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Effect of crystallinity of intrinsic hydrogenated silicon layers on cell performance of microcrystalline silicon thin film solar cells (실리콘 박막 광 흡수층 결정분율변화에 따른 미세 결정질 태양전지 특성분석)

  • Jang, J.H.;Lee, J.E.;Park, S.H.;Cho, J.S.;Yoon, K.H.;Song, J.;Park, H.W.;Lee, J.C.
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.97.2-97.2
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    • 2010
  • 유리기판을 이용하여 제조되는 미세 결정질 실리콘 박막 태양전지에서 진성 반도체층(i ${\mu}c$-Si:H layer, i층)은 태양전지의 광 흡수층으로 사용되기 때문에 그 특성은 매우 중요하다. 특히, i층의 결정분율 변화는 태양광의 흡수파장 및 효율을 결정하여 준다. 본 연구에서는 i층 증착시 $SiH_4$ 가스의 농도 변화 및 $SiH_4$ 가스 profiling을 통하여 i층의 결정분율을 변화하였으며, 이에 따른 i층 단위박막과 미세결정질 태양전지 특성변화를 분석 하였다. i층의 $SiH_4$ 가스 농도가 증가함에 따라 i층 단위박막의 결정분율은 증가하였으며, 전기 전도도는 감소하였다. 또한, i층의 $SiH_4$ 가스 농도를 점차 증가하며 profiling 하여 증착한 박막은 동일 가스 농도로 증착한 박막보다 전기 전도도가 감소하였고, 증착속도는 증가하였다. 이와 같은 다양한 i층들은 'Raman spectroscopy'를 통하여 결정분율 변화를 측정하였다. 또한, 이 박막들을 광 흡수층으로 사용하는 미세결정질 태양전지를 제조하고, 태양전지의 효율, 양자효율, 암전류 특성들을 단위박막 특성과 연계하여 분석하였다.

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Synthesis of Semiconducting $KTaO_3$ Thin films

  • Bae, Hyung-Jin;Ku, Jayl;Ahn, Tae-Won;Lee, Won-Seok
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.1265-1268
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    • 2005
  • In this study, the synthesis and semiconducting properties of cation and defect-doped $KTaO_3$ film is reported. $KTaO_3$ is an important material for optoelectronic and tunable microwave applications. It is an incipient ferroelectric with a cubic structure that becomes ferroelectric when doped with Nb. While numerous studies have investigated the thin-film growth of semiconducting perovskites, little is reported about semiconducting $KTaO_3$ thin films. In this work, the films were grown on (001) MgO single crystal substrates using pulsed-laser deposition. Semiconducting behavior is achieved by inducing oxygen vacancies in the $KTaO_3$ lattice via growth in a hydrogen atmosphere. The resistivity of semiconducting $KTaO_3:Ca$ films was as low as 10cm, and n-type semiconducting behavior was indicated. Hall mobility and carrier concentration were $0.27cm^2/Vs$ and $3.21018cm^{-3}$, respectively. Crystallinity and microstructure of the $KTaO_3:Ca$ films were examined using X-ray diffraction and field-emission scanning microscopy.

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High-temperature Oxidation of Nano-multilayered TiAlSiN Filems (나노 다층 TiAlSiN 박막의 고온 산화)

  • Lee, Dong-Bok;Kim, Min-Jeong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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    • 2016.11a
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    • pp.189-189
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    • 2016
  • In this study, the Al-rich AlTiSiN thin films that consisted of TiN/AlSiN nano-multilayers were deposited on the steel substrate by magnetron sputtering, and their high-temperature oxidation behavior was investigated, which has not yet been adequately studied to date. Since the oxidation behavior of the films depends sensitively on the deposition method and deposition parameters which affect their crystallinity, composition, stoichiometry, thickness, surface roughness, grain size and orientation, the oxidation studies under various conditions are imperative. AlTiSiN nano-multilayer thin films were deposited on a tool steel substrate, and their oxidation behavior of was investigated between 600 and $1000^{\circ}C$ in air. Since the amount of Al which had a high affinity for oxygen was the largest in the film, an ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3-rich$ scale formed, which provided good oxidation resistance. The outer surface scale consisted of ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3$ incoporated with a small amount of Ti, Si, and Fe. Below this outer surface scale, a thin ($Al_2O_3$, $TiO_2$, $SiO_2$)-intermixed scale formed by the inwardly diffusing oxygen. The film oxidized slower than the $TiO_2-forming$ kinetics and TiN films, but faster than ${\alpha}-Al_2O_3-forming$ kinetics. During oxidation, oxygen from the atmosphere diffused inwardly toward the reaction front, whereas nitrogen and the substrate element of iron diffused outwardly to a certain extent.

