• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.327-327
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• 2009

ZnO with a large band gap (~3.37 eV) and exciton binding energy (~60 meV), is suitable for optoelectronic applications such as ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diodes (LEDs) and detectors. However, the ZnO-based p-n homojunction is not readily available because it is difficult to fabricate reproducible p-type ZnO with high hall concentration and mobility. In order to solve this problem, there have been numerous attempts to develop p-n heterojunction LEDs with ZnO as the n-type layer. The n-ZnO/p-GaN heterostructure is a good candidate for ZnO-based heterojunction LEDs because of their similar physical properties and the reproducible availability of p-type GaN. Especially, the reduced lattice mismatch (~1.8 %) and similar crystal structure result in the advantage of acquiring high performance LED devices. In particular, a number of ZnO films show UV band-edge emission with visible deep-level emission, which is originated from point defects such as oxygen vacancy, oxygen interstitial, zinc interstitial[1]. Thus, defect-related peak positions can be controlled by variation of growth or annealing conditions. In this work, the undoped ZnO film was grown on the p-GaN:Mg film using RF magnetron sputtering method. The undoped ZnO/p-GaN:Mg heterojunctions were annealed in a horizontal tube furnace. The annealing process was performed at $800^{\circ}C$ during 30 to 90 min in air ambient to observe the variation of the defect states in the ZnO film. Photoluminescence measurements were performed in order to confirm the deep-level position of the ZnO film. As a result, the deep-level emission showed orange-red color in the as-deposited film, while the defect-related peak positions of annealed films were shifted to greenish side as increasing annealing time. Furthermore, the electrical resistivity of the ZnO film was decreased after annealing process. The I-V characteristic of the LEDs showed nonlinear and rectifying behavior. The room-temperature electroluminescence (EL) was observed under forward bias. The EL showed a weak white and strong yellowish emission colors (~575 nm) in the undoped ZnO/p-GaN:Mg heterojunctions before and after annealing process, respectively.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2004

Atomic Layer Epitaxy (ALE)법으로 Zn 소스인 DEZn와 oxygen 소스인 $H_2O$를 사용하여 (001) sapphire 기판 위에 기판온도를 ALE 공정온도 범위 인 $170^{\circ}C$와 CVD 공정온도범위 인 $400^{\circ}C$에서 ZnO 박막을 증착하였다. 후열처리에 따른 발광 특성을 조사하기 위해서 산소분위기에서 600∼$1000^{\circ}C$의 온도로 1 시간 동안 후열처리한 후에 He-Cd laser를 사용하여 Photoluminescence (PL) 특성을 측정하였다. $170^{\circ}C$와 $400^{\circ}C$에서 증착된 시편의 경우 모두 as-grown 상태에서는 거의 발광이 일어나지 않았으나 후열처리를 거치면서 발광이 일어났으며 열처리온도가 높을수록 발광강도는 증가하였다. $400^{\circ}C$에서의 증착된 시편의 경우는 CVD 반응이 일어나 Zn-Zn 결합이 많이 생성되어 열처리 온도가 증가하여도 발광강도가 약하였고 가시광 영역의 발광이 크게 증가한 반면 $170^{\circ}C$에서 증착된 시편의 경우는 열처리 온도가 증가할수록 UV영역의 발광강도만이 크게 증가하였으며 가시광 영역에서의 발광은 거의 증가하지 않았다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.8
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• pp.329-329
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• 2007

