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Sputtering of Solid Surfaces at Ion Bombardment

  • Kang, Hee-Jae
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 1998.02a
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    • pp.20-20
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    • 1998
  • I Ion beam technology has recently attracted much interest because it has exciting t technological p아:ential for surface analysis, ion beam mixing, surface cleaning and etching i in thin film growth and semiconductor fabrication processes, etc. Es야~cially, ion beam s sputtering has been widely used for sputter depth profiling with x-photoelectron S spectroscopy (XPS) , Auger electron s$\pi$~troscopy(AES), and secondary-ion mass S야i따oscopy(SIMS). However, The problem of surface compositional ch없1ge due to ion b bombardment remains to be understo여 없ld solved. So far sputtering processes have been s studied by s따face an외ysis tools such as XPS, AES, and SIMS which use the sputtering p process again. It would be improbable to measure the modified surface composition profiles a accurately due to ion beam bombardment with surface analysis techniques based on sputter d depth profiling. However, recently Medium energy ion scattering spectroscopy(MEIS) has b been applied to study the sputtering of solid surface at ion bombardment and has been p proved that it has been extremely valuable in probing the surface composition 뻐d s structure nondestructively and quantita디vely with less than 1.0 nm depth resolution. To u understand the sputtering processes of solid surface at ion bombardment, The Molecular D Dynamics(MD) and Monte Carlo(MC) simulation has been used and give an intimate i insight into the sputtering processes of solid surfaces. In this presentation, the sputtering processes of alloys and compound samples at ion b bombardment will be reviewed and the MEIS results for the Ar+ sputter induced altered l layer of the TazOs thin film 뻐dd없nage profiling of Ar+ ion sputt얹"ed Si(100) surface will b be discussed with the results of MD and MC simulation.tion.

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Compositional Study of Surface, Film, and Interface of Photoresist-Free Patternable SnO2 Thin Film on Si Substrate Prepared by Photochemical Metal-Organic Deposition

  • Choi, Yong-June;Kang, Kyung-Mun;Park, Hyung-Ho
    • Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.13-17
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    • 2014
  • The direct-patternable $SnO_2$ thin film was successfully fabricated by photochemical metal-organic deposition. The composition and chemical bonding state of $SnO_2$ thin film were analyzed by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) from the surface to the interface with Si substrate. XPS depth profiling analysis allowed the determination of the atomic composition in $SnO_2$ film as a function of depth through the evolution of four elements of C 1s, Si 2p, Sn 3d, and O 1s core level peaks. At the top surface, nearly stoichiometric $SnO_2$ composition (O/Sn ratio is 1.92.) was observed due to surface oxidation but deficiency of oxygen was increased to the interface of patterned $SnO_2/Si$ substrate where the O/Sn ratio was about 1.73~1.75 at the films. This O deficient state of the film may act as an n-type semiconductor and allow $SnO_2$ to be applied as a transparent electrode in optoelectronic applications.

Real-Time Variation of Water Quality with Water Depth in the Han River during the Spring Season (춘계 한강 수질의 실시간 수심별 변동특성)

  • Jung, Jin-Hong;Lim, Hyun-Man;Yoon, Young H.;Park, Jae-Roh;Kim, Weon-Jae
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.184-192
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    • 2016
  • A profiling monitoring system has been developed to monitor the water quality variations according to each water depth and applied for a test-bed. The key parameters were derived to disclose the aquatic ecology and environment of river systems, and the real-time monitoring techniques to profile the variations of each parameter were verified. Monitoring parameters were configured to include water quality, hydrodynamic, and weather conditions. Considering the water depth of the 4 major rivers in Korea, a profiling monitoring system with 1.0 m water depth interval for each monitoring has been established. To understand the real-time variation properties in the Han river, the monitoring system has been installed and operated at the YangHwa-Dock as a test-bed. Based on the results of the detailed analyses on the spring season, as the characteristic diurnal and water-depth-related variations for water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), and chlorophyll-a were observed, it could be concluded that the real-time water-depth profiling monitoring system is a very effective tool for the proper management of river environment.

Hydrogen Depth Profiling by Nuclear Resonance Reaction (공명 핵반응을 이용한 수소적층 분석)

  • Kim, Y. S.;Kim, J. M.;Hong, W.;Kim, D. K.;Cho, S. Y.;Woo, H. J.;Kim, N. B.
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.416-423
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    • 1993
  • Hydrogen depth profiling was performed by H(19F, $\alpha$${\gamma}$) nuclear resonance reactin . A cesium sputtering ion sorce and 1.7MV Tandem Van de Graaff accelerator was used for the production of 6.5MeV 19F ion. The ${\gamma}$ rays produced by the reaction were measure dby 3" $\times$3" and 6" $\times$8" Nal detectors . A test measurement was done for hydrogen contaminatin layer of a bare silicon wafer, Si3N4(H) and Zr(O)a-Si/Si for the purpose of verifying the applicability , detection limit and the reliability of the method.ility of the method.

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Sheet Reisistance Analysis of TiNx Thin Film by RF Magnetron Sputtering (RF magnetron 스파터링법으로 제작한 TiNx 박막의 면저항분석)

  • Park, Moon Chan;Oh, Jeong Hong;Kim, Nam Young;Hwangbo, Chang Kwon
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.21-25
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    • 1999
  • The TiN, thin films were prepared on glass substrate by RF(radio-frequency) magnetron sputtering apparatus from a Ti target in a gaseous mixture of argon and nitrogen. In deposition, a RF power supply was used as a power source with a constant power of 240W, and the substrate was heated to $200^{\circ}C$. The films were obtained at nitogen flow rates in the range 3-9 sccm with a constant argon flow rate of 20 secm. For the films obtained, the sheet resistance and the chemical binding energy of the films was observed by four-point-probe method and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) depth profiling respectively. In addition, we investigated the relationship between the surface resistance and the chemical nature of the films.

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The transient sputtering yield change of an amorphous Si layer by low energy $O_2^{+}$ and $Ar^{+}$ ion bombardment

  • Shin, Hye-Chung;Kang, Hee-Jae;Lee, Hyung-Ik;Moon, Dae-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.12 no.S1
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    • pp.92-94
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    • 2003
  • The sputtering yield change of an amorphous Si layer on Si(100) was measured quantitatively for 0.5 keV $O_2^{+}$ and $Ar^{+}$ ion bombardment with in suit MEIS. In the case of 0.5 keV $O_2^{+}$ ion bombardment, at the initial stage of sputtering before surface oxidation, the sputtering yield of Si was 1.4 (Si atoms/$O_2^{+}$) and then decreased down to 0.06 at the ion dose of $3\times10^{16}O_2\;^{+}\textrm{/cm}^2$. In the case of 0.5 keV $Ar^{+}$ ion bombardment, the sputtering yield of Si for the surface normal incidence was 0.56 at the ion dose of 2.5 ${\times}$ 10$^{15}$ $Ar^{+}\textrm{cm}^2$, and rapidly saturated to 1.2 at dose of $7.5\times10^{15}Ar^+\textrm{cm}^2$. For the incidence angle of 80 from surface normal, the sputtering yield of Si was saturated to about 1.4 at the initial stage of sputtering. The surface transient effects, caused by change in sputtering yield at the initial stage of sputtering can be negligible when 0.5 keV $Ar^{+}$ ion at extremely grazing angle was used for sputter depth profiling.g.

Reaction Stability of Co/Ni Composite Silicide on Side-wall Spacer with Silicidation Temperatures (Co/Ni 복합 실리사이드 제조 온도에 따른 측벽 스페이서 물질 반응 안정성 연구)

  • Song, Oh-Sung;Kim, Sang-Yeob;Jung, Young-Soon
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.89-94
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    • 2005
  • We investigate the reaction stability of cobalt and nickel with side-wall materials of $SiO_2\;and\;Si_3N_4$. We deposited 15nm-Co and 15nm-Ni on $SiO_2(200nm)/p-type$ Si(100) and $Si_3N_4(70 nm)/p-type$ Si(100). The samples were annealed at the temperatures of $700\~1100^{\circ}C$ for 40 seconds with a rapid thermal annealer. The sheet resistance, shape, and composition of the residual materials were investigated with a 4-points probe, a field emission scanning electron microscopy, and an AES depth profiling, respectively. Samples of annealed above $1000^{\circ}C$ showed the agglomeration of residual metals with maze shape and revealed extremely high sheet resistance. The Auger depth profiling showed that the $SiO_2$ substrates had no residual metallic scums after $H_2SO_4$ cleaning while $Si_3N_4$ substrates showed some metallic residuals. Therefore, the $SiO_2$ spacer may be appropriate than $Si_3N_4$ for newly proposed Co/Ni composite salicide process.

A Study on the Potassium Gettering in Al-1%Si/SiO2/PSG Multilevel Thin Films (Al-1%Si/SiO2/PSG 적층 박막에서 potassium 게터링에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jin Young
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.48 no.5
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    • pp.233-237
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    • 2015
  • In order to investigate the potassium (K) gettering, Al-1%Si/$SiO_2$/PSG multilevel thin films were fabricated. Al-1%Si thin films and $SiO_2$/PSG passivations were deposited by using DC magnetron sputter techniques and APCVD (atmosphere pressure chemical vapor deposition), respectively. Heat treatment was carried out at $300^{\circ}C$ for 5 h in air. SIMS (secondary ion mass spectrometry) depth profiling analysis was used to determine the distribution of K, Al, Si, P, and other elements throughout the $SiO_2$/PSG passivated Al-1%Si thin film interconnections. Potassium peaks were observed throughout the $SiO_2$/PSG passivation layers, and especially the interface gettering at the $SiO_2$/PSG and at the Al-1%Si/$SiO_2$ interfaces was observed. Potassium gettering in Al-1%Si/$SiO_2$/PSG multilevel thin films is considered to be caused by a segregation type of gettering.