• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.245-249
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• 2007

Amorphous IZO films were deposited on PET substrate by DC magnetron sputtering without substrate heating. In order to investigate effect of reactive gas addition on film properties, 0.2-0.4% of $H_2$ or $O_2$ gas was introduced during the deposition. Deposited IZO films were evaluated with mechanical property, electrical property, and water permeability. In the case of $H_2$ gas addition, mechanical property showed clear degradation compared to $O_2$ gas. In the case of $O_2$ gas, water permeability of the IZO film was increased compared to $H_2$ gas which could be attributed to the low adhesion of the film caused by bombardment of high energy negative oxygen ion. As a result, it is confirmed that water permeability of the film could be strongly affected by adhesion of the film.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.390-395
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• 2013

Nanocrystalline CrN films were deposited on Si (100) substrates by means of asymmetric pulsed DC reactive magnetron sputtering. We investigated the growth behavior, corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of CrN films with a change in the duty cycle and pulse frequency. The grain size of the CrN films decreased from 25.4 nm to 11.2 nm upon a decrease in the duty cycle. The corrosion potentials for the CrN films by DC sputtering was approximately - 0.6 V, and it increased to - 0.3 V in the CrN films which underwent pulsed sputtering. The nanoindentation hardness of the CrN films also increased with a decrease in the duty cycle. This enhancement of the corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of pulsed sputtered CrN films could be attributed to the densification and surface smoothness of the microstructure of the films.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.211-226
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• 2019

Optical thin films were deposited by using a reactive pulsed DC magnetron sputtering method with a high density plasma(HDP). In this study, the effect of sputtering process conditions on the microstructure and optical properties of $SiO_2$, $TiO_2$, $Nb_2O_5$ thin films was clarified. These thin films had flat and dense microstructure, stable stoichiometric composition at the optimal conditions of low working pressure, high pulsed DC power and RF power(HDP). Also, the refractive index of the $SiO_2$ thin films was almost constant, but the refractive indices of $TiO_2$ and $Nb_2O_5$ thin films were changed depending on the microstructure of these films. Antireflection films of $Air/SiO_2/Nb_2O_5/SiO_2/Nb_2O_5/SiO_2/Nb_2O_5/Glass$ structure designed by Macleod program were manufactured by our developed sputtering system. Transmittance and reflectance of the manufactured multilayer films showed outstanding value with the level of 95% and 0.3%, respectively, and also had excellent durability.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.592-598
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• 1998

ZnO($Al_2O_3\;2%$ 2% doped) 산화물 타겟과 금속 Zn(Al 2% doped) 타겟을 사용하여 반응성 직류 마그네트론 스퍼터링법으로 산소 가스 및 인가 전력을 조절하면서 AZO(Aluminum doped Zine Oxide) 막을 증착하였다. 비저항과 평균 투과율을 고려할 때 최적의 투명전도성을 보이는 조건은 산화물 타겟의 경우 산소가스의 비가 $0.5{\times}10^{-2}~1.0{\times}10^{-2}$범위이며, 금속 타겟의 경우 인가전력 0.6kW에서는 0.215~0.227, 1.0kW에서는 0.305~0.315이었다. 각 최적조건에서 제막된 AZO 막의 비저항은 $1.2~1.4{\times}10^{-3} {\Omega}{\cdot}cm$cm으로 타겟에 의한 차이는 없었다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2007년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.441-442
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• 2007

We deposited nickel oxide(NiO) thin films on silicon(Si) substrates at Room temperature and $500^{\circ}C$ using a nickel target by reactive DC and RF sputtering. In addition, we anneal to NiO thin films deposited at room temperature. Using spectroscopic eillipsometry, we obtained optical characteristics of every films. We discussed relations of the optical and structural properties of NiO thin films with the oxygen flow rate, substrate temperature and annealing temperatures. Refraction was decreased and defect was increased when NiO thin films was annealed. We also analyzed the electrical characteristics of NiO films which deposited DC and RF sputtering method.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.593-600
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• 2013

The asymmetric pulsed DC reactive magnetron sputtering system is widely used for the high quality plasma sputtering process such as a thin film deposition. In asymmetric pulsed DC power supply a reverse voltage is applied to the target periodically to minimize arc discharging effect. When sputtering in the mid-frequency range (20-350 kHz), the periodic target voltage reversals suppress arc formation at the target and provide long-term process stability. Thus, high quality, defect-free coatings of these materials can now be deposited at competitive rates. In this paper, a new style asymmetric pulsed DC power supply including mid-transformer is presented. In the proposed, an energy recovery circuit is adopted to reduce the mutual inductance of the transformer. As a result, the system dynamics of the voltage control loop is increased highly and the non-linear voltage boosting effect of the conventional system is removed. This work was proved through simulation and laboratory based experimental study.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2002

