the typical $ALD-Al_2O_3$ process, which uses trimethyl aluminum (TMA) and shows a growth rate of 0.11 nm/cycle. The as-deposited $ALD-Al_2O_3$ film was amorphous; X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy confirmed that its amorphous state was maintained even after annealing at $1000^{\circ}C$. The refractive index of the $ALD-Al_2O_3$ films ranged from 1.45 to 1.67; these values were dependent on the deposition temperature. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that the $ALD-Al_2O_3$ films deposited at $250^{\circ}C$ were stoichiometric, with no carbon impurity. The step coverage of the $ALD-Al_2O_3$ film was perfect, at approximately 100%, at the dual trench structure, with an aspect ratio of approximately 6.3 (top opening size of 40 nm). With capacitance-voltage measurements of the $Al/ALD-Al_2O_3/p-Si$ structure, the dielectric constant of the $ALD-Al_2O_3$ films deposited at $250^{\circ}C$ was determined to be ~8.1, with a leakage current density on the order of $10^{-8}A/cm^2$ at 1 V.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.230-234
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• 2002

고온 급속 열처리를 행한 $LiNbO_3Si$/(100) 구조를 가지고 여러 가지 전극을 사용하여 금속/강유전체/반도체 커패시터를 제작하였으며, 제작한 커패시터의 비휘발성 메모리 응용 가능성을 확인하였다. MFS 커패시터의 C-V 특성 곡선에서는 LiNbO$_3$박막의 강유전성으로 인한 히스테리시스 특성이 관측되었으며, 1 MHz C-V 특성 곡선의 축적 영역에서 산출한 비유전율은 약 25 이었다. Pt 전극을 사용하여 제작한 커패시터에서는 인가 전계 500 kV/cm 범위에서 $1\times10^{-8}$ A/cm 이하의 우수한 누설전류 특성이 나타났다. midgap 부근에서의 계면 준위 밀도는 약 $10^{11}\textrm{cm}^2$.eV 이었으며, 잔류분극 값은 약 1.2 $\muC/\textrm{cm}^2$ 였다. Pt 전극과 A1 전극 모두 500 kHz 주파수의 바이폴러 펄스를 인가하면서 측정한 피로 특성에서 $10^{10}$ cycle 까지 측정된 잔류 분극 값이 초기 값과 같았다.

• Electronic Materials Letters
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.669-677
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• 2018

In this work, the high ${\kappa}$ $Zr_xAl_{1-x}O_y$ films with a different Zr concentration have been deposited by atomic layer deposition, and the effect of Zr concentrations on the structure, chemical composition, surface morphology and dielectric properties of $Zr_xAl_{1-x}O_y$ films is analyzed by Atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and capacitance-frequency measurement. The effect of Zr concentrations of $Zr_xAl_{1-x}O_y$ gate insulator on the electrical property and stability under negative bias illumination stress (NBIS) or temperature stress (TS) of ZnSnO (ZTO) TFTs is firstly investigated. Under NBIS and TS, the much better stability of ZTO TFTs with $Zr_xAl_{1-x}O_y$ film as a gate insulator is due to the suppression of oxygen vacancy in ZTO channel layer and the decreased trap states originating from the Zr atom permeation at the $ZTO/Zr_xAl_{1-x}O_y$ interface. It provides a new strategy to fabricate the low consumption and high stability ZTO TFTs for application.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2023

Since dishing in the CMP process is a major factor that hinders the uniformity of the semiconductor thin film, many studies have focused this issue to improve the non-uniformity of the film due to dishing. In the metal layer, the dishing mainly occurs in the central part of the metal due to a difference in a selection ratio between the metal and the dielectric, thereby generating a step on the surface of the metal layer. Factors that cause dishing include the shape of the thin film, the chemical reaction of the slurry, thermal deformation, and the rotational speed of the pad and head, and dishing occurs due to complex interactions between them. This study analyzed the stress generated on the metal layer surface in the CMP process using ANSYS software, a commercial structure analysis program. The stress caused by the vertical load applied from the pad was analyzed by changing the area density and line width of the dummy metal. As a result of the analysis, the stress in the active region decreased as the pattern density and line width of the dummy metal increased, and it was verified that it was valid compared with the previous study that studied the dishing according to the dummy pattern density and line width of the metal layer. In conclusion, it was confirmed that there is a relationship between dishing and normal stress.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2010년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.11-11
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• 2010

