• 한국재료학회지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.550-555
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• 2001

rf PECVB법을 이용하여 붕규산 유리 기판 위에 diamond like carbon(DLC) 박막을 증착하였다. 메탄(CH$_4$)-수소(H$_2$) 혼합 가스를 전구체 가스로 사용하였다. DLC 박막의 형상, 구조 및 광학적 특성은 SEM, 라만 및 UV 스펙트럼으로 분석하였다. 증착 속도는 혼합 가스의 수소 농도에 따라 증가하다가, 혼합 가스 유량이 25 sccm 이상에서는 일정하게 되었다. UV스펙트럼으로 계산한 박막의 optical band gap은 증착 시간과 DC serf bias의 증가에 따라 감소하는 경향을 나타냈으나, 수소함량에 의해서는 거의 영향이 없었다. 박막의 투과율에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 인자는, 특히 자외선 영역과 가시광선 영역에서, bias 전압이었다.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.20-24
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• 1998

Thin films of diamond-like carbon(DLC) can be successfully deposited by using a magnetron plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method with an rf(13.56 MHz) plasma of $C_dH_8$. Plasma characteristics are analyzed as a function of the magnetic field. As the magnetic field increases, both electron temperature ($T_e$) and density ($n_e$)increase, but the negative dc self-bias voltage (-$V_{ab}$) decreases, irrespective of gas pressures in the range of 1~7 mTorr. High deposition rates have been obtained even at low gas pressures, which may be attributed to the increased mean free path of electrons in the magentron plasma. Effects of rf power and additive gas on the structural properties of DLC films aer also examined by using various technique namely, TED(transmissio electron diffraction) microanalysis, FTIR, and Raman spectroscopies.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.327-335
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• 1993

Helmholz구성을 가진 두개의 전자석에 의해 작동되는 RF cylindrical magnetron을 사용하여 이의 플리즈마 성질을 가한 자장의 함수로 조사하고, 또한 $CHF_3$와 $CF_4/H_2$를 3mTorr의 낮은 압력하에서 사용하여 실리콘의 반응성 이온 건식식각 특성을 조사하였다. 또한 여러 자장의 크기 및 개스 분위기하에서 식각한 실리콘으로 제조한 Schottky다이오드의 전류-전압 특성으로 식각으로 인한 실리콘의 손상정도를 측정하였다. Cylindrical magnetron에 가한 자장을 증가시킴에 따라 플라즈마내이온밀도 및 분해될 개스밀도(radical density)가 직선적으로 증가하였으며 시편이 위치한 전극에 유도되는 직류 자기 바이아스 전압(dc self-bais voltage)은, 반면, 지수적인 감소를 하였다. 100Gauss부근의 자장을 가한 경우에 최대의 식각속도를 갖고 이때의 실리콘의 식각속도가 자장을 가하지 않은 경우에 비해서 5배정도로 증가하였으며, 전지적인 특성 역시 습식방법을 사용하여 식각한 실리콘에 가까운 정도의 이온 손상이 없느 식각상태를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1167-1172
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 하나의 트랜지스터로 발진과 주파수 혼합이 동시에 이루어지는 self-oscillating-mixer(SOM) 방식을 적용하여 높은 변환 이득을 갖는 X-band 도플러 레이더를 설계하였다. SOM의 위상 잡음 특성을 향상시키기 위하여 ${\lambda}/2$ slotted square patch resonator(SSPR) 공진기를 제안하였으며, 동일 주파수에서 기존 공진기에 비해 50 %의 면적 감소와 175.4의 높은 Q값을 이루었다. 제작된 SOM은 저 전력 시스템을 구현하기 위해 1.7 V의 낮은 바이어스 전압을 인가해 주었으며, 높은 변환 이득을 위하여 트랜지스터의 pinch-off voltage 근처를 동작점으로 설정하였고, 변환 이득이 최대가 되도록 최적화 하였다. 제안된 SOM의 출력 파워는 10.65 GHz에서 -3.16 dBm으로 측정되었으며, DC Power consumption은 7.65 mW로 상대적으로 작은 전력을 소모한다. 또한, 9.48 dB의 높은 변환 이득 특성과 100 kHz offset에서 -90.91 dBc/Hz의 위상 잡음 특성을 나타내며, 이때 성능지수(FOM)는 -181.8 dBc/Hz 으로 다른 SOM에 비해 7 dB 이상 개선되었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.124-124
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• 2010

