• 전기학회논문지
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• 제66권8호
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• pp.1236-1241
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• 2017

We deposited Al-doped ZnO (ZnO:Al) thin films on glass substrates ($200mm{\times}200mm$) by using in-line magnetron sputtering system. Effects of various deposition parameters such as working pressure, deposition power and substrate temperature on optoelectronic characteristics including surface-texture etching profiles were carefully investigated in this study. We found that relatively low working pressure and high deposition power offered to obtain enhanced conductivity and optical transmittance. Haze properties showed similar trend with the transmittance. Furthermore, surface-texture etching study exhibited good morphologies when the films were deposited at $200-300^{\circ}C$. On the basis of these optimizations, we could find the deposition region that produces highly transparent and conductive properties including efficient light scattering capability.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.24-27
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• 2009

A simple nonalkoxide sol-gel route for depositing an Al-doped ZnO thin film on a glass substrate was derived in this study. The initial Al dopant concentration in the sol-gel preparation varied and ranged from 0 to 5%. The sol-gel-derived thin films showed c-plane preferred crystallization of their hexagonal phase, with nanosized grain structures. First and second post-heat-treatments were carried out to improve the film’s electrical resistivity. The carrier density and the Hall mobility were measured and discussed to explain the electrical resistivity. The optical transmittance within the visible range showed compatible properties, which indicates the possible use of A1-doped ZnO as a transparent electrode in flat panel displays.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2007

Sol-gel 법으로 quartz 기판 위에 Al 도핑 농도와 열처리 온도에 따른 AZO 박막을 제작하였다. 1 % Al 이 도핑되고 550 $^{\circ}C$ 에서 열처리한 ZnO 박막에서 가장 우수한 (002) 배향성과 가장 평탄한 박막 (1.084 nm) 이 제작되었다. 모든 박막은 가시광 영역에서 약 80 % 이상의 투과율을 보였으며, Al 농도가 증가할수록 에너지 밴드 갭이 넓어지는 Burstein-Moss 효과가 관찰되었다. Hall 측정 결과, 순수한 ZnO 박막보다 Al 이 도핑된 ZnO 박막에서 캐리어 농도의 증가와 비저항 값의 감소가 나타났다. 또, Al 의 도핑 농도가 증가함에 따라 segregation 효과로 인한 캐리어 농도의 감소와 비저항 값의 증가가 관찰되었다. 1% Al 이 도핑되고 550 $^{\circ}C$ 에서 열처리한 ZnO 박막에서 가장 큰 캐리어 농도 ($1.80{\times}10^{19}\;cm^{-3}$) 와 가장 낮은 비저항 (0.84 ${\Omega}cm$) 값을 나타내었다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.94-101
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• 2023

투명 전도성 산화물(TCO)를 대체할 수 있는 대표적인 물질로 알려진 ZnO는 3.37 eV의 bandgap과 60 meV의 exciton binding energy를 가진 반도체 물질이다. 본 연구에서는 투명 전극으로 사용하기 위한 높은 전기적 특성을 확보하기 위해 원자층 증착법을 기반으로 양이온과 음이온의 단일 및 이중 도핑에 따라 성장한 ZnO 박막을 제작하였다. 3가 양이온 Al, Ga과 음이온 F이 단일 및 이중 도핑된 ZnO 박막의 구조적, 광학적 특성 및 전기적 특성을 확인하였다. 단일 도핑의 경우, ZnO에 donor로 작용하는 Al, Ga, F에 의해 캐리어 농도가 도핑 전에 비해 증가하였고 근자외선 영역에서의 band-edge absorption이 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 단일 도핑 중에서는 F이 ZnO 내 산소 공공 자리에 passivation 되면서 높은 mobility와 함께 가장 높은 전도도를 보였다. 이중 도핑의 경우, 각 원소들의 도핑 효과가 더해지면서 단일 도핑에 비해 높은 전기적 특성을 보였다. 결과적으로 Ga-F에 비해 Al-F 도핑 시 ionic radius 차이에 의한 lattice distortion 감소 및 delocalized 된 전자 상태의 증가로 가장 낮은 비저항 값을 보였으며 PDOS 분석을 통한 시뮬레이션 데이터로 측정 값과 일치하는 결과를 확인했다.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2009년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.23.1-23.1
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• 2009

