• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2009

Device quality indium tin oxide (ITO) films are deposited on glass substrates and ultra-thin diamond-like carbon films are deposited as a buffer layer on ITO by a pulsed Nd:YAG laser at 355 nm and 532 nm wavelength. ITO films deposited at room temperature are largely amorphous although their optical transmittances in the visible range are > 90%. The resistivity of their amorphous ITO films is too high to enable an efficient organic light-emitting device (OLED), in contrast to that deposited by a KrF laser. Substrate heating at $200^{\circ}C$ with laser wavelength of 355 nm, the ITO film resistivity decreases by almost an order of magnitude to $2{\times}10^{-4}\;{\Omega}\;cm$ while its optical transmittance is maintained at > 90%. The thermally induced crystallization of ITO has a preferred <111> directional orientation texture which largely accounts for the lowering of film resistivity. The background gas and deposition distance, that between the ITO target and the glass substrate, influence the thin-film microstructures. The optical and electrical properties are compared to published results using other nanosecond lasers and other fluence, as well as the use of ultra fast lasers. Molecularly doped, single-layer OLEDs of ITO/(PVK+TPD+$Alq_3$)/Al which are fabricated using pulsed-laser deposited ITO samples are compared to those fabricated using the commercial ITO. Effects such as surface texture and roughness of ITO and the insertion of DLC as a buffer layer into ITO/DLC/(PVK+TPD+$Alq_3$)/Al devices are investigated. The effects of DLC-on-ITO on OLED improvement such as better turn-on voltage and brightness are explained by a possible reduction of energy barrier to the hole injection from ITO into the light-emitting layer.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2017년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.116.2-116.2
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• 2017

DLC (Diamond like carbon) 박막을 전극 재료로 활용하기 위해서는 높은 전기 저항과 금속성 기판에 대한 낮은 접착력을 극복해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 PECVD에 의해 합성 된 DLC/Ti 전극의 아크 중간층, 질소 도핑, 증착 및 열처리 온도가 접착 강도와 전기적 및 전기 화학적 특성에 주는 영향을 체계적으로 조사 하였다. 그 결과, arc ion plating (AIP) 법에 의해 증착 된 Ti/TiC 중간층의 도입은 스크래치 테스트와 전기화학적 싸이클 테스트에서 향상된 접착 강도 및 수명을 가져온다는 것을 확인 하였다. 그리고 arc 중간층에서의 arc droplet은 DLC 박막의 표면적을 넓혀 전기 화학적 활성도를 높이는 긍정적인 역할을 하였다. 소량의 질소 도핑은 DLC 막의 비저항을 크게 낮춰주었고, 전기화학적 활성도를 증가시켰다. 증착 온도가 높을수록 DLC 막의 sp2/sp3 비율이 증가하였고, 이에 따라 비저항은 감소하였으며 전기 화학적 활성도는 증가하였다. 반면, 가장 높은 전기화학적 전위창은 $300^{\circ}C$ 에서 얻어졌으며 더 높은 온도에서 감소하였다. 열처리 온도를 높일수록 비저항의 감소 및 전기 화학적 활성도가 증가한 반면, 전기화학적 전위창은 지속적으로 감소하였고, 높은 열처리 온도에서는 DLC 전극의 수명이 줄어드는 것을 확인 하였다.

• KSTLE International Journal
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• 제9권1_2호
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• pp.22-25
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• 2008

This paper investigated the wetting and adhesion property of undulated DLC film with surface morphology controlled for a reduced real area of contact. The undulated DLC Films were prepared by 13.56 MHZ radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (r.f. PECVD) by using nanoscale Cu dots surface on a Si (100) substrate. FE-SEM, AFM analysis showed that the after repeated deposition and plasma induced damage with Ar ions, the surface was nanoscale undulated. This phenomenon changed the surface morphology of DLC surface. Raman spectra of film with changed morphology revealed that the plasma induced damage with Ar ions significantly suppressed the graphitization of DLC structure. Also, it was observed that while the untreated flat DLC surfaces had wetting angle starting ranged from $72^{\circ}$ and adhesion force of 333ni. Had wetting angle the undulated DLC surfaces, which resemble the surface morphology of a cylindrical shape, increased up to $104^{\circ}$ and adhesion force decreased down to 11 nN. The measurements agree with Hertz and JKR models. The surface undulation was affected mainly by several factors: the surface morphology affinity to cylindrical shape, reduction of the real area of contact and air pockets trapped in cylindrical asperities of the surface.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.177-178
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• 2009

