• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2000년도 제18회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.174-174
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• 2000

A strong antiferromagnetic coupling in Fe/Si multilayered films (MLF) had been recently discovered and much consideration has been given to whether the coupling in the Fe/Si MLF system has the same origin as the metal/metal MLF. Nevertheless, the nature of the interfacial ron silicide is still controversial. On one hand, a metal/ semiconductor structure was suggested with a narrow band-gap semiconducting $\varepsilon$-FeSi spacer that mediates the coupling. However, some features show that the nature of coupling can be well understood in terms of the conventional metal/metal multilayered system. It is well known that both magneto-optical (MO) and optical properties of a metal depend strongly on their electronic structure that is also correlated with the atomic and chemical ordering. In this study, the nature of the interfacial regions is the Fe/Si multilayers has been investigated by the experimental and computer-simulated MO and optical spectroscopies. The Fe/Si MLF were prepared by rf-sputtering onto glass substrates at room temperature with the number of repetition N=50. The thickness of Fe sublayer was fixed at 3.0nm while the Si sublayer thickness was varied from 1.0 to 2.0 nm. The topmost layer of all the Fe/Si MLF is Fe. In order to carry out the computer simulations, the information on the MO and optical parameters of the materials that may constitute a real multilayered structure should be known in advance. For this purpose, we also prepared Fe, Si, FeSi2 and FeSi samples. The structural characterization of Fe/Si MLF was performed by low- and high -angle x-ray diffraction with a Cu-K$\alpha$ radiation and by transmission electron microscopy. A bulk $\varepsilon$-FeSi was also investigated. The MO and optical properties were measured at room temperature in the 1.0-4.7 eV energy range. The theoretical simulations of MO and optical properties for the Fe/Si MLF were performed by solving exactly a multireflection problem using the scattering matrix approach assuming various stoichiometries of a nonmagnetic spacer separating the antiferromagnetically coupled Fe layers. The simulated spectra of a model structure of FeSi2 or $\varepsilon$-FeSi as the spacer turned out to fail in explaining the experimental spectra of the Fe/Si MLF in both intensity and shape. Thus, the decisive disagreement between experimental and simulated MO and optical properties ruled out the hypothesis of FeSi2 and $\varepsilon$-FeSi as the nonmagnetic spacer. By supposing the spontaneous formation of a metallic ζ-FeSi, a reasonable agreement between experimental and simulated MO and optical spectra was obtained.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2024

다양한 광학 재료에 사용되는 CaF₂ 단결정은 밴드갭(12 eV)이 크고, 넓은 파장영역에서 투과율이 뛰어나며 낮은 굴절률과 분산을 가지는 특징이 있다. 이런 우수한 특성을 바탕으로 최근 리소그래피(Lithography) 공정에서 짧은 파장의 광원에서도 사용가능한 렌즈의 재료로 CaF₂ 단결정이 주목받고 있다. 다만 CaF₂의 경우 157 nm에서 재료 고유의 복굴절이 존재하며, 이로 발생한 수차는 (100)면과 (111)면의 결합을 통해 보상할 수 있기 때문에 면 방향에 따른 특성을 조사하는 것이 필요하다. 이 연구에서는 초크랄스키(Czochralski) 방법으로 성장하여 상용화 된 CaF₂ 단결정 웨이퍼를 이용하여 면 방향에 따른 결정성, 광학적 특성을 분석하였다. 특히 chemical etching을 통해 etch pit의 형태가 면 방향에 따라 다르게 나타나는 것을 확인하였고, 결함 분석을 통해 결정 내 전위의 배열과 결함의 존재가 etch pit 형상에 영향을 주는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2024

β-Ga₂O₃는 ~4.8 eV의 넓은 밴드 갭과 8 MV/cm의 높은 항복 전압을 가지는 물질로 전력소자의 응용 분야에서 많은 주목을 받고 있다. 또한, 대표적인 WBG 반도체 소재인 SiC, GaN, 다이아몬드 등과 비교했을 때, 높은 성장률과 낮은 제조 비용으로 단결정 성장이 가능하다는 장점을 가진다[1-4]. 본 연구에서는 다중 슬릿 구조를 이용한 EFG(Edge-defined Film-fed Growth) 법을 통해 SnO₂ 0.3 mol% 도핑된 10 mm 두께의 β-Ga₂O₃ 단결정을 성장시키는 데에 성공했다. 성장 방향과 성장 면은 각각 [010]/(001)로 설정하였으며 성장 속도는 약 12 mm/h이다. 성장시킨 β-Ga₂O₃ 단결정은 다양한 결정면(010, 001, 100, ${\bar{2}}01$)으로 절단하여 표면 가공을 진행하였다. 가공이 완료된 샘플은 XRD, UV/VIS/NIR Spec., Mercury Probe, AFM, Etching 등의 분석을 통해 결정면에 따른 특성을 비교하였다. 본 연구는 고전압 및 고온 응용 분야에서 전력반도체 기술의 발전에 기여할 것으로 기대되며 더 나은 특성의 기판을 선택하는 것은 소자의 성능과 신뢰성을 향상시키는데에 중요한 역할을 할 것이다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2010년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.375-375
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• 2010

