• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.118-122
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• 2024

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) based in-situ heating holders have been developed to enable high resolution imaging of heat treatment analysis. However, unlike the standard 3 mm metal disk specimens used in the furnace-based heating holder and general transmission electron microscopy holder, the MEMS-based in-situ heating holder requires thin specimens that can be penetrated by electrons to be transferred onto the MEMS chip. Previously, focused ion beam milling was used to transfer metal specimens, but it has the disadvantage of being expensive and the risk of specimen damage due to gallium ions. Therefore, in this study, we devised a method of transferring metallic materials by ultrasonic treatment using a transmission electron microscopy specimen made by electro jet polishing. A 3mm electropolished metal disk was placed in an appropriate solution, ultrasonicated, and then drop casted. The transfer of the specimen was successful, but it was confirmed that dislocations were formed inside the specimen due to ultrasonic treatment. This study provides a novel method for transferring metallic materials onto MEMS chips, which is cost-effective and less gallium ion damaging to the specimen. The results of this study can be used to improve the efficiency of heat treatment analysis using MEMS-based in-situ heating holders.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.24 no.11
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• pp.108-115
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• 2007

We have designed a high transmission C-shaped aperture using finite differential time domain (FDTD) technique. The C-shaped aperture was fabricated in the aluminum thin film on a glass substrate using a focused ion beam (FIB) milling. Nano-size patterning was demonstrated with a vacuum contact device to keep tight contact between the Al mask and the photoresist. Using 405 nm laser, we recorded a 50 nm-size dot pattern on the photoresist with the aperture and analyzed the spot size dependent on the dose illuminated on the aperture.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2016

With a collimated $CO_2$ laser beam, the bidirectional current switching was realized in a two-terminal electronic device based on a highly resistive vanadium dioxide($VO_2$) thin film. A $VO_2$ thin film was grown on a $Al_2O_3$ substrate by a pulsed laser deposition method. For the fabrication of a two-terminal electronic device, the $VO_2$ thin film was etched by an ion beam-assisted milling method, and the $VO_2$ device, of which $VO_2$ patch width and electrode separation were 50 and $100{\mu}m$, respectively, was fabricated through a photolithographic method. A bias voltage range for stable bidirectional current switching was found by using the current-voltage property of the device measured in a current-controlled mode. The transient responses of bidirectionally switched currents were analyzed when the laser was modulated at a variety of pulse widths and repetition rates. A switching contrast was measured as ~3333, and rising and falling times were measured as ~39 and ~21ms, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.29 no.11
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• pp.28-34
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• 2015

By incorporating a 966nm near infrared laser, we demonstrated bidirectional current triggering of between 0 and 10mA in a two-terminal planar device based on a highly resistive vanadium dioxide ($VO_2$) thin film grown by a pulsed laser deposition method. A two-terminal planar device, which had an electrode separation of $100{\mu}m$ and a $50{\mu}m-wide$ $VO_2$ conducting layer, was fabricated through ion beam-assisted milling and photolithographic techniques. A bias voltage range for stable bidirectional current triggering was determined by investigating the current-voltage curves of the $VO_2-based$ device in a current-controlled mode. Bidirectional current triggering of up to 10mA was realized by directly illuminating the $VO_2$ film with a focused infrared laser beam, and the transient responses of triggered currents were analyzed when the laser was modulated at various pulse widths and repetition rates. A switching contrast between off- and on-state currents was evaluated as ~3571, and the rising and falling times were measured as ~40 and ~20ms, respectively.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.237-242
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• 2006

Surfaces found in nature, including biological surfaces have been providing inspiration to modify/fabricate artificial surfaces as solutions for tribological applications. As an example, the concept of 'lotus-effect' has motivated tribologists world wide to modify/fabricate surfaces for enhanced tribological performance. These was done by creating nano/micro-scale asperities on various surfaces using ion beam milling and ion-beam assisted roughening. In order to understand the attributes of natural surfaces, which are inspirational to tribologists, we characterized the surface of two natural surfaces-Nelumbo nucifera (lotus) and Colocasia esculenta leaves. Further, we evaluated their micro-scale friction property, both in their fresh and dried conditions. The characterization of surfaces was conducted using a confocal microscope and SEM, which involved the evaluation of size and distribution of protuberances. The micro-scale friction property was evaluated using a ball-on-flat type micro-tribo tester, under reciprocating motion. A soda lime glass ball (2 mm diameter) was used in these tests. Tests were conducted at the applied normal load of $3000{\mu}N$, at a sliding speed of 1 mm/sec for a scan length of 3 mm. All experiments were conducted at ambient temperature ($24{\pm}1^{\circ}C}$) and relative humidity ($45{\pm}5%$). It was observed that the friction behaviour of the natural surfaces was influenced by their surface characteristics (morphology and distribution of protuberances) and also by the condition (fresh or dried) in which they were tested.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1999.05a
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• pp.617-620
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• 1999

