• 한국재료학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.208-213
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• 2018

Epitaxial ($11{\bar{2}}0$) a-plane GaN films were grown on a ($1{\bar{1}}02$) R-plane sapphire substrate with photoresist (PR) masks using metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The PR mask with striped patterns was prepared using an ex-situ lithography process, whereas carbonization and heat treatment of the PR mask were carried out using an in-situ MOCVD. The heat treatment of the PR mask was continuously conducted in ambient $H_2/NH_3$ mixture gas at $1140^{\circ}C$ after carbonization by the pyrolysis in ambient $H_2$ at $1100^{\circ}C$. As the time of the heat treatment progressed, the striped patterns of the carbonized PR mask shrank. The heat treatment of the carbonized PR mask facilitated epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELO) of a-plane GaN films without carbon contamination on the R-plane sapphire substrate. Thhe surface morphology of a-plane GaN films was investigated by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The structural characteristics of a-plane GaN films on an R-plane sapphire substrate were evaluated by ${\omega}-2{\theta}$ high-resolution X-ray diffraction. The a-plane GaN films were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to determine carbon contamination from carbonized PR masks in the GaN film bulk. After $Ar^+$ ion etching, XPS spectra indicated that carbon contamination exists only in the surface region. Finally, the heat treatment of carbonized PR masks was used to grow high-quality a-plane GaN films without carbon contamination. This approach showed the promising potential of the ELO process by using a PR mask.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.168-172
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• 1999

HVPE 법으로 sapphire 기판 위에 두께 9$\mu\textrm{m}$의 GaN film을 성장하였다. Sapphire위에 직접 성장된 GaN film은 crack free로 mirror surface를 나타내었고 dislocation density는 $2{\times}10^9/cm^2$이었다.$SiO_2$ mask pattern을 사용하여 성장된 ELO GaN film도 대부분이 mirror surface를 나타내었으나 표면 일부에서 coalescence가 덜 이루어져 stripe 방향으로 hole이 존재하였다. ELO GaN film의 mask 윗부분은 window 부분에 비해 낮은 dislocation density를 나타냈다. 특히 mask center와 window사이 영역에서는 거의 dislocation이 없었다. ELO GaN film의 dislocation density는 평균 $8{\times}10^7/cm^2$.이었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.427-431
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• 2017

In this paper, we discuss ${\beta}-Ga_2O_3$ thin films that have been grown on freestanding GaN (FS-GaN) using furnace oxidation. A GaN template was grown by horizontalhydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE), and FS-GaN was fabricated using the laser lift off (LLO) system. To obtain ${\beta}-Ga_2O_3$ thin film, FS-GaN was oxidized at $900{\sim}1,100^{\circ}C$. Surface and cross-section of prepared ${\beta}-Ga_2O_3$ thin films were observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The single crystal FS-GaNs were changed to poly-crystal ${\beta}-Ga_2O_3$. The oxidized ${\beta}-Ga_2O_3$ thin film at $1,100^{\circ}C$ was peel off from FS-GaN. Next, oxidation of FS-GaNwas investigated for 0.5~12 hours with variation of the oxidation time. The thicknesses of ${\beta}-Ga_2O_3$ thin films were measured from 100 nm to 1,200 nm. Moreover, the 2-theta XRD result indicated that (-201), (-402), and (-603) peaks were confirmed. The intensity of peaks was increased with increased oxidation time. The ${\beta}-Ga_2O_3$ thin film was generated to oxidize FS-GaN.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.7-10
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• 2006

일반적인 산화 절연 게이트 대신 $BaTa_2O_6$를 사용한 GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor(MIS) 구조를 제작하였다. $Al_2O_3$(0001) 기판 위에서와 GaAs(001) 기판 위에서의 GaN 막의 누설 전류는 각각 $10^{-12}-10^{-13}A/cm^2$와 $10^{-6}-10^{-7}A/cm^2$로 측정되었다. 이 막의 누설전류는 각각 $Al_2O_3$(0001) 기판 위의 GaN인 경우는 45 MV/cm가 넘는 공간전하 제한전류에 의하여, GaAs(001) 기판 위의 GaN인 경우는 Poole-Frenkel 방출에 따른다는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제12권S1호
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• pp.104-106
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• 2003

