• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.104.2-104.2
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• 2011

세계적으로 환경오염이 심각해짐에 따라 친환경적으로 에너지를 생산하는 기술이 주목받고 있다. 그 중에서도 태양광을 이용하여 전력을 생산하는 태양광 태양전지의 경우 원리가 간단하고 에너지원의 수급이 용이하다는 장점으로 인하여 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 그러나 태양광 태양전지의 경우, 태양전지 기판에서의 반사로 인하여 발전 효율이 낮아는 문제점이 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 텍스처링 공정을 통해 태양전지 기판에서의 반사를 줄이고 태양전지의 효율을 증가시키는 방법이 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 나노 돌기를 가진 저반사 패턴을 이용하여 태양전지용 실리콘 기판을 제작함으로써, 태양전지 기판에서의 반사를 줄이고자 하였다. 나노 돌기를 가진 저반사 패턴이 형성 된 태양전지용 실리콘 기판을 제작하기 위해 ICP 장비를 이용한 $Cl_2$ 플라즈마 식각공정을 진행하였다. 먼저 Au agglomeration 기술을 이용하여 Au nano particle을 실리콘 기판 위에 형성 후, 이를 식각 마스크로 이용하여 ICP 식각을 진행하였다. 이어서 나노 돌기가 형성 된 실리콘 기판 위에 $Cl_2$ 플라즈마에 내식각성이 우수한 레지스트를 이용하여, 나노 임프린트 리소그래피 기술을 통해 저반사 패턴을 형성하였다. 이 방법으로 형성 된 저반사 패턴을 식각 마스크로 사용하여 앞의 공정과 동일한 조건으로 실리콘 기판을 식각하였다. 최종적으로 agglomerated Au particle과 $Cl_2$ 플라즈마에 내식각성이 우수한 레지스트를 이용하여 나노 돌기를 가진 저반사 패턴이 형성된 실리콘 기판을 제작하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.135-136
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• 2012

Carbon atoms near the surface of W(110) induce reconstructions such as $R(15{\times}12)$ -C/W(110) which consists of two characteristic parts, one square shaped and bright protrusion and two smaller ones. In the atomic resolution STM image, the bigger protrusion shows the periodicities of clean W(110), indicating that it is almost carbon poor region. The smaller protrusion contains hexagonal carbide surface layer of ${\alpha}$-W2C on W(110). Employing this carburized W(110) as templates, we grow Co and Fe clusters of less than ten atoms. Due to the selectivity of bonding sites, growth of larger cluster is highly unfavorable for Co and the size of clusters is very uniform. Since Co atoms prefer to sit on the bigger protrusion rather than smaller one, Co cluster can be arranged one-dimensionally in $R(15{\times}12)$-C/W(110) with quite uniform size distribution. However, Fe clusters sit on both sites without favored site, but still with uniform size distribution. On the other hand, Fe clusters can be grown with quasi one-dimensional order in $R(15{\times}3)$-C/W(110), which consists of only smaller protrusions. We investigate the magnetic properties of the ordered nano-sized clusters. Experiments using XMCD reveals little magnetic moment of Co cluster on $R(15{\times}12)$-C/W(110). This observation is consistent with the predictions of our first principles calculations that small Co clusters can be nonmagnetic or antiferromagnetic with low mean magnetic moment per atom.

• Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.96-102
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• 2010

It is still controversial where the improved stability of n-octadecyltriethoxysilane self-assembled monolayer (OTE SAM) on plasma-pretreated mica surface exactly originates from. To date, it has been well known that the extensive cross-polymerization between silane headgroups is a crucial factor for the outstanding mechanical strength of the monolayer. However, this study directly observed that the stability comes not only from the cross-links but also, far more importantly, from the direct chemical bonds between silane headgroups and mica surface. To observe this phenomenon, n-octadecyltrichlorosilane monolayers were self-assembled on both untreated and plasma treated mica surfaces, and their adhesion properties at various stress conditions and force profiles in pure water were investigated and compared through the use of the surface forces apparatus technique. It revealed that, in pure water, there is a substantial difference of stability between untreated and plasma treated cases and the plasma treated surface is mechanically much more stable. In particular, the protrusion behavior of the monolayer during contact repetition experiment was always observed in the untreated case, but never in the plasma treated case. It directly demonstrates that the extensive chemical bonds indeed exist between silane head-groups and plasma treated mica surface and dramatically improve the mechanical stability of the OTE monolayer-coated mica substrate.