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Protein molecular structure, degradation and availability of canola, rapeseed and soybean meals in dairy cattle diets

  • Tian, Yujia;Zhang, Xuewei;Huang, Rongcai;Yu, Peiqiang
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제32권9호
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    • pp.1381-1388
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    • 2019
  • Objective: The aims of this study were to reveal the magnitude of the differences in protein structures at a cellular level as well as protein utilization and availability among soybean meal (SBM), canola meal (CM), and rapeseed meal (RSM) as feedstocks in China. Methods: Experiments were designed to compare the three different types of feedstocks in terms of: i) protein chemical profiles; ii) protein fractions partitioned according to Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System; iii) protein molecular structures and protein second structures; iv) special protein compounds-amino acid (AA); v) total digestible protein and energy values; vi) in situ rumen protein degradability and intestinal digestibility. The protein second structures were measured using FT/IR molecular spectroscopy technique. A summary chemical approach in National Research Council (NRC) model was applied to analyze truly digestible protein. Results: The results showed significant differences in both protein nutritional profiles and protein structure parameters in terms of ${\alpha}-helix$, ${\beta}-sheet$ spectral intensity and their ratio, and amide I, amide II spectral intensity and their ratio among SBM, CM, and RSM. SBM had higher crude protein (CP) and AA content than CM and RSM. For dry matter (DM), SBM, and CM had a higher DM content compared with RSM (p<0.05), whereas no statistical significance was found between SBM and CM (p = 0.28). Effective degradability of CP and DM did not demonstrate significant differences among the three groups (p>0.05). Intestinal digestibility of rumen undegradable protein measured by three-step in vitro method showed that there was significant difference (p = 0.05) among SBM, CM, and RSM, which SBM was the highest and RSM was the lowest with CM in between. NRC modeling results showed that digestible CP content in SBM was significantly higher than that of CM and RSM (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study suggested that SBM and CM contained similar protein value and availability for dairy cattle, while RSM had the lowest protein quality and utilization.

A topological metal at the surface of an ultrathin BiSb alloy film

  • Hirahara, T.;Sakamoto, Y.;Saisyu, Y.;Miyazaki, H.;Kimura, S.;Okuda, T.;Matsuda, I.;Murakami, S.;Hasegawa, S.
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.14-15
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    • 2010
  • Recently there has been growing interest in topological insulators or the quantum spin Hall (QSH) phase, which are insulating materials with bulk band gaps but have metallic edge states that are formed topologically and robust against any non-magnetic impurity [1]. In a three-dimensional material, the two-dimensional surface states correspond to the edge states (topological metal) and their intriguing nature in terms of electronic and spin structures have been experimentally observed in bulk Bi1-xSbx single crystals [2,3,4]. However, if we want to know the transport properties of these topological metals, high purity samples as well as very low temperature will be needed because of the contribution from bulk states or impurity effects. In a recent report, it was also shown that an intriguing coupling between the surface and bulk states will occur [5]. A simple solution to this bothersome problem is to prepare a topological metal on an ultrathin film, in which the surface-to-bulk ratio is drastically increased. Therefore in the present study, we have investigated if there is a method to make an ultrathin Bi1-xSbx film on a semiconductor substrate. From reflection high-energy electron diffraction observation, it was found that single crystal Bi1-xSbx films (0${\sim}30\;{\AA}A$ can be prepared on Si(111)-$7{\times}7$. The transport properties of such films were characterized by in situ monolithic micro four-point probes [6]. The temperature dependence of the resistivity for the x=0.1 samples was insulating when the film thickness was $240\;{\AA}A$. However, it became metallic as the thickness was reduced down to $30\;{\AA}A$, indicating surface-state dominant electrical conduction. Figure 1 shows the Fermi surface of $40\;{\AA}A$ thick Bi0.92Sb0.08 (a) and Bi0.84Sb0.16 (b) films mapped by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. The basic features of the electronic structure of these surface states were shown to be the same as those found on bulk surfaces, meaning that topological metals can be prepared at the surface of an ultrathin film. The details will be given in the presentation.