In this study, the electronic structures and physical properties of Ni$_2$MnGa alloy films and their dependence on the order-disorder structural transitions were investigated. The results show that the ordered films behave nearly the same as the bulk $Ni_2$MnGa alloy, including the martensitic transformation at 200 K. Unexpectedly, the disordering in $Ni_2$MnGa alloy films does not lead to any appreciable magnetic ordering down to 4 K. An annealing of the disordered films restores the ordered structure with an almost full recovery of the magnetic and the transport properties of the ordered $Ni_2$MnGa alloy films. A possible explanation of the disappearance of magnetic moment in the disordered film is given by using the ab initio first-principles electronic-structure calculations.

• 한국결정학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.33-37
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• 1997

(1012)면 사파이어 기판위에서 성장되는 (12f10)면 GaN 이종적층막의 광학적 특성을 연구하였다. GaN 이종적층막은 $Ga/HC1/NH_3/He$계를 사용한 HVPE(halide vapor phase epitaxy)방법에 의하여 $990^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 성장시켰다. 이종적층막의 표면조직과 결정구조는 XRD, RHEED와 SEM으로 확인하였다. 결정구조가 확인된 (1210)면 GaN 단결정막의 광학적 특성은 PL과 Ra-man으로 관찰하였다. Raman 측정은 광학적포논에 기인된 활성모드를 결정축에 대하여 레이저빔의 편광과 진행방향에 의해 변화하는 것을 관찰하였다. Y(Z, Y & Z) X 방향에서의 측정은 $A_1(TO)=533\;cm^{-1},\;E_1(TO)=559\;cm^{-1}$과 $E_2=568\;cm^{-1}$ 모드에 기인된 Raman 스펙트럼을 관찰할 수 있었으며 Z(Y, Y & Z) X 방향에서의 측정은 $E_2$포논 만이 검출되었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1996년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.33-36
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• 1996

AIN thin films were prepared using by Rf sputtering method on the GaAs(170) substrate and investigated by X-ray diffractometer, IR spectroscopy, n&k system. The parameters were the substrate temperature, RF power, sputtering duration and the $N_2$/Ar ratio. The AlN thin films of (101) orientation were obtained under the conditions of room temperature and the nitrogen of 60 vol.%. The crystallinity of the films, which were grown respectively under the different conditions, were determined by the comparison of the band width of an E$_1$[TO:680$cm^{-1}$ /] phonon mode. The thicknesses of AlN films were decreased dramatically in the region of the nitrogen of 40~60 vol.% according to the increment of the $N_2$/Ar ratio by which the sputter yield got lower.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표강연 및 논문개요집
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• pp.92-92
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• 2001

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.387-390
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• 2002

A new approach of using double buffer layers of AlN and GaN for growth of GaN films on Si has been undertaken via molecular beam epitaxy using ammonia. The first buffers layer of AlN was grown using $N_2$plasma and the second of GaN was grown using ammonia. The surface roughness of the grown films was investigated by atomic force microscope and was compared with the normally grown films on sapphire. Double crystal x-ray rocking curve and low temperature photoluminescence techniques were employed for structural and optical properties examination. Donor bound exciton peak at 3.481 eV with full width half maximum of 41 meV was observed at 13K.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.1720-1725
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• 2015

The performance of the AlGaN/GaN MSM-2DEG varactor with different dielectric films deposited by the E-beam deposition is investigated in detail. The capacitance swing and the capacitance ratio of the varactor without dielectric film as well as with, SiO₂, Gd₂O₃, and Si₃N₄ films, respectively, are determined by electrodes of varying areas. The maximum capacitance, the minimum capacitance and the capacitance ratios are proportional to the increasing of the electrode areas. The capacitance ratio determined by the maximum and the minimum capacitance is found to be 18.35 (with Si₃N₄ dielectric film) and 149.51 (without dielectric film), respectively. The transition voltages of the fabricated varactors are almost the same for a bias voltage of about ±5 V and leakage current can be lower three orders of magnitude while the varactors with dielectric films. The tunability of the capacitance ratio makes the AlGaN/GaN MSM-2DEG varactor with a dielectric film highly useful in multirange applications of a surge free preamplier.