• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.233-240
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• 2021

For the production of neodymium-doped zinc sulfide thin films in various amounts, zinc sulfide and neodymium were simultaneously deposited using an RF magnetron sputtering equipment to form a thin films, and rapid thermal annealing was performed at 400℃ for 30 minutes as a post-treatment process. The structure, shape, and optical properties of ZnS thin films having various neodymium doping contents (0.35at.%, 1.31at.%, 1.82at.% and 1.90at.%) were studied. The X-ray diffraction pattern was grown to a (111) cubic structure in all thin films. The surface and structural morphology of the thin films due to the neodymium doping content was explained through SEM and AFM images. Only elements of Zn, S, and Nd that do not contain other impurities were identified through EDAX. The transmittance and band gap of the prepared thin films were confirmed using the UV-vis spectrum.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.103-105
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• 2015

Effect of silicon doping into ZnSnO systems was investigated using solution process. Addition of silicon was used to suppress oxygen vacancy generation. The transfer characteristics of the device showed threshold voltage shift toward the positive direction with increasing Si content due to the high binding energy of silicon atoms with oxygen. As a result, the carrier concentration was decreased with increasing Si content.

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.47.1-47.1
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• 2007

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.263-263
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• 2004

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2013.12a
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• pp.59-60
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• 2013

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.50.1-50.1
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• 2009

Transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) play an important role in thin-film solar cells in terms of low cost and performance improvement. Al-doped ZnO (AZO) is a very promising material for thin-film solar cellfabrication because of the wide availability of its constituent raw materials and its low cost. In this study, AZO films were prepared by low pressurechemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) using trimethylaluminum (TMA), diethylzinc(DEZ), and water vapor. In order to improve the absorbance of light, atypical surface texturing method is wet etching of front electrode using chemical solution. Alternatively, LPCVD can create a rough surface during deposition. This "self-texturing" is a very useful technique, which can eliminate additional chemical texturing process. The introduction of a TMA doping source has a strong influence on resistivity and the diffusion of light in a wide wavelength range.The haze factor of AZO up to a value of 43 % at 600 nm was achieved without an additional surface texturing process by simple TMA doping. The use of AZO TCO resulted in energy conversion efficiencies of 7.7 % when it was applied to thep-i-n a-Si:H thin film solar cell, which was comparable to commercially available fluorine doped tin oxide ($SnO_2$:F).

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.203.2-203.2
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• 2013

Hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods were synthesized with various Sn contents on quartz substrates, ranging from 0 to 2.5 at% in increment 0.5 at%. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and ultraviolet (UV)- visible spectroscopy were used to determine the effect of Sn doping on the structural and optical properties. In the SEM images, the nanorods have hexagonal wurzite structure and the diameter of the nanorods increase with increase in the Sn contents. The optical parameters of the Sn-doped ZnO nanorods such as the absorption coefficients, optical bandgaps, Urbach energies, refractive indices, dispersion parameters, dielectric constants, and optical conductivities were gained from the transmittance and reflectance results. In the PL spectra, the NBE peaks in the UV region decrease and blue-shift with increase in the Sn contents. In addition, the DLE peaks in the visible region of the nanorods shift toward low-energy region when the ZnO nanorods doped with various Sn contents.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07d
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• pp.1517-1519
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• 1999

FED용 형광체로 사용되는 $ZnGa_2O_4$를 Glycine Nitrate Process로 합성하여 고상 반응법으로 합성한 $ZnGa_2O_4$ 분말과 비교 분석하였다. 또한 Glycine Nitrate Process로 제조시 Mn의 doping 농도를 변화시키면서 각각의 조성비에 따른 발광특성을 알아보았다. TGA 측정 결과 GNP법으로 합성된 $ZnGa_2O_4$의 경우약 $300^{\circ}C$이상에서 무게감량이 없으며, XRD 상분석 결과 연소반응 후 이미 상형성이 이루어짐을 알 수 있었다. PL측정을 결과 GP(Glycine Nitrate Process)로 제조된 $ZnGa_2O_4$ 분말의 발광효율이 고상 반응법으로 제조된 분말보다 우수하였으며, 균일하고 비표면적이 큰 단일상임이 관찰되었고, 더 작은 에너지와 시간으로 제조할 수 있는 장점이 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.338-342
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• 2016

ZnO thin film co-doped with F and Al was prepared on a glass substrate via simple non-alkoxide sol-gel spin coating. For a fixed F concentration, the addition of Al co-dopant was shown to reduce the resistivity mainly due to an increase in electrical carrier density compared with ZnO doped with F only, especially after the second post-heat-treatment in a reducing environment. There was no effective positive contribution to the reduction in resistivity due to the mobility enhancement by the addition of Al co-dopant. Optical transmittance of the ZnO thin film co-doped with F and Al in the visible light domain was shown to be higher than that of the ZnO thin film doped with F only.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.03a
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• pp.176-176
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• 2003

강자성 반도체(DMS)는 반도체에 전이금속을 doping함으로써 반도체의 전자 수송 특성과 전이 금속 이온에 의한 자기적 특성을 동시에 발현할 수 있도록 설계된 물질로서 '스핀 전자공학'의 구현을 위해 현재 활발히 연구되고 있는 분야이다. 특히 높은 전기 전도도와 투명 광 특성을 가지는 ZnO계는 전이금속을 첨가 할 경우 상온에서도 강자성 특성을 보일 것이라는 연구가 발표 된 이후 큰 주목을 받고 있으며, 실제로 Tc가 상온 이상인 결과들이 최근 발표되고 있다. 그러나 PLD에 의해 증착 된 Co-doped ZnO 경우 강자성 물성의 재현성이 아주 낮은 것으로 알려져 있는 둥 강자성 발현의 기원이 아직도 명확히 규명되지 못한 상태이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 Co-doped ZnO 계의 강자성 발현의 기원을 밝히고자 고상 반응법을 이용하여 다결정계를 제조한 후 X-선 회절 분석과 Raman 분광법을 이용하여 제2차상의 존재 유무 및 Co 이온의 치환 정도를 분석하였다. 다음으로 방사광 EXAFS 분석을 행하여 ZnO내에서의 Co 이온의 원자가 상태를 분석하고, PPMS를 사용 M-T curve를 측정/분석함으로써 강자성 발현의 기원을 규명하고자 하였다.