Photoconductive poly crystalline lead oxide coated on amorphous thin film transistor (TFT) arrays is the best candidate for direct digital x-ray detector for medical imaging. Thicker films with lessening density often show lower x-ray induced charge generation and collection becomes less efficient. In this work, we present a new methodology used for the high density deposition of PbO. We investigate the structural properties of the films using X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy experiments. The film coatings of approximately $200\;{\mu}m$ thickness were deposited on $2"{\times}2"$ conductive-coated glass substrates for measurements of dark current and x-ray sensitivity. The lead oxide (PbO) films of $200\;{\mu}m$ thickness were deposited on glass substrates using a wet coating process in room temperature. The influence of post-deposition annealing on the characteristics of the lead oxide films was investigated in detail. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy have been employed to obtain information on the morphology and crystallization of the films. Also we measured dark current, x-ray sensitivity and linearity for investigation of the electrical characteristics of films. It was found that the annealing conditions strongly affect the electrical properties of the films. The x-ray induced output charges of films annealed in oxygen gas increases dramatically with increasing annealing temperatures up to $500^{\circ}C$ but then drops for higher temperature anneals. Consequently, the more we increase the annealing temperatures, the better density and film quality of the lead oxide. Analysis of this data suggests that incorporation and decomposition reactions of oxygen can be controlled to change the detection properties of the lead oxide film significantly. Post-deposition thermal annealing is also used for densely film. The PbO films that are grown by new methodology exhibit good morphology of high density structure and provide less than $10\;pA/mm^2$ dark currents as they show saturation in gain (at approximate fields of $4\;V/{\mu}m$). The ability to operate at low voltage gives adequate dark currents for most applications and allows voltage electronics designs.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.258-262
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• 2000

$YMnO_3$박막은 고주파 스퍼터를 사용하여 Si(100)과 $Y_2O_3$/si(100)기판에 증착하였다. 증착시에 산소 분압의 조건과 열처리 온도는 YMnO$_3$ 박막의 결정성과 그 메모리 윈도우의 특성에 매우 중요한 영향을 주었다. XRD 측정 결과 산소 분압 0%에서 증착후 $870^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 동안 후열처리한 $YMnO_3$ 박막은 c-축을 따라 매우 잘 배향되었음을 확인하였다. 반면 산소분압 20%에서 Si(100)과 $Y_2O_3$/Si(100) 기판위에 증착된 $YMnO_3$박막의 결정화는 XRD측정 결과 $Y_2$O$_3$ peak가 보이는 것으로 보아 YMnO$_3$박막내에 과잉의 $Y_2O_3$가 c-축으로의 배향을 억제하는 것을 알 수 있다. 특히 산소분압 0%에서 증착한 Pt/$YMnO_3/Y_2O_3$/Si 구조에서의 메모리 윈도우 특성은 c-축으로 잘 배향된 결과로 인해 인가전압 2~12V에서 0.67-3.65V이었으며 이는 $Y_2O_3$/si 기판위에 산소분압 20%에서 증착한 박막 (0.19~1.21V)보다 동일한 인가전압에서 3배 정도의 큰 메모리 윈도우 특성을 보였다.

• 전자공학회논문지A
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• 제30A권7호
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• pp.47-59
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• 1993

16M DRAM 용 Al/Si contact 의 열적안정성을 개선하기 위하여 "stuffed" TiN/Ti diffusion barrier를 사용하였다. Diffusion barrier 로서의 특성을 개선하기 위한 Al 증착전 TiN/Ti barrier metal의 열처리 과정중 barrier metal의 두께, 열처리온도, 분위기 등을 변화시켰다. 질소분위기하에서 450도에서 TiN(900A)/Ti(300A) 박막을 열처리 하여 "stuffed" barrier metal을 형성 시켰을 경우 Al 원자의 TiN층으로의 확산의 600도에서 후속열처리한 경우 일어났으나, 700도까지도 Al-spike를 관찰할 수 없었다. 그러나 "stuffed" barrier metal을 550도에서 형성한 경우에는 600도의 후속열처리온도에서 Al이 Si 기판으로 침투했음을 관찰하였다. 박막의 두께를 얇게한 경우, 600도의 후속 열처리에서 Al-spike가 형성되었음을 확인하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.21
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• pp.196-196
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• 2008

We have investigated that the effect of post annealing on the structural and electrical properties of $Ba_{0.5}Sr_{0.5}TiO_3$ thin films. The BST thin films were deposited on n-type 4H-silicon carbide(SiC) using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The deposition was carried out in oxygen ambient 100mTorr for 5 minutes, which results in about 300nm-thick BST films. For the BST/4H-SiC, 200nm thick silver was deposited on the BST films bye-beam evaporation. The X-ray diffraction patterns of the BST films revealed that the crystalline structure of BST thin films has been improved after post-annealing at $850^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour. The root mean square (RMS) surface roughness of the BST film measured by using a AFM was increased after post-annealing from 5.69nm to 11.49nm. The electrical properties of BST thin film were investigated by measuring the capacitance-voltage characteristics of a silver/BST/4H-SiC structure. After the post-annealing, dielectric constant of the film was increased from 159.67 to 355.33, which can be ascribed to the enhancement of the crystallinity of BST thin films.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2013

