• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2013

Recently flexible electronic devices have attracted a great deal of attention because of new application possibilities including flexible display, flexible memory, flexible solar cell and flexible sensor. In particular, development of flexible memory is essential to complete the flexible integrated systems such as flexible smart phone and wearable computer. Research of flexible memory has primarily focused on organic-based materials. However, organic flexible memory has still several disadvantages, including lower electrical performance and long-term reliability. Therefore, emerging research in flexible electronics seeks to develop flexible and stretchable technologies that offer the high performance of conventional wafer-based devices as well as superior flexibility. Development of flexible memory with inorganic silicon materials is based on the design principle that any material, in sufficiently thin form, is flexible and bendable since the bending strain is directly proportional to thickness. This article reviews progress in recent technologies for flexible memory and flexible electronics with inorganic silicon materials, including transfer printing technology, wavy or serpentine interconnection structure for reducing strain, and wafer thinning technology.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 유기소자의 절연박막을 습식 공정이 아닌 건식 공정인 플라즈마 중합법을 이용하여 Styrene 유기물을 사용하여 절연박막을 제작하였다. 안정적인 플라즈마 형성을 위해 버블러와 써큐레이터를 활용하여 정량적인 모노머 주입을 가능하게 하였다. 본 연구에서는 플라즈마 중합된 Styrene 박막을 30, 60 nm 터널링층으로 활용하였고, Styrene 절연층의 두께를 430 nm, Au 메모리층의 두께를 7 nm, 활성층의 두께를 40 nm, 소스와 드레인 전극의 두께를 50 nm로 유기 메모리 소자를 제작하여 특성을 평가하였다. 40/-40 V의 double sweep시 45 V의 히스테리시스 전압을 얻을 수 있었고, 이는 MMA를 터널링층으로 활용한 유기 메모리 소자의 히스테리시스 전압이 27 V인 것과 비교하였을 때 60% 상승한 효과로 히스테리시스 전압이 18 V 이상 높은 결과이다. 이와 같은 결과로부터 플라즈마 중합된 Styrene 유기 박막의 높은 전하 포집 특성을 활용하여 전체층을 유기 재료로 제작한 유연한 메모리 소자의 응용 가능성을 기대한다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.307.2-307.2
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• 2016

In this study, we synthesized Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) in polyacrylonitrile (PAN) thin films using a simple annealing process in the solid phase. The synthetic conditions were systematically controlled and optimized by varying the concentration of the Au salt solution and the annealing temperature. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed their chemical state, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) verified the successful synthesis, size, and density of AuNPs. Au nanoparticles were generated from the thermal decomposition of the Au salt and stabilized during the cyclization of the PAN matrix. For actual device applications, previous synthetic techniques have required the synthesis of AuNPs in a liquid phase and an additional process to form the thin film layer, such as spin-coating, dip-coating, Langmuir-Blodgett, or high vacuum deposition. In contrast, our one-step synthesis could produce gold nanoparticles from the Au salt contained in a solid matrix with an easy heat treatment. The PAN:AuNPs composite was used as the charge trap layer of an organic nano-floating gate memory (ONFGM). The memory devices exhibited a high on/off ratio (over $10^6$), large hysteresis windows (76.7 V), and a stable endurance performance (>3000 cycles), indicating that our stabilized PAN:AuNPs composite film is a potential charge trap medium for next generation organic nano-floating gate memory transistors.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.289.1-289.1
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• 2014

In this study, we made a organic thin film device in MIS(Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor) structure by using PVP (Poly vinyl phenol) as a insulating layer, and CdSe/ZnS nano particles which have a core/shell structure inside. We dissolved PVP and PMF in PGMEA, organic solvent, then formed a thin film through a spin coating. After that, it was cross-linked by annealing for 1 hour in a vacuum oven at $185^{\circ}C$. We operated FTIR measurement to check this, and discovered the amount of absorption reduced in the wave-length region near 3400 cm-1, so could observe decrease of -OH. Boonton7200 was used to measure a C-V relationship to confirm a properties of the nano particles, and as a result, the width of the memory window increased when device including nano particles. Additionally, we used HP4145B in order to make sure the electrical characteristics of the organic thin film device and analyzed a conduction mechanism of the device by measuring I-V relationship. When the voltage was low, FNT occurred chiefly, but as the voltage increased, Schottky Emission occurred mainly. We synthesized CdSe/ZnS and to confirm this, took a picture of Si substrate including nano particles with SEM. Spherical quantum dots were properly made. Due to this study, we realized there is high possibility of application of next generation memory device using organic thin film device and nano particles, and we expect more researches about this issue would be done.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.72-76
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• 2020

