• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.94-95
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• 2007

We have observed electrical properties of ZnO thin films for the fabrication of transparent thin film transistor. ZnO thin films were deposited on $Al_2O_3$(0001) substrate at various temperatures by pulsed laser deposition(PLD). The third of harmonic(355nm) Nd:YAG laser was used for pulsed laser deposition. X-ray diffraction(XRD), field emission-scanning electron microscope(FE-SEM), and photoluminescence were used to characterize physical and optical properties of ZnO thin film.. The results indicated the ZnO film showed good optical properties as increasing temperatures, with low FWHM of exciton-related peak and XRD(0002) peak.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.131-136
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• 2005

The effects of the deposition temperature on the growth characteristics of the ZnO films were studied for film bulk acoustic wave resonator (FBAR) device applications. All films were deposited using a radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering technique. It was found that the growth characteristics of the ZnO films have a strong dependence on the deposition temperature from 25 to $350^{\circ}C$. The ZnO films deposited below $200^{\circ}C$ exhibited reasonably good columnar grain structures with a highly preferred c-axis orientation while those above 200°C showed very poor columnar grain structures with a mixed-axis orientation. This study seems very useful for the future FBAR device applications.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.648-650
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• 2009

We investigate nematic liquid crystal (NLC) alignment on ion-beam exposed ZnO films. ZnO is optically transparent material in the visible range. We optimized the deposition parameters such as deposition temperature and gas ratio for high transmittance and resistivity. Using ion-beam treated ZnO films, LC cells are fabricated and the conditions such as exposure energy and time for uniform alignment are found. The NLC molecules align parallel to the ion-beam exposure direction. The electro-optic and response characteristics show the possibility of application of this method in liquid crystal display.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.95-98
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• 1999

ZnO thin films on (001) sapphire substrates have been deposited by pulsed laser deposition technique using a Nd:YAG laser with the wavelength of 355 nm. In order to investigate the effect of the deposition conditions on the properties of ZnO thin films at an oxygen pressure of 350 mTorr, the experiment has been Performed at various substrate temperatures in the range of 20$0^{\circ}C$ to $700^{\circ}C$. According to XRD, (002) textured ZnO films of high crystalline quality have been obtained and the intensity of UV emission was the highest at 40$0^{\circ}C$ substrate temperature.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.59 no.1
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• pp.113-115
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• 2010

In this study, ZnO films have been grown on PES(polyethersu]fone) substrate by PLD(pulsed laser deposition) and characterized as a change of laser density and substrate temperature. Growing conditions were changed with substrate temperatures ranging from 50 to $200^{\circ}C$ and laser densities ranging from $0.2\sim0.4 J/cm^2$. Optical and structural properties were measured by XRD, SEM, AFM, PL measurement.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.262.1-262.1
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• 2013

ZnO 나노구조는 전기적 성질과 화학적인 안정성 때문에 가스센서, 투명 전극 및 태양전지와 같은 전자소자와 광소자에 널리 사용되고 있다. ZnO 박막을 증착하는 방법은 Physical Vapor Deposition과 Chemical Vapor Deposition이 있으나 나노 구조를 가진 SnO2를 형성하기 어렵다. 전기 화학적 증착(Electrochemical Deposition: ECD)은 낮은 온도에서 진공 공정이 필요하지 않기 때문에 경제적이며 빠른 성장 속도를 가지고 있기 때문에 ZnO 나노 구조를 효과적으로 형성 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) 기판 위에 ZnO 나노 구조를 형성시켜 전기적 및 구조적 특성을 관찰하였다. 0.1 M zinc nitrate와 0.1 M potassium chloride를 용매에 각각 용해하여 ZnO 나노구조를 성장하였다. ZnO 나노구조를 성장하기 위하여 인가전압을 -0.75 V부터 -2.5 V까지 0.5 V 간격으로 변화하였다. X-선 회절 분석결과에서 ZnO의 피크의 크기가 큰 전기화적적 성장 전압구간과, 주사전자현미경 분석결과에서 나노 구조가 가장 잘 나타난 성장 전압구간을 다시 0.1 V 간격으로 세분화하여 최적화 조건을 분석하였다. X-선 회절 실험으로 형성한 ZnO 나노구조의 피크가 (110) (002)로 나타났다. X-선 회절 분석의 intensity의 값이 (002)방향이 가장 크게 나타났으므로 우선적으로 (002) 방향으로 ZnO 나노구조가 성장됨을 알 수 있었다. 주사전자현미경상은 grain size가 200~300 nm 사이의 ZnO 나노구조가 형성되며, grain size가 전기화학적 증착 장치의 성장전압이 커짐에 따라 커지는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2002.07b
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• pp.1030-1033
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• 2002

