• 한국재료학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.257-263
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• 2006

We have investigated the effect of silver added to Cu films on the microstructure evolution, resistivity, surface morphology, stress relaxation temperature, and adhesion properties of Cu(Ag) alloy thin films deposited on Mo glue layer upon annealing. In addition, pure Cu films deposited on Mo has been annealed and compared. The results show that the silver in Cu(Ag) thin films control the grain growth through the coarsening of its precipitates upon annealing at $300^{\circ}C{\sim}600^{\circ}C$ and the grain growth of Cu reveals the activation energy of 0.22 eV, approximately one third of activation energy for diffusion of Ag dopant along the grain boundaries in Cu matrix (0.75 eV). This indicates that the grain growth can be controlled by Ag diffusion along the grain boundaries. In addition, the grain growth can be a major contributor to the decreased resistivity of Cu(Ag) alloy thin films at the temperature of $300^{\circ}C{\sim}500^{\circ}C$, and decreases the resistivity of Cu(Ag) thin films to $1.96{\mu}{\Omega}-cm$ after annealing at $600^{\circ}C$. Furthermore, the addition of Ag increases the stress relaxation temperature of Cu(Ag) thin films, and thus leading to the enhanced resistance to the void formation, which starts at $300^{\circ}C$ in the pure Cu thin films. Moreover, Cu(Ag) thin films shows the increased adhesion properties, possibly resulting from the Ag segregating to the interface. Consequently, the Cu(Ag) thin films can be used as a metallization of advanced TFT-LCDs.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.116-122
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• 2014

$Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_x$(Bi-2212) and $Bi_2Sr_2Ca_2Cu_3O_y$(Bi-2223) high-Tc superconductors(HTS) have been manufactured by plasma spraying, partial melt process(PMP) and annealing treatment(AT). A Bi-2212/2223 HTS coating layer was synthesized through the peritectic reaction between a 0212 oxide coating layer and 2001 oxide coating layer by the PMP-AT process. The 2212 HTS layer consists of whiskers grown in the diffusion direction. The Bi-2223 phase and secondary phase in the Bi-2212 layer were observed. The secondary phase was distributed uniformly over the whole layer. As annealing time goes on, the Bi-2212 phase decreases with mis-orientation and irregular shape, but the Bi-2223 phase increases because a new Bi-2223 phase is formed inside the pre-existing Bi-2212 crystals, and because of the nucleation of a Bi-2223 phase at the edge of Bi-2212 crystals by diffusion of Ca and Cu-O bilayers. In this study the spray coated layer showed superconducting transitions with an onset Tc of about both 115 K, and 50 K. There were two steps. Step 1 at 115 K is due to the diamagnetism of the Bi-2223 phase and step 2 at 50 K is due to the diamagnetism of the Bi-2212 phase.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.1003-1010
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• 2000

Thin films of vanadium oxide(VOx) have been deposited by r.f. magnetron sputtering from V$_2$O$\_$5/ target in gas mixture of argon and oxygen. Crystal structure, surface morphology, chemical composition, molecular structure and optical properites of films in-situ annealed in O$_2$ambient with various heat-treatment conditions are characterized through XRD, SEM, AES, RBS, RTIR and optical absorption measurements. The films annealed below 200$\^{C}$ are amorphous, and those annealed above 300$\^{C}$ are polycrystalline. The growth of grains and the transition of vanadium oxide into the higher oxide have been observed with increasing the annealing temperature and time. The increase of O/V ratio with increasing the annealing temperature and time is attributed to the diffusion of oxygen and the partial filling of oxygen vacancies. It is observed that the oxygen atoms located on the V-O plane of V$_2$O$\_$5/ layer participate more readily in the oxidation process. Also indirect and direct optical band gaps were increased with increasing the annealing temperature and time.

• 전자공학회논문지A
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• 제32A권1호
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• pp.179-184
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• 1995

Phosphorous was deped in silicon thin films by Ion Mass Doping and Changes in the electrical resistance with respect tko heat treatments were investigated. SOI(Silicon On Insulator) thin films which contain few grain boundaries prepared by ZMR(Zone Melting Recrystallization) of polysilicon films, polysilicon films which have about 1500 $A^{\rarw}$ of grain size prepared by LPCVD at 625.deg. C, and amorphous silicon thin films prepared by LPCVD at low temperature were used as substrates and thermal behavior of phosphorous after RTA(Rapid Thermal Annealing) and furnace annealing was carefully studied. Amorphous thin films showed about 10$^{6}$ .OMEGA./ㅁbefore any heat treatment, while polycrystalline and SOI films about 10$^{3}$.OMEGA./¤. All these films, however, showed about 10.OMEGA./ㅁafter furnace annealing at 700.deg. C for 3hrs and RTA showed about the same trend. Films with grain boundaries showed a certain range of heat treatment which rendered increase of the electrical resistance upon annealing, which could not be observed in amorphous films and segregation of doped phosphorous by diffusion with annealing was thought to be responsible for this abnormal behavior.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.478-482
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• 1995

The iron-based Metglas 2605S3A amorphous alloy ribbons are annealed at $435^{\circ}C$ for various periods from 5 to 210 min, and the effect of annealing is investigated on the dc magnetic properties of the ribbon. Typical square-type hysteresis loops are observed for the ribbons annealed fo 5 min, indicative of the nearly complete removal of residual stresses which are produced during melt-quenching. As the annealing time increases, the coercivity increases and the shape of hysteresis loops transforms to round type and finally to sheared one at the longest annealing time of 210 min. These results may be explained by the formation of clusters with chemical shortorder and very fine crystallites (at the annealing time of 210 min), and the diffusion-induced stresses during the formation of the clusters. For the samples annealed for 5 min, very good dc properties of the squareness ratio, coercivity and maximum permeability are observed, but, rather unexpectedly, the initial permeability is found to be very low. These results are considered to be due to a simple domain structure consisting of very small number of $^{\circ}$ domains.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.87-95
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• 1995

