• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.63-67
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• 2015

$TiO_2/Ag/TiO_2$ trilayer films were deposited with radio frequency (RF) and direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering onto the glass substrate to consider the influence of Ag interlayer on the optical properties of the films. The thickness of $TiO_2$ films was kept at 24 nm, while the thickness of Ag interlayer was varied as 5, 10, 15, and 20 nm. As-deposited $TiO_2$ single layer films show the optical transmittance of 66.7% in the visible wave-length region and the optical reflectance of 16.5%, while the $TiO_2$ films with a 15 nm thick Ag interlayer show the enhanced optical transmittance of 80.2% and optical reflectance of 77.8%. The carrier concentration was also influenced by Ag interlayer. The highest carrier concentration of $1.01{\times}10^{23}cm^{-3}$ was observed for a 15 nm thick Ag interlayer in $TiO_2/Ag/TiO_2$ films. The observed result means that an optimized Ag interlayer in $TiO_2/Ag/TiO_2$ films enhanced the structural and optical properties of the films.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.343-343
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• 2014

We reported on the electrical, optical, structural and morphological properties fabricated by co-sputtering for use as an anode for organic solar cells (OSCs). By adjusting RF and DC power of $MoO_3$ and IZO targets during co-sputtering, we fabricated the $MoO_3$-IZO electrode with graded content of the $MoO_3$ on the IZO films. At optimized $MoO_3$ thickness of 20 nm, the $MoO_3$ graded IZO electrode showed a higher mobility ($33cm^2/V-Sec$) than directly deposited $MoO_3$ on IZO film ($26cm^2/V-Sec$). At visible range (400nm~800nm), optical transmittance of the $MoO_3$ graded IZO electrode is higher than that of directly deposited $MoO_3$ on IZO film. High mobility of $MoO_3$ graded on IZO is attributed to less interface scattering between $MoO_3$ and IZO. To investigate the feasibility of $MoO_3$ graded IZO films, we fabricated conventional P3HT:PCBM based OSCs with $MoO_3$ graded IZO as a function of MoO3 thickness. The OSC fabricated on the $MoO_3$ graded IZO anode showed a fill factor of 66.53%, a short circuit current of $8.121mA/cm^2$, an open circuit voltage of 0.592 V, and a power conversion efficiency of 3.2% comparable to OSC fabricated on ITO anode and higher than directly deposited $MoO_3$ on IZO film. We suggested possible mechanism to explain the high performance of OSCs with a $MoO_3$ graded IZO.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.288-292
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• 2013

We have considered the influence of electron irradiation energy of 300, 600 and 900 eV on the stuctural, electrical and optical properties of GZO/$TiO_2$ thin films prepared with RF magentron sputtering. The optical transmittance and electrical resistivity of the films were dependent on the electron's irradiation energy. The electron irradiated GZO/$TiO_2$ films at 900 eV are grown as a hexagonal wurtzite phase and the resistivity is decreased with electron irradiation energy. The GZO/$TiO_2$ films irradiated at 900 eV shows the lowest resistivity of $4.3{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}cm$. The optical transmittance in a visible wave length region also increased with the electron irradiation energy. The film that electron irradiated at 900 eV shows 82% of optical transmittance and higher work function of 5.18 eV in this study.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.73-73
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• 2011