In this study, the polarization e(fecal and the birefringence effect of amorphous germanium (a-Ge) thin films were investigated by using linearly polarized He-Ne laser beam. The a-7e thin films were deposited on the quarts substrate by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) and thermal vacuum evaporation In order to obtain the optimum grating arrays, inorganci resists such as Si$_3$N$_4$ and a-Se$_{75}$ Ge$_{25}$ , were prepared with the optimized thickness by Monte Carlo (MC) simulation. As the results of MC simulation, the thickness ofa-Se$_{75}$ Ge$_{25}$ resist was determined with Z$_{min}$ of 360$\AA$ . The resists were exposed to Ga$^{+}$-FIB with accelerating energies of 50 keV, developed by wet etching, and a-Ge thin film was etched by reactive ion-etching (RIE). Finally, we were obtained grating arrays which grating width and linewidth are 0.8${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$, respectively and we studied the polarization and birefringence effect in transmission grating array made of high refractive amorphous material, and the applicability as waveplates and polarizers in optical device.e.e.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.234-234
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• 2012

Saddle field ion source는 구조가 간단하고 영구자석을 사용하지 않아 소형화에 유리하고 구조가 간단한 DC 파워서플라이를 이용하기 때문에 장치 가격이 저렴하여 다양한 분야에서 응용되고 있으며 특히 이온빔 밀링 분야에 많이 사용된다. 초기 saddle field ion source 는 대칭형의 구형이었으나 지속적인 연구 개발로 와이어형, 원판형, 원통형 등 다양한 형태의 saddle field ion source가 개발되었다. 본 연구에서는 비교적 제작이 용이하고, 구조적으로 외부간섭에 대하여 덜 민감한 원통형 saddle field ion source를 제작하였다. 초기 saddle field ion source는 이온원 내부에 saddle field를 형성하기 위하여 대칭 구조를 가지 형태로 제작되었으나, 비대칭 구조에서도 saddle field가 형성될 수 있고 비대칭 구조를 채택할 경우 한쪽으로 더 많은 이온빔을 인출할 수 있기 때문에 실제 응용면에서는 비대칭 구조가 더 유리하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 원통형 비대칭 saddle field ion source를 제작하였으며, 제작된 이온소스는 높이가 62 mm 지름이 55 mm의 소형 이온소스였다. 제작된 원통형 saddle field ion source는 진공도와 가속전압에 따라 방전 모드 변화하였다. Saddle field ion source는 전극과 extractor의 구조에 따라 조금씩 다르지만 대체로 5x10-5 Torr ~ 5x10-4 Torr 영역에서 안정적으로 작동하였다. 이온소스 내부의 압력이 높을 경우 수십 mA 의 방전 전류가 흐르는 고전류 방전 모드로 작동하였으며 압력이 낮을 경우에는 동일한 전압에서 수 mA 의 방전 전류만 흐르는 저전류 방전 모드로 작동하였다. 압력이 더 높아질 경우 아크 방전이 발생하여 이온소스의 작동이 불안정하여 연속적인 작동이 어려웠다. 고전류 방전 모드에서는 이온빔 전류가 Child-Langmuir 방정식에 따라 Vi3/2에 비례하여 증가하는 경향을 보여주었으며 저전류 방전 모드에서는 Vi에 선형적으로 증가하였다. 가속 전압이 동일한 경우 고전류 방전 모드가 저전류 방전 모드에 비하여 더 많은 이온빔 인출이 가능하지만, 고전류 방전 모드의 경우 이온의 방출 각도가 매우 넓은 반면 저전류 방전 모드에서는 이온빔의 퍼짐이 현저히 줄어듦을 관찰할 수 있었다. 원통형 saddle field ion source는 내부 구조가 간단하기 때문에 내부 전극의 구조 변화에 따라 방전 특성 및 이온빔 인출 특성이 심하게 변동하였다. Saddle field ion source에서는 Anode에 인가되는 방전 전압이 가속 전압과 같은 역할을 하는데 가속 전압은 2~10 kV 사이에서 인가가 가능하였다. 일반적으로 동일한 방전 모드에서 진공도가 높아질수록 방전 전류의 양과 인출되는 이온의 양이 증가하는 것이 관찰되었다. 제작된 이온소스는 최적 조건에서 5 mm 인출구를 통하여 0.7 mA의 이온빔 인출이 가능하였으며, 9 mm 인출구를 사용한 경우 1 mA까지 이온빔 인출이 가능하였다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.20 no.12
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• pp.645-648
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• 2010

