• Applied Microscopy
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• 제50권
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• pp.17.1-17.9
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• 2020

Recent advances in fabrication have enabled radial-junction architectures for cost-effective and high-performance optoelectronic devices. Unlike a planar PN junction, a radial-junction geometry maximizes the optical interaction in the three-dimensional (3D) structures, while effectively extracting the generated carriers via the conformal PN junction. In this paper, we report characterizations of radial PN junctions that consist of p-type Si micropillars created by deep reactive-ion etching (DRIE) and an n-type layer formed by phosphorus gas diffusion. We use electron-beam induced current (EBIC) microscopy to access the 3D junction profile from the sidewall of the pillars. Our EBIC images reveal uniform PN junctions conformally constructed on the 3D pillar array. Based on Monte-Carlo simulations and EBIC modeling, we estimate local carrier separation/collection efficiency that reflects the quality of the PN junction. We find the EBIC efficiency of the pillar array increases with the incident electron beam energy, consistent with the EBIC behaviors observed in a high-quality planar PN junction. The magnitude of the EBIC efficiency of our pillar array is about 70% at 10 kV, slightly lower than that of the planar device (≈ 81%). We suggest that this reduction could be attributed to the unpassivated pillar surface and the unintended recombination centers in the pillar cores introduced during the DRIE processes. Our results support that the depth-dependent EBIC approach is ideally suitable for evaluating PN junctions formed on micro/nanostructured semiconductors with various geometry.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도학회 2003년도 High Temperature Superconductivity Vol.XIII
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• pp.45-45
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• 2003

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.144-148
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• 2009

A current limiter was manufactured using a Josephson junction array to cut off an excessive current flowing into the SQUID sensor. The Fabricateed Josephson junction array was connected in series with a flux transformer that consists of a pick-up coil and an input coil, and the flux transformer was inductively coupled with a Double Relaxation Oscillation SQUID(DROS). The flux-voltage modulation curve was induced by applying an AC magnetic field whose magnitude was far smaller than that of the DC magnetic field. A change in the flux-voltage modulation curve of the SQUID was observed while the DC magnetic field was increased, to qualitatively examine the current limiting characteristic of the Josephson junction array. As a result, it was found that the SQUID flux-voltage modulation curve disappeared at the critical current of the Josephson junction array, which indicates that the Josephson junction array properly works as a current limiter.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2002

10-V Josephson junction array arranged in 8 parallel stripline paths was fabricated using self-aligning and reactive ion etching techniques. These techniques were introduced in detail with aim of obtaining high-quality junctions. The array has 18,184 Josephson junctions with the area of $12\mu\textrm{m}$$\times$$38\mu\textrm{m}$. The gap voltage and minimum critical current density were about 2.7 ㎷ and ／$23 A\textrm{cm}^2$, respectively. And the critical current density and leakage current at 5 volt were about 27 $A／\textrm{cm}^2$ and $5\mu\textrm{A}$, respectively When operated in the frequency range of 76-88 ㎓, the away generated constant voltage steps up to 14-19 V. The step size near 10-V was more than 7 $\mu\textrm{A}$.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도학회 2002년도 High Temperature Superconductivity Vol.XII
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• pp.54-54
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• 2002

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2005

Coupling of non-linear oscillators have long been an interesting problem for physicists. The coupling phenomena have been frequently observed in Josephson junction series array, which have been used for Josephson voltage standard. Interestingly pronounced self-generation effect has been found during recent development of Josephson arrays for programmable Josephson voltage standard. But the coupling effect between the self-generations is not fully understood yet. We present harmonically approximated analytical solutions for coupled self-generations in the Josephson arrays, i.e., Superconductor-Insulator-Normal metal-Insulator-Superconductor (SINIS) array, externally shunted Superconductor-Insulator-Supercondctor (es-SIS) array, Superconductor-Normal metal-Superconductor (SNS) array. We find that the coupling between the self-generated Josephson oscillations through microwave transmission line plays critical role in microwave property of the Josephson array.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.214-223
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• 2013