CdTe as an absorber material is widely used in thin film solar cells with the heterostructure due to its almost ideal band gap energy of 1.45 eV, high photovoltaic conversion efficiency, low cost and stable performance. The deposition methods and preparation conditions for the fabrication of CdTe are very important for the achievement of high solar cell conversion efficiency. There are some rearranged reports about the deposition methods available for the preparation of CdTe thin films such as close spaced sublimation (CSS), physical vapor deposition (PVD), vacuum evaporation, vapor transport deposition (VTD), closed space vapor transport, electrodeposition, screen printing, spray pyrolysis, metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), and RF sputtering. The RF sputtering method for the preparation of CdTe thin films has important advantages in that the thin films can be prepared at low growth temperatures with large-area deposition suitable for mass-production. The authors reported that the optical and electrical properties of CdTe thin film were closely connected by the thickness-uniformity of the film in the previous study [1], which means that the better optical absorbance and the higher carrier concentration could be obtained in the better condition of thickness-uniformity for CdTe thin film. The thickness-uniformity could be controlled and improved by the some process parameters such as vacuum level and RF power in the sputtering process of CdTe thin films. However, there is a limitation to improve the thickness-uniformity only in the preparation process [1]. So it is necessary to introduce the external or additional method for improving the thickness-uniformity of CdTe thin film because the cell size of thin film solar cell will be enlarged. Therefore, the authors firstly applied the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process to improving the thickness-uniformity of CdTe thin films with a G&P POLI-450 CMP polisher [2]. CMP process is the most important process in semiconductor manufacturing processes in order to planarize the surface of the wafer even over 300 mm and to form the copper interconnects with damascene process. Some important CMP characteristics for CdTe were obtained including removal rate (RR), WIWNU%, RMS roughness, and peak-to-valley roughness [2]. With these important results, the CMP process for CdTe thin films was performed to improve the thickness-uniformity of the sputtering-deposited CdTe thin film which had the worst two thickness-uniformities of them. Some optical properties including optical transmittance and absorbance of the CdTe thin films were measured by using a UV-Visible spectrophotometer (Varian Techtron, Cary500scan) in the range of 400 - 800 nm. After CMP process, the thickness-uniformities became better than that of the best condition in the previous sputtering process of CdTe thin films. Consequently, the optical properties were directly affected by the thickness-uniformity of CdTe thin film. The absorbance of CdTe thin films was improved although the thickness of CdTe thin film was not changed.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2023

최근 전력반도체 소재로 관심을 가지는 Ga₂O₃의 β-상은 열역학적으로 가장 안정한 상을 가지며 4.8~4.9 eV의 넓은 밴드갭과 8 MV/cm의 높은 절연파괴전압을 갖는다. 이러한 우수한 물리적 특성으로 인해 전력반도체 소재로 많은 주목을 받고 있다. β-Ga₂O₃는 SiC 및 GaN의 소재와는 다르게 액상이 존재하기 때문에 액상 성장법으로 단결정 성장이 가능하다. 하지만 성장한 순수 β-Ga₂O₃ 단결정은 전력 소자에 적용하기에는 낮은 전도성으로 인해 의도적으로 제어된 도핑 기술이 필요하며 도핑 특성에 관한 연구가 매우 중요하다. 이 연구에서는 Ga₂O₃ 분말과 SnO₂ 분말의 몰 비율을 다르게 첨가하여 Un-doped, Sn 0.05 mol%, Sn 0.1mol%, Sn 1.5 mol%, Sn 2 mol%, Sn 3 mol%의 혼합분말을 제조하여 EFG(Edge-defined Film-fed Growth) 방법으로 β-Ga₂O₃ 단결정을 성장시켰다. 성장된 β-Ga₂O₃ 단결정의 Sn dopant 함량에 따른 결정 품질 및 광학적, 전기적 특성 변화를 분석하였으며 Sn 도핑에 따른 특성 변화를 광범위하게 연구하였다.