• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.645-649
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• 2009

We investigated the effects of a high density $O_2$ plasma treatment on the structural and electrical properties of Ga-, B- codoped ZnO (GZOB) films. The GZOB films were deposited on polymer substrate without substrate heating by DC magnetron sputtering. Prior to the GZOB film growth, we treated a polymer substrate with highly dense inductively coupled oxygen plasma. The optical transmittance of the GZOB film, about 80 %, was maintained regardless of the plasma pre-treatment. The resistivity of the GZOB film on PC substrate decreased from 9.08 ${\times}$ $10^{-3}$ ${\Omega}-cm$ without an $O_2$ plasma pre-treatment to 2.12 ${\times}$ $10^{-3}$ ${\Omega}-cm$ with an $O_2$ plasma pre-treatment. And PES substrate decreased from 1.14 ${\times}$ $10^{-2}$ ${\Omega}-cm$ without an $O_2$ plasma pre-treatment to 6.13 ${\times}$ $10^{-3}$ ${\Omega}-cm$ with an $O_2$ plasma pre-treatment.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.327-332
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• 2010

We report on the effect of PET substrate preheating on the characteristics of the flexible and transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode grown by a specially designed roll-to-roll sputtering system for touch panel applications. It was found that electrical and optical properties of the roll-to-roll sputter grown ITO film were critically dependent on the preheating of the PET substrate. In addition, the roll-to-roll sputter-grown ITO film after post annealing test at $140^{\circ}C$ for 90 min showed stable electrical and optical properties. The low sheet resistance and high optical transmittance of the ITO film grown on the preheated PET substrate demonstrate that the preheating process before ITO sputtering is one of the effective way to improve the characteristics of ITO/PET film. Furthermore, the superior flexibility of the ITO electrode grown on the preheated PET substrate indicates that the preheating treatment is a promising technique to obtain robust ITO/PET sample for touch panel applications.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.175-180
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• 2016

In this study, we proposed an optical compensation method to improve the symmetricity of contrast ratio for wide viewing angle IPS (in-plane switching) LCD. First, the phase retardation depending on the thickness of compensation film is calculated, and then the phase change is presented at the $Poincar{\acute{e}}$ sphere. The phase retardation and the polarization state of the light passing through the optical elements are caculated by using the EJMM (extended Jones matrix method). In addition, the transmittance and the contrast countour are also calculated by using the Berremann's $4{\times}4$ matrix method. The simulation is carried out for a IPS LC cell with positive A/C/A compensation film. From the standard deviation of the contrast ratio, we confirmed the symmetricity at each viewing angle is inversely proportional to the standard deviation and calculated the optimum design condition of the uniaxial compensation film for the IPS LCD.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.38-42
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• 2001

Thin films of $In_2O_3-SnO_2$(ITO), $SnO_2$, and $SiO_2$ were prepared on the PET substrate by DC magnetron roll sputtering. 135 nm thick ITO film on $SiO_2$/PET substrate has sheet resistance as low as 55 ${\Omega}/square$ and transmittance as high as 85%. $H_2O$gas permeation through the film was 0.35 g/$m^2$ in a day. These properties are enough on optical film for the plastic LCD substrate or touch panel. Both refractive index and sheet resistance of ITO was found to be very sensitive to $O_2$ flow rate. Oxygen flow conditions have been optimized from 4 to 5 SCCM at $10^{-3}$torr. It is also shown that both thickness of $SnO_2$ and refractive index of $SiO_2$ decrease as $O_2$ flow rate increases.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2023

In this study, we investigate the liquid crystal (LC) alignment of LC cells created from plant-based polysaccharide derivatives, such as guar gum. Guar gum films exhibit satisfactorily high optical transparency in the visible light region (400-750 nm). For example, the transmittance of polyimide films, which are the most typically used LC alignment layers, is 87%, whereas that of guar gum films deposited onto a glass substrate at a wavelength of 550 nm is approximately 99%. The observed LC alignment depends on the rubbing depth. For example, an LC cell comprising a guar gum film fabricated via rubbing at rubbing depths of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 mm exhibits a planar LC alignment, whereas it exhibits a vertical LC alignment at a rubbing depth of 0.5 mm. Additionally, the LC alignment is shown to be correlated with the total surface energy of the guar gum films. When the total surface energy of a rubbed guar gum film exceeds 58.10 mJ/m², an LC cell comprising the guar gum film exhibits a stable and vertical LC alignment. Therefore, guar gum can be used to realize the vertical alignment system of LC via a simple adjustment of the rubbing depth.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2012

