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Nonvolatile Ferroelectric Memory Devices Based on Black Phosphorus Nanosheet Field-Effect Transistors

  • Lee, Hyo-Seon;Lee, Yun-Jae;Ham, So-Ra;Lee, Yeong-Taek;Hwang, Do-Gyeong;Choe, Won-Guk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2016.02a
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    • pp.281.2-281.2
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    • 2016
  • Two-dimensional van der Waals (2D vdWs) materials have been extensively studied for future electronics and materials sciences due to their unique properties. Among them, black phosphorous (BP) has shown infinite potential for various device applications because of its high mobility and direct narrow band gap (~0.3 eV). In this work, we demonstrate a few-nm thick BP-based nonvolatile memory devices with an well-known poly(vinylidenefluoride-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE)] ferroelectric polymer gate insulator. Our BP ferroelectric memory devices show the highest linear mobility value of $1159cm^2/Vs$ with a $10^3$ on/off current ratio in our knowledge. Moreover, we successfully fabricate the ferroelectric complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) memory inverter circuits, combined with an n-type $MoS_2$ nanosheet transistor. Our memory CMOS inverter circuits show clear memory properties with a high output voltage memory efficiency of 95%. We thus conclude that the results of our ferroelectric memory devices exhibit promising perspectives for the future of 2D nanoelectronics and material science. More and advanced details will be discussed in the meeting.

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Multi-scale agglomerates and photocatalytic properties of ZnS nanostructures

  • Man, Min-Tan;Lee, Hong-Seok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2016.02a
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    • pp.267.2-267.2
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    • 2016
  • Semiconductor photo-catalysis offers the potential for complete removal of toxic chemicals through its effective and broad potential applications. Various new compounds and materials for chemical catalysts were synthesized in the past few decades. As one of the most important II-VI group semiconductors, zinc sulfide (ZnS) with a wide direct band gap of 3.8 eV has been extensively investigated and used as a catalyst in photochemistry, environmental protection and in optoelectronic devices. In this work, the ZnS films and nanostructures have been successfully prepared by wet chemical method. We show that the agglomerates with four successive scales are always observed in the case of the homogeneous precipitation of zinc sulfide. Hydrodynamics plays a crucial role to determine the size of the largest agglomerates; however, other factors should be invoked to interpret the complete structure. In addition, studies of the photocatalytic properties by exposure to UV light irradiation demonstrated that ZnS nanocrystals (NCs) are good photo-catalysts as a result of the rapid generation of electron-hole pairs by photo-excitation and the highly negative reduction potentials of excited electrons. A combination of their unique features of high surface-to volume ratios, carrier dynamics and rich photo-catalytic suggests that these ZnS NCs will find many interesting applications in semiconductor photo-catalysis, solar cells, environmental remediation, and nano-devices.

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A Study on the Compensation Control of Distribution Static Compensator Considering Induction Motor Load Using PSCAD/EMTDC (PACAD/EMTDC을 이용한 유도기 부하를 고려한 DSTATCOM의 보상제어에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Myung-Un;Cho, Myung-Hyun
    • 전자공학회논문지 IE
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.32-38
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    • 2006
  • When induction motor moves, power quality decline of line is risen seriously because provoking voltage drop the moment to system power supply by excessive moving current as well as power-factor drop in case drive by light-load because current reaches in 6 times $\sim$ 8 times of rated current. In this paper, a modeling did an distribution system 13 bus type model and induction machine load presents in IEEE using a PSCAD/EMTDE package, and it displayed an accident conspiracy and a compensating factor of DSTATCOM through simulation show.

Improvement in Memory Characteristics of Charge Trap Memory Capacitor with High-k Materials as Engineered Tunnel Dielectrics and Charge Trap Layer (엔지니어드된 터널 절연막과 전하트랩층에 고유전 물질을 적용한 전하 트랩형 메모리 캐패시터의 메모리 특성 개선)

  • Kim, Min-Soo;You, Hee-Wook;Park, Goon-Ho;Oh, Se-Man;Jung, Jong-Wan;Lee, Young-Hie;Chung, Hong-Bay;Cho, Won-Ju
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2009.06a
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    • pp.408-409
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    • 2009
  • The memory characteristics of charge trap memory capacitor with high-k materials were investigated. I-V characteristics of the fabricated device with band gap engineered tunneling gate stacks consisted of $SiO_2$, $ZrO_2$, $Al_2O_3$ dielectrics were evaluated and compared with the one consisted of $SiO_2$ tunneling dielectric. The memory capacitor including engineered tunneling dielectrics of ($Al_2O_3/ZrO_2/SiO_2$) shows the fastest PIE speed and long data retention time.