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Characteristic of Ru Thin Film Deposited by ALD

  • Park, Jingyu;Jeon, Heeyoung;Kim, Hyunjung;Kim, Jinho;Jeon, Hyeongtag
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2013년도 제45회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.78-78
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    • 2013
  • Recently, many platinoid metals like platinum and ruthenium have been used as an electrode of microelectronic devices because of their low resistivity and high work-function. However the material cost of Ru is very expensive and it usually takes long initial nucleation time on SiO2 during chemical deposition. Therefore many researchers have focused on how to enhance the initial growth rate on SiO2 surface. There are two methods to deposit Ru film with atomic layer deposition (ALD); the one is thermal ALD using dilute oxygen gas as a reactant, and the other is plasma enhanced ALD (PEALD) using NH3 plasma as a reactant. Generally, the film roughness of Ru film deposited by PEALD is smoother than that deposited by thermal ALD. However, the plasma is not favorable in the application of high aspect ratio structure. In this study, we used a bis(ethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium [Ru(EtCp)2] as a metal organic precursor for both thermal and plasma enhanced ALDs. In order to reduce initial nucleation time, we use several methods such as Ar plasma pre-treatment for PEALD and usage of sacrificial RuO2 under layer for thermal ALD. In case of PEALD, some of surface hydroxyls were removed from SiO2 substrate during the Ar plasma treatment. And relatively high surface nitrogen concentration after first NH3 plasma exposure step in ALD process was observed with in-situ Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). This means that surface amine filled the hydroxyl removed sites by the NH3 plasma. Surface amine played a role as a reduction site but not a nucleation site. Therefore, the precursor reduction was enhanced but the adhesion property was degraded. In case of thermal ALD, a Ru film was deposited from Ru precursors on the surface of RuO2 and the RuO2 film was reduced from RuO2/SiO2 interface to Ru during the deposition. The reduction process was controlled by oxygen partial pressure in ambient. Under high oxygen partial pressure, RuO2 was deposited on RuO2/SiO2, and under medium oxygen partial pressure, RuO2 was partially reduced and oxygen concentration in RuO2 film was decreased. Under low oxygen partial pressure, finally RuO2 was disappeared and about 3% of oxygen was remained. Usually rough surface was observed with longer initial nucleation time. However, the Ru deposited with reduction of RuO2 exhibits smooth surface and was deposited quickly because the sacrificial RuO2 has no initial nucleation time on SiO2 and played a role as a buffer layer between Ru and SiO2.

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토양, 지하수 중 미세플라스틱 분석법에 관한 고찰 (The review on standard method of microplastics in soil and groundwater)

  • 권종범;최현희;박선화
    • 분석과학
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    • 제37권3호
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    • pp.174-188
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    • 2024
  • 본 연구에서는 토양 및 지하수 중 미세플라스틱(MP) 분석법 표준화를 위해 관련 국내·외 연구동향을 검토하고 매체 별 시료채취 방법, 전처리 방법 및 분석 장치의 종류 등에 관한 대표적인 방법을 리뷰하였다. 토양 시료채취는 시료채취 지점선정, 채취 깊이 및 시료량을 고려하고 있으며 대부분 15 cm 이내(표토) 깊이에서 약 1 kg의 시료를 혼합채취하는 것으로 파악되었다. 지하수 시료채취는 정치방법과 연속흐름방법 중 연속흐름방식이 대표적이고 채취량 300~1,000 L 구간에서 유량 2~6 L/min로 채취하며 현장 여과하였다. 처리 방법은 두 매체에 공통적으로 유기물 분해와 밀도차 분리로 나뉘며 유기물 분해방법인 H2O2, 산, 알칼리, 효소 활용 중 H2O2가 추천된다. 밀도 분리는 NaCl, ZnCl2, ZnBr2 등의 시약 중 NaCl이 주로 사용되나 분석하고자 하는 MP의 밀도에 따라 시약을 선택적으로 활용할 수 있다. 분석 기기는 비파괴적 분석법인 FTIR, Raman과 파괴 분석법인 Py-GC/MS가 대표적이다. µ-FTIR은 직경 10 ㎛ 이상 Raman은 1 ㎛ 이상의 MP 재질과 개수 분석이 가능하나 전처리를 통해 유기물과 같은 분광분석의 방해요소를 충분히 제거해야 한다. Py-GC/MS는 복잡한 전처리가 필요 없고 특정 재질의 정량분석이 가능하여 지속적으로 연구되어지고 있다.

