• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.667-667
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• 2013

Optimizing morphology of the front surface with three dimensional structures (3D) in solar cell is essential element for not only effectivelight harvesting but also carrier collection and separation without the cost burden in process. We designed a three-dimensionally ordered front surface with wet chemical etching. Wet chemical etching is a proper way to have three dimensional structures. The method efficiently transmits the incident light at the front surface to a Si absorber and has competitive price in manufacturing when comparing with reactive ion etching (RIE) to have three dimensional structures. This indicates that optimized front surface with three dimensional structures by wet chemical etching will bring effective light management in solar cells.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.19
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• pp.19-20
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• 2006

Two methods that can reduce reflectance in solar cells are surface texturing and anti-reflection coating. Wet chemical etching is a typical method that surface texturing of multi-crystalline silicon. Wet chemical etching methods are the acid texturization of saw damage on the surface of multi-crystalline silicon or double-step chemical etching after KOH saw damage removal too. These methods of surface texturing are realized by chemical etching in acid solutions HF-$HNO_3$-$H_2O$. In this solutions we can reduce reflectance spectra by simple process etching of multi-crystalline silicon surface. We have obtained reflectance of 27.19% m 400~1100nm from acidic chemical etching after KOH saw damage removal. This result is about 7% less than just saw damage removal substrate. The surface morphology observed by microscope and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 1997년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.935-938
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• 1997

Recently, the minimum line width shows a tendency to decrease and the multi-level increase in semiconductor. Therefore, a planarization technique is needed and chemical mechanical polishing(CMP) is considered as one of the most suitable process. CMP accomplishes a high polishing performance and a global planarization of high quality. But there are several defects in CMP such as micro-scratches, abrasive contaminations, and non-uniformity of polished wafer edges. Wet etching include of Spin-etching can improve he defects of CMP. It uses abrasive-free chemical solution instead of slurry. On this study, ILD(INterlayer-Dielectric) was removed by CMP and wet-etching methods in order to investigate the superiority of wet etching mechanism. In the thin film wafer, the results were evaluated at a viewpoint of material removal rate(MRR) and within wafer non-uniformity(WIWNU). And pattern step height was also compared for planarization characteristics of the patterned wafer.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 1998년도 하계종합학술대회논문집
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• pp.398-400
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• 1998

In this paper, the etching studies for n-GaN were carried out using the wet chemical, the photo-enhanced-chemical, and the electro-chemical etching methods. The experimental results show that n-GaN is etched in diluted NaOH solution at room temperture and the etched thickness of NaOH and electron concentrations. Te etching rate of n-GaN samples with n.simeq.1*10$^{19}$ cm$^{-3}$ were used to compare the photo-enhanced-chemical etching with the electrochemical etching methods. The removed thickness was 680.angs./25min by the electrochemical etching methods. The removed thickness was 680 .angs./25min by the electrochemical etching method ad 784.angs./25min by the photoenhanced-chemical etching method. The patterns are 100.mu.m*100.mu.m rectangulars covered with SiO$_{2}$film. It is shown that the profile of etched side-wall of the pattern is vertical without dependance of the n-GaN orientations.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.1465-1468
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• 2010

습식 식각은 식각용액으로서 화학용액을 사용하는 공정으로 반응물이 기판표면에서 화학반응을 일으켜 표면을 식각하는 과정이다. 습식 식각 시 수${\mu}m$의 해상도를 얻기 위해서는 그 부식액의 조성이나, 에칭시간, 부식액의 온도 등을 고려하여야 한다. 본 실험에서 사용한 금속은 Cr, Al, ITO 로 모두 DC sputter 방법을 사용해서 증착하여 사용하였다. Cr박막은 $1300{\AA}$ 정도의 두께를 사용하였고, ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) 박막은 가시광 영역에서 투명하고 (80% 이상의 transmittance), 저저항 (Sheet Resistance : $50\;{\Omega}/sq$ 이하) 인 박막을 사용하였으며, 신호선으로 주로 사용되는 Al등의 증착조건에 따른 wet etching 특성을 조사하였다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2009년도 9th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.1408-1411
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• 2009