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Effect of Temperature on the Characteristics of ZnO Thin Film Applied to the Window Layer of CIGS Solar Cells (CIGS 태양전지의 윈도우 층에 적용되는 ZnO 박막 특성에 관한 온도의 영향)

  • Jung, Kyung Seo;Kwon, Sang Jik;Cho, Eou Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.304-308
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    • 2013
  • For the application to the window layer of $Cu(In,Ga)Se_2$(CIGS) solar cell, zinc oxide(ZnO) thin film was deposited at various temperatures by in-line pulsed DC sputtering. From the structural, optical, and electrical investigation and analysis, it was possible to obtain the lower thickness, the lower resistivity, and the higher transmittance at a higher process temperature. The energy band gap of ZnO was calculated using the transmittance data and was analyzed in terms of the dependency on temperature. From the X-ray diffraction(XRD) results, it was possible to conclude that a dominant peak was found about $34.2{\sim}34.6^{\circ}$(111) and crystallinity was obtained at a temperature above $150^{\circ}C$.

The structural characteristics of ZnO thin films for TFT driver circuit (박막트랜지스터 구동회로용 ZnO 박막의 구조적 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Son, Jihoon;Kim, Sanghyun;Kim, Hongseung;Jang, Nakwon
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.72-77
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    • 2013
  • The effect of sputtering condition on the structural properties of ZnO thin films grown by RF magnetron sputtering system was investigated for TFT driver circuit. ZnO thin films were grown with ZnO target varying RF power and working pressure. Structural properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscope (AFM). The ZnO thin films have sufficient crystallinity on the 100W RF power. But, the surface roughness of ZnO films was increased as increased RF power. As increased working pressure from 5 mTorr to 15 mTorr, a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of ZnO (002) peak was increased.

Constructional Characteristics and Propagation Conditions on ZnO Films by Sputtering (스퍼터링에 의한 산화아연박막의 구조적 특성 및 전파경계조건)

  • Lee, Dong-Yoon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.807-809
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    • 2009
  • Thin film deposition methods have been widely used and intensively investigated because high quality crystalline films enable to fabricate by sputtering. Especially rf magnetron sputtering deposition has advantages of being employ a relatively high deposition rate and also to achieve high crystalline films in low pressure because plasma density around target by magnetic is high. To apply ZnO thin film for SAW filter, it has highly flat surface, excellent c-axis preferred orientation and high resistivity value. As-deposited ZnO films showed the strong c-axis growth and excellent crystallinity. C-axis preferred orientation, resistivity and surface roughness highly depended on oxygen/argon gas ratio.

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Structural and Electrical Properties of $V_{1.85}W_{0.15}O_5$ Thin Films for the Uncooled Infrared Detector (비냉각 적외선 검출기용 $V_{1.85}W_{0.15}O_5$ 박막의 구조적, 전기적 특성)

  • Nam, Sung-Pill;Ryu, Ki-Won;Lee, Sung-Gap;Bea, Seon-Gi;Lee, Young-Hie
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.237-238
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    • 2008
  • The films of Vanadium tungsten oxide, $V_{1.85}W_{0.15}O_5$, were grown on Pt/Ti/$SiO_2$/Si substrate by RF sputtering method. The $V_{1.85}W_{0.15}O_5$ thin films deposited on Pt/Ti/$SiO_2$/Si substrates by RF sputtering method exhibited fairly good TCR and dielectric properties. It was found that film crystallinity, dielectric properties, and TCR properties were strongly dependent upon the annealing temperature. The dielectric constants of the $V_{1.85}W_{0.15}O_5$ thin films annealed at $300^{\circ}C$ were 55, with a dielectric loss of 1.435, respectively. Also, the TCR values of the $V_{1.85}W_{0.15}O_5$ thin films annealed at $300^{\circ}C$ were about -3.6%/K.