형광 광도계 설계인자 도출을 위한 기름의 형광 스펙트럼 분석 (Oil Fluorescence Spectrum Analysis for the Design of Fluorimeter)

  • 오상우;서동민;안기영;김재우;이문진;전태병;서성규
    • 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.304-309
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    • 2015
  • 해양에서 기름 유출 사고로 인한 오염도를 정량적으로 평가하기 위해서, 사고 현장에서 기름을 직접 탐지할 수 있는 센서의 적용이 필요하다. 여러 형태의 기름 탐지 센서 중에서, 기름 성분에 의한 형광 현상(fluorescence)을 탐지 원리로 하는 센서는 해수 중에 존재하는 기름의 농도를 측정할 수 있으므로 효용성이 높은 장점을 갖고 있다. 그러나 이런 종류의 센서는 기름의 형광 현상을 야기시키기 위해서, 수은 램프(mercury lamp)와 같은 자외선 광원(ultraviolet light source)이 필요하고 다양한 종류의 광학 필터와 광전증배관(photomultiplier tube, PMT)과 같은 광학 센서가 주로 사용된다. 이러한 이유로 형광 측정을 기반으로 하고 있는 센서는 측정 플랫폼의 크기가 크기 때문에 현장에서 원활히 사용하기에 한계가 있으며, 고가의 부품들이 집적되어 있어, 센서의 가격이 높은 단점을 갖고 있다. 이러한 단점을 극복하기 위해서, 본 논문에서는 소형의 크기와 가격 경쟁력을 갖고 있는 형광 광도계 기반의 기름 탐지 센서를 설계하는 방법에 대해서 제시하였다. 형광 광도계의 설계 인자를 파악하기 위한 방법으로, 본 연구에서는 5종의 원유 샘플과 3종의 정제유를 이용하여, 기름의 여기 스펙트럼(excitation spectrum)과 발광 스펙트럼(emission spectrum)을 측정하였다. 여기 스펙트럼과 발광 스펙트럼의 측정을 위해서는 형광 분광기(fluorescence spectrometer)를 이용하였고, 측정된 스펙트럼 자료를 분석하여 형광 광도계(fluorimeter) 설계에 필요한 유종에 따른 공통 스펙트럼 파장 대역을 도출하였다. 본 실험을 통해서 모든 종류의 기름 샘플의 경우, 여기 스펙트럼과 발광 스펙트럼의 최고 값을 갖는 파장의 차이는 약 50 nm인 것으로 파악되었다. 실험 중에서, 여기광의 파장을 365 nm와 405 nm로 고정하였을 경우, 280 nm와 325 nm로 고정하였을 경우에 비해서 최대 발광(emission)의 세기가 작아지는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 형광 광도계의 광원 파장을 365 nm 또는 405 nm로 사용할 경우, 광학 센서의 민감도(sensitivity)가 발광되는 빛의 세기를 측정할 수 있도록 설계에 반영해야 할 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구의 실험에서 도출된 결과를 통해서, 기름 탐지를 위한 형광 광도계의 광원, 광학 센서 그리고 광학 필터의 유효 파장 대역을 선택하는데 필요한 설계 인자를 파악할 수 있었다.

