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Effect of Post-Annealing and ZTO Thickness of ZTO/GZO Thin Film for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

  • 송상우;이경주;노지형;박온전;김환선;지민우;문병무
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.405-406
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    • 2013
  • Ga-doped ZnO (GZO)는 $300^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서는 전기적으로 불안정하기 때문에 CIGS, CdTe, DSC와 같은 태양전지의 높은 공정온도 때문에 사용이 제한적이다. ZTO thin film은 Al2O3, SiO2, TiO2, ZnO tihin film과 비교하여 산소 및 수분에 대하여 투과성이 상대적으로 낮은 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 GZO single layer에 비하여 ZTO-GZO multi-layer를 구성하여 TCO를 제작하면, 높은 공정온도에서도 사용 가능하다. 실제 제작된 GZO single layer (300 nm)에서 비저항이 $7.69{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$에서 $500^{\circ}C$에서 열처리 후 $7.76{\times}10^{-2}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$으로 급격하게 상승한다. ZTO single layer (420 nm)는 as-grown에서는 측정 불가했지만, $400^{\circ}C$에서 열처리 후 $3.52{\times}10^{-1}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ $500^{\circ}C$에서 열처리 후 $4.10{\times}10^{-1}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$으로 열처리에 따른 큰 변화가 없다. 또한 ZTO-GZO multi-layer (720 nm)의 경우 비저항이 $2.11{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$에서 $500^{\circ}C$에서 열처리 후 $3.67{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$으로 GZO에 비하여 상대적으로 변화폭이 작다. 또한 ZTO의 두께에 따른 영향을 확인하기 위하여 ZTO를 2 scan, 4 scan, 6 scan 공정 진행 및 $500^{\circ}C$에서 열처리 후 ZTO, ZTO-GZO thin film의 비저항을 측정하였다. ZTO의 경우 $3.34{\times}10^{-1}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ (2 scan), $3.62{\times}10^{-1}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ (4 scan), $4.1{\times}10^{-1}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ (6 scan)으로 큰 차이가 없으며, ZTO-GZO에서도 $3.73{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ (2 scan), $3.42{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ (4 scan), $3.67{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ (6 scan)으로 큰 차이가 없음을 확인하였다. 염료감응 태양전지에 적용하여 기존에 사용되는 FTO대신에 ZTO-GZO를 사용하며, 가격적 측면, 성능적 측면에서 개선 가능할 것으로 생각된다.

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Vapor Permeation Characteristics of TiO2 Composite Membranes Prepared on Porous Stainless Steel Support by Sol-Gel Method

  • Lee, Yoon-Gyu;Lee, Dong-Wook;Kim, Sang-Kyoon;Sea, Bong-Kuk;Youn, Min-Young;Lee, Kwan-Young;Lee, Kew-Ho
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제25권5호
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    • pp.687-693
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    • 2004
  • Composite membranes with a titania layer were prepared by soaking-rolling method with the titania sol of nanoparticles formed in the sol-gel process and investigated regarding the vapor permeation of various organic mixtures. The support modification was conducted by pressing $SiO_2$ xerogel of 500 nm in particle size under 10 MPa on the surface of a porous stainless steel (SUS) substrate and designed the multi-layered structure by coating the intermediate layer of ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$. Microstructure of titania membrane was affected by heat-treatment and synthesis conditions of precursor sol, and titania formed at calcination temperature of 300$^{\circ}C$ with sol of [$H^+$]/[TIP]=0.3 possessed surface area of 210 $m^2$/g, average pore size of 1.25 nm. The titania composite membrane showed high $H_2/N_2$ selectivity and water/ethanol selectivity as 25-30 and 50-100, respectively. As a result of vapor permeation for water-alcohol and alcohol-alcohol mixture, titania composite membrane showed water-permselective and molecular-sieve permeation behavior. However, water/methanol selectivity of the membrane was very low because of chemical affinity of permeants for the membrane by similar physicochemical properties of water and methanol.