박막 태양전지의 저가 고효율화를 실현하기 위해 넓은 면적의 기판 위에 코팅이 가능하며 진공의 유지가 필요가 없고 장치가 간단하며 고순도의 균질한 박막을 얻을 수 있고 박막의 조성을 쉽게 조절할 수 있는 Sol-Gel법을 이용하였다. Se보다 저가이며 독성이 없고 풍부한 원료인 S로 치환하여 사용하며 Zn/Sn비 값을 조절하고 kesterite 구조를 갖는 $Cu_2ZnSnS_4$의열처리 온도에 따른 박막의 구조적, 광학적 특성에 미치는 변수들의 영향을 알아보았다. XRD pattern을 관찰한 결과 Zn/Sn비가 0.8/1.2일 때 $2{\theta}=28.5^{\circ}$에서 주피크가 가장 강하게 나타났으며 (112) 방향의 배향성을 가진 kesterite 상임을 확인 할 수 있었다. 열처리 온도가 증가할수록 (112) 면의 강도가 커지며 $550^{\circ}C$에서 열처리를 한 $Cu_2ZnSnS_4$ 박막은 kesterite 구조의 화학량론적 $Cu_2ZnSnS_4$ 특징을 나타내고 본 실험의 샘플의 격자상수를 측정한 값이 a = 5.5047 and $c=11.014{\AA}$이며 JCPDS(Joint Committee on Powder Standards)에 보고된 데이터 a = 5.427 and $c=10.848{\AA}$과 거의 일치 하였다. 광학적 특성을 알아보기 위해 측정한 광투과율은 가시광선 영역(380~770 nm)에서 전체적으로 65 % 이하로 나타났다.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.50-56
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• 2010

PET 필름은 핸드폰이나 디스플레이 패널, 노트북 등과 같은 산업전반에 걸쳐 널리 사용 된다. 최근 PET 필름 표면에 부착되는 ITO 표면은 높은 연필 경도와 높은 굴절도 등을 필요로 하기에 본 연구에서는 터치패널용 소자에 쓰이는 PET 필름의 코팅소재로 사용하기 위한 코팅소재를 개발하기 위하여 폐 TNT로부터 추출한 플로로글루시놀(phloroglucinol)을 이용하여 아크릴과 에폭시 형태의 다관능성 모노머를 합성하였다. 다관능성 모노머는 $^1H$ NMR과 FT-IR을 이용하여 구조확인을 하였으며, 다관능성 모노머의 화학구조에 따른 광굴절도, 광투과도, 그리고 표면 경도를 평가하였다. 합성된 다관능성 모노머는 연필 경도 1~3 H의 높은 특성을 나타내었으며, 광굴절도는 1.54~1.57, 광투과도는 93% 이상을 나타내었다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.13-15
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• 2017

Low emissivity glass for high transparency in the visible range and low emissivity in the IR (infrared) range was fabricated and investigated. The multilayers were have been fabricated, and consisted of two outer oxide layers and a middle layer of Ag as a metal layer. Oxide layers were formed by rf sputtering and metal layers were formed using by an evaporator at room temperature. SiInZnO (SIZO) film was used as an oxide layer. The OMO (oxide-metaloxide) structures of SIZO/Ag/SIZO were analyzed by using transmittance, AFM (atomic force microscopye), and XRD (X-ray diffraction). The OMO multilayer structure was designed to investigate the effect of Ag layer thickness on the optical property of the OMO structure.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.1733-1736
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• 2008

ZnO thin films with preferred orientation along the (0 0 2) plane were fabricated by a sol-gel method. The effects of the annealing temperature, time, and thickness were studied by investigating UV-visible spectra, FT-IR spectra, and XRD of ZnO films. The films were dried and annealed ed at $100^{\circ}C,\;200^{\circ}C$, and $300^{\circ}C$ for 1hr, 2hrs, and 3hrs, respectively. The film showed the preferred (0 0 2) orientation and high transmittance near 90% in the visible range. Also, SEM images of the films exhibited very smooth surfaces without holes and cracks. Schottky diodes were fabricated by using ZnO sol-gel material. Au and Al were used as electrodes to make Ohmic and Schottky contacts, respectively. The annealing temperature, time and the thickness dependent I-V characteristics were presented in this article.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2007년도 7th International Meeting on Information Display 제7권1호
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• pp.659-662
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• 2007

The characteristics of a $SiN_x$ passivation layer grown by a specially designed catalyzer enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CECVD) system and electrical and optical properties of OLEDs passivated with the $SiN_x$ layer are described. Despite the low substrate temperature, the single $SiN_x$ passivation layer, grown on the PC substrate, exhibited a low water vapor transmission rate of $2{\sim}6{\times}10^{-2}\;g/m^2/day$ and a high transmittance of 87 %. In addition, current-voltage-luminescence results of an OLED passivated with a 150 nm-thick $SiN_x$ film compared to nonpassivated sample were identical indicating that the performance of an OLED is not critically affected by radiation from tungsten catalyzer during the $SiN_x$ deposition.