• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.120-123
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• 2019

The effect of surface plasmon on ZTO thin films was investigated. The phenomenon of depletion occurring in the interface of the ZTO thin film created a potential barrier and the dielectric layer of the depletion formed a non-mass particle called plasmon. ZTO thin film represents n-type semiconductor features, and surface current by plasma has been able to obtain the effect of improving electrical efficiency as a result of high current at positive voltage and low current at negative voltage. It can be seen that the reduction of electric charge due to recombination of electronic hole pairs by heat treatment of compound semiconductors induces higher surface current in semiconductor devices.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.572-578
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• 2014

In order to overcome small current drivability of a tunneling field-effect transistor (TFET), a TFET using Schottky barrier (SBTFET) is proposed. The proposed device has a metal source region unlike the conventional TFET. In addition, dopant segregation technology between the source and channel region is applied to reduce tunneling resistance. For TFET fabrication, spacer technique is adopted to enable self-aligned process because the SBTFET consists of source and drain with different types. Also the control device which has a doped source region is made to compare the electrical characteristics with those of the SBTFET. From the measured results, the SBTFET shows better on/off switching property than the control device. The observed drive current is larger than those of the previously reported TFET. Also, short-channel effects (SCEs) are investigated through the comparison of electrical characteristics between the long- and short-channel SBTFET.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.662-662
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• 2013

Over the last several decades, innovative light-harvesting devices have evolved to achieve high efficiency in solar energy transfer. Research on the mechanisms for plasmon resonance is very desirable to overcome the conventional efficiency limits of photovoltaics. The influence of localized surface plasmon resonance on hot electron flow at a metal-semiconductor interface was observed with a Schottky diode composed of a thin silver layer on $TiO_2$. The photocurrent is generated by absorption of photons when electrons have enough energy to travel over the Schottky barrier and into the titanium oxide conduction band. The correlation between the hot electrons and the surface plasmon is confirmed by matching the range of peaks between the incident photons to current conversion efficiency (IPCE, flux of collected electrons per flux of incident photons) and UV-Vis spectra. The photocurrent measured on Ag/$TiO_2$ exhibited surface plasmon peaks; whereas, in contrast to the Au/$TiO_2$, a continuous Au thin film doesn't exhibit surface plasmon peaks. We modified the thickness and morphology of a continuous Ag layer by electron beam evaporation deposition and heating under gas conditions and found that the morphological change and thickness of the Ag film are key factors in controlling the peak position of light absorption.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2003

4H-SiC Schottky rectifiers were exposed to pure Ar discharges in a planar coil Inductively Coupled Plasma system, as a function of source power, of chuck power and process pressure. The reverse breakdown voltage ($V_B$) decreased as a result of plasma exposure due to the creation of surface defects associated with the ion bombardment. The magnitude of the decrease was a function of both ion flux and ion energy. The forward turn-on voltage ($V_F$), on-state resistance ($R_{ON}$) and diode ideality factor (n) all increased after plasma exposure. The changes in all of the rectifier parameters were minimized at low power, high pressure plasma conditions.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.10-15
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• 2006

Various sizes of erbium/platinum silicided n/p-type Schottky barrier metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (SB-MOSFETs) are manufactured from $20{\mu}m$ to 10nm. The manufactured SB-MOSFETs show excellent DIBL and subthreshold swing characteristics due to the existence of Schottky barrier between source and channel. It is found that the minimization of trap density between silicide and silicon interface and the reduction of the underlap resistance are the key factors for the improvement of short channel characteristics. The manufactured 10 nm n-type SBMOSFET showed $550{\mu}A/um$ saturation current at $V_{GS}-V_T$ = $V_{DS}$ = 2V condition ($T_{ox}$ = 5nm) with excellent short channel characteristics, which is the highest current level compared with reported data.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.33-39
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• 1983

