• 한국자기학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.131-135
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• 2008

Full-Heusler 화합물인 $Co_2TiSn$(001) 표면의 전자구조, 자성 및 반쪽금속성을 일반기울기근사(GGA)를 채택한 총퍼텐셜선형보강평면파동(FLAPW)방법을 이용하여 이론적으로 연구하였다. $Co_2TiSn$ 화합물의 (001)방향에서 2가지 가능한 표면, 즉 Co 원자들로 끝나는 면(Co-term)과 TiSn 원자들로 끝나는 면(TiSn-term)을 고려하였다. 계산된 상태밀도로부터 Co-term의 표면에서는 반쪽금속성이 깨어졌지만 TiSn-term의 표면에서는 반쪽금속성이 유지됨을 알 수 있었다. Co-term의 경우 표면 Co 원자의 좌표수가 줄어들면서 Co 원자의 채워진 소수 스핀 d-상태가 높은 에너지 영역으로 이동하여 페르미에너지에 걸치면서 반쪽금속성이 깨어진다. TiSn-term에서는 표면상태가 페르미에너지 바로 아래에 위치하면서 소수 스핀 띠간격이 가운데 층에 비하여 많이 줄어들었다. Co 원자의 자기모멘트는 Co-term의 표면에서는 내부 층에 비하여 약 10 % 증가한 1.16 ${\mu}_B$의 값을 가지는 반면 TiSn-term의 표면 바로 아래층에서는 내부 층과 비슷한 값(1.03 ${\mu}_B$)을 가졌다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.660-665
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• 1996

Thin films of indium oxide and indium tin oxide have been prepared by d.c. magnetron sputtering onto the fused silica substrates kept at 90, 200 and $300^{\circ}C$. In order to elucidate the optical absorption process in low energy region below 3 eV, we have analyzed the absorption coefficients obtained from reflectance and transmittance measurements for these films based on the Lucovsky model. It has been found for the first time that a defect center in the band gap is located at 0.8~1.4 eV below the Fermi level in all films and arises from oxygen vacancies in their films. The optical absorption in low energy region is explained to be dominated by the transition of electrons trapped at the positively charged (+2e) oxygen vacancies with s-like nature to the conduction band formed from the 5s-orbit in indium atoms.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2000년도 제18회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.142-142
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• 2000

We performed a total energy calculation of clean alumunum surfaces of three low indices based on a density functional theory with a local density approximation, using the Ceperly-Alder exhange correlation parametrized by Perdew and Zunger. Pseudopotentials were generated for Al of which the plane wave cut-off was 15Ry. We used Gaussian broadening of a Fermi level to accelerate the convergence of our calculation with the Gaussian energy smearing parameter of 0.005Ry. First, we determine the lattice constant of the aluminum of an face-centered-cubic structure to be 3.96 which is comparable to the experimental data of 4.05 . The cohesive energy of 4.20eV/atom and the bulk modulus of 0.775$\times$1012dyne/cm2 are also comparable to the experimental values of 3.39eV/atom and 0.772$\times$1012dyne/cm2, respectively. Then we investigated the surface relaxation of (100), (110) and (111) surfaces using a 9-layer slab separated by 6-layer thick vacuum. The results are consistent with the existing experimental results.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.215-215
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 화학적 도핑 방법 및 플라즈마 표면 처리방법을 이용하여 그래핀 내 Electron & Hole carrier 들의 농도를 변화시켜, 전계효과에 따른 Graphene Field Effect Transistors (GFETs) 소자의 전기적 특성 변화를 확인 하였으며, 전기적 특성 결과 중에 Dirac-point (DP) 이동에 따른 그래핀 $E_F$ (Fermi-energy) level 변화를 계산 및 유추 하였으며, Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscpy (UPS)를 이용하여 실제적으로 He 소스 광전자를 그래핀 샘플 표면에 입사하여 나오는 전자들의 Kinetic Energy($E_K$) 결과를 이용하여 Work function (WF) 변화를 확인 및 검증하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제41회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.53-53
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• 2011

This paper describes results for surface and bulk characterization of the most promising thin film solar cell material for high performance devices, (Ag,Cu) (In,Ga) Se2 (ACIGS). This material in particular exhibits a range of exotic behaviors. The surface and general materials science of the material also has direct implications for the operation of solar cells based upon it. Some of the techniques and results described will include scanning probe (AFM, STM, KPFM) measurements of epitaxial films of different surface orientations, photoelectron spectroscopy and inverse photoemission, Auger electron spectroscopy, and more. Bulk measurements are included as support for the surface measurements such as cathodoluminescence imaging around grain boundaries and showing surface recombination effects, and transmission electron microscopy to verify the surface growth behaviors to be equilibrium rather than kinetic phenomena. The results show that the polar close packed surface of CIGS is the lowest energy surface by far. This surface is expected to be reconstructed to eliminate the surface charge. However, the AgInSe2 compound has yielded excellent atomic-resolution images of the surface with no evidence of surface reconstruction. Similar imaging of CuInSe2 has proven more difficult and no atomic resolution images have been obtained, although current imaging tunneling spectroscopy images show electronic structure variations on the atomic scale. A discussion of the reasons why this may be the case is given. The surface composition and grain boundary compositions match the bulk chemistry exactly in as-grow films. However, the deposition of the heterojunction forming the device alters this chemistry, leading to a strongly n-type surface. This also directly explains unpinning of the Fermi level and the operation of the resulting devices when heterojunctions are formed with the CIGS. These results are linked to device performance through simulation of the characteristic operating behaviors of the cells using models developed in my laboratory.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 1999년도 제17회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.172-172
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• 1999