Thin-film-transistors (TFTs) that can be deposited at low temperature have recently attracted lots of applications such as sensors, solar cell and displays, because of the great flexible electronics and transparent. Transparent and flexible transistors are being required that high mobility and large-area uniformity at low temperature [1]. But, unfortunately most of TFT structures are used to be $SiO_2$ as gate dielectric layer. The $SiO_2$ has disadvantaged that it is required to high driving voltage to achieve the same operating efficiency compared with other high-k materials and its thickness is thicker than high-k materials [2]. To solve this problem, we find lots of high-k materials as $HfO_2$, $ZrO_2$, $SiN_x$, $TiO_2$, $Al_2O_3$. Among the High-k materials, $Al_2O_3$ is one of the outstanding materials due to its properties are high dielectric constant ( ~9 ), relatively low leakage current, wide bandgap ( 8.7 eV ) and good device stability. For the realization of flexible displays, all processes should be performed at very low temperatures, but low temperature $Al_2O_3$ grown by sputtering showed deteriorated electrical performance. Further decrease in growth temperature induces a high density of charge traps in the gate oxide/channel. This study investigated the effect of growth temperatures of ALD grown $Al_2O_3$ layers on the TFT device performance. The ALD deposition showed high conformal and defect-free dielectric layers at low temperature compared with other deposition equipments [2]. After ITO was wet-chemically etched with HCl : $HNO_3$ = 3:1, $Al_2O_3$ layer was deposited by ALD at various growth temperatures or lift-off process. Amorphous InGaZnO channel layers were deposited by rf magnetron sputtering at a working pressure of 3 mTorr and $O_2$/Ar (1/29 sccm). The electrodes were formed with electron-beam evaporated Ti (30 nm) and Au (70 nm) bilayer. The TFT devices were heat-treated in a furnace at $300^{\circ}C$ and nitrogen atmosphere for 1 hour by rapid thermal treatment. The electrical properties of the oxide TFTs were measured using semiconductor parameter analyzer (4145B), and LCR meter.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.368-373
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• 1998

초고집적 회로의 미세화에 따라 다층배선에서 기생저항(parasitic resistance)과 정전 용량의 증가는 RC시정수(time constant)의 증가로 인하여 소자의 동작속도를 제한하고 있 다. 이로 인하여 발생되는 배선지연의 문제를 해결하기 위하여 매우 낮은 유전상수를 갖는 층간 절연물질이 필요하다. 이러한 저유전상수 층간절연물질로서 현재 유기계 물질중의 하 나인 a-C:F이 주목받고 있는 물질이다. 본 연구에서는 ECRCVD를 이용하여 a-C:F박막과 Si기판사이의 밀착력을 향상시키기 위하여 a-C:H박막을 500$\AA$증착한 후 a-C:F을 증착전력 500W에서 원료가스의 유량비($C_2F_6, CH_4/(C_2F_6+CH_4)$))를 0~1.0까지 변화시키면서 상온에서 증착하 였다. a-C:F박막의 특성은 SEM, FT0IR, XPS, C-V meter와 AFM등을 이용하여 두께, 결 합상태, 유전상수, 표면형상 및 표면 거칠기를 관찰하였다. a-C:F박막에서 불소함량은 가스 유량비가 1.0일 경우에는 최대 약31at.%정도 검출되었으며, 가스 유량비가 증가됨에 따라 증 가하였다. 또한 유전상수는 a-C:H의 유전상수 $\varepsilon$=3.8에서 $\varepsilon$=2.35까지 감소하였다. 이는 영 구 쌍극자 모멘트가 1.5인 C-H결합은 감소하고 영구 쌍극자 모멘트가 0.6, 0.5인 CF, CF2결 합이 증가하였기 때문이다. 하지만 $400^{\circ}C$에서 질소분위기로 1시간 동안 furnace열처리 후에 가스유량비가 1.0인 a-C:F박막에서 불소의 함량이 감소하여 C-F결합이 줄어들었다. 이로 인하여 유전상수가 열처리전의 2.7에서 열처리후 3.2까지 상승하였다.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2006

중합 박막 트랜지스터의 특성은 유기 반도체에 앞서 게이트유전체 표면의 화학적 변형에 의해 조절 가능하다. 화학적 처리는 자기조립 단분자막 형태의 유전물질과 함께 파생된 tantalum pentoxide($Ta_2O_5$) 표면으로 구성된다. Octadecyl trichlorosilane(OTS), hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS), aminopropyltreithoxysilane(ATS) 자기조립 단분자막의 성장은 중합체로 결합된 poly-3-hexylthiophene(P3HT)의 분위기에서 $0.01\sim0.06cm2/V{\cdot}s$의 이동도로 진행되었다. 이동도 향상 메커니즘은 중합체와 자기조립 단분자막 사이의 분자 상호작용에 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인하였다. 이는 향후 ploymer TFT의 유전박막 중 하나로서 유용하게 사용 될 것이다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.12-16
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• 2011

