• 한국진공학회지
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• 제7권s1호
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• pp.160-166
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• 1998

The field emission characteristics of defective diamond films grown by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (MPECVD) have been studied. X-ray diffraction, the poor crystal quality and/or small grain sizes of the diamond phase and the inclusion of the non-diamond carbon phases in these films have been condirmed by raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and the reflectance measurements. The degrees of the film defectiveness and the emission characteristics were dependent on the methane concentration. Current-versus-voltage measurements have demonstrated that the defective diamond films have good electron emission characteristics. characteristics strongly suggests the defect-related electron-emission mechanism. The defective diamond films deposited on Si substrates show the field emission current density of 1$\mu\textrm{A}/\textrm{cm}^2$ and 1mA/$\textrm{cm}^2$ have been measured at electric fields as low as 4.5V/$\mu\textrm{m}$ and 7.6V/$\mu\textrm{m}$, respectively. We also observed the similar emission characteristics from the defective diamond film deposited on Cr/Si substrate and could decrease the deposition temperature to $600^{\circ}C$.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.221-225
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• 1996

In diamond synthesis by metal film growth method under high pressure and high temperature, the nucleation and growth of diamond was observed dependent on the carbon source variation from graphite powder to the heat treated powders of lamp black carbon. At the low driving force condition near equilibrium pressure and temperature line, nucleation of diamond did not occur but growth of seed diamond appeared in the synthesis from lamp black carbon while both nucleation and growth of diamond took place in the synthesis from graphite. Growth morphology change of diamond occurred from cubo-octahedron to octahedron in the synthesis from graphite but very irregular growth of seed diamond occurred in the synthesis from lamp block carbon. Lamp black carbon transformed to recrystallized graphite first and very nucleation of diamond was observed on the recrystallized graphite surface. Growth morphology of diamond on the recrystallized graphite was clear cubo-octahedron even at higher pressure departure condition from equilibrium pressure and temperature line.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.110-115
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• 2000

열-필라멘트 CVD 장치를 이용하여 다이아몬드 박막의 증착 조건을 최적화시켰다. $B_4C $ 고체 펠렛을 사용하여 보론두핑된 다이아몬드 박막을 제조하여 그 질적 특성을 알아보고, 전류전압 특성과 전계 방출 측정을 통해 박막의 전계방출소자(field emission display (FED)로의 특성을 조사하였다. 보론 도핑의 양이 증가함에 따라 다이아몬드 결정의 평균 입자 크기가 조금씩 감소하지만 다이아몬드의 질은 소량 도핑인 경우에 크게 바뀌지 않았다. Al/Diamond/p-Si 소자의 전류전압 특성을 조사한 결과 도핑된 다이아몬드 박막의 전류는 도핑되지 않은 박막의 전류에 비해 $10^4$~$10^5$배 정도 증가하였다. 전계방출 특성을 조사한 결과 보론-도핑이 증가함에 따라 점차 낮은 전기장에서 전자를 방출하며, 또한 높은 방출 전류를 나타냈다. 전자가 방출되기 시작하는 onset-field는 펠렛의 수가 2개일 때 15.5 V/$\mu\textrm{m}$, 3개일 때 13.6 V/$\mu\textrm{m}$, 4개일 때는 11.1 V/$\mu\textrm{m}$. 체계적으로 감소하였다. 도핑의 강도가 세어짐에 따라 Fowler-Nordheim 그래프의 기울기는 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 이로서 보론 도핑으로 인해 유효 장벽 에너지가 감소되어 전자 방출 특성이 향상됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2020

The change of the deposition behavior of diamond through a pretreatment process of the base metal prior to diamond deposition using HFCVD was investigated. To improve the specific surface area of the base material, sanding was performed using sandblasting first, and chemical etching treatment was performed to further improve the uniform specific surface area. Chemical etching was performed by immersing the base material in HCl solutions with various etching time. Thereafter, seeding was performed by immersing the sanded and etched base material in a diamond seeding solution. Diamond deposition according to all pretreatment conditions was performed under the same conditions. Methane was used as the carbon source and hydrogen was used as the reaction gas. The most optimal conditions were found by analyzing the improvement of the specific surface area and uniformity, and the optimal diamond seeding solution concentration and immersion time were also obtained for the diamond particle seeding method. As a result, the sandblasted base material was immersed in 20% HCl for 60 minutes at 100 ℃ and chemically etched, and then immersed in a diamond seeding solution of 5 g/L and seeded using ultrasonic waves for 30 minutes. It was possible to obtain optimized economical diamond film growth rates.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2001

다이아몬드는 radiation hardness가 크고, 화학적으로 안정하고, 특히 조직 등 물질이기 때문에, 선량계 분야에서 각광을 받고 있다. 화학증착법(CVD)에 의해 다이아몬드 박막을 성장시켰고, 선량계로 응용될 수 있는 열자극발광 특성을 조사하였다. 다이아몬드 박막의 라만 스펙트럼은 1332 cm-1에서 peak를 가졌고, X-선 굴절 패턴은 (111) 면을 보였다. 전자주사사진으로부터 다이아몬드박막은 pyramidal hillock을 가지는 unepitaxial crystallite 로 성장됨을 알았다. X-선 조사된 CVD 다이어몬드 박막의 파장 분해된 열자극발광은 430 nm 및 560 K에서 하나의 봉우리를 가졌다. 560 K에서 주된 봉우리를 가지는 CVD 다이어몬드 박막의 열자극발광 곡선은 1st-order kinetics에 기인한다. 이 봉우리의 활성화 에너지 및 이탈진동수는 각각 0.92 ～ 1.05 eV 및 1.34 $\times$ $10^{7}$ sec$^{-1}$ 이다. 560 K에서 방출되는 스펙트럼은 1.63-eV, 2.60-eV 및 3.07-eV 방출 띠로 분해되며, 이들은 각각 silicon-vacancy center, A center 및 H3 center에 기인한다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제7권s1호
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• pp.156-158
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• 1998

This paper describes the preparation of boron-doped polycrystalline diamond thin film whose electrical resitivity is lower than $10^{-1}\Omega$cm. The 1$\times$1$\textrm{mm}^2$ microelectrodes, its conducting line with 0.2mm wide and 0.5$\times$0.5$\textrm{mm}^2$ pads was patterned by reactive ion beam etching. A glucose microsensor based on diamond film microelectrode and pyramidal containment produced on silicon by anisotropic etching was developed. Its advantages are high sensitivity and high stability.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.401-411
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• 1990

Deposition of diamond films on Si(100) from the mixtures of methane and hydrogen were investigated using hot W filament CVD method. The nucleation density could be increased thousandfold by surface treatment with SiC powder. Upon oxygen addition to the mixture, crystal facets became developed more clearly by selectively removing non-diamond carbons, but the film growth rate generally decreased. However, at a very high methane content(e.g. 10%), a small amount of oxygen addition has resulted in an increase in the film deposition rate presumably by promotion of methane decomposition. When the gas pressure was varied, the growth rate exhibited a maxiumum at around 20torr and the film crystallinity steadily improved with the pressure increase. The observed variation of the growth rate by oxygen addition was discussed in terms of its role in the pyrolysis and the subsequent gas phase reactions.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 1999년도 제30회 추계학술대회
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• pp.42-48
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• 1999

An experimental study was performed to discover the effect of environment on the tribological behavior of Si-incorporated diamond-like carbon(Si-DLC) film slid on a steel ball. The films were deposited on Si(100) wafers from radio-frequency glow discharge of mixtures of benzene and dilute silane gases. Experiments using a ball-on-disk test-rig was performed under vacuum, dry air and ambient air conditions. It was observed that coefficient of friction was decreased as the environmental condition changes from vacuum, to dry air. It was also observed that the coefficient of friction decreased with increasing silicon concentration in the film. Chemical analyses of debris suggested that the low and stable friction coefficient is closely related to the silicon rich oxide debris and the rolling action.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제32권A호
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• pp.119-123
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• 2012

Diamond-like carbon(DLC) thin films with interlayer were deposited on silicon substrate using a reactive sputtering method. The thermal stability of the films was investigated by annealing the films for 1hr in air in the range of 100 to $500^{\circ}C$. The $I_D/I_G$ ratio increased with increasing temperature as related to the $sp^3-to-sp^2$transition. Accordingly, G-position shifting started from $150^{\circ}C$ in the DLC films and from $270^{\circ}C$ in the a-Si/DLC films. Moreover, in the case of the a-Si/DLC films the film still observed even after annealing at $500^{\circ}C$. The thermal stability of the reactive sputtered DLC films appeared to be improved by the a-Si interlayer.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.118-122
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• 2006

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films were prepared on silicon substrates by the RF PECVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition) method using methane $(CH_4)$ and hydrogen $(H_2)$ gas. We examined the effects of the post annealing temperature on the tribological properties of the DLC films using friction force microscopy (FFM). The films were annealed at various temperatures ranging from 300 to $900^{\circ}C$ in steps of $200^{\circ}C$ using RTA equipment in nitrogen ambient. The thickness of the film was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and surface profile analysis. The surface morphology and surface energy of the films were examined using atomic force microscopy and contact angle measurement, respectively. The hardness of the DLC film was measured as a function of the post annealing temperature using a nano-indenter. The tribological characteristics were investigated by atomic force microscopy in FFM mode.