레이저유도붕괴분광법을 활용한 토양의 정량분석 (Quantitative Elemental Analysis in Soils by using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy(LIBS))

  • 장용선;이계준;이정태;황선웅;진용익;박찬원;문용희
    • 한국토양비료학회지
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    • 제42권5호
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    • pp.399-407
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    • 2009
  • 레이저 유도붕괴 분광법(LIBS)은 물질상태(고체, 액체, 기체)에 상관없이 신체 접촉시 오염 우려 및 미량 시료도 전처리 없이 동시에 많은 종류의 원소 분석으로 분석과정이 단순하고 신속하게 분석이 가능하며, 소형화된 레이저의 개발로 시료의 직접적인 채취가 어려운 조건의 현장분석에도 적합하다. 농산물 안정성 평가나 친환경 농업 및 정밀농업을 위한 조사 등에 활용될 수 있는 비파괴 실시간 정량분석기술로서 LIBS 분석법의 토양분석 가능성을 평가하고자 표준광물, 미국의 표준기술연구소의 표준토양, 미국 테네시주 초지 및 밭토양을 대상으로 토양 구성성분의 정성 정량적 분석에 필요한 측정조건을 조사하고 이를 토대로 LIBS에 의한 농도값과 기존의 화학분석법을 통해 측정한 결과를 비교하였다. LIBS 측정은 펄스형 Nd:YAG 레이저(Minilite II, Continuum, Santa Clara, CA)에서 나오는 1064 nm 에너지 파장의 광원을 시편의 플라즈마를 생성시키는데 사용하였고, 25 mJ/pulse 여기 에너지 빔을 펄스폭 35 ns, 펄스 반복 주기 10 Hz, 노출시간 10 s 동안 시료의 표면에 조사하였다. LIBS 분광은 0.03 nm의 해상력으로 200 nm에서 600 nm의 영역에서 50 m 이하로 분쇄하여 원형 펠렛 형태로 압축시킨 시료를 10 rpm의 속도로 회전시키면서 상온 상압의 실험실 조건에서 수행되었다. LIBS를 이용한 토양 중 주요한 원소의 적정 파장(nm)은 Al(I) 309.2 nm, Ca(I) 422.6 nm, Fe(I) 406.4 nm, Mg(I) 285.2 nm, Na(I) 589.2 nm, Si(I) 288.2 nm, Ti(I) 398.9 nm 이었다. LIBS의 피크강도가 물질 중 원소의 농도가 증가됨에 따라 각 원소의 특정 파장대에서 일정하게 증가되는 것으로 나타나고 있으나 표준물질의 LIBS의 신호비와 원소비를 통해 측정된 검량곡선의 상관계수($r^2$)는 0.863에서 0.977의 범위로 원소별로 상이할 뿐만 아니라 0.98에 미치지 못하였다. 또한, 토양 중 분석대상원소에 대하여 기존 ICP-AES에 의한 표준방법으로 분석된 시료의 측정값과 비교하여 상대적인 오차는 대략적으로 (-)40%에서 80%이상이며, 평균오차는 32.2%로 표준척도 20% 이상을 초과하였다. LIBS에 의한 토양분석은 토양의 조성과 입자의 크기에 따른 매질효과(matrix effect)로 표준물질의 검량곡선에서 결정계수가 낮고, 원소별 함량도 기준의 표준방법과 비교할 때 오차가 컸다. 따라서 LIBS에 의한 토양분석은 정성적인 분석 수준의 정밀도를 보였으며, 토양 매질의 영향을 최소화하기 위하여 기존의 분쇄 펠렛형 시료조제 및 회전측정 이외의 다양한 토양매질의 표준물질(standard reference material)의 확보, 새로운 전처리 방법 및 측정상 방법개선 등 신뢰성 있는 정량 분석을 위한 노력이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

PMF 모델을 이용한 대기 중 PM-10 오염원의 확인 (Source Identification of Ambient PM-10 Using the PMF Model)

