• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.86-89
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• 2013

Dye-sensitized solar cells have a FTO/$TiO_2$/Dye/Electrode/Pt counter electrode structure, yet more than a 10% electron loss occurs at each interface. A passivating layer between the $TiO_2$/FTO glass interface can prevent this loss of electrons. In theory, ZnO has excellent electron collecting capabilities and a 3.4 eV band gap, which suppresses electron mobility. FTO glass was coated with ZnO thin films by RF-magnetron sputtering; each film was deposited under different $O_2$:Ar ratios and RF-gun power. The optical transmittance of the ZnO thin film depends on the thickness and morphology of ZnO. The conversion efficiency was measured with the maximum value of 5.22% at an Ar:$O_2$ ratio of 1:1 and RF-gun power of 80 W, due to effective prevention of the electron recombination into electrolytes.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.77-82
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• 1995

PTCR(Positive Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity) thermistor in thin film BaTiO$_{3}$ system was prepared by using radio frequency(13.56 MHz) and DC magnetron sputter equipment. Polycrystalline, surface structure, and R-T(Resistivity-Temperature) characteristics of the specimens were measured by X-ray diffraction(D-Max3, Rigaku, Japan), SEM(Scanning Electron Microscopy: M.JSM84 01, Japan), and insulation resistance measuring system (Keithley 719), respectively. Thin films characteristics of the thermistor showed different properties depending on the substrate even with the same sputtering condition. The thin film formed on the A1$_{2}$O$_{3}$ substrate showed a good crystalline and a low resistivity at below curie point. However, the thin films prepared on slide glass and Si wafer were amorphous. The thicknesses of the three samples prepared under the same process conditions were 700[.angs.], 637.75[.angs.], and 715[.angs.], respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.466-467
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• 2005

Al doped zinc oxide films (ZnO:Al) were deposited on glass substrate by RF magnetron sputtering from a ZnO target mixed with 2 wt% $Al_2O_3$. The as-deposited ZnO:Al films were rapid-thermal annealed. Electrical properties and structural evolution of the films, as annealed by rapid thermal process (RTP), were studied and compared with the films annealed by conventional annealing process. RTP, the (002) peak intensity increases and the electrical resistivity decreases by 20%, after RT annealing. The effects of RT annealing on the structural evolution and electrical properties of RF sputtered films were further discussed and compared also with the films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.44-49
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• 1997

AIN thin films were deposited on silicon and glass substrates by sputtering Al target and introducing mixed gases of argon and nitrogen into reactive RF magnetron sputter. The substrate was not heated to protect the PC (polycarbonate) substrate and the micro-sized pregroove morphology on the surface of PC substrate. But its temperature was around $100^{\circ}C$ due to the self-heating by plasma. The crystallinity, cross-section morphology and refractive index were characterized by changing various deposition parameters.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.16 no.7
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• pp.445-448
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• 2006

Highly c-axis oriented ZnO thin films were grown on Si(100)substrates with Zn buffer layers. Effects of the Zn buffer layer thickness on the structural and optical qualities of ZnO thin films were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL) and Atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis techniques. It was confirmed that the quality of a ZnO thin film deposited by rf magnetron sputtering was substantially improved by using a Zn buffer layer. The highest ZnO film quality was obtained with a Zn buffer layer 110 nm thick. The surface roughness of the ZnO thin film increases as the Zn buffer layer thickness increases.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.53 no.2
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• pp.73-78
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• 2004

AIN thin film has been deposited on the $AI_2$$O_3$substrate with reactive radio frequency( RF) magnetron sputtering method. In this work, elelctromechanical coupling coefficient of AIN thin film was increased with an increase of AIN thin film thickness, and the maximum value was 0.11%. Insertion loss of SAW device was decreased with an increase of AIN thin film thickness and the minimum value was 33［㏈］. SAW velocity of IDTs/AIN/$AI_2$$O_3$structure and IDTs/AIN/$AI_2$$O_3$/Si structure were about 5480［㎧］and 5040［㎧］respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.450-453
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• 2020

In this study, ZnO:Ga thin films were fabricated on a glass substrate using various Ar flows by an RF magnetron sputter system at room temperature. The dependencies of Ar flow on different properties were investigated. An appropriate control over the Ar flow led to the formation of a high-quality thin film. The ZnO:Ga films were formed as a hexagonal wurtzite structure with high (002) preferential orientation. The films exhibited a typical columnar microstructure and a smooth top face. The average transmittance was 85~89% within the visible area. By decreasing the Ar flow, the sheet resistance was decreased due to an increase in the grain size and a decrease in the root mean square roughness. The lowest sheet resistance of 86 Ω/□ was obtained at room temperature for the 40 sccm Ar flow.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.114.2-114
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1995.07c
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• pp.1245-1247
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• 1995

In this paper, Analyzed structual property using SEM and XRD. The longer distance between substrate and target enhance crystalographic orientation of (110)plane, but inhibit growth of (002)plane. Also, deposited ZnO thin film on electrode layer inhibit crystalographic orientation of (002)plane, expecially Al electrode inhibit stronger than Pt layer. And using fabricated transducer, analyzed eletric and frequency characteristics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.355.2-355.2
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• 2014

Zirconium nitride (ZrN)는 높은 열적, 화학적 특성과 우수한 기계적 강도, 낮은 전기 저항성 때문에 절삭공구, 의료용품 등으로 널리 사용된다. 특히 물리증착법 (PVD)으로 증착 할 경우 실제 hardness보다 높은 특성을 가지고 내마모성과 고온에서 hardness가 우수한 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 실험에서는 물리증착법 중 하나인 rf magnetron sputter를 사용하여 질소 유량에 따른 zirconium nitride 박막을 증착하였다. 그 후, $600^{\circ}C$, N2 분위기에서 후열처리를 진행하였고, 후열처리에 따른 박막의 nano-electrotribology 특성 변화를 관찰하기 위해 nano-indenter를 사용하였다. 측정결과, 질소 유량이 0, 0.5, 5 sccm으로 변함에 따라 증착된 박막의 hardness는 18.62, 15.64, 13.58 GPa로 각각 감소되었으며, elastic moduls도 210.43, 185.15, 171.52 GPa로 감소하였다. 이는 증착 과정에서 과포화된 N2 가 후열처리 과정에서 빠져 나오는 것으로 알 수 있다.