This paper proposes a theoretical analysis of hidden device detection and a design of multiband circular polarization patch array antenna for non-linear junction detector system application. A good axial ratio of circular polarization patch antenna is realized by a new approach that employs inclined slots, two rectangular grooves and a truncated ground for the conventional antenna. A good axial ratio of the 1.5 dB lower is measured by having an asymmetric gap distance between the ground planes of the coplanar waveguide feeding structure. The common ground plane of the linear array has an optimum trapezoidal slot array to reduce the mutual coupling without increasing the distance between the radiators. The higher gain of about 1 dBi is realized by using the novel common ground structure. The measured return loss, gain, and axial ratio of the proposed single radiator, as well as the proposed array antennas, showed a good agreement with the simulated results.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 1999년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.116-119
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• 1999

This paper presents a feeder waveguide array of slot array antennas for Direct Broadcasting from Satellite(DBS). The feed structure consists of a single waveguide placed on the same layer as radiating waveguide and is characterized by the unit divider, called a $\pi$-Junction. This K-function with an inductive wall splits part of the power into two branch waveguide through one coupling window, and can excite densely arrayed waveguide at equal phase and amplitude. The power dividing characteristics of a cascade of $\pi$ -functions are analyzed by Galerkin's method of moments. From the optimum simulation results based on the feeder waveguide using $\pi$ -Junction at 3.95GHz, we obtained the scattering matrices of the feeder divided power at 11.85CHz.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제42권12호
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• pp.1057-1064
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• 2014

정지궤도위성은 다수의 탑재체를 하나의 위성체 플랫폼에 탑재하고 2010년 6월 26일에 발사되었다. 태양기간 동안 인공위성에서 요구되는 전력은 태양전지 배열기 윙에서 생성된다. 태양전지는 Spectrolab사의 적층법을 사용한 RWE Space사의 Gaget 2로 명명되는 GaInP/GaAs/Ge 3중 접합 셀이다. 본 논문은 정지궤도 비행 데이터에 대한 경향을 분석한 결과를 바탕으로 설계수명 말기에서 태양전지 배열기의 전력 성능을 평가하였다. 설계수명 말기에서 예측한 태양전지 배열기의 전력 성능은 태양전지 배열기 제작사가 제공한 전력 성능과 비교하였다. 경향분석 결과를 통해 태양전지 셀은 현저한 성능감소 없이 정상적으로 동작되고 있다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.92-100
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• 2002

본 논문은 차량 탑재형 DBS 수신 시스템에 적용하기 위하여 Galerkin 모멘트법을 이용한 유도성 벽을 가진 16 포트 급전 도파관 어레이에 대해 기술하고 있다. 먼저, π분기 한 단의 전자계 해석 및 설계의 타당성을 입증하기 위해, π분기 한 단을 DBS 밴드에서 설계 ·제작하였다. π분기 한 단에 대한 측정결과는 이론치와는 잘 일치하였다. 이 설계법을 토대로 WR-90 표준 도파관을 이용한 어레이 설계를 행하였다. 그러나 WR-90 표준 도파관의 경우, π분기 한 단의 폭이 관내파장보다 커져서 8 포트 어레이에 대해 2.3 dB의 진폭차와 62도의 위상차를 보였으며 반사손실 -20 dB 이하의 대역폭도 약 220 ㎒ DBS의 대역폭을 만족시키지 못했다. 이를 해결하기 위하여 π분기 한 단의 폭이 관내파장과 같은 크기를 갖도록 하는 설계법을 제안하였다. 이 설계법에 의해 8 포트 어레이의 경우, 진폭차를 1 dB 이내로, 위상차를 13도 이내로 줄일 수 있었으며, 대역폭도 700 ㎒로 광대역화 할 수 있었다. 또한 16 포트 도파관 어레이의 크기를 WR-90 표준 도파관 어레이에 비해 약 10 cm 정도 줄이는 효과를 얻었다. 제작한 16 포트 급전 도파관 어레이를 이용하여 안테나의 이득을 측정한 결과, DBS 대역에서 24 dBi 이상의 고이득을 실현할 수 있었다.