Zn-Sn-O (ZTO) 다성분계 산화물 박막은 일반적인 rf 스퍼터법으로 성막할 경우 비정질상으로 성장하여 결정질 산화물 박막에 비해 우수한 표면평탄도와 식각 단면을 제공한다. 비정질임에도 불구하고 넓은 자유전하 농도 범위에서 높은 Hall 이동도를 제공할 수 있는 것으로 보고되어 있어 비정질 산화물의 투명도전성 박막에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 투명 TFT에 적용되는 또 다른 비정질계 산화물 박막인 In-Zn-O (IZO) 박막에 비해 ZTO 박막은 상대적으로 제한된 연구가 이루어졌으나, In의 함유되지 않아 경제적으로 유리하고, 특히 SnO2의 우수한 기계적 및 화학적 특성과 ZnO의 내환원성 특성을 잠재하고 있는 유망한 투명도전성 박막재료이다. 본 연구에서는 Zn-Sn-O계 박막을 통상의 rf 스퍼터법으로 성막하여 조성, 증착 온도, 그리고 열처리 온도에 따른 ZTO 박막의 구조적인 특성 변화와 이에 따른 전기적 및 광학적 특성 변화에 대하여 고찰하였다. ZnO 타겟과 SnO2 타겟을 사용하여 co-sputtering하여 ZnO의 부피 분률을 13~59 mol%까지 변화되도록 조절하여 증착하였다. 증착 온도는 상온, 150 및 $300^{\circ}C$로, 그리고 성막가스 중의 산소분률은 0%, 0.5% 및 1% 로 변화시켰다. 40 mol% 이상의 ZnO를 함유한 ZTO 박막은 가시광 영역에서의 평균 광투과도는 좋으나 전기적인 특성이 열악하였으며, ZnO 분율이 낮은 ZTO 박막은 10-2~10-3 ohm-cm 정도의 비교적 낮은 비저항을 나타내었으나 광투과도 면에서 떨어지는 단점을 보였다. 평균 광투과도는 증착 온도가 증가할수록, 그리고 산소의 양이 증가할수록 향상 되었다. 자유전하농도가 1017~1020 cm-3 정도의 넓은 범위에서 10 cm2/Vs 을 넘는 홀 이동도를 가지는 ZTO 박막의 증착이 가능함을 확인하였으며, 이로부터 투명 TFT 소자로 적용이 가능성이 있음을 보였다. EPMA를 이용한 정량분석 및 XRD를 이용한 구조분석과 연계한 ZTO 박막의 물성 및 최적 조건에 대한 논의가 이루어질 것이다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.1115-1121
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• 2007

[ $Bi_2Sr_2Ca{_{n-1}}Cu_nO_x$ ](n=0,1,2) thin fans have been fabricated by co-deposition at an ultra-low growth rate using ion beam sputtering(IBS) method. Bi 2212 phase appeared in the temperature range of 750 and $795^{\circ}C$ and single phase of Bi 2201 existed in the lower region than $785^{\circ}C$. Whereas, $PO_3$ dependance on structural formation was scarcely observed regardless of the pressure variation. And high quality of c-axis oriented Bi 2212 thin film with $T_c$(onset) of about 90 K and $T_c$(zero) of about 45 K is obtained. Only a small amount of CuO in some films was observed as impurity, and no impurity phase such as $CaCuO_2$ was observed in all of the obtained films.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.117-117
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• 2009

Recently, low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology has gained a remarkable application potential in sensors, actuators and microsystems fields. In this study, we investigated the effects of annealing treatment on the electrical properties of $Pb(ZrTi)O_3$ (PZT) thin films deposited on LTCC substrate. The LTCC substrates with thickness of 400 ${\mu}m$ were fabricated by laminating 12 green tapes which consist of alumina and glass particle in an organic binder. The PZT thin films were deposited on Au/LTCC substrates by RF magnetron sputtering method. Then, the change of the crystallization of the films was investigated under various annealing temperatures. The results showed that the crystallization of the films were enhanced as increasing annealing temperatures. The film, annealed at $700^{\circ}C$, 3min, was well crystallized in the ferovskite structure. The structural variation of the films were analyzed by using X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and field emmision scanning electron microscopy (FESEM).