어븀-실리사이드/p-형 실리콘 접합에서 쇼트키 장벽 높이 변화 (Change of Schottky barrier height in Er-silicide/p-silicon junction)

  • 이솔;전승호;고창훈;한문섭;장문규;이성재;박경완
    • 한국진공학회지
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    • 제16권3호
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    • pp.197-204
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    • 2007
  • p-형 실리콘 기판 위에 수 ${\AA}$ 두께의 어븀 금속을 증착하고, 후열처리 과정을 통하여 어븀-실리사이드/p-형 실리콘 접합을 형성하였다. 초고진공 자외선 광전자 분광 실험을 통하여 증착한 어븀의 두께에 따라 어븀-실리사이드의 일함수가 4.1 eV까지 급하게 감소하는 것을 관찰하였으며, X-ray 회절 실험에 의하여 형성된 어븀 실리사이드가 주로 $Er_5Si_3$상으로 구성되어 있음을 밝혔다. 또한, 어븀-실리사이드/p-형 실리콘 접합에 알루미늄 전극을 부착하여 쇼트키 다이오드를 제작하고, 전류전압 곡선을 측정하여 쇼트키 장벽의 높이를 산출하였다. 산출된 쇼트키 장벽의 높이는 $0.44{\sim}0.78eV$이었으며 어븀 두께 변화에 따른 상관 관계를 찾기 어려웠다. 그리고 이상적인 쇼트키 접합을 가정하고 이미 측정한 일함수로부터 산출한 쇼트키 장벽의 높이는 전류-전압 곡선으로부터 산출한 값에 크게 벗어났으며, 이는 어븀-실리사이드가 주로 $Er_5Si_3$ 상으로 구성되어 있고, $Er_5Si_3/p-$형 실리콘 계면에 존재하는 고밀도의 계면 상태에 기인한 것으로 사료된다.

High rate deposition of poly-si thin films using new magnetron sputtering source

  • Boo, Jin-Hyo;Park, Heon-Kyu;Nam, Kyung-Hoon;Han, Jeon-Geon
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2000년도 제18회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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    • pp.186-186
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    • 2000
  • After LeComber et al. reported the first amorphous hydrogenated silicon (a-Si: H) TFT, many laboratories started the development of an active matrix LCDs using a-Si:H TFTs formed on glass substrate. With increasing the display area and pixel density of TFT-LCD, however, high mobility TFTs are required for pixel driver of TF-LCD in order to shorten the charging time of the pixel electrodes. The most important of these drawbacks is a-Si's electron mobiliy, which is the speed at which electrons can move through each transistor. The problem of low carier mobility for the a-Si:H TFTs can be overcome by introducing polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) thin film instead of a-Si:H as a semiconductor layer of TFTs. Therefore, poly-Si has gained increasing interest and has been investigated by many researchers. Recnetly, fabrication of such poly-Si TFT-LCD panels with VGA pixel size and monolithic drivers has been reported, . Especially, fabricating poly-Si TFTs at a temperature mach lower than the strain point of glass is needed in order to have high mobility TFTs on large-size glass substrate, and the monolithic drivers will reduce the cost of TFT-LCDs. The conventional methods to fabricate poly-Si films are low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD0 as well as solid phase crystallization (SPC), pulsed rapid thermal annealing(PRTA), and eximer laser annealing (ELA). However, these methods have some disadvantages such as high deposition temperature over $600^{\circ}C$, small grain size (<50nm), poor crystallinity, and high grain boundary states. Therefore the low temperature and large area processes using a cheap glass substrate are impossible because of high temperature process. In this study, therefore, we have deposited poly-Si thin films on si(100) and glass substrates at growth temperature of below 40$0^{\circ}C$ using newly developed high rate magnetron sputtering method. To improve the sputtering yield and the growth rate, a high power (10~30 W/cm2) sputtering source with unbalanced magnetron and Si ion extraction grid was designed and constructed based on the results of computer simulation. The maximum deposition rate could be reached to be 0.35$\mu$m/min due to a high ion bombardment. This is 5 times higher than that of conventional sputtering method, and the sputtering yield was also increased up to 80%. The best film was obtained on Si(100) using Si ion extraction grid under 9.0$\times$10-3Torr of working pressure and 11 W/cm2 of the target power density. The electron mobility of the poly-si film grown on Si(100) at 40$0^{\circ}C$ with ion extraction grid shows 96 cm2/V sec. During sputtering, moreover, the characteristics of si source were also analyzed with in situ Langmuir probe method and optical emission spectroscopy.

