• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.287-291
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• 2008

Reactively magnetron sputtered TiN films were deposited on Si wafers under varying bias voltage and characterized by X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy and Nanoindentation. The films deposited under an Ar + $N_2$ atmosphere exhibited a mixed (200)-(111) orientation with a strong (200) texture, which subsequently changed to a strong (111) texture with increasing bias voltage. The changes in texture and grain size of the TiN thin films are due to one or a combination of factors such as strain energy, surface free energy, surface diffusivity and adatom mobility. The influence of each factor depends on the processing conditions. The average deposition rate and grain size were calculated from FE-SEM images of the films indicating that the deposition rate was lower at the films deposited under bias voltage.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2014

MgO thin films were deposited by internal ICP-assisted reactive-magnetron sputtering with bipolar pulse bias on a substrate to suppress random arcs. Mg is reactively sputtered by a bipolar pulsed DC power of 100 kHz into ICP generated by a dielectrically shielded internal antenna. At a mass flow ratio of $Ar/O_2$ = 10 : 2 and an ICP/sputter power ratio of 1 : 1, optimal film properties were obtained (a powder-like crystal orientation distribution and a RMS surface roughness of approximately 0.42 nm). A bipolar pulse substrate bias at a proper frequency (~a few kHz) prevented random arc events. The crystalline preferred orientations varied between the (111), (200) and (220) orientations. By optimizing the plasma conditions, films having similar bulk crystallinity characteristics (JCPDS data) were successfully obtained.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.342-347
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• 2011

Nanocrystalline TiN films were deposited on Si(100) substrate using asymmetric pulsed DC reactive magnetron sputtering. We investigated the growing behavior and the structural properties of TiN films with change of duty cycle and pulsed frequency. Grain size of TiN films were decreased from 87.2 nm to 9.8 nm with decrease of duty cycle. The $2{\theta}$ values for (111) and (200) crystallographic planes of the TiN films were also decreased with decrease of duty cycle. This shift in $2{\theta}$ could be attributed to compressive stress in the TiN coatings. Thus, the change of plasma parameter has a strong influence not only on the microstructure but also on the residual stresses of TiN films.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2006

The introduction of two-grid inside a conventional process system produces a reactive coating deposition and increases metal ion ratio in the plasma, resulting in denser and smoother films. The corrosion behaviors of TiN coatings were investigated by electrochemical methods, such as potentiodynamic polarization test and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in deaerated 3.5% NaCl solution. Electrochemical tests were used to evaluate the effect of microstructure on the corrosion behavior of TiN coatings exposed to a corrosive environment. The crystal structure of the coatings was examined by X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and the microstructure of the coatings was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron spectroscopy (TEM). In the potentiodynamic polarization test and EIS measurement, the corrosion current density of TiN deposited by two grid-attached magnetron sputtering was lower than TiN deposited by conventional magnetron type and also presented higher Rct values during 240 h immersion time. It is attributed to the formation of a dense microstructure, which promotes the compactness of coatings and yields lower porosity.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.203-208
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• 2007

Preliminary studies were conducted to develop a dimensionally stable anode (DSA)electrode prepared by reactive sputtering method. The microstructure, surface morphology and electrochemical properties of iridium oxide $(IrO_2)$ coatings synthesized by unbalanced magnetron sputtering (UBMS) and conventional DSA electrode were compared. In addition, the possibilities of $IrO_2$ films synthesized by UMB on a real DSA electrode were investigated by electro-chemical application test. The degree of non-stoichiometry and surface area were closely related to the electro-chemical activity of the $IrO_2$ electrode. The feasibility of making a DSA electrode prepared by PVD technique was demonstrated through the present work.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.643-650
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• 1994

Highly [100]-oriented MgO thin films were deposited on Si(100) single crystal substrates by reactive RF magnetron sputtering. The effects of substrate temperature, gas pressure, RF input powder, and gas composition on the characteristics of MgO thin films were studied. The higher substrate temperature and the lower operating pressure were, the better crystallinity of the deposited MgO thin films were. The influences of the RF input power and oxygen to argon ratio were very complex. The physical characteristics of the films changed dramatically with deposition conditions. Highly smooth and epitaxial MgO films were obtained at the deposition conditions as follows; subatrate temperature, $600^{\circ}C$; operating pressure, 10 mtorr; RF input power density, 2 W/$\textrm{cm}^2$; the percentage of oxygen, 10%.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.480-492
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• 1996

Al이 2 wt% 포함되어 있는 Zn 금속 target을 사용하여 반응성 직류 magnetron sputtering법으로 AZO(Aluminum doped Zinc Oxide) 투명전도막을 제막하였다. 반응성 가스인 산소의 분압과 유량을 조절하여 투과율과 전도도가 모두 우수한 전이영역을 발견하였고 전이영역을 안정적으로 유지하기 위한 증착조건을 찾아냈다. ZnO:Al막의 XRD분석결과 산화막이나 전이영역에서 증착된 막들은 ZnO결정의 (002)면의 peak가 유일하게 관찰되었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 1995년도 제9회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.28-29
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• 1995

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.280-284
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• 2015

Among many the oxynitrides, TiNO and AlCrNO, have diverse applications in different technological fields. We prepared TiNO/AlCrNO/Al thin films on aluminum substrates using the method of dc reactive magnetron sputtering. The reactive gas flow, gas mixture, and target potential were applied as the sputtering conditions during the deposition in order to control the chemical composition. The multi-layer films have been prepared in an Ar and O₂+N₂ gas mixture rate. The surface properties were estimated by performing scanning electron microscopy (SEM). At a wavelength range of 0.3~2.5 μm, the exact composition and optical properties of thin films were measured by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and Ultraviolet-visible-near infrared (UV-Vis-NIR) spectrophotometry. The optimal absorptance of multi-layer films was exhibited above 95.5% in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the reflectance was achieved below 1.89%.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.592-598
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• 1998

ZnO($Al_2O_3\;2%$ 2% doped) 산화물 타겟과 금속 Zn(Al 2% doped) 타겟을 사용하여 반응성 직류 마그네트론 스퍼터링법으로 산소 가스 및 인가 전력을 조절하면서 AZO(Aluminum doped Zine Oxide) 막을 증착하였다. 비저항과 평균 투과율을 고려할 때 최적의 투명전도성을 보이는 조건은 산화물 타겟의 경우 산소가스의 비가 $0.5{\times}10^{-2}~1.0{\times}10^{-2}$범위이며, 금속 타겟의 경우 인가전력 0.6kW에서는 0.215~0.227, 1.0kW에서는 0.305~0.315이었다. 각 최적조건에서 제막된 AZO 막의 비저항은 $1.2~1.4{\times}10^{-3} {\Omega}{\cdot}cm$cm으로 타겟에 의한 차이는 없었다.