• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.301-304
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• 2002

We investigated the structural and electrical properties of Ce-doped Ba($Zr_{0.2}Ti_{0.8}$)$O_3$(BCZT) thin films with a mole fraction of x=0.2 and a thickness about 100 nm. BCZT films were prepared on Pt/Ti/$SiO_2$/Si substrate by a RF magnetron sputtering system. We have measured the thickness profile with Ar/$O_2$ ratio and the surface roughness. It was observed that the oxygen gas, which introduced during the film deposition, have an influence on the roughness of the film and the film roughness was reduced by annealing from 2.33 nm to 2.02 m (RMS at $500^{\circ}C$, Ar:6 scrim, $O_2$:6 sccm). We have found that annealing procedure after top electrode deposit can reduce the dissipation factor.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.361-364
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• 2003

It was investigated that the structural and electrical Properties of Ce-doped Ba(Zr$_{x}$Ti$_{1-x}$ )O$_3$ (BCZT) thin films with a mole fraction of x=0.2 and a thickness about 100 nm. BCZT films were prepared on Pt/Ti/SiO$_2$/Si substrate by a RF magnetron sputtering system. We have measured the thickness profile with Ar/O$_2$ ratio and the surface roughness. It was observed that the oxygen gas, which introduced during the film deposition, have an influence on the roughness of the film and the film roughness was reduced by annealing from 2.33 nm to 2.02 nm (RMS at 500 $^{\circ}C$, Ar:6 sccm, $O_2$:6 sccm). It was found that annealing procedure after top electrode deposit can reduce the dissipation factor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.158-158
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• 2011

$Cu(In_xGa_{1-x})Se_2$ (CIGS) thin film solar cell is one of the most promising solar cells in photovoltaic devices. CIGS has a direct band gap which varied from 1.0 to 1.26 eV, depending on the Ga to In ratio. Also, CIGS has been studying for an absorber in thin film solar cells due to their highest absorption coefficient which is $1{\times}10^5cm^{-1}$ and good stability for deposition process at high temperature of $450{\sim}590^{\circ}C$. Currently, the highest efficiency of CIGS thin film solar cell is approximately 20.3%, which is closely approaching to the efficiency of poly-silicon solar cell. The deposition technique is one of the most important points in preparing CIGS thin film solar cells. Among the various deposition techniques, the sputtering is known to be very effective and feasible process for mass production. In this study, CIGS thin films have been prepared by rf magnetron sputtering method using a single target. The optical and structural properties of CIGS films are generally dependent on deposition parameters. Therefore, we will explore the influence of deposition power on the properties of CIGS films and the films will be deposited by rf magnetron sputtering using CIGS single target on Mo coated soda lime glass at $500^{\circ}C$. The thickness of CIGS films will be measured by Tencor-P1 profiler. The optical properties will be measured by UV-visible spectroscopy. The crystal structure will be analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD). Finally the optimal deposition conditions for CIGS thin films will be developed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.386-386
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• 2010

최근의 전자재료들은 산화물 기반의 소자들을 이용하며 이들 소자의 특징은 가시광 영역에서의 높은 투과도와 실리콘 기반의 소자에 비해서 높은 이동도를 나타낸다. 이러한 점을 활용하여 LCD, PDP, 태양전지 등으로의 응용을 위해 활발히 연구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 비정질임에도 이동도가 $10cm^2/V{\cdot}s$ 정도로 높은 이동도를 가지고 있는 a-IGZO 박막에 대하여 RF magnetron sputtering 법을 이용, 다각도의 연구를 진행하였다. 기판은 Corning 1737 유리기판을 사용하였으며 유기 클리닝 후 즉시 챔버 내부에 장착되었다. IGZO 타겟은 $In_2O_3$, $Ga_2O_3$, ZnO 분말을 각각 1:1:2mol% 조성비로 혼합하여 소결한 타겟을 사용하였으며 AFM, SEM, XRD 투과도를 이용하여 산소의 함량과 RF power에 따른 박막의 변화를 알아보았다. 박막 증착 조건으로는 초기 압력을 $2.0{\times}10^{-6}$ Torr, 증착압력으로 $2.0{\times}10^{-2}$ Torr를 유지하였으며, Ar 과 $O_2$의 비율을 10에서 40%까지 변화시키며 시편을 제작하였다. AFM 분석결과 $O_2$가 첨가될수록 박막의 거칠기가 감소하였으며, XRD 결과 Bragg's 법칙을 만족 하지 않는 비정질 구조임을 확인할 수 있었다. 가시광선 투과 특성은 $O_2$를 첨가한 박막이 첨가하지 않은 박막보다 우수하였으며 그 평균은 85% 이상으로 양호하였다. Hall과 XPS 분석결과 산소함량이 많아질수록 박막의 특성이 절연체의 특성을 가짐을 확인하였다.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.60 no.6
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• pp.1175-1177
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• 2011

