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Physical Characteristics of 3C-SiC Thin-films Grown on Si(100) Wafer (Si(100) 기판 위에 성장돈 3C-SiC 박막의 물리적 특성)

  • ;;Shigehiro Nishino
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.15 no.11
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    • pp.953-957
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    • 2002
  • Single crystal 3C-SiC (cubic silicon carbide) thin-films were deposited on Si(100) wafer up to the thickness of 4.3 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ by APCVD (atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition) method using HMDS (hexamethyildisilane; {CH$_{3}$$_{6}$ Si$_{2}$) at 135$0^{\circ}C$. The HMDS flow rate was 0.5 sccm and the carrier gas flow rate was 2.5 slm. The HMDS flow rate was important to get a mirror-like crystal surface. The growth rate of the 3C-SiC film was 4.3 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$/hr. The 3C-SiC epitaxial film grown on Si(100) wafer was characterized by XRD (X-ray diffraction), AFM (atomic force microscopy), RHEED (reflection high energy electron diffraction), XPS (X-ray photoelecron spectroscopy), and Raman scattering, respectively. Two distinct phonon modes of TO (transverse optical) near 796 $cm^{-1}$ / and LO (longitudinal optical) near 974$\pm$1 $cm^{-1}$ / of 3C-SiC were observed by Raman scattering measurement. The heteroepitaxially grown film was identified as the single crystal 3C-SiC phase by XRD spectra (2$\theta$=41.5。).).

Analysis of thermal stress through finite element analysis during vertical Bridgman crystal growth of 2 inch sapphire (유한요소해석법을 이용한 2 inch 사파이어 vertical Bridgman 결정성장 공정 열응력 해석)

  • Kim, Jae Hak;Lee, Wook Jin;Park, Yong Ho;Lee, Young Cheol
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.231-238
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    • 2015
  • Sapphire single crystals have been highlighted for epitaxial of gallium nitride films in high-power laser and light emitting diode industries. Among the many crystal growth methods, vertical Bridgman process is an excellent commercial method for growing high quality sapphire crystals with c-axis. In this study, the thermally induced stress in Sapphire during the vertical Bridgman crystal growth process was investigated using a finite element model. A vertical Bridgman process of 2-inch Sapphire was considered for the model. The effects of vertical and transverse temperature gradients on the thermal stress during the process were discussed based on the finite element analysis results.

Growth of hexagonal Si epilayer on 4H-SiC substrate by mixed-source HVPE method (혼합 소스 HVPE 방법에 의한 4H-SiC 기판 위의 육각형 Si 에피층 성장)

  • Kyoung Hwa Kim;Seonwoo Park;Suhyun Mun;Hyung Soo Ahn;Jae Hak Lee;Min Yang;Young Tea Chun;Sam Nyung Yi;Won Jae Lee;Sang-Mo Koo;Suck-Whan Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.45-53
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    • 2023
  • The growth of Si on 4H-SiC substrate has a wide range of applications as a very useful material in power semiconductors, bipolar junction transistors and optoelectronics. However, it is considerably difficult to grow very fine crystalline Si on 4H-SiC owing to the lattice mismatch of approximately 20 % between Si and 4H-SiC. In this paper, we report the growth of a Si epilayer by an Al-related nanostructure cluster grown on a 4H-SiC substrate using a mixed-source hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) method. In order to grow hexagonal Si on the 4H-SIC substrate, we observed the process in which an Al-related nanostructure cluster was first formed and an epitaxial layer was formed by absorbing Si atoms. From the FE-SEM and Raman spectrum results of the Al-related nanostructure cluster and the hexagonal Si epitaxial layer, it was considered that the hexagonal Si epitaxial layer had different characteristics from the general cubic Si structure.

Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth of Oxide Single Crystal Films

  • Yoon, Dae-Ho;Yoshizawa, Masahito
    • Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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    • 1996.06a
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    • pp.508-508
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    • 1996
  • ;The growth of films have considerable interest in the field of superlattice structured multi-layer epitaxy led to realization of new devices concepts. Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) with in situ observation by reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) is a key technology for controlled layered growth on the atomic scale in oxide crystal thin films. Also, the combination of radical oxygen source and MBE will certainly accelerate the progress of applications of oxides. In this study, the growth process of single crystal films using by MBE method is discussed taking the oxide materials of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu family. Oxidation was provided by a flux density of activated oxygen (oxygen radicals) from an rf-excited discharge. Generation of oxygen radicals is obtained in a specially designed radical sources with different types (coil and electrode types). Molecular oxygen was introduced into a quartz tube through a variable leak valve with mass flowmeter. Corresponding to the oxygen flow rate, the pressure of the system ranged from $1{\;}{\times}{\;}10^{-6}{\;}Torr{\;}to{\;}5{\;}{\times}{\;}10^{-5}$ Torr. The base pressure was $1{\;}{\times}{\;}10^{-10}$ Torr. The growth of Bi-oxides was achieved by coevaporation of metal elements and oxygen. In this way a Bi-oxide multilayer structure was prepared on a basal-plane MgO or $SrTiO_3$ substrate. The grown films compiled using RHEED patterns during and after the growth. Futher, the exact observation of oxygen radicals with MBE is an important technology for a approach of growth conditions on stoichiometry and perfection on the atomic scale in oxide. The oxidization degree, which is determined and controlled by the number of activated oxygen when using radical sources of two types, are utilized by voltage locked loop (VLL) method. Coil type is suitable for oxygen radical source than electrode type. The relationship between the flux of oxygen radical and the rf power or oxygen partial pressure estimated. The flux of radicals increases as the rf power increases, and indicates to the frequency change having the the value of about $2{\times}10^{14}{\;}atoms{\;}{\cdots}{\;}cm^{-2}{\;}{\cdots}{\;}S^{-I}$ when the oxygen flow rate of 2.0 seem and rf power 150 W.150 W.

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The Thin Multi-Layer Crystal Growth of InGaAsP($1.3{\mu}m$)/InP bgy Vertical LPE System (수직형 LPE에 의한 InGaAsP($1.3{\mu}m$)/InP 다층박막 결정성장)

  • 홍창희;조호성;오종환;김경식;김재창
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.77-82
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    • 1990
  • In this paper the results for thin multi-layer InGaAsP($1.3{\mu}m$)/InP crystal growth by vertical liquid epitaxial growing furnance have been presented. The growth rates of InGaAsP layer and InP layer at cooling rate of $0.3^{\circ}C$/min and the growing temperature of $630^{\circ}C$ were obtained as $0.11 {\mu}m$/min and $0.06 {\mu}m$/min, respectively, by the uniform cooling with two phase solution technique.

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Growth of high quality ZnTe epilayers used for an far-infrared sensor and radiation detector

  • Kim, B. J.
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.105-110
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    • 2002
  • ZnTe epilayers have been successfully grown on (100) CaAs substrate by hot wall epitaxy (HWE) with Zn reservoir. Optimum growth condition has been determined by a four-crystal rocking curve (FCRC). It was found that Zn partial pressure from h reservoir has a strong influence on the quality of grown films. Under the determined optimum growth condition, ZnTe epitaxial films with thickness of 0.72~24.8${\mu}m$ were grown for studying the effect of the thickness on crystalline quality. The FCRC results indicated that the quality of ZnTe films becomes higher rapidly with increase of thickness up to 6${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. The best value of the FWHM of the few crystal rocking curve, 66 arcsec, was obtained on the film with $12{\mu}m$ in thickness. Until now, this result shows the best quality of ZnTe/GaAs films in reported.

Optical properties of epitaxial $Gd_2$O_3:EU^{3+}$luminescent thin films depending on crystallinity ($Gd_2$O_3:EU^{3+}$ 형광체 박막의 결정성에 따른 발광특성 연구)

  • 장문형;최윤기;정권범;황보상우;장홍규;노명근;조만호;손기선;김창해
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.275-280
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    • 2003
  • Epitaxial Gd$_2O_3:Eu^{3+}$luminescent thin films have been grout on Si(III) substrates using ionized Cluster Beam Deposition (ICBD). After the film growing, they were implanted and post annealed to change the crystal structure. The initial growth stage was monitored by using in-situ Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction (RHEED). The formed crystal structure was identified with X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and Fourier transform infrared (FT-R) spectroscopy. The electronic states variations were investigated by Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS). Photoluminescence (PL), Cathodoluminescence (CL). and Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectrum were used for examining the optical properties. We report the optical property changes depending on crystal structure and the electronic states.