In this study, we fabricated the flexible pentacene TFTs with the polymer gate dielectric and contact printing method by using the silver nano particle ink as a source/drain material on plastic substrate. In this experiment, to lower the cross-linking temperature of the PVP gate dielectric, UV-Ozone treatment has been used and the process temperature is lowered to $90^{\circ}C$ and the surface is optimized by various treatment to improve device characteristics. We tried various surface treatments; $O_2$ Plasma, hexamethyl-disilazane (HMDS) and octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) treatment methods of gate dielectric/semiconductor interface, which reduces trap states such as -OH group and grain boundary in order to improve the OTFTs properties. The optimized OTFT shows the device performance with field effect mobility, on/off current ratio, and the sub-threshold slope were extracted as $0.63cm^2 V^{-1}s^{-1}$, $1.7{\times}10^{-6}$, and of 0.75 V/decade, respectively.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제9권12호
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• pp.1245-1251
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• 1999

상변화형 광디스크는 직접 반복기록에 의한 고속기록, 고밀도화가 가능하고 높은 전송속도, 재생신호의 C/N (carrier to noise) 비가 좋은 장점을 가지고 있으나 반복되는 열에너지에 의한 디스크의 변형과 소거도의 저하, 기록 반복성의 저하가 문제가 된다. 이러한 반복성의 저하를 개선하기 위해 적절한 디스크의 구조와 기록막의 상하부에 유전체 보호막인 ZnS-$SiO_2$ 박막층을 삽입하였다. 박막 제조시 많은 실험변수의 제어를 위해 다꾸찌 방법을 통하여 타겟 R.F. Power 200W, 기판 R.F. Power 20W, 아르곤 압력 4mTorr, 전극거리 6cm의 최적조건을 얻을수 있었다. TEM과 XRD분석 결과, 전극거리가 가까워질수록 높은 증착속도로 인하여 미세한 조직구조를 가지고 있으며, 일정거리 이상 가까워지면 막의 morphology에 나쁜 영향을 끼침을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 막의 morphology의 영향으로 투과율이 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. AFM과 SEM분석에서는 전극거리가 가까워질수록 높은 증착속도로 인하여 morphology에 나쁜 영향을 끼치고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 최적조건에서 증착한 박막은 우수한 morphology를 가진 초미세구조의 치밀하고 결함이 없는 박막이었다. 이 박막은 상변화형 광디스크에서 열적 변형을 억제하고, 열전도를 감소시켜 우수한 유전체 보호피막의 역할을 할 수 있다. 그리고, 전극거리가 ZnS결정립의 크기와 증착속도, morphology에 미치는 영향에 대해 고찰하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.263-272
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• 2011

Highly luminescent and monodisperse InP quantum dots (QDs) were prepared by a non-organometallic approach in a non-coordinating solvent. Fatty acids with well-defined chain lengths as the ligand, a non coordinating solvent, and a thorough degassing process are all important factors for the formation of high quality InP QDs. By varying the molar concentration of indium to ligand, QDs of different size were prepared and their absorption and emission behaviors studied. By spin-coating a colloidal solution of InP QD onto a silicon wafer, InP QD thin films were obtained. The thickness of the thin films cured at 60 and $200^{\circ}C$ were nearly identical (approximately 860 nm), whereas at $300^{\circ}C$, the thickness of the thin film was found to be 760 nm. Different contrast regions (A, B, C) were observed in the TEM images, which were found to be unreacted precursors, InP QDs, and indium-rich phases, respectively, through EDX analysis. The optical properties of the thin films were measured at three different curing temperatures (60, 200, $300^{\circ}C$), which showed a blue shift with an increase in temperature. It was proposed that this blue shift may be due to a decrease in the core diameter of the InP QD by oxidation, as confirmed by the XPS studies. Oxidation also passivates the QD surface by reducing the amount of P dangling bonds, thereby increasing luminescence intensity. The dielectric properties of the thin films were also investigated by capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurements in a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) device. At 60 and $300^{\circ}C$, negative flat band shifts (${\Delta}V_{fb}$) were observed, which were explained by the presence of P dangling bonds on the InP QD surface. At $300^{\circ}C$, clockwise hysteresis was observed due to trapping and detrapping of positive charges on the thin film, which was explained by proposing the existence of deep energy levels due to the indium-rich phases.