• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.25 no.11
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• pp.873-877
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• 2012

The effect of oxygen pressure in the synthesis of ZnO nanostructures through thermal evaporation of Zn powder was investigated. The thermal evaporation process was carried out in oxygen ambient for 1 hr at $1,000^{\circ}C$ under different pressures. The oxygen pressure was changed in range of 0.5 ~ 900 Torr. Any nanostructure was not formed on the specimens prepared at oxygen pressures lower than 10 Torr. When oxygen pressure was 100 Torr, ZnO nanowires were observed. With increasing the oxygen pressure to 500 Torr, the morphology of ZnO nanostructures changed from wire to tetrapod. For all the samples, room temperature photoluminescence spectra show a strong green emission peak at around 550 nm.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.84-89
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• 2006

Highly concentrated p-type ZnO thin films can be obtained by doping of N, P and As elements. In this study, undoped ZnO buffer layers were prepared on a (0001) sapphire substrate by a ultra high vaccum pulsed laser deposition(UHV-PLD) method. ZnO buffer layers were deposited with various deposition temperature($400{\sim}700^{\circ}C$) at 350 mtorr of oxygen working pressure. Arsenic doped(1 wt%) ZnO thin films were deposited on the ZnO buffer layers by UHV-PLD. Crystallinity of the samples were evaluated by X-ray diffractometer and scanning electron microscopy. Optical, electrical properties of the ZnO thin films were estimated by photoluminescence(PL) and Hall measurements. The optimal condition of the undoped ZnO buffer layer for the deposition of As-doped ZnO thin films was at $600^{\circ}C$ of deposition temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.326-326
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• 2012

ZnO와 GaN는 비슷한 특성을 가지고 있다. 즉, 상온에서 ZnO의 밴드갭은 3.36 eV이며 GaN은 3.39 eV이고, 두 물질 모두 Wurzite 구조이며, 격자상수 또한 비슷하다. 밴드갭 에너지가 매우 큰 GaN와 ZnO는 청색 또는 자외선 영역의 발광 또는 수광 소자의 응용성을 가지고 있다. 특히, ZnO는 exciton binding energy가 상온에서 60 meV로 매우 큰 편이기 때문에 상온에서 발광소자로서 안정성을 보장할 수 있어서 발광소자나 광측정 장치 등에 응용이 기대되고 있다. 이러한 장점에도 불구하고 n-ZnO/p-GaN 이종접합 구조에 대한 연구가 아직까지 미미한 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 UHV 스퍼터링 장치로 상온에서 형성한 n-ZnO/p-GaN 이종접합 다이오드 구조에 대한 전기적 및 광학적 물성을 분석하였다. 먼저 p형 GaN 기판 위에 ZnO 박막을 증착한 후에, ZnO 박막의 결정성을 개선시키기 위해 rapid thermal annealing 시스템을 이용하여400, 500, $600^{\circ}C$에서 각각 1분 동안 후 열처리를 실시하였다. 이때 $600^{\circ}C$에서 후 열처리한 ZnO박막은 $5{\times}10^{16}cm^{-3}$인 n형으로 나타났다. n-ZnO/p-GaN 이종접합 다이오드구조에 대한 I-V 및 photoluminescence 측정 등을 통해 전기적 및 광학적 특성을 분석하였다.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.391-395
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• 2015

We report on the successful fabrication of ZnO nanorod (NR)/polystyrene (PS) nanosphere hybrid nanostructure by combining drop coating and hydrothermal methods. Especially, by adopting an atomic layer deposition method for seed layer formation, very uniform ZnO NR structure is grown on the complicated PS surfaces. By using zinc nitrate hexahydrate $[Zn(NO_3)_2{\cdot}6H_2O]$ and hexamine $[(CH_2)_6N_4]$ as sources for Zn and O in hydrothermal process, hexagonal shaped single crystal ZnO NRs are synthesized without dissolution of PS in hydrothermal solution. X-ray diffraction results show that the ZnO NRs are grown along c-axis with single crystalline structure and there is no trace of impurities or unintentionally formed intermetallic compounds. Photoluminescence spectrum measured at room temperature for the ZnO NRs on flat Si and PS show typical two emission bands, which are corresponding to the band-edge and deep level emissions in ZnO crystal. Based on these structural and optical investigations, we confirm that the ZnO NRs can be grown well even on the complicated PS surface morphology to form the chestnut-shaped hybrid nanostructures for the energy generation and storage applications.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.204-209
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• 2014