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.534-534
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 RF/DC 마그네트론 스퍼터링 시스템을 이용하여 co-sputtering 방법으로 TiO2와 ZnO를 이용하여 인버티드 유기태양전지용 버퍼층을 제작하고 TiO2와 ZnO의 함량에 따른 인버티드 유기 태양전지 특성을 비교하였다. Ti-Zn-O 버퍼층은 기존의 버퍼층 제작에 사용되던 용액 공정 대신 스퍼터링 시스템을 이용하여 제작하였다. ITO 전극 상부에 곧바로 Ti-Zn-O를 성막하여 Anode와 버퍼층이 일체화된 투명 전극을 제작하고 ZnO와 TiO2 함량이 유기 태양전지의 특성에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 버퍼층의 TiO2와 ZnO 함량에 따른 광학적, 구조적특성을 UV/Vis spectrometry와 X-ray diffraction (XRD), TEM 등으로 분석하였으며, Ti-Zn-O 박막의 실제 버퍼 층으로서의 적용 가능성을 알아보기 위해 인버티드 유기태양전지로 제작하여 그 특성을 평가하였다. 기존의 인버티드 유기태양전지의 특성이 fill factor of 55.58%, short circuit current of 8.33 mA/cm2, open circuit voltage of 0.66 V, efficiency 3.06%인데 반해 최적 조건의 Ti-Zn-O 버퍼층을 적용했을 경우 fill factor of 52.05%, short circuit current of 8.81 mA/cm2, open circuit voltage of 0.66 V, efficiency 3.03%인 우수한 유기태양전지의 특성을 보임으로써 스퍼터링 공법으로 제작된 Ti-Zn-O 박막의 인버티드 유기태양전지용 버퍼 층으로서의 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.296-299
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• 2015

$In_2O_3/Ti$ bi-layered films were deposited on glass substrate at room temperature with radio frequency (RF) and direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering to consider the effect of Ti buffer layer on the electrical and optical properties. In a comparison of figure of merit, $In_2O_3$ 90 nm/Ti 10 nm thin films show the higher opto-electrical performance of $3.0{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}^{-1}$ than that of the $In_2O_3$ single layer films ($2.6{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}^{-1}$). From the observed results, it is supposed that the $In_2O_3\;90nm/TiO_2$ 10 nm bi-layered films may be an alternative candidate for transparent electrode in a transparent thin film transistor device.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.435-438
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• 2001

Thin films of vanadium oxide(VO$\sub$x/) have been deposited by r.f. magnetron sputtering from V$_2$O$\sub$5/ target in gas mixture of argon and oxygen. The oxygen/(oxygen+argon) partial pressure ratio is changed from 0% to 8%. Crystal structure, chemical composition and bonding properties of films sputter-deposited under different oxygen gas pressures are characterized through XRO, XPS, RBS and FTIR measurements. All the films prepared below 8% O$_2$ are amorphous, and those prepared without oxygen are gray indicating the presence of V$_2$O$\sub$$_4$/ phase in the films. V$_2$O$\sub$5/ and lower oxides co-exist in sputter-deposited films and as the oxygen partial pressure is increased the films become more stoichiometric V$_2$O$\sub$5/. The increase of O/V ratio with increasing oxygen gas pressure is attributed to the partial filling of oxygen vacancies through diffusion. It is observed that the oxygen atoms. located on the V-O plane of V$_2$O$\sub$5/ layer participate more readily in the oxidation process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.204-204
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• 2010

A development of device with reduced size and improved sensitivity is highly impotant Pb(Zr,Ti)$O_3$ thin films are widely used both to make actuator and sensor due to their high sensitivity and low cost. In this study, the feasibility of a piezoelectric presssure sensors based on hybrid low-temperaute co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology were presented. The LTCC diaphragms with thickness of $400\;{\mu}m$ were fabricated by laminating 4 green tapes which consist of alumina and glass particle in an organic binder. PZT thin films were successfully prepared on between top and bottom Au electrode with LTCC substrates using RF magnetron sputtering. In addition, The frequency response characteristics of the sensor under varing pressure has been analysed. by Network Analyser (HP-8722D). A frequency shift range has been obseved from 1.7GHz to 1.8GHz with a good linearity for applied pressure from 0 psi up to 25 psi.