• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.10
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• pp.5919-5924
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• 2014

Accumulated dross adhered to the cutting support degrades the cutting accuracy and aggravates the working environment by reducing the efficiency of the dust collector. Furthermore, the cutting machine and product can be damaged by the scattering of molten metal. In this study, an attempt was made to increase the productivity of steel cutting process and improve the working environment by dross control. The dross adhesion characteristics were invested by a cutting experiment and the design concept for a dross removal machine was devised. Finally, a cutting support cleaning system and its operating algorithm were developed. The applicability of the developed system was examined and verified by a long-term field test after installation of the plasma arc cutting system of a shipyard.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.364-371
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• 1997

Silicon trench etching has been carried out using a magnetically enhanced reactive ion etching system in HBr plasma containing He-$O_2$, $CF_4$. The changes of etch rate and etch profile, the degree of residue formation, and the change of surface chemical state were investigated as a function of additive gas flow rate. A severe lateral etching was observed when pure HBr plasma was used to etch the silicon, resulted in a pot shaped trench. When He-$O_2$, $SiF_4$ additives were added to HBr plasma, the lateral etching was almost eliminated and a better trench etch profile was obtained. The surface etched in HBr/He-$O_2/SiF_4$ plasma showed relatively low contamination and residue elements compared to the surface etched in HBr/He-$O-2/CF_4$plasma. In addition, the etching characteristics including low residue formation and chemically clean etched surface were obtained by using HBr containing He-$O_2$ or $SiF_4$ additive gases instead of $CF_4$ gas, which were confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM).

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.6 no.5
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• pp.524-531
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• 1996

차세대 소자고립구조로서 연구되고 있는 trench isolation 공정 등에는 실리콘 식각이 요구되며 실리콘 식각 공정중에는 반응성 이온에 의해 격자결함이 발생할 수 있다. 이와같이 생성된 결함은 소자의 전기적 성질을 열화시키므로 열처리를 통하여 제거하여야만 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 Ar,Ar/H2 플라즈마로 격자결함을 인위적으로 발생시켜 20$0^{\circ}C$-110$0^{\circ}C$ 질소분위기에서 30분간 열처리에 따른 생성된 격자결함의 소거거동을 관찰하였다. 실리콘 표면에 Schottky 다이오드를 제작하여 I-V, C-V 특성을 측정하므로써 잔류하는 전기적인 손상의 정도를 평가하였다. Ar으로 식각한 경우에는 110$0^{\circ}C$ 30분간 열처리한 결과 모든 격자결함이 제거되나 Ar/H2로 식각한 경우에는 격자결함이 완전히 제거되지 않고 (111)적층결함이 남아있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.375-378
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• 2002

We investigated the reduction of etching damage by additive O$_2$ in etching gas and recovery of etching damage by O$_2$ annealing. The PZT thin films were etched using additive Ar or O$_2$ into Cl$_2$/CF$_4$ gas mixing ratio of 8/2. In order to recover ferroelectric properties of PZT thin films after etching, the etched PZT thin films were annealed at 600 C in O$_2$ atmosphere for 10 min. The remanent polarization is decreased seriously and fatigue is accelerated in the PZT sample etched in Ar/(C1$_2$+CF$_4$) plasma, whereas these characteristics are improved in O$_2$/(Cl$_2$/CF$_4$). From x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, the intensities of Pb-O, Zr-O and Ti-O peaks are changed and the etch byproducts such as metal chloride and metal fluoride are reduced by O$_2$ annealing. From electron probe micro analyzer (EPMA) and auger electron spectroscopy(AES), O$_2$ vacancy is observed after etching. In x-ray diffraction (XRD), the structure damage in the additive O$_2$ into C1$_2$/CF$_4$ is reduced and the improvement of ferroelectric behavioral annealed sample is consistent with the increase of the (100) and (200) PZT peaks.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.15 no.7
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• pp.570-575
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• 2002

$SrBi_2Ta_2O_9$ thin films were etched in $Cl_2/CF_4/Ar$ inductively coupled plasma (ICP). The maximum etch rate was 1300 ${\AA}/min$ at 900 W ICP power in Cl$_2$(20%)/$CF_4$(20%)/Ar(60%). As RF source power increased, radicals (F, Cl) and ion ($Ar^+$) increased. The influence of plasma induced damage during etching process was investigated in terms of P-E hysteresis loops, chemical states on the surface, surface morphology and phase of X-ray diffraction. The chemical states on the etched surface were investigated with X-ray spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry. After annealing $700^{\circ}C$ for 1 h in $O_2$ atmosphere, the decreased P-E hysteresises of the etched SBT thin films in Ar and $Cl_2/CF_4/Ar$ plasma were recovered.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.460-464
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• 2003

The barium strontium titannate ((Ba,Sr)TiO$_3$:BST) thin films were etched in an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) as a function of CF$_4$/Ar gas mixing ratio. Under CF$_4$(20%)/Ar(80%), the maximum etch rate of the BST films was 400 $\AA$/min. Etching products were redeposited on the surface of BST and then the nature of crystallinity were varied. Therefore, we investigated the etched surface of BST by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The plasma damages were evaluated in terms of leakage current density by Agilent 4145C and dielectric constant by HP 4192 impedance analyzer. After the BST thin films exposed in the plasma, the leakage current density and roughness increases. After annealing at 600 $^{\circ}C$ for 10 min in $O_2$ ambient, the leakage current density, roughness and nonvolatile etch byproducts reduced. From this results, the plasma induced damages were recovered by annealing process owing to the relaxation of lattice mismatches by Ar ions and the desorption of metal fluorides in high temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.496-496
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• 2012