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암석구성성분검층: 원리, 연구동향 및 향후 과제 (Borehole Elemental Concentration Logs: Theory, Current Trends and Next Level)

  • 신제현;황세호
    • 지구물리와물리탐사
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    • 제22권3호
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    • pp.149-159
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    • 2019
  • 암석구성성분검층(중성자-감마스펙트로스코피검층)은 중성자선원의 비탄성산란과 중성자포획 작용으로부터 생성되는 감마선을 측정하여 지층의 원위치 광물조성을 추정할 수 있는 기술이다. 일반적으로 지층의 광물조성 평가는 코어에 대한 X선 회절법, X선 형광분석법 등의 실내 시험자료를 주로 이용하고 있으나 이는 조사 구간의 극히 일부분에 대한 결과이며 특히, 유체의 유동 경로 구간은 주로 파쇄대 및 사질층인데 이 구간들의 코어 회수율이 불량하여 조사 구간 전체에 대한 광물조성 평가는 한계가 있다. 따라서 시추공 전 구간에 대한 원위치 광물조성 추정 기술개발은 지중환경 평가에 중요한 역할을 할 수 있다. 이 기술은 전통, 비전통 저류층 평가를 중심으로 최근까지 장비 개발 및 관련 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있는 분야이지만 몇 개 서비스회사의 독점기술로 자세한 정보 미공개, 다양한 지층 및 인공모형을 이용한 화학-광물학 데이터베이스 구축 문제 등으로 국내 연구에 직접적으로 적용하기에는 어려움이 있었다. 이 해설논문에서는 암석구성성분검층의 기본원리, 시스템 구성, 교정시설, 국외 기 개발된 검층시스템 분석 및 연구개발 동향 등을 통해 해당 기술을 소개하고, 국내 시스템 제작을 위한 기술 적용 방안을 검토하였다.

TDLAS를 이용한 LPG/공기 화염 연소가스의 실시간 CO 농도 측정에 관한 연구 (An Experimental Study on Real Time CO Concentration Measurement of Combustion Gas in LPG/Air Flame Using TDLAS)

  • 소성현;박대근;박지연;송아란;정낙원;유미연;황정호;이창엽
    • 청정기술
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.316-323
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    • 2019
  • 대기 오염 물질 저감과 연소 효율 증가를 위해서 연소 환경 내 일산화탄소를 정밀하게 측정하는 것은 필수적인 요소이다. 일산화탄소(carbon monoxide, CO)는 불완전 연소 때 급격히 증가하며 질소산화물(nitrogen oxide, NOx)과 Trade-off 관계로 오염 물질 배출량과 불완전 연소 반응에 기여하는 중요한 가스종이다. 특히, 대형 연소 시스템 중 열처리로의 경우, 강판 표면위 산화층 형성을 억제하기 위해 과잉 연료 조건에서 환원 분위기로 운전이 진행된다. 이는 많은 양의 미연분 일산화탄소가 배출되는 원인이기도 하다. 하지만 연소 환경 내에서 일산화탄소 농도는 불균일한 연소 반응과 열악한 측정 환경으로 인하여 실시간 측정이 어렵다. 이러한 문제점을 극복하기 위해서 광학적 측정 방식인 파장 가변형 다이오드 레이저 흡수 분광법(tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy, TDLAS)이 각광을 받고 있다. TDLAS 기법은 열악한 현장 측정, 빠른 응답성, 비접촉식 방식으로 연소 환경 내 특정 가스종 농도 측정에 적합하다. 본 연구는 과잉 연료 조건에서 당량비 제어를 위한 연소시스템을 제작하였으며 연소 배기가스 생성을 위해 LPG/공기 화염을 이용하였다. 당량비 변화에 따른 CO 농도 측정은 TDLAS와 Voigt 함수 기반 시뮬레이션으로 분석하였다. 또한 연소 생성물로부터 간섭이 없는 CO 광 흡수 영역 확보를 위해 근적외선 영역의 4300.6 cm-1을 선택하여 실험을 진행하였다.