The author demonstrated organic ferroelectric thin-film transistors with ferroelectric materials of P(VDF-TrFE) and an amorphous oxide semiconducting In-Ga-Zn-O channel on the silicon substrates. The organic ferroelectric layers were deposited on an oxide semiconductor layer by Langmuir-Blodgett method and then annealed at 128℃ for 30min. The carrier mobility and current on/off ratio of the memory transistors showed 9 ㎠V^-1s^-1 and 6 orders of magnitude, respectively. We can conclude from the obtained results that proposed memory transistors were quite suitable to realize flexible and werable electronic applications.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.440-440
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• 2011

We report on the non-volatile memory characteristics of a bistable organic memory (BOM) device with Au nanoparticles (NPs) embedded in a conducting poly N-vinylcarbazole (PVK) colloids hybrid layer deposited on flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show the Au nanoparticles distributed isotropically around the surface of a PVK colloid. The average induced charge on Au nanoparticles, estimated using the C-V hysteresis curve, was large, as much as 5 holes/NP at a sweeping voltage of ${\pm}3$ V. The maximum ON/OFF ratio of the current bistability in the BOM devices was as large as $1{\times}105$. The cycling endurance tests of the ON/OFF switching exhibited a high endurance of above $1.5{\times}105$ cycles and a high ON/OFF ratio of ~105 could be achieved consistently even after quite a long retention time of more than $1{\times}106$ s.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.3-11
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• 1997

Disturbances in memory are the most common problem in patients with an organic mental syndrome. Other patients with significant psychiatric disorders also often have difficulty with memory. So it is very important in the clinical practice of psychiatry to understand the biological and neurocognitive mechanisms of memory proessing, and to develop the assessment tools with which memory function can be evaluated reliably and validly. Moreover, memory researches provide an important viewpoint from which we can understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of major neuropsychiatric illnesses. This article focuses on our understanding of memory functions in clinical and neurobiological aspects. The relevant material will be presented in four parts : 1) terminologies needed in defining major stages of various types of memory processing : 2) neurochemical and neuroanatomical basis of memory processing : 3) brief bed-side screening tests and more comprehensive neuropsychological tests for the evaluation of memory function : 4) the characteristics of memory dysfunction in several major psychiatric illnesses.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.354-361
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• 2012

유기 메모리 절연막 제작을 위해 일반적으로 사용되어지는 습식법이 아닌 건식법 중 플라즈마 중합법을 이용하였다. 유기 절연 박막으로 사용된 단량체는 Styrene과 MMA을 사용하고, 터널링 박막은 MMA를 사용하며, 메모리 박막은 열기상증착법을 이용한 Au 박막을 사용하였다. 최적화된 소자의 구조는 Au의 메모리층의 두께를 7 nm, Styrene 게이트 절연막의 두께를 400 nm, MMA 터널링 박막의 두께를 30 nm로 증착하여 제작된 부동 게이트형 유기 메모리 소자는 40/-40 V의 double sweep시 27 V의 히스테리시스 전압을 얻을 수 있었다. 이 특성을 기준하여 유기 메모리의 전하 포집 특성을 얻을 수 있었다. 유기 재료 중 MMA 대비 Styrene의 전하 포집 특성이 좋은 것으로 보아 향후 부동 게이트인 Au 박막을 유기 재료인 Styrene으로 대체하여 플렉시블 소자의 가능성을 기대한다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.203-206
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• 2009

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.278-283
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• 2015

In this work, the electrical bistability of an organic CT complex is demonstrated and the possible switching mechanism is proposed. 2,9-Dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BCP) and tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) are used as an organic donor and acceptor, respectively, and poly-methamethylacrylate (PMMA) is used as a polymeric matrix for spin-coating. A device with the Al/($Al_2O_3$)/PMMA:BCP:TCNQ[1:1:0.5 wt%]/Al configuration demonstrated bistable and switching characteristics similar to Ovshinsky switching with a low threshold voltage and a high ON/OFF ratio. An analysis of the current-voltage curves of the device suggested that electrical switching took place due to the charge transfer mechanism.