Sputtering은 박막의 품질(부착력, 밀도, 균일도등)이 우수하고 대면적 증착이 용이하여 반도체, 디스플레이, MEMS기술등과 같은 첨단산업에서 널리 이용되고 있는 증착방법이다. 일반적인 평판형 스퍼터건은 전계와 자계가 직교하는 Target의 일부영역에서만 스퍼터링 현상이 발생하게 되어 증착물질의 사용효율이 20~30% 정도로 좋지 못하고 스퍼터링 되지않는 부분에서는 재증착 현상에 의한 파티클 발생을 유발하여 Substrate에 손상을 입혀 박막의 질을 떨어뜨리게 된다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제점들의 물리적 현상의 진단 및 최적화를 위해 Particle-In-Cell (PIC)시뮬레이션을 이용하여 그 특성들을 알아보았다. 인가전압, 압력, 증착물질과 기판사이의 거리를 변화시켜 자기장이 포함된 Paschen curve를 그렸다. 전기장만이 포함된 시스템에서의 Paschen curve는 이미 공식으로 알려져 있으며 마그네트론 스퍼터링의 시스템에서 Paschen curve와 비교하여 보다 낮은 압력에서 플라즈마가 형성할 수 있는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 Target에 충돌하는 아르곤이온의 양, 에너지 분포, 각도의 분포 등을 관찰하였는데, 대부분의 아르곤이온은 압력이 증가할수록 에너지가 큰 경향성을 가지며 입사각도는 Target에 보다 수직으로 충돌하는 경향을 볼 수 있었다. 증착물질과 기판사이의 거리의 변화에 대해서는 이온 특성의 변화는 없었다.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.117-126
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• 1998

In this study, the residue remaining on the silicon wafer during the oxide overetching using $C_4F_8/H_2$ helicon were plasmas and effects of various cleaning and annealing methods on the removal of the remaining residue were investigated. The addition of 30%$H_2$ to the C4F8 plasma increased the C/F ratio and the thickness of the residue on the etched silicon surface. Most of the residuse on the etched surfaces colud be removed by the oxygen plasmsa cleaning followed by thermal annealing over $450^{\circ}C$. Hydrogen-coataining residue formed on the silicon by 70%$C_4F_8/30%H_2$ helicon plasmas was more easily removed than hydrogen-free residue formed residue formed by $C_4F_8$ helicon wear plasmas. However, damage remaining on the silicon surface overetched using 70%$C_4F_8/30%H_2$ helicon plasmas was intensive and the degree of reocvery duing the post-annealing was lower.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.76-79
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• 2005

$Nd:YVO_4$ 연속발진 레이저(CW laser:Continuous wave laser)로 제작한 다결정 실리콘 박막의 이온도핑 효과를 조사하였다. PECVD로 증착한 비정질 실리콘 박막을 CW 레이저를 조사하여 결정화한 후 $B_2H_6$ 플라즈마 이온 도즈량을 변화시켜 이온 도핑을 하고 급속열처리 방법과 퍼니스 어닐링 방법으로 도펀트 활성화를 하였다. 이온 도핑된 CW 다결정 실리콘 박막의 이온 도즈량에 따른 판저항 변화를 비교하고, 급속열처리(RTA: Rapid Thermal Annealing)와 퍼니스 어닐링(FA: Furnace Annealing) 전후의 결정성 변화를 라만 스펙트럼(Raman spectrum) 을 통하여 분석하였다. 이온 도즈량이 증가함에 따라 판저항은 감소하고, 어닐링 후 이온 도핑에 의해 손상된 박막이 복원됨을 확인 할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.8
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• pp.618-626
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• 2019

Stem cell therapy is not expected to bestow any therapeutic benefit because of the low engraftment rates after transplantation.Various cell-carrying scaffolds have been developed in order to overcome this problem. When the scaffold is formed by 3-dimensional (3D) printing, it is possible to create various shapes of scaffolds for specific regions of injury. At the same time, scaffolds provide stem cells as therapeutic-agents and mechanically support an injured region. PCL is not only cost effective, but it is also a widely used material for 3D printing. Therefore, rapid and economical technology development can be achieved when PCL is printed and used as a cell carrier. Yet PCL materials do not perform well as cell carriers, and only a few cells survive on the PCL surface. In this study, we tried to determine the conditions that maximize the cell-loading capacity on the PCL surface to overcome this issue. By applying a plasma treated condition and then collagen coating known to improve the cell loading capacity, it was confirmed that the 3% collagen coating after plasma treatment showed the best cell engraftment capacity during 72 hours after cell loading. By applying the spheroid cell culture method and scaffold structure change, which can affect the cell loading ability, the spheroid cell culture methods vastly improved cell engraftment, and the scaffold structure did not affect the cell engraftment properties. We will conduct further experiments using PCL material as a cell carrier and as based the excellent results of this study.