• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.235-235
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• 2003

The development of a buffer layer is an important issue for the second -generation wire, YBCO coated metal wire. The buffer layer demands not only on the prohibition of the reaction between YBCO and metal substrate, but also the proper lattice match and conductivity for high critical current density (Jc) of YBCO superconductor, In order to satisfy these demands, we suggested CaRuO3 as a useful candidate having that the lattice mismatches with Ni (200) and with YBCO are 8.2% and 8.0%, respectively. The CaRuO3 thin films were deposited on Ni substrates using various methods, such as e-beam evaporation and DC and RF magnetron sputtering. These films were investigated using SEM, XRD, pole-figure and AES. In e-beam evaporation, the deposition temperature of CaRuO3 was the most important since both hi-axial texturing and NiO formation between Ni and CaRuO3 depended on it. Also, the oxygen flow rate had i[n effect on the growth of CaRuO3 on Ni substrates. The optimal conditions of crystal growth and film uniformity were 400$^{\circ}C$, 50 ㎃ and 7 ㎸ when oxygen flow rate was 70∼100sccm In RF magnetron sputtering, CaRuO3 was deposited on Ni substrates with various conditions and annealing temperatures. As a result, the conductivity of CaRuO3 thin films was dependent on CaRuO3 layer thickness and fabrication temperature. We suggested the multi-step deposition, such as two-step deposition with different temperature, to prohibit the NiO formation and to control the hi-axial texture.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.93-98
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• 2018

$MnO_2$, a metal oxide used as an electrode material in electrochemical capacitors (EDLCs), has been applied in binary oxide and conducting polymer hybrid electrodes to increase their stability and capacitance. We developed a method for electrodepositing Mn-Ni oxide/PANI, Mn-Ni oxide/PEDOT, and Mn-Ni-Ru oxide/PEDOT films on carbon paper in a single step using a mixed bath. Mn-Ni oxide/PEDOT and Mn-Ni-Ru oxide/PEDOT electrodes used in an electro-osmotic pump (EOP) have shown better efficiency compared to Mn-Ni oxide and Mn-Ni oxide/PANI electrodes through testing in water as a pumping solution. EOP using a Mn-Ni-Ru oxide/PEDOT electrode was also tested in a 0.5 mM $Li_2SO_4$ solution as a pumping solution to confirm the effect of the $Li^+$ insertion/de-insertion reaction of Ruthenium oxide on the EOP. Experimental results show that the flow rate increases with the increase in current in a 0.5 mM $Li_2SO_4$ solution compared to that obtained when water was used as a pumping solution.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.37 no.10
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• pp.975-980
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• 2000

스테인레스 스틸 기판 위에 Pb($Zr_{0.45}$ $Ti_{0.55}$) $O_3$후막을 졸-겔 스핀 코팅법으로 제조하였다. 스테인레스 스틸은 그 자체로 좋은 도체이지만 PZT 후막의 강유전 특성을 개선하고자 Ru $O_2$박막을 중간층 겸 하부전극으로 사용하였다. PZT 전구체 용액을 코팅하고 급속 열처리하였을 때 5$50^{\circ}C$ 이하에서 pyrochlore 상이 먼저 나타났고 이 transient 상은 61$0^{\circ}C$에서 모두 perovskite 상으로 변화하였다. $600^{\circ}C$에서 열처리된 PZT 후막은 잔존하는 pyrochlore로 인해 걸어준 전기장에 무관하게 5-7$\mu$C/$ extrm{cm}^2$의 낮은 $P_{r}$값을 나타내었으나 61$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 열처리된 시편들은 모두 25$\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$ 이상의 잔류분극을 가지고 있었다. 또한 Ru $O_2$중간층이 PZT의 강유전성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였을 때 잔류분극 값은 거의 영향을 받지 않았으나 항전계 값은 상당한 영향을 받았다. 즉 100nm 두께의 Ru $O_2$박막을 중간층으로 사용할 경우 중간층 없이 직접 스테인레스 스틸 위에 코팅할 때에 비해 항전계 값을 45% 가량 줄일 수 있었다.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.50 no.8
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• pp.557-562
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• 2012

Self-organized ruthenium (Ru) dots were fabricated by $400^{\circ}C$ RTA (rapid thermal annealing) and ALD (atomic layer deposition). The dots were produced under the $400^{\circ}C$ RTA conditions for 10, 30 and 60 seconds on all Si(100)/200 nm-SiO2, glass, and glass/fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates. Electrical sheet resistance, and surface microstructure were examined using a 4-point probe and FE-SEM (field emission scanning electron microscopy). Ru dots were observed when a 30 nm-Ru layer on a Si(100)/200 nm-SiO2 substrate was annealed for 10, 30 and 60 seconds, whereas the dots were only observed on a glass substrate when a 50 nm-Ru layer was annealed on glass. For a glass/FTO substrate, RTA <30 seconds was needed for 30 nm Ru thick films. Those dots can increase the effective surface area for silicon and glass substrates by up to 5-44%, and by 300% for the FTO substrate with a < $20^{\circ}$ wetting angle.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.60.2-60.2
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• 2010