A bilayer diffusion barrier of atomic layer deposited (ALD)-Ru/ALD-TaCN for direct plating of Cu

  • Kim, Soo-Hyun;Yim, Sung-Soo;Lee, Do-Joong;Kim, Ki-Su;Kim, Hyun-Mi;Kim, Ki-Bum;Sohn, Hyun-Chul
    • 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.9
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    • pp.239-240
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    • 2008
  • As semiconductor devices are scaled down for better performance and more functionality, the Cu-based interconnects suffer from the increase of the resistivity of the Cu wires. The resistivity increase, which is attributed to the electron scattering from grain boundaries and interfaces, needs to be addressed in order to further scale down semiconductor devices [1]. The increase in the resistivity of the interconnect can be alleviated by increasing the grain size of electroplating (EP)-Cu or by modifying the Cu surface [1]. Another possible solution is to maximize the portion of the EP-Cu volume in the vias or damascene structures with the conformal diffusion barrier and seed layer by optimizing their deposition processes during Cu interconnect fabrication, which are currently ionized physical vapor deposition (IPVD)-based Ta/TaN bilayer and IPVD-Cu, respectively. The use of in-situ etching, during IPVD of the barrier or the seed layer, has been effective in enlarging the trench volume where the Cu is filled, resulting in improved reliability and performance of the Cu-based interconnect. However, the application of IPVD technology is expected to be limited eventually because of poor sidewall step coverage and the narrow top part of the damascene structures. Recently, Ru has been suggested as a diffusion barrier that is compatible with the direct plating of Cu [2-3]. A single-layer diffusion barrier for the direct plating of Cu is desirable to optimize the resistance of the Cu interconnects because it eliminates the Cu-seed layer. However, previous studies have shown that the Ru by itself is not a suitable diffusion barrier for Cu metallization [4-6]. Thus, the diffusion barrier performance of the Ru film should be improved in order for it to be successfully incorporated as a seed layer/barrier layer for the direct plating of Cu. The improvement of its barrier performance, by modifying the Ru microstructure from columnar to amorphous (by incorporating the N into Ru during PVD), has been previously reported [7]. Another approach for improving the barrier performance of the Ru film is to use Ru as a just seed layer and combine it with superior materials to function as a diffusion barrier against the Cu. A RulTaN bilayer prepared by PVD has recently been suggested as a seed layer/diffusion barrier for Cu. This bilayer was stable between the Cu and Si after annealing at $700^{\circ}C$ for I min [8]. Although these reports dealt with the possible applications of Ru for Cu metallization, cases where the Ru film was prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD) have not been identified. These are important because of ALD's excellent conformality. In this study, a bilayer diffusion barrier of Ru/TaCN prepared by ALD was investigated. As the addition of the third element into the transition metal nitride disrupts the crystal lattice and leads to the formation of a stable ternary amorphous material, as indicated by Nicolet [9], ALD-TaCN is expected to improve the diffusion barrier performance of the ALD-Ru against Cu. Ru was deposited by a sequential supply of bis(ethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium [Ru$(EtCp)_2$] and $NH_3$plasma and TaCN by a sequential supply of $(NEt_2)_3Ta=Nbu^t$ (tert-butylimido-trisdiethylamido-tantalum, TBTDET) and $H_2$ plasma. Sheet resistance measurements, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) analysis showed that the bilayer diffusion barriers of ALD-Ru (12 nm)/ALD-TaCN (2 nm) and ALD-Ru (4nm)/ALD-TaCN (2 nm) prevented the Cu diffusion up to annealing temperatures of 600 and $550^{\circ}C$ for 30 min, respectively. This is found to be due to the excellent diffusion barrier performance of the ALD-TaCN film against the Cu, due to it having an amorphous structure. A 5-nm-thick ALD-TaCN film was even stable up to annealing at $650^{\circ}C$ between Cu and Si. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) investigation combined with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis revealed that the ALD-Ru/ALD-TaCN diffusion barrier failed by the Cu diffusion through the bilayer into the Si substrate. This is due to the ALD-TaCN interlayer preventing the interfacial reaction between the Ru and Si.

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