Perovskite Manganese Oxide has been intensively investigated since the discovery of the colossal magnetoresistive(CMR) effect. In this paper, we studied the effect of temperature dependence and various doping dependence of rare earth site ions of La0.7-xPrxCa0.3MnO3 series using Ultraviolet Photoelectron spectroscopy(UPS). They show unusual temperature dependent features and the doped rare earth ions seem to affect the electron-phonon coupling strongly. We found clear evidence of metal-insulator transition from the spectral density at the Fermi level. but the transition temperature is lower than that deduced from transport measurements. Also we found that the spectral features change as time goes on implying that the surface of these materials is somewhat unstable in the vacuum. We can conclude from these results that the surface oxygen atoms correlated to the hopping electrons can escape from the material into the vacuum and that the surface state of these material is different from the bulk state.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.58-58
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• 2010

Reactive or unstable adsorbates are often difficult to study spectroscopically. They may have, for instance, resonance states lying close to the Fermi level, inducing them to desorb or decompose by the probe itself, low-energy tunneling electrons. In order to overcome this limitation, we developed a novel method, which we call x-ramp scan. The method sweeps the bias voltage, with the simutaneous scan along the imaging direction, in a constant current mode. This mapping yields the tip-height variation as a function of bias, or Z(V), at nominally always fresh surface. We applied this method to the investigation of methanol-induced molecular features, attributed to methoxy, found on NiAl(110) surface. These were produced by methanol molecules deposited by a pulse injection method onto the metallic surface. Our study shows adsorbed methoxy are very reactive to the bias voltage, rendering the standard spectroscopy useless. Our new x-ramp scan shows that the decomposition of adsorbates occurs at the sample bias of 3.63 V, and proceeds with the lifetime of a few milliseconds. The details of the method will be provided at the discussion.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.210.2-210.2
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• 2014

Recently, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanostructures have been investigated for applications of lithium-ion batteries, solar cell, and gas sensors. In this regard, we have studied atomic and electronic properties of MoS2 nanostructures with adsorbed atoms and molecules using density functional theory calculations. Our calculations reveal that the several atoms such as H, C, N, and F are chemically bound to several sites on the two-dimensional (2D) MoS2 surface. On the other hand, various contamination molecules such as CO, CO2, NO, NO2, and NH3 do not bind to the surface. Next, adsorption of various molecules on the one-dimensional (1D) armchair MoS2 nanoribbon is investigated. Contrary to the case of 2D MoS2 monolayer surface, some molecules (CO and NO) are bound well to the edge of the MoS2 nanoribbon. We find that the molecular states due to adsorption are located near the Fermi level, which makes the band gap narrower. Therefore, we suggest that monolayer MoS2 nanoribbons be used as the gas sensors or detectors.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.173-177
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• 2010

이 연구에서는 각분해 광전자 분광법(angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy: ARPES)을 시용하여 전하밀도파(chargedensity-wave: CDW)를 형성하는 물질인 $CeTe_2$의 전자구조를 연구하였다. $CeTe_2$의 ARPES 데이터에서는 분산적인 띠들이 분명하게 관찰되었다. $CeTe_2$의 일정에너지(constant energy: CE) 맵에서는 4중 대칭성(fourfold symmetry)이 관찰되었으며, 그 형태가 문헌에 있는 $CeTe_2$의 CE 맵과 유사하였다. 이러한 발견은 $CeTe_2$의 CDW 형성이 $2{\times}2$ 형태의 살창 변형에 의한 것임과 4f 전자들이 $CeTe_2$의 CDW 형성에 별다른 기여를 하지 않는다는 것을 나타낸다. 이 연구로부터 $CeTe_2$에서 페르미 준위 근처의 전자들은 주로 Te(1) 5p와 Ce 5d 전자들이며 Te(1) 5p 전자들에 의한 띠가 CDW 형성에 기여하고 Ce 5d 전자들에 의한 띠는 CDW 상태에서도 페르미 준위를 가로지르는 금속성을 나타낸다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.170.1-170.1
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• 2016

$Bi_2Te_3$ has long been studied for its excellent thermoelectric characteristics. Recently, this material has been known as a topological insulator (TI). The surface states within the bulk band gap of a TI, which are protected by the time reversal symmetry, contribute to the conduction at the surface, while the bulk is in insulating state. In contrast to the bulk defects tuning the chemical potential to the Dirac energy, the native defects near the surface are expected not to change the shape of the Fermi surface and the related spin structure. Using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), we have systematically characterized surface or near surface defects in p- and n- doped $Bi_2Te_3$, and identified their structure by first principles calculations. In addition, bias-polarity dependences of STM images revealed the electron donor/acceptor nature of each defect. A detailed theoretical study of the surface states near the Dirac energy reveals the robustness of the Dirac point, which verifies the effectiveness of the disturbance on the backscattering from various kinds of defects.