A $TiO_2$ films in dye-sensitized solar cells was fabricated using $TiO_2$ colloidal sol prepared from titanium iso-propoxide used as a starting material by applying the sol-gel method. It was characterized by particle size analyzer, XRD, FE-SEM, and BET analysis. The adsorption isotherms of dye molecule on $TiO_2$ films were obtained at three different temperatures (30, 45, $60^{\circ}C$) and at three different pH (3, 5, 7). The adsorption kinetics of dye molecule on $TiO_2$ films were obtained at three different temperatures (30, 45, $60^{\circ}C$. The adsorption experimental data were correlated with Langmuir isotherm model and pseudo-second-order model. Also the isosteric enthalpies of dye adsorption were calculated by the Clausius-Clapeyron equation. In addition, the adsorption energy distribution functions which describe heterogeneous characteristics of nanocrystalline $TiO_2$ film surface were calculated by using the generalized nonlinear regularization method. We found that efficient adsorption of N719 dye from aqueous solution onto $TiO_2$ films can be successfully achieved by dye adsorption conditions and morphology of $TiO_2$ films.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.34.2-34.2
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• 2011

The demand for Ru has been increasing in the electronic, chemical and semiconductor industry. Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) is one of the fabrication processes for electrode formation and barrier layer removal. The abrasive particles can be easily contaminated on the top surface during the CMP process. This can induce adverse effects on subsequent patterning and film deposition processes. In this study, a post Ru CMP cleaning solution was formulated by using sodium periodate as an etchant and citric acid to modify the zeta potential of alumina particles and Ru surfaces. Ru film (150 nm thickness) was deposited on tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) films by the atomic layer deposition method. Ru wafers were cut into $2.0{\times}2.0$ cm pieces for the surface analysis and used for estimating PRE. A laser zeta potential analyzer (LEZA-600, Otsuka Electronics Co., Japan) was used to obtain the zeta potentials of alumina particles and the Ru surface. A contact angle analyzer (Phoenix 300, SEO, Korea) was used to measure the contact angle of the Ru surface. The adhesion force between an alumina particle and Ru wafer surface was measured by an atomic force microscope (AFM, XE-100, Park Systems, Korea). In a solution with citric acid, the zeta potential of the alumina surface was changed to a negative value due to the adsorption of negative citrate ions. However, the hydrous Ru oxide, which has positive surface charge, could be formed on Ru surface in citric acid solution at pH 6 and 8. At pH 6 and 8, relatively low particle removal efficiency was observed in citric acid solution due to the attractive force between the Ru surface and particles. At pH 10, the lowest adhesion force and highest cleaning efficiency were measured due to the repulsive force between the contaminated alumina particle and the Ru surface. The highest PRE was achieved in citric acid solution with NaIO4 below 0.01 M at pH 10.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1995.02a
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• pp.110-110
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• 1995

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.5 no.5
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• pp.544-551
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• 1995

Rf 마그네트론 반응성 스퍼터링법을 이용하여 Si, SiO$_{2}$/Si 가판의에 전도성 RuO$_{2}$ 박막을 증착하고, 공정변수가 증착되는 박막의 특성에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 대부분의증착조건에서 주상정 구조의 단일상 RuO$_{2}$ 박막이 증착되었으며, 부착원자들의 표면이동도가 낮은 영역에서는 (101) 우선배향성이 관찰되었고, 높은 영역에서는 (200) 우선배향성이 관찰되었다. 증착조건에 따른 박막의 우선배향성 변화는 박막의 결정구조와연관지어 논의되었다. 기판온도 35$0^{\circ}C$에서 증착된 박막은 치밀하고 표면이 평탄하며, 비저항이 90㏁-cm 정도로 낮아서 고유전율 박막의 전극물질로 이용하기에 적합하였다. 45$0^{\circ}C$ 이상의 기판온도에서 증착된 박막은 46㏁-cm 정도로 매우 낮은 비저항을 갖니만 표면이 거칠었다.

• Journal of Korean Vacuum Science & Technology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.47-51
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• 2001

To obtain high remnant polarization and good crystalinity of ferroelectric thin films in non-volatile memory devices, the high temperature treatment in oxygen ambient is inevitable. Severe problems that occur in this process are oxygen diffusion into substrate, oxidation of electrode and buffer layer, degradation of microstructure and so on. We made ruthenium dioxide thin film by reactive sputtering with oxygen and argon mixture atmosphere. Comparing quantitatively the core-level spectra of Ru and RuO$_2$ obtained by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), we found that chemical state of RuO$_2$ is very stable and of good resistance to oxygen diffusion and oxidation of adjacent layers. It opens the use of RuO$_2$ thin film as a multifunctional layer of good conducting electrode and resistive barrier for the diffusion and the oxidation. We also suggest a correct understanding of Ru 3d core-level spectrum for RuO$_2$ based on the scheme of final state screening and charge transfer satellites.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.275-278
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• 2001

Ferroelectric PZT thin films were fabricated on the RuO$_2$/Pt, Pt bottom electrode with a PZT(53/47) metal alkoxide solutions. All PZT thin films showed a uniform grain structure without the presence of rosette structure. The PZT thin films were etched as a function of Cl$_2$/Ar and additive CF$_4$ into Cl$_2$(80%)/Ar(20%). The etch rates of PZT thin films were 1970 ${\AA}$/min at 30 % additive CF$_4$ into Cl$_2$(80%)/Ar(20%). The remanent polarization and leakage current density in PZT thin film on the RuO$_2$/Pt were 64.2 ${\mu}$C/cm$^2$, 1.4${\times}$10$\^$-6/ respectively.