Currently, extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) is being investigated for next generation lithography. EUVL is one of competitive lithographic technologies for sub-22nm fabrication of nano-scale Si devices that can possibly replace the conventional photolithography used to make today's microcircuits. Among the core EUVL technologies, mask fabrication is of considerable importance due to the use of new reflective optics having a completely different configuration compared to those of conventional photolithography. Therefore, new materials and new mask fabrication process are required for high performance EUVL mask fabrication. This study investigated the etching properties of SnO2 (Tin Oxide) as a new absorber material for EUVL binary mask. The EUVL mask structure used for etching is SnO2 (absorber layer) / Ru (capping / etch stop layer) / Mo-Si multilayer (reflective layer) / Si (substrate). Since the Ru etch stop layer should not be etched, infinitely high selectivity of SnO2 layer to Ru ESL is required. To obtain infinitely high etch selectivity and very low LER (line edge roughness) values, etch parameters of gas flow ratio, top electrode power, dc self - bias voltage (Vdc), and etch time were varied in inductively coupled Cl2/Ar plasmas. For certain process window, infinitely high etch selectivity of SnO2 to Ru ESL could be obtained by optimizing the process parameters. Etch characteristics were measured by on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses. Detailed mechanisms for ultra-high etch selectivity will be discussed.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2000

An ECR-PECVD system with the characteristics of high ionization rat다 ability of plasma processing in a wide pressure range and deposition at low temperature was manufactured and characterized for the deposition of thin films. The system consists of a vacuum chamber, sample stage, vacuum gauge, vacuum pump, gas injection part, vacuum sealing valve, ECR source and a control part. The control of system is carried out by the microprocessor and the ROM program. We have investigated the vacuum characteristics of ECR-PECVD system, and also have diagnosed the characteristics of ECR microwave plasma by using the Langmuir probe. From the data of system and plasma characterization, we could confirmed the stability of pressure in the vacuum chamber according to the variation of gas flow rate and the effect of ion bombardment by the negative DC self bias voltage. The plasma density was increased with the increase of gas flow rate and ECR power. On the other hand, it was decreased with the increase of horizontal radius and distance between ECR source and probe. The calculated plasma densities were in the range of 49.7\times10^{11}\sim3.7\times10^{12}\textrm{cm}^{-3}$. It is also expected that we can estimate the thickness uniformity of film fabricated by the ECR-PECVD system from the distribution of the plasma density.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1996년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1446-1449
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• 1996

Thin films of diamond-like carbon(DLC) have been deposited using a magnetron plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD) method with an rf(13.56 MHz) plasma of $C_{3}H_{8}$. From the Langmuir probe I-V characteristics, it can be observed that increasing the magnetic field yields an increase of the temperature($T_e$) and density($N_e$) of electron. At a magnetic field of 82 Gauss, the estimated values of $T_e$ and $N_e$ are approximately $1.5\;{\times}\;10^5$ K(13.5 eV) and $1.3\;{\times}\;10^{11}\;cm^{-3}$, respectively. Such a highly dense plasma can be attributed to the enhanced ionization caused by the cyclotron motion of electrons in the presence of a magnetic field. On the other hand, the negative dc self-bias voltage($-V_{sb}$) decreases with an increasing magnetic field, which is irrespective of gas pressure in the range of $1{\sim}7$ mTorr. This result is well explained by a theoretical model considering the variation of $T_e$. Deposition rates of DLC films increases with a magnetic field. This may be due to the increased mean free path of electrons in the magnetron plasma. Structures of DLC films are examined by using various techniques such as FTIR and Raman spectroscopy. Most of hydrocarbon bonds in DLC films prepared consist of $sp^3$ tetrahedral bonds. Increasing the rf power leads to an enhancement of cross-linking of carbon atoms in DLC films. At approximately 140 W, the maximum film density obtained is about 2.4 $g/cm^3$.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.285-285
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• 2011

EUVL (Extreme Ultra Violet Lithography) is one of competitive lithographic technologies for sub-30nm fabrication of nano-scale Si devices that can possibly replace the conventional photolithography used to make today's microcircuits. Among the core EUVL technologies, mask fabrication is of considerable importance since the use of new reflective optics having a completely different configuration compared to those of conventional photolithography. Therefore new materials and new mask fabrication process are required for high performance EUVL mask fabrication. This study investigated the etching properties of SnO2 (Tin Oxide) as a new absorber material for EUVL binary mask. The EUVL mask structure used for etching is SnO2 (absorber layer) / Ru (capping / etch stop layer) / Mo-Si multilayer (reflective layer) / Si (substrate). Since the Ru etch stop layer should not be etched, infinitely high selectivity of SnO2 layer to Ru ESL is required. To obtain infinitely high etch selectivity and very low LER (line edge roughness) values, etch parameters of gas flow ratio, top electrode power, dc self - bias voltage (Vdc), and etch time were varied in inductively coupled Cl2/Ar plasmas. For certain process window, infinitely high etch selectivity of SnO2 to Ru ESL could be obtained by optimizing the process parameters. Etch characteristics were measured by on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses. Detailed mechanisms for ultra-high etch selectivity will be discussed.