  • 황인조;김동술
    • 한국대기환경학회지
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    • 제19권6호
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    • pp.701-717
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    • 2003
  • The objective of this study was to extensively estimate the air quality trends of the study area by surveying con-centration trends in months or seasons, after analyzing the mass concentration of PM-10 samples and the inorganic lements, ion, and total carbon in PM-10. Also, the study introduced to apply the PMF (Positive Matrix Factoriza-tion) model that is useful when absence of the source profile. Thus the model was thought to be suitable in Korea that often has few information about pollution sources. After obtaining results from the PMF modeling, the existing sources at the study area were qualitatively identified The PM-10 particles collected on quartz fiber filters by a PM-10 high-vol air sampler for 3 years (Mar. 1999∼Dec.2001) in Kyung Hee University. The 25 chemical species (Al, Mn, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd, Ba, Ce, Pb, Si, N $a^{#}$, N $H_4$$^{+}$, $K^{+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, C $l^{[-10]}$ , N $O_3$$^{[-10]}$ , S $O_4$$^{2-}$, TC) were analyzed by ICP-AES, IC, and EA after executing proper pre - treatments of each sample filter. The PMF model was intensively applied to estimate the quantitative contribution of air pollution sources based on the chemical information (128 samples and 25 chemical species). Through a case study of the PMF modeling for the PM-10 aerosols. the total of 11 factors were determined. The multiple linear regression analysis between the observed PM-10 mass concentration and the estimated G matrix had been performed following the FPEAK test. Finally the regression analysis provided source profiles (scaled F matrix). So, 11 sources were qualitatively identified, such as secondary aerosol related source, soil related source, waste incineration source, field burning source, fossil fuel combustion source, industry related source, motor vehicle source, oil/coal combustion source, non-ferrous metal source, and aged sea- salt source, respectively.ively.y.

InGaZnO active layer 두께에 따른 thin-film transistor 전기적인 영향

  • 우창호;김영이;안철현;김동찬;공보현;배영숙;서동규;조형균
    • 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.5-5
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    • 2009
  • Thin-film-transistors (TFTs) that can be prepared at low temperatures have attracted much attention because of the great potential for transparent and flexible electronics. One of the mainstreams in this field is the use of organic semiconductors such as pentacene. But device performance of the organic TFTs is still limited due to low field-effect mobility and rapid degradation after exposing to air. Alternative approach is the use of amorphous oxide semiconductors as a channel. Amorphous oxide semiconductors (AOSs) based TFTs showed the fast technological development, because AOS films can be fabricated at room temperature and exhibit the possibility in application like flexible display, electronic paper, and larges solar cells. Among the various AOSs, a-IGZO has lots of advantages because it has high channel mobility, uniform surface roughness and good transparency. [1] The high mobility is attributed to the overlap of spherical s-orbital of the heavy post-transition metal cations. This study demonstrated the effect of the variation in channel thickness from 30nm to 200nm on the TFT device performance. When the thickness was increased, turn-on voltage and subthreshold swing was decreased. The a-IGZO channels and source/drain metals were deposited with shadow mask. The a-IGZO channel layer was deposited on $SiO_2$/p-Si substrates by RF magnetron sputtering, where RF power is 150W. And working pressure is 3m Torr, at $O_2/Ar$ (2/28 sccm) atmosphere. The electrodes were formed with electron-beam evaporated Ti (30 nm) and Au (70 nm) bilayer. Finally, Al (150nm) as a gate metal was thermal-evaporated. TFT devices were heat-treated in a furnace at 250 $^{\circ}C$ and nitrogen atmosphere for 1hour. The electrical properties of the TFTs were measured using a probe-station. The TFT with channel thickness of 150nm exhibits a good subthreshold swing (SS) of 0.72 V/decade and on-off ratio of $1{\times}10^8$. The field effect mobility and threshold voltage were evaluated as 7.2 and 8 V, respectively.