ZnO film has been used for CIGS solar cells as a buffer layer as itself or by doping Mg and Sn; ZnO film also has been used as a transparent conducting layer by doping Al or B for solar cells. Since ZnO itself is a host material for many applications it is necessary to understand the electrical and optical properties of ZnO film itself with various preparation conditions. We prepared ZnO films by converting ZnS precursor into ZnO film by thermal annealing. ZnO film was formed at low temperature as low as $500^{\circ}C$ by annealing a ZnS precursor layer in air. In the air annealing, the electrical resistivity decreased monotonically with increasing annealing temperature; the intensity of the green photoluminescence at 505 nm increased up to $750^{\circ}C$ annealing. The electrical resistivity further decreased and the intensity of green emission also increased in reducing atmospheres. The results suggest that deep-level defects originated by oxygen vacancy enhanced green emission, which reduce light transmittance and enhance the recombination of electrons in conduction band and holes in valence. More oxidizing environment is necessary to obtain defect-free ZnO film for higher transparency.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.204-210
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• 2008

$1.5\;{\mu}m$-thick copper films deposited on silicon wafers were successfully bonded at $415^{\circ}C$/25 kN for 40 minutes in a thermo-compression bonding method that did not involve a pre-cleaning or pre-annealing process. The original copper bonding interface disappeared and showed a homogeneous microstructure with few voids at the original bonding interface. Quantitative interfacial adhesion energies were greater than $10.4\;J/m^2$ as measured via a four-point bending test. Post-bonding annealing at a temperature that was less than $300^{\circ}C$ had only a slight effect on the bonding energy, whereas an oxygen environment significantly deteriorated the bonding energy over $400^{\circ}C$. This was most likely due to the fast growth of brittle interfacial oxides. Therefore, the annealing environment and temperature conditions greatly affect the interfacial bonding energy and reliability in Cu-Cu bonded wafer stacks.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.889-893
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• 2002

The reactions of $Cu/Ti/SiO_2$ structures at temperatures ranging from 200 to $700^{\circ}C$ have been studied for various Ti thicknesses. The reaction products initially formed, at around $300^{\circ}C$, were a series of Cu-Ti intermetallics ($Cu_3$Ti/CuTi) with the oxygen dissolved in the Ti moving from the compounds into the remaining unreacted Ti. At $500^{\circ}C$, the $Cu_3$Ti was converted into Cu-rich intermetallics, $Cu_4$Ti, which grew at the expense of the CuTi due to the increased oxygen content in the Ti. In addition, the outdiffusion of Ti, to the Cu surface, and the $Ti-SiO_2$ reactions, caused an abrupt increase in the oxygen content in the Ti layer, which placed thermodynamic restraints on further Ti reactions. Furthermore, thinner Ti layers showed a higher increasing rate of oxygen accumulation for the same consumption of Ti, which led to significantly reduced Ti consumption. The $SiO_2$ film under the Ti diffusion barrier was more easily destroyed with increasing Ti thickness.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.484-490
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• 2017

We investigated the rewritable operation of a non-volatile memory device composed of Al (top)/$TiO_2$/indium-zinc-oxide (IZO)/Al (bottom). The oxygen-deficient IZO layer of the device was spin-coated with 0.1 M indium nitrate hydrate and 0.1 M zinc acetate dehydrate as precursor solutions, and the $TiO_2$ layer was fabricated by atomic layer deposition. The oxygen vacancies IZO layer of an active component annealed at $400^{\circ}C$ using thermal annealing and it was proven to be in oxygen vacancies and oxygen binding environments with OH species and heavy metal ions investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The device, which operates at low voltages (less than 3.5 V), exhibits non-volatile memory behavior consistent with resistive-switching properties and an ON/OFF ratio of approximately $3.6{\times}10^3$ at 2.5 V.