Al과 Si사이에서 Ti의 충진처리가 확산방지막 성능에 미치는 영향에 대해서 조사하였다. TiN의 충진처리는 $450^{\circ}C$의 $N_{2}$ 분위기에서 30분간 열처리함으로써 행하였다. TEM 분석을 통해 갓 증착된 TiN의 결정립 사이에는 약 10-20$\AA$ 정도의 고체물질이 없거나 TiN에 비해 밀도가 매우 낮은 공간이 존재함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 충진처리된 TiN의 경우에는 이러한 공간의 폭이 10$\AA$ 이하로 줄어듦을 알 수 있었다. RBS와 AES 분석에 의해 갓 증착된 TiN는 dir 7at.% 정도의 산소를 함유하고 있었고, 충진처리된 TiN는 약 10-15at.%의 산소를 함유하고 있었다. 갓 증착된 TiN와 충진처리된 TiN를 확산방지막으로 시험한 결과, 갓 증착된 TiN는 $650^{\circ}C$, 1시간의 열처리 후에 Al 스파이크와 Si 패임자국의 형성으로 이해 파괴되었다. 하지만 충진처리된 TiN의 경우에는 같은 열처리 조건에서 Al 스파이크나 Si 패임자국을 전혀 찾아볼수 없었다. 따라서, TiN의 충진처리가 Al과 Si사이에서 확산 방지막 성능을 크게 향상시켜주는 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이와 같은 충진처리 효과는 TiN의 결정립계의 간격이 줄어듦에 의해서 빠른 확산 경로인 결정립계를 통한 확산이 감소하는 것에 기인하는 것으로 이해된다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.333-340
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• 1996

Cu 확산방지막으로서의 Tin의 특성을 면저항 특정, X선 회절 분석, SEM, AES, capacitance-voltage(C-V) 측정에 의하여 평가하고, Cu의 확산을 민감하게 알아내는 정도를 특성 평가 방법간에 비교하였다. 여러 가지 증착방법에 의하여 Cu/TiN/Ti/SiO2/Si 구조의 다층 박막시편을 제작하였으며, 이 시편을 10% H2/90% Ar분위기, 열처리 온도 500~$800{\circ}C$ 범위에서 2시간 동안 열처리하였다. TiN의 Cu 확산방지 효과가 소멸된 경우 Cu 박막 표면에서 불규칙한 모양의 spot을 관찰할 수 있었으며 outdiffusion된 Si를 검출할 수 있었다. MOS capacitor의 C-V 특성은 열처리 온도에 따라 급격하게 변화하였다. C-V 측정에서 inversion capacitance는 열처리 온도 500~$700^{\circ}C$범위에서 열처리 온도가 높아질수록 감소하다가 $800^{\circ}C$에서 크게 증가하였으며, 이러한 특성의 변화는 TiN을 통해서 $SiO_2$와 Si내로 확산된 Cu에 의하여 발생되는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.150-154
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• 2000

Impurity-free vacancy diffusion 방법을 이용하여 압축 응력을 가진 InGaAs/InGaAsP 다중 양자 우물 구조에서 열처리 온도에 따른 무질서 정도를 조사하였다. InGaAs/SiO$_2$ cap 구조가 InP/$SiO_2$ cap 구조보다 급속열처리 (rapid thermal annealing : RTA) 과정에서 더 많은 청색 천이를 나타내었다. 열처리 온도 $700^{\circ}C$에서, InGaAs/$SiO_2$ cap 구조의 경우 다중양자우물의 밴드갭 파장은 1.55 $\mu\textrm{m}$대역에서 1.3 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 대역으로 이동하였으며, InGaAs/$SiO_2$ cap 구조와 InP/$SiO_2$ cap 구조의 밴드갭 파장차이는 195 nm (123 meV)로 높은 선택성을 나타내었다. 또한, DCXRD 스펙트럼으로부터 다중양자우물 구조에서 균일한 합금형태로 완전히 무질서화되는 것을 볼 수 있었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.9
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• pp.237-238
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 APD 소자 제작시 주로 쓰이는 RTA에 의한 Zn 확산방법에 사용할 경우 undoped InP의 V/III비율에 따른 Zn원자의 확산, 도핑, 오믹저항의 성장을 조사하였다. RTA에 의한 확산 및 활성화 열처리 시 도핑 농도의 프로파일은 확산열처리만 한 경우보다 활성화 처리한 경우 더 커짐을 볼 수 있었다. SIMS 결과 활성화 처리 후 표면쪽에 Zn원자의 약간의 결핍현상을 보이는 데 이는 표면쪽에 Zn원자의 탈착이 약간 이루어지는 것으로 보인다. 이 원인은 결과적으로 오믹저항의 증가를 가져왔다.

• 한국초전도저온공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도저온공학회 2002년도 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.17-19
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• 2002

Melt textured YBCO superconductors were fabricated by the top seeding method using Sml.8($Sm_{1.8}$ $Ba_{2.4}$ $Cu_{3.4}$$O_{7-Y}$) seed. We investigated the twin structures using the optical microscope, SEM and TEM. The twin structures formed during the tetragonal to orthorhombic transition which occurred at $450^{\circ}C$ in sample oxygen annealing. The twin structures were clearly observed by SEM due to the chemical etching effects. The lengths of twin structures were increased as the oxygenation heat treatment time increased from 1hr to 10hr. We investigated twin structure by TEM. The twin spaces were considered to be related to the oxygen contents. The results suggested an oxygen diffusion model for the formation of the twin lengths.