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Optical properties of $Zn_2AgGaSe_4$ and $Zn_2AgGaSe_4$ : $Co^{2+}$ crystals ($Zn_2AgGaSe_4$$Zn_2AgGaSe_4$ : $Co^{2+}$ 결정의 광학적 특성)

  • Kim, Hyung-Gon;Kim, Byung-Chul
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1999.11a
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    • pp.10-12
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    • 1999
  • Optical properties of $Zn_2AgGaSe_4$ and $Zn_2AgGaSe_4$:$Co^{2+}$ crystals are investigated in the visible and near-infrared regions at 298K. The direct band gap at 298K is 1.630eV for the $Zn_2AgGaSe_4$ and 1.567eV for the $Zn_2AgGaSe_4$:$Co^{2+}$ crystals, respectively. In the optical absorption and PAS spectrum of the $Zn_2AgGaSe_4$:$Co^{2+}$, we observed five impurity absorption peaks at $4220cm^{-1}$, $5952cm^{-1}$, $12422cm^{-1}$, $12987cm^{-1}$ and $14184cm^{-1}$. These impurity absorption peaks are attributed to the electronic transitions between the split energy levels of $Co^{2+}$ ions with Td symmetry of $Zn_2AgGaSe_4$ host lattice. The crystal field parameter Dq, the Racah parameter B and the spin-orbit coupling parameter $\lambda$ are given by $442cm^{-1}$, $425cm^{-1}$ and $440cm^{-1}$, respectively.

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Etching Properties of ZnS:Mn Thin Films in an Inductively Coupled Plasma

  • Kim, Gwan-Ha;Woo, Jong-Chang;Kim, Kyoung-Tae;Kim, Dong-Pyo;Kim, Chang-Il
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2008
  • ZnS is an attractive material for future optical and electrical devices since it has a direct and wide band gap to provide blue emission at room temperature. In this study, inductively coupled $BCl_3/Ar$ plasma was used to etch ZnS:Mn thin films. The maximum etch rate of 164.2 nm/min for ZnS:Mn was obtained at a $BCl_3(20)/Ar(80)$ gas mixing ratio, an rf power of 700 W, a dc bias voltage of -200V, a total gas flow of 20 sccm, and a chamber pressure of 1Pa. The etch behaviors of ZnS:Mn thin films under various plasma parameters showed that the ZnS:Mn were effectively removed by the chemically assisted physical etching mechanism. The surface reaction of the ZnS:Mn thin films was investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The XPS analysis revealed that Mn had detected on the surface ZnS:Mn etched in $BCl_3/Ar$ plasma.

Properties of $Zn_xSnO_2$ Nanorods Synthesized by Hytrothermal Method

  • Yeo, Chang-Su;Lee, Gwan-Ho;Kang, Hee-Kyoung;Lee, Kyung-Hee;Yu, Byung-Yong;Song, Jong-Han;Chae, Kuen-Hwa
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2012.02a
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    • pp.313-313
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    • 2012
  • ZnO and $SnO_2$, well-known wide direct band-gap semiconductors, have been considered as the most promising functional materials due to their highly sensitive gas sensing and excellent optical properties. ZnO/$SnO_2$ epitaxial hetrostructure exhibited unique luminescence properties in contrast with individual tetra-pod ZnO and $SnO_2$ nanostructures. Polycrystalline $SnO_2$-based samples $Zn_xSn_{1-x}O_2$(x=0, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05) were prepared by solid state reaction and eco-friendly hydrothermal techniques. Scanning electron microscopy equipped with electron dispersive x-ray spectra confirms the formation of near stoichiometric $Zn_xSn_{1-x}O_2$ nanorods of diameter ~10 nm. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed the rutile structure, except for x=0.07, which may have a small part of $Zn_2SnO_4$ as a secondary phase.