This paper describes organic acid-based wet chemical etching behaviors of amorphous Ga-doped zinc oxide (GZO) thin film sputter-deposited at low temperature (room temperature). Wet etch parameters such as etching time, temperature, and etchant concentration are investigated for formic and citric acid etchants, and their effects on the etch rate, etch residue and the feature of edge line are compared.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2006

Wet etching process in recent semiconductor manufacturing is devided into batch and single wafer type. Batch type wet etching process provides more throughput with poor etching uniformity compared to single wafer type process. Single wafer process achieves better etching uniformity by boom-swing injected chemical on rotating wafer. In this study, etching characteristics of $SiO_2$ layer at room and elevated temperature is evaluated and compared. The difference in etching rate and uniformity of each condition is identified, and the temperature profile of injected chemical is theoretically calculated and compared to that of experimental result. Better etching uniformity is observed with single wafer tool with boom-swing injection compared to single wafer process without boom-swing or batch type tool.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.135-139
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• 2014

수소화기상증착에피탁시로 성장된 GaN 단결정의 표면 특성을 정밀하게 측정하기 위해, 용융 KOH/NaOH 습식화학에칭법을 적용하였다. KOH/NaOH 습식화학에칭법에 에칭속도는 기존의 황산, 인산과 같은 etchant에 비해 느린데, 이는 불용성 코팅층의 형성에 의한 것이다. 따라서 이 방법으로 etch pits density를 더 효율적으로 평가할 수 있었다. 성장된 GaN 단결정을 XRD(X-Ray Diffraction), XRC(X-ray rocking curve)로 결정성을 분석하였으며, 에칭 특성과 표면 형상은 주자전자현미경을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 에칭 실험 결과 격자결함들이 독립적으로 잘 분리되어 있고 그들의 형태가 명확하게 나타나는 최적 에칭 조건은 $410^{\circ}C$, 25분이었다. 이 조건에서 얻은 결함밀도 값은 $2.45{\times}10^6cm^{-2}$이었으며, 이는 상업적으로 이용 가능 한 정도의 재료임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.249-254
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• 1998

GaN계 재료의 습식 화학식각 특성과 광 화학 및 전기 화학 및 전기 화학 습식식각 특성을 연구하였다. n형 GaN는 상온에서 NaOH 수용액에 식각되었으며 식각두께는 식각시간에 선형적으로 증가하였다. 또 광 조사 및 전기 화학을 가할 경우 식각율은 수배로 증가하였으며, 식각율은 $1{\times}10^{19};cm^{-3}$의 전자농도를 갖는 시료에서 광 조사시 최대 164${\AA}$/min을 얻었다. n-GaN의 식각율은 GaN의 전자농도에 크게 의존하는 특성을 나타내었으며 이러한 식각과정을 논의하였다. $SiO_2$ 박막으로 덮여진 100${\mu}m{\times}100{\mu}m$ 모양의 옆 식각면은 방향성을 갖지 않고 수직하였으며, 넓은 면적에서 매우 평탄하였다.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2011년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.111-115
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• 2011

Surface Texturing is an essential process for high efficiency in multi-crystalline silicon solar cell. In order to reduce the reflectivity, there are two major methods; proper surface texturing and anti-reflection coating. For texturization, wet chemical etching is a typical method for multi-crystalline silicon. The chemical solution for wet etching consists of HF, $NHO_3$, DI and $CH_3COOH$. We carried out texturization by the change of etching time like 15sec, 30sec, 45sec, 60sec and measured the reflectivity of textured wafers. As making the silicon solar cells, we obtained the conversion efficiency and relationship between texturing condition and solar cell characteristics. The reflectivity from 300nm to 1200nm was the lowest with 15 sec texturing time and 60 sec texturing time showed almost same reflectivity as bare one. The 45 sec texturing time showed the highest conversion efficiency.