낮은 산소 부분압과 긴 타깃-기판 거리에서 DC 반응이온 마그네트론 스퍼터링(reactive magnetron sputtering ; RMS) 방법으로 $TiO_2$ 박막을 증착하였으며, 증착되는 박막에 end-Hall 이온 소스를 이용하여 아르곤 이온빔 보조 증착을 해 주었다. $TiO_2$ 박막의 광학적 특성은 분광광도계에서 측정된 투과율과 반사율 스펙트럼을 이용하여 분석하였고, 구조적 특성은 AFM과 XRD를 이용하여 분석하였다. 이온빔 보조 RMS 방법으로 증착된 $TiO_2$ 박막은 일반적인 RMS로 증착된 박막보다 조밀도가 높고, 흡수가 낮으며, 표면거칠기가 작았다. 본 연구에서는 이온빔 보조 RMS 방법이 유전체 광학박막 코팅에 적용될 수 있음을 보여준다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.280-284
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• 2015

Among many the oxynitrides, TiNO and AlCrNO, have diverse applications in different technological fields. We prepared TiNO/AlCrNO/Al thin films on aluminum substrates using the method of dc reactive magnetron sputtering. The reactive gas flow, gas mixture, and target potential were applied as the sputtering conditions during the deposition in order to control the chemical composition. The multi-layer films have been prepared in an Ar and O₂+N₂ gas mixture rate. The surface properties were estimated by performing scanning electron microscopy (SEM). At a wavelength range of 0.3~2.5 μm, the exact composition and optical properties of thin films were measured by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and Ultraviolet-visible-near infrared (UV-Vis-NIR) spectrophotometry. The optimal absorptance of multi-layer films was exhibited above 95.5% in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the reflectance was achieved below 1.89%.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2012

Process analysis was carried out during deposition of MgO by inductively coupled plasma assisted reactive magnetron sputtering in Ar and $O_2$ ambient. At the initiation of Mg sputtering with bipolar pulsed dc power in Ar ambient, total pressure showed sharp increase and then slow fall. To analyse partial pressure change, QMS was used in downstream region, where the total pressure was maintained as low as $10^{-5}$ Torr during plasma processing, good for ion source and quadrupole operation. At base pressure, the major impurity was $H_2O$ and the second major impurity was $CO/N_2$ about 10%. During sputtering of Mg in Ar, $H_2$ soared up to 10.7% of Ar and remained as the major impurity during all the later process time. When $O_2$ was mixed with Ar, the partial pressure of Ar decreased in proportion to $O_2$ flow rate and that of $H_2$ dropped down to 2%. It was understood as Mg target surface was oxidized to stop $H_2$ emission by Ar ion sputtering. With ICP turned on, the major impurity $H_2$ was converted into $H_2O$ consuming $O_2$ and C was also oxidized to evolve CO and $CO_2$.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2014년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.235-236
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• 2014

인듐 주석 산화물 박막을 In/Sn (2, 5 wt.%) 합금 타겟을 사용하여 DC 마그네트론 반응성 스퍼터링법을 이용하여 증착하였다. 기판온도는 상온에서 증착하였으며, 증착 중 DC 파워는 70W부터 120W 까지 10W 단위로 증가시켜 증착하였다. 증착 된 박막을 대기중에서 후 열처리를 각 6, 12 시간 진행하여 전기적 특성을 평가하였으며 평가 장비는 Hall-effect measurements system을 사용하였다. ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) 박막의 비저항은 합금의 Sn 조성별로 다르게 나타났다. Sn 5wt.% 타겟을 이용한 경우에는 DC 파워 90W를 기준으로 더 낮은 파워에서는 열처리에 따라 비저항이 증가하였고, 더 높은 파워에서는 열처리를 한 경우 비저항이 더 낮게 나타났다. 이러한 결과가 나온 이유는, DC 파워가 높은 경우 스퍼터링 공정 중 발생하는 고 에너지 입자 충돌에 의해 산소가 re-sputtering되어 산소가 부족한 박막이 형성되기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. Sn 2 wt.% 타겟의 경우에는 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았으며, 이러한 원인은 Sn 함량이 적기 때문에 산소 공급으로 인해 결정성이 향상되더라도 활성화 Sn의 양이 적기 때문에 나타나는 현상으로 판단된다.