INAs epitaxial layer growth for InAs Hall elements (Hall 소자용 InAs 박막성장)

  • Kim, S.M.;Leem, J.Y.;Lee, C.R.;Noh, S.K.;Shin, J.K.;Kwon, Y.S.;Ryu, Y.H.;Son, J.S.;Kim, J.E.
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.8 no.4A
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    • pp.445-449
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    • 1999
  • We studied the properties of the InAs epitaxial layers grown of (100)-oriented GaAs ($2^{\circ}$tilted toward[011]) by molecular beam epitaxy. From DCX (double-crystal x0ray), the better crystal quality was shown in InAs epitaxial layers on about 2500$\AA$ GaAs epitaxial layers on GaAs, we obtained the high mobility of InAs epitaxy in As/In BEP ratio (1.2~2.0) from Hall effect measurement. The electron mobility increased as electron concentration increases, until Si cell temperature $960^{\circ}C$$(N_D=2.21\times10^{-17}\textrm{cm}^{-3})$. The mobility decreases as the Si cell temperature increases, at the temperature over $960^{\circ}C$. We obtained the high mobility (1.10$\times$104cm2/V.s) at Si electron concentration of $N_D=2.21\times10^{-17}\textrm{cm}^{-3}$.

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Amorphous Cr-Ti Texture-inducing Layer Underlying (002) Textured bcc-Cr alloy Seed Layer for FePt-C Based Heat-assisted Magnetic Recording Media

  • Jeon, Seong-Jae;Hinata, Shintaro;Saito, Shin
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.35-39
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    • 2016
  • $Cr_{100-x}Ti_x$ amorphous texture-inducing layers (TIL) were investigated to realize highly (002) oriented $L1_0$ FePt-C granular films through hetero-epitaxial growth on the (002) textured bcc-$Cr_{80}Mn_{20}$ seed layer (bcc-SL). As-deposited TILs showed the amorphous phase in Ti content of $30{\leq}x(at%){\leq}75$. Particularly, films with $40{\leq}x{\leq}60$ kept the amorphous phase against the heat treatment over $600^{\circ}C$. It was found that preference of the crystallographic texture for bcc-SLs is directly affected by the structural phase of TILs. (002) crystallographic texture was realized in bcc-SLs deposited on the amorphous TILs ($40{\leq}x{\leq}70$), whereas (110) texture was formed in bcc-SLs overlying on crystalline TILs (x < 30 and x > 70). Correlation between the angular distribution of (002) crystal orientation of bcc-SL evaluated by full width at half maximum of (002) diffraction (FWHM) and a grain diameter of bcc-SL indicated that while the development of the lateral growth for bcc-SL grain reduces FWHM, crystallization of amorphous TILs hinders FWHM. $L1_0$ FePt-C granular films were fabricated under the substrate heating process over $600^{\circ}C$ with having different FWHM of bcc-SL. Hysteresis loops showed that squareness ($M_r/M_s$) of the films increased from 0.87 to 0.95 when FWHM of bcc-SL decreased from $13.7^{\circ}$ to $3.8^{\circ}$. It is suggested that the reduction of (002) FWHM affects to the overlying MgO film as well as FePt-C granular film by means of the hetero-epitaxial growth.

Microstructure of GaN films on sapphire surfaces with various orientations (사파이어 기판 방향성에 따른 GaN 박막의 미세구조)

  • 김유택
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.162-167
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    • 1999
  • GaN epilayers deposited by the OMVPE method on sapphires with 3 different surface orientations were investigated by TEM and their difference in mucrostructure were compared with each other. GaN epilayers were grown on the all three kinds of sapphire substrates; however, the best interfacial state and crystallinity were observed in the specimen using a {0001} substrate The density of defects in GaN epilayers on {0001} substrates was also less than others. No buffer layer was found at the interfaces of all the specimens; however, it was observed that the region which shows lattice distortion at the interface was only a few nonameter wide. Accordingly, TEM investigation revealed that GaN epilayers having some internal defects could be grown on sapphire {1120} and {1102} planes without a buffer layer, and the hetero-epitaxial GaN films were obtained from the specimen using {0001} substrates with the microstructural point of view.

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