ZnO is of great interest for various technological applications ranging from optoelectronics to chemical sensors because of its superior emission, electronic, and chemical properties. In addition, vertically well-aligned ZnO nanorods on large areas with good optical and structural properties are of special interest for the fabrication of electronic and optical nanodevices. To date, several approaches have been proposed for the growth of one-dimensional (1D) ZnO nanostructunres. Several groups have been reported the MOCVD growth of ZnO nanorods with no metal catalysts at $400^{\circ}C$, and fabricated a well-aligned ZnO nanorod array on a PLD prepared ZnO film by using a catalyst-free method. It has been suggested that the synthesis of ZnO nanowires using a template-less/surfactant-free aqueous method. However, despite being a well-established and cost-effective method of thin film deposition, the use of magnetrons puttering to grow ZnO nanorods has not been reported yet. Additionally,magnetron sputtering has the dvantage of producing highly oriented ZnO film sat a relatively low process temperature. Currently, more effort has been concentrated on the synthesis of 1D ZnO nanostructures doped with various metal elements (Al, In, Ga, etc.) to obtain nanostructures with high quality,improved emission properties, and high conductance in functional oxide semiconductors. Among these dopants, Ga-doped ZnO has demonstrated substantial advantages over Al-doped ZnO, including greater resistant to oxidation. Since the covalent bond length of Ga-O ($1.92\;{\AA}$) is nearly equal to that of Zn-O ($1.97\;{\AA}$), high electron mobility and low electrical resistivity are also expected in the Ga-doped ZnO. In this article, we report the successful growth of Ga-doped ZnO nanorods on c-Sapphire substrate without metal catalysts by magnetrons puttering and our investigations of their structural, optical, and field emission properties.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2005년도 춘계학술발표대회 및 제8회 신소재 심포지엄 논문개요집
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• pp.51-51
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• 2005

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.742-748
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• 2004

비등점이 낮은 용매인 isopropanol에 용질농도 0.7mol/$\iota$ Zn acetate를 용해시키고 dopant로 Al chloride를 첨가하여 균일하고 안정한 sol을 합성하였다. 졸-겔법에 의한 Al-doped ZnO(AZO) 박막의 제조시 $500\~700^{\circ}C$의 범위에서 후열처리 온도를 제어하여 박막의 전기 및 광학적 특성을 조사하였다. 후열처리 온도가 증가할수록 (002) 면으로의 c-축 결정배향성은 증가하였고, 박막 표면은 균일한 나노입자의 미세구조를 형성하였다. 광 투과도는 $650^{\circ}C$ 이하의 후열처리 온도에서 $86\%$이상이었으나, $700^{\circ}C$에서는 감소하였다. 박막의 전기 비저항 값은 $650^{\circ}C$ 이하에서 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 73에서 22$\Omega$-cm로 감소하였으나 $700^{\circ}C$에서 580$\Omega$-cm로 급격히 증가하였다. 후열처리 온도 $700^{\circ}C$에서 AZO 박막의 전기 및 광학적 특성의 열화는 XPS 분석결과, 박막 표면에 석출된 $Al_2O_3$ 상에 기인하였다. AZO 박막의 전기 및 광학적 특성 향상을 위한 최적의 후열처리 온도는 $600^{\circ}C$였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 디스플레이 광소자 분야
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• pp.58-61
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• 2005

In an effort to improve the electrical properties of ZnO:Al transparent electrode films, post-annealing treatment in hydrogen atmosphere was attempted with varying annealing time at 573 K for compatibility with typical display device fabrication processes. It was observed that carrier concentrations and mobilities increased with longer annealing time with small changes in crystallinity. This resulted in substantial decrease in resistivity from $4.80{\times}10^{-3}$ to $8.30{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}cm$ due to increased carrier concentration. Such improvements in electrical properties are attributed to the passivation of the grain boundary surfaces. The optical properties of the films, which changed in accordance with the Burstein-Moss effect, were consistent with the observed changes in electrical properties.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2012

The chemical, electrical, and optical properties of ZnO and Al-doped ZnO films after high temperature annealing were studied. The resistivity increased significantly after annealing at $600^{\circ}C$ under $10^{-10}$ Torr atmosphere. The mechanism of the resistivity change was explored using photoemission spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectrometer. The results indicated that the amount of oxygen deficient region O-Zn bonds decreased and oxygen vacancy was decreased after the high temperature vacuum annealing. The increase in the resistivity of ZnO and Al-doped ZnO films was resulted from the decrease in carrier concentration due to a decrease in the amount of oxygen deficiency.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.789-794
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• 2008

Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been widely studied for its practical applications such as transparent conduction electrodes for flat panel displays and solar cells. Especially, ZnO films show good chemical stability against hydrogen plasma, absence of toxicity, abundance in nature, and then suitable for photovoltaic applications. However, the fabrication process of thin film solar cells require a high substrate temperature and/or post heat treatment. Therefore, the layers have to withstand high temperatures, requiring an excellent stability without degrading their electronic and optical properties. In this paper, we investigated the stability of zinc oxide (ZnO) films doped with aluminum and hydrogen. Doped ZnO films were prepared by r.f. magnetron sputter and followed by heat treatment at different temperatures and for various times.