• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.282-282
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• 2006

Nanoporous organosilicate thin films were realized by the microphase separation of pore generating components mixed with an organosilicate matrix. The refractive index of such nanoporous organosilicate films can be tuned in the range of $1.40{\sim}1.22$. With a nanoporous single layer with n ${\sim}1.225,\;99.85\;%$ transmittance in the visible range was achieved. In order to overcome the limitation on the narrow wavelength for high transmittance imposed by single nanoporous thin films, bilayer thin films with different reflectance for each layer were prepared by inserting high refractive index layer with a refractive index of 1.447. It is demonstrated that the novel broadband antireflection coating with improved transmittance can be easily achieved by the nanoporous bilayer thin films described in present study.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.2481-2485
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• 2007

Spatially resolved, quantitative, non-destructive analysis using synchrotron x-ray reflectivity (XR) with subnano-scale resolution was successfully performed on the nanoporous organosilicate thin films for low dielectric applications. The structural information of porous thin films, which were prepared with polymethylsilsesquioxane and thermally labile 4-armed, star-shaped poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) composites, were characterized in terms of the laterally averaged electron density profile along with a film thickness as well as a total thickness. The thermal process used in this work caused to efficiently undergo sacrificial thermal degradation, generating closed nanopores in the film. The resultant nanoporous films became homogeneous, well-defined structure with a thin skin layer and low surface roughness. The average electron density of the calcined film reduced with increase of the initial porogen loading, and finally leaded to corresponding porosity ranged from 0 to 22.8% over the porogen loading range of 0-30 wt%. In addition to XR analysis, the surface and the inner structures of films are investigated and discussed with atomic force and scanning electron microscopy images.

• 한국결정학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국결정학회 2002년도 정기총회 및 추계학술연구발표회
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• pp.48-48
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• 2002

It is generally accepted that ultra low dielectric interlayer dielectric materials (k < 2.2) will be necessary for ULSI advanced microelectronic devices after 2003, according to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) 2000. A continuous reduction of dielectric constant is believed to be possible only by incorporating nanopores filled with air (k = 1.0) into electrically insulating matrices such as poly(methyl silsesquioxane) (PMSSQ). The nanopo.ous low dielectric films should have excellent material properties to survive severe mechanical stress conditions imposed during the advanced semiconductor processes such as chemical mechanical planarization process and multilayer fabrication. When air is incorporated into the films for lowering k, their mechanical strength has inevitably to be sacrificed. To minimize this effect, the nanopores are controlled to exist in the film as closed cells. The micromechanical properties of the nanoporous thin films are considered more seriously than ever, particularly for ultra low dielectric applications. In this study, three approaches were made to design and develop nanoporous low dielectric films with improved micromechanical properties: 1) wall density increase of nanoporous organosilicate film by copolymerization of carbon bridged comonomers; 2) incorporation of sacrificial phases with good miscibility; 3) selective surface modification by plasma treatment. Nanoporous low-k films were prepared with copolymerized PMSSQ and star-shaped sacrificial organic molecules, both of which were synthesized to control molecular weight and functionality. The nanoporous structures of the films were observed using field emission scanning electron microscopy, cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and positronium annihilation lifetime spectroscopy(PALS). Micromechanical characterization was performed using a nanoindentor to measure hardness and modulus of the films.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2002년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.477-480
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• 2002

ULSI(ultra large scaled integrated circuits)의 고집적화와 고속화를 위한 다층 배선 기술 중에서 층간 절연막의 특성을 향상시켜주는 것은 매우 중요한 요소이다. 소자의 소형화에 따른 절연층의 용량에 의한 신호의 지연을 방지하고 금속배선간의 상호간섭을 막아주기 위해서 현재 요구되는 0.13$\mu\textrm{m}$급 소자의 경우에서는 유전율이 매우 낮은 k$\leq$2.0인 층간 절연막이 필요하게 된다. 이러한 차세대 반도체 소자의 층간 절연물질로서 사용될 유력한 저유전 물질로 Nanoporous silica(k=1.3~2.5)를 적용하려는 연구가 진행되고 있다(1)-(3). 그러한 물질 중에 하나가 organosilicate films이 있는데 carbon-doped oxides, silicon-oxicarbides, carbon-incorporated silicon oxide film, organic-inorganic hybrid type Si-O-C thin films 혹은 organic-inorganic hybrid silica materials 등으로 불린다. 이에 본 연구에서는 nano-pore를 갖는 유무기 하이브리드 구조의 저유전 박막을 BTMSM/O$_2$의 혼합된 precursor를 사용하여 ICPCVD 방법에 의해 형성하였다. 총 유량을 20sccm이 되도록 하여 $O_2$:BTMSM(Ar)의 유량비를 변화시키며, 작업진공도는 300mTorr였다. 기판은 가열하지 않고, p-type Si(100) 위에 Si-O-C-H 박막을 형성하였다. 열적안정성을 조사하기 위하여 30$0^{\circ}C$, 40$0^{\circ}C$, 50$0^{\circ}C$에서 30분간 열처리하여 비교 분석하였다. 형성된 박막의 특성은 XPS로 분석하여 유전상수와의 상관관계를 조사하였다.