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Effects of thickness of GIZO active layer on device performance in oxide thin-film-transistors

  • Woo, C.H.;Jang, G.J.;Kim, Y.H.;Kong, B.H.;Cho, H.K.
    • 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.137-137
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    • 2009
  • Thin-film transistors (TFTs) that can be prepared at low temperatures have attracted much attention due to the great potential for flexible electronics. One of the mainstreams in this field is the use of organic semiconductors such as pentacene. But device performance of the organic TFTs is still limited by low field effect mobility or rapidly degraded after exposing to air in many cases. Another approach is amorphous oxide semiconductors. Amorphous oxide semiconductors (AOSs) have exactly attracted considerable attention because AOSs were fabricated at room temperature and used lots of application such as flexible display, electronic paper, large solar cells. Among the various AOSs, a-IGZO was considerable material because it has high mobility and uniform surface and good transparent. The high mobility is attributed to the result of the overlap of spherical s-orbital of the heavy pest-transition metal cations. This study is demonstrated the effect of thickness channel layer from 30nm to 200nm. when the thickness was increased, turn on voltage and subthreshold swing were decreased. a-IGZO TFTs have used a shadow mask to deposit channel and source/drain(S/D). a-IGZO were deposited on SiO2 wafer by rf magnetron sputtering. using power is 150W, working pressure is 3m Torr, and an O2/Ar(2/28 SCCM) atmosphere at room temperature. The electrodes were formed with Electron-beam evaporated Ti(30nm) and Au(70nm) structure. Finally, Al(150nm) as a gate metal was evaporated. TFT devices were heat treated in a furnace at $250^{\circ}C$ in nitrogen atmosphere for an hour. The electrical properties of the TFTs were measured using a probe-station to measure I-V characteristic. TFT whose thickness was 150nm exhibits a good subthreshold swing(S) of 0.72 V/decade and high on-off ratio of 1E+08. Field effect mobility, saturation effect mobility, and threshold voltage were evaluated 7.2, 5.8, 8V respectively.

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팔라듐 합금 복합막 제조를 위한 Intermediate Layer 연구 (A Study on Intermediate Layer for Palladium-Based Alloy Composite Membrane Fabrication)

  • 황용묵;김광제;소원욱;문상진;이관영
    • 공업화학
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    • 제17권5호
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    • pp.458-464
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    • 2006
  • 팔라듐 합금 복합막의 제조는 니켈 분말과 무기화합물의 혼합물로 개질된 튜브형 다공성 스테인레스 스틸 지지체 표면 위에 무전해 도금법(elctroless plating technique)에 의해 팔라듐 - 니켈 - 은을 박막으로 도금하는 형태로 이루어졌다. 일반적인 다공성 금속 지지체는 기공이 크기 때문에 그 자체로서 도금에 적합한 지지층이 되기가 어렵고, 결함이 없는 팔라듐 복합막의 제조가 쉽지 않아 본 연구에서는 금속 지지체와 팔라듐 사이에 중간층(intermediate layer)을 형성하여 이와 같은 문제점을 극복하고자 하였다. 중간층의 소재인 실리카 졸, 알루미나 졸, 이산화티타늄 졸 등의 무기화합물과 니켈 분말의 혼합물로 다공성 금속 지지체 위에 코팅하여 박막을 형성하고 제조 조건에 따른 질소 투과도를 측정하고 비교하였다. SEM 분석법에 의해 니켈과 무기화합물 혼합물의 표면층의 형성 모습도 측정하였다. 제조된 중간층 가운데 이산화티타늄 졸과 니켈의 혼합물이 가장 낮은 질소 투과도와 치밀한 표면층을 나타내었다. 최종적으로 니켈과 실리카의 혼합 중간층으로 이루어진 팔라듐-니켈-은 합금 복합막을 제조하고 수소와 질소의 투과도를 측정하였다. 1기압 이하에서 질소에 대한 수소 선택도는 무한대였으며 수소투과 속도는 1 기압, $500^{\circ}C$에서 $1.39{\times}10^{-2}mol/m^2{\cdot}s$의 값을 나타냈다.