종래의 쇼트키 다이오드들이 가지는 금속중첩 및 P보호환 구조와 비교하여 금속-반도체 접합면 가장자리에 얇은 계단형 산화막(약1000Å) 구조를 갖는 새로운 소자들을 설계 제작하였다. 별은 계단형 산화막의 형성은 T.C.E. 산화공정으로 처리하였으며 이러한 새로운 소자들의 항복현상을 비교 검토하기 위하여 이들과 함께 동일한 소자 크기를 갖는 종래의 금속 중첩 쇼트키 다이오드와 P보호환 쇼트키 다이오드를 같은 폐이퍼상에 집적시켰고 항복전압에 대한 측정을 통해 고찰해 본 결과 금속-반도체 접합면 가장자리에 얇은 계단형 산화막 구조를 갖는 소자들은 종래의 쇼트키 다이오드들에 비해 항복현상에 있어서 월등한 개선을 보여 주는 것으로 나타났다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.448-453
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• 1999

Pd-SiC 쇼트키 다이오드를 이용한 수소 가스 센서를 개발하였다. Pd-SiC 쇼트키 다이오드의 수소 가스 감지특성을 I-V 및 ${\Delta}I$-t 분석을 통하여 수소 농도와 온도 함수로서 분석하였다. 또한, 수소 흡착에 의한 Pd-SiC 쇼트키 다이오드의 장벽 높이의 변화를 조사하였다. 수소 원자의 흡착이 다이오드의 장벽 높이의 변화와 관계되는 것을 I-V 분석을 이용하여 정상 상태에서의 가스 반응 속도론에 의하여 확인하였다.

• 전자공학회논문지T
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• 제35T권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 1998

Submicron급의 고집적 소자에서는 종래의 긴 채널 소자에서 생기지 않던 짧은 채널효과에 기인하는 2차원적인 영향으로 고온전자(hot carrier) 등이 발생하여 소자의 신뢰성을 저하시키는 요인이 되고 있어 이들의 발생을 최소화할 수 있는 다양한 형상의 소오스/드레인 구조가 연구되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 제작공정의 간략화, 소자규모의 미세화, 응답속도의 고속화에 적합한 소오스/드레인에 Schottky장벽 접합을 채택한 MOS형 트랜지스터를 제안하고, p형 실리콘을 이용한 소자의 제작을 통하여 동작특성을 조사하였다. 이 소자의 출력특성은 포화특성이 나타나지 않는 트랜지스터의 작용이 나타났으며, 전계효과 방식의 동작에 비하여 높은 상호콘덕턴스를 갖고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 여기서 고농도의 채널층을 형성하여 구동 전압을 낮게하고 높은 저항의 기판을 사용하므로서 드레인과 기판사이의 누설전류를 감소시키는 등의 개선점이 있어야 할 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.640-645
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• 2010

This paper describes the power generating property of hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods on a flexible polyethersulfone (PES) substrate. The piezoelectric currents generated by the ZnO nanorods were measured when bending the ZnO nanorod by using I-AFM, and the measured piezoelectric currents ranged from 60 to 100 pA. When the PtIr coated tip bends a ZnO nanorod, piezoelectrical asymmetric potential is created on the nanorod surface. The Schottky barrier at the ZnO-metal interface accumulates elecntrons and then release very quickly generating the currents when the tip moves from tensile to compressed part of ZnO nanorod. These ZnO nanorods were grown almost vertically with the length of 300-500 nm and the diameter of 30-60 nm on the Ag/Ti/PES substrate at $90^{\circ}C$ for 6 hours by hydrothermal method. The metal-semiconductor interface property was evaluated by using a HP 4145B Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer and the piezoelectric effect of the ZnO nanorods were evaluated by using an I-AFM. From the measured I-V characteristics, it was observed that ZnO-Ag and ZnO-Au metal-semiconductor interfaces showed an ohmic and a Schottky contact characteristics, respectively. ANSYS finite element simulation was performed in order to understand the power generation mechanism of the ZnO nanorods under applied external stress theoretically.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2003

DC characteristics of recessed gate 4H-SiC MESFET were investigated using the device/circuit simulation tool, PISCES. Results of theoretical calculation were compared with the experimental data for the extraction of modeling parameters which were implemented for the prediction of DC and gate leakage characteristics at high temperatures. The current-voltage analysis using a fixed mobility model revealed that the short channel effect is influenced by the defects in SiC. The incomplete ionization models are found out significant physical models for an accurate prediction of SiC device performance. Gate leakage is shown to increase with the device operation temperatures and to decrease with the Schottky barrier height of gate metal.