• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.128-131
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• 2009

Silicon carbide (SiC) has attracted significant attention for high frequency, high temperature and high power devices due to its superior properties such as the large band gap, high breakdown electric field, high saturation velocity and high thermal conductivity. We performed Al ion implantation processes on n-type 4H-SiC substrate using a SILVACO ATHENA numerical simulator. The ion implantation model used Monte-Carlo method. We simulated the effect of channeling by Al implantation in both 0 off-axis and 8 off-axis n-type 4H-SiC substrate. We have investigated the effect of varying the implantation energies and the corresponding doses on the distribution of Al in 4H-SiC. The controlled implantation energies were 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120 keV and the implantation doses varied from $2{\times}10^{14}$ to $1{\times}10^{15}\;cm^{-2}$. The Al ion distribution was deeper with increasing implantation energy, whereas the doping level increased with increasing dose. The effect of post-implantation annealing on the electrical properties of Al-implanted p-n junction diode were also investigated.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.151-151
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• 2010

In this paper, the electrically properties of nonvolatile memory (NVM) using multi-stacks gate insulators of oxide-nitride-oxynitride (ONOn) and active layer of the low temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) were investigated. From hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), the LTPS thin films with high crystalline fraction of 96% and low surface's roughness of 1.28 nm were fabricated by the metal induced crystallization (MIC) with annealing conditions of $650^{\circ}C$ for 5 hours on glass substrates. The LTPS thin film transistor (TFT) or the NVM obtains a field effect mobility of ($\mu_{FE}$) $10\;cm^2/V{\cdot}s$, threshold voltage ($V_{TH}$) of -3.5V. The results demonstrated that the NVM has a memory window of 1.6 V with a programming and erasing (P/E) voltage of -14 V and 14 V in 1 ms. Moreover, retention properties of the memory was determined exceed 80% after 10 years. Therefore, the LTPS fabricated by the MIC became a potential material for NVM application which employed for the system integration of the panel display.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2008

Surface-void defects observed on the galvannealed(GA) steel sheets in Interstitial-free high-strengthened steels containing Si and Mn have been investigated using the combination of the FIB(Focused Ion Beam) and FE-TEM(Field Emission-Transmission Electron Microscope) techniques. The scanning ion micrographs of cross-section microstructure of defects showed that these defects were identified as craters which were formed on the projecting part of the substrate surface. Also, those craters were formed on the Si or Mn-Si oxides film through the whole interface between galvannealed coating and steel substrate. Interface enrichments and oxidations of the active alloying elements such as Si and Mn during reduction annealing process for galvanizing were found to interrupt Zn and Fe interdiffusion during galvannealing process. During galvannealing, Zn and Fe interdiffusion is preferentially started on the clean substrate surface which have no oxide layer on. And then, during galvannealing, crater is developed with consumption of molten zinc on the oxide layer.

• 센서학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.51-55
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• 2021

We demonstrated a polymer dielectric with low leakage characteristics through an optimal blade coating method for low-cost and large-scale fabrication of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors. Cross-linked poly(4-vinylphenol) (C-PVP), which is a typically used polymer dielectric, was coated on a 10 × 10 cm indium-tin-oxide (ITO) deposited glass substrate by changing the deposition temperature (TD) and coating velocity (VC) in the blade coating. During the blade coating, the thickness of the thin c-PVP varied depending on TD and VC owing to the 'Landau-Levich (LL) regime'. The c-PVP-dielectric-based MIM capacitor fabricated in this study showed the lowest leakage current characteristics (10-6 A/㎠ at 1.2 MV/㎠, annealing at 200 ℃) and uniform electrical characteristics when TD was 30 ℃ and VC was 5 mm/s. In addition, at TD = 30 ℃, stable leakage characteristics were confirmed when a different electric field was applied. These results are expected to positively contribute to applications with next-generation electronic devices.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.507-511
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• 2024

Various process modifications have been used to minimize SiO₂ gate oxide aging in metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). In particular, post-metallization annealing (PMA) with a deuterium ambient can effectively eliminate both bulk traps and interface traps in the gate oxide. However, even with the use of PMA, it remains difficult to prevent high levels of radiation-induced gate oxide damage such as total ionizing dose (TID) during long-term missions. In this context, additional low-temperature heat treatment (LTHT) is proposed to recover from radiation-induced damage. Positive traps in the damaged gate oxide can be neutralized using LTHT, thereby prolonging device reliability in harsh radioactive environments.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.100-101
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• 2012