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Electrical Properties of $V_{1.9}W_{0.1}O_5$ Thin Films with Annealing Temperature (열처리 온도에 따른 $V_{1.9}W_{0.1}O_5$ 박막의 유전특성)

  • Nam, Sung-Pill;Kim, Jae-Sik;Lee, Sung-Gap;Bea, Seon-Gi;Lee, Young-Hie
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.239-240
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    • 2008
  • The $V_{1.9}W_{0.1}O_5$ thin films deposited on Pt/Ti/$SiO_2$/Si substrates by RF sputtering method exhibited fairly good TCR and dielectric properties. It was found that film crystallinity, dielectric properties, and TCR properties were strongly dependent upon the annealing temperature. The dielectric constants of the $V_{1.9}W_{0.1}O_5$ thin films annealed at $400^{\circ}C$ were 39.6, with a dielectric loss of 0.255, respectively. Also, the TCR values of the $V_{1.9}W_{0.1}O_5$ thin films annealed at $400^{\circ}C$ were about -3.15%/K.

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A Study of Functionality and Stability of LDPE-Nano TiO2 Composite Film (LDPE-나노 TiO2 복합 필름의 기능성 및 재질안정성 평가)

  • Lee, Wooseok;Ko, Seonghyuk
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.67-74
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    • 2017
  • In this work, the effects of nano $TiO_2$ on functionality and stability of low density polyethylene (LDPE) composite films were investigated for food packaging application. LDPE-nano $TiO_2$ composite films were prepared with various $TiO_2$ contents (0, 0.5, 1.0, 3.0 and 5.0wt%) by melt-extrusion and their basic properties such as crystallinity, chemical bonds and surface morphology were examined by XRD, FTIR and SEM. Ultraviolet (UV) light barrier property of as-prepared LDPE-nano $TiO_2$ composite films was also studied and the presence of nano $TiO_2$ resulted in significant improvement of UV light barrier compared to the pure LDPE film. To evaluate influence of nano $TiO_2$ on LDPE properties required as packaging material, thermal, mechanical, gas barrier and optical properties of LDPE-nano $TiO_2$ composite films were characterized with various analytical techniques including TGA, UTM, OTR, WVTR and UV-vis spectroscopy. As a result, except optical property of LDPE, no significant effects were found in other properties. Opacity of pure LDPE was greatly increased with increasing concentration of nano $TiO_2$.

Effects of Annealing Atmosphere on Crystallization and Electrical Properties in $YMnO_3$ Ferroelectric Thin Films ($YMnO_3$ 강유전 박막의 열처리 분위기가 결정화거동과 전기적 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • 윤귀영;김정석;천채일
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.168-173
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    • 2000
  • YMnO3 thin films were prepared on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrate by chemical solution deposition method. The films were crystallized by heat-treatment at 85$0^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour. Effects of an annealing atmosphere(O2, Ar, vacuum) on the crystallization behavior and electridcal properties were investigated. YMnO3 thin films annealed under Ar atmosphere showed a superior crystallinity and a very strong c-aix preferred-orientation which was a polar axis. Leakage current density of the films decreased with lowering oxygen partial pressure of the annealing atmosphere. C-V and P-E ferroelectric hysteresis were observed only in the thin film heat-treated under Ar atmosphere.In order to prepare YMnO3 thin films having both low leakage current and ferroelectricity, the annealing atmsphere should be kept under a proper oxygen partial pressure which was about 1 Pa in this work. Leakage current density at 1 volt, dielectric constant($\varepsilon$r), remanent polarization(Pr), and coercive field(Ec) were 1.7$\times$10-8 A/$\textrm{cm}^2$, 25, 1.08$\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$, and 100 kV/cm, respectively.

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