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Preperation of CuInSe2 Nanoparticles by Solution Process Using Precyrsors

  • Choe, Ha-Na;Lee, Seon-Suk;Jeong, Taek-Mo;Kim, Chang-Gyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2011.08a
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    • pp.376-376
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    • 2011
  • I-III-VI2 chalcopyrite compounds, particularly copper, indium, gallium selenide(Cu(InxGa1-x)Se2, CIGS), are effective light-absorbing materials in thin-film solar application. They are direct band-gap semiconductors with correspondingly high optical absorption coefficients. Also they are stable under long-term excitation. CIS (CIGS) solar cell reached conversion efficiencies as high as 19.5%. Several methods to prepare CIS (CIGS) absorber films have been reported, such as co-evaporation, sputtering, selenization, and electrodeposition. Until now, co-evaporation is the most successful technique for the preparation of CIS (CIGS) in terms of solar efficiency, but it seems difficult to scale up. CIS solar cells have been hindered by high costs associated with a fabrication process. Therefore, inorganic colloidal ink suitable for a scalable coating process could be a key step in the development of low-cost solar cells. Here, we will present the preparation of CIS photo absorption layer by a solution process using novel metal precursors. Chalcopyrite copper indium diselenide (CuInSe2) nanocrystals ranging from 5 to 20nm in diameter were synthesized by arrested precipitation in solution. For the fabrication of CIS photo absorption layer, the CuInSe2 colloidal ink was prepared by dispersing in organic solvent and used to drop-casting on molybdenum substrate. We have characterized the nanoparticless and CIS layer by XRD, SEM, TEM, and ICP.

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A study on humidity sensor using ZnO nanowires (ZnO 나노와이어 구조체를 이용한 습도 센서 연구)

  • Park, Su-Bin;Gwak, Byeong-Gwan;Yu, Bong-Yeong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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    • 2018.06a
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    • pp.48-48
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    • 2018
  • 습도는 대기중에 분포되어있는 물 분자의 양으로 사람이 살아가는데 있어 막대한 영향을 주는 환경적 요소중 하나이다. 산업적 가스의 순도에 막대한 영향을 끼치기도 하고, 반도체 산업에서 불량률과도 밀접한 관련이 있다. 또한, 식품학이나 기상학, 농사와도 밀접한 관련이 있어서 습도를 측정하는 것은 중요시 되고 있다. 이를 위해서 많은 물질들이 사용되고, 연구되었다. 산화 구리, 산화 아연, 산화 납 등의 산화금속 물질들이나 전도성 고분자, 실리콘 기반의 물질들이 주로 사용되고 있는데, 그 중 산화 금속이 쉬운 합성 방법과 낮은 단가, 명확한 작동 원리로 인해 널리 사용되고 있다. 산화 아연의 경우 넓은 direct band gap energy와 우수한 내화학성으로 인해 주로 사용되는데 그 중 1차원 물질인 nanowire의 경우 비등성 구조와 높은 비표면적을 갖는 특성으로 인해 산화 아연의 nanowire 구조가 많이 사용된다. 본 연구에서는 열처리 공정을 이용하여 산화아연의 nanowire 구조를 합성하였고, 합성된 nanowire는 양쪽의 미세전극을 직접적으로 연결하여 간편한 방식으로 소형 소자를 만들 수 있다는 장점이 있다. 열처리 공정 이전에 전기도금 방식을 이용하여 아연층을 증착 하였다. 전기도금 조건은 0.1 M의 염화 아연과 1 M의 염화 칼륨으로 구성된 용액에 -1.1 V를 인가하였다. 합성된 아연층은 열처리 공정에 의해 산화아연의 nanowire 구조체로 변환되고, SEM (scanning electron microscope)를 통해 표면 형상을 관찰 하였고, XRD (X-ray diffraction)을 통해 미세구조를 확인하였다. -1 V부터 1 V 범위의 전압을 흘려주어 형성된 소자의 전기적 특성을 확인하였고, 1 V를 인가하였을 때, 습도 변화에 따른 센서 소자의 저항변화를 통해 습도 센서로서의 특성을 확인 하였다.

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Synthesis and Characterization of CuInS2 Semiconductor Nanoparticles and Evolution of Optical Properties via Surface Modification (CuInS2 나노 반도체 합성 및 표면 개질을 통한 광학적 효율 분석 연구)

  • Yang, Hee-Seung;Kim, Yoo-Jin
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.177-181
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    • 2012
  • Copper composite materials have attracted wide attention for energy applications. Especially $CuInS_2$ has a desirable direct band gap of 1.5 eV, which is well matched with the solar spectrum. $CuInS_2$ nanoparticles could make it possible to develop color-tunable $CuInS_2$ nanoparticle emitter in the near-infrared region (NIR) for energy application and bio imaging sensors. In this paper, $CuInS_2$ nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by thermo-decomposition methods. Surface modification of $CuInS_2$ nanoparticles were carried out with various semiconductor materials (CdS, ZnS) for enhanced optical properties. Surface modification and silica coating of hydrophobic nanoparticles could be dispersed in polar solvent for potential applications. Their optical properties were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). The structures of silica coated $CuInS_2$ were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).