The electrodeposition of ZnO nanorods was performed on ITO glass. The optimization of two process parameters (solution temperature and growth time) has been studied in order to control the orientation, morphology, density, and growth rate of ZnO nanorods. The structural and optical properties of ZnO nanorods were systematically investigated by using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometer, and photoluminescence. Commonly, the results of the structural property show that hexagonal ZnO nanorods with wurtzite crystal structures have a c-axis orientation, and higher intensity for the ZnO (002) diffraction peaks. Furthermore, the nanorods length increased with increasing both the solution temperature and the growth time. The results of the optical property show a strong UV (3.28 eV) peaks and a weak visible (1.9~2.4 eV) bands, the intensity of UV peaks was increased with increasing both the solution temperature and the growth time. Especially, the UV peak for growth of nanorods at $75^{\circ}C$ blue-shift than different temperatures.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.198-203
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• 2014

ZnO nanorods have been deposited on ITO glass by electrodeposition method. The optimization of two process parameters (precursor concentration and current) has been studied in order to control the orientation, morphology, and optical property of the ZnO nanorods. The structural and optical properties of ZnO nanorods were systematically investigated by using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometer, and photoluminescence. Commonly, the results show that ZnO nanorods with a hexagonal form and wurtzite crystal structure have a c-axis orientation and higher intensity for the ZnO (002) diffraction peaks. Both high precursor concentration and high electrodeposition current cause the increase in nanorods diameter and coverage ratio. ZnO nanorods show a strong UV (3.28 eV) and a weak visible (1.9 ~ 2.4 eV) bands.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.08a
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• pp.248-248
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• 2011

ZnO was grown on a Au-catalyzed Si(100) substrate by using a simple vapor phase transport (VPT) with a mixture of zinc oxide and graphite powders. The ZnO grown at 800$^{\circ}C$ had a soccer ball structure with diameters of <500 nm. The ZnO soccer ball structure was, for the first time, observed in this work. The optical properties of the ZnO soccer balls were investigated by photoluminescence (PL). In the room-temperature (RT) PL of the ZnO soccer balls, a strong near-band-edge emission (NBE) and a weak deep-level emission were observed at 3.25 and 2.47 eV (green emission), respectively. The weak deep-level emission (DLE) at around 2.47 eV (green emission) is caused by impurities and structural defects. The FWHM of the NBE peak from the ZnO soccer balls was 110 meV. In addition, the PL intensity ratio of the NBE to DLE was about 4. The temperature-dependent PL was also carried out to investigate the mechanism governing the quenching behavior of the PL spectra.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.03a
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• pp.119-119
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• 2003

ZnO는 최근에 발광소자로서의 가능성 때문에 주목받고 있다. ZnO 박막의 성장에는 주로 CVD법과 스퍼터법이 사용되는데, CVD법 중 하나로서 cyclic CVD라고도 불리는 ALE법은 기존 CVD법에 비하여 증착속도는 떨어지나 박막의 표면거칠기가 매우 작고 대면적의 증착에서도 두께균일도가 상당히 우수하며 증착온도가 낮은 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 발광소자로서 응용이 가능한 ZnO박막을 사파이어(0001) 기판위에 ALE법으로 증착하고 후열처리가 photoluminescencey(PL) 특성에 끼치는 효과를 조사하였다. DEZn(diethylzinc)와 $H_2O$를 소스로 사용하여 사파이어 기판위에 ZnO 박막을 성장시키었고 기판온도로서 ALE window 범위인 17$0^{\circ}C$와 CVD증착 온도범위인 40$0^{\circ}C$를 설정하여 증착 시키었다. 그 후 후열처리로서 산소분위기에서 800, 900, 100$0^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 열처리를 하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.1779-1782
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• 2013

N-type ZnO nanorods were grown on p-type porous silicon using a chemical bath deposition (CBD) method (p-n diode). The structure and geometry of the device were examined by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) while the optoelectronic properties were investigated by UV/Vis absorption spectrometry as well as photoluminescence and electroluminescence measurements. The field emission (FE) properties of the device were also measured and its turn-on field and current at 6 $V/{\mu}m$ were determined. In principle, the growth of ZnO nanorods on porous siicon for optoelectronic applications is possible.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.1101-1106
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• 1998

Various $Zn_{2-x}SiO_4$:xMn based green phosphors were investigated in association with a co-dopant. The co-dopant incorporated into the phosphors are believed to alter the internal energy state of $Zn_{2-x}SiO_4$ : xMn So that the improvement in their intensity could be expected. Phosphor samples were prepared using the solid state reaction therein raw powders are mixed in the acetone and successively fired at $1300^{\circ}C$ for 4 hour. The fired powders are also heated up to $900^{\circ}C$ for 2 hour in the reduced atmoshpere and thereby giving The fired powders are also heated up to $900^{\circ}C$ for 2 hour in the reduced atmosphere and thereby giving rise to conspicuous enhancement of radiative efficiency. Basically the 0.08 mole ratio of the Mn con-centrations has the maximum value of the intensity so that a co-dopant are added to this Mn con-centration. When the Mg is co-doped with Mn luminescent intensity is proven to be promoted significantly.