Application of Gamma Ray Densitometry in Powder Metallurgy

  • Schileper, Georg
    • 한국분말야금학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국분말야금학회 2002년도 제3회 최신 분말제품 응용기술 Workshop
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    • pp.25-37
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    • 2002
  • The most important industrial application of gamma radiation in characterizing green compacts is the determination of the density. Examples are given where this method is applied in manufacturing technical components in powder metallurgy. The requirements imposed by modern quality management systems and operation by the workforce in industrial production are described. The accuracy of measurement achieved with this method is demonstrated and a comparison is given with other test methods to measure the density. The advantages and limitations of gamma ray densitometry are outlined. The gamma ray densitometer measures the attenuation of gamma radiation penetrating the test parts (Fig. 1). As the capability of compacts to absorb this type of radiation depends on their density, the attenuation of gamma radiation can serve as a measure of the density. The volume of the part being tested is defined by the size of the aperture screeniing out the radiation. It is a channel with the cross section of the aperture whose length is the height of the test part. The intensity of the radiation identified by the detector is the quantity used to determine the material density. Gamma ray densitometry can equally be performed on green compacts as well as on sintered components. Neither special preparation of test parts nor skilled personnel is required to perform the measurement; neither liquids nor other harmful substances are involved. When parts are exhibiting local density variations, which is normally the case in powder compaction, sectional densities can be determined in different parts of the sample without cutting it into pieces. The test is non-destructive, i.e. the parts can still be used after the measurement and do not have to be scrapped. The measurement is controlled by a special PC based software. All results are available for further processing by in-house quality documentation and supervision of measurements. Tool setting for multi-level components can be much improved by using this test method. When a densitometer is installed on the press shop floor, it can be operated by the tool setter himself. Then he can return to the press and immediately implement the corrections. Transfer of sample parts to the lab for density testing can be eliminated and results for the correction of tool settings are more readily available. This helps to reduce the time required for tool setting and clearly improves the productivity of powder presses. The range of materials where this method can be successfully applied covers almost the entire periodic system of the elements. It reaches from the light elements such as graphite via light metals (AI, Mg, Li, Ti) and their alloys, ceramics ($AI_20_3$, SiC, Si_3N_4, $Zr0_2$, ...), magnetic materials (hard and soft ferrites, AlNiCo, Nd-Fe-B, ...), metals including iron and alloy steels, Cu, Ni and Co based alloys to refractory and heavy metals (W, Mo, ...) as well as hardmetals. The gamma radiation required for the measurement is generated by radioactive sources which are produced by nuclear technology. These nuclear materials are safely encapsulated in stainless steel capsules so that no radioactive material can escape from the protective shielding container. The gamma ray densitometer is subject to the strict regulations for the use of radioactive materials. The radiation shield is so effective that there is no elevation of the natural radiation level outside the instrument. Personal dosimetry by the operating personnel is not required. Even in case of malfunction, loss of power and incorrect operation, the escape of gamma radiation from the instrument is positively prevented.

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중국 신장 위그루자치구 바이청현 보즈구얼의 A형화강암류의 지화학 및 지르콘 미량원소특징에 대한 연구 (The Geochemical and Zircon Trace Element Characteristics of A-type Granitoids in Boziguoer, Baicheng County, Xinjiang)

