• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.369-373
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• 2013

In this paper, we developed contact type temperature sensor with single crystal silicon strip thermopile. This sensor consists of 15 p-type single crystal silicon strips, 17 n-types and contact electrodes on silicon dioxide silicon membrane. The result of electromotive force measuring showed very good characteristic as $15.18mV/^{\circ}C$ when temperature difference between the two ends of the thermopile occurs by applying thermal contact on the thermopile which was fabricated with silicon strip of $200{\mu}m$ length, $20{\mu}m$ width, $1{\mu}m$ thickness.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.218-219
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• 2007

Silicon feed stock shortage have acted as major restraints for growth of photovoltaic industry. Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system will reduce the use of silicon PV materials. This paper presents the application possibility of mono-crystalline silicon solar cell, which has increased in market share, for PV concentrator. We measured the power of solar cell using sun simulator and I-V curve tracer and compared the results. The comparison of results showed that the concentrated solar cell generated the power more approximately 7 times than without concentration in spite of non-heat sink. If CPV technology included heat sink combines already developed PV tracking system, it will have a merit economically.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.22-23
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• 2007

We tried to find the possibility of mono-crystalline silicon solar cell for photovoltaic concentrating system which is major cost portion for PV system using fresnel lens. With solar simulator and I-V curve tracer, we analyzed maximum output characteristics and measured the temperature of concentrated area using infrared camera. Because of temperature increase, there was no merit when concentrating. But at low radiant power, it showed more efficient operation. The combination of heat-sink technology and tracking system to our concentrating PV system would give better performance results.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.12 no.7
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• pp.623-630
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• 2003

Nanomachining process, static nanoplowing, is one of the most promising lithographic technologies in terms of the low cost of operation and variety of workable materials. In nanomachining process, chemical effects are more dominant factor compared with those by physical deformation or fracture. For example, during the nanoscratch on a silicon surface in the atmosphere, micro protuberances are formed due to the mechanochemical reaction between diamond tip and the surfaces. On the contrary, in case of chemically stable materials, such as ceramic or glass, surface protuberances are not formed. The purpose of this study is to understand effects of the mechanochemical reaction between tip and surfaces on deformation behaviors of hard-brittle materials. Nanometerscale elasoplastic deformation behavior of single crystal silicon (100) was characterized with micro protuberance phenomena, and compared with that of borosilicate (Pyrex glass 7740). In addition, effects of the silicon protuberances on nanoscratch test results were discussed.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.155-161
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• 2019

Understanding charge transport anisotropy at the interface of conjugated nanostructures basically gives insight into structure-property relationship in organic field-effect transistors (OFET). Here, the anisotropy of the field-effect mobility at the interface between 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentacene (TIPS-pentacene) single crystal with cofacial molecular stacks in a-b basal plane and SiO gate dielectric was investigated. A solvent exchange method has been used in order for TIPS-pentacene single crystals to be grown on the surface of SiO₂ thin film, corresponding to the charge accumulation at the interface in OFET structure. In TIPS-pentacene OFET, the anisotropy ratio between the highest and lowest measured mobility is revealed to be 5.2. By analyzing the interaction of a conjugated unit in TIPS-pentacene with the nearest neighbor units, the mobility anisotropy can be rationalized by differences in HOMO-level coupling and hopping routes of charge carriers. The theoretical estimation of anisotropy based on HOMO-level coupling is also consistent with the experimental result.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.81-81
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• 2000

본 연구는 고집적 반도체 소자의 제조 공정에 있어서 산화막을 형성하지 않고 굴곡진 표면을 균일하게 고농도로 도핑하기 위한 방안의 일환으로 기존의 PH3 대신 고체 P를 직접 이용한 2-zone 확산법으로 다결정 Si에 도핑하는 방법을 채택하고, 그 rksmdtjddmdf 검토하는데 목적이 있다. 도핑 시간에 따른 확산 경향을 살펴본 결과, 시간이 증가함에 따라 도핑이 증가하는 뚜렷한 경향을 나타내었으며, 온도가 증가할수록 시간에 따른 농도의 증가량이 커지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서, 고온에 비해 저온에서 더 빨리 pile-up이 일어나며 표면 부근의 농도가 포화상태에 빨리도달하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 다결정 Si에서의 확산거동을 살펴본 결과, 결정립 크기가 적을수록 저항이 높게 나타났으며, 단결정 Si의 저항값보다 약 4~5배 가까이 높은 값을 나타내었다. 또한 동일한 온도에서 시간에 따라 표면 부근의 pile-up 현상이 증가하는 뚜렷한 경향을 보여 주었다. 온도가 감소할수록 pili-up 현상이 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 입계를 통한 빠른 확산에 의해 단결정 Si에 비해 표면 pile-up의 포화가 늦게 일어나는 것을 알 수 있었다. 고체 P를 source로 사용한 경우와 PH3 (phosphine)을 source로 사용한 경우를 비교 분석한 결과, 75$0^{\circ}C$에서 PH3에 비해 고체 P를 사용한 경우의 표면농도가 약 50배 정도로 높게 도핑된 것을 알 수 있었다. 도핑된 P중에서 전기적으로 활성화되어 있는 성분을 알아본 결과, SIMS의 결과와 유사하게 고체 P의 경우가 약 50배 높은 값을 나타내었다. 실제 소자의 특성을 알아보기 위하여 커패시터를 제작하여 측정하여 본 결과, 추가의 도핑을 하지 않은 시편에 비해 고체 P를 도핑한 시편이 약 8%의 Cmin 값의 증가를 보였으며, PH3에 비해 약 3%의 증가된 값을 나타냈었다. 누설전류 특성은 2V에서 수 fA/$\mu\textrm{m}$2로 양호하게 나타났다. 실험 결과 고체 P를 이용한 경우 더 우수한 특성을 나타내었으나, 예상과는 달리 차이가 적게 나타났다. 그 원인은 소자 제조 공정에서 콘택 부분에 큰 저항 성분이 형성되어 생긴 문제로 생각된다. 또한 실험에 사용된 유전체의 두께가 두꺼워 HSG 사이의 갭 부분이 캐패시턴스 증가에 기여를 충분히 못한 것으로 사료된다. 따라서, 제조 공정 상의 문제점을 제거하고 고체 P를 사용할 경우 본 실험에 비해 보다 증진된 특성을 보여줄 것으로 기대된다. 이상의 결론을 토대로 볼 때, 2-zone 확산법을 이용한 P 도핑 방법은 저온에서 효과적으로 다결정 Si에 고농도의 도핑을 할 수 있다고 생각된다.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.243-248
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• 2012