The SBN thin films were deposited on Pt/Ti/$SiO_2$/Si and p-type Si(100) substrate by rf magnetron sputtering method using $Sr_{0.7}Bi_{2.3}Nb_2O_9$ ceramic target. SBN thin films deposited were annealed at 600~800[$^{\circ}C$] by furnace in oxygen atmosphere during 40min. The polarization characteristics have been investigated to confirm the possibility of the SBN thin films for the application to destructive read out ferroelectric random access memory. The maximum remanent polarization and the coercive voltage are 0.6[${\mu}C/cm^2$], 1.2[V] respectively at annealing temperature of 800[$^{\circ}C$]. The leakage current density was the $2.57{\times}10^{-6}[A/cm^2]$ at an applied voltage of 5[V] at annealing temperature of 650[$^{\circ}C$]. Also, the fatigue characteristics of SBN thin films did not change up to $10^8$ switching cycles.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.28 no.10
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• pp.620-624
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• 2015

We have studied structural, optical and electrical properties of In-Ga-doped ZnO (IGZO) thin films. The IGZO thin films were deposited on the corning 1737 glass by RF magnetron sputtering method. The RF power in sputtering process was varied as 30, 50, 70, and 90 W respectively. All of the IGZO thin films transmittance in the visible range (400 nm ~ 800 nm) was above 83%. XRD analysis showed the IGZO thin films amorphous structure of the thin films without any peak. And also IGZO thin film have low resistivity ($1.99{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}cm$), high carrier concentration ($6.4{\times}10^{20}cm^{-3}$), and mobility ($10.3cm^2V^{-1}s^{-1}$). By the studies we found that IGZO transparent thin film can be used as optoelectronic material and introduced application possibility for future electronic devices.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.325-329
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• 1998

In this paper, the (Sr$_{1-x}$ Ca$_{x}$)TiO$_3$(SCT) thin films were deposited at various substrate temperature using RF magnetron sputtering method on optimized Pt-coated electrodes (Pt/TiN/SiO$_2$/Si). An influence of substrate temperature and annealing temperature on the structural and dielectric properties are investigated. The substrate temperature changed from 100[$^{\circ}C$] to 500[$^{\circ}C$] and crystalline SCT thin films were deposited abode 400[$^{\circ}C$]. All thin films had (111) preferred orientation, the (100) oriented films were obtained at the substrate temperature above 400[$^{\circ}C$]. The dielectric constant changes almost linearly in the temperature region of -80~+90[$^{\circ}C$], the temperature characteristics of the dielectric loss exhibited a stable value within 0.1, then not affected by substitutional contents. The capacitance characteristics appears a stable value within $\pm$5[%].

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1996.11a
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• pp.206-208
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• 1996

Thin films of magnesium oxide(MgO) were deposited on glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering method. The characteristics of MgO thin films were analyzed as a function of various deposition conditions such as substrate temperature, substrate self-bias, input power and pressure. As the substrate temperature and bias voltage were increased, the grain size of MgO thin film increased. XRD peaks of (111) and (222) direction became dominant, as the substrate bias voltage increases and temperature decreases.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.272.2-272.2
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• 2016

Copper-Tin (CuSn) thin films were synthsized by rf magnetron co-sputtering method with pure Cu and Sn metal targets with various rf powers and sputtering times. The obtained CuSn thin films were characterized by a surface profiler (alpha step), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray induced Auger electron spectroscopy (XAES), and contact angle measurement. The deposition rates were calculated by the thickness of CuSn thin films and sputtering times. We observed hexagonal Cu20Sn6 and cubic Cu39Sn11 phases from the films by XRD measurement. From the survey XPS spectra, the Cu and Sn main peaks were observed. Therefore, we could conclude CuSn thin films were successfully fabricated on the substrate in this study. The changes of oxidation states and chemical environment of the films were investigated with high resolution XPS spectra in the regions of Cu 2p, Cu LMM, and Sn 3d. Surface free energy (SFE) and wettability of the CuSn thin films were studied with distilled water (DW) and ethylene glycol (EG) using the contact angle measurement. The total SFE of CuSn thin films decreased as rf power on Cu target increased. The contribution to the total SFE of dispersive SFE was relatively superior to polar SFE.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.29-32
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• 2010

In this study, transparent and conductive Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) films were prepared on a glass substrate by an radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering method using a 150-nm-thick AZO target (Al: 2 wt.%) at room temperature. We investigated the effects of RF power between 100-350 W (in steps of 50 W) on the structural, electrical, and optical properties of the AZO films. The thickness and cross-sectional images of the films were observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy. The thicknesses of all films were kept constant at 150 nm and grown on a glass substrate. The grain sizes of the AZO films were determined with the X-ray diffraction by using the Scherrer' equation, and their electrical properties were investigated using a Hall effect electronic transport measurement system. The transmittance of the AZO films was also measured by an ultraviolet-visible spectrometer.