  • 윤경무;유춘화;박정현;소흥곤;양해도;서해명;왕군
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제46권2호
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    • pp.179-198
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    • 2013
  • 신장 위구르 자치구 바이청현 보즈구얼 지역의 A형 화강암체는 타림지대의 북쪽 끝과 동서쪽 방향의 알칼리 관입암대에 접하여 위치해 있다. 이 화강암체는 추휘석(aegrine)이나 아페소나이트(arfvedsonite)-석영-알칼리장석 섬장암, 또는 아페소나이트-알칼리장석 화강암, 흑운모-알칼리장석 섬장암으로 구성되며, 주요광물로는 알바이트(albite), K-장석, 석영, 아페소나이트(arfvedsonite), 추휘석, 시데로필라이트(siderophyllite) 등이 있으며 부성분 광물로는 지르콘(zircon), 파이로클로르(pyrochlore), 토라이트(thorite), 형석, 모나자이트(monazite), 바스네사이트(bastnaesite), 제노타임(xenotime), 아스트로필라이트(astrophyllite) 등이 있다. 이 알칼리 화강암체는 67.32%의 평균값을 갖는 $SiO_2$를 포함하고 평균 11.14%의 높은 $Na_2O+K_2O$(9.85~11.87%) 조성을 보이며 이 중 $K_2O$는 평균 4.73%의 조성을 보인다. $K_2O/Na_2O$의 비는 0.31~0.96 사이이며 $Al_2O_3$는12.58%부터 15.44%사이로 포함되고 총 $FeO^T$함량은 2.35~5.65%이내이다. CaO, MgO, MnO, $TiO_2$의 함량은 낮은 것으로 관찰된다. 희토류원소의 총량은 평균 $77{\times}10^{-6}$으로 비교적 높게 나타나고 경희토원소는 농축되어 있지만 중희토원소는 Eu원소의 부(-)의 이상과 함께 상대적으로 결핍되는 특징을 가진다. 또한 알칼리 화강암체의 chondrite-normalized 희토류원소의 패턴은 오른쪽으로 기울어진 갈매기형태를 보인다. Zr는 평균 $594{\times}10^{-6}$의 함량을 보이며 Zr+Nb+Ce+Y는 평균 $1362{\times}10^{-6}$의 함량을 나타낸다. 또한 이 알칼리 화강암체는 높은 HFSE(Ga, Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf)함량과 낮은 LILE(Ba, K, Sr)함량을 보인다. Nb/Ta의 비는 평균 16.5이며 Zr/Hf의 비는 평균 36.80이다. 지르콘은 경희토원소에서 결핍되고 중희토원소에서 농축되어있다. 지르콘의 chondrite-normalized 희토류원소는 Eu원소의 강한 부(-)의 이상과 함께 왼쪽으로 기울어진 갈매기형태를 보인다. 보즈구얼지역의 A타입 화강암체는 A1타입의 화강암과 유사한 특징을 나타낸다. 화강암질 마그마의 평균온도는 $832{\sim}839^{\circ}C$이며 보즈구얼 지역의 A타입 화강암체는 지각과 맨틀의 혼합양상을 보이며 고온, 무수, 낮은 산소의 퓨개시티(fugacity) 환경을 가진 판 내부의 비조산대에서 생성되었을 가능성이 있다.

Microtube Light-Emitting Diode Arrays with Metal Cores

  • Tchoe, Youngbin;Lee, Chul-Ho;Park, Junbeom;Baek, Hyeonjun;Chung, Kunook;Jo, Janghyun;Kim, Miyoung;Yi, Gyu-Chul
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.287.1-287.1
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    • 2016
  • Three-dimensional (3-D) semiconductor nanoarchitectures, including nano- and micro- rods, pyramids, and disks, are emerging as one of the most promising elements for future optoelectronic devices. Since these 3-D semiconductor nanoarchitectures have many interesting unconventional properties, including the use of large light-emitting surface area and semipolar/nonpolar nano- or micro-facets, numerous studies reported on novel device applications of these 3-D nanoarchitectures. In particular, 3-D nanoarchitecture devices can have noticeably different current spreading characteristics compared with conventional thin film devices, due to their elaborate 3-D geometry. Utilizing this feature in a highly controlled manner, color-tunable light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were demonstrated by controlling the spatial distribution of current density over the multifaceted GaN LEDs. Meanwhile, for the fabrication of high brightness, single color emitting LEDs or laser diodes, uniform and high density of electrical current must be injected into the entire active layers of the nanoarchitecture devices. Here, we report on a new device structure to inject uniform and high density of electrical current through the 3-D semiconductor nanoarchitecture LEDs using metal core inside microtube LEDs. In this work, we report the fabrications and characteristics of metal-cored coaxial $GaN/In_xGa_{1-x}N$ microtube LEDs. For the fabrication of metal-cored microtube LEDs, $GaN/In_xGa_{1-x}N/ZnO$ coaxial microtube LED arrays grown on an n-GaN/c-Al2O3 substrate were lifted-off from the substrate by wet chemical etching of sacrificial ZnO microtubes and $SiO_2$ layer. The chemically lifted-off layer of LEDs were then stamped upside down on another supporting substrates. Subsequently, Ti/Au and indium tin oxide were deposited on the inner shells of microtubes, forming n-type electrodes of the metal-cored LEDs. The device characteristics were investigated measuring electroluminescence and current-voltage characteristic curves and analyzed by computational modeling of current spreading characteristics.

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