In this study, The report analysed the characteristics of power drop and damage of surface in solar cell through high temperature and humidity test. The solar cells were tested during the 1000hr in $85^{\circ}C$ temperature and 85% humidity conditions, that excerpted standard of PV Module(KS C IEC-61215). An analysis of the cell surface through EL(Electroluminescence), the cell has partly change of surface in yearly. Single-crystalline Solar cell efficiency is decreased from 17.7% to 15.6% and decreasing rate is 11.9%. On the other hand, Poly-crystalline Solar cell efficiency is decreased from 15.5% to 14.0% and decreasing rate is 9.3%. A comparison of the fill factor for analysis of electro characteristic in yearly, Single-crystalline Solar cell efficiency is decreased from 78.7% to 78.1% and decreasing rate is 4.7%. On the other hand, Poly-crystalline Solar cell efficiency is decreased from 78.1% to 76.7% and decreasing rate is 1.8%. Single-crystalline has more bigger power drop than poly-crystalline by the silicon purity and silicon atom arrangement. Also, FF decreasing rate has more bigger drop than efficiency decreasing rate for the reason that the damage of surface by exterior environmental factor is the more influence in cell than other reason that is decreasing FF by damage of p-n junction.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.149-156
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• 1999

An experimental simulation on the flow in Czochralski melt using a cold model was carried out to obtain the velocities of fluid flow which affects the oxygen concentration of Czochralski crystal growing system. Low melting point Woods metal with similar Pr number to the silicon melt was adopted as a working fluid. Local flow velocities at numerous positions in the melt were simulataneously measured in three dimension using incorporated magnet probe. The measured velocity field showed a non-axisymmetric pattern dominated by natural convection. The analysis on the correlation between data set of temperatures simultaneously measured at two melt positions showed that the values of correlation coefficients were smaller than those of previous study on the small size of silicon melt and these phenomena are believed to occur because turbulent behavior becomes stronger in large size of the melt.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.177-181
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• 2000

The tunneling current is exponentially dependent on the separation gap between a pair of conductors. The detection of displacement can be, therefore, carried out by measurment of a variation in the tunneling current. In this experiment, we fabricated pyramid-type silicon tunneling devices in which a tunneling current flow between a micro-tip and $Si_3N_4$ thin film membrane. A MEMS process was used for the fabrication of the tunneling devices. The micro-tips were formed on Si wafers by undercutting a differently oriented square of $SiO_2$ with KOH. The stiffness of the $Si_3N_4$ films were observed and the model for the stiffness calculation, which is useful in predicting the stiffness even when the stiffness ranges beyond the scope of the normal experimental condition, was suggested.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.57-65
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• 2003

In this study, we carry out reliability tests and investigate the failure mechanisms of the anodically bonded wafer level vacuum packaging (WLVP) MEMS gyroscope sensor. There are three failure mechanisms of WLVP: leakage, permeation and out-gassing. The leakage is caused by small dimension of the leak channel through the bonding interface and internal defects. The larger bonding width and the use of single crystalline silicon can reduce the leak rate. Silicon and glass wafer itself generates a large amount of outgassing including $H_2O$, $C_3H_5$, $CO_2$, and organic gases. Epi-poly wafer generates 10 times larger amount of outgassing than SOI wafer. The sandblasting process in the glass increases outgassing substantially. Outgassing can be minimized by pre-baking of the wafer in the vacuum oven before bonding process. An optimum pre-baking temperature of the wafers would be between $400^{\circ}C$ and $500^{\circ}C$.