The structure and morphology of epitaxial layer defects in epitaxial Si wafers produced by the Czochralski method were studied using focused ion beam (FIB) milling, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Epitaxial growth was carried out in a horizontal reactor at atmospheric pressure. The p-type Si wafers were loaded into the reactor at about $800^{\circ}C$ and heated to about $1150^{\circ}C$ in $H_2$. An epitaxial layer with a thickness of $4{\mu}m$ was grown at a temperature of 1080-$1100^{\circ}C$. Octahedral void defects, the inner walls of which were covered with a 2-4 nm-thick oxide, were surrounded mainly by $\{111\}$ planes. The formation of octahedral void defects was closely related to the agglomeration of vacancies during the growth process. Cross-sectional TEM observation suggests that the carbon impurities might possibly be related to the formation of oxide defects, considering that some kinds of carbon impurities remain on the Si surface during oxidation. In addition, carbon and oxygen impurities might play a crucial role in the formation of void defects during growth of the epitaxial layer.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.173-177
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• 2012

The multilayer structure of glass/Ta(5.8 nm)/NiFe(5 nm)/Cu(t nm)/NiFe(3 nm)/FeMn(12 nm)/Ta(5.8 nm) as typical GMR-SV (giant magnetoresistance-spin valve) films is prepared by ion beam sputtering deposition (IBD). The coercivity and magnetoresiatance ratio are increased and decreased for the decrease of Cu thickness when the thickness of nonmagnetic Cu layer from is varied 2.2 nm to 3.0 nm. It means that the decrease of non-magntic layer is effected to the interlayer exchange coupling of pinned layer and the spin configuration array of free layer. For experiment of detecting and dropping of magnetic beads we used the GMR-SV sensor with glass/Ta/NiFe/Cu/NiFe/FeMn/Ta structure. From the comparison of before and after for the dropping status of magnetic bead, the variations of MR ratio, $H_{ex}$, and $H_c$ are showed 0.9 %, 3 Oe, and 2 Oe, respectively. The fabrication of GMR-SV sensor was included in the process of film deposition, photo-lithography, ion milling, and MR measurement. Further, GMR-SV device can be easily integrated so that detecting biosensor on a single chip becomes possible.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.26 no.9
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• pp.486-492
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• 2016

Tungsten (W) thin film was deposited at $400^{\circ}C$ using pulsed chemical vapor deposition (pulsed CVD); film was then evaluated as a nucleation layer for W-plug deposition at the contact, with an ultrahigh aspect ratio of about 14~15 (top opening diameter: 240~250 nm, bottom diameter: 98~100 nm) for dynamic random access memory. The deposition stage of pulsed CVD has four steps resulting in one deposition cycle: (1) Reaction of $WF_6$ with $SiH_4$. (2) Inert gas purge. (3) $SiH_4$ exposure without $WF_6$ supply. (4) Inert gas purge while conventional CVD consists of the continuous reaction of $WF_6$ and $SiH_4$. The pulsed CVD-W film showed better conformality at contacts compared to that of conventional CVD-W nucleation layer. It was found that resistivities of films deposited by pulsed CVD were closely related with the phases formed and with the microstructure, as characterized by the grain size. A lower contact resistance was obtained by using pulsed CVD-W film as a nucleation layer compared to that of the conventional CVD-W nucleation layer, even though the former has a higher resistivity (${\sim}100{\mu}{\Omega}-cm$) than that of the latter (${\sim}25{\mu}{\Omega}-cm$). The plan-view scanning electron microscopy images after focused ion beam milling showed that the lower contact resistance of the pulsed CVD-W based W-plug fill scheme was mainly due to its better plug filling capability.