ZnO thin films on (100)p-type silicon substrates have been deposited by pulsed laser deposition(PLD) technique using an Nd:YGA laser with a wavelength of 266nm. The influence of the deposition parameters, such as oxygen pressure, substrate temperature and laser energy density variation on the properties of the grown film, was studied. The experiments were performed for substrate temperatures in the range of $200{\sim}500^{\circ}C$ and oxygen pressure in the range of $10^{-2}{\sim}10^2mTorr$. We investigated the structural, morphological and optical properties of ZnO thin films using X-ray diffraction(XRD), atomic force microscopy(AFM), photoluminescence(PL).

• KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications
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• v.3C no.6
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• pp.241-245
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• 2003

ZnO thin films on (l00) p-type Si and sapphire substrates have been deposited by a pulsed laser deposition technique using an Nd:YAG laser with a wavelength of 266 nm. The influence of the deposition parameters such as oxygen pressure, substrate temperature and laser energy density on the properties of the grown films was studied. The experiments were performed for substrate temperatures in the range of 200∼50$0^{\circ}C$ and oxygen pressure in the range of 100∼700 sccm. All of the films grown in this experiment show strong c-axis orientation with (002) textured ZnO peak. With increasing substrate temperature, the FWHM (full width at half maximum) and surface roughness were decreased. In the case of using sapphire substrate, the intensity of PL spectra increased with increasing ambient oxygen flow rate. We investigated the structural and morphological properties of ZnO thin films using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM).

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.307-312
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• 2007

The films of Er-doped ZnO (ZnO:Er) were prepared onto MgO wafers by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis at $550^{\circ}C$. The concentration of Er in the deposition source varied from 0.5 wt% to 3.0 wt%. The crystallographic properties and surface morphologies of the films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM), respectively. The properties of photoluminescence (PL) for the films were investigated by dependence of PL spectra on the Er concentration in the films. The films were grown as polycrystalline with a dominant direction of [002]. The grain size of the films were reduced by Er-doping. Er-doping enhanced the ultraviolet emission of ZnO:Er films. The ZnO:Er films prepared with the deposition source of 2.0 wt% Er showed the strongest ultraviolet light emission peak among the films in this study.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.88-92
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• 2003

In this paper, the characteristics of the ZnO films deposited on AI bottom electrode and the temperature effects on the ZnO film growth are presented along with the fabrication and their evaluation of the film bulk acoustic wave resonator (FBAR) devices. All the films used in this work were deposited using a radio-frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering technique. Growth characteristics of the ZnO films are shown to have a strong dependence on the deposition temperatures ranged from room temperature to 35$0^{\circ}C$ regardless of the RF power applied for sputtering the ZnO target. In addition, according to the growth characteristics of the distinguishably different micro-crystal structures and the degree of the c-axis preferred orientation, the deposition temperatures can be divided into 3 temperature regions and 2 critical temperatures in-between. Overall, the ZnO films deposited at/below 20$0^{\circ}C$ are seen to have columnar grains with a highly preferred c-axis orientation where the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of X-ray diffraction rocking curve is 14$^{\circ}$. Based on the experimental findings, several FBAR devices were fabricated and measured. As a result, the FBAR devices show return loss of ~19.5dB at resonant frequency of ~2.05GHz.