The plasma damage free and room temperature processedthin film deposition technology is essential for realization of various next generation organic microelectronic devices such as flexible AMOLED display, flexible OLED lighting, and organic photovoltaic cells because characteristics of fragile organic materials in the plasma process and low glass transition temperatures (Tg) of polymer substrate. In case of directly deposition of metal oxide thin films (including transparent conductive oxide (TCO) and amorphous oxide semiconductor (AOS)) on the organic layers, plasma damages against to the organic materials is fatal. This damage is believed to be originated mainly from high energy energetic particles during the sputtering process such as negative oxygen ions, reflected neutrals by reflection of plasma background gas at the target surface, sputtered atoms, bulk plasma ions, and secondary electrons. To solve this problem, we developed the NBAS (Neutral Beam Assisted Sputtering) process as a plasma damage free and room temperature processed sputtering technology. As a result, electro-optical properties of NBAS processed ITO thin film showed resistivity of $4.0{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}{\cdot}m$ and high transmittance (>90% at 550 nm) with nano- crystalline structure at room temperature process. Furthermore, in the experiment result of directly deposition of TCO top anode on the inverted structure OLED cell, it is verified that NBAS TCO deposition process does not damages to the underlying organic layers. In case of deposition of transparent conductive oxide (TCO) thin film on the plastic polymer substrate, the room temperature processed sputtering coating of high quality TCO thin film is required. During the sputtering process with higher density plasma, the energetic particles contribute self supplying of activation & crystallization energy without any additional heating and post-annealing and forminga high quality TCO thin film. However, negative oxygen ions which generated from sputteringtarget surface by electron attachment are accelerated to high energy by induced cathode self-bias. Thus the high energy negative oxygen ions can lead to critical physical bombardment damages to forming oxide thin film and this effect does not recover in room temperature process without post thermal annealing. To salve the inherent limitation of plasma sputtering, we have been developed the Magnetic Field Shielded Sputtering (MFSS) process as the high quality oxide thin film deposition process at room temperature. The MFSS process is effectively eliminate or suppress the negative oxygen ions bombardment damage by the plasma limiter which composed permanent magnet array. As a result, electro-optical properties of MFSS processed ITO thin film (resistivity $3.9{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$, transmittance 95% at 550 nm) have approachedthose of a high temperature DC magnetron sputtering (DMS) ITO thin film were. Also, AOS (a-IGZO) TFTs fabricated by MFSS process without higher temperature post annealing showed very comparable electrical performance with those by DMS process with $400^{\circ}C$ post annealing. They are important to note that the bombardment of a negative oxygen ion which is accelerated by dc self-bias during rf sputtering could degrade the electrical performance of ITO electrodes and a-IGZO TFTs. Finally, we found that reduction of damage from the high energy negative oxygen ions bombardment drives improvement of crystalline structure in the ITO thin film and suppression of the sub-gab states in a-IGZO semiconductor thin film. For realization of organic flexible electronic devices based on plastic substrates, gas barrier coatings are required to prevent the permeation of water and oxygen because organic materials are highly susceptible to water and oxygen. In particular, high efficiency flexible AMOLEDs needs an extremely low water vapor transition rate (WVTR) of $1{\times}10^{-6}gm^{-2}day^{-1}$. The key factor in high quality inorganic gas barrier formation for achieving the very low WVTR required (under ${\sim}10^{-6}gm^{-2}day^{-1}$) is the suppression of nano-sized defect sites and gas diffusion pathways among the grain boundaries. For formation of high quality single inorganic gas barrier layer, we developed high density nano-structured Al2O3 single gas barrier layer usinga NBAS process. The NBAS process can continuously change crystalline structures from an amorphous phase to a nano- crystalline phase with various grain sizes in a single inorganic thin film. As a result, the water vapor transmission rates (WVTR) of the NBAS processed $Al_2O_3$ gas barrier film have improved order of magnitude compared with that of conventional $Al_2O_3$ layers made by the RF magnetron sputteringprocess under the same sputtering conditions; the WVTR of the NBAS processed $Al_2O_3$ gas barrier film was about $5{\times}10^{-6}g/m^2/day$ by just single layer.

• 센서학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.23-34
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• 1992

자기-저항 센서를 제작하기 위하여 Fe-Ni 합금과 Co-Ni 합금을 슬라이드 그라스와 Si wafer에 진공 증착하여 sensor element를 제작한 후 포화자속밀도($B_{s}$), 보자력($H_{c}$), 자기-저항 변화율 등을 조사하였다. 진공 증착된 Fe-Ni 합금 박막의 포화자속밀도는 0.65T이었으며 자화주파수 1 kHz에서 보자력은 0.379A/cm이었고 자냉처리 후 종방향 보자력은 0.370Acm(//), 횡방향 보자력은 0.390Acm(${\bot}$)로 변화되었다. 자기-저항 변화율은 박막의 산화로 인하여 매우 불안정하였다. 진공 증착된 Co-Ni 박막의 포화자속밀도는 0.66T이었으며 자냉처리 후의 종방향 보자력은 5.895Acm(//)이었고 횡방향 보자력은 5.898A/cm(${\bot}$)이었다. 한편 자기-저항 변화율(${\Delta}R/R$)은 $3.6{\sim}3.7%$로써 실온에서 매우 안정하였다. Fe-Ni 박막은 화학친화력이 강하여 자기-저항 센서 제조 공정에서 많은 문제점을 야기시키고 있으나, Co-Ni 박막은 화학친화력이 작고 자기-저항 효과가 뚜렷하여 고온용 자기-저항 소자 개발용 재료로 매우 적합할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.174-182
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• 2020

최근 잉크젯 프린팅 기술을 이용한 인쇄전자 분야가 차세대 기술로서 각광받고 있으며, 복수의 프린트 헤드(head)로부터 다양한 잉크 형태의 소재를 정밀하게 출력하여 적층할 수 있는 3D 프린팅 기술에 관한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 잉크젯 3D 프린팅 기술을 이용하여 광경화성 실리카 잉크와 PVP가 첨가된 나노 구리 잉크로 절연층과 전도층의 복합구조체를 제작하였다. 프린팅 구동 조건과 잉크의 유변학적 거동을 최적화하여 정밀한 광경화 실리카 절연층을 적층 제조하였으며, 절연층의 저항은 2.43 × 10¹³ Ω·cm의 값을 나타내었다. 광경화 실리카 절연층 위에는 액적 간격 제어를 통하여 나노 구리 전도층을 프린팅하였다. PVP 첨가 나노 구리 잉크의 소결은 IPL 광소결 공정을 이용하였으며, 어닐링 온도와 인가 전압 변화에 따른 전기적, 기계적 특성을 확인하였다. 100℃ 어닐링 온도와 700 V IPL 광소결 조건에서 PVP가 첨가된 나노 구리 전도층의 저항은 29 μΩ·cm으로 매우 낮으며, 광경화 실리카 절연층과의 접착력은 매우 우수한 것으로 확인하였다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.240-246
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• 2002

티타늄 나프테네이트를 출발 원료로 사용하고 스핀코팅-열분해법을 이용하여 소다-라임-실리카 슬라이드 유리기판 위에 $TiO_2$ 박막을 제조하였다. 도포된 박막은 $500^{\circ}C$로 10분간 공기분위기에서 전열처리를 행하였고, 최종 열처리는 500, 550과 $600^{\circ}C$로 30분간 공기분위기에서 각각 행하였다. X-선 회절분석법을 이용하여 박막의 결정화도를 조사하였고, 전계 방출 주사형 전자 현미경과 원자간력 현미경을 이용하여 $TiO_2$ 박막의 표면미세구조와 표면 거칠기를 조사하였다. 550 과 $600^{\circ}C$로 최종 열처리한 박막의 X-선 회절분석 결과, 아나타제 상만이 존재하였다. 500과 $550^{\circ}C$로 열처리한 박막의 표면은 균질하였으나, 열처리온도가 $600^{\circ}C$로 증가함에 따라서, 박막의 표면에는 바늘모양의 상이 3차원적으로 성장하였다. 모든 박막에 있어서 가시영역에서의 투과율은 500nm에서 90% 이상의 높은 값을 나타냈다. 박막의 광촉매특성을 조사하기 위하여 stearic acid가 코팅된 박막에 365nm 파장의 UV를 2.4mW/$\textrm{cm}^2$의 강도로 조사하여 C-H모드에 대한 IR 흡수단의 변화를 관찰하였다.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2008

목적: 저온에서 열처리에 의해 소다-라임-실리카 유리 위에 강한 UV방사 나노결정 ZnO박막을 단순하고 효율적 방법으로 개선하고자 한다. 방법: 소다-라임-실리카 유리 위에 코팅되고 전열처리 및 300$^{\circ}C$의 후열처리를 행하여 제조된 나노 결정질 ZnO 박막의 결정 구조적, 표면 형상적 및 광학적 특성을 X-선 회절 분석, 전계방사 주사형 전자 현미경, 원자간력 현미경, ultra violet - visible - near infrared spectrophotometer 및 photoluminescence를 이용하여 분석하였다. 결과: 가시광 영역에서 높은 투과율과 자외부에서 뚜렷한 흡수밴드를 갖는 c-축으로 고배향된 ZnO 박막을 300$^{\circ}C$의 후열처리를 통하여 얻을 수 있었다. 비교적 뚜렷한 near band edge 발광을 보이는 photoluminescence 스펙트럼이 나타났으며, 결함에 의한 완만한 녹색 발광은 거의 관찰되지 않았다. 결론: 앞으로 본 연구는 300$^{\circ}C$ 이하의 저온에서 저렴하고 쉽게 ZnO을 기초로한 광전기 소자에 적용될 것이다.