DLC (Diamond-like Carbon) 코팅막은 저마찰, 고경도, 낮은 표면조도 등의 우수한 특성을 갖는 박막 물질로 다양한 산업분야에서 그 코팅막의 활용을 목적으로 응용연구가 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 플라즈마 화학기상증착(PCVD) 공정을 이용하여 바이어스, 진공도, 공정 온도 등의 코팅 조건 변수를 이용하여 DLC 코팅막을 제작하였다. 또한, 코팅막은 공정 조건에 따라 증착속도, 표면 및 단면 조직, 밀착력, 경도, 마찰계수 등의 특성을 평가하였다. 플라즈마 화학기상증착법을 이용한 DLC 코팅막 제조는 상온과 $175^{\circ}C$에서 이루어졌으며, 저온 중 DLC 코팅막 제조가 가능해짐에 따라 고분자 와 같은 저융점을 갖는 피처리물의 코팅처리가 가능하여 산업적 응용의 확대가 기대된다. SEM 표면 조직 관찰에 따른 DLC 코팅막의 표면조직과 조도는 공정조건에 따라 큰 차이는 보이지 않았지만, 밀착력에 있어서는 매우 큰 차이를 나타내었다. 스크래치 시험 결과 가장 높은 밀착력은 100 N 이상을 나타내었으며, 이 때의 마찰계수는 약 0.02를 나타내었다. 가장 낮은 마찰계수는 약 0.01을 보였으며, 이때의 밀착력은 25 N을 나타내었다. 증착속도는 바이어스 전압의 증가에 따라 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 온도의 증가에 따라 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.127-132
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• 2011

The silicon-containing Diamond-like Carbon (Si-DLC) film as an low friction coefficient coating has especially treated a different silicon content by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process at $500^{\circ}C$ on nitrided-STD 11 mold steel with (TMS) gas flow rate. The effects of variable silicon content on the Si-DLC films were tested with relative humidity of 5, 30 and 85% using a ball-on-disk tribometer. The wear-tested and original surface of Si-DLC films were analysed for an understanding of physical and chemical characterization, including a changing structure, via Raman spectra and nano hardness test. The results of Raman spectra have inferred a changing intra-structure from dangling bonds. And high silicon containing DLC films have shown increasing carbon peak ratio ($I_D/I_G$) values and G-peak values. In particular, the tribological tested surface of Si-DLC was shown the increasing hardness value in proportional to TMS gas flow rate. Therefore, at same time, the structure of the Si-DLC film was changed to a different intra-structure and increased hardness film with mechanical shear force and chemical reaction.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.12-17
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• 1995

Diamondlike carbon(DLC)films having good characteristics in mechanical and optical properties, were synthesized by rf-plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method. Methane, methane-hydrogen, or methane-argon were used as source gases. The infrared transparency and composition of the films were investigate. Especially, the anti-reflection effect of KLC film in infrared region was confirmed by depositing it on Ge/Si sample. When DLC films were deposited on the plastic substrates and thermal distortion, which were originated before and during deposition, respectively, played a role as a crack source of the films.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.36-36
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• 2018

4차 산업 혁명의 영향으로 인공지능, 로봇이 활발히 이용됨에 따라, 산업은 software 면에서 지능화 및 무인자동화로 빠른 변화를 일으키고 있다. 이에 따라 사용되는 hardware는 고신뢰성 및 고성능화를 필요로 하게 되고, 이들의 내구성 및 장수명화를 요구하고 있다. 하지만 장시간 사용 안정성, 사용 기계 부품의 내구성 향상은 사용부품의 소재, 사용 조건등의 변화를 요구하게 되고, 이들은 학문적 의미에서의 트라이볼로지적 특성 향상이 필연적으로 뒷받침되어야 한다. 본 발표에서는 트라이볼로지적 특성 향상을 위한 표면코팅처리 기술로, 자장여과아크방식을 활용하여 solid carbon을 이용한 무수소 DLC 증착 기술에 대하여 발표하고, 그 응용으로 자동차 부품 및 절삭공구 등에 적용한 사례를 소개하고자 한다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제4권S2호
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• pp.163-169
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• 1995

Ion beam assisted deposition(IBAD) technique was used to synthesize hard coatings including diamond-like carbon(DLC), carbon nitride(CN) and metal-ceramic multilayered films. It was found that DLC films formed at low energy ion bombardment possess more $Sp^3$ bonds and much higher hardness. The films exhibited an excellent wear resistance. Nanometer multialyered Fe/TiC films was deposited by ion beam sputtering. The structure and properties were strongly dependent on the thickness of the individual layers and modulation wave length. It was disclosed that both hardness and toughness of the films could be enhanced by adjusting the deposition parameters. The CN films synthesized by IBAD method consisted of tiny crystallites dispersed in amorphous matrix, which were identified by electron diffraction pattern to be $\beta -C_3N_4$.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2002년도 proceedings of the second asia international conference on tribology
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• pp.161-162
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• 2002

This study concerns the tribological behaviors of ultra-thin DLC coating with 3 nm thickness deposited in a mixed gas of argon + 20 % hydrogen as a function of humidity. Reciprocating wear tests employing a micro wear tester were performed under various normal loads and relative humidity in air environment. The chemical composition of the original and worn surfaces were studied by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). It showed that the ultra-thin DLC coating exhibited low friction with enough wear stability at low normal load (0.18 N) and its tribological behavior was strongly dependent on the humidity. The sample surfaces before and after the test were examined using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Capillary force and meniscus areas were discussed in order to explain the influence of humidity on the friction force.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2003년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.497-499
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• 2003

Electro-optical (EO) performances of the ion beam aligned twisted nematic (TN)-liquid crystal display (LCD) with oblique ion beam exposure on the DLC thin film surface were studied. An excellent voltage-transmittance (VT) curve of the ion beam aligned TN-LCD was observed with oblique ion beam exposure on the DLC thin film surface for 1 min. Also, a faster response time for the ion beam aligned TN-LCD can be achieved with oblique ion beam